TEST 5A (Unit

5)
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Vocabulary

1 Fill in: design, research, treat, discover, advise, force, arrest, invent, cover, celebrate.

1 Lawyers ……………………. people when 6 Thomas Edison managed to

they have a problem with the law. ……………………. over 1,000 new things,
2 Dr Kennett helped to ……………………. including the light bulb.
Annie’s illness when she was in hospital. 7 The police officer tried to …………………….
3 The police ……………………. people if they the man to tell him where the money was.
break the law. 8 When did Alexander Fleming
4 I always ……………………. my birthday with ……………………. penicillin?
a big party. 9 The books ……………………. the last 40
5 Paul is a computer programmer and he years of Florence Nightingale’s life.
helped to ……………………. the new 10 Scientists ……………………. the world
computer software. around us to find out more about it.

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2 Choose the correct item.

1 Roy is a great builder / craftsman and he 7 My great-grandad served as a guard /

makes beautiful wooden statues. soldier in World War II.
2 We turned on the TV to watch the astronaut / 8 They store a lot of furniture in their cellar /
astronomer walking on the Moon. barrel downstairs.
3 Go and see the scientist / doctor if you feel 9 Equestrian statues usually honour /
ill. remember military heroes.
4 In 1605, some men came up with a story / 10 We only have six more performances /
plot to kill the King of England. rehearsals before the first night of the
5 On 5th November, we always build a big school play.
bonfire / gunpowder in the garden.
6 Marble Arch is a famous monument /
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Grammar

3 Fill in: could/couldn’t, was/were/wasn’t/weren’t, had/didn’t have.

1 A: Alexander Fleming ................................. 4 A: The Ancient Egyptians …………………. a

a singer. different type of writing.
B: No, he ................................... a scientist. B: Yes, but the writing ………………….
2 A: The Egyptian Pharaohs …………………. letters, it had pictures.
ordinary people. 5 A: …………………. Agatha Christie a pilot?
B: No, they …………………. the kings and B: No, she …………………. .
queens of Egypt.
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B: No, I ……………………. .

4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

1 Neil Armstrong .................................. (walk)
on the Moon in 1969.
2 Amelia Earhart .................................. (try) to
fly around the world in 1937.
3 .................................. (Steve Jobs/live) in
the USA?
4 Beethoven played the piano and the violin,
but he .................................. (not/play) the
cello.
5 Maria Callas.................................. (travel) to
many different countries during her singing
career.

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Everyday English

5 Read the dialogues (1-3). Complete the dialogues (1-3) with appropriate
responses by circling the appropriate letter (A, B or C).

1 X: What was the castle like?

Y: ................................................................

A They were amazing.

B It was amazing.
C Yes, it was amazing.

2 X: ................................................................
Y: Yes, I really loved it.

A How was the museum?

B What did you think of the museum?
C Did you enjoy the museum?

3 X: What did you think of the festival?

Y: ................................................................
X: Really? That’s a shame – I loved it!

A I didn’t like it.

B Yes, I know.
C It was brilliant.
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Reading

6 Read the announcements below. For every announcement (1-4) choose the right
sentence (A-E) and write the appropriate letter (A, B, C, D or E) in the table. One
sentence is extra and does not match any of the announcements.

1 Closed for Repairs 2 Tickets for the class trip to the

To access the Ancient Egyptian History Museum on 21st June are
exhibition, please follow the signs. still available.
Please see Mrs Gillespie.
Price £10 (includes coach fare
and lunch).

3 4 Attention!
50% off Odeon Cinema
tickets for the historical The Great Pyramid has low
drama Lincoln with this ceilings and uneven floors.
magazine! Visitors enter at their own risk.

A You can find this text on a school notice board.

B This text warns people to be careful.
C You can see this notice at a cinema.
D You can read this text at a museum.
E This text advertises an offer.

1 2 3 4

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Listening

7 You are going to hear five short texts twice. For questions 1-5, choose the
answer which matches what you have heard by circling the appropriate letter
(A, B or C).

1 Where did Tom watch the film?

A B C

2 What time does the café close?

A B C

3 What is the teacher asking her class to do for homework?

A B C

4 Where are the people talking?

A B C

5 Katie is calling Laura

A to apologise. B to invite her somewhere. C to arrange the details of
a trip.

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Writing

8 Your English teacher has asked you to write a biography of the writer Rudyard
Kipling. Write the biography and explain why you admire him (50-100 words). Use
the information below to help you. In your biography:
• mention where and when Kipling was born.
• give details about his life and achievements.
• explain why you admire him.

• Born 1865 in Bombay, India. Moved to England aged 5 but didn’t enjoy it. Moved back to India
aged 16.
• Published the poems “If” and “Gunga Din” and the children’s books The Jungle Book and Just So
Stories.
• Died 1936 in London, England.
• Reasons to admire him: great writer, inspired many other writers, works still popular today.

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