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Progress Test 1-5 A

GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences
1 She (not live) ____________________ there.

2 They ____________________lived there all their lives.

3 The man ____________________I saw you with wasnt your husband.

4 I (have) ____________________ a bath when I had an idea.

5 You (go) ____________________ to Johannas party on Saturday?

6 I ____________________certainly be there.

7 ____________________she arrives soon, shell miss the train.

8 You ____________________be here on time for the start of the film.

9 I (save) ____________________ money, but I havent saved much.

10 Emma decided (not buy) ____________________ a new skirt.

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PRONUNCIATION
Underline the stressed words
11 It is sold on the internet.

12 You can sit down.

13 It sounds good, doesnt it?

14 Hes been working in the office.

15 Ireland is smaller than Russia.

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VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences
16 I live a long way from the centre, on the ____________________of town.

17 I have to go on a business travel/trip____________________.

18 He ____________________of college and found a job.

19 She likes to talk about her ____________________and interests.

20 We like the same things. We have a lot in ____________________.

21 This flat is too small for me. Its too ____________________.

22 He writes for a newspaper. Hes a ____________________.

23 Its something you use for eating. Do you mean a ____________________?

24 The British ____________________didnt finish the 5,000m race.

25 I need my camera. ____________________is my hobby.

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READING

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If anyone ever offers to sell you an idea which will make you rich, remember this. It wont. If
the idea is so good, why isnt he or she rich enough to give it away?
Theres only one way to get rich and that is through hard work. Look at any of the richest
businessmen or women in the world and you will see people who work twenty four hours a day.
Yes, we all work hard, but not everyone is rich. What the very rich have in common is that they
are always looking for the opportunity to make money. We all like having money, but its the
rich and successful who like making money.
Of course, some people are born rich. There are two types of born-rich people. The first would
be rich no matter what. They like making money. They are born rich and get richer. The second
type are people who think that they are somehow special because their parents were well off.
They prefer spending money to making it. They are born rich and get poorer.

True or False
26 When someone offers to sell you an idea, you shouldnt buy it. _____

27 There are many ways to become rich. _____

28 People who like having money get rich. _____

29 Some people are special because they are rich. _____

30 You can get poorer as well as richer. _____

LISTENING
True or False
31 She is not keen on shopping. _____

32 She doesnt want to do less housework. _____

33 She enjoys watching TV. _____

34 She often cooks for her friends. _____

35 She doesnt have time to exercise. _____

WRITING
Write a letter of complaint to a TV channel. Include these ideas in your letter.
Reason for writing: programmes are bad quality
Example: Quiz Shows, presenters not interesting, contestants too boring

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What you want: improve programmes, more drama
Polite ending: make changes, people stop watching

Dear Sir

I am

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Yours faithfully

Marek Barski

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