End of term 2 test A

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Grammar
1 Order the words to form sentences. (4 marks)
1 questioned / the / shop owner / police / was /
the / by
The .......................................................................
2 is / pollution / dangerous / said / it / that / is
It ...........................................................................
3 on / should / items / the / be / Monday / delivered
The .......................................................................
4 house / is / Karen / having / her / cleaned
Karen ...................................................................
2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of
the verbs in bold. Use conditionals. (4 marks)
1 If I were you, I ……………………………… to a less
expensive restaurant. (go)
2 If the government ……………………………… tax,
people get angry. (raise)
3 I ……………………………… about animals if I had
grown up on a farm. (learn)
4 I could live on a desert island if I
……………………………… to. (have)
Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct options. (4 marks)
1 This shirt doesn’t fit and I’d like to return it. Can
you please give me a bargain / refund?
2 Dan asked the shop assistant if he could try out /
on a pair of jeans.
3 I’ve had such a stressful day. It’s time to spend
some money on retail therapy / window-shopping!
4 I love the way Gina dresses. She’s got so much
trend / style!
2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
There are two words you don’t need. (4 marks)
custom freedom healthcare household
population poverty
1 People who live in ……………… often don’t even
have money for food.
2 I’m glad I live in a country in which I have the
……………… to speak my mind.
3 How many people are there in your ……………… ?
4 Because we have free ……………… , I don’t have
to pay to see a doctor.

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. 3 Complete the adjectives in the sentences.
(4 marks) (4 marks)
can’t be don’t have to be must have been 1 You should have shorter showers to save water.
should be Don’t be so w……………… !
1 In my opinion, I think you 2 The interviewer was a w………………-
……………………………… a teacher because you d……………… man in his 40s.
love working with children. 3 Make sure any chemicals are out of reach of your
2 You ……………………………… a doctor just children. Household chemicals can still be highly
because your dad is. t……………… .
3 Julie was happy after she got back from holiday, so 4 Helga is our Swedish exchange student. She’s got
it ……………………………… a fun trip. blonde, s………………-l……………… hair.
4 You ……………………………… a firefighter 4 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. (8 marks)
because you’re afraid of fire!
1 Designer clothing can cost a hand and a foot.
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has the ………………………………
same meaning as the first. Use the word in bold.
2 My grandmother came up across many difficulties
(8 marks)
in her life.
1 You should call your mum before it gets late.
………………………………
(better)
3 The judge sentenced the woman to neighbourhood
You ......................................... before it gets late. service.
2 She was given a ticket by the bus driver. (her)
………………………………
A .............................................. by the bus driver.
4 Martin sympathy with Nicole about the theft
3 My hairdresser is doing my hair for the wedding. because the same thing had happened to him the
(done)
week before.
I’m ............................................. for the wedding.
………………………………
4 That child needs to stop screaming. I have a
headache. (only)
If ........................................................ screaming!

