8 Progress Test 25 minutes Name Score 50

1 Fill in the gaps with for, since or ago. 4 Fill in the gaps with these words.
1 We’ve had this car for fifteen years.
invited  guests  admired  close  view
2 He’s lived in Edinburgh he was a child. accepted  greeted  floor  expected
3 I bought this computer five years . fashionable  spacious  hostess
4 We’ve been in this school nine months.
5 She’s had that watch she was ten. Last week my friend Dorothy 1 invited me to dinner.
4
 I2 immediately because she’s a wonderful
2 Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or 3
. She lives on the fifth 4 of a
the Present Perfect. building in a very 5
part of town, quite
The police are interviewing people about a man 6
to Hyde Park. When I arrived there, she
called Mr Johnson. He 1 disappeared (disappear) 7
me at the door and introduced me to the
three days ago. other 8 . Her flat is very 9 and
a How long 2 you (know) Alan it’s got a great 10
of the park. Everyone
Johnson? 11
her engagement ring and I 12 the
b Oh, a very long time. We first 3 (meet) food to be excellent, but unfortunately, the dinner
in 1985. I started as an engineer in his father’s was terrible! 11

factory and I 4 (be) here since then.
a When 5
he (become) the
5 Write the adjectives.
manager of the factory? 1 with a nice taste tasty
b In 1995, I think – when his father 6 2 extremely cold f
(retire). Alan 7 (be) a good boss to me. 3 with a lot of factories i
a He owns another factory in France, doesn’t he? 4 not worried or stressed r
How long 8 he (have) it? 5 very tasty d
b He 9
(buy) it three years ago. Since then 6 enjoy meeting new people s
we 10 (not see) him much. 7 with lots of tourists t
a I see. So when 11
(be) his last visit to this 8 full of people, shops, etc. from different countries
factory? c 7

b Two weeks ago. 10 6 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these

verbs.
3 Complete this interview with a student who is
studying English in Cambridge. go  buy  travel  give  walk  find  do  arrive
a 1 Do you like England?
1 I prefer going to work by car.
b Yes, I love it. I’m spending a year in Cambridge.
2 She needs a job.
a 2
Cambridge ?
3 I must on time for the lesson
b It’s a beautiful city with some wonderful old
tomorrow.
buildings.
4 My friend is planning around
a And 3 ?
Europe this summer.
b They’re very nice. I’ve made some good friends.
5 They forgot some milk.
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a 4
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6 Our boss decided us all an extra
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b It’s very good. English food is better than people

day’s holiday at Christmas.
think.
7 You should avoid on your own
a 5
?
in that area at night.
b It’s a bit cold because it’s winter and it’s windy.
8 Have you finished your
 4 homework?
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