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PROGRESS TEST 1. Use the words given to form a word that fits in the gap:
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Although too many man y people in the West West do still live in(1)..( in(1)..(POO!)" on the whole" Westerners We sterners are far more(#).(WEALTH) than those who live in the developing $ountries. %hings that are essential to our(&).(DAY DAY) lives" and whi$h we ta'e for granted" su$h as ele$tri$ity" are()..( are()..(LUXURY ) to millions of people around the world. s this situation(*)..(ACCEPT) or should shou ld the West +e giving more (,) (,). . (ASSIST) to developing $ountries- ome politi$ians and (/).(ECONOMY) +elieve that Western finan$ial()(INVEST) in developing $ountries would +e in everyones interest. As As those $ountries get ri$her" they will +e$ome (2)(VALUE) trading partners with the West. %he(10)..(REAL) is" however" that here is an enormous amount of wor' to +e done +efore people in developing $ountries $an en3oy the 'ind of lives that most people lead in the West. West.
#. 4ut the following words under ea$h $ategory. %here are e5tra words 1.body
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athleti$ wavy
straight fre$'les
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wrin'les fri66y average vain
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&. 7omplete the senten$es with the adjectives in their $orre$t form:
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1.%he............................. (hot) dessert of all is the ahara and it8s in Afri$a. #. 9ermany is.................................. (far) from home than ran$e. &.;y health is.................................... (good) now than * years ago. .ve got.............................. (little) money....................... you" +ut dont mind. *.7hinese is ........................................ (diffi$ult) language in the world. ,.
.7omplete the senten$es using present simple or present continuous: /p 1. =very ;onday" ally (drive)................................ her 'ids to foot+all pra$ti$e. #. Usually" (wor')...........................as a se$retary at A>%" +ut this summer (study)...................................... ren$h at a language s$hool in 4aris. %hat is why am in 4aris. &. hate living in eattle +e$ause it (rain" always)......................................... . ?im: Do you want to $ome over for dinner tonightDenise: @h" 8m sorry" $an8t. (go)............................... to a movie tonight with some friends. *. 8m sorry $an8t hear what you (say).................................... +e$ause every+ody (tal').............................so loudly.
*. 7omplete the senten$es using present perfect or present perfect continuous: p 1. ?udy: ow long (+e).......................in 7anada7laude: (study)............................................. here for more than three years.
Bl. George Cosbuc nr. 69 etaj 2 Sector 5Bucuresti Tel: 0741 39 97 ! 0724 527 3 "#ail: o$ce%&roeru'io.ro (ebsite: ))).&roeru'io.ro #. ?ohn (wor').............................................. for the government sin$e he graduated from arvard University. Until re$ently" he (en3oy)....................................... his wor'" +ut now he is tal'ing a+out retiring.
&. (see)......................................... ?udy for more than five years and during that time (see)............................................ many $hanges in her personality. . (have)............................................ the same $ar for more than ten years. 8m thin'ing a+out +uying a new one. *. (love)................................................ $ho$olate sin$e was a $hild. Bou might even $all me a C$ho$oholi$.C
,.Use present perfect or past simple:
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1. A: Did you li'e the movie Ctar Wars-C >: don8t 'now. (see" never)....................................that movie. #. tinson is a fantasti$ writer. e (write)............................................ ten very $reative short stories in the last year. @ne day" he8ll +e as famous as emingway. &. (have" not)...................................... this mu$h fun sin$e (+e)..........................a 'id. . am is from 7olorado" whi$h is hundreds of miles from the $oast" so he (see" never)............. ..................... the o$ean. e should $ome with us to ;iami. *. n the last hundred years" travelling (+e$ome).................................................. mu$h easier and very $omforta+le. n the 12th $entury" it (ta'e)............................. two or three months to $ross North Ameri$a +y $overed wagon. %he trip (+e)............................................. very rough and often dangerous. %hings ($hange)......................................... a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you $an fly from New Bor' to os Angeles in a matter of hours.
