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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of theverb in brackets.

Example: If we lived by the sea, I’d go (go) swimmingevery day.

1 The boy denied ________ (take) my mobile phone.

2 If I ________ (be) you, I wouldn’t drive that old car.

3 She ________ (not meet) Jim if I hadn’t introduced

them.

4 I’m really sorry – I forgot ________ (post) the letter

you gave me.

5 I wish I ________ (not put) on these trousers today.

They’re really uncomfortable.

6 Bella convinced me ________ (not go) to the cinema

with Harry.

7 I remember ________ (play) on the beach when I was

about three years old.

8 Joe wishes he ________ (speak) better French. His

company are going to send him to Paris.

9 If the exam had been last week, I’m sure I ________

(not pass) it.

10 Liz apologized to me for ________ (be) so moody all

week.

2 Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: If I had known you were coming I would have waited.

1 She _______ have left already – her car is still outside

the house.

2 We’re _______ the roof repaired on our house at the

moment. We’d like to sell it next year.

3 I can’t _______ used to working every day. I’d love to

be a student again!

4 I wish my parents _______ stop arguing about money

all the time.

5 _______ of my two sisters looks like me. They’re both

dark and I’m blonde.

6 My eldest sister, _______ is a doctor, speaks German

fluently.

7 I didn’t enjoy the concert, even _______ it was my

favourite band.

8 _______ the terrible weather, we still had a great time

camping.

9 You look _______ if you have seen a ghost! What’s the

matter?

10 You shouldn’t _______ said that to her. You know how

sensitive she is.

11 I’m _______ to getting up early. I’ve been doing it for

years.

12 I was really angry when Jack accused me of _______

telling the truth.

13 What music is this? It sounds _______ Mozart.

14 That’s my colleague _______ wife works for Bill Gates.

15 I’m afraid you can’t come with us. There’s _______

room in the car.

3 Underline the correct form.

Example: I use / used to sleepwalk when I was a child.

1 John’s still asleep. He must go / have gone to bed late

last night.

2 You should go to bed. You have to go to (–) / the school

tomorrow.

3 I’d rather / better live in the country than in a city.

4 The staff in that clothes shop is / are very rude.

5 There was (–) / a terrible traffic on the way home last

night.

6 Every / All classroom in the school has a computer.

7 Any / None of the children wanted to go to the park, so

we stayed at home.

8 Can I give you an / some advice?

9 The house, which / that was built in the 17th century,

is a top tourist attraction.

10 I used to work as / like an actor before I got this job.

11 You can’t / may have spoken to Helen at the party. She

wasn’t there.

12 We’ve decided to go camping this weekend,

whatever / however the weather is like.

13 Despite / In spite of losing the match, they were quite

cheerful.

14 When I was in Poland I went climbing in the / (–) Tatra

mountains.

15 The man to who / whom you spoke was the Managing

Director.

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NAME CLASS

Progress Test Files 4–7 ANew

ENGLISH FILEUpper-intermediate

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10

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VOCABULARY

4 Underline the odd word out.

Example: chapel law courts mosque temple

1 organ cello tenor violin

2 clap frown wave scratch

3 director manager business owner

4 cartoon horoscope critic review

5 slums poverty overcrowding pedestrians

6 heel calf wrist ankle

7 homesick fed up glad upset

8 commentator newsreader advert presenter

9 duvet pillow yawn blanket

10 neighbourhood square suburbs outskirts

5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: The boys were really tired after their journey.In fact they were exhausted.exhausted desperate stunned

1 Scientists are always trying to ________ ways to cureillness.

prove discover invent

2 A ________ is somebody who studies rocks.

physicist geneticist geologist

3 I’d like to ________ my own business one day.

set up take over set off

4 We can get a taxi at the taxi ________.

stop rank station

5 Please don’t ________! I can’t sleep.

snore sleepwalk yawn

6 ‘Just do it’ is a very famous advertising ________.

slogan logo commercial

7 I was ________when the trip was cancelled. I’d beenreally looking forward to it.

grateful disappointed relieved

8 This part of the city is very ________ and there is a lotof poverty and crime here.

polluted run down industrial

9 It’s a British company, but it ________ a lot of thingsto France and Germany.

imports expands exports

10 I couldn’t ________ my eyes when I saw who Jane wastalking to.

rub believe open

6 Underline the correct word.

Example: I never raise / rise my voice in an argument.

