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PROGRESS TEST 2 | Version A

Part A • Grammar, Vocabulary and How to … 4 I’m disappointed at ___ considered for the job.
a being not b to not be c not being
GRAMMAR
5 Originally, he was thought to ___ from flu, but it was
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. more serious than that.
There are two extra words you do not need. a suffer b have been suffering
c having suffered
all aptitude fully guaranteed imperative
odds requirement strong undoubtedly /5
unimaginable
VOCABULARY
1 The __________ are that he’ll get the news about his
promotion later today. 4 Choose the correct options (a, b or c) to complete
2 This email is __________ a scam – look at the address. the sentences.
3 There’s a(n) __________ likelihood that we’ll finish early 1 The pay ___ between men and women is still far too
today. wide.
4 It seems __________ that this time last week we were a bridge b space c gap
sunbathing. 2 His politics are definitely to the ___ left of the party.
5 It’s a __________ to have at least six months on your a very b extreme c distant
passport when you travel outside the EU. 3 I’ll ___ my vote on my way home later.
6 If your child shows a(n) __________ for painting, she’ll a drop b cast c deliver
be given special attention to develop her skills. 4 We’re holding a secret ___ to choose a school
7 It’s __________ that you arrive fifteen minutes before representative to attend the meeting.
the meeting to discuss the agenda. a survey b ballot c questioning
8 In __________ probability, they’ve stopped off on the 5 Do most countries have a written ___ like ours?
way to get fish and chips. a policy b regulation c constitution
/8 6 The exit ___ are showing a swing to the Green Party.
a opinions b comments c polls
7 Several European countries still have a hereditary ___
2 Choose the correct words to complete the as head of state.
sentences.
a monarch b politician c president
1 He is meticulous about to leave / leaving his room tidy. 8 In its ___, the party pledged to make considerable social
2 It’s amazing to have been relaxing / to be relaxing reforms.
here in Greece after dreaming about it for so long. a articles b manifesto c description
3 I’d love to have studied / studying Japanese at school, 9 With luck the new government will ___ more resources
but we didn’t have the option to do so. to fund local community groups.
4 By the time he gets here, he’ll be driving / he’ll have a allocate b choose c denote
been driving for four hours non-stop. 10 I doubt that ___ in the workplace will be eliminated
5 Did it ever occur to you contacting / to contact me within the next decade.
about the problem? a priorities b distortions c discrimination
6 There’s just too much seeing / to see here in one day. /10
7 Edmund Hillary was the first person to have climbed /
climbing Mount Everest.
/7 5 Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs.
1 The answer is b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ obvious if you read the
question carefully.
3 Choose the correct options (a, b or c) to complete
2 Local people are v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ opposed to any new
the sentences.
buildings in the area.
1 The meeting is ___ in the main committee room at 3 Your salary is l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ low for what you’re
12.30. expected to do.
a to being held b to be held c to be holding 4 These figures are w _ _ _ _ _ inaccurate and need to be
2 There’s not a great deal ___ gained by continuing this revised before the presentation.
discussion further. 5 You’re g _ _ _ _ _ _ mistaken if you think I’m going to
a to be b being c to have been change my mind on this.
3 Three trees ___ down in last night’s storm.
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PROGRESS TEST 2 | Version A

6 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the

box. There is one extra word you do not need.

aloof appreciative compassionate

conscientious distinctive enterprising

1 The teachers were really __________ of the

contributions from the school representatives.
2 Our new colleague seemed rather __________ and
didn’t talk to anyone on her first day.
3 If you’re __________, you can earn a good income from
setting up your own business.
4 My sister was a __________ student, but I was the
opposite – very lazy.
5 It’s important for everyone to be __________ and
consider those who are less fortunate than themselves.
/5

HOW TO …
7 Choose the correct words to complete the
sentences.
1 In other / different words, you are not going to vote in
favour of the development. Why?
2 Let me put that another form / way. I’m happy to
contribute some of my time to the project, but not a
great deal.
3 You’re mixing / twisting my words. That is not what I
meant at all.
4 If I’ve got this accurate / right, you would be against
any changes at all.
5 Am I right by / in thinking that you’d be willing to help on
the project?
/5

