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Pre-intermediate Progress Test 11

PROGRESS TEST 11

Grammar

1 would : past habits

Tick (

) the sentences that are correct. Cross (x) the sentences that are incorrect.

I would always play tennis on Saturdays when I was a teenager. _ _

1 We would have a huge garden when we were children. ____ x ___

2 Chris would go to Germany last year. ___ x ____

3 s a child! I would o"ten go "or long wal#s on the $each. ___ %# ____

& 'y parents would $e very success"ul. ___ x ____

( Sally would play with her cousins every night a"ter school. ____ %# ___

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2 articles

Complete the sentences ith a, an, the or ! (no article).

We used to have a dog.

1 Would you li#e ___ an ____ apple+

2 ____ ,he ___ -rime 'inister is having a lot o" pro$lems at the moment.

3 o you en/oy playing ___ 00 ____ computer games+

& Were going to ____ the ___ cinema this evening. o you want to come+

( I saw ___ a ____ really good advert "or trainers on television yesterday.

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" will an# be going to: #ecisions an# plans

Complete the sentences ith the correct $orm o$ the %erbs $rom the box. &se will or be going to.

go ta#e do see stay study

I thin# I’ll go away "or a "ew days.

1 Im not going to study nglish at university $ecause I dont thin# Ill en/oy it.

2 'ay$e we ll see you at the party on Saturday.

3 I ll pro$a$ly ta#e the /o$ i" they o""er it to me.

& Weve decided we re going to study in tonight.

( What are you going to do this wee#end+ Im planning to go to the cinema! so you can /oin me i" you wantto.

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'ocablar

* in$lence

Complete the or#s abot in$lence.

'y sons hero is a "amous "oot$aller.

1 I never $uy maga4ines a$out c e l e b r i t i e s.

2 I had a very happy c h i l # h o o # 5 I have good memories o" playing with my $rothers and sisters.

3 I thin# top sportspeople should also $e good r o l e m o # e l s "or children.

& 'y "avourite ,6 a # % e r t is "or type o" drin# and I li#e $ecause its "unny.

( 'y "irst $oss $ecame my m e n t o r 7e taught me everything I #now a$out $usiness.

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+ phrasal %erbs

Complete the sentences ith the correct $orm o$ the %erbs $rom the box.

$ring come grow loo# loo# pic#

I" you come across my glasses! please let me #now. I cant see anything without them8

1 We were $rought up $y our grandparents $ecause our parents wor#ed a$road a lot.

2 I en/oy loo#ing a"ter my neigh$ours dog when she goes away.

3 9 Who did you loo# up to as a child+

:9 Well! my role model was my grand"ather! who was a police o""icer.

& :en pic#ed up Italian really ;uic#ly when he went to <lorence on an exchange programme.

( I grew up in =ondon! $ut didnt really en/oy city li"e.

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, the me#ia

-ook at the n#erline# or#s an# pt the letters in the correct or#er.

,here are so many opsa srepoa on :ritish television. >ou can watch two or three a day.

soap operas

1 I want to set up a glob on the internet and wondered i" you could help me.

$log

2 7ow many television slanchen are there in Spain+

channels

3 >ou can easily download asdopcts to your '-3 player.

podcasts

& Google is one o" the most widely0used chrase nesigen

Search engines

( cmimerocal skaber are so annoying when youre trying to watch a good "ilm.

Commercial $re#s

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%erb / preposition

Complete each sentence ith a preposition.

I dont #now how to respond to that ;uestion.

1 Computer games appeal to a lot o" children.

2 I dont really $elieve in the $ene"its o" psychology.

3 >oure always complaining a$out something. >ou should try to $e more positive.

& I must start revising "or my exams as they start next wee#.

( 7ow much money do you spend on music every month+

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Pronnciation

0 sin $illers

&n#erline the or#s e se as $illers ! to sho e ant time to think.

I dont #now much a$out that! so ? I dont really have an opinion.

1 Well! @enny! can you help ,amsin answer the ;uestion+

2 I only saw the man "or a moment! so ? Im not sure i" he was the thie".

3 Im really $usy! erm! can I call you $ac# later+

& I thin# shes going to the party! $ut! well! youll have to chec# with her.

( Im really sorry! erm ? I totally "orgot a$out our date8

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4 se persasi%e lanae

5atch the sentences (1!+) ith the techni6es (a!#). 7o can se each techni6e more than once.

