cumulative test
A
B
Test 1 5
Electrical sockets and switches in walls must be at a
Reading
convenient height and all rooms must be large enough
1 Read the text.
for wheelchairs to turn in circles. These are only a few
examples of what architects and builders will have to
2 Complete the text with sentences A F. There is
take into consideration in the future.
one sentence you do not need.
[4 ] The general idea has been welcomed by
A Adapting their houses to make life easier for
many care groups but the practicalities are causing
these people is a costly business and most
concern in many quarters. Not least among those who
cannot afford the necessary changes.
are worried about the cost of providing new housing.
[5 ] Members of the House Builders
B They want all new homes built in the UK from
Association feel that the plans have not been carefully
2011 onwards to conform to specifications
thought through and that implementing such
that will make them elderly-friendly.
specifications, although theoretically laudable, is simply
C Safety for children will also be addressed.
not realistic.
D These plans have met with mixed reactions.
It is also felt that people have different housing needs at
E There must be easy access for wheelchairs to
different stages of their lives and forcing all new homes
the front door and through doorways.
to be built with the elderly in mind is not going to be
F It is feared that conforming to all the
a popular move. Debate on the subject will no doubt
specifications will push up the prices and put
continue for a long time yet!
new homes out of the reach of first-time buyers.
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Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct answers.
Elderly-friendly homes?
A home of their own is what most people in the UK
1 The temperature in this building
a lot.
aspire to these days. However, more and more of our
A fluctuates B looms C boosts
older population are finding it difficult to stay in their
2 Employees who deal with clients directly need
own homes as the health problems associated with
to be extremely .
increased age sometimes make it impossible for them
A ruthless B courteous C flexible
to cope in badly designed houses.
The elderly cannot climb the stairs and if they use
3 I need a job with
working hours.
wheelchairs, there are often problems getting from one
A tolerant B flexible C open-minded
room to another because of narrow doorways, let alone
4 We need another
of milk.
trying to manoeuvre their chairs up and down outdoor
A pint B pound C yard
steps. [1 ] All too often the help that could
allow them to remain in their own homes at the end of
5 It appears that the companies with
their lives is not available and these people are forced
each other to keep prices high.
to move into care homes. Here, their needs are catered
A colluded B pledged C backed
for but they often feel isolated and away from familiar
6
his failure, he tried again the
surroundings and their friends and family.
following year and succeeded.
In an effort to address this problem the UK
A Although B Much as C Despite
government has announced plans that seem, on
the surface, to be fairly dramatic. [2 ]
7 Most
get moody from time to time.
There will be sixteen such specifications and they
A toddlers B OAPs C adolescents
include improvements that could significantly affect
8 The exercises in the exam were
easy.
life positively for the elderly. Stairs will have to be
wide enough to accommodate stair lifts should the A highly B bitterly C ridiculously
installation of one become necessary. [3 ]
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B
Test 1 5
4 Complete the sentences with the prepositions in 6 Choose the correct answers.
the box.
1 The President is expected / known to be fond
out away through at up back down of Italian food.
2 Gemma was very tired and took in a little /
1 I m going to set
a meeting with all the
little of what the teacher said.
people involved.
3 Assuming that / In case he doesn t mind a
2 I put his bad temper small room, he ll love the hotel.
to the weather!
4 We expect my cousin to arrive / arriving just
3 Mum s always getting
me for not
after 10.00.
doing as well as my sister.
5 Hardly / Just had we left the house when it
4 We paid
the nose for our new car.
started to rain.
5 What are you going to splash on with
6 None / Any of the students could answer all
the money you won?
the questions correctly.
6 You won t get with writing less than
7 While he s been in hospital / the hospital, I ve
200 words for that essay!
been looking after his dog.
7 Let s get
to what we were talking
Mark /7
about before, shall we?
Mark /7
Listening
7 4.11 Listen to five people talking about getting
d"
Grammar
through difficult situations. Which speaker (A E)
talks about ...
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 accepting the situation? Speaker
2 managing on a small income? Speaker
1 The examiner asked me why I
(chose) to learn English.
3 not being deterred from taking another risk?
Speaker
2 How long (you want)
to be an astronaut?
4 getting something good from a bad situation?
Speaker
3 I thought Archie
(leave) but in fact he was in the cafeteria.
5 refusing to accept the advice of others?
Speaker
4 Who (expect) to win
the next election?
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5 The boy (not see)
since this morning.
Writing
6 You
(earn) a lot more
8 Write a story about a disastrous evening when
money this time next year.
everything went wrong. Include these points.
7 The meeting (finish)
" Describe how the evening started.
by 4.30 so give me a ring then.
" Write about at least three things that went wrong.
8 The suspect
" Say how you felt and what you did.
(interview) by the police when he fell ill.
" Describe how the evening ended.
Mark /8
Mark /10
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