Progress Test 7

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Choose the correct answers.

1 I told her she should have gone / go early if she wants to be sure of a seat.
2 Liam told me he would ask / have asked you to the party if he had known you wanted to
go.
3 Eva has said she will / would be going to the party next week.
4 Our friends have asked us if we mind / minded looking after their dog for a week.
5 Julia reminded us we are / were playing tennis later that evening.
6 Most students said they were / are not willing to live more than two to a room.
7 I can't remember if he said he was / is going to the match that evening or not.
8 He didn't make it clear whether he had / has to do the exam next Monday or not.
9 Anna threatened that she wouldn't / won't pay the rent if the heating wasn’t fixed.
10 David has told his girlfriend he wouldn't / won't see her any more.

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2 Use the verbs in bold to report the direct speech in brackets. Add objects only where
necessary.
e.g. "Well done for passing your exams."
The headmaster _____________________. (congratulate)
ANSWER: The headmaster congratulated us on passing our exams.

1 "Buy our shoes."

The advert is trying ______________________________________. (persuade)
2 "Don't take silly risks."
Our instructor ______________________________________ (warn against)
3 "Make sure you get more sleep."
My doctor ______________________________________. (instruct)
4 "Hurry up or we'll be late."
His mother ______________________________________. (urge)
5 "I'll get some milk on the way home."
My wife ______________________________________. (promised)
6 "Shall we gift wrap the watch you have chosen?"
They ______________________________________. (offer)
7 "Would you like to go out for a meal with us?"
We were ______________________________________. (invite)
8 "Could one of you look up the time of my train, please?"
He ______________________________________. (request)
9 "Try Googling his name and his job."
I was ______________________________________. (recommend)
10 "Get the oven hotter before starting to bake."
She was ______________________________________. (advise)

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Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 R _________ n_________ c_______ broadcast news and update their news reports 24
hours a day.
2 BlogTV is an internet news site where you can stream live for free and view l________
b_________ from around the world.
3 C___________ are regular articles in newspapers or magazines, which contain the
opinions and points of view of the author.
4 The newspaper published a number of e __________ a__________which give a
glimpse of what was really experienced by people as the earthquake occurred.
5 News c____________ means the suppression of news items that are considered harmful
or sensitive.
6 N____________ p____________ report current events. They have regular schedules on
TV.
7 Newspaper c____________ are journalists who regularly cover topics in specific areas,
such as crime, sports or medicine.
8 Journalists who report from the most remote parts of the world often have to rely on
s____ p_____ to cover stories from places where there is no other communication
network available.
9 Readers who want to read a more serious and less sensational newspaper will prefer to
buy a b______________.
10 H_____ i_____ stories portray people’s experience from a personal perspective,
presenting problems or achievements in order to engage the reader’s interest and
sympathy.

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4 Convert these sentences to headline language using synonyms of the words in

brackets.
Government 1____________ (prohibit) cigarette machines in 2_____________ (attempt) to
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____________ (reduce) teenage smoking.
Company director 4____________(promises) salary increase.
Stolen 5____________ (jewellery) found in warehouse.
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5 Choose the correct answers.

1 Sorry I didn't call you last night, but we didn't get in / pull in / log off until well after
midnight.
2 Can you come and help me catch on / settle on / set up this new DVD player please?
3 Why is the meeting room empty? Has the meeting been caught on / called off / cooled
off?
4 I'll have to book an appointment to see a doctor next week. I can't carry on / stay on /
drag on having such dreadful headaches.
5 Valerie called her boyfriend from work but quickly rang off / pulled in / worked out when
she saw her boss coming.

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Use of English
6 Complete the sentences with one word in each space.

1 Paula asked me ____ I had managed to sort ____ the problems with my visa.
2 Sylvie apologised ____ not coming ____ with any better ideas for the party.
3 After Hughes confessed ____ the crime, the police were able to ____ up a picture of
what had happened on the night of the murder.
4 Why do you put ____ with ____ told what to do all the time?
5 No one admitted to ____ set ____ the alarm.

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Progress Test 8
Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
7 Choose the correct verb to complete the phrases.

6 When Ellie was younger she couldn't / wasn't able to stand onions.
7 Which of you could / was able to guess who the criminal was?
8 Grace could / was able to help me on several occasions.
9 Could you / Did you manage to contact Helen last night?
10 Some dogs can / are able to be fed on almost anything.
11 We couldn’t / didn't manage to breathe because of the smoke.
12 You can't / aren't able to get good potatoes any more,
13 Do you think you are able to / can come tomorrow?
14 Jim could / was able to play football better than any of us.
15 Are they able to / Can they be expected to win on Saturday?

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8 Write relative clauses using the words in the brackets. Use which, that or no relative
pronoun as appropriate.

16 The beach nearest the hotel _________________ (be, about a mile long) was deserted.
17 The finger ______________________ (Molly, break) last month is OK now.
18 The cards ______________________ (Joe, deal, me) were a load of rubbish!
19 The coat I tried on ______________________ (be, not very expensive) looked really
smart.
20 I discovered the shoes ______________________ (be, the prettiest) were quite
expensive.

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9 Complete the sentence with participle forms, using the words in brackets.

21 There is a charge for _______________ (not return) books to the library on time.
22 Passengers _______________ (cross the rails) do so at their own risk.
23 Children _______________ (leave, in the play area) must be collected before 6 o'clock.
 24 The chips ________________ (serve, with the meal) were superb.
25 Drivers ________________ (park, on double lines) will be given a parking ticket.

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Vocabulary
10 Complete the text with appropriate words (to make compounds and collocations).

The world is currently facing many environmental issues, one of which is 1______________
change, believed to be due largely to overproduction of 2______________ gases. These
originate from a variety of sources, such as vehicle 3___________ ___________, other CO2
4
______________and 5______________ gas from landfill and industry. Other environmental
issues are coal 6______________ and burning coal, and production of toxic waste that can
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______________the atmosphere and the oceans. Some countries with 8 ____________
power also face a problem of disposing of radioactive waste. Placing more turbines on
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______________ farms and using 10______________ power from flowing water would
certainly be one solution to some of these issues.

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11 Complete each sentence with a prefixed word with the same meaning as the phrase in
brackets.

26 My uncle is an _______________. (used to be a fireman)

27 Children can ______________ when they are tired. (behave badly)
28 Our family used to live in a _______________ house before we bought the cottage. (half
attached)
29 I wouldn't mind having an _______________ job if I really loved it. (not paid enough)
30 Jenny is good at _______________. She can do the cooking, clean and talk on the
phone at the same time. (doing many tasks at the same time)

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12 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

31 Would you like a lump / bit / flake of cake with your coffee?
32 The damage / harm / injury to property caused by the hurricane was immense.
33 Scientists have repeatedly found meteoric particles / fragments / specks in the Sahara
desert.
34 Many soldiers were harmed / damaged / wounded in the Second World War.
35 He bit off a large lump / chunk / speck of apple.

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Use of English
13 Complete the sentences with one word in each space.
1 I’m sorry, but we won’t be ____ to come this evening because Pete is doing ____time at
work. He has to stay in the office until nine.
2 Shale ____ is found in places ____ there is a lot of organic material.
3 Because of the ____ of wild animals by hunters in many parts of Africa, elephant
populations face ____ and are in danger of disappearing altogether.
4 Jill ____ herself when she fell over in the ____-storey car park. She twisted her ankle.
5 These days, space exploration is ____funded. Because of this lack of money, we haven’t
been able to explore galaxies beyond our ____ system and travel into deep space.

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