Extended level UNIT TEST B 02

Name and surname: __________________________________________________________ Grade: ____

1 EXAM TASK You will hear twice an interview about cluttering homes. For the following questions choose the
answer (A, B, C or D) that fits best according to what you hear.

1 Two studies mentioned by Dr Hawkins show that
A British people do not clutter their home like
Americans do.
B most people buy too many tools to do jobs around
the house.
C most people do not consider home space to be
important.
D a lot of people can’t control the amount of stuff
they have.
2 According to Dr Hawkins, what is the main reason
for accumulating possessions?
3 Most people realise that their homes have
become too cluttered when
A they try to clear up some old stuff.
B they have to move house.
C they have problems storing new items.
D their grown-up children leave home.
4 What problem related to clutter does Dr Hawkins
not mention?
A It prevents people from doing creative activities.
B It causes the cleaning to take longer.

A They have an emotional value. C It has a bad influence on family relationships.

B They might prove useful. D It badly affects your working space at home.

C They are inexpensive to get. 5 The main purpose of the interview is to describe

D They show our wealth. A the reasons why people clutter their homes.
B various aspects of poor home space management.
C the positive results of decluttering.
D important changes in our lives.
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2 EXAM TASK Read the following text, from which four sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences
(A-E) the one which fits each gap (1-4) to obtain a logical and grammatically correct text. There is one extra
paragraph that you do not need to use.
When my husband died in a car crash two years ago, I felt as if my whole life had turned upside down. The house kept
bringing back memories of the happy past. Now the place no longer felt like home to me. (1)__ Thus began my search
for a new home.
I was determined to leave, so I asked the estate agent to sell it as quickly as possible. The house went surprisingly soon.
I was glad although that meant moving to some temporary accommodation. I found a flat in a bit run-down area near
a suburban railway station. I could hear the sounds of trains pulling in and out of the station all night.
For the next several weeks, I looked over a few houses in the area. (2)__ But these features were not what I was
looking for.
I desperately needed to find a place that would help me make a fresh start. I wanted a house with some identity, a soul
to compensate for my solitude.
(3)__ As weeks passed, our contacts became less frequent. And then, one Thursday morning he called me at my office
and said he might have something for me. We arranged to go there the following day.
The house was an early 20th-century cottage some miles away from the city. The high hedge around it allowed only for
a view of the roof, with a small chimney. The rusty gate let us in the front yard. A narrow path took us to the long
wooden porch on the front wall. Once inside, I walked over the dusty rooms downstairs, and then climbed up the
stairs. (4)__ The estate agent waited patiently as I took my time to look over the house. When I was done, he
approached me and asked ‘Surely, you don’t want it, do you?’
‘I do.’ I said firmly and saw him give me a broad grin. ‘It’s perfect.’

A There was a bathroom and two bedrooms overlooking the garden.

B Most of them lacked little in terms of comfort and convenient location.
C The basement was cluttered with all sorts of antiquated stuff.
D The estate agent must have felt helpless as I turned down one offer after another.
E It seemed empty, even hostile, and I was desperate to leave it forever.
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3 Choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D.

1 They’re going to move into a luxurious flat in the new ___ estate.
A residence B housing C home D living
2 The flat is located close to the city centre and all the amenities are within walking ___ .
A area B space C distance D trip
3 The garden is nicely arranged and kept, with some decorative flower ___ .
A beds B plots C piles D sets
4 My contract with the landlord demands that I should give a month’s ___ if I decide to leave the flat.
A advance B advert C announcement D notice
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 I’m looking for the old __________ to sweep the drive.
2 If anything gets broken during the party, the landlord will __________ us for the repairs.
3 The room was badly __________, so I decided to remove some of the unnecessary furniture to get more space.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 I don’t believe any of this! I think you’ve made it all ______.
2 It was so dark we could hardly make ______ the shape of the building.
3 It wasn’t easy for us to switch ______ the hustle and bustle of the city to the quiet pace of rural life.
4 The landlord said the damage was our fault and refused to carry ______ the necessary repairs.
5 He must have been ______ his head to buy a house in such a sorry state.
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6 Write sentences using the ideas below.
1 Скажіть, що орендна плата враховує всі рахунки, крім телефонного.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 Скажіть, що будівлю погано доглядають.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
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7 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters have been given.
1 The house is awfully damp. The r__________ is that the roof hasn’t been renovated for a long time.
2 Such terrible living conditions will certainly a__________ the health of the residents.
3 It would be in everyone’s best i__________ to have a lift installed in the building.
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8 Translate the fragments in brackets from Ukrainian into English. You must not write more than 6 words for each
gap. Pay attention to spelling.
1 It’s high time (тобі викосити газон) ________________________. It’s badly overgrown.
2 The rules of the hall of residence say that (ми не можемо мати) ________________________ visitors after 10 pm.
3 If we had known about the appalling condition of the house, (ми не поїхали б) ________________________ to see it.
4 The house was really beautiful and the price seemed attractive, so we wondered (чому ніхто його не купив)
________________________ yet.
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 Extended level UNIT TEST B 02

9 EXAM TASK – a formal letter

There is an undeveloped territory in the town where you live. Write a letter to local authorities in which you suggest
what to do with this territory and explain the benefits of your plan.

Write at least 150 words.

Зміст Структура, логічність та Лексичне Граматична Разом

зв’язність наповнення правильність
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РАЗОМ: ___ /44

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