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Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4

Pronunciation
1 Track 3 Listen and underline the /ə/ sounds in these sentences.
The weather here is similar to the weather in France.
1 Prague is different from New York.
2 Fresh food is better than fast food.
3 Tokyo is a lot busier than most cities.
4 The photos I took are the same as yours.
5 Public transport here isn’t as good as at home.

2 Track 4 Listen and underline the linked words.


We arrived a couple of minutes ago.
1 How long have you been a teacher?
2 Jane has been living in America since April.
3 I’ve been studying English for a while now.
4 Paul has never been abroad.
5 Simon’s been looking for a new job for ages.

Language focus
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
People say that the English are the most hard-working (hard-working) nation in Europe
because they work such long hours.
1 The Danes are (happy) people in Scandinavia, according to a recent
survey.
2 Sweden is from Africa (far) Germany is.
3 Tokyo is (expensive) London. My last holiday there cost a fortune!
4 Which is (large) city in your country?
5 Germany is (big) Italy.

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4 Replace the crossed out word with the correct word.


There are far many people on the planet now than there were 50 years ago. more
1The food we eat today is quite different as the food our grandparents ate.
2 Some customs are completely the same as they were 100 years ago.
3 There were less cars on the roads 20 years ago.
4 My local Italian restaurant is very similar from my favourite restaurant in Rome.
5 Young people today aren’t as busy than they used to be.

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Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Who invented (invent) the world wide web?
1 How many films you (see) so far this year?
2I (finish) reading Obama’s autobiography yet.
3 When you (buy) Shakira’s new album?
4 George Clooney (make) some excellent films.
5I (not know) that Winston Churchill was also an artist and writer.

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
know drive leave move speak write
How long have you known John?
1 We house so many times since we got married.
2I long, so I’m still a little nervous in traffic.
3 Matt just school.
4 Lucy her life story for ages. I wonder when it’ll be finished.
5I to Fiona since she started going out with James.

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Vocabulary
7 Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.
The _a_ over the river is very high.
a bridge b cliff c waterfall
1 Just off the coast there’s a beautiful where you can go camping.
a bay b harbour c island
2 We stayed on the 20th floor of a modern when we went to Dubai.
a monument b skyscraper c temple
3 They manufacture sports cars at the local .
a factory b harbour c market
4 The fish in the are dying because the water is so polluted.
a beach b farmland c lake
5 There’s a fantastic music in our town every year.
a festival b monument c museum

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Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
8 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. You won’t need all the words.
dangerous poor spectacular touristy arty historic romantic polluted
cosmopolitan peaceful
Some parts of London are quite dangerous, so I don’t go out at night on my own.
1 The centre of Barcelona is very with lots of attractions to visit and souvenirs
to buy.
2 In the summer Beijing is so that it’s difficult to breathe.
3 Although Bulgaria is a country, the people are very generous and hospitable.
4 If you go to the centre, you will see lots of ancient ruins.
5 New York is a city with people from all over the world.

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9 Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B.


A B
change a a jobs
1 make b in love
2 go c a house
3 quit d your exams
4 fall e home
5 buy f house
6 bring g to university
7 pass h up your children
8 move i a lot of money
9 leave j divorced
10 get k your job

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10 Complete the sentences with a suitable word. You have the first letter to help you.
Maria is certainly self-confident and seems to have no problem talking to anyone.
1 Paul is so c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He can make the most beautiful things out of stuff that I would
throw away.
2 Emily only thinks about herself. She’s very e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in my opinion.
3 Peter is becoming more and more o_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He must wash his hands at least 50
times a day!
4 It’s good to be ambitious but Fred’s quite r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He’ll do anything to get to the top.
5 Mother Teresa was a truly i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ woman. She did so much good.

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Intermediate Progress Test 2A: Units 3–4
Functional language
11 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
I / you / where / off / do / know / get ?
Do you know where I get off?
1 to / I / change / you / me / could / where / tell / have ?

2 announcement / what / excuse / that / me / was ?

3 take / you / long / do / it / know / will / how ?

4 it / you / me / cost / could / much / will / tell / how ?

5 goes / which / the / from / do / train / know / you / platform ?

12 Replace the crossed out word with the correct word.


Excuse me, how was that announcement? what
1 Could you tell me how many the ticket will cost?
2 Does this bus travel to the airport?
3 How do I arrive to the airport from here?
4 Where do I get in the bus?
5 Is this place free?

Total: 100

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