English Test 9th Form

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A-LISTENING

A.1. True / False exercise. Say if the statements are true (T) or false (F) and correct the false ones.

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1.

World No Tobacco Day is on May 31.

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2.

It aims to highlight the dangers of smoking around the world.

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3.

Smoking advertising had no influence in people take up smoking.

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4. Governments lose money in tobacco taxes.
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The chemicals in tobacco arent harmful.

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6.

People work less because they take smoking breaks.

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A.2. PHRASE MATCH. Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1

1.

observed around the world on

a.

smoking around the world

highlight the dangers of

b.

on tobacco advertising

3.

reduce the negative health

c.

May 31 every year

1.

Tobacco is a

a.

of influence on

4.

the WHO* presents

d.

up smoking politicians

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5.

governments
get for
a lot
of money
the WHO* called
a total
ban

b.
e.

other
specialpoisonous
awards chemicals

3.
6.

tobacco
companies
have atake
lot
factors that
made people

c.
f.

from
taxes
on cigarettes
effects
of smoking

4.

Millions of working hours are

d.

quit smoking

5.

Tobacco contains nicotine and

e.

dangerous drug

6.

Its time for the world to

f.

lost every day

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*World Health Organization

A.3. Name three problems caused by smoking, mentioned in the text.

1. _________________ 2. __________________ 3. _________________

Reading comprehension
Why are drugs dangerous?
Saying "NO" to drugs is smart and helps to keep yourself and others safe.
10There are all types of drugs and alcohol, but the main thing they have in common is
that those who use them often get hooked on them and then it is very hard to stop,
even when you really want to. That is what we call addiction, you may have heard of
someone being addicted to something. You may have also heard of other familiar terms
such as substance abuse, drug or alcohol abuse and drug addiction.
15People often begin to use drugs or drink a lot of alcohol to avoid the things that bother
them most. Some examples of the things people may want to avoid are: pressure from
friends, stress in the family, the feeling that adults are on their case, or the lousy
feeling of being different from everyone else in the world. People start to use drugs and
alcohol to make themselves feel better. The problem with that is, drinking or using
20drugs only ends up making things worse. Alcohol and other drugs may make a person
feel good for a short time when high, but when the high wears off, the person feels
lousy and may even feel depressed. Once a person is addicted, all they begin to care
about is getting high, and once the high wears off, they need to take more just to feel
normal again. That is the problem with addiction, it means it becomes very hard to stop
25drinking or doing drugs. An addicted person may lie, steal or commit other crimes to
get more. Some kids who do drugs end up dropping out of school and many older kids
and adults may stop going to work. They may stop caring about everything except
drugs after a while. Even the family and friends that they used to care about won't be
important.
30As you can see addictions can change the people who use them in all kinds of ways.
Eventually, even the person's body doesn't work the same (especially the brain, lungs &
liver) and they could end up with physical problems. Drugs change how people act and
they change the way people feel. Someone on drugs can have all sorts of mood swings
from happy to angry, upset, sad, scared, excited, tired or paranoid. Many accidents are
35caused by those who decide to drink or do drugs and drive cars, boats, ships, planes or

trains. Many crimes are committed by those who are on drugs and are not thinking
clearly.
That is why there are laws that either limit or ban the use of certain drugs. Laws about
drugs are to try to keep everyone safe.
5Now do you see why it is smart to say "NO" to drugs and alcohol? Please encourage
others you know to do the same!
In: http://www.drpbody.com/drugs.html

B - Reading comprehension.
1. Vocabulary. Synonyms match the words and expressions with their equivalent.
a) Hooked (line 3)
1. Prohibition;
interdiction
b) Bother (line 7)
2. Quitting
c) Lousy (line 9)
3. Addicted
d) High (line 12)
4. Terrible;
e) Wears off (line 13)
5. Personality change
f) Dropping out (line 17)
6. Disappear
g) Mood swing (line 23)
7. Drugged;
intoxicated
h) Ban (line 27)
8. Worry
1.____; 2.____; 3.____; 4.____; 5._____; 6._____; 7.____; 8._____
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2. Complete the sentences according to the text.

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a) People who use drugs

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b) Pressure from friends and stress in the family
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c) Problems get worse when
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d) ____________________ is very difficult to stop.
e) Because of drugs young people sometimes
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f) The law
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3. Answer these questions according to the text.

a) Why do people usually start to take drugs?
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b) What is the addicted person main concern?
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c) Why is it dangerous to be a drug or alcohol addicted?
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d) Laws about drugs try to keep everyone safe. Explain this sentence using
your own words.
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C- Grammar
C.1. Reported Speech. Rewrite these sentences using the reported speech.
a) Its difficult to quit an addiction.
Statistics proved that ________________________________________________________
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b) Michael use drugs since he divorced.

Martha told me that __________________________________________________________
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c) He went to group therapy yesterday

She told me he ______________________________________________________________

d) Dont do drugs! Youll get addicted.

My father advised me ________________________________________________________
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e) Do you drink alcohol every day?

My friend asked me__________________________________________________________
C.2. If clauses. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

If she ______________ (not/stop) smoking, she will get seriously sick.

If people try drugs, they ____________ (get) hooked.
Mark ________________ (not/drop out) of school, if he wasnt on drugs.
The accident wouldnt happen, if the driver _____________ (not/be) drunk.
If Peter ______________ (smoke), his mother _____________ (find out).
If Mary went to the party, she _______________(meet) my best friend.

C. 3. Reciprocal and reflexive pronouns.

a) She treated ___________ at a rehab clinic in California.
b) Be quiet children! Behave ______________!
20c) They looked at ___________ and started to laugh.
d) Peter and Maggie often use ____________ cars.
e) Ive cut __________ when I was cooking lunch.
f) They could have hurt __________ in the fight.
g) Lisa and Ian usually help ____________ with their homework.
25h) We encourage ______________ to go further and exceed our expectations.
D- Writing
1. Your best friend suffers from asthma and you just found out he/she started smoking. Write
him/her a letter giving some piece of advice. Speak about the negative aspects of smoking.
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Dear
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Yours,
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2- Describe this picture in about 40 words.

What is happening here? What is this mans
problem?
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Good Luck!