AMERICAN SHINE 3 PROGRESS TESTS

ANSWER KEY
Progress Test Welcome Unit Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1d; 2f; 3a; 4b; 5j; 6e; 7h; 8c; 9g; 10i

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 teaches
2 speaks
3 are staying
4 like
5 swimming
6 to go
7 is talking
8 live
9 don’t like
10 wakes up

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 How old is he?

2 Where do you live?
3 How long are they staying (for)?
4 What are you doing/reading?
5 What languages does she speak?
6 What would you most like to do?
7 Which activity (do you think) is the most fun?
8 What subjects does he teach?
9 Do you speak [e.g.] French?
10 Do you like watersports?

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

Outdoor activities: climbing; horseback riding; mountain biking; rappelling; skydiving

Watersports: scuba diving; snorkeling; sailing; waterskiing; windsurfing; swimming
Indoor activities: drama; dance; computer games; making videos;

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 part
2 try
3 shipwreck
4 parachute
5 instructor
6 excitement
7 difference

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8 watersports
9 design
10 technology

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 Progress Test Unit 1 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1g/j; 2d; 3i; 4h; 5e; 6a; 7b; 8c; 9j/g; 10f

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 doesn’t he?
2 is it?
3 can she?
4 is he?
5 didn’t they?

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 earlier
2 harder
3 best
4 furthest
5 higher

A4 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1 to be
2 doing
3 to hurt
4 going
5 to help
6 to be
7 going
8 listening
9 laughing
10 to tell

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 nervous
2 horror
3 bossy
4 improve
5 disagree

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 failed
2 balance
3 pick
4 have
5 except

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6 touch
7 taking
8 by
9 first
10 off

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

skateboarding capsize miserable surface coastline parasailing fortunately
uncomfortable unnecessary unconscious

D Writing
1 mark for each point included; 5 marks for accuracy of language.

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 Progress Test Unit 2 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1e; 2i; 3h; 4f; 5a; 6g; 7d; 8b; 9j; 10c

A2 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1 have walked
2 have been waiting
3 has been learning
4 has written
5 have made
6 has been dancing
7 have bought
8 has been swimming
9 have finished
10 has been playing

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 are going to fall

2 going to call
3 is going to rain
4 am going to be
5 won’t finish

A4 (1 point for each correct answer)

1B; 2C; 3A; 4C; 5A

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 Look
2 find
3 get
4 worn
5 work

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 of
2 up
3 making
4 do
5 exhausting
6 keep
7 on

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8 off
9 make
10 use

C Pronunciation (1 point for each correct answer)

1 get
2 rich
3 goal
4 sorry
5 last

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy and
relevance of content and inclusion of all information.

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 Progress Test Unit 3 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1c; 2f; 3d; 4e; 5j; 6b; 7i; 8h; 9a; 10g

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 must
2 must
3 can’t
4 must
5 can’t

A3 (1/2 point for each correct verb)

1 ’d/had been swimming / saw

2 tried / had missed
3 had left / arrived
4 ’d/had been waiting / came
5 ’d/been playing / saw

A4 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 was invited
2 asked
3 was met
4 was discovered
5 happened

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 invisible
2 impossible
3 incorrect
4 incredible
5 impolite

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 secret
2 shivering
3 lunch
4 lying
5 drowned
6 experienced
7 coins
8 cargo
9 fog
10 patients

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C Pronunciation (1 point for each correct answer)

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy and
inclusion of all information.

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 Progress Test Unit 4 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1g; 2i; 3h; 4d; 5c; 6a; 7j; 8e; 9f; 10b

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 The snacks have been prepared.

2 The refreshments have been bought.
3 The board is being cleaned.
4 The school reports are being written.
5 The tests have been corrected.

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 such a
2 so
3 such an
4 such
5 so

A4 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 will be picked
2 are being fed
3 will be shown
4 are being watched
5 will be spent

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 slow down
2 soft
3 give up/stop
4 similarity
5 unfriendly

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 popularity
2 reality
3 hopeless
4 specially
5 highly

B3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 up
2 lay

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3 fed
4 to
5 of

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

teamwork advice affect attitude cleverness climate criticize entertainment

hotline stupidity

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy and
relevance of content.

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 Progress Test Unit 5 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1h; 2e; 3j; 4g; 5d; 6b; 7a; 8f; 9i; 10c

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

What time did you get up?

I used to work
What kind of music did you listen to?
We used to sit
go

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 Rick said he was going out.

2 Alison asked Rick if he was going to be late.
3 Peter asked Mark where he had been.
4 Tara asked me when I had last seen Gaby.
5 Holly told me she had never seen anything like it.
6 Sarah said she would explain everything.
7 Paulo asked Lucy how fast she could run.
8 Tara wanted to know why everyone was so upset.
9 Holly asked me if I could dance.
10 Rick asked Alison if she had ever been to Paris.

