Progress Test 1a

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Progress Test 1-5 Grammar Complete the sentences 1 She (not live) ____________________ there. 2 They ____________________lived there all their lives. 3 The man ____________________I saw you with wasn’t your husband. 4 I (have) ____________________ a bath when I had an idea. 5 You (go) ____________________ to Johanna’s party on Saturday? 6 I ____________________certainly be there. 7 ____________________she arrives soon, she’ll miss the train. 8 You ____________________be here on time for the start of the film. 9 I (save) ____________________ money, but I haven’t saved much. 10 Emma decided (not buy) ____________________ a new skirt. 10

Vocabulary Complete the sentences 16 I live a long way from the centre, on the ____________________of town. 17 I have to go on a business travel/trip____________________. 18 He ____________________of college and found a job. 19 She likes to talk about her ____________________and interests. 20 We like the same things. We have a lot in ____________________. 21 This flat is too small for me. It’s too ____________________. 22 He writes for a newspaper. He’s a ____________________. 23 It’s something you use for eating. Do you mean a ____________________? 24 The British ____________________didn’t finish the 5,000m race. 25 I need my camera. ____________________is my hobby. 10

Reading If anyone ever offers to sell you an idea which will make you rich, remember this. It won’t. If the idea is so good, why isn’t he or she rich enough to give it away? There’s only one way to get rich and that is through hard work. Look at any of the richest businessmen or women in the world and you will see people who work twenty four hours a day. Yes, we all work hard, but not everyone is rich. What the very rich have in common is that they are always looking for the opportunity to make money. We all like having money, but it’s the rich and successful who like making money.

Of course, some people are born rich. There are two types of born-rich people. The first would be rich no matter what. They like making money. They are born rich and get richer. The second type are people who think that they are somehow special because their parents were well off. They prefer spending money to making it. They are born rich and get poorer.

True or False 26 When someone offers to sell you an idea, you shouldn’t buy it. _____ 27 There are many ways to become rich. _____ 28 People who like having money get rich. _____ 29 Some people are special because they are rich. _____ 30 You can get poorer as well as richer. _____ 5

Listening True or False 31 She is not keen on shopping. _____ 32 She doesn’t want to do less housework. _____ 33 She enjoys watching TV. _____ 34 She often cooks for her friends. _____ 35 She doesn’t have time to exercise. _____ 5

Writing Write a letter of complaint to a TV channel. Include these ideas in your letter. Reason for writing: programmes are bad quality Example: Quiz Shows, presenters not interesting, contestants too boring What you want: improve programmes, more drama Polite ending: make changes, people stop watching Dear Sir I am __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours faithfully Marek Barski 5