Unit 6 Progress Test A

Grammar
1 Complete the dialogue with the phrases below and the relative pronouns who, which / that, whose and
where. Add commas where necessary.

• actually makes the instruments • are very expensive • buy his violins • family come from Sicily
• have been here for years • I’m working • I’ve seen on the BBC news programme
• Luigi works in the evenings • makes and sells musical instruments • was very nice of him

Max Hi Cath! Are you enjoying your new weekend job?

Cathy
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where I am working
Yes, it’s great. The place __________________________________ is called Melody Makers. It’s a
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which makes and sells musical instruments
shop __________________________________ .
Max That sounds great. Are the people in the shop nice?
Cathy
3 who have been here for years
Yes, they are. But they’re all people __________________________________ so it’s difficult to make
friends quickly. But the boss Luigi ,__________________________________
whose family come from Sicily is great. He’s the
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5 who makes the instruments
person __________________________________ . There’s a big cellar under the main
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where Luigi works in the evening.
shop, __________________________________
Max What instruments does he make?

Cathy Well, the shop sells lots of instruments, but Luigi only makes
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violins, __________________________________ . Some of the
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who buy his violins
people __________________________________ are famous musicians.
Max Really?
who
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I've seen on the BBC news programme
Cathy Yes. A really nice man __________________________________ came in the other day. He thanked me
for helping him ,__________________________________
which was very nice of him
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!
Max Well, it sounds like you’ve got a really interesting job!

Mark: ___ / 10

2 Write sentences using the words in bold to write defining or non-defining relative clauses.
Add commas where necessary.
1 the skirt / I / buy / cost / £15
The skirt which I bought cost 15.
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2 that / be / the school / my dad / work / as a maths teacher
That is the school where my dad works as a maths teacher.
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3 Lucy / photos / be / very good / win / the art prize every year
Lucy, whose photos are very good, wins the art prize every year.
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4 May / be / a / nice girl / family / own a shop on the High Street
May is a nice girl, whose family owns a shop on the High Street.
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5 my best friend Jack / write / songs / be / very creative
My best friend Jack, who write songs, is very creative.
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6 Sally / just / start / work at a sports centre / she / help / disabled athletes
Sally has just started work at a sports centre, where she helps disabled athletes.
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Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 6 Progress Test A

Mark: ___ / 6

3 Combine the sentences to write single sentences containing defining or non-defining relative clauses.
1 My boss speaks Mandarin Chinese. He’s British but grew up in Beijing.
My boss, who is British but grew up in Beijing, speaks Mandarin Chinese.
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2 She’s the new girl. I really want to meet her.
She is the new girl who I really want to meet.
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3 This is a great website. You can download music here.
This is a great website where you can download music here.
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4 The young entrepreneur started a computer business. I met him on a train.
The young enterpreneur, who I met on a train, started a computer business.
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Mark: ___ / 4

Vocabulary
4 Match sentences 1−6 with adjectives and nouns A−F. Then circle the correct word to complete the
sentence.

loyalty .D
1 You supported me when everybody was against me. Thank you for your ___________ 
idealistic , but unfortunately we don’t live in a perfect world.
2 You’re very ___________ E 
itelligent people who has ever lived.
3 Einstein is one of the most ___________ F 
determined
4 It won’t be easy, but I’m ___________ to work hard and succeed.
C 
modesty . B
5 Gary is always telling people how good he is. He needs a little ___________ 
patient and wait to see her.
6 The doctor is very busy, so you’ll have to be ___________ A 
A patient / patience
B modest / modesty
C determined / determination
D loyal / loyalty

E idealistic / idealism
F intelligent / intelligence

Mark: ___ / 6

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 2 Unit 6 Progress Test A

5 Read the text about a TV programme and choose the correct words.

Tonight is the final of Young Person of the Year, the competition which finds amazing
teenagers across the country. There are now three people left in the competition. But who will
win tonight’s big award?
Mandy Driver
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Mandy Driver’s life changed when she came over / across a person sleeping in the street.
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She was only ten years old, but after that she decided that she wanted to make a change /
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difference and help the poor. She appealed with / to local business people for money, and
together with them, she started a charity called Sleep Safe.
Antje Freimann
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If there’s an old machine that nobody wants, Antje Freimann will work in / out a way to use it.
In fact, people have called her ‘the queen of recycling’. Antje turns old machines into useful
things for people to use. Then she sells them and gives the money to a charity which pays
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for disability / poor support workers.
Peter Betts
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Peter takes in / after his father, who was a famous author. When Peter was ten years old, he
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sat in / at his desk and wrote his first short story. Since then, he’s written many stories, and
he’s become a very successful children’s writer – but he’s still only fifteen! As well as writing
books, Peter travels around the country and speaks at schools. He talks about his success
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and gives advice because he wants to give other young people the self-confidence /
shyness they need to start writing.

