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Designed by Michael HarrisContents Unit 1 test Unit 2 test Unit 3 test Unit 4 test Progress test Units 1-5 Unit 6 test Unit 7 test Unit 8 test Answer key Unit 9 test Progress test Units 6-10 Unit 11 test Unit 12 test Unit 13 test Unit 14 test Progress test Units 11-15 12 16 20 27 31 35 viii 39 43 50 58 62 66 Each unit test is designed to cover the language areas in the corresponding unit of the First Certificate Gold students’ coursebook, using the exam format of Paper 3 of the First Certificate in English examination. There are 3 Progress tests after Units 5, 10 and 15 and these are designed to test the language from the previous five Units of the students’ book. In addition to Paper 3 tasks, the Progress tests also include reading and writing tasks from Paper 1 and 2 of the exam. This test booklet includes an eight page pull-out answer key in the middle. We recommend using the test booklet as follows: hand out a test booklet to each student together with a photocopy of the answer sheets supplied with the answer key. Tell students to mark their answers on the answer sheets only, not in the test booklet. After you have administered the test and checked the answers, collect the test booklets back in from your students. You can re-use them with another class, or the following year.Unit 1 test PART 1: Multiple choice cloze For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A filled B blown C stored D driven THE DAYS OF HOT AIR Before the arrival of modern aeroplanes, it was balloons and airships, (0) ..... with hot air, that carried people across the continents. Their history (1) ..... back to 1783, the year in which the Montgolfier brothers (2) ..... the first hot-air balloon in France. In the basket which hung beneath the balloon sat a terrified bull and a (3) ..... excited chicken. This was because the king had decided that it would be unwise for people to (4) ..... their lives in such a way. After the success of this first journey, however, the king (5) ..... his mind, allowing the first human air travellers to (6) ..... their historic balloon flight. After that, flying quickly (7) ..... as a fashionable hobby and there was a rush to establish all (8) ..... of time and distance records for balloon flights. This romantic (9) ..... of transport also inspired the (10) ..... of the airship. This was a large, cigar-shaped structure which was (11) ..... of flying across the Atlantic Ocean, (12) ..... being three or four times the size of today’s jumbo jets. Since the introduction of modern aeroplanes and jet engines, the balloon is no (13) ..... seen as a way of getting from place to place. Instead, ballooning has tended to become an (14) ..... sport with people still (15) ..... to set records of speed and endurance. 1 A’ arrives B starts C dates Dsreturns 2 A_ launched B floated C attempted D approached 3 A correctly B highly C perfectly D furiously 4 A chance B dare Cs thrill D tisk 5 A changed B altered C swapped D_ switched 6 A_ hold B go c do D_ make 7 A gotoff B caught on C took up D_ ran away 8 A definition B_ manner C imagination D extent 9 A form Bway C shape D ride 10 A_ exploration B_ discovery C research D_ invention 11° A suitable B possible C capable D reliable 12 A however B since C despite D_ wether 13 A greater B_ longer C larger D sooner 14 A amazement B_ excitement C adventure D_ ultimate 15 A hope B wish Cc want D_ keen © Pearson Education Limited 2000PART 2: Open cloze PART 3: Key word transformations For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: | 0 there IMAGES OF TRAVEL In the first half of the twentieth century, (0) ... Were no television screens to be filled (16) . images of tempting foreign holidays. In (17) ... lays, it was poster artists rather (18) .......... cameramen who captured the glamour and excitement of travel. Using simple lines and strong colours, (19) .......... drew giant luxurious cruise liners steaming through the waves or lying peacefully at anchor (20) faraway ports. Few people were better (21) .......... creating such dreams than Harry Hudson Rodmell. He (22) .......... born in the British port of Hull in 1896 and spent (23) .......... childhood dose to the ships that sailed out of the port and over (24) .......... horizon. As a child, he showed an early gift for drawing and painting and he often used to miss lessons (25) .......... that he could go down to the river and sketch the passing ships (26) .......... fascinated him After studying at the Hull School of Art, Harry went (27) ...... painter and illustrator. Although he will (28) ... best remembered for his advertising posters of ships, Harry was actually neither a great sailor (29) .......... a world traveller. Most of his work was produced in a studio near Hull and his own voyages were limited (30) .......... the nearby North Sea. .. to become an excellent For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 What type of food do like best? favourite What ..... .