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Modules 12 Progress Test 1B

VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb.
borrow do have make put repeat study surf wear win

0 They usually surf the Internet in the evenings.


1 How many books can we _______________ from the library?
2 Hes going to _______________ maths and physics at university.
3 I _______________ gymnastics every day after school.
4 I want to _______________ the singing competition.
5 Im sorry, I dont understand. Could you _______________ that, please?
6 We can _______________ lunch now. Are you ready?
7 We dont _______________ a uniform to school.
8 In art class were going to _______________ posters for the school play.

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2 Complete the sentences with one word from each box.


come get is learning lived pay stand take

about for good home in into place up

0 They didnt get into the car and drive away.


1 Were _______________ Rosalind Franklin in our history lesson this week.
2 We have to _______________ when the head teacher comes into our classroom.
3 The next competition will _______________ in London on 24th September.
4 They _______________ France when she was a child.
5 I cant do chemistry, but John _______________ at chemistry. Hes the best in the class.
6 What time did you _______________ last night?
7 How much did you _______________ your computer? Was it expensive?
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3 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets.
I went to a 0 boarding (board) school, because my parents used to travel abroad a lot and werent at home
very much. Im not a very 1 _______________ (practice) person and Im not very 2 _______________ ,
(imagine) so I was a bit worried about the 3 _______________ (enter) exam to get into the school. For one
part of the exam we had to make something with our hands. The teachers gave us paper, glue and paints to
work with. Most of the 4 _______________ (study) made models, but I decided to do a 5 _______________
(paint) of the head teacher. I think he liked it, because I got into the school!

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GRAMMAR
4 Read the text. Choose the best answer (A, B or C).
0
C is Max Jones? Max Jones lives 1 _____ a small village in Wales, but 2 _____ the moment he 3 _____ in a
hotel in Florida with his family. 4 _____ he was four years old, he picked up his first golf club and his father
5
_____ see that he was a very good player. However, he was very good 6 _____ football, 7 _____ . Finally, he
decided that he 8 _____ golf and he has played every day since then. He really loves 9 _____ golf and it has
become his life. He 10 _____ to train hard every day because he 11 _____ to become a professional golfer.
Last week he played in a tournament in America and 12 _____ first prize. 13 _____ he was playing in the
tournament, he 14 _____ some of the best golfers in the world and he played golf with them. He can be the
best in the world, 15 _____ he?
0 A Whose B Why C Who
1 A in B at C on
2 A on B in C at
3 A is staying B stays C stayed
4 A Until B While C When
5 A can B couldnt C could
6 A in B at C for
7 A too B either C well as
8 A rather B preferred C didnt mind
9 A play B to playing C playing
10 A has B doesnt have C can
11 A is trying B tried C tries
12 A wins B won C was winning
13 A Well B Then C While
14 A meets B met C was meeting
15 A cant B isnt C doesnt

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5 Rewrite the sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first.
0 Its possible to learn a new language in six months.
You can learn a new language in six months.
1 I hate watching football.
I cant ___________________________ football.
2 This hotel is more expensive than the other one.
The other hotel wasnt ___________________________ this hotel.
3 Ive got nothing to do Im really bored.
I havent got ___________________________ Im really bored.
4 The gym at our school is bigger than the gym at yours.
Your gym ___________________________ as our gym.
5 This test wasnt as difficult as the last test.
The last test ___________________________ this test.

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KEY EXPRESSIONS
6 Match the questions/statements (110) with the responses (ak).
0 Ill meet them later. g) a) I dont think so.
1 I dont agree with him. b) Yes, please.
2 I was working in the shop today. c) So did I.
3 I can speak Spanish. d) Neither do I.
4 I didnt think the play was very good. e) Good luck!
5 Would you like to speak to him? f) Do you?
6 That test was very hard. g) So will I.
7 Is he coming here today? h) Neither did I.
8 I prefer cycling to running. i) So can I.
9 I went to the concert last week. j) Thats true.
10 Ive got an English test now. k) Were you?

