NAME CLASS

American
Progress Test Files 1–6
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 2

GRAMMAR 12 I was sitting / sat on a bench when the bus arrived.

13 Mr. King will meet / is meeting someone at four,
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
the verb in parentheses. but he can see you at three.
14 I don’t think it’ll snow / ’s snowing tomorrow.
Example: I ’ve never read (read) a book in English.
15 We haven’t had nothing / anything to eat today
1 Be careful. We __________ just __________ (paint) – we’re really hungry.
that door.
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2 I __________ (see) your brother at the pool when I
was swimming.
3 Complete the sentences with
h onee word.
3 We __________ (fly) to Malaysia at 10 o’clock next
Example: Sorry, what did you
ou say? I didn’t hear.

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Tuesday.
4 __________ you __________ (be) to Moscow 1 I’ve __________ heard
ard thatt joke. Kim told it to me
before? yesterday.
5 My sister __________ (study) photography at the 2 The concert wasn’t as good __________
_______ the
th one I
saw last week.

en
moment.
6 __________ you __________ (wait) for your bus 3 She had a partyy __________ it was her
h birthday.
when I saw you yesterday? 4 __________
_________
____ it was
was rainin went to the beach for
raining, we w
7 When they got to Paris, they __________ (go) out for a picnic.
a meal.
8 I __________ (not be) late tomorrow. That’s a
promise.
9 Let’s eat Japanese food. I __________ never
ec 5 It was
was __________ worst movie I’ve ever seen!
6 This
his hotel is
7 A passenger
i less expensive
expe
passenge is someone
orr train.
tra
som
__________ the last one.
__________ travels on a bus
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__________ (try) it.
8 We
We haven’t
hav been to the new museum __________.
10 When __________ Pavol __________ (go)) back to What’s it like?
Warsaw? Is it tomorrow?
9 I’m sure she __________ call me soon.
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10 Leo __________ the competition. His singing was
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the best.
2 Underline the correct form. 10
Example: When have you hed / did y
u finished you finish
your work? 4 Put the words in the correct order.
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1 I’m going to / ’ll see

ee you at the movie ttheater at Example: excellent I latest think his will book be
six o’clock. I think his latest book will be excellent.
2 What didd you do / were doi for your last
re you doing
1 your how people are many in there family ?
vacation?
on?
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3 Myy room is more clean / cleane

cleaner than my sister’s.
2 doesn’t exercise get husband enough my
4 When did he get / ha got back from Russia?
has he go
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atya didn’t run enough
5 Katya e fast / fast enough to win
3 next going are to what study year you ?
the race.
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6 Tai’s
Tai’s girlfriend
girlfrie is someone
so who / which loves
4 as my older I sister isn’t as am tall
dancing.
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That’s
7 T hat’s the m
ha most / more difficult question you’ve
5 book is this the I’ve read best ever
asked me.
ever aske
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We’ve finished our homework, but / so we’re going
We’v
out for a walk.
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9 Who did you see / saw at the post office?
Grammar total 40
10 Does your brother stay / Is your brother staying
with you this weekend?
11 Megan always is / is always late to school.

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 1–6
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 2

VOCABULARY 8 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

5 Underline the odd word out. Example: She tried on the dress in the store.
off on up
Example: sneakers shorts boots shoes
1 Have you _______ your bed this morning?
1 generous mean funny friendly
done made cleaned
2 cap T-shirt sweater top
2 They don’t go _______ to eat very often.
3 polluted noisy crowded lazy off out up

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4 thin bald overweight slim 3 The hotels are too expensive, so we’re
re _______ at a
5 disgusting luxurious delicious comfortable campsite.
6 buy borrow rent sunbathe staying borrowing rentingnting

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7 necklace earrings leggings bracelet 4 How do you _______
__ this word?
8 shy talkative extrovert high repeat underline
ne pronounce
ronounce
9 receipt check-in checkout customer 5 We’re seeingg our cousins
usins next week. We’re really
looking _______
________ it.

en
10 washing ironing sailing cleaning
for forward
orward to after
afte
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6 The wntown area was very _______.
he downtown ___ There were a
lot of people.
op
6 Write the opposite. iet boring
quiet borin crowded
c
Example: teach learn
1 fix
2 win
_______
_______
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My university cla
in on
o at
Wee _____
8 W
classes sstart _______ October.

