Progress Test Files 1--5 English File Intermediate Answer Key

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My brother is 9. ______ engineer. He works for 10. ______ international company in London. He earns 11. ______ lot of money, but he doesn't have 12. ______ free time. He wants to buy 13. ______ new house next year. It sounds like you're looking for the answer

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Part 1: Grammar

1. a) drive Explanation: Use Present Simple for habits/routines ("usually"). 2. a) did you go Explanation: "Last summer" indicates finished past time, requiring Past Simple. 3. b) will pass Explanation: Use "will" for predictions based on opinion or belief (often with "I think", "I'm sure"). 4. b) am seeing Explanation: Use Present Continuous for fixed future arrangements (appointments). 5. have never been Explanation: Experience up to now requires Present Perfect. 6. has just gone Explanation: "Just" + Present Perfect for very recent actions; "gone" means she is there now. 7. wrote Explanation: Finished past time period / dead person = Past Simple. 8. have known Explanation: "For ten years" indicates duration from past until now = Present Perfect. 9. an Explanation: Engineer starts with a vowel sound. 10. an Explanation: International starts with a vowel sound. 11. a Explanation: "A lot of" is a fixed expression. 12. – (no article) Explanation: Plural/uncountable nouns (free time) generally don't take an article in this context. 13. a Explanation: Singular countable noun mentioned for the first time. 14. worst Explanation: Superlative of 'bad' is irregular: bad → worse → worst. 15. better Explanation: Comparative of 'good' is irregular: good → better. 16. most expensive Explanation: Superlative of long adjectives (3+ syllables) uses "most". 17. This bridge was built in 1995. Explanation: Past Simple Passive (was/were + past participle). 18. My bicycle has been stolen. Explanation: Present Perfect Passive (have/has been + past participle). It sounds like you're looking for the answer

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