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Student Name: _____________________

1. Complete the text with the verbs in the box. There is an example at the beginning (0). do fall feel get go play stay take wake watch work I usually (0) wake up very early – at four o’clock. I lie in bed for a few minutes, then I (1) up and start my day. I take the bus to the post office where I pick up all the letters and parcels for my area and put them in the van. I’m a postman, you see. I (2) long hours and I rarely (3) a break, so, at the end of the day, I (4) really tired. I don’t (5) up late in the evening and (6) TV. I usually (7) to bed at eight and I (8) asleep very quickly. On Sundays, I have a day off. I (9) some gardening and sometimes I (10) tennis but, mostly, I sleep. /10 2. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 Sophie is very nice and ____friendly_______. A) friend B) friendly C) patience 1 Some people __________ themselves difficult challenges in life. A) Give B) do C) take 2 Don’t ________ risks in the mountains when the weather is bad. A) Do B) Make C) Get 3 Joel is very ______-working. He spends a lot of time at work. A) Strong B) Good C) Hard

D) patiently D) play

D) Take D) Long

4. After spending twenty years in my job, I think I can say I am______________. A) Experienced B) Hard-worker C) Positivity D) Patience 5 What is the biggest ___________ we have to solve today? A) Challenger B) Challenge C) Challenging 6 Did you ___________ for the exam? A) Test B) Memory

C) Score

D) Challenged

D) Study

7 We need to find a __________ to the problem. A) Solve B) Score C) Solution

D) Achievement

8 Jill left her bag on the bus but, _________, we found it later. A) Really B) Fortunately C) While

D) Next

9 Thanks for buying me flowers on my birthday. That was very _____________ of you. A) Experienced B) Intelligent C) Kind E) Patient 10 On our way home, we drove ___________ a tunnel. A) Across B) Through C) On

D) Onto

/10

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Student Name: _____________________

3. Choose the correct option (A, B or C) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 Graham ____________ fishing every weekend. A makes

B does

C goes

1 Janice doesn’t ____________ home until ten on weekdays. A take

B fall

C get

2 I ____________ karate at the sports centre. A play

B do

C go

3 Rebecca’s ____________ her homework right now. A making

B doing

C going

4 I like ____________ cards. A playing

B doing

C going

5 You’ll ____________ better in a few days. A make

B feel

C go

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Student Name: _____________________

4. Complete the text with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. There is an example at the beginning (0). The Invictus Games is a (0) competition for people injured in wars. All the (1) are learning to live with life-changing injuries. Events include (2) and (3) as well as team sports like rugby and basketball for (4) in wheelchairs. The Games are organized (5)_______the Olympics – the races are shown on TV in the UK, and all the (6) get gold medals. But, for the people who are (7) , this isn’t what’s important. They are there to make friends with other (8) or swimmers or (9) . The Invictus Games helps people to feel better about themselves, and to feel like champions, not (10) . 0. COMPETE

COMPETITION

1. COMPETE

COMPETITORS

2. CYCLE

CYCLING

3. ATHLETICS

ATHLETE

4. PLAY

PLAYERS

5. LIKE

LIKED

6. WIN

WINNERS

7. COMPETE

COMPETING

8. RUN

RUNNERS

9. WRESTLERS

WRESTLE

10. LOSE

LOSERS

5. Complete the email with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0). Hi Jenny I (0) _am doing___ (do) a course in Spanish at the moment. My best friend Susie and I (1) ____________ (stay) with a host family in Madrid. They’re very friendly and talkative – Spanish people (2) ____________ (talk) a lot! On the course, we (3) ____________ (have) lessons every day in the morning, but we (4) ____________ (not go) to lessons in the afternoon. What (5) ____________ (we / do) in the afternoon? Well, we (6) ____________ (usually / study), but sometimes we (7) ____________ (go) shopping. Right now, Susie (8) ____________ (not study) – she (9) ____________ (listen) to music in her room. It’s very loud! Anyway, what’s your news, Jenny? (10) (you / do) anything interesting this summer? Write soon. Alex 3 ELSIS Mid Course Pre-Intermediate Progress Test ‘Life’ Units 1 – 6 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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6. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 You ____________ buy a ticket. The museum is free on Saturdays. A have to B don’t have to C must D mustn’t 1 Students ____________ park their cars in front of reception. Those parking places are for visitors only. A can B don’t have to C can’t D have to 2 You ____________ be late. If you miss the start of the play, they won’t let you in. A can B don’t have to C have to D mustn’t 3 You ____________ buy a ticket on the door or in advance – it’s your choice. A can B have to C must D can’t 4 You ____________ wear a hat inside the chapel. It’s not allowed. A must B don’t have to C have to D mustn’t 5 Joe ____________ go to the party if he doesn’t want to. A can’t B doesn’t have to C has to D mustn’t 6 Do I ____________ sign this form here? A have to B can C must

D can’t

7 I’m interested in ____________ this club. A join B to join C joining

D to joining

8 ____________ cricket is popular in Australia. A Play B Playing C To play

D To playing

9 I can’t ____________ my glasses. A find B finding

D to finding

C to find

10 We hate ____________ all the time. A lose B losing C to lose

D to losing

7. Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0). Ellen MacArthur (0) _was_______ (be) born in Derbyshire in the UK in 1976 . She (1) ___________ (grow) up far from the sea, and her parents and brothers (2) ___________ (not be) very interested in sailing. However, she (3) ___________ (have) an aunt who was a yachtswoman and she (4) ___________ (learn) to sail while she (5) ___________ (stay) with her aunt on the east coast of England. Ellen (6) ___________ (buy) her first small boat while she (7) ___________ (study) at school. After that, she (8) ___________ (spend) all her free time sailing. In 2005, she (9) ___________ (become) world famous when she (10) ___________ (break) the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht. 4 ELSIS Mid Course Pre-Intermediate Progress Test ‘Life’ Units 1 – 6 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

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8 Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 The yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester ____________in 1972. A die B died C is dying

D was dying

1 We missed the train because it ____________at the station. A not stop B didn’t stop C wasn’t stopping

D don’t stop

2 We were ___________ tired so we went home. A feel B feels C feeling

D felt

3 While she ___________ through the country, she visited many interesting places. A was travelling B were travelling C travelling D is travelling 4 What ___________ when you saw him? A was Tom doing B were Tom doing

C Tom was doing

D Tom were doing

5 I ___________ my leg when I fell off the ladder. A break B broke C am breaking

D was breaking

6 ___________ you see the film last Friday? A Do B Was

D Were

C Did

7 While ___________ watching the match, it started to rain. A we were B she were C were we

D were she

8 I was hoping to pass the exam but, in the end, I ___________ it. A fail B failed C was failing

D am failed

9 Fiona and I ___________ get on during the holidays last summer. A don’t B wasn’t C weren’t

D didn’t

10 I ___________ breakfast when the alarm went off. I stopped eating and ran outside. A ate B was eating C eat D am eating

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