Intermediate Progress Test Units 12B

Listening

Vocabulary and Grammar

1 Track 1 Listen to a woman telling a story and

underline the correct answers.
1 The woman
.
a) has never been embarrassed
b) likes talking about herself
c) prefers other peoples stories

3 Cross out the incorrect word / phrase, or the

odd word out, in each group.
1 say hello / do a prize / tell a lie / go crazy
2 go on holiday / take ages / do a nothing / get
excited
3 niece / pupil / nephew / cousin
4 by my own / by chance / in a hurry / by mistake
5 in the summer / at night / in Friday night / in May
6 mentor / fantasy / adventure / biopic

2 Her brother
.
a) hates people laughing at him
b) is a very good story teller
c) likes talking about other people

3 She can remember exactly when

a) her brother went to Spain
b) he separated from his ex-wife
c) he went to Turkey

4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form

of the word in capitals.
1 Avatar was the most successful film of year in
2009. SUCCESS
2 Toms grandmother had ten children, so his
family is very large. EXTEND
3 I love
comedies. They always make
me feel good. ROMANCE
4 My parents have no brothers or sisters, so my
sister is my only living
. RELATE
5 The film The Sixth Sense, with Bruce Willis, was
an excellent
thriller.
PSYCHOLOGY
6 Adam has a successful business with more than
thirty
. EMPLOY

4 Bobs story happened

.
a) when he was on a boat
b) when he was twentysix
c) on a beach in Turkey
5 Bob communicated with the man
.
a) with gestures and incorrect English
b) using only sign language
c) in Turkish
6 Bob felt embarrassed because
a) the man laughed at him
b) the man didnt speak English
c) he had behaved in a silly way

5 Complete the interview tips with the words in

the box.
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prepared full smartly clearly make firmly

briefly references on research show
1 Before you go to the interview, its important to be
prepared .
2 You should
enthusiasm when you
answer questions.
3 Dont answer questions
. Speak
and try to give
answers.
4 Before the interview, do some
and dont
forget to send
with your CV.
5 Its a good idea to dress quite
and make
sure you arrive
time.
6 If you want to make a good first impression, shake
hands
and
eye contact with the
interviewer.

Pronunciation
2
1
2
3

Track 2 Listen and complete the sentences.

I ve
met him before somewhere.
He
at home when I called.
They
living in the same house at the
time.
4 When I got there, they
already left.
5 He
written over twenty best-sellers.
6 We werent having lunch, we
in the
garden.
7 She
met him when she was working in
France.
8
you told him yet?
9 He realised he
brought his keys.
10 She
speaking to him last week.
11 I
been there for ages.

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6 Underline the correct alternative.
1 He hasn't heard the news already / yet.
2 My grandmothers learnt already / just learnt to
ski. Before that, shes learnt / learnt to fly a plane.
3 When are we going / do we go home tonight? It
gets / s getting late.
4 Does this belong / Is this belonging to anybody
here? I found / ve found it under the desk.
5 Have they left / Did they leave England in 2007? I
thought theyd yet / d already moved to Canada
by then.
6 Who does go / goes to bed before 12.00p.m.? I
never do / does.
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7 Choose the correct answers to complete the

text: a), b), c) or d).
Last call!
1
d
you ever missed a plane? I nearly 2
last summer. I was flying from London to Sydney
and had to change planes in Los Angeles. The plane
landed there at 6.30 3
the morning and my
flight to Sydney was at 9.30. I walked around while
I4
because 5
been to LA airport before.
6
Then I
some breakfast in a coffee shop, read
my book and checked emails on my iPhone.
By 8.15, I was feeling rather bored so I 7
to
find out which gate my Sydney flight 8
from.
I saw an information screen on the wall and went to
look at 9
.I found my flight on the screen and
saw Last call written there. I couldnt believe it! I
then looked at my watch and realised 10
the
time on my watch back by eight hours instead of
seven! I ran to the gate and 11
the time I got
there, I was the last person to get on the plane. How
embarrassing!
1
2
3
4