_______ at the
t hotel very late last night.
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3 start _______ ot arrived came
got
4 sell _______ 9 I _______
_____ Victor some money last month, and he
hasn’t paid me back.
5 forget _______
spent lent borrowed
sp
5
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10 Don’t eat all that cake! It’s really _______.

unhealthy uncomfortable polluted
7 Complete the sentences with
h onee word.
11 What did you think _______ the play?
Example: Slim is the opposite
site off fat.
fat.
off for of
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1 Did you __________

__ any souvenirs while you were
wer in 12 This class started _______ 9:15. You’re late again!
Bavaria? on in at
2 I’m sorry, hee isn’t here.
re. He’s __________
______ work.
w 13 I’m going to _______ Chris to our picnic this
3 Bella’s birthday
irthdayy is __________ N Year’s Day!
New Ye weekend.
4 I don’t
n’t havee enough __________
_______ to do my work and meet invite stay
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help
elp you.
u. 14 Don’t worry _______ washing the dishes. I’ll do it
5 It’s really here Can yyou turn __________ the
ally dark in here. later.
light
ht please?
pleas about for on
6 Students,
Students, please
pl work in __________ and talk to 15 Who’s paying _______ the car parking fee?
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partners. to for on
7 When
W hen
nwwe’re on vacation, we __________ bikes to get 15
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around.
__________ $10 from you, please? I’ll give it
8 Can I __ Vocabulary total 40
back tomorrow.
9 I wear __________ and gym socks when I play
sports. If not, my feet hurt.
10 I didn’t spend much ________ when we went out last
night.
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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 1–6
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A ENGLISH FILE 2

PRONUNCIATION
9 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: a|ddress
1 sun|bathe
2 ge|ne|rous
3 friend|ly

ir
4 for|get
5 i|ro|ning
6 lu|xu|ri|ous
7 pro|nounce
8 ja|cket
9 de|li|cious
10 po|llu|ted
10

10 Match the words with the same sound.

boring dress windy watch fat email

lazy funny cloudy match sightseeing

Example: page lazy

1 said _______
2 shy _______
3 gloves _______
4 jacket _______
5 socks _______
6 talkative _______
7 crowded ________
8 touch _______
____
__
9 beach _______
10 dishes _______
__
10

20
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Pronunciation total

Grammar, Vo
Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 1–6
Reading and Writing A ENGLISH FILE 2

READING 4 Half of the people who Emma emailed didn’t reply.

A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
1 Read the text and check (✓) A, B, or C.
5 Two of the people she visited lived in the same city.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
CouchSurfing – a different 6 Emma went on vacation about a month after
ter joining
kind of travel experience the website.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■

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by Emma Jackson
7 Emma is very shy.
I love traveling abroad, but two years ago I didn’t have much A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t
esn’t say ■
cash to spend on my vacation. At first, I was planning to go
8 Emma had a nice bed to sleep
leep in at all the places
plac

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camping again, but then a friend suggested an alternative:
where she stayed.
A True ■ B False alse ■ C Doesn’toesn’t say ■
CouchSurfing. I had no idea what that was, so she
Does
explained. “CouchSurfers” are people who stay as guests in
other people’s homes for free, and visit the sights in the 9 Emma has now
w had three CouchSurfi
CouchSurfing vaca
vacations.
local area. You can do the things that most tourists do, like A True ■ B False se ■ C Doesn’t
Doe sa ■
oesn’t say

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sunbathe on the beach or go sightseeing downtown. Or 10 Claudette
te was Emma’s favorite host.
your host could give you a language lesson, teach you how rue ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t
A True D say ■
to cook local delicacies, or take you to places that visitors
never find. It sounded much more fun than my other 10

