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Progress Test 3B

1 Read the texts and answer the question betów.

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Write a deseription of the relationship between two

people in the past. Include:

•    things the two people liked and disliked about each other. using like, hale. canl stand, keen, etc.

•    a sequence of events involving the two people. using the past sintple and the past perfect

•    a shoi t conversation in which they say that they agree / don't agiee with each other

Include socabulary for describing relationships.

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Whlch texts contain these thlngł?^Łclg)the one which does not match any of the texts7

1    a practical suggestion    _

2    details of soinething in the futurę    _

3    a feellng of anger    _

4    an expectaiion that soinething would happen _

5    a warning not to do soinething    _

6    a promiie to do soinething    _

7    a sery surprising discosery    _

8    a compartson    _

9    an insitation to do somethlng    _

10 an explanation for a development    _

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3 Cp:i£cTe)the correct answers.

1    You should_how to cook.

A tolearn B learn C leaming

2    _you. I think you're conipletely wrong.

A I'm not agree with B Idisagiee

C I don't agree with

3    We’ve_ We don't speak to each other.

A fallen out with B falien up C fallen out

•ł You'd be fitter if you_morę exercise.

A did H do C will do

5    My Computer_so I can't send emalls.

A is tepairmg B is being repaiied C is repaired

6    ‘I really like this song.' 'Do you?_.’

A Sodo I B Ido C Neither do I

7    1 couldn'i buy anything because !_

my money.

A spent B hadspent C havespent

8    The whole system doesn‘t work. When I _. nothing happens.

A turn it down B turn it on C tura on it

9    What’s your opinion_this book?

A to B fot C of

10 Do you fancy_to sonie musie?

A listening B listen C tolisten

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