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 broken
2 lie
3 stayed
4 made
5 knock

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 dirty
2 explanation
3 unanswered
4 certainly
5 unlock

B3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 banging
2 sneezes
3 whispered
4 temper
5 mind

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C Pronunciation
(1 point for each correct answer)

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy and
relevance of content.

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 Progress Test Unit 6 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1d; 2e; 3b; 4j; 5g; 6f; 7h; 8a; 9c; 10i

A2 (1/2 point for each correct verb)

1 saw – would go
2 met – would ask
3 were/was – would buy
4 would you do – saw
5 were/was – would be

A3 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1 should
2 let
3 ought
4 make
5 shouldn’t
6 let
7 shouldn’t
8 make
9 should
10 makes

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 put
2 ran
3 gave
4 throw
5 Come
6 got
7 put
8 Keep
9 try
10 put

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 truthful
2 painful
3 tasteless
4 recovery
5 difficulty

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

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cigarette concentrate difficulty emergency facility lottery situation snowstorm uncooked
windscreen

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy and
relevance of content.

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 Progress Test Unit 7 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1j; 2c; 3f; 4i; 5e; 6h; 7a; 8d; 9g; 10b

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 shouldn’t
2 Could
3 couldn’t
4 should
5 managed to
6 could
7 didn’t manage to or couldn’t
8 should/could
9 managed to
10 should/could

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 (that) I could play games

2 (that) I could find out the truth
3 me go abroad on my own
4 order to watch the news
5 her to play on the computer

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 realize
2 jump
3 airfield
4 surgeon
5 feather

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 helmet
2 picked
3 luggage
4 painkillers
5 room
6 headed
7 occasionally
8 attention
9 amazed
10 exact

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

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airfield amazed attention awake frightening instead luggage occasionally painkillers release

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy and
relevance of content.

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 Progress Test Unit 8 Key
A Grammar
A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1j; 2b; 3d; 4c; 5g; 6f; 7a; 8e; 9i; 10h

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 ’ll/will be playing
2 ’ll/will have
3 ’ll/will have finished
4 will be
5 will be doing/will do
6 ’ll/will have finished
7 will have
8 will be living
9 will look
10 ’ll/will have left

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 beautiful new green

2 nice little old
3 fast new blue
4 beautiful tall white
5 tiny old yellow

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 argument
2 population
3 information
4 responsibility
5 discussion

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 identical
2 recognition
3 poverty
4 second-hand
5 translate
6 replace
7 worth
8 predict
9 expedition
10 greenhouses/glasshouses

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

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expedition greenhouse identify percentage populate predict responsibility severe translate
website

D Writing

Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy,
relevance of content and creativity.

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 Progress Test Unit 9 Key
A Grammar

A1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1f; 2a; 3g; 4h; 5i; 6j; 7e; 8c; 9b; 10d

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 He’s going to have his ears pierced.

2 He’s had his teeth straightened.
3 He’s had his beard trimmed.
4 He’s going to have his moustache shaved off.
5 He’s had his nails manicured.

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1A; 2D; 3D; 4A; 5B; 6C; 7A; 8A; 9B; 10A

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 filthy
2 brave
3 celebrate
4 suspect
5 smart

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 suspicious
2 sensible
3 appearance
4 talented
5 earnings

B3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 polish
2 imagine
3 instrument
4 alibi
5 wimp

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C Pronunciation (1 point for each correct answer)

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

D Writing
Award 5 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 5 points for appropriacy,
relevance of content and creativity.

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 Revision test 1 Units 1–3 Key
A Grammar

A1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 How long have you been working here?

2 How many books in have you read in English?
3 Have you ever been to Washington?
4 How often do you go to the theater?
5 What time does your mother wake up?
6 How often do you wash your hair?
7 When did he arrive?
8 Where are you going to go this year/to spend your vacation?
9 What are you reading?
10 How long have you lived here?

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 has been reading

2 is working
3 am going to have
4 will help
5 arrived
6 goes
7 had been running
8 has been learning
9 had finished
10 have done

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 doesn’t she?
2 can you?
3 aren’t they?
4 don’t you?
5 didn’t you?
6 has she?
7 haven’t they?
8 can’t you?
9 do they?
10 are you?

A4 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 laughing
2 meeting
3 to help
4 to work
5 dancing

B Vocabulary

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B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 fail
2 keep your balance
3 farthest
4 disagree
5 hard
6 uncomfortable
7 impolite/rude
8 unhappy/sad
9 impossible
10 unnecessary

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 date
2 worn
3 junk
4 retired
5 ordinary
6 call
7 look
8 recently
9 liar
10 repair
11 crazy
12 beginner
13 instructor
14 afraid
15 refused

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

adventure calculate canoe childhood damage European

excuse athlete fortunately instructor Mediterranean motorist ordinary organizer
personal photograph photographic secondary superstar surface unnecessary

D Reading

D1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 his childhood
2 his first job
3 a new career
4 a big hit
5 the future

D2 (1 point for each correct answer)

A3
B5
C2
D4
E1

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E Writing

Award 10 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 10 points for appropriacy,
relevance of content and creativity.

