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Unit 4
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1 forever
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2 lonely 3 pet 4 make

7 pretend 8 chores

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a taxi b mad c present d degree
f home g trip h vacation

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1 catching 2 fill
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a graduate b move c fall in love d settle down
e married f take g break h dress
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1 dreamed 2 scared 3 fed up 4 worried
5 accused 6 thinking 7 tired 8 reason
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e keep f spend time g regret h terrified
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Unit 5
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1 popularity 2 adventurous 3 responsibility
4 dangerous 5 emotional 6 luxurious
7 peaceful 8 difficulty
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a independent b impolite c inconsiderate
d unfortunate e unusual f inefficient
g unbelievable h thoughtless
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Unit 6
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1 as soon as 2 After 3 If 4 when
6 until 7 unless 8 immediately
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a appointment b favor
d sandwich e decision
h plans
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a income tax b chat rooms c traffic jam
food e soap operas f credit card

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4 trousers 5 elevator 6 crisps 7 check
8 faucet 9 stoplights
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b inquisitive c lively d picturesque

f handy g decisive h tricky

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Unit 10
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1 cost 2 owe 3 borrow 4 invest
6 lend 7 waste 8 earn 9 afford

5 inherit

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Unit 11
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1 sorry 2 words 3 silver lining 4 hatch
5 leap 6 worm 7 water 8 fonder 9 never
10 skin deep
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face f eat, horse g back, square h top, world
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Unit 12
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tests

Progress test 1

Instructions

Listening a = Track 1.09

Listening b = Track 1.03
Listening c = Track 1.11

Before the test:

Choose the test you want to use. Make one copy
for each student.
Note the track numbers from the Class Audio
CD of each Listening section (a, b, c).
In class:
Give each student a copy of the test.
Explain that the Listening section is first. Tell
students they will hear each recording once
only. Play the audio.
Give students time to complete the rest of the
test.
Collect the tests for you to mark. Alternatively,
tell students to swap their tests and check
answers as a class.

Listening section

Answers
Listening
a1F 2F 3T 4F 5D 6D 7T 8F
b 1 younger 2 hate 3 school 4 good grades
5 school days
c7135264

Grammar
a 1 Did, use 2 Has, been 3 did, do 4 Do,
taking 5 hasnt, found / gotten 6 at, playing
b 1 We never used to 2 before we finished
3 enjoy buying 4 give up trying 5 Did you go
6 have just left
c 1 for 2 use 3 went 4 yet 5 of 6 remembering

Vocabulary
a 1 do 2 make 3 graduate 4 fill 5 start / set
6 drop
b 1 on 2 on 3 for 4 of 5 about 6 of 7 of
8 of 9 in 10 up 11 down 12 up
c1d 2e 3f 4a 5b 6c

Pronunciation
1 Clare studied hard for three years.
2 I used to live in that house.
3 He hasnt seen his parents since New Years.
4 Theyve been married since last June.
5 Cheating on exams is wrong.
6 When did Jason graduate from college?

Everyday English
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 c 8 c 9 a 10 b

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Progress test 2

Progress test 3

Listening section

Listening section

Listening a = Track 1.27

Listening b = Track 1.46
Listening c = Track 1.37

Listening a = Track 2.01

Listening b = Track 2.03
Listening c = Track 2.21

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Answers

Listening

Listening

a1T 2F 3D 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F
b 1 tomorrow 2 New York 3 friends 4 big
party 5 call 6 know
c625143

a1T 2F 3F 4T 5T 6F 7F 8T
b 1 play soccer 2 told you 3 pizza 4 Italian
5 outside 6 have lunch
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Grammar

Grammar

a 1 have, enough 2 Will, be 3 if, is 4 will, do

5 too, much 6 too, many
b 1 dont work 2 too many people 3 might not
finish 4 I will definitely 5 If the train is late
6 Im not strong enough
c 1 too 2 might / may / could 3 much
4 unless 5 enough 6 until

a 1 the, where 2 was, doing 3 Had, started

4 Are, interested 5 Where, which / that
6 Were, tired
b 1 friend who / that lives 2 I saw her 3 it was
terrifying / they were terrified 4 we hadnt eaten
5 where I bought 6 very excited
c 1 who / that 2 hadnt 3 amusing / funny
4 which / that 5 where 6 were

Vocabulary
a 1 do 2 make 3 do 4 make 5 make
b 1 sensitive 2 irritable 3 introverted
4 easygoing 5 moody 6 selfish
c 1 un 2 im 3 in 4 dis 5 in 6 in
d 1 fame 2 adventurous 3 popularity
4 weakness 5 dangerous 6 luxurious

6 do

Pronunciation
1 considerate

2 sensitive

4 responsibility

3 stupidity

5 emotional

6 difficulty

Vocabulary
a 1 decisive 2 adaptable 3 reckless
4 ambitious 5 inquisitive 6 adventurous
b 1 occasionally 2 luckily 3 immediately
4 unfortunately 5 Hopefully 6 accidentally
c1e 2d 3f 4a 5c 6b
d 1 faucet 2 underground 3 sidewalk 4 gas
5 trousers 6 chips

