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PROGRESS TEST UNIT 1 - UNIT 6

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My sister phones her friend every evening and they _________ about their classmates.

a)

gossip

b)

criticise

c)

accuse

d)

praise

2.

Everyone does their _________ share of the housework in our family.

a)

equal

b)

best

c)

good

d)

fair

3.

Put your clothes straight into the laundry basket; they're _______!

a)

realistic

b)

guilty

c)

filthy

d)

optional

4.

Gloria feels _________ when she can't do her maths homework.

a)

calm

b)

cheerful

c)

frustrated

d)

guilty

5.

Mr Jones, who owns the bakery, is always so ________. I've never seen him looking miserable.

a)

optional

b)

biological

c)

cheerful

d)

guilty

6.

Some people say that _________ are just friends you haven't met yet.

a)

peers

b)

enemies

c)

relatives

d)

strangers

7.

Grandad is always ________ about the weather; it's either too hot, or too cold. He's never happy.

a)

criticising

b)

discussing

c)

accusing

d)

grumbling

8.

Kyle is adopted and has never met his ________ parents.

a)

realistic

b)

optional

c)

biological

d)

personal

9.

You can't use that box to store things in. It's ________!

a)

falling apart

b)

getting along

c)

falling out

d)

piling up

10.

Mum _______ errands in town, but she'll be back for lunch.

a)

is lending

b)

is making

c)

is running

d)

is getting

11.

The film ________ me because I didn't realise the main character was a ghost!

a)

confused

b)

observed

c)

caused

d)

suffered

12.

People say that an old man passed ________ in that cottage and now it's haunted.

a)

down

b)

out

c)

away

d)

about

13.

Legend has it that the ________ of a young girl can be seen at night.

a)

myth

b)

spirit

c)

power

d)

alien

14.

The police didn't find any ________, so how the woman died is still a mystery.

a)

event

b)

strength

c)

effect

d)

evidence

15.

I _________ my grandma's ring after she died and I wear it everyday.

a)

observed

b)

disappeared

c)

inherited

d)

investigated

16.

My dog likes to sleep in the _______ of the oak tree in our garden.

a)

shadow

b)

shade

c)

strength

d)

power

17.

There was a knock on the door, but no one was there! How _______!

a)

remarkable

b)

haunted

c)

bizarre

d)

rare

18.

I've told you _________; there's no such thing as ghosts!

a)

at times

b)

no time like the present

c)

time and time again

d)

like old times

19.

We heard strange noises at night. It was very _______.

a)

ridiculous

b)

spooky

c)

remarkable

d)

haunted

20.

We've been ________ the Pyramids in Egypt before we see them next month.

a)

reading up on

b)

reading out

c)

digging up

d)

passing down

21.

Let's meet at the ice-skating _______ at 7.30pm.

a)

track

b)

pitch

c)

court

d)

rink

22.

The athletics _________ was covered in snow this morning.

a)

track

b)

pitch

c)

course

d)

court

23.

David Beckham won the Do Something Athletic Award in 2011 for his ________ to charity.

a)

appreciation

b)

contribution

c)

promotion

d)

indication

24.

Many sports personalities earn huge amounts of money to ________ at events.

a)

appear

b)

balance

c)

sponsor

d)

pay

25.

A horse threw its rider today in the horse-riding ________.

a)

course

b)

court

c)

park

d)

arena

26.

Team players should always ________ each other.

a)

stand for

b)

stand up for

c)

took off

d)

took to

27.

You should _________ to warm up before exercising.

a)

pull

b)

push

c)

bend

d)

stretch

28.

Badminton, which is very popular, is _______ sport.

a)

an extreme

b)

a key

c)

a loyal

d)

an indoor

29.

Even though the skier hurt himself badly, he managed to ________ after his accident.

a)

pass up

b)

pass out

c)

pull off

d)

pull through

30.

There were other people playing on the ________ court, so we had to wait.

a)

sports

b)

wrestling

c)

squash

d)

darts

31.

Why are you wearing a fancy-dress ________; it isn't Halloween any more.

a)

label

b)

design

c)

uniform

d)

costume

32.

