UNIT 7 TEST

READING PAPER

REMEMBER HOW TO …
make notes for a summary
▪ Read the whole text and note important information.
▪ Read again and add any interesting details to your notes.
▪ Copy a quote if it’s important.

First read the text. Then answer the questions.

Amazing Ideas: Olivia Bouler and the Pelicans

11-year-old Olivia Bouler had loved birds since the age of four, so when she found out about an environmental
disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 she knew she needed to do something.

[1] A terrible accident had caused a lot of oil to spill into the sea. Some of the animals that suffered most were
sea birds, such as brown pelicans. If these birds get only a little bit of the sticky oil onto their feathers, they
can't fly; and most of the pelicans in the Gulf of Mexico had been covered in oil. It seemed to be a hopeless
situation.

[2] However Olivia really wanted to do something to help and she had an idea. She was good at drawing birds
and she thought that if she started selling pictures, she could donate the profits to an organisation that was
trying to rescue the helpless pelicans. She wrote a letter to the organisation and asked for their permission to
help. Then she set up a page on a social networking site to raise money by selling her drawings.

[3] A big internet company saw her page and approached her, offering her a profile on their website. She
agreed, and thousands of people started buying her pictures and donating generously to save the birds
affected by the disaster. She managed to raise $200,000 and the members of the organisation she donated it
to were very grateful.
Choose the correct answer, A, B or C. Complete the summary. Write two
or three words in each gap. Use
1 At first it seemed that the birds which were affected by the oil
words from the text only.
spill were ____ .
A not in great danger 11-year-old bird-lover Olivia was sad
B in such great danger they couldn't be saved
about an environmental disaster that
C able to help themselves
2 Olivia's idea was to ____ . happened when oil spilt into the sea
A donate her allowance to the rescuers and put the lives of sea birds in
B write letters to companies asking for money to help rescuers danger. Olivia, who has a talent for
C use a talent to raise money for the rescuers drawing, had an idea to sell (8)
3 After Olivia got a profile on a famous website, people started ____ . and give the money to an
pictures,
A volunteering organisation that was rescuing the
B giving lots of money
birds. In the end she was able to
C setting up charities raise around (9) $ 200,000 in total
4 Olivia had originally expected ____ than she actually did. for the organisation, which used the
A to collect less money funds to support their rescue effort.
B to sell more pictures Olivia believes that all people,
including kids, are able to (10)
C to rescue more birds
change the world, if they want to.
5 The most important point in paragraph [2] is that Olivia ____ .
A wrote a letter to the rescue organisation
B thought of a way to raise money for the rescue

C was good at drawing

6 The most important point in paragraph [3] is that ____ .
A Olivia collected $200,000

B the organisation was grateful for the money

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UNIT 7 TEST
READING PAPER

C an internet company approached Olivia

7 The most important point in paragraph [4] is that Olivia ____ .
A posted a video on the net
B thought she'd be lucky to raise $500
C says that anybody can make a difference in the world

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