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Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test
Part B
Reading, listening and pronunciation
G Reading
Read the text about a museum, then choose the best option to complete each sentence below.
The National Museum of Light and Sound

Come and enjoy 150 years of audiovisual history at the National Museum of Light and Sound
(NMLS). Located in a converted cinema in the city centre, this amazing museum has something
for everyone, whether they’re eight or 80.
The Museum's various collections include some of the best, most significant and important
audiovisual material to be found anywhere in the world. Our collection of photographs contains
key pictures by the most important photographers of the last century and earlier, and our
extensive collection of photographic technology contains equipment from early photography to
modern innovative practice. It includes the world-famous Bronica Collection, a major collection
of equipment which tells the story of popular photography. Cinema and television are also
strongly represented, and there is a particularly large display of objects relating to the history
and development of television. This includes John Logie Baird's 1923 original, on which all
future models were based.
In addition to our permanent displays, the NMLS also hosts regular exhibitions and talks by
well-known people. Visitors can attend any of these for free. However, as these are usually very
popular, it is advisable to book a ticket in advance. You can do this by phone, although our lines
are usually very busy during the day, and you may not be able to get through. We therefore
recommend using our website instead. Visit www.visual-nmls.com, where you can download
and print tickets for fast priority access on the day.
The NMLS is also home to Central RTV, the area’s main broadcasting company. From here,
Central FM radio broadcasts locally 24 hours a day, and chat, quiz and game shows are filmed
in the studio, for distribution to networks nationwide. These include the nationally popular News
for the World, which is now in its 15th year. Visitors can watch these programmes being made
from a special gallery above the studio.
Tickets to NMLS are £8 for adults and £4 for children, or £15 for a family ticket (2 adults and up
to 3 children). You can either get these at the entrance, or in advance from our website. No
extra charge is made for booking by credit card. However, note that we do not currently accept
International Express or TopCash cards.
Example:
The building in which the NMLS is situated …
a is also a cinema.
b used to be a cinema.
31 Some of the pictures at the NMLS are ...

a less than a hundred years old.
b more than a hundred years old.
32 John Logie Baird’s 1923 television in the NMLS is …

a real.
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b a model.
33 The NMLS recommends using its website for exhibition and talk tickets because …
a it’s quicker then phoning.
b visitors might not be able to contact the museum by phone.
34 Central RTV’s television programmes are …

a only seen by local people.
b seen by people around the country.
35 Ticket to the NMLS …

a cannot be bought using some credit cards.
b are more expensive if you use a credit card.
H Listening
Listen to part of a talk about an organisation called Mass Observation. Choose the best answer
(a, b or c).
Example:
Why did Harrisson, Madge and Jennings start Mass Observation?
a They wanted to know how people lived their lives.
b They wanted to meet ordinary people.
c They wanted ordinary people to send them their pictures.
36 Some of the people recruited by Harrisson, Madge and Jennings …

a were qualified writers.
b received money for the work they did.
c were professional researchers.
37 What did the observers do?

a They wrote books and reports about the things they saw around the country.
b They kept a record of what people said and did in different places.
c They sent questionnaires to people.
38 Between 1937 and the early 1950s …

a Mass Observation sold a lot of reports.
b Mass Observation provided a lot of useful information to companies.
c Mass Observation’s role changed.
39 What happened in 1993?

a Mass Observation started working again.
b The BBC filmed people doing everyday things.
c People borrowed video cameras to film the things they did.
40 The Video Nation programmes …

a were very popular with television viewers.
b were shown on television around the world.
c are less popular now than when they were first shown.
I Pronunciation
Listen to the sentences. Choose the correct pronunciation of the letter e, /ә/ or /i:/.
Example:
I really like pictures by a) the artist Andy Warhol, one of b) the most famous members of the
Pop art movement.
a /i:/
b /ә/
41 One of the photographs shows a ballet dancer putting on her shoes; a) the other shows
b) the dancer on stage.
a /ә/ /i:/
b /ә/ /i:/
42 My mother works for a) the EU, b) the European Union.

a /ә/ /i:/
b /ә/ /i:/
43 Of all a) the bad meals I’ve had, that was b) the worst one ever.
a /ә/ /i:/
b /ә/ /i:/
44 a) The University has announced that b) the most popular courses are already full.
a /ә/ /i:/
b /ә/ /i:/
45 My brother has applied to a) the RAF, that’s b) the Royal Air Force, to become a pilot.
a /ә/ /i:/
b /ә/ /i:/
Unit 7 Supply & Demand Test

