B2 First Unit 3 Test

Vocabulary
Technology
Complete the gaps in each sentence with an appropriate word. The beginning of each word has been
given to help you.
1 Can you call me later on my la_________, not my smartphone?
2 James loves sharing me_________ or GIFs on all of his social media accounts.
3 I try to avoid using ab_________ when sending texts; I prefer using whole words.
4 There was a great th_________ about studying techniques, so I commented on it.
5 My smartphone screen is too small, so I always use my ta_________.
6 My brother couldn’t get his he_________ to work while we were chatting online.
7 I must update my bl_________ tonight because it’s been an amazing day.
8 Unfortunately, the li_________ to your page isn’t working; can you fix it?
9 Did you see my po_________ about the crazy day I had?
10 The ca_________ on phones nowadays take such great images!
11 I don’t know how to turn off pr_________ text on my phone and it’s annoying.
12 We don’t tend to use the de_________ anymore; we like our handheld devices.

Expressions with as … as
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 You can have pizza tonight as far / long as you clean your room.
2 I think there were as much / many as 40 people in the restaurant.
3 I need to go into that shop, but I’ll be back as soon / much as I can.
4 Maria has gone to the bank as far / soon as I know.
5 As much / well as being on the hockey team, Mark is a member of the athletics club.
6 Barbara has as many / far as 20 gold medals for swimming.
7 You’re allowed to leave the room as long / well as you ask me first.
8 There’s no use talking to him as much / far as I’m concerned.
9 Can we have chocolate as well / long as ice cream?
10 As soon / long as I’m old enough, I’m going to go travelling.
11 As far / well as I understand it, we should’ve taken a left turn back there.
12 I should clear out my jumpers, but I don’t have as well / many as you.

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Language focus
Comparisons
Complete the sentences with the correct answers (A, B or C).
1 Last winter was probably _________ one we’ve ever had.
A colder than B the coldest C cold
2 My piano exam was _________ I thought it would be.
A hard B the hardest C harder than
3 Sheila isn’t quite as _________ Mary when it comes to running.
A faster than B fast as C the fastest
4 Jack fell off his bike again; he needs to be _________.
A most careful B more careful C as careful
5 It was so silent in the woods, much _________ yesterday.
A quieter than B more quiet C as quiet
6 Donna created _________ drawing in the class.
A a better B a good C the best
7 We should’ve got here _________ but we didn’t leave the house on time.
A earlier B the earliest C earlier than
8 I don’t think you’ve ever looked _________ in that suit!
A much stylish B more stylish C the most stylish
9 I didn’t realise the play was going to be as _________ it was.
A more boring B boring as C most boring
10 The cookies will never get done! The oven needs to be _________.
A hotter than B much hotter C the hottest

Articles
Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 I haven’t been to any of a / the theatres in town.
2 The / – first email was sent in 1971.
3 Do you have to wear an / a uniform for school?
4 I’m looking for the / a birthday card for my sister.
5 Dinah has decided not to eat the / – meat anymore.
6 My aunt is a / the scientist and is working on complex structures.
7 I don’t know whether to wear blue or red. Maybe I’ll wear a / the red dress.
8 We’re going to take a day trip to a / the beach we went to last week.
9 I’d really like an / the extra serving of dessert.
10 A / The microwave was invented in 1946.
11 Susan has been playing the / a guitar since she was ten years old.
12 I think I need to buy an / the umbrella the next time I see one; it’s starting to rain.

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Word formation
Nouns 1
For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your
answers in CAPITAL LETTERS.
Example: (0) DEVELOPMENT
The rise of the internet
There are now millions of people connected to the internet due to its huge
(0) _________ over many years. Although users tend to use the internet DEVELOP
for a wide range of reasons, it is true that we get a lot of (1) _________ ENJOY
from it. One of the most useful aspects of being online is for students
to research schoolwork. They can find many (2) _________ of difficult EXPLAIN
subjects so they can brush up on their (3) _________ in the classroom. WEAK
The main benefit of being able to study at home is that students have
(4) _________ over their studies. However, students do not only use DEPEND
the internet for schoolwork. Social media has seen such an increase in
(5) _________ that it is likely that most young people are on at least one POPULAR
social media site. As well as helping to make (6) _________ with other CONNECT
people around the world, being social online often helps to relieve
(7) _________. It still seems the case, though, that of all the users LONELY
on social media, the (8) _________ still share too much personal information. MAJOR

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Reading and Use of English

Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is
an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
0 A idea B opinion C thought D hope
Keeping up to date with technology
I just love technology, so the more TV programmes we have about it, the better in my (0) …... One programme

I particularly like looks at various aspects of new technology including interesting (1) …... pages and new

games. I get lots of ideas about what to add to my own (2) …... every week. It also covers important

international exhibitions and shows that (3) …... place every year. Last Saturday’s programme included a (4)

…... of an important show in the USA. The show featured a range of different (5) …..., some of which may

have a big influence on our lives in the future, (6) …... others were quite simply fun ideas. There was also a lot

of wearable technology. I loved the hat which had a (7) …... for listening to music built into it. What I’d really

like to have, though, are the gloves with a smartphone in them. You just touch the fingers and get connected!

