PROGRESS TEST

I. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense. ( Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past
Perfect Continuous) (10 marks)

This is a true story, and it (1 ) …………………………………… (happen) a few years ago. The weather
was typically wintry - it (2) ……………………………………… (rain) non-stop all afternoon, and the
pavements were really slippery. I (3) ………………………………. (walk) home along Corn market
Street when suddenly I (4) ………………………………………… (slip) on the wet pavement. I didn't
hurt myself too badly when I fell over, because fortunately I (5) …………………………….. (land) on a
big canvas suitcase which somebody (6) ……………………………………. (leave) outside a shop.
There was no sign of the owner, and nobody I asked (7) ………………………………… (see) anyone
leave it there. A woman waiting at a nearby bus stop told me it (8) ……………………………… (stand)
there when she arrived at the stop. Anyway, imagine my surprise when, all of a sudden, the suitcase was
unzipped from the inside and a man climbed out! 'Don't you hate it when that happens?' he said to me,
and then (9) ………………………………….(run) away up the street. To this day I have no idea who he
was, or what he (10) ……………………………….. (do) in the suitcase.

II. Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences. Choose both alternatives where
possible. (5 marks)

1. Joan can / manages to speak five languages fluently.

2. When he was only seven years old, Nigel was able to /could play the piano like a professional.
3. Could you /Did you manage to post my letter, or were you too busy?
4. My English isn't very good, but if I work really hard, I will be able to / can pass the FCE with a
good grade.
5. I'm very surprised you were able to / managed to get to the office on time today.

III. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences. (10 marks)

1. I ..... .... quickly at my watch before knocking on the door.

A stared B glanced C glared
2. He suddenly .. .. .. .. . in the middle of his speech . He had had a heart attack.
A collapsed B limped C tripped
3. It's ..... .... that you catch the 10 o'clock train .
A vital B major C strange
4. When I met her, I had a ... ...... feeling that we would always be together.
A weird B crucial C unconventional
5. She ......... into the room very quietly so that nobody would hear her.
A wandered B limped C crept
6. I'm allergic to seafood. If I eat it, my skin always developsa horrible .. ....... .
A rash B bruise C stitch D cut
7. He's had some problems ..... .. .. recently. He should go and see a doctor.
A to breathe B breath C breathless D breathing
8. I'm not very fond of ......... music, although I think Mozart and Beethoven are quite good.
A classic B rock C favourite D classical
9. My sister is really .. ..... .. , which is probably why she loves going to parties and meeting people.
A sensitive B down-to-earth C loyal D sociable
10. I'm quite a relaxed person, and I accept people for what they are. I suppose I've always been
fairly .......................
A arrogant B easygoing C talkative D competitive

IV. Complete these sentences with a suitable adjective form of the nouns in the box. (10 marks)
HOPE FAME ACTION PAIN NOI SE MUSIC BEAUTY DANGER POLITICS DIRT

1. What have you done to your finger? It looks really .... ... ……………………..... ....... .
2. You can 't possible wear those trousers to your interview. They're so .. .... .......................... . .
3. I've never been particularly ....... ……………. .. .. .... . , although I did once have piano lessons.
4. I don't know if I'll pass my exam, but I should do. I'm feeling quite .................................. .
5. There's an election next month, but I've decided not to vote for any of the .. ... ……….... ........ parties.
6. He's very .. .. . ........ ... .. for his age, and goes swimming and jogging almost every day.
7. How can you possibly work in here? It's so ............ ……………….. ... . ! I can't hear myself think!
8. This place is a photographer's dream come true! The scenery is really ... ................................ ..... .
9. When she became a .......... ....................... ..... actress, she turned her back on all her friends .
10. We were warned not to go into the old house as it was considered to be extremely…………………..

