Pre-intermediate Progress Test Units 10–12B

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the word in CAPITALS.
1 The Beatles were the most successful group of
the 20th century. SUCCESS
2 It’s is the most
bed I’ve ever slept in.
My back really hurts. COMFORT
3 The
was caught stealing a jacket in
the supermarket. SHOP
4 The nightlife here is
. The clubs stay
open until 6.00 a.m. WONDER
5 The concert was cancelled because four of the
were ill. MUSIC
6 His daughter wants to be a well-known
like him. POLITICS

Listening
1 Track 7 Listen to the phone conversation and
underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Judy is phoning Ralph c
a) in London.
b) from Los Angeles.
c) from her house.
2 Ralph
a) is not a successful actor.
b) works in the film business.
c) has just finished making a film.

3 Judy has
a) already booked her flight to L.A.
b) just looked at some possible flights.
c) already visited Ralph in L.A.
4 Ralph won’t have a break until
a) 25th May.
b) the beginning of June.
c) 21st May.
5 Judy is planning to go to Los Angeles for
a) two or three weeks.
b) a month.
c) two months.
6 Ralph thinks that Judy and her friends should
a) go to a hotel in Beverley Hills.
b) share a house with eight bathrooms.
c) stay at his house in Los Angeles.

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5 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
remote
internet
prison

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2 Track 8 Listen and underline the main stressed
syllables (1 or 2) in the sentences.
1 What’s the nightlife like? (1)

2 We were told not to come . (2)
3 I’m really sorry about that. (1)
4 I’m afraid I totally disagree. (1)
5 Have you booked the ticket yet? (1)
6 She’s just spoken to John. (2)
7 Would you like me to speak to them? (1)
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Vocabulary and grammar

addict
driving
affairs

download
system sharing
jams
historical

1 I don’t know how we used to watch TV without a
remote control.
2 You can see all our holiday photos on this photo
site.
3 I never go to see
dramas. They never
get the facts right.
4 If I don’t stop using the computer so much, I’ll
turn into an internet
.
5 Traffic

will be reduced if they
improve the public transport
.
6 If they read the newspaper more often, they’d
know more about current
.
7 She said she was going to call me on her
phone.
8 Have you used a musicsite yet? You
can put it all on your MP3 player.
9 If he’s caught for drink
again, he’ll
get a
sentence.

3 Rearrange the letters and write the last word in
each group.
1 fraud
murder
theft
fritgafit graffiti
2 arrest
shoot
break in altse
3 shoplifter thief
criminal gejdu
4 fax
postcard email
asmp
5 bored

lonely
confused azmdae
6 drama
thriller
musical dcmeyo
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Pre-intermediate Progress Test Units 10–12B

6 Underline the correct alternative.
1 He hasn’t heard if he’s got the job just / yet .
2 If you don't study / ’ll study, you can’t / ’ll never
be able to go to college.
3 If she have / had more money, she’d be happier.
4 You said / told us you’d be here by six o’clock.
5 My grandmother’s sixty-two and she’s already / ’s
just learnt to drive.
6 If she doesn’t feel / ‘ll feel nervous, she’ll give a
great performance.
7 If you join a social networking site, you make / ’ll
make a lot of new friends.
8 They already have / 've already eaten three cakes.
Don’t give them any more.
9 She was chosen / chose to swim in the Olympic
team.

10 What does / 's the weather like there in summer?
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7 Complete the text with the correct alternative,
a) b) or c).
1
c a child, I always wanted to be an air hostess.
Now they’re called flight attendants. I 2
no
idea what the job was like but I dreamt of travelling
to faraway, romantic places. When I 3
nine, I
was already anxious to 4
preparing myself for
the job. I wrote a letter to the British airline
company, BOAC. I 5
them what qualifications
were needed. I was 6
when I got a reply. It
said, ‘If you 7
to be an air hostess, you 8
to speak at least two foreign languages. Please
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to us again when you are eighteen.’ I started
studying French and Spanish as soon as I could and
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forward to flying all over the world. But
when I was eighteen, I was persuaded to go to
university. I didn’t become a flight attendant in the
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my life travelling to faraway,
romantic places.
1 a) Like
b) When
c) As
2 a) didn’t have b) had
c) ’ve had
3 a) was
b) had
c) became
4 a) be started
b) started
c) start
5 a) asked
b) asked to
c) was asked
6 a) nervous
b) confused
c) amazed
7 a) ’ll want
b) want
c) wanted
8 a) ’d be able b) must
c) ’ll need
9) a) write
b) to write
c) don’t write
10 a) have lookedb) looked
c) was looked
11 a) spend

