Unit Test 1 | Group A

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

LISTENING
1 [Track 02] Match the speakers (1–5) to the sentences
(A–F). There is one extra sentence.
This speaker
A remembered a description too late.
B got into trouble with the police.
C looked similar to someone else.
D caused problems for a parent.
E had to tell someone who they were.
F was amazed by someone’s appearance.
Speaker 1 2 3 4
VOCABULARY
2 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The
first letters are given.
GRAMMAR
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
0 I think that Venice is a beautiful city. I am visiting (visit)
it this weekend.
1 Why __________________ (he / wear) that jacket? It’s
such a warm day.
2 Everyone is buying tight jeans this summer. They
__________________ (look) great.
3 He __________________ (not / own) a suit. He must
5 borrow mine for the prom.
4 Fake fur __________________ (become) more and
more popular.
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5 __________________ (she / go) shopping a lot?
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5 Complete the conversation with ø (no article), a/an
or the.

0 Wow! What long eyelashes you’ve got, they make your A: There’s 0 a cool film on tonight. Do you want to come?
eyes look huge. B: Yes please! I’m really into 1 ____________ films, so
1 I’m starting to look old. Look at these w____________ I love going to the cinema. Is this 2 ____________ film
around my eyes. you were telling me about last week?
2 I don’t know how anyone could walk in h____________- A: Yes, that’s right. It’s all about a young girl who grew up
h____________ shoes like that – they look painful! in 3 ____________ 1980s. She decided that she wanted
3 He never has a beard or moustache, he’s always to be 4 ____________ fashion designer.
c____________-s____________. B: That’s right, I remember now. My sister went to see it
4 You look tired! You’ve got b____________ under your and said that it was 5 ____________ best film she’s
eyes. seen this year.
5 Do you want to j____________ in or do you just want to ___ / 5
watch us play?
___ / 5 USE OF ENGLISH
6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
3 Choose the correct option A–C to complete the
sentences. I like 0 to wear fashionable clothes. I think it’s important
0 Men have to wear smart suits and ___ ties at the because people look 1 ____________ to people who dress
wedding reception. well. 2 ____________ the moment, I’m wearing a blue linen
A nylon B tight C bow suit. I bought 3 ____________ suit for a wedding last year,
1 George is wearing clothes that are not smart enought for but I wear it all the time! I love fashion. One day I’d like to
4 ____________ up my own boutique. So many people
this occasion. He’s ___.
5 ____________ it wrong when they put together an outfit.
A underdressed B overdressed C well-dressed
2 I’m going to dress ___ as Superman for the fancy dress I’d love to help them out.
party. ___ / 5
A in B up C over
3 Tom is wearing a wide leather ___ to keep his trousers
up.
A suit B jacket C belt
4 She’s got really ___ lips.
A full B broad C shaped
5 Babies have got lovely ___ skin.
A wide B slim C smooth
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7 Choose the correct translation of the words in 1 ___
Polish. In the early 1960s, most boys had haircuts based on Elvis
Presley and the actor Tony Curtis. This was short on top
0 Your new dress is cool. That style ___ (znów staje się
and held in place with lots of hair gel. Then, in 1963, The
modny).
Beatles became famous. They also had Elvis haircuts until
A is coming back into fashion
they went to Hamburg to play some concerts. There they
B is already out of fashion
met a group of German students who combed their hair
C is the latest in fashion
forward into a fringe just above the eyes. Guitarist George
1 Wait a minute. ___ (Właśnie się maluję.)
Harrison later joked that he discovered the hairstyle after
A I’m putting on make-up right now.
going swimming, but it was Astrid Kirchherr who showed
B I’m making up right now.
them the haircut and, within a year, the rock ’n’ roll style was
C I’m wearing make-up right now.
as old-fashioned as a pre-war ‘short back and sides’.
2 Martin is ___ (prawdziwym niewolnikiem mody). He
2 ___
always has to buy the latest styles.
Haircuts can also become famous thanks to films. In 1968,
A real fashion victim
young actress Mia Farrow appeared in the Hollywood
B a real fashion victim
blockbuster Rosemary’s Baby with a very short haircut
C the real fashion victim
known as a ‘pixie cut’. Soon women everywhere were
3 It’s difficult to find jackets to fit me because I’ve got ___
copying it, and some still are today. To publicise the film,
(bardzo szerokie ramiona).
photos showing hairstylist Vidal Sassoon cutting Mia’s hair
A very broad shoulders
appeared in newspapers and magazines. However, Mia
B very narrow hips
later said that she gave herself the haircut using a pair of
C very wide shapes
nail scissors. The photos of Vidal just show him cutting her
4 Some people here ___ (pogardzają tobą) if you wear
already short hair a little bit shorter. However, the photo
scruffy clothes.
certainly helped attract audiences to the cinema.
A turn you down
3 ___
B look down on you
Dorothy Hamill was the 1976 Olympic Figure skating
C seem bad for you
champion, but she became famous for something else. Just
5 That dress really suits you. Come and ___ (spójrz w
before leaving for the Olympics, she asked a New York
lustro).
stylist to cut her hair short so she would look good while
A see what’s in the mirror
skating. The great thing about her haircut, which became
B appear in the mirror
known as the wedge, was that it allowed the hair to move
C look in the mirror
freely during exercise but, as soon as Dorothy stopped, her
___/5
hair fell perfectly back in place. The wedge is still popular
today as it never seems to look messy.
READING 4 ___
8 Read the text about famous haircuts. Match the For many people, dreadlocks are associated with reggae
headings (A–G) to the paragraphs (1–5). There are music and, especially, the singer Bob Marley whose image
two extra headings. is still famous today, over 30 years after his death. However,
not many people realise that dreadlocks have been around
A A practical haircut for many years. There is evidence that they existed in
B Not as modern as you may think ancient Egypt and India and were seen as a sign of
C Discovered by accident strength. The Romans noted that the Celts ‘wore their hair
D A big change like snakes’ and paintings found in Crete dated from
E A haircut for everyone 3600 BC show people with dreadlocks.
F Dishonest publicity 5 ___
G Difficult to keep in place Jennifer Aniston is a famous actress who became popular
when playing the role of Rachel Green in the sit-com
Iconic hairstyles Friends. For the part, she had a special haircut, which she
There have been many iconic hairstyles over the years, now says she hated. It was a natural looking wavy cut which
many of which have immediately been copied by fans all came down to the shoulders. Although the haircut looked
over the world. Here are five of our favourites. natural, it took a lot of effort to keep the hair looking tidy.
Jennifer hated it because of the amount of time she had to
spend having it restyled during breaks in recording. Due to
the programme’s popularity, many women asked for a
similar haircut and most hairdressers will still understand
exactly what you want if you ask for ‘a Rachel’.
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WRITING
9 Do the exam task.
Hi Marie,
Koleżanka z Anglii poprosiła cię o pomoc w wyborze Thanks for your email. It’s always
prezentu urodzinowego dla swojego przyjaciela. W e-mailu difficult to know what to buy people for
do koleżanki: presents, but I’ll try to help you.
● zapytaj, czym interesuje się jej kolega i ile pieniędzy
koleżanka może przeznaczyć na prezent dla niego
● napisz, co zwykle kupujesz swoim znajomym
● zaproponuj, aby kupiła przyjacielowi jakiś modny
dodatek, i uzasadnij swoją opinię
● wyjaśnij, dlaczego musisz zakończyć ten e-mail.

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TOTAL: ___ / 50

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