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Quick Check Test 1A Quick Check Test 2A

1: 2 Where does he work? 1: 2 Is he studying hard for his exams
3 When did you go to her party? now?
4 How often do you stay at home 3 So what does she want to do?
on your own? 4 Why are they selling their
5 Who does she go out with house? 5 Where are you working
on Friday nights? at the moment?
6 What did they have/do 6 Do you often read the newspaper
in February? online?
2: 2 met, got 3 became, made 2: b) 4 are moving
4 went, didn’t buy 5 had, travelled c) 5 are currently working
6 decided, moved d) 6 don’t like
3: 2 I’d love a drink, thank you. e) 2 is working
3 Did you see him on Monday? f) 3 wants
4 My exams are in October. 3: 2 once in a while 3 hardly ever
5 What are you doing 4 usually 5 rarely 6 occasionally
this afternoon? 4: 1 boss 2 office, customers
6 She met him in Italy. 3 company, staff, salaries 4 tasks
4: 2f 3e 4a 5c 6d 5: 2 deal 3 pressure, risk 4 team
5: 2 gets 3 did (they) fall 4 met 5 with, problems 6 lives 7 fashion
5 argued 6 got 6: 2 personal trainer
6: 2b 3a 4a 5b 6b 3 motorcycle courier 4 sales rep
5 foreign correspondent
6 fashion designer
Quick Check Test 1B 7: 2 being 3 working 4 dealing
5 working 6 getting 7 doing
1: 2 Where does she go every 8 swimming 9 going
Friday night? 10 become 11 do
3 What did you have/do
last weekend?
4 What do they do (in the Quick Check Test 2B
health centre)? 1: 2 What are they doing at the
5 When was her wedding? moment?
6 How often does Paul stay at 3 Do you often write comments
home on his own? on websites?
2: 2 had, travelled 3 sold, moved 4 Is she working in a
4 met, got 5 became, lost restaurant now?
6 went, didn’t buy 5 So what does he want to do
3: 2 What are you doing this evening? next? 6 Why are you selling your
3 He met her in Estonia. house?
4 I’d love a coffee, thank you. 2: b) 4 ’s studying c) 5 wants
5 Did he phone her last night? d) 6 am moving
6 My holidays are in August. e) 2 are currently working
4: 2c 3f 4a 5e 6d f) 3 don’t like
5: 2 argued 3 got 4 got/gets 3: 2 once in a while 3 usually 4 rarely
5 did (you) fall 6 met 5 occasionally 6 hardly ever
6: 2a 3b 4a 5a 6b 4: 1 boss 2 tasks 3 office, customers
4 company, staff, salaries
5: 2 lives 3 education 4 deal
5 pressure, risk 6 team
7 with, problems
6: 2 IT consultant 3 personal trainer
4 sales rep 5 fashion designer
6 motorcycle courier
7: 2 working 3 being 4 meeting
5 dealing 6 working 7 spending
8 learning 9 playing 10 do

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Quick Check Test 3A

Quick Check Test 4A
1: 2e going 3b doing 4f are
5a feeling 6c do 1: 2 Did 3 haven’t 4 has
2: 2 What 3 Which 4 How many 5 Did 6 haven’t
5 Whose 6 Which 2: 2 mustn’t (can’t)
3: 2 Which film did they go to see? 3 can
3 How many books did you buy 4 don’t have to
yesterday? 4 ✓ 5 can’t
5 Which TV programmes do 6 have to/must
you like? 6 ✓ 3: 2 caught 3 come 4 got
4: 2a 3m 4m 5m 6a 7m 8m 9a 5 crossed 6 bought
10a 11m 4: 2 studying 3 gave 4 wear
5: 1 exhibition, paintings 2 songwriter 5 play 6 taking
3 classical 4 audience 5: 2 doing 3 did 4 make 5 make
6: 1 see 2 cancel 3 arrange 6 doing 7 make 8 make 9 made
4 have, talks 10 done 11 do
7: 2f 3a 4b 5d 6e 6: 2 type 3 don’t 4 write 5 idea
8: 2f 3i 4e 5c 6j 7k 8a 9h 6 should 7 online 8 native
10g 11d 9 conversation 10 chat 11 focus

