Progress Test 1b

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Progress Test 1-5 B GRAMMAR Complete the sentences 1 He ____________________ live here anymore. 2 They ____________________lived here all their lives. 3 The man ____________________I spoke to was called Garcia. 4 I was watching the TV when I (have) ____________________ an idea. 5 You (go) ____________________ to Johanna’s party on Saturday? 6 I ____________________definitely be there. 7 ____________________she comes soon, we’ll go without her. 8 You ____________________arrive on time for the exam. 9 I’ve been saving money, but I (save) ____________________ much. 10 Eduard decided ____________________buy the green one. 10

PRONUNCIATION Underline the stressed words 11 It is sold on the internet. 12 You can sit down. 13 It sounds good, doesn’t it? 14 He’s been working in the office. 15 Ireland is smaller than Russia.

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VOCABULARY Complete the sentences 16 We like the same things. We have a lot in ____________________. 17 She likes to talk ____________________her family. 18 He writes for a newspaper. He’s a ____________________. 19 The Portuguese ____________________won the race. 20 I live a long way from the ____________________, on the outskirts of town. 21 This flat is too small for me. It’s too ____________________. 22 I have to go on a business travel/trip ____________________. 23 He ____________________of college and found a job. 24 I need my ____________________. Photography is my hobby. 25 It’s something you use ____________________eating. Do you mean a fork? 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.

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True or False 26 When someone offers to sell you an idea, you shouldn’t buy it. _____ 27 There is only one way to become rich. _____ 28 Not everyone who likes having money gets rich. _____ 29 Some people believe they are special because they are rich. _____ 30 If you are born rich, you will certainly stay rich. _____ 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

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Dear Sir I am __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Yours faithfully Marek Barski 5

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