Entry test
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 meet 2 Poland 3 architect
2
6e
7a
8d
9b
Section 2: Language
1
1b 2c 3b 4c
4 project
5 apartments
10 c
5a
2
6 What is your name?
7 Is this the construction site?
8 How do you spell your name?
9 Are you from Egypt?
10 Where does he live?
Section 3: Skills development
1
1e 2a 3d 4c 5b
2
6 And you?
7 Pleased to meet you.
8 Im looking for Pavel.
9 Whats her telephone number?
10 Youre welcome.
Section 4: Reading
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1 He starts work next week.
2 He is in charge of the construction of the new bridge.
3 Hes from Japan.
4 Welcome Hiroshi to the company.
5 No, he isnt. (Hes staying in a hotel, 20 km from the city.)
Section 5: Listening
1
1T 2F 3T 4F
5F
Unit 1 test
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1 carpenter
2 roofer
2
6 hospitals
7 office blocks
3
13 work
14 is
4
18 Where
3 architect
15 visits
19 What
4 plumber
8 factories
16 hires
5 building inspector
9 power plants
10 bridges
11 tunnels
12 apartments
17 are
20 How
5
21 Where do you live?
22 Are you the architect on this project?
23 What is your address?
24 How do you spell Karol?
6
25 houses
7
28 of
26 factories
29 with
27 boxes
30 for
Unit 2 test
1
1c
2b
3c
4a
5c
6c
2
7 carpentry 8 masonry and concrete
11 residential plumbing
3
12 30
13 24
4
17 Adjust
14 13
18 Fill in
15 500
19 Join
10 electrical wiring
16 98
20 ladder
21 Attach
5
22 First, level the area.
23 Then/Next/After that, nail the base plates to the mudsills.
24 Then/Next/After that, slide the frames onto the jacks.
25 Then/Next/After that, join the frames.
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26 behind
27 in
28 between
29 under
30 next
Progress test 1
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 carpentry 2 apartments
2
6 bricklayers
7 weld
3 bridge
4 paint
5 mason
8 paint
Section 2: Language
1
1 He works on a construction site.
2 Where do you live?
3 Dont forget to use the locking pins.
4 The man on the roof is John, the roofer.
2
5 How
6 Are
7 Where
8 What
Section 3: Reading
1
1c 2b 3d 4a
2
53
64
71
82
Section 4: Writing
1
1 Rashida Addou 2 Egypt
3 architect
2
5 heating, ventilation and air conditioning
Section 5: Listening
1
1F 2F 3F 4T
8T
5F
6T
7T
7 thirteen
8 forty-eight
Unit 3 test
1
1b
2c
3a
4b
2
6d
7c
8a
9b
3
10 mast
11 winch
4
14 chute
15 hopper
5a
12 boom
13 outriggers
16 portable mixer
5
17 He is pushing the lever to the right.
18 The driver is unloading the truck.
19 She is phoning the site manager.
20 They are having a meeting.
21 I am running late.
6
22 There is
7
27 does
23 Is there
28 is
29 do
24 there is
25 Are there
26 there arent
30 are
Unit 4 test
1
1f 2e
3a
2
7 timber
8 steel
3
10 change
4
14 a
4c
5d
9 gravel
11 stock
15 a
16 b
6b
12 range
17 c
13 to
18 a
5
19 Do you have a spare box of plugs?
20 Can I borrow your roller?
21 Do you have a spare roll of insulating tape?
22 Does Stefan have an extension cable?
6
23 as
24 to
25 for
7
26 is too heavy
27 is too soft
28 isnt big enough
29 isnt dry enough
30 is too small
Progress test 2
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 hook 2 winch 3 timber
2
6 Pull
7 raising
4 insulation material
5 portable mixer
8 wet
Section 2: Language
1
1d 2c 3a 4b
2
5 The ground is too soft.
6 He is putting the mats down.
7 Do you have a spare box of plugs?
8 Can I borrow your power cable?
Section 3: Reading
1
1f 2h 3d 4b
5g
6a
7e
8c
Section 4: Writing
1
1 The operator sits in a cab.
2 The cab is at the top of the mast.
3 He uses the winch and the block.
4 He sits in a cab near the ground.
5 They use stabilisers and counterweights.
6 You use a/the remote control.
7 You move the joystick on the remote control.
8 It starts the motor.
Section 5: Listening
1
1 need 2 insulating tape
3 are
4 welcome
5 extension cable
6 five
7 drill
8 broken
Unit 5 test
1
1 sun
2 cloudy
2
4 snowing
3 wind
5 Lightning
6 raining
3
Suggested answers
7 Because of the rain. 8 Because of the sun.
10 Because of the lightning storm.
4
11 d
12 a
13 e
14 c
5
16 works 17 am training
22 are looking for
6
