Name: UNIT TEST A 5

Vocabulary 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

There is one extra word.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct dependent
prepositions. that when where which who whose
1 We divided groups for the game. 1 Let’s go to the place we first met.
2 Emily doesn’t agree the rest of the class. 2 The apples we ate were from our own
3 That shirt belongs Damian. tree.

4 I saw her, but I didn’t really look her. 3 That’s the man dog is so friendly.

5 We searched his watch, but couldn’t find it. 4 I t’s a global brand, is recognized all over
the world.
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5 On days it’s really hot, we often go to the
2 Complete the words in the sentences.
beach.
1 O
 ften when a story is f n , it 5
is shared before it’s removed from a website.
2 I t is a real risk these days. Reading
3 The use of e-c has grown rapidly. 6 Read the text and answer the questions.
4 A
 ll companies need to protect their systems from There are approximately 1 billion (one thousand million) bicycles in the world
h to prevent their data from being stolen. today. Since the ‘bicycle boom’ at the end of the 19th century, when bikes
5 C
 elebrities who are i are paid to first sold in their thousands across Europe and the USA, people have used
the bike for all sorts of reasons. These include commuting to work, carrying
recommend certain products.
goods or for sport. But there are different designs of bikes for different needs.
5 The most basic model, called a utility bike, has a heavy frame (the main part
3 Choose the correct options. of the bike), with wide tyres and seats. This type of bike is cheap to buy and
easy to repair, but is only suitable for short distances as it can weigh more
1 Cultural society / diversity means that people learn than 14 kg. In contrast are the high-performance super-light track bikes used
about other ways of life. by elite athletes. In order to be light and fast, these track bikes only have one
single fixed gear (the part of a bike that helps a rider go at different speeds)
2 T he mass / consumer media didn’t cover that particular and no brakes. Track bikes must weigh at least 6.8 kg, but nowadays the
news story – it only appeared in my local paper. engineering is so advanced that an athlete often has to add something extra to
3 W
 hen countries work together, they can improve the bike to achieve this weight.
international / multinational relations. Road bikes are light (up to 9 kg), with narrow tyres, and are designed for
speed. Mountain bikes have powerful brakes, tyres to prevent slipping, up to
4 I've got no employment networks / opportunities here. 27 different speeds, and weigh between 11 and 16 kg. Other modern bikes
5 Information / Global technology solves problems. include hybrid bikes, which combine features of road and mountain bikes,
and folding bikes, which can be easily carried onto a train or a bus.
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1 When did bicycles first become popular in Europe?
Grammar
4 Write sentences or questions in the passive. Include by 2 Why is a utility bike bad for long journeys?
where necessary.

1 In what year / electricity / invent?
3 What limits the design for track bikes?


2 Next summer’s / expedition / lead / a guide.
4 What is the purpose of road bikes?


3 This sculpture / from 1938 / not make / Henry Moore.
5 Which type of bike is designed for on- and off-road use?


4 How much / money / give / to that charity / every month?
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5 Our homework / mark / Mrs Hill / before the weekend.

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Listening Extra
7  Listen to Tom and Ella talking about modern life.
Then complete the sentences in one to three words. 10 Rewrite the sentences and questions with the correct
passive form, using by.
1 T he person who made Tom think about life today
compared with life in the past was . 1 Amy had already returned the book.

2 For Tom, the important question is: ?

3 Ella can’t imagine not being able to 2 When is the class going to do the survey?
easily.
4 In Tom’s opinion, the worst thing about the Internet is 3 Our workmen didn’t complete the job.
.

5  is going to try living without a
4 Why did one player score all the goals?
phone.
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5 Josh won’t paint the bookcase.
Speaking
8 Complete the dialogues with the words in the box. 5
absolutely fine by I disagree 11 Complete the sentences with the correct relative
say that so true pronouns. Then write whether the clauses are defining
(D) or non-defining (ND).
1 A Multinational companies are great for business.
1 T hat’s the place we ate our picnic last
B How can you ? They’re terrible! Saturday.
2 A I think this city is beautiful. 2 J.K. Rowling, also writes using the name
B  with you. There’s too much Robert Galbraith, is my favourite author.
graffiti everywhere. 3 Oranges, are a type of citrus fruit, contain
3 A Is it okay if we meet up at seven thirty instead of seven? lots of vitamin C.
B Yes, me. 4 I’d like to visit Japan in the spring, the
fruit trees are covered with flowers.
4 A Older people love to complain about popular culture.
5 The dancer studio I visited yesterday is
B That’s .
well known in the UK.
5 A So … are we all in agreement?
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B Yes, ! Everyone thinks the same
thing. Total with Extra 55
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Writing
9 Imagine there has been a crash involving a driverless
car. Write a news report (50–120 words). Answer the
questions.
• Who was involved in the crash and what happened?
• What did the company that made the car say about it?
• Should driverless cars be allowed on the roads?

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Total 45
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