1 Remember / Remind me to post this letter when we’re

in town.

2 My car was stolen / robbed last night.

3 Jon hopes / expects Sarah will turn up at the party. He

really wants to see her!

4 I’m sick and tired / down and out of listening to my

brother complain about his girlfriend.

5 The company did / made a big profit this year.

6 I only want to know the facts. That’s why I prefer to

read biased / objective newspapers.

7 You aren’t serious are you? You’re pulling my hair / leg.

8 It was a terrible storm, but we arrived safe and sound /

sound and safe.

9 I was thrilled / thrilling when I heard that Mark and

Nichola were getting married.

10 I didn’t notice / realize if the shop was open when I

passed by.

7 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Your should brush your teeth at least twice aday.

1 You should try to learn all the verbs by h________.

2 It’s a very c________ song – I can’t get it out of my head.

3 I can’t remember her name, but it’s on the t________

of my tongue.

4 The l________ singer of the band writes all their

songs.

5 I was so tired, I slept like a l________.

6 If you suffer from i________, it means you find it very

difficult to sleep.

7 Usually when men meet for the first time they

s________ hands.

8 Eating late in the evening keeps me a________ at

night.

9 They should build more houses. There are too many

h________ people living on the streets.

10 This town is quite p________. People have

a very small-town mentality.

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PRONUNCIATION

8 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: homesick

1 disappointed

2 astonished

3 elbow

4 orchestra

5 convince

6 deny

7 pedestrian

8 scientist

9 incomprehensible

10 employee

9 Match the words with the same sound.

advertisement horoscope market nails refusereporter teeth theory tongue violin

Example: glad ankle

1 grateful _________________

2 relieved _________________

3 cello _________________

4 staff _________________

5 journalist _________________

6 skyscraper _________________

7 law _________________

8 review _________________

9 lungs _________________

10 volunteer _________________


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10

10

20Pronunciation total

100Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total

READING

1 Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C.

For centuries, sleep was a complete mystery. In the last fewyears, however, scientists have been able to use new technologyto investigate electrical and muscular states of the body duringsleep. These investigations have shed new light on the sixrecurring stages of sleep, which were first described in the early20th century. It is fair to say that we now have a much betterunderstanding of what actually happens to us when we aresleeping, though it is far from a totally clear picture.

The first stage of sleeping is called, somewhat confusingly,‘waking’. By this, sleep scientists mean a short period ofwakefulness, just a matter of minutes, when the body is relaxedand prepares for sleep. Tense muscles relax, eye movementslows down, and the body slips gently towards drowsiness.

Once feeling drowsy, the sleeper has moved into a periodknown to the scientists as ‘stage 1 sleep’, a period which lastsno more than ten minutes. A way of describing this stage is tosay that the sleeper is on the very edge of sleep, with their eyesclosed and their bodies still. However, it wouldn’t be difficult torouse a person at this stage. And once awake, a person may feelas if he or she has not slept.

By stage 2, the sleeper has entered a period of light sleep,perhaps best explained as a time when the muscles of the bodyhover between being completely relaxed and being responsive.Then, as the heart rate quickly slows down, and the bodytemperature drops, the body prepares to enter a much deeperphase of sleep. The third and fourth stage of sleep are when thebody is completely asleep, its muscles paralysed, its breathingregular.

What happens next is quite unexpected. From the deep sleepof stage 4, the body works backwards through stage 3 sleep tothe light sleep of stage 2, but then, instead of waking, it entersthe bizarre and magical stage of REM sleep. The body has beenasleep for about an hour and a half before reaching this stage.

REM stands for ‘rapid eye movement’. The heart rate speedsup, breathing becomes erratic, and the brain becomes veryactive. The sleeper is dreaming, something that only happensduring the REM stage. Fortunately, however, while the brain isin overdrive, the rest of the body’s muscles are paralysed.

The initial REM stage is over after ten minutes or so. Then, thebody starts its sleep cycle all over again, with the next REMstage taking a bit longer. In a typical night’s sleep, there will befive different sleep cycles with the final REM stage lasting as longas an hour.

