PROGRESS TEST 2

GROUP A
Name:______________________

Date:____________

Grade:_____________________
75

Total:_________/

Grammar (50 points)

A Circle the correct answer.

Dear Sam,
We am having / are having a wonderful time in California. We have been / were her for 8 days
and haven't seen / hasn't seen all the sights already / yet. Every day we are going / go to
different places. Yesterday we go / went to San Francisco. It's the most beautiful city I has ever
seen / have ever seen. While we was going / were going across the Golden Gate Bridge, we see /
saw the old island prison of Alcatraz. Tomorrow we are going / are going to take a ride around
Hollywood Hills. What do you do / are you doing now? Sleeping, I suppose.
Bruno
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B Put the verbs in brackets in the PRESENT PERFECT.

My favourite singer is Alicia Keys. But I have never met (meet) her in my life. I ______________
(read) all her interviews. I _____________ (be) to all her concerts. I ___________________(write)
hundreds of letters, but she __________________ (not try) to write back. I must be silly. My
friends __________ (tell) me she is coming to sing in our town.
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C Use the verbs below to write questions in the PRESENT PERFECT.

make
see

break
find

be

have

travel

1. Have you ever travelled by plane?

2. _______ you ever ______________ a ghost?

speak

forget

3. _______ you ever ______________ an accident?

4. _______ you ever ______________ your best friend's birthday?
5. _______ you ever ______________ money in the street?
6. _______ you ever ______________ a cake?
7. _______ you ever ______________ an arm?
8. _______ you ever ______________ to America?
9. _______ you ever ______________ to a famous person?
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D Use FOR or SINCE to complete the sentences.

1. We have lived in Zagreb _______________ 10 years.
2. He has been in hospital ________________ last Monday.
3. I've had my bike _________________ three years.
4. My dog hasn't been OK _____________ more than a month.
5. Julie hasn't phoned me _______________ last weekend.
6. I have known Jim _____________ ages.
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E Fill in THE /--- ( nothing)

1. The capital of __________ United States is ________ Washington.
2. When sailing to ______ America you have to cross _______ Atlantic Ocean.
3. What is _______ the smallest continent? _______Australia.
4. Have you ever been skiing in ______Alps?
5. Do you think that ______Adriatic Sea is _____ most beautiful sea in _____ world?
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F Put the following sentences into the present simple passive.

1. J.R.R. Tolkien writes novels.
____________________________
2. Igor' s father gives lecture at the university.
____________________________
3. My sister eats chocolate every day.
____________________________
4. Tom's sons drive their car fast.
____________________________
5. My granny collects postcards.

____________________________

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VOCABULARY (15 points)

G Use the words below to complete the sentences.

magnificient
adventure

tomb

backpack

miss

sore throat

overweight

cure

sign
equipment

1. He didn't _____________ the ball so our team lost the match.

2. My _______________ is too heavy. I must take something out.
3. My skiing _______________ is old. I'll have to buy new skis.
4. My uncle is a doctor. He has always wanted to find a ___________ for cancer.
5. My trip to Brazil was the greatest ____________ in my life.
6. The view over the town from the top of the hill was absolutely ____________.
7. A ____________ is a place where a dead person is buried.
8. the doctor told my mum not to eat sweets and cakes because she's __________.
9. I think I'm going to stay in bed. I have a temperature and a _____________.
10. here are your documents. Can you ________ here, please?
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Match.
1. Take up _________________

a) your baby brother

2. Look after _______________

b) late at night

3. Give up _________________

c) a new hobby

4. Grow up_________________

d) a boring hobby

5. Stay up _________________

e) in a small town
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LANGUAGE IN ACTION (10 points)

DIALOGUE 1

Put the lines of the dialogue in order.

__________ I'm grounded.

__________ let's go to the cinema.

__________ I got an F in history.

__________ Why not?
__________ Two days ago.
__________ What happened?
__________ Sorry, I can't.
__________ What did it happen.
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DIALOGUE 2

Finish the dialogue by inserting the sentences below.

How long do I have to take them?

Nothing serious: Take this syrup twice a day.
I have a bad cough.
A: What's the matter?
B: _____________________________
A: Breathe deeply.
_____________________________
B: _____________________________
A: For three days.
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