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Time allotted: 45 minutes
PART 1 INCOMPLETE SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1 I eat lunch ………… school every day
B sometime D some time
4 The bus ………… every twenty minutes
5 Those are …………books
15 He ………… playing with his dog
A is loving C was loving
20 What time ………… go to bed?
A usually do you C do you usually
B do usually you D you usually
21 Every day, Frank ………… to work
B goes out D does go out
22 Excuse me! ………… to the city centre?
A This bus goes C Is this bus go
B Does this bus go D Are this bus go
23 I watch a lot of TV …………
A every night C many night
B every nights D each nights
24 George and Terry ………… speakPortuguese They speak English
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Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following notes.
Questions 4 through 10 refer to the following letter.
28 Long Road, Brighton
I arrived here three weeks ago I’m studying at ……….…… language school ………
2 A in
B at
C on
D toSee you next Tuesday in the Coffee Bar at 7.45, before it ………
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Trang 3name is John and he ……… me when I make a mistake.
PART 3 READING COMPREHENSION
Choose the best answer.
Question 1 through 4 refer to the following text.
People in my family
My father’s name is Martin Hancock He’s fifty-three years old and he’s an architect He and mymother aren’t married now – they’re divorced His new wife’s name is Judy They have a babydaughter – her name’s Cassandra and she’s beautiful!!!
My sister, Caroline, is twenty-eight years old, and she’s a teacher She’s married Her husband’sname is Marcos - he’s from Chile They have two daughters: Rebecca, who’s five, and Annabel,who’s two years old I’m their aunt!
My cousin Martha is from Australia She’s nineteen years old, and she isn’t married: she’s a student
at the University of Melbourne She has a boyfriend – his name is Mark He’s twenty He isn’t astudent: he’s a professional musician The name of his group is MC2
My grandmother is about eighty years old Her name is Beatrice She has six children – four sons andtwo daughters (they are all married) – and she has twenty-three grandchildren
1 The writer’s parents are now…………
2 The writer has…………
A one sister C one brother and one sister
A the writer’s nieces C the writer’s grandchildren
B the writer’s nephews D the writer’s aunts
4 How many uncles and aunts does the writer have?
A three uncles and two aunts C five uncles and five aunts
B four uncles and one aunts D four uncles and two aunts
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Read the information about three books and then answer the questions.
The long Night
This is David Reilly’s first
book David became a writer
after teaching English for
several years
Maha is a nurse in Northern
Australia, where she works in
a small hospital One day a
baby is so ill that Maha has to
drive all night to get her to
the nearest big city They
have a lot of problems getting
there and…
Hard Work
This exciting story is JoannaJone’s twentieth
Hard Work is about Sombat,
who works with his father, acarpenter, in Thailand Theywork long, hard hoursmaking tables and chairs,but they do not have anymoney Then one day a mandressed all in black buys themost beautiful table in theshop…
Hospital or cinema?
Marcie Jacome, who studiesEnglish in London, wrotethis story earlier this year.Tina is a young Brazilianwoman whose dream is tobecome a doctor She goes toLondon to study English andmedicine but one day shemeets a man who asks her to
go to the USA with him tobecome a film star… Whatwill Tina do?
5 Which book is about somebody who works with doctors?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
6 The author of this has written a lot of books?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
7 Which book is about somebody who is very poor?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
8 Which book is about somebody who would like to work in a hospital?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
9 Which book is by somebody who worked in a school?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
10 Which book is about a difficult journey?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
11 Which book is about a man and his son?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
12 The author of this is a student?
A The Long Night B Hard Work C Hospital or Cinema?
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13 If you buy two giant cheeseburgers, what do you get free?
A Two hamburgers and a drink
B Two cheeseburgers and a drink
C One cheeseburger and one drink
D One cheeseburgers and two drinks
14 How long does the offer last?
A All year B All month C Three months D Three weeks
15 How often does this special offer happen?
A Every year B Once a month C Not very often D Twice a year
This is the end of Progress test 1
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PART 1 IMCOMPLETE SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence Then mark the letter A, B C, or D on your answer sheet.
