Progress test 1A (Unit 1)

Grammar and vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 9 _________ the photo, I can see a family of four: mum,
the verb in brackets (present simple, present dad and two children.
continuous, future continuous, will or be going
10 If you look at the picture very carefully, you will see an
to).
animal _________ the right. Is it a cat or a dog?
1 This time tomorrow we _____________________ (fly)
to New York. Mark: ___ / 10

2 The show _____________________ (start) at five 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
o’clock. Hurry up or you will miss the beginning! 1 My family is quite big. I even have a g_________-
3 ‘We need some bread.’ ‘I _______________________ g_________; he’s my grandmother’s father and he
(buy) it on my way from school.’ will be 90 this year!

4 Look, the sky is blue – it ________________________ 2 My brother and his girlfriend are g_________
(not / rain) this afternoon. m_________ this spring. They have already booked a
date at the local castle and bought the rings.
5 When _____________________ (Tom / finish) school
on Fridays? I’m making plans for the weekend. 3 My brother is my aunt’s n_________ and my sister
and I are her n_________.
6 School is over! This time next week, we
_____________________ (lie) on the beach. 4 My grandma r_________ f_________ work in June
and so she could spend the summer going for trips
7 I _____________________ (have) a party next and gardening.
weekend. Do you want to come?
5 My sister was very much in love with her boyfriend,
8 We have already got a schedule for the exams: we but then, something happened and they s_________
_____________________ (take) the tests the first u_________. It’s a pity, he was good fun!
week in May.
6 When we go on holiday, my uncle t_________
9 What time _____________________ (your train / c_________ of our dog. He feeds him and takes him
leave)? for walks.
10 This is my last day here. I _____________________ 7 I think good family r_________ are really important.
(go) back to England tomorrow. Your family will always help you if you are in a difficult
Mark: ___ / 10 situation.
8 This weekend, my whole family is getting together –
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
it’s the grandparents’ 50th w_________ a_________.
preposition (in, at or on).
1 The children are playing _________ the garden. 9 I don’t think I look very much like my mum or dad, but
people say I t_________ a_________ my aunt, I’m
2 _________ Monday afternoons we meet for a game of very much like her.
football.
10 In some European languages, if you talk about your
3 We always spend Christmas _________ home. aunt and uncle’s children, you need a different word
4 But _________ Easter we’re usually with my for the girl and for the boy, but in English, I can use
grandparents at the cottage. the same word for both: c_________.

5 Our school is _________ Keble Street, opposite the Mark: ___ / 10

hotel.
6 Can you find the highest mountain in Britain, Ben
Nevis, _________ the map?
7 The lesson starts _________ three minutes. Hurry up!
8 My older brother Jim is studying engineering
_________ a Technical University in Poland.

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Listening
4 [02] Listen to the conversation between Jane 5 [03] Listen to three short recordings and for
and Tess and decide if the statements 1–10 are questions 1–5 circle the correct answer A–C.
true (T) or false (F) 1 In the interview, the model …
1 Tess and Jane are talking face to face. ___
A describes her shopping habits.
2 Jane has just moved into a new flat. ___
B talks about her attitude to clothes.
3 Tess shares her flat with someone else. ___
C advertises the latest fashion trends.
4 In her new flat, Jane can see the river from the
2 Which is NOT true about the model?
window. ___
A She likes to be noticed by people.
5 Jane needs a bigger flat. ___
B She has got some expensive clothes.
6 Jane lives alone. ___
C She wears ordinary clothes when she goes
7 Tommy is a cat. ___
shopping.
8 Jane’s neighbour has got two children. ___
3 Where does the second speaker work?
9 Jane’s second neighbour is a man. ___
A in a hotel
10 Jane invited both her neighbours to the house-
B on an aeroplane
warming party. ___
C in a travel agent’s
Mark: ___ / 10
4 What is the woman’s attitude to Helen’s new
boyfriend?
A She doesn’t really like him.
B She is keen on his sense of humour.
C She liked him at first but now she doesn’t.
5 According to the man, Helen’s new boyfriend …
A is funny.
B is boring.
C talks too much.