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vacations, so I joined the website and sent emails to about
twenty hosts in France and Spain right away.
A few days later, I already had ten replies. After a week or
e
two of emails, I made arrangements with four hosts in three
2 Match
Match
tch five of the h
the definitions.
definition
Example:
highli
highlighted words / phrases with

ample: people who stay in a hotel or house for a

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y
different cities. I’m really talkative and they seemed very short time guests
shor
friendly, so I wasn’t concerned about spending time with
strangers. Two weeks later, I was arriving in Paris,, and worried
1 worrie __________
orried
meeting my first host, Claudette. made better __________
2 mad
ry different
Over the next ten days, I stayed in four very erent 3 finding and learning about something __________
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es, and made some

homes, improved my foreign languages, som 4 interesting things for tourists to visit __________
s where I stayed
great new friends. Sometimes the places
5 different thing to choose __________
n just a floor, but
were basic –a sofa to sleep on, or even
5
ous – much
sometimes they were luxurious h nicer than the
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hostels that I usually go to. I think it was probably tthe

Reading total 15
nteresting
resting vacation I’ve e
cheapest and most interesting ever had!
urfing again
I’ve done CouchSurfing n twice since th
then: in It
Italy, and
WRITING
S. I’ll definitely
here in the US. finitely do it again. In fact, I’m
I going on a
uth America
trip to South erica next year. An
And I’ve ha
had five visitors at Answer these three questions. Write 25–35 words
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ce, including
my place, luding Claudette. I’v disco
I’ve discovered that hosting for each question.
s much fun as exploring a new pla
is as place. CouchSurfing is a 1 Describe a town or city in your country.
fantastic
tic experience. Try it some time! 2 What plans or arrangements have you made for next
weekend?
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Example: Emma
Emm start
started Couch Surfing because she 3 Describe a good friend.
wanted
w to
t save money.
True ■✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 10
Writing total
A T
1 It was her
he first vacation in another country. Reading and Writing total 25
A True
Tr ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
2 E
Emma’s friend was a regular “CouchSurfer.”
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
3 “CouchSurfers” can spend time with the
homeowners.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
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 NAME CLASS
American
Progress Test Files 1–6
Listening and Speaking A ENGLISH FILE 2

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to Claire talking about her favorite photo. 1 Ask your partner these questions.
Check (✓) A or B. 1 What school subject do / did you like most?
1 The photo is of a 16th birthday party. 2 Why are you studying English?
A True ■ B False ■ 3 Do you want to learn any other languages?? Why?
2 Lisa and Tom were at the party. 4 What did you have for dinner last night?
A True ■ B False ■ 5 What are your plans for your next vacation?

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3 Claire’s mom is popular with Claire’s friends. 6 What is the best book you havee ever read?
A True ■ B False ■ 7 Do you like beach or city vacations?
cations?
ns? Why?
8 Which country would you ou
u most like to visit? Wh
Why?

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4 Jamie isn’t talkative.
A True ■ B False ■ 9 Have you ever spokenn English
glish abroad? When
When?
10 What job would you mostost like to have
have? Why?
5 Claire has no younger brothers or sisters.
A True ■ B False ■ Now answer your
our partner’s
rtner’s questions.
question

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5
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2 Write questions pa about a
weekend
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Read this information
in about a weekend trip you
A at work went on and answer your partner’s questions.
B at an airport
C at a restaurant Weekend trip to Brattleboro
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D at a party Bus leaves Boston at 8:30 a.m. Saturday

E in a clothing store
Arrive in Brattleboro about 10:30 a.m.
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Tour of the town: 12:00–4:00 p.m. Saturday
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Listening total 10 Dinner at Smith’s Restaurant: 7:00 p.m. Saturday

Accommodation: Village Hotel
Free time for shopping
Return travel: leave Brattleboro Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Arrive back in Boston at 5:00 p.m.
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Cost: $150 per person

Speaking total 15
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Listening and Speaking total 25

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