Intermediate Progress Test Units 1–2A

Vocabulary and Grammar

Listening
3 Cross out the incorrect word / phrase, or the
1 Track 1 Listen to a woman telling a story and
odd word out, in each group.
underline the correct answers.
1 say hello / do a prize / tell a lie / go crazy
1 The woman .
2 on my own / by chance / on a hurry / by mistake
a) has never been embarrassed
3 in the winter / at night / on Friday night / on May
b) likes talking about herself
4 biopic / mentor / docudrama / disaster
c) prefers other people’s stories
5 go in holiday / take sugar / tell jokes / get excited
6 niece / nephew / godmother / cousin
2 Her brother .
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a) doesn’t like talking about himself
b) tells funny stories 4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form
c) hates people laughing at him of the word in capitals.
1 Avatar was the most successful film of the year
3 Her brother told her a story about . in 2009. SUCCESS
a) his holiday in Spain 2 We’re quite a small family, so we have very few
b) his ex-wife . RELATE
c) an embarrassing experience 3 The Sixth Sense is one the best
thrillers I’ve ever seen. PSYCHOLOGY
4 The story happened . 4 Paul can’t stand being an any more,
a) on a beach in Turkey so he’s starting his own business. EMPLOY
b) about two or thee years ago 5 Her grandparents had eight children and twenty
c) when Bob was in a boat grandchildren so she has a very large
family. EXTEND
5 Bob communicated with the man . 6 My favourite comedy is The Holiday
a) using only sign language with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz.
b) using incorrect Turkish ROMANCE
c) with gestures and incorrect English 5

5 Complete the interview tips with the words in

6 Bob was embarrassed because .
the box.
a) the man spoke in English
b) he had behaved badly prepared briefly references on research
c) the man laughed at him show full smartly clearly making firmly
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1 Before you go to the interview, it’s important to
Pronunciation be prepared .
2 Do some and don’t forget to send
2 Track 2 Listen and complete the sentences.
1 I ’ve met him before somewhere. with your CV.
2 He at home when I called. 3 You should dress quite and make sure
3 They living in the same house at the you arrive time.
time. 4 Make a good first impression by shaking hands
4 When I got there, they already left. and eye contact.
5 He _____written over twenty best-sellers. 5 It’s a good idea to enthusiasm when you
6 We weren’t having lunch, we in the answer questions.
garden. 6 Don’t answer questions . Speak
7 She met him when she was working in and try to give answers.
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France.
8 you told him yet?
9 He realised he brought his keys.
10 She speaking to him last week.
11 I been there for ages.
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6 Underline the correct alternative. Reading

