NAME

CLASS
American
Progress Test  Files 7–12
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   A ENGLISH FILE  1

GRAMMAR 3 Complete the sentences with one word.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in parentheses.
Example: I went (go) a restaurant last night.
1 The teacher ________ (not be) very happy with my
homework last week.
2 What _______ you _______ (see) at the movies
tomorrow?
3 She _______ (not finish) all her work yesterday.
4 Ben’s gone home. He _______ (leave) five minutes
ago.
5 _______ you ever _______ (sing) karaoke?
6 She_______ (walk) to work yesterday.
7 _______ Lydia _______ (call) recently?
8 A What are your plans for the holiday weekend?
B I _______ (fly) to Boston with my boyfriend.
9 _______ the children _______ (sleep) well last night?
10 Kate _______ (wear) her new dress to Dave’s party
last Friday.
11 They _______ (not have) a vacation next Christmas.
12 Where _______ your brother _______ (work) at the
moment?
13 _______ you _______ (be) to a music concert
before?
Example: How many eggs are there in the fridge?
1 The bus is cheaper _______ the train.
2 It’s _______ longest day of the year today.
3 There are _______ sandwiches on the table. Help
yourself.
4 How _______ did that magazine cost?
5 When we arrived home there wasn’t _______ food
in the fridge.
6 _______ you like to go on a safari vacation?
7 That restaurant makes the _______ delicious food in
town.
8 Did you watch the show about Brazil _______ night?
9 _______ were forty people at the party.
10 I need _______ buy a new computer.
11 He’s going to visit his family in Rome _______ week.
12 _______ many people live in your house?
13 Did you see the accident _______ morning?
14 Have you _______ been to Asia?
15 They’ve bought _______ little house in the south of
Spain.
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Grammar total 40

14 She _______ (not buy) a new car next month.

VOCABULARY
15 I _______ (speak) a lot of English in the US last
summer. 4 Underline the odd word out.
15 Example: mushrooms  onions  apples  potatoes
1 carefully serious slowly fast
2 Underline the correct word or phrase.
2 stove armchair bed kitchen
Example: I didn’t study / studied English at school.
3 pineapples bananas carrots grapes
1 He drives very dangerously / dangerous. 4 carton jar jam package
2 Would / Do you like swimming? 5 cake eggs chocolate cookies
3 Their new album is most / more interesting than 6 fireplace square road bridge
the last one.
7 supermarket vegetable bank shopping mall
4 Is / Are there any apples?
8 fridge cupboard mirror ceiling
5 We love going to concerts / the concerts.
9 lamp wall floor stairs
6 I think it’s easier / more easy to learn English than
10 near there under behind
Russian.
10
7 Do you eat many / much fruit?
8 Have you ever wrote / written a love letter?
5 Complete the expressions with go, get, or have.
9 She is the shortest / shorter in her family.
Example: go shopping at the weekend
10 Laptops are smaller that / than desktop computers.
1 _______ up late on the weekend
10
2 _______ a shower before breakfast
3 _______ on vacation to Greece
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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test  Files 7–12
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   A ENGLISH FILE  1

4 _______ a train to Paris 7 I booked the tickets _______ night.

5 _______ for a walk in the evening ago last yesterday
6 _______ a swim in the sea 8 Does your apartment have _______ conditioning?
7 _______ dressed in the morning cold cool air
8 _______ to the beach when it’s sunny 9 My grandfather was a _______.
painting paintor painter
9 _______ a good time on vacation
10 I often _______ emails from my friends in Australia.
10 _______ blond hair
take get bring
10 10

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6 Complete the sentences with one word. Vocabulary total

Example: I met him at the railway station this morning.

PRONUNCIATION
1 I was so tired last night. I _______ for ten hours!
8 Underline the stressed syllable.
2 We saw Jamie the day _______ yesterday.
Example: sand|wiches
3 The new department _______ in town sells
everything. 1 po|li|ti|cian 6 re|mem|ber
4 Alice _______ me a very interesting secret yesterday! 2 for|get 7 dan|ge|rous
5 It’s much colder downstairs than it is _______. 3 en|gi|neer 8 mu|se|um
6 Listen! Can you _______ that noise? 4 tra|vel 9 vege|ta|bles
7 There’s a post office next _______ the pharmacy. 5 Oc|to|ber
de|ssert
10
8 Do they have any _______ heating in their new 10
apartment?
9 Lots of people _______ photos at Kate and Bill’s 9 Match the words with the same sound.
wedding.
10 Did you put the milk in the _______? It isn’t very away  juice peas  cook  cereal bus
cold. machine tea park  yesterday  chips
10 Example: lettuce  chips
1 key _______
7 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
2 fridge _______
Example: I had breakfast before I got dressed.
3 between _______
clothes dressed shower
4 painter _______
1 I’ve met her before, but I’ve _______ her name. 5 car _______
remembered forgotten lost
6 zebra _______
2 Would you like some _______ in your coffee?
7 you _______
jam sugar butter
8 street _______
3 The dogs next door _______ all the time. I hate it.
cry shout bark 9 up _______
4 Let’s _______ for coffee next week. 10 shower _______
meet see speak 10
5 I’ve looked _______ my scissors, but I can’t find
them. Pronunciation total 20
for at in
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100
6 I usually leave work at 6:00, and I _______ home at
7:00.
go get come

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test  Files 7–12
Reading and Writing   A ENGLISH FILE  1

READING 7 Guests at the Berkshire think the food is really good.

