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PROGRESS TEST 2 – 8C
TIME ALLOWANCE: 75 MINUTES NAME: ……………………………………….
POINT: ……………..…../ 100 pts CLASS: ……………………….……………...

PRONUNCIATION (5 pts)
I - Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (3 pts)
1. A. begin B. purchase C. peasant D. breakfast
2. A. number B. invent C. manage D. software
3. A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music
II –Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (2
pts)
4. A. Thursday B. thank C. there D. anything
5. A. honor B. hour C. hit D. exhaust

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (70 pts)

I – Choose the correct answers. (22 pts)
6. If you pour oil on water, it _________
A. would float B. shall float C. floats D. floated
7. If I feel better tonight, I _________ to the party.
A. would go B. might go C. go D. went
8. If you _________ in such a hurry, you wouldn’t have forgotten the file.
A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave C. haven’t left D.
won’t leave
9. If I _________ you, I _________ a letter of complaint.
A. was - write B. was - will write C. were - wrote D. were -
would write
10. If you had arrived earlier, you _________ dinner.
A. wouldn’t have missed B. won’t have missed
C. won’t miss D. wouldn’t miss
11. _________ he’s with his friends, he’s very talkative.
A. Providing B. When C. Supposing D. Unless
12. What _________ you do if you _________ a million dollars?
A. will – win B. did – would win C. would – won D. do – will rain
13. _________ you leave now, you won’t miss the start of the film.
A. Supposing B. Providing C. Unless D. When
14. Unless you _________ it carefully, you _________ sorry afterward.
A. do – will feel B. did – would feel
C. had done – would have felt D. don’t do – will feel
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 15. I have a lot of records, but _________ CDs.
A. little B. very little C. a few D. very few
16. We have _________ spaghetti, so I can’t make Spaghetti Bolognese.
A. a little B. very little C. few D. very few
17. I’d love to come to the beach. I just need _________ minutes to get ready. I have
_________ work to do before I can leave.
A. a few – little B. a few – a little C. a little – few D. a little –
a few
18. I’ve made _________ notes, but I haven’t written my essay yet. Now I’m tired because I
didn’t get _________ sleep last night.
A. many – many B. a lot of – much C. much – much D. lots of – few
19. I would be glad to answer _________ questions you may have.
A. some B. every C. any D. few
20. _________ River Nile flows through Egypt.
A. An B. A C. The D. Ø
21. I found _________ money under my bed this morning.
A. some B. a C. an D. Ø
22. Would you like _________ omelette for dinner?
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø
23. I’m not going – so don’t try to _________ me _________ going!
A. speak – to B. tell – into C. talk – into D. talk – out
of
24. The teachers _________ us a lot of homework in all of our classes today.
A. reserved B. approved C. requested D. assigned
25. Give me a _________ to this email whenever you get the chance.
A. response B. respond C. responsive D. responder
26. Our _________ resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature B. naturally C. naturing D. natural
27. They mentioned it in the article but they didn’t _________ into detail.
A. make B. take C. come D. go

II – Give the correct form of verbs. (6 pts)

28. ___have not obtained_____ 31. ___will having___
29. __had belived___ 32. ___will have slept___
30. __will be having___ 33. ___is going crashing__

28. I started learning Spanish a few months ago but I _________ (obtain) a qualification in it
yet.
29. Before Columbus discovered America, people _________ (believe) that the Earth was
flat.
30. The snowstorm _________ (last) till tomorrow afternoon.
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 31. This time tomorrow, Helen _________ (have) a meeting with her boss.
32. Wake me up at nine – I _________ (sleep) long enough by then.
33. Look! That car over there _________ (crash)!

III – Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the –ing form. (10 pts)
34. A: I’m sure I’ve failed my exam.
B: Well, there’s no point in ___worrying____ (worry) until you get your results.
35. The audience began to clap and ____stamp___ (stamp) their feet on the floor.
36. Mike was the last runner ___to finish____ (finish) the marathon.
37. A: I walked past the lake yesterday.
B: So did I. I stood for a moment to watch some children __feeding___ (feed) the duck.
38. I’d like __to book__ (book) a return ticket to London, please.
39. I remember _visiting_ (visit) Bolivia for the first time. It’s a beautiful country.
40. A: What are you doing this weekend?
B: Well, Tom suggested __driving__ (drive) to the seaside.
41. It was very kind of Paula ___to lend_____ (lend) me her laptop.
42. What am I going to do? I forgot __to bring__ (bring) my calculator, and I need it for my
exam today.
43. A: Marie is good at playing the piano, isn’t she?
B: Yes. I heard her __perform___ (perform) in a concert last week. She was wonderful.

