Basic level UNIT TEST B 07

Name and surname: __________________________________________________________ Grade: ____

1 EXAM TASK You will hear twice a conversation about community service as a punishment for criminals . Tick the
sentences (1-5) which are true (T) or false (F) according to what you hear.
T F
1 The man says his opinion is similar to that of the article author.
2 The woman suggests that community service may help reduce crime.
3 The man does not believe that strict punishment is effective.
4 The woman says that a prison sentence might destroy a criminal’s life.
5 The woman does not think that community service is suitable for all criminals.

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2 EXAM TASK Read the following text. Three sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the
sentences (A-E) the one which fits each gap (1-3) to obtain a logical and coherent text. There are two extra
sentences that you do not need to use.

‘It’s going to be a long day’, Tom thought, as he looked at the clock on the classroom wall. It was the day of the general
election and he’d volunteered to be one of the election judges. For that day the school became a polling station. (1)___
The voting would start at 7 am and continue till 9 pm. (2)___ They’d had some administrative work to do. They had had
to lay out the lists of voters according to their home addresses, and the ballot papers.
As the day of the election went on, there were two larger waves of voters. The first one was after the late morning
church service and the next in the mid-afternoon. Towards the evening, there were fewer and fewer people arriving to
cast their votes. (3)___ Now they had to open the ballot-boxes and get down to doing the counting.

A However, the judges had arrived more than an hour earlier.

B He wanted to take a short break as soon as he could.
C There were now voting booths and a large ballot-box in several classrooms.
D eventually, the voting was over and the school was locked.
E The voting went smoothly and nothing unexpected happened.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters have been given.
1 A lot of people are unhappy about the new economic p__________ of the government, which does not help
decrease inflation.
2 IMF stands for the International Monetary F__________.
3 He didn’t pay his taxes and was charged with f__________.
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4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 He lost his job and soon got / went / took into debt.
2 The situation in the country is very bad and it is on the edge of a civil / home / citizen war.
3 Parliament has recently done / passed / set a law that introduces a new tax.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 Our group prepared a multimedia __________ (present) about some social problems in our country.
2 There are volunteers who help those local residents who have a  __________ (disable).
3 He has a strong sense of __________ (just). He believes that all criminals should be caught and punished.

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 Basic level UNIT TEST B 07

6 Replace the underlined expressions with the correct words or phrases which have a similar meaning.
1 She couldn’t tolerate his bad behaviour any longer. ______________
2 Some politicians from the opposition parties have expressed their worries about the economic situation of the
country. ______________
3 At the end of the meeting they for a short time discussed the issues for their next meeting. ______________
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7 Translate the words in brackets from Ukrainian into English.
1 (Я більше люблю читати) _____________________ online news services to watching the news programmes on TV.
2 The subject (про який би я хотів дізнатися більше) _____________________ is international relations.
3 I like watching team sports on TV because (вважаю це цікавою розвагою) _____________________.
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8 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Add extra words where necessary.
1 (I / against / organise) ______________________________ protest marches because such events are often violent.
2 (I / disagree / idea) ______________________________ that the Internet should be controlled by governments.
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9 Read the following text. Fill in the gaps (1-5) with the correct answer (A-C) to obtain a logical and grammatically
correct text.

Each year in the Southbank Centre in London, twenty young people are nominated for the Youth Oskar Awards for their
achievements. The awards can (1)___ by young people for either academic, sporting or artistic achievements or for
involvement in charity work for the local community. According (2)___ SE1 United, the charity which organises the
event, these young people (3)___ as inspiration to the others in their community.’
Interestingly, the event was set up in 2007 by a 15-year-old SE1 United member (4)___ wanted to change the negative
opinions that many residents held about the youth in London. It seems the effort was well worth it. Since its beginnings,
each year famous celebrities (5)___ performances and speeches to honour the young award winners.
1 A win B be won C be winning
2 A for B on C to
3 A bring B are C serve
4 A who B which C what
5 A have given B are giving C gave
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10 EXAM TASK
You have taken part in a meeting with a politician which your school has organised. Write a post for your school
website in which you:
• tell what the subject of the meeting was and describe Yesterday I went to a meeting with a well-known local
what was happening during the meeting, politician.
• write about your impressions about the politician, _______________________________________________
• express your views on the necessity of such meetings. _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

Write at least 100 words. Anyway, that’s all for now.

XYZ

Зміст Структура, логічність Лексичне Граматична Разом

та зв’язність наповнення правильність
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