Gold Experience B1 Progress test 6 Name
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Grammar 1
Complete each sentence with one word only.
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My sister is good at tennis – she can play it really well.
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My mum says we’ll be ________ to go to Egypt this year. Fantastic!
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Will you ________ able to help me revise for my English test tomorrow?
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That bag is too heavy for you. You ________ be able to carry it.
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I can speak English, but I ________ speak French.
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I ________ be able to come to your party tomorrow. Mum says I have to visit my gran.
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Choose the correct option for each sentence.
Amy: I’m really nervous about starting my new school! Maria: Don’t worry. You 1) can/might feel feel nervous on the first day, but I’m sure you’ll be fine. Amy: Maybe . . . but I won’t know anyone! Maria: You’re so funny, Amy! You 2) will be able to/could make make friends really quickly. And don’t worry – you 3) can/might always always email me if you need somebody to talk to. Amy: What about the lessons? They 4) can/could be be really difficult. They 5) might/can be different to what I’ve done at this school. Maria: I don’t think that will be a problem. You’re very clever, you know. I’m sure you 6) could/will be able to learn quickly!
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Choose the correct option for each sentence.
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If you don’t go to see her play football, she isn’t /won’t be happy.
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When I wash the dishes my mum gives/will give me a little money.
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You don’t/won’t make make any friends if you don’t smile more.
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She never goes swimming unless I will go/go too.
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If you like school, you love/will love college.
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If my mum will see/sees a mouse, she jumps onto a table and screams!
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Complete each sentence with one word only.
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If you like beautiful beaches and sunshine, you’ll love Spain.
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I never go clothes shopping ________ my best friend comes with me.
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If it rains at the weekend, we usually ________ to the cinema.
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If I pass this test, I’ll ________ very surprised.
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She always takes the bus home if the weather ________ cold.
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I ________ go to the party unless you come with me!
5 Vocabulary 5
Complete the sentences with these phrases.
deal with
fell out
get on
get to know
in common
spending
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Jose and Fernando like the same things. They have a lot in common.
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I’ll always be there for you. You don’t have to ______________ all your problems alone.
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I don’t ______________ with my sister because she’s really bossy.
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The new girl in our class looks really nice. We should ______________ her.
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I ______________ with Helen yesterday. She was being so annoying!
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I don’t see my aunt very often. She’s really lively though. I love ______________ time with her.
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Choose the correct option for each sentence.
I really don’t 1) get on well with/get to know my sister. She’s always taking my things without asking. It’s so 2) annoyed/annoying. The problem is we don’t really have much 3) in/on common. She’s loud and lively and she thinks that I’m 4) bored/boring. I don’t think I am. I’m just more serious than she is. We fell 5) in/out badly last night. We were sitting in the li ving room. I wanted to watch my favourite documentary. It’s about animals around the world and it’s really 6) interesting/interested. My sister and her silly friends wanted to listen to loud music and dance around. It was really hard to 7) stay calm/get on with. In the end, I realised that the only way to 8) deal with/get to know the situation was to leave the room. I was 9) surprising/surprised to find my sister crying in her room this morning, though. She’s usually so happy and noisy. Maybe she’s having a 10) hard/problem time at school. I might try to 11) spend/stay some time with her at the weekend and find out if she’s OK.
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Choose the correct option for each sentence.
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She was really disappointing/disappointed when she didn’t win the race.
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We’re going on holiday next week. The whole family is really exciting/excited !
3
Don’t eat all the cake. Mum will be really annoying/annoyed .
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It’s surprising/surprised how many people like that band. I don’t think they’re very good.
5
Have you read this book? Try it. It’s so exciting/excited !
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It rained all day yesterday and Lucy was really boring/bored .
5 Listening 8
Listen to an interview with Grace about her ‘Text a friend’ service. Are the sentences (1–6) true (T) or false (F)?
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Grace has always had a wonderful time at school.
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The ‘Text a friend’ service is for students who are having a hard time at school. ____
3
One of Grace’s problems was her bad grades.
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Grace dealt with her problems alone.
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Grace started the ‘Text a friend’ service because she wanted students to know
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F
they’re not alone.
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The ‘Text a friend’ service is only for students who are new to the school.
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Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.
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It can be very difficult when you’re having a hard time at school.
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She’s here today to talk about how she __________ with it and how she’s helping people now.
3
I was __________ a lot of problems and I wasn’t finding them very easy to deal with.
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Then I started to __________ really bad grades in all my tests.
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She __________ a lot of time with me and listened to all my problems.
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I think some of our listeners __________ want to start their own ‘Text a friend’ service after listening to you, Grace!
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Speaking 10
Match the apologies (1–6) with the correct responses (a–f).
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I’m sorry I’m late, Miss Jones. It won’t happen again.
b
2
Sorry I broke your vase, Mum. It was an accident.
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3
I’m really sorry I forgot your birthday Tim. Here’s a card.
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4
I didn’t mean to kick you. It was an accident.
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5
I’m sorry I didn’t come to your party yesterday. I wasn’t feeling well.