IV – Match the clauses. (10 pts)

44. If you had told me about this problem A. he probably won’t be at the meeting.
earlier, ___F___ B. you could always ring them up.
45. If you were a more sensitive person, C. his wife would never have left him.
___D___ D. you wouldn’t have said that to her.
46. If they don’t contact you soon, ___B___ E. I would have had them by now.
47. If he didn’t work so hard all the time, F. everything would be all right now.
__C____ G. would you hurry up and get ready?
48. If he was feeling ill this morning, ___A___
49. If you’re coming with us, ___J___
50. If I really wanted to have children, __I___
V – Write one word in each gap. (10 pts)
51. Come in! ____make____ yourself at home.
52. I usually get along very well ___with____Carl, but he can be a bit annoying when he
startsshowing off.
53. Do you believe ___in____ telepathy?
54. It’s not always easy to ___tell___ the difference between fact and opinion.
55. The debate will ____take___ place tonight.
56. Could you __do___ me a favor and ask Oliver to see me in my office?
57. I don’t really ___make___ friends very easily because I’m quite shy.
58. If you keep __breaking__ your promises, people won’t trust you anymore.

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 59. The government supplied food and medicine ____to____ the victims of the hurricane/
provide st for
60. The journalist was praised _____for_____ his report on the starving children of Africa.

VI - Find one mistake and correct. (10 pts)

Underline the mistake Correct the mistake
61. Why do press photographers think they can turn up at a 61.
celebrity’s house completely announcement? __unannounced___
62. Could you write an editor for the next issue of the school
magazine? 62. ___editional____
63. Are you thinking of a career in journalist? 63. __journalism___
64. Indeed, a number of people have become famous because of 64.___involment__
their involving in reality TV shows.
65. Every of the bedrooms has its own bathroom. 65. __each__
66. ‘We regret informing you that your application has been 66. __to inform__
unsuccessful’.
67. How many means of communication do you use on a regular 67. __basis____
basic?
68. Jenny seemed willing to talk about her argument with Nancy but 68. _unwilling___
I eventually got the facts.
69. Come on! We’ve got very few time and a lot of things to do. 69. _littel__
70. Brenda blames her happiness on being single, but I’m not so 70.
sure. ___unhappiness___

VII – Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals
71. She has such a kind, friendly ____personal____ (person).
72. There’s an ___writter___ (write) rule that you don’t wear jeans to work.
73. The __majority___ (major) of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.
74. One of the beauties of living here is that it’s so ___peaceful_____ (peace).
75. This village has its own traditional ___ traditional ____ (tradition) dress, cuisine,
folklore and handicrafts.

WRITING (10 pts)

Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that is has the same meaning to the
first sentence.
76. You can play Jotto in a team or by yourself? (own)
You can play Jotto in a team or
__________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
77. Camping is cheaper than staying in a hotel. (costs)
Camping _________________________________________________________ than
staying in a hotel.
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 ________________________________________________________________________
78. Children can buy hot lunches at most school. (possible)
At most schools ____________________________________________ for children to
buy hot lunches.
________________________________________________________________________
79. Kate likes playing game on her phone, and all her friend do too. (do)
Kate likes playing game on her phone, and ____________________________________
all her friends.
________________________________________________________________________

80. Kim was on the point of closing the shop when a customer walked in. (about)
Kim was about to close___
81. I had a chance to score, but I didn’t because I missed the ball. (might)
I _____might have scored______ if I ____hadn’t missed______ the ball.
82. I didn’t watch the match yesterday afternoon because I went out. (stayed in)
If I ___had stayed in______ yesterday afternoon, I ___could have wached____ the
match.
83. Romeo thought Juliet was dead. He committed suicide. (if)
Romeo
_______________________________________________________________________
______
________________________________________________________________________
84. We usually go for a walk after supper if there isn’t a good film on TV. unless
We usually __________________________________________________________ a
good film on TV.
________________________________________________________________________
85. I can’t help you if you don’t tell me the truth. unless
I
_______________________________________________________________________
___ the truth.
________________________________________________________________________

READING (15 pts)

I – Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (10 pts)
PLANNING YOUR TIME
Life in the modem world is very busy for almost everybody and we all need to plan our
time carefully. Possibly the best way to do this is to write a weekly ‘to-do’ list.
The best time to write your list is (86) _________ the weekend. Go somewhere quiet and
think about all the things you must do in the (87) _________ week. Put them into two groups:
first, those you can do any time, such as going to the hairdresser or (88) _________ your room.
Then think about more (89) _________ things, like getting a present for your girlfriend or
boyfriend, (90) _________ if it’s their birthday on Monday!
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 Decide which things you will do (91) _________ which day of the week. Very long lists are
not a good idea: it’s much better to choose just a (92) _________ jobs for Monday and a similar
number for the other days of the week.
Early each morning, look at your list. You need to have a plan for the day, (93) _________
decide what order you will do everything in. When you finish a job, put a line through it.
You might not complete all your jobs (94) _________ day. If it’s really impossible to finish
doing something, you can add it to your list for the next day, but (95) _________ sure you do it
first!

86. A. in B. by C. for D. at
87. A. later B. another C. further D. following
88. A. placing B. putting C. tidying D. ordering
89. A. urgent B. quick C. sudden D. actual
90. A. firstly B. mainly C. generally D. especially
91. A. of B. on C. about D. over
92. A. few B. couple C. lot D. little
93. A. since B. because C. so D. though
94. A. some B. every C. both D. any
95. A. do B. take C. make D. get

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II - These people (96 – 100) want to stay home and watch TV tonight. Below there are
some TV programme reviews (A – H). Decide which programme (letter A – H) would be
the most suitable for each person. Write the correct letter for each number.

96. ___ Brian likes water sports very much. He would like to go sailing next summer with his
friends. He works in a shop and doesn’t have much money.
97. ___ Sally is a very romantic person. She likes watching programmes about real people
and their lives. She is particularly interesied in programmes about people who have coped
with problems in their life.
98. ___ Dave is a geography teacher in a secondary school in Liverpool. He likes
programmes about travel and the environment in general. He is also very interested in
wildlife.
99. ___ Jane is a very artistic person. She enjoys making things and painting in her free time.
She enjoys visiting art galleries and museums.
100. ___ Simon works in a bank and is very interested in finance and politics. He likes to
read the newspaper everyday and to be aware of what is going on in the world.

TV PROGRAMMEs

A. “The World Around Us” E. “The weather programme”

A fascinating study of the ancient All your weather forecasts in one
Egyptian pyramids and the area around programme. Featuring local, national and
the River Nile in Egypt. The scenery is international weather news, this is a handy
beautiful and the filming of this programme for anyone who is about to
documentary is a work of art as it is so travel or go on holiday. So if you are off
thoughtfully done. As well as the on a trip or have an outside event planned,
obvious camels, there are also many don’t miss this informative programme.
interesting images of other desert
animalsand plant life.
B. “Speak Up” F. “The Creative Mind”
Well-known personalities discuss the One of the most popular programmes on
main stories of the day. What is going on TV at the moment. The Creative Mind
in the government and who is attacking explores different artistic themes from
who in the political parties. Always a exhibition reviews, information about
lively programme as events, both at major and smaller galleries and museums,
home and abroad, are debated with great and interviews with artists, writers, actors
enthusiasm. and musicians.

C. “Summer Holidays” G. “Death in Paris”

A practical and honest account of some A fast, violent film about the Mafia in
of the summer holidays that are on offer Paris. Although there are some good actors
this year. Tonight’s programme features in this film, the story isn’t very exciting or
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 a weekend in Disneyland in Paris, cheap interesting and it is often hard to
sailing holidays in the Mediterranean and understand what is going on. There are
a shopping and sightseeing trip to New some beautiful Parisian scenes however
York. and a few funny moments between the
scenes of violence.

D. “Cooking for special occasions” H. “Born to Run”

The fun cookery programme that offers An interesting story of a young man with
lots of exciting ideas from children’s learning difficulties who overcame the
birthday parties to that frightening dinner problems in his life, through his great
for the boss and his wife. Easy to follow talent for athletics. This is a true story of
step by step instructions and many useful how one person made the most of their life
tips on how to make your dinner party a and also helped many other people with
little bit special. similar problems. The happy ending will
appeal to all those romantics out there.

Total: 100pts
Good luck!