Naturally, there are many factors which influence our sleepcycle, not least age. Small children get more deep sleep thananybody else, and, as a general rule, the older we get theshorter the time we spend in deep sleep. But, while stage 3 andstage 4 of the sleep cycle shorten with age, the first REM stagelengthens.

So, there you have it. Next time you go to bed and lay yourhead on the pillow, just imagine what adventures your sleepingself is about to set off on.

Example: For hundreds of years, people had no idea whathappened when we slept.

A True ■■✓ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■

1 Scientists first found out about the six stages of sleep in

recent years.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■2 During the ‘waking’ period a person is wide awake.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■3 ‘Waking’ is different from ‘stage 1 sleep’ because at the

‘waking’ stage the sleeper is relaxed.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■4 ‘Stage 2 sleep’ is generally a shorter period of sleep than

‘stage 1 sleep’.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■5 Features of ‘stage 2 sleep’ include relaxed muscles and a

fast heart rate.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■6 A typical sleep cycle happens in this order: waking →

stage 1 → stage 2 → stage 3 → stage 4 → stage 3 →stage 2 → REM stage

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■7 The body behaves differently when it is dreaming than

it does when sleeping deeply during stage 4 of the cycle.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■8 A relaxed brain is a feature of REM sleep.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■9 In total, during a typical night’s sleep a sleeper is

unlikely to spend more than an hour dreaming.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■10 Small children often suffer from a lack of deep sleep.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■

2 Match five of the highlighted words / phrases to thedefinitions.

Example: a bit sleepy drowsy

1 added more information

2 first

3 wake up

4 to start being very active

5 several things that cause or

influence something


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15Reading total

WRITING

Answer one of the questions. Write 75–100 words.

1 Describe a piece of music that you like and explain why

you like it.

2 How do you prefer to get the news and why?

3 What do you like and dislike about the place where you

live?


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25Reading and Writing total

10Writing total

LISTENING

1 Listen to Sally and Simon talking about a book aboutJack the Ripper. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.

1 According to Simon, Jack the Ripper probably

murdered ________.

A 10 women or fewer ■■B fewer than 10 women ■■C 10 women or more ■■

2 The Ripper murders took place in ________.

A the late 1870s ■■ B the early 1880s ■■C the late 1880s ■■

3 Simon prefers books about ________.

A criminals and their crimes ■■B criminals and their times ■■C Victorian London ■■

4 Jack the Ripper is famous today because ________.

A he committed some of the worst murders ever ■■B he was extremely frightening ■■C newspapers wrote a lot about his crimes ■■

5 The book that Simon is reading says Jack the Ripper

might have been ________.

A a member of the royal family ■■B an Australian doctor ■■ C a teacher ■■

2 Listen to five conversations. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.

1 How did Chris’ children feel at the airport?

A terrified ■■ B exhausted ■■ C fed up ■■2 The woman thinks he might have ________.

A left his keys in the car ■■B left his keys in the kitchen ■■C left his keys in his coat ■■

3 What’s wrong with Jamie’s CD player?

A It isn’t turned on. ■■ B The CD is faulty. ■■C He’s pressing the wrong button. ■■

4 Dave enjoyed his holiday in Bangkok because

________.

A there were lots of great buildings ■■B there weren’t many beggars ■■C it was really vibrant ■■

5 Claire ________.

A used to like David Old ■■B never liked David Old ■■C wishes she liked David Old ■■

SPEAKING

1 Make questions and ask your partner.

1 Which city / most like to visit and why?

2 What / do / if / president of your country?

3 you / rather / work indoors or outdoors? Why?

4 Which famous person / you like to look like? Why?

5 Which musical instrument / most like to learn how to

play?

6 How / science helped us most in the last 100 years?

7 How often / read your horoscope?

8 If / could work on a newspaper, which job / like to do?

9 What social problems / your capital city have?

10 What / most disappointing film / ever see? Why?

Now answer your partner’s questions.

2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if youagree or disagree. Give reasons.

1 ‘In our lifetime, newspapers will become a thing of the

past.’

2 ‘If you have to make a speech or presentation, it is best

to prepare it very carefully and work from detailed

notes.’

3 ‘It’s better to live in a city which has good shops than a

city which has good museums or art galleries.’

3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?


