NAME CLASS

American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 2

GRAMMAR 5 We really enjoy / want spending time at the beach.

6 The meeting will / might finish early. It depends
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
the verb in parentheses. how long the boss speaks!
7 You don’t have to / shouldn’t listen to him. He tells
Example: If I had (have) a lot of money, I’d buy a new
lies.
car.
8 I borrowed my sister’s laptop, because mine
ne / my
1 I __________ (know) Lisa for ten years. We’re good was broken.

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friends.
9 Was / Did he use to teach history
ry at your
our school?
2 We __________ (live) in a big house in the country,
10 They’ve lived in this apartment
ent for / since 18
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but now we have a city apartment.
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3 What would you do if you __________ (lose) your
11 It’s easier to learn / learn
n a language when you’re
earn y
wallet?
young.
4 A I didn’t really like that movie.
12 Who left / did leave all these dirty dishes
dis last
las night?
B Neither __________ (do) I!
13 Is Dominicc good at playing piano?
layi / play the pia

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5 If you really wanted that coat, you __________ (save)
your money to buy it. 14 I might see / to
o see that movie this
t weekend.
we
6 Jean-Pierre asked us if we __________ (want) to go 15 What
at have
ave you eaten / did eat for dinner last
id you e
out for a pizza. night?
15
7 A How long __________ (you / be) on the swim
team?
B Since last summer.
8 A I __________(not go) to the party tonight.
ec 3 Complete
Complete the
Example:
th senten
ample: T
The
sentences with one word.
he boy ran into the street to catch his ball.
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B Neither are we.
1 Ted sai he __________ already heard this album.
Ted said
9 Pasta comes from Italy, but now it __________
____
2 This
T his play
pl was written __________ William
(make) all over the world.
Shakespeare.
Sha
10 A Why are you going out?
3 Oh, no! I’ve __________ to feed the dog!
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B __________ (mail) this letter.

4 The hours in my job are long, but I don’t __________
11 Gus was there at the time of the robbery,
obbery, but he said working late, so that’s okay.
he __________ (not see) anything.
ing.
5 A Is this book __________, Lucia?
12 If they __________ (get)
get) here before
efore 7 p.m., we’ll ggo
B Yes, it is. Thanks. It was a birthday present.
n

and see that movie.

6 He hasn’t seen his cousins __________ last year.
13 The teacher told
ld us __________ (stay) after cl
class.
7 You _______ smoke in this building. It’s against the
.la

14 We got to the
he theater twenty minutes late, and the
minut late
law.
play__________
________ __ (already / start)
start).
8 Her class is in room 12 on the first floor. Go
15 Ourr school __________ (build)
(bu in 1968.
__________ the stairs and turn left.
15
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9 __________ you pay that man, he’ll sell you the

tickets you need.
2 Underline
nderline the correct
corr word
w or phrase. 10 A __________ there use to be a movie theater
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Example: When
Whe did y you finish / have you finished downtown?
your
y work?
wo B Yes, but it closed six months ago.
1 You don’t have
h to / must not pay to enter the 10
museum.
museum It’s free.
Grammar total 40
2 If you don’t clean your room, your things will /
would get lost.
3 I get along well with my brother / my brother
well.
4 A I love salsa dancing.
B Neither / So does my sister.

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 2

VOCABULARY 6 Email was __________ in the 1970s, but most of us

first used it a lot later.
4 Underline the odd word(s) out. discovered invented designed
Example: duck eagle swan mosquito 7 If you don’t know how to get there, look __________
1 divorced retired married tired the directions on the internet.
2 put on take off turn down try on down through up
3 math physics chemistry biology 8 My great-grandmother married young, and

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__________ ten children.
4 toward passed through along
had got became
5 lose miss catch get on
9 I’m looking __________ my neighbor’s
ghbor’s cats while
6 spider cow horse pig

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he’s on vacation.
7 get an email get home get a present get a salary after forward for or
8 crocodile shark dolphin goat 10 I __________ broke
roke myy friend’s iPod.
9 a little really very good luckily accidentally
cidentallyy finally
nally

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10 get up go away sit down look after 11 My aunt alwayss __________ a ha
handbag.
handbag
10 wears puts carries
12 Ben
en doesn’t
sn’t look ___________
______ his father. They’re
h
5 Write the opposite. completely
ely different.

