PROGRESS TEST 1A

units 14

Name: _________________________________________
1 Choose the correct answers.

(5 points)

Do you belong to / with any societies?

1 John is very unsociable / unpredictable,
younever know what he is going to do or say.
2 He was accused with / of stealing acar.
3 Iwant to undo / install this programme on
my computer so Ican use it.
4 Icant get through to / for Mary now. Ill ring
her later.
5 Hes always telling jokes, so nobody takes /
gives him seriously.
6 Who does / makes the cooking in your house?
7 He got athree month prison statement /
sentence for robbery.
8 The police managed to commit / catch the
burglar.
9 My phone is touch screen / toolbar. You dont
have to use buttons at all.
10 Jack is really brand / trendy. He always
wears fashionable clothes.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.
(5 points)
Ive known (know) Alex since 2009.
1 Its twelve oclock now and I______________
(write) emails since Iarrived at work at nine
oclock. I______________ (write) ten emails
so far.
2 Maggie ______________ (usually/not/work) on
Saturdays, but she ______________ (work)
this Saturday to earn some extra money.
3 ______________ (you/often/listen) to music?
4 Where ______________ (you/go) on holiday
last year?
5 They ______________ (not/live) in London
since they left in 2003.
6 Peter ______________ (chat) online when
I______________ (ring) last night.
7 Ihad to show Kate how to use acomputer last
year. She ______________ (never/use) one
before.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the

words in capital letters.
(10 points)
The television is my favourite invention
(INVENT) because you can learn so much from
it! Iwatched adocumentary about 1___________
(CRIMINAL) last night. It was about teenagers
who had been arrested for anti-social
2
___________ (BEHAVE), such as vandalism.
These teens often made bad 3___________
(DECIDE) about what to do in difficult
situations. Aformer teacher designed
a4___________ (REHABILITATE) programme
for them. All the 5___________ (OFFEND) had
to participate in every part of the programme.
All the teenagers formed close 6___________
(RELATE) with the people who were running
the programme. It was interesting to see how
their 7___________ (PERSONAL) completely
changed. Many of them stopped being
8
___________ (AGGRESSION) and became much
less 9___________ (RESPONSE). The
programme is quite 10___________
(CONTROVERSY) but Ihope it will continue.

4 Complete the text with the correct forms of the

words in brackets.
(10 points)

Vandals paint woman!

rime is getting (get) worse and worse in this

area. Some vandals 1______________ (write)
graffiti on buildings in the city centre for the
past two weeks. They 2______________ (covered)
over twenty buildings in graffiti so far. Three days
ago, awoman 3______________ (walk) through the
town centre when she 4______________ (see) the
vandals painting another building. When she asked
them to stop, the vandals 5______________ (paint)
her as well! The woman went straight to the police.
She 6______________ (see) the vandals several times
before so she 7______________ (beable to) identify
them. As aresult, the police 8______________
(arrest) everyone in the gang on Wednesday. Ajudge
9
______________ (already/sentence) the gang
members to community service and they
10
______________ (clean) the buildings at the
moment.

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5 Choose the correct answers.

(10 points)

A _____ you speak any foreign languages now?

B Well, when Iwas younger, we 1_____ in Spain.
I2_____ speak Spanish then, but Idont
remember much now.
A Ididnt know that you lived in Spain. How long
3
_____ there for?
B Four years, but I4_____ in London since then.
Thats why I5_____ nearly all my Spanish.
A Well, Isuppose when you lived there you
6
_____ speak it, but its just not necessary
now.
B Yes, but its apity. Ithink its good to speak
another language.
A Do you want my advice? Ithink you 7_____ go
to classes. Im sure youd learn it again quickly.
B Id love to, but Inever 8_____ time! Itried to
learn it 9_____ with abook, but it was
impossible.
A Well, think about doing classes. Anyway, its
time for me to go. I10_____ be late.

6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(10 points)

Technology and me
Ive been interested in computers 1__________ five
years now and Ive 2__________ bought areally great
computer. Why 3__________ Ibuy it? Well, Iwork as
agames tester and Ineeded abetter computer that
I4__________ use to test some new games because
my old computer was too slow. Idesigned the
computer and bought all the parts. Then Iput them
together 5__________ , nobody helped me. Its
fantastic! My friends think I6__________ to get ajob
as acomputer designer, but its my hobby Ienjoy it
because Idont 7__________ to do it. I8__________
to work for acomputer company two years ago but
Igot really bored. Every day I9__________ get up
feeling tired. Iwas much happier after I10__________
changed my job and only played with computers just
for fun.
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a Could
b Can
1 aused to live
b would live
2 acan
b must
3 ado you live
b have you been living
4 aam living
b have been living
5 aforget
b used to forget
6 ahad to
b have to
7 amust
b should
8 aam having
b would have
9 amyself
b yourself
10 adont
b neednt

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c Would
d Should
c were living
d had lived
c could
d should
c did you live
d have you lived
c live
d had lived
c have been forgetting
d have forgotten
c can
d must
c have to
d would
c have had
d have
c herself
d himself
c mustnt
d couldnt

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