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PROGRESS TEST NUMBER 37 TOTAL:………/55
Grammar
I. Choose the correct answers.
1. James told us we should buy/ have bought tickets sooner.
2. I thought you told me you want/ wanted to leave the golf club.
3. Ian has informed me that he is/ was leaving his job next month.
4. Lots of voters said they have/ had chosen the youngest candidate.
5. Emily explained to her husband that she was/ is worried about their neighbors.
6. The committee announced it will/ would be meeting again in a month.
7. Do you know who it was/ is who started the fight?
8. One or two friends have said they will/ would be coming tonight.
9. Most of my classmates said the new book is/ was too difficult.
10. She told me I should have gone/ go to work if I want to keep my job. Mark ____/10
II. Use the verbs in brackets to report the direct speech. Add objects only where necessary.
1. "Don`t use too much make-up." → The girls were _____________. (warned)
2. "Don`t drink if you are driving." → Guests were _______________. (forbid)
3. "Read good books." → My mum used to __________. (encourage)
4. "Walk slowly so you won`t slip on the ice." → We were ___________________. (ask)
5. "Put out the recycling." → Our dad ____________________. (remind)
6. "Shall we take the TV you have bought to your car?" → The shop assistant ________. (offer)
7. "What if we go to the zoo next week?" → They _______________________. (propose)
8. "You`ve been using the wrong fuel." → The hire firm ______________. (accuse)
9. "Shop around for a good deal before you buy a new phone." → I was _____________. (advise)
10. "How about waiting to see if the weather improves?" → She _________________________. (suggest)
Mark _____/10
Vocabulary
III. Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1. You can browse the a__________ that the journalist has written on his website.
2. An e__________ is a leading article written by a member of the senior staff or publisher that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
3. N____________ f____________ are brief items of important news which may interrupt a radio or television program.
4. The idea behind c____________ j____________ is that people without professional training can use the Internet to report news, either on their own, or with others.
5. The f________ p________ of a newspaper is the page that contains the most important news of the day.
6. A typical h___________ i___________ story tells the ordinary-life stories behind a major event or disaster, focusing on an individual’s experience and reaction to events.
7. T____________ are small format newspapers that give the news in condensed form and often contain sensational stories, such as the latest celebrity gossip.
8. The TV program News Hour shows the latest b____________ n____________ around the world from hundreds of sources.
9. The BBC`s foreign reporters take a closer look at the stories behind the h____________, so that they can report on them in more detail.
10. In some countries, c____________ is very common, where the media, the government, or another controlling body prevents certain news stories from being published.Mark ____/10
IV. Convert these sentences to headline language using synonyms of the words in brackets.
a. 1 ____________ (request) not to 2 ____________ (cut) popular quiz show.
b. Jack Smith 3 ____________ (promises) 4 ____________ (mystery) of lost millions will be solved.
c. Prime minister to 5 ____________ (resign) before elections. Mark ____/5
V. Choose the correct answers.
1. I can`t use the website now because I have sorted out/ logged off/ cleared off.
2. It must have been well after 3 o`clock in the morning when we stayed on/ held off/ checked in to the hotel.
3. Don`t worry about your dizziness. I`m sure your GP will clear/ work/ sort it out.
4. Apparently Lee has fallen in love with someone else so his and Carol`s wedding is being called off/ kicked off/ cleared off.
4. The court case had been going on about/ dragging on/ sparking off for weeks before the fraudster was convicted.Mark ____/5
Use of English
VI. Complete the sentences with one word in each space.
1. Tom asked us______ we had settled______ a name for our new baby.
2. Ruth boasted______ setting______ her business with very little funding.
3. Experts had said that