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 Revision Test 2 Units 4–6 Key

A Grammar

A1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 such a frightening film that I couldn’t sleep at night.

2 was so boring that I couldn’t finish it.
3 such a heavy table that I couldn’t lift it.
4 such a good CD that I kept listening to it again and again.
5 so terrible that we didn’t go out at all.

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 had
2 let
3 make
4 ought
5 should

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 how long she had been learning English

2 when I had last been to a concert
3 would go and see what was happening
4 if I could play the guitar
5 how often he went to the movies
6 why I was learning English
7 had never been to Caracas
8 really liked pop music
9 if I was going to go/come to the party
10 had been working at ACE for ten years

A4 (1 point for each correct sentence)

1 were – would practice

2 had – would travel
3 were – would be
4 lived – would be
5 would you do – were

A5 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 whispering
2 live
3 being hunted
4 will be met
5 have been shown

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

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1 essential
2 feed
3 idiot
4 similarity
5 truthful
6 unlock
7 haunted
8 sadness/unhappiness
9 allow
10 raw

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 colorless
2 concentrated
3 difficulty
4 plans
5 erupted
6 free
7 owner
8 broke
9 corridor
10 unanswered
11 decorations
12 advice
13 vet
14 banned
15 served

C Pronunciation (1 point for each correct answer)

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 

D Reading

D1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1D; 2A; 3E; 4C; 5B

D2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 true
2 false

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3 false
4 false
5 true

E Writing

Award 10 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 10 points for appropriacy,
relevance of content and creativity.

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 Revision Test 3 Units 7–9 Key

A Grammar

A1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1C
2C
3C
4B
5A
6B
7C
8C
9A
10 C

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 will be
2 will be living
3 won’t have
4 will have traveled
5 will govern
6 will be lying
7 will be
8 will have replaced
9 won’t be
10 will be

A3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 could
2 couldn’t/didn’t manage to
3 managed to
4 couldn’t/didn’t manage to
5 couldn’t

A4 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 order to get to the airport in time for his flight

2 we could teach ourselves French
3 she could buy a dictionary
4 order to travel around Brazil
5 we could book tickets

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A5 (1 point for each correct answer)

[students’ own answers]

B Vocabulary

B1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 made
2 made
3 done
4 doing
5 make

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 out
2 for
3 for
4 for
5 of

B3 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 opinion
2 translate
3 complicated
4 progress
5 powerful
6 identify
7 dyed
8 smart
9 arrested
10 helmet
11 while
12 bank
13 feather
14 awake
15 agony

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

adequate aerosol alibi amazed artificial attention celebrate complicated estimate expedition
hectare occasionally opinion painkiller rehearse severe skydive suspicion talented translate

D Reading (1 point for each correct answer)

1 false
2 true
3 true
4 false
5 false
6 true
7 false
8 true

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9 true
10 false

E Writing

Award 10 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 10 points for appropriacy,
relevance of content and creativity.

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 Final Test Key
A Grammar

A1 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 long I had been learning English

2 goes to bed earlier than my sister
3 been working with us for eight years
4 the film wasn’t very interesting, I’d like to see it again.
5 be easy to learn Chinese.
6 will be taken on a sightseeing tour.
7 are being killed by pollution
8 me (that) he was going to call the police.
9 were you I’d get more exercise.
10 had enough money I’d travel round the world.
11 that he could get his jacket.
12 have to learn to write
13 of the week I will have finished the book.
14 has her homework done.
15 had had your address I would have written to you.

A2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1A
2A
3A
4B
5A
6C
7C
8A
9A
10 B
11 A
12 C
13 B
14 C
15 A

A3 (1 point for each correct verb)

1 had been crying

2 are you going to spend
3 will have lost
4 have lived/have been living
5 had started
6 are going to be/will be
7 will be watching
8 spends
9 will be living/will live

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10 had given

B Vocabulary

B1 (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1 unfortunately
2 unemployed
3 discovery
4 entertainment
5 unexplained
6 unlikely
7 poisonous
8 occasionally
9 discussion
10 suspicious

B2 (1 point for each correct answer)

1 lay
2 exploring
3 temper
4 fooling
5 concentrate
6 complicated
7 pierced
8 talented
9 uncomfortable
10 taking
11 pretending
12 set
13 mythical
14 secret
15 time

C Pronunciation (1/2 point for each correct answer)

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
15 
16 
17 
18 

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19 
20 

D Reading

D1(1 point for each correct answer)

1d
2c
3e
4a
5b

D2(1 point for each correct answer)

A5
B2
C1
D4
E3

E Writing

Award 10 points for accuracy of grammar, vocabulary and spelling and 10 points for appropriacy,
relevance of content and creativity.

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