1 Unit Test

OPTIONAL CUMULATIVE EXERCISES

Vocabulary
Complete the passage with the words below. There are more words than you need. (10 x 1 = 10 points)
moody • stubborn • independent • successful • dishonest • impatient • attractive • cheerful • shy • dependent • immature • sociable

CELEBRITY HOROSCOPE: ANGELINA JOLIE

We all know that Angelina Jolie is beautiful, but what is her personality like? A typical Gemini, Angelina is full of contradictions.
• Most of the time she is (1) ……………… and optimistic, but she can also be (2) ……………… , suddenly becoming angry or
sad.
• She is individualistic, thinks for herself and is not (3) ……………… on others. However, despite being (4) ……………… , she
needs other people. She is extremely (5) ……………… and makes friends quickly and easily. She loves talking and is never
(6) ……………… about meeting new people.
• Angelina knows that she is physically (7) ……………… , but physical things aren’t as important to her as intellectual ideas.
Despite her (8) ……………… career, she doesn’t care that much about being rich.
• She is a lady who takes action when she sees a problem, and she is (9) ……………… with people who won’t help others.
People who work with her sometimes complain that she is (10) ……………… , rarely changes her mind and doesn’t listen to
their opinions.

Grammar
Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

Dear Sonya,
As you know, we (1) ……………………… (not get) any younger. I often have trouble remembering things, and even now, I
(2) ……………………… (not know) where my glasses are so I (3) ……………………… (write) without them. But all is not lost!
Tomorrow I (4) ……………………… (go) to Brain Spa, which is a new fitness gym – for the mind! These “brain gyms” (5)
(become) more and more popular nowadays because experts say that training the brain (6) ……………………… (improve)
memory, just as physical exercise (7) ……………………… (make) the body strong. I realise that you (8) ………………………
(not usually enjoy) doing puzzles or computer games, but they say that at Brain Spa the time (9) ……………………… (pass)
quickly and it’s really quite fun. (10) ……………… you ……………… (want) to try it? Perhaps we could go together.
All the best,
Bertha