PROGRESS TEST

I Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
1. My brother _______________ (ask) silly questions all the time. It’s really annoying.
2. Some birds _______________ (not fly) to warmer countries in winter.
3. Our fashion reporter _______________ (meet) the famous designer at 8.15 tonight.
4. Laura _______________ (hardly ever / go out) in the evenings after school.
5. The conference on colour blindness _______________ (start) at 9 a.m. on 23
November.
6. _______________ (you / fancy) watching a DVD this afternoon?
7. Nicola _______________ (never / wear) a skirt because jeans suit her better.

II Choose the correct answers.

1. Remember to buy / buying that beautiful shiny scarf for your mum’s birthday.
2. Jack can’t stand to listen / listening to talk shows on the radio.
3. I decided to wear / wearing my furry hat today. It was cold.
4. The film was so sad. I couldn’t help to cry / crying.
5. We stopped to have a coffee, but we ended up to have / having dinner, too.
6. The football star couldn’t face to meet / meeting the journalist after the incident.
7. I’m afraid of heights. I don’t want to try / trying mountain climbing.

III Complete the sentences with the words below.

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1. My new tracksuit looks really great. Gold and black is quite __________ this year.
2. When it’s cold, I like to wear my warm, ____________ fleece.
3. Go to a job interview in ____________ but comfortable clothes. Avoid wearing
anything scruffy.
4. Annie doesn’t like plain clothes. She loves her ____________ jacket.
5. My sister often wears ____________ shoes. They make her look taller.

IV Add the correct prefix: un-, dis-, in-, il-, ir- or im- to the words below.

1. __ responsible 4. __ honest 7. __ friendly

2. __ mature 5. __ literate 8. __ obedient
3. __ tolerant 6. __ believable 9. __ rational
V Choose the correct answers.
1. Kelly doesn’t wear anything synthetic – only cotton, no nylon / wool.
2. In cold weather she often wears full-length / long-sleeved skirts.
3. Eva’s got a grey, leather / loose clutch bag.
4. Do you prefer to wear baggy or smooth / tight clothes?
5. You can't wear two different shoes! You need gaudy / matching ones.
6. The woman of / in dark sunglasses is my aunt.
7. You look as like / if you want to ask a question.
8. Sheila’s new, sparkly jacket looks beautiful / beautifully!

VI Translate the sentences:

a) into Serbian
1. Perhaps governments are using even more powerful satellites to watch their citizens.
2. He is colour-blind and wears a special device called the Eyeborg.

b) into English
1. Ne mogu da zamislim da živim bez svog pametnog telefona.
2. Moj otac obično nosi ležernu odeću na poslu ali danas nosi odelo jer ima važan sastanak.