Progress Test 1

Reading Comprehension

My name is Ben and I come from Australia. I am 24 years old and I live in a small town
near Sidney called Branton. I don’t have a job now, but normally I clean shop windows.
I am not married but I live with my very beautiful girlfriend, Maria, in a nice house in
Branton. We don’t have any children yet, maybe next year. My girlfriend is an actress,
but she isn’t very famous. She acts in a small theatre in our town. On the weekend, we
like to go swimming in a big lake near our house. I normally get up at eight o’clock, but
on Thursday I get up at six o’clock because that is when I run in the park.

1. Ben lives in Sidney, Australia.

Answer: F (The passage mentions that Ben lives in a small town near Sydney called
Branton.)
2. Ben is 26 years old.
Answer: F (The passage mentions that Ben is 24 years old.)
3. Ben’s normal job is cleaning windows.
Answer: T (The passage states that normally Ben cleans shop windows.)
4. Ben is single.
Answer: F (The passage mentions that Ben lives with his girlfriend, Maria.)
5. Ben doesn’t have any children.
Answer: T (The passage states that they don't have any children yet.)
6. Ben’s girlfriend works in the local theatre.
Answer: T (The passage mentions that Ben's girlfriend, Maria, is an actress and works in
a small theatre in their town.)
7. They go swimming in the river on the weekend.
Answer: F (The passage mentions that they go swimming in a big lake near their house,
not a river.)
8. Ben usually gets up at eight o’clock.
Answer: T (The passage mentions that Ben normally gets up at eight o'clock.)
9. Ben plays tennis on Thursdays.
Answer: F (The passage mentions that on Thursdays, Ben runs in the park, not plays
tennis.)
10. Ben gets up early on Thursdays.
Answer: T (The passage mentions that on Thursdays, Ben gets up at six o'clock to run in
the park.)

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Use of English

● Mary is an excellent assistant. __________ always prepares everything on time.

a. she
b. her
c. he

● Where is Peter? Please, tell _____________ to come to my office.

a. he
b. his
c. him

● There ____________ approximately 300 Pizza Express restaurants around the world.
a. are
b. is
c. am

● Pizza Express ____________ 7,000 employees.

a. have
b. haves
c. has

● Ben ____________ a girlfriend.

a. haves
b. has
c. havs

● How ______________ do jazz musician play in PizzaExpress?

a. often
b. old
c. frequent

● She ______________.
a. always does sports
b. does always sports
c. does sports always

● What ________________
a. does Ben’s girlfriend?
b. Ben’s girlfriend do?
c. does Ben’s girlfriend do?

● How old ____________ Kati Varga?

a. are
b. is
c. am

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 ● ______________________ No he isn’t.
a. Ben is married?
b. Is Ben married?
c. Is married Ben?

● What _____________________
a. Ian sells?
b. does Ian sell?
c. do Ian sell?

● ______________________________. Yes, it is.

a. Is a special company Pizza Express?
b. Pizza Express is a special company?
c. Is Pizza Express a special company?

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Writing
Describe a usual day in your life, either on a weekday or the weekend. Write a short
paragraph using present tense and include the frequency adverbs we have learned.

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 Vocabulary

a. Complete the chart:

Country Nationality

Turkey Turkish

China Chinese

The United States American

England English

Japan Japanese

Argentina Argentinian

b. Complete the chart:

man father husband son brother boyfriend

woman mother wife daughter sister girlfriend

c. Write the following numbers in letters:

 1: One
 13: Thirteen
 18: Eighteen
 22: Twenty-two
 60: Sixty
 101: One hundred one