Units 7–9 Progress Test

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 4 The woman that logo won the award is a friend

of mine. _____________
1 Circle the correct options. 5 Marketing companies often target people
AIDAN Did you remember 1mailing / to mail that which use social media a lot. ____________
letter, Carla?
6 Peter, that has been a friend of mine for more
CARLA I think so. I did it yesterday when I went out than ten years, works in advertising.
2
to buy / buying some bread. I never forget ______________
3
doing / to do things like that.
5
AIDAN Are you sure you mailed it?
CARLA Of course I am. I wouldn’t forget something 4 Match the beginnings (1–6) with the endings (a–f)
like that. I remember 4putting / to put it in to make sentences.
the mailbox just before I saw my friend Mia 1 Has anybody f
and stopped 5talking / to talk to her 2 No one commented
because she was looking a little down. 3 This is a really interesting product and
AIDAN I’m still a bit worried about my letter. 4 Some of the people who commented
CARLA Can I suggest 6to mail / mailing it yourself on my blog
next time? It might be easier. 5 I’ll help you this time, but you need to learn
5 6 A lot of ads try to make us
a were arguing with each other.
2 Complete the questions with the simple past
b on my post on the music forum, and I was really
form of the verbs in parentheses.
disappointed.
1 What did you post (you / post) online c how to operate the camera yourself.
yesterday? d compare ourselves to others.
e that’s why everybody likes it so much.
2 Who (you / see) at the party f seen my cell phone?
last Saturday?
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3 What (happen) after class on 5 Circle the correct options.
Wednesday? Leo and Laura were talking about books they had
4 Who (help) you with your read recently. Leo asked Laura
1
homework? what her favorite book was / what was her
favorite book. Laura admitted that she didn’t
5 Which country (win) the last have a particular favorite, but that she liked a lot
World Cup? of different books. Leo then asked Laura if she
2
6 What brand of toothpaste did like / liked science fiction books. Laura said
(you / buy) last week? that she 3has read / had read a lot of science
fiction. Leo told her that he was a big fan of
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science fiction himself and asked Laura if she
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3 Correct the underlined mistakes in the reads / was reading a science fiction book at the
sentences. moment. She told him that she was reading The
1 Black Friday is the day what most Americans go Hunger Games and asked Leo if he 5had read /
shopping. when / that has read it. He said that he hadn’t, and she
promised 6lending / to lend it to him.
2 Some people which advertise products on their
blogs are paid a lot of money. ___________
3 This is the website which I buy music online.
_____________

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VOCABULARY 5

6 Circle the correct options. LISTENING

1 She was very hopeful / glad that so many 9 Listen to an interview. Check (✓) five more
people had helped her after the accident.
things that the speaker talks about.
2 I always feel really insecure / satisfied after I’ve
1 Millions of people are afraid of flying. ✓
cleaned my room.
2 Most airplane accidents are caused
3 Her story was very funny, and we were all
by bad weather.
amused / peaceful.
3 You have a one in 10 million chance
4 The cold, gray weather is making everyone feel
of being on a plane that is involved
hurt / down today.
in an accident.
5 I don’t know where to go for my vacation, but
4 You have a greater chance of becoming
I’ll have to make up my mind / change my mind
the next president of your country.
soon.
5 Traveling by train or ship is much more
6 Always cross your mind / bear in mind that you
dangerous.
can’t use a calculator in the exam.
6 Traveling in a car is 100 times more
5 dangerous than flying.
7 Complete with the words in the box. 7 Taking a virtual reality flight can help
reduce your anxiety.
ad blocker advertise brand comment
reviews shut down 8 Talking to the pilot is a good idea.
9 Slow, regular breathing can help
1 It’s important to read reviews before you
you relax.
choose a new cell phone.
5
2 Most major companies now
online. 10 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true) or
F (false)?
3 We always buy the same of
breakfast cereal. 1 The best solution is to know some facts
about flying. T
4 If you’re tired of seeing so many ads online, you
can use an . 2 The risk of a flying accident is pretty high.____
5 I’ve decided to some of my social 3 Planes are almost always completely
media accounts. safe in turbulence. ____
6 Jason likes to on people’s posts. 4 If you fly regularly, eventually you will
stop worrying about it. ____
5
5 Listening to music or reading a book
8 Unscramble the words in parentheses to can take your mind off flying. ____
complete the text.
6 Don’t talk to the person next to you
A couple in Texas 1 complained (noapecmild) that
they had become sick after eating seafood in a local
because they might also be afraid
restaurant. They 2 (dilcame) that of flying. ____
they had been sick for more than a week and 10
3
(isdentis) that their illness had
been caused by the seafood. They 4
(nundeacon) that they would be seeking $100,000 in
compensation from the company that owns the
restaurant. The company denied that its food was
responsible and 5 (tilepanty)
explained that, as no other guests had become sick
that evening, the couple had invented the story.
6
(aleuntvely), the couple
admitted that their story was a lie.