Quick Check Test 3B Quick Check Test 4B

1: 2e are 3b feeling 4d do 1: 2 Has 3 haven’t 4 Did
5f doing 6c going 5 hasn’t 6 have
2: 2 Whose 3 Which 4 What 2: 2 can’t
5 Which 6 How many 3 don’t have to
3: 2 Which type of films do you like? 4 mustn’t/can’t
3✓ 5 can
4 Which play did they go to see? 6 must/have to
5 How many CDs did they buy 3: 2 crossed 3 bought 4 caught
yesterday? 5 come 6 got
6✓ 4: 2 plays 3 taking 4 learning
4: 2a 3m 4m 5m 6a 7m 8a 9m 5 give 6 wear
10m 11a 5: 2 make 3 made 4 done 5 did
5: 1 exhibition, paintings 6 make 7 doing 8 done/doing
2 sculptor 9 doing 10 make 11 make
3 performance, concert 6: 2 study 3 why 4 down 5 memorise
6 subtitles 7 idea 8 chat
6: 1 see 2 have, talk 9 speakers 10 language 11 on
3 book 4 change
7: 2a 3f 4d 5b 6e
8: 2d 3g 4k 5i 6h 7c 8b 9f
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Quick Check Test 5A Quick Check Test 6A

1: 2 were (you) talking, saw 1: 2 haven’t been
3 called, was eating 3 hasn’t done
4 was having, came 4 was
5 were travelling, made 5 left, have been
6 was looking for, won 2: 1 started
2: 2 was were 3 Were Was 2 has Ben lived, ’s been, since
4 ate was eating 5 wasn’t weren’t 3 sold
6 were did 4 haven’t smoked, since
3: 2 reading 3 walking 4 swimming 5 have known, for, met
5 to buy 6 to go 3: 2e 3b 4f 5a 6c
4: 2 tram 3 ship 4 taxis 4: 2 rugby 3 beer 4 lobster
5 motorbike, moped 5 chicken 6 oats
5: 2 waterproof, boots 3 souvenirs 5: 1 breakfast 2 fresh 3 tries, rugby
4 camera 5 map 6 rucksack, belt 4 Working, computers 5 bat, tennis
7 binoculars 8 umbrella 9 notebook 6 Stress, city
6: 2 souvenirs 3 sunhat 4 waterproof 6: 2 vegetables 3 alcohol 4 chocolate
clothes 5 umbrella 6 binoculars 5 exercise 6 biscuits 7 grapefruit
7 money belt 8 rucksack 9 minibus 8 cucumber 9 orange juice
10 speedboat 11 helicopter 10 caffeine 11 potato
7: 2 way 3 go past 4 right 7: 2 neck 3 hurts 4 painful
5 keep 6 end 7 Turn 8 left 5 How long 6 Since 7 can’t
9 see 10 on 11 miss it 8 worried 9 so 10 painkillers
11 Take them
Quick Check Test 5B
1: 2 were travelling, made Quick Check Test 6B
3 was looking for, won 1: 2 was
4 were (you) dancing, saw 3 left, have worked
5 called, was watching 4 haven’t been
6 was having, arrived 5 hasn’t written
2: 2 wasn’t weren’t 3 came come 2: 2 hasn’t bought, for
4 was were 5 sleep sleeping 3 ’ve known, for, lived
6 ate were eating 4 hasn’t been, since, came, for,
3: 2 to buy 3 to go 4 reading hasn’t gone (didn’t go)
5 eating 6 walking 3: 2d 3c 4f 5a 6b
4: 2 train 3 plane 4 helicopter 4: 2 grapefruit 3 chicken 4 wheat
5 minibus, coach 5 surfing 6 rugby
5: 2 rucksack, money 3 binoculars 5: 1 breakfast 2 racket, cricket
4 clothes, walking 5 souvenirs 3 Vitamins, village 4 fresh
6 digital 7 map 8 dictionary 5 goals, football 6 Walking, dogs
9 umbrella 6: 2 alcohol 3 exercise 4 grapefruit
6: 2 binoculars 3 money belt 5 orange juice 6 potato
4 rucksack 5 waterproof clothes 7 vegetables 8 chocolate
6 sunhat 7 umbrella 8 souvenirs 9 biscuits 10 cucumber
9 motorbike 10 aeroplane 11 caffeine
11 minibus 7: 2 sore 3 back 4 problem
7: 2 right 3 first 4 going 5 ago 6 sleep 7 about 8 worry
5 reach 6 left 7 take 8 you’ll 9 I’ll give 10 for 11 to see
9 on 10 can’t 11 far

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Quick Check Test 7A Quick Check Test 8A

