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PROGRESS TEST 2 | Version B

Part A • Grammar, Vocabulary and How to … VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR 4 Choose the correct option (a, b or c) to complete the
sentences.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
have to, don’t have to or can’t. 1 Scientists have ___ a new butterfly.
1 We _____________ play loud music after 11 p.m. a developed b discovered c expected
2 I _____________ look after my nephew tonight so I 2 Can you ___ the man’s clothes?
can’t go out. a describe b develop c plan
3 Kaya _____________ take three exams before she 3 We need to ___ on a topic for our discussion.
finishes the course. a decide b plan c explain
4 You _____________ watch this film with me. It’s OK to 4 I need to ___ the company’s email address.
do something else.
a plan b expect c search for
5 You _____________ drive more than 50 km per hour in
5 Now we have a project idea, we need to ___ it.
the city.
a expect b decide c develop
6 Mack _____________ bake cakes for his colleagues on
a Friday but he enjoys it. /5
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5 Complete the sentences with positive adjectives.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct present 1 My f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e author has written a new book.
perfect simple form of the verbs in the box. 2 Men and women get e _ _ _ l pay in the company.
be cry never/stay never/win not/drive 3 Lily is c _ _ _ _ r and always does well in exams.
see work 4 My job is never boring. It’s often quite e _ _ _ _ _ _ g.
5 I had a strange dream last night. It felt very r _ _ l.
1 We _____________ a match against the red team.
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2 I _____________ a few famous people on my travels.
3 _____________ she _____________ to Italy?
6 Choose the correct words to complete the
4 He _____________ a big car like this one. sentences.
5 She _____________ with Dan on a project before. 1 Let’s have a walk around / inside / over the garden.
6 _____________ you ever _____________ at a sad 2 We walked beside / into / onto the meeting room.
film?
3 Why do I always put my jumpers on up and down /
7 I _____________ at a really expensive hotel. inside out / upside down?
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getting wet in the rain!
3 Complete the sentences with the correct 5 Can you put all the fruit above / forward / together in
comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in the same bowl?
brackets.
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1 This is __________ (comfortable) bed in the world!
2 I spent __________ (long) at work today than you.
7 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
3 The __________ (good) place to get coffee is Mona’s There are two words you do not need.
Coffee Shop.
border direction distance journey travel
4 My sister and I are __________ (lazy) than my brother.
trip way
5 I think Evan is __________ (confident) now than in the
past. 1 We could see some mountains in the __________.
6 The living room is __________ (big) room in the house. 2 I need to take a quick __________ to the supermarket.
7 Maria is __________ (funny) of all my friends. 3 Are you on your __________ to Giulia’s house?
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5 __________ is one of my hobbies.
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HOW TO …
8 Choose the correct words to complete the
conversation.
A: First, 1you take / you are taking a piece of gift paper.
2Always / Never remember to check there’s no price on

the gift!
B: Oh yes, good idea!
A: 3After / Then, take the gift and put it on the paper.
B: Is this 4like / right?
A: No, put it in the middle. Like this.
B: Oh right, I’ve got it. What 5all / now?
A: Let me show you.
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9 Put the words in the correct order to make

sentences and questions.
1 take / route / can / quicker / home / We / a
________________________________________.
2 think / she’d / that / I / like / don’t
________________________________________.
3 they / Ben / don’t / ask / Why / help / for
________________________________________?
4 take / should / break / a / She
________________________________________.
5 good / sure / not / idea / that’s / I’m / a
________________________________________.
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Part B • Listening and Reading 3 [Audio PT2.02] Listen to two friends talking about
some activities. Tick the activities (1–8) that the
LISTENING friends discuss.
1 [Audio PT2.01] Listen to five conversations. Match 1 Living alone ___
the conversations (1–5) with the topics (A–E). 2 Playing a musical instrument ___
1 ___
3 Doing a dangerous sport ___
2 ___
4 Staying in bed all day ___
3 ___
5 Going to a concert ___
4 ___
6 Learning another language ___
5 ___
7 Having day with no technology ___
8 Going on a road trip ___
A A gift /5
B A life hack
C A film 4 [Audio PT2.02] Listen again. Choose the correct
D A book words to complete the sentences.
E A new hobby 1 The man has been to two / three / many concerts.
/5 2 The woman slept all day because she was tired / cold /
bored.

2 [Audio PT2.01] Listen again. Are the statements 3 When the woman lived alone, she liked having more
True (T) or False (F)? noise / space / time.
Conversation 1 4 The woman can’t / wants to / doesn’t want to travel
1 The woman knows how the book ends. T / F around one country.
5 The woman had to use her phone once / twice /
Conversation 2 three times on her ‘no technology’ day.
2 The man got the spoon idea from the internet. T / F /5

Conversation 3
3 The two friends agree to watch the film at one of their
homes. T / F

Conversation 4
4 The colleagues decide to buy Aiden a hat. T / F

Conversation 5
5 The man enjoyed riding on the back of his brother’s
bike. T / F
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5 Read the text about making gifts. Complete gaps 6 Read the text again. Are the statements True (T) or
(1–5) with the sentences (A–E) below. False (F)?
A There are many gift ideas online. 1 The writer says only children should make gifts. T / F
B One gift I really want to give is a special coffee cup. 2 The writer believes that making a gift is good for both
C How about giving it a try? the gift giver and receiver. T / F

D Making gifts is a great idea for many reasons. 3 The writer suggests putting cooking oil into the
salt. T / F
E You can also put dry cake ingredients into a glass
bottle. 4 The writer says it’s not necessary to put flowers into the
salt. T / F
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5 The writer gave the bath salt gift to her cousin because
Making Gifts by Hand he loves baths. T / F

