Progress Test 3 Units 11–15

Exercise 1 Word order

Put the words in the correct order.
1 fast / you / Can / swim / ?
Can you swim fast?
2 very / She / Italian / speak / well / can
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3 sport / I / windsurfing / is / exciting / very / think / a
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4 music / listen / to / like / you / Would / to / some / ?
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5 Can / tell / please / you / me / the / time, / ?
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6 in / time / like / do / your / doing / free / What / you / ?
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7 like / would / to / What / you / drink / ?
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8 and / a / is / He / wearing / jeans / T-shirt
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9 weekend / doing / are / What / you / next?
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10 are / get / We / to / married / year / going / next
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11 bed / you / Why / don’t / go / early / to / ?
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1 point for each correct answer 10

Exercise 2 can and can’t

Look at the information in the table and complete the sentences with can or can’t and a verb.

use a computer ride a horse play the guitar cook

James    
Helen    
Sue    

1 Helen can ride a horse, but James and Sue can’t.

2 James and Helen ____________________________ , but Sue can.
3 James can use a computer, but he _________________________ and
he ______________________________ .
4 Everybody ____________________________ .

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5 ________ Helen and Sue _____________________ ? No, they can’t.

6 Who ____________________________ ? Only Helen can.
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Exercise 3 like/would like, some/any

Choose the correct word.
1 A What would / do you like for dessert? B Ice-cream, please.
2 A Do / Would you like wine? B Yes, I love it.
3 A Do you have any / some children? B Yes, a boy and a girl.
4 A Would / Do you like to watch the football? B That’s a nice idea.
5 A I’d like some / any stamps, please. B First or second class?
6 A What sports do / would you like doing? B I love football and squash.
1 point for each correct answer 6

Exercise 4 Present Continuous

Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form of the verbs in the box.

read write wear rain have work enjoy leave drive

1 ‘What are you reading ?’ ‘It’s a love story.’

2 He can’t go to the cinema because he __________ late.
3 I __________ work early because I don’t feel well.
4 In this photo she __________ shorts and a T-shirt.
5 I can’t talk to you now. I __________ the car.
6 ‘__________ it __________ ?’ ‘No, the weather is lovely today.’
7 ‘Where’s Liz?’ ‘She __________ a shower.’
8 ‘__________ you __________ your holiday?’ ‘Yes, everything is great.’
9 The children __________ a letter to their grandparents.
1 point for each correct answer 8

Exercise 5 Present Simple and Continuous

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous form
of the verbs in brackets.
1 I usually walk (walk) to work, but this morning I ’m driving (drive) to my office.
2 I __________ (not see) my parents very often, but they __________ (stay) with me at the moment.
3 We usually __________ (have) lunch at home, but today we __________ (eat) in a nice restaurant.
4 Why __________ you __________ (wear) jeans to work today? You usually __________ (wear) a suit and tie.
5 My friends and I __________ (learn) French at the moment. We __________ (like) our teacher very much.
6 My sister __________ (live) in a flat in London, but she __________ (travel) around Europe at the moment.
2 points for each correct answer 10

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Exercise 6 Past Simple and Present Continuous for future

Write positive and negative sentences, using the Past Simple or Present Continuous
form of the verb.
1 I / get up early I got up early yesterday. 
I’m not getting up early tomorrow. 
2 she / cook dinner
______________________________________ yesterday. 
______________________________________ tomorrow. 
3 we / work late
______________________________________ yesterday. 
______________________________________ tomorrow. 
4 they / leave home early
______________________________________ yesterday. 
______________________________________ tomorrow. 
5 I / go to bed late
______________________________________ yesterday. 
______________________________________ tomorrow. 
6 you / stay at home
______________________________________ yesterday. 
______________________________________ tomorrow. 
7 Richard / see his doctor
______________________________________ yesterday. 
______________________________________ tomorrow. 
2 points for each correct answer 12

Exercise 7 Negatives
Write the sentences in the negative.
1 I can draw well.
I can’t draw well.
2 They like sightseeing.
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3 He can swim.
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4 He works in a bank.
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5 We walk to work every day.
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6 I’m watching this film.
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7 The children are doing their homework.

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8 You’re playing very well.
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9 We’re staying in the hotel for a week.
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10 She’s going to sell her house.
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11 They’re going to stay in a hotel.
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12 We had a nice meal at the restaurant.
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13 Angela saw her family last week.
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1 point for each correct answer 12

Exercise 8 am/is/are, do/does/did

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.

am/’m not is/isn’t are/aren’t does/doesn’t do/don’t did/didn’t

1 I am watching TV.
2 My husband ________ going skiing next month, he’s got no time.
3 ________ your arm hurt?
4 How often ________ you travel by plane?
5 They usually go to Italy on holiday, but they ________ going there this year.
6 We had lunch in a restaurant, but we ________ enjoy it.
7 Why don’t we go out? It ________ raining now.
8 ‘Are you using your computer?’ ‘No, I ________ .’
9 They live in Spain, but they ________ speak Spanish very well.
10 I ________ going to spend the summer abroad.
11 ‘Does Paula like skiing?’ ‘No, she ________ .’
12 ________ you have a good weekend?
13 ________ they going to drive to London?
1 point for each correct answer 12

Exercise 9 Which one is different?

Choose the different word.
1 school chemist newsagent supermarket
2 wine coffee mineral water cake
3 cheese ham meal vegetables
4 soup chocolate cake ice-cream apple pie
5 plane airport ferry flight

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6 farmer grandmother interpreter architect

7 passport bus tour sightseeing stamp
8 shoes shorts jeans trousers
9 T-shirt dress jacket coat
10 black red grey long
11 dessert waiter starter side order
12 bored tired headache angry
13 post office stamp letter email
1 point for each correct answer 12

Exercise 10 Words that go together

Match a verb in A with a line in B.

A B
listen to friends
watch by plane
read chess
chat to a bike
play a bill
send a good time
travel your homework
drive a hotel
go your favourite
have programme
book the radio
ride a newspaper
do carefully
pay an email
sightseeing

1 point for each correct answer 13

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