Unit 5 Progress Test (Units I, 2,3, 4)

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Put each

verb in

brackerc
tense.

into an

appropriate

Farmers, as we all(1)................... (know), (2) ................... (have) a hard time of it . (turn) to new ways of earning income from in Britain lately, and (3) . (involve) not only planting new kinds of crops, their land. This (a) but some strange ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you (5) .................... (hear) me correctly! A farmer in the West of England now (5) during the past year over 100 000 people (7) .................... (turn up) to watch the proceedings. 'I (8) ............:.....,. (pass) the farm on my way to the sea for a . (think) I'd have a look. I holiday,' one punter toid me, 'and I (9) (not (10) .................... believe) it was serious, to rell you the truth.'According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. 'At proper horse races everyone (1 1) ,................... (already study) the form of the horses in advance, and there are clear favourites. But nobody (12) .................... (hear) anything about these sheep! Most people (13) .................... (find) it difficult to tell one from another in any case.' I (14) .................... (stay) to watch . (find) it quite exciting. In a rhe races, and I must admit that I (15) typical race, half adozensheep (16) .................... (race) downhill over a course of about half a mile. Food (17) .................... (wait) for them at the otlrer end of the (run) surprisingly fast, although track, I ought to add ! The sheep ( 18) . (not eat) for a while just to give them some presumably they (19) (obviously enjoy) motivation. At any rate, the crowd around me (20) judging by their happy faces and the sense of excitement. their day out at the races,

2
Rewrite each
sentence,

beginning

as

shown, so that
the meaning stays
the same.

a) This matter is none of your business. This matter does ,......... b) This bridge will take us three years to complete. In three years time we ...,......... c) Patsy wasn't always so unfriendly. Patsy didn't ................. d) Ve'll be at your house soon. It won't e) I haven't seen Anne for years.

itt f)

years

The dog keeps stealing my socks! The dog is ................ g) After taking the pills, I began to feel much better.
Since taking

h) Ve'llhave to leave immediately

The,moment ................
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at the end of the

film.

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i) Harry left before we reached the hotel. By the time........... j) Is there such a place as Eldorado ? Does .........

3
Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word in capitals, and so that the meaning stays
the same.

a) When is the train due to

arrive?

GET

b) I shouldn't think Paul knows the answer.

c) Ilve had to wait all afternoon.

DOUBT
BEEN MEANS
FOR

d) To get to work on time I have to get up at 6.00.

e)

Today is Liz andJohn's thirtieth wedding anniversary.

0 By the end of the week, Harry was well agaln.

o'l
b,t

GOT BELONG

Whose watch is this?

h) Cathy hasn't been on holiday

with her sister before.

FIRST

i) My dentist's appointment is for next \Wednesday.

TO

j) Brenda had no idea of her next move.

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4
Complete each sentence with an appropriate word or phrase.

. ten years ago today? you remember what you ...... to. b) This is the first jazz concert L.............. c) Don't eat any more ice cream, you .............................. sick. .. here. d) I have hated this place ever e) I hope that by the end of the month L.................., all the decorating. . to each other since their quarrel last week! 0 Sheila and Ken

a) Can

s) Do .................... going to the cricket match tomorrow? 'We can't go skiing because it .................... enough yet. to going on holiday, but she ended up very disappointed. i) Penny:...... to recover my strenBth later, once I .................... a good meal. n I began
h)

5
Choose the most

a)

q/e get to the theatre, the play o)

appropriate word or phrase.

the matter? Haven't you started ....................? o) yet o)soon a) . complaining. c) The trouble with you is that c) still n) o) each time a) d) Can you remember what you were doing ....................? n) usually c) every o) at the time e,) the b)

'What's

R) As soon

as

Until

will have started. c) By the time o) Whenever

already

forever time

often

c)bynow you're

day

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Test

(Units 1, 2, 3, 4)

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e) The new school opens n) at once R) now

c) next

week

o) day by day

f)
g)
h)
i)

i)

I haven't been feeling very weli r) not long ago c) currently o) by now of late .................... we get to the top of this hill, we'll be all right. o) At the time c) Now a) Eventually n) Once It's ages .................... I last saw a decent comedy film on televtston. o) when B) ago c) since n) rhat I don't go swimming very much ......... n) nowadays n) in those days c) recently o) now and again . we haven't managed to find what we are looking for. c) Formerly o) So far ,r.) To now n) On and off
a,)

6
Put each

verb in

a) Thisismynewcar.\ilhat b) -\Thoareyou?

.(yotthink)ofit?

brackem

into

-\(hat
c)
d) e)

do you mean? i .................... (live) here.

in either continuous orsimple form, according to the

suitable tense,

context.

f)
s) h)

. (you do) with them? I can't find the car keys.'$ilhat (mean) to get round to iq but I Sorry I haven't fixed the plug. L just haven't found the time. . (you do) on Saturdays? W'hat I don't know what time we'll eat. It.................... (depends) when Helen gets here.' I Eupported you at the time because I .................... (feel) that you were right. Peter couldn't understand what had been decided because too many people

. (talk) at once. i) Jean, I'm so glad you've got here at last. I .................... (expect) you all day. i) Please don't let me down this time! I .................... (depend) on you.

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a) Sam ....................

