Inspiration 3 Unit 2 (2)

GRAMMAR

1 Complete these sentences about you.

1 I don't mind _______________________________________________

2 I can't stand _______________________________________________

3 Yesterday I decided ________________________________________

4 I'm interested in____________________________________________

5 My parents sometimes expect me ______________________________

6 I sometimes get fed up with ___________________________________

7 I love ____________________________________________________

8 Yesterday someone told _____________________________________

9 I'm not very good __________________________________________

10 I often agree to ____________________________________________

11 Last year I gave up _________________________________________

12 I can't help _______________________________________________

13 I'm scared of ______________________________________________

14 One day I hope _____________________________________________

15 I want / don't want to be famous for ____________________________

16 I would like my best friend to _________________________________

17 Sometimes I refuse _________________________________________

18 Knowing English can help me ________________________________

19 I don't know how __________________________________________

20 I sometimes dream of _______________________________________

____ / 20 points

2 Read the text. Complete 1-10 with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets (present simple active or passive).

Bookcrossing is a website. It 1 __________ (run) by Ron Hornbaker and 2 __________ (visit) by thousands of people all over the world. Ron started the site in 2001.

It works like this: someone 3 __________ (leave) a book in a public place with a note on it which says `Take me home and read me'. The book 4 __________ (register) with www.bookcrossing.com and 5 __________ (label) with an ID number. When someone 6 __________ (find) the book, they can take it home to read, but they 7 __________ (ask) to tell the website that they found the book. When they 8 __________ (finish) the book, they 9 __________ (put) it on a park bench or in a coffee shop for the next person. Readers can 10 __________ (use) the website to follow their book's journey round the world. It can be quite exciting.

____ / 10 points

VOCABULARY

3 Complete these sentences with one word beginning with the letter given.

1 Another word for `frightening' is s____________ .

2 When you try hard to find out more about something you i___________ it.

3 Someone who helps people get better in sports is called a t__________ .

4 A book with a cover made of paper is called a p_________________ .

5 Something very special and unusual might be u_____________.

6 When something isn't clear, we say it is c_________________ .

7 A d_________ is a TV or radio programme giving the facts about something.

8 E___________ is the adjective from the noun `economy'.

9 S___ u ___ a website means to start it.

10 Having t____________ means being naturally good at something.

____ / 10 points

4 Complete 1-10 with words from the same group.

Countries

Films

Nationalities

Adjectives of opinion

Dances

Costa Rica

Kenya

Malaysia

1 ________

2 ________

action film

comedy

3 _________

4 _________

Pole

Pakistani

5 ________

awful

scary

6 _________

7 _________

8 _________

tango

salsa

waltz

9 _________

10 ________

____ / 10 points

READING

5 Read the text and answer the questions below.

My favourite painting is Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The lady in the painting has an unusual expression on her face. I like the fact that you can't tell if she is smiling or not. I wonder what's she thinking and if she is sad or happy.

I'm also interested in the history behind the painting. Leonardo da Vinci painted it in the early sixteenth century. In 1516 he took it to France and sold it to King Francis for 4,000 gold coins. The painting was put in the Louvre museum in Paris. In 1911, somebody stole the painting. At first no one noticed that the painting was missing. The people who worked at the museum thought that the official museum photographer was taking pictures of the painting in his studio. After a few days, they realised he didn't have it and that the painting was gone. The police questioned many people, including the artist Pablo Picasso.

More than two years later, an Italian, Vincenzo Perugia, tried to sell the Mona Lisa to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, for $100,000. The police arrested him and Perugia confessed that he stole the painting because of patriotism. He thought such a famous painting by a famous Italian should belong to Italy, not France.

1 Who painted the Mona Lisa? _______________________________________

2 Is the lady in the painting smiling? _________________________________

3 When did the artist paint it? _______________________________________

4 Who bought the painting in 1516? _________________________________

5 What happened in 1911? _______________________________________

6 Was the painting in the official photographer's studio? _______________

7 What famous person did the police question?___________________________

8 How long was the painting missing? _________________________________

9 What was the thief's name? _______________________________________

10 Why did he steal the painting? _________________________________

____ / 10 points

LISTENING

6 Listen to this person talking about trying to see the Mona Lisa. Each bold word is wrong. Listen and write the correct word, as in the example. Use your own words if you want.

EXAMPLE The museum doors open at 10 o'clock. ______9________

1 It's easy to see the painting in the museum. _______________

2 It takes 8 minutes to reach the painting after the doors open. _______________

3 By 9.20 there are nearly 40 people in front of the painting. _______________

4 The guides, cameras and people are all very noisy. _______________

5 By 10.30 it's difficult to sit in front of the painting. _______________

6 The speaker thinks waiting to see the Mona Lisa is _______________ like trying to buy a film.

7 The painting looks bright in the museum. _______________

8 There aren't very many visitors in the afternoon. _______________

9 Policemen come to close the museum at night. _______________

10 The writer thinks Mona Lisa's ears are strange. _______________

____ / 10 points

WRITING

7 Write a paragraph describing your visit to a famous place. Say

the name of the place and why it is famous
why you visited it
who you visited with
what your visit was like
if you enjoyed your visit and why / why not

_____________________________________________________________________

____ / 10 points

Total : ____ / 80 points

Unit test Inspiration 3 unit 2

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