Progress Test 11A (Unit 11)

Grammar and vocabulary

1. Complete the text with the correct 3. I remember the hotel that we stayed at. ___
relative pronouns (who or which).
4. Bob, who I know well, is married to Mia. ___
Stonehenge is a mystical place 1_________ was
built over 4,000 years ago. We don’t know much Mark: ___ / 4
about the people 2_________ built it or why. The
4. Complete the sentences with the correct
huge stones, 3_________ are more than 6 m
question tag.
high and weigh about 45 tons, come from an
area 30 km north of Stonehenge. The smaller 1. She often helps organize charity events,
ones are possibly from the Preseli Mountains in __________________?
Wales 4_________ are almost 400 km away. 2. It is irresponsible not to vote in elections,
Nobody knows how the stone was transported. __________________?
However, everybody 5_________ has visited
Stonehenge says it’s an interesting place. 3. You didn’t pay a fine,
__________________?
Mark: ___ / 5
4. Sort the rubbish, __________________?
2. Combine each pair of sentences with the
5. You can do that, __________________?
correct pronoun to create a defining or
non-defining relative clause. Mark: ___ / 5
1. A man visited me in hospital. He was kind.
5. Complete the text with the correct words
The man A–C.
____________________________.
I use my laptop to play games, and 1___ the
2. Elephants are the largest land mammals. web. One day, I switched it 2___, but nothing
They live in groups of ten or more adults. happened. First, I thought the battery had gone
3___ but then it started making a funny 4___ and
Elephants ___________________________.
completely 5___. I called Don, who’s good with
3. Last week I bought a TV. It’s already broken. computers. I was 6___ to know what was wrong.
Don said it was nothing 7___. A laptop is just an
The TV _____________________________. 8___ which doesn’t last forever. It’s 9___ that

4. The farmer’s name was Fred. He sold us 10 over time, it will stop working. So, the only 10___
lb of potatoes. is buying a new one!

The farmer __________________________. 1. A go online B surf C explore

5. Andrew met me at a shop. Do you know it? 2. A − B off C on

Do you ___________________________? 3. A broken B crash C dead

6 She saw the pen. It was lying on the ground. 4. A nose B noise C space

She _______________________________. 5. A broken B broke down C out of order

Mark: ___ / 6 6. A curious B critical C careful

7. A predictable B on purpose C extraordinary
3. Decide if the relative pronouns which,
who and that are necessary in the 8. A invent B inventor C invention
sentences. If necessary, tick (✓) the
sentence, if not, cross it out. 9. A likely B like C liked

1. The book which is on the table is Sue’s. ___ 10. A solve B solution C solving

2. The man who you saw is my cousin. ___ Mark: ___ / 10

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 Listening

6. [24] Listen to four short texts about

UFOs and match the statements A–L
with the four texts. There are two extra
sentences.
A The speaker believes UFOs do exist, because
some people may have seen them. ___
B The speaker does not believe UFOs exist.
___
C The speaker says some trained people have
seen something like UFOs. ___
D The speaker says a UFO disappeared just like
the Loch Ness Monster. ___
E The light of a UFO made it impossible for the
speaker to see. ___
F The speaker admits, he cannot understand
things like UFOs. ___
G The speaker would laugh at anyone who
would tell him they had seen a UFO. ___
H The speaker believes that scientists who study
stars and the universe would be the first to see a
UFO. ___
I The speaker thinks that educated people don’t
believe in UFOs. ___
J The speaker says all the photos of UFOs are
just false and are not real photos. ___
K The speaker said he first thought a storm was
coming, but then realised it was a UFO. ___
L The speaker said the UFO moved slowly
towards him. ___

Mark: ___ / 10

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 Reading
7. Read the text and decide if the statements 1–4 are true (T) or false (F).
ANIMALS and our IMMUNE SYSTEM
Pigs have known for a long time, what doctors and scientists have just learned: dirt is good for you. Well,
at least some dirt. One recent Swiss study of eight hundred children found that children who live on a farm
close to cows, horses, geese and other farm animals do not suffer from asthma and allergies later in life.
The same is true for city kids growing up with pets in the home such as dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters or
even rats and mice. In both cases, scientists proved that children who have more contact with dirt and
animal waste develop a stronger disease fighting immune system.

1. In Switzerland a lot of children live in dirt. 3. Keeping rats or mice

___ is good for children’s health. ___
2. The research studied life of children on 4. Children who don’t live in contact with
farms. ___ animals fall ill more easily. ___

Mark: ___ / 4

8. Read three short texts about computers. For questions 1–6 circle the correct answer A–C.
Computers are improving all the time. What is most important is that computer memory is increasing.
Experts say that the amount of memory in a typical desktop computer gets twice as big, every eighteen
months. Modern computers have a million times more memory than those of the 1980s and they are much
cheaper. So why do we need so much memory? It isn’t because we have a lot more documents to keep,
but because we do much more complex things with our desktop and laptop computers. A lot of other
electronic devices use memory, too. Mobile phones and tablets need a lot of it as well, for example, to
keep your contact details, save text messages, surf the web or watch videos online.

1. The text is about … 2. More memory is needed to …

A progress in modern technology. A keep more and more documents.
B different functions of computers. B manage more complicated operations.
C the complexity of electronic devices. C keep lots of contact details and download
videos.

Interviewer Nowadays, everyone uses a computer and viruses are a real threat. I hope you will find the
information from Dr Josh Bennet, an expert on computer viruses, useful. Dr Bennet, who writes them?
Dr Bennet Well, most writers of viruses are teenagers who are keen computer programmers. And most
of them live in Europe and Asia, because the American government carefully controls how people use the
internet.
Interviewer Why do people write viruses?
Dr Bennet To show that they are very good at creating new computer programmes – 99% of the viruses
that they create stay in the programmers’ computers.
Interviewer How do we get them?
Dr Bennet They are sent to our computers via email attachments which lead to a lot of problems when
we open them. Then the viruses tell a computer to delete everything on the hard disc. The next time
somebody turns on their computer, the instructions are followed. The easiest way to stop viruses entering
your computer is to never open email attachments.
Interviewer OK, so we must be careful with attachments. Dr Bennet, thank you for your explanation.

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 3. Most computer viruses … 4. To avoid viruses, email attachments …

A immediately delete the hard disc. A should never be opened.
B remain in programmers’ computers. B must be opened with great care.
C are written by teenagers from the USA. C from Europe and Asia must not be opened.

Hi Vicky,
Thanks for your last email. It appears that it’s not only your mother who ‘fights’ with modern technology. My
dad also seems to have quite similar problems.
My dad hates anything to do with modern technology. I think he’s afraid he won’t know how to use it
properly. He says that he tries to understand why people love sending emails or using mobile phones, but
he can’t. I tell him that everyone uses these methods because they are so quick, and guess what, he says
that he still prefers to follow the old-fashioned ways. He has to travel a lot in his job and wherever he goes
he always sends me a postcard. It’s nice, but it never arrives before he gets back.
So that’s my dad for you. Do you think there is any hope for them both?
Love,
James

5. In his letter, James wanted to … 6. James …

A make fun of his father. A likes getting postcards.
B prove that his father is old-fashioned. B believes his dad will learn to use
technology.
C persuade Vicky not to meet his father.
C says Vicky’s mum is better with
technologies than his dad.

Mark: ___ / 6

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