Quest 2

World

Progress test • Units 3–4

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the past simple or past continuous.
I was having (have) a shower when the phone
rang (ring).
1 Where (you / go) when I
(see) you yesterday?
2 What (she / do) last night between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.?
3 She (be) on the phone for hours! Who
(she / talk) to?
4 James (come) to visit us yesterday, but we
weren’t at home. I (play) football, and my parents
(work).
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2 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of used to.

A Long ago, people didn’t use to have(not have) cars. They
1
(ride) horses or walk everywhere. And they
2
(not have) electricity. They 3
(make) fires to keep warm or cook food.
B What 4 (they / do) in their free time?
A Well, they 5 (not watch) TV or play computer games!
They 6 (tell) stories.
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3 Complete the dialogues. Use the correct form of will or going to.
A Look at those big waves!
B Yes. There ‘s going to be (be) a storm.
1 A I can’t do this maths exercise. It’s very difficult.
B I’m good at maths. I (help) you.
2 A I’ve got a present for my mother, but it’s a secret.
B OK. I (not tell) her about it.
3 A The sky is blue today, and there aren’t any clouds.
B Yes, it (be) a lovely day.
4 A Jenny’s got a great voice!
B I’m sure she (be) a famous singer one day.
5 A What (you / bring) to the class party?
B I don’t know. Oh! I’ve got an idea! I (make) a cake!
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Vocabulary
4 Look at the picture and write the words.

5
4

2
1 w
2 w
1
3 v
4 l
5 r

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5 Match the clues with the words. 6 Complete the sentences. Use these words.
1 This happens when there is too much battery destroyed humans impossible
rain. safe screen solar panels took off weapons
2 This happens when there is no rain 1 Many buildings today use
for a long time. on the roof for power.
3 This is a very powerful, high wave 2 I can’t use my mobile phone. It needs a new
caused by an earthquake at sea. .
4 This is a lot of snow that moves 3 Don’t touch that machine. It isn’t
quickly down a mountain. .
5 This is what happens when the ground 4 In the future, robots will do all the boring jobs,
moves. not .
6 This is a storm with very strong wind. 5 The aeroplane from the airport
at six o’clock last night.
a tsunami d avalanche
6 They’ve got a TV with a very big
b hurricane e drought .
c flood f earthquake 7 Knives and guns are dangerous .
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8 The tsunami hundreds of
houses and killed thousands of people.
9 I can’t carry that big stone. It’s .
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Reading

Boys Save People from Tsunami

Two brave brothers saved a mother the woman and the child. In the end,
and her two children from a tsunami. we all got to the top of the hill and
Nick and Carl Wilkes were enjoying we were safe from the waves.’
their holiday in Indonesia when
Later, scientists explained why the
a tsunami hit the area. They were
tsunami happened. An earthquake
staying at a hotel very near the
started it. The earthquake was very
beach. The boys were having a swim
powerful, and it happened far out in
when suddenly they saw a very big
the ocean. That is why the waves got
wave coming towards them. They
so big.
shouted to everyone, and people
started getting out of the sea and Fifty-two people died in the tsunami.
running away from the beach. Many people lost their homes. Nick
and Carl’s school is collecting money
Nick said: ‘I was running up the hill
to help people build their houses
behind the hotel when I saw the
again. The brothers are going to start
woman. She was trying to carry a
a website, and they hope people will
baby and help a young child. I said,
give money through the internet too.
“I’ll take the baby.” Carl was coming
up the hill behind me, and he helped

7 Read the article. Are the sentences true (✔) or 8 Complete the sentences. Use words from the article.
false (✘)? Correct the false sentences.
1 A is a place where you stay
1 Nick and Carl were living in Indonesia when you are on holiday.
when there was a tsunami.
2 A is a place with sand next to

the sea, where you can play or relax.
2 They were sitting on the beach
3 A is a small mountain.
when they saw a big wave coming.
4 A is a place on the internet
where you can find information about
3 They ran up a hill behind
something.
the hotel.
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4 Nick was coming up the hill

behind Carl.

5 Nick carried the baby and Carl
helped the woman and the child.

6 Nick and Carl are collecting money
to start a website.


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GRAMMAR __ / 40 VOCABULARY__ / 40 READING __ / 20

TOTAL __ / 100

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