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WorksheetsPROGRESS TEST UNIT 1 - UNIT 6
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
My sister phones her friend every evening and they _________ about their classmates.
gossip
criticise
accuse
praise
Everyone does their _________ share of the housework in our family.
equal
best
good
fair
Put your clothes straight into the laundry basket; they're _______!
realistic
guilty
filthy
optional
Gloria feels _________ when she can't do her maths homework.
calm
cheerful
frustrated
guilty
Mr Jones, who owns the bakery, is always so ________. I've never seen him looking miserable.
optional
biological
cheerful
guilty
Some people say that _________ are just friends you haven't met yet.
peers
enemies
relatives
strangers
Grandad is always ________ about the weather; it's either too hot, or too cold. He's never happy.
criticising
discussing
accusing
grumbling
Kyle is adopted and has never met his ________ parents.
realistic
optional
biological
personal
You can't use that box to store things in. It's ________!
falling apart
getting along
falling out
piling up
Mum _______ errands in town, but she'll be back for lunch.
is lending
is making
is running
is getting
The film ________ me because I didn't realise the main character was a ghost!
confused
observed
caused
suffered
People say that an old man passed ________ in that cottage and now it's haunted.
down
out
away
about
Legend has it that the ________ of a young girl can be seen at night.
myth
spirit
power
alien
The police didn't find any ________, so how the woman died is still a mystery.
event
strength
effect
evidence
I _________ my grandma's ring after she died and I wear it everyday.
observed
disappeared
inherited
investigated
My dog likes to sleep in the _______ of the oak tree in our garden.
shadow
shade
strength
power
There was a knock on the door, but no one was there! How _______!
remarkable
haunted
bizarre
rare
I've told you _________; there's no such thing as ghosts!
at times
no time like the present
time and time again
like old times
We heard strange noises at night. It was very _______.
ridiculous
spooky
remarkable
haunted
We've been ________ the Pyramids in Egypt before we see them next month.
reading up on
reading out
digging up
passing down
Let's meet at the ice-skating _______ at 7.30pm.
track
pitch
court
rink
The athletics _________ was covered in snow this morning.
track
pitch
course
court
David Beckham won the Do Something Athletic Award in 2011 for his ________ to charity.
appreciation
contribution
promotion
indication
Many sports personalities earn huge amounts of money to ________ at events.
appear
balance
sponsor
pay
A horse threw its rider today in the horse-riding ________.
course
court
park
arena
Team players should always ________ each other.
stand for
stand up for
took off
took to
You should _________ to warm up before exercising.
pull
push
bend
stretch
Badminton, which is very popular, is _______ sport.
an extreme
a key
a loyal
an indoor
Even though the skier hurt himself badly, he managed to ________ after his accident.
pass up
pass out
pull off
pull through
There were other people playing on the ________ court, so we had to wait.
sports
wrestling
squash
darts
Why are you wearing a fancy-dress ________; it isn't Halloween any more.
label
design
uniform
costume
I ______ my sunglasses to my friend and she broke them.
borrowed
tried on
lent
put on
The colour of this T-shirt really _______ me off.
puts
stands
tries
shuts
If you spend too much money, you will be ______ before you know it.
in the sales
in debt
on credit
in fashion
Emily loves fashion. She always _______ the latest styles.
keeps up with
stands in for
puts away
pays off
This travel ________ advertises winter holidays.
offer
brochure
bargain
brand
This shop sells fantastic _______. I love all the bags and hats.
footwear
catalogues
accessories
purchases
This digital camera is so _______ that it fits in my pocket easily.
portable
efficient
compact
novel
The skirt ________ me, so I asked for a larger size, but they didn't have one.
didn't fit
fitted
didn't suit
suited
Grandad sold fruit and vegetables from a _______ all his working life.
market stall
car-boot sale
flea market
special offer
___________ often occurs because the land is needed for things such as growing crops or farming
Contamination
Destruction
Starvation
Deforestation
There was no rain during the winter months and a period of ________ followed.
drought
deforestation
conservation
flood
A number of cities in the UK have ___________, which is an area of countryside around a city that is protected.
a giant wave
a green belt
an aftershock
a lack of water
The aim of nature ___________ is to protect plants and animals as well as their habitats.
contamination
conservation
interference
reference
We should all try and use ________ products in our homes; they're better for the environment.
endangered
clean
eco-friendly
global
We are collecting money to help the victims of the ________ in Africa who are suffering from starvation.
famine
tsunami
wildfire
earthquake
I __________ a time when everyone cares about the world they live in.
long for
heard about
boast about
protest about
Fortunately, firefighters and local residents were able to _________ the wildfire quite quickly.
cut down
burn down
put out
end up
Volunteer to help the environment today! Don't ________ any longer!
keep on
put it off
throw it away
end up
Making better use of _______ such as the sun and wind is good for the environment.
alternative energy sources
endangered species
eco-tourists
fossil fuels
Simon ran away from home when he was fifteen and _______ to a life of crime.
found
turned
did
made
I hope the judge will __________ for years. What she did was terrible.
put her away
lock her in
tie her up
give her back
The gang that they arrested this morning had ________ robbery five times.
done
been
committed
served
The _________ who set fire to my bakery has been arrested by the police.
shoplifter
burglar
arsonist
vandal
Criminals don't _________ the death penalty in the UK any more.
have
die
do
receive
The police have no clues at all; it looks like she's going to _________ !
get it away
give it back
get away with it
tie it up
The shoplifter managed to hide things under her ________ clothes.
loose
lose
quite
quiet
How are we going to __________ that it was Sam who stole your bag?
prove
serve
stay
pay
Did you hear that the three women ________ prison earlier today?
locked in
tied up
broke out of
put away
The sign on the gate said: NO ___________, so we didn't walk through it.
ARSON
VANDALISM
TRESPASSING
MURDER
