Chhambrias Academy

Progress Test 1 - PET

Chhabrias AcademyComplete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. What _____________you _____________ (have) for dinner last night?

2. I don't know how Helen is. I _____________ (not see) her for ages.

3. I'm a designer, but I _____________ (work) in the sales department at the moment.

4. I _____________ (drink) a lot last night. I have a terrible hangover today.5. He _____________ (know) Susan for 15 years.6. I _____________ (do) the ironing when the phone rang.

7. Wow! This room _________ (smell) great. What is it?

8. Mary _________________ (look) for a new car for two months.

9. Robert _____________ (go) to the new department store. Hell be back at 7 oclock.10. Why are you under the bed? ___________ you _________(look) for something?

11. In my country we _____________ (not have) lessons on Saturday.

12. My wife _____________ (not like) football, but I _____________ (love) it.

13. I _____________ (buy) a new pair of shoes yesterday.

14. Alfred _____________ (live) in Belgium when World War II _____________ (start).

15. It _____________ (rain) since June.16. We _____________ (help) Mary since 5 oclock. We are really tired now.Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

boring / boredexciting / excitedinterested / interestingrelaxing / relaxed

depressing / depressed

tired / tiring

1. The film was really ___________________. I nearly fell asleep.

2. I felt very ___________________yesterday because I failed an exam.

3. Yoga is very___________________. It helps me forget all my stress.

4. The match was really ___________________. Our team scored in the last minute.

5. I'm not ___________________in sport. I prefer music.

6. I was ___________________yesterday. I had nothing to do. 7. Walking around the shopping centre was quite ___________________. I need a rest!8. I got really __________________ when I saw Tom Cruise in person. It was incredible!

Complete with the correct preposition from the box.1. I'm studying French _________school.

2. Your shoes are _________the bed.

3. There is a wonderful picture _________ the sofa4. The boy is standing _________ some of his friends.

5. Our house is _________the fire station.

6. He has a computer _________his desk.

7. The children are playing _________the garden.

8. Dont stand _________ me. I cant see.9. I sit _________my two best friends in class.

10. The answer is _________the bottom of the page.

11. The manager's office is _________the second floor.

12. Paul is _________hospital because he is ill.

13. We are flying _________ Paris now.14. Mother is _________home.

15. I like to sit _________an armchair by the fire.in (3)

on (2)at (3)

among

between

near

under

in front of

overabove

Complete with bare/full infinitive or gerund.1. I dont mind _________ (read)a good book twice.

2. Paul, I'm so glad _________ (see) you!

3. It's too late _________ (go) out now.

4. Is he any good at _________ (repair) things?

5. Are you interested in_________ (help) us with the garden?

6. Why doesn't she let me _________ (help) her?7. Patrick promised _________ (help) me with the homework.

8. He isnt old enough _________ (understand) this situation.Writing

Yesterday you arranged to go shopping with an English friend called Anna but you had a problem and couldn't go.

Write an email to Anna. In your email you should

. apologise and explain what happened

. ask about Anna's shopping trip

. suggest something else to do together.

Write 35-45 words.

Complete with the present or past passive.

1. Romeo & Juliet and Hamlet _______________ by Shakespeare.

[write]2. Internet ______________ by millions of people every day.

[use]3. The thief ______________ an old lady when he was leaving the bank.

[see]4. In China, red envelopes full of money ____________to children at New Year.[give]5. X-rays ________ accidentally ________ by Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen in 1986.[invent]

Rewrite the sentences in the passive in the two possible ways.

1. Lisa sent Tim the invitation last Tuesday.

2. She brought me some oranges.

3. Bob sends flowers to Sonia every anniversary.

4. His father brought him some chocolate.

5. They pay Richard a lot of money for the job.

Rewrite the sentences using a verb and an adverb.

1. He is a good writer. ( 2. She is a fast runner. (3. He is a careful driver. (4. They are hard workers. (5. Fiona is a bad singer. (6. Paula is a beautiful dancer. (Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or D.

Example:

0 A anybody B somebody C everybody D nobody

MAKING FRIENDSYou may think that (O) ............ knows how to make friends, but for some people it isn't so easy. (1) ............they want to be friends with others; they always seem to be alone. Sadly, some of them get depressed (2) ............this. We wanted to find out how these people can make friends, (3) ............we asked a group of 14-year-olds what sort of people they prefer. The most important thing, they said, is that. They can get (4) ............with them. They like to be friends with kind and generous people, who rarely get angry (5) ............others. They also like people who laugh at their jokes, and can tell (6) ............stories, too. They (7)............be interested in what the group does, and perhaps even think of (8) ............ new things to do. We also asked the group how not to make friends with them. Here are some of the things they mention: always telling others what they (9) ............to do, telling lies about people, and talking about themselves (10) ............the time!1 AAlthoughBEvenCDespiteDHowever

2 AforBaboutCofDunder

3 AsinceBbecauseCsoDas

4 AonBdownCbackDin

5 AtoBagainstCwithDby

6 AamusedBcheerfulCSmitingDfunny

7 AcanBoughtCneedDshould

8 AannoyingBexcitingCembarrassingDdisappointing

9 AhaveBcouldCmayDmust

10 AmostBallCeveryDonly