Mark: ___ / 8

6 Complete the sentences with the words below.

ask someone out engineer give up initiative look up nurse

engineer
1 Lilian’s mum is a(n) ________________ − she builds and repairs machines.
look up
2 I’m going to ________________ this word in the dictionary because I don’t know what it means.
ask smbd out because you don’t want to be embarrassed if they say ‘no’.
3 It takes courage to ________________
initiative
4 I can’t tell you what to do all the time. In this job, you need to show lots of ________________ .
nurse
5 Kelly’s dad is a ________________ . He works in a hospital in Liverpool.
give up
6 Max wants to ________________ sugar because he says it’s bad for his teeth.

Mark: ___ / 6

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 3 Unit 6 Progress Test A

Use of English
7 Rewrite the sentences so they have a similar meaning. Use the words in brackets.
1 Is the job part-time? (may / ask)
May I ask you if the job is part-time?
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2 What qualifications would I need? (could / tell)

Could you tell me what qualifications would I need?
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3 What is the next stage in the interview process? (like / know)

I'd like to know what the next stage is in the interview process.
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4 What time do I need to arrive? (be / wondering)

I was wondering what time I need to arrive.
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5 What about getting here? (another / ask)

Another thing I wanted to ask is about getting her.
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6 Do I have to work at the weekend? (interested / know)
I am interested to know if I have to work at the weekend.
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7 Is there a uniform? (be / wondering)

I was wondering if there is a uniform.
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8 I want to ask you another question. (may / ask)

May I ask you another question?
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9 What experience do I need? (like / know)
I'd like to know what experience I need.
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10 Is there a canteen? (interested / know)

I am interested to know if there is a canteen.
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Mark: ___ / 10

Listening
8  6 Listen to the dialogue. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)? Put a cross () under T or F.

T F
1 Kelly started a business when she was fifteen.
2 Chris started by making clothes for people that he knew.
3 Kelly started writing software many years ago.
4 Kelly sells her app to people on the internet.
5 A website helped Chris’s designs to become more popular.

Mark: ___ / 5

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 4 Unit 6 Progress Test A

Reading
9 Complete the gaps (1−5) in the text with the missing sentences (A−G). There are two extra sentences.

Young people change the world

Are teens lazy and selfish? We don’t think so. This week, we look at two teenagers who
started charities − and changed the lives of many people.
Kids Saving the Rainforest

In 1999, Janine Licare and Aislin Livingstone were nine-year-old friends who lived near the
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E The area was
rainforest in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica. It is a beautiful natural area. _____
becoming popular with tourists, and people were cutting down trees to make new roads and
hotels. Animals like monkeys were dying, too. Cars often hit them on the roads.
The girls wanted to stop the destruction so they started a charity called Kids Saving the
Rainforest. Soon, they had enough money to buy a small area of rainforest. The charity now
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G
owns this land, so the trees are protected forever. The girls helped the wildlife, too. _____
They also build rope bridges which go between trees − so animals like monkeys can use them
to safely cross roads. Because of this, the local monkey population has started to recover.
Kids Saving the Rainforest is still a small charity, but it is growing fast.
Free the Children

In 1995, when Canadian Craig Kielburger was twelve years old, he read a story in a
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newspaper. _____ A After he read this article, Craig started to find out about child labour. He
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discovered that 215 million school children around the world regularly go to work. _____F And
they can’t go to school because they need to earn money for their families. Craig felt angry
when he learned this. So, that year, he started a charity which he called Free the Children.
After that, Craig worked very hard to stop child labour. He travelled to Africa and Asia and met
children who had to work. He thought about the comfortable life which he had in Canada, and
compared it with theirs. Craig’s older brother Marc soon started to work with him, and since
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C Thanks to them, thousands of
then, their charity has built schools in many countries. _____
poor children have had an education. And the chance of a better life.

A It was about a boy in Pakistan who had to go to work every day.

B Much of the rainforest in Manuel Antonio is now a National Park.
C It has also helped many poor parents to send their children to school.
D Because of this, these children don’t have the chance of a normal life.
E But the girls realised that their beautiful forest was in danger.

F Many of them have dirty, dangerous jobs.

G The charity started a rescue centre to help sick and injured animals.

Mark: ___ / 5

Writing
10 Doing part-time work can give students useful experience, but it may stop some people from
concentrating on their studies. Write a for and against essay discussing the pros and cons of working
part time as a student.

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 70

Solutions Third Edition Intermediate Tests 5 Unit 6 Progress Test A