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Progress test 1 Units 1–6
Exercise 1 Personal information
Complete the questions with the words in the box.
address do first  free time ​from ​
old married surname work

What’s her first name?  Karen.

1 What’s her surname ? Clarke.
2 Where’s she from ? Britain.
3 How is she?  She’s 28.
old
4 What’s her address ?  33 East St, Brighton.
5 What does she do ?  She’s a teacher.
6 Where does she work ?  In a language school in Brighton.
7 Is she married ?  No, she isn’t. She’s single.
8 What does she do in her free time ?  She goes sailing.
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Exercise 2 Word order

Circle the correct words.
Where you are / are you from?
1 What do you do / you do at weekends?
2 You play the violin really well / well really.
3 There is a nice picture / picture nice on the wall.
4 I can / Can I have a Coke please?
5 How many children do they have / do they have children?
6 We got up late yesterday / yesterday late.
7 We never go / go never on holiday in August.
8 They like going to / going to like the cinema.
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Exercise 3 Present Simple

Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
I have (have) two brothers, Andy and Nick. Andy
(1) is (be) a pilot and Nick (2) works (work) in
an office. Nick and I (3) live (live) in London and we
sometimes (4) have (have) dinner together at weekends.
We (5) don’t see (not see) Andy very often because he
(6) travels (travel) all the time. Nick (7) don’t like (not
like) flying so he never (8) goes (go) by plane. I’m a student
and so I (9) don’t have (not have) a lot of money for
holidays. It’s strange – there are two brothers who never
(10) go (go) abroad and one who is never at home!
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Exercise 4 some, any, a, or an

Complete the sentences with some, any, a, or an.
There are some flowers in the garden.
1 There are some magazines on the coffee table.
2 Can I have an espresso, please?
3 Are there any pictures in your living room?
4 There aren’t any good restaurants in our town.
5 There’s a newsagent’s next to my flat.
6 Jack has some DVDs in his living room.
7 Are there any Spanish students in your class?
8 There’s an armchair in my bedroom.
9 There aren’t any photographs in my living room.
10 There are some bookshelves in the dining room.
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Exercise 5 can/can’t
Complete the sentences with can or can’t and a verb.

Linda can swim and she can play

swim ✓ play tennis ✓
tennis.
1 Roger can dance, but he can’t sing. dance ✓ sing ✗
2 Mary can speak German and speak speak
Italian. German ✓ Italian ✓
speak speak
3 Lindacan’t speakFrench or Italian.
French ✗ Italian ✗
4 Marcocan’t drive, but he can ride
drive ✗ ride a bike ✓
a bike.
play
5 Lucy can play golf and basketball. play golf ✓
basketball ✓
6 Sylvia can cook , but she can’t ski . cook ✓ ski ✗

Exercise 6 do, was, and did

Circle the correct word.
How do / does / did you travel to work every day?
1 Where was / were / did you yesterday?
I don’t / doesn’t / didn’t see you at school.
2 What was / were / did you do last weekend?
3 I don’t / doesn’t / wasn’t like fast food. It’s horrible.
4 Do / Does / Were James have two jobs?
5 Ben don’t / doesn’t / didn’t like driving. He always walks.
6 Does / Was / Were Emily at your party last week? No, she
doesn’t / wasn’t / weren’t.
7 There wasn’t / weren’t / didn’t any good films at the cinema
last month.
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Exercise 7 Choose the correct sentence

Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
a Can you swim? ✓
b Can you to swim? 
1 a My brothers name is Jack.
b
My brother’s name is Jack. 
2 a Are there any Japanese students in your class?
b
Are there some Japanese students in your class? 
3 a There isn’t any shops near here.
b
There aren’t any shops near here. 
4 a Can I have a ice cream, please?
b
Can I have an ice cream, please? 
5 a Look at that lovely house over there. 
b
Look at this lovely house over there.
6 a This photos of your holiday are great.
b
These photos of your holiday are great. 
7 a You can play very well the piano.
b
You can play the piano very well. 
8 a Why aren’t you interested in classical music?
b
Why aren’t you interesting in classical music? 
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Exercise 8 Past Simple

Write the Past Simple form of these verbs.
Regular Irregular
like l i ked 5 have had
1 study studied 6 become became
2 talk talked 7 sing sang
3 decide decided 8 sell sold
4 start started 9 make made
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Exercise 9 Past Simple and Present Simple

Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
the Past Simple or the Present Simple.
My friend Jack is (be) 40. He (1) left (leave) Britain
when he was 20 and (2) went (go) to Italy. He (3) worked
(work) in Naples for ten years, then he (4) moved (move) to
Rome. There he (5) met (meet) Antonella. They (6) got
(get) married in 2012 and now they (7) live (live) in
Florence. Jack (8) teaches (teach) English in a language school.
And what (9) does (do) Antonella do? She (10) sells
(sell) computer software.
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Exercise 10 Which one is different?

Circle the word that is different in each set.
my we his your
1 third five twentieth first
2 sister grandmother brother aunt
3 shower cooker washing machine fridge
4 pilot model architect teach
5 father sister mother man
6 flat bathroom kitchen living room
7 garden post office chemist’s bookshop
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Exercise 11 Adjectives
Match the opposites. Write the letter.

small c a cheap
1 horrible g b interesting
2 difficult e c big
3 expensive a d old
4 hot i e easy
5 slow f f fast
6 boring b g nice
7 rich h h poor
8 young d i cold

Exercise 12 Words that go together

Match the words to make phrases. Write the letter.

drive d a the guitar

1 play a b three languages
2 go e c dinner
3 send g d a car
4 live h e running
5 cook c f these jeans
6 speak b g a text message
7  try on f h on the third floor

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