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NAME CLASS Progress Test Files 1–5 Grammar, Vocabulary, ENGLISH FILE Advanced and Pronunciation   B GRAMMAR 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). Example: How many CDs have you got (got) in your Example: T hey say you should get eight hours of sleep collection? every night, but I usually get about six. They They’re Their 1 I was watching TV when I ________ (hear) a strange noise outside in the garden. 1 ________ can use your computer for video 2 If only you ________ (not forget) to close the conferencing, and it’s free. windows, the rain wouldn’t have come in. One Each other You 3 Betty isn’t very good at DIY, so last year she 2 My brother and I give ________ a box of chocolates ________ her house ________ (decorate) by a every year on our birthdays. painter. another each other by one another 4 I’m upset because Agatha isn’t here yet and 3 I’m afraid my little sister ________ taking some I ________ (wait) for two hours. sweets from the shop. 5 Would you rather we ________ (have) Chinese food got someone caught got caught was got caught tonight? 4 Could you get Mario ________ and see me this 6 Karl ________ (be) given a new job in marketing. afternoon, please? coming come to come 7 ________ he ________ (have to) start work at 7.00? 5 A Did you ever ________ to living away from the 8 I wish I ________ (know) how to help you, but I’m seaside? afraid I don’t know how to fix computers. B Not really. Actually, I really miss walking on the 9 The weather ________ (expect) to be mild and rainy beach every day. this summer. get use get used to get use 10 It ________ (say) that getting enough sleep is a very 6 It’s ________ late and I need to go home. important part of staying healthy. get getting gets 11 There are thought ________ (be) tribes living in the 7 I need to spend some time ________ every day. Amazon that no one has ever contacted. I need time to think and to relax on my own. 12 While my brother ________ (ride) his bike to school, ourselves yourself by myself he had a minor accident. 8 Rarely ________ so happy. The interview went 13 James ________ (work) for the company for 20 years perfectly and they offered me the job! when he finally received a pay rise. have been I have been have I been 14 If only Ian ________ (be) a little happier. It makes me 9 Not until someone tells me ________ who wrote the sad to know that he doesn’t like his new school. letter. 15 You ________ (not have) time to go to the cinema will I know do I know I know tonight – you need to study. 10 ________ all have problems remembering things 16 We’d rather you ________ (not borrow) money for sometimes. university. We’re happy to pay for you to go. One We Ourselves 16 11 ________ we got to the shopping centre than all the shops closed. 3 Underline the correct word(s). As soon Sooner as No sooner had 12 Never ________ such a terrible, shocking story. Example: I lost my wallet, so / because I had to phone the bank and cancel my credit card. I have heard have I heard I heard 1 Apparently / According Fred is going to buy a house 12 in Manchester. 2 It’s seem / It seems that we no longer need to worry about Adam. He got a job and he’s going to marry Louisa. 3 We had to work quietly so that / so as not to wake the children. English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 1  NAME CLASS Progress Test Files 1–5 Grammar, Vocabulary, ENGLISH FILE Advanced and Pronunciation   B 4 We used / would go skiing in the Alps every winter. 10 If you spend too much money, you’re living beyond 5 We worked hard to prepare the garden for the party. your ________. As a result / Nevertheless, it looked beautiful and 10 everyone enjoyed being outdoors. 6 Brian’s sure / bound to come back home when he 5 Complete the words in the sentences. realizes he’s left his mobile phone here. Example: The book was really fast-moving and full of 7 He’s stopped working due to / since he turned 70 last action, so it didn’t take me long to finish it. year. 1 Manuel speaks English without an accent, it’s hard 8 Brad can’t / should be in Tunis now. It’s a four-hour to believe that his mother t________ is actually flight, and he left about four hours ago. Spanish. 9 He was late for the interview and owing / 2 If you want to become a children’s book writer, you consequently, he didn’t get the job. need to have a very v________ imagination first of 10 Warren is understood to / understood have driven to all. Mexico on a motorcycle with a suitcase full of 3 He thinks very highly of himself for no reason and he money. really looks d________ on other people in the office. 11 Marsela unlikely / won’t be here until after lunch. 4 Roman soldiers wore a h________ to protect their 12 We’ll probably / probably be go on holiday to heads from injury. California next August. 