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5

10Listening total

25Listening and Speaking total

15Speaking total

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: If I had known you were coming I would havewaited.

1 What music is this? It sounds ____ Beethoven.

2 I’m afraid you can’t come with us. There’s ____ room

in the car.

3 ____ of my two sisters looks like me. They’re both dark

and I’m blonde.

4 I’m ____ to getting up early. I’ve been doing it for

years.

5 I can’t ____ used to working every day. I’d love to be a

student again!

6 I was really angry when Jack accused me of ____ telling

the truth.

7 I didn’t enjoy the concert even ____ it was my favourite

band.

8 That’s my colleague ____ husband works for Bill Gates.

9 You shouldn’t ____ said that to her. You know how

sensitive she is.

10 You look ____ if you have seen a ghost! What’s the

matter?

11 I wish my parents ____ stop arguing about money all

the time.

12 My eldest brother, ____ is a doctor, speaks German

fluently.

13 She ____ have left already – her car is still outside the

house.

14 ____ the terrible weather, we still had a great time

camping.

15 We’re ____ the roof repaired on our house at the

moment. We’d like to sell it next year.

2 Underline the correct form.

Example: I use / used to sleepwalk when I was a child.

1 Can I give you an / some advice?

2 I used to work as / like an actor before I got this job.

3 We’ve decided to go camping this weekend,

whatever / however the weather is like.

4 Despite / In spite of losing the match they were quite

cheerful.

5 You should go to bed. You have to go to (–)/ the school

tomorrow.

6 You can’t / may have spoken to Sophie at the party. She

wasn’t there.

7 When I was in Poland I went climbing in the / (–) Tatra

mountains.

8 Charlie’s still asleep. He must go / have gone to bed late

last night.

9 The woman to who / whom you spoke was the

Managing Director.

10 There was (–) / a terrible traffic on the way to work

yesterday.

11 Every / All classroom in the school has a computer.

12 I’d rather / better live in the city than in the country.

13 The staff in that clothes shop is / are very rude.

14 Any / None of the children wanted to go to the park, so

we stayed at home.

15 The house, which / that was built in the 16th century,

is a top tourist attraction.

3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of theverb in brackets.

Example: If we lived by the sea, I’d go (go) swimmingevery day.

1 I remember ________ (play) on the beach when I was

about three years old.

2 If the exam had been last week, I’m sure I ________

(not pass) it.

3 Catherine apologized to me for ________ (be) so

moody all week.

4 Neil wishes he ________ (speak) better French. His

company are going to send him to Paris.

5 The girl denied ________ (take) my mobile phone.

6 She ________ (not meet) Paul if I hadn’t introduced

them.

7 I wish I ________ (not put) on these shoes today.

They’re really uncomfortable.

8 I’m really sorry – I forgot ________ (post) the letter

you gave me.

9 If I ________ (be) you, I wouldn’t drive that old car.

10 Rebecca convinced me ________ (not go) to the

cinema with Harry.


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15

15

10

40Grammar total

VOCABULARY

4 Underline the correct word.

Example: I never raise / rise my voice in an argument.

1 I didn’t notice / realize if the shop was open when Ipassed by.

2 You aren’t serious are you? You’re pulling my hair / leg.

3 I only want to know the facts. That’s why I prefer toread biased / objective newspapers.

4 It was a terrible storm, but we arrived safe and sound /sound and safe.

5 I was thrilled / thrilling when I heard that Andrew andSarah were getting married.

6 Matthew hopes / expects Helen will turn up at theparty. He really wants to see her!

7 My car was stolen / robbed last night.

8 I’m sick and tired / down and out of listening to mysister complain about her boyfriend.

9 The company did / made a big profit this year.

10 Remember / Remind me to post this letter when we’rein town.

5 Underline the odd word out.

Example: chapel law courts mosque temple

1 duvet pillow yawn blanket

2 neighbourhood square suburbs outskirts

3 commentator newsreader advert presenter

4 homesick fed up glad upset

5 cartoon horoscope critic review

6 heel calf wrist ankle

7 slums poverty overcrowding pedestrians

8 director manager business owner

9 organ cello tenor violin

10 clap frown wave scratch

6 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: The boys were really tired after their journey.In fact they were exhausted.

