Progress Test 2A

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar

A. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. (10)
1 It was a beautiful morning. The sun _______________ (shine) and the world was bright.
2 Who ________ you ________ (talk) to when I saw you last night? She looked familiar.
3 I spent the afternoon listening to Rick’s songs, but I _______________ (not like) them.
4 Jason _______________ (play) in a band called Flotsam & Jetsam before he joined Metallica.
5 Vicky didn't want to see the film because she _______________ (see) it before.
6 David picked up the phone and _______________ (call) his best friend.
7 While we were watching the concert, it _______________ (stop) raining.
8 A lot of snow _______________ (fall) yesterday, but it’s warmer today.
9 Caitlin and Ryan _______________ (know) each other for years before they became a couple.
10 The musicians _______________ (prepare) to go on stage when it started to rain.

Vocabulary

a. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. (9)

1. When we were children, my brother was scared ________ the dark.

2. I’m confused ________ this invitation. It says the party is on Sunday 24th, but Sunday is the 22nd!

3. I didn’t tell her the truth, and I still feel guilty _______ _ that.
4. Joan is fed up _______ _ all the late-night phone calls she’s getting.
5. What achievement are you most proud ________ ?
6. Chris was quite pleased ________ his exam results last term.

7. Nicki is still feeling ashamed ________ her behaviour at the party last weekend.
8. Are you nervous ________ the concert tomorrow? I’m sure you’ll be great!

9. I’m not usually jealous ________ other people’s success.

b. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. There is one verb that you do not need. (6)
doubt memorise realise recall recognise remind solve

1. I didn’t ____________ John when he came up to me. He looks different with a beard.

2. When Sarah sees him, she’ll immediately ___________ _ that something is wrong.

3. I often find it difficult to ____________ long poems. I have to read them again and again.
4. I asked my sister to ____________ me to buy a birthday present for Mum.

5. Grandfather can ____________ the Times crossword puzzle in a few minutes.

6. The weather forecast says it’s going to rain, but I ____________ it. There are no clouds in the sky.

c. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. (5)
1. The film we saw wasn’t very ____________ . My sister actually fell asleep. (excite)
2. ‘What’s wrong? You look ____________ .’ ‘I think I’ve lost my wallet.’ (worry)
3. The directions she had given us were ____________ , so we got lost. (confuse)
4. Did he really say you were ugly? I'm ____________ ! (shock)
5. Which film did you find more ____________ , Alien or Saw? (frighten)

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Use of English -10-

i. Choose the correct option.

In the past, I 1____ be really keen on motorbikes, and one summer, when I was seventeen, a biker friend 2____ me to join him at a motorbike festival
in Wales. He said that we could camp at the festival and that he had plenty of room in his tent for me.
We got up early on the Saturday morning and got on our motorbikes for the five-hour drive to Wales. My bike was going well 3____ first, but then it
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____ broke down. I 5____ that I didn’t have enough petrol in my bike before we left home. I had to push my bike to the next petrol station, which was
about three miles away! After about an hour, we reached the petrol station and filled up my bike! Then we continued on our long journey to the
festival.
When we turned 6____ at the campsite near the festival, it 7____ hard and really cold. So I was really 8____ when I found out that my friend’s tent
was only a two-person tent, and he 9____ sixteen people to stay in it! Luckily, one of the other people had brought another, larger tent, so there was
enough room for us all, 10____ the end!

1 A use B use to C used D used to

2 A had invited B invited C was invited D was inviting
3 A at B by C in D to
4 A initially B finally C fortunately D suddenly
5 A didn’t realise B hadn’t realized C had realised D realised
6 A down B into C out D up
7 A had rained B rained C raining D was raining
8 A ashamed B embarrassed C guilty D irritated
9 A asked B had asked C was asked D was asking
10 A by B for C in D with

Listening 5

1  Listen to an interview with a scientist about memory. Choose the correct answers. 5
1 When we ‘register’ a memory, our brain
a keeps it in a safe place so it is easier to find.
b finds it and recalls it.
c saves it in a way that it can process.
2 Our short-term memory allows us to remember
a a little information for a short period.
b a lot of information for a short period.
c complicated information, but only for a short period.
3 When trying to memorise a long phone number, Dr Willard says we should
a repeat the number again and again.
b divide the number in smaller parts.
c focus on each individual number separately.
4 Dr Willard says that we remember an event more clearly if we
a have strong feelings associated with it.
b focus our thoughts on the details.
c try to separate our emotions from it.
5 What does Dr Willard say about sleep?
a Sleep allows the brain to organise new information.
b Sleep is as good as studying through the night for your memory.
c Sleep lets the brain sort out positive and negative memories.
Reading

2 Complete the text with the missing sentences A–F. There is one sentence you do not need. 5
100 years of memory and legend
On 10 April 1912, an amazing, imposing new ocean liner steamed out of Southampton Harbour. 1____ She was the largest ship in the world at that
time, and the most luxurious. Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world. Everyone agreed this beautiful new ship was the
best liner in existence – in fact, she was said to be unsinkable.
The ship’s crew had absolute confidence in her. When, four days later, Captain Edward Smith gave his radio-men the order to transmit the
international distress signal, SOS, they thought he was joking. He wasn’t. At 2.20 a.m. on 15 April 1912, the Titanic sank beneath the freezing
waters of the Atlantic. 2____ It is still one of the biggest peacetime maritime tragedies in history.
On 14 April 2012, a passenger ship stopped in the North Atlantic. 3____ It was cold and dark. 1,300 passengers stood on deck as a memorial
service was held for the people who died there. After hymns and prayers, two wreaths of flowers were thrown into the freezing water.
The story of the Titanic has touched and fascinated people for over a century. Mistakes were made that added up to disaster. 4____ There are
records of generosity and courage that saved lives when so many others were lost. Millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim was offered one of the few
places in a lifeboat, but said it should be given to a woman or a child, and chose instead to dress for dinner. Someone overheard him say ‘We’ve
dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen!’ 5____The pure drama of the scene means that the legend of the Titanic will
never be forgotten.

A Survivors recalled that the lights stayed on and the orchestra was playing until the moment the huge ship sank into the black water.
B They arrived two hours later, but only 53 people were rescued from the water.
C It was her first voyage and her destination was New York City – across the Atlantic Ocean.
D It was twenty to midnight, the exact time that the Titanic hit the iceberg 100 years before.
E For example, the Titanic’s radio room received no fewer than seven ice warnings on the night of the tragedy.
F On that night, over 1,500 people lost their lives.