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Progress Test Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR 11 I’m ________ to this kind of heat. I lived in Egypt

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
the verb in brackets.
Example: We don’t fancy going (go) out tonight.
1 Dogs must not ________ (bring) into the park unless
they are on a lead.
2 I enjoyed the film, despite ________ (see)it before.
3 Carla denied________ (leave) thecar windowopen.
4 It ________ (think) that the gang escaped in a black
4 x 4.
5 People used ________ (give)longer prison sentences
in the past.
6 The art thieves are believed ________ (take) two
priceless paintings.
7 I’m so sorry – Icompletely forgot ________ (buy)
any milk.
8 I remember ________ (play)volleyball in the garden
when I was little.
9 Janet convinced me________ (not go) straight to
university after finishing school.
10 The business is going to ________ (sell) next week.
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2 Complete the sentences withone word.
Example: This packet of biscuits has already been
opened – take it back to the shop.
1 ________ of my sisters areolder thanme – I’m 23
and they’re 26 and 29.
2 Please close doors quietly so ________ not to disturb
other residents.
3 You ________ havespoken toyour fatherlike that, it
was very rude.
4 My brother’s with me – he insisted ________
coming.
5 Deirdre ________ havegone home – her coat is still
on her chair.
6 We love India, but wecan’t ________ used to eating
spicy food every day.
7 I loved the music, even ________ it was abit too loud.
8 ________ the cold, we had a brilliant time exploring
before I moved here.
12 Do you have a ________ of scissors? I needto cut
some wrapping paper.
13 That sounds ________ a really bad idea.
14 I don’t want a coffee, I’d ________ have a tea.
15 I have good chats with my hairdresser while I’m
________ my hair cut.
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3 Underline the correct form.
Example: It took me a long time to be / get used to
being retired.
1 I know it’s difficult with this noise, but please try
to go / going to sleep.
2 We used to live / living in Scotland. It was nice, but
the weather wasn’t great.
3 Do you feel as if / like watching a film tonight?
4 I’m going to get my car serviced / get serviced my
car tomorrow.
5 I’m going to (–) / the hospital tomorrow to visit my
aunt.
6 All the staff in this restaurant is / are incredibly
friendly.
7 There’ll be (–) / a terrible traffic if you leave now.
8 Every / All room in the hotel has a wonderful view.
9 Any / None of the children wanted to go ice-skating
so we went bowling instead.
10 Winter is a great time to go to the / (–) Canary
Islands.
11 Youcan’t / may have seen Gary here yesterday. He
took the day off.
12 We’re going fora walk this weekend,whatever /
however the weather is like.
13 Despite / In spite of setting off late, we arr ived in
good time.
14 I bought a book and a magazine in the shop. The / A
book is for my sister.
15 I recommend to visit / visiting the new Acropolis
Museum in Athens.
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Greenland.
Grammar total 40
9 Sally looks ________ if she’s had some really bad
news. Is she OK?
10 We’ll have to leave that box. There’s ________ more
room in the van.

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Progress Test Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

VOCABULARY 6 Underline the correct word.

4 Underline theodd word out. Example: I never raise / rise my voice in an argument.
Example: rash blister toothache sunburn 1 The drug was withdrawn because of its harmful side
results / effects.
1 point wave kneel scratch
2 We’re looking for volunteers / donors to work in
2 biased accurate sensational censored the charity shop on Saturdays.
3 robbery evidence blackmail fraud 3 We’ll have to cut carbon emissions sooner or later /
4 heel calf wrist ankle now or never.
5 judge verdict jury witness 4 Did you notice / realize whether the supermarket
6 duvet pillow yawn blanket was open when we drove past?
7 commentator newsreader advert presenter 5 Remember / Remind me to buy some stamps
8 stalking robbery mugging burglary when we’re in the newsagents.
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6 My wallet was stolen / robbed from out of my
jacket when I went to the toilet.
7 I hope / expect Helen will come on Saturday. It
5 Complete the sentences withthe correct word(s).
would be a shame not to see her.
Example: The boys were really tired after theirjourney. 8 It was a long and difficult journey, but we arrived
In fact, they wereexhausted . safe and sound / sound and safe.
exhausted desperate stunned
9 This branch did / made the biggest profit last year.
1 The film tells the story of a bank ________ that goes 10 It’s hard to find biased / objective journalism that
horribly wrong. isn’t obviously left- or right-wing.
burglary theft robbery
11 I’ve had plenty of downs and outs / ups and
2 Government plan to ________ thousands ofpublic downs in my 20-year career.
sector jobs. 12 Prices have raised / risen by over 10% during the
clash axe quit last year.
3 There was a big advertising campaign to ________ 12
their latest mobile phone.
produce launch manufacture
4 The conferences are ________, in June and
November.
multiannual postannual biannual
5 A ________ is somebody who studies rocks.
physicist geneticist geologist
6 Have you ever asked for advice fromthe ________ in
this newspaper?
agony aunt critic paparazzi
7 I have to wake my brother up when he ________
because it’s so loud!
snores sleepwalks yawns
8 We ________ mostof our manufactured goods from
China.
import expands export
9 Two men have been ________ with bribery.
charged arrested questioned
10 My neighbours won’t________ if you park your car
in front of their house.
notice mind matter
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Progress Test Files 6–10 ENGLISH FILE