exhausted desperate stunned

1 I couldn’t ________ my eyes when I saw who Jane was

talking to.

rub believe open

2 I was ________ when the trip was cancelled. I’d been

really looking forward to it.

grateful disappointed relieved

3 A ________ is somebody who studies rocks.

physicist geneticist geologist

4 It’s a British company, but it ________ a lot of things

to France and Germany.

imports expands exports

5 This part of the city is very ________ and there is a lot

of poverty and crime here.

polluted run down industrial

6 I’d like to ________ my own business selling books

one day.

set up take over set off

7 ‘Just do it’ is a very famous advertising ________.

slogan logo commercial

8 Please don’t ________! I can’t sleep.

snore sleepwalk yawn

9 We can get a taxi at the taxi ________.

stop rank station

10 Scientists are always trying to ________ ways to cure

illness.

prove discover invent

7 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Your should brush your teeth at least twice a day.

1 I was so tired, I slept like a l________.

2 This town is quite p________. People have a very

small-town mentality.

3 Eating late in the evening keeps me a________ at night.

4 Usually when men meet for the first time they

s________ hands.

5 It’s a very c________ song – I can’t get it out of my head.

6 They should build more houses. There are too many

h________ people living on the streets.

7 The l________ singer of the band writes all their songs.

8 I can’t remember her name, but it’s on the t________

of my tongue.

9 If you suffer from i________, it means you find it very

difficult to sleep.

10 You should try to learn all the

verbs by h________.


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PRONUNCIATION

8 Match the words with the same sound.

advertisement horoscope market nails refusereporter teeth theory tongue violin

Example: glad ankle

1 review _________________

2 skyscraper _________________

3 relieved _________________

4 lungs _________________

5 volunteer _________________

6 cello _________________

7 grateful _________________

8 law _________________

9 staff _________________

10 journalist _________________

9 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: homesick

1 incomprehensible

2 deny

3 employee

4 scientist

5 pedestrian

6 astonished

7 convince

8 orchestra

9 disappointed

10 elbow


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20Pronunciation total

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Example: For hundreds of years, people had no idea whathappened when we slept.

A True ■■✓ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■

1 In recent years, scientists have used technological

advances to better understand what takes place when

we sleep.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■2 During the ‘waking’ period a person is fast asleep.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■3 ‘Waking’ is different from ‘stage 1 sleep’ because it lasts

much longer.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■4 If you wake up a sleeper during ‘stage 1 sleep’, he / she

won’t be able to get back to sleep.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■5 Features of ‘stage 2 sleep’ include decreasing body

temperature and heart rate.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■6 A typical sleep cycle happens in this order: waking →

stage 1 → stage 2 → stage 3 → stage 4 → REM stage

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■7 In a typical sleep cycle, a person is asleep for

approximately 90 minutes before starting to dream.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■8 A faster heart beat is a feature of REM sleep.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■9 As a typical sleeper moves from one sleep cycle to the

next, he / she is likely to spend more time dreaming

with each sleep cycle.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■10 Older people generally enter REM sleep quicker and

stay there longer.

A True ■■ B False ■■ C Doesn’t say ■■

2 Match five of the highlighted words / phrases to thedefinitions.

Example: a bit sleepy drowsy

1 happening over and over again

2 unable to move

3 be in a state that may change at any time

4 the effect of something or somebody

5 irregular


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READING

1 Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C.

For centuries, sleep was a complete mystery. In the last fewyears, however, scientists have been able to use new technologyto investigate electrical and muscular states of the body duringsleep. These investigations have shed new light on the sixrecurring stages of sleep, which were first described in the early20th century. It is fair to say that we now have a much betterunderstanding of what actually happens to us when we aresleeping, though it is far from a totally clear picture.

The first stage of sleeping is called, somewhat confusingly,‘waking’. By this, sleep scientists mean a short period ofwakefulness, just a matter of minutes, when the body is relaxedand prepares for sleep. Tense muscles relax, eye movementslows down, and the body slips gently towards drowsiness.

Once feeling drowsy, the sleeper has moved into a periodknown to the scientists as ‘stage 1 sleep’, a period which lastsno more than ten minutes. A way of describing this stage is tosay that the sleeper is on the very edge of sleep, with their eyesclosed and their bodies still. However, it wouldn’t be difficult torouse a person at this stage. And once awake, a person may feelas if he or she has not slept.

