Progress Test 2

Student name: Demetre Kandelaki

Class:
Date: 4.12.2020
Score: / 40 points
Mark:

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.

The other day I (1)was checking (check) my emails when I (2)saw (see) one from a clothes shop. It said, ‘You
(3) could (can) be the winner of a special prize!’ and it asked me to give my address and telephone number. I
(4) was typing (type) in my details when my sister came in. She saw what I was doing and shouted ‘Stop!’ She
said it was a fraud and it wasn’t really a clothes shop. I’m so happy I (5)did not give (not give) them my details.

Score:/ 5

VOCABULARY

2 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the text.

When the police (1) investigate a case, they normally look for evidence. If there’s no evidence, they can’t(2)
accuse anyone of the crime. They analyse the evidence carefully and when they are ready, they question the(3)
suspect . They only (4)charge that person when they think they can(5)prove the case.

1 A suspect B accuse C investigate

2 A charge B accuse C collect

3 A boss B detective C suspect

4 A charge B analyse C collect

5 A investigate B question C prove

Score:/ 5

3 Complete the sentences with one preposition in each gap.

1 I was cleaning my room yesterday and I came across an old diary.

2 Detectives are looking for two men in a black car. They escaped from the police station this morning.
3 Can you find out when the exam starts?
4 The police are looking for the theft of a computer from the school. They’re questioning teachers and students.
5 Nobody knew where the stolen jewellery was, but it turned up in New York three years ago.

Score:/ 5
USE OF ENGLISH

4 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words.

1 I discovered that Mary and Roy are getting married.

I found out Mary and Roy are getting married.
2 I walked through the park and saw your cat.
While I was walking through the park, I saw your cat.
3 The police had no idea who stole the money.
The police couldn’t find out who stole the money.
4 They’re arresting that old man for stealing money from a bank.
They’re arresting that old man because he stole money from a
bank.
5 My teacher is investigating the possibility of a trip to the science museum.
My teacher is looking into the possibility of a trip to the science museum.
6 We were in the middle of a computer game and Jackie called.
Jackie called while we were playing a computer game.
7 After searching for an hour, Jane came across her wallet in the car.
After searching for an hour, Jane find her wallet in the car.
8 They drove home and stopped at the supermarket on the way.
They stopped at the supermarket when they were driving home.
9 While the detective was looking at the evidence, he made a surprising discovery.
The detective made a surprising discovery, when he was looking at the evidence.
10 We looked everywhere for the watch but we didn’t find it.
We looked everywhere for the watch but it didn’t come up.

Score:/ 10

READING

For over 17 years, Shaun Greenhalgh and his elderly parents, George and Olive, sold copies of real famous paintings and
statues to museums and art dealers all over the world. (1) Why did no one think that these pieces of art were not real?
Where did Shaun learn to copy art so cleverly? No one knows the answers to these questions! The man himself is
definitely not talking about it!

(2) The story of Shaun’s arrest shocked the whole art world. They are calling this one of the biggest art crimes in history.
Everyone is amazed that no one suspected the family for such a long time. When the police finally found them, the family
was living in a small house in Bolton. (3) Shaun did his work in a shed in the garden. This was where he made his amazing
copies – everything from paintings and drawings to statues and plates.
 Shaun worked with tools from a local shop and used tea to make the objects look old. The work didn’t take him long either.
(4) Shaun did the copies and then his father, 84-year-old George, took them to museums and galleries to sell them. George
invented stories about Shaun’s art to persuade the museums to buy it. (5) The British Museum, The Tate Modern and other
famous places all bought copies from the family.

Some experts believe that Shaun’s art had a value of more than ten million pounds and the family probably made over a
million pounds from their crimes. So why were they still living in an old house? (6) No one knows. Many people believe that
Shaun copied the art work because he couldn’t sell his own paintings and statues, not to make money. He just wanted to be
a real artist.

5. Read the article about art fraud and answer the questions.

1 What did Shaun and his parents sell?

sold copies of real famous paintings and statues to museums and art dealers all over the world

2 Why did the story shock the art world?

Because, no one suspected the family for such a long time

3 Where did Shaun make his copies?

Shaun did his work in a shed in the garden

4 What did George do with the art?

Shaun did the copies and then his father, 84-year-old George, took them to museums and galleries to
sell them.

5 How much money do some people think Shaun’s family made from selling the art?
Some experts believe that Shaun’s art had a value of more than ten million pounds and the family
probably made over a million pounds from their crimes

6 What did the family do with the money?

No one knows.

Score:/ 6

Writing

6. You borrowed your friend’s bicycle and left it outside a shop. Someone stole the bicycle when you were in the shop.
Tell your friend what happened and apologise.

Hi Luke

How are you? Do you remember, that I borrowed your bicycle, because I wanted to enjoy cycling, but something
terrible happened. When I was riding a bike, I suddenly felt thirsty, that’s why I entered the shop and left the bike.
Suddenly someone stole the bicycle, when I was in the store. I am very sorry about the bike and apologies, if it’s very
important for you, I promise, I will buy a new one.

Score:/ 9