Mark: ___ / 5

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Reading
6 Read the text about Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, and for questions 1–5 circle the correct answers A–
D.
LOVED BY THE SCOTS
The poems of the Scottish poet Robert Burns are known and loved by Scottish people everywhere, and his birthday,
25th January, is still celebrated in memory of him.
He wrote many poems in English, but the kind of English verse that was fashionable at the time did not match his style,
so in his best poetry he instead used the dialect of his own county of Ayrshire, in Scotland. In this Scots dialect, he
wrote all kinds of poems. These poems included beautiful lyric songs, as well as angry poems written to show his
dislike of people who wanted to look better than they were. He also wrote comic and dramatic stories in verse. Some of
the songs he wrote, for example, Auld Lang Syne, are famous to thousands of people who know very little about
Scotland.
Burns was born in 1759 into a poor farming family. As a boy, he had to work very hard in the fields, but he loved
reading. He was very poor, but still, he was happy and loved. At a very young age, he began to write poetry. However,
it wasn’t until he was twenty-six that his book of poems, most of them in the Scottish dialect, was published. Before
publication, his poems had been passed round among his friends.
His father died when Burns was a young man. After his father’s death, he had to take care of his brothers and sisters,
whom he helped all his life, even though he had little money himself. Also, the father of Jean Armour, the girl he loved,
did not allow her to marry him. Burns felt miserable and decided to take a job in Jamaica. However, before he was due
to leave, his first book of poems was published in 1786. Almost immediately, it became a great success and Burns
decided to stay in Scotland.
Two years after his success, Burns at last married Jean Armour and rented a farm near Dumfries, but he was unable to
run the farm successfully. Eventually, he managed to get a job in a government organisation, though he became rather
unpopular in fashionable circles because he admired the French Revolution, which the British government did not
agree with.
He had times of sadness and illness, but he went on writing fine poetry. He died when he was only thirty-seven from
heart disease, from which he had suffered since his young age.

1 Burns didn’t enjoy …

4 The purpose of the text is to …
A his local dialect.
A explain the content of Burns’s poetry.
B English literature.
B give an outline of Burns’s life and work.
C using comic elements in his poems.
C celebrate the anniversary of Burns’s birth.
D the poetry style popular at that time.
D encourage people to read and write poetry.
2 His works …
5 The text states that …
A include only poems.
A Burns had a difficult but quite successful life.
B are not known outside Scotland.
B it was difficult to be a poet in the 18th century.
C reflect his general dislike for other people.
C Burns died unexpectedly before his career really
D show his ability to write about many different started.
subjects.
D Burns made a mistake using a Scottish dialect in his
3 After his success, … works.
A he lost his father. Mark: ___ / 5
B he decided to move to Jamaica.
C he changed his former decision.
D Jean Armour’s father forbade him to marry his
daughter.

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Writing
7 You have just spent a wonderful week camping with your classmates. Write an email (120–150 words)
to your English friend about the experience, in which you …

 say where you were and how you got there

 describe the place

 say what you did

 and explain why you liked it so much

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 60

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Progress test 1B (Unit 1)
Grammar and vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 6 Where does your brother study? ___ a Technical
the verb in brackets (present simple, present College in Poland?
continuous, future continuous, will or be going
to). 7 Look, you’ve left your phone ___ the kitchen table!

1 With rising pollution, the environment

__________________ (get) worse for humans.

2 He __________________ (not / play) tennis later

today because he’s ill.

3 She __________________ (have) a birthday party

tomorrow. Everyone has been invited and everything
has been organised.

4 ‘I’m looking for some milk.’ ‘You

___________________ (find) any, I’ve used it all.’

5 My aunt __________________ (start) a business.

She’s already got a loan.

6 We __________________ (meet) our friends at the

theatre at 8 p.m.

7 Excuse me, what time __________________ (the

bus / leave)?

8 We __________________ (eat) dinner at 8 o’clock

tonight.

9 I think I __________________ (study) biology at

university. It’s my favourite subject.

10 Marta __________________ (travel) by plane this time

tomorrow.

Mark: ___ / 10

2 Complete the sentences with the correct

preposition (in, at or on).
1 ___ Christmas, all our family get together.

2 I cannot recognize the people ___ the photo, it’s too

dark.

3 Hurry up, we must catch the bus. It leaves ___ five

minutes.

4 I like to spend holidays ___ my aunt’s cottage.

5 Tom has a football practice ___ Wednesday

afternoons.

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 8 Ben is one of the best students ___ our school. 5 I really l_________ u_________ to my Dad. He’s so
clever, witty and always helpful. I’d like to be like him,
9 ___ the right, there’s a little house with a red roof. one day.

10 In London, we did our shopping ___ Oxford Street. 6 We have a big house and live together with my
g_________. It’s great because my grandad loves
Mark: ___ / 10
gardening and my grandmother bakes wonderful
cakes.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 My older brother’s son is my n_________ and his 7 As a little girl, my old aunt and her family lived in a
daughter is my n_________. small cottage near the sea. We all enjoy the stories
from her c_________.
2 Tom’s sister is going to have a baby, she’s
p_________.
8 For some old people it’s very difficult to r_________
f_________ work. They miss their usual routine and
3 Everybody says I am very much like my grandfather, having people around.
but I don’t think I t_________ a_________ him.
9 I have no brothers or sisters, I am an o_________
4 My sister and her boyfriend fell in love a_________ c_________.
f_________ s_________ and they have been together
for a year now!
10 My family always get together to c_________ birthdays
and anniversaries.