1: 2 didn’t use to like 1: 2 which 3 where 4 who
3 used to study 5 that 6 that
4 use to live 2: 2 tall enough 3 many
5 used to work 4 enough 5 much 6 too
6 use to go out 3: 2 online
2: 2 so 3 to 4 because 5 to, to 3 credit, cheque
6 so 7 so 8 because 9 to 10 so 4 earn
3: 2 round 3 up, to 4 back 5 about 5 borrow, lend
4: 2 lecture 6 notes
3 classroom 7 in, money, worth
4 stationery 4: 2 back 3 up 4 in 5 over 6 back
5 welfare, accommodation 5: 2 possessions
6 cafeteria 3 receipt
7 centre 4 bank statement
8 photocopying 5 credit card
9 registration, reception 6 search engine
5: 2d 3f 4c 5a 6b 7 revolutionise
6: 2a 3f 4b 5e 6c 8 extraordinary
9 inhabit
Quick Check Test 7B 10 software
11 billionaire
1: 2 use to go out 6: 3g 4i 5b 6j 7f 8c 9k 10e
3 didn’t use to like 11h 12l
4 used to work
5 used to study
6 use to live Quick Check Test 8B
2: 2 so 3 so 4 to, to 5 so 6 to 1: 2 that 3 that 4 which
7 because 8 so 9 because 10 to 5 where 6 who
3: 2 back 3 about 4 round 5 up, to 2: 2 tall enough 3 many
4: 2 centre 4 enough 5 much 6 very
3 photocopying 3: 2 borrow, lend
4 registration, reception 3 coins
5 lecture 4 invested, making, worth
6 classroom 5 shopping
7 stationery 6 credit, cash
8 accommodation, welfare 7 earn
9 cafeteria 4: 2 over 3 back 4 up 5 in 6 back
5: 2c 3a 4f 5d 6b 5: 2 credit card
6: 2e 3c 4a 5f 6b 3 search engine
4 possessions
5 receipt
6 bank statement
7 revolutionise
8 extraordinary
9 inhabit
10 software
11 billionaire
6: 3f 4c 5e 6h 7k 8b 9d 10j
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Quick Check Test 9A Quick Check Test 10A

1: 2 more polluted than 1: 2 I love eating Japanese food.
3 cheaper 3 Does Paolo like his new flat?
4 less 4 Do you like my new car?
5 fastest 5 What’s it like?
6 longer 6 What do they like best about
7 noisier, more living in England?
8 most 2: 2 were arrested 3 is paid
9 least healthy 4 was delayed 5 stole 6 were told
10 higher 7 is/are left 8 got 9 are caught
2: 2 – 3 – 4 an, a 5 the 6 –, – 10 was shown 11 gave
7 – 8 a, the 3: 2 victim (noun)
3: 2 lake 3 range 4 glaciers 3 fraud (noun/crime)
5 waterfall 6 rain forest 4 drink driving
4: 2 hit 3 pulled off 4 shook (noun/crime) 5 shoplifter
5 attack 6 disappeared (noun/person)
5: 2 cow 3 monkey 4 bee 6 police officer (noun/person)
5 pig 6 jaguar 4: 2 public 3 traffic 4 buildings
6: delete: desert, ostrich, 5 parks 6 spaces 7 friendly
biologist, elephant, crocodile 8 problems 9 nightlife 10 see
7: 2 can’t be 11 live
3 must 5: 2f 3c 4b 5a 6d
4 could be 6: 2 help you 3 have a 4 sorry about
5 Perhaps you 5 for over 6 main course
6 could 7 was delayed 8 waiters are
9 nothing we 10 we’ll go
Quick Check Test 9B 11 have to

1: 2 more polluted
3 noisier, more Quick Check Test 10B
4 most 1: 2 What’s it like?
5 least healthy 3 What do you like best about
6 higher living here?
7 more expensive 4 I love eating Moroccan food.
8 less 5 Does Fabio like his new car?
9 fastest 6 Do you like my new suit?
10 shorter 2: 2 was delayed 3 are caught
2: 2 – 3 a, the 4 – 5 the, the 4 showed 5 gave 6 were arrested
6 a, an 7 –, – 7 is paid 8 got 9 stole 10 was told
3: 2 glaciers 3 coastline 4 rain forest 11 is/are dropped
5 desert 6 range 3: 2 shoplifter (noun/person)
4: 2 attack 3 disappeared 4 hit 3 police officer (noun/person)
5 pulled off 6 shook 4 victim (noun/person)
5: 2 cow 3 cheetah 4 jaguar 5 fraud (noun/crime)
5 bee 6 pig 6 drink driving (noun/crime)
6: delete: ostrich, desert, 4: 2 transport 3 jams 4 buildings
biologist, elephant, crocodile 5 parks 6 green 7 friendly
7: 2 Maybe you 8 problems 9 shopping 10 do
3 could 11 crime
4 can’t be 5: 2e 3d 4f 5a 6c
5 must 6: 2 the moment 3 can you 4 doesn’t
6 is definitely not work 5 sorry about 6 money back
7 I can 8 You’ll have 9 into it
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Quick Check Test 11A Quick Check Test 12A

