Name: ______________________

Progress test 1
Reading
1) For each question, choose the correct answer.
2) Here is a text about an English city. Look at the sentences and decide if they are TRUE or FALSE.
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1) The River Wensum flows through East Anglia. _______

2) People have lived by the River Wensum for at least 2000 years. _______

3) In the 11th century, Norwich was a small village. _______

4) Norwich has been a city since its first cathedral was built. _______

5) Norwich has always been one of the smallest English cities. _______

6) There are more than 50 churches in Norwich. _______

7) The number of students in Norwich is increasing. _______

8) The Norwich City football team is called ‘The Canaries’ because of the colours the players wear. _______

9) ‘The Castle Mall’ took more than two years to build. _______

10) Norwich people still like using the old market as well as shopping in ‘The Castle Mall’. _______

Grammar
1) Complete the dialogues. Use the correct present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.

Ryan Hi, Ava. What 1) ______________________________ (you / do)?

Ava I 2) ______________________________ (look) for a present for Laura.
I 3) ______________________________ (go) to her party tomorrow night.
Ryan Me too. But I 4) ___________________ usually ______________ (not buy) her a birthday .
present.
Ava I 5) ______________________________ (want) to get her something.
. 6) ______________________________ (she/like) DVDs?
Ryan She 7) ______________________________ (like) books, I think. She
. 8) ________________________ .(read) the Lord of the Rings novels at the moment. Maybe
she would like a new one.
Ava Great idea! Thanks!
2) Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple.

Two summers ago we 1) ___________________ (have) a holiday in Scotland. We

2) ___________________ (drive) there from London, but our car 2) ___________________ (break)
down on the motorway and we 3) ___________________ (spend) the first night in Birmingham. When
we 4) ___________________ (get) to Edinburgh we 5) ___________________ (go) to our hotel, but
they 6) ___________________ (not find) our reservation. We 7) ___________________ (not know)
what to do, but finally we 8) ___________________ (stay) in a Bed and Breakfast for the week. We
9) ___________________ (see) the castle and 10) ___________________ (buy) a lot of souvenirs. The
weather wasn’t very good – it 11) ___________________ (start) raining on the day we left London,
and it never 12) ___________________ (stop)!

3) Write sentences and questions with will / won’t.

1) I think they / lose the match. ____________________________________.
2) She / get the job – she isn’t qualified enough.
____________________________________.
3) I don’t want to go. It / be impossible to park.
________________________________
4) The meeting / be long. ____________________________________.
5) There / be a lot of traffic in the morning. ____________________________________.
6) You / see him at work later. ____________________________________.

4) Choose the correct alternative.

1) Next summer, they will / are going to go to Berlin.

2) I will / am going to help you with your homework if you want.
3) A: Have you got any plans for the summer?
B: Yes, I’ll / I’m going to work in a library.
4) A: I’ve had a terrible day today.
B: Sit down and I will / am going to make you a cup of tea.
5) I won’t / am not going do my homework this evening, I’m really tired.
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5) Complete the email. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.

Hi Craig,
I 1_______________ (just / receive) your email. Sorry to hear you aren’t well. I hope you
feel better soon.
2
_______________ (you / plan) your holiday yet? Last June, I 3_______________ (go) to
Canada with my family again. We 4_______________ (go) there three times now! But
this time, we 5_______________ (not stay) with my uncle in Toronto. Instead, we
6
_______________ (hire) a car so we could visit different places. Then in August, Tanya
and I 7_______________ (travel) around Morocco. 8_______________ (you / ever / go)
there? It’s a really interesting country.
Write soon!
Tobias

6) Complete the sentences with for or since.

1) I’ve known my closest friend _______ about ten years. Ava

2) I’ve been a student here _______ three weeks.
3) I’ve had my mobile phone _______ February.
4) My friend has had the same hairstyle _______ he was 14.
5) We’ve lived in our house _______ 2002.

7) Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: present simple,
present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, be going to and will.

1) A: They ___________________ (not answer) the phone after six o’clock. The office is closed.
B: OK, I ___________________ (call) them tomorrow.
2) A: Our goalkeeper ___________________ (not play) very well at the moment.
B: That’s strange. He’s usually so good.
3) A: Sorry, I ___________________ (not make) anything for dinner yet.
B: That’s OK. I’m not very hungry.
4) A: Have you decided what to do with your car?
B: Yes, I ___________________ (sell) it next month
5) A: What ________ you ___________ (dream) about last night?
 B: I don’t know, I can’t remember!
6) A: ________ you ever ___________ (travel) to Europe?
B: Yes. I ___________________ (go) there in 2015. It ___________________ (be) a fantastic trip!