5 My husband is very s________: he decided on 12 Saturday morning that we should go to Wales for the weekend and we were on the road an hour later! Grammar total 40 6 When you buy furniture from IKEA, it’s best to follow the assembly instructions to the l________ if VOCABULARY you don’t want to waste your time. 4 Complete the sentences with one word. 7 A story that makes you feel sad is d________. Example: Don’t put off going to college. If you wait, it 8 I did a lot of u________ work as a volunteer, but now may be too late. I really need to find a job that pays my bills. 1 If you keep trying, it’s only a matter of ________ 9 There was this gorgeous strawberry cheesecake in before you find a job. the café and I just couldn’t resist the t________ to buy one. 2 I didn’t know which way to go at the junction, so I just went with my ________ feeling and turned 10 You can all go back into the building now, there is no right. i________ danger anymore. 10 3 When you ________ money, you put it into your bank account. 6 Underline the odd word out. 4 A ________ is a frequent combination of words. Often they are the only possible combination to Example: mumble slam scream giggle express a concept, like light snow. 1 affluent well-off penniless loaded 5 Lilly was very lucky to get a ________ to study 2 bang crash crunch whistle abroad, otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to 3 got rid of praised dumped broke up with afford it. 4 creak sigh groan stammer 6 A ________-fisted person is not generous with money. 5 monotonous tedious redundant repetitive 7 Allen loves living in Barcelona. He’s having the time 6 colleague career profession job of his ________. 7 benefits a rise salary skills 8 It’s best to meet your problems ________ on and 8 thought-provoking competitive gripping solve them before they get worse. intriguing 9 The hospitals were struggling to cope with the 9 idiom collocation synonym orthography number of ________ as the fighting got more and 10 yell splash slurp drip more intense between the army and the rebels. 10 English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 2  NAME CLASS Progress Test Files 1–5 Grammar, Vocabulary, ENGLISH FILE Advanced and Pronunciation   B 7 Underline the correct word(s). PRONUNCIATION Example: The book made me laugh. The writing was 8 Underline the stressed syllable. really witty / moving. Example: ma|na|ger 1 I wanted to be a cartographer when I was little, but I changed / swapped my mind at secondary school and 1 tran|scribe decided to be a psychologist. 2 mere|ly 2 What’s got on / into Pat? She seems very upset. 3 kid|napped 3 You have to teach kids that they can’t always get their 4 con|ti|nual|ly own way / together. Sometimes you have to do what 5 re|gi|ster someone else wants you to do. 6 en|qui|ry 4 If you get some qualifications / benefits, then you’ll 7 do|mi|nant probably get a better job. 8 mi|se|ry 5 I find it hard to work in a team where people refuse / 9 com|pete seem to compromise and everything has to be done their way. 10 haun|ting 6 I wish more people were as sensible and quick / down 10 to earth as you are. It would make life a lot easier. 7 I need to get around / back home by midnight. I have 9 Match the words to the same sound. an early start tomorrow. enormous experience joke mortgage 8 I’m going to get a new car next month, but for the mumble profession profoundly time being / now I’m taking the bus. screech synonym turnover value 9 Lucy and Robert are getting in / along really well. They’re really happy together. Example: yell mumble 10 It took George a long time to get over / anywhere 1 environment _________________ losing his job, but now that he’s working again, he’s 2 giggle _________________ happy. 3 round _________________ 10 4 tedious _________________ Vocabulary total 40 5 gadget _________________ 6 question _________________ 7 planner _________________ 8 makes _________________ 9 usually _________________ 10 sheep _________________ 10 Pronunciation total 20 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100 English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 3  NAME CLASS Progress Test Files 1–5 ENGLISH FILE Advanced Reading and Writing   B E READING So there’s a fairly common belief that money is ‘a bad thing’, 1 Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C. or at any rate, having lots of it is. But I think that in this envy and dislike of the rich, people are missing the point. Money’s a big factor in just about everyone’s life. It’s often the only WHO WANTS TO BE RICH? reason they get up and go to work. If you haven’t got it, life A is very difficult. You need to get it for food, clothes, and It’s very common for people to say, ‘Money doesn’t bring shelter, for yourself and maybe others. It’s the main reason you