Most of us buy gifts for our loved ones from a shop, but have 6 The writer also gave the bath salt gift to her cousin’s
you ever thought about making a gift for someone? We did it girlfriend. T / F
when we were children so why don’t we do it more as adults? 7 The person who makes the cake needs to buy one
1___
ingredient. T / F
First, it shows love because you take time to make it.
Second, the gift is special to the person. You can make 8 The writer has given a soup bottle as a gift. T / F
something unusual you know they would like to get. Third, 9 It’s a bad idea to put the oven on before you draw on
you can have fun making it. the coffee cup. T / F
2___ Some of them are very easy to make. For example, bath 10 The writer says that making gifts is less expensive than
salts. Put some white and pink bath salts together and add buying them. T / F
a little oil – not cooking oil, but an oil that smells good. You /10
don’t have to add dried flowers but they can make the gift look
good. Put everything in a glass bottle. I made this gift for my
cousin Alex who does a lot of sport and he loved it. His
girlfriend wanted the same gift for her birthday but I forgot
and gave her something else!
3___ Give it to someone and they put the ingredients from the
bottle into a bowl, add eggs and bake the cake. I’ve given this
gift to almost all of my close friends. You can also add soup
ingredients instead of cake ingredients although I’ve never
done that.
4___ You take a simple white cup, draw a picture and write
a message on it with thick pens and then put it in the oven for
30 minutes. Put the cup in the oven at the same time you put
the oven on. Never put the cup into a hot oven because it can
break, but what a fun and easy gift!

Making gifts isn’t always cheaper than buying them, but it’s
a lot more fun. 5___ I’m sure you can do it!

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7 Read the text about a motorbike trip. Tick the main 8 Read the text again. Choose the correct answers,
points (1–5) that the writer mentions. A, B, C or D.
1 Ho Chi Minh is a large, busy city. ___ 1 How long did the writer spend in Vietnam?
2 The hotels in Ho Chi Minh are cheap. ___ A One and a half months
3 You can eat lovely street food across Vietnam. ___ B Two months
4 There were three interesting places between Ho Chi C Six months
Minh and Hanoi. ___ D A year
5 The best place the writer visited was Hanoi. ___
/3 2 What did the writer find the most amazing about the
roads in Ho Chi Minh?
My Motorbike Trip around Vietnam
A One person carried a large object on their motorbike.
I love motorbikes and I love travelling, so this year, two of my B There was a large number of motorbikes on the road.
friends and I decided to do both together. We spent two
months planning a six-week motorbike trip around Vietnam C Parents had their children on their motorbikes.
for the three of us. D The cars on the road couldn’t move very fast.

We started off in Ho Chi Minh City. This is a huge city with

streets full of motorbikes. I saw some amazing things – 3 What was unusual about the writer’s trip to Can Tho?
couples on motorbikes, whole families on motorbikes, but the A The white beaches there.
best was someone with a fridge on their motorbike!
B The way people sold things.
We visited some lovely buildings, like the post office. It’s C The boats on the river.
a beautiful yellow building designed by the same man who
D The island near to the town.
designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris. We tried ‘Pho’ –
a Vietnamese soup – for the first time.
4 What did the writer enjoy doing in Nha Trang?
From Ho Chi Minh, we went south to Can Tho to visit the
A Seeing Chinese buildings.
market there. It’s not like most markets. Here, people sell
things on their boats on the river. We also visited Phu Quoc B Drinking coffee.
Island with its beautiful white beaches. C Swimming in the sea.
Next, we travelled north to Hanoi. We stopped at many places D Looking at paintings.
but the most interesting were Dalat, Nha Trang and Hoi An.
Dalat is a mountain village. While we were staying there, we
5 What does the writer say about the Hai van Pass?
enjoyed the French style buildings and delicious local coffee.
In Nha Trang, a city next to the sea, we enjoyed the art. In Hoi A It’s a famous road in the world.
An, we liked the Chinese style buildings and enjoyed some B It’s dangerous for motorbike riders.
very cheap food. We also travelled along the Hai Van Pass.
This is a road in the mountains with fantastic views. It’s not C You get a good view of the sea.
the safest road for bikes though! D You can buy good food along the way.
Finally, we went to Hanoi. That was my favourite of all the
places we visited. It didn’t feel like a city. It’s full of small 6 How did the writer feel about Hanoi?
streets with trees and plants everywhere, like a small town. A It felt like a small city, not a big one.
Our last trip was to Halong Bay – lots of little islands in the
middle of beautiful blue-green water. We went on boats, swam B It needed more green parks.
in the sea and visited fishing villages. What an amazing way to C The islands were easy to get to.
end the trip.
D The fishing was very good.
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Part C • Speaking and Writing WRITING

SPEAKING 4 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Make questions and ask your partner. 1 I’ve ever eaten sushi before but I want to try it.
1 What / have to do / later? 2 The meal look delicious!
2 What / make / you feel stressed? 3 I cooked pasta for my friends so it didn’t taste very
good.
3 Have ever / make / a meal for a group of people?
4 The meat dishes are more expensive the fish dishes.
4 Which / bad – early mornings or late nights?
5 We had no food although we had to eat out.
5 What things / have to do / yesterday?
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5 You see this advertisement on a website:

2 Answer your partner’s questions.
/5 THE FIRST TIME …
We want to know about the first time you ate a particular dish
or meal, or made a particular dish or meal.
3 Describe the picture to your partner. When was it?
Where were you?
How did it taste?

Write and tell us!

We will publish the best descriptions on our website!

Write your description in 85–90 words.

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