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Progress test 1  Units 1­­–5 Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 1  The present tense of to be Exercise 4  Word order

Complete the table with the present tense of to be. Write the words in the correct order.
1 English / is / What / this / in / ?
Positive Negative
  What is this in English?
1 I   am   ’m not
2 wife / is / This / Peter’s
2 You
3 He/She/It
4 We 3 phone / is / What / their / number / ?
5 They
4 the / house / have / We / a / in / country
2 points for each correct answer  8

Exercise 2  to be – positive, negative, and questions 5 your / you / do / How / spell / surname / ?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be.
6 you / Do / Spanish / like / wine / ?
1 I   ’m from Manchester, in England.

2 you a student?
3 My brother a doctor. 7 well / I / speak / French / don’t / very
4 My parents from London. They’re from
Brighton. 8 car / don’t / a / We / have / German
5 Are you married? No, I  .
6 My sister and I from Japan. 9 Chinese / they / Do / eat / food / ?
7 your parents from the United States?
8 Jane a doctor. She’s a teacher.
1 point for each correct answer  8
9 Is he a taxi driver? Yes, he  .
10 The wine from Spain. It’s from Portugal.
Exercise 5  a or an?
11 your teacher from England?
Complete the sentences with a or an.
1 point for each correct answer  10
1 It’s   an American city.
2 He’s actor.
Exercise 3  Questions
3 Are you teacher?
Match a line in A with a line in B to make a question. 4 I have Italian car.
Then find an answer in C.
5 We don’t have big house.
A B C 6 I have English friend.
What is your daughter? I’m fine, thanks. 7 She’s student.
Where is a sandwich? Lyons, in France. 8 They don’t have computer.
How is Sally? Mr Brown. 9 She’s Australian doctor.
How much are you from? She’s my daughter. 10 Is he businessman?
How old is his name? £2.25. 1 point for each correct answer  9
Who are you? She’s 18.

1 point for each correct answer  5

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Exercise 6  has/have Exercise 8  Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have. Circle the correct word.
1 I   have a brother and a sister. 1 My / I’m  from Italy.
2 He a small hotel in Wales. 2 Is this you / your dictionary?
3 I like Chinese food, but we a Chinese
restaurant in town. 3 My brother is a doctor. His / He’s 27.
4 They a flat in London. 4 This is my mother. He / She’s a teacher.
5 I’m not married, but I a lot of friends.
5 Do you like we / our new house?
6 John a new computer.
7 they a big family? 6 I’m Anna and this is my / I husband.
8 My sister a dog and a cat. 7 Is this your daughter? What’s her / his name?
9 you a dictionary?
8 My father is from Poland. His / Her name’s Arek.
1 point for each correct answer  8
9 What are they / their names?
Exercise 7  Present Simple 1 point for each correct answer  8
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
in brackets. Exercise 9  Possessive ’s
1 My husband and I   live (live) in the country. Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
2 I (not like) swimming. 1 a This is Davids car.
3 They (drink) wine every day.
b ✓ This is David’s car.
4 What sports the children
(like)? 2 a Peter’s wife is American.
5 We (work) in a hospital.
b Peter is wife is American.
6 You (not like) hamburgers.
7 How many languages you 3 a What’s your teacher name?
(speak)?
b What’s your teacher’s name?
8 you and your family
(speak) German? 4 a The children’s names are Emma and Simon.
9 Helen and Dave (not work) in b The childrens names are Emma and Simon.
London.
10 Where you (live)? 5 a Mr Browns car is American.
11 you (eat) Chinese b Mr Brown’s car is American.
or Italian food?
10 6 a Her husband name is Paolo.
1 point for each correct answer 
b Her husband’s name is Paolo.
1 point for each correct answer  5

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Progress test 1  Continued d Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 10  Numbers

Write the numbers in words.
1 17   seventeen
2 29
3 37
4 43
5 59
6 62
7 74
8 88
9 91
10 100
1 point for each correct answer  9

Exercise 11  Word groups

Put the words in the correct box.

teacher  parent  sandwich  actor  beer  sister
hamburger  bank manager  daughter  wine  son
chocolate  shop assistant  ice-cream  doctor  coffee
orange  tea  Coke  husband  waiter

Jobs Family
  teacher

Food Drinks

1 point for each correct answer  20

Total 100

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Progress test 2  Units 6–10 Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 1  Present Simple and frequency adverbs Exercise 3  there is/are and prepositions of place
Write complete sentences. Put the word in brackets in the
correct place.
1 I / go to bed late (usually)
  I usually go to bed late.
2 He / work late (never)

3 I / go to work by car (sometimes)

4 My son / have lunch at school (always)

5 She / see her friends after work (usually)

6 I / buy a newspaper (never)

7 Helen / go windsurfing (sometimes)
Write sentences about the picture.
1 point for each correct answer  6 1 a TV / the room
  There’s a TV in the room.
Exercise 2  Object pronouns 2 two books / the table
Circle the correct word.
1 My daughter visited  me / my last month. 3 a lamp / the sofa
2 My son lives near you. Do you know he / him?
4 three pictures / the walls
3 We bought a DVD, but we didn’t watch it / them.