I ______ my sunglasses to my friend and she broke them.

a)

borrowed

b)

tried on

c)

lent

d)

put on

33.

The colour of this T-shirt really _______ me off.

a)

puts

b)

stands

c)

tries

d)

shuts

34.

If you spend too much money, you will be ______ before you know it.

a)

in the sales

b)

in debt

c)

on credit

d)

in fashion

35.

Emily loves fashion. She always _______ the latest styles.

a)

keeps up with

b)

stands in for

c)

puts away

d)

pays off

36.

This travel ________ advertises winter holidays.

a)

offer

b)

brochure

c)

bargain

d)

brand

37.

This shop sells fantastic _______. I love all the bags and hats.

a)

footwear

b)

catalogues

c)

accessories

d)

purchases

38.

This digital camera is so _______ that it fits in my pocket easily.

a)

portable

b)

efficient

c)

compact

d)

novel

39.

The skirt ________ me, so I asked for a larger size, but they didn't have one.

a)

didn't fit

b)

fitted

c)

didn't suit

d)

suited

40.

Grandad sold fruit and vegetables from a _______ all his working life.

a)

market stall

b)

car-boot sale

c)

flea market

d)

special offer

41.

___________ often occurs because the land is needed for things such as growing crops or farming

a)

Contamination

b)

Destruction

c)

Starvation

d)

Deforestation

42.

There was no rain during the winter months and a period of ________ followed.

a)

drought

b)

deforestation

c)

conservation

d)

flood

43.

A number of cities in the UK have ___________, which is an area of countryside around a city that is protected.

a)

a giant wave

b)

a green belt

c)

an aftershock

d)

a lack of water

44.

The aim of nature ___________ is to protect plants and animals as well as their habitats.

a)

contamination

b)

conservation

c)

interference

d)

reference

45.

We should all try and use ________ products in our homes; they're better for the environment.

a)

endangered

b)

clean

c)

eco-friendly

d)

global

46.

We are collecting money to help the victims of the ________ in Africa who are suffering from starvation.

a)

famine

b)

tsunami

c)

wildfire

d)

earthquake

47.

I __________ a time when everyone cares about the world they live in.

a)

long for

b)

heard about

c)

boast about

d)

protest about

48.

Fortunately, firefighters and local residents were able to _________ the wildfire quite quickly.

a)

cut down

b)

burn down

c)

put out

d)

end up

49.

Volunteer to help the environment today! Don't ________ any longer!

a)

keep on

b)

put it off

c)

throw it away

d)

end up

50.

Making better use of _______ such as the sun and wind is good for the environment.

a)

alternative energy sources

b)

endangered species

c)

eco-tourists

d)

fossil fuels

51.

Simon ran away from home when he was fifteen and _______ to a life of crime.

a)

found

b)

turned

c)

did

d)

made

52.

I hope the judge will __________ for years. What she did was terrible.

a)

put her away

b)

lock her in

c)

tie her up

d)

give her back

53.

The gang that they arrested this morning had ________ robbery five times.

a)

done

b)

been

c)

committed

d)

served

54.

The _________ who set fire to my bakery has been arrested by the police.

a)

shoplifter

b)

burglar

c)

arsonist

d)

vandal

55.

Criminals don't _________ the death penalty in the UK any more.

a)

have

b)

die

c)

do

d)

receive

56.

The police have no clues at all; it looks like she's going to _________ !

a)

get it away

b)

give it back

c)

get away with it

d)

tie it up

57.

The shoplifter managed to hide things under her ________ clothes.

a)

loose

b)

lose

c)

quite

d)

quiet

58.

How are we going to __________ that it was Sam who stole your bag?

a)

prove

b)

serve

c)

stay

d)

pay

59.

Did you hear that the three women ________ prison earlier today?

a)

locked in

b)

tied up

c)

broke out of

d)

put away

60.

The sign on the gate said: NO ___________, so we didn't walk through it.

a)

ARSON

b)

VANDALISM

c)

TRESPASSING

d)

MURDER