V. Underline the incorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks)

1. The United Kingdom, the USA and the Australia have one major thing in common, and that is a
shared language,
2. I am happy to let you go out tonight, but you have to be promise to get home by 11 o'clock at the
latest, otherwise I won 't let you go out again.
3. The general feeling among modern parents is that as if you give your children more freedom, they
will respect you far more than if you control them more strictly.
4. A lot of parents are convinced that by making up their children study for hours on end every day, they
will turn them into a second Einstein or Mozart.
5. My mother and father they encouraged me to work hard, but they never forced me to spend hours
each day trying to learn everything under the sun .
6. I took a short holiday in Mexico following on my business trip to the USA.
7 We don't really need to hurry because we've got some lots of time; our flight doesn't leave until almost
midnight.
8. We didn't expect such a cold weather when we went to South Africa!
9. Let's take the advantage of his absence to catch up on some of the work we've missed.
10. We were fed up with going to the cinema, so Jan suggested that going for a meal for a change.

VI. Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable words. In each word, there are two unnecessary
letters. (5 marks)

1. This belt is made of .... ......... ... .... (helattreh) and was bought in a market in Morocco.
2. This jacket is lined with ... .... ...... ....... (olobow) to keep you warmer in the winter.
3. .. .. .. . . ... ..... .. .. (totinocs) shirts are much more comfortable than nylon ones, especially in hot
weather.
4. Coke cans are made of .. .. ..... .. ... .. .... (duminiulama), and can be recycled .
5. The blade on this knife is made of the best quality ..... ............... (edultes).
 Progress Test

I. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense. ( Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past
Perfect Continuous) (10 marks)

Mary was one of 185 passengers on a British Airways flight to Warsaw. She (1) ……………….. (feel)
very excited when she (2) ………………………… (get) on the plane at Gatwick Airport. She (3)
……………………. (wait) a long time for this day. She (4) …………………….………..(finally leave)
England to start her new job in the eastern European capital. Mary was an experienced traveller. When
she was younger, she (5) ……..…………………………….. (fly) around a lot. In those days her father
(6)………………………….. (be) a diplomat and every few years the whole family (7)
………………………….. (have to) move to a different country. Not long after the plane (8)
……………………….. (take) off the captain (9) ………………………… (tell) the passengers that
they (10) ………………………………….. (have) to return to the airport.

II. Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences . Choose both alternatives where
possible. (10 marks)

1. It took several attempts, but eventually I managed to / could speak to his agent on the phone.
2. I couldn't manage to / wasn't able to swim until I was twelve years old .
3. I don't think she'll agree to help you, but I can / manage to ask her, if you like.
4. I'm sorry. I did my best but I wasn't able to / didn't manage to get any tickets for the show tonight.
5. I'll write your report, but I can't / don't manage to finish it before Friday.

III. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences. (10 marks)

1. .... ... .. power is only effective if you live in a country where there's lots of sunshine.
A Wind B Alternative C Solar D Electricity
2. ....... .. is growing in popularity as more people become aware of the negative effects of travel on the
environment.
A Eco-travelling B Ecology-tourists C Eco-voyaging D Eco-tourism
3. My ......... always leave the kitchen and living room in a mess, and never clean the bathroom.
A classmates B flatmates C colleagues D acquaintances
4.I don't trust any ......... parties. They all tell the same lies, don't they?
A political B politics C politician D politically
5. I asked him several times to tell me the truth, but he still ......... breaking my camera.
A warned B said C denied D suggested
6. I ..... .... quickly at my watch before knocking on the door.
A stared B glanced C glared
7. He suddenly .. .. .. .. . in the middle of his speech . He had had a heart attack.
A collapsed B limped C tripped
8. It's ..... .... that you catch the 10 o'clock train .
A vital B major C strange
9. When I met her, I had a ... ...... feeling that we would always be together.
A weird B crucial C unconventional
10. She ......... into the room very quietly so that nobody would hear her.
A wandered B limped C crept
IV. Put the word in brackets into the correct form. (10 marks)