1: 2 Has Juan arrived yet? 1: 2 Grace he was coming home early
3 I’ve just been to the supermarket! 3 Nick they couldn’t come/go to his
4 She hasn’t come home yet. party on Saturday
5 I’ve just got here. 4 I’d see Greg later
6 they’ve already packed 5 she didn’t understand what they
their rucksacks. were saying
2: 2 win, will you 6 his new film wouldn’t be
3 ’ll tell, speak very popular
4 gets, ’ll give 2: 2d 3a 4c 5f 6e
5 ’ll send, get 3: 2 horror 3 roles, western
6 won’t, don’t 4 directors 5 historical
3: 2 boards 3 blog 4 internet 6 scene, extras 7 producer
5 networking 6 online 4: 2 photographer, successful
4: 2 uncomfortable 3 excited 3 adventurous, dangerous
4 worried 5 amazed 6 confused 4 wonderful 5 popularity, politicians
5: 2f 3b 4d 5e 6a 5: 2 science fiction 3 actor
6: delete: 2 it 3 very 4 am 5 about 4 fantasy film 5 documentary
6 just 7 in 8 yet 9 isn’t 10 but 6 musical 7 celebrity
11 much 8 recommend 9 action film
10 current events 11 online news
Quick Check Test 11B 6: 2 they staying 3 be able
4 Of course 5 invite them 6 I book
1: 2 He hasn’t come home from 7 why not 8 you recommend
work yet. 9 me to 10 be possible 11 tour of
3 I’ve already been here for an hour.
4 Yes, I’ve just packed my suitcase.
5 Has Chloe called me yet? Quick Check Test 12B
6 I’ve already done it. 1: 2 he didn’t understand what she
2: 2 gets, ’ll buy was doing
3 ’ll send, get 3 their new film wouldn’t be
4 won’t help, don’t very successful
5 earn, will you 4 Peter they’d be home late
6 ’ll explain, sees 5 Bob would lend Dave his car.
3: 2 internet 3 social 4 download 6 Maggie she couldn’t help
5 boards 6 blog her.
4: 2 uncomfortable 3 worried 4 lonely 2: 2d 3e 4b 5c 6f
5 excited 6 confused 3: 2 historical 3 scene, extras
5: 2d 3f 4a 5b 6e 4 star, producer 5 role
6: delete: 2 am 3 just 4 in 5 yet 6 directors 7 horror
6 isn’t 7 but 8 it 9 very 10 much 4: 2 adventurous, dangerous
11 about 3 politician, popularity
4 successful, photographer
5 wonderful
5: 2 celebrity 3 current events
4 fantasy film 5 science fiction
6 recommend 7 actor
8 online news 9 musical
10 documentary 11 action film
6: 2 Would you 3 for a musical
4 Certainly 5 me to 6 Would it
7 to organise 8 like to 9 Shall I
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Progress Test Units 1–3A Progress Test Units 1–3B