'y s#in loo#s aw"ul8 _a_

1 ,hese trainers will change the way you exercise. __ ___

2 o your white clothes loo# grey+ __ C ____

3 <irst "or relia$ility. <irst "or style. <irst "or a""orda$ility. ___ ___

& ,his diet drin# will give you the per"ect "igure. ___ ___

( ont you want to loo# good "or your summer holiday+ ___ : ___

a Ase emotional ad/ectives.

$ s# the listener ;uestions.

c xaggerate and ma#e statements sound li#e "acts.

d Ase repetition.

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Rea#in

18 Rea# the article an# complete the aps (1!+) ith the sentences (9!E).

Last month we asked the question: Who or what has been the biggest influence on you? B* Below, our

readers answer that question.

In my case! it wasnt a person! it was a place. nd that place was yers Doc# in ustralia. B1 ____ _____ B3(* metres high and almost 1* #ilometres around. We were there /ust $e"ore sunset when the whole roc# turns red. lthough there were lots o" tourists around us! I "elt alone! $ut so connected to our planet.

Rose, Canberra

The Power o !ow has $een a huge in"luence in my li"e. B2 _____ C _____ When you understand that there

is no past and there is no "uture! there is only E%W! well! then everything is simple. %" course! its hard tolive in the present all the time $ecause o" outside in"luences! $ut "or those moments when I do succeed in $eing here now! I "eel very peace"ul and happy. "ath, Bournemouth

'y younger $rother has $een my greatest role model. 3 ____ _____ 7is disa$ility hasnt stopped him 5 he"inished his degree at university and now he wor#s with young people! showing them how much they can doeven i" they cant wal#.Tom, Bonn

'y colleague Sandi is one o" my greatest in"luences. B& ____ _____ She has so much energy and doesnt

have time "or people who complain a$out everything. s she says! there are so many people in the worldwho are worse o"" than we are and she wants to ma#e a di""erence. I #now that she has changed the lives o" so many people.

#artin, Brighton

,here are some $rave /ournalists who ris# their lives to tell us the truth and they are the people who havein"luenced me the most. B( _____ : _____ Its so easy to wal# away when things get di""icult! $ut they dontand I certainly loo# up to them in every way.

$eli%, Cambridge


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:elow! our readers answer that ;uestion.

9 7e was in a swimming accident when he was twenty and since then he hasnt $een a$le to wal#.

It seems that they are not a"raid o" anything and they never give up.

C I can honestly say that it is one o" those li"e0changing $oo#s.

; Im sure youve all seen pictures o" it! $ut when youre actually there! you get a sense o" /ust how specialand how huge it is.

E Shes a mother o" three! wor#s "ull0time and still has time to raise money "or charity.

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Grammar

1 Secon# Con#itional

Complete the sentences ith the correct $orm o$ the %erbs in brackets.

I" I had Bhave more time! I ’d help Bhelp you.

1 What would you do Byou do i" you have B$e me+

2 Would you lend Byou lend me the money i" I promised Bpromise to pay you $ac#+

3 I" I won Bwin the lottery! I d go Bgo to live a$road.

& I d eat Beat more "resh "ood i" I had Bhave time to coo#.

( I" they #new B#now what I #now! Im sure theyd go Bgo to the police.

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2 reporte# speech

Rerite the sentences sin reporte# speech.

FI dont #now Charles.7e said &that' he didn’t know Charles.

1 FIm sure theyll visit soon.





She said that she was sure theyd visit soon.

2 FWilliam has got a grant.

-aul said that William had got a grant.

3 FIm going to retire soon.

'um said that she was going to retire soon.

& FWe cant lend you any money.

ad said that they couldnt lend me)us any money.

( F=isas living in Canada.

avid said that =isa was living in Canada.

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" both< either < neither

Choose the correct or#s in italics.

Why dont we get both)either the /eans and the trainers+

1 !either ) Both o" my $rothers is wor#ing at the moment.

2 I dont li#e neither )either o" these so"as.

3 Both) (ither o" my parents are nglish teachers.

& oes either )both o" you #now the answer+

( !either ) Both pi44a tastes very good to me.

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'ocablar

* mone

5atch the beinnins o$ the phrases abot mone (1!+) ith the en#ins (a!e).

check )our change in a shop

1 pay tax C a $y direct de$it

2 pay a $ill $ on a $us

3 get a pension c to the government

& pay interest d on money that you $orrow

( pay a "are : e when you retire

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+ mone

Complete the mone or#s.

