Voices 4 Progress Test Standard Unit 2

Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with a verb in the box.

make take tell take make say

a Why don’t you __________ sorry?

b Don’t __________ excuses!
c We need to __________ a decision.
d Don’t __________ risks! You don’t want to have an accident.
e You should always __________ the truth.
f How beautiful! Why don’t you _________ a photo!
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2 Complete the words related to fact and fiction and phrases with vowels.

a r _ l _ pl _ y
b b _ st s _ ll _ r
c f _ nt _ sy
d _ _ t _ b _ _ gr _ phy
e f _ lm scr _ pt
f c_m_c

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 g l _ g _ nd
h sc _ _ nc _ f _ ct _ _ n
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Grammar
3 Circle the correct alternatives.

1 It (a) snowed / was snowing when we (b) got up / was getting up this
morning. It felt very cold. We put on hats, gloves and scarves then we (c)
went / was going outside and (d) played / was playing in the snow.

2 Two months ago I (a) went / was going to England with my parents. We (b)
spent / were spending a week in London sightseeing. We visited London
Zoo and Buckingham Palace. One day we (c) walked / were walking along
Oxford Street when I (d) saw / was seeing a friend of mine from Spain. I
was very surprised and so was she!
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4 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or past
continuous.

Yesterday I (a) __________ (want) to watch a film on TV. I quickly

finished my homework. Then I went to the living room. But when I got
there, I saw my parents (b) __________ (talk) and they (c) __________
(make) a lot of noise. I (d) __________ (ask) them to be quiet but they (e)
__________ (tell) me to turn off the TV and go upstairs to my room.

When I (f) __________ (go) upstairs, my sister (g) __________ (watch)

the same film on the TV in her bedroom, so we (h) __________ (decide)
to watch the film together. When my parents (i) __________ (come)
upstairs half an hour later, my sister and I (j) __________ (talk), so I
never did see the film!

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5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect.

a I’m very sorry. I think I __________ (make) a mistake.

b She __________ (read) all the bestsellers.
c She __________ (not see) the new fantasy film.
d They __________ (not be) to America.
e Our teacher __________ (give) us a lot of homework.
f He __________ (meet) several famous people.
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6 Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Use the present
perfect.

a been / you / to / ever / Have / London?

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b you / a / Have / read / ever / biography?
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c he / ever / an / had / Has / accident?
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d ever / a / famous / met / you / Have / person?
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e your / Has / a lot of / given / you / teacher / homework?
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f you / a / ever / Have / bought / comic?
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Reading
7 Read the text and answer the questions.

The Old Man and the Sea is a short story by the American writer Ernest
Hemingway. Santiago is the name of the old man in the story. He is a
fisherman. At the beginning of the story, we learn that Santiago hasn't
caught a fish for 84 days. He goes fishing alone because the boy who
fished with him before has left to fish on another, luckier boat.

On the 85th day, Santiago leaves very early in the morning and sails far
out to sea. He catches a big fish, an enormous marlin, and for two days
and two nights he holds on to the fish as it pulls him further and further
out to sea. After two days he finally kills the fish. The fish is too big to put
in his boat, so he ties it to the side of the boat and starts the long journey
back to land.

It is difficult for him to row because the fish is very heavy and Santiago is
very tired. Soon some sharks arrive and the old man has to hit them to
stop them eating the fish. Finally, he comes back to his village. There is
nothing left of the fish except its head, its tail and its bones. The people of
the village are very surprised because the old man is still alive and
because he has caught the biggest fish they have ever seen.

a What is Santiago’s job?

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b How long is it since he caught a fish?
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c What happens to Santiago on the 85th day?
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 d How long does it take him to kill the fish?
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e What is left of the fish when Santiago returns to the village?
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Writing
8 Rewrite the sentences, using capital letters, full stops, commas and
apostrophes.

a boy was rescued by a walker when he fell into a river. he was playing
with a friend when he fell in his mother susan smith, told reporters that he
is resting at home in oxford.

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9 Write about a real or imaginary rescue that you witnessed (5 sentences). Use
first, then, next and finally to describe the sequence of events in your story.
Use the description in exercise 8 as a model.

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Listening
10 Listen and choose the correct answers.

1 Ellie ...
a often reads a book before she goes to bed.
b reads at least one book a month.
c doesn’t have time to read because she has young children.

2 Charlie thinks …
a a poem takes a long time to read.
b a poem doesn’t take a long time to read.
c a poem is better than a novel.

3 Ellie likes reading ...

a poetry and fantasy stories.
b autobiographies and science fiction.
c science fiction and fantasy stories.

3 Charles likes reading ...

a bestsellers and poetry.
b historical fiction and fantasy stories.
c poetry, fantasy stories and science fiction.

4 Charles ...
a is reading a lot of poetry at the moment.
b is reading The Lord of the Rings at the moment.
c reads book reviews in the newspapers.
Score __/20

Vocabulary __/10
Grammar __/30

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 Reading __/20
Writing __/20
Listening __/20

TOTAL __/100

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