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Progress Test of General English 2

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Test A.1

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Listening: Reading:
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LISTENING TEST
Allotted time: 15 minutes
A- Listen to a man talking about sports. Why does he think athletes are faster now
than they were in the past? Check () the reasons he mentions. (3 marks)
1. athletes are training in a smarter way ☐
2. athletes have a more balanced diet ☐
3. athletes have more experienced coaches ☐
4. athletes’ body shapes have changed ☐
5. athletes use better equipment ☐
6. athletes are braver than they used to be ☐

B- Listen to a man talking about sports. Choose the correct options to complete
the sentences. (3 marks)
1. In ________________ , Roger Bannister ran a mile in just under four minutes.
a. 1944 b. 1954 c. 1955
2. Roger Bannister trained for ________________ each day.
a. less than an hour b. more than an hour c. four to five hours
3. ________________ of players in the NBA are over seven feet tall.
a. 1% b. 10% c. 20%
4. The American gymnast Simone Biles is ________________ cm tall.
a. 160 b. 145 c. 142
5. Hicham El Guerrouj is ________________ Michael Phelps.
a. taller than b. shorter than c. the same height as
6. Hicham El Guerrouj set a new world record in ________________ .
a. 1990 b. 1995 c. 1999

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C- Listen to a man talking about sports. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
(4 marks)
1 Roger Bannister studied to become a doctor. _______
2 Coaches used to believe that tall people were the best athletes. _______
3 Gymnasts were taller in the past than they are now. _______
4 To be a good swimmer, you need to have long legs. _______
5 Roger Bannister ran on a track made from pieces of wood. _______
6 In the past, skis were made from plastic and metal. _______

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 READING TEST
Allotted time: 20 minutes

An inspiring evening: review of Dans Le Noir?

Paula Marsh
January 21st
On Saturday, I went out for dinner with my husband. We often
eat out, but this was a meal with a difference: at Dans Le Noir?,
you eat your meal in the dark. And when I say dark, I mean
really, really dark. Dans Le Noir? was started by a businessman
called Edouard de Broglie. He opened the first Dans Le Noir?
restaurant in Paris in 2004, and there are now Dans Le Noir? restaurants in a few
different cities, including London, Barcelona, and Auckland.
As we traveled to the restaurant, I felt pretty anxious because I didn’t know what to
expect. When you arrive at Dans Le Noir?, you can leave your coat, bag, and phone in
a locked cabinet in the reception area (there are lights here, luckily!). After that, your
waiter or waitress leads you into the main part of the restaurant. Half of the people
who work at Dans Le Noir? are blind. The owners of the restaurant want to show that it
is easy to run a business that employs 50% disabled staff. Our waitress was called
Yvette. She explained that she had lost her sight when she was 16 as a result of an
eye disease. Yvette was very friendly and patient and quickly made us feel relaxed.
At Dans Le Noir?, you share your table with several other customers. There were eight
people at our one. I usually find it easy to talk to strangers, but here, the darkness
made me nervous. Feeling a bit embarrassed, I said, “Hello, I’m Paula. Who are you?”
We soon started talking to the people sitting next to us and we laughed a lot with them,
too – Christos kept taking his neighbor’s napkin by accident! We had a great time
together.
The restaurant offers four different food options: meat, seafood, vegetarian, or the
chef’s special. I had the vegetarian menu and Christos had the seafood one. The staff
don’t tell you anything about the food during your meal, so all of the dishes are a
complete surprise. At first, I missed seeing the food because I normally enjoy looking
at how it has been presented on the plate. But then I started to focus on the tastes. It
was difficult to guess what I was eating – one of the dishes definitely included
asparagus, another one had goat’s cheese – but everything was tasty and very
unusual. I enjoyed all of the dishes I tried, but the asparagus was my favorite one.
Our meal at Dans Le Noir? was a very special experience. We met some lovely people
and ate some delicious food. It also gave us some interesting ideas to think about.
Dans Le Noir? isn’t just an unusual restaurant, it’s one of the best ones I’ve ever
visited.
A- Read the review of a restaurant. Number topics a–h in the order they are
mentioned. There are two answers you do not need. (4 marks)
a the food at the restaurant _______
b the other customers at the restaurant _______

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 c the owner of the restaurant _______
d the cost of the meal _______
e the writer’s opinion of the restaurant _______
f the staff at the restaurant _______
g the size of the restaurant _______
h the reception area of the restaurant _______
B- Read the text. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. (4 marks)
1. Dans Le Noir? in London is …
a the only restaurant where you can eat in the dark.
b one of several restaurants owned by Edouard de Broglie.
c the first restaurant that Edouard de Broglie opened.
2. Before the meal, Paula felt …
a anxious about leaving her phone in the reception area.
b excited about visiting a new restaurant.
c glad that the reception area had lights.
3. The waitress Yvette …
a doesn’t have a disability.
b could see when she was younger.
c has never been able to see.
4. Paula says she …
a felt too embarrassed to talk to the other customers.
b doesn’t usually like talking to strangers.
c enjoyed talking to the other people at her table.
5. At Dans Le Noir? …
a you don’t know what dishes are on the menu.
b the staff explains the menu to you before your meal.
c the chef chooses a special menu for each customer.
6. Paula says she …
a didn’t enjoy the food because she couldn’t see it.
b thought the food was delicious.
c found it difficult to eat the food.
C- Which nouns do the words in bold replace? Match 1–4 to a–d. (2 marks)

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1. There were eight people at our one. _______ a. dish
2. … Christos had the seafood one. _______ b. restaurant
3. … the asparagus was my favorite one. _______ c. table
4. … it’s one of the best ones I’ve ever visited. _______ d. menu

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