Upper Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8A

Listening 4 Correct the two mistakes in each sentence.

1 As soon as the alarming clock goes off, I’m
1 Track 7 Listen to six recordings. Are wide wake .
statements1–6 true (T) or false (F)? alarm awake
1 The woman never gets a paper during the week. 2 I must apologise on taking so long to put to a
F decision. I know you have been waiting for some
2 The man watches the news every day. time.
3 The boy doesn’t have a television in his bedroom.
3 Rob refused borrowing my computer without to
4 The woman enjoys reading about the superstars. ask.
5 The man won some money on a quiz show. 4 I had lent you the money if you have asked me
6 The woman gets out of bed in the mornings sooner.
feeling groggy.
5 I’ve put Martin down so much times recently and
10 he never offers to tidy up when he stays.

Pronunciation 6 I feel light and breezy many of the time. But I find
it hard to get up on cold mornings.
2 Track 8 Listen and complete the sentences
using contractions where applicable.
1 I would never have bought those shoes if I’d 10
known how expensive they were.
2 We to the cinema if back in
time. 5 Complete the second sentence so that it means
3 Even if the truth I believed the same as the first. Use the word in capitals.
1 ‘Let me buy you lunch, Hannah.’ OFFERED
you.
Jack offered to buy lunch for Hannah.
4 He passed his driving test even if
2 Unfortunately negotiations have failed once again.
loads more lessons.
DOWN
5 What would you if you at that
Unfortunately, .
meeting?
3 So what happened at the end of the film? TURN
6 It easy for Jack to admit that he
So how ?
dishonest.
4 ‘I’m sorry I forgot Sam’s birthday.’ FOR
5
Paul Sam’s birthday.
5 ‘I’m sure Phil has taken my mobile phone.’
ACCUSED
Vocabulary and Grammar Lucy .
6 I really don’t like to stay at home all day when the
3 Complete the words. weather’s good. STAND
1 I watched a really interesting d o c u m e n t a r y I .
about ancient Egypt yesterday.
2 Which newspaper has the highest 10
r in your country?
3 Big Brother was the first of the r shows
on TV, wasn’t it?
4 I only read the gardening and property
s in the Sunday paper.
5 There have been so many s of Top Gear
that I’ve lost count.
6 I can’t understand why you watch that s .
It’s not funny, it’s awful!

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 Upper Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8A

6 Select the correct alternative. Speaking

1 What’s the origin of the expression ‘once in a
green /  blue moon’? 8 Complete the conversation. Use the prompts in
2 I decided to cut the meeting  short /  down brackets.
because we weren’t getting anywhere. A: (you / got / minute) 1 Have you got a minute ?
3 I’d rather not  going /  go out this evening if B: Sorry?
you don’t mind. A: (There / something / I / mean)
2
4 I’ll make my decision after I’ve weighed  up /  to talk to you
on the pros and cons. about.
5 It turns  out /  on that Jack has known Julia for B: (What / up) 3 ?
years! A: Well, look, (I / not want / you / get / wrong idea)
4
6 I  promise /  insist to help you with your but ...
packing. B: But what?
A: (It / just) 5 you always leave
5 the kitchen dirty. It’s quite selfish. Do you know
what I mean?
B: Sorry. (I / not / think / it / be)
7 Choose the correct answers to complete the 6
so upsetting.
text: a), b), c) or d).
People talk a lot about the effect of TV on kids, but 5
what about the rest of us? If you 1 a to ask 2
people how much time they spend 3 television
each week, I suspect you 4 be shocked. In 9 Complete the conversation with the words in
5
households, the television is on a good deal the box.
of the time, 6 often no one will be watching. That’s so way really (x2) one
Take my neighbours for example. As soon as they remind on thing did so
get up, they turn the television 7 . They’ll
watch the news over breakfast and perhaps one of
the morning chat shows. In the afternoon it’ll be A: I’m 1 so upset that the concert has sold out.
time for a 8 opera or two, followed by an Why didn’t you remind me to get tickets?
episode of the latest 9 show. They would B: But I did 2 you. I sent you a text.
never admit 10 being addicted but I wonder A: Well that’s not 3 helpful, is it? You
how they would manage 11 someone took their know I hardly ever use my mobile.
television away for a few days. And to be honest, if B: 4 absolutely ridiculous! You’re the
5
someone took my TV away, so would I! who’s always texting.
A: No I’m not!
1 a) were b) will c) are d) have B: How 6 earth can you say that? Let’s
2 a) few b) a most c) the most d) most just take a look, shall we?
3 a) to watch b) watching A: Ah … hmm … oh, I’m 7 sorry. It
c) by watching d) for watching seems you really 8 send me a text after
4 a) will b) should c) would d) can all.
5 a) much b) few c) many d) lots B: Well, no harm done. The good 9 is
6 a) despite b) although c) however d) in spite the band’s doing an extra night and there are still
7 a) up b) down c) off d) on tickets available. So there’s no 10 we’re
8 a) soap b) soup c) soapy d) soppy going to miss out.
9 a) real b) current c) reality d) chatty A: Brilliant – that’s 11 great news – so
10 a) to b) on c) for d) with what are we waiting for? Let’s go!
11 a) when b) whether c) unless d) if
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 Upper Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8A

