Unit 7 Progress Test A

Grammar
1 Read the text and choose the correct words.

Stolen paintings found four men arrested

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Five stolen paintings _____ by police here in Newcastle. They _____ in an old mechanic’s
shop. The paintings include late 16th and early 17th-century works by Caravaggio and
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Zurbarán, and they _____ from a London museum two years ago on New Year’s Eve.
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‘The criminals were very good,’ Detective Harriet Palmer told reporters. ‘They _____ before
the robbery, and they also carried fake ID cards. Then, when everybody else was celebrating
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New Year, the robbers climbed into a window, which _____ open for them by someone at the
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museum. The paintings were taken, and the criminals _____ .’
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The paintings _____ to the museum yet. They _____ in a police station for a few days while
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they _____ for fingerprints. Then they _____ to London.

1 A are found B were finding C have been found

2 A were being kept B were keeping C had kept
3 A had them taken B have been taken C were taken
4 A had museum uniforms made B make museum uniforms C making museum uniforms
5 A has left B is left C had been left
6 A were never caught B had never caught C never had caught
7 A aren’t returned B didn’t return C haven’t been returned
8 A are having held B are being held C are holding
9 A are being checked B were checked C have been checked
10 A will be returned B are returned C have them returned

Mark: ___ / 10

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2 Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns, or the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 Here’s my painting for the art competition. When _______________________ (the winners / announce)?

2 Mum can’t drive me to school this week. We _______________________ (the car / repair) at the moment.
3 That dance performance was amazing! Did the dancers do all the choreography _______________________ ?
4 I don’t know if I can come to Graham’s party because I _______________________ (not / invite) by him yet.
5 The windows in this room are very dirty. It’s obvious that you _______________________ (not / them / clean)
very often.
6 Do you like this sculpture? I carved it _______________________ .
7 You can use the school hall to practise for your play. It _______________________ (not / use) at the moment.
8 No, I’m not going to make you a cup of coffee. Stop being lazy and make it _______________________ !
9 We didn’t build real Viking ships to make the film New Land. The director _______________________ (models / build)

10 Tenerife is a great place to go on holiday. I’m sure we’ll really enjoy _______________________ there.

Mark: ___ / 10

Vocabulary
3 Match the quotes with the words below.

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1 The dog always runs after the cat, but she never catches him. It’s very funny. ________________
2 The musician played four pieces of classical music, and we sat quietly and listened. ________________
3 We can leave our car here for two hours if we buy a ticket from that machine. ________________
4 The songs were great, and the story was really good, too. ________________

5 You can’t climb up that. You’ll fall before you reach the first branches. ________________
6 The man put a bird into a box, but when he opened the box again it wasn’t there.
How did it disappear? ________________
7 I’ve been working on a new picture. What do you think of it? ________________

Mark: ___ / 7

4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 I can’t remember all of the song, but it’s got a good chorus / lyrics.

2 The composer Vaughan Williams got a lot of his ideas from centuries-old English rap / folk music.
3 Did you have your hair cut / cleaned in town yesterday?
4 All of the lines in the poem / novel are exactly six words long, and the harmony is beautiful.
5 I want to have my hair painted / dyed green, but my mum and dad hate the idea.
6 There are no words in a mime / opera, but you understand everything because the actors are amazing.

Mark: ___ / 6

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5 Complete the sentences with the words below.

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1 Sylvia’s dress wasn’t ________________ or striped. It was just one colour.

2 The performance was in an ________________ theatre, so they cancelled it because of the rain.
3 Do you understand what the teacher said? I’m not sure I’ve got everything ________________ at all.
4 I haven’t really repaired your car because I’m not a mechanic. This is just a ________________ so you can drive to the
next town.
5 One day, scientists will cure all the world’s diseases, but it won’t happen in our ________________ .
6 When lightening hit the tree, it burned this ________________ completely.
7 Dad suggested going out for a walk, but everyone was really ________________ about it so we stayed at home.

Mark: ___ / 7

Use of English
6 Read the text and complete gaps 1–10. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.
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James There’s a guided tour of Banksy’s street art in Bristol tomorrow. Do you want to come? I’m a big fan ___ his
art.
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Sophie Banksy doesn’t really ___ anything for me. There’s a new photography exhibition at the museum though.
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James I absolutely ___ photography. Do you know what it is?
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Sophie ___ afraid I can’t remember. But I think it’s wildlife photography.
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James If I’m ___, I’m not really ___ nature photography. I prefer photographs of people and cities. Why don’t we
just go to the cinema instead? We could see the latest Star Wars movie.
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Sophie Is there anything else on? I’ve never been that keen ___ Star Wars.
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James I know what you mean. Science fiction is not really my ___ either.
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Sophie I ___ say, there doesn’t seem to be much on that we both want to do. Have you got any other ideas?
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James Well, I know you ___ swimming very much, so why don’t we go to the pool?
Sophie Great idea! Let’s spend the day there …

1 A for B of C in
2 A make B have C do
3 A like B love C mind
4 A I‘m B I‘m not CI
5 A blunt B honest C frank
6 A onto B in C into

7 A in B for C on
8 A thing B anything C something
9 A can B might C must
10 A keen B enjoy C stand

Mark: ___ / 10

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