Destinaton B1 - Progress Test 1 (Units 1–21)

When you get to your …, you have to show your ticket to leave the station.

• destination

• harbour

• souvenir

• passport

Brazil … coffee all over the world.

• invests

• demands

• exports

• affords

How do you … ‘scar’?

• interrupt

• swear

• guess

• pronounce

Dogs make very … pets. They’ll always stay by your side.

• mental

• private

• loyal

• digital

Let’s go for a swim as soon as we … the hotel!

• arrive

• get

• reach

• meet

You have to … or you won’t understand the explanation.

• concentrate

• contact

• consider

• involve

There’s a train coming. Don’t stand at the edge of the …

• property

• link

• platform

• resort

Sometimes, scientists know what they (9) … looking for and they find it. At other times, things (10) … discovered by accident.

• are

• were

Lucky accidents

Sometimes, scientists know what they are looking for and they find it. At other times, things ​ (a)   discovered by accident. Two famous examples of this are gravity and penicillin. Isaac Newton, ​ (b)   first used maths to describe gravity, was sitting ​ (c)   his garden when he saw an apple fall – some say it fell on his head! This made him think about why, and he realised he​ (d)   explain it using maths. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, which was the first antibiotic. It completely changed medicine. He was working (16) in his laboratory when he saw that something ​ (e)   started growing on one of his experiments. He analysed it and realised that it could be very useful in fighting disease. Sometimes luck can be a big help!

• are
• who
• in
• could
• had
• might
• were

Complete each second sentence using the word given.

My computer doesn’t work, so I can’t e-mail you. (wrong)
-> There’s …

Answer explanation

There’s something wrong with my computer, so I can’t e-mail you.