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Progress test 1  Units 1–6 Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 1  Questions and verb forms 1 Where does Xavier come from?
Put the words in the correct order to make questions. He comes from France.

1 job   learning   for   English   your   you   are   ? 2 ________________________________________

Are you learning English for your job? They come from Australia.

2 English   you   start   did   learning   when   ? 3 ________________________________________

________________________________________ They live in Melbourne.

3 tennis   often   play   how   does   she   ? 4 ________________________________________

________________________________________ He’s 26.

4 do   doing   what   at   you   like   weekend   the   ? 5 ________________________________________

________________________________________ Yes, he does. He has one younger brother.

5 weekend   do   what   you   would   to   this   like   ? 6 ________________________________________

________________________________________ No, they haven’t got any.

6 dictionary   why   got   you   haven’t   a   ? 7 ________________________________________

________________________________________ He’s a chef.

7 much   put   my   coffee   sugar   how   did   in   8 ________________________________________

you   ? He went home to Paris for two weeks.
________________________________________ 9 ________________________________________
8 phoned   doing   John   when   what   you   were   ? They stayed there for two months.
________________________________________ 10 ________________________________________
9 sandwiches   make   is   who   to   going   the   ? They’re going to tour New Zealand.
________________________________________ 11 ________________________________________
10 radio   listening   does   enjoy   to   mother   the   He’s going to drive to Morocco.
your   ?
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________________________________________
11 live   Anna   where   was   child   a   did  
Exercise 3  Tenses and verb patterns
when   she   ?
________________________________________ Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 point for each correct answer  10 A Why (1) did you go (go) to the coast last weekend?
B Because we like (2) sailing (sail).
Exercise 2  Questions and tenses A (3) __________ you __________ (know) Brian Bailey?
Here are the answers to some questions. Write the questions. B Yes, I (4) __________ (meet) him two years ago while
Use the information in the chart. I (5) __________ (work) in Germany. (6) __________
Name Xavier Mr and Mrs Ramsey he still __________ (live) there?
Nationality French Australian A Yes, he does. He (7) __________ (live) in Frankfurt.
Town London Melbourne He (8) __________ (have got) a good job there but at
Age 26 in their sixties the moment he (9) __________ (work) in London.
Family one younger no children He’s here for a few days and I’d like (10) __________
brother
(invite) you and Brian for dinner. Can you (11)
Occupation chef retired
Holiday last year home to Paris for two months in Scotland – __________ (come)?
two weeks visiting relatives B Yes, I hope so. I’d love (12) __________ (see) Brian
Holiday next year drive to Morocco tour New Zealand for two again! When I was in Germany, we (13) __________
with friends weeks (see) each other quite often because his office was near
the school where I (14) __________ (teach).We
sometimes (15) __________ (have) lunch together. I
always enjoyed (16) __________ (talk) to him. I

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wanted (17) __________ (write) to him but he moved Exercise 6  Expressions of quantity; someone, etc.
and I (18) __________ (not have) his new address.
Tick (✓) the correct sentence, a or b.
A Well, what about dinner on Friday?
1 a There was much snow last winter.
B That’s fine. What time? b There was some snow last winter, but not much.  ✓
A Is eight o’clock OK? I (19) __________ (ring) Brian 2 a Is there any milk? I can’t see one.
yesterday to check the day, and I (20) __________
b Is there any milk? I can’t see any.
(ring) him again tomorrow to check the time.
3 a There’s some potatoes, but only few.
B Well, eight o’clock is fine for me. I (21) __________
b There are some potatoes, but only a few.
(bring) a bottle of wine. And I’m looking forward to
(22) __________ (see) Brian again. 4 a There are a lot of cars parked in the street.
A Great! See you on Friday then! b There are lots cars parked in the street.
5 a Is there much unemployment in your town?
1 point for each correct answer  20 b Is there much unemployed people in your town?
6 a Only a little people believe his story.
Exercise 4  Countable and uncountable nouns
b Only a few people believe his story.
Underline the uncountable noun in the pairs of words. 7 a How much homeworks do you have tonight?
1 cheese / egg b How much homework do you have tonight?
2 money / pound 8 a There isn’t much rice and there isn’t any eggs.
3 rice / potato b There isn’t much rice and there aren’t any eggs.
4 meat / hamburger 9 a How lovely! Somebody gave you some flowers.
5 loaf / bread b How lovely! Anybody gave you some flowers.
6 job / homework 10 a I went anywhere interesting for my holiday.
7 food / meal b I didn’t go anywhere interesting for my holiday.

