Name: ______________________�������� Date___________________
Total Points: 50����������������������� Points Achieved:_____________������
�������������� �Progress Test New Headway Elementary ( May,2011)
Reading Comprehension (8 P0INTS)
Read the text given below carefully and answer the related question:
A.����� Read the text carefully:
Sleep is very important to keep you healthy and happy .If you really are stressed it�s possible that you �re not sleeping well at night or getting enough rest . This can affect your ability to concentrate and do your job and study.
Here are some techniques to help:������������������������������������������������������� Stop work at half an hour before you go to bed and don�t watch TV.��������������������� Don�t drink strong tea or coffee ,or eat very sweet things. ����������������������������������������Have a meal with rice or pasta as they can make you sleepy.���������������������������������������������� �If you don�t like reading, turn on a radio and listen to a discussion. �������������������������������������Find a show where people are talking sometimes the sound of somebody �s voice can relax you.�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Be sure to get some exercise every week. Try tennis, go swimming ,or play golf. These activities all help you with stress. Above all don�t worry if you are not sleeping.
B.����� Match column A with the information in column B
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Column B
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Don�t drink
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a talk show on the TV.
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Have
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work before going to
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Stop
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to discussion.
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Listen
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strong tea or coffee.
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Watch
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pasta or rice in dinner.
Answer the questions
1.Why is sleep important?
____________________________________________________
2.How does less sleep and work effect you
3.Which three sports help you with stress?
______________________________________________________________________
������������������������� �VOCABULARY (8 POINTS)
Match the jobs in column A with their work in column B:
Column A������������������������������������� Column B
Now use the above words in the gaps below:����
Write these numbers in words:
1.799:_____________________________
2.864:_______________________________
�������������������������������������������� POINTS WRITING (5POINTS)
Grammar
Punctuation
Spelling
Ideas (content)
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1.5
Write the description of your home. Use the notes below to help you:
*Where is it?������������� * old or new��������� ���* number of rooms�������������� * What�s near it?���������� * Who do you live with?��� * Do you like it? �����������������������*What do you like best of all?
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�������������� ������������LISTENING( 5 POINTS)
Listen to the conversation carefully and choose the correct answer:
1.Britain� ______ society.��
a) has never been a monocultural��
b) has always been a monocultural
c) has recently become a monocultural��
2. Many Jews came to Britain�� _____ .
�a) to escape the holocaust
�b) not to die of hunger
�c) to find work
3. ____ are relatively new �arrivals to Britain.
�a) West Indians�
�b) Asian people
�c) Iraqi people
4. ____ is a common obstacle to immigrants in Britain.��
�a) Hard work
�b) Language
�c) Food
5. �Britain ____ influenced by its immigrants.
� a) has not been
� b) has been positively��� c) has been negatively
������������������ GRAMMAR (24 POINTS)
Complete the blanks.Circle the correct answer
My� ( 1) ____________________ Jackson .(2) ____________ 24 years old. I am (3) _____________ �Russia I am not married . I (4) I ______________ Two brothers and one sister.(5)_____________ all married. I want to study English because (6)___________ an international language.
1.a)� names���������� b) name����� c) name�s��� d) names���
2. a) �I�M������������ b) Im������� c) I am������ d) I�m
3. a) for�������������� b) of�������� c) from���� d)at
4.a) have������������� b) has�������� c) had���� d) has�nt
5.a) they����� ���������b) they�re����� c) they re�� d) there are
6.) a) It���������������� b) It�is�������� c) It�s���� d) IT�S
Use� DO� or� DOES in the blanks:
1.Where ______________ she live?
2.What_______________ they do in their free time?
3. _____________ he play tennis?
4.How___________ it work?
Make question using CAN an give short answers:�
1.You / swim
_____________________________?
Yes,________________________.
2. They / paint
No,________________________.
3, She /speak / French
_______________________________?
No,___________________________ .
Put the right preposition
1.We�ve a class again__________ 11 o�clock __________ Saturday.
2. My exams are sometimes _____________the middle _________ June.
3. I went ____________ the market ____________ my friends.
4. Mrs. Jill will meet me____________ the cinema__________ the evening.
Use , some ,any, a or an :
Fill up the gaps using the correct forms of verbs given in the brackets.
1. Jane _________________(get) up at 6 o�clock every day.�������������������������������������� 2. My Parents _______ (be) born in Australia. I _____(be) born in the USA.������������������������� 3 .I ________ (can) play tennis when I was five.���������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4. The weather _____(be) nice today . It ________ �(be) awful Yesterday.����������������������������� 5 . I _________ (go) to Egypt in last summer..
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