happiness’. They point to the very public problems of why most people work – not for pleasure, but to provide the wealthy people and the evident misery some of them have. necessities of life. What they are effectively doing is Money, the theory goes, makes them superficial and exchanging their time for money. selfish, their lives often fall apart, and they miss out on the F simple pleasures of life. Money is their top priority and And this brings us to the key point about wealth. It buys because of this, they’ve got it all wrong. freedom, it buys time. If you’re rich, you don’t have to B exchange your time for money, you don’t have to give so Attitudes to the rich are also characterized by hatred. much time to an employer or dedicate all that time to the Typical images of wealthy people are that they are greedy, business of earning a living. You can use your time in any cruel people who’ve got what they’ve got by exploiting or way you please, in ways that bring you some fulfilment. If abusing other people. The rich are often seen as bad you’re wealthy, you don’t have to be materialistic, nor do characters whose pursuit of wealth has led them to treat you have to be superficial and selfish. These are not iron good people with brutal force and whose behaviour has rules. Disliking the rich because of what you read or learn been either morally questionable or completely corrupt. about some of them in the media results from only a partial They can’t have got that rich by honourable methods, the view of what having wealth means. Getting annoyed with thinking goes, so they must have done something truly materialistic people is based on a narrow view of what inexcusable. money brings. Some people squander wealth, some people C don’t deserve it, some people want it for reasons you might Connected with this is a common belief that some of the take a dim view of. But the fact is, wealth provides rich, especially the young ones, don’t deserve their wealth. opportunities for the kind of life you would like to have. Some of them are spoilt brats, benefiting from the wealth G of their parents and living empty lives of laziness and So don’t knock it. Instead, think of ways you might be able luxury, with nothing between their ears. Their lives have to attain it. Focus on the goal of getting yourself into a been all reward and no effort. And then there are the people position where you’re no longer trading your time for in sport and the arts whose immense earnings are money. Take control of your own time by becoming well-publicized. Surely, people say, no one can be worth independently wealthy. You might say that’s easier said such sums. It’s outrageous that these people get such high than done. Well, you might be right, but have you tried yet? incomes for doing what they do. D 1 What is the writer’s point in section A? Even when people aren’t actually rich by most conventional A There is evidence to support a common belief definitions of the word, their lifestyles attract criticism about money. from others. There is, among many people, a dislike of what B People take too much interest in the lives of the they regard as a materialistic attitude to life. When they wealthy. see people with big houses, luxury cars, and a mass of the C Being wealthy changes people. top-of-the-range gadgets, they dismiss them as empty, 2 The writer says in section B that a common view of foolish people with the wrong priorities in life. How can they the wealthy is that they ________. afford these things? Have they got heavily in debt to fund A have been exceptionally lucky this lifestyle? If so, how silly they are. Of course, some of B have acquired wealth dishonestly this feeling can be attributed to envy. Most people have no C enjoy feeling superior to others direct contact with the truly rich, seeing them only via the media, but materialistic people are all around. The truly rich are considered to belong almost to another species, but the materialistic ones might well be in your neighbourhood. English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 4  NAME CLASS Progress Test Files 1–5 ENGLISH FILE Advanced Reading and Writing   B 3 A criticism of rich people mentioned in section C is 10 What is the writer’s purpose in the article as a that ________. whole? A they don’t appreciate the money that they A To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of receive wealth. B the financial rewards in their fields are too B To argue against a common belief about great money. C they should keep quiet about the amount of C To defend wealthy people against criticism. money they have 10 4 In section D, the writer says that many people think that materialistic people ________. A don’t really enjoy their lifestyles 2 Which section of the article (A–G) contains the B don’t care what other people think of them following? C aren’t as rich as they might appear to be 1 a reference to something that wealthy people are 5 In section D, the writer suggests that most people unable to experience ____ ________. 