Progress Test 9A (Unit 9)

Grammar and vocabulary

1 Circle the correct word in each sentence. 3 Has Amanda been to Bristol?
1 It’s late, we might / must go now. Have you any idea ___________________
2 Where shall / would we have lunch today? 4 Is it going to rain?
3 You mustn’t / needn’t interrupt the speaker, it I’m not sure _________________________
isn’t polite.
5 How well can Bill swim?
4 Shall / Will you do it for me, please?
Have you any idea ___________________
5 You have to / might lose weight before the
6 When will Grandma retire from work?
operation.
I wonder ___________________________.
6 You never know, they would / might give us a
discount. Mark: ___ / 6
7 Will / Would you mind if I brought a friend?
4 Complete the text with the correct words
8 My sister can / could read before she started A–C.
school. Yesterday, we had a class discussion about
9 It’s not too far to go, we mustn’t / needn’t spare-time activities. A lot of people said that
leave before 7.30. they were interested 1___ computers, but when
we got into detail, we found out, that most of
10 The school ought to / need employ a them were 2___ on playing online games. I find
psychologist. that a waste of time, I prefer to spend time 3___
something more active, like sports. Some girls
Mark: ___ / 10
mentioned, that they were 4___ arts or music.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct And one boy said he loved drama. He has to
modal verb. learn lots of lines, which helps him at school,
too. I realized that I would like to go and see one
1 Our PE teacher __________________ play
of their 5___, and maybe I could join in later. I’m
volleyball too much.
always looking for a new 6___ and I feel happy
2 You __________________ wash the dishes, to learn new 7___. And if I realize that I am not
I’ve already done it. good enough 8___ acting, I might help them
advertise their new show as a 9___.
3 You __________________ pass the
entrance tests to get into university. 1 A on B in C about
4 Grandad is getting really old, we 2 A fond B mad C keen
__________________ help him a bit more.
3 A into B on C with
5 ‘Can you do it, please?’ ‘OK, no problem, I
4 A into B on C for
__________________ do it.’
5 A practices B rehearsals C trainings
Mark: ___ / 5
6 A choice B result C challenge
3 Rewrite the direct questions as indirect
questions. 7 A skill B skills C articles

1 Where is the nearest station? 8 A in B- C at

Could you tell me ____________________ 9 A photographer B photograph C photography

2 Why did you ask that? Mark: ___ / 9

I’d like to know ______________________

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Listening
5 [20] Listen to the text about an 6 [21] Listen to an interview with Emily
interesting exhibition and decide if the Barret and complete the text with the
statements 1–5 are true (T) or false (F). missing words. Use no more than three
words in each gap.
1 The artists were all teenagers. ___
Film 1__________________ writer Emily Barret
2 The topic of the exhibition was ‘Life in the
was invited to Take Two, a programme on the
future’. ___
film industry. She spoke about film
3 Some artworks were bought for private 2
__________________. She said that films often
collections. ___ attract the viewer’s 3__________________ with
a good beginning, but then, they fail. Good
4 All the artwork was giving a positive
endings are often 4__________________ a lot of
message. ___
special effects, which is definitely not a good
5 Congratulations went to the winners. ___ solution. She compared film making with building
a house, these two have a lot
Mark: ___ / 5 5
__________________, in Emily’s opinion. She
mentioned that the special effects are the ‘roof’,
the last thing to come. A happy ending does not
make a successful film 6__________________.
People like happy endings but they
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__________________ on them. It doesn’t
matter if the ending is happy or sad, but people
must 8__________________ it. And some
people, including Emily, like films with an
unanswered question 9__________________.
Then, you feel you just want to discuss and
10
__________________ your ideas with
someone who has also seen the film.

