11B term test

Listening
2 [Track ] You will hear a radio interview with a blogger about shopping. For questions 1–5, choose the
correct answer, A, B, C or D.

1 Sheila advises listeners to

A do all their shopping in one shop.
B change the shop they use each week.
C shop in the nearest supermarket to where you live.
D check the prices of products in different shops.

2 Before she goes shopping, Sheila

A types and prints a shopping list.
B discusses what she needs with her husband.
C makes herself something to eat.
D tells her husband not to eat any snacks.

3 Sheila says that when bargains are offered by supermarkets,

A the prices aren’t always lower than before.
B she can never remember what the original price was.
C they usually make you spend more money.
D you can be sure that the new price is no higher than the old one.

4 When talking about supermarket own brands, Sheila says that

A they are always worth buying.
B you should at least try them to see if they are acceptable.
C the labelling isn’t as clear as for other brands.
D they are a waste of money.

5 The interviewer’s reaction to what Sheila is saying is mainly one of

A surprise.
B agreement.
C confusion.
D contradiction.
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Reading
Read two texts about teaching certain skills and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Text 1.
WORKING IN GRANGETON

Grangeton in Derbyshire isn’t actually a real town but it has most things that you might expect to find in one.
When a new head teacher took over at the Grange Primary School, he found that both students and
staff had become demotivated and disinterested. He knew that the school needed something special and
Grangeton certainly is.
Grangeton has businesses and services like any other town but these are all run by and for the school’s
students, five days a week, every week of the school year. There is a town council and a mayor, who is
elected each year from the Year 6 students. The council makes all the important decisions on how the town
is run, just like in any normal town.
So, what can you find in Grangeton? There is a newspaper, a museum and two shops. A café opens on
two mornings a week but it is a Parisian café and French is the only language that customers can use when
ordering food there. There is another reason for Grangeton, apart from motivating the students. Although
they are only primary students, with a maximum age of eleven, the school believes that they are the
right age to gain some early work experience. Normally, students have to wait until they are fourteen before
getting any work related experience, and even then, it depends on the school. The students of Grange
School are too young to go to companies to work but, with their own businesses to run, they don’t have
to leave the school premises. The school also invites guests to talk to the students and help them. The BBC
helped them to set up a TV and radio station and local politicians talked to them about democracy and
decision making.
The school is able to find the time to do all this because the work the students are doing is closely related
to the school’s education curriculum. As well as practising a foreign language in the café, the students
use Maths when running their businesses, English when writing their newspaper and even History in special
projects such as when the council voted that the shops should sell food from different past times.
Grangeton is now considered a great success and a model of how to use children’s creativity to involve
them in the learning process. Even people who you may expect to be critical of such non- traditional
education methods are unable to find fault with what the students do.

1 Students at Grange Primary School

A leave the school to work in Grangeton.
B show a lack of interest in Grangeton.
C are responsible for what happens in Grangeton.
D only work in Grangeton when they reach Year 6.

2 Students at Grange School benefit from

A advice from local business leaders.
B more opportunities to visit companies than other primary students.
C earlier work experience than other students.
D the chance to learn a number of different foreign language.

3 The businesses and services in Grangeton

A give the students a chance to practise their normal school subjects.
B take up time that could be spent learning.
C will provide employment for students when they finish their education.
D have received criticism from some people.

Text 2.
A WORRYING LACK OF BASIC SKILLS
A recent survey of 3,000 companies has found that employers have a major concern. They say that more
and more young people do not have the basic skills necessary to get on as employees. These skills
include such things as being able to communicate effectively and work as part of a team. Because
of this, many employers think it is risky to offer work to inexperienced young people, preferring to hire
staff who have already had experience of a working environment somewhere else.
In order to help to prepare young people for work, business leaders and employers are asking the
government to include work experience as part of the curriculum in all secondary schools. Some schools
do offer work experience to their older students but they don’t have to. As it can cause problems with
timetabling and because schools are judged on exam results rather than how well their students do
once they leave education, work experience is not seen as a priority by many head teachers.
Politicians of all parties have come out in support of these proposals and schools are encouraged to invite
business people to talk to their students and to offer more careers advice but, so far, no laws have
been changed. Not surprisingly, opposition party politicians have promised bigger changes if they are
voted back into power in the next election.
Whoever is in charge, it is clear that businesses are no longer willing to spend time and money teaching
young people how to communicate and cooperate with their colleagues. Youngsters need help before
they apply for their first job and schools and the government should be doing all they can to provide this
assistance.

