CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE 2ND YEAR / 2023

Name: Date:

FIRST PROGRESS TEST

“Link It! 2” Units 0 and 1

READING SECTION

1. Read the text and answer the questions. /5pts

a)
MY NAME IS JOHN!

Hi! Nice to meet you! My name is John Smith. I am 14 and a student. I go to school in New
York. My favorite subjects are Geometry, French, and History. English is very difficult. My
teachers are very friendly and intelligent. It’s my second year at school now. I love it!

I live in a big house on Ivy Street. It’s near the school campus. I share the house with my
family. They’re my dad Bill, my mum Amy, and my brother Paul. We help each other with house
chores. On the weekend, we play football together.

I have a best friend, Martin. He is 14 and lives with his parents. They live on Mulberry Street
in Boston. Sometimes, he visits me in New York. I am happy when he comes. His mom always
brings me sweets and candy when they come. I really miss him!

Where does John go to school? ______________________________________________

b) What is John’s most difficult subject? _________________________________________
c) Who lives with John? ______________________________________________________
d) How old is John’s best friend? _______________________________________________
e) What does Martin’s mom bring him when they visit? _______________________________

GRAMMAR SECTION

2. VERB TO BE: Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb to be. /12pts
a) I am from Canada and my classmate ___________ from Egypt.
b) A: ___________ your brother a teacher? B: Yes, he ___________.
c) Sarah and Jane ___________ at the restaurant.
d) They ___________ at work right now. Where ___________ they?
e) A: ___________ I late? B: No, you __________.
f) Paris ___________ the capital city of France.
g) These cookies ___________ really delicious!
h) Where ___________ your classmates? ___________ they in the cafeteria?

3. THIS/THAT/THESE/THOSE: Correct the mistake in each sentences. /6pts

a) Those car is beautiful. ____________________________
b) That bags are expensive. ____________________________
c) Take this keys. ____________________________
d) Go to that shelf and bring these books. ____________________________
e) Give me those t-shirt. ____________________________
f) Drive me to this bus stop there. ____________________________
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4. THERE IS/THERE ARE: Look at the picture, write questions and answer to them. /10pts

0) Are there two schools? (two schools)

No, there aren’t two schools .
a) _________________________? (two bikes)
Yes, ____________ .
b) _________________________? (a
supermarket)
Yes, ____________.
c) _________________________? (three cafés)
No, ____________.
d) _________________________? (many
houses)
Yes, ____________.
e) _________________________? (a park)
No, ____________.

5. PRESENT SIMPLE: Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.
/8pts
a) He study / studies to be a doctor.
b) An astronaut doesn’t / don’t have the same schedule every day.
c) Does / Do Anita work on weekends?
d) She doesn’t / don’t travel for her job.
e) Nurses help / helps people.
f) Our office close / closes at 7:00 p.m.
g) I doesn’t / don’t have a very busy day on Fridays.
h) Does / Do architects fix planes?

6. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: Write sentences about you using adverbs of frequency. /8pts

a) I always ____________________________________________________.

b) I often _____________________________________________________.

c) I rarely _____________________________________________________.

d) I never ______________________________________________________.

7. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. /5pts
a) making / breakfast / is / this morning / Dad / ?
_______________________________________________________________
b) aren’t / tonight / costumes / the actors / wearing / .
_______________________________________________________________
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c) to New York / at the moment / flying / I / am / .

_______________________________________________________________
d) listening to / you / music / are / ?
_______________________________________________________________
e) a picture / isn’t / the artist / now / painting / .
_______________________________________________________________

8. FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS: Use these words to write sentences. Use the present
continuous. /12pts
a) I – not – go out – tonight. I’m not going out tonight.

b) I – meet – my friends – this evening. __________________________________

c) Tom – not – come – to the party on Thursday. __________________________________

d) My sister – get married – next December. __________________________________

e) I – not – go to London – tomorrow. __________________________________

f) I – stay at home – tonight. __________________________________

g) I – go to the theatre – on Monday. __________________________________

VOCABULARY SECTION

9. Write the weather words. /6pts

1 _________ 2 _________ 3 _________ 4 _________ 5 _________ 6 _________

10. Match the words in the box with the temperatures. /6pts

mild freezing hot cool cold warm

30°C ________________ 16°C ________________ 2°C ________________

21°C ________________ 10°C ________________ -6°C ________________