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End-of-unit tests

Test 3 Level A Reading

1
Vocabulary 1 True. ‘You then decide that the next time you see
1 him, you’re going to look straight ahead and say
1 bald nothing.’ (lines 4-5)
2 absent-minded 2 False. ‘… the real reason that he didn’t say hello
3 kind was simply because … he actually hadn’t seen
4 greedy you!’ (line 5)
5 amusing 3 False. ‘When one person speaks, the other
interprets his words in the light of his own
2 prejudices, past experiences and personal
1 shy opinions.’ (lines 9-10)
2 attractive 4 True. ‘The problem is that it often gets the
3 lazy explanation wrong.’ (lines 11-12)
4 boring
5 witty 2
(possible answers)
3 1 No, it occurred outside.
1 ambitious 2 Yes, his/her first reaction is to feel insulted.
2 curly 3 It describes problems of communication
3 overweight between people, and the subjective way we
4 well-built process information.
5 wise 4 When we’re not sure if we’ve understood them
correctly.
Grammar
4 3

1 who 1 deliberately
2 which 2 ignores
3 whose 3 actually
4 where 4 phrase
5 when 5 main

5 4

1 – 1 Where did they go?

2 who/that 2 How long/How many years has he been living
3 where in Valladolid (for)?
4 whose 3 What was he doing/reading?
5 – 4 Where does he work?
5 What are they doing?/What (sport) are they
6 playing?
1 What an
2 How
3 What a
4 How
5 How

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Test 3 Level B 7
ANSWERKEY
1 What an attractive man George Clooney is!
Vocabulary How attractive George Clooney is!
1 2 What a kind woman/person she is!
How kind she is!
1 bald 4 greedy
2 absent-minded 5 amusing
3 kind Reading
1
2 1 True. ‘However, it turns out that the real reason
1 shy 4 boring/uninteresting that he didn’t say hello was simply because he
2 attractive/beautiful 5 witty … hadn’t seen you!’ (lines 5-7)
3 lazy 2 True. ‘You then decide that the next time you see
him, you’re going to look straight ahead and say
3
nothing.’ (lines 4-5)
1 ambitious 4 well-built 3 False. ‘The ladder of inference is a way of
2 curly 5 wise explaining one of the main problems in
3 overweight communication’ (lines 8-9)
4 False. ‘… if we’re not sure, we should ask the
Grammar
person in question.’ (line 15)
4
1 I’m reading a great book written by Tolstoy. 2
2 She’s a wonderful person who helps a lot of
(possible answers)
people.
1 Maybe not, because, apparently, when they
3 Paris is a beautiful city (which/that is) in the
north of France. don’t agree, the other person gets cross and
4 There’s the church where we got married. doesn’t speak to her.
5 She’s a famous actress whose son plays for 2 He would probably have said hello.
Manchester United. 3 Our brain tries to find explanations but it often
5 makes mistakes.
4 We need to be careful because it’s easy to
(possible answers)
1 Martin Smith, who’s got straight hair, is her misunderstand other people’s intentions.
boyfriend.
2 Lisbon, which is on the west coast, is the capital 3
of Portugal. 1 whenever
3 Malaga, (which is) where Picasso was born, is on 2 it turns out that
the Mediterranean. 3 in the light of
4 Maria, whose father is from Belgium, is an 4 is faced with
architect. 5 misinterpret
5 My aunt, who likes to go fishing, is 55
years old.
4
6
1 How many countries will you/we have visited
(possible answers) by next week?
1 Friendship is a very important concept which
2 How long/How many years has he been
I value highly.
studying English (for)?
Friendship, which I value highly, is a very
3 What was he doing when you came in?
important concept.
2 John and Mary, who have been friends for years, 4 What are you going to study at university?
have a great relationship. 5 How long/How much time/How many weeks did
John and Mary, who have a great relationship, you spend in Portugal?
have been friends for years.
3 Anger is a negative emotion which I try to avoid.
Anger, which I try to avoid, is a negative emotion.

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