d) Most of my fellow inmates were night owls and

Reading would stay up until the early hours just messing
10 Match gaps 1–6 in the text with a)–g) below. around.
There is one extra sentence you do not need. e) Actually, I didn’t even like any of the other
participants.
Hi Jude f) However, I decided to give it a go and try to get
on with everyone.
I’m sorry I haven’t been in touch for such a long g) Meanwhile, I’ve been asked to write about my
time – I can’t tell you what I’ve been through in the mad media week for the local paper.
last few months. You might remember that I was
thinking of applying to be on Big Brother (I can’t 15
imagine what possessed me!), well it all went ahead.
1
a I couldn’t believe it. What had started out as a
Writing
bit of a joke, turned out to be my worst nightmare.
Before I knew where I was, it was too late to pull 11 Underline the correct alternative.
out. 1 Some people have no interest in current affairs
 however /  while others love to learn.
As soon as I set foot in the Big Brother house, I 2  While /  Despite some readers enjoy
knew that I’d made the biggest mistake of my life. sensationalist journalism, there are those who do
2
It was really difficult. You know how it is – not.
the producers are really only interested in getting 3  Although /  However celebrity scandals can
good viewing figures. They deliberately chose be damaging initially, most stars recover quite
participants who were going to be controversial. quickly.
4 I don’t have time to read a daily paper.  Despite
So there I was, a forty-year-old (normally sane) /  However, I do listen to the radio.
woman on national television, sharing her every 5 Jana refused to sell her story  although /
waking moment with my new family and wishing I  despite being offered a lot of money.
could be anywhere else. 3 . It was hard work, I 6 A lot of people would like to be famous
can tell you. Some of them were very hard to like!  however /  although they know the drawbacks.

To be honest though, one of the worst things about 5

the whole experience was sleep – or lack of it.
4
. As you know I’m never at my most alert
12 Write an informal article: How to reduce the
late at night so I started to feel quite groggy after a
stress in your life. Write 120–180 words on a
few days of sleep deprivation.
separate sheet of paper.
To cut a long story short, I was voted out after the
10
first week – probably because the viewers thought I
was too boring. 5 I didn’t say or do anything
Total: 100
outrageous so what was the point of being there?

Do you know, I still have nightmares about it all and

just hope things will get back to normal soon. Next
time I have a crazy idea, please just do something to
stop me! 6 . Perhaps there is something in me
that does rather enjoy being the centre of attention
after all!

Love
Clare

a) I sent in my application, went through various

interview stages and to my surprise, I was accepted
on to the show.
b) Well, I suppose I was.
c) Imagine being stuck in a house together with
complete strangers for twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week.

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