Units 7–9 Progress Test

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 4 Circle the correct options.

1 I didn’t do … interesting last night.
1 Complete the sentences with the past participle
form of the verbs in parentheses. a nothing b anything
1 I have never eaten (eat) sushi. 2 … likes you. You’re very popular.
2 My mom has (work) in three different a No one b Everyone
countries. 3 We need to find … to camp.
3 Has your brother ever (ride) a a somewhere b anywhere
motorcycle?
4 I don’t like … on this menu. It’s terrible!
4 Mike and Callum have (arrive) late
again!
a anything b nothing

5 Where have you and Sarah (be)?

5 Hello! Is there … there?

6 Jack hasn’t (not finish) his homework. a no one b anyone

6 Please clean this place up! There is trash … !
5
a everywhere b somewhere
2 Complete the sentences with will, might, or to.
5
1 I might get up late tomorrow, but I probably
won’t. 5 Circle the correct options.
2 I’m sure you win the game. You’re very 1 I think next year is going to / will be better than
good. this one.
3 Sara picked up her phone send a 2 My dad says he is going to / will buy a new car.
message.
3 Please come to the party. It is going to / will be
4 That’s a great present! Your sister love fun.
it!
4 Do you think we are going to / will travel to Mars
5 I buy that phone, but I need to think
in the future?
about it first.
6 Matt goes to the dance academy learn 5 I think we are going to / will win the game
breakdancing. tomorrow.

5 6 I am going to / will learn to play the guitar next

year.
3 Complete the sentences with the reflexive
5
pronouns in the box.
herself himself myself ourselves 6 Complete the sentences with the simple present
or present continuous form of the verbs.
themselves yourself
1 I am staying (stay) at home this weekend.
1 Tom is angry with himself .
2 The game (start) at eight o’clock.
2 Why are they looking at in the
mirror? 3 We (play) tennis tonight.

3 I’m buying some ice cream. 4 Jack (not come) with us tomorrow.

4 We are teaching Japanese. 5 The train (leave) at six o’clock.

5 Ella is feeling very pleased with . 6 What times the movie

(start)?
6 Did you cut with the knife?
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VOCABULARY LISTENING
7 Circle the correct options. 10 Listen to Laura talking to Oliver about one of
her hobbies. Listen and circle the correct
1 Do you think we’ll catch / go the train?
options.
2 I can’t get off / out of the car!
1 Laura’s guitar lesson is at seven / eight o’clock.
3 Do you go to school by / on foot?
2 Laura has her lessons in a music school / by video
4 You’re going too fast. I can’t keep / come up chat.
with you!
3 Laura contacted her teacher because she saw
5 Charlie loves to talk / show off. He likes the some videos of him online / a friend
attention! recommended him.
6 You can do it! Don’t give / set up! 4 Laura’s teacher says she has some / a lot of
talent.
5
5 Before she had lessons with this teacher, Laura
8 Complete the sentences with the words in the taught herself / had a bad teacher.
box.
6 At the moment, Laura is playing rock / simple
composer device scientist screen things.
skill upload
10
1 Mozart was a famous composer . 11 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true) or
2 Messi plays soccer with fantastic . F (false)?
3 A works in a laboratory. 1 Laura’s teacher is from Australia. T
4 How big is your phone’s ? 2 Laura’s teacher lives in the UK.
5 A tablet is a digital . 3 Laura’s teacher has uploaded videos of his
concerts.
6 I’m going to some photos.
4 Laura practices every day.
5
5 Laura hasn’t made a lot of progress.
9 Complete the types of musical genres, musical
instruments, and dance styles. 6 Laura might play rock in the future.

1 When you listen to clas sical music, you don’t 5

usually dance.
2 The mic wasn’t working, so we couldn’t
hear anything.
3 Re music comes from Jamaica.
4 My grandparents still go bal da .
Their favorite dance is the waltz.
5 Zu classes are a very good form of
exercise.
6 Sal da is originally from Latin
America.
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READING 4 It’s easy to read long messages on the new
simpler smartphones.
12 Read the article.
5 The new smartphones don’t have a lot of
Back to the Past memory.
These days, smartphones are everywhere. Eighty- 6 You can download a lot of apps on the new
four percent of teenagers in the USA have their
smartphones.
own phone. We take our phones everywhere and
check the screen all the time for messages. We all 10
have our favorite apps, too: to play games, maybe,
14 Circle the correct meaning of the highlighted
or to send messages, or for video chats.
words in the text.
Smartphones are great, but have they become too
good? Some people argue that now they aren’t only 1 chats movies / conversations
a tool. We have become slaves to them, and we
2 tool instrument / a present
can’t live without them.
So, is there a solution? Some companies are now 3 slaves happy / people who aren’t free
bringing out simpler smartphones. hese phones 4 bringing out producing and selling / cleaning
have much smaller screens, so you can only see one
or two lines of text. You have to scroll down to see 5 scroll down move text on a screen / look
the rest. In addition, they don’t make a noise when 6 silly interesting / stupid
you receive a message, so they aren’t a constant
5
distraction. They also have simpler software and
less memory, so you can’t have a lot of apps on WRITING
them. 15 Circle the correct options.
The idea is simple: we won’t use these
1 I like contact sports, such as / what’s more rugby.
smartphones all the time because they aren’t so
useful, and they do less. What do you think? Are 2 The achievement / highlight of the show was the
they a good idea? Or are they a silly return to the dancers.
past? 3 Oliver is a good student. What’s more / For
instance, he’s excellent at sports.
Circle the correct options. 4 The vacation wasn’t perfect. However, all in all /
1 A lot of / All teenagers in the U.S.A. have a on the downside, I had a good time.
smartphone. 5 My effort / advice to you is to become a writer.
2 We check our smartphones very often / never. 6 I played very well in the game. In addition / On
3 The writer says that smartphones are great the downside, we lost 2-0.
because we can use them to do a lot of things / 5
they are much better than before. 16 Write an article about one of the subjects. Use
4 The new smartphones help you to concentrate on the paragraph plan below to help you.
what you’re doing / read text better. Write at least 100 words.
5 If you want to use a lot of apps, the new phones • How we used smartphones in the past, how we
are a good / bad choice. use smartphones today, and how we might/will
use smartphones in the future.
6 The writer gives / doesn’t give an opinion about
the new smartphones.
• How we traveled in the past, how we travel
today, and how we might/will travel in the
10 future.
13 Read the article again. Are the sentences T (true) Paragraph 1
or F (false)? • Smartphones/Travel in the past
1 The article says we always have our smartphones Paragraph 2
with us. T • Smartphones/Travel today
2 According to the article, our smartphones have Paragraph 3
become too important to us. • Predictions for the future
3 Many companies are now making new, simpler 10
smartphones.
TOTAL SCORE 100

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