1 Mr Brown invented the machine ………
A hisself B itself C himself D A & B are correct
2 There is a ……… shop for tourists at the airport
3 Can you …….…… out what time the train leaves?
4 They are both good ………… because they type carefully
5 In the end I ……… home
6 I ……….…… you to clean your room yesterday
7 The baby …….……… be hungry, because he just had milk
8 We ……….…… at a party two months ago
9 Christine promised to meet …….……… at the theater
10 The baby …….……… at all
A not eats B eats not C do not eat D does not eat
11 They ……….…… running their own company in 1980
A started B have started C are starting D start
12 The black leather jacket …….……… be Harley’s
13 I’m …….……… Would you lend me some money?
14 What did he ….………… her to do this morning?
15 I went to Los Angeles fifteen years …….………
16 There used to be ten students ……….…… my class
17 She enjoys …….……… in her free time
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19 All of the people there ……….…… from Japan
20 I went to the city ……….…… train
21 Linda……….…… skate really well when she was young
22 Peter’s father ordered ……….…… not to stay out late again
23 The trip to India was a lot of …….………
24 I spoke ……….…… my teacher after the exam
25 I didn’t …….……… whose car it was
PART 2 INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Question 1 through 3 refer to the following email.
2 A a promise
B a meeting
C an appointment
D an arrangementyour appointment time, so that we can give it to another……… Thank you for your
3 A patience
B patients
C patient
D patentassistance
Sincerely,
Everett Hughes
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New Opening Hours
Sun Valley Shopping Mall customers: please note our new opening hours
As you know, we………open at 8.30a.m (5) ………weekdays, and at10 a.m on
9 A say 10 A on
Look out for some special events and offers coming soon!
PART 3 READING COMPREHENSION
Choose the best answer.
Questions 1 through 5 refer to the announcement.
Healthcliffe Sports center - Annual General Meeting
2 Resurfacing of tennis courts- choose a contractor
3 Broken windows on first floor-how to punish offenders and how to prevent morebreakages
4 New policy on equipment rental
5 Membership cards
Any other business
To be followed by tea and coffee in the staff training room All welcome!
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Trang 9To: Jennifer Martin, Sports Equipment Manager
From: Clive Wilbur, Management Committee Chairperson
Re: June 25 Annual General Meeting
I know that you will be unable to attend this year's meeting on the 25' so I am sending youthe agenda now Please take a look at it before the meeting and give me your opinion onthe items
We have decided to resurface the tennis courts and need to choose from three contractors
I will send you their price lists and a voting form later Everyone at the meeting will have
a chance to vote As you know, we have suffered a lot of broken windows recently Iwould appreciate it if you could fax me your ideas on how to deal with this problem Thefourth item on the agenda refers to renting equipment We will limit rentals to one hour onweekends and two hours during the week Only members will be able to rent equipment
on weekends This brings us to the next item: all members will be required to show theirmembership card in order to use the sports center at a discounted price
Please send me your thoughts as soon as possible, and I will talk to you in person whenyou get back from your vacation
D Every other year
2 How will the centre choose someone to repair the tennis courts?
A They will choose the cheapest company
B They will nor repair the tennis courts
C Everyone will vote for company
D They haven’t chosen a method
3 Why will Jennifer Martin be unable to attend the meeting?
A She is not a member of the sports center
B She will be on vacation
C She is sick
D She was not invited
4 Which of the following statements about rentals is correct?
A Members can rent equipment for four hours
B Members can rent equipment on Saturdays
C Only members can rent equipment on Saturdays
D Non-members can rent equipment for one hour on Saturdays
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A Members do not return equipment
B Windows have been broken
C There was not enough tea and coffee
D Staffs don’t get along with each other
Questions 6 through 9 refer to the passage below.