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LISTENING
7 Listen to a woman talking about summer courses. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
Track 2
0 Which summer course is she talking about?
A the first B the third C the fourth
1 What time does breakfast finish?
A 8:30 B 7:30 C 9:00
2 Which day is there a concert?
A Tuesday B Thursday C Wednesday
3 Which of these does not close at 9p.m.?
A the rehearsal rooms B the swimming pool C the theatre
4 This month theres an excursion to see a play in
A London. B Norwich. C Great Yarmouth.

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8 Listen to four teenagers. Match 18 with the famous people. Write A, B, C or D.


Track 3
A Tom Daley
B Hou Yifan
C Chlo Moretz
D Justin Bieber

Which person
0 was born in 1997? C
1 won an international competition in 2009? ______
2 is extremely clever? ______
3 has been in the Olympics? ______
4 filmed themselves? ______
5 is British? ______

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6 was not allowed to watch themselves? _____


7 is American? ______
8 is the youngest champion ever? ______

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READING
9 Complete the text with the words in the box.
about as for in magicians on (x2) part performing shows take talented than

The Mysterious Ching Ling Foo


Magic is as old 0 as recorded history and we know that 1 _______________ performed nearly 5000 years ago
in ancient Egypt, and then ancient Greece and Rome. Until about 1750 most magic 2 _______________
were watched in marketplaces across Europe. But when these closed, magicians started 3 _______________
in public houses or rented rooms. Finally, rich people became interested 4 _______________ magic and
magic shows were put 5 _______________ in theatres.
Born in 1854 in Beijing, China, Ching Ling Foo was a 6 _______________ magician who studied traditional
Chinese magic. His show went to the United States where he was very successful. His most famous trick
was producing a huge bowl full of water from under a piece of cloth and then pulling a child out from the
bowl of water. Hundreds of people paid 7 _______________ tickets to see his shows. While he was in
America, he offered a reward to anyone who could produce a child from a bowl of water as he did. Ching
didnt expect anyone to 8 _______________ up the challenge, but an American called William Elsworth
Robinson did.
He came from New York and had started learning 9 _______________ magic when he was fourteen years
old. Ching was furious when Robinson accepted the challenge and he refused to take 10 _______________ in
the contest. Robinson changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and called himself The Original Chinese
Conjuror. He even refused to speak English, pretending that he was really Chinese. He became even more
famous 11 _______________ the man he copied, but he died 12 _______________ stage doing one of his
tricks. He tried to catch a bullet from a gun but unfortunately, he failed. He died from a bullet in the chest in
1918, four years before Ching Ling Foo died in 1922.

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10 Read the text again. Are sentences 18 Right (A) or Wrong (B)? If there is not enough
information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (B), choose Doesnt say (C).
0 Magic is older than we know.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
1 In the past magic shows were only performed in theatres.

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A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say


2 Magicians never performed in ancient Greece.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
3 Rich people were good at magic tricks.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
4 Americans liked Ching Ling Foos shows.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
5 Ching Ling Foo made a child disappear from a bowl of water.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
6 Ching accepted Robinsons challenge.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
7 Robinson died in 1918.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
8 Ching lived longer than Robinson.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say

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WRITING
11 Complete the email with the phrases ak.
a) Anyway
b) were having
c) Its also near
d) singing, either
e) Hope youre okay
f) here I am
g) Im staying with
h) Im studying
i) we visited
j) is here too
k) your last email

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Hi Frank,
How are you? Thanks for 0 k). Well, 1 _____ in Granada, Spain where 2 _____ Spanish for four weeks. The
family 3 _____ are really friendly and their house is in the centre of the town. The school is about five
minutes walk away, which is great. 4 _____ the main shopping centre. We have lessons from eight until
twelve every day and Ive made lots of friends already. You probably know that my cousin 5 _____ , so I
dont feel lonely.
Yesterday 6 _____ the Alhambra Palace, which was amazing. I took lots of photographs and Ill put them on
Facebook later. This afternoon 7 _____ a flamenco lesson and then were going to see a flamenco show this
evening. I dont think Ill be very good at the dancing or 8 _____ , but Ill do my best!
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_____ , thats all my news for now. How are things back home? 10 _____ and having a great summer.
See ya!
Charlie

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12 Write a reply to Charlie. Thank him for his email and tell him about your holiday. Use these
ideas and remember to use linking words.
location
activities
people

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