/. !ead the dialogues and $hoose the most appropriate options to $omplete them: p 1.?a'e: ow did you li'e the movie you saw last nightEaren: $an8t say it was the +est 8ve ever seen. ?a'e:................................................................ Earen: 7ertainly not. Do not waste your time. A) Did you go alone or with a friend from wor'>) %hen you wouldn8t re$ommend it" would you7) Was it interesting-
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#. ather: What- Bou $rashed the $ar againon: .................................................................... ather: 8m sure it wasn8t. %his is the third a$$ident you have had this year. on: Bou8re very angry now" dad. We had +etter tal' a+out this later on. A) do apologi6e. promise it won8t happen again >) Was the $ar in good $ondition7) >ut it wasn8t my fault. Bou8ve got to +elieve me.
&.7hu$': .......................................................................... ue: Why do you thin' so7hu$': Whenever we meet" she pretends not to see me. ue: don8t thin' it8s +e$ause she hasn8t got over her anger. he8s having a +ad time at wor' nowadays. A) t seems that ;artha is still angry with me. >) ;artha will never ma'e a good manager. 7) have never seen a smarter woman than ;artha. .Do$tor: %a'e this medi$ine for a wee' and you8ll start to feel +etter. 4atient: ................................................................................................... Do$tor: Are you sure- t8s the +est on the mar'et. 4atient: Bes am. 7an you please pres$ri+e another oneA) What shall i do if une5pe$ted side effe$ts arise>) >ut 8ve used it +efore and it did not help at all. 7) t loo's as if the illness has already +een $ured.
. !ead the te5t and answer the following Fuestions :
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%oday" millions of people want to learn or improve their =nglish +ut it is diffi$ult to find the +est method. s it +etter to study in >ritain or Ameri$a or to study in your own $ountry%he advantages of going to >ritain seem o+vious. irstly" you will +e a+le to listen to the language all the time you are in the $ountry. Bou will +e surrounded $ompletely +y the language wherever you go. Another advantage is that you have to spea' the language if you are with other people. n taly" it is always possi+le" in the $lass" to spea' talian if you want to and the learning is slower.@n the other hand" there are also advantages to staying at home to study. Bou don8t have to ma'e +ig $hanges to your life. As well as this" it is also a lot $heaper than
Bl. George Cosbuc nr. 69 etaj 2 Sector 5Bucuresti Tel: 0741 39 97 ! 0724 527 3 "#ail: o$ce%&roeru'io.ro (ebsite: ))).&roeru'io.ro going to >ritain +ut it is never possi+le to a$h ieve the results of living in the UE. f you have a good tea$her in taly" thin' you $an learn in a more $on$entrated way than +eing in >ritain without going to a s$hool.
o" in $on$lusion" thin' that if you have enough time and enough money" the +est $hoi$e is to spend some time in the UE. %his is simply not possi+le for most people" so +eing h ere in taly is the only via+le option. %he most important thing to do in this situation is to ma5imise your opportunities: to spea' only =nglish in $lass and to try to use =nglish whenever possi+le outside the $lass. 1.What is the arti$le a+out.................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................................................... #.What is one of the advantages of going to the UE to learn =nglish.................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... ................
&.What is one of the advantages of staying in your $ountry to learn =nglish.................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................ .4eople who don8t have a lot of time and money should... .................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................
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2. !ead the story +elow. %hen finish it with your own writing:
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;y sister wo'e me up early this morning. he ran into my room +efore the alarm $lo$' went off. Goo' outsideHI she yelled. got out of +ed and loo'ed out the window. All that $ould see was white snowH %here was a man shoveling the sidewal' in front of our house. ;om $ame into the room. he +rought us ea$h a mug of hot $ho$olate. GNo s$hool todayHI she said. was very happy. ;y sister was happy" too. ;om left the room to find our snow $lothes. he gave me my +lue snowsuit. he also gave me a hat and mittens. GWhat are you going to do today with no s$hool-I she as'ed.
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