This is a chart of the Food Pyramid The Food Pyramid serves as a basic guide to makehealthy food choices If you take a look at the guide you can easily see which food groupsyou should be eating According to the pyramid, most of your daily food should consist ofbreads, rice, and cereals These are the foods in the bottom level of the pyramid Almostequal to these, but not quite as much, should be vegetables and fruits Therefore, you canfeel free to go ahead and eat lots of fruit and vegetables every day Servings of meat, fish,eggs, and dairy foods, which include milk and cheese, should be much smaller Sugar should
be the smallest portion of all Of course, your daily nutritional needs will vary according toyour activity level and life style You do not have to follow the Food Pyramid, but it is agood way to be sure you will get the healthiest benefits from your daily food If you keep acopy of the pyramid stuck to the door of your refrigerator, it will remind you to plan yourdaily meals wisely every time you go into the kitchen
6 Which of the followings are dairy products?
A Milk and cheese
B Fish and eggs
C Sugar and spice
D Breads and rice
7 What is the purpose of the Food Pyramid?
A to sell food
B to help make healthy food choices
C to show which foods are bad for you
D to help remember the names of foods
8 Which food group has the second smallest serving suggestion?
A Sugars
B Dairy, meat, fish and eggs
C Vegetables and fruits
D Breads, rice and cereals
9 What affects your daily food needs
A your likes and dislikes
B the food pyramid
C your lifestyle and activity
D small portions
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Compact discs (CDs) have revolutionized the music industry with their surprisingly realistic sound.The six-inch discs look like thin plastic sandwiches with aluminum in the center They have digitallyrecorded material that is read by laser beams, so the sound has none of the cracking of vinyl records.CDs are also virtually indestructible, and they are lighter and smaller than conventional records(LPs) Since their introduction, CDs have become more affordable and widely available In fact, theyare now sold in electronics and video stores that haven’t formally carried records or cassettes
There has been a phenomenal growth in the sale of CDs Sales climbed dramatically during thesecond half of the 1980s In the 1990s, sales have been even greater CDs have all but replaced LPs
in stores and, in spite of their being less affordable than cassettes, continue to gain in popularity
10 The main appeal of CDs is their ………… .
11 The word “virtually” as used in the line 6 is most similar to which of the following?
12 The author refers to CDs as “sandwiches” because they ………… .
A are light B are layered C don’t crackle D are small
13 This passage states that it is difficult to ………… .
A play a CD B record a CD C produce a CD D destroy a CD
14 According to this passage, which one of the following is true?
A Stores are losing money on their cassettes
B New kinds of stores are selling CDs
C CDs are available as cassettes
D Stores are selling more CDs than cassettes
15 The author’s main purpose is to ………… .
A discuss the growth of CDs
B compare CD to sandwiches
C descried the stores that sell CDs
D tell how CDs are made
This is the end of Progress test 2
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PART 1 INCOMPLETE SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1 Mathematics ………… difficult
2 The film "Titanic" ………… very interesting
3 When my father was young, he ………… work in the garden for long hours
4 Would you like to stay for lunch with us?
A They wanted me to stay for lunch with them
B They invited me to stay for lunch with them
C They promised to offer me a lunch
D They offered me to stay for lunch with them
5 Take this road and you will ………… at the hotel in five minutes
6 When she was at their flat last Sunday, Susan asked if she ………… use the phone
7 Would you like ………… some biscuits?
8 When did Mamiko arrive in Canada?
A Next year B Never C Six months ago D Lonely
9 Sit down , please! ………… a cup of tea?
A Do you like B Do you like to drink
C Would you like D Will you like
10 My cousin arrived ………… the hotel last week
11 Can you play ………… piano?
12 How much is this sewing …………?
13 After having ………… breakfast, Peter hurried to work
14 You cannot do two jobs well ………… the same time
15 The bell every 45 minutes
16 He sometimes ………… money from his parents
17 He put his hand ………… his back so that I couldn't see what was in it
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19 Could you give me information about flight times, please?
20 It's raining Could you ………… me your umbrella?
21 They like to sit ………… the fire?
22 The ………… look very beautiful
23 I met many interesting ………… on my vacation
24 We saw ………… children in the park
25 Jane saw ………… movie you told her about
PART 2 INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Questions 1 through 3 refer to the following message.
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4 A chance
B change
C concept
D challengeThe party starts at 6 p.m ………….… Friday, October 30th We will close the officer early,
7 A in
B at
C with
D forSee you on the 30th
Miranda Kim
Questions 8 through 10 refer to the following memo.