1: 2b 3c 4c 5b 6a 1: 2b 3c 4b 5a 6c
2: 2 six 3 eight 4 six 5 seven 6 nine 2: 2 six 3 eight 4 six 5 seven 6 nine
3: 2 plumber 3 audience 4 cards 5 3: 2 grandson 3 employee 4 farmer
uncle 6 staff 5 performance 6 board games
4: 2 spend 3 have 4 dealing 5 see 4: 2 see 3 risking 4 get 5 have
6 risking 6 dealing
5: 2 ’m trying 5: 2 Is she staying/going to stay
3 Did you enjoy 3 ‘m not living
4 are going 4 are you going to
5 was rarely 5 don’t believe
6 ‘s meeting/going to meet 6 ‘s trying
7 did she drive 7 Did they enjoy
8 Are they going to stay/Are 8 ‘re going (to go)
they staying 9 was rarely
9 aren’t living 10 ‘re meeting/going to meet
10 are you going to 11 didn’t drive
visit 11 don’t believe 6: 2 Which famous painter came from
6: 2 When did they arrive? Spain?
3 How many people work in 3 What was their favourite
your company? book when they were younger?
4 Whose car is it? 4 When did they leave work
5 Which famous painter came from last night?
the USA? 5 How many people work in his
6 What was your favourite company?
book when you were younger? 6 Whose car is it?
7: 2b 3a 4c 5b 6c 7a 8b 9c 10c 7: 2b 3c 4a 5c 6a 7b 8b 9a 10b
11a 11c
8: 2e 3a 4f 5b 6c 8: 2e 3c 4a 5f 6d
9: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6F 9: 2T 3T 4F 5F 6F
10: 2d 3h 4a 5g 6b 7c 8f 10: 2g 3d 4e 5c 6f 7h 8b
11: 2 speak to 3 at the 4 leave 11: 2 Can I 3 afraid 4 coming back
5 ask her 6 number 7 sure 8 catch 5 a message 6 to call 7 Does
9 you back 8 that 9 I’ll ask
12: 2 so 3 because 4 but 5 so 12: 2 because 3 so 4 but 5 so
6 Yours sincerely 6 Yours sincerely
13: (sample answer) I hardly ever see 13: See sample answer in Test A.
my eldest brother Brian because he
lives abroad. He’s thirty-one and
he’s a foreign correspondent for a
big national newspaper. He lives in
Hong Kong and writes news and
articles about China and other
Asian countries. He works 24/7. I
often get emails from his laptop
when he’s in an airport or on a
plane somewhere. I think he has a
terrible work/life balance. He plays
tennis or squash when he can, and
tries to eat healthy food, but he
doesn’t have a very good social life.
He’s married to his job – he
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Progress Test Units 4–6A Progress Test Units 4–6B

1: 2c 3f 4b 5a 6e 1: 2f 3e 4a 5c 6b
2: Oo aspirin, history, 2: Ooo vegetables,
chocolate, moped cucumber, geography
Ooo vegetables, cucumber, oOoo binoculars
geography Oo aspirin, history, chocolate,
oOo performance, potato moped
oOoo binoculars oOo performance, potato
3: 2 yoga 3 lorry 4 sick 5 sailing 3: 2 swimming 3 rugby 4 karate
6 cricket 5 tram 6 painful
4: 2 vegetarian 3 souvenirs 4 racket 4: 2 bat 3 ferry 4 throat (tongue)
5 squash 6 coach 5 skiing 6 suitcase
5: 2 gave 3 sit 4 missing 5 working 6 5: 2 driving 3 gets 4 gave 5 sit
getting 6 miss
6: 2 mustn’t 3 were watching, saw 6: 2 to do 3 won’t, to want
4 eating 5 have, since 4 must, to speak
6 expect, see 7 hasn’t, for 8 to do 5 were watching, heard
9 won’t, to want 10 have, to tell 6 drinking 7 ‘s, since 8 mustn’t
7: 2c 3b 4b 5c 6a 7c 8b 9b 10a 9 expect, see 10 hasn’t, for
11c 7: 2c 3a 4b 5c 6b 7a 8c 9b 10b
8: 2b 3c 4a 5c 6b 11a
9: 2a 3b 4b 5c 6b 8: 2a 3b 4a 5c 6b
10: 2 about 3 Can 4 going 5 When 9: 2b 3a 4b 5c 6a
6 be 7 and 8 going 9 good 10 It’ll 10: 2 in (to) 3 can’t 4 are 5 It’ll 6 know
11 shouldn’t (mustn’t) 7 rains 8 to 9 it 10 you’ll 11 take
11: I listen to the songs again and 11: I love music and I’ve learnt all my
again, and read and re-read the English with British and American
words. I also look up new words in songs. I also look up new words
an online dictionary and practise the in an online dictionary and practise
pronunciation. Then I sing the the pronunciation My English
songs while I’m listening. My isn’t perfect but the singers make a
English isn’t perfect but the singers lot of grammar mistakes in their
make a lot of grammar mistakes in songs!
the English songs! 12: See sample answer in Test A.
12: (sample answer) I’m leaving for
South America next week. I went to
Buenos Aires for two weeks in
2002 to visit my cousins. I realised
then what a big place South
America was. Now I want to see
more of it. My plan is to start in
Buenos Aires and finish in Lima,
Peru. I’m going to travel by train
and bus because it’s very
expensive to fly. I’m going to travel
alone but I expect to meet lots of
people. I’m hoping to visit Chile,
Ecuador, Columbia and Peru. I’ve
always wanted to see Macchu
Picchu. Read my travel blog! Bye,
George.

