Progress test 2: Units 7–12 Please do not write in this box.

Time allowed: 70 minutes.

Section A B C D E F G H Total
Answer all the questions.
Write your answers on this paper. Score

NAME:

Section A (10 marks)

Choose the best answer, A, B or C. The first one is an example.

0 She’s reading ......................... in the living room.

A a video B some music C a magazine C
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1 My brother’s ......................... . He works in a small French restaurant.

A a waiter B a shop assistant C a secretary ..........

2 Please ......................... the piano now. The children are asleep.

A don’t play B no play C not to play ..........

3 Our car isn’t fast. It’s very ......................... .

A weak B short C slow ..........

4 My mother likes Mel Gibson, but she ......................... Arnold Schwarzenegger.

A likes B don’t like C doesn’t like ..........

5 We usually watch a football match ......................... Saturday afternoon.

A in B on C at ..........

6 The programme starts at ten ......................... .

A o’clock B clocks C hours ..........

7 Where ......................... ?
A do you work B you do work C you work ..........

8 That’s her over there – ......................... a green dress and a hat.

A she wears B she’s wearing C she wearing ..........

9 People usually eat soup with ......................... .

A a knife B a fork C a spoon ..........

10 The school is in River Street, next ......................... the supermarket.

A by B to C at ..........

Section B (5 marks)
Read the sentences about shops. What is the best word (A–H) for each sentence? The first one is an example.

0 You can buy aspirins and shampoo here. D

.......... A bank
B baker
1 You can buy shorts and trousers here. .......... C butcher
2 You can buy meat here. .......... D chemist
E clothes shop
3 You can buy fruit and vegetables here. ..........
F greengrocer
4 You can send a parcel here. ..........
G newsagent
5 You can buy bread here. ..........
H post office

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27 Nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.

1 Look at this: 5 We put adjectives (e.g. wonderful) before
and questions
Sentences

NOUNS nouns:
VERBS ADJECTIVES We had a wonderful day.
Steven bought an expensive new car on Friday. We can also use adjectives after the verbs be,
look, seem, feel:
He drove it carefully to Manchester.
He’s hungry. She looks tired.
PRONOUNS ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS
Sometimes we put very before adjectives:
It’s very hot today.
2 Nouns describe things or people or animals: He bought a very expensive car.
butter car woman dog problem
6 We normally use adverbs to describe verbs:
Some nouns (proper nouns) are the names
She walked quickly. He sings well.
of people, places and things. We begin
proper nouns with capital letters (A, B …): Most adverbs end in -ly:
Jane Paris Oxford Street June clearly slowly badly
a Rolls-Royce the Tower of London
7 We use pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.) to
3 Verbs describe actions or situations: replace nouns:
David has a new job. He is enjoying it.
work play live meet stay see
They work hard. (work = verb)
I saw Peter. (saw = verb) 8 We use prepositions (in, on, at, etc.) when
we are talking about places and times:
4 We use auxiliary verbs (be, have, do, will,
place: She’s at home.
can, may, must, etc.) before another verb:
It’s in the box.
They are working hard. (are = auxiliary)
time: I’ll see you on Monday.
I have seen Peter. (have = auxiliary)
They went on holiday in June.
I must go now. (must = auxiliary)

Practice
A Put the underlined words in the correct columns in the box.
noun: verb: auxiliary: adjective: adverb: pronoun: preposition:
wonderful

I had a wonderful holiday in Spain last year.

She lives in a large flat in New York.
Peter walked quickly to work.
We met them in Green Street on Friday.
You must come and visit me in Scotland.
My teacher spoke slowly but I didn’t understand her.
Mary and Jackie are studying Japanese at college.
I have lost my bag.
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B Put words from the box in the sentences. Use each word once.
noun: verb: auxiliary: adjective: adverb: pronoun: preposition:
job find has beautiful badly I on
match pass must sick easily you at
Saturday do carefully in

a Paul has just started a new job .

1 You’ll the books the table.
2 bought some flowers and gave them to my wife.
3 She played and lost the tennis .
4 haven’t seen your grandfather for a long time – you visit him
at the weekend.
5 Don’t worry! You’ll the exam .
6 Listen ! The money is the box.
7 I’m playing golf on . you want to play with me?
8 I feel . What did we eat the restaurant?

C In this text, circle the letters that should be capital letters.

Josephine got a job in new york in june. She went there with
her husband, mike. They are living in an apartment on madison
avenue. Yesterday, they wanted to look at the sights. They saw the
statue of liberty and walked through manhattan. Last monday,
josephine started her new job. Josephine and mike want to live
the rest of their lives in america.

