Name:_______________________________

Date:______________________________

Progress Test III

I LISTENING
1. Listen and find out how Sally and Tom James survived an earthquake. Complete the sentences.

A. Sally was getting breakfast ready when………

B. She looked out of the window and saw……
C. Just before the big quake happened, she…..
D. She shouted and some men came. They..…
E. Tom was on his way…
F. H stopped his car and……

II READING
2. Read the following article and answer.

1. For how long did the firefighters fight the flames?

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2. How many people died?
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3. How did a couple survive who waited too long to get away?
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4. What did most people do when the flames came close?
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5. How was the fire put out?
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III GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

1. Read the text about Brian Smith before and after he won a million pounds on the lottery. Write sentences about his
life before the big win and now.

Before the big win Now

He lived in a small semi-detached house
The garden needed some attention
He work in a bank
He didn’t go on holidays
He didn’t go out very much in the evening and
he didn’t have a girlfriend
He lives in a mansion
His garden is large and really beautiful
He doesn’t work at all
He goes on holidays to exotic places
He goes out every evening and he has a
girlfriend.

1. He used to live in a small semi-detached house but now he lives in a mansion.

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2. Rewrite the sentences in the passive

1. They produce Feta cheese in Greece.

Feta cheese is produced in Greece.

2. People in Tanzania speak Swahili

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3. Do they grown cotton in India?

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4. Oliver wrote these songs

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5. They gave Nick first prize for his design

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6. The flood destroyed our tent

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3. Agree or disagree. Use neither, so, Well, I do, etc

1. I don’t like U2! Neither do I!

2. I hurt my hand playing tennis. ___________
3. She is not good at English. ______________
4. I’ve passed all my exams. _____________
5. Danny can’t understand maths. ______________
6. We saw a great film last week. ____________

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of make and let.

1. Does your dad let you stay out late on Saturday nights?
2. My mum______________me tidy my room every weekend.
3. Our teachers_________us do a lot of homework
4. ________your friends___________you use their CD player?
5. No, Mum____________me get up early at the weekend.

5. Write a definition for the following words

1. Doctor:_a person whose job is to treat people who are sick or injured
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3. Avalanche:__________________________________________________________________________________
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4. Mudslide_______________________________________________________________________________

III WRITING
1. Choose one topic and write about.
A. Compare your life when you were a little child to now that you are teenager.
B. Describe your favourite singer, his/her life, his/her songs, among others.

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