a) Did b) Are c) Was d) Have

a) missed b) did c) had d) was
a) in b) at c) on d)
a) ve waited b) d waited c) wait d) was
waiting
5 a) Id never b) Ive ever c) I never d) Ive
6 a) ve had b) had c) was eating d) d had
7 a) d decided b) was decided c) decided d) ve
decided
8 a) had left b) will leave c) leaves d) was
leaving
9 a) it b) them c) the screen d) that
10 a) it changed b) Ive changed c) Id changed
d) was changing
11 a) at b) on c) from d) by
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Reading
8 Match gaps 16 in the text with a)f) below.
Elvis is alive!
There is a persistent belief in the USA that music
legend Elvis Presley 1
a after all. Many
conspiracy theorists say that he faked his death.
But why would he do that?
The answer, they say, is because 2
. According
to them, Elvis was going to give evidence in court
against a Mafia group, who wanted to kill him. They
believe that the FBI put another body in Elviss
grave and then 3
. They also claim that after
this, he worked in Las Vegas for years performing as
an Elvis impersonator. Because there were so many
Elvis lookalikes, nobody could ever know who the
real one was.
Whatever the truth of these claims, over the last
three decades there have been reports from 4
they have seen Elvis in one place or another. At the
same time, two US tabloid newspapers published
articles about Elviss continuing life for a long
time after his death. They provided all kinds of fake
detail, 5
in a motorbike accident to his real
death in the 1990s.
There was even a museum called the Elvis is Alive
Museum in Missouri. It collected papers that they
say 6
, including government documents. The
museum is now closed but is Elvis alive?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

did not die in August 1977

proved the conspiracy theory
thousands of people who say
from reports that he broke a leg
his life was in danger
helped him to disappear
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9 Read the article again. Are the sentences true

(T) or false (F)?
1 Conspiracy theorists claim that Elvis
pretended that hed died.
T
2 They say the FBI wanted to protect
Elvis from the Mafia.
3 They think Elvis started a new life in
Las Vegas.
4 It was easy to identify the real Elvis in
Las Vegas.
5 Thousands of people believe theyve
seen Elvis alive recently.
6 You cant visit the museum any more.
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Speaking

Writing

10 Cross out the response which is not possible.

1 So then I fell off my bike!
a) Oh no. b) Thats right. c) Oh dear.
2 And youll have three weeks holiday a year.
a) I see. b) Go ahead. c) I understand.
3 Can I use your phone, please?
a) Go ahead. b) Of course. c) Yes, I know.
4 Could I ask you something?
a) I see. b) Go ahead. c) Of course.
5 It finishes at 8.30, right?
a) Thats right. b) Yes. c) No problem.
6 Thanks for telling me.
a) Youre welcome. b) Of course. c) No
problem.

12 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I was in the bath until / when the phone rang.
2 By the time / While the train came, it was more
than two hours late.
3 They didnt go out as soon as / until it had
stopped raining.
4 Somebody broke into their house and stole their
money while / during the night.
5 He had something to eat as soon as / by the time
he got home.
6 They visited all their relatives during / while they
were in Australia.
5
5

11 Match gaps 111 in the conversation with

a)f) below.
A: Do you know what 1 a to me when I was
working in the bank last October?
B: No, 2
happened?
A: Well, Id just finished serving a customer and
was putting things in my drawer. And the 3
knew, there were two people standing in front of
my desk wearing masks!
B: 4
?I5
it! What 6
do?
A: Nothing! I was too scared. I thought they were
going to shoot me.
B: Oh 7
. What 8
?
A: Well, I just looked at them. I was waiting for
them to say Hands up! or something. Then
9
sudden, I remembered it was Halloween.
Thats why they were wearing masks. They
were going to a party!
B: Oh, no. Thats 10
!
A: Yes. 11
end, we all laughed about it.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)

13 Write a news report about one of the

headlines below. Use the prompts to help if
necessary. Write 100120 words.
1 80 people homeless after floods
2 Airline employees strike demonstration
3 Film star shot outside London home
1 Introduction what happened

2 Background details

3 Quote(s) of peoples opinions

happened
no
what
happened next
dont believe
Really
did you
In the
all of a
really funny
next thing I

4 Conclusion the current situation

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