Upper-intermediate
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

7 Complete the words in the sentences. PRONUNCIATION

Example: You should brush your teeth at least twice a 8 Underline the stressed syllable.
day.
Example: pre|sen|ter
1 You’re such a h________ – you’re always imagining
that you’re ill! 1 co|mmen|ta|tor
2 I’ve sent Jenny a lovely b________ of flowers for her 2 lone|li|ness
birthday. 3 black|mail
3 I l________ on the sofa all afternoon yesterday 4 me|ga|ci|ty
watching TV. 5 or|ches|tra
4 I’m so tired, I can’t stop y________. 6 com|pa|ny
5 The audience clappedso long that the singer gave 7 sci |en|tist
another e________. 8 con|vince
6 I’d hate to suffer from i________ because I love 9 a|sto|nished
sleeping!
10 eye|brows
7 The traffic goingpast the hotel kept mea________
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all night.
8 This hard drive is so small you can hold it in the
p________ of your hand. 9 Match the words with the same sound.
9 The men were tried, but a________ because of a lack advertisement heart refuse court branch
of evidence. jury theory tongue antisocial violin grow
10 I always enjoyhis reviews –I think he’s the bestfilm
c________ around. Example: axe branch
10 1 guilty _________________
2 deny _________________
Vocabulary total 40
3 judge _________________
4 market _________________
5 journalist _________________
6 comb _________________
7 law _________________
8 review _________________
9 lungs _________________
10 volunteer _________________
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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Progress Test Files 6–10
Reading and Writing A
READING
1 Read the article. For questions 1–5, choose the
correct answer (A, B, C, or D).
Beach heroes
There is no more welcome sight o n beaches all over the
world than a lifeguard.
You can spot the lifeguards a mile off – wh ich is, of course,
half the point. Not only do they wear highly conspicuous
red-and-yellow uniforms, but somehow they manage to
look better than the rest of us too.
‘Last year, we only had to make five rescues,’ says head
lifeguard Rod Terry, 22. ‘Another year, we helped 29 people
in the space of three hours. You never know what you’re
going to be called upon to do, which is why you need
lifeguards who can cope with any situation.’ You’d think, of
course, they’d all be keen to perform some public heroics,
but Rod is quick to rebuff any such suggestions.
‘As far as we’re concerned, we’d far rather stop someone
getting into trouble than have to get them out of it.’ One of
the lifeguards in Rod’s team is 24-year-old Rebecca
Surridge. She says, ‘One minute you can find yourself
dealing with minor cuts and grazes, and the next with a
situation where one group of people on the beach is
annoying another group. You have to handle things
sensitively too.’ Even if they do talk tough, the lifeguards
have no legal authority with which to back up their words.
‘We can only advise,’ adds Rod. ‘If someone wants to ignore
a red flag, they’re free to do so.’ A red flag is what the
lifeguards put out when the sea’s too rough for swimming.
Exactly when that moment is reached is something that
Rod alone decides. A lifeguard since the age of 14, first as a
volunteer, he’s now a paid member of the town council’s
leisure services department. ‘You take into account a
variety of things: you listen to the weather reports and
forecasts, and you assess the strength of the wind.’ Other
factors to be considered, depending on location, of course,
are the dangers that may be lurking in the water.
The vast majority of swimmers take notice of a red flag, but
there are always those who don’t, and long before they
start really getting into trouble, lifeguards will be on their
way out to them, dragging with them a ‘torpedo’ buoy,
which is a long sausage-shaped inflatable on the end of a
rope. This can help them bring in swimmers suffering from
cramp brought on by swimming too soon after a meal, or
fatigue caused by swimming out too far. ‘Then you get the
silly ones who jump off the h arbour wall,’ sighs Rod. ‘Mostly,
though, swimmers stick within our exclusion zone.’
This is a 100 m x 100 m patch of sea. The prime rule of the
exclusion zone is that boats are forbidden to enter it – and
humans forbidden to leave it. Even a rubber ring is pursued
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and retrieved. If found floating out at sea, it could set off a
coastal-wide emergency search.
At any one time, there are eight lifeguards on duty, either
scanning the waves or patrolling the beach (lifebelts need
checking, telephones need to be kept working in case of
emergency calls). The team works five days a week, and
constantly has to rotate tasks as this facilitates maximum
degrees of attention. The other thing that keeps the
lifeguards alert is the fact that they all get on well together.
‘It’s not as if we’re all sitting there in silen ce,’ says Lisa.
‘We’re always talking to each other, either in person or down
the two-way radio.’
In fact, each summer season is something of an old friend’s
reunion; this is the seventh year Pete has worked here,
while it’s the fifth for Rebecca. Come winter time, they go
off round the world – Pete’s been surfing in Mexico and
Rebecca’s just back from Bali, Hawaii, and New Zealand. It’s
a case of not yet wanting to give up their seasonal , sun lit
round of beaches. ‘There’s plenty of time for a proper job
later,’ says Rebecca.
1 According to Rod Terry, lifeguards need tobe …
A athletic.
B flexible.
C attentive.
D hardworking.
2 Rebecca Surridge says that lifeguards …
A operate in limited areas.
B have limited powers over people.
C are trained to deal with limited injuries.
D watch over a limited number of people.
3 According to the text, which factor affects a
lifeguard’s decision to put up a red flag?
A the presence of something dangerous in the sea
B the quality of the water in the sea
C the environmentalconditions
D the number of swimmers
4 In order to maintain theirconcentration levels,
lifeguards …
A sometimes ask their colleagues for feedback.
B
C regularly change
usually take thedays
several duties
offthey
eachperform.
week.
D often take long breaks during the day.
5 It’s common for a group of lifeguards …
A to have another job at the same time.
B to meet up when they’re not working.
C to work together in the same location.
D to go travelling together when the summer is over.
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