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READING
Advertising is Getting Smarter
How often have you looked through a website and
been amazed at an ad that seems to suit you
perfectly? It might be for a shampoo that you have
just been thinking of trying. Or a new sports watch
that some of your friends have been
recommending. Sometimes, it almost seems like
some marketing companies know us as well as the
people closest to us - or even better.
We leave behind a digital footprint whenever we
go online. Companies can collect information not
only about what websites we visit, but also about
what device we are using and even where we are
at the time. Gradually, a detailed picture can be
built about us. For marketing companies, this
personal information is extremely valuable
because eventually, they can make pretty accurate
guesses about the type of things we want to spend
money on. Then they can make ads that are aimed
directly at us.
Some people claim that, in some ways, this might
be good news for us, as well as for the companies
that are trying to sell us things. As the computers
that collect our data become smarter, the ads they
make are much more likely to interest us. After a
while, we will become less likely to see ads for
things we would never buy. The ads may even help
us improve our lives by encouraging us to follow
our interests and goals.
However, many people are concerned about
marketing companies reaching into our private
lives even when we are not online. Already, it’s
possible for cameras to scan our faces, figure out
how old we are, and identify if we are male or
female. These cameras can also provide
information about how we feel based on our facial
expressions. Some companies have started using
this technology to discover more about who is
walking into a store, how long they spend there,
how they feel about the products on display, as
well as what people buy.
In a sense, companies are learning how to read
people’s minds. Whether or not we should be glad
about this becoming a regular part of our lives is
something we all need to consider.
11 Read the text. Number the ideas (a–f) in the
order that they are mentioned (1–6).
a These ads can be useful for customers.
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b Online ads often show us what we
have been looking for. 1
c Our personal data is important
to companies.
d Companies get information about
our location when we go online.
e We should discuss if we want
companies to collect our data.
f New technology allows companies to
get information based on how we look.
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12 Read the text again. Circle the correct options.
1 The writer gives the examples of a watch and a
… to talk about ads that are shown just to you.
a beauty product b website
2 The writer suggests that some companies
understand us better than … do.
a we ourselves b our friends and family
3 According to the article, companies can get
information about the … .
a machines we use
b people we communicate with
4 The data that marketing companies collect is
useful because it helps create less … ads.
a general b expensive
5 The article says that marketing companies can
get data from people who … .
a only shop online b shop in stores
6 The best summary of the final paragraph is: … .
a Marketing companies are developing ways
to understand our private thoughts
b Marketing companies want to control how
we behave
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13 Circle the words and phrases in the box in the
text. Match them with the definitions (1–6).
after a while amazed discover eventually
glad gradually
1 very surprised amazed
2 find something ______________
3 little by little ______________
4 after some time ______________
5 in the end ______________
6 pleased and happy ______________
WRITING
14 Circle the correct options.
___________________________
___________________________
The new River compact tablet is a great new
product. It is very good value and much cheaper
___________________________
than many of its competitors. ___________________________
1
it is designed to be used / it allows you to when ___________________________
you are traveling or on vacation. You can take it ___________________________
everywhere with you, even to the beach.
2
0ne of its best features is / it also allows you to
___________________________
that it comes with a range of apps, and you can ___________________________
easily download free apps to add to the ones ___________________________
already built in. 30ne of its best features is / ___________________________
It also allows you to take pictures and make
videos with its camera mode. A microphone is ___________________________
also 4included / designed so you can record ___________________________
yourself and your friends.
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___________________________
It is designed to be used /
___________________________
The one thing that’s missing is a high quality
speaker, so it’s not great for playing music. ___________________________
However, it’s one of the best products on the ___________________________
market at that price, and I can’t 6suggest / ___________________________
recommend it enough.
___________________________
5 ___________________________
15 Write a review of a product. Use the prompts ___________________________
below to help you. ___________________________
Write at least 140 words. ___________________________
• Make a list of its features. ___________________________
• Say what you like and dislike about it. ___________________________
• Say whether you would recommend it or not.
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TOTAL SCORE 100

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