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Real Life Upper Intermediate Progress Test 1 (Chapters 1-2)

Name _________________________________________

1) Complete the tables.

Verb Noun

inspire

satisfy

achieve

respect

compete pressurise

sacrifice

inspiration

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

Adjective Noun

motivated

dedicateddisciplined

challenging

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

2) Complete the sentences with the correct preposition

a) I must give these books ____________________ to the library.

b) In my country, its not very common for a man to ask a women ______________.

c) Hello? Please hold on. Ill p ut you ____________________ to Mr Dobson in a

second.

d) Eva doesnt want to get married and settle ____________________ yet.

e) Im looking forward ____________________ meeting my boyfriends cousin.

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3) Fill in with Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Dear Anybody

I (be) _____________________ on this island for six months now. It is a miracle that I

(survive) ____________________ for this long. I (eat) _____________________ fish and

fruit since I got here. Fortunately, I (not/see) _____________________ any dangerous

animals yet. When I arrived here the weather was fine, but it ____________________

(rain) continuously for the past two weeks, so I (build) ____________________ a shelter

out of sticks and leaves, which is really quite cosy. My main problem is loneliness, as I

(not/ speak) ____________________ to anyone for so long. Recently I (talk)

____________________ to myself, but it isnt very interesting.

Please help me.

R. Crusoe

4) Fill in with the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

Last night I (be) ____________________ alone at home. I (lie) _____________________

on my bed and I (watch) _______________________ TV when I (hear)

____________________ a strange noise. The noise (come) _______________________

from the kitchen. I (go) _________________________ downstairs, (pick up)

_________________________ a heavy vase from the table and (head for)

____________________ the kitchen. I (open) _________________________ the door

very slowly. Then I (see) __________________________ someone. He (search)

______________________ in the fridge. I (be) __________________________ so

frightened that I(drop) ____________________ the vase I (carry)

_________________________ and it (crash) ____________________ onto the floor. The

man (turn) ____________________ towards the door and I (see)

____________________ his face. It was my husband!

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