PROGRESS TEST version Name: …………………………………………….

Date: ………………

Choose the correct answer. Write a, b, or c in the box.

1 “Is Clara coming to Pilates with us?” a she was going

“No, she said ________ to visit her grandmother.” b she going
c I’m going
2 The race starts in ten minutes and the athletes are already ________. a taking part
b giving up
c warming up
3 He ________ finished the book yet. a told that he hasn’t
b said that he hadn’t
c told that he hadn’t
4 It was very difficult to use the computer when I broke my ________. a wrist
b ankle
c knee
5 Emilia ________ very far when she remembered that her laptop was at a didn’t get
home. b hadn’t gotten
c wasn’t getting
6 The tennis player was badly injured, so the ________ stopped the match. a referee
b umpire
c spectator
7 I’ve given up salty snacks, ________ potato chips and olives. a such as
b such like
c such
8 Who ________ the most goals? a scored
b tied
c won
9 “Did George see the game?” a told to me he saw
“Yes, he ________ it.” b told me he’s seen
c told me he’d seen
10 Mark carried a lot of heavy boxes yesterday and now his ________ hurts. a foot
b cheek
c back
11 The game ________, but some of the players were already giving up. a hadn’t finished
b didn’t finish c wasn’t finishing
12 She put the ________ around the player’s neck. a trophy
b medal
c umpire
13 “What’s the answer to this question?” a me she’d tell
“She said ________ us tomorrow.” b she’ll say
c she’d tell
14 Professional cyclists have strong ________ in their legs. a elbows
b muscles
c chins
15 Our first house didn’t have any ________. It was freezing in the winter. a blankets
b central heating
c air-conditioning
16 I work in a ________ office building. a large new glass
b new large glass
c glass new large
17 This is a picture of the bride and ________ with all their wedding guests. a husband
b groom
c boyfriend
18 It’s my parents’ silver wedding anniversary next month, so they’ve been a over
married for ________ 25 years. b at least
c nearly
19 The woman ________ you met at the party is my cousin. a she
b where
c that
20They were enemies in elementary school, but they ________ in love in a became
college and have been together for ten years. b fell
c got back
21 I’m thinking about ________ a career in teaching. a starting
b to start
c start
22 Rashid couldn’t sleep because his ________ were playing loud music all a classmates
night. b enemies
c neighbors
23 The café ________ we met is now a French restaurant. a that
b who
c where
24 We ________ each other online before we met up last spring. a got to know
b introduced
c asked out
25 I’m pleased ________ you that we’d like to offer you the job. a telling
b to tell
c tell
 PROGRESS TEST version Name: ……………………………………………. Date: ………………

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
26 I like your jacket – it’s really ________________. (style)

27 I have to do the ________________ tonight. (iron)

28 I think you should ________________ to Rachel. (apology)

29 He doesn’t get along ________________ with his boss. (good)

30 She’s worked for the same ________________ for many years. (employ)

III. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
31 “I’m getting married,” said Tom to John yesterday.
Tom told John yesterday that he ________________ married.

32 “I’ll send her an e-mail later,” said Natalia.

Natalia said that she ________________ an e-mail later.
33 I baked some cookies earlier. Would you like one?
Would you like one of the cookies ________________ earlier?
34 We’re organizing a sports day at school. Did Amit tell you?
Did Amit tell you about the sports day ________________ organizing at school?

35 We decided to move to the country.

We made the ________________ to move to the country.

Why I love playing “ultimate”

by Maria Alberto
I played ultimate, originally known as “ultimate frisbee,” for the first time when I was in school. I had always been very
active since I was a kid and I felt like trying something new because I was bored of basketball and soccer. I fell in love
with the sport right away!
Ultimate is an exciting sport which is played in an area about the same length as a soccer field. There are two teams of
seven and players throw a flat disc, or Frisbee, to their teammates. Points are scored when a player catches the disc in
the other team’s area of the field. You can catch the disc with one or both hands. While you are holding the disc, you have
to keep one foot on the ground and, without moving, you have to pass the disc to another player within ten seconds.
Ultimate was invented in the 1960s in the United States. The rules were written by a group of students from Columbia
High School in New Jersey. The first college ultimate game was played in 1972 between teams from Rutgers and
Princeton universities. The game took place in the location where the first college football game had been played 103
years earlier. Rutgers beat Princeton in both sports!
There are no referees in ultimate. Instead, the players decide when a point has been scored, which means everyone has
to follow the rules. The sport even has a rule called Spirit of the Game (or SOTG), which explains this idea. This is
different from any other game I have played and some people say it makes players have a lot of respect for each other.
However, some ultimate games have special spectators called “observers” who watch the game – if any of the players
disagree about a point that’s been scored, the observers decide what happened.
Playing ultimate is a great way to stay in shape, but it also exercises your brain. For example, you have to think about
what the other team is doing, as well as how strong the wind is. I’ve spent a lot of time playing this sport and I still play
several times a week. Trying it out at school was one of the best decisions I ever made!

IV. Read the text. Are the sentences true (T), false (F), or is there not enough information to decide (N)?
Write T, F, or N in the box.

1 The writer wanted to learn a different activity when she was at school.

2 An ultimate field is much longer than a soccer field.

8 “Observers” are very experienced ultimate players.

4 In ultimate, you can’t hold the disc for more than ten seconds.

5 Students at an American school created the rules for the game.