Example: turn on (the TV) turn off

1 get up (in the morning) __________
2 stand up __________
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ke as same
like
3 I’m
m really
really tired, and I d
out tonight
ffor
tonight.
or like
lik to
don’t feel __________ going
ag
3 forget (a name) __________ The
14 T he snake
sn moved __________ , and everyone felt
m
4 put on (a coat) __________ frightened.
very fr
frig
5 turn up (the radio) __________ luckily
ckil sadly suddenly
luckil
15 A I don’t like early mornings at all.
5
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B __________ do I!
So Also Neither
6 Complete the sentences with
th thee correct word(s).
word(s
15
Example: Would you likee to lookk at my vacation
photos?
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watch look
ook at read
1 I used to play
ay a lot of tennis, but I gav __________
gave it __
last year, and now
ow I play basketba
basketball.
down off up
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2 Nina
ina is really afraid __________
_____ spiders.
on off by
3 Myy uncle decided to ____
__________ at the age of 50 and
go traveling
traveling.
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rretire
etire receive
ece rrepair
Go
4 G __________ the museum and the movie theater
o _________
is o left.
on your le
over past
p along
5 When
Whe I saw them they were walking __________ the
park.
on away across

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 2

7 Complete the sentences with one word. PRONUNCIATION

Example: I woke up very early this morning. 8 Underline the stressed syllable.
1 Please __________ your dictionaries to the next Example: a|ddress
class.
1 dol|phin
2 Frank doesn’t __________ much money. His job is
poorly paid. 2 e|lec|tion
3 A Sorry this is taking a long time. 3 in|ven|ted

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B That’s OK. I __________ mind waiting. 4 se|pa|ra|ted
4 Leo __________ along very well with Alex. They’re 5 e|le|phant
good friends. 6 su|ccess

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5 I __________ last night listening to my favorite 7 to|ward
songs. 8 news|pa|per
6 Our teacher __________ us we had all passed our 9 i|ma|gi|na|tion
on
exams.

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10 di|rec|ted
d
7 The boy __________ that he wanted to travel before
10
college.
8 Keith’s in the shower right now. He’ll call you
__________ in twenty minutes. 9 Match the words with the same
sa sound.

she’s taking riding lessons.

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9 Clare got a __________ for her birthday, and now

10 Don’t __________ away that old newspaper. I

haven’t read it yet.
tiger
ti
iger ssend
wear
end finish
en
ea enjoy
wear
finish
i
enjoy forget
en

Example:
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remember
Example reme
get
g turn discover
hope divorced

send
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10
0 elephant
1 ele
elepha
phant _______
throw
2 thr
hrow
ow _______
Vocabulary total
al 40
3 aacross _______
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4 pretend _______
5 whale _______
6 promise _______
7 dangerous _______
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8 earn _______
9 mosquito _______
10 try _______
10
w.

Pronunciation total 20

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Reading and Writing A ENGLISH FILE 2

READING 4 Most people think that “smart” technology is bad for

us.
1 Read the article and check (✓) A, B, or C. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
5 Younger people depend too much on “smart”
Is technology bad for our technology.
brains? A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ay ■
6 Teenagers are always better than older peoplee at

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by James Sanders remembering information.
Nowadays, many useful gadgets (small machines) are A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t esn’t say ■
advertised as “smart.” This “smartness” generally means 7 We are less happy to wait for things
ngs than we used to
t

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that the machine can change how it works to suit the user’s be.
needs, learn our preferences, and make intelligent choices A True ■ B False lse ■ C Doesn’t
Doesn’t say ■
for us. Smartphones can now take photos, play songs, send
8 Using the internet
net changes
nges young people’s
peop brains
bra
emails, and do a thousand other useful things, such as
more than older
lder people’s.
ple’
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
shopping online or assisting us with our homework. We

en
used to need lots of machines to help us to do these things,
but not any more. They fit in our pockets, but contain more 9 We find
nd it moree difficult to concentr
concentrate
c on one thing
data than we could ever possibly need, or remember. than
n we used to.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
If you asked most people, they would say that smart
10 James
ames Sanders wants
wa to st
stop using modern gadgets.

