Gold Experience B1+ Progress test 11

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Grammar
1 Complete each gap with one word.
1 Lets enter the photography contest, said Kiera.
Kiera suggested that they entered the photography contest.
2 Shes really into hip-hop dancing, I explained.
I explained that she ________ really into hip-hop dancing.
3 Ive seen this show two times already, Mike said.
Mike said that he ________ seen the show two times already.
4 Were rehearsing for our end-of-year show, she told me.
She told me that they ________ rehearsing for their end-of-year show.
5 You must work harder on the basic steps, the ballet teacher told her.
The ballet teacher told her that she ________ to work harder on the basic steps.
6 Well see lots of famous paintings at the Louvre Museum, he said.
He said that we ________ see lots of famous paintings at the Louvre Museum.

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 2 Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Use between two and five words, including
the word given.
1 Would you turn off your mobile phone? said the theatre manager.

ASKED

The theatre manager asked me to turn off my mobile phone.

2 You cant leave your seat once the performance starts, he explained.

ALLOWED

He explained that we ________________________________ our seats once the performance

had started.

3 I think you should become a dancer, said my grandfather.

ENCOURAGED

My grandfather ________________________________ a dancer.

4 If I were you, Tom, Id give up singing, said his teacher.

ADVISED

Toms teacher ________________________________ give up singing.

5 Dont forget to pick up the tickets for the show, Jo said to me.

REMINDED

Jo ________________________________ pick up the tickets for the show.

6 Dont go too near the edge of the stage! the teacher warned the children.

NOT

The teacher warned ________________________________ too near the edge of the stage.

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 Vocabulary
3 Read the text and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Theatre and me
I love all types of 1) ____ and films, especially cartoons if they have good 2) ____ . I wish I were better
at 3) ____ myself! But luckily Im good at all kinds of performing arts and I really love acting. Its great
when I can use my 4) ____ to create a memorable character that the audience can respond to.

In my drama group at school we have 5) ____ twice a week and at the moment were preparing for a
performance at the end of this month. Its a 6) ____ and its very funny. In fact, its difficult not to
laugh ourselves when were on 7) ____ ! This afternoon weve been asked to go and help paint the 8)
____ , but as I said, Im terrible at painting so I think Ill just watch!

The 9) ____ for the show is going to be our local park. Isnt that fantastic? It means that well be
performing in an 10) ____ setting and I just love that! The audience wont have proper 11) ____ ,
theyll just sit on the grass. I hope it doesnt rain!

1 A paints B sketches C shows D roles

2 A acoustics B background C worlds D animation
3 A drawing B crayons C settings D skills
4 A imagination B audience C reviews D fame
5 A musicians B rehearsals C viewers D trials
6 A cartoon B exhibition C comedy D box office
7 A lines B premiere C theatre D stage
8 A setting B position C scenery D background
9 A venue B experience C world D place
10 A classical B open-air C sold out D true
11 A lines B roles C characters D seats

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 Listening
4 Listen to Thomas Lambert talking about his life as a ballet dancer. Choose the correct
answer (A, B or C).
1 How did Thomas feel about doing performing arts?
A It was important to maintain a family tradition.
B It was something he was born to do.
C He wasnt talented enough to become a pianist.
2 Thomas went to different ballet schools because
A he enjoyed travelling to different countries.
B he needed to find out what suited him best.
C he wanted to get the widest range of experience.
3 What does Thomas like best about ballet?
A Its difficult to get it right.
B It involves more than movement.
C Its fun performing in front of an audience.
4 How does Thomas feel about awards?
A Some of them are worth more than others.
B Dancers have to win them while theyre young.
C Its difficult to win them because dancers have a short career.
5 Thomas says that by the time he stops dancing he wants to have
A increased audiences for ballet.
B started to teach ballet to new students.
C made the most of his time on stage.

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 Reading
5 Read the text and match the questions (15) with the paragraphs (AC).

What a wonderful world!

People love reading fiction because they can escape into different worlds. This is especially true for
childrens fiction and here three students tell us about the fictional worlds they loved when they were
children.
A
One of the first books I ever read by myself when I was young was The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. In the book some children enter a wonderful world called Narnia through
the back of a wardrobe. When the children first arrive in this amazing world, it is always winter.
Everywhere the children go there is snow and ice. It is ruled over by the White Witch whose magic
keeps it winter forever. The children go back to Narnia many times in different books but its the winter
Narnia that I always remember. I spent a lot of my childhood in that magical place! I also spent a lot of
time trying to find it myself. I got into lots of wardrobes but unfortunately never found a way into
Narnia. I did manage to lock myself in one once which terrified me so much that I stopped searching!
B
In my opinion the most incredible fantasy world ever created was the Looking Glass World that Alice
(in Alices Adventures in Wonderland) entered through a mirror. I loved it as a child and I still read it as
a teenager! I just love the idea of being able to step through a mirror into a world where everything is a
little crazy! The whole world is based on a chess game where Alice is a pawn (one of the soldiers in
chess). She meets different characters as she moves across the board to eventually become a Queen and
all the people in this world are totally nuts! Its marvellous but its very clever too and there are lots of
hidden references to the politicians and society of Lewis Carrolls time. This is my favourite book ever.
C
My mum had an old book that I read when I was about nine years old and its been made a film too. Its
called The Borrowers and it completely fascinated me. Its about some tiny little people who live under
the floors and in the walls of houses. They take things from our world to use like match boxes for
tables and the tin lids of perfume bottles for saucepans. I loved the idea that the things everyone is
always losing like pens, safety pins and so on, are actually borrowed by little people. For a child its
a wonderful world to imagine. Its not like some fantasy novels or films where a completely different
magical world has been created. The Borrowers world exists right alongside our own world. If only we
were small enough to enter it!

Which fictional world:

1 has characters that recycle things? ____
2 has content that is also appropriate for adults? ____
3 caused the reader to get into difficulties? ____
4 is based on a form of entertainment or pastime? ____
5 has unchanging weather conditions? ____

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 Writing
6 Read the writing task in Exercise 7. Which of these sentences would be suitable (S) and
which would be unsuitable (U) for the review?
1 I saw this film last year and it really fascinated me. ____
2 It was a pity that the book didnt say much about her childhood. ____
3 The book was boring from the start and in fact, I didnt finish it. ____
4 In Chapter 3 the singer moves to California and meets a famous musician who writes some
songs for her to record. ____
5 All in all, it was a great film and I learned a lot about this famous sportsman. ____

Total: 50

Optional writing task

7 You read this notice on a website. Write your review in 140190 words.
Can you recommend a film or book about a famous persons life? If so, then please write a
review for this site and send it to us. The best reviews will appear on the website next month.

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