TEST 5A (Unit 5)

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(Time 40 minutes)

Listening
A Directions: You will hear a recording twice. Before you listen to it, you will have 2
minutes to read questions 1-5. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
questions, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole recording, you
will have 3 minutes to answer the questions, choosing the answer (A, B or C) which you
think fits best. Then you will hear the recording again and you will have 1 minute to
check your answers.

1 When did Ben visit the British Museum? 4 Inside the rooms of the pyramids, there were …
A on Monday A places for the workers.
B on Tuesday B things belonging to the pharaohs.
C on Wednesday C pictures of the pharaoh’s parents.

2 When did the ancient Egyptian civilisation end? 5 Who in Ben’s family didn’t like the exhibition?
A 2,000 years ago A his mum
B 3,000 years ago B his dad
C 5,000 years ago C his brother

3 Ben’s favourite part of the tour was the …

A paintings.
B pyramids.
C hieroglyphics.
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B Directions: You will hear a recording twice. Before you listen to it, you will have 2
minutes to read statements 6-10. While listening for the first time, you can look at the
statements, but you are not allowed to take notes. After you hear the whole recording,
you will have 3 minutes to mark the statements as T (True), F (False) or NI (No
Information). Then you will hear the recording again and you will have 1 minute to check
your answers.

6 The ancient Greeks had very large cities. ...ni.....

7 Sparta had a different kind of government to Corinth. ....f....
8 Athens didn’t have kings or queens. ...t.....
9 Girls in ancient Greece didn’t attend school. ...t.....
10 The ancient Greeks didn’t have alarm clocks. ....f....
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Reading
C Directions: Read the text below. Then, read the statements that follow it and mark them
as T (True), F (False) or NI (No Information).

The Rise of the Roman Empire

From 27 BC to 300 AD, the city of Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was extremely
successful in history. But how did this great empire start? The Roman people have a legend about how their city
started.

The story is about twin brothers Romulus and Remus who were the sons of Mars, the Roman god of war. As
babies, their evil uncle dropped them into the River Tiber. Fortunately, a female wolf rescued the children and
carried them to a local shepherd’s house where the shepherd’s wife raised the boys as her own.

Romulus and Remus developed into great men. As young men, Romulus and Remus were skilled warriors and
strong leaders. One day, their father, Mars, asked them to build a great city where the wolf rescued them. The
brothers worked very hard for a number of years. Together, they started their own army, farmed the land and
constructed many beautiful buildings. After that, the only thing to do was to give the city a name.

Each proud of their efforts, both Romulus and Remus wanted to name the city after themselves. After arguing
about it, they were unable to agree on a name so the brothers decided to have a public sword fight. After killing his
brother Remus, Romulus named the city ‘Rome’ in his own honour and was its first king.

11 Romulus and Remus’ father was the god of war. ...ni.....

12 A wolf raised the twins. ...t.....
13 Romulus was in charge of the army and Remus was in charge of farming. ..f......
14 The brothers were great builders. ...t....
15 The brothers finally agreed on what to name the city. ...f.....

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Use of English
D Directions: Read the text and circle the answer (A, B or C) that best suits each gap.

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston is an amazing English actor. His father is a 16) …… and owns a company that 17) …… new
medicines to cure people. Tom’s mother works in the theatre. She isn't an actress, though. She’s a(n) 18) …… .
His sister Emma is an actress and his other sister, Sarah, is a 19) …… for a newspaper. Tom Hiddleston is famous
for his 20) …… in plays such as Hamlet and Coriolanus and for 21) …… in hugely successful films like Thor, War
Horse and The Avengers. In Thor and The Avengers, he played the 22) …… of Loki, Thor’s brother. In War Horse,
a film that 23) …… with the First World War, he was Captain Nicholls, a(n) 24) …… soldier. The 25) …… actor is
planning to continue his career in acting for lots of years to come.

16 A nurse B builder C scientist 21 A writing B showing C starring

17 A researches B treats C advises 22 A role B plot C biography

18 A engineer B sculptor C director 23 A covers B talks C deals

19 A composer B journalist C waiter 24 A brave B animated C civil

20 A performances B rehearsals C audiences 25 A classical B historical C hard-working

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E Directions: Circle the answer (A, B or C) which best completes each sentence.

26 Did the pharaohs …… in Egypt? 32 People …… send emails before 1971.

A live B lives C lived A can’t B couldn’t C weren’t

27 The ancient Egyptians …… brick houses. 33 There …… many people at the cinema
A has B have C had yesterday.
A wasn’t B couldn’t C weren’t
28 Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci ……
artists. 34 …… the Tower of London last year?
A was B were C is A Did you visit
B Had you visit
29 Michelangelo …… paint Guernica, Picasso did.
C Did you visited
A isn’t B didn’t C doesn’t
35 …… Beethoven play the piano?
30 …… the Incas read and write?
A Could B Can C Was
A Can B Had C Could

31 …… Florence Nightingale a nurse?

A Were B Was C Had

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Writing 101 10

F Directions: Your English teacher has asked you to write a biography of the writer
Rudyard Kipling. Write the biography and explain why you admire him (60-80 words). Use
the information below to help you. In your biography:

 give details about his life and achievements.  explain why you admire him.

• Born 1865 in Bombay, India. Moved to England

aged 5. Moved back to India at 16.
• Published the poems ‘If– ’ and ‘Gunga Din’ and

Rudyard Kipling was a very good writer. He was born in 1865 in Bombay. He and his family moved to England
when he a child . I admire him , because he writes many interesting works and I am always surprised how many
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