Unit 3  Standard  Test B Imię i nazwisko:

Listening Vocabulary
1   Listen and choose the correct answers. 3 Complete the sentences with the missing words.
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The first letters are given.
1 Charlie needs to think of ways to save
1 To m something
at home.
means to repair eg a hole in some old clothes.
a) the environment
2 To r something means
b) energy
to make it possible for things such as glass
c) things
bottles and newspapers to be used again.
2 Nikki advises Charlie to never switch off his
3 To t something means
when he’s out.
to stop using a supply of water or gas by
a) fridge
pressing a button or turning a lever. (two
b) home appliances
words)
c) computer
4 To r a battery means
3 Charlie usually takes a 
to put more power in it.
a) bath
5 To s means to keep
b) four-minute shower
more of it to drink in the future. (two words)
c) five-minute shower
6 P means buses
4 For Nikki, Charlie should to get
and trains that anyone with a ticket can use.
to school.
(two words)
a) ride a bike
7 To s journeys means
b) go by car
to use a car with other people. (two words)
c) share car journey
8 To c means to reuse
5 Nikki says that clothes that are not worn any
organic material by adding it to soil (eg in
more ought to be .
a garden). (three words)
a) thrown away
b) saved 8

c) repaired 5

Functional language
2 Match the sentence parts 1–5 with a–f. There
is one extra part that you do not need to use.
1 For me, the …
2 I believe recycling …
3 I’d rather …
4 I think …
5 It’s important …
a) leave my computer on standby than turn it off.
b) recycling aluminium is more difficult than
recycling paper.
c) most important thing is to start saving water.
d) to use public transport in big cities.
e) for some information on recycling.
f) is as important as saving electricity.
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4 Choose the correct words. 4 It’s very late and she still

(not come) back home.
1 I have my glasses. I can’t find them
5 It’s OK. I  (turn off ) all
anywhere.
the lights five minutes ago.
a) misplaced
6 He (just / win)
b) replaced
the poetry competition at school.
c) reorganised
7 I was really surprised when he
2 Don’t . You’ll put on a lot of weight.
(ring) me last night.
a) underestimate
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b) overeat
c) replay 6 Use the words in brackets to make questions
3 The workers at this company complain that in the present perfect or past simple.
they are . 1 Where (be) he last
a) overpaid weekend?
b) underperform 2 How long (you / live)
c) underpaid in your city?
4 I’m sorry but I think you have me. You 3 (he / work) at this
said we had 12 boxes, not 20. school last year?
a) misunderstood 4 How long (she / know)
b) misinformed Mike?
c) misused 5 (you / say) that you
5 I need to  my shelves. They are a real mess! wanted to go there after school?
a) reorganise 6 How long (she / have)
b) replay her dog for?
c) replace 6
6 There were too many people on the train. It was
really . 7 Use the words to make sentences in the present
a) overlooked perfect or past simple. You may have to change
the form of the words given and to add any
b) overpopulated
other necessary words. Do not change the order
c) overcrowded of the words given.
7 This bus service is  . More people
1 Sarah / buy / some / new / shoes / last / week /.
should use it.

a) underused
2 We / still / not / recycle / any / materials /.
b) reorganised

c) undercooked 7
3 I / see / amazing / film / on TV / last night /.

Grammar 4 He / still / not / use / his / new / computer /.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. Use the present perfect 5 They / take / 20 kilos / paper / recycling depot /
or past simple.
yesterday /.
1 I  (not see) him since
last weekend. 6 She / not / have / lunch / yet /.
2 Yesterday, she
(decide) to go shopping with her friend Maja. 7 I / already / take / my / dog / walk /.
3 I  (already / finish) my
homework.
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Reading 3 During a year, how many kilos of newspaper are

People in the UK recycle about 27% of their domestic used on average by each person in the UK?
waste. This is still quite low compared to some other
European countries that recycle over 50% of their 4 The recycling of which material could save
waste. However, there is still a lot of waste that people millions of pounds in the UK?
could recycle. People produce a lot of rubbish because
we use a lot of packaging nowadays. Research shows 5 Which material never decomposes but can be
that people don’t recycle things because they are too reused?
lazy. The biggest problem with rubbish is the fact that
our cities are overcrowded. So it would be a good idea 5
if people exchanged things for free, so that things are Writing
not simply thrown away.
9 Write an opinion essay ‘People don’t realise
However, most basic materials can be recycled easily, the importance of recycling’ (120–150 words).
including plastic, paper, aluminium and glass. For Use the prompts below to help you.
example, if you recycle a plastic bottle, you can save
1 What is your opinion? Do you agree with
enough energy to power a light bulb for three hours!
the above statement?
In the UK, 15 million plastic bottles are used every day.
2 Why do you think people (don’t) realise
The average person in the UK uses nearly 40 kilos the importance of recycling?
of newspaper each year and it takes 24 trees to make 3 Provide a second reason for people’s (non-)
one tonne of paper, which means that each person interest in recycling.
uses one tree each year just for their newspapers. 4 Does people’s behaviour help to protect our
Moreover, recycled paper uses 70% less energy than environment? Why (not)?
paper made from raw materials. 5 Write about the results of people’s ignorance
People in the UK also throw away more than £35 of recycling. What is your opinion about this?
million worth of aluminium each year. Recycling
aluminium packaging would save millions of pounds
as one recycled can may save enough energy
to power a television for three hours! Furthermore,
the average UK family uses 500 glass bottles a year.
In landfill sites, glass never decomposes but it can be
recycled again and again, saving both money
and the environment. Indeed, one recycled glass
bottle can save enough energy to power a computer
for 25 minutes! So the message is clear: everyone
must recycle things. And yet, surprisingly, recycling
is not compulsory in all European countries.

8 Read the text and write short answers

(a maximum of 4 words) to the questions.
1 What percentage of domestic waste is recycled
by people in the UK?

2 According to research, why do people not 10
recycle more materials?
Total score: 60

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