4 Which of these is not true?

A Schools can refuse to offer work experience to their students if they wish.
B Political parties disagree about the importance of work experience for school students.
C Companies are often unwilling to take on young people who lack work experience.
D Academic achievement is the most important factor in determining whether a school is performing well.
5 Both texts are about
A motivating school students to learn.
B the importance of work experience for school students.
C what business people think about young people they employ.
D school students running their own businesses.

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Vocabulary
1 Match the words in A and B to make phrases. Then complete the sentences. You may need to change
the form of the verbs and pronouns. There is one extra item in B.

A impulse put lost

be increase personal
B short of money purchases one’s
earnings values property
aside belongings

0 You have to keep your personal belongings with you at airports or they might be taken away.

1 I usually regret making ___________________ ____________ and take things back to the shop the next
day.

2 The shop assistant _____________ it ________ for me but I don’t think I’ll buy it after all.

3 I’d love to come on holiday with you but unfortunately I _______________________ at the
moment.

4 He managed to _________________________ by taking a course to improve his skills.

5 I can’t believe I’ve lost another umbrella. I’ve been to _________________________ but it isn’t there.
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2 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given. There is one space for each
missing letter.
0 I love going to a flea m a r k e t when I’m on holiday. You can learn so much about a place from people’s
old things.

1 Many people avoid c _ _ _ _ stores because they all sell the same products, but they usually have
the latest styles.
2 A painting by my favourite artist has come up for a _ _ _ _ _ _, but only someone very rich will be able to
buy it.

3 I buy most of my household appliances in car b _ _ _ sales.

4 The rent for a market s _ _ _ _ is a lot cheaper than for a shop.

5 They have m _ _ _ _ to burn but they don’t spend it on silly stuff.

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3 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given.

0 My mother had a vocation. She worked in medicine all her life.

1 If she’s not careful, she’s going to b__________ out. She hasn’t had a holiday in years and she’s
exhausted.
2 There’s been a steady i____________ in sales but we need to do better if we want to make a profit.
3 Make sure you focus on your s____________ in the interview. You need to show what you’re good at.
4 He’s always lacked p____________ and changes his job at least two or three times a year.
5 It’s a huge organisation with a w____________ of over five thousand.
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Grammar
1 Complete the questions. Use question tags or reply questions.

0 You don’t like shopping for clothes, do you?

1 Let’s go away next weekend, ________________________?

2 He can’t really speak six languages, __________________________?

3 Everyone’s doing their best, ________________________?

4 A: She talked about you all the time.

B: _________________________? I missed her too.

5 A: I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes.

B: ________________________? Why?
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2 Choose the correct option.

0 They are simply meant / meaning to be together!

1 There was so / such heavy traffic that the trip took us a lot longer than we had planned.

2 I didn’t succeed in completing / to complete the task before the deadline.

3 I told you this would happen! You should listen / have listened to me then!

4 You ought to / ought not to ignore her advice. She knows what she’s saying, trust me.

5 I needn’t have bought / didn’t need to buy the dictionary. There’s an online version so I’m happy I saved
my money.
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3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use reported speech.

0 'I will be there on time!' Greg told me.

Greg told me that he would be there on time.

1 'Don’t take another day off!' said my boss.

My boss warned _______________________ ______________________ day off.

2 'Why don’t you ask Meg about it?' suggested Dave.

Dave suggested _________________________ ___________ about it.

