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Modules 0304 Progress Test 2B

VOCABULARY
1 Write the dates.
03/05/1954
We write: We say:
3rd May 1954 the third of May nineteen fifty-four
1 11/10/1789
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2 31/03/2012
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3 02/02/1845
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4 28/11/2003
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5 16/07/1999
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2 Match the sentence halves.

They tasted d a) tastes delicious. Try some.
1 This soap _____ b) my friends last weekend.
2 I didnt see _____ c) big hat to the wedding.
3 My grandfather left _____ d) the new ice cream and loved it.
4 This spaghetti _____ e) school when he was twelve.
5 She wore a very _____ f) smells lovely.
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3 Sort the letters to make fantasy creatures.
BIMOZE zombie
1 AYI R F _______________
2 HBITBO _______________
3 I N ALE _______________
4 L O W F E W E R _______________
5 PR E M AV I _______________
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4 Write the opposites.

nice horrible
1 short l_______________
2 safe d_______________
3 small e_______________
4 dirty c_______________
5 normal s_______________
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GRAMMAR
5 Write the Past Simple of the verbs.
see saw
1 study _______________
2 write _______________
3 go _______________
4 win _______________
5 prefer _______________
6 do _______________
7 take _______________
8 make _______________
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6 Read the text. Choose the best answer (A, B or C).
A Saturday afternoon my friend and I 1 _____ in a caf when we decided 2 _____ to the cinema.
We wanted to 3 _____ the new Ice Age film, but 4 _____ we arrived at the Odeon Cinema, there
were 5 _____ seats, so we went to a restaurant for dinner. Unfortunately I didnt have 6 _____
money with me. I asked my friend to pay for me, but she didnt have 7 _____ money with her!
When the bill 8 _____ , we needed 1.00 more. I 9 _____ some coins in my jacket pocket, but
only 40p. We still needed 60p. Suddenly, while I 10 _____ in my bag for more money, I heard
something drop on the table and there, in front of me, was a one pound coin. I have no idea how
it got there!

A Last B Before C Next

1 A were sitting B sit C sat
2 A go B going C to go
3 A hear B look C see
4 A then B when C after
5 A no B some C any
6 A any B no C some
7 A no B a lot of C some
8 A was coming B comes C came
9 A found B find C fond
10 A looked B am looking C was looking
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7 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

hers his mine ours theirs yours

This bag says, David on it. It must be his.

1 Excuse me. Is this wallet _______________ ? I think you dropped it.
2 We only like mushroom pizza, so this one isnt _______________ . Its got pepperoni on it.
3 The mp3 player on the table is _______________ . I got it for my birthday.
4 That isnt my grandparents house. _______________ is smaller than that one.
5 Joanna loves handbags. Thats one of _______________ on the floor.
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KEY EXPRESSIONS
8 Match the questions (15) with the responses (af).
Whos the man with the hat? f) a) At the back.
1 Did you have many friends at school? _____ b) My dads family.
2 Wheres your brother in the photo? _____ c) To pay for college.
3 Why did you have a part-time job? _____ d) Yes, very.
4 Do you get scared watching horror films? _____ e) Oh yes. A lot.
5 Who are the people in the photo? _____ f) Thats my uncle.
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9 Choose the correct words.

One / When cold, dark night I was walking home because I didnt have the money for the bus.
An old man was walking on the other side of the road. 1 Suddenly / Quickly the moon
disappeared behind a cloud and the street lights went off. I couldnt see anything, but I felt
something touch my hand. 2 Where / When the moon reappeared and the lights came back on, I
saw that I was holding an old photograph. The old man was at the 3 front / end of a group of
people and I was sitting in the 4 middle / right. Who was he? How did I get into the picture? I
looked around, but he had disappeared. 5 Suddenly / Honestly I dont know what happened.
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LISTENING
10 Listen and choose the correct answer.
TRACK 4
Gandhi was born in India in C .
A 1968 B 1896 C 1869
1 Gandhi married a girl who was _____ .
A forty B fourteen C eighteen
2 Gandhi studied law in _____ .
A India B London C South Africa
3 Gandhi went to South Africa in _____ .
A 1893 B 1888 C 1891
4 He went to prison for _____ .
A organising protests B being non-violent C being a lawyer
5 In 1915 he went to _____ .
A Britain B South Africa C India
6 In 1922 he was in prison for _____ .
A two years B one year. C three years.
7 India became an independent country in _____ .
A 1947 B 1948 C 1939
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11 Listen to Jenny and Harry talking about films. Read the sentences (17). Are the sentences
true () or false ()?

