Real Life Upper Intermediate Progress Test 1 (Chapters 1-2)

Name _________________________________________

1) Complete the tables.

Verb

Noun

inspire

inspiration

satisfy

______________________________________

achieve

______________________________________

respect

______________________________________

compete

______________________________________

pressurise

______________________________________

sacrifice

______________________________________

Adjective

Noun

motivated

______________________________________

dedicated

______________________________________

disciplined

______________________________________

challenging

______________________________________

2) Complete the sentences with the correct preposition

a) I must give these books ____________________ to the library.
b) In my country, its not very common for a man to ask a women ______________.
c) Hello? Please hold on. Ill put you ____________________ to Mr Dobson in a
second.
d) Eva doesnt want to get married and settle ____________________ yet.
e) Im looking forward ____________________ meeting my boyfriends cousin.

3) Fill in with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Dear Anybody
I (be) _____________________ on this island for six months now. It is a miracle that I
(survive) ____________________ for this long. I (eat) _____________________ fish and
fruit since I got here. Fortunately, I (not/see) _____________________ any dangerous
animals yet. When I arrived here the weather was fine, but it ____________________
(rain) continuously for the past two weeks, so I (build) ____________________ a shelter
out of sticks and leaves, which is really quite cosy. My main problem is loneliness, as I
(not/ speak) ____________________ to anyone for so long. Recently I (talk)
____________________ to myself, but it isnt very interesting.
Please help me.
R. Crusoe

4) Fill in with the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Last night I (be) ____________________ alone at home. I (lie) _____________________

on my bed and I (watch) _______________________ TV when I (hear)
____________________ a strange noise. The noise (come) _______________________
from the kitchen. I (go) _________________________ downstairs, (pick up)
_________________________ a heavy vase from the table and (head for)
____________________ the kitchen. I (open) _________________________ the door
very slowly. Then I (see) __________________________ someone. He (search)
______________________ in the fridge. I (be) __________________________ so
frightened that I(drop) ____________________ the vase I (carry)
_________________________ and it (crash) ____________________ onto the floor. The
man (turn) ____________________ towards the door and I (see)
____________________ his face. It was my husband!

5) Write a narrative about an unexpected event, real or imaginary, that happened

to you. Write a minimum of 120 words and use the tips below.
In paragraph 1, set the context for the narrative where and when it happened and who
the main characters are. Hint that something exciting or terrible is going to happen.
In paragraph 2, describe the events leading up to the main event. Give a clear picture
of the situation before an unexpected event happens.
In paragraph 3, describe the main events in detail. Include information about the
consequences of events and describe peoples feelings.
In paragraph 4, say how the story ends. Try to finish in an interesting way.