-+- Of food? The gap can be filled by the words ‘is your favourite type’ so you write: © Pearson Education Limited 2000 UNIT1 Test eyPART 4: Error correction UNIT 1 Test 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 How much does a return ticket to Borneo cost? price Whaat «0... .. areturn ticket to Borneo? I flew to London because it was quicker than driving. air I People go to Antarc search People go to Antarctica adventure. | find people who talk all the time very irritating, because it was quicker than driving. looking for adventure. get le ..... people who talk all the time. Which part of your journey interested you most? the Which was ..... +. your journey? To be sure of catching the bus, they got to the bus station very early. avoid To... they got to the bus station very early. Is it true that you once appeared on television? didn't YOU ONCE ......se0es -- you? Parachuting was the activity which excited Peter most. found The activity .......... wee Was parachuting. You should ask permission before borrowing other people's possessions. without You shouldn't borrow other people's possessions ....... How many people are going on the expedition? part How many people will .. permission. wu... the expedition? For questions 41-55, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Ifa line is correct, put a tick (W) by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). Examples: | 0 | v joo] © Pearson Education Limited 2000PART 5: Word formation LETTER FROM GOA Well, here | am in India, and finally I've found time to sit down and write it a letter to you. | am staying in the port city of Goa, enjoying a few days of rest up after a very hectic fortnight spent travelling across the country. The people of Goa are proud of the fact and that they are not clock-watchers. They even sell T-shirts to visitors printed with the words ‘Goa, a place where time moves more slowly’. It’s a place to sit on the beach, take things away easy and sample the delicious local food. In fact, the only real disadvantage of the such relaxed atmosphere is how tong it takes to get served in any of the restaurants. It is quite common to have to wait a couple of hours for get a meal to turn up. Even things that are quick to cook can take an age time. The other day, | decided ordered fried prawns, which | thought couldn't take long. But, of course, the chef had to gather the wood, build a fire in a hole in the sand, and then let it die down a bit before that he could even begin to think about cooking them the prawns. Seafood is the local speciality and so they were certainly very worth waiting for. | can’t remember the last time | enjoyed a meal so too much. Anyway who's in a hurry? Not me! For questions 56-65, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. JAMAICAN ADVENTURE For some (0) .........., the main attraction of Jamaica lies in its glorious VvisIT beaches and all the (56) .. of the nightlife that is associated with EXCITE ‘them. And indeed, our first-class hotel is located on its own (57) ........-. AMAZE beach on the island’s north coast. in terms of (58) .........., the hotel ENTERTAIN offers the full range of (59) .......... watersports during the day, THRILL plus a chance to relax or dance to local music in the evening. But, (60) .......... many tourists, your contact with the real Jamaica will UKE not be (61) .......... to what you see from the window of the airport bus uMIT because we organise trips into the (62) interior of the island. DRAMA You will be (63) ... by jeep, high up into the Blue Mountains, with DRIVE their (64) .......... mists, deep valleys and lush vegetation. Your visit to ROMANCE a small coffee farm will be (65) .......... as you are guaranteed to FORGET discover some of the secrets of the world famous coffee. Test vi © Pearson Education Limited 2000 UNIT 1Unit 2 test PART 1: Multiple choice cloze UNIT2 = Test For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A _ brings B gives C produces D ets o| A B c oD mmm co od oo THE TOY DESIGNER Nathan Balfour spends eight hours a day doing a job that (0) ..... in millions of pounds a year. (1) ..... that were not enough, the job also gives him the feeling that he is at (2) ..... rather than at work. But Nathan’s job as managing director of a toy design business is not easy because it not only (3) ..... designing but also manufacturing and marketing toys. It all started when Nathan was twenty-five years old and out of (4) ...... He had just been (5) ..... redundant and was feeling depressed. It was then that he was (6) ..... t0 aman who designed consumer goods for a (7) ...... Nathan immediately realised that his real area of (8) ..... was product design. In 1992, with a degree in design, he decided to (9) ..... control of his working life and start his own business. The range of products he designed included toys, which soon accounted for ninety per cent of his total (10) ...... He was soon taking (11) ..... scores of employees to help him. In 1997 he got an invitation from the Toy and Hobby Association to take (12) ..... in a toy fair, where he got £45,000 worth of (13) ...... However, Nathan does not want his company to (14) ..... any larger. His only aim is to go on producing toys of a high (15) ..... that are good for