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End of term 2 test A
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Reading
Wasted food, wasted opportunity?
A In 2013, three British men were arrested for
stealing food from a bin outside a supermarket. The
food had been thrown away by the supermarket
because it was past its sell-by date and could not be
sold. The men were living in an empty house in
London because they could not afford to rent their
own home, and taking food from bins – something
they did regularly – was the only way they could
manage to eat healthy food. When people reacted
angrily to their arrest, the case was dropped and the
men were not charged.
B The case raised the question of whether it is wrong
to ‘steal’ perfectly edible food that has been thrown
away by a supermarket. The food no longer had any
value to the shop, and if the men had not taken it to
eat, it would have ended up in a landfill site. The
men’s actions were just one example of ‘skipping’ –
looking for food in skips or bins – which is related to
‘freeganism’. Freeganism is an environmental
movement that began several years ago as a
response to the amount of waste being produced.
Freegans spend as little as possible on new products,
but instead try to live by finding and reusing food,
furniture and other things that have been thrown
away.
C Rather than taking food from bins, perhaps the real
crime is the amount of it that is wasted by
supermarkets. Thousands of tonnes of perishable
food, like fruit and vegetables, and products that have
passed their sell-by dates are thrown away, even
though many are still edible. Some supermarkets are
beginning to donate their unsold produce to food
banks, which feed people living in poverty, but sadly
the number of people needing food banks is
increasing and cooperation from supermarkets is still
in its early stages. However, supermarkets in Britain
have agreed to provide information on the amount of
food they waste, so if this encourages them to reduce
these figures they might do more to support the
poorer members of their communities.
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1 Read the text and choose the correct answers.
(6 marks)
1 The three British men mentioned …
A didn’t have enough money to buy good food.
B had never stolen food from bins before.
C were charged with theft.
2 What is the goal of freeganism?
A To find the cheapest food in supermarkets.
B To survive as much as possible on food and
other items that have been thrown away.
C To stop people and supermarkets producing so
much waste.
3 What improvements are starting to be seen?
A Supermarkets are starting to give their
unwanted food to food banks.
B Supermarkets are throwing away less and less
food.
C Fewer people are needing to go to food banks
in order to eat.
2 Read the text again and answer the questions. Use
your own words and complete sentences.
(8 marks)
1 Why did the British authorities change their minds
about the three men’s case?
.............................................................................
.............................................................................
2 What normally happens to the food that
supermarkets throw away?
.............................................................................
.............................................................................
3 What does the author suggest might be a worse
crime than stealing food from bins?
.............................................................................
.............................................................................
4 What have British supermarkets already agreed to
do?
.............................................................................
.............................................................................
3 Find words and phrases in the text which match
the definitions. (6 marks)
1 abandoned, cancelled (paragraph A) ………………
2 safe to eat (paragraph B) ………………
3 place where rubbish is dumped (paragraph B)
………………
4 units of 1000 kg (paragraph C) ………………
5 which will spoil over time (paragraph C)
………………
6 working together, giving help (paragraph C)
………………
End of term 2 test A
/ 20 marks 8 What happened to one family because of their
Writing hoarding problem?
Choose one of the tasks. A Their house became damaged.
1 Write a summary of the reading text ‘Wasted food, B They put all their rubbish in the garden.
wasted opportunity?’ Write 50–60 words. C They started living outside their house.
2 ‘Fashion shows by famous designers have no 9 What happens to children of hoarders?
relevance to ordinary people.’ Do you agree? Write A They don’t notice the problem.
an opinion essay of 100–150 words. B They are often unhappy.
C They end up cleaning the house themselves.
/ 20 marks 10 Why do hoarders sometimes have financial
Listening problems?
 5.15 You are going to listen to a radio interview A They can’t afford to clean their homes.
about hoarding and how it affects people’s lives. B They can’t cook food in their kitchen.
Read the questions below, then listen to the
C They have to spend a lot of money repairing
interview and choose the correct answers.
their kitchen.
1 According to Daniel, which of these is not
associated with hoarding?
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A never throwing things away Speaking
B collecting things that are unimportant Describe the photo. Who are the various people in
C having expensive things the photo and what are their roles? What crime
2 Which of these is an example of ‘normal’ collecting could the man be guilty of? What should his
mentioned by Daniel? punishment be?
A collecting films on DVD
B collecting cinema tickets
C collecting old newspapers
3 What is true about TV producers who make
programmes about hoarding?
A They’re only interested in entertainment.
B They mainly want to help hoarders clean up.
C They help hoarders while creating
entertainment.
4 How does Daniel describe what a TV viewer’s
reaction might be to seeing a hoarder’s home?
A It’s a shocking sight.
B It’s not strange at first.
C It’s entertaining to see.
5 What does Daniel say that we often see reaching
the ceiling in hoarders’ homes?
A discarded packaging
B old food containers
C piles of papers
6 The presenter says that she can see how hoarding
could become a …
A mental illness.
B difficult form of behaviour.
C health concern.
7 According to Daniel, what is true about hoarding?
A It’s usually not a serious problem.
B It may be caused by another illness.
C It’s definitely a mental illness.

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