1. I had a bit of ................................................. (difficult) getting through to him on the phone.

2. She's a very ....................................... (boss) girl. She should stop telling people what to do all the
time.
3. Do you think you'll miss the .... ........ ..... ……... ... .. .. .. . (comfortable) of your own home when you
go camping next week?
4. It must have been really ...... .......... …...... ....... .(pain) when you hit your thumb with the hammer.
5. Although he's almost 80 years old, my grandfather is really .......... .. ……............ ........ (action) .
6. He's extremely ....................................... (music), and can play the violin, the piano and the guitar.
7. I wish I could paint, but I've never been particularly . ... ... ... ………... ........ .......... (art).
8. I would love to help you, but ... .... .. ....... ………….. .. .. .. .... . (fortune) I've got too much to do.
9. My brother is ...... .... ............................. (use) I He doesn't even know how to make a cup of tea!
10. My home is very modern, with all the latest ................................................. (convenient).

V. Underline the incorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks)

1. Everyone agrees that the more harder you study, the more your English will improve, and this will
help you get a good grade in the FCE exam.
2. My parents pushed me very hard when I was young, and I was often forced to attend an extra
English, French, mathematics and computer lessons.
3. Children these days are spending more of time studying, and not enough time playing, with the result
that their social skills are developing more slowly.
4. I've worked as a nurse for the last five years, and while it's a very satisfying work, it's never going to
make me rich .
5. I've left a large box in the hall. Make sure you don't get trip over it.
6 I wanted to have a party to celebrate my birthday, but my father said me it would cost too much.
7 Bill told to me he would arrive a bit late, and that I should start dinner without him.
8 My sister reminded me about to call her as soon as I arrived at the airport.
9 We were really hungry, but all we had to eat was a bar of the chocolate and some sweets.
10 Let's meet for dinner at 6.30, and afterwards that we can go to the cinema.

VI. Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable words. In each word, there are two unnecessary
letters. (5 marks)

1.We packed everything into .. .. .... . .... ……………….. ..... (dradocrbais) boxes.
2. Most supermarket bags are made of ........... ……...... .... (tapklsico), and are very cheap to produce.
3. He was wearing a beautiful ...... .. ..................... ... (okisls) tie which he had bought in Thailand .
4. He always seems to be wearing expensive ...... .. ……….. .. ... .. .. . (don Img) rings and other
jewellery.
5. What .. ………………… ................ (dlowlo) is this table made of? I don't want to buy it if the trees
came from the rainforest.
 Progress test

I. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense. ( Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past
Perfect Continuous) (10 marks)

Last summer I (1) …………….………………(cycle) in the rain along a country road in France with my
best friend Tom. We (2) ……………...…………….. (decide) to go on a cycling holiday in northern
France. Neither of us (3) ……………………..…………….. (be) to France before, but we (4)
………………………….(learn) a little bit of French at school and we (5) ………………………..
(manage) to brush up on the basics. We (6) …………………………..(wonder) if we (7)
…………………………….(make) the right decision. We (8) ……………………….. (plan) our route
carefully for months, but we (9) …………………………………..(forget) one important factor: the
weather. It (10) ……………………………… (rain) heavily since our arrival and that night we ended
up sleeping in the waiting room at a railway station.

II. Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences . Choose both alternatives where
possible. (10 marks)

1. When he was only seven years old, Nigel was able to /could play the piano like a professional.
2. My English isn't very good, but if I work really hard, I will be able to / can pass the FCE with a
good grade.
3. It took several attempts, but eventually I managed to / could speak to his agent on the phone.
4.I don't think she'll agree to help you, but I can / manage to ask her, if you like.
5. I'll write your report, but I can't / don't manage to finish it before Friday.

