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01.1: Bridge to IELTS (3.5 to 4.5) -Progress Tests- UNIT 1: HOME



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Choose the correct answer.
 

 1. 

It's ____ in here. Can we close the window?
a.
tidy
b.
warm
c.
cold
 

 2. 

There is a lot of space - it's a ____ flat.
a.
small
b.
noisy
c.
big
 

 3. 

The windows are very small - it isn't a ____ room.
a.
bright
b.
dark
c.
comfortable
 

 4. 

I'm sorry it's not very ____. Our things are everywhere.
a.
tidy
b.
bright
c.
warm
 

 5. 

I love this sofa - it's very ____.
a.
cold
b.
comfortable
c.
noisy
 

 6. 

The flat is in the town centre - it's very ____.
a.
bright
b.
noisy
c.
uncomfortable
 

 7. 

I live in a ____ with thirty other students.
a.
student hall
b.
bedsit
c.
flat
 

 8. 

I don't live with other students. I live in my uncle's ____.
a.
student hall
b.
house
c.
bedsit
 

 9. 

It's very ____ in here. I don't like it. I want a room with big windows and lots of light.
a.
mall
b.
quiet
c.
dark
 

 10. 

Yes, there ____ a book on the table.
a.
is
b.
are
c.
isn't
 

 11. 

Yes, there ____ comfortable sofas in the flat.
a.
is
b.
are
c.
isn't
 

 12. 

No, there ____ bookshelves in the rooms.
a.
is
b.
isn't
c.
aren't
 

 13. 

No, there ____ a Chinese restaurant in the town centre.
a.
are
b.
aren't
c.
isn't
 

 14. 

A: Are there shops near the flat?
B: Yes, there ____.
a.
aren't
b.
are
c.
is
 

 15. 

A: Is there a window in your room?
B: Yes, there ____.
a.
is
b.
isn't
c.
are
 

 16. 

A: Is there a lamp on the desk?
B: No, there ____.
a.
aren't
b.
isn't
c.
is
 

 17. 

A: ____ there bookshelves in your room?
B: No, there aren't.
a.
Isn't
b.
Are
c.
Is
 
 
Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
[Track 2]
 

 18. 

Hassan is from ____.
a.
Japan
b.
Iran
c.
Turkey
 

 19. 

Hassan studies ____.
a.
at the library
b.
in the park
c.
in the café
 

 20. 

All his books are ____.
a.
on the bookshelf
b.
under the sofa
c.
on a small table
 

 21. 

Etsuko can see the ____ from her bedroom window.
a.
library
b.
shopping centre
c.
park
 

 22. 

Her room is ____.
a.
quiet
b.
big
c.
friendly
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 
 
Complete the sentence with one of these verbs:

chatgo outintroducemeetsaystart
 

 1. 

I ____________________ hello when I see other students.
 

 

 2. 

It's not easy for me to ____________________ a conversation.
 

 

 3. 

I phone my friends at home and we ____________________ for a long time.
 

 

 4. 

You can ____________________ new friends at clubs at the university.
 

 

 5. 

I always ____________________ myself when I meet someone.
 

 

 6. 

I ____________________ with my friends at the weekends.
 

 
 
Complete the sentence with one of the following phrases:

common interestsmake eye contactsocial life
live at a distancesmall talk 
 

 7. 

Most friends have some ____________________, but it isn't necessary.
 

 

 8. 

When you first arrive and you don't have any friends, you can join lots of clubs and have a good ____________________.
 

 

 9. 

You don't have to talk about serious things - you can make ____________________ with new people.
 

 

 10. 

I ____________________ from the university but I'm looking for a flat a bit closer.
 

 

 11. 

When you meet someone new, smile and ____________________ with them.
 

 
 
Complete the sentence with is, are or am.
 

 12. 

Alissia ____________________ a student host.
 

 

 13. 

Hassan and Tom ____________________ friends.
 

 

 14. 

I ____________________ a science student.
 

 
 
Complete the sentence with isn't or aren't.
 

 15. 

Many students at the university ____________________ from the UK.
 

 

 16. 

That sofa ____________________ comfortable.
 

 

 17. 

Karin ____________________ from Germany.
 

