Progress Test 1B Basic level

Name and surname: __________________________________________________________ Grade: ____

1 EXAM TASK You will hear an interview with a psychologist talking about expressing feelings. Tick the sentences
(1-5) which are true (T) or false (F) according to what you hear. You will listen to the recording twice.
T F
1 Some people hide their feelings to appear strong.
2 Very few people think it’s normal to hide your feelings.
3 Joan Trent says it’s always bad to hide your feelings.
4 Joan says that some young people might become addicted to the Internet.
5 Joan advises people to tell their family or friends about their problems.
_______ / 5
2 EXAM TASK Read the text and match the correct heading (A-G) with each paragraph (1-5). There are two extra
headings that you do not need to use.

A Certain of their luck

1 __
Many of us know people who hardly ever seem to fail even if their chances of success are low. They do little
revision before an exam and get questions just about what they have studied. Or, they go to a job interview and
get the job although they are not the best candidates. Fortune always seems to smile on them.
2 __
As time passes, the lucky ones begin to notice their good luck. They become more confident and are not afraid to
take risks. As they decide to take up more challenges, their confidence grows, even if they do fail at times.
3 __
This is because people who consider themselves to be lucky tend to remember fortunate events and try to forget
the times when they failed. This is common and completely normal as that way people build their self-esteem and
focus on pleasant memories.
4 __
However, most people do not like to think that they are simply born fortunate and they would not succeed without
their good luck. Studies have shown that a lot of those lucky people come to believe that they owe their success to
their own talents and abilities rather than just luck.
5 __
Not surprisingly, those who think of themselves as the lucky ones are optimists. They believe that their luck will
continue in their lives. They hardly ever waste time worrying about any difficulties that life might bring and even if
it does, they are sure to deal with them successfully.
_______ / 5

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Some letters have been given.
1 My old h_ _db_ _ doesn’t go with my new dress. I need to get a new one.
2 The lady in the photo must be quite old. She’s got lots of w_ _n_l_s on her face.
3 John is a very r_ _i_b_e person and you can always count on him.
4 Joan often gets in a bad m_ _d if anything goes wrong.
5 He’s d_v_ _c_ _, but he’s planning to marry again next year.
6 I’m not very k_ _n on team games. I prefer individual sports.
_______ / 6

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4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Christie is a real drama nut / queen / freak.
2 They used to be close friends but now they’ve got very little for / on / in common.
3 I only caught a brief look / glimpse / watch of him, so I can’t describe him in detail.
4 It took him a long time to realise / identify / remind his mistake.
_______ / 4
5 Write sentences using the ideas below.
1 Скажи, що жінка на знімку одягнена в елегантну сукню.
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2 Скажи, що, на твою думку, чоловік на знімку виглядає сумним.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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_______ / 2
6 Complete the text with the correct words. The first letters have been given.
I have a lot of (1) r__________ for those celebrities who use their money and fame to help others. For example,
there is a lot about George Clooney in the newspapers now because of the work he has (2) d__________ for
charity. He made (3) h__________ when he started an organisation called Not On Our Watch and visited Sudan to
talk to the victims of the war there.
_______ / 3
7 EXAM TASK Read the text. Complete the gaps (1-5) with the correct answer A, B or C.

One of my least favourite relatives is my aunt Judy. She’s in her late forties and she’s (1)___ as her husband died in
a car accident two years ago. She’s quite plump and although she often says she needs to go (2)___ a diet, she
usually eats really big portions. When my mum tells her she should (3)___ for darker colours of clothes to look
slimmer, she feels hurt and doesn’t speak to my mum for a few days.
What I also dislike about Judy is that she loves (4)___ other people, especially teenagers, including me, of course.
I can’t (5)___ listening to her as she says how polite and hard-working young people used to be when she was
a teenager. even if the stories are true, she has changed a lot since then!
1 A divorced B widowed C married
2 A for B into C on
3 A take B go C choose
4 A criticising B criticise C to criticise
5 A stand B spend C take _______ / 5

8 EXAM TASK
You are going to write a blog post describing a person Hi everyone! I’d like to start a thread about the people
that you admire. Encourage other participants of the around us who we admire.
blog to share their remarks on the theme of their role _______________________________________________
models and write the post in which you
_______________________________________________
• inform, who the person you admire is _______________________________________________
• describe his/her appearance and character
_______________________________________________
• explain why you admire this person.
That’s all from me. Now it’s your turn to express your
opinions.
Write at least 150 words.
Зміст Структура, логічність Лексичне Граматична Разом
та зв’язність наповнення правильність
___ /6 ___ /4 ___ /2 ___ /2 ___ /14
Разом: ___ /44
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