Straightforward Upper Intermediate Progress Test 4

Name _______________________ Score _____________

Language section

Vocabulary

A Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

a lot of thought Cape hard up money to burn my own back

pride yourself remind yourself the benefit of the doubt

(1) When you’re ______ you can’t turn down an opportunity to make some money.

(2) Sometimes you have to ______ how difficult it is to get a good job.

(3) I had to give the offer ______ before saying yes.

(4) I don’t think I’ll ever have ______, but you never know.

(5) Just wait! I’ll get ______ on you soon.

(6) I really think you should give her ______.

(7) The _____ of Good Hope is the most southern point in South Africa.

(8) You really should ______ on what you’ve achieved.

B Replace the words and phrases in italics with a word or phrase in the box.

underpass sick and tired short and sweet make up give a damn fries check

(9) Excuse me! Can I have the bill please?

(10) I just don’t care.

(11) Would you like chips with that?

(12) Please try and keep it to a minumum.

(13) I’ll just have to invent a good excuse.

(14) You have to go through the subway.

(15) I’m fed up of you complaining all the time.

Grammar

C Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.

In the Carribean there are many stories of about pirates and buried treasure. On one island alone it

(16) _______ (rumour) that at least five pirates buried there treasure somewhere on the island.

A number of maps (17) _______ (find) that (18) _______ (suppose) to show the exact location of the treasure and some people have paid a lot of money for these maps. However, so far no treasure

(19) _______ (discover) and it (20) ___ now ______ (believe) that most of the maps (21) _______

(create) by a local conman who saw an opportunity to make some money out of the legends.

D Complete each sentence using the prompts.

(22)’I’m flying to Hawaii tomorrow.’

He said / the following day

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(23) ‘This could be the perfect location.’

He said / perfect location

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(24) Where are you going?

She asked / was

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(25) My camera is broken so

I’m going to / get it / repair

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(26) I can’t do this on my own. I’ll

get / friends / help me.

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(27) I’m going for a job interview tomorrow.

I think I need to /have / hair cut

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E Complete the text with a, the or –.

Working as (28) ___ location scout is interesting but (29) ___ job can be tough. It can be difficult to find (30) ___ perfect location and often (31) ___ schedule is so tight that there is little time for mistakes. However, as location scout Nina Sutherland said, ‘When you come across somewhere perfect it’s great.’ (32) ___ locations are often an important factor in making (33) ___ perfect movies, so Nina has a vital job to do.

Functional language

F Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box. Be careful! There are 3 extra ones.

you know the schedule for the most part set priorities on the whole

and so on kind of I’m usually good at give talks generally

(34) _______ most people are willing to give money to charity organizations.

(35) I’d give some money, but _______ how it is.

(36) It’s _______ difficult to find enough time to do everything.

(37) It’s important that you _____ yourself ______ and try to stick to them.

(38) Please try to keep to _______, otherwise we’ll have problems later on.

(39) We _______ get by on what people donate.

(40) _______ working with people.