8 Complete the sentences with the missing words.

1 Most r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ seemed to like the proposal.
2 When putting these results a _ _ _ _ _ _ those of last
year’s survey, it’s clear that attitudes are changing.
3 An interesting f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ was in the number of
responses compared to last year’s.
4 The o _ _ _ _ _ _ picture is a positive one.
5 The negative responses presumably r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the number of complaints received about the issue.
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PROGRESS TEST 2 | Version A
Part B • Listening and Reading
LISTENING
1 [Audio PT2.01] Listen to an extract from a radio
programme. Choose the correct options, A, B or C.
1 The presenter’s personal interest in the upcoming
discussion is about
A the reasons certain people become entrepreneurs.
B the routes people take to become entrepreneurs.
C how to react if a child shows entrepreneurial signs.
2 In Anna’s opinion, most successful entrepreneurs
A have tried a variety of different routes to the top.
B want to escape a background of poverty.
C do not share a common motivation for their success.
3 Anna believes her own success was due to
A an early initiative to make money.
B her parents’ opposition to her plans.
C her superior online skills.
4 Matt thinks that entrepreneurial children
A require parental support to become successful.
B show an instinctive understanding of how money
works.
C should be paid for household chores as
encouragement.
5 Anna and Matt agree that
A parents can be too controlling of their children.
B parents cannot prevent a talented child from
achieving.
C parents like to live through their children.
/10
2 [Audio PT2.02] Listen to an extract from a talk about
social commentary. Are the statements
True (T) or False (F)?
According to the speaker,
1 the majority of people care and show kindness to others.
T/F
2 the community work people do is related specifically to
poverty. T / F
3 more people from the super-rich bracket should share
their wealth. T / F
4 a large number of people have been involved in money
raising activities. T / F
5 the media educates people about social deprivation.
T/F
6 Dickens wrote about social injustice in at least three of
his books. T / F
7 London is a main character in Dickens’ books. T / F
8 homeless women and children in Victorian England
went to prison. T / F
9 social injustice was a concern for other writers at a
similar time to Dickens. T / F
10 we should consider whether we have eradicated the
problems Dickens mentions or not. T / F
/10
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READING
3 Read the article about intergenerational care.
Which points (1–5) are mentioned?
1 a surprise for visitors to a care home
2 the history of intergenerational care
3 comments from elderly residents
4 a study of benefits for elderly
5 the attitude of staff to this type of care
/5
Intergenerational bonding
A crescendo of nursery rhymes is not what you’d expect to
hear in a care home for older people, but arriving
at Nightingale House in southwest London, you can hear the
children before you can see them.
The Apples and Honey Nightingale nursery, run by founder
Judith Ish-Horowicz, was the first of its kind in the UK. The
concept of intergenerational care began in 1976 when a
nursery school and a care home were combined in Tokyo.1___
In Singapore, the government committed £1.7bn to initiatives
to improve ageing in the country, including ten new
intergenerational housing developments.
The UK is still catching up with the idea, and interest is
continuing to grow. Many nurseries are run near to care
homes, but Apples and Honey was the first to run a nursery
within a care home itself, with daily joint activities for the
children and residents including exercising, reading, cooking
and eating meals. It is thought that all generations could
benefit from increased communication between the different
age groups. 2___
Both sides benefit from the arrangement. Older residents who
often feel lonely and socially isolated enjoy the interaction
with the children. They tell stories and relive moments from
their past which the children love. 3___
Ish-Horowicz came up with the idea many years ago after
bringing children from her first nursery in Wimbledon to visit
Nightingale House each term. The new nursery, housed in the
care home’s refurbished maintenance block, has 30 places for
two- to four-year-olds and a number of spots reserved for the
children of care home staff.
There can also be economic benefits for care homes
considering sharing their sites, says Burke, including gaining
additional rent and sharing administrative, ground
maintenance and catering costs. 4___
Increased social interaction is linked to a reduced risk of
disease in elderly people. Eleven residents of Bristol-based
St Monica Trust were found to have improved moods,
mobility and memory after spending six weeks with children.
The trust has since committed to adding a full-time nursery to
one of its residential care homes, playgrounds at a number of
other sites, and is developing a new retirement village.
As Apples and Honey Nightingale welcomed its first class of
nursery children, Ish-Horowicz was optimistic for the future of
intergenerational care. 5___ Generations learning and caring
about each other can change society and the community.
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PROGRESS TEST 2 | Version A
4 Read the article again. Match the sentences (A–F)
with the gaps (1–5). There is one sentence you do
not need.
A And in turn, the children benefit from increased
confidence and often develop strong bonds with the
elderly they share their time and activities with.
B It could break barriers and get rid of some of the
stereotyping that goes on regarding older people.
