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Lifestyle Intermediate Progress Test 1A

LISTENING (TRACK 1)
Read the questions below quickly. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Choose M) Mario, A) Alissa, S) Steve or W) Wanda. One mark per question.
1) Whose car has broken down?
M) A) S) W)
2) Who checks his emails on his laptop?
M) A) S) W)
3) Who is dreaming about winning the lottery?
M) A) S) W)
4) Who is doing breathing exercises to help her relax?
M) A) S) W)
5) Who is writing a novel in his spare time?
M) A) S) W)
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GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences. Choose a), b), c) or d).
1) I _______ my tax return in November every year.
a) am completing b) have completed c) complete d) was completing
2) My front doorbell isn’t _______.
a) work b) working c) worked d) works
3) Jamila doesn’t like ______ fish.
a) eat b) eats c) eating d) eaten
4) I think I _____ work now and have a cup of tea.
a) ’ll stop b) ’m going to stop c) ’m stopping d) stop
5) It is polite _______ a birthday card on someone’s birthday.
a) send b) to send c) sending d) will send
6) ________ three times is normal behaviour in Russia.
a) To kiss b) Kiss c) Kissing d) Kissed
7) I _______ my expenses last month.
a) don’t submit b) didn’t submit
c) didn’t submitted d) wasn’t submitted
8) What time ______ Gregory next Thursday morning?

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 a) are you meeting b) will you meeting
c) are you meet d) going you meet
9) How often _______ your gas bill?
a) do you pay b) are you pay
c) are you paying d) will you paid
10) ______ gardening your favourite hobby?
a) Are b) Does c) Has d) Is
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VOCABULARY
Complete the sentences. Choose a), b), c) or d).
1) At the weekends, I like to _____ time with my friends.
a) spend b) pass c) organize d) waste
2) When I’m travelling, I like to _____ with the other passengers.
a) discuss b) watch c) chat d) go
3) I usually _____ crosswords while I’m travelling by train.
a) studyb) have c) maked) do
4) She’s doing exercises because she wants to _____ weight.
a) reduce b) lighten c) lose d) spend
5) My brother ______ himself as the new Harry Potter. He loves magic!
a) likens b) thinks c) fancies d) likes
6) You can see ______ views over the city from the London Eye.
a) large b) exhilarating c) spectacular d) positive
7) My sister is _______ for organizing medical services for the athletes at the Olympics.
a) careful b) responsible c) charge d) manageable
8) If you want to make progress, it’s important to _______ goals for yourself.
a) open b) scorec) set d) construct
9) My daughter is very artistic so she is looking for some ______ work.
a) creationist b) creative c) creation d) creator
10) How are you going to _______ from San Francisco to Tokyo?
a) journey b) trip c) voyage d) travel
11) I was trying to see if my baggage was on the _______ in the arrivals hall.
a) carousel b) roundabout c) turntable d) circular
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READING
Read Carl’s email to Nicole about their home exchange. Carl lives in Ventura, Los
Angeles. Nicole lives in Paris, France.
Choose the words from the box below to complete the gaps in the email.
1) online 2) recommend 3) city
4) best 5) good 6) cheaper
7) trips 8) arriving 9) let

Hi Nicole
Guess what? It's all organized! Shannon and I are flying to London on May 23rd – it's
a
_______ than going direct to Paris and we want to see the b______ anyway.
We're staying in a hotel in Piccadilly for three nights. We got a good deal through the
airline. Then we're taking the Eurostar to Paris. I got the train tickets c______. So we're not
d
_______ in Paris until about noon on May 26th and we're leaving on the morning of June
6th.
We’ll probably take a few day e______ from Paris. Is there anywhere you'd f______? Will
you be able to give us some advice? I'll g______ you know what we decide, so you can tell
us if our choice is h______.
All the i_____
Carl

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COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Complete the sentences. Choose a), b), c) or d).
1) What can we do this weekend?
How about _______ Edinburgh Castle?
a) to visit b) visit c) visiting d) visitation
2) We can’t afford to eat in a restaurant.
Let’s ______ a picnic.
a) took b) to take c) takend) take
3) I don’t like ham sandwiches.
We could ______ egg sandwiches, couldn’t we?
a) making b) to make c) maked) be making
4) We haven’t got any bread!

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 That’s ______.
a) good b) write c) true d) absolutely
5) I think we should take lots of cakes.
I _______. Cakes have too much sugar. They are so fattening!
a) agreeb) dislike c) disagree d) ’m sure.
6) We could take one or two cakes.
Why _____? One cake won’t make you fat!
a) not b) no c) neither d) never
7) Would you like to come to Edinburgh with us?
Well, I _______, but I should finish my report on Japan.
a) ’d like to b) ’ll like to c) ’m like to d) ’m like
8) Can’t you write your report on Sunday?
Sunday’s my daughter, Emma’s 21st birthday. She _______ a big party.
a) ’s had b) ’s having c) ’ll have d) ’d have
9) Emma’s 21 already? I ______ believe it!
a) won’t b) ’m not able to c) don’t d) shouldn’t
10) We ought to get her a birthday present! Any ideas?
______ buying her some Scottish shortbread in Edinburgh?
a) What about b) Why not c) Let’s d) Why
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