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Progress Test 2B

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the

verbs in brackets.

1 What subjects ________ he ________ (study) at college last year?

2 Nicole was delighted when she found out that she _______________ (pass) the exam.

3 Last Saturday was terrible. It _______________ (rain) on Friday night and everything was wet

and muddy.

4 What ________ you ________ (listen) to when I rang you this morning?

5 I saw Wil

liam’s sister last year but I didn’t recognise her. She _______________ (change) a lot.

6 A lot of things _______________ (happen) in July, but August was quite boring.

7 David turned on the TV and _______________ (sit) down to watch the news.

8 It was only six

o’clock in the morning, but the sun _______________ (shine) and I jumped out of bed.

9 While they were lying on the beach, the sun _______________ (go) behind some clouds.

10 She was tired because she _______________ (go) to bed late the night before.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs below. There is one

verb that you do not need.

be go do have play take

1 ________ this café ____________ a cinema? It looks like one.

2 ________ you ____________ skiing a lot when you lived in the mountains?

3 I _______________ dark hair. In fact, I was blonde when I was a baby.

4 Ellen and Brian _______________ tennis together, but then they started doing karate.

5 Patrick _______________ yoga when he was younger, but he doesn't do any exercise now.

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3 Complete the sentences. Use How, That or What a.

1 We saw Star Hero last night. ____________ was a mistake! It was an awful film.

2 Are you really going to Disneyland? ____________ exciting!

3 Did you lose your money and house keys? ____________ nightmare!

4

‘Carl wants to be a singer.’ ‘____________ funny! He can’t sing.’

5 Has Zoe really won

€1,000 in the lottery? ____________ was lucky!

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Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1

I’m really proud ________ my little sister’s achievements.

2 Why is she nervous ________

the exam in June? I’m sure she’ll pass.

3 When I was younger, I was afraid ________ dogs.

4 I feel guilty ________ not inviting you to the party.

5 Bob is confused ________

this exercise. He doesn’t understand it.

6 Jake was quite disappointed ________ his exam results last term.

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She didn’t tell me the truth, and I still feel angry ________ that.

8 What mistake are you most ashamed ________ ?

9 Harry is fed up ________ his job and he wants to resign.

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5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. There is one verb that you do not need.

doubt memorise realise recall recognise remind solve

1 How long does it take you to ____________ a crossword puzzle?

2

John didn’t ____________ me yesterday. I used to have blonde hair but now my hair’s black.

3 She said she was going to call me, but I ____________

it. She didn’t ask me for my number.

4 Writing things down often helps you ____________ information more easily.

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I was so sleepy this morning that I didn’t ____________ I was in the wrong classroom.

6 These photos will always ____________ me of our holiday together.

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 The film we saw was ____________ . We were really scared. (frighten)

2 Did they sell you this DVD for

€30? I'm ____________ ! You should take it back! (shock)

3 What books do you find more ____________ ? Crime thrillers or sci-fi novels? (excite)

4 Parents are often ____________

about their children’s safety. (worry)

5 The directions we had given them were ____________ , so they got lost. (confuse)

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Translation

7 Translate the Polish parts of the sentences into English.

1 One day last winter, Michelle and Sean (wsiadali do autobusu) ____________________ when

they saw a terrible accident.

2

(Na początku byli zszokowani) ____________________ , but after a while they both ran to help

the injured man.

3 They had heard about accidents on the radio but (nigdy nie widzieli) ____________________

one in real life.

4

(W jakie gry graliście) ___________________ when you were children?

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‘Guess what? Susan has lost her keys and phone.’ ‘(Co za koszmar) ___________________ !’

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Listening

8  Listen to an interview with a scientist about memory. Choose the correct answers.

1 Wh

en we ‘retrieve’ a memory, our brain

a keeps it in a safe place so it is easier to find.

b saves it in a way that it can process.

c finds it and recalls it.

2 Our short-term memory allows us to remember

a a lot of information for a short period.

b complicated information, but only for a short period..

c a little information for a short period.

3 When trying to memorise a long phone number, Dr Willard says we should

a focus on each individual number separately.

b repeat the number again and again.

c divide the number into smaller parts.

4 Dr Willard says that we remember an event more clearly if we

a focus our thoughts on the details.

b have strong feelings associated with it.

c try to separate our emotions from it.

5 What does Dr Willard suggest say about sleep?

a Sleep lets the brain sort out positive and negative memories.

b Sleep allows the brain to organise new information.

c Sleep is as good as studying through the night for memory.

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Reading

9 Complete the text with the missing sentences A

–F. There is one sentence you do not need.

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.

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____ 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!’

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____The pure drama of the scene means

that the legend of the Titanic will never be forgotten.

A

For example, the Titanic’s radio room received no fewer than seven ice warnings on the night of

the tragedy.

B It was twenty to midnight, the exact time that the Titanic hit the iceberg 100 years before.

C Survivors recalled that the lights stayed on and the orchestra was playing until the moment the

huge ship sank into the black water.

D They arrived two hours later, but only 53 people were rescued from the water.

E It was her first voyage and her destination was New York City

– across the Atlantic Ocean.

F On that night, over 1,500 people lost their lives.

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Writing

10 Napisz opowiadanie o najbardz

iej niezwykłym dniu w twoim życiu. Wypowiedź powinna

zawierać 200–250 słów i spełniać wszystkie wymogi określone dla wskazanej formy.
Wykorzystaj poniższy schemat:



Say when the day was, and describe what the day was like.



Say what you were doing and what happened during the day.

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Explain why it was so special and memorable for you.

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Describe your feelings on the day, and how you feel about it today.

Informacja

1−2

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3−4

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Informacja

7−8

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Forma

Słownictwo

Gramatyka

Razem

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