Solutions 3rd edition(Intermediate) - Unit 8 Progress Test

Grammar

Complete the email using reported speech and the words in brackets.

Hi Beth,

Gary phoned me yesterday. He said ¹                         (I had a great time) in London. He asked me ²                                   (are you and Beth going to Chloe’s party) on Saturday, and I said yes. He said ³                          (I’ll definitely come), and he asked ⁴                         (where is she having it)? I told him she was having the party at a new pizza place in town, and I said ⁵                  (I’ll send you) a map. Gary also asked ⁶                      (what time does it start). I said ⁷               (I don’t know), but I told him ⁸                   (I can ask Chloe) at school.

Anyway, I thought I’d tell you all this because I know you like Gary a lot. So don’t worry − he’s going to be there!

See you there!

Bella

Tick (+) the two correct sentences and rewrite the other sentences, correcting 1−3 words.

I asked Rachel if did she text Ben to tell him the news.

Beth said that she would see me the later day.

Simon said that by the time he had got home, everyone has gone to bed.

Sally said she could meet us later if we were free.

The teacher asked me why I am using my mobile phone in class.

I asked Claire whether she would help me with my science project.

Match the quotes with the words below. There is one extra word or phrase.

Sinead You said you’d phone John and apologise. Did you ^{1                [run out of, get through to]} him?

Dan Well, I tried to phone him. But I ^{2             [got cut off, broke up]}.

Sinead Why was that? Did he ^{3          [hang up, speak up]} on you?

Dan No, it was nothing like that. My phone just ^{4             [got through, ran out of]} credit.

Suzie The neighbours complained because Helen played loud music when my parents were out. So now we’re both in trouble.

Callum I ^{5        [advise, blame]}you to tell your parents that it wasn’t you.

Suzie No, I can’t do that. But I’m really angry with Helen. I ^{6           [warned, suggested]} her against playing it loud.

Callum And she ^{7             [insisted on, agreed to]} doing it?

Suzie That’s right. I ^{8          [proposed, begged]} her to turn it down, but she didn’t. She’s really silly sometimes!

1 Did I _           [action, encourage, mention, propose, routes, save] getting the concert tickets? I can’t remember if I told you before.

2. What do you __           [action, encourage, mention, propose, routes, save]to do about the problem?

3. Can you _           [action, encourage, mention, propose, routes, save]John to come to the picnic? He’ll doesn’t want to go, but it’ll be fun.

4. The Strait of Florida, in the USA, is one of the world’s busiest shipping _           [action, encourage, mention, propose, routes, save] . Many ships and boats use it every day.

5. It’s a good __           [action, encourage, mention, propose, routes, save] film, if you like films with lots of guns and fast cars.

6.           [action, encourage, mention, propose, routes, save] ________________ my phone number in your contacts list, so you can call me again.

Fill in the missing words:

can’t clear could expression hard I’m looks only say sure

The photo shows three older women who are sitting on a bench in a park. I ¹____________ be sure, but I’d say that they are all friends.

Fill in the missing words:

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They are dressed in light coats and are wearing headscarves and there are lots of leaves around the bench so I’m pretty ²____________ that it’s a cool, autumn day.

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It ³____________ as if two of the women have moved closer together to look at something that is in the middle woman’s hand.

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It’s ⁴____________ to say, but I think it’s a mobile phone.

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It’s ⁵____________ that the two women find something really funny because they are both laughing.

Fill in the missing words:

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Not ⁶____________ that, one of the women is using a tissue to wipe a tear from her eye.

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It ⁷____________ be that they’ve just seen a funny photograph or read an amusing message. The third woman is sitting further along at the end of the bench and can’t see what they’re looking at.

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The third woman is sitting further along at the end of the bench and can’t see what they’re looking at. Judging by her ⁸____________,

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I’d ⁹____________ that she feels quite annoyed.

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¹⁰____________ certain that the other women have completely forgotten about their friend and wouldn’t even realise if she got up and left them.