A2 Progress Test 05

Gold Experience A2 Progress test 5
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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 She was crying (cry) when I got home.
2 Thirty people ________________ (travelling) on the bus when it left London.
3 They ________________ (leave) when I arrived at the party.
4 My dad ________________ (cook) dinner when I got home.
5 I ________________ (not/listen) when my teacher told me that important information.
6 What ________________ you ________________ (do) last night?
2 Complete the sentences with which or who.

1 Thats the boy who lives next door to me.
2 I love films __________ have a happy ending.
3 This summer Im visiting a museum __________ is in London.
4 Theyre the students __________ always get good marks.
5 Swimming is a sport __________ is very good for you.
6 I dont like shops __________ have unfriendly shop assistants.
3 Complete the sentences with was or were.

1 We were laughing when we were watching the film it was very funny.
2 I __________ studying for hours last night Im very tired today!
3 What __________ you doing yesterday afternoon?
4 I __________ feeling well yesterday, but I dont feel well today.
5 __________ you at home last night?
6 She __________ wearing a beautiful red dress at the party last night.
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4 Choose the correct option for each sentence.
I 1) shop/was shopping yesterday when I 2) was meeting/met my friend, Alice. She 3) wore/was
wearing beautiful red shoes so I 4) asked her/was asking her where she 5) was buying/bought them. She
6) was saying/said that she bought them from the market.
Vocabulary
5 Match the sentence beginnings (16) with the correct endings (AF).
1 This school was built at the beginning E A April 1973.
2 I was born on ____ B 15 December 2000.
3 Teachers were very strict many years ____ C thirteenth century.
4 The party started at ____ D ago.
5 Pablo Picasso died in ____ E of the twentieth century.
6 Life was hard in the ____ F 8 p.m.
6 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1 There arent many cars in our town. Its very light/quiet.
2 I love summer when the mornings are so sunny and light/safe.
3 Its very dangerous/safe to cross the road without looking.
4 Ive washed the dishes and the windows the house is very clean/dirty now!
5 I dont like going to discos the music is so quiet/loud and I cant hear my friends speak.
6 Dont drink the water from that river its clean/dirty.

7 Complete the sentences with these words.
ancient battle castles dangerous dark dirty famous history queens
quiet treasure
1 Julie found some treasure in her garden some money and a very old necklace!
2 There are lots of very old _____________ in Scotland which you can visit.
3 Sally is a very _____________ girl who doesnt speak very much.
4 Everyone knows him hes _____________ !
5 Stonehenge was built five thousand years ago it is an _____________ place.
6 In the sixteenth century people often wore _____________ clothes because they did not have
much hot water.
7 I love learning about kings and _____________ in history lessons!
8 Henry the eighth was a very _____________ man.
9 The old house was very _____________ because the windows were small.
10 I like learning about _____________ at school its very interesting.
11 There was a very big _____________ here, three hundred years ago. A lot of men died.
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Listening
8 Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer.
1 Simon is the boy who __________ .
A lives near Jane B plays chess really well C has a cat
2 Simon was walking his dog near Janes house when __________ .
A the dog ran away B the dog met a cat C he met Jane
3 Simon was starting to leave the park when __________ .
A he saw his dog B he saw his teacher C he found a necklace
4 His dog found a __________ .
A necklace B coin C comic
5 The necklace was __________ .
A clean and new B old and dirty C beautiful
6 Simon took the necklace to __________ .
A Jane B his teacher C his mum
9 Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.

1 Did you hear about Simon?
2 So what ________________ with Simon?
3 He ran after his dog, but she was ________________ very fast.
4 His dog ran into the park which is ________________ the school.
5 It was a really ________________ necklace!
6 Its worth millions of ________________ !

Speaking
10 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 museum / the / go past.
Go past the museum.
2 on your right / building / its / the first.
____________________________________________
3 the theatre / how to / get to / me / can you tell / please?
____________________________________________
4 bridge / the / go over.
____________________________________________
5 where/ is / park / please / the / me / can you tell?
____________________________________________
6 straight / on / go.
____________________________________________

11 Ben is on holiday in Edinburgh and he is looking for a museum. Put the conversation in
the correct order.
Ben: 1) E
Man: Yes, of course.
Ben: 2) ____
Man: Well, yes, theres the National Museum.
Ben: 3) ____
Man: There are lots of very interesting things. Theres some treasure from Egypt!
Ben: 4) ____
Man: No, it isnt. Not very.
Ben: 5) ____
Man: Yes, of course. Go straight on and its on your right.
Ben: 6) ____
A What can you see there?

