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Unit 7 Test A: Listening

1. The passage is a reading comprehension test with questions about a film called Titanic. 2. Titanic was a hugely successful film that made $1.8 billion and won 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture. It told the fictional love story of Rose, a rich girl, and Jack, a poor passenger who meet on the sinking Titanic. 3. While the love story is fictional, some of the people portrayed in the film like Margaret Brown who tried to save passengers, were real historical figures. The director James Cameron later had great success with the film Avatar.

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Unit 7 Test A: Listening

1. The passage is a reading comprehension test with questions about a film called Titanic. 2. Titanic was a hugely successful film that made $1.8 billion and won 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture. It told the fictional love story of Rose, a rich girl, and Jack, a poor passenger who meet on the sinking Titanic. 3. While the love story is fictional, some of the people portrayed in the film like Margaret Brown who tried to save passengers, were real historical figures. The director James Cameron later had great success with the film Avatar.

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Unit 7 Test A 

Listening 4 The main c_____________ in the book was the


1 1.08 Listen to a conversation about a book. wife.
Then write true or false. Correct the false 5 The s_____________ of the film was beautiful, with
sentences. (10 marks)
lots of golden beaches.
Christina hasn’t read the book. true
1 It’s a detective story. Language focus
__________________________________________
2 The main female character is already married. 4 Write the correct form of the verb. (10 marks)

__________________________________________ I enjoy watching (watch) films.


3 She goes to work in India. 1 My dog really likes _______________ (swim).
__________________________________________ 2 We decided _______________ (stay) in.
4 One person dies in a fire. 3 I’d like _______________ (buy) that DVD.
__________________________________________ 4 I hate _______________ (write) essays.
5 John doesn’t tell Christina the ending. 5 They prefer _______________ (read) books at
__________________________________________ home.

Vocabulary 5 Look at the table. Then complete the sentences


with could, couldn’t, can, can’t, ’ll be able to or
2 Complete the sentences. (10 marks) won’t be able to. (12 marks)
comedy detective horror musicals
war westerns 1950 Today 2050
shop online   
The Friday night comedy makes me laugh!  buy CDs   
1 My mum loves ________________ – she knows watch a talent show   
all the songs. smoke in public places   
In 1950 you couldn’t shop online.
2 I like ________________ films because I can
1 In 2050 you ___________________ shop online.
always solve the mystery before the police.
2 In 1950 you ___________________ buy CDs.
3 My dad likes ________________ – I think he’d like
3 In 2050 you ____________________________ buy
to be a cowboy himself. ________________
CDs.
4 I don’t like ________________ films. I cover my
4 Today you ____________________ watch a talent
eyes with my hands.
show.
5 I think ________________ films are interesting
5 In 1950 you ____________________ smoke in
because you can learn about history. But they’re
public places.
usually sad.
6 Today you ______________________________
3 Complete the words. (10 marks)
smoke in public places.
This book won a prize and then became a
best-seller. 6 Complete the second conditional sentences
1 After an exciting plot, the film had a great using the correct form of the verbs. (10 marks)
e_____________ which made me cry. What would you buy (buy) if you won (win) the
2 The main t_____________ of the film were love lottery?
and time. 1 If we _____________ (go) by car, we ___________
3 The n_____________ who wrote this book knew a ___________ (arrive) by 5 p.m.
lot about the history of the time.

1
Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Grammar _______ / 50
Reading _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100
Unit 7 Test A 
2 You ____________________ (not enjoy) the film if
TITANIC
you _______________ (be) my brother!
(1) ____ It was a big international hit. It made $1.8
3 They ____________________ (eat) chocolate billion and it won eleven Academy Awards, including
every day if their parents _____________________ Best Picture.
(not stop) them. The film was expensive to make, and it included many
computer-generated images. (2) ____
4 If she ______________ (speak) French, she _____
_____________ (visit) Paris. It tells the story of two passengers from different social
classes. Rose is a seventeen-year-old rich girl. (3) ____
5 If I ______________ (know) her email address, On the ship she meets Jack Dawson, a third-class
I ____________________ (send) her an email. passenger. (4) ____ But tragically, the ship sinks and
Jack dies.
7 Complete the sentences using your own The love story between the two main characters is
ideas. (8 marks) fictional. (5) ____ Some people, like Margaret Brown,
who tried to save other passengers, were very famous in
1 Successful students need _________________
real-life.
_________________________________________.
In 2010, the director, James Cameron, made another best-
2 When I’m eighteen, I will be able ___________ selling film, Avatar. (6) ____ That’s why Cameron is
_________________________________________. such a famous Hollywood name!

3 If my family was rich, _____________________


________________________________________. Communication
4 I don’t mind______________________________,
9 Choose the correct words. (10 marks)
but I hate _______________________________.
1 Have you seen any good films ... ?
a now b recently c last
Reading 2 ‘What about this one?’ ‘No, I don’t ... that.’
8 Read the text. Then match sentences a–g with a fancy b enjoy c keen on
gaps 1–6. There is one sentence that you do not 3 ‘Is it any good?’ ‘I wouldn’t ... it.’
need. (10 marks) a suggest b think c recommend

a However, some of the people in the film are real 4 I’m not a big ... of science fiction.
a fan b supporter c success
historical people. 
5 ‘Try this one.’ ‘OK, I’ll ... you.’
b She’s going to America to marry Cal Hockley, a
a recommend b trust c thank
man she doesn’t love. 
c The film did not make quite as much money. 
Writing
d One of the world’s best-selling films is Titanic.
10 Write a review of a drama which you enjoyed on
1 TV. Use the ideas to help you. (10 marks)
e These were used to create the dramatic
Paragraph 1: Introduction
moments when the ship disappears under the
I’d like to recommend ... I saw it ...
water.  Paragraph 2: Details
f This later film, about alien life, made over $2.7 The drama is set in ... The main character is ...
Paragraph 3: Your opinions
billion! 
The things I liked most … I particularly enjoyed ...
g They fall in love.  Paragraph 4: Conclusion
All in all, ... I would / wouldn’t change ...

Total marks: Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 20 Language focus _______ / 40


Reading _______ / 10 Communication _______ / 10 Writing _______ / 10 TOTAL _______ / 100

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