Progress test 8 C) something / somebody / somewhere

D) everything / nobody / somewhere

31. Choose the correct answer.She _____ to be a
ballet dancer when she _____ up. 40. Driving should _____ in city centers. A) ban B)
be banned C) banned D) being ban
A) go / grow B) going / grows C) goes / grows
D)’s going / grows 41. America _____ by Christopher Columbus. A)
has discovered B) have discovered C) had been
32. When I _____ , I’m going to work _____ my discovered D) was discovered
dad’s company. A) go out / in B) give up / at C)
grow up / for D) look up / on 42. Houses ___ very quickly now.
A) builds B) are building C) built D) are being built
33. Nurses _____ ill people, and gardeners _____
flowers & plants. A) look after / grow up B) look 43. Everything ___ before you came. A) is done B)
up / get up C) look around / grow up D) look was done C) has done D) had been done E) has
before / get up been done

34. I _____ to get up this morning. It _____ and it 44. -Did the company test the equipment
was cold, and my bed was so warm. yesterday? -Yes it _____. A) has tested B) had
been tested C) had tested D) was tested.
A) don’t want / is raining B) am not wanting /
rains 45. Bill: “Have you seen any interesting comedy
lately, Nancy?” Bill asked Nancy ___ .
C) wasn’t wanting / rained D) didn’t want / was
raining A) if he will see an interesting film B) if he saw an
interesting comedy lately C) what comedy Nancy
35. I _____ to the news on the radio when the saw lately D) if she had seen any interesting
phone _____. A) listened / was ringing B) comedy lately
am listening / was ringing C) was listening / rang
D) listen / is ringing 46. Nick: “Did you see a bird in the tree?” Nick
wonders ___ in the tree.
36. But when I _____ up the phone, there was no A) if I saw a bird. B) that I saw a bird. C) if I had
one there. A) pick B) am picking C) picked D) was seen a bird. D) whether I see a bird.
picking
47. Nothing can stop us now, ___?
37. I _____ hello to the children, but they didn’t A) don’t it B) doesn’t it C) can’t it D) can it
say anything because they _____ television.
48. There is neither electricity nor gas on the
A) say / watched B) said / were watching island, ___? A) is there B) isn’t there C) there is D)
C) was / saying D) said / watched there isn’t
38. It was a great party. _____ loved it. 49. Choose the correct answer. “Stay in bed for a
A) Everything B) Anyone C) Somebody D) few days,” the doctor said to me. The doctor told
Everybody me …. A) to stay in bed before a few days B)
39. I’m bored. I want _____ interesting to read, or stayed in bed for a few days
____ to talk to, or ____ interesting to go. C) he stayed in bed for a few days
D) to stay in bed for a few days.
A) anything / everyone / something
B) somebody / anyone / anywhere
 A) did not know how to float
B) could not see the angel
C) broke the pipe by accident
D) felt the presence of the workers

Read the text and answer the questions 53. According to the passage, all the following
according to it are true EXCEPT ….