learning as well as for playing with. 1 =A Asif B_ As well as Cc Asfor D Aslongas 2 A fun B_ enjoyment C leisure D holiday 3 A_ implies B involves C consists D_ includes 4 A job B_ employment C occupation D_ work 5 A had B_ got Cc done D made 6 A presented B introduced C shown D_ announced 7 A_ living B commerce Cc trade D business 8 A _ interest B_ profession C fascination D_ attraction 9 A obtain B acquire C take D_ keep A produce B output C outcome D_ gain A on B over Cc up D after A. effect B place C part D action A demands Borders C requests D_ requirements A increase B expand C develop D grow A rank B level C standard D value Pearson Education Limited 2000PART 2: Open cloze PART 3: Key word transformations For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. ron TENTS People (0) .......... love camping often think of tents as their second home. Modern tents are both lighter (16) _........ more comfortable than (17) . old canvas tents which our Parents used. They are often fitted with extra space which can be used (18) . kitchens or for storing equipment in bad weather, Some tents are big (19) . for bicycles to be stored inside, (20) ... others will only take a couple of rucksacks. Tents are generally classified (21) .... the number of people they will sleep in relative comfort. They range (22) .......... the small single-occupant variety, to the six-person tent (23) .. looks like a luxury home. How long tents last is an important issue for people who use their tents (24) ......... the year. Modern tents are designed to last for years, (25) .......... when used on a regular basis and in all weathers. Being waterproof (26) .......... also essential, so the modern tent is made (27) .....0.... tough, high quality fabrics and (28) .... double stitching and extra reinforcements. However, it is true that the (29) .. xpensive the tent, the better it will be when compared to cheaper tents of a similar design. People who use their tent only occasionally may well find that a lower-priced basic tent is all (30) .......... need. For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 My brother is too young to watch soap operas on television. not My brother is .....0..0...... +++. tO watch soap operas on television. The gap can be filled by the words ‘not old enough’ so you write: 0 | notold enough © Pearson Education Limited 2000 UNIT 2. Test31 32 33 35 Peter will see Grace next week and will give her the invitation. when Peter will give Grace the invitation .. Dick's job is to show tourists round the city. living Dick makes ... ... showing tourists round the city. Lara needs to win this competition to qualify for the Olympic Games. she Laura will qualify for the Olympic Games ..... .... this competition. Sandra will arrive home soon and | want you to inform me of it immediately. . Next week. soon | want you to let me know that Sandra is here ... The police continued to work on the case until they found the culprit. carried .. home. The police .... ... ON the case until they found the culprit. 36 I'll wait ten more minutes in case Martha turns up. hold UW... .. ten more minutes in case Martha turns up. 37. At this very moment my wife may be arriving back home. probably At this very moment my wife ...... sess Back home. 38 Patrick will tell you when it is safe for you to move. until Do not move ............. .. it is safe for you to do so. 39 Gloria walked up that mountain as a child and she often remembers it. often Gloria 2.00.0... -.s:« Up that mountain as a child. 40 My father tells me all the time that! should find myself a job. stops My father . . that | should find myself a job. PART 4: For questions 41-55, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines Error correction = 2" “lect, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick () by the number on the separate answer sheet. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word on the separate answer sheet. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00). Examples: | 0 [v 00 | tor UNIT2 Test © Pearson Education Limited 2000PART 5: Word formation MY FIRST DAY AT WORK 0 Today is my first day at work and this is the first job 00 | have for ever had. It feels like my first day at school. 41 | want to impress my boss, so that | ironed my suit last night. 42 I'm really got nervous about speaking in front of 43 seventy people. My mother makes up my breakfast and says 44 | look good, but | think she is only trying to be encouraging. 45 At the tube station, | have avoid the first train because it’s packed, 46 and when the next train comes | decide | want to walk instead. 47 By the time | arrive at work | feel like hot and sweaty, and | 48 walk in trying to look much calm and confident. A woman who 49 seems to be the secretary asks for me if | am the new employee 50 and shows me to my desk, which it is in a corner of the room. 51 The manager comes towards my desk and introduces to himself. 52 He is very friendly and tells me | will meet all my colleagues 53 later. | am suddenly feel much more relaxed and comfortable. 