Progress test unit 2

Complete the paragraph with words from the box. You may use any word more than once.

and   but   however  also 

A hundred years ago most inhabitants of my region lived on farms in the countryside, 0 but  nowadays a lot of people live in the city. Many people now live far away from their families, 1 ______ they don't see their parents, brothers and sisters very often. People 2_______ have smaller families these days. 3 _____, it is much easier to keep in contact with people now than it was a hundred years ago. These days people living in the city are often very busy 4______they do stressful jobs. Most people work long hours nowadays, 5 ______they have more money to enjoy their leisure time.

Complete the paragraph with words from the box. You may use any word more than once.

and   but   however  also 

A hundred years ago most inhabitants of my region lived on farms in the countryside, 0 but  nowadays a lot of people live in the city. Many people now live far away from their families, 1 ______ they don't see their parents, brothers and sisters very often. People 2_______ have smaller families these days. 3 _____, it is much easier to keep in contact with people now than it was a hundred years ago. These days people living in the city are often very busy 4______they do stressful jobs. Most people work long hours nowadays, 5 ______they have more money to enjoy their leisure time.

Complete the paragraph with words from the box. You may use any word more than once.

and   but   however  also 

A hundred years ago most inhabitants of my region lived on farms in the countryside, 0 but  nowadays a lot of people live in the city. Many people now live far away from their families, 1 ______ they don't see their parents, brothers and sisters very often. People 2_______ have smaller families these days. 3 _____, it is much easier to keep in contact with people now than it was a hundred years ago. These days people living in the city are often very busy 4______they do stressful jobs. Most people work long hours nowadays, 5 ______they have more money to enjoy their leisure time.

Complete the paragraph with words from the box. You may use any word more than once.

and   but   however  also 

A hundred years ago most inhabitants of my region lived on farms in the countryside, 0 but  nowadays a lot of people live in the city. Many people now live far away from their families, 1 ______ they don't see their parents, brothers and sisters very often. People 2_______ have smaller families these days. 3 _____, it is much easier to keep in contact with people now than it was a hundred years ago. These days people living in the city are often very busy 4______they do stressful jobs. Most people work long hours nowadays, 5 ______they have more money to enjoy their leisure time.

Complete the paragraph with words from the box. You may use any word more than once.

and   but   however  also 

A hundred years ago most inhabitants of my region lived on farms in the countryside, 0 but  nowadays a lot of people live in the city. Many people now live far away from their families, 1 ______ they don't see their parents, brothers and sisters very often. People 2_______ have smaller families these days. 3 _____, it is much easier to keep in contact with people now than it was a hundred years ago. These days people living in the city are often very busy 4______they do stressful jobs. Most people work long hours nowadays, 5 ______they have more money to enjoy their leisure time.

Complete the sentences by writing a preposition (by, with, to, etc.) in each gap. 

My parents live in a small village ...on.... the top of a hill.

1.

People who work in the city centre are often ....... a hurry.

2.

I'd like to study engineering ..... university.

3.

Paris is fairly quiet in August because most of the population is .... holiday.

4.

My husband is Turkish. He comes ..... the capital, Ankara.

5.

The south of Spain is known ..... its lovely sandy beaches.

Complete the sentences by writing the verb in brackets in the past tense. 

Wilfred Thesiger ....was .....(is) an English explorer, born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, North Africa in 1910. 

He ..... (study) at school and university in England, and then returned to North Africa in his twenties. 

Complete the sentences by writing the verb in brackets in the past tense. 

Wilfred Thesiger ....was .....(is) an English explorer, born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, North Africa in 1910. 

During the 1940s Thesiger travelled many thousands of miles by camel across Ethiopia, Iraq, Iran, Kurdistan and Pakistan. He became good friends with the many local people he ....... (meet) along the way,

Complete the sentences by writing the verb in brackets in the past tense. 

Wilfred Thesiger ....was .....(is) an English explorer, born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, North Africa in 1910. 

and even ....... (wear) the same clothes as the inhabitants of the countries he visited. 

Complete the sentences by writing the verb in brackets in the past tense. 

Wilfred Thesiger ....was .....(is) an English explorer, born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, North Africa in 1910. 

Thesiger ....... (write) several famous books about his travels

Complete the sentences by writing the verb in brackets in the past tense. 

Wilfred Thesiger ....was .....(is) an English explorer, born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, North Africa in 1910. 

and ..... (take) over  23,000 photographs.

Complete the sentences by writing the verb in brackets in the past tense. 

Wilfred Thesiger ....was .....(is) an English explorer, born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, North Africa in 1910. 

and even ....... (wear) the same clothes as the inhabitants of the countries he visited. 

Complete the sentences by writing the word in brackets in the plural form.

 A lot of ...peaple... (person) visit Paris every year.

São Paulo is one of the largest ..... (city) in the world. 

Complete the sentences by writing the word in brackets in the plural form.

 A lot of ...peaple... (person) visit Paris every year.

My ....(foot) were very tired after a day's sightseeing in Sydney. 

Complete the sentences by writing the word in brackets in the plural form.

 A lot of ...peaple... (person) visit Paris every year.

Most .... (child) enjoy having holidays by the sea.

Complete the sentences by writing the word in brackets in the plural form.

 A lot of ...peaple... (person) visit Paris every year.

More ...(woman) go out to work now than did in the past. 

Complete the sentences by writing the word in brackets in the plural form.

 A lot of ...peaple... (person) visit Paris every year.

Research shows that our .....(life) are happier if we have good relationships with others.

Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

I think/ I'm thinking that my city is a pleasant place to live. 

Many people in Switzerland ........... several languages fluently.

Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

I think/ I'm thinking that my city is a pleasant place to live. 

I don't have much free time nowadays because I .....  for an important exam. 

Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

I think/ I'm thinking that my city is a pleasant place to live. 

The population of my city .... fast it will soon have 10 million inhabitants. 

Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

I think/ I'm thinking that my city is a pleasant place to live. 

It .....a lot in Seattle, especially in the winter months. 

Choose the correct form of the present tense to complete each sentence.

I think/ I'm thinking that my city is a pleasant place to live. 

....... a week working in Hong Kong at the moment.

Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of the word in brackets. 

The way of life is more...relaxed.... (relax) in the outskirts of the city. 

People in my city are usually very. ... (help) towards strangers. 

Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of the word in brackets. 

The way of life is more...relaxed.... (relax) in the outskirts of the city. 

The beach near my home can get very .... (crowd) in summer. 

Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of the word in brackets. 

The way of life is more...relaxed.... (relax) in the outskirts of the city. 

I find it ..... (enjoy) to go sailing at the weekends. 

Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of the word in brackets. 

The way of life is more...relaxed.... (relax) in the outskirts of the city. 

It is important to have a ...... (health) lifestyle, wherever you live.