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Unit 7 Progress test B

Grammar
1 Order the words to make reported questions and statements.
1 if / phone / her / borrow / asked / I / I / could
2 was / why / gloves / he / wearing / they / asked
3 long / wouldn’t / it / she / us / take / told
4 said / was / to / seats / I / I / going / book
5 heard / they / they / news / had / the / said
6 waterproofs / asked / if / me / packed / he / had / I
7 taking / we / who / compass / was / a / asked
8 buy / they / newspaper / they / said / didn’t / a
I ________________________________________________.
They ____________________________________________.
She _____________________________________________.
I ________________________________________________.
They ____________________________________________.
He ______________________________________________.
We _____________________________________________.
They ____________________________________________.

Mark: ___ / 8

2 Write the direct sentences and questions from the reported speech.
1 He asked why they had called him the day before. ‘________________________________________________’
2 I said I wouldn’t be late the following day. ‘________________________________________________’
3 They said they weren’t going swimming that day. ‘________________________________________________’
4 I asked if they had already eaten lunch. ‘________________________________________________’
5 She asked me if I could play the guitar. ‘________________________________________________’
6 We said we loved cooking Chinese food. ‘________________________________________________’

Mark: ___ / 6

3 Look at the direct speech. Then choose the correct verb and complete the reported speech.
1 ‘Where’s the swimming pool?
I asked / said / told someone ____________________________________________.
2 ‘We went to New Zealand last year.’
They asked / said / told they ____________________________________________.
3 ‘Have you met your new teacher?’
I asked / said / told her _________________________________________________.
4 ‘I can’t play golf very well.’
He asked / said / told me _______________________________________________.
5 ‘It is raining this morning.’
She asked / said / told _________________________________________________.
6 ‘Will you cook dinner next Friday?’
They asked / said / told us ______________________________________________.

Mark: ___ / 6

Vision 3 Tests 1 Unit 7 Progress test B

Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS.
1 The paramedics carried the _________________ climber off the mountain. INJURE
2 Will you be old enough to vote in the next _________________ election? NATION
3 Election _________________ reported that elections had passed peacefully. OBSERVE
4 The emergency services are keen to educate people on accident _________________. PREVENT
5 The _________________ of voters – over two thirds – voted for the president. MAJOR
6 _________________ half the world’s population has a social media account. NEAR
7 In Japan, the number of babies born each year is _________________. DECLINE

Mark: ___ / 7

5 Complete each pair of sentences with one word.

1 Would you mind holding _________________ while I check my calendar?
When Lucy is _________________ call, she has to be available to attend an emergency.
2 Oh no! We _________________ cut off when the train went through a tunnel.
The air ambulance rescued the climbers who had _________________ into difficulty.
3 None _________________ us wanted to go up the mountain in the storm.
A small minority _________________ people I know aren’t on social media.
4 I’m so sorry – I think I’ve called the wrong _________________!
A growing _________________ of people these days are eating organic food.
5 Sorry, Marta is out at the moment. Would you like to leave a _________________?
I can pass on a _________________ for you if you tell me what it is.

Mark: ___ / 5

6 Complete the sentences with the words below. There is one extra word.

consume dial earthquakes incidents just over half landslide only a few protest reach

1 After the _________________, there was a huge pile of mud and rocks at the bottom of the mountain.
2 Luckily, _________________ people needed medical help after the accident.
3 If there’s a fire, you should _________________ 112 immediately.
4 Several thousand hospital workers attended the _________________ against working conditions.
5 The lifeguards struggled to _________________ the swimmers because the waves were so high.
6 The police are appealing for information about a number of _________________ last night.
7 _________________ are more common in some parts of the world – like Mexico – than others.
8 _________________ of the passengers – 11 out of 20 – were able to escape without help.

Mark: ___ / 8

Vision 3 Tests 2 Unit 7 Progress test B

Use of English
7 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct option, A, B or C.
1 Adult: What is good about watching an international news channel?
Student: I can ______.
Adult: Ah, yes. I understand.
A take my time B listen to different accents C use a dictionary
2 Adult: Why have you chosen to get the news from a website?
Student: Because online, I can ______.
Adult: I see what you mean.
A listen to different accents B practise listening C choose the stories I’m interested in
3 Adult: Why did you choose that option?
Student: Well, _______ the subtitles help me understand.
Adult: OK, that’s a good start.
A with a newspaper B online C on an international news channel
4 Adult: Were there any other reasons you chose that option?
Student: With a newspaper I can take my time and _______.
Adult: Good point.
A use a dictionary B practise listening C hear the new words in context
5 Adult: Why do you prefer watching the news on TV to reading a newspaper?
Student: Because _______ hear language as well as read it.
Adult: OK, thank you.
A it’s useful to B I usually C I used to

