CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL ENGLISH 8: PROGRESS TEST 2

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Progress test 2
Vocabulary 1
Read the sentences and choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
Circle the correct option.
Example:

0 A hemisphere / semisphere is exactly like half of a sphere.

1 Martha speaks French very well – she speaks it very fluidly / fluently.

2 Could you please cut me a slice / loaf of bread?

3 I’m going to do a long walk to raise / lift money for charity.

4 There are lots of charities that aim to care / protect the environment.

5 They’ve put a large new advertising hoarding / jingle in the street near my home.

6 Brand target / loyalty is when people always buy products made by the same company.

7 Dairy / Bakery products are those that are made using milk.

8 Wind and solar power are examples of geothermal / renewable energy sources.

9 Electricity is often produced in large power stations / emissions.

10 Some countries have long periods of desert / drought when no rain falls at all.

[Total: 10 marks]

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Grammar 1
There is one mistake in each of the sentences below. Write out the sentences correctly in the spaces.

Example:

0 Visit my grandparents is always lots of fun.

11 At whom did the judges give the prize?

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12 There are so many nice things on the menu to choose to.

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13 Lots of our tinned foods are in offer this week.

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14 I was hungry so I helped myselves to a sandwich.

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15 Lots of jobs will be lose in the future because of new technology.

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[Total: 5 marks]

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Grammar 2
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

Use only two or three words in each gap.

Example:

0 People will download all their books from the internet in the future.
All books …………………………
will be downloaded from the internet in the future.

16 Everyone in the room was silent for a long time.

There ………………………………… in the room for a long time.

17 They are building a new hospital in my town.

A new hospital ………………………………… in my town.

18 All of our cakes are 20% cheaper today.

There’s ………………………………… all of our cakes today.

19 I really wish I had gone to the museum with my friends.

I really should ………………………………… to the museum with my friends.

20 People will download all their books from the internet in the future.

All books ………………………………… from the internet in the future.

[Total: 5 marks]

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Reading
You are going to read an email about a teenager’s experience of going to summer camp.
Ten sentences have been removed from the email.
Write the correct letter, A–J, in each space from the options on the next page.

To: Marek
Message: Summer camp

How are you doing, Marek? How’s your family? I want to tell you about my experience at a
summer camp. Before I went on the camp, I was extremely nervous! (21) ………. Well, certainly not
for a whole week.

When I arrived there, I immediately started feeling much better. The activity leaders who worked
at the camp were really nice. (22) ………. Then I met lots of the other kids on the camp before we
started our first activity. I got on really well with one of them in particular, Hans. (23) ……….
We ended up doing most of the activities together, which was great.

For our first activity, we went canoeing at a nearby lake. (24) ………. It was great fun though.
After lunch, we did a mountain bike ride in the hills around the camp. The views from the top
were amazing – the boats in the lake below looked really small. (25) ………. However, all of us
managed to stay on our bikes, so we were very pleased with ourselves.

That evening, we had a campfire. Quite a few people there were good at playing the guitar.
(26) ………. I had a great time singing along to them.

The next few days followed the same routine, with different activities in the morning and afternoon,
then a campfire in the evening. Once, though, we actually went camping overnight up in the hills
nearby. (27) ………. The views when we woke up in the morning were amazing, and we cooked our
breakfast on the campfire.

I think my favourite activity of the whole week was the high ropes. You had to walk around
a circuit in the local forest. The only problem was that it was all 15 metres above the ground!
(28) ………. Some people had to come down though, because they were so frightened.

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So all in all, I had a great week. (29) ………. So maybe next time, we can go together –
that’d be great! I hope you have a good time on holiday with your family, Marek. (30) ……….
See you when you get back.

All the best,

[Total: 10 marks]

A You’d have loved it too if you had been there.

B Some of the paths we had to cycle down were really rough and steep.

C I had never been away from my family before.

D I’ve heard that the place you’re all going to is really nice.

E It was the first time I’d ever slept in a tent.

F He and I became good friends for the rest of our time there.

G Fortunately, I’m not afraid of heights, so I got around quite easily.

H They actually seemed more like friends than people who were in charge of lots of teenagers!

I They took it in turns to play some of the songs they knew.

J I’d never been in that kind of boat before so I found it quite hard.

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Writing
31 In your English class, you have been talking about advertising. Your teacher has asked you to
write an essay about this statement:

All advertising aimed at children and teenagers should be banned.

Write your essay in 120–150 words in an appropriate style below. You do not have to agree
with this statement in your essay.

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[Total: 20 marks]

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