C She, like many others, believe it is the way forward.
D Since then, there have been successful schemes across
Europe, Australia and the US.
E Her proposal came when the home was reassessing its
own approach to care.
F Co-location can also improve recruitment and retention
of staff, who take advantage of flexible on-site childcare
or find satisfaction in the increased variety in their roles.
/10
5 Read two blogs about people’s attitudes to
retirement. Which comment (A or B) might Parveen
and Andres be more likely to make?
1 Parveen
A Sorry, I’ve got to meet a deadline today.
B Let’s meet up for lunch.
2 Andres
A Would you like a lift to work?
B Apologies for being late for the meeting.
/4
Parveen
I am frequently asked by family and friends why, at the
advanced age of sixty-nine, I continue to work. Why don’t you
retire, they ask? Why insist on spending nearly every available
minute at the computer? Personally, I think the underlying
reason for the questions is a relatively selfish one – why aren’t
you available for a coffee with me, a shopping outing with me,
a trip to the beach with me or whatever other social events I’d
like to see you at? Maybe I’m being overly harsh here. It is
lovely to be invited places, and perhaps these people are
concerned that I might be overworking and endangering my
health – but the bottom line is, it’s my choice. And I choose to
work because it’s a joy for me and I thoroughly enjoy it. I
never cease to be amazed at how lucky I am, to do something
that I almost yearn to get up to do and find it hard to tear
myself away from. It’s not that I have no social life at all – it’s
just that I often find more pleasure in my work than in small
talk or group gatherings. I’ve been called many things –
reclusive, a workaholic, boring, and I guess I would agree with
all these to a certain extent. I am a writer and for me creating a
fictional world is an absolute delight and, in many ways, I find
living in my imaginary worlds preferable to the one I
physically inhabit. Also, getting paid, albeit not large amounts,
for doing something I love is a bonus. So, thank you everyone
for your concern, but I shall retire when my imagination is no
longer able to conjure up worlds, characters, and plots. That
may be sooner, or later, but I shall know when and then I’ll
begrudgingly leave the computer for the real world.
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Andres
Retire? Yes please. Oh, yes please. Unfortunately, that time is
an exceedingly long way off. In the meantime, I shall continue
to do what I’ve been doing since, well, it feels like forever.
The job itself is not a big issue. I’m a civil servant working in
London, and many of the daily tasks and meetings are not too
monotonous, with room for new initiatives and using my
imagination as opposed to the regular mind-numbing form
filling and other admin. And I can’t complain about my
colleagues. They are, for the most part, competent, sociable
and team players with whom I get on reasonably well. Having
said that, we never meet up outside work – we don’t have
anything in common at all apart from work. But my real
bugbear is the commuting. Since our main offices were moved
to London four years ago, I’ve been having to commute there
every day by train, which puts an extra three and a half hours
on my working day. Add to that the cancellations, delays
caused by signal failures and the like, driving and parking at
the station, and my hours away from home are ridiculous. I
wouldn’t mind so much if the travel conditions were better,
but, in general, the carriages are crowded, either too stuffy and
hot, or too cold. So, given the option – that would be a definite
yes. Retirement can’t come too soon.
6 Read the blogs again. Are the statements True (T) or
False (F)?
1 Parveen feels that she’s being selfish in not accepting
invitations. T / F
2 Parveen wonders whether she may be too critical of
others. T / F
3 Parveen fully appreciates how fortunate she is. T / F
4 Parveen socialises a lot. T / F
5 Parveen is a popular and financially successful writer.
T/F
6 Parveen has specific ideas about what will make her
stop writing. T / F
7 Andres will welcome his retirement in the near future.
T/F
8 Andres dislikes nearly every aspect of his job. T / F
9 Andres has different interests to the people he works
with. T / F
10 Andres had to move home for his job. T / F
11 Andres considers that work and travelling take up an
excessive amount of time. T / F
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PROGRESS TEST 2 | Version A
Part C • Speaking and Writing
SPEAKING
1 Describe and compare the pictures showing people
who are campaigning for change. How effective do
you think these types of campaigns are?
/15
2 Answer your partner’s question.
/5
3 Listen to your partner talk about their pictures. Ask:
How well informed do you think the people are
about the changes they want to make?
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WRITING
4 Choose the correct words to complete sentences
from a cover letter.
1 I have a good knowledge / grounding in the basics
required for the job.
2 Could you please let me know to what / how extent I
would be involved in management decisions.
3 Such a role would definitely portray / showcase my
abilities.
4 Good interpersonal / interactive skills would be
essential I imagine for such a position.
5 I believe I can adapt well to the requests / demands of
the different roles involved.
/5
5 Read the appeal. Write your cover letter for the role
in 200–300 words, explaining why you would be
suitable and what you can bring to it.
Volunteers needed to help develop and assist in our new ‘Care
in the Community’ programme. We are looking for creative,
caring, compassionate and enthusiastic people of any age to
help those in need who are still living independently.
/15
Total: /40
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