23 get
24 tell
25 on
15 b
18 goes
26 along
19 arent eating
27 Take
28 Turn
20 do you supply
29 past
21 am not planning
30 through
Unit 6 test
1
1 safety glasses
2 boots
2
6d
9b
7a
8e
3
11 chest
12 eye
4
17 cardboard
5
22 was
13 knee
24 was
27 fell off
4 gloves
5 ear protection
10 c
18 paint tins
23 were
6
26 washed
3 helmet/hard hat
14 hip
15 tape
19 plants
16 scissors
20 concrete
21 plasterboard
25 werent
28 put on
29 broke
30 dried
Progress test 3
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1 dehydration 2 coffee
2
5b
6d
7a
3 foot
4 tarmac
8c
Section 2: Language
1
1 is testing 2 supplies
2
3 saw
4 cleaned
5 were
3
6 Where is the site managers office?
7 I fell off the ladder and sprained my ankle.
8 We cant work on the roof because of the rain.
Section 3: Reading
1
1 Lights
2 Mirror
3 Seat
4 Seat belt
5 Tyres
6 Fluids
7 Battery
8 Documents
Section 4: Writing
1
1 the cold; Our fingers stick to the metal. 2 special gloves 3 because of the sun; Its too bright.
need sunglasses 5 because of the wind; The sheeting blows away 6 need to tie it down.
7 is a lot of snow on the access roads. 8 need to clear the roads
Section 5: Listening
1
1 tell 2 have 3 course
4 past
5 follow
6 miss
7 behind
8 from
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Unit 7 test
1
1 manager
2
6d
7a
3
10 cylinder
2 engineer
8b
3 assistant
4 keeper
5 student
9d
11 circular
12 rectangle
13 spherical
4
14 How long is the rod in inches?
15 Whats the height of the skyscraper?
16 How wide is the window in feet?
17 Whats the volume of the cylindrical tank?
5
18 question 15
6
22 7.352
7
26 c
27 e
19 question 17
23 0.370
28 b
24 250.320
29 a
20 question 14
21 question 16
25 20 x 300
30 d
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Unit 8 test
1
1d
2c
3a
4b
2
5 Its half past six.
3
10 paint
11 plasters
4
15 will you meet
5
19 on
20 at
6
23 How many
12 water
16 will start
21 on
14 coffee
18 wont
22 in
24 How much
25 How much
26 How many
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27 The Firth of Forth Bridge is older than the Golden Gate Bridge.
28 Is the Burj Khalifa the tallest skyscraper in the world?
29 Which is the longest bridge in the world?
30 The Sutong Yangtze River bridge is shorter than the Tatara bridge.
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Progress test 4
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1b 2c 3a 4a 5b
2
6 brick
7 circle
8 inch
Section 2: Language
1
1 How wide is it?
2 The square root of sixty-four is eight.
3 When will we start work on the foundations?
4 The foundations will take four months.
2
5 the length
6 many
7 on
8 than
Section 3: Reading
1
1 No, it isnt. 2 cable-stayed 3 336.4 metres 4 2,460 metres 5 the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge
6 23 metres 7 steel and reinforced concrete 8 16 December 2004
Section 4: Writing
1
1 nought/zero/oh point eight three two 2 sixty-three point five eight two 3 five hundred and thirtyseven millimetres 4 three hundred square metres 5 nineteen eighty-four 6 two thousand and one/
twenty oh one 7 two thousand and twelve/twenty twelve 8 twelve forty-five/or quarter to one
Section 5: Listening
1
1 the Highway 473 beam bridge 2 four months (from March to June) 3 at the end of May
4 work on the foundations 5 (around) three months 6 in (the middle of) February
7 They will lay the deck. 8 in July next year
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Exit test
Section 1: Vocabulary
1
1c 2b 3a 4c 5a
6b
7d
8d
9a
10 c
11 b
12 c
13 b
14 a
8c
9d
10 c
11 b
12 a
13 b
14 c
Section 2: Language
1
1b 2c 3c 4b
5d
6a
7a
Section 3: Reading
1
1d 2e 3a 4g
5c
6f
7b
15 d
16 b
Section 4: Writing
1
1 Id like a drink, please.
2 Can I borrow/have your drill for ten minutes?
3 Dont forget to adjust the jack.
4 How do I get to the supervisors office?
5 Its (a) quarter to seven.
6 Whats the height of the tower?
Section 5: Listening
1
1 doors 2 dont have
3 rot
4 is
5 pressure
6 are
7 expensive
Section 6: Speaking
Students own answers; mark as indicated on the test.
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