Pronunciation

Everyday English

a 1 down 2 up
b 1 /d/ 2 /d/ 3 /t/

1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 c 7 a 8 b 9 a 10 c

Everyday English

4 /d/

1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 a 6 c 7 a 8 c 9 b 10 b

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Progress test 4

End-of-course test

Listening section

Listening section

Listening a = Track 2.37

Listening b = Track 2.31
Listening c = Track 2.47

Listening a = Track 1.44

Listening b = Track 2.45
Listening c = Track 2.39

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Listening

Listening

a1T 2T 3T 4F 5D 6F 7F 8F
b 1 money 2 $50 / fifty dollars 3 too bad
4 forgotten 5 someone 6 wouldnt
c 3, 5, 1, 6, 2, 4

a1b 2a 3b 4c 5b 6a 7b 8c
b 1 one billion 2 270 3 army 4 marry / get
married 5 priest 6 secret 7 killed 8 February
14 9 women
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Grammar
a 1 Would, be / feel 2 cant, be 3 was, written
4 wish, had 5 is, celebrated 6 might / may /
could, have
b 1 was your 2 might have forgotten 3 if you
could choose 4 must have been 5 is drunk
6 wish I had
c 1 have 2 could 3 wish 4 cant 5 was 6 is

Grammar

6 If I saw a ghost, Id run away.

a1c 2e 3h 4g 5f 6a 7b 8d
b 1 Did you use to like sports in college? 2 Has
James gone to bed yet? 3 Are you frightened of
flying? / Is there anything you are frightened of?
4 Do you have enough carrots? / Do you have
enough vegetables? 5 Do you think it will rain?
/ What do you think the weather will be like?
6 If you see John, will you tell him I miss him?
7 What were you doing last Friday? 8 How would
you feel if you won the competition? 9 When are
the results published? 10 Do you think he may
/ might / could have gone home?
c 1 who / that 2 just 3 was 4 was / had been
5 had / were given 6 wouldnt 7 too 8 been
9 cant / couldnt 10 ago / early
d 1 I never used to 2 very surprised 3 did
you read 4 went to Mexico 5 that sunbathing
6 fewer students 7 If Dan goes 8 Tea that / which
is grown 9 I had more 10 must be exhausted
e 1 I dont have 2 They havent been
3 We didnt use to 4 Sue might not have
5 The weather probably wont be
6 They hadnt left 7 I wish I didnt live
8 Why wasnt the
f 1 interesting 2 disappointed 3 relaxing
4 irritating

Everyday English

Vocabulary

Vocabulary
a 1 inherit 2 cost 3 give / lend 4 see 5 be
6 lose
b 1 with 2 up 3 out 4 by 5 out 6 off
c 1 free 2 grow fonder 3 silver lining 4 sorry
5 leap 6 skin deep
d1b 2c 3a 4f 5d 6e

Pronunciation
1 This book was written by my friend.
2 I wish you were here right now.
3 Do you think they could be in the living room?
4 Were you allowed to have a pet as a child?
5 Where were the last Olympic Games held?

1 a 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 a 8 b 9 c 10 b

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a1e 2h 3f 4c 5g 6d 7a 8b
b 1 from 2 in 3 up 4 up 5 of 6 to 7 up
8 at 9 on 10 with 11 out 12 from
c 1 dis 2 un 3 un 4 in 5 im 6 un
d adventurous, tricky, inquisitive, lively, ambitious,
terrifying, considerate, introverted, neat,
convenient, sensitive, polluted
e 1 friendly (is an adjective, not an adverb) 2 the
ironing (cannot use the verb make) 3 insist (is
not followed by of ) 4 fall (cannot be followed
by up) 5 a sandwich (cannot use the verb do)
6 eat (cannot be used with money) 7 time
(cannot use the verb miss) 8 a joke (cannot use
the verb pay) 9 car (cannot be followed by room)

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f 1 square 2 be 3 horse 4 give 5 cost 6 cat

7 eye
g 1 Actions speak louder than words. 2 Absence
makes the heart grow fonder. 3 The early bird
catches the worm. 4 Better late than never.
5 Blood is thicker than water. 6 Dont count your
chickens before they hatch. 7 Live and let live.

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Reading
a 1 because hes graduated 2 because she had
too many fights with her boss over money 3 to
the place where she used to work 4 its cheaper
and closer to college 5 because she doesnt do
enough homework 6 next Thursday 7 nearly
ten months 8 shell send him a text message
9 outside a department store 10 write more
b 1 her previous job 2 the place where she
worked 3 her new home 4 her college 5 the
person she saw outside the department store

Writing
Suggestion: You may wish to deduct one point for
each mistake. Allow a maximum of five points for
each answer.

Example answers
1 I think Ill get married. Ill probably have
children. I hope Ill have a good job, but I
probably wont be very rich!
2 My bike is one of the most important possessions
that I own. I cant drive, so I need my bike to get to
college. Ive had it for many years, but it still works
as well as ever.
3 The last movie that I saw was Babel, with Brad
Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Its a movie about different
people in different countries. I particularly liked
the fact that all the peoples stories are linked in
some way.
4 If I could do anything tomorrow, I wouldnt go
to college. Id take my friends out for an expensive
meal and in the evening, Id go to a nightclub and
enjoy myself.

Pronunciation
a 1 terrified 2 surprised 3 impressed
b 1 Intonation goes down. 2 Intonation goes up.
c 1 beautiful

2 exciting

5 humorous

6 old-fashioned

3 sensitive

4 amazing

d 1 What would you do if you lost your job?

2 Sallys just finished her homework.

3 Did you use to think that cooking was boring?
4 The police officer caught the thief.

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