1.1/1.

2 TEST
Name ___________________________________________________ No. _______ Class: _________ Date ___________

LISTENING

1. Listen to three teenagers talking about bullying and fitting in. Match the
speakers in column A with the ideas they express in column B. All the ideas
are used once.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

a. He/She suggests what to do to prevent bullying from happening.

b. He/She was able to ignore an unpleasant situation and moved on.
Speaker 1
c. He/She has experienced bullying first-hand.
Speaker 2
d. He/She shows a high level of self-esteem.
Speaker 3
e. He/She states that it is impossible not to notice bullying going on.
f. He/She advises you to expose bullying situations at once.

2. Listen to the text about Billie Eilish and complete it with the ten missing
words.
Billie Eilish became the youngest Grammy award winner in history at 18 years old. But her
a._________________ was not easy. On the way to her big wins, Billie struggled with clinical
b._________________ and suicidal thoughts.
Billie believes that her rise to success led her to feel c._________________ in the world as her
friends could no longer relate to her d._________________. At 16 years old, it can be challenging to
survive high school, let alone survive being one of the biggest e._________________ stars on the pop
scene.
She entered into f._________________ for her depression and claims that today she is doing
much better and now has the g._________________ and skillset to help her work through hurdles
that sometimes still h._________________ . She now uses her i._________________ platform to tell
her story about mental j._________________ in hopes of helping others who are too afraid to speak
up.

3. Listen to the report about the importance of celebrities speaking up about

mental health issues and complete the sentences with no more than three
words.
a. Among the many problems celebrities have been battling with are mental illness, substance
abuse and ____________________.
b. Ten years ago celebrities wouldn’t reveal they had issues because they felt both
_________________.
c. They chose tohide their struggles because they feared the industry would
___________________.
d. Nowadays they want to tell their stories in order to break ____________________.
e. Sharing your story is seen as a way to work ____________________.

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f. People battling with mental health disorders should ____________________.
g. These people are said to live in ____________________.
h. If you seek support, you may be able to ____________________.

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 READING

You are going to read a letter that a woman entering her sixties wrote to her 16-year-old self.

DEAR 16-YEAR-OLD SELF

As a woman entering her sixties, what would I say
to my 16-year-old self? That’s an interesting question.
But to do this, I need to go back there to that young
girl of 16. I was on a fairly traditional path. I came
5 from a large family and felt so secure and loved, even
though we were poor and I knew my parents were
struggling
to make ends meet. I loved learning new things and
I was curious. I enjoyed my school work and loved
10 the achievement of gaining good grades. I was very
conscientious and put everything into whatever it was
I was doing. My 16-year-old self hadn’t thought a great deal about the future although I
always knew I wanted to go to university and I loved
learning languages. I wanted to teach and make a difference. I was also a romantic and
15 often dreamed about meeting my true love one day!
Now I look back at my 16-year-old self and I say to her what a roller coaster ride of a
life you are going to have. You will learn that failure is an amazing teacher. You will be
overwhelmed at both the heroism and cruelty of people. Through it all you will keep that
optimistic view of life that you gained as a young girl and your belief that most people are
20 decent and are doing their best to live in a complex and uncertain world.
Whatever you do, you will put your heart and soul into it. You will win some and lose
some!
You will be grateful for so much you previously took for granted. You will learn that
we all have such potential, if only we can harness it, and you will learn the importance of
25 following your passions.
You will remain open to learning and curious about the world.
You will be so proud of yourself for the times you step out of your comfort zone. You
won’t shy away from challenges. In fact, you’ll embrace them and through them you’ll
become stronger and more resilient.
30 Dear 16-year-old, finally I just want to share a powerful quote with you that has held me
in good stead and sums up how I am living my life.
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose
our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Victor Frankl
https://ideapod.com (adapted; accessed in January 2021)

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1. Find synonyms for the following words in the first paragraph.
a. return _________________________
b. quite _________________________
c. trying hard _________________________
d. triumph _________________________
e. responsible _________________________

2. Say who or what the following words refer to.

a. their (line 19) _________________________
b. it (line 20) _________________________
c. them (line 27) _________________________

3. Find evidence in the text for the following ideas.

a. You will learn a lot from the mistakes you make.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. You will experience both victory and defeat.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. You will be thankful for things in your life you failed to appreciate before.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
d. You will be pleased to be able to push yourself into unfamiliar situations.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Explain the meaning of the underlined expressions as they are used in the text.
a. “my parents were struggling to make ends meet” (lines 6-7)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
b. “what a roller coaster ride of a life you are going to have” (lines 15-16)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
c. “you will put your heart and soul into it.” (line 20)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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 USE OF LANGUAGE

1. Complete the text with the missing phrases given in the box. There is one extra
phrase.

can set you up can still get may help you manage may struggle may not have

You make potentially life-altering decisions every single day. However, you
a._________________ skills to make healthy decisions yet. As a result, you b._________________
when you're faced with decisions like: Should I get a job? What should I say to a friend who offers
me a cigarette? Should I ask someone out on a date? Good decision-making skills
c._________________ for success later in life. Additionally, good decision-making skills
d._________________ your stress levels better.
https://www.verywellfamily.com (adapted; accessed in January 2020)

2. Choose from the list of adjectives given the one that best describes the people below.
There are two extra words.

selfish annoying dull sensible kind lazy

a. I always go to my father for good advice. I really trust his good judgement and wisdom. He is a
really _________________ person.
b. You are asking Lewis for help?! Forget it! He is only concerned about his own personal profit.
He is the most _________________ person I know!
c. The main character in this book lacks liveliness and interest. In fact, I find it quite
_________________.
d. Alice is always considerate about other people’s feelings and is always willing to help
everybody. She is really _________________.

3. Complete the sentences using the present simple, present continuous, past simple or
past continuous.
a. Last week, while I _________________ (go) through my future options, I _________________
(come) across some very interesting information about courses abroad.
b. When Christine finally _________________ (get) to the shop, they _________________ (close)
down for the holiday.
c. _________________ (she / still / look) at herself in the mirror?! She _________________ (look)
great! Let’s go!
d. At primary school, I _________________ (not feel) accepted; now that I’m in high school, it
_________________ (not get) any better!
e. What _________________ (you / think) about yesterday when I _________________ (meet) you
in the street? You looked so absent-minded.

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4. Choose the correct option in each sentence.
a. Lately, many celebrities admitted / have admitted to suffering from stress and anxiety since
their teenage years.
b. Ann: How long did she have / has she had self-esteem issues?
Paul: I’m not sure, but she’s still coping with it currently.
c. I already had / have already had a few counselling sessions and it is helping a lot.
d. When did you start / have you started to feel the need to share your story with others?
e. Many celebrities missed / have missed good job opportunities when they were young due to
depression.

5. Rephrase the sentences using a modal verb. Start them as suggested and don’t change
the meaning of the sentences.
a. I would advise you to show more initiative.
You ________________________________________________________________________________________
b. I will probably go to university after high school. I don’t know yet.
I __________________________________________________________________________ . I don’t know yet.
c. She is able to make friends quite easily.
She _________________________________________________________________________________________
d. I don’t think it’s a good idea to postpone important decisions.
You ________________________________________________________________________________________
e. It is mandatory to fill in the college application before the deadline.
We _________________________________________________________________________________________

WRITING
Imagine that you have just arrived in a
new school. You don’t know anybody and
you are kind of shy, so you are finding it
difficult to make friends. You are feeling
lonely and don’t know what to do.
Write an email to a Help Page recounting
what has happened so far, expressing your
feelings and asking for advice.

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