Progress test A

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct forms of

be going to and will. (20 points)
1. I think I ................ phone Celia. She'll know
what to do.
2. We ................. buy a new computer. The one
we've got is really slow.
3. Marcos can't help us paint the flat.
He .............. have lunch with his parents.
4. There's someone at the door. I ................
phone you back later.
5. It's suddenly turned very cold. I think
I ............... wear my overcoat.
2. Choose the correct preposition. (10 points)
'I've always been really interested (1) in / on
everything to do with technology. I'm quite
good (2) for /at maths and science but I'm also
very keen (3) at / on electronic music. I'd like
to study music and electronics when I finish
school and then make records. My parents are
very worried (4) for / about this idea because
they say it's not very practical. I don't think
they're aware (5) about / of all the fantastic
computer music that's coming out now and how
popular it is. Some people don't like it, of
course, because they say that music should be
produced by people and not by the machines.'
3. Choose the best alternative to complete
these sentences. (10 points)
1. You're getting too ......... . You should eat
more!
A. slim
B. skinny
C. short
2. Celia has got long ........ red hair.
A. wavy
B. waved
C. wave
3. Tom goes to a gym so he is very ......... .
A. well-built B. well- build C. good-built
4. His sister is very .......... too.
A. attractive B. attracting C. attracted

5. Sonia would be beautiful if she wasn't

so ............. .
A. overheavy B. overweight C. overweighed
4. Rewrite these direct speech sentences into
reported speech. (20 points)
1. 'Where are you going?' he asked her.
.............................................................................
2. 'I'm going to the theatre with Eva.' she said.
.............................................................................
3. 'Why didn't you get me a ticket too?' he
asked.
.............................................................................
4. 'I forgot.' she said.
.............................................................................
5. 'I can phone the theatre and see if there are
any left.' she said.
5. Complete the second sentence of each pair
so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. (10 points)
1. Susanna has a beautiful voice.
Susanna sings ....................... .
2. I play tennis quite well.
I'm quite good ....................... .