Units 1–6 General test

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Units 1–6 General test A Listen to a woman and a man talking about contributing to charities. Check ( ) the

correct answer for each sentence.

1. The man says he can’t run. walk.

2. What does the woman suggest the man could do?

Drink fair-trade coffee. Join a campaign.

3. What does the woman say she has done to raise money?

Sold her old books. Held a cake sale.

4. What does the man think about signing petitions? It doesn’t change anything. It can be harmful.

5. What do the woman and the man agree to do? Give money to charity. Find out about volunteering.

A _______ / 10 points (2 points each)

B Listen to four people talking about college life. What does each person say? Match the speakers on the left with the statements on the right.

1. Speaker 1 ________ 2. Speaker 2 ________ 3. Speaker 3 ________ 4. Speaker 4 ________

a. I struggled with some of my classes. b. I didn’t contribute much in class. c. My job affected my grades. d. I never turned in an assignment late. e. I missed a number of classes.

B _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

C Circle the correct words to complete the paragraph.

I tend (1) to read / reading celebrity magazines when I want to relax. At work, (2) I ’m reading / read them when (3) I ’m taking / tend to take a short break. My brother’s (4) constantly telling / telling me they’re full of lies and silly gossip, but I don’t care. I just enjoy reading about people who have more interesting lives than me, because right now (5) I ’m finding / ’ll find my own life a little boring!

C _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

D Complete the advertisement with the words from the box. Some words can be used more than once.

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D _______ / 8 points (1 point each)

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Total Score______ / 100 points

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E Circle the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. Governments need to make environmental protect / protection a priority. 2. If rivers are polluted / pollution, then fish cannot live in them. 3. Wealth / Wealthy is often unfairly distributed. 4. The government can help creation / create new jobs. 5. The eradicate / eradication of malaria would be a great achievement.

E _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

F Complete the conversation with the words from the box. There is one word that you do not need to use.

eccentric intelligent laid-back self-confident talkative thoughtful

Sarah Hey, Lois, how was the party last night?

Lois Great, thanks – it’s a shame you couldn’t come!

Sarah So who was there? Did Joseph go?

Lois Yeah, he did – he’s great – I know people say he’s kind of ____________

because he’s so different from everyone else, but I love that about him, and he’s

so ____________ , too. I wish I could be so relaxed about everything!

Sarah Yeah, and he’s so ____________ – he’s always way ahead of everyone in the class!

Who else did you see?

Lois Well, Alan of course – very ____________ , as usual. He never stops; I stood there for

about 15 minutes just listening!

Sarah But he’s so ____________ too – he texted me to see if I was OK, and he sent flowers

to my mom when she was in the hospital.

Lois That’s nice.

F _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

G Circle a, the, or – (no article) to complete the paragraph.

After college, I went to live in Rome. I rented (1) a / the / – small apartment downtown, and studied art at (2) a / the / – local college. I had (3) a / the / – great time. In fact, I loved every minute of it. Now I’m back home, and looking for (4) a / the / – teaching job, but it’s quite hard to find (5) a / the / – work right now.

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H Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. Do you think in the future people will learn / learn how to type before they can write? 2. I’ll call you when I ’m going to get / get home this evening. 3. After work I ’m going to have / have a rest! 4. TVs won’t become / don’t become obsolete soon, even though people use their computers more and more. 5. I think I buy / might buy my mother’s birthday present online this year.

H _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

I Complete the paragraph with the words from the box. There is one word that you do not need to use.

application competition deadlines experience goals interest progress skills

People face a lot of ________________ nowadays when they are looking for jobs. After submitting a job

________________ , if you are lucky enough to be offered an interview, it is worth thinking carefully about

what you are going to say. You will need to show ________________ in the company, and you should

provide evidence that you can meet ________________ and achieve your ________________ . You also

need to show that you are interested in making ________________ in your career and that you are willing

to acquire new ________________ if necessary.

I _______ / 7 points (1 point each)

J Circle the correct words to complete the paragraph.

I really wish (1) I worked / ’d worked harder when I was in high school. If (2) I ’d gotten / got better grades, (3) I would be / had been at a better college now. But I’m studying hard – and if (4) I didn’t learn / hadn’t learned how important it is to study hard, (5) I weren’t / wouldn’t be doing so well right now.

J _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

K Complete the paragraph. Write who, that, which, or – (no word needed). Sometimes there is more than one correct answer.

Social networking sites are extremely popular with my friends, ________ use them constantly. People

________ don’t use them don’t know what everybody’s up to, ________ is a pain. So they find that if they

don’t want to feel left out, the only thing ________ they can do is to sign up to one. Lots of my friends have

cell phones ________ they can use to instant message their friends.

K _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

L Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. I would / ’d better / can go now, or I’ll be late for class. 2. You can / should / might want to watch the introductory video before you start the exercise. 3. Should / May / Can you all see this slide clearly? 4. I think this laptop may / should / can be broken – I can’t turn it on. 5. Must / Should / Would you pass me that remote control, please?

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M Match the questions with the appropriate answers. There is one answer that you do not need to use.

1. Do you know anyone famous? ________ 2. Do you think celebrities have easy

lives? ________ 3. Do you like watching video clips

online? ________ 4. Don’t you think celebrities should do more

for charity? ________ 5. Don’t you find reality TV shows

ridiculous? ________

a. Not really. As a matter of fact, I’d say a lot of them have quite a hard time.

b. I suppose I do. But I know some of them already spend a lot of time helping other people.

c. I suppose. But I enjoy watching them! d. Actually, yeah. One of my classmates is

quite a well-known movie actor. e. No, never. I’d hate to do that myself. f. Yeah, all the time! I saw myself in one

yesterday, which was kind of weird!

M _______ / 5 points (1 point each)

N Read the article. Then read the statements and write T for true, F for false, or NG if the information is not given.

1. Some people can’t imagine eating the same thing every day. ________ 2. Many people think it is OK not to follow just one career path. ________ 3. Once people with portfolio careers decide which jobs to do, they don’t change any of them. ________ 4. Young people are now being encouraged to take up portfolio careers. ________ 5. Portfolio careers are a good way of discovering the one thing you really want to do. ________

N _______ / 10 points (2 points each)


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O Read the article. Add the missing phrases. Write the letters in the blanks. There is one sentence that you do not need to use.

a. if they watch too much TV b. some claim that no TV at all is the best solution c. that watch very little TV d. which encourages learning and healthy physical and social development e. who consistently spend more than 4 hours per day watching TV f. TV in moderation can be a good thing g. while there are clearly advantages to TV viewing

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