(not receive) the parcel the last time

(speak)

Put each

verb in

brackem
tense.

into an

b)
c)

appropriate

d)
e)

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s)
h)

to him. L................... (consider) buying a house but now I .................... (change) my mind. 'When . (bring) you .................... (feel) hungry later, room service . (want). you whatever you I .................... (find) it difficult to convince the ticket inspector that I . (lose) my tickei. . (pry) for our lunch, I .................... (tty) to attract the Since I waiter's attention. As soon as L................... (have) a good look at the designs,I ..,................. (send) them back to you. I .................... (hope) to meet.you ever since I .................... (read) your first novel. 'Whatever . (happen),I.................... (meet) you here in a week's time.

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i)

j)

By the time you .................... (finish) gettihg ready, we .................... (miss) train! Sally! I .................... (not expect) to see you here! Vhat ' (you do in New York?

I
Put each verb in brackets into an

appropriate
tense.

Ask hundreds of people what they (1) .................... (do) on a certain day in August next year, or the year after,and there (2) ..............'..'.. (b") only one . (ask) (4) .'..'."............ Provided of course that the people you (3) (belong) to the Elvis Presley Fan Club. Although the King of Rock and Roll . (meet) (5) ..........,......... (die) nearly two decades ago, his fans (6) every year since then ourcide his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show re$Pect . (love) so much. Fans likeJean Thomas, from for the singer they (7) Catford in South London.Jean (8) ......... (visit) Gracelands, the house . (suffer) his fatal heart attack, twice in the past five where Elvis (9) years. 'The first time I (10) .................... (borrow) the money from my Mum, as, . (g.t) (not work) then. But tril/o years ago I (12) I (11) .......;. i married and since then I (13) .................... (work) in my husband Chris's garage.. .. . (go) together last year, and we (15) Chris and I (1a) (think) of spending twoor three months in the USA next year. I (16) .'........ . (perform) (always want)to visit some of the places where Elvis (17) Like Las Vegas for example.'Jean says that Elvis (18) ' (be) her offeisrbn ever since she 1i?i.1..'....-.....':..iiie) tcrr yc.,s ..rici, .i,,.: sirc (20).................. (own) every single one of his records, good and bad.
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I
Rewrite each
sentence,

a)

The last time I was in Prague was in 1986.

I haven't

b) This will
Once

be the team's first match

ou*ide England.

beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays

the same.

This will be the first time

c) Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
........

d) e)

There

will

be someone to meet you on arrival.

\flhen
The number of people who attended the fair exceeded our expectations. More people I didn't receive the results of my test for a month.

0 d i)

It was My work won't be finished by the end of the month.

...............:... h) Go to the international dcket desk immedi4tely on arrival. As .............

I ................

j)

I did*t know aboutJohn's departure. I didn't know that ........... Quite a few books are missing from the class library. Several members of the class have not .............

Unit
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5 Progress Test (units 1, 2, 3, 4)

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Put each

verb in

brackets
tense.
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into an

a) I .................... (not understand) what you .................... (wait) for. b) ................... (anyone see) my pencil? I .................... (leave) it here somewhere. c) 'When he .................... (not arrive) by 6.00, I .................... (know) he
.

aPProPriate

d)

(miss) the bus. (yor go away) this weekend?

Or

(yor run our) of

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money? '$/hat ......... e)

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i)

j)
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(you think) you ....................(do) in ren years'time? I .................... (really enjoy) myself ar the momenr. . (you let) me know the minute you .................... (hear) any news? Something ;................... (tell) m rhat you .................... (not listen) to a single word I .(r"y) in the past ren minures! \fhatt the matter? . (you hurt) your ankle? How .......... (you do) it? That's definitely the last time that I .................... (lend) you any money!

Ll,
Complete each
sentence

with one

appropriate
word.

It's .................... since I last had a good Chinese meal. b) Funnily enough I saw Bob quite .......... at the sports club. c) I've loved you ever . the first day I set eyes on you! d) How long . was it rhat you lived in Inverness? e) I've .................... to see anyone who can dance as well as Diana.
a)

you arrive at the horel so I don'tworry? . eight o'clock at rhe latesr. .? Vow, you are a fast worker, aren't you! i) I'm sorry you've been waiting so long, but it will be some time .................... Brian gets back. j) Just sit here, vr.ould you ? The. doctor will be with you ............ s) I promise to get everything h) Have you finished

0 Could you

phone me

the

ready

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a) 'Will Lou
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be seeing Rob Jones tomorrow? I wonder if you could give him a

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each

underlined
is

b) I had a great time in the Greek Islands. We would own a small boat andgq
fishing every day. c) Julie, hi! I've been hoping I'd see you. I've got some good news! d) \ile had a terrible time looking afrer your dog. It was constantly chasing rhe cats next door. e) Ve had a lovely time in Madrid. Every day we were exploring the ciry, and in the evening we were going to exciting bars. f) The steam engine is usually thought of as a relatively modern invenrion, but the Greeks had built a kind of steam engine in ancient times. g) I felt rather worried. It was growing darker and colder, and there was still no sign of the rescue helicopter. h) Don't worry! All we have ro do is wait here until someone willfind us. i) This meat is really tasting awful! Are you quire sure it was fresh? j) The radiator in my room has bursr, and there is water all over the floor! You're the manager, what will you do abour it?

phrase

appropriate, and rewrite the

more rppropriately
phrase where necessary.