By stage 2, the sleeper has entered a period of light sleep,perhaps best explained as a time when the muscles of the bodyhover between being completely relaxed and being responsive.Then, as the heart rate quickly slows down, and the bodytemperature drops, the body prepares to enter a much deeperphase of sleep. The third and fourth stage of sleep are when thebody is completely asleep, its muscles paralysed, its breathingregular.

What happens next is quite unexpected. From the deep sleepof stage 4, the body works backwards through stage 3 sleep tothe light sleep of stage 2, but then, instead of waking, it entersthe bizarre and magical stage of REM sleep. The body has beenasleep for about an hour and a half before reaching this stage.

REM stands for ‘rapid eye movement’. The heart rate speedsup, breathing becomes erratic, and the brain becomes veryactive. The sleeper is dreaming, something that only happensduring the REM stage. Fortunately, however, while the brain isin overdrive, the rest of the body’s muscles are paralysed.

The initial REM stage is over after ten minutes or so. Then, thebody starts its sleep cycle all over again, with the next REMstage taking a bit longer. In a typical night’s sleep, there will befive different sleep cycles with the final REM stage lasting as longas an hour.

Naturally, there are many factors which influence our sleepcycle, not least age. Small children get more deep sleep thananybody else, and, as a general rule, the older we get theshorter the time we spend in deep sleep. But, while stage 3 andstage 4 of the sleep cycle shorten with age, the first REM stagelengthens.

So, there you have it. Next time you go to bed and lay yourhead on the pillow, just imagine what adventures your sleepingself is about to set off on.

5

10

15Reading total

WRITING

Answer one of the questions. Write 75–100 words.

1 Describe a town or city that you’ve been to.

2 Do you think advertising for alcohol should be banned?

Why / why not?

3 What types of music you like and dislike listening to.


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25Reading and Writing total

10Writing total

LISTENING

1 Listen to Sally and Simon talking about a book aboutJack the Ripper. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.

1 According to the Simon, Jack the Ripper probably

murdered ________.

A exactly 5 women ■■B more than five women ■■C fewer then 5 women ■■

2 The Ripper murders took place in ________.

A South London ■■ B East London ■■C West London ■■

3 Sally does not like reading about ________.

A history ■■ B historical figures ■■C horrible crimes ■■

4 Jack the Ripper’s crimes were ________.

A not interesting to people at the time ■■B the worst committed in English history ■■C written about a lot by newspapers ■■

5 According to the author of the book Simon has read,

Jack the Ripper may have been ________.

A an American ■■ B an aristocrat ■■C a teacher ■■

2 Listen to five conversations. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.

1 How did Chris feel at the airport?

A really worried ■■ B very bored ■■C pretty tired ■■

2 The woman thinks the man should have ________.

A left his keys in the car ■■B left his keys in the kitchen ■■C left his keys in his coat ■■

3 Jamie’s CD player isn’t working because ________.

A he’s pressing the wrong button ■■B there’s a problem with the CD ■■C he hasn’t turned it on ■■

4 When Dave was in Bangkok, he didn’t like ________.

A seeing homeless people ■■B the number of cars on the roads ■■C the humid weather ■■

5 Claire thinks David Old ________.

A used to be better ■■ B was never any good ■■C is better now ■■

SPEAKING

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

Now make questions and ask your partner.

1 you / think / regret studying English?

Why / Why not?

2 What / do to make sure you sleep well?

3 you / like to manage a company?

4 you / rather live abroad or live in your own country?

Why?

5 Which member of your family / look like?

6 When / listen to music?

7 How / classical music / make you feel?

8 How often / watch the news on TV?

9 Which science / most important in the modern world?

Why?

10 What news stories / find / most depressing?

2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if youagree or disagree. Give reasons.

1 ‘In the future, people will get all of their news from the

Internet rather than the TV or newspapers.’

2 ‘Advertising should be banned from schools.’

3 ‘Science is the most important subject at school.’

3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?


