8 Progress Check 3

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Jane has worked …..…. every day this week, as it is the busiest time of year in the advertising company.

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Alex has a tough ………….. to meet, so he`s been working during the weekend.

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Her …….  is over ₤35,000 a year.

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The police came to the ……… that it wasn’t the accountant who had stolen the money. 

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Susan asked for ……………. to leave early. 

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I always get good grades in …………… . I like Science a lot!

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A hot-air balloon uses ……. to go up in the air.

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One of the things Tony loves about working as a....…… is that he doesn`t have to spend eight hours meet, so he`s been working during the weekend.

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A ............. is person people pay money to in a shop.

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 Do your sisters have to wear a …….. at work? 

Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in bold.

He sometimes ……………….. that he has won the Nobel Prize. MEMORY

Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in bold.

You can’t expect a six-year-old child to ……….. a whole story in two days! FANTASY

Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in bold.

I think you should …………………….. to Jenny for being so rude to her. APOLOGY

Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in bold.

He ………  with her when she lost her job. SYMPATHY

Complete the sentences with the correct word derived from the words in bold.

Sophie does nothing but …………………. and complains all the time. CRITIC

Fill in the gaps the correct preposition.

Her husband`s new job brings ………… an extra 200 pounds a week.

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Listening to their story brought ………….. memories of how he and his wife had met and fallen in love. 

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As both her parents had died, her aunt brought her ………….. .

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We are sure that the new headmaster will bring ………………. important changes in the way the school works. 

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The nurse brought the patient …………… by using some cold water. 

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…………. the beginning of his career, Thomas Edison mostly invented telegraphic devices.

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I believe Jim will have a brilliant career …………. law.

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I don`t think Evelyn can work well ………….. pressure; maybe someone else should do this project.

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Mary was …………. charge of presenting our science project to the class yesterday.

Fill in the gaps the correct preposition. 

Everyone congratulated him ……….. the end of his lecture.

Match to form exchanges.

What does Tony do for a living? 

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What exactly does her work as an operator involve? 

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Do you have a part-time job? 

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Does Tom work in an office? 

Match to form exchanges.

How does she like her job as a nurse? 

Fill in the gaps with either Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

We didn`t see Jane at the party, because when we got there she ………….. (already/go) home.

Fill in the gaps with either Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

John ………… (try) to fix his computer for two hours before he decided to call a professional.

Fill in the gaps with either Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

“Why was Tracy so happy to see her uncle?” “She ………. (not/see) him for eight months.”

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He …………. (live) in London for nine years before he moved to Paris.

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I ……………. (look) for a new bike for two months before I found one. 

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……….. (we/finish) making the lunch when our friends arrived? 

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Nina went to bed late because she ……….. (work) on her project. 

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“Did Sally help you with the dinner party last night?” “No, we …….. (prepare) everything by the time she got home.”

Fill in the gaps with either Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

Tim left work as soon as he ……….. (write) the reports

Fill in the gaps with either Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous

“Lisa was exhausted yesterday.” “I know. She ……….. (study) for a history exam all day.”