Cumulative Test Units 5, 6 and 7

Name: ___________________________________________

Grammar
1 Rewrite the active sentences using a suitable passive form. Use by … if necessary to say who is responsible
for the action.
1 The Roman army easily defeated the native people.
The native people _______________________________ .
2 We won't ask students to take the test again if they get over fifty per cent.
Students who get over fifty per cent _______________________________ .
3 Someone will present the Queen with gifts made by local children.
The Queen _______________________________ .
4 A group of old-age pensioners will visit the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister _______________________________ .
5 We must give our politicians a clear signal.
Our politicians _______________________________ .

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2 Complete the sentences with a/an or the or "x" for no article.

1 It's easier to take __ pedals off your bicycle if you use __ correct tool.
2 As __ forecast was for __ bad weather, we set off home straight away.
3 Mum and Dad spent months trying to find __ suitable house to rent in __ area near my school.
4 The girl who had called __ ambulance climbed in beside __ injured driver.
5 The village stood on __ north bank of __ stream that wasn't marked on our map.

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3 Use the verbs in bold to report the direct speech in brackets. Add objects only where necessary.

e.g. "Well done for passing your exams."

The headmaster _____________________. (congratulate)

ANSWER: The headmaster congratulated us on passing our exams.

1 "Buy our shoes."

The advert is trying ______________________________________. (persuade)
2 "Don't take silly risks."
Our instructor ______________________________________ (warn against)
3 "Make sure you get more sleep."
My doctor ______________________________________. (instruct)
4 "Hurry up or we'll be late."
His mother ______________________________________. (urge)
5 "I'll get some milk on the way home."
My wife ______________________________________. (promised)
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the text with the words below.
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Adding photos to your profile is easy. Open the website and 1 ____________ your username and password to
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 ____________ to your account. 3 ____________ down the Media menu and 4 ____________ on Photos. You can
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 ____________ any photo to your profile as long as it is saved on your computer. To transfer photos from your
camera, just 6 ___________ it in via the USB port. To share printed photos, you will need to 7 ___________ them in
and save them on your computer first. Before you add a photo to your profile, you may want to 8 __________ it and
save your changes. You can cut out unwanted parts, or 9 ______________ on an important detail. If you want to
control who can view or 10 ____________ your photos, check your privacy settings.

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5 Choose the correct words to complete the text.

We've just stayed in the worst hotel ever! The rooms were dirty and the food wasn't good either - in fact it was 1
disgusting / detested We ordered scrambled eggs for breakfast and when they arrived, they were so 2 smoky /
runny, they must have been almost 3 ripe / raw . I couldn't eat either the eggs or the bread that accompanied them,
which was 4 stale / tasty. I thought that perhaps lunch would be better, so I ordered a three-course meal in the hotel
restaurant, but that was a huge mistake. The soup could have been anything, it was absolutely 5 tasteless / mouth-
watering. I ordered steak and chips as a main course, hoping that I would get a nice piece of 6 tender / bland meat
with fresh chips. Instead, I got a dry, 7 strong / chewy steak with 8 greasy / creamy chips. Honestly, the oil was
almost pouring out of them! The dessert, which was chocolate cake with custard, was no better. It was heavy, 9
smooth / stodgy and far too sweet! And what was worse, the waiter was so rude! I know he's probably paid 10
beans / peanuts but still, why be so unpleasant? I'll never stay there again.

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6 Choose the correct answers.

6 Many news channels offer pre-recorded segments with a number of live 1 rolling news / broadcasts / breaking
news throughout the day and night.
7 News 2 blogs / flashes / headlines are brief items of news that often interrupt TV or radio programmes.
8 TV news 3 correspondents / editorials / broadcasts work in a particular area of journalism, such as politics,
sports, finance or entertainment.
9 Unlike 4 tabloids / broadsheets / columns, which mainly report on the lives of celebrities, fashion or the latest
scandals, 5 editorials / tabloids / broadsheets are newspapers that offer a much more serious account of the
news.

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Reading
1 Read the text and match the headings with the paragraphs. There are two extra headings you won't need.
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Welcome to our blogging community site. Here you can read what is currently happening in the media world,
including TV news, the national papers, and updates from our correspondents and citizen journalists. You can also
find an overview of new articles and topics with our suggestions for further reading.
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A new TV show called Break the News is to be shown on Channel 3 later this month. The show makes fun of the
world 24-hour rolling news channels, showing fictitious news stories with actors playing the parts of various news
correspondents in news flashes and reports. The producers believe that the show will soon become popular, with
viewing figures set to rise steadily throughout the series. To watch a preview of the show, visit the Break the News
website.
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Make an Impact is a new national media watch group and anti-censorship organisation which already has a large
number of members from all over the UK. It aims to monitor comprehensively what is published in the media,
carefully analyse events and the opinions of various correspondents, and offer criticism of any misinformation that
the media might be spreading. The large number of professional journalists who are members of Make an Impact
try to give the public a wider context for what is published in the media and help them build a picture of what is
truly happening in the world. For more information, visit the Make an Impact website.
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In some countries, UFO stories regularly make front page news in the press, with pictures, more often than not sent
in by members of the public, appearing in both tabloid and even the more serious broadsheet papers. Such articles,
together with various documentary series shown on TV, can be so convincing that they can make people who had
previously rejected the idea of the existence of extra-terrestrial life change their beliefs. Even though some
eyewitness accounts come from extremely unreliable sources, some TV programmes, news blogs and articles will
carry on publishing them, therefore influencing public views. UFO sightings are commonly used in sensational
news reports, and prove just how powerful the media can be in manipulating what we think and what we believe in.
To read more about the power of media, visit mediapower.co.uk.
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John Leeroy, an active news blogger, has launched a new human-interest article site. Being an active online
journalist himself, he invites anyone to join the site and post human-interest stories on any topic and from any part
of the world. This is another of his ideas to democratise journalism and create an interesting community journalism
site. If you wish to contribute, please visit John Leeroy’s blog.

A Fighting lies
B Why not become a journalist? – The cons
C Keeping up to date
D Building up a picture of the real media
E Popular news items
F Laugh at the news
G Become a citizen journalist

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Total: ___/50
Natasha Marina