b) have spent
c) was spent

Reading
8 Complete the article with sentences a)–f).
1
a On 8th August 1963, fifteen men stopped the
Glasgow-to-London mail train and stole £2.6
million. Wearing ski masks, they climbed onto the
train in a quiet area outside London, and got away
with 120 bags full of bank notes.
2
. £2.6 million was a record amount in those
days. It would be worth around £50 million in
today’s money.
3
. They left too many clues and the police
managed to catch them. They were given a total of
300 years in prison sentences between them.
4
And it was Ronnie Biggs who became the
most famous. Biggs escaped from prison in a
furniture van in 1965, after serving only fifteen
months of his sentence.
5
. He then moved to Australia, and finally to
Rio de Janeiro, where he had a son. As the father of
a Brazilian child, he could not be sent back to
Britain. He became a well-known local figure and
lived a free life for thirty-six years.

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. He was in very bad health and he wanted to
go home. When he arrived back at Heathrow airport,
he was arrested and put in prison again. One of the
most famous news stories of the 20th century finally
came to an end.
a) The Great Train Robbery was probably the most
famous British crime in the 20th century.
b) However, the gang didn’t get time to enjoy the
money.
c) He went to Spain and changed his appearance
with plastic surgery.
d) In 2001, Biggs was in the headlines again.
e) Because of the publicity, some gang members
became celebrities.
f) It was a huge news story that captured the
imagination of the British public.

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Pre-intermediate Progress Test Units 10–12B

Speaking

Writing


9 Match 1–6 to responses a)–f).
1 Could you recommend a good French restaurant in
the town? a
2 I think children see too much violence on
television.
3 Could you help me?
4 Shall I phone for a taxi?
5 Excuse me. Could I speak to the manager?
6 Would you be able to drive me to the station this
afternoon?

11 Replace words 1–11 with pronouns.
My friend Ellen lives in Sydney, Australia.
1
Ellen moved there five years ago when she married
Pete. I went to see 2Ellen and Pete last year. 3Ellen
and Pete love the city. 4The city is on the south-east
coast of Australia, on the Pacific Ocean. 5Ellen and
Pete think 6Sydney is one of the most beautiful cities
in the world. Ellen likes the people there because
7
the people are very friendly. Ellen and Pete love
having barbecues. 8Ellen and Pete have 9barbecues
every weekend if the weather is good. They also
love the beaches. 10The beaches are full of young
people surfing early in the mornings. The nightlife is
wonderful, with a lot of restaurants and clubs. I
really enjoyed 11the nightlife when I was there.
1 She

2 __
3 __
4 __
5 __
6 __
7 __
8 __
9 __
10 __
11 __

a) No, I’m afraid there isn’t one.
b) Hang on. I’ll just check in my diary.
c) Just a moment. I’ll call her.
d) That’s true, but I don’t think it hurts them that
much.
e) No, that won’t be necessary, thank you.
f) Of course. What’s the problem?
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10 Complete the conversations with a)–f).
Conversation one
A: I bought this laptop yesterday but it doesn’t
work.
B: 1 c
A: Of course I have!
B: 2

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Conversation two
A: Would it be possible to get tickets for the opera
tonight?
B: 3
A: That would be wonderful.
B: 4
A: Just two, please.
Conversation three
A: I thought the last James Bond film was rubbish!
B: 5
A: What did you like about it?
B: 6

12 Write a comment for a discussion board.
Agree or disagree with ONE of the statements
1–3 below, giving your reasons. Write 75–100
words.
Celebrities make life more fun.
It would be wonderful to be famous.
Technology is a waste of time.
I totally agree/disagree with this statement.

a) How many would you like?
b) I thought the acting was much better than in the
earlier films.
c) Have you tried turning it on?
d) OK. We’ll look into it right away.
e) Yes, of course. Do you want me to get them for
you?
f) I’m afraid I totally disagree.


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