2 agreement that an aim may be hard to achieve ____ A are materialistic to some extent 3 assumptions about what wealthy people did to get B have an issue with rich neighbours their wealth ____ C don’t understand the truly rich 4 a belief that some wealthy people lack intelligence 6 The writer’s main point in section E is that ____ ________. 5 the opinion that not all wealthy people have certain A the rich give people the wrong ideas about attitudes ____ money 5 B most people would like to have a lot of money C money is important to everyone, not just the Reading total 15 rich 7 In section F, the writer suggests that wealthy people WRITING ________. Choose one of the titles below and write A often sympathize with people who have little approximately 250 words. money 1 Write an article for an English website about how B sometimes dislike other wealthy people education has changed in your country over the last C are able to avoid something that most people 50 years. do 2 Write your letter of application for the advertisement 8 The writer says in section F that common attitudes below: to rich people ________. A fail to take into account a key advantage of Barista required to work every morning in coffee shop in wealth centre of town. B place too much emphasis on one particular group Job description: To serve customers, bake fresh pastries, of people keep coffee shop clean… C are based on a false picture of what wealthy Requirements: You must be aged 16 or over, friendly, polite, people are like and able to work in a demanding atmosphere. You should 9 The writer’s intention in section G is to ________. have a high level of English, and some experience of dealing A emphasize that everybody can become with the public. wealthy How to apply: Email CV to Charles Combibos B encourage readers to change their lives ([email protected]). C regret the importance of wealth Writing total 10 Reading and Writing total 25 English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 5  NAME CLASS Progress Test Files 1–5 ENGLISH FILE Advanced Listening and Speaking   B LISTENING 5 It is suggested that people who are learning language connected with a topic should ________. 1 Listen to five people talking about various gadgets. A do activities connected with that topic at the same Match the speakers (1–5) to what they say about time the gadgets (A–H). B learn the language and then do activities Speaker 1 connected with it Speaker 2 C do activities connected with that topic before Speaker 3 learning the language Speaker 4 5 Speaker 5 Listening total 10 A It’s more useful to others than to me. B It often doesn’t work properly. SPEAKING C I sometimes can’t use it when I want to. 1 Answer your partner’s questions. D I intend to get a better one. 2 Now ask your partner these questions. E I can’t imagine being without it. 1 What’s your definition of success in life? F Sometimes I wish I didn’t have it. 2 How important do you think it is to be busy all the G It has had unexpected benefits for me. time? H I don’t use it as much as I used to. 3 What’s the first sound you hear when you wake up in 5 the morning? 4 How easy or difficult do you find it to meet new 2 Listen to a talk about a connection between sport people? and language. Tick (✓) A, B, or C. 5 Which book or movie has had the greatest influence 1 What did the research involve? on you? A Examining people’s brains while they answered 3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / questions. her? B One set of sentences for each group of people. C People listening to sentences in two different 4 Now talk about one of these statements, saying if categories. you agree or disagree. Give reasons. 2 The results of the tests were not ________. 1 ‘There are many things in life that are more important than work.’ A what some of the subjects expected B as important as the results of the brain scans 2 ‘It is hard to keep the friends you make as a child.’ C consistent for all the subjects 3 ‘Materialism leads to unhappiness.’ 3 The research indicated a connection between Speaking total 15 ________. A the language of sport and other kinds of Listening and Speaking total 25 language B planning actions and understanding language C being interested in sports and understanding language in general 4 The conclusion that can be drawn is that the same parts of the brain ________. A help with both learning languages and learning sports B are used by players and people watching sports differently C are used both for watching sport and understanding language English File Advanced Photocopiable © Oxford University Press 2015 6