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
1
2
3
4
5
S
Column A
Column B
1.
Don’t drink
a.
a talk show on the TV.
2.
Have
b.
work before going to
3.
Stop
c.
to discussion.
4.
Listen
d.
strong tea or coffee.
5.
Watch
e.
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)
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..
GOOD LUCK