Mark: ___ / 10

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Listening
4 [02] Listen to the conversation between Jane 5 [03] Listen to three short recordings and for
and Tess and decide if the statements 1–10 are questions 1–5 circle the correct answer A–C.
true (T) or false (F).
1 Which is true about the model?
1 Tess and Jane are talking on the phone. ___
A She doesn’t like expensive clothes.
2 Jane is moving into a new flat tomorrow. ___ B She only wears expensive clothes for work.

3 Tess’s flatmate has been to Barcelona. ___ C She feels comfortable wearing expensive clothes.

4 Jane’s new flat is near the river. ___ 2 What is the job of the second speaker?

5 Jane’s new flat is not large. ___ A guide

B bus driver
6 Jane has got a dog. ___
C flight attendant
7 Tommy is going to stay with Jane’s boyfriend. ___
3 The passengers are sometimes …
8 Jane has already talked to all of her neighbours. ___
A angry and rude.
9 Jane is having a house-warming party on the 15 .
th
B angry but polite.
___
C serious and polite.
10 Tess accepted Jane’s invitation to the party. ___
4 In the third recording, the woman thinks Helen’s
Mark: ___ / 10 boyfriend …
A is funny.
B is boring.
C talks too much.

5 The man thinks Helen’s boyfriend …

A is a real problem.
B is good at telling stories.
C should listen to other people.

Mark: ___ / 5

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Reading
6 Read the text about Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, and for questions 1–5 choose the correct answers
A–D.
LOVED BY THE SCOTS
The poems of the Scottish poet Robert Burns are known and loved by Scottish people everywhere, and his birthday,
25th January, is still celebrated in memory of him.
He wrote many poems in English, but the kind of English verse that was fashionable at the time did not match his style,
so in his best poetry he instead used the dialect of his own county of Ayrshire, in Scotland. In this Scots dialect, he
wrote all kinds of poems. These poems included beautiful lyric songs, as well as angry poems written to show his
dislike of people who wanted to look better than they were. He also wrote comic and dramatic stories in verse. Some of
the songs he wrote, for example, Auld Lang Syne, are famous to thousands of people who know very little about
Scotland.
Burns was born in 1759 into a poor farming family. As a boy, he had to work very hard in the fields, but he loved
reading. He was very poor, but still, he was happy and loved. At a very young age, he began to write poetry. However,
it wasn’t until he was twenty-six that his book of poems, most of them in the Scottish dialect, was published. Before
publication, his poems had been passed round among his friends.
His father died when Burns was a young man. After his father’s death, he had to take care of his brothers and sisters,
whom he helped all his life, even though he had little money himself. Also, the father of Jean Armour, the girl he loved,
did not allow her to marry him. Burns felt miserable and decided to take a job in Jamaica. However, before he was due
to leave, his first book of poems was published in 1786. Almost immediately, it became a great success and Burns
decided to stay in Scotland.
Two years after his success, Burns at last married Jean Armour and rented a farm near Dumfries, but he was unable to
run the farm successfully. Eventually, he managed to get a job in a government organisation, though he became rather
unpopular in fashionable circles because he admired the French Revolution, which the British government did not
agree with.
He had times of sadness and illness, but he went on writing fine poetry. He died when he was only thirty-seven from
heart disease, from which he had suffered since his young age.

1 Burns did not write …

4 Burns was …
A songs.
A a successful farmer.
B poems.
B a happy and healthy child.
C stories.
C from a poor but loving family.
D dramas.
D a member of the British government.
2 His first book …
5 The text states that …
A wasn’t very successful.
A Burns stopped writing when he fell ill.
B was published when he was twenty-six.
B Burns became successful only after his death.
C contained a variety of literary texts.
C a song by Burns is popular all over the world.
D was passed round among his friends.
D Burns is famous with people all over the world.
3 After his success,
Mark: ___ / 5
A his father died.
B Burns left for Jamaica.
C Burns married his girlfriend.
D the government offered Burns a job.

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Writing
7 You have just spent a wonderful week skiing with your classmates. Write an email (120–150 words) to
your English friend about the experience, in which you …
 say where you were and how you got there
 describe the place
 say what you did
 and explain why you liked it so much

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 60

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