Progress Test 12 F2F UpperInt

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Progress Test

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Listen to five people talking about things they like doing at the weekend. Match speakers 1–5 to activities a–f. Use each letter once only. There is one extra letter which you don’t need to use. CD3  34

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Listen to a radio interview with Karen Thomas, a sports therapist. Choose the correct answers.

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Write these colloquial words/phrases. 1

relaxing with the Sunday papers doing some DIY doing some gardening preparing a meal for friends watching sport on TV TV doing routine jobs at home

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 razy  y  stupid or silly: c  raz find somebody attractive: f  a British pound: a q go somewhere for a short time: p i relax: c o worried and anxious: s o fashionable: t do something wrong or badly: m u a friend: a m throw something away: c o a toilet: a l a man: a g quite, but not extremely: p annoy or worry somebody: b something that is annoying because it causes problems or is difficult to do: a h 14

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  :    S    T   e    l    S    b    E   a    i    T   p    S   o    S   c    E   o   t    R   o    G    h    O    P    R    P

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Recent research has shown that the number of sports injuries has ... a gone down. b stayed the same. c gone up. Karen says that more people over 30 are taking up exercise because they ... a want to join a sports club. b want to lose weight. c have serious health problems. Karen thinks people are more likely to get injured if they ... a have just started exercising. b have been exercising for years. c hire a personal trainer. Most of the people she sees have physical problems because they ... a go running. b need to lose weight. c don’t exercise at all. Karen advises people who want new sports shoes to ... a buy fashionable trainers. b go to a shop with well-trained staff. c get the most expensive pair they can afford. She thinks the best exercise for people who haven’t done any before is … a walking. b going to the gym. c jogging. 12

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Thanks for the card. It really  made  my day   . I had no idea I was going to get promoted – it came completely of the . My parents live in the of . It takes an hour to drive to the nearest shop! I love living in New York, but it’s a cry the small village where I grew up. Sarah, I’ve lost my watch. Could you an out for it when you’re tidying up? I was so tired when I went to bed last night that I like a . I’ve been working so hard recently. I’m going to the countryside for a week to my . That exam was a of . I got every question right. No, don’t worry, he was only your . You shouldn’t take him seriously. That documentary on global warming certainly gave me for . When everyone arrives, let’s play some party games to the . 20

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Fill in the gaps with these words/phrases. There may be more than one possible answer.

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in excess of give or take tons of or so -ish tiny around roughly vast -odd far (+ -er) 1

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My cousin’s company made profits  in excess of  £100,000 in their first year of business. We’ll have food for the party so you don’t need to bring anything. It takes twenty minutes to drive to my house, a minute or two. Let’s leave the house eight in the morning. They said the book would get here in a day . The house looks great. There was only a bit of work to be done. Shall we invite people round for seven or is that too early? They ate a amount of food! She thinks it’s three days’ work but it’s difficult to be sure. That job took (long) than I expected. There must have been forty teenagers at my son’s party. It was crazy. 10

Read this conversation. Choose the correct modal verbs and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. A

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I’m so worried. James flew to Canada today and he hasn’t phoned. It’s a long journey. He must /can’t   be  (be) tired. Or his plane can’t/might   (crash). Don’t be silly. That must/can’t  (happen). It would have been on the news. Yes, you’re right. But why hasn’t he phoned? What time is it in Canada now? Er, about three in the morning, I think. That’s it, then. He can’t/must   (be) asleep. Yes, of course. I suppose he can’t/might  (try) to text me when he landed, but perhaps his phone doesn’t work over there. Isn’t that James’s mobile on the floor? Oh no! It must/can’t  (fall) out of his pocket when we were having breakfast. 1

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And look, there are seven text messages for him from someone called Bill. Oh dear, that’s his boss. He must/may (try) to get hold of James about somethi ng important. Do you know why James has gone to Canada? Er, he might/can’t  (give) a talk at a conference, but I’m not sure. Have you checked your computer? He may/can’t  (send) you an email. Yes, that’s good. I hadn’t thought of that. 7

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I don’t know whether he would have studied  (study) harder in another school. We (go) to the airport because Gina’s boyfriend had already picked her up. He (buy) that house if he’d known that the roof leaked. I know I was wrong. I (do) what you told me, but I didn’t. We (stay) longer at the party last night, but we decided to leave early. 8

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Tick the correct sentences. Change the incorrect ones. to pass

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She managed passing her driving test. I slept like a log last night. ✓ He warned me to not talk to them. I’ll have finish by the time you get home. They finally persuaded Joe to help them. We’re having our kitchen redesign next month. At midday I’ll be driving to the hotel. No one want to come to the cinema with me! They replaced the window themselves. Peter denied not stealing my mobile. I don’t want neither of my parents to come. My brother was accused for shoplifting. 10

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