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5

5

10Listening total

25Listening and Speaking total

15Speaking total

Progress Test Files 4–7 Answer Key A

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation

GRAMMAR

1 1 taking / having taken

2 were

3 wouldn’t have met

4 to post

5 hadn’t put

6 not to go

7 playing

8 spoke

9 wouldn’t have passed

10 being

2 1 can’t

2 having

3 get

4 would

5 neither

6 who

7 though

8 Despite

9 as

10 have

11 used

12 not

13 like

14 whose

15 no

3 1 must have gone

2 school

3 rather

4 are

5 terrible traffic

6 Every

7 None

8 some advice

9 which

10 as

11 can’t

12 whatever

13 in spite

14 the

15 whom


VOCABULARY

4 1 tenor

2 frown

3 business

4 critic

5 pedestrians

6 wrist

7 glad

8 advert

9 yawn

10 square

5 1 discover

2 geologist

3 set up

4 rank

5 snore

6 slogan

7 disappointed

8 run down

9 exports

10 believe

6 1 Remind

2 stolen

3 hopes

4 sick and tired

5 made

6 objective

7 leg

8 safe and sound

9 thrilled

10 notice

7 1 heart

2 catchy

3 tip

4 lead

5 log

6 insomnia

7 shake

8 awake

9 homeless

10 provincial

PRONUNCIATION

8 1 disappointed


2 astonished

3 elbow

4 orchestra

5 convince

6 deny

7 pedestrian

8 scientist

9 incomprehensible

10 employee

9 1 nails

2 teeth

3 horoscope

4 market

5 advertisement

6 violin

7 reporter

8 refuse

9 tongue

10 theory

Reading and Writing

READING

1 1 B

2 B

3 B

4 C

5 B

6 A

7 A

8 B

9 B

10 B

2 1 shed new light

2 initial

3 rouse

4 overdrive

5 factors

WRITING

Student’s own answers.

Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand.

(4 marks)


Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not

obscure the meaning. (3 marks)

Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the

message clearly. (3 marks)

Listening and Speaking

LISTENING

1 1 A

2 C

3 B

4 C

5 C

2 1 C

2 C

3 C

4 C

5 A

SPEAKING

Interactive communication and oral production: The student communicates effectively

with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary

initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to

complete the task successfully. (10 marks)

Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and

structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication.

(5 marks)

Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the

message clear and comprehensible. (5 marks)

Progress Test Files 4–7 Answer Key B

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation

GRAMMAR

1 1 like

2 no

3 get

4 used

5 neither

6 not

7 though

8 Despite

9 as

10 have

11 would

12 who

13 can’t

14 whose

15 having

2 1 some advice

2 as

3 whatever

4 In spite

5 school

6 can’t

7 the

8 must have gone

9 whom

10 terrible traffic

11 Every

12 rather

13 are

14 None

15 which

3 1 playing

2 wouldn’t have passed

3 being

4 spoke

5 taking / having taken

6 wouldn’t have met

7 hadn’t put

8 to post

9 were

10 not to go


VOCABULARY

4 1 notice

2 leg

3 objective

4 safe and sound

5 thrilled

6 hopes

7 stolen

8 sick and tired

9 made

10 Remind

5 1 yawn

2 square

3 advert

4 glad

5 critic

6 wrist

7 pedestrians

8 business

9 tenor

10 frown

6 1 believe

2 disappointed

3 geologist

4 exports

5 run down

6 set up

7 slogan

8 snore

9 rank

10 discover

7 1 log

2 provincial

3 awake

4 shake

5 catchy

6 homeless

7 lead

8 tip

9 insomnia

10 heart

PRONUNCIATION

8 1 refuse


2 violin

3 teeth

4 tongue

5 theory

6 horoscope

7 nails

8 reporter

9 market

10 advertisement

9 1 incomprehensible

2 deny

3 employee

4 scientist

5 pedestrian

6 astonished

7 convince

8 orchestra

9 disappointed

10 elbow

Reading and Writing

READING

1 1 A

2 B

3 B

4 C

5 A

6 B

7 A

8 A

9 A

10 A

2 1 recurring

2 paralysed

3 hover

4 influence

5 erratic

WRITING

Student’s own answers.

Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand.

(4 marks)


Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not

obscure the meaning. (3 marks)

Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the

message clearly. (3 marks)

Listening and Speaking

LISTENING

1 1 B

2 B

3 C

4 C

5 C

2 1 B

2 B

3 A

4 C

5 A

SPEAKING

Interactive communication and oral production: The student communicates effectively

with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary

initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to

complete the task successfully. (10 marks)

Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and

structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication.

