PROGRESS TEST 15
●Vocabulary
A.Look, read and match.
e.g. flip-flops 3.
suitcase
1. teddy-bear 4.
fireplace
2. grapes 5.
present 5p
B.Fill in the grid.
snowman daisy jacket ankle sad
bow-tie rose Santa thumb cheek
glad daffodil sleigh skirt wrist top
pleased reindeer bored hand snowdrop
WINTER CLOTHES BODY FLOWERS FEELINGS
10p
Reading and Writing
C.Read the text below about a festival in Spain.
Antonio lives in the city of Valencia in
Spain.Every year he goes to La Tomatina In
Buñol, a town near Valencia.The festival is on the
last Wednesday in August, when everyone comes
into the main square to throw tomatoes at each
other.
Before the fun begins, people cover the shop
windoes with plastic.Antonio always wears his
oldest clothes so he doesn’t get his best clothes
dirty.He also always puts his camera in a plastic
bag to keep it clean.In the morning trucks arrive
in the main square, the Plaza del Pueblo, bringing
more than 100,000 kilos of tomatoes.The fight
begins at 11 o’clock and always lasts for two
hours.At exactly 1 o’clock everyone stops.They
never throw tomatoes after 1 o’clock.They then
usually spend the rest of the day cleaning
themselves and the town! In the evening, Antonio
usually watches the fireworks, eats the local food
and sometimes joins in the dancing.
Are the sentences right or wrong?
1.Antonio comes from Buñol.
2.The festival is at the beginning of August.
3.Antonio never wears his best clothes to the festival.
4.Everyone buys tomatoes from a local shop.
5.The fight usually lasts for more than two hours.
6.Antonio always watches the fireworks.
7.Antonio sometimes dances.
14p
D. Read about New Year in Japan.Fill each space with one of the verbs
from the box in the correct form.Two of the verbs are negative.
stay begin eat (x2) go (x3) come clean
send watch listen drink ring enjoy
make receive do
Akiko Imai (1) ............. from Japan.Many young Japanese people
often (2) ............... away with their friends at New Year but Akiko
(3) ............. usually ............. , she (4) ............. at home with her family.
In Japan, New Year (5) ............... on 31st December.On that day, Akiko
(6) .............. TV and (7) ................ a special kind of pasta called soba.
At midnight(12 o’clock), she (8) ............... to the sound of the temple
bell ringing.It (9) ................ 108 times.On New Year’s Day, 1st January,
Akiko and her family (10) ............... sake, a kind of rice wine.After, they
all (11) ................ popular foods like rice cake and soup.It is a special
day for children because they (12) ................ some money in special
envelopes from their relatives.Before New Year’s Day, Japanese people
usually (13) ............... their houses, (14) ................. a lot of food and
(15) ................. a lot of shopping.Akiko often (16) ............... greetings cards
to her friends.New Year is one of the most important days in Japan
and Akiko always (17) ................ it because she (18) ................. to school
on that day!
9p
E. Read the article about a girl and a dolphin.
Choose the best word (A, B, or C) for each space.
One summer I went to Florida in the USA (0) ...on.... holiday.I said goodbye to my family at
the airport in London (1) ......... I flew to Miami.I stayed with my friend Maria.Her
grandfather had a boat and we (2) .......... to go sailing.We had (3) .......... lovely time sailing!
One morning I decided to sit on the side of the boat. Suddenly, I fell off into the sea.I didn’t
know how to swim (4) .......... well and I began to shout.Then, (5) .......... a minute I felt (6)
.......... push me nearer the boat. (7) ......... was a dolphin and he was trying to help me!
Maria heard me shout and her granfather pulled me back on the boat. I (8) .......... now
learnt to swim and I will always love dolphins!
example:
0 A on B at C in
1. A but B or C and
2. A wanted B wanting C want
3. A one B a C the
4. A very B such C enough
5. A before B after C since
6. A something B anything C nothing
7. A Him B I C It
8. A have B was C am
8p
F. Sort the sentences below into two notes.Match what they say with the
questions A and B.Re-write them on the emails.
I went to see my cousin
Sandro in New York. Last week I went to Thailand.
My friend Jo came with me and we had a
great time.
I stayed in a big hotel near the beach.
I went swimming and played tennis every day.
We went by plane from Heathrow airport.
A. Say: B. Say:
When you went why you went
Where you stayed who you went with
What you did how you travelled
Dear Gianni Dear Emilio
from from
10p
G.Grammar
What are the past simple forms of these irregular verbs?
20p
begin pay
catch say
choose speak
drink stand
fly think
grow wear
make write
meet do
H.Read the article and choose the correct word, A, B or C.
The Penguin
Penguins are a type of bird (0) ........ they are found
in Antarctica, South America and South Africa. (1)
........ are 17 different types of penguin (2) ........ each
kind lives in large groups.The largest penguin is
the Emperor penguin.
Penguins are birds (3) ....... they can’t fly! They
spend most of (4) ....... time swimming.They eat
fish (5) ....... they can swim for hundreds of
kilometres to look for food.Penguins sleep for a
few minutes at a time, at any time of the day or
night.They stand up (6) ......... they sit down to
sleep.
Penguins are black and white.These are good
colours (7) ........ they keep the penguins safe. (8)
......... backs are dark like the sea and so when (9)
......... swimming it’s hard to see them from the
air.The front of the penguin’s body is white like the
ice so no hungry animal can see it from under the
water.
0 A or B and C but
1 A There B Their C They’re
2 A and B because C but
3 A or B because C but
4 A their B there C they’re
5 A because B and C or
6 A or B but C because
7 A but B or C because
8 A There B They’re C Their
9 A they’re B there C their
9p
I.Join the sentences together using and, or, but or because.There can
sometimes be more than one answer.
e.g. I wanted a goldfish for my birthday.I really like them.
I wanted a goldfish for my birthday because I really like them.
1.Goldfish are easy to look after.They cost less to buy than a cat or a dog.
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2.Goldfish can live in a glass bowl.It is important to change the water every
week.
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3.You can put different things in your goldfish bowl, like a small castle.You can
grow plants in it.
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4.Give your goldfish food two to three times a day.Give it only a small amount.
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5.You can go on holiday.Don’t forget to ask a friend to look after your goldfish.
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10p
J. Correct the spelling and linking words in this email to a friend.
Elisa
You can go to the zoo in our town to see beers,
penguins, elefants.It is open every weekend
because we can go toogether.We can travell by
bus and go by car, if you want.I like the penguins
best but they swim so wel underwater.
See you son.
Elisa
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5p