Part B
G Reading
Read about some famous ‘designer brand’ companies, and match each sentence to a company
A–H.
A Gucci
Guccio Gucci founded the House of Gucci in 1921. He started out selling leather bags and other
items to wealthy horse riders and moved on to luxury luggage as his customers graduated from
horses to cars. Today, Gucci handbags are among the company's biggest money makers.
B Chanel
Chanel is one of today's best-known fashion brands, and has been since Coco (Gabrielle)
Chanel opened a hat shop in 1910. Coco Chanel set herself up as a fashion designer offering
women elegant, relaxed and functional clothes. The Chanel suit is still one of the world’s most
popular fashion items.
C Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein started producing coats for men and women in 1968. In the mid 1970s he created a
new fashion by putting his name on the back pocket of jeans. An inexpensive and unfashionable
item of clothing suddenly became an expensive designer item. Today the CK brand ranges from
high-end pieces to moderately priced casual clothes.
D Louis Vuitton
This French company producing luxury fashion and leather goods started life in 1854 as a
luggage shop. It is now part of the group LVMH. The company is famous for its leather
handbags and designer Marc Jacobs is its creative director. It is currently working with a series
of artists to create limited-edition handbags.
E Christian Dior
This fashion-house became famous after the Second World War for the ‘New Look,’ a fitted
jacket and full skirt. There had been a limited supply of material to make clothes during the war,
so Dior's excessive use of material was seen as a shocking new direction. John Galliano has
been the chief designer of Dior since 1996.
F Versace
Founded in Milan in 1978 by Gianni Versace, this Italian company was well known for its
extravagant designs. Since Versace’s death in 1997, the company has been run by his sister
Donatella and brother Santo, and is still completely owned by the Versace family.
G Giorgio Armani
This fashion and luxury goods group, run by founder Giorgio Armani, sells everything from
clothing to make-up and perfume and beautiful items for the home – all under seven different
brand names, but it is still best known for its menswear.
H Prada
The granddaughter of founder Mario Prada inherited his leather goods company in 1978.
Miuccia grew the Milan-based business into a haute-couture company, but it was her signature
Prada black nylon handbag that turned the company into a billion-dollar business.
Example:
Which company is part of another business organisation? D
Which company:
31 remains a family-owned business? ___
32 became extremely rich and successful because of just one product? ___
33 changed the products it made to reflect a change in the way people travelled? ___
34 surprised people a lot with a famous outfit? ____
35 turned something that was usually quite cheap into a luxury item? ___
H Listening
Listen to extracts from a talk about English expressions that use the word money. Match the
expressions a–f to each description.
a Money doesn’t grow on trees.

b He / she has money to burn.
c Put your money where your mouth is.
d Money talks.
e Money is the root of all evil.
f A fool and his money are soon parted.
Example:
Description 1 b
36 Description 2 ____
I Pronunciation
Underline the stressed syllable in each word.
Example:
The supplier called to say they can supply the products at the usual price.
41 When import duties went up, the company was able to import far less.
42 The economy is in a bad way, and the economic crisis is set to continue for some time.
43 Some foreign produce has become so expensive that we are now having to produce a lot
of our own goods.
44 We aren’t making much profit because the business just isn’t profitable anymore.
45 The finance department have informed us that the business has some serious financial
problems.
Unit 8 Lost & Found Test

