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Progress Test 1A

1 Read the text and answer the questions.

Josh ccmes frcm Scotland ar>d ha's 12. He lives with his fatnBy m a 1t3t m Glasgow Hts ta-.ourte sub,ects at schcol are Hlstory and Geography bet he hates Maths. He ikes toccball ani he ptays for me schoot team. He hasnt goi any trcchers or sisters and he wanta to wr«e to scmeone wfw has 9ie same Interests. Hes got an emal address.

Sonya is from trelami. She s 1< and she ives n th« country aide. Ste gets up very earty to go » schoot because II takes an noor from her borne. She s goi a kit ot frierds at schoot but she wanta to kro* about chlidren In other cotntnes She ikes classical musie and she can play the pano and sing. She s very creatwe ara wrees her own songs. She wanta to get letters (not emalts) from frierds In otter oountnes.

Brian a frem the US and he tr.-es In Chicago. He s 13 and he realy likes American tantal and Daset>3l He also likea sports bccfcs. He s got about 1C0 books m hs bedrocm. He wrees stones and one day ne hopes to be a wnter. He has a Computer m his room. He does a kit ot homework for school but he has tme to wnte to other peopte. You can wrtle to hm by letłer or email.

Cathy is 12 and she s from Australia. She is shy and hasnt got many toenes at schód. She Ikes animals and she s got su pets. Her tavounte sutyect at senooi is Engish and she can also speak some Spanish. She coesn't Ike Computer games - she tninks they're bonng. She can p'ay the guitar and she wanis to be very good at It. She Istens to a kit of CDs and realy likes folk musc. You can contact her by email.

Quesiion 1 Cglrd^the correct answer.

1    What is true of all four people?

A The/ve got friends i u other countiies. B They want to wnte to new friends.

C They aie interested in sport.

Questions 2-5 Write Ves or No.

2    Does Josh like Maths?    _

3    Does Sonya want to get emails? _

d Does Brian like wiiting stones? _

5 Is Cathy a confident person? _

Questions 6-10 Complete the sentences. Use only one or two words.

6    Josh is in the school.

7    Sonya writes_

8    Br ian reads_

9 Cathy can speak English and

10 Cathy's favoui ite kind of musie is

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2 Write a description of a friend. Include:

•    the person’* name and age

•    the verb be and adjectives describing the person'* personalny

•    facis about the person, using has*got

•    facis about the person, using can/cait't

•    facis about the person'* life now. using the present continuous

Use and. but and because to join your sentences.

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)the correct answers.

1    Rosa plays the guitar but she_.

A eanT to sing B doesn’t can sing C can’t sing

2    Jack isnT here_he’s late.

A but B because C or

3    Sonte people_this musie.

A don’t like B doesnh like C don’t likes

ą _any pets?

A Have you got B Have got you C Do you have goi

5 She start* school_half past eight.

A at B on C in

6    Ts she from Australia?' 'Yes,_

A is B she’s C she is

7    This_a good MP3 player.

A doesn’t B isn’t C isn't a

fi _time do you have lunch?

A When B How C What

9 Do you get up early_

A at B on C in

10 Toin s parem* have got A any B an Ca

. the morning?

. old car.

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