III. Choose the best alternative to complete these sentences. (10 marks)

1.I'm allergic to seafood. If I eat it, my skin always developsa horrible .. ....... .
A rash B bruise C stitch D cut
2. He's had some problems ..... .. .. recently. He should go and see a doctor.
A to breathe B breath C breathless D breathing
3. I'm not very fond of ......... music, although I think Mozart and Beethoven are quite good.
A classic B rock C favourite D classical
4. My sister is really .. ..... .. , which is probably why she loves going to parties and meeting people.
A sensitive B down-to-earth C loyal D sociable
5. I'm quite a relaxed person, and I accept people for what they are. I suppose I've always been fairly .....
... . .
A arrogant B easygoing C talkative D competitive
6. .... ... .. power is only effective if you live in a country where there's lots of sunshine.
A Wind B Alternative C Solar D Electricity
7. ....................... .. is growing in popularity as more people become aware of the negative effects of
travel on the environment.
A Eco-travelling B Ecology-tourists C Eco-voyaging D Eco-tourism
8. My ......... always leave the kitchen and living room in a mess, and never clean the bathroom.
A classmates B flatmates C colleagues D acquaintances
9. I don't trust any ......... parties. They all tell the same lies, don't they?
A political B politics C politician D politically
10. I asked him several times to tell me the truth, but he still ......... breaking my camera.
A warned B said C denied D suggested
IV. Put the word in brackets into the correct form. (10 marks)

At school, Jim Knowles had always wanted to be a (1 ) ………………………. (science), but he was
never much good at physics and chemistry. Instead, being rather (2) …………................. (art), he
considered working as a painter, but then decided that he would never make much money. When he
eventually left school, he worked for a while as a graphic (3) ......................... (design), but his heart
wasn 't in the work and he rapidly got bored . One day, he was reading an article about the lives of
famous (4) ………………………….(invent) and decided that this was the career for him . Having made
this radical (5) ……………………..(decide), he left his graphic design job. Unfortunately, he was
unable to fiind (6) …………………………… (employ) in the new career he had chosen . He
desperately needed some money, and so he started work on an (7) ............................. (invent) that he
hoped would (8) ...................................... . (revolution) the modern kitchen and make him a fortune.
Within six months, he introduced the world to the result of his labours - an automatic fruit and vegetable
peeler, which he believed would take some of the (9) ……………………………. (convenient) out of
preparing meals. (10) ……………………………………. (fortune) for Jim, the public showed very little
interest in this remarkable breakthrough, and he is now reconsidering his plans for the future.

V. Underline the incorrect extra word in each sentence. (10 marks)

1. I took a short holiday in Mexico following on my business trip to the USA.

2 We don't really need to hurry because we've got some lots of time; our flight doesn't leave until almost
midnight.
3 We didn't expect such a cold weather when we went to South Africa!
4 Let's take the advantage of his absence to catch up on some of the work we've missed.
5 We were fed up with going to the cinema, so Jan suggested that going for a meal for a change.
6. Everyone agrees that the more harder you study, the more your English will improve, and this will
help you get a good grade in the FCE exam.
7. My parents pushed me very hard when I was young, and I was often forced to attend an extra
English, French, mathematics and computer lessons.
8. Children these days are spending more of time studying, and not enough time playing, with the result
that their social skills are developing more slowly.
9. I've worked as a nurse for the last five years, and while it's a very satisfying work, it's never going to
make me rich .
10. We were really hungry, but all we had to eat was a bar of the chocolate and some sweets.

VI. Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable words. In each word, there are two unnecessary
letters.
(10 marks)
1. This jacket is lined with ... .... ...... ....... (olobow) to keep you warmer in the winter.
2. Most supermarket bags are made of ........... ..... .... (tapklsico), and are very cheap to produce.
3. . .. .. . . ... ..... .. .. (totinocs) shirts are much more comfortable than nylon ones, especially innhot
weather.
4. We packed everything into .. .. .... . .... .. ..... (dradocrbais) boxes.
5. Coke cans are made of .. .. ..... .. ... .. .... (duminiulama), and can be recycled .