Unit 1 Test A

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Grammar
1

do

work

write

use

Put the words given in the correct

places in the sentences.
1 I use social networking sites. (never) They take
up too much time.

Complete the dialogues with the

correct present form of these verbs.
play

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leave
2 We dont chat online at the weekends. (often)

1 A: What __________ you __________?

B: Just an email to Vicky.
2 A: Why __________ you __________ college
early on Fridays?
B: Because I have computer club.
3 A: Why __________ you __________ your
laptop in the garden?
B: Because its too hot in the house today!
4 A: What __________ your avatar __________
at the moment?
B: Hes on the island with his best friend, Ria!
5 A: How often __________ you __________
computer games?
B: Oh, two or three times a day!
6 A: __________ your dad __________ in the
city centre?
B: Yes. Hes a lawyer for a big company.

3 Hes shy when he meets new people. (always)

His avatar is very different, though.
4 Jake is changing his avatars identity! (always)
At the moment, hes a bit bossy!
5 Do you react the same way as your avatar
does? (usually)
6 My dad plays computer games. (rarely) Hes
too impatient! (usually)

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Find and correct the mistakes in the

sentences. One sentence does not
have a mistake.

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Find and correct the mistakes with the

words in italics in the sentences.
1 Jack is a very pretty man.

1 I do go to the local college.

2 Ben is quite well-grown, but hes not really fat!
2 Do you coming with us today?
3 I dont like my fair hair. Id prefer to be blonde.
3 We dont often chat online.
4 My sisters got medium-height curly hair.
4 Your dinner is on the table. It gets cold.
5 Id love to be as long as you. Im too short!
5 He always doesnt wait for me after class.
6 Why does he sit over there? Ask him to join us.

6 Sue isnt pretty or ugly shes just quite

straight.

7 This work is geting quite difficult.

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Vocabulary
4

Complete the sentences with these

words.
shy selfish
reliable

arrogant

clever

bossy

1 My sister was quite __________ when I was

young and I had to do everything she wanted!
2 People who are __________ think they know
better than everyone else and I dont like that at
all.
3 In my opinion, its important to be __________
and do exactly what you say you will.
4 My dad was very __________ at school and got
top marks in all his exams.
5 Dont be so __________. Think about me for a
change!
6 When Helena met the famous footballer, she
was very __________ and didnt know what to
say to him!

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Reading
6

Choose the correct alternative to

complete the sentences.

1 My brother isnt that ___, but hes got a great

personality.
A beautiful
B pretty
C handsome
2 Im really ___ you phoned. I was getting quite
bored!
A cheerful
B glad
C sociable
3 I met Bens new girlfriend yesterday. Shes
very attractive tall and ___.
A slim
B thin
C skinny
4 Maria is always very ___ with the new
students.
A reliable
B outgoing
C friendly
5 Scientists believe that there is almost certainly
___ life on other planets.
A bright
B intelligent
C clever

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Read the article about identity. Decide

if the statements are true (T), false
(F) or not mentioned (NM).
A New Identity Every Week!
Imagine having a job where you have to take
on a new identity every week or month! Thats
what actors do. For every play or film, they have
to become a different person, often with a different
personality and different appearance. One week
theyre kind, generous and blonde, and the next
week, theyre tall, thin and arrogant! So, how do
they do it? And do it so well?
Actors think about acting their new characters
in different ways. Some, like the famous Robert
De Niro, want to live the role. They learn
everything they can about the new person they are
going to become. Then they do everything their
character would do. They dress the same, they eat
the same things, they talk in the same way and
even try to walk like them. The idea is to start
thinking like the new character. And they dont
behave like this only in the studio or on stage, but
they take the character home as well! That must be
difficult for the rest of the family! Whos going to
be at breakfast with us today Al Capone, the
President of the USA, Jack the Ripper??
Other actors create their characters in different
ways. Some say that changing their appearance
helps them to become the new person. Costume
and make-up are very important, but some actors
do even more to change their appearance. Some
actors eat a lot to become fatter for some parts
like Renee Zellweger in the Bridget Jones films
and then diet to get thin again for the next film!
Some grow their hair long or even go bald! Some
really good actors can make us believe that theyre
taller or stronger than they really are just by the
way they act. Others need a bit of help like Tom
Cruise in his high shoes, or Robert Redford, who
sometimes had to stand on a box because hes
quite short!
The best actors are the ones who dont take
their own personality with them into the role. They
take on the new identity completely and we dont
think of the actor, but of the character. Heath
Ledger, who died in 2008, was like this. He could
change so completely that we dont immediately
think oh thats Heath Ledger! He could be
handsome, ugly, blonde or dark. He could be
clever, stupid, funny or serious. He was a master at
changing identity.

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Actors have a difficult job and I admire them a

lot. Personally, I think its quite enough to have
just one identity!

1 Actors usually try to think like the

new character.

T/F/NM

2 Some actors spend time with the

people who they are trying to copy.

T/F/NM

3 Actors sometimes have weight

problems because of the stressful life.

T/F/NM

4 Actors might be shorter than we think. T/F/NM

5 Not recognising an actor is a good
thing.

T/F/NM

6 The writer of the article would like to

be an actor.

T/F/NM

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Listening
8

(Tests CD, Track 1)

You are going to hear five people

talking about their friends. Listen and
match the speakers AE with what
they say in 15.
1 I got to know my best friend through sport.
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2 My best friend is a relative.
Speaker ___
3 I like people who are usually happy.
Speaker ___
4 I havent always been nice to my best friend.
Speaker ___
5 My best friend has got a lot of positive
characteristics.
Speaker ___

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Use of English
9

Read the email from Tina about

people she met on holiday. Choose
the correct alternative to complete
each gap.
Hi Jim,
Im on holiday in Spain with Mum and Dad (and
my laptop!) and Im (1) ___ an amazing time!
There are some really nice people here, and Im
sending you a photo I took yesterday. Thats me in
the middle (of course!). My hairs quite (2) ___,
isnt it? Thats the sun. The tall boy with the beach
ball is Brandon. Hes really crazy about beach
volleyball, and we (3) ___ it all the time! Next to
him is Mia. Shes rather shy and serious, but shes
very kind. The young girl in front of me is Mias
sister, Kerry. She looks a bit shy too in the picture,
but she (4) ___ really. Shes very talkative, not like
her sister! I think she looks a lot like Mia, doesnt
she? Then on my other side, the short boy with
curly, dark hair is Frank. He lives here. Lucky
thing! His dad owns the hotel. Hes very (5) ___
and tells lots of jokes. Hes also got a sister called
Emily, who (6) ___ the manager of the hotel. Shes
very attractive and also very intelligent. She isnt
in this picture, but she often comes out with us.
So, these are my lovely holiday friends! (7) ___
soon and tell me what youre doing. Ill see you
when I get back next week!
All the best,
Tina x

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2
3
4
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A have B having C has

A dark B blonde C long
A play B plays C playing
A isnt B is C doesnt
A fun B funny C humour
A is B is being C are
A Writing B You write C Write

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Writing
10

Imagine you are on holiday. Write an

email to a friend and tell him or her
about some of the people you have
met.
Write 100120 words.

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