Part B
G Reading
Read an article about the discovery of an ancient city. Decide if the statements are true (T),
false (F) or if the text doesn’t say (DS).
The Discovery of Petra
The city of Petra, capital of the ancient Nabataean civilisation, is situated in the south of Jordan.
It is part of the Great Rift Valley, and is approximately 133 kilometres from the shores of the Gulf
of Aqaba in the Red Sea.
This amazing site was unknown to Europeans for centuries, because its location, hidden
amongst hills, means that it was very difficult to find. However, in 1812, an explorer called
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt set out on an expedition as part of the London based ‘Association
for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior Parts of Africa’. He had spent some years learning
Arabic and studying Islam, and he created a new identity for himself, travelling under the name
of Sheikh Ibrahim – a Muslim from India.
His fluent Arabic meant that as he was travelling through what is now Jordan (on his way to
Cairo), he was able to understand stories he kept hearing about an amazing ancient city hidden
in the hills. Access to the city was a great secret, known only to locals, so he had to make up an
excuse for wanting to see the city. He said that he wanted to pray at the tomb of the prophet
Aaron, which was on a hill near the city.
It seems that Burckhardt recognised Petra from his knowledge of classical literature. He had to
hide his excitement from his guides, but he wrote a full description of the place in his secret
diary. He also wrote to his employers describing what he had found, saying: ‘This place is very
interesting for its antiquities and the remains of an ancient city, which I (believe) to be Petra, the
capital of Arabia Petraea, a place which, as far as I know, no European traveller has ever
visited.’
In 1822, an account of what he had seen was published, and today, the site still inspires many
people to visit. Obviously, the journey today isn’t as dangerous as his and thousands of people
visit this incredible place. They enter through the narrow gorge of Al-Siq and make their way
through the hills for over a kilometre, before suddenly seeing the incredible building in front of
them.
The setting is spectacular, and many people talk about the fantastic colours. Petra was once
described in a poem by John William Burgon as a rose-red city. However, he had never actually
visited the city and based his poem on what he had heard, not on what he had seen! Petra is in
fact pink, with other colours appearing, such as yellow, purple, grey and white, but the colours
change constantly depending on the time of day and the light.
Example:
Johann Ludwig Burckhardt was from India. F
31 He heard about the city of Petra when he was in Cairo. T / F / DS

32 The reason he gave people for going to Petra was not genuine. T / F / DS
33 By the time he wrote his account of Petra, lots of other travellers had
visited the city. T / F / DS
34 People who visit Petra today are always impressed when they see the
city for the first time. T / F / DS
35 Burgon’s description of Petra as a rose-red city is incorrect. T / F / DS
H Listening
Listen to two people talking about a story one of them has read. Choose the correct answer (a,
b or c).
Example:
Juliane Koepcke was going to meet her …
a mother.
b father.
c parents.
36 What happened to her plane?

a It broke into pieces above the rainforest.
b It crashed into the rainforest with Juliane still in it.
c It made an emergency landing in the rainforest.
37 Juliane probably survived the accident …

a because she wasn’t able to undo her safety belt during the flight.
b because her seat protected her.
c despite still being strapped into her seat.
38 What was Juliane’s main problem in the rainforest?

a She was alone.
b She was injured.
c She didn’t have anything to eat.
39 Why did she follow the river?

a Because she knew she would find people somewhere.
b Because that was where she could find food.
c Because she knew where it would take her.
40 How many people survived the plane crash?

a only one
b up to 14
c up to 15
I Pronunciation
Listen and choose the words you hear in the sentences.
Example
would arrive / wouldn’t arrive
41 would see / wouldn’t see

42 wouldn’t be able / would not be able
43 would have been / wouldn’t have been
44 would have gone / wouldn’t have gone
45 would have helped / wouldn’t have helped
Unit 9 Love & Hate Test

Part B
G Reading
Read an article about love and hate, and complete the sentences below with one or two words
from the article.
A love-hate relationship
People say that there is a fine line between love and hate. Recently, however, scientists have
carried out a study which discovered that biologically the two are much closer than we
previously thought. Love and hate, they say, are closely linked within the brain. Scientists who
were actually researching how the feeling of hate works within humans discovered that some of
the same neural circuits in the brain were used during the feelings of both love and hate.
So how did they find out? Seventeen people who said they really hated one person were
chosen to be tested in a laboratory experiment. Most of them chose somebody they had known,
or maybe a work colleague, although one person chose a famous politician! A brain scanner
was then used to find out how neural circuits in their brain behaved when they were shown
pictures of those people. The results showed that the neural circuits which became active were
in two parts of the brain called the putamen and the insula. These parts also become active in
situations that involve romantic love.
People can do extreme things both in the name of love and hate, and the results of this
experiment could explain why both emotions can result in extreme behaviour. Professor Semir
Zeki, of University College, London, led the experiment. He said that hate is often considered to
be bad and it is often thought that humans should learn to control it. For a biologist, however,
both hate and love are of equal interest. This is because hate, like love, can be a very irrational
emotion, and it can therefore make people do either extremely brave or extremely bad things.
One major difference between love and hate, however, is that large parts of the brain – those
associated with judgement and reasoning – ‘switch off’ when you see someone you love, but
only a small area is switched off when you see someone you hate. This means that you may
want to judge the person you hate, but you are likely to be less critical and judgemental of
people you love.
Example:
There is a close biological link between love and hate.
31 The emotion of hate uses the same in the brain as love.