(5 marks)

Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the

message clear and comprehensible. (5 marks)

PROGRESS TEST F I LES 4–7

Lis tening 1Simon Have you heard of Jack the Ripper, Sally?Sally Of course I have, Simon. Why?Simon Well, it’s just that I’ve been reading about him. Sally And?Simon Well, it’s a fascinating story. I bet you know nothing about

it.Sally He killed a couple of women in south London in 1870 or

1880 or whatever. OK?Simon Well, good guess. Actually, he murdered at least five

women in the East End of London in the late 1880s, andhe may have murdered many more. The guy who wrotethe book I’ve read reckons he could’ve killed as many asten. I suppose we’ll never know for sure.

Sally It sounds gruesome to me. And I’ve heard it all before. Tobe honest, I don’t understand the fascination withhorrible criminals from the past. I quite like history, butI’d rather read about somebody who actually didsomething useful rather than a psychopath.

Simon OK, but the bad guys are much more fun than boring olddo-gooders. The book though isn’t just about themurders. Otherwise, I’d find it boring. I like readingsocial history and this one’s about the social situation inVictorian London at the time. It wasn’t that Jack theRipper was the worst murderer in history. He was just thefirst one to get loads of publicity and public attention,especially in the newspapers. Each time there was amurder, the newspapers would wonder whether Jack theRipper had murdered again. And it didn’t matter if it washim or not. Everybody was afraid of him, just like they aretoday when there is a murderer on the loose. It was thebeginning of the media age. Before Jack, nobody reallyknew what was going on. The fact that they never caughthim just made the story more of a legend.

Sally Oh, he was never caught, was he? I thought he was thePrince of Wales, Queen Victoria’s idiot son.

Simon Well, that was one theory. Actually, the author of thisbook says it couldn’t have been him. There was a schoolteacher called Druitt who may have run away to Australia,and an American doctor who also disappeared quitesuddenly. The teacher is the book’s author’s favouritesuspect. He explains in detail why the doctor couldn’tpossibly have been in London at the time. But, let’s face it,there isn’t any really convincing evidence. We’ll just neverknow for sure who did it.

PROGRESS TEST F I LES 4–7

Lis tening 2

1Daisy I heard you were delayed for six hours at the airport,

Chris. It must’ve been awful.Chris No kidding. Try entertaining three little kids at an

airport with two coffee shops. Fortunately, they slept abit so we didn’t get all that moaning you get whenthey’re exhausted, but it was really boring for them. Andfor me. Not only that, but there were noannouncements, so I was a bit scared we might miss theflight.

2George I can’t find my keys anywhere.Molly I wish you’d listened to me and put them on the kitchen

table when you got out of the car last night. George Well, I didn’t, did I? Molly OK. Have you looked in your coat? You might’ve left

them there. George Hang on. I’ll have a look. I reckon you’re right. Yeah.

Here they are. It’s because I never wear this leather jacket– I must’ve slipped them in the pocket as I was getting outof the car.

3Jamie My CD player doesn’t seem to work. I can’t think what’s

wrong with it.Sue Are you sure it’s turned on?Jamie Very funny. It worked fine before, but it just clicks off

every time I press play.Sue Perhaps you need to put a different CD in. That one

might be faulty.Jamie OK. Hang on. That could well be it. No, wait … er … I

think I’ve been pressing the pause button not play. Oh,stupid or what?

4Jenny How was your holiday in Bangkok, Dave?Dave Wow! What a place! It’s got so much life and energy! Of

course, it’s really humid which made thingsuncomfortable, and the pollution is pretty bad, but Iloved it. I had thought I’d see more signs of poverty –beggars, homeless people, that kind of thing, insteadthere were lots of skyscrapers and people were drivinglarge cars.

5Ron I wish I’d gone to the concert last night, don’t you, Claire?

I’d have loved to have seen David Old.Claire Really? I’ve gone off him. I haven’t thought much of him

ever since his third CD. His new songs are terrible. Andhe doesn’t play any of his early stuff any more. I wish he’dplay more of the rock music that he used to.

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