1 He hasn’t heard the news already / yet.
2 Does this belong / Is this belonging to anybody in 8 Match gaps 1–6 in the text with a)–f) below.
the class? I found / find it on the floor.
3 Did they visit / Have they visited London in 2007? Elvis is alive!
I thought they’d already / already had moved to
There is a persistent belief in the USA that music
Australia by then.
legend Elvis Presley 1 a after all. Many
4 Who does eat / eats dinner before 10p.m.? In
conspiracy theorists say that he ‘faked’ his death.
Spain, we never do / does.
But why would he do that?
5 My grandmother’s yet / just learnt to ski. Before
that, she learnt / ’s learnt to skateboard. The answer, they say, is because 2 . According
6 I met / ’ve met her in the shopping mall when I did to them, Elvis was going to give evidence in court
/ was doing some shopping. against a Mafia group, who wanted to kill him. They
10 believe that the FBI put another body in Elvis’s
grave and then 3 . They also claim that after
7 Choose the correct answers to complete the
this, he worked in Las Vegas for years performing
text: a), b), c) or d).
as an Elvis impersonator. Because there were so
many Elvis lookalikes, nobody could ever know
Last call! who the ‘real’ one was.
1
d you ever missed a plane? I nearly did last
summer. I 2 from London to Sydney and had Whatever the truth of these claims, over the last
to change planes in Los Angeles. The plane three decades there have been reports from 4
3
there at 6.30 in the morning and my flight to they have seen Elvis in one place or another. At the
Sydney was at 9.30. 4 been to LA airport same time, two US tabloid newspapers published
before so I walked around 5 I was waiting. articles about Elvis’s continuing ‘life’ for a long
Then I had some breakfast in a coffee shop, read my time after his death. They provided all kinds of fake
book and 6 emails on my iPhone. detail, 5 in a motorbike accident to his ‘real
By 8.15, I 7 rather bored, so I decided to find death’ in the 1990s.
out which gate my Sydney flight was leaving
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. I saw a screen on the wall and went to look There was even a museum called the ‘Elvis is Alive
at it. 9 my flight on the screen and saw ‘Last Museum’ in Missouri. It collected papers that
6 , including government documents. The
call’ written next to it. I couldn’t believe it! Then I
looked at my watch and 10 that when I’d museum is now closed … but is Elvis alive?
changed it from British time to LA time I’d made a
mistake – it wasn’t 8.15, it was 9.15. So I ran to the
a) did not die in August 1977
gate as fast as I could and was the last person to
11 b) from reports that he broke a leg
the plane. How embarrassing!
c) helped him to ‘disappear’
d) ‘proved’ the conspiracy theory
1 a) Did b) Are c) Was d) Have e) his life was in danger
2 a) flown b) was flying c) ’m flying d) fly f) thousands of people who say
3 a) arrives b) lands c) ’s landed d) landed 10
4 a) I’d never b) I’ve ever c) I never d) I’m
5 a) during b) until c) while d) by the time 9 Read the article again. Are the sentences true
6 a) checked b) listened c) written d) saw (T) or false (F)?
7 a) seemed b) was feeling c) am d) ‘d been 1 Conspiracy theorists claim Elvis
8 a) to b) at c) from d) in pretended that he’d died. T
9 a) I’ve found b) I was looking c) I’d found 2 They say the Mafia wanted to kill Elvis
d) I found because he’d worked for them.
10 a) was realising b) remembered c) realised 3 They think the FBI helped Elvis to start
d) had realised a new life in Las Vegas.
11 a) get b) get on c) take d) go on 4 It was easy to identify the real Elvis in
10 Las Vegas.
5 Thousands of people believe they’ve
seen Elvis alive over the last 30 years.
6 You can still visit the museum.

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Speaking Writing
10 Cross out the response which is not possible. 12 Underline the correct alternative.
1 So then I fell off my bike! 1 I was in the bath until / when the phone rang.
a Oh no. b That’s right. c Oh dear. 2 There was a huge storm while / during the night.
2 Could I ask you something? 3 She called me as soon as / by the time she got my
a I see. b Of course. c Go ahead. message.
3 It starts at 7.30, right? 4 They visited all the famous sights during / while
a That’s right. b Yes. c No problem. they were in New York.
4 Thanks for helping me out. 5 By the time / While the police arrived at the house,
a You’re welcome. b Of course. c No problem. the thieves had disappeared.
5 And you’ll have a weekend off once a month. 6 He didn’t leave as soon as / until the children
a Go ahead. b I see. c I understand. were all in bed.
6 Can I use your phone, please? 5
a Of course. b Yes, I know. c Go ahead.
5 13 Write a news report about one of the
headlines below. Use the prompts to help if
11 Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with necessary. Write 100–120 words.
a)–k) below.
A: Did I tell you what 1 a to me when I was 1 80 people homeless after floods
working in the bank last October?
B: No, 2 happened? 2 Airline employees strike demonstration
A: Well, I’d just finished serving a customer and
was putting things in my drawer. And the 3 3 Film star shot outside London home
knew, there were two people standing in front of
my desk – wearing masks! 1 Introduction – what happened
B: 4 ?I5 it! What 6 do?
A: Nothing! I was too scared. I thought they were
going to shoot me.
B: Oh 7 . What 8 ?
A: Well, I just looked at them. I was waiting for
them to say ‘Hands up!’ or something. Then 2 Background details
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sudden, I remembered it was Halloween.
That’s why they were wearing masks. They were
going to a party!
B: Oh, no. That’s 10 !
A: Yes. 11 end, we all laughed about it.
3 Quote(s) of people’s opinions
a) happened
b) did you
c) In the
d) all of a
e) really funny
f) what 4 Conclusion – the current situation
g) no
h) next thing I
i) happened next
j) don’t believe
k) Really
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