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Unit 11 Test

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Part A
Vocabulary
Education
1

Underline the correct words.

a)

The only way to learn your multiplication tables is to learn them by marks / heart / brain.

b)

James has failed / applied for / advised a place at Aberdeen University.

c)

If you dont do / make / pay attention in class, you wont make any progress.

d)

After school, Lena plans to make / take / apply a course in hotel management.

e)

I always used to get / make / take low marks in Maths. I hated it!

(5 points)

Expressions
2

Complete the words to make expressions.

a)

You need to be tough to m __________ i __________ in the business world.

b)

Once Ben gets this crazy idea out of his s __________ , hell be ready to get a real job.

c)

Its u __________ t __________ you now to make this idea work.

(3 points)

Exaggeration
3

Complete the expressions with the words in the box. There are two extra words.

breath

door

heart

legs

mind

moon

tether

a)

When my cat got lost I was out of my __________ with worry.

b)

Youll be over the __________ if you get that job, wont you?

c)

I think Junes at the end of her __________ , looking after those three children all day.

d)

That computers not going to last much longer. Its on its last __________ .

e)

Wow. That film was lovely. It took my __________ away.

(5 points)
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Grammar
Future forms
4

Complete the text with appropriate future forms of the verbs in brackets.

Hayden Lewis is in his final year of school. Hes taking three A-levels, and his exams (1) __________
(start) next week. Its a tough time for Hayden and hes under a lot of pressure to do well. If he (2)
__________ (pass) his exams, he (3) __________ (be able to) to study engineering at Manchester
University. Hayden is hopeful that he (4) __________ (pass) and get the grades he needs. I think I (5)
__________ (do) OK, said Hayden. Ive worked very hard!
By the end of the summer, Hayden (6) __________ (know) if he (7) __________ (get) into
Manchester or not. But until then, he has plans for his free time. After my exams have finished, I (8)
__________ (meet) some friends in Spain for a week, and then I (9) __________ (probably / get) a
summer job to pay off my student loan, he told us.
And what (10) __________ (he / do) if he (11) __________ (fail)? I (12) __________ (retake) my Alevels, or I (13) __________ (take) a year off and go travelling, but Im not sure.
(13 points)

Future time clauses

5

Underline the correct verb form.

a)

The minute I finished / Ill finish / Ive finished this, Im going to have lunch.

b)

He is going to call / has called / is calling them about that job straightaway.

c)

As soon as I arrived / will arrive / arrive, Ill fix the car for you.

d)

Once you got / get / are getting used to this new routine, it wont be too bad.

(4 points)

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Useful phrases
6

Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. There are two extra
phrases.

Id like to gain some experience

Id like to know a bit about

Im very willing to learn

Ive always been interested in music

I would say my greatest strength

I would say my greatest weakness

Im ready to

Ms Craig:

Thank you for coming in to see us today, Jake. Tell us a little about yourself.

Jake:

Well, I left school last year, and since then Ive been working in a record shop. (1)
____________________ and Id love to work here.

Ms Craig:

And why do you think youd be right for a position at this radio station?

Jake:

Well, although Ive enjoyed working in the shop, (2) ____________________ in the
broadcasting sector.

Ms Craig:

I see. And what qualities do you have for radio work?

Jake:

(3) ____________________ is my ability to get on with people. Im very friendly. And

I talk a lot!

Ms Craig:

Thats certainly an asset in this job! What would you say your weaknesses are?

Jake:

Well, (4) ____________________ is my lack of experience. But (5)

____________________ .

Ms Craig:

Do you have any questions youd like to ask us?

Jake:

Yes, whats the pay like?

(5 points)

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Part B
Reading
7

Read the text and choose the best words to complete the sentences.

1)

The writers parents _____ .

a) paid for her to go to boarding school

b) were ambitious for their daughter

c) were wealthy
2)

The other girls at the private school _____ .

a) were all very clever

b) were day-girls too

c) thought they were better than the writer

3)

The writer wanted to go to her local school because _____ at the boarding school.
a) she didnt expect to do well

4)

b) she felt out of place

c) she failed her exams

The writers parents werent sure about the comprehensive school because _____ .
a) it was a very big school

b) they didnt like the students there

c) they werent convinced their daughter would do well there

5)

Now she is training to be a teacher, the writer _____ .

a) wont be like the teachers at her boarding school
b) is sorry to have let her father down
c) wants to teach her students about life

They say that your schooldays are the best years of your life. But that certainly wasnt always the case with me.
When I was 11, I won a scholarship to a private school near my home. It was a very traditional, all-girls school
and it got excellent exam results. My parents were very proud of me, but it didnt suit me at all. It was a boarding
school, but I was a day-girl because we lived in the same city and I went home every day, and so I didnt really
make friends. Most of the girls came from quite wealthy privileged backgrounds, and I think they looked down on
me as I was just an ordinary, albeit clever, local girl. Also, the teachers were really strict, and I was scared stiff of
most of them! Although I was doing well academically, I was deeply unhappy for the whole of my time there.
Eventually, after two years, I persuaded my parents to move me to the local comprehensive school. They were
really against it at first. They had always wanted me to go to medical school and be a doctor, like my dad and my
grandfather before him. They didnt expect me to do well at the comprehensive, which, unlike the private girls
school, was full of students of all different abilities, and didnt always get the best exam results. But I was
desperate to go there. I knew lots of friends from primary school who were there. I was sure I would be happy
there, and I was determined to work hard and do well in order to prove my parents wrong.
And I did! I had a great time at my new school, with lots of friends. I can honestly say that I think I learned more
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study history. I decided that Im not going to be a doctor, after all. I am going to break the family tradition and do
my own thing. Im training to be a teacher. I think my dad was a little disappointed, but Mum was thrilled, as shes
from a family of teachers. My own experiences have made me determined not to be like the teachers I had at my
first school. Im going to be much less strict, for one thing.
By this time next year, Ill be a qualified teacher, and in my first job. I really hope Ill be teaching in a
comprehensive school, just like the one I went to.
(5 points)

Pronunciation
Abbreviations
[Track 21]
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Listen and write the abbreviations and acronyms.

a)

__________

b)

__________

c)

__________

d)

__________

e)

__________

(5 points)

Listening
[Track 22]
9

Listen to a conversation about a student, Darren. Are these sentences true (T)
or false (F)?

a)

Darrens teachers always expected him to get good exam results. _____

b)

Darrens work isnt as good as it usually is. _____

c)

Darren has been causing trouble in his French class. _____

d)

To go to university, Darren only needs to pass his exams. _____

e)

Darrens mother is angry that her son is failing. _____

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