B Thanks very much!
C Is there a museum near here?
D That sounds great! Can you tell me where it is please?
E Excuse me, can you help me please?
F Wow! Is it far?

Reading
Treasure in the garden

1 Marco is fifteen years old. He lives in an old house which is near a castle. Last Saturday Marco
was hanging out with his friend when something amazing happened.
2 Marco and his friend were helping his dad in the garden. Marco was digging when he found some
treasure: a necklace! It was very old and dirty and didnt look very interesting, but it is worth
hundreds of pounds.
3 Marcos mum has a friend who is a history teacher. This teacher thinks that the treasure came
from the castle which is near Marcos house. The castle was built in the twelfth century. A hundred
years ago a very famous queen lived in the castle. The necklace which Marco found was probably
this queens!
4 Marco doesnt know why the necklace was in his garden. Did the queen want to put her necklace
somewhere safe? Did a queen from another country want this necklace? Marco doesnt know. Its
a mystery from history! he says.
12 Read the text. Match the headings (ad) with the paragraphs (14).
a Why was the necklace in Marcos garden? ____
b Treasure! ____
c A usual Saturday ____
d A famous queen ____
13 Read the text again. Match the bold words in the text with their meanings.
1 something old and interesting which is worth a lot of money treasure
2 a person everyone knows ____________
3 spending time with ____________
4 something interesting which you dont understand ____________
5 not dangerous ____________
6 something you wear around your neck ____________
7 not clean ____________
8 she lives with a king ____________
9 not new ____________
10 an old place where kings and queens live ____________
11 a subject at school that is about the past ____________
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14 Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Marco lives in a house which is near a castle. T
2 Marco was playing football when he found the treasure. ____
3 The treasure was very clean. ____
4 Marco found a necklace. ____
5 The castle was built a hundred years ago. ____
6 The queen was very famous. ____
7 Marco knows why the necklace was in his garden. ____
Writing
15 Read Peters story and complete the sentences (16) with the time expressions (af).
Peters story
1) Last Sunday, I went on a trip with my friend, Alex. We wanted to visit an old castle which is near my
house. 2) ____________ the weather was warm and sunny.
The castle was very dark, but it was interesting. We looked around and we took photos.
3) ____________ we ate lunch and we talked. When we were looking in the castle gardens we found
some very old and dirty money! 4) ____________ we found an old necklace! Then we went home. 5)
____________ we took the money and the necklace to our history teacher. She said they were very old
maybe from the eighteenth century! 6) __________ we gave the money and the necklace to the
museum.
a In the end
b A few minutes later
c The next day
d Last Sunday
e That morning
f Then

16 Read the story again and answer these questions.
1 When did it happen? Last Sunday
2 Who was he with? ________________
3 Where was he? ________________
4 What was the weather like? ________________
5 What happened? ________________
6 What happened in the end? ________________
17 Now write your own story. Write 2535 words. Use these questions to help you.
When did the story happen?
Who is the story about?
Where does the story take place?
What was the weather like?
What happened?
What happened in the end?
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Gold Experience A2 Progress test 5

2 Complete the sentences with which or who.

2 I love films __________ have a happy ending.

3 This summer Im visiting a museum __________ is in London.

4 Theyre the students __________ always get good marks.

5 Swimming is a sport __________ is very good for you.

6 I dont like shops __________ have unfriendly shop assistants.

3 Complete the sentences with was or were.

2 I __________ studying for hours last night Im very tired today!

3 What __________ you doing yesterday afternoon?

4 I __________ feeling well yesterday, but I dont feel well today.

5 __________ you at home last night?

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6 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

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3 Sally is a very _____________ girl who doesnt speak very much.

4 Everyone knows him hes _____________ !

5 Stonehenge was built five thousand years ago it is an _____________ place.

7 I love learning about kings and _____________ in history lessons!

8 Henry the eighth was a very _____________ man.

10 I like learning about _____________ at school its very interesting.

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9 Listen to the conversation again and complete the sentences.

2 So what ________________ with Simon?

5 It was a really ________________ necklace!

6 Its worth millions of ________________ !

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A What can you see there?

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Treasure in the garden

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