PROGRESS TEST 1

GROUP B

NAME: ________________________

DATE: ___________________

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1. WRITE DOWN THE OPPOSITES OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES:
talkative ______________ funny
________________
modest
______________ shy
________________
stupid
______________ fearless ________________
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2. MAKE THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES NEGATIVE BY USING PREFIXES:
_____rational
_____loyal
_____tolerant
_____active
_____lucky
_____friendly _____safe
_____credible
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3. WHAT ARE THE SYNONYMS OF THE FOLLOWING ADJECTIVES?
easy-going _______________ creative _______________
gentle
_______________ impatient _______________
arrogant _______________

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4. COMPLETE THE TABLE:

cricket
PLAY

rowing

archery boxing fencing

snowboarding athletics
GO

wrestling
DO

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5. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE

FORM OF GERUND OR INFINITIVE:
1. Bill agreed _____________ (meet) us at the restaurant at 8:30, but he never showed up.
2. Jennifer practiced_____________ (pronounce) the word until she sounded just like a
native speaker.
3. Our art teacher encouraged_________________(experiment) with different colors.
4. Dana hopes______________ (save) enough money to travel around Europe for three

months. It's her dream.

5.____________ (dance) is her life. That is why Susan moved to New York.
6. Constance plans ______________ (take) part in the marathon next spring.
7. I can't help _________________( wonder) how my grandmother's life would have been
different if she had been able to go to college.
8. The doctor advised _________________ (see) a specialist about the problem.
9. _______________ (swim) helped me strengthen my injured leg.
10. After the tsunami, Bette chose_______________ (stay) in Indonesia and work with a
relief organization.
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6. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BY PUTTING THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING TENSES (PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS,
PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS):
1. It ________________________ (be) a day last September. The sun ____________
(shine), the birds _____________________(sing). I ________________________
(walk) along the street when I ___________________________ (meet) an old friend.
2. When her train ________________________ (get) to the station,
we__________________________________(wait) on the platform.
3. He ________________________ (be) so annoying! He
__________________________________ (always / leave) his things everywhere.
4. On holiday we ________________________ (visit) Rome, and
________________________ (spend) a few days at the beach.
5. Why ________________________ (you / stand) on a chair when I
________________________ (come) into the room?
6. They ________________________ (live) in Germany when they
___________________________________________ (be) young.
7. At 7pm yesterday, we ________________________ (listen) to music.
8. When I ________________________ (leave) the house, it
________________________ (snow).
9. He ________________________ (work) in a bank when he
________________________ (meet) his wife.
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