Mark: ___ / 10

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Reading
7 Read the text and for questions 1–5 circle the correct answer A–D.
ART OR MATERIAL?
A huge, modern sculpture has disappeared from a university campus in west London, raising fears that
monumental bronzes are becoming popular with thieves as they can be melted down for pure metal.
One of The Three Watchers, a set of figures created by Lynn Chadwick in 1960 and worth around
£300,000, was stolen from the grounds of Roehampton University after being cut off at the feet. This crime
happened less than a month after Henry Moore’s three-million-pound gigantic Reclining Figure was driven
away from a sculpture park in Hertfordshire. Both statues were taken at night by thieves probably using a
lorry with special lifting equipment. The Metropolitan Police said yesterday that as many as twenty similar
thefts of bronze artworks had been reported in and around the capital within the past year.
The price for pure metal has risen greatly and this has opened up an opportunity for gangs to make a
quick profit. The Henry Moore sculpture, taken in mid-December, is believed to be worth around £5,000 if
melted down; the Chadwick may bring as little as £1,000. Reduced to pure metal, the figures are worth
only a fraction of their art market value but neither police nor art dealers believe such large objects would
be stolen for a private collection. In many cases, the sculptures have been badly damaged.
Detective Sergeant Vernon Rapley, the head of the Metropolitan Police’s arts and antiques unit, refused to
name any of the artworks apart from the Henry Moore. ‘They were all large bronzes,’ he said. ‘Not in any
one particular style. They included human figures, abstracts and even a seven-foot cockroach. In one
case, the thieves stole part of a sculpture. We don’t know whether this is one gang or a number of thefts
looking very alike. The only thing the sculptures had in common was the material: bronze.’

1 In 1960, The Three Watchers … D disappeared after the theft of The Three
Watchers.
A were created by Lynn Chadwick.
4 The police said that all the artworks …
B disappeared from a sculpture park.
A were badly damaged.
C were cut off at the arms by thieves.
B were stolen by one gang of thieves.
D were melted down in west London.
C were intended to be sold to art dealers.
2 Both The Three Watchers and Reclining
Figure … D were made of bronze and presented
different styles.
A cost around £5,000.
5 The writer of this text …
B were probably taken onto a lorry.
A informs us about the recent crimes in east
C were taken for private collections.
London.
D disappeared during the same night.
B describes the work of the Metropolitan
3 Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure … Police’s special unit.

A was a bronze sculpture. C wants us to realize the high artistic value of

some sculptures.
B was rather a small figure.
D intends to show us the connection
C wasn’t as expensive as The Three
between the high price of metal and the
Watchers.
number of bronze thefts.

Mark: ___ / 5

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Writing
8 You have just returned from an exchange trip to the Netherlands. Write an article for your
school magazine (120–150 words) in which you …
 say, where you were and for how long
 describe what you did and how you spent free time with the hosts
 describe the most popular free time activities of Dutch students
 say, why you think such an exchange is / is not a good thing

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 10

TOTAL: ___ / 60

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Progress Test 9B (Unit 9)
Grammar and vocabulary
1 Circle the correct word in each sentence. 3 Why does he always ask such silly
questions?
1 You mustn’t / needn’t break my phone.
I’m not sure _________________________
2 Shall / Will I help you with that heavy bag?
4 Can Mary’s little brother read and write?
3 Don’t worry, we mustn’t / needn’t do it now,
we can do it later. Have you any idea ___________________
4 Tim mustn’t / must see the dentist; he hasn’t 5 Where is the nearest bus stop?
been there since January.
Could you tell me ____________________
5 They shall / might be out walking the dog.
6 How much does it cost?
6 Look at the cat, it’s so thin! They ought to /
I wonder ___________________________
shall feed it better.
7 You have to / need send the application by Mark: ___ / 6
the end of February. 4 Complete the text with the correct words
8 Might / Could you repeat that, please? A–C.
9 Will / Would you mind waiting a moment? Yesterday, we had a class discussion about
spare-time activities. A lot of people said they
10 In twenty years, people will / would work from were 1___ in computers, but when we got into
home. detail, we found out most of them were keen
2
___ playing online games. I find that a waste of
Mark: ___ / 10
time. I prefer 3___ time on something more
2 Complete the sentences with the correct active, like sports. Some girls mentioned they
missing modal verb. were 4___ art or music. And one boy said he
loved drama. He has to remember long texts
1 Benny __________________ write a film
and this helps him even at school. I realized, I
review and hand it in on Monday.
would like to go and see one of their 5___, and
2 You __________________ speak Chinese, maybe I could join in later. I’m always looking for
can you? 6
___ new challenge and feel happy to learn new
skills. And if I 7___ I am not good 8___ at acting,
3 ‘We’ve run out of bread.’ ‘No problem, I
I might help them 9___ their new show in the
__________________ buy some.’
position of a photographer.
4 Granddad has been so tired recently. I think
1 A keen B interested C fond
he __________________ retire.
2 A in B about C on
5 You __________________ shout or make
any other noise in the hospital garden. 3 A spend B spent C to spend

