Gold Experience B2 Progress test 7

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Grammar
1 Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Use between two and five words, including
the word given.
1 I think it would be a good idea to cancel the match.

BE

I think the match should be cancelled.

2 Sharon moved schools because some kids were bullying her.

WAS

Sharon moved school because she ________________________________ some kids.

3 I must ask someone to clean the fans on my computer.

HAVE

I must ________________________________ my computer cleaned.

4 The teacher gave us a book to read over the holidays.

WERE

We ________________________________ to read over the holidays by our teacher.

5 The teacher let us have our lesson outside yesterday.

TO

We ________________________________ our lesson outside yesterday.

6 Jack will play the role of the king in our performance.

BE

The role of the king ________________________________ in our performance.

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 2 Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given.
1 The guide gave us a tour of the museum.

We were given a tour of the museum by the guide.

2 I need to do this homework before I go out.

This homework ______________________________________________________________ .

3 Theyre surveying all the shoppers about the new shopping mall.

All the shoppers ______________________________________________________________ .

4 You ought to back up your files regularly.

Your files ___________________________________________________________________ .

5 My dad paid someone to service his car last weekend.

My dad had _________________________________________________________________ .

6 My parents made me sit in the back seat of the car when I was very young.

I __________________________________________________________________________ .

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 Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
1 We havent ________ anything wrong!

A made B done C had

2 Have you ________ up for the swimming competition yet?

A written B enrolled C signed

3 Suzanne gets ________ well with everybody!

Aon B in C at

4 Is it traditional to ________ a hat at weddings in your country?

A carry B use C wear

5 Theres something going ________ in the High Street. Lets check it out!

Aover Bon C out

6 My parents were sitting in the front ________ of the audience when I was in the concert.

A row B part C line

4 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1 Ive taken/written three exams in the last week!
2 Weve got to do/make a decision soon.
3 We were doing/making an experiment when the test tube exploded!
4 The teacher set/made up an activity and then left us to carry on while she got some books from
the staff room.
5 I know youve started emailing her, but why dont you get/go one step further and invite her to
the party?
6 Failing is OK as long as youve done/made your best.

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 Listening
5 You will hear a teacher talking to a class about plans for the term. Complete each
sentence with one or two words.
1 The first unit of the book that the students will be studying is ____________ .

2 The students next exams will take place in ____________ .

3 The teacher wants to change who the students work with when they do ____________ .

4 During the term the students will have the opportunity to watch an English TV ____________
series.

5 For the party the students will make ____________ for everyone to eat.

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 Reading
A Alan
It was a bit of a shock to the system as I remember! One minute I was happily going to a school just
down the end of my road in a class of about twenty and with some cool teachers and close friends
the next I found myself in this enormous school full of strangers and having to travel on a bus for nearly
an hour every morning to get there. My dad had changed jobs and we had to move from a small country
town to a big city, about 300 miles away. My first day was terrifying. It just seemed as if the corridors
were endless and there was someone waiting to bully you round every corner. The teachers could have
helped me more I think. It was pretty obvious that I was having problems, but in a big school like that
you become quite anonymous and just have to get on with it. It took me a long time, but in the end I got
used to it. But not until after my work and grades had suffered quite a bit.
B Greg
In my area you change school when youre eleven. My move involved going from a small school where
you had the same teacher all day long who knew you really well to a big secondary school where no
one knew you at all! However, it wasnt as bad as it could have been. Wed been prepared well and
wed all visited the big school a couple of times before we moved, so we knew roughly what to expect
about the teaching methods and the layout of the school. I had two older sisters there too, so they gave
me a lot of advice. Another good thing was that all my classmates from my previous school went with
me and they kept groups of us together in the different classes. OK, it was a different way of learning
and it took a while to get used to changing classrooms for the different lessons and having to get to
know a range of teachers as well as new classmates, but after a week or two the new school became as
familiar as the old one had been.
C Jeff
I had to leave my old secondary school when I was fourteen because my parents werent happy with the
progress I was making. They were also unhappy with the mates I was going around with. I have to say
that I did have a few discipline issues and I had more detentions than I can count. I guess I simply
didnt enjoy studying and it was more fun to mess around in class. Anyway, I did badly in exams and to
be honest I think the school were about to expel me for getting mixed up in some fighting outside
school, so my parents made the decision to take me out and send me to a different school in another part
of town. At first I was furious. I couldnt see my mates anymore and the teachers were a lot stricter.
They made me work harder than Id ever done before. Looking back it was the best decision my parents
could have taken, but it certainly didnt feel like it at the time!

6 Read the texts and match the questions (15) with the people (AC).
Which writer
1 believes the change was of great benefit to him? ____
2 blames the staff for some of the problems he faced? ____
3 found the change easier than he had expected? ____
4 had to adapt to the way classes were organised? ____
5 felt as if no one knew who he was? ____

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 Writing
7 Read the task in Exercise 8. Tick () the phrases that you should include. Put a cross (X)
for the phrases you should NOT include.
1 He made my school life unhappy. ____
2 Because of him I decided to study languages at university. ____
3 He was always kind and answered our questions. ____
4 He was my sisters teacher and I liked him a lot. ____
5 I cant remember him very well I think his name was Frank. ____

Total: 50

8 You have seen this advertisement in an international student magazine. Write your article
in 140190 words.
My favourite teacher!
Everyone has a favourite teacher someone who theyll always remember. Write an article
about your favourite teacher, explaining why youll always remember this person. Send us your
article and well print the best articles next month.

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