TEST 5B (Unit 5)

NAME: ................................................................................................ DATE: .....................................

CLASS: ................................................................................................. MARK: ––––––
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(Time: 45 minutes)

Vocabulary

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

1 The police ……………………. people if they 6 Scientists ……………………. the world

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

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10×0.5 5

2 Choose the correct item.

1 We turned on the TV to watch the astronaut / 7 My great-grandad served as a guard /

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

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

1 A: The Ancient Egyptians …………………. a B: No, they …………………. the kings and
type of writing. queens of Egypt.
B: Yes, but the writing …………………. 4 A: …………………. Agatha Christie a pilot?
letters, it had pictures. B: No, she …………………. .
2 A: …………………. you write when you 5 A: Alexander Fleming .................................
were four? a singer.
B: No, I ……………………. . B: No, he ................................... a scientist.
3 A: The Egyptian Pharaohs ………………….
ordinary people.
Marks: ____
5×2 10

4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

1 Maria Callas.................................. (travel) to 3 Amelia Earhart .................................. (try) to

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

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5×1 5

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

2 X: ................................................................
Y: Yes, I really loved it.
A Did you enjoy the museum?
B How was the museum?
C What did you think of the museum?

3 X: What did you think of the festival?

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

A Yes, I know.
B It was brilliant.
C I didn’t like it.
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3×5 15

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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 see this notice at a cinema.

B You can find this text on a school notice board.
C This text warns people to be careful.
D This text advertises an offer.
E You can read this text at a museum.

1 2 3 4

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4×5 20

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

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5×4 20

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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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