4 My daughter is a doctor. This is a photo of him / her. 5 a cat / the table
5 Our homework is very difficult. Can you help we / us?

6 We phoned Mum and Dad last week, but we didn’t see 6 a magazine / the bag
them / they.

7 You are very nice. I like you / your. 2 points for each correct answer  10

1 point for each correct answer  6

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Progress test 2  Continued d Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 4  The past tense of to be Exercise 7  Negatives

Complete the table with the past tense of to be. Write the sentences in the negative.
1 I work in an office.
Positive Negative
  I don’t work in an office.
1 I   was   wasn’t
2 The film is very good.
2 You
3 He/She/It
3 There’s a CD player in the car.
4 We

5 They
4 She goes to work by car.
2 points for each correct answer  8
5 We go shopping in town.
Exercise 5  do, was, and did
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. 6 There are a lot of hotels in this area.

do / does   was / were   did
7 The weather was very hot.
1 Where  does he work?
2 you like French food? 8 My children were born in the US.
3 Where you last night?
4 What you do last weekend?
9 I was born in 1989.
5 she live in New York now?

6 you go skiing last year?
7 When he born? 1 0 David played rugby at school.
8 We at home yesterday.
9 How many children they have now? 1 1 I had a big lunch.

1 point for each correct answer  8
1 point for each correct answer  10
Exercise 6  Past Simple
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the
Exercise 8  Days of the week
verbs in brackets. There are regular and irregular verbs. Write the days in the correct order.
1 She  played (play) tennis yesterday.  Monday  ,  ,  ,  ,
2 I (not work) at my computer yesterday.  ,  ,
3 We (buy) a new DVD player last month. 6
1 point for each correct answer 
4 Where you (go) on
holiday last year?
5 They (stay) at home last weekend.
6 He (see) his friends last night.
7 Why he (arrive) late?
8 you (eat) in the hotel?
9 The children (do) their homework.
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Progress test 2  Continued d Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 9  Dates Exercise 12  Which one is different?

Write the dates in words. Circle the different word.
1 5 / 5   the fifth of May 1 newsagents supermarket park chemists
2 1 / 2
2 lovely awful delicious beautiful
3 19 / 6
3 shower CD player TV DVD player
4 3 / 8
4 golf swimming sailing skiing
5 31 / 12
6 12 / 10 5 twenty-second twenty-nine thirteenth ninth

7 17 / 4 6 writer artist racing driver singer

8 5 / 1 7 watched ate got took
9 7 / 7 8 swimming windsurfing sailing walking
1 point for each correct answer  8 9 floor kitchen wall window

Exercise 10  Prepositions of time 1 point for each correct answer  8

Write the correct preposition, in, on, or at.
Exercise 13  Adjectives
1  in the evening
Match the opposites.
2 Monday
3 seven o’clock A B
4 Sunday morning fast big
5 the afternoon right old
6 five thirty small white
7 the weekend expensive slow
1 point for each correct answer  6 new hot 1 point for each
cold wrong correct answer
Exercise 11  Words that go together black cheap 6
Match a verb in A with a line in B.
Total 100
A B
get up in a hotel
go cards
watch coffee
listen to in restaurants
play music
stay in an office
work sailing
cook TV
eat a good time 1 point for each
have early correct answer
drink a meal 10

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Progress test 3  Units 11­­–14 Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 1  Word order Exercise 2  can and can’t

Put the words in the correct order. Look at the information in the table and complete the
1 fast / you / Can / swim / ? sentences with can or can’t and a verb.
  Can you swim fast? use a ride a play the cook
2 very / She / Italian / speak / well / can computer horse guitar
James ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓
3 sport / I / windsurfing / is / exciting / very / think / a Helen ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Sue ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗
4 music / listen / to / like / you / Would / to / some / ?
1 Helen   can ride a horse  , but James and Sue can’t.
5 Can / tell / please / you / me / the / time, / ? 2 James and Helen  ,
but Sue can.
6 in / time / like / do / your / doing / free / What / you / ? 3 James can use a computer, but he
and he  .
4 Everybody  .
7 like / would / to / What / you / drink / ?
5 Helen and Sue  ?

No, they can’t.
8 and / a / is / He / wearing / jeans / T-shirt 6 Who  ? Only Helen can.

1 point for each correct answer  6
9 weekend / doing / are / What / you / next?

