12B GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

TEST
NAME
MODULE 12

1 Complete the sentences with the correct relative 4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets.
pronoun. More than one relative pronoun may be
correct in some sentences. 0 My father told me to be careful. (tell / be)
1 Lisa me him. (advise / phone)
0 He’s the player who/that always scores goals.
2 My friend me my brother. (ask / call)
1 Babies usually cry they are tired.
3 My mother me late home. (tell / not
2 Have you seen the film Jo saw? be)
3 I will never forget the place we met. 4 The teacher the girl talking.
4 Tim says he knows took his bike. (tell / stop)
5 Where’s the pen I left on the table? 5 My father me my music .
(order / turn down)
6 That is the hospital my sister was born.
6 Nancy me her to Nicole’s. (ask / take)
7 Jane is someone I can always talk to.
7 Alex me without him. (tell / not go)

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9 My sister me her with her homework.
(ask / help)
2 Match the sentence beginnings (1–6) with the endings
10 My mother me her. (want / call)
(a–g) with a relative pronoun (who, which, that, when
or where) to make complete sentences. 11 Maria me Helena about the problem.
(tel l / not ask)
0 Is that the place where e 12 The teacher the children . (order / not
1 Do you know a place run)
2 Is this
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4 That’s the film

5 Paul is the kind of person 5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The
first letter of each word has been given.
6 The film
a sells furniture near here? 0 Travelling to new countries is always interesting .
b I saw last night won an Oscar. 1 Taking tests and exams is usually s .
c we went skiing in the winter. 2 My friend Amanda is always d things to
d I watched at the weekend. help people.

e you met Harry? 3 When I read his story I felt really sad and
d .
f you left your bag?
4 I sometimes get a bit a when people are
g you enjoy spending time with.
rude.
5 She was very e about going to university.
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6 The question was so c I wasn’t sure what
to do.
3 Cross out pronouns which are not necessary in the 7 Seeing someone else cry can be u .
sentences below.
8 If you think you can m a difference, you
will.
0 I don’t know the place that you’re talking about.
9 My brother finds dangerous sports e .
1 Have you got any DVDs which I can watch?
10 When I’m on holiday I always feel really r .
2 She’s the woman who comes from Argentina.
3 The house that they lived in was very big.
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4 He was the person who won the race
5 Miki loved the bracelet that I bought her.
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12B

TEST
NAME
MODULE 12

Reading Listening
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 2 13 Listen to three people talking about their
feelings. Choose the best answer to the questions.

On our basic emotions 1 Why does Joel find it hard to be in a good mood on
Mondays?
It is said that some nationalities feel emotions in different
parts of their bodies. The question is, do we as humans a Because he has school.
show our emotions in the same way? b Because he hasn’t had enough sleep over the
According to Dr Paul Ekman, humans have a set of basic weekend.
emotions. In the 1970s, these included: happiness, anger, c Because it is the first day of the week.
fear, sadness and surprise. Ekman studied people and 2 Which speaker finds it difficult to get up in the morning?
emotions and believed that everyone usually feels emotions
in the same way and that culture made no difference to a Mary b Joel c Gabrielle
how people experienced or showed basic emotion. 3 Who says they look happy when they are running?
Studies have shown that newborn babies can smile and a Mary b Joel c Gabrielle
cry, and that by the age of eighteen months all humans
may be able to show anger. They have also shown that 4 What does Mary say makes her happy?
children can express all the basic emotions before they are a having her family visit
of school age. Charles Darwin also found that people of b laughing with friends
all ages and from a wide range of different countries used c visiting her children
the same facial expressions to show the basic emotions.
He believed that the expression of these emotions was a 5 Who says they used to get stressed in the past?
natural human function and not related to culture. a Joel b Gabrielle c Mary
However, some people think differently, and feel that
6 What does Joel do to relax if he feels stressed?
emotions change as a result of culture. For example,
although it is generally believed in the western world that a goes for a run
anger is felt and shown by all humans, Dr Jean Briggs, who b finds a quiet place
has spent a lot of time living and studying Canadian Inuits c listens to music
in the Arctic, found that they very rarely experienced or
7 What does Mary think is the best thing for relaxation?
showed any signs of anger or aggression. Although many
believe that expressing anger is the best way to reduce it, a talking to others b laughing c singing
research has shown this is not true and often, expressing
anger increases the anger felt.
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It is hard to know what emotions to express or not
sometimes. Milton Spett says we should express negative
emotions like anger, sadness or fear as this is good for
us. But, on reading studies by Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Communication
Jeanne Watson, they feel it can be understood that if we
are not comfortable or good at expressing our emotions, it 3 Put the sentences in the correct order to make a
may be bad for us to express strong negative emotions. conversation. The first sentence has been given.

a What was it like?

1 Dr Paul Ekman doesn’t believe culture affects how
b Oh, it was fantastic. I had friends visit and we went out
humans express emotions.
dancing.
2 Newborn babies can show anger and sadness.
c Well, there were a lot of people and there was a great
3 Dr Jean Briggs found that the Canadian Inuits often atmosphere.
showed aggression.
d Oh, we went to that new club on Palace Street.
4 Milton Spett says it is unhealthy to hide negative
e Oh yes, and the music was perfect!
emotions, such as anger or sadness.
f Hi Jim, how was your weekend? 1
5 Jeanne Watson found that the expressing of emotions
was something humans did naturally. g Was there?

6 The text suggests that maybe people should decide h Did you? Where did you go?
how to express their emotions.
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