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machines have improved life. Not everyone agrees,
however. A few scientists are worried about the effect of
using machines to do things that we used to do for
ourselves. For example, we don’t have to remember
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■

10
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people’s contact details any more, as our phones store this
information. We can also find information instantly, via 2 Match
Match five
fiv oof the highlighted words / phrases with
s have
internet search engines like Google. A few studies the definitions.
defini
defin
nd 60s are
shown, surprisingly, that people in their 50s and Example: be right for something, or someone suit
Exam
g
better than teenagers at studying and memorizing
gu

information, because they’ve always worked this

his way. 1 look at, or think about __________
ctations
ns and made us
Technology has changed our expectations 2 without waiting __________
ur news
very impatient. Now we want our s in tiny soundbites
soundbites,, 3 keep __________
ead or listen for more
and get bored if we actually have to read 4 result of something __________
lan

ientists reported recently that th

than a minute or two. Scientists the
5 information __________
ng how
Internet was changing ow we think and learn
learn. One au
author
5
ogle was making us stupid!
even said that Google stupid It’s certainly
ce
ften do
true that we often o two or three things simultaneously
Reading total 15
re online,
when we are ne, and it’s harder and
a harder
hard to focus on
w.

ng. Maybe
one thing. e technology is b
bad for o
our brains, and our
mories, and we should stop
memories, s depen
depending on it all the time.
WRITING
But if you
ou tell me to give up my sm
smartphone, sorry, I won’t! Answer these three questions. Write 25–35 words
for each question.
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Example: G
Gadgets
adgets now
ad nowadays can be very useful. 1 What would you do if you won a lot of money?
A True
T ■
✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 2 What subjects did / do you most enjoy studying at
1 “Smart”
“Sm
Smart” gadgets
gad work differently for different users. school? Why?
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 3 What is your favorite possession? Why?

2 Gadg
Gadgets can do more things now than in the past. Writing total 10
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
Reading and Writing total 25
3 Most people don’t have many machines any more.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 7–12
Listening and Speaking A ENGLISH FILE 2

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to Kate speaking about a job she enjoys. 1 Ask your partner these questions.
Check (✓) A, B, or C. 1 Do you have any animal phobias?
1 Kate usually works _____. 2 What free-time activities do you find exciting?
A in an office ■ B at her house ■ 3 Do you get bored easily?
C at a swimming pool ■ 4 Can you describe the last time you visited a newew
2 She teaches _____. place?

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A one day a week ■ B three days a week ■ 5 How do you usually get to school ol or work?
C all week ■ 6 How often do you go out? What thingshings do you prefer
3 She most enjoys teaching _____. to do?

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A the youngest children ■ 7 What’s the best meal you’ve
’ve ever had?
B competition swimmers ■ C older people ■ 8 What time of day do you u work best in morning
in: the mornin
4 Most of the adults are_____. or evening?
A afraid of the water ■ B good swimmers ■ 9 What do you u most like
ke about learnin language?
learning a lan

en
C about 50 years old ■ 10 What electronicic item would you most llike to buy?
ectronic
5 Kate says that she doesn’t earn much _____ in her Now answer
er your partner’s questi
questions.
part-time job.
A hours ■ B money ■ ead the information
2 Read nformation about
ab a summer course you
C times with her students ■ attended
nded and answer
answ your partner’s
p questions.

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2 Listen to five conversations. Match them with
5
Intensive Arts Su
Summer Course
Length of course:
cours three weeks
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situations A–E. Cours
Courses: pa
painting, dance, photography, art history
Conversation 1 ■ Accom
Accomm
Accommodation: shared rooms in school
Conversation 2 ■ Facilities: computer room, cafeteria, game room
Faci
Conversation 3 ■ Social program for evening and weekends
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(e.g. tennis, theater, museums, etc.)

Conversation 4 ■
Cost: $850
Conversation 5 ■
A giving some news
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B getting directions 3 Write questions and ask your partner about a

C tor
visiting the doctor course he / she attended.
D one message
leaving a phone sage r
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Listening and Speaking total 25

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