LEVEL: ELEMENTARY.

SPEAKOUT ELEMENTARY

UNITS 9 & 10 EXAM

NAME: _______________________________ DATE: ________________________

1. Read the article and circle the correct answers.( 4 points)

DO YOU THINK YOUR COMMUTE IS BAD? TRY 640 KILOMETRES A DAY!

Do you think gas' prices are too high? Well, be happy that you aren't Jim Kendrick of Texas in the USA. Every
weekday, Kendrick drives 320 kilometres from his home in an Antonio, Texas, to his job at AbleCargo in the port of
Houston ... and then 320 kilometres back again! He leaves work at 5a.m. and gets home and has dinner with his wife at
9p.m. For his daily journey, Kendrick won the competition “America's Longest Commute”. His three-and-a-half-hour
commute was longer than all the other people in the competition, and is a lot more than the average American commute
of twenty-five minutes. 'I was surprised to win: said Kendrick, who won $10,000. 'I was sure that someone else had a
longer commute. But it's great - $10,000 is just enough to buy gas for another year.' Why does he do it? 'Well, my wife
and I have a beautiful house in San Antonio and our lifestyle is important to us.' 'The drive gives me a lot of energy.
Sometimes, when I drive my Ford Mustang down the highway, I feel like a professional racing car driver.' How much
longer does he want to do this commute? 'Another five or ten years: Kendrick said. 'I don't see any reason to stop. But
gas prices are high, so maybe I need to look for a job nearer home.'
* gas (American English) = petrol (British English)

1) A commute is ... 2) Jim Kendrick won $10,000 because ...

a) a type of transport a) he was the safest driver in Texas
b) the journey from home to work and back b) he drove the most kilometres in one year
c) a part of a car. c) he travelled the furthest to work
2. Match sentence halves 1-6 with a) - f), according to the article. (6 points)

1 Jim won the contest because
2 He was surprised to win because
3 He was happy about the money because
4 He does the commute because
5 He feels good when he drives because
6 He's thinking about changing jobs because
a) he doesn't want to change his lifestyle.
b) he spends about $ 10,000 a year on gas.
c) he thought someone else drove further.
d) gas prices are so high.
e) he feels like a racing car driver.
f) his commute was the longest

No more wheels!
A shopkeeper speaks out
'I have a small food shop in the city centre, and I really don't like customers coming -into the shop on wheels.
A businessman comes in on a kick scooter, and he thinks it's funny to do his shopping on the scooter. I don't
think it's funny, I think it's dangerous. And the skateboarders, they're even worse. They say they ride
skateboards because it's fast and convenient, you know, it's easy to pick up the skateboard when they walk
into a shop, but they don't pick up the skateboard, they ride it up and down my shop. But the worst of all are
the rollerbladers. They fly into the shop, of course they don't take off the rollerblades because it's
inconvenient, and they crash into customers and knock things down. It's terrible! So now I have a new rule:
NO more wheels. Shoes only!'

3. Read the article again. Are sentences 1-6 true (T) or false (F)? (6 points)
I The writer has a restaurant. F
2 He thinks the businessman is a funny person.
3 To the writer, kick scooters are not safe.
4 He thinks kick scooters are are better than skateboards.
5 Skateboarders usually pick up their skateboards when they 're in his shop.
6 Rollerbladers are the most dangerous, he th inks.

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 4. Underline the correct alternatives. (11 points)

A: Hey, do you want to do something tonight? I can't / don't have to work.

B: Let's see ... No, I can't / don't have to meet you tonight I can / have to work late.
A: Well, can we / do we have to meet tomorrow?
B: Sorry, I can´t / don't have to, I'm busy. But I can /have to do something on Saturday.
A: Great. We can/ have to go to that new Italian restaurant, La Spezia.
B: Hmm ... Saturday night is usually crowded. Can we / Do we have to book a table or can we / do we have to
just go there?
A: It isn't so popular now, so we can’t / don't have to book. And if we can't / don't have to get a table, we can /
have to go somewhere else.
B: Great! See you on Saturday, then.

5. Complete the text with a/an, the or no article (-). (6 points)

Jim lives in __________ house near__________ San Antonio, Texas. He's got____ job at AbleCargo in __
_Houston, Texas, in __________ USA. AbleCargo is __________ shipping company, and Jim’s
__________ engineer there. He drives seven hours every day, and gets __________ home at 8.30 and has
__________ dinner at 9p.m. He likes__________ fast cars, and he drives __________ Ford Mustang. Jim
doesn't commute at __________ weekend.

ANOTHER TEENAGE LOTTERY WINNER

First there was Tracey Makin in 1998, then Michael Carroll in 2002, and then Callie Rogers in 2003 - all of
them were teenagers when they won the lottery. Tracey was sixteen at the time and won £1,055,171. Callie
was the same age when she won £1,800,000 and Michael was nineteen when he won £9,700,000. Now
eighteen-year-old Ianthe Fullagar is the newest in this group of teenage lottery winners. She won £7,000,000
and we asked her about her future. 'I'm not going to change my plans very much. I'm still going to go to
university. I'm going to live like a normal student and not a millionaire. I love my baked beans on toast.' It
was only the second time that she played the EuroMillions Lottery. She bought her ticket from a newsagent's
and watched the lottery result on television. First on her shopping list IS a holiday in Egypt and a replacement
for her ten-year-old Ford Ka. 'I'm going to fly to Cairo and spend about a month travelling around the country.
When I come back, I'm going to sell my old car and buy a new one. I'd like to get a bigger one.'

6. Read the article and answer the questions. (14 points)

1Who won the largest amount of money?

_________________________________________________________
2 Who won the smallest amount of money?
_________________________________________________________
3 Who are the youngest teenage winners?
_________________________________________________________
4 Does Ianthe want to change her life?
____________________________________________________________
5 Does she often buy lottery tickets?
______________________________________________________________
6 What is she going to do with the money?
_________________________________________________________

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7 Why does she want to buy a new car?
___________________________________________________________

7. Complete sentences 1-8 with 'II, will or won't and a verb from the options. (8 points)

get - be (x2) – miss – win – come – know – love

I Wear your coat or you _____________________cold.
2 Do you think Brazil _____________________the World Cup?
3 It's very late. I'm sure the shop_____________________ open.
4 I don't want to go to the party! I _____________________any people there.
S Come on! We _____________________the train.
6 Read this book. I'm sure you _____________________it.
7 Oh nol I'm late again. The boss _____________________happy.
8 You can invite Alain, but he_____________________ . He doesn't like jazz music

8. Correct the mistakes in sentences 1-5 and a) – e), then match them. (15 points)

1 Let go shopping. a) That don't sound very interesting. Looking at

2 How about go for a bike ride? paintings is boring!

3 Why don't we going to an art gallery? b) I don't really feel like do that. I'm too tired.

4 What about staying at home and cook c) Sound good. You make the meatballs, I can

something? make the pasta.

5 Who about making spaghetti and meatballs? d) Brilliant! What would you like eat?

e) That isn't very good idea. I haven't got much

money.

9. Write a paragraph about your plans for the future. At least 80 words. (30 points)

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