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progress test
Unit 6
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb to be.
1 Is Anna ill? She _______ in class yesterday.
2 Why _______ you late home last night?
3 We _______ in Ireland on holiday last year.
4 Frankie _______ the best student at English
last term.
5 _______ your dad at the match on Sunday?
6 My eyes _______ very tired after all that
computer work yesterday.
7 There _______ any students in the school
before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.
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2 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb in brackets.
1 The test _______ (be) very difficult yesterday.
I _______ (can) do it.
2 _______ (can) you understand the questions?
I think they _______ (be) very easy.
3 I _______ (can) swim when I _______ (be) a
baby.
4 Yesterday I _______ (can) find my homework.
It _______ (be) on the floor!
5 I _______ (can) hear the music. I _______ (be)
a long way from the stage.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 They _______ (close) the shop at 7.30 p.m.
last night.
2 I _______ (watch) an interesting programme
on TV yesterday.
3 We all _______ (pass) the test easily.
4 I _______ (wait) for my friends at the bus stop
after school.
5 We _______ (study) at the same school three
years ago.
6 My parents _______ (decide) to order a pizza
for dinner last night.
7 My mum _______ (hurry) to work this morning
because she was late.
8 Tina _______ (stay) in bed all day yesterday.
She was very ill.
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 There are two art _______ in our town.
2 The police _______ is opposite the
supermarket.
3 They’re opening a big department _______ in
the town centre soon.
4 You can get some information about festivals
at the tourist information _______.
5 Can you buy me some stamps at the _______
office, please?
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progress test
Unit 6
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
parked explained ordered repaired
watched
1 The police officers _______ the situation.
2 She _______ a good programme on TV last
night.
3 We looked at the menu and then we _______
our meal.
4 The mechanic _______ the dent very quickly.
5 They _______ their car outside our house.
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Listening
6 ≤1.06  Listen to the people talking about
city holidays. Complete the sentences with the
correct speakers, A, B, C or D.
1 Speaker _______ wasn’t in a quiet hotel.
2 Speaker _______ couldn’t use the buses.
3 Speaker _______ enjoyed good food on
holiday.
4 Speaker _______ didn’t spend a lot of time
with her father.
5 Speaker _______ really liked the hotel.
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Reading
7 Read the text.
Two days in Paris
Paris. What a fantastic city! We arrived at the
railway station early on Saturday morning and
we walked to our hotel. It was quite a long way
but it was sunny and warm. The hotel owner
was happy to see us and showed us our room.
It was amazing. From our window we could see
the River Seine and the famous cathedral, Notre
Dame. We stayed at the hotel for one night and
ordered real French food in the restaurant!
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Later on Saturday morning we decided to take
a boat trip down the Seine and we passed our
hotel! Then we visited an art gallery and the
Musee D’Orsay, which was once a railway
station. There are a lot of Monet’s paintings
there. I love his work.
On Sunday we walked in the park by the Eiffel
Tower and, of course, we looked in some shops!
The clothes weren’t very expensive but you can
buy the same things at home, and anyway we
couldn’t put any more clothes in our bags!
In the afternoon we walked to the Sacre Coeur,
a beautiful white church on a hill. Nearby there
is a place with a lot of artists. One artist painted
a picture of Amy. It’s very good and it wasn’t
expensive. In the evening, sadly it was time to
come home. Paris was lovely and we have some
beautiful photos to remember it. Next time we
want to stay for a week!
8 Are the sentences true or false?
1 The writer travelled to Paris by car. ____
2 The weather was good when they arrived. ____
3 Their hotel was near the River Seine. ____
4 An artist painted a picture of the writer. ____
5 The writer stayed in Paris for three days. ____
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Writing
9 Imagine someone from work phoned to speak to
your father. He’s out. Write a phone message for
your father. Include the following information:
• who phoned?
• what’s the message?
• what’s his/her number?
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