Unit 6 test
Listening
1  Listen to the conversation. What are Holly and
Jack going to work on together? (2 points)
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2  Listen again. Who says these lines? Write H
for Holly and J for Jack. (8 points)
1 It’s a list of the world’s most useful inventions.
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2 It’s the top ten. ___
3 Social networking must be number one. ___
4 The Internet must be on the list. ___
5 The light bulb must be on there. ___
6 Should we finish this after school? ___
7 Sounds like a good plan. ___
8 OK, come on. Let’s go, or we’ll be late. ___
Vocabulary
3 Put these words related to the environment in
the correct category. (5 points)
destroy dump poison pollute preserve protect
recycle reduce reuse save
Positive Negative
4 Choose the correct option. (5 points)
1 I think having the Internet on my cell phone is
very convenient / inconvenient.
2 This computer isn’t very reliable / practical: it
often crashes and switches itself off while I am
using it.
3 My new laptop is portable / heavy. I can take it
everywhere because it’s so easy to carry.
4 The wheel was a very time-consuming / useful
invention.
5 The sun is a(n) efficient / manual source of
energy.
5 Complete the sentences with the words. There
are two words that you do not need. (10 points)
bury make poison protect reduce reuse
throw away
1 Every week, millions of people ______________
tons of expired food.
2 Companies ______________ dangerous waste
underground.
3 I always ______________ my plastic bags.
4 It is important to ______________ endangered
species.
5 Many city councils are trying to ______________
pollution by encouraging people to use public
transportation, ride bicycles, or share cars.
Practical English
6 Choose the correct option. (10 points)
Veronica: What’s your favorite type of food?
Tom: I (1) ’m like / like Greek food. My
favorite dish is stuffed peppers.
Veronica: What is it (2) cooked / made with?
Tom: It’s sweet peppers stuffed with a rice
mixture. The rice has chopped tomatoes,
cinnamon, and mint in it.
Veronica: I don’t like the (3) look / taste of mint. It
smells nice, but I can’t stand it in food.
Tom: You can make it without mint.
Veronica: How is it (4) cook / cooked?
Tom: The rice and tomatoes are cooked (5) on
/ in a pan. Then the mixture is put inside
the peppers, and they’re cooked in the
oven for an hour.
Veronica: That sounds delicious. I’d like to try that!
Grammar
7 Choose the correct option. (10 points)
1 Spanish speaks / is spoken in many Latin
American countries.
2 People all over the world are used / use the
Internet to connect with each other.
3 What is your dress make / made of?
4 Dinner is / be served at 8 p.m.
5 Students aren’t given / gave much homework at
that school.
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Unit 6 test
8 Write the words in the correct order. (10 points)
1 the telephone / invented / Alexander Graham
Bell / was / by
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2 weren’t / properly / built / those houses
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3 discovered / who / was / America / by / ?
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4 the Eiffel Tower / Stephen Sauvestre / was / by /
designed
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5 sent / a helicopter / to rescue / was / the climbers
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9 Complete the sentences with the simple present
passive or the simple past passive form of the
verbs in parentheses. (10 points)
1 The Hunger Games trilogy ______________ by
Suzanne Collins. (write)
2 Computers ______________ by a lot of people
in the past. (not use)
3 The Pacific Ocean ______________ by millions
of tons of trash every year. (pollute)
4 More movies ______________ on computers
and tablets than in movie theaters. (watch)
5 These walls ______________ very long ago, but
they are already dirty. (not paint)
Cumulative Review
10 Choose the correct option to complete the text.
(10 points)
San Francisco, in California, is often voted as
(1) ____ environmentally friendly city in the U.S.
One reason for this is that the city has a plan to
(2) ____ the amount of waste, with a “Zero Waste
Plan” (3) ____ aims to have no waste at all in the
city by 2020. It’s a very (4) ____ goal, since the city
has over 800,000 people who, naturally, are going
to create a lot of waste. However, many residents of
the city are confident that they are going to achieve
the goal. They (5) ____ hard to reduce, recycle, and
reuse their waste instead of throwing it away.
1 a most b the most c more d the more
2 a less b recycle c reduce d protect
3 a who b where c which d when
4 a ambitious b confident
c hardworking d generous
5 a worked b have worked
c are working d working
Reading
11 Read the text. How much food do people in the
U.S. waste every year? (2 marks)
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The average American throws away about 429
pounds of food a year. In 2013 alone, the U.S.
generated 37 million tons of food waste. A recent
study showed that about 30 percent of the food that
is grown, processed, and transported in this country
will never be eaten. The top three foods that end up
in landfills are meats, vegetables, and dairy.
In order to solve this problem, the U.S. government
has started a campaign to reduce food waste. They
are encouraging food producers, retailers,
restaurants, and consumers to work together. Some
supermarkets and restaurants give any unsold food
to charities. Some local governments are using food
waste from homes and businesses to produce
energy. Food waste companies work with
businesses to reduce food wastage and maximize
use from any uneaten food.
Dumping food waste underground increases the
amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere,
and therefore global warming. By taking action now,
and reducing food waste and turning it into energy,
we can protect the planet and save billions of
dollars.
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Unit 6 test
12 Read the text again and complete the sentences.
(8 marks)
1 About _______ percent of food that is produced
will not be eaten and will be thrown away.
2 People in the U.S. throw away
______________ , ______________ , and
______________ most often.
3 The U.S. government is trying to
______________ food waste by working with
stores, restaurants, and consumers.
4 Food waste can be converted into
______________ .
Writing
Introduction
Say what your report is about and briefly talk about
your sources.
The aim of this report is … . My information is taken
from …
Paragraph 1
Talk about the positive effects.
On the whole, … . In general, … . As a result, …
Paragraph 2
Talk about the negative effects.
Generally speaking, … . This means …

Conclusion
13 Write a report about the positive and negative
effects of using different types of transportation. Say what the situation is, and make
Think about cost, the environment, and health recommendations.
issues. Use the information below or your own To sum up, … . I would recommend that …
ideas. (10 points)

Cars

• Cause a lot of pollution.

• Contribute to the greenhouse effect. Cars that run

on electricity don’t cause as much pollution.

• 75 percent of materials from old cars can be

recycled.

Trains

• Trains cause pollution.

• The overall pollution per person per kilometer is

usually lower than cars.

• Electric trains cause less pollution, but it is

expensive to change the whole train system in a
country to electric.

Bicycles

• No direct pollution from cycling.

• A good way to exercise.

Listening _____ / 10 Vocabulary _____ / 20_

Practical English _____ / 10
Grammar _____ / 30 Cumulative Review _____ / 10_Reading _____ / 10
Writing _____ / 10 _____TOTAL __________ / 100 3