MEMO
To: All employees
From: Staff catering
Re: Staff cafeteria
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B open
C redo
D shuteating their lunch at the cafeteria They have food poisoning Most of them are now
OK, but some of them are still in the hospital This is terrible news, so to protect yourhealth, we have decided to close the cafeteria The sandwich store in the basement willstay open
There have not been ……… problems with their food products We apologize for the
10 A any
B some
C a
D aninconvenience and hope you all stay healthy
PART 3 READING COMPREHENSION
Choose the best answers.
Questions 1 through 4 refer to the following advertisement and email.
Price Savers Supermarket
For one week only!
Monday September 5th to Saturday September 10th
We are pleased to announce another of our super bargain events Price Savers always savesyou money, and now you can save even more
Special offers:
Dairy products
Monday - buy one liter of milk, get one free
Tuesday - Cheddar cheese 50% of recommended retailer's price
Wednesday - 6 fruit yogurts for the price of 4
Thursday - milkshake (individual 200ml cartons) 20% off until 3p.m
Friday - Price Savers' own brand real dairy ice cream ( vanilla, chocolate or toffeecrunch) 30% of regular price
Saturday - your choice of any one of the above!
Sunday - store closed
And that's not all There's more!
Baked goods
Monday - Muffin variety 6 pack, buy 2 get second pack 50% off
Tuesday - Baguettes, 3 for the price of 2
Wednesday - chocolate chip cookies- everybody's favorite- 8 for the price of 6
Thursday - buy one ready- sliced white loaf, get another for free
Friday - 1 pound cake free to the first 100 customers
Saturday - your choice of any of the above (offer excludes free pound cake)
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All offers are limited to one per customer per day Sorry, but you can't enjoy the same offertwice in the same day
Price Savers Supermarket - Where prices and quality count
1 How many days will this special offer last?
A 2
B 7
C 50% off
D 100
2 What is the weekend special offer?
A There is no special offer
B Customers can choose the offer they prefer
C Customers can choose free fruit and vegetables
D It does not say
3 How many customers can receive a free cake?
A All of them B 100 C 8 for the price of 6 D One
4 How many times can one customer take advantage of each offer?
A As many times as he or she wants
B Once a week
C Once everyday
D Customers cannot take advantage of each offer
Questions 5 through 10 refer to the following paragraph.
Most people are afraid of sharks, but they usually do not know very much about them Forexample, there are 350 kinds of sharks, and all of them are meat eaters Some sharks are very big.The whale shark is 50 to 60 feet long But some sharks are very small The dwarf shark is only 6inches long
Sharks are 100 million years old In fact, they lived at the same time as dinosaurs Today, sharkslive in every ocean in the world, but most sharks live in warm water They keep the oceans cleanbecause they eat sick fish and animals Most sharks have four to six rows of teeth When a shark’stooth falls out another tooth moves in from behind Sharks do not have ears However, they ‘hear’sound and movements in the water Any sound or movement makes the water vibrate Sharks canfeel these vibrations, and they help the sharks find food Sharks use their large eyes to find food,too Most sharks see best in low light They often hunt for food at dawn, in the evening, or in themiddle of the night Scientists want to learn more about sharks for several reasons For example,cancer is common in many animals, including people However, it is rare in sharks Scientistswant to find out why sharks almost never get cancer Maybe this information can help peopleprevent cancer too
5 Where do most sharks live?
A in every ocean in the world B in warm water
6 Sharks are important because………
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7 What happens when a shark’s tooth falls out?
8 Sharks can find food because………
A they feel vibration B they can see with their eyes
9 Information about sharks may………
A help people prevent cancer B help animals prevent cancer
C help sharks live longer D B & C
10 What is the main idea of this passage?
A Sharks are dangerous B Sharks can help people prevent cancer
C Sharks are meat eaters D.Sharks are important and useful animals
Questions 11 through 15 refer to the following paragraph.
