PROGRESS TEST

LISTENING
Exercise 1
No Answer Tape script
1 b You have to work really long hours when you’re a chef in a busy restaurant.
You’re on your feet all the time and it’s really exhausting. But I love cooking
great food for people. And I love to eat it, too!
2 a I think education is really important, and I love working with children. I just wish
I had a higher salary.
3 b It’s tough being a salesperson. You’re always travelling and you don’t get to relax
much. But you can make a lot of money. That’s why I’m still working as a
salesperson.
4 c Everyone thinks lawyers are just out to make a lot of money. But I like being a
lawyer because I like helping people. I wouldn’t be spending all this time working
if I didn’t really love helping people.
5 b I always wanted to work in a bookstore. It’s true that you don’t make much
money, and I don’t like my boss much. But the great thing about working here is
that you get to meet interesting people, and you always have something to read!

Exercise 2
No Answer Tape script
1 True Professor: Today we’re going to look at how comparing two things can help us
learn more about them.
2 False Professor: Today, as an example, we’re going to compare two different
sports―baseball and cricket―and see how much we can learn.
3 True First, both games are played by two teams, but a cricket team has eleven players.
4 True In both games, a player from one team throws a hard, round ball, and a player
from the other team tries to hit it with a piece of wood called a bat.
5 False Baseball games are usually between two and four hours long, so the game is
always fast. Some games of cricket take five whole days!

Exercise 3

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 No Answer Tape script
1 a Irene: Hi, Karl. Did you download another science fiction movie?
Karl: Hey, Irene. No, it’s not a movie. Why do you ask?
Irene: Because there are a lot of robots on your phone screen.
2 b Irene: . . . So, why are you watching this show?
Karl: Well, it’s about robots at work. I’m watching it because my manager just
told me we’re going to have some robots in our company. I’m trying to find out
more about them. I’m hoping this show can help me understand more about the
kind of robots that we’re getting.
3 b Some people will be happy with the robots as they will make our jobs easier.
4 c Karl: First, the company buys robots because it wants to get more business.
5 b Irene: I think you’re wrong because companies will always need good people.

PRONUNCIATION, VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Exercise 1
1 A 5 D
2 D 6 D
3 C 7 A
4 D 8 C

Exercise 2
1 possible 5 nearby
2 achieve 6 popular
3 earn 7 find out
4 communicate 8 appeared

Exercise 3
1 I want to become a teacher because I enjoy helping students learn and grow in their
knowledge.
2 I often check social media to see updates from my friends and share interesting posts.
3 88 percent of U.S. workers was satisfied with their jobs in 2004.
4 It can be dangerous to jump from an airplane, but a risk taker enjoys this type of danger.

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 5 I hope to save enough money to buy a new camera.
6 I wanted to buy a new phone, but it was too expensive.
7 There are not many places better than New Zealand for an adventure holiday.
8 I went on a very memorable vacation with my grandparents last year.

READING
Exercise 1
1 C
2 B
3 A
4 B
5 A

Exercise 2
1 T
2 T
3 F
4 T
5 F

Exercise 3
1 c 6 games
2 c 7 addiction
3 b 8 leave
4 b 9 stress
5 a 10 real

WRITING
Exercise 1
1 You should decrease your screen time to improve your physical health.
2 I want to have an adventure holiday in a foreign country.

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 3 Jane plans to travel to the coast and sleep there for a night.
4 She needs to become stronger to be successful.
5 I packed my bags early to have enough time for sightseeing.

Exercise 2
Student’s answer.
Exercise 3
Student’s answer.

SPEAKING
(20 points)
Students’ answers vary.

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