Straightforward Pre-Intermediate Progress Test 3

(5) The woman’s husband complains because
a) of the amount she spends. b) she buys unnecessary things. c) he spends less on football.
Part 2
[Track 12] Listen to the story about a bank robbery and complete 6–10. Do not use more than three words to complete each sentence.


(6) The judge sentenced Mr Mckenzie to _four years_______________________________ in prison.
(7) He was wearing a mask, T-shirt and _____jeans_______________________________________.
(8) He tried to rob the bank on ____________15^th March________________________________.
(9) He asked the cashier to put £10,000 in ____bag________________________________________.
(10) His _name and address________________________________________ were written on the back of the envelope that he left behind.

Reading

Part 1
Read the text and match the events in the box to the five people. Be careful! There are three extra events.
Leaving school Leaving home Graduating Starting a new job
Getting married Having children Moving to a new town Retiring


(1) Phil Starting a new job _______________
(2) Sanita Having children _______________
(3) Jay Leaving home_______________
(4) Bob Retiring ______________
(5) Maria Getting married _______________


Life can be full of surprises, but most of us know that there are some moments when we are faced with decisions that can change everything. This is what five people said about the times where their lives took completely new directions.

It shouldn’t have come as a surprise. After all, we’d known each other for five years, but once we finally made things permanent everything changed. Now I wake up every morning knowing I’ll be with him for the rest of my life and it just makes me so happy. (Maria, 28)

I thought I’d love having lots of free time, but I guess after 45 years of knowing what I was going to do each day suddenly having so much time just came as a shock. Unfortunately I’m bored a lot nowadays! (Bob, 67)

I was really looking forward to it, but in the end I missed my parents so much. I never realised just how much my mum did for me! (Jay, 18)

Everyone told me it would change my life forever, but I never really thought it would. I guess having twins made it even harder, but I never thought I’d be this tired. Some days I just want to go to sleep as soon as I get up in the morning! (Sanita, 25)

It’s great. I really hated my old one and I’d been looking for more than a year, but I never thought I’d get this one. When I went for the interview I got so nervous so I was really surprised when they phoned me up and asked me when I could start. (Phil, 35)