A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
1 Read the text and check (✓) A, B, or C.
8 You can’t eat at the restaurant if you aren’t staying at
the hotel.
Review of the Berkshire A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
hotel 9 The writer booked his room online.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
Last month my wife and I stayed at the new Berkshire hotel
10 The beds in the hotel aren’t very wide.
in western Massachusetts. It’s an informal, relaxed hotel in
a nineteenth-century building. We went there a month after
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
it opened, and it was full of young fashionably dressed
10
people from Boston. They go there to escape from their
busy city life because it’s only ninety minutes from the city
by car.
2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
The hotel has become very popular because its restaurant 1 Where is the Berkshire?
serves incredibly good food. People say it’s the best hotel ___________________________________________
food in the state. All of the food comes from the hotel’s 2 Where do the chefs get their vegetables from?
gardens. They keep animals and grow vegetables and fruit. ___________________________________________
On some days a chef shows you around the garden. You 3 What kind of clothes did the hotel guests wear?
choose your food, and he cooks it for your dinner. My wife
___________________________________________
and I had chicken cooked in a delicious sauce and a warm
apple cake for dessert.
4 What did the writer’s wife have for dessert?
___________________________________________
The meals aren’t expensive. They’re cheaper than in many
restaurants, but only hotel guests can eat there and the 5 How much did the writer pay for a room at the hotel?
rooms aren’t cheap. They cost between $350 and $400 a ___________________________________________
night, but you don’t need to be very rich to stay there. Every
5
month the hotel offers five rooms for five dollars each. Look
for the offers on their website. Then you need to book them Reading total 15
by phone, but do it fast because everybody is waiting for
these offers. We were very lucky – we got one of the cheap
WRITING
rooms, and we really enjoyed staying there. The rooms are
beautifully decorated and really big. The beds are a bit Answer the questions. Write 25–35 words for each
narrow, but for five dollars, I’m not complaining! question.
1 Where did you go for your last vacation? What did you
Example: A lot of the hotel guests come from Boston. do there?
A  True ■ ✓  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say ■ 2 Describe your favorite city. What can you do there?
3 What are you planning to do next weekend?
1 The hotel is in eastern Massachusetts.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■ Writing total 10
2 The hotel opened three months ago.
Reading and Writing total 25
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
3 It is an old building.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
4 The Berkshire is popular with people with young
children.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
5 The writer lives in Boston.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
6 You can drive there from the city in an hour and a
half.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test  Files 7–12
Listening and Speaking   A ENGLISH FILE  1

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to two people talking about Montreal in 1 Ask your partner these questions.
Canada. Check (✓) A, B, or C. 1 What did you do last weekend?
1 When did Sarah go to Montreal? 2 What’s your favorite restaurant?
A  last year  ■  B  in March  ■  C  in May  ■ 3 When did you last go to a museum?
2 Where did Sarah stay in Montreal? 4 Have you ever won a prize?
A  in an apartment  ■  B  in a hotel  ■  5 Which famous person would you like to meet?
C  in a house  ■ 6 What are you going to do after this class?
3 What did Jeremy like best in Montreal? 7 Have you ever slept outside?
A  an old church  ■  B  a market  ■  8 What’s the most interesting thing to see in your
C  an art gallery  ■ town / city?
4 What was the weather like when Sarah was in 9 How many emails have you written today?
Montreal? 10 What are you doing at the moment?
A cold ■  B cloudy ■  C warm ■  Now answer your partner’s questions.
5 Does Jeremy want to go to Montreal again?
A yes ■  B no ■  C  he’s not sure  ■ 2 Read the information and answer your partner’s
questions.
5
Lola’s Café
2 Listen to five conversations. Write A–E in the Open 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
boxes to show what the speakers are talking about.
MENU
Conversation 1  ■
Sandwiches: egg, cheese, ham $4.25
Conversation 2  ■
Tea $1.35
Conversation 3  ■
Coffee $2.65
Conversation 4  ■
Fruit juices: apple, orange, tomato $1.75
Conversation 5  ■
Ice cream: vanilla, chocolate, coffee $2.95
A a ticket
B a bill Sorry, no credit cards
C a movie
D a passport
E some stamps 3 Now make questions and ask your partner about a
house for sale.
5
• Where / house?
Listening total 10 • How many / bedrooms?
• have / good view?
• How old / house?
• How much / cost?

Speaking total 15

Listening and Speaking total 25

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