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6
I’m very sorry I forgot to feed the cat. It won’t happen again.
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a
Never mind. I didn’t really feel it.
b
That’s OK. Come in and sit down quickly, please.
c
That’s OK. I’ll give her an extra big dinner.
d
That’s OK. Thanks for the card. That’s really kind of you.
e
Never mind. You can buy me a new one for my birthday.
f
That’s OK. Are you feeling better now?
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Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
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I’m / late. / sorry / really / I’m I’m really sorry I’m late.
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an accident. / sorry / I / I’m / It was / hurt you. ________________________________________________________
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sorry / I’m / your computer. / I broke / an accident. / It was ________________________________________________________
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It won’t / I’m sorry / happen again! / my homework. / I’ve forgotten ________________________________________________________
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I didn’t / Sorry, / know / here. / you were ________________________________________________________
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I didn’t / I’m sorry. / to annoy you. / mean to ________________________________________________________
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Reading
A warm welcome Have you ever wondered what it’s like starting a new school in a new country? Chiltern High School has organised a special system to help students who are new to the school and who come from different countries. They have a special ‘welcome system’ which is a team of students who work extra hard to make sure that new students have an easy time when they arrive at the school. ‘Many new students can have a hard time,’ says Becky Robson, the fifteen-year-old who has run the welcome system for two years. ‘Starting a new school can be really difficult to deal with. Some students come from different countries and they have to cope with learning a new language, too.’ So what does the welcome system do? Becky explains, ‘Well, when a new student starts at our school we choose them a special ‘friend’ who can help them during the first few weeks. It can be very boring and annoying if you don’t understand what is happening in your lessons. We have special computer programmes which translate a lot of what the teacher says. That helps a lot. It’s amazing how quickly the new students learn English – they do really well!’ The Welcome Team also learns about the new students’ countries. We teach our classmates words from their language and we do special things for their national days – that kind of thing. Students feel much better if their classmates know a little about their own culture. Sometimes new students have other problems too. Moving to another country can be difficult and sometimes they fall out with their family. We can help them by trying to talk to them and having a laugh with them. We spend a lot of time with them. We love it because we find that we can learn a lot from these students, too. I love working with the welcome system. You get to know so many people that it’s never boring!’
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Read the text. Are the sentences (1–11) Right (A) or Wrong (B)? If there is not enough information, choose Doesn’t say (C).
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Chiltern High School’s welcome system is for students who do not like school.
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3
4
A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
Becky Robson had a very hard time at school two years ago. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
The welcome system helps new students deal with any problems they might have. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
New students can play computer games in class. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
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Becky is surprised by how slowly new students learn English. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
The Welcome Team learns about the new students’ countries. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
New students sometimes fall out with their teachers. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
The Welcome Team helps new students to do their homework. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
The Welcome Team only spends time with the new students for the first week. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
Students on the Welcome Team enjoy the time they spend with the new students. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
Becky met her best friend when she was working with the Welcome Team. A
Right
B
Wrong
C
Doesn’t say
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Read the text again and complete the sentences with these words.
annoying
fifteen
special
spends
translate
two
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Becky Robson is fifteen years old.
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Becky started the Welcome Team ____________ years ago.
3
The Welcome Team organises ____________ events for students’ national days.
4
It can be boring and ____________ if you don’t understand what your teacher is saying.
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Special computer programmes ____________ things for the new students.
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The Welcome Team ____________ a lot of time with the new students.
5 14
Complete the sentences with the bold words in the text.
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I often fall out with my sister because she’s really annoying!
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I _______________ with Eric – he’s my best friend.
3
You will _______________ some more students if you join the drama club.
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The only way to _______________ this situation is to talk to your teacher.
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We went to see a/an _______________ film last weekend.
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Children sometimes _______________ when they go to a new school.
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Writing 15
Read the email from Joe. Frank has to reply to the email and answer Joe’s questions. Tick ( ) the answers Frank should include in his reply.
Hi Frank, How’s it going? I had a really nice time with you today. Did you have a good journey home? Just one question: Did you maybe take my iPod home with you by mistake? It’s not a problem and I’m not annoyed at all. It’s just that I’ve looked everywhere and I can’t find it. I’m not sure what to do. I think I’ll need it before I next see you, though. Could you post it to me please? Bye for now, Joe
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Give information about his journey home.
2
Say thanks to Joe for a nice day.
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3
Say whether he has the iPod.
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4
Apologise for taking the iPod home.
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Say what he will do.
____
6
Say what he is going to watch on TV this evening.
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5 16
Complete the sentences with these phrases.
by mistake
next time
straight away
too annoyed
up to you
you like
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I’m really sorry. I must have put it in my bag by mistake.
2
I’ll send it to you __________________ .
3
I hope you’re not __________________ .
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I can post it to you or bring it to you next weekend. It’s __________________ .
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I can buy you a new one if __________________ .
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I’ll give it back __________________ I see you.
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Imagine you are Frank. Reply to Joe’s email, using the ideas in Exercises14 and 15 to help you.
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