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Exercise 5  Articles Exercise 7  Descriptions

Complete the text with a, an, the or nothing (—). Complete the conversations with words from the box.
I had (1) — dinner with (2) the Queen.
worst latest more as (x2) funniest funnier than
My Aunt Vanessa is (3) _______ artist. She lives in (4) friendlier tastier like was what the most nice
_______ beautiful old cottage by (5) _______ sea and she
paints (6) _______ small pictures of wild flowers and
1 A I started a new job today, working in an office.
birds. She doesn’t like leaving (7) _______ cottage, but
once (8) _______ year she travels by (9) _______ train to B What are the other people (1) like ?
London and has (10) _______ tea with me at (11) A They’re very (2) __________. They seem
_______ Savoy Hotel. At the moment I’m quite worried (3) __________ than the people in my old job, and
the job is much (4) __________ interesting.
about her because she’s in (12) _______ hospital, but I’m
B You worked in a shop before, didn’t you?
sure she’ll be better soon. I’m going to visit her next week.
A Yes. Working in an office is better (5) __________
1 point for each correct answer  10 working in a shop, I’ll tell you! That was the (6)
__________ job I’ve ever had. I hated it.

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2 C We went out for a meal to Luigi’s last night – you Exercise 9  Vocabulary
know, that new Italian restaurant.
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences, a, b, or c.
D Mm, I know. What (7) __________ it like?
1 Can you … me the time, please?
C It was (8) __________ best Italian meal I’ve ever
had, and it wasn’t as expensive (9) __________ a talk b say c tell
Giovanni’s. 2 Thank you. That was a really delicious … !
D Yes. Giovanni’s used to be the (10) __________ a diet b meal c food
popular restaurant around here, but then it started
3 What did you get … your birthday?
getting very expensive.
a for b from c at
C And the service isn’t (11) __________ good as
it was. 4 How often do you … on Facebook?
D What did you have? a go b send c chat to
C Paul and I both had veal, but mine was cooked in 5 It’s very icy so you must drive … .
wine and herbs, and it was (12) __________ than a fast b carefully c careful
Paul’s. But his was nice, too.
6 She always gets up … at the weekend.
3 E Have you read John Harrison’s (13) __________
a late b lately c loudly
book, Going Round the World?
F No. (14) __________’s it like? 7 We rang the firefighters and they arrived … .
E I think it’s the (15) __________ book he’s written. a already b immediately c regularly
I laughed out loud all the way through. 8 She’s quite … but she doesn’t spend much on other
F I didn’t like The Truth and the Light, the one that people.
came out last year. a expensive b generous c wealthy
E Neither did I. This one’s much (16) __________ . 9 You can’t say that he’s polite. In fact, he’s really very … .
a rude b lazy c tidy
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10 Would you like a … of cake?
Exercise 8  Words that go together a loaf b packet c piece
11 They brought a lovely … of wine to have with dinner.
Cross out the word or phrase that doesn’t go with the verb.
a bottle b litre c can
1 pay for a meal / someone back / some clothes
12 Did it take you long to … up Spanish?
2 get 
on well with someone / out for a meal /
a look b take c pick
a takeaway pizza
13 Why did she fall … with her best friend?
3 turn music and films / round / something off
a out b off c on
4 look after a baby / up a word / a football match
5 go out with friends / gigs and clubs / 1 point for each correct answer  12
running every day Total 100
6 do nothing / your homework / a mistake
7 play 
for clothes online / games on PlayStation /
the piano
8 take off your jumper / a coffee / off late
9 speak 
a language fluently / Spanish and French /
me the time

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