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Progress Test Units 7–9A Progress Test Units 7–9B

1: 2f 3b 4c 5a 6d 1: 2b 3d 4c 5e 6f
2: 2 fit/right 3 their/sea 4 two/too/one 2: 2 fit/right 3 their/sea 4 two/too/one
5 their 6 shoes/your 5 their 6 shoes/your
3: 2 ocean 3 coins 4 library 5 borrow 3: 2 lend 3 disappear 4 eagle 5 lake
6 destroy 6 cheque
4: 2e 3g 4j 5f 6d 7h 8b 9a 10k 4: 2j 3d 4h 5a 6g 7i 8k 9c 10f 11b
11c 5: 2 about 3 on 4 in 5 up 6 up
5: 2 up 3 up 4 for 5 about 6 on 6: 2 exciting party we've ever been
6: 2 use to play to 3 helped her get the job was Mr
3 so he went to the shopping centre Jones
4 big enough for six people 4 use to sing in
5 interesting (exciting) film I've ever 5 so she went to the library
seen 6 cheap enough for us to stay in
6 was driving the car was Maggie 7: 2 Did she use to ride a bicycle when
7: 2 They never used to like she was a child?
watching sport but they love doing 3 Alison is studying to become a
it now. nurse.
3 Why is John less friendly than he 4 You aren’t rich enough to buy
used to be? their house.
4 The best time for me to study is 5 They never used to go to art
at night. galleries but they love doing it
5 The film is about a man who now. 6 Why is he happier than he
saved the world. used to be?
6 Did they use to play tennis 8: 2b 3a 4c 5c 6a 7b 8b 9c 10a
when they were students? 11b
8: 2a 3c 4a 5c 6b 7c 8b 9c 10b 9: 2c 3f 4d 5a 6e
11b 10: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6F
9: 2e 3b 4f 5d 6a 11: 2a 3c 4b 5c 6b
10: 2F 3F 4T 5T 6F 12: 2 pictures 3 Can 4 size 5 so (and)
11: 2b 3c 4b 5a 6c 6 too 7 enough 8 where
12: 2 for 3 have 4 you 5 a 6 the 9 might (may) 10 near 11 take
7 and 8 big 9 that 10 sure 13: 2 to/too 3 where/wear 4 sea/see
11 Smart’s 5 Their/There 6 you’re/your
13: 2 Their/There 3 two/too 14: See sample answer in Test A.
4 write/right 5 sea/see 6
you’re/your
14: (sample answer) I started studying
English at my primary school in
Italy when I was six. Because of
this, my strongest point is
pronunciation. We used to sing
English songs and listen to stories.
It was great fun.
When I was older, I started listening
to English music and reading the
words at the same time. This
helped me to improve my
vocabulary and to understand
spoken English quite well. My
biggest problem is writing. I love
speaking but my writing is full of
mistakes, but I don't mind. The most
important thing for me is to
communicate.

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Progress Test Units 10–12A Progress Test Units 10–12B

1: 2b 3c 4c 5a 6b 1: 2b 3b 4c 5a 6c
2: 3 I'm really sorry about that. 2: 3 I'm really sorry about that.
4 I'm afraid I totally disagree. 4 I'm afraid I totally disagree.
5 Have you booked the tickets yet? 5 Have you booked the tickets yet?
6 She’s just emailed John. 6 She’s just spoken to John.
7 Would you like me to speak to 7 Would you like me to speak to
them? them?
3: 2 arrest 3 thief 4 postcard 3: 2 steal 3 judge 4 spam 5 amazed
5 worried 6 thriller 6 comedy
4: 2 nightlife 3 photographer 4: 2 uncomfortable 3 shoplifter
4 politician 5 uncomfortable 4 wonderful 5 musicians
6 shoplifter 6 politician
5: 2 system/traffic 3 current 4 internet 5: 2 sharing 3 historical 4 addict
5 download 6 sentence/driving 5 jams/system 6 affairs 7 internet
7 social 8 historical 9 addicts 8 download 9 driving/prison
6: 2 join 3 ‘ve already 4 chosen 5 ‘s 6: 2 don’t study/‘ll never 3 had 4 told
6 ‘s just 7 doesn’t practise/‘ll never 5 ‘s just 6 doesn’t feel 7 ‘ll make
8 had 9 told 10 feel 8 ‘ve already 9 chosen 10 ‘s
7: 2b 3c 4a 5b 6c 7c 8a 9c 10b 7: 2b 3a 4c 5a 6c 7b 8c 9a 10b
11a 11b
8: 2e 3d 4f 5a 6b 8: 2f 3b 4e 5c 6d
9: 2d 3c 4b 5a 6f 9: 2d 3f 4e 5c 6b
10: 2d 3f 4b 5e 6a 10: 2d 3e 4a 5f 6b
11: 2 them 3 They 4 it 5 They 6 it 7 It 11: 2 them 3 They 4 It 5 They 6 it
8 it 9 it 10 It 11 it 7 they 8 They 9 them 10 They
12: (sample answer) I totally disagree 11 it
with this statement. I can’t think of 12: See sample answer in Test A.
anything worse than being famous.
Of course, I’d probably also be rich
and successful if I was famous, but
there are so many things I wouldn’t
like. I’d hate to be recognised
everywhere. I wouldn’t even be
able to go to the supermarket or the
cinema. I’d have no private life at all
– except with other rich and famous
people. The paparazzi would wait
outside my house and follow me
everywhere. They’d take photos of
me and my friends and they’d be
published in the newspapers and
gossip magazines. It must be
terrible to be famous.