TRACK 5
Harry and Jenny both watched the horror film.
1 Harry didnt like the film Ghost Story. _____
2 Jenny thought Ghost Story was brilliant. _____
3 Jennys sister wanted to watch the film. _____
4 Jenny likes films about aliens. _____
5 Jenny doesnt usually get scared. _____
6 Harry likes old films. _____
7 Harry thinks horror films are scary. _____
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READING
12 Read the text. Choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Yesterday was Dannys birthday so we C a huge party for him. Everyone 1 _____ funny
costumes and there was a prize for the best one. I was a vampire and all my friends said I
looked very 2 _____ . Anna, my best friend, was a zombie 3 _____ dirty hair, a white face and
black rings around her eyes. She looked 4 _____ because ghosts never sleep! The girl 5 _____
the mermaid costume was Jenny, but she couldnt walk in it. In the 6 _____ she took it off
because she kept falling over!

A went B got C had

1 A got B wore C did
2 A safe B normal C scary
3 A of B in C with
4 A hungry B tired C huge
5 A in B for C by
6 A end B start C middle
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13 Complete the text with the words in the box.

a lot of creature curious decided in normal saw

In 1938, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, who worked in a small museum in South Africa, found
an unusual fish caught in a fishermans net. She 1 _______________ the fish under all the other
fish in the net. She didnt recognise it and thought it was an interesting 2 _______________ for
her museum. When she got back to the museum, she checked all her books to find out what it
was, but it wasnt a 3 _______________ fish. She was very 4 _______________ , so she sent a
drawing of the fish to a famous professor. The professor replied and told her that this kind of
fish had existed over 300 million years ago! It was called a coelacanth. After that, the professor
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_______________ to offer a reward to anyone who found another coelacanth. But fourteen
years passed before the first living one was discovered in the Comoros Islands. The local people
did not understand why someone wanted to pay 6 _______________ money for this strange
fish!
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14 Read the article again. Are sentences 18 Right (A) or Wrong (B)? If there is not
enough information to answer Right (A) or Wrong (B), choose Doesnt say (C).
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer often went fishing.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
1 There were many of these fish in the net.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
2 Marjorie didnt know it was a coelacanth when she found it.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
3 She sent a drawing of the fish to the professor.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
4 The creature was just a normal fish.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
5 The professor travelled to the Comoros Islands.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
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WRITING
15 Complete the text. Write one word for each space.
Philip was born in 1984. He lived with his parents in 1 _______________ small house on the
south coast of England. He wanted 2 _______________ be an astronaut 3 _______________ he
was ten. However, he wasnt very 4 _______________ at his lessons because he got very
nervous before exams. One day he decided 5 _______________ try acting. He played Romeo in
the school play of Romeo and Juliet and discovered that he was really good 6 _______________
acting. Now he is a famous actor and he 7 _______________ in a large house in Hollywood. In
2003 he 8 _______________ an Oscar for Best Actor.
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16 Write a ghost story. Answer these questions to write your story.
1 When did happen and where were you?
2 What was the weather like?
3 What were you doing?
4 What happened suddenly?
5 What did the ghost look like?
6 What did the ghost do?
7 What did you do then?
8 How did you feel?

My Ghost Story
1 One day __________________________________________
2 __________________________________________________
3 __________________________________________________
4 __________________________________________________
5 __________________________________________________
6 __________________________________________________
7 __________________________________________________
8 __________________________________________________

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