54 | know that when | get home, my mother will be want to 55 hear everything about this day, so I'm writing it all down. For questions 56-65, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 ‘students WRITING A CV THAT IS WORD PERFECT At this time of year thousands of (0) .......... who want summer STUDY jobs start filling in (56) .......... forms and worrying about how to APPLY write a good CV. To make a positive (57) .... .... ON prospective IMPRESS (58) , you should follow a few basic rules. The first one is that it EMPLOY should be no longer than two pages and written in simple (59) .......... STATE Divide the content into several parts, with each part under a (60) ..... HEAD and do not forget to include relevant (61) work experience, TRAIN and a description of any positions of (62) you have had. RESPONSIBLE Remember to emphasise your (63) .......... by drawing attention to your STRONG skills. But when it comes to your weaknesses, (64) ........ . is the best HONEST policy. And if you are (65) .......... with your first draft, start again! SATISFY Test a © Pearson Education Limited 2000 UNIT 2Unit 3 test PART 1: Multiple choice cloze UNIT3 Test For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 A_ manage B_ handle Cc deal D treat Oo) A Bee: sD co co me oo NAUGHTY CHILDREN A book has just been published to help parents to (0) ..... with their children’s naughty behaviour at home. The author, Dr James Bruno, says that the first positive discipline technique is for parents to remain (1) ..... because nervous parents don’t get good results. Parents who often (2) ..... their temper find that their children stop taking any (3) ..... of them. When parents yell at their children to make them (4) ..... an order, children often act as if they did not hear them. In these (5) ....., it takes an increasing number of verbal warnings to even (6) he children’s attention. The second challenge is to know how to (7) bad behaviour in an effective way. (8) ..... children by preventing them from watching their favourite TV programme is not an ideal solution. Nor is (9) ..... them off when their friends are present. Dr Bruno believes parents should (10) ..... clear rules for children to follow. If children (11) to follow these, they know they will be disciplined. But parents often fail to give credit and (12) ..... their children when they do follow the rules and behave (13) ...... The most effective way of (14) ..... good behaviour is to give positive feedback as often as possible, to show that it is not only naughtiness that (15) ..... attention. 1 A calm B quiet Cc sstill D silent 2 A forget B_ leave C break D lose 3 A notice B care C lesson D_ mind 4 A follow B accept Cc comply D_ obey 5 A situations B occasions C positions D states 6 A pay B achieve Cc get D produce 7 A mark B correct Corder D_srepair 8 A_ harming B hurting Cc damaging D punishing 9 A. giving B_ shouting C telling D scold 10 A_ establish B draw C install D design 11. A oppose B_ refuse Cc deny D argue 12, A_ recognise B accept C praise D approve 13 A specially B_ properly C particularly D personally 14 A encouraging B_ making C persuading D attracting 15 A attracts Balls C brings D causes © Pearson Education Limited 2000 (GUTSERR TEREPART 2: Open cloze PART 3: Key word transformations For questions 16-30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: | 0 | from AWAY FROM IT ALL Some people try to find relief (0) . the pressures of family and friends by going away (16) .......... themselves for a few days, in search of solitude. But for those who never want to be alone for very long, (17) .......... kind of behaviour is difficult to understand. Family members worry and friends are offended because they think (18) .-. company is not wanted. The truth is that most people find the idea of (19) . alone not just unpleasant but frightening (20) .......... well. People (21) .......... fear solitude cannot imagine, for example, walking through a forest for many hours, with only their thoughts for company. Or if they do, they can only think of the problems (22) ......... might encounter. They worry (23) .......... what would happen (24) wee they fell and broke a limb and they are sure that they (25) . take the wrong path and get lost. But above all, they hate the idea of having (26) the sights and events of the day with them. And yet, to walk on your own (27) .......... days can be a glorious experience. And this is because (28) . Noise of phones ringing, children shouting or friends talking is replaced by wonderful sounds, of wind whispering through grass, birds singing and rain falling softly (29) ......... a carpet of leaves. After an experience (30) .......... this, you feel renewed and happy to go back and be sociable with family, friends and colleagues. For questions 31-40, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. There is an example at the beginning (0). Write your answers on the separate answer sheet. Example: 0 Not many people swim in the outdoor pool in spring. number Only .... people swim in the outdoor poo! in spring. The gap can be filled by the words ‘a small number of’ so you write: @ small number of © Pearson Education Limited 2000 UNIT3 Test |