Name: _____________________________________

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Unit 5

GROUP A

VOCABULARY

1

Complete the sentences.

1 I don’t wear much jewellery, usually only

a r__________ on my finger.

2 I would like to have a t __________ on my arm. I will

have one for my 16

th

birthday.

3 My parents are always p ___________ when I get

a good mark.

4 I had an a ___________ with my mother yesterday.

She told me to stay at home all weekend.

5 I’m really h ___________. Is there any dinner left?

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

2

Complete the compound adjectives with words from

the box.

self easy good solar world
curly open high bad well

1 ______________ - dressed
2 ______________ - heeled
3 ______________ - powered
4 ______________ - going
5 ______________ - looking
6 ______________ - haired
7 ______________ - tempered
8 ______________ - minded
9 ______________ - confident
10 ______________ - famous

0.5 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

3

Complete the letter with phrasal verbs from the box.

Change the verb form if necessary. There is one extra

verb.

break up

get on

make up

go out

look after

take after

Dear Agony Aunt,
I would like to help my friend who has a strange
relationship with her boyfriend, Mark. Sara started to
(1) _____________ with Mark a few years ago and she is
in love with him. I think he loves her too but they quarrel
very often. Sara calls me every week and tells me she is
going to (2) ____________ with him, because he is not
interested in her anymore. She would like him to be
caring and (3) ______________ her just like he did when
they first met, but she says he is indifferent to her now.
So they fight more often and after each argument they
don’t speak to each other for a day or two but then they
(4) ________________ and everything seems fine. But
she complains that Mark is too self-centered.
“He (5) ______________ his father,” she says. Should I tell
her to stop meeting him?
Jane

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

GRAMMAR

4

Complete the sentences with reflexive pronouns

e.g. himself, themselves.
1 Before going out I always look at ________________

in the mirror.

2 My brother is really selfish. He thinks only about

_______________.

3 Susan cut ________________ when she was making

a salad.

4 The students have to write an essay about

_______________ and their families.

5 Did you write this book _________________?

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

5

Complete the text with relative pronouns e.g. who,

where.
China is a huge country (1) __________ is becoming
more and more important in the world. It’s a place
where the economy is growing very fast. We can see
that in shops (2) ________ there are a lot of products
made in this country. Usually they are not very good
quality, but they are cheap. Prices are low because
people (3) _______ work in local factories earn very little
by European standards but they are happy they have
jobs. In a country with a population of over 1 billion it’s
not difficult to find somebody else (4) ______ you fire
somebody from work. China is also popular with tourists
(5) ____ come there mainly to see the Great Wall of
China.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

6

Complete the sentences by translating the fragments

in brackets. Use have to, let, allow.
1 I’m angry because my parents (nie pozwalają)

_______________ me wear earrings.

2 I

(nie muszę) _________________ go to school at the

weekend.

3 My mother (nie pozwala) ___________________ me

to dye my hair! I don’t understand why!

4 You

(musisz) ______________________ invite him.

We can’t have a party without him.

5 You (nie musisz) __________________ worry.

Everything is under control.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

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COMMUNICATE

7

Complete the dialogue with correct phrases from the

box. There are two extra pharases.

It’s not the end of the world.

Cheer up.

What’s wrong?

Calm down.

I can’t believe it!

Tell me all about it.

Mike:

Hi, John. You don’t look well. (1) ____________

John:

Oh, I just can’t stand my neighbour. He always
complains when I play loud music.

Mike:

(2) _______________________________.
Can’t you turn it down a little?

John:

I can, but he just gets on my nerves. Yesterday
evening, as usual, he came to complain and
I had a fight with my parents.

Mike:

Why? (3) _____________________

John:

He’s their friend, so they think he’s right. And now
I have to stay at home for the whole weekend!

Mike:

(4) _____________________. How can they do
that to you? There’s a party at Mark’s tomorrow.

John:

I know, that’s why I’m so angry!

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 4

8

Match problems 1-6 with solutions A-G. There is one

extra solution.
1 I failed my driving exam.

_____

2 I feel lonely when I come home from school. _____
3 I don’t have anything to wear for the party.

_____

4 I argued with my girlfriend.

_____

5 My parents don’t like my girlfriend.

_____

6 Gina can’t understand biology.

_____

A Try to go out more often to meet new people.
B Why don’t you borrow something trendy from your friend?
C You have to call her and apologise.
D Talk to them and explain how you feel about it.
E Ask your friends to help you choose the best one.
F You just have to take it once again.
G Try to revise the lessons with her.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 6

LISTENING

Track

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9

Listen to 5 people talking about their names.

Match speakers 1-5 to sentences A-F. There is one

extra sentence.
1 ____ 2 ____ 3 ____ 4 ____ 5 ____

A People think I’m somebody else

.

B My name is difficult to write down.
C I grew to like my name.
D It makes people remember me better.
E It has helped me make friends.
F I changed my name when I grew up.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

WRITING

10

You are looking for a new member for a drama club

you are running at school. You decided to place an ad

on the school website. Write a profile of a person you

would like to find. In the profile include:

• appearance,

• personality,

• interests.
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Total ____ / 5

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

11

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

1 My parents want me to come back home before

midnight. (make)
____________________________________________

2 We can’t use dictionaries during tests. (allowed)

____________________________________________

3 My teachers allow us to stay in the classroom during

breaks. (can)
____________________________________________

4 Susan’s mother doesn’t let her wear make-up. (can)

____________________________________________

5 Teachers don’t make us wear uniforms. (have to)

____________________________________________

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5

12

Underline the word which doesn’t match each

category.
1 negative feelings: anxious / annoyed / excited
2 positive features of character: confident / helpful /

nervous

3 adjectives describing hair: upset / curly / spiky
4 jewellery:

necklace / earring / dreadlocks

5 a piece of art: surprised / modern / expensive

1 mark for each correct answer. Total ____ / 5