Name: ___________________________________
1 How many students does the university
Date:____________________________________
TEENS III
SECOND PROGRESS TEST
1 Listen to Sara talking about the
Scottish Highlands and then decide if the
sentences are true (T) or false (F).
Example: Sara was asked to describe the
place she likes most in the world. (T / F)
1 Sarah enjoys climbing mountains. (T / F)
2 Sarah finds it difficult to sleep at her
grandparent’s house. (T / F)
3 Sarah doesn’t like anything about cities.
(T / F)
4 Sarah doesn’t eat as healthy food at her
grandparents as in the city. (T / F)
5 Sarah doesn’t want to live in the Scottish
Highlands all the time. (T / F)
5 2 It’s _______________ today than
2 Read how Mark describes his home town
and then answer the questions.
My Home Town
I live in a town called Oxford. It is quite a big
town with museums and art galleries. In my
town, there is the Bodleian Library. It’s the
oldest library in the country, even older than
libraries in London. The University of Oxford is
one of the most famous universities in the world.
The university has more students than many
other towns of the same size. And lots of people
ride bikes in Oxford!
There is a big park in the middle of the town and
it has some very interesting plants. I think the
people in my town are the friendliest in the
world. Everyone smiles and people are happy.
My school is quite far away from my house, but I
enjoy biking through the town to school. Near
my house, there is the Town Hall. It’s a very old,
beautiful building. The rivers around Oxford are
very pretty and on the warmest days of the year,
people go on boats on the river.
There are some great places for young people to
go to, but the closest big city to Oxford is
London! London is only one hour away. It’s
bigger and more exciting than Oxford and there
is more to do there. My town is perfect for
people who have children and pets because
there are great parks to play in. I love my home
town!
Example: How does Mark describe the
Bodleian library?
It’s the oldest library in the country.
have?
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2 Where are there interesting plants?
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3 What is near to Mark’s house?
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4 What do people do on hot days?
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5 What is the nearest big city to Oxford?
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3 Complete the sentences. Use the
comparative or superlative of the words
in brackets.
Example: The winter is colder than the
autumn. (cold)
1 That is _______________ building in the
city – you can’t even see the top! (tall)
yesterday. (hot)
3 Green Park is _______________ away
from here. Let’s go to a park that is closer.
(far)
4 The UK is _______________ than the
Netherlands. The Netherlands is very flat.
(hilly)
5 He’s _______________ football player in
the team. (nice)
6 Did you know that hippos are
_______________ than lions?
(dangerous)
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4 Choose the correct alternative.
Example: That dress is the prettiest / more
pretty one in the shop.
1 When she passed her test she was the
happiest / happiest girl in the room.
2 My cousin’s house is as / more old as
ours. They’re both very old.
3 Jess isn’t as friendly / friendlier as John.
4 Why do you think the food magazine said
this place was the better / best restaurant
in the city?
5 Her fantastic exam results are more
amazing as / than mine as she was in
hospital for a long time this year.
6 He looks calm / calmer than an hour ago.
He was so angry before!
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5 Choose the correct noun from the box to 7 Match the sentence beginnings (1–6) with
match each definition. the correct endings (a–g).
bridge station cathedral park Excuse me, how a that blue house?
fountain monument art gallery do b at the end of the
1 Thanks road.
Example: You walk over a bridge to cross a
2 Excuse me, could c this street and the
river. museum is there.
you give me
1 That is the ___________ where you get d directions to the
the train. 3 Can you see
stadium?
2 A large public garden is called a 4 Excuse me, can e I find the castle?
___________. you tell me f a lot!
3 A ___________ pushes water into the air. 5 Turn left g how to get to the
4 A ___________ is like a church, but it’s 6 Go up Town Hall?
bigger.
5 We built the ___________ to remember
an important author from our city.
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6 An ___________ is where you see
paintings. Total 44
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6 Complete the dialogue with a word or an

expression from the box.
near in front of in the middle of
between over on the right
through
Sara Tell me how to get to your house from
the station.
Tom My house is very near to the station.
You can walk from the station to my
house in a few minutes.
Sara So, after I walk 1 ______________ the
station gates to the street outside, what
do I see?
Tom Well, 2 ______________ the station is
a hotel called ‘Star Hotel’ and 3
______________ of the hotel is a car
park. You go past the car park and
walk till you see a bridge. Go
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_____________ the bridge.
Sara Can you see the bridge from the
station?
Tom Yes.
Sara Okay, so once I am over the bridge,
what do I do then?
Tom You will see a row of terraced houses.
My house is 5 ______________ the
row. It is the yellow house, 6
______________ two pink houses.
You can’t miss it! It’s the brightest
house on the street!
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