Exercise 3  like/would like, some/any
1 0 are / get / We / to / married / year / going / next
Circle the correct word.

1 A What  would / do you like for dessert?
1 1 bed / you / Why / don’t / go / early / to / ? B Ice-cream, please.

2 A Do / Would you like wine?
1 point for each correct answer  10 B Yes, I love it.
3 A Do you have any / some children?
B Yes, a boy and a girl.
4 A Would / Do you like to watch the football?
B That’s a nice idea.
5 A I’d like some / any stamps, please.
B First or second class?
6 A What sports do / would you like doing?
B I love football and squash.
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Progress test 3  Continued d Beginner FOURTH EDITION

Exercise 4  Present Continuous Exercise 6  Past Simple and Present Continuous

Complete the sentences with the Present Continuous form
for future
of the verbs in the box. Write positive and negative sentences, using the
Past Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb.
read  write  wear  rain  have  work  enjoy
leave  drive 1 I / get up early
  I got up early yesterday. ✓
1 ‘What   are you   reading  ?’  ‘It’s a love story.’   I’m not getting up early tomorrow. ✗
2 He can’t go to the cinema because he late. 2 she / cook dinner
3 I work early because I don’t feel well. yesterday. ✓
4 In this photo she shorts and a T-shirt. tomorrow. ✗
5 I can’t talk to you now. I the car.
3 we / work late
6 ‘ it ?’  ‘No, the weather is
yesterday. ✓
lovely today.’
tomorrow. ✗
7 ‘Where’s Liz?’ ‘She a shower.’
8 ‘ you your holiday?’  4 they / leave home early
‘Yes, everything is great.’ yesterday. ✓
9 The children a letter to their tomorrow. ✗
grandparents. 5 I / go to bed late
yesterday. ✓
1 point for each correct answer  8
tomorrow. ✗

Exercise 5  Present Simple and Continuous 6 you / stay at home

yesterday. ✓
Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the
Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. tomorrow. ✗

1 I usually   walk (walk) to work, but this 7 Richard / see his doctor
morning I   ’m driving (drive) to my office. yesterday. ✓
2 I (not see) my parents very often, but tomorrow. ✗
they (stay) with me at the moment. 2 points for each correct answer  12
3 We usually (have) lunch at home, but
today we (eat) in a nice restaurant. Exercise 7  Negatives
4 Why you (wear) jeans to Write the sentences in the negative.
work today? You usually (wear) a suit
1 I can draw well.
and tie.
  I can’t draw well.
5 My friends and I (learn) French at the
moment. We (like) our teacher very much. 2 They like sightseeing.
6 My sister (live) in a flat in London, but she
(travel) around Europe at the moment. 3 He can swim.

2 points for each correct answer  10
4 He works in a bank.

5 We walk to work every day.

6 I’m watching this film.

7 The children are doing their homework.

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Progress test 3  Continued d Beginner FOURTH EDITION

8 You’re playing very well. Exercise 9  Which one is different?

Circle the different word.
9 We’re staying in the hotel for a week.
1 school chemist newsagent supermarket

1 0 She’s going to sell her house.
2 wine coffee mineral water cake

3 cheese ham meal vegetables
1 1 They’re going to stay in a hotel.
4 soup chocolate cake ice-cream apple pie


5 plane airport ferry flight
1 2 We had a nice meal at the restaurant.

6 farmer grandmother interpreter architect
1 3 Angela saw her family last week.
7 passport bus tour sightseeing stamp


8 shoes shorts jeans trousers
1 point for each correct answer  12

9 T-shirt dress jacket coat

Exercise 8  am/is/are, do/does/did 10 black red grey long

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. 11 dessert waiter starter side order

am/’m not  is/isn’t  are/aren’t  does/doesn’t 12 bored tired headache angry

do/don’t  did/didn’t 13 post office stamp letter email

1 I   am watching TV. 1 point for each correct answer  12
2 My husband going skiing next month, he’s
got no time. Exercise 10  Words that go together
3 your arm hurt?
Match a verb in A with a line in B.
4 How often you travel by plane?
5 They usually go to Italy on holiday, but they A B
going there this year. listen to  friends
6 We had lunch in a restaurant, but we watch by plane
enjoy it. read chess
7 Why don’t we go out? It raining now. chat to a bike
8 ‘Are you using your computer?’  ‘No, I  .’ play a bill
9 They live in Spain, but they speak Spanish send a good time
very well. travel your homework
10 I going to spend the summer abroad. drive a hotel
11 ‘Does Paula like skiing?’  ‘No, she  .’ go your favourite programme
12 you have a good weekend? have the radio
13 they going to drive to London? book a newspaper 1 point for
each
1 point for each correct answer  12 ride carefully correct
do an email answer
pay sightseeing 13
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