32 An was carried out to find out how people’s brains behaved when they
saw something or someone they hated.
33 Two sections of the brain when people are in love or hate something or
someone.
34 Many people think that hate is an emotion that we need to .
35 You are more likely to be of people you hate than those you love.
H Listening
Listen to some people talking about the things they would get rid off if they had the choice. For
each person, tick () the thing that they are talking about.
Example:
Speaker 1
a people who are rude
b people who are always late 
c people who make excuses for everything
36 Speaker 2
a spiders
b mice
c snakes
37 Speaker 3
a cars
b buses
c bicycles
38 Speaker 4
a personal stereos
b bad television programmes
c mobile phones
39 Speaker 5
a cats
b dogs
c babies
40 Speaker 6
a seafood
b fast food
c tobacco
I Pronunciation
Listen to the same sentence six times. Look at the meanings and write the correct letter next to
each sentence number below.
Meanings:
a I didn’t live in London, I lived in Paris.
b I didn’t go to a different restaurant almost every night.
c I wasn’t in Paris for a holiday.
d I didn’t go to the same bar almost every night.
e I didn’t go to the same restaurant every single night.
f I didn’t go to the same restaurant every afternoon.
Example:
0d
41 ____
42 ____
43 ____
44 ____
45 ____
Unit 10 Beginnings & Endings Test

Part B
G Reading
Read about birthdays around the world, and answer the questions with the name of a country or
countries.
Birthdays around the world

In China, people believe that tigers protect children. Family members bring newborns special
food and present them with gifts of clothing or toys decorated with tigers. When a Chinese girl
or boy turns one year old, a variety of objects and toys are placed on the floor around the child.
According to ancient beliefs, the object that the child chooses is a symbol that shows the
profession he or she will pursue in life.
In India, on a Hindu child's first birthday, his or her head is shaved. Removing the hair is said to
remove any evil from the child’s past lives. On the actual day of their birthday, children wear
very colourful clothing to school and hand out chocolates to the whole of their class. They also
kneel and touch their parents' feet as a sign of respect. They also then visit a shrine, where the
child is blessed.
In Japan, it is thought to be especially lucky when children turn 3, 5 or 7. They take part in the
Shichi-go-san Festival (meaning ‘Seven-Five-Three’), which is celebrated every year on 15
November. Children and their families visit a shrine or other place of worship, in order to give
thanks for good health, and they ask to be blessed with a healthy and fortunate life.
In Korea, Paegil (the 100th day after a child's birth) is a day of feasting for the child's family.
Similarly, on a Korean child’s first birthday, a party called a Tol or Dol is held. Family and friends
gather to enjoy food together and offer the one-year-old gifts of money.
Children’s birthdays in Mexico feature a piñata, a hollow object shaped like an animal, a car or
some other object. The piñata is hung from the ceiling, the children’s eyes are covered, and
each child takes turns hitting the piñata with a stick until it breaks open. When the sweets and
toys fall onto the floor, everyone scrambles to collect them. People believe that the child who
breaks open the piñata will have good luck.
In Nigeria the 1st, 5th, 10th and 15th birthdays are very important events and people celebrate with
big parties of 100 guests or more. This involves a feast where often a whole cow or goat is
roasted.
In Scotland, children are given a pound coin for every year of their life, plus an extra pound for
good luck. The child also receives a soft smack on the bottom for each year.
In Vietnam, people do not celebrate the actual day they were born. Instead, everyone's birthday
is celebrated on New Year’s Day (Tet in Vietnamese). On the morning of Tet, parents, brothers
and sisters, relatives and close friends congratulate children on becoming a year older and give
them red envelopes that contain ‘Lucky Money’.
In which country or countries …
Example:
do people hit something or someone? Mexico, Scotland
31 do children receive a financial gift on their birthday? , , .

