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Progress check
I. Fill in the blanks. ( 10 marks )
1. When a business is p______________ , it makes money.
2. Taxes are money that people r____________ from he government.
3. R_____________ are rules that control how we do things.
4. Restaurants have to follow s__________ rules to make sure their food is safe to eat.
5. I________ ____ using your own car for a long trip you can get a ride with someone for a
small fee.
6. I have m________ files stored on an external hard drive.
7. My father gave me a d_________ watch as a birthday present.
8. I have a lot of reading a___________s to complete before the end of term.
9. Robots are used to p__________ dangerous tasks.
10. Making a loud noise really b___________ you.
II. Complete the sentences with used to, is used to, or are used to. ( 6 marks )
1. My sister ________________ visit me on weekends when I was in college.
2. People _______________________write letters, but nowadays they usually send emails
instead.
3. A cell phone ______________________ make calls and send texts.
4. I _________________ have a desktop computer, but now I just use a laptop.
5. We download all of our movies. We ____________________ buy DVDs, but not
anymore.
6. Wi-Fi networks ___________________ access the Internet wirelessly.
III. Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using your own words.
1. I use my computer for paying bills. ( 10 marks )
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2. It breaks very easily.
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3. Take it out of the outlet.
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4. Remember to keep it dry.
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5. Don’t let the battery die.
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IV. Fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs (two-part verbs) for each statement. (10 marks)
1. My Mum said I had to do all the ironing as a punishment, but I'm hoping she'll _____me
______.
2. When you live in a country you soon _______ ____ the language.
3. While you’re in town, would you _______ _____ a book for me?
4. Who is he ___________ ________ with these days?
5. Our boss _______ us ______ for dinner yesterday.
V. Change these sentences to polite requests. Use the words in parentheses. ( 3 marks )
1. Speak more slowly. (Would you mind)
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2. Borrow it for a minute. (Could)
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3. Take it back to the library for me. (Would you mind)
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VI. Fill the gaps with Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous. ( 12 marks )
1. _______________ (see) that film! It was terrible.
2. They've been playing for forty minutes but no one _______________ (score) a goal yet.
3. We _______________ (know) each other for years.
4. I really need a break! I _______________ (revise) all morning!
5. Hey, you look different. Have you _______________ (change) your hair?
6. Can we go if we _______________ (finish)?
7. Your hands are really dirty! What have you _______________ (do)?
8. Who _______________ (eat) all the cake?! There's none left.
9. _______________ (write) five emails today.
10. Sorry the kitchen's a mess. Ollie _______________ (cook).
11. Sorry I'm late! Have you _______________ (wait) long?
12. He _______________ (learn) English for six years.
VII. Complete the dialogues with had better, ought to and should. ( 6 marks )
1. A: Oops! I spilled coffee on my shirt.
B: You ____________________ wash it immediately.
2. A: I have a test tomorrow.
B: You _______________________ study tonight.
3. A: The shoes I bought last week have been stolen.
B: Oh! You ___________________ careful next time.
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4. A: I have been studying for two days straight.
B: I know. You _________________ take a break for a while.
5. A: Jimmy, you ___________________ bring your own lunch or you
__________________ not eat fast food every day.
VIII. Complete the wishes with the correct tenses. ( 8 marks )
1. I wish our neighbours ______________________arguing. They're at it all the time.(stop)
2. If only I __________________________ so much. I can hardly move! (eat)
3. Don't you ever wish you_________________ more free time? (have)
4. I sometimes wish I _______________________ to university after I left school. (go)
5. What an awful party. I wish I __________________ . (come)
6. If only it _______________ raining! I have to go out soon. (stop)
7. It's a fantastic book! I've almost finished it. I wish it ____________________ longer. (be)
8. I wish you ___________________ your mind up. We've been in this shop for hours!
(make)
IX. Correct the mistake for each sentence. ( 6 marks )
1. Why you don't you come swimming with us?
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2. Let's meet us outside the station.
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3. Shall we do have a party on Saturday?
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4. Why don't we to go to the cinema tomorrow?
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5. I'm bored. Let's we go to the park.
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6. I've got a new computer game. Shall we are play it?
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X. Write an email. ( 10 marks )
Imagine you’re sick today and can’t go to class. A classmate has agreed to help you. Think of
five things you need him or her to do for you. Then write an email with instructions.
To: ________________
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XI. Past continuous and past simple. (11 marks)
1. I ________________________ work at 9 a.m. this morning. (start)
2. This time last year I ___________________at university. (study)
3. Sarah hurt her ankle while she _________________________. (run)
4. I __________ your call because I was working. (miss)
5. While I was walking home, I ______________a new shop in the high street. (notice)
6. I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday! Where
___________________________? (go)
7. While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly ____________ a brilliant idea. (have)
8. He didn't hear the phone ring. He ________________ to really loud music. (listen)
9. The teacher told us to stop what we _____________________. (do)
10. When I heard the phone ring, I _______________________ it straight away. (answer)
11. What _____________________ at around 8 a.m. this morning? (do)