Jeremy was from a family of miners. Like them, A) Jeremy was granted permission to leave the
he worked underground during the day. His job mine B) Jeremy used a telescope to watch the
was to gather raw minerals and jewels. Each stars C) Jeremy stretched out to grab
night after work, he lay awake in an open field. the wood D) Jeremy was
With his telescope, he looked at the stars. He was amazed by the scale of space
amazed by the scale of space. He wished
someday he might travel there. One day there
was an accident in the mine. Water poured into Read the text and answer the questions
the mine. Everything was dark. Jeremy stretched according to it. Hank Aaron hit more home runs
out and grabbed a piece of wood. It kept him than anyone before him. Hank hit 755 home runs
from sinking. Jeremy felt a presence nearby. “I in his time playing baseball. He broke Babe Ruth's
am an angel,” said a voice. “What?” Jeremy record. It was a great day for Hank. He was born
exclaimed. “You must never come underground in 1934. Hank loved to play baseball and always
again. Have the courage to make your wishes had a bat in his hands. He played out in the field.
come true.” For a long time he floated in silence. He could catch the ball, and he could hit the ball.
Then he heard other voices. The other miners Each year he got better and better. When Hank
were coming to rescue him. The next day Jeremy was in high school, the Black Bears wanted him to
skipped work. He decided to become an play for them. He told them he would play. He
astronaut. For the next two years, he studied could hit a ball very hard. When Hank grew up, he
hard. One day, he was given permission to played for the Braves and the Brewers. Hank hit
participate in a mission to space. His wish had home runs every year. Many fans were happy,
been granted. His spaceship left the ground. It and they cheered for Hank. Other people became
went higher until there was no more gravity. He mad at him. Hank Aaron was not white, so they
saw satellites floating next to the ship. Then did not think he should be able to hit so well.
Jeremy saw a beautiful angel outside his They did not think he should be able to break a
spaceship. It smiled at Jeremy. For some minutes, white man’s record for hitting the ball. Hank was
Jeremy could not speak. Finally, he said, “Thank a great ballplayer. He did his job, and he did it
you.” 50. What is this story about? A) Why well.
satellites are useful B) How a man escaped 54. Why didn’t some people like Hank Aaron?
gravity C) Why a telescope is a useful thing D) A) He was not white. B) He could not hit a ball
How a miner became an astronaut C) He was a slow runner. D) He had a bad name.

51. Why did Jeremy stop going underground? 55. “Fans” are . . .
A) people who move up and down.
A) It kept him awake all night long. B) people who come to a game to watch players.
B) He could not find any jewels or minerals. C) people who are in boxes.
C) An angel told him to stop working there and D) people who like milk.
make his dreams come true.
D) He stopped having the courage to skip work. 56. How many home runs did Hank hit in all? A)
1934 B) 755 C) 557 D) 102
52. In the second paragraph, we can infer that
Jeremy ….
 Read the text and answer the questions a new way
according to it. B) to inform the reader about building a nest
C) to entertain the reader with jokes about crows
Crows can be a problem for farmers. They eat D) to warn the reader about dangerous birds
crops and bother farm workers. But they also do
things that help farmers. Crows eat weeds, 60. According to this passage, how do crows help
grasshoppers, wireworms, and cutworms. When farmers?
crows eat these bugs and weeds, they help the A) They are intelligent and quick-witted
farmer! Crows are easy to spot. Most crows are B) They know that scarecrows cannot harm them
black. Some are black with white, brown, or gray. C) They build large, bulky nests D) They eat weeds
Crows have black beaks and black legs. They are and bug
usually between 8 and 12 inches (20 to 30 cm)
long. Their wings are between 16 and 24 inches
(40 to 60 cm) wide. Crows can be friendly with
other crows. Adults enjoy being together. IN the
fall, crows fly south to warm weather. This is
called migrating. When they migrate, they fly
with many other crows. Crows build nests in
trees, bushes, or on the tops of buildings. They
make their nests by weaving twigs together like a
mat. Crows use roots, grasses, and bark from the
trees to put inside of the nest. This makes the
nest soft for the baby crows. The female crow
lays between four and seven eggs. They are blue-
green in color. The male crow sits on the eggs. He
helps to keep them warm until they hatch. When
crows have babies, they like to be alone. After
the babies are older, the crows will mix with
other crows again. How can you keep crows away
from places? Some people make scarecrows to
frighten them away. The scarecrows are made to
look like people. They blow in the wind to look
like people are moving. Scarecrows left to stand
in one place will not work. The crows think of
them as a place to land or sit. Crows are quick-
witted. They can tell when a trap has been set.
Some people dislike crows. Others like the black,
shiny birds.

57. In the passage, migrate means...

A) flying to Florida B) flying to Alaska
C) flying south for warm weather
D) flying north for warm weather

58. The words “quick-witted” could be changed

to... A) speedy flyers B) slow thinkers C) fast
thinkers D) quick artists

59. The author's purpose for writing this passage

is... A) to persuade the reader to look at crows in