32 do people observe their birthday with a religious ceremony? , .
33 do people try to predict someone’s future? .
34 are some birthdays more important than others? , .
35 is the birthday celebration not held on the exact date of the birthday? .
H Listening
Listen to someone talking about people’s famous last words. Answer the questions by choosing
the people they refer to (a–i).
a Julius Caesar
b Errol Flynn
c Douglas Fairbanks
d Leonardo da Vinci
e King Charles II
f Napoleon Bonaparte
g PT Barnum
h Anna Pavlova
i Edmund Gwenn
Example:
Who was surprised and upset about the way someone had behaved? a
36 Who thought that dying wasn’t the most difficult thing they had done? ___
37 Who was worried about someone’s future? ___
38 Who wanted to give a performance to people? ___
39 Who was worried they had made people upset and angry? ___
40 Who said they had enjoyed the things they did, and had no regrets? ___
I Pronunciation
Listen to some words which all contain a ‘silent’ letter. Write the silent letters.
Example:
Both words in the example contain a silent w.
41 The three words all contain a silent _____

42 Both words contain a silent _____
Unit 6 45 finance / financial

Part B Unit 8
Reading, listening and pronunciation Part B
(40 marks) Reading, listening and pronunciation
G (4 marks per question – 20 marks) (40 marks)
31 b
32 a G (4 marks per question – 20 marks)
33 b 31 F
34 b 32 T
35 a 33 F
34 DS
H (2 marks per question – 10 marks) 35 T
36 b
37 b H (2 marks per question – 10 marks)
38 c 36 a
39 c 37 b
40 a 38 c
39 a
I (2 marks per question – 10 marks) 40 c
41 /i:/ + /ә/
42 /i:/ + /ә/ I (2 marks per question – 10 marks)
43 /ә/ + /i:/ 41 wouldn’t see
44 /ә/ + /ә/ 42 would not be able
45 /i:/ + /ә/ 43 would have been
44 wouldn’t have gone
45 would have helped
Unit 7
Supply & Demand Unit 9
Part B
Part B Reading, listening and pronunciation
Reading, listening and pronunciation (40 marks)
(40 marks)
G (4 marks per question – 20 marks)
G (4 marks per question – 20 marks) 31 neural circuits
32 experiment
31 F 33 become active
32 H 34 control
33 A 35 judgemental
34 E
35 C H (2 marks per question – 10 marks)
36 a
H (2 marks per question – 10 marks) 37 c
36 c 38 c
37 e 39 a
38 d 40 b
39 a
40 f I (2 marks per question – 10 marks)
41 f
I (2 marks per question – 10 marks) 42 b
41 import / import 43 a
42 economy / economic 44 e
43 produce / produce 45 c
44 profit / profitable
Unit 10
Part B
Reading, listening and pronunciation (40 marks)
G (4 marks per question – 20 marks)
31 Korea, Scotland, Vietnam
32 India, Japan
33 China
34 Japan, Nigeria
35 Vietnam
H (2 marks per question – 10 marks)

36 i
37 e
38 h
39 d
40 b
I (2 marks per question – 10 marks)

41 b
42 k
43 d
44 n
45 t

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Unit 6 Seen & Heard Test

The National Museum of Light and Sound

31 Some of the pictures at the NMLS are ...

32 John Logie Baird’s 1923 television in the NMLS is …

34 Central RTV’s television programmes are …

35 Ticket to the NMLS …

36 Some of the people recruited by Harrisson, Madge and Jennings …

37 What did the observers do?

38 Between 1937 and the early 1950s …

39 What happened in 1993?

40 The Video Nation programmes …

42 My mother works for a) the EU, b) the European Union.

Unit 7 Supply & Demand Test

a Money doesn’t grow on trees.

Unit 8 Lost & Found Test

The Discovery of Petra

31 He heard about the city of Petra when he was in Cairo. T / F / DS

36 What happened to her plane?

37 Juliane probably survived the accident …

38 What was Juliane’s main problem in the rainforest?

39 Why did she follow the river?

40 How many people survived the plane crash?

41 would see / wouldn’t see

Unit 9 Love & Hate Test

31 The emotion of hate uses the same in the brain as love.

Unit 10 Beginnings & Endings Test

Birthdays around the world

In which country or countries …

31 do children receive a financial gift on their birthday? , , .

41 The three words all contain a silent _____

Unit 6 45 finance / financial

H (2 marks per question – 10 marks)

I (2 marks per question – 10 marks)

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