Progress test 1 Units 1–6

Tenses then nobody

Complete the story with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses. Sometimes more than one tense is possible. else (27)______________ (see) anywhere near the car. You’re in
trouble, Paul, and we (28)______________ (take) you to the police
A lift into trouble station for further questioning. When we (29)______________ (get)
It was the middle of the night and Paul (1)______________ (get) there, we (30)______________ (tell) you what we’ve found in that
worried. The two unsmiling police officers obviously car.”
(2)______________ (not/believe) his story and one of them
(3)______________ (talk) quietly but urgently on the phone. From
the look on their faces, they (4) ______________ (suspect) him of 1 point for each correct answer 30
something, but Paul still had no idea what.
All he knew was that at 3:30 in the morning he (5)______________ Future forms
(walk) home when a police car (6)______________ (come) to a
Choose the correct answer: a, b, or c.
sudden stop right next to him. The two officers jumped out and
1 This time tomorrow, we ___ in the sun.
demanded to know who he (7)______________ (be) and where he
a lie b ’ll lie c ’ll be lying
(8)______________ (be) earlier.
“Paul Hughes,” he replied, “and I (9)______________ (be) at the 2 The store ___ you your money back if you complain.
2020 Club downtown. Now I (10)______________ (go) home.” a are giving b will give c will have given
It (11)______________ (rain), Paul was tired, and he wanted to get 3 What ___ for dinner tonight, Mom?
home quickly, but the police (12)______________ (be) suspicious. a are we having b do we have c will we have had
“Where’s home?” asked the younger police officer. 4 They ___ to live in Canada by the end of the year.
“Stonehill Estates,” answered Paul, aware of the reputation for a ’re going b ’ll have gone c ’ll be going
crime it (13)______________ (acquire) in recent years. 5 He’ll still ___ home from Moscow at two this
“So what (14)______________ (you/do) around here?” said the afternoon.
older one, “This isn’t the way from downtown.” a be flying b fly c have flown
“I know,” said Paul, feeling a little bit irritated, “but I 6 I ___ you with the cleaning if you like.
(15)______________ (give) a ride by a guy at the club. He a ’m helping b ’m going to help c ’ll help
(16)______________ (drop) me off at the subway station about 15 7 Here’s your ticket. The train ___ platform 9 at 8:45.
minutes ago. Since then I (17)______________ (walk).”
a leaving b leaves c will have left
“What was his name?”
8 I’m going on leave because I ___ a baby next month.
“No idea.”
a have b ’ll have c ’m having
“What (18)______________ (he/look like)?”
“Tall, heavily-built. Kind of tough looking.
He (19)______________ (wear) a blue denim jacket.” 1 point for each correct answer 8
“And the car?”
“A convertible BMW; a 5 Series. Green, I think.” Negatives
The police officers (20)______________ (look at) each other for
Check () the right sentences and correct the wrong ones.
second.
1 The teacher asked us to not make a noise.
“That car (21)______________ (find) a few minutes ago. It
2 He didn’t speak to anybody all evening.
(22)______________ (leave) behind the station.”
“So what’s that got to do with me?” said Paul, starting to feel uneasy. 3 During the test, you don’t have to copy from other
students.
“Quite a lot,” replied the older officer. “A report
4 I haven’t already cleaned my room.
(23)______________ (receive) just after 3:00 a.m. that a green
BMW (24)______________ (steal) from outside the 2020 Club. 5 I don’t think what he did was very clever.
Then, a few minutes later a young man (25)______________ 6 A Are we having a test this week?
(observe) walking away from the vehicle near the Avenue C B I don’t hope so.
Station. That person (26)______________ (describe) as average 7 A I wish it was still the weekend.
height, dark haired, and slim. Very much like you, in fact. And since B I don’t like Monday mornings either.

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8 I am not agree with anything you said.

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Expressions of quantity
Question forms
Put the expressions in order, from the most to the fewest.
Complete the questions for the answers.
1 A What was Jan talking to you __________? several people most of the people hardly anybody
nearly everybody more than half the people
B Oh, just the weather and things like that. a few people everybody nobody
2 A How __________ have English class?
B Three times a week. everybody (50 people)
3 A Could you tell me what date __________ today? 1 _______________ (48 or 49 people)
B It’s February 29th! 2 _______________ (about 40 people)
4 A What __________ you like? 3 _______________ (over 25 people)
B Anything that’s easy to read, like novels. 4 _______________ (about 20 people)
5 A How __________ you to get ready for work? 5 _______________ (about 12 people)
B Only about ten minutes. I don’t have breakfast. 6 _______________ (about 4 people)
6 A What does your brother __________? nobody (0 people)
B Nothing like me. He’s taller, skinnier, and fair.
7 A Who __________ you those flowers? 1 point for each correct answer 6
B Nobody gave them to me. I bought them myself.
8 A How come __________ at school yesterday? Word building
B I had to stay at home and look after my mom. Complete each blank with the correct form of the word in
capitals on the right.
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When I arrived here in England I was SICK
(1)__________ at first, and even, at
Countable or uncountable?
times, a little (2)__________, but that HAPPY
For each countable noun, write a uncountable noun related
soon passed as I got used to
in meaning.
the different (3)__________ , and the meals. LIFE
burglary __ crime _
I know some people really (4)__________ LIKE
1 table __________
English food, but it’s not that bad and the
2 bus __________
criticism seems (5)__________ to me. The FAIR
3 suitcase __________
family I’m staying with is nice, too.
4 job __________
5 dollar __________ Nobody’s ever (6)__________ to me and KIND
6 banana __________ they help me with my English, even my
7 journey __________ (7)__________! My teacher thinks WORK
8 suggestion __________ there’s been a big (8)__________ in my IMPROVE
9 fact __________ speaking, and says I should be
10 problem __________
(9)__________ in the end-of-course SUCCESS
tests. Sometimes that kind of
1 point for each correct answer 10 (10)__________ helps, doesn’t it? COURAGE

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4 It took a while to get in / into the story, but it was worth
1 point for each correct answer 10 reading.
Hot verbs: put, take, make, and do 5 I followed the directions and we still ended up in / at
the middle of nowhere.
These sentences each have one mistake. Correct the words
6 The apartment is in a good location, just on / at the
in italics.
outskirts of the city.
1 The whole village put part in the celebrations. 7 It’s a lovely day. Let’s sit on / in the bank of the river
__________ and enjoy the view.
2 Come on! If we put a big effort, we can get this 8 The parking garage is located at / in the back of the
finished. __________ hotel.

3 You’re old enough to make responsibility for

your own actions. __________ 1 point for each correct answer 8

4 He’s all talk. He’ll never make that business

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plan into practice. __________
5 “Great to make business with you!” “Yes, you
too. Here’s to the next deal.” __________
6 It was awful. They made pressure on me to
sign the contract. __________
7 You’ll be in trouble if you don’t make any
notice of what mom says. __________
8 During the recession the company still took a huge
profit. No one lost their job. __________
9 We must take a stop to bullying in schools.
__________
10 You’re always putting me for granted. I wish
you were a little more considerate. __________
11 You’ll never put a good impression at work if
you’re late. __________
12 I took my research and found the cheapest way to get
to the airport . __________

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Prepositions
Choose the correct words.

1 It’s a wonderful story set into / in 1920s New York.

2 The film was based of / on my favorite novel. It was
OK, but I much prefer the book.
3 She was awarded an Oscar from / for her role in the
movie.

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