And don’t worry if you’ve missed the programme and want to catch up – if you go to the website, you can (8)

…... film clips of everything that was featured.

1 A computer B web C electronic D mobile

2 A collection B group C equipment D choice
3 A make B put C take D have
4 A criticism B review C advertisement D look
5 A pieces B inventions C news D traditions
6 A except B if C apart D whereas
7 A heading B headroom C headphone D headset
8 A connect B download C chat D log

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Reading and Use of English

Part 6 Gapped text
You are going to read a magazine article about robot cars. Six sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap (1–6). There is one extra sentence
which you do not need to use.

Robot cars – don’t write them off

Would you trust your car to drive itself? The populations of two states in the USA have been asked to
take that chance. The robot taxi, common in science fiction since the 1950s, is now set to become a
reality.

The fully autonomous Google car recently overcame legal problems for use on the roads of Nevada
and California. This happened after hundreds of thousands of hours’ testing through cities and
traffic. Now RobotCar UK is set to do the same. A team at Oxford University, led by Professor Paul
Newman, has equipped an electric car with lasers and cameras and put a computer in the boot.
Next time, it could travel that same route in driverless mode.

Some people fear that autonomous cars will take away their freedom and individuality.
Sensors, they claim, will be able to detect other cars and pedestrians much more quickly
and reliably than a human driver and change direction to avoid them. A robot car will not get
distracted by someone waving across the road or a screaming child in the back seat – and it certainly
won’t get sleepy.

This is a major justification to let robots take over the driving wheel. But Chuck Allen from the
Nevada Highway Patrol says that ‘when you have mechanical devices dictate your speed and
direction, yes it does cause some concern’. We will not know for some time.

Newman is optimistic that if the developments are taken slowly and introduced one step at a time,
they will be safer. The RobotCar will, for now, only take over on short stretches of road or
in tedious traffic jams. This cautious approach is wise: one serious accident would set robot cars back
a long way.

And who would be responsible if there were an accident? This would keep a record of all of
the software, sensor and position data. Drivers would also have to input ID before driving. All of this
information would be legally available to the courts and insurance companies in the event of an
accident.

One great advantage of the autonomous car we shouldn’t overlook is that it could greatly help those
who are physically disabled or partially sighted. Newman tells me: ‘ ’. Robot cars could
change this. My father, for example, would not need to worry about depending on others for
transport.

If the robot car can genuinely cut down fatal road accidents and let elderly people drive
independently, we need to take these developments very seriously.

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A Supporters, however, argue that robot cars will dramatically reduce the number of deaths on the road.
B Experts suggest monitoring this by fitting each robot vehicle with the type of ‘black box’ found on
commercial planes.
C In spite of this, driverless cars are now geared up to go.
D It seems that just when people most need freedom of movement we make it too hard for them.
E It is too early to tell yet if driverless cars will save more lives or cause more accidents.
F They first drove it manually to construct a sensor map of the road and its surroundings.
G He does not see a sudden big change in transport, either.

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Listening
Part 2 Sentence completion
You will hear Jamie Knight talking about how different university life was in the past. For questions
1–10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

Jamie attended university back in the (1) ……………………………………….

Initially it was the (2) ……………………………………… that impressed Jamie.
Jamie decided to join the (3) ……………………………………… club in his first year.
Having spent some time in Spain, Jamie returned for good in (4) ……………………………………….
When Jamie lived in a shared house, he particularly disliked having to (5) ……………………………………….
(6) ……………………………………… was the worst weather Jamie experienced in the house.
Jamie’s dissertation was (7) ………………………………………, unlike the majority of his work.
The best way to communicate with family was to (8) ……………………………………….
Jamie’s closest friends are those he made at (9) ……………………………………….
Jamie’s advice is to try to (10) ……………………………………… getting into work for as long as possible.

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Writing
Part 2 Report
You have been asked to write a report on the technological facilities at your school or college. You
should explain what the facilities are and say how you think they could be improved.

Write your report in 140–190 words in an appropriate style.

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Speaking
Part 3 Collaborative task
Your class has decided to examine the importance of technology for young people. Talk with your partner
about why some aspects of technology may be important to young people using the cues given below.

Now decide which aspect of technology is the most important for young people, and why.

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