Progress Test 1 C1

Progress test 1 – Childhood

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Progress test 1 – Childhood GRAMMAR

4 My Dad would would never spend money on himself. USED

1 would 

My Dad

Match the sentences with an appropri appropriate ate use of would .

5 I hoped that we’d make it to the party, but things didn’t work out. WERE

Example: Would you mind helping me with this bag?  Answer: polite requests

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1 James said he’d be late so let’ let’s s go on without him. him. 3 Using the - ing form

2 When I lived in town, town, I’d often spend hours hours browsing in the bookshops. 3 After the way Clare Clare spoke to Tim, it was obvious obvious he wouldn’t stick around.

Complete the sentences using a verb f rom A and the appropriate form of a verb from B.  A 

decide

finish

manage

suggest

agree

regret

4 If I were you, I’d I’d definitely think about about that offer offer the B

company made you. 5 I’d never go back to university university,, as I didn’t enjoy it it much the first time.

b the past of of will  in  in reported speech

contact

go

read

1 Do you ever

c the future-in-the future-in-the-past -past

sell

to the countryside?

I know how much you used to enjoy London.

d hypothetical situation

2 Paul

e giving advice

to see the film after all the

excellent reviews he’d read.  /5

2 would  Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word given.

Example: Tom would play his guitar for hours when he was sad. TO  Answer: Tom used to play his guitar for hours when he was sad. 1 I would never sit down down and relax until until after I’d put the children to bed. USED I never 2 Ellie decided she she would apply for jobs in Paris. GOING

Ellie decided 3 I had no idea you were going to be at at the meeting. I had no idea

move

Example: Did you manage you manage to contact  Mrs  Mrs Johns in the end? I hope so, as I could see it was urgent.

a past habits

WOULD

sign

3 Ben finally

the contract,

although he still had a few questions. 4 We We’ve ’ve

our car while we can still

get a good price for it. 5 Haven’t you

that article yet?!

What’s taken you so long?  /5

 VOCABULARY   VOCABULAR Y  4   Memory  Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.

Example: I often download movies to my laptop as it has of memory. a plenty ✓ b much c lot 1 Josh can recite so many poems really impressive. a by b from

memory. It’s c with

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3 These floods have been the worst in memory. a live b living c alive

4 If you don’t get a job and make friends, how do you

4 Sorry, can you give me that phone number again?

5 I always felt like an o

I’m jetlagged and my memory’s playing a tricks b games c jokes

on me.

think you’ll be able to i

? because I

couldn’t understand what was going on.  /5

5 Many older people find themselves suffering from memory loss, which means they can’t

7 Talking about a personal memory 

remember what they’ve just done! a long-term b mid-term c short-term

The underlined words are incorrect. Write in the correct word.

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1 Looking down on my childhood, I can honestly say it

5   Remembering

was idyllic. 2 It turned over that my best friend’s mother had

Write the correct form of the words in the gaps.

Example: Childhood memories become distorted  as we grow up. DISTORT 1 I enjoy

Example: I remember that I was little, I would spend hours reading in the garden. when

4 The memory of my first day at school has stood with

REMINISCE

me forever. It was so traumatic.

of my first

5 From the time we arrived, everyone had already

birthday! RECOLLECT 3 These pictures are lovely

3 We used go to the same resort every year, so we had lots of friends there.

about the good old days.

2 I have absolutely no

known mine when they were children.

of how things

gone down to the beach.  /5

used to be. REMIND 4 I

remember meeting you at Laura’s

KEYWORDS

wedding. DISTINCT 5 I like revisiting my childhood haunts because they look so

to me. FAMILY 

Circle the correct alternative.

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2 My husband Steve would / will  finish my sentences when I’m trying to speak. It’s so annoying!

Example: It can be hard to f i t  in at first when you move to another country.

3 Older people are tend / liable to become more

to Spain because

he’d grown up in a Mediterranean country. 2 I tend to avoid places where the e

go

because I don’t want to be reminded of home! 3 Mark was never a

Example: I will / tend go for a swim twice a week. 1 Young children are prone / tend  to be self-centred.

Complete the words.

1 He found it easy to a

8 Habits and tendencies

by the locals

forgetful as time goes by. 4 I have a tendency / liability  to talk too much when I’m nervous. 5 Chris would / will  usually fall asleep in front of the television if he’d had a long day.  /5

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