English Course · Level 5 (B2) · Weeks 5–8
Progress Check 2 · Weeks 5–8
20 marks · no help · 20 minutes
My score: ______ / 20 18–20 Excellent · 16–17 Very good · under 16: repeat the sentences of these weeks for 3 days, then try again.
A. Complete the sentences (10 marks)
Complete the sentences.
- 1. ___ (finish) the report, she sent it to her manager.
- 2. ___ (build) in 1902, the old Aswan Dam is still impressive.
- 3. The people ___ (live) near the factory are worried about pollution.
- 4. Prices are bound ___ (go) up next year.
- 5. There's a good chance ___ I'll get the job.
- 6. He ___ (probably / not / come) to the meeting tomorrow.
- 7. I'd rather ___ (stay) at home tonight.
- 8. It's high time you ___ (start) revising.
- 9. Researchers found a link ___ stress and heart disease.
- 10. I go for a thirty-___ walk every morning.
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1. Having finished / After finishing
2. Built
3. living
4. to go
5. that
6. probably won't come
7. stay
8. started
9. between
10. minute
B. Translate into English (5 marks)
Translate into English.
- 1. بينما كنت أسير على الكورنيش، رأيت صديقًا قديمًا.
- 2. من غير المحتمل أن تنخفض الأسعار قريبًا.
- 3. من الأفضل أن تذاكر الآن.
- 4. يفضّل أبي أن أدرس الطب.
- 5. تعزّز الرياضة المنتظمة جهاز المناعة.
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1. Walking along the Corniche, I saw an old friend. / While I was walking along the Corniche, I saw an old friend.
2. Prices are unlikely to fall soon. / It is unlikely that prices will fall soon.
3. You'd better / You had better study (revise) now.
4. My father would rather I studied medicine. / My father would prefer me to study medicine.
5. Regular exercise boosts the immune system.
C. Write the Arabic meaning (5 marks)
Write the Arabic meaning.
- 1) a drought = __________
- 2) inflation = __________
- 3) a scholarship = __________
- 4) a side effect = __________
- 5) sedentary = __________
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1) جفاف
2) التضخّم
3) منحة دراسية
4) عَرَض جانبي
5) خامل / قليل الحركة
D. Speaking check — tick what you can do
- ☐ I can describe an environmental problem and suggest solutions in a report.
- ☐ I can make predictions about the economy and work with different degrees of certainty.
- ☐ I can express preferences and give strong advice about education.
- ☐ I can explain a health topic clearly, using precise noun phrases.