3 'I’m not going to accept a poorly-paid job,' said Janet.

Janet refused ___________________________ _______________ job.

4 'Sue hasn’t applied for any other jobs,' Mark told me.
Mark said _____________________________ any other jobs.
5 'Will you be staying with us one more night?' he asked.
He asked ______________________________ ______________ one more night.
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4 Complete the sentences so that they make sense using appropriate forms of the words in brackets. Add
any necessary words. Use no more than six words.
0 Greg told me to be (tell/I/be) there on time.

1 I talked to a careers advisor and she _________ ______________________________________

(recommend/ look for/new job).

2 During the last conference the owners of the factory ________________________________

(persuade/workers/sign) the new contracts.

3 The boss _______________________________ (beg/she/not/quit) her job but she wouldn’t listen.

4 Everyone ______________________________ (accuse/he/steal) although no one had any proof.

5 The man _______________________________ (thank/we/complete) the project on time and we

appreciated his words.
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Use of English
1 Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
THE MODERN SHOPPER

You know it’s risky buying things online, 0 don't you? That’s what my father said to me when online shopping
first came along. But now it’s become 1____ part of modern life 2____ most of us can’t imagine life without
it. It’s even changed the way we shop.
Online shopping has ensured modern customers are a lot more informed than they were before. Many
shoppers now carefully research the products they’re interested in buying before they even visit a store.
Where shop assistants used to be essential in terms of getting advice, in many cases now they 3____ the
effort. Most shoppers 4____ as much about the product as the people selling it. They visit the shop simply to
see and touch the pre-chosen item and try it on before paying for it. Online shopping 5____ to continue
changing the way we live in the future too. More and more shops will disappear causing big changes to our
towns and cities.

0 A didn’t you B aren’t you C don’t you D do you

1 A such a big B so a big C such big D such a bigger
2 A than B that C if D so
3 A needn’t made B needn’t make C need to make D didn’t make
4 A likely to know B are likely knowing C are likely to know D are likely know
5 A is bounded B is bounding C bounds D is bound
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2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in capitals.
Write up to six words.

0 Megan is running late. She should be here by now. MEANT

Megan is running late. She is meant to be here by now.

1 I am 100 percent sure that Julie will win the competition. BOUND
Julie __________________________________ the competition.
2 We decided to leave because the queue was too long. SO
The queue _____________________________ to leave.

3 You look ill, you should stay at home today! BETTER

You look ill, you _________________________ at home today.

4 They said I would receive the package by noon but it still hasn’t arrived yet. SUPPOSED
I _____________________________________ the package by noon.

5 Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to get up on time. MANAGE

Unfortunately, I _________________________ __________ up on time.
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3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in capitals.
Write up to five words.
0 I’m trying to avoid helping my dad with the gardening. GET
I’m trying to get out of helping my dad with the gardening.

1 We faced many problems when we first went to live abroad. UP

We _________________________ many problems when we first went to live abroad.

2 She bought me a new phone, which compensated for the one she broke. FOR
She bought me a new phone, which _________ _______________________ the one she broke.

3 I defended my brother when he was having problems with bullies. STOOD

I _______________________ my brother when he was having problems with bullies.
4 Have you started checking my homework? ROUND
Have you _____________________________ my homework?
5 I’ve never liked people who think they are better than me. DOWN
I’ve never liked people who _______________ __________________ me.
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4 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The number of letters to be used is given in brackets.

0 We all congratulated him on getting a new job.

1 My parents __________ (5) me to finish school rather than get a job when I was sixteen. They really
insisted on it.

2 Everyone was confused about her return from holidays. Then she ___________ (9) why she came back
earlier than she had planned.

3 The boy didn't __________ (5) to doing anything wrong. He said he hadn't broken the window.

4 Hopefully, the prices of houses will __________ (6) constant for the next year or two. We really don't
want them to increase.

5 I can’t believe I __________ (4) up with such a great idea when I was just a kid. WOW!
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