D Say what is the correct place (a to i) to put the word in brackets ( ).

a (on) I’m a flying b to c Mexico d Sunday. d
1 (interesting) I a saw b a c very d film e last f night.
2 (quickly) Go a or b you’ll c miss d the e train!
3 (can) I asee bthe c mountains d from e my f window.
4 (it) She a sent b me c a d ticket e but f I g left h at i home.
5 (go) You a look b sick. You c must d and e see f a g doctor.
6 (in) I a stayed b there c for d a e week f June.
7 (very) Mary a gave b Christopher c a dexpensive e present.
8 (road) There’s a snow b on c the dso edrive fcarefully.

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1 Basic use
Some and any go before a plural or uncountable noun (see Unit 85.1).
There was a bowl and some cornflakes on the table, but there wasn’t any milk.
We can also use some and any without a noun.
Trevor wanted some milk, but he couldn’t find any.
We normally use some in positive sentences and any in negative sentences or ones with a negative meaning.
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

There’s some milk in the fridge.
I need some stamps. ~ There are some
in the drawer.
I met some interesting people last night.
We’ll have some fun at Disneyland.
I haven’t any milk. (= I have no milk.)
I haven’t got any stamps. Have you got any?
I never meet any interesting people nowadays.
We won’t have any fun without you.

We can also use any in a sentence with if.

If you have any problems, you can discuss them with your group leaders.
I can answer any questions. (= If there are any questions, ...)
In questions we can use either some or any, but any is more common.
We don’t know whether the answer will be yes or no.
Have we got any butter? Will there be any food for the guests? Did you buy any clothes?
We normally use some in offers and requests to make them sound more positive.
Would you like some coffee? Could you post some letters for me?
We can use some in questions when we think the answer might be yes.
Did you buy some clothes? (Perhaps I know that you went out to buy some.)

2 Someone, anything, etc.

We choose between someone and anyone, something and anything, and somewhere and
anywhere in the same way as between some and any.
Someone has spilt water everywhere. Did anyone see what happened?
Would you like something to eat? We haven’t got anything to eat.
Let’s go out somewhere. Is there anywhere we can go?

3 Another use of any

We can use any in a positive sentence to mean ‘it doesn’t matter which’.
I’m free all day. Call any time you like.
Any student will be able to tell you where the college library is.
You can buy these maps at any petrol station. They all have them.
We say any petrol station because all petrol stations have the maps. It doesn’t matter which one you go to.
They are all equally good.
Look at these examples with anyone, anything and anywhere.
It’s a very simple puzzle. Anyone could solve it. (= It doesn’t matter who.)
What shall we have for lunch? ~ Oh, anything. I don’t mind.
Where do we have to sit? ~ We can sit anywhere. It doesn’t matter.

U 85.1 A/an and some U 103 Everyone, something, etc.

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Practice
A Basic use (1)
Look at the pictures and say what people have or haven’t got. Use some or any.
Use these words: cats, money, petrol, poison, sandwiches

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B Basic use (1)

Justin Cooper is a radio disc jockey. Complete what he is saying. Put in some or any.
That was ‘I can’t find ( a) . .Xep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . love’ by Arlene Black. Now, I’ve had (a) . . .jfd\
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . letters

asking for something by Express. One listener says she hasn’t heard (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express songs
on this programme for months. Well, I’m going to put that right. And this will be our last track because
there isn’t (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more time left. We’ve had (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . great songs tonight, and I’ll be
here next week to play (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more. Now here’s (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . music from Express – ‘I
never have (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . luck’.

C Some, any, someone, anyone, etc. (1–2)

Complete the conversations. Put in some, any, anyone, someone, something or anything.
a Trevor: We haven’t got . . .Xep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bread.

Laura: You’d better go to the shop, then. We need . jfd\ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tomatoes, too.

1 Claire: Would you like . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cheese and biscuits?

Sarah: Oh, no thank you. That was delicious, but I couldn’t eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
else.
2 Harriet: There’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at the door.
Mike: Are we expecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . visitors?
3 Melanie: Has . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . offered to help you with the tea?
Rita: No, but I’d be very grateful for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . help you can give.
4 Vicky: I was looking for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., and now I can’t remember what it was.
Rachel: You said you were looking for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . matches.

D Another use of any (3)

Put in any + noun, anyone or anything.
a The seats aren’t reserved. You can have . Xepj\Xk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you like.

a I don’t mind what we do today. We can do .Xepk_`e^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you want.

1 If it’s your party, you can invite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you like.

2 All the buses go into the town centre. Take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that comes along here.
3 This carpet is available in lots of colours. You can have . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you like.
4 My father has the television on all the time. He’ll watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 It doesn’t matter which day you phone. Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you like.

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