Progress Test 1

Vocabulary
Questions 1–10
Read the sentences and circle the correct letter A, B or C.
Example:
0. My ………… is my brother’s wife.

A0 sister-in-law B wife-in-law C brother-in-law

1. I don’t like wearing ………… shoes because they’re very uncomfortable.

A highly-patterned B long-sleeved C high-heeled [1]

2. I ………… well with everyone in my family.

A get told B get on C get away [1]

3. It’s best not to talk to David – he’s in a really bad ………… .

A mixed B mood C down [1]

4. Angelika’s feeling ………… because she passed all of her exams.

A ecstatic B anxious C terrified [1]

5. A …………. is an example of an instrument in the strings section of the

orchestra.

A tuba B flute C violin [1]

6. My grandfather gets a feeling of ………… when he thinks of his happy

childhood on the family farm.

A nostalgia B distress C consolation [1]

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 7. I went to visit my cousins ………… the long school holidays.

A by B during C afterwards [1]

8. Both bacteria and viruses can cause ……….. .

A disease B recovery C cells [1]

9. ………… any of the people in the survey travelled to school by train.

A None B Hardly C Very [1]

10. Quite a ………… people travel to school by bike.

A plenty B many C few [1]

[Total: 10 marks]

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 Grammar 1
Questions 11–15
Write ONE word in each space to complete the sentences.
Example:
0. Neither of my brothers likes classical music.

11. My dad offered ………… give me a lift to my friend’s house. [1]

12. I don’t like ……………… formal clothes – they make me feel uncomfortable. [1]

13. Mustapha must ………… passed his English exam – he looks so happy! [1]

14. What kind of music ………… people listen to fifty years ago? [1]

15. You’re ………… likely to feel tired during the morning if you eat a good
breakfast. [1]

[Total: 5 marks]

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 Grammar 2
Questions 16–20
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
For questions 16–20, circle the correct word.
Example:
0. I went to the hairdresser’s and had / did my hair cut.

16. She’s always complaining / complains about the other students in

her class. [1]

17. Sergio said that poetry expresses many of the things he felt / feels. [1]

18. She’s trying to cut down of / on sweets and cakes. [1]

19. I’ve spent all day looking for my watch and I still / really haven’t found it. [1]

20. I really fancy go / going to the cinema this afternoon. [1]

[Total: 5 marks]

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 Reading
Questions 21–30
You are going to read an article about the discovery of X-rays. Ten sentences have
been removed from the article.
For questions 21–30, write the correct letter A–J in each space.

The discovery of X-rays

In 1895, a German Professor of Physics called Wilhelm Roentgen was working in

his laboratory. He was doing some experiments with a piece of equipment called

a cathode ray tube. (21) ………………… He had removed all the air from the

glass cylinder and was passing electricity through it. (22) …………………

Roentgen wasn’t sure why this was happening but decided to try another

experiment. He wrapped the cylinder with thick black paper to stop light escaping.

He then put a screen near the cylinder. (23) ………………… He turned the

electricity on and, to his surprise, the screen started to produce a gentle green

light. (24) ………………… He carried out more experiments and found that this

new ray could pass through many different objects. (25) ………………… So, for

example, when he shone the new ray through his own hand, he could see the

hard bones more clearly than the soft flesh around them. He named the new ray

an X-ray. (26) ………………… At this stage, he didn’t understand what X-rays

were so he thought it was a good name.

Soon after, he swapped the special screen for a photographic plate.

(27) ………………… This meant the internal structures of the body could be seen

without the need for surgery. One of Roentgen’s first photos was of his wife

Bertha’s hand. (28) …………………

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 The news of Roentgen’s discovery spread quickly. Scientists everywhere tried out

his experiment for themselves. In early 1896, X-rays were already being used in

the United States to investigate bone fractures. (29) ………………… This was

one of the first X-ray departments in the world. There was also a lot of excitement

about X-rays among the general public. (30) ………………… This largely

stopped, however, when people realised that X-rays could be dangerous. Today

patients and doctors are protected from their harmful side-effects.

[Total: 10 marks]

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 A Machines were used in theatrical shows, for example, to show the inside of
people’s bodies as entertainment.

B As the electricity flowed through the tube, he noticed that light was coming out.

C He called it this because in mathematics, this letter is used to indicate an

unknown quantity.

D He realised that he had produced a previously unknown ‘invisible light’ which

could pass through thick black paper.

E In the image, all of the bones and her wedding ring are clearly visible.

F This tube is similar to the long cylinder-shaped lights found in many buildings.

G Around the same time, X-ray facilities were set up at a hospital in Glasgow,
Scotland.

H He noticed that the more solid each thing was, the more of a shadow it created
on the special screen.

I This allowed him to take pictures of the inside of objects he shone the ray
through.

J He covered the screen with a special material which produces a green-coloured

glow when strong light falls on it.

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 Writing
Question 31
You see this announcement on an English-language website.

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[Total: 20 marks]

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