Progress test 2 Units 3 and 4

Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Elba is an island ............ the coast of Italy.

A above B off C at

2 While waiting for her appointment, Susie ............ the time reading a magazine.
A did B passed C took

3 Where did you ............ the ferry to the island?

A catch B go C make

4 There was a balcony outside our room which we sat ............ in the evenings.
A on B in C down

5 Tom went to Istanbul on a day-............ and he saw the Topkapi Palace.

A voyage B trip C ride

6 Birds need to keep their ............ clean.

A skin B feathers C fur

7 People aren’t ............ to go into the museum unless they’ve booked in advance.
A let B needed C allowed

8 On the way to Los Angeles, Pat ............ in New York.

A checked out B took off C stopped over

9 You really ............ wear suncream if you are going to lie in the sun all morning.
A have B ought C must

10 The roar of the ............ kept them awake all night.

A tiger B shark C parrot

11 Mark’s dad is really ............ if Mark comes home late from parties.
A left-handed B bad-tempered C cross-eyed

12 She walked ............ the station and booked a ticket to Madrid.

A between B for C into

13 Peter ............ to board the plane very early in the morning.

A might B had C should

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 14 Lynne worked ............ a lawyer when she was younger.
A as B like C such as

15 Men ............ to wear a tie to get into that restaurant, even though it’s quite formal.
A don’t have B mustn’t C needn’t

16 It’s ............ to swim in the lake as there are hidden rocks.

A necessary B forbidden C permitted

17 Zenor decided he wanted to be ............ as Paul when he was 11.

A known B referred C described

18 Last year, I ............ and visited Portugal.

A told the time B spent time C took time off

19 We were ............ the hotel for a week, but only stayed for a couple of days.
A got in B booked into C set off

20 As we walked along the ground we saw where the bear’s ............ had left a mark.
A paw B beak C horn

21 Tony sees his grandma ............ .

A in time B from time to time C one at a time

22 Harriet ............ a tan while she was on holiday in Barbados.

A took B got C caught

23 Which ............ did you finally decide to go on – the one to the Forum or the one to the Coliseum?
A journey B travel C tour

24 I’ve always thought of myself as a ............ kind of person – one who is happy to accept other people’s
ideas easily.
A self-confident B broad-minded C sharp-tongued

25 When we went to Tokyo we stayed in a student ............ which had 500 rooms.
A hostel B campsite C yacht

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