Mark: ___ / 5

8 Choose the translation of the word or phrase in brackets that completes the sentence correctly.
1 You did hear me, (czyż nie) ______________?
A did you B don’t you C didn’t you
2 Eventually, volunteers managed to rescue (każdego) ______________ climber from the mountain.
A all B each C every
3 Anyway, (krótko mówiąc) ______________ nobody was hurt.
A it’s a long story B to cut a long story short C let me know how it goes
4 Everyone was a bit (nadpobudliwy) ______________ before the competition.
A ace B hyper C financial
5 The (reporter) ______________ asked the politician some tricky questions.
A reporter B reported C report

Mark: ___ / 5

Vision 3 Tests 3 Unit 7 Progress test B

Reading
9 Read the text. Match sentences A–F to gaps 1–5. One sentence does not match any of the gaps.

An amazing rescue
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On January 15 , 2009, US Airways flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport, in New York. It
was a regular flight to Charlotte, North Carolina, which the pilots were used to making and
which should have taken around two hours. But just two minutes after it had taken off, the
plane, with 150 passengers and five crew, lost all power. 1_______ The plane was less than
1,000 metres above the ground and was travelling at approximately 400 kilometres per hour.
The pilot tried to restart the engines, but it was impossible. They were damaged beyond
repair, although luckily they hadn’t burst into flames.
The pilot and co-pilot had to think about their options very quickly. Could they turn around and
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make an emergency landing at LaGuardia, the airport they had just left? _______ In less
than a minute, they established that they wouldn’t be able to reach any airport – they were too
low and travelling too slowly. The pilot, Chesley Sullenberger, made the decision to land the
plane in the Hudson River.
On the way down, Sullenberger only had time to make one announcement to the passengers.
He told them to get ready for a crash landing and to put their heads down. 3_______ As soon
as it had landed, the crew started helping passengers out of the plane through the emergency
exits at the front of the plane and onto the wings. The whole journey had lasted just over five
minutes!
Over the next 20 minutes, nine boats helped to rescue all the stranded passengers. Some
were police boats, some were fire boats, some were ferry boats and some were boats for
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guiding ships into the harbour. _______ Just over half of them were treated for minor injuries
or the effects of the cold. The air temperature was below zero, and the water temperature was
just two degrees Celsius. But amazingly, everyone survived and no one was seriously injured.
What could have been a disaster turned out to be one of the most amazing flight rescues in
history. And it was only the fourth time in history that a pilot has intentionally landed a plane
on water. Sullenberger and his co-pilot Jeff Skiles’s quick thinking and flying skills saved the
lives of every passenger and crew member. 5_______ There was even a film made about the
incident: Sully: Miracle on the Hudson.

A Was there another airport where they could make an emergency landing?
B Some of the passengers were standing on the sinking plane up to their waists in water.
C The two pilots were treated as heroes – particularly Sullenberger, who was the last person to leave
the plane after checking twice that no one was left on it.
D A minute later, the plane, by then travelling at just under 250 kilometres per hour, hit the water and
stopped very quickly.
E Then he asked the passengers what they wanted for their lunch.
F It had flown into a large group of birds, and this had damaged the engines.

Mark: ___ / 5

Vision 3 Tests 4 Unit 7 Progress test B

Listening
10  You will listen to five texts. Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
Text 1
1 What helps the caller to establish where the accident has happened?
A the name of a street
B the number of the bus
C the name of a school
Text 2
2 Who is the speaker talking to?
A a group of people who want to learn
B someone who is injured
C people who work in emergency situations
Text 3
3 What does the speaker want you to do?
A meet some rescue and medical staff
B volunteer as a rescue worker
C watch a new TV programme
Text 4
4 Why is the caller confused?
A First Aid First no longer runs first aid courses for parents.
B He thinks someone told him the course was on May 20th and it isn’t.
C He thinks someone told him the course was on May 30th and it isn’t.
Text 5
5 What was the first sign of danger that the speaker noticed?
A She heard a loud noise.
B She saw a lot of snow falling.
C She saw a massive cloud in front of the sun.

Mark: ___ / 5

Writing
11 Read the task and write a formal letter or email (200–250 words).

Your school is considering making the school day longer but giving less homework.
Write a letter to the head teacher expressing your opinion. Give examples of its effects.

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 70

Vision 3 Tests 5 Unit 7 Progress test B