297078036-Solutions2e-Progress-Test-Un09-b.pdf

Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 9 Test BName: ___________________________________________ Grammar 1 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1 My parents _______________ (not see) the film before, so they rented the DVD. 2 _______________ (Peter / phone) before you left the house? 3 Sue wanted to meet my boyfriend because she _______________ (never / see) him before. 4 The man _______________ (spend) time in prison when he was younger. 5 Mary couldn’t cycle home because someone _______________ (steal) her bike. 6 I knew about the robbery because I _______________ (hear) about it on the radio. 7 When the men arrived, the fire _______________ (already / burn) down the barn. Mark: ___ /7 2 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. 1 ‘Judy hasn’t asked me about my holiday,’ said Mike. Mike said ______________________________________________________________. 2 ‘The police are watching your house,’ said my neighbour. My neighbour said _______________________________________________________. 3 ‘I don’t want to study medicine,’ said Clare. Clare said ______________________________________________________________. 4 ‘The assistant took my credit card,’ said the girl. The girl said ____________________________________________________________. 5 ‘We didn’t see anything,’ said Mary and Ed. Mary and Ed said ________________________________________________________. 6 ‘I’m not a fan of horror stories,’ said James. James said _____________________________________________________________. 7 ‘Ben’s gone out,’ said Alice. Alice said _______________________________________________________________. Mark: ___ /7 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate Progress Tests Unit 9 1 5 Rose said she had lost her camera at the beach.’ we said. 2 The manager said she was looking for someone with good qualifications. 6 My cousins said they were too tired to visit me. 3 You said the film had already finished. ‘____________________________________________________________.’ said the manager. ‘_____________________________________________________. ‘____________________________________________________________.30 p.’ said my cousins.’ said Rose. ‘______________________________________________________. ‘_______________________________________________________. Mark: ___ /6 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate Progress Tests Unit 9 2 .’ you said. ‘___________________________________________________________. 1 We said we were going at 7.m.’ said Peter’s boss. Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 9 Test B 3 Rewrite the sentences in direct speech. 4 Peter’s boss said he was late for work. 1 The boy said he hadn’t stolen the car. There’s a lot of graffiti and kids smash things. 3 To get into your email. Mark: ___ /6 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate Progress Tests Unit 9 3 . 4 Last night someone ______________ into a house on my street. 4 We went to the police station to report the t_ _ _ _ of my bike. Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 9 Test B Vocabulary 4 Complete the sentences with the words below. Mark: ___ /9 6 Complete the sentences with the words below. 3 There’s a problem with v_ _ _ _l_ _ _ in our area. It was the work of a_ _ _ _ _ _ _s. 9 The fire wasn’t an accident. you need a(n) ____________. 2 A virus sent all these ____________ emails to block up your inbox. 3 The painting was stolen by a well-known art ___________ . 4 Cyber criminals can take money directly from your bank ____________. 5 Police q_ _ _ _ _ _ _ed the young man because they thought he might be the killer. account cash computer credit junk password personal PIN 1 Never reply to emails asking for ____________ information. Mark: ___ /5 5 Read the sentences and complete the words. 2 He’s going to prison for life because he ______________ an old man. 6 The b_ _ _ _ _r came into the house through a window. I’m going to tell the police. 6 Is there a(n) ____________ machine near here? I need some money. He just wanted to go j_ _ _ _d_ _ _. 5 You must never tell anyone your ____________ number. 7 ‘Hands up and don’t move! This is a r_ _ _ _ _y!’ said the man in the mask. There are two words you do not need. 8 I read about the m_ _g_ _ _ in the paper and now I don’t walk alone in the streets at night. 2 He doesn’t like having kids in his shop because he’s worried about s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s. 5 I know who _______________ my bike. broke bunch dealer murdered nicked 1 Police think a ______________ of kids smashed the windows at the library. someone 7____________ Oswald while the police 8____________ him from the police station to the county 9____________. The police 1____________ Lee Harvey Oswald for the 2____________. ______ Mark: ___ /5 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate Progress Tests Unit 9 4 . ______ 5 The police officer says the car wasn’t stolen. just two days 6____________ the assassination. Are the sentences true or false? 1 The car doesn’t belong to the caller. while Kennedy's car 5____________ past it. C or D. One of the most famous assassinations is that of US President John F. ______ 2 The caller says the keys have been left in the car. They said that Oswald 3 ____________ the 4____________ from the Texas school book warehouse building. As a result. in November. B. Kennedy in Dallas. Choose the correct options. 1963. ______ 3 The police officer asks the caller to come to the police station. Texas. 1 A investigated B questioned C arrested D charged 2 A robbery B murder C arson D burglary 3 A was shooting B shoots C has shot D had shot 4 A police B prisoner C officer D president 5 A was driving B had driven C drives D has driven 6 A later B after C next D from 7 A shot B had shot C was shooting D has shot 8 A had taken B take C were taking D have taken 9 A bank B hospital C cinema D jail 10 A evidence B justice C innocence D guilt Mark: ___ /10 Listening 8  Listen to a phone call to a police station. However. ______ 4 The caller can’t see the car’s number plate. A. Assassination is the murder of someone important for political reasons. he was never able to give 10____________ in court and tell the full story of what happened. Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 9 Test B Use of English 7 Complete the text. b escaped on motorbikes. a gang of six criminals attacked a jewellery shop. c tried to escape. As the gang were smashing the window. Mark: ___ /5 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate Progress Tests Unit 9 5 . c in the evening. They thought that nobody would stop them. She ran up to them and started hitting the men on the head with her handbag. b in the middle of the day. Suddenly. Four of the men were arrested. 3 The old woman a was the only person to react. They were so shocked that they dropped the jewellery and tried to run away. c filmed the gang on her phone. The whole incident was filmed on the mobile phone of a passer-by. b was the first person to react. but they said she had gone to have a cup of tea and then quietly disappeared. The men were very surprised when they saw that their attacker was an old lady. 2 The crime happened a during the night. He put the film on the Internet and the story was in all the newspapers: ‘Granny stops armed robbers’. 5 The old lady a was questioned by the police. The shop assistants locked the shop and called the police. 1 The story is about a a robbery. b mugging. Their plan was to smash the big glass windows of the jewellery shop. And what about the old lady? Nobody knows who she is! Police questioned people at the scene. steal as much valuable jewellery as they could and then quickly escape on motorbikes before anyone could do anything. c phoned the police. They were wearing black jackets and black ski hats to hide their faces. 4 All the members of the gang a were arrested. Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 9 Test B Reading 9 Read the text and choose the correct answers. But now other shoppers had seen what was happening and came to help the old lady. a seventy-year-old woman saw what they were trying to do. But they were wrong. c burglary. b didn’t tell anyone her name. Super Gran It was broad daylight and lots of people were out shopping in Northampton city centre on Saturday. Mark: ___ /10 Total: ___ /70 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Solutions 2nd edition Pre-Intermediate Progress Tests Unit 9 6 .  Say if the legend has made a difference to how you live your life. Pre-Intermediate Progress Test Unit 9 Test B Writing 10 Your English-speaking friend is doing a school project on national legends and wants to know about a famous legend in your country.  Say what the legend is. Write an email to your friend about this.  Explain the story behind the legend.  Say what you think people can learn from the legend.