Progress test

A/ 9th grade

1. Replace the incorrect word or expression in bold with a correct one. More than one answer
may be possible.

1. I met my current boyfriend during I was studying at university. _____________

2. At this time, I was walking down the stairs, I tripped, fell down and broke my arm.
______________
3. We were waiting for the bus as suddenly a man ran towards us waving a knife.
_____________
4. The train had left previously we arrived at the station. ______________
5. Your teacher will be a bit late this morning, and should arrive by 10 o’clock. By the time,
please work on your projects. __________________

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2. Choose the best alternative in bold to complete these sentences. Choose both alternatives
where possible.
1. It took several attempts, but eventually I managed to / could speak to his agent on the
phone.
2. Joan can/ manages to speak five languages fluently.
3. When he was only seven years old, Nigel was able to/ could play the piano like a
professional.
4. Could you / Did you manage to post my letter, or were you too busy ?
5. My English isn’t very good, but if I work really hard, I will be able to/ can pass the FCE
with a good grade.
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3. Put the word in brackets into the correct form.

At school Jim Knowles had always wanted to be a 1………………….( science), but he was never
much good at physics and chemistry. Instead, being rather 2 …………………..( art), he
considered working as a painter, but then decided that he would never make much money.
When he eventually left school, he worked for a while as a graphic 3……………….. (design), but
his heart wasn’t in the work and he rapidly got bored. One day, he was reading an article
about the lives of famous 4 ………………..(invent) and decided that this was the career for him.
Having made this radical 5…………..( decide), he left his graphic design job. Unfortunately, he
was unable to find 6……………….. ( employ) in the new career he had chosen. He desperately
needed some money and so he started work on an 7…………….(invent) that he hoped would
8 ……………………(revolution) the modern kitchen and make him a fortune. Within six months,
he introduced the world to the result of his labours – an automatic fruit and vegetables
peeler, which he believed would take some of the 9 …………………………(convenience) out of
preparing meals. 10………………………( fortune) for Jim, the public showed very little interest in
this remarkable breakthrough, and he is now reconsidering his plans for the future.
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4. Unjumble the letters in brackets to make suitable words. In each word, there are two
unnecessary letters.
 1. This belt is made of …………………………..(helattreh) and was bought
2. We packed everything into ……………………… (dradocrbais) boxes.
3. This jacket is lined with ……………………. (olobow) to keep you warmer in the winter.
4. Most supermarkets bags are made of ……………………. (tapklsico) and are very cheap to
produce.
5. ……………………….( totinocs) shirts are much more comfortable than nylon ones, especially
in hot weather.
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5. Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1. Not many people came to the party.
Only
There …………………………………………………………………people at the party.
2. Let’s go shopping !
Suggest I ……………………………………………. shopping.
3. You have lots of hats !
Lot What ………………………………………………..you have !
4. I ate only a little dessert because I’m on a diet.

Not I ……………………………………………… because I’m on a diet.

5. Why don’t we make an omelette?

About What ……………………………………….. an omelette?
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6. Choose the correct answer.

1. If you have …………………. time at the end of the exam, check your answers.
A few B a few C little D a little
2. Give me …………………….. minutes and I’ll be ready.
A few B a few C little D a little
3. We’ve only got …………………….milk left so go get some when you go shopping.
A few B a few C little D a little
4. Just ………………. practice every day and you’ll soon be able to play the piano.
A few B a few C little D a little
5. We were disappointed that ……………….. of the members came to the youth club party.
A few B a few C little D a little
6. Sprinkle ………………….sugar on the strawberries.
A few B a few C little D a little
7. I suppose now I’m 43. I have ………………hope of playing football for England.
A few B a few C little D a little
8. Could you help me with ……………… exercises I don’t understand?
A few B a few C little D a little
9. There’s ……………………coffee left, if anyone wants some.
A few B a few C little D a little
10. Becoming an astronaut is so demanding that …………………people manage it.
A few B a few C little D a little
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