NAME

CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 712
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 1

GRAMMAR 3 Complete the sentences with one word.

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in parentheses.
Example: I went (go) a restaurant last night.
1 The teacher ________ (not be) very happy with my
homework last week.
2 What _______ you _______ (see) at the movies
tomorrow?
3 She _______ (not finish) all her work yesterday.
4 Bens gone home. He _______ (leave) five minutes
ago.
5 _______ you ever _______ (sing) karaoke?
6 She_______ (walk) to work yesterday.
7 _______ Lydia _______ (call) recently?
8 A What are your plans for the holiday weekend?
B I _______ (fly) to Boston with my boyfriend.
9 _______ the children _______ (sleep) well last night?
10 Kate _______ (wear) her new dress to Daves party
last Friday.
11 They _______ (not have) a vacation next Christmas.
12 Where _______ your brother _______ (work) at the
moment?
13 _______ you _______ (be) to a music concert
before?
Example: How many eggs are there in the fridge?
1 The bus is cheaper _______ the train.
2 Its _______ longest day of the year today.
3 There are _______ sandwiches on the table. Help
yourself.
4 How _______ did that magazine cost?
5 When we arrived home there wasnt _______ food
in the fridge.
6 _______ you like to go on a safari vacation?
7 That restaurant makes the _______ delicious food in
town.
8 Did you watch the show about Brazil _______ night?
9 _______ were forty people at the party.
10 I need _______ buy a new computer.
11 Hes going to visit his family in Rome _______ week.
12 _______ many people live in your house?
13 Did you see the accident _______ morning?
14 Have you _______ been to Asia?
15 Theyve bought _______ little house in the south of
Spain.
15
Grammar total 40

14 She _______ (not buy) a new car next month.

VOCABULARY
15 I _______ (speak) a lot of English in the US last
summer. 4 Underline the odd word out.
15 Example: mushrooms onions apples potatoes
1 carefullyseriousslowlyfast
2 Underline the correct word or phrase.
2 stovearmchairbedkitchen
Example: I didnt study / studied English at school.
3 pineapplesbananascarrotsgrapes
1 He drives very dangerously / dangerous. 4 cartonjarjampackage
2 Would / Do you like swimming? 5 cakeeggschocolatecookies
3 Their new album is most / more interesting than 6 fireplacesquareroadbridge
the last one.
7 supermarketvegetablebankshopping mall
4 Is / Are there any apples?
8 fridgecupboardmirrorceiling
5 We love going to concerts / the concerts.
9 lampwallfloorstairs
6 I think its easier / more easy to learn English than
10 nearthereunderbehind
Russian.
10
7 Do you eat many / much fruit?
8 Have you ever wrote / written a love letter?
5 Complete the expressions with go, get, or have.
9 She is the shortest / shorter in her family.
Example: go shopping at the weekend
10 Laptops are smaller that / than desktop computers.
1 _______ up late on the weekend
10
2 _______ a shower before breakfast
3 _______ on vacation to Greece
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 1

4 _______ a train to Paris 7 I booked the tickets _______ night.

5 _______ for a walk in the evening agolastyesterday
6 _______ a swim in the sea 8 Does your apartment have _______ conditioning?
7 _______ dressed in the morning coldcoolair
8 _______ to the beach when its sunny 9 My grandfather was a _______.
paintingpaintorpainter
9 _______ a good time on vacation
10 I often _______ emails from my friends in Australia.
10 _______ blond hair
takegetbring
10 10

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6 Complete the sentences with one word. Vocabulary total

Example: I met him at the railway station this morning.

PRONUNCIATION
1 I was so tired last night. I _______ for ten hours!
8 Underline the stressed syllable.
2 We saw Jamie the day _______ yesterday.
Example: sand|wiches
3 The new department _______ in town sells
everything. 1 po|li|ti|cian 6 re|mem|ber
4 Alice _______ me a very interesting secret yesterday! 2 for|get 7 dan|ge|rous
5 Its much colder downstairs than it is _______. 3 en|gi|neer 8 mu|se|um
6 Listen! Can you _______ that noise? 4 tra|vel 9 vege|ta|bles
7 Theres a post office next _______ the pharmacy. 5 Oc|to|ber
de|ssert
10
8 Do they have any _______ heating in their new 10
apartment?
9 Lots of people _______ photos at Kate and Bills 9 Match the words with the same sound.
wedding.
10 Did you put the milk in the _______? It isnt very away juicepeas cook cerealbus
cold. machineteapark yesterday chips
10 Example: lettuce chips
1 key _______
7 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
2 fridge _______
Example: I had breakfast before I got dressed.
3 between _______
clothesdressedshower
4 painter _______
1 Ive met her before, but Ive _______ her name. 5 car _______
rememberedforgottenlost
6 zebra _______
2 Would you like some _______ in your coffee?
7 you _______
jamsugarbutter
8 street _______
3 The dogs next door _______ all the time. I hate it.
cryshoutbark 9 up _______
4 Lets _______ for coffee next week. 10 shower _______
meetseespeak 10
5 Ive looked _______ my scissors, but I cant find
them. Pronunciation total 20
foratin
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100
6 I usually leave work at 6:00, and I _______ home at
7:00.
gogetcome

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Progress Test Files 712
Reading and Writing A ENGLISH FILE 1

READING 7 Guests at the Berkshire think the food is really good.

ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
1 Read the text and check () A, B, or C.
8 You cant eat at the restaurant if you arent staying at
the hotel.
Review of the Berkshire ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
hotel 9 The writer booked his room online.
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
Last month my wife and I stayed at the new Berkshire hotel
10 The beds in the hotel arent very wide.
in western Massachusetts. Its an informal, relaxed hotel in
a nineteenth-century building. We went there a month after
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
it opened, and it was full of young fashionably dressed
10
people from Boston. They go there to escape from their
busy city life because its only ninety minutes from the city
by car.
2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
The hotel has become very popular because its restaurant 1 Where is the Berkshire?
serves incredibly good food. People say its the best hotel ___________________________________________
food in the state. All of the food comes from the hotels 2 Where do the chefs get their vegetables from?
gardens. They keep animals and grow vegetables and fruit. ___________________________________________
On some days a chef shows you around the garden. You 3 What kind of clothes did the hotel guests wear?
choose your food, and he cooks it for your dinner. My wife
___________________________________________
and I had chicken cooked in a delicious sauce and a warm
apple cake for dessert.
4 What did the writers wife have for dessert?
___________________________________________
The meals arent expensive. Theyre cheaper than in many
restaurants, but only hotel guests can eat there and the 5 How much did the writer pay for a room at the hotel?
rooms arent cheap. They cost between $350 and $400 a ___________________________________________
night, but you dont need to be very rich to stay there. Every
5
month the hotel offers five rooms for five dollars each. Look
for the offers on their website. Then you need to book them Reading total 15
by phone, but do it fast because everybody is waiting for
these offers. We were very lucky we got one of the cheap
WRITING
rooms, and we really enjoyed staying there. The rooms are
beautifully decorated and really big. The beds are a bit Answer the questions. Write 2535 words for each
narrow, but for five dollars, Im not complaining! question.
1 Where did you go for your last vacation? What did you
Example: A lot of the hotel guests come from Boston. do there?
A True BFalse C Doesnt say 2 Describe your favorite city. What can you do there?
3 What are you planning to do next weekend?
1 The hotel is in eastern Massachusetts.
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say Writing total 10
2 The hotel opened three months ago.
Reading and Writing total 25
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
3 It is an old building.
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
4 The Berkshire is popular with people with young
children.
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
5 The writer lives in Boston.
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say
6 You can drive there from the city in an hour and a
half.
ATrue BFalse C Doesnt say

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Progress Test Files 712
Listening and Speaking A ENGLISH FILE 1

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to two people talking about Montreal in 1 Ask your partner these questions.
Canada. Check () A, B, or C. 1 What did you do last weekend?
1 When did Sarah go to Montreal? 2 Whats your favorite restaurant?
A last year B in March C in May 3 When did you last go to a museum?
2 Where did Sarah stay in Montreal? 4 Have you ever won a prize?
A in an apartment B in a hotel 5 Which famous person would you like to meet?
C in a house 6 What are you going to do after this class?
3 What did Jeremy like best in Montreal? 7 Have you ever slept outside?
A an old church B a market 8 Whats the most interesting thing to see in your
C an art gallery town / city?
4 What was the weather like when Sarah was in 9 How many emails have you written today?
Montreal? 10 What are you doing at the moment?
Acold Bcloudy Cwarm Now answer your partners questions.
5 Does Jeremy want to go to Montreal again?
Ayes Bno C hes not sure 2 Read the information and answer your partners
questions.
5
Lolas Caf
2 Listen to five conversations. Write AE in the Open 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
boxes to show what the speakers are talking about.
MENU
Conversation 1
Sandwiches: egg, cheese, ham $4.25
Conversation 2
Tea $1.35
Conversation 3
Coffee $2.65
Conversation 4
Fruit juices: apple, orange, tomato $1.75
Conversation 5
Ice cream: vanilla, chocolate, coffee $2.95
A a ticket
B a bill Sorry, no credit cards
C a movie
D a passport
E some stamps 3 Now make questions and ask your partner about a
house for sale.
5
Where / house?
Listening total 10 How many / bedrooms?
have / good view?
How old / house?
How much / cost?

Speaking total 15

Listening and Speaking total 25

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