Answer key: Progress tests B
Unit 1
Reading
2
1 F 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 E
Vocabulary
3
1 naive
2 courteous
3 reserved
4 tolerant
5 hot-headed
6 grumpy
7 stubborn
8 argumentative
9 flexible
10 level-headed
Grammar
4
1 had left
2 was wearing
3 hadn’t finished
4 was talking
5 started
6 had been waiting
7 had already started
8 celebrated
5
1 have had
2 have you been
3 have often wondered
4 have you been staying
5 have you done
6 have you been going out
7 have you been eating
8 have known
6
1 Not only did we go out for a meal but we went dancing too.
2 Never before had I seen such a beautiful sunset.
3 Rarely has there been such a high wind.
4 No sooner had they started the exercise than the lesson bell rang.
Listening
7
1 C 2 B 3 E 4 D 5 A
Writing
8
Content (maximum 4 points)
1 point for the content of each paragraph.
Form (maximum 2 points)
2 points for good sentence structure and paragraphing.
1 point for reasonable structure.
Range (maximum 2 points)
2 points for using a good range of vocabulary and structures.
1 point for using a reasonable range of vocabulary and structures.
0 points for using a poor range of vocabulary and structures.
Accuracy (maximum 2 points)
2 points for accuracy over 80%.
1 point for accuracy between 70 and 80%.
Unit 2
1 B 2 D 3 D 4 C 5 A
1 make
2 cost
3 out
4 off
5 paid
1 precious
2 worthless
3 priceless
4 dirt cheap
5 well-off
1 A 2 B 3 A 4 C 5 C
1 None
2 every
3 any
4 little / nothing
5 The
1 going
2 to hear
3 go
4 enjoying
5 to contact
6 cut
7 pay
8 missing
9 fixed
10 buying
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B
9
Unit 3
1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T
1 C 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 C
1 creative
2 avoidable
3 hopeless
4 replaceable
5 eventful
1 toddler
2 Adolescents
3 infancy
4 elderly
5 OAPs
1 ’ll tell
2 is going to faint
3 ’m meeting / ’m going to meet
4 ’ll be driving
5 Will the judges have made
6 will probably win
7 arrives
8 gets
9 does the shop open
10 ’m going to study
1 in case
2 Assuming
3 as long as
4 until
5 Provided that
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 A
Unit 4
1 C 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 A
1 back
2 away
3 behind
4 away
5 at
1 bitterly
2 absolutely
3 ridiculously
4 deeply
5 highly
1 orbit
2 eclipse
3 gravity
4 mission
5 launch
1 Will the contracts be finalised in the meeting?
2 George was told off by the teacher because he was rude.
3 The issue is being discussed at the moment by the committee.
4 Some unusual wild birds have been seen this winter.
5 These letters have to be addressed and posted before 5.30.
6 The email containing the virus was sent last Friday.
7 The criminal was being watched when he tried to board the train.
8 Mobile phones must not be left in the classrooms.
9 We can be contacted on 09652 546723.
10 Prior to last November the salaries hadn’t been increased for three years.
1 is thought
2 is expected
3 are given
4 is known
5 was reported
1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F
Unit 5
1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T
1 fluctuated
2 paparazzi
3 solely
4 ruthless
5 colluded
1 plea
2 bid
3 back
4 ban
5 axed
6 looming
7 surge
8 pledged
9 boost
10 quit
1 My sister admitted eating all the biscuits.
2 Jake told me / said that he loved English folk music.
3 I asked Becky what the time was.
4 The teacher asked me where I had been the previous day.
5 Helen suggested meeting in the park at 12.30.
1 He refused to speak to her because she didn’t listen to anything he said.
2 She suggested going out for a meal after I finished work.
3 He promised that he wouldn’t be late for the meeting. / He promised not to be late for the meeting.
4 She predicted that the result would be 3–4 to Southampton.
5 He complained that the service (he had received) wasn’t good enough.
6 She warned me that my grades would fall if I didn’t work harder. / She warned me that if I didn’t work harder, my grades would fall.
7 He agreed to provide the music for the party at the fee I / we suggested.
8 She encouraged me to audition for the school play.
9 She apologised for missing the meeting but the train had been delayed.
10 He denied saying that he was going to raise salaries immediately.
1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T
Content (maximum 5 points)
Form (maximum 1 point)
1 point for good sentence structure and paragraphing.
Half a point for reasonable structure.
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