The shoemaker
Bill Brown is a shoemaker who cannot make shoes fast enough for his growing number ofcustomers- he charges more than £300 for a pair! Customers travel hundreds of kilometers to hisLondon shoe store or to his workshop in the countryside to have their feet measured He makesshoes for people with feet of unusual sizes: very large, very small, very broad or very narrow.The shoes are at least as fashionable as those found in ordinary shops
Mr Brown says: “My problem is that I cannot find skilled workers Young people all seem toprefer to work with computers these days We will lose the necessary skills soon because thereare fewer and fewer shoemakers nowadays I am 45, and now I want to teach young peopleeverything I know about making shoes It is a good job, and a lot of people want to buy beautifulshoes made for them” He started in the business 19 years ago and now he employs five otherpeople His customers pay about £500 for their first pair of shoes He says: “Our customers comebecause they want comfortable shoes which are exactly the right size” Pairs of shoes costbetween £320 and £450, and as it takes one employee a whole week to make just one shoe
11 What is the writer trying to do in the text?
A describe where Mr Brown finds his staff
B encourage people to wear comfortable shoes
C advertise a job selling expensive shoes
D show Mr Brown’s worries about his trade
12 What can readers find out from this text?
A how many customers Mr Brown has
B how to make shoes like Mr Brown
C how to get to Mr Brown’s London shop
D how much Mr Brown shoes cost
13 What is Mr Brown’s opinion of young people?
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B They are difficult to train
C They prefer other jobs
D They don’t work hard enough
14 Customers choose Mr Brown because his shoes
A are the most fashionable
B fit perfectly
C look very unusual
D are traditional in design
15 Which advertisement would Mr Brown put in a newspaper?
A B
Wanted - experienced
shoemakers to work in large
shoe company in London.
Good rates of pay
Wanted - young people to train as shoemakers Must be able to use a computer.
Wanted - young people to
train as shoemakers Good
job with workshop.
Wanted - country workshop needs people for unskilled jobs working with shoes.
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PROGRESS TEST 4 Time allotted: 45 minutes
PART 1 INCOMPLETE SENTENCES
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1 I have ………… friends
2 Would you like the doctor ……….?
3 Billy is a ………… smoker
4 The football fans began cheering when the match ………
A started B was starting C was started D to start
5 Ice hockey is ……… than basketball or tennis
A a sport more danger B a more sport dangerous
C a more dangerous sport D the most dangerous sport
6 All of your friends are nice, but George is certainly …………
7 The movie that I saw last night was …………
A interested B more interested C interesting D more interesting
8 I still can’t believe My bicycle , ……… of all, was stolen last night
9 Ask Jack to help He is very good ………… repairing things
10 She is too………… with her work, so she doesn’t have time to go out with her friends
11 My elder sister ………… younger than her age
12 My neighbour’s dog barks …………
13 Jack is ………… than his sister
A much more B much short C much taller D much intelligent
14 “The food tastes ………… ”
15 His son drives as ………… as mine
16 Were you disappointed ………… your examination results?
17 Peter’s father ordered ………not to stay out late again
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18 Jim is fond of doing ………… research
A science B scientist C scientific D scientifically
19 Because the equipment is very delicate, so you should handle it with …………
20 ………… the weather is! We can’t go out for a walk now
A How a terrible B What terrible C What a terrible D How terrible
21 Television advertising is the most ………… way of promoting our products
22 The cat was ………… to wait for the mouse to come out
A patiently enough B so patient C enough patient D patient enough
23 They paid him ………… much money for his work
24 Though I have ………… classes now, I have ………… free time than last week
A fewer …… less B fewer …… fewer C less …… fewer D less …… less
25 I’ve done the same ……… you have
PART 2 INCOMPLETE TEXTS
Choose the best word or phrase for each blank.
Question 1 through 4 refer to the following letter.
in the kitchen, so don’t be ………… to find them missing I can’t find my keys – don’t worry
2 A surprising
B surprised
C surprise
D to surpriseBecause I know they are in the house somewhere I used them to let myself in earlier today
My room is just ………… mess that I can’t find them in there I’ll be sure to tidy up when I
3 A such a
B such
C so
D tooget back tomorrow evening I know that you hate my room being so messy Anyway, I’ll see
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you tomorrow Hope you managed ………… the coat you wanted
4 A buy
B buying
C bought
D to buyLove,
Melanie
Question 5 through 8 refer to the following text.
You are never too young or too old to get involved in sports and exercises In fact thesooner you start to ……… , the better According to some recent research, people whostarted sports
8 A few
B a few
C a
D another
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