Mark: ___ / 5 4 A on B into C for

3 Rewrite the direct questions as indirect 5 A rehearsals B trainings C practices

questions. 6 Aa B- C the
1 Is it going to snow? 7 A recognize B realize C am aware
I’d like to know ______________________ 8 A also B too C enough
2 What will he do if he is not accepted to 9 A advertise B advertisement C advertising
university?
Mark: ___ / 9
I wonder ___________________________

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Listening
5 [20] Listen to the text about an 6 [21] Listen to an interview with Emily
interesting exhibition and decide if the Barret, and complete the text with the
statements 1–5 are true (T) or false (F). missing words. Use no more than three
words in each gap.
1 The artists were schoolchildren. ___
Emily Barret, a film 1__________________
2 The exhibition offered things for private
writer, was invited to Take Two, a programme on
collections. ___
the film 2__________________. She spoke
3 The children acted as models. ___ about film endings. She said that films often
attract the viewer’s 3__________________ with
4 An instructor explained the rules of the
a good beginning, but then, they fail. Good
competition. ___
endings are often replaced with a lot of
5 Congratulations went to all participants. ___ 4
__________________, which is definitely not a
good solution. She compared film making with
Mark: ___ / 5 building a house; these two have
5
__________________ common, in Emily’s
opinion. She mentioned that the special effects
are the ‘roof’, the last thing to come. A happy
ending does not make a successful film
6
__________________. People like happy
endings but they don’t 7__________________
them. It doesn’t matter if the ending is happy or
sad, but people 8__________________ believe
it. And some people, including Emily, like open-
ended films - these are the ones that leave you
with an 9__________________ question in the
end. Then, you feel you just want to discuss and
share your 10__________________ with
someone who has also seen the film.

Mark: ___ / 10

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Reading
7 Read the text and for questions 1–5 circle the correct answer A–D.
ART OR MATERIAL?
A huge, modern sculpture has disappeared from a university campus in west London, raising fears that
monumental bronzes are becoming popular with thieves as they can be melted down for pure metal.
One of The Three Watchers, a set of figures created by Lynn Chadwick in 1960 and worth around
£300,000, was stolen from the grounds of Roehampton University after being cut off at the feet. This crime
happened less than a month after Henry Moore’s three-million-pound gigantic Reclining Figure was driven
away from a sculpture park in Hertfordshire. Both statues were taken at night by thieves probably using a
lorry with special lifting equipment. The Metropolitan Police said yesterday that as many as twenty similar
thefts of bronze artworks had been reported in and around the capital within the past year.
The price for pure metal has risen greatly and this has opened up an opportunity for gangs to make a
quick profit. The Henry Moore sculpture, taken in mid-December, is believed to be worth around £5,000 if
melted down; the Chadwick may bring as little as £1,000. Reduced to pure metal, the figures are worth
only a fraction of their art market value but neither police nor art dealers believe such large objects would
be stolen for a private collection. In many cases, the sculptures have been badly damaged.
Detective Sergeant Vernon Rapley, the head of the Metropolitan Police’s arts and antiques unit, refused to
name any of the artworks apart from the Henry Moore. ‘They were all large bronzes,’ he said. ‘Not in any
one particular style. They included human figures, abstracts and even a seven-foot cockroach. In one
case, the thieves stole part of a sculpture. We don’t know whether this is one gang or a number of thefts
looking very alike. The only thing the sculptures had in common was the material: bronze.’

1 The Three Watchers …

4 The police said that all the artworks …
A were cut off at the arms by thieves.
A were badly damaged.
B were melted down in west London.
B were made of the same material.
C disappeared from a university campus.
C were stolen by one gang of thieves.
D were created at Roehampton University.
D were intended to be sold to art dealers.
2 Both The Three Watchers and Reclining
5 The writer of this text …
Figure …
A informs us about the recent crimes in east
A were probably driven away.
London.
B were taken for private collections.
B thinks the high price of metal is a reason
C disappeared during the same night. for similar thefts.
D contained the same amount of bronze. C describes the work of the Metropolitan
Police’s special unit.
3 Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure …
D wants us to realize the high artistic value of
A was sold to art dealers.
some sculptures.
B was rather a small figure.
Mark: ___ / 5
C was more expensive than The Three
Watchers.
D disappeared after the theft of The Three
Watchers.

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Writing
8 Your school want to attract new students. Write an article for the school brochure (120–150
words) about after-school clubs and activities your school offers. In the article …
 explain the importance of free-time activities
 describe the school facilities that you can use after school
 describe the after-school activities offered
 say what clubs are the most popular and why

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Mark: ___ / 10

TOTAL: ___ / 60

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