I got a $rilliant bargain at the sales9 a 2** pair o" shoes "or 2*.

1 Could I please b o r r o H(* "rom you+ Ill pay you $ac# next wee#.

2 I pre"er to pay $y c r e # i t card $ecause its sa"er than having a lot o" cash on you.

3 ,hat meal was really good 5 how much should I leave as a t i p +


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& I wish I could a $ $ o r # to go on holiday $ut I dont have enough money.

( Whats the c r r e n c in Sweden+ Is it the rona+

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, mone in e#cation

Choose the correct anser.

Is it possi$le to get a _______ to study at university in the A+a cash $ grant c de$t

1 I got a _______ "or getting the top mar# in nglish.

a praise $ pri4e c price

2 7ow much are your college _______ +a "ees $ "ares c discounts

3 We all ta#e _______ in a really good reward scheme.a a part $ place c part

& I always seem to $e _______ de$t these days 5 everythings so expensive here.a at $ in c on

( o you thin# I could get a _______ to pay "or my car+a loan $ grant c de$t

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%erb / preposition

Complete each sentence ith a preposition.

I always have to wait ages or you.

1 xcuse me! that dictionary $elongs to me.

2 It depends on the weather! $ut yes a picnic would $e "un.

3 Im $usy applying "or grants.

& I must apologise "or my rudeness /ust now.

( I really dont agree with you.

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Pronnciation

0 emphasisin #etails

&n#erline the or# in each sentence hich e sall i%e extra stress.

I pay in cash! yes I always pay in cash.

1 Im not #een on shopping in general $ut I li#e clothes shopping.

2 Its hard to "ind $argains! you #now! good $argains.

3 We went to an Italian restaurant yesterday! a really expensive Italian restaurant.

& I only drin# co""ee! $lac# co""ee! a"ter dinner.

( Im luc#y I have a lot o" "riends! really relia$le "riends.

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4 report back on #iscssions

Replace the percentae in each sentence ith a sitable or#.

We B*J agreement disagreed a$out giving rewards to children "or doing their homewor#.

1 We B1**J all agreed to thin# o" new ways to motivate our children.

2 B*J Eone o" us wanted to give up.

3 B3*J Some o" us "elt that the exercise had $een a waste o" time.

& BK(J 'ost o" us were happy with the results.

( B1**J ll o" us thought the event had $een a huge success.

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Rea#in

18 Rea# the email. 9re the statements tre (T)< $alse (=) or not i%en (>G)?

7i Da$Good to hear "rom you. Im sorry I havent written "or ages! $ut Ive $een trying to organise stu"" "or college. I dont #now what its li#e in Germany! $ut here its a $it o" a nightmare now as you need so muchmoney to go to university.

Im luc#y that my parents can help me out a $it! $ut I dont really want to as# them "or money. ,he tuition"ees are thousands o" pounds a year and thats /ust "or the course and then I have to "ind somewhere to live.'ost students ta#e out a loan "rom the $an#! $ut then we have to pay it $ac# when we graduate and that canta#e years i" we dont manage to get a good /o$. nd I dont even want to thin# a$out how much interest wehave to pay on that money. So! I Ill $e in de$t "or some time unless I win the lottery8

Im studying physics which is a three0year course and when I "inish Im going to apply "or a scholarship tostudy in the AS. ,hats the plan anyway. ,here are some very good research programmes over there and Ithin# it would $e "un to live a$road "or a while. I #now ;uite a "ew people who have studied in the Statesand theyve loved it.

When school "inishes in @une! Im going to get a summer /o$ so I can try and save a $it o" money $e"ore Ihead o"". I" I stay at home! I wont need to spend any money on "ood. I guess I could also sell my car

$ecause its very expensive to run a car these days and I dont thin# Ill need it when Im at college.

7ow do )ou manage Da$+ o you have a part0time /o$+ What are university "ees li#e in Germany+ Is it the

same as here or can you get a grant to help you+

We really must get together again soon as its $een a long time. =et me #now what your plans are.

ll the $est'ario

'ario has started his degree course. _!*_

1 7e cant $orrow any money "rom his parents. ____ < ___

2 7e does the lottery. ____ EG ___

3 7e wants to study in merica. ___ , ____

& 7es going to sell his car. ___ EG ____

( 7e wants to meet up with Da$. ___ , ___

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