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Mid-course Test A stayed

1: 2a 3b 4c 5b 6a
2: 2 thirtieth (30th) 3 Yes 4 870
5 Bristol 6 four thirty (4.30)
3: 2 lettuce 3 cricket 4 onion 5 staff
6 aunt
4: 2 painting 3 history 4 ship 5 pills
6 golf
5: 2 musical 3 performance 4 trainer
5 consultant 6 scientist
6: 2b 3c 4a 5c 6b 7a 8b 9a 10c
11b
7: 2 can’t stand making decisions
3 mind working under
pressure 4 haven’t eaten out
for weeks
5 (‘s) promised to phone me later
6 were having lunch when I arrived
8: 2 made make, is
3 wearing wear, do 4 since, haven’t
5 ‘ve seen saw, was 6 to, won’t
9: 2 Where did they get to know each
other? f
3 Who gave her that watch? d
4 What time’s he arriving
tomorrow? b
5 Whose book won the Man Booker
Prize in 2008? a
6 Which subject did you study
when you were at university? c
10: 2 last 3 passport 4 and/so 5 were
6 good 7 hours 8 was 9 be
10 hungry 11 won’t
11: 2c 3b 4b 5a 6c
12: 2 jazz 3 7.00p.m 4 two 5 £15
6 20th
13: 2d 3b 4f 5a 6e
14: 2 known you 3 seeing her
4 getting on 5 started 6 month ago
7 can’t stand 8 thinks 9 back
together 10 to her 11 welcome
15: 2 I'm careful about what I eat so I
don't eat junk food or eat fatty
food. 3 I (also) try to eat oily fish
twice a week and I (also) eat
vegetables every day.
4 I do yoga and I may start
playing tennis soon.
16: (sample answer)
I’ll never forget the first time I went
on holiday with three of my friends.
We went camping because we
didn’t have much money. We were
all in the same class at school and
we were seventeen. We loved
surfing so we went to Cornwall
because the beaches there are
famous for it. It was August and
the weather was fantastic. We

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there for ten days and it didn’t week and I eat vegetables every
rain once. We made lots of new day.
friends and had great parties on 16: See sample answer in Test A.
the beach at night. I’ll always
remember it because I met Sara
there. Now she’s my wife. (100
words)
Mid-course Test B
1: 2b 3a 4c 5a 6b
2: 2 (fifteenth) 15th 3 Athens 4 No
5 200 6 (nine fifteen) 9.15
3: 2 lettuce 3 cricket 4 onion 5 staff
6 aunt
4: 2 headache 3 tennis 4 artist
5 biology 6 coach
5: 2 musical 3 consultant 4 assistant
5 performance 6 trainer
6: 2a 3b 4a 5b 6b 7b 8c 9a
10c 11b
7: 2 has married again but they
don’t like their new stepmother
3 I can’t stand working in an
office 4 (has) promised to take
me out to dinner
5 mind meeting new people
6 haven’t been to the theatre
since October
8: 2 you’ve you, was 3 spend
have/get, won’t 4 made make,
is 5 wearing wear, do 6 the,
haven’t
9: 2 Whose book won the
Orange Prize in 2008? f
3 Which subject are you going
to study at university next
year? a
4 Where did they get to know
each other? d
5 Who bought him that car?
b 6 What time are we
leaving tomorrow? e
10: 2 missed 3 her 4 new 5 having
6 a 7 usually 8 time 9 the
10 take/pack 11 sitting
11: 2c 3b 4b 5c 6b
12: 2 Magic Sounds 3 8.00p.m. 4 four
5 £12 6 (eleventh) 11th
13: 2a 3e 4f 5b 6d
14: 2 since 3 ‘m not 4 were getting
5 started arguing 6 stand it 7 I
understand 8 suppose so 9 to
get 10 should I 11 important
than
15: 2 I do yoga and I’m also thinking
of playing tennis.
3 I'm careful about what I eat
so I don't eat junk food or fatty
food.
4 I try to eat oily fish twice a