 
 
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than two words.
 

 18. 

It's a very uncomfortable chair.
It's not ____________________ chair.
 

 

 19. 

There isn't a lot of light in this room.
It's a ____________________ room.
 

 

 20. 

There isn't much space in the flat.
It's a ____________________ flat.
 

 

 21. 

His books are everywhere in the flat!
It isn't ____________________ flat.
 

 

 22. 

My flat isn't far from the university.
I ____________________ the university.
 

 

Short Answer
 
 
Put the words in order to make questions.
 

 1. 

from / you / here / are / ?

_____________________________________________________________________
 

 2. 

student / is / Jane / host / a / ?

_____________________________________________________________________
 

 3. 

room / your / quiet / is / ?

_____________________________________________________________________
 

 4. 

sisters / Maria / are / Sofia / and / ?

_____________________________________________________________________
 

 5. 

your / there / three / in /flat / rooms / are / ?

_____________________________________________________________________
 

 6. 

a / there / here / shopping centre / is / ?

_____________________________________________________________________
 
 
Read the text about Cecilia and answer the questions. Do the following statements agree with the information given in the passage? Write
TRUEif the statement agrees with the information
FALSEif the statement does not agree with the information
NOT GIVENif there is no information on this

Hi! My name's Cecilia and I'm a student here at Roundwood College. I'm from Italy. I live in a house near the college with four other students - all girls: Anna, Katherine, Maria and Paula. The house is big - there are five bedrooms and three bathrooms. My bedroom is small, but there is a lot of light and it's a nice green colour. I like to study there because it's quiet and it's calm. Of course we have a kitchen, but we don't cook very much, and there are two living rooms. In one of the living rooms we watch television, play music, chat and have fun and in the other one we study and read. It's a 'quiet' room. All five of us have different friends and when we are not out having fun, sometimes they all come to see us, so it's very noisy in the house. It's like a student hall! We need our quiet room.
 

 7. 

The girls live in a Student Hall.
____________________
 

 8. 

The other girls are from Italy.
____________________
 

 9. 

The house is medium-sized.
____________________
 

 10. 

Cecilia studies in her bedroom.
____________________
 

 11. 

The girls like going to the cinema.
____________________
 
 
Read Alberto's email and answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

How are you, my little sister? I hope you and our family are well. I'm writing this in English so you can practise, too. It's very exciting here in Norwich - it's a good city to live in. There are lots of shops, cafés and cinemas. My flat is near the centre and it's very comfortable and warm. It's a shared flat - there are four of us - me and three other boys, so it's not very quiet. I usually go to the library to study. I can't walk to the university from the flat, but there are lots of buses.

It's easy to meet people here and the other students are very friendly. Many of them are not from England. I have friends from Russia, Argentina, Dubai and Greece. One of my friends, Mark, is a student host. The student hosts are students who know the university very well and they help new students like me. There are lots of clubs: sports clubs, music clubs, clubs where you talk to people, so I'm very busy. I have to go now. I'll phone you at the weekend.

Lots of love from your brother, Alberto.
 

 12. 

Which City is Alberto in?
______________________________
 

 13. 

Where is his flat?
______________________________
 

 14. 

Who does he share the flat with?
______________________________
 

 15. 

What is it easy to do there?
______________________________
 

 16. 

What do student hosts know well?
______________________________
 
 
Read the text and write one word from Unit 1 in each space. The first letter of each word is in bold.
 

 17. 

There are (1) p____________________ everywhere and it's (2) e____________________ to make new (3) f____________________. The best way to (4) m____________________ someone is to make eye (5) c____________________ with them and (6) s____________________. If they smile back at you, you can start a (7) c____________________ and say (8) h____________________. Then you can (9) i____________________ yourself and ask them what their (10) n____________________ is.
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 
 
Listen to the recording and answer True or False.
[Track 1]
 

 1. 

Fouad is studying chemistry in the science department.
 

 2. 

Agnes is Australian. She's from Melbourne.
 

 3. 

Yibo is from Beijing in China. He is also a science student.
 

 4. 

'Barbie' is an informal word for carnival in Australia.
 

 5. 

The students are waiting to start their tour of the campus.
 



 
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