B1 Name:
Class:
2ND EDITION Preliminary for
Schools
UNIT 6: LANGUAGE TEST A
GRAMMAR
Task 1
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Millions of tons of plastic throws / are thrown away every single day.
2 People throw / are thrown away too much rubbish.
3 Many stars are formed / were formed billions of years ago.
4 The world’s highest mountains find / are found in Asia.
5 Scientists believe / are believed that there will soon be more plastic than fish in the ocean.
6 The first plastic invented / was invented in 1907.
7 Many people waste / are wasted lots of electricity.
8 Too many trees cut / are cut down every year.
9 I stopped / was stopped by a police officer who wanted to ask me some questions.
Task 2
Complete the sentences with one word.
10 Sometimes, turtles accidentally caught in fishermen’s nets.
11 Many rare animals killed last year by hunters.
12 In lots of countries, electricity produced using sunlight.
13 About eleven percent of land around the world used to grow food.
14 A long time ago, I told that eating too much sugar can be unhealthy.
15 Although the government introduced new rules about the environment, they weren’t followed
many companies.
Task 3
Use the prompts to write sentences with the correct form of have/get something done.
16 My sister / her hair / cut / yesterday / .
17 Helen / her car / repair / at the moment / .
18 My parents / their photo / take / with someone famous / last year / .
19 Gina / her photo / taken / last week / .
20 Where / you / going to / watch / fix / ?
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B1 Name:
Class:
2ND EDITION Preliminary for
Schools
UNIT 6: LANGUAGE TEST A
VOCABULARY Task 2
Complete the sentences with these words. There are three
Task 1 extra words.
Match the words (21–29) with the definitions (A–I).
cliffs clouds earth fog moon path snowfall
21 tiny star storm waterfall waves
22 sight
30 It looks like it’s going to rain – those
23 explore are so dark!
24 climate change 31 If you walk along this for
25 pollution about ten minutes, you’ll arrive at the river.
26 species 32 Those plants need some water – the
they’re in is really dry.
27 transport
33 Near where I live, there are some really high
28 carbon footprint that go straight down into
the sea.
29 ancient
34 The are really big today – we
A the machines people use to travel should go surfing!
B a serious change in the planet’s weather 35 The in winter is so heavy, you
C a kind of animal or plant sometimes need skis to get from place to place.
D the amount of CO2 that a person uses 36 It’s a beautiful night and the
E very small is really bright in the sky.
F to look around somewhere new 37 It’s very difficult to drive or see anything when there’s
G very old .
H something you can see
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I things which make the air, water, etc. dirty
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Task 3
Put the words in brackets in the correct order to complete
the sentences.
38 From their hotel room, they could see the
on the beach. (golden, lovely,
sand)
39 There are lots of around the
farm. (fields, green, huge)
40 We went out from the dark house into the
. (warm, sunshine, beautiful)
41 The was very difficult to drive
along. (narrow, road, dangerous)
42 A river looks like a when you
see it on a map. (blue, long, line)
43 She was a when she was a
baby. (child, pretty, blue-eyed)
44 They put all the food for the party on the
. (brown, table, long)
45 Suddenly, a appeared from
nowhere. (old, man, frightening)
Total: 50
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