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End of Course Test A End of Course Test B

1: 2b 3c 4b 5a 6c 1: 2c 3a 4b 5b 6a
2: 2 three-oh-eight (308) 3 cold 2: 2 three-oh-eight (308) 3 eggs
4 sausages 5 chef 6 Julia 7 three- 4 cooked 5 Talk 6 Peters
oh-nine (309) 8 three-oh-eight 7 three-oh-nine (309) 8 man
(308) 9 sings 10 bath 11 manager 9 loudly 10 to 11 manager
3: 2 business (Oo), sculpture (Oo) 3: 2 business (Oo), sculpture (Oo)
3 confused (oO), souvenirs (ooO) 3 confused (oO), souvenirs (ooO)
4 dictionary (Ooo), recommend 4 dictionary (Ooo), recommend
(ooO) (ooO)
5 technology (oOoo), celebrity 5 technology (oOoo), celebrity
(oOoo) (oOoo)
6 electrician (ooOo), performance 6 electrician (ooOo), performance
(oOo) (oOo)
4: 2 racket 3 ocean 4 jogging 4: 2 mango 3 insects 4 racket
5 whale 6 peas 7 fax 8 spam 5 science 6 chicken 7 borrow
9 insect 10 suitcase 11 staff 8 drama 9 earn 10 wild 11 map
5: 2 painkillers 3 designer 5: 2 receptionist 3 popularity
4 memorise 5 decision 4 painkillers 5 reservation
6 reservation 6 decision
6: 2 on 3 up 4 out 5 with 6 in 6: 2 with 3 to 4 on 5 with 6 in
7: 2 to take 3 were having 4 is doing 7: 2 were taken 3 worked 4 make
5 ‘ll earn 6 haven't gone 7 to play 5 to take 6 ‘ll get 7 haven’t gone
8 were taken 9 to make 10 worked 8 to be 9 were having 10 is doing
11 don't make 11 to make
8: 2d 3f 4a 5e 6b 8: 2f 3e 4b 5c 6a
9: 2c 3a 4b 5c 6a 7b 8a 9b 10a 9: 2c 3b 4c 5a 6a 7b 8b 9a 10c
11c 11a
10: 2 that/which 3 on 4 the 5 to 10: 2 can 3 family 4 aren’t 5 have 6 to
6 want 7 off 8 be 9 not 10 an 7 sign 8 don’t 9 the 10 but 11 the
11 most 11: 2c 3b 4c 5a 6b
11: 2b 3a 4c 5c 6a 12: 2 Sunday 3 10.00a.m. 4 two 5 £22
12: 2 Saturday 3 10.00a.m. 4 two 6 tour
5 £25 6 boat 13: 2e 3g 4j 5h 6b 7k 8c 9i 10d 11f
13: 2g 3b 4j 5d 6h 7e 8k 9c 10i 11f 14: 2 don’t 3 about 4 the 5 they
14: 2 know 3 were 4 who/that 5 think 6 them 7 isn’t 8 who/that 9 you’re
6 in 7 the 8 money 9 right 10 with 11 was/were
10 can't 11 ‘d/would 15: 2d 3e 4f 5c 6a
15: 2e 3f 4a 5d 6b 16: See sample answer in Test A.
16: (sample answer)
In my opinion, technology will
continue to bring both positive and
negative changes to our lives. Most
people will be connected to the
Internet at home so more of them
will be able to work from home.
They won't have to travel to their
offices every day. This will reduce
the amount of traffic on the roads,
which will reduce pollution. On the
negative side, life will also get faster
and people will get even more
stressed. I hope that we’ll find a way
of dealing with this stress and be
able to live with technology in a
healthier way.

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