Name: __________________________

Units 9 - 12 TEST Date: __________________________

Score: __________________________

A ► Listen to the anchor’s report. Check () True or False

1. True False
1. Video games have often been criticized. □ □
2. Some researchers suggested that video games
can be used as a teaching tool. □ □
3. The researchers suggested that video games
do not help children develop reading skills. □ □
2. True False
1. Every child has been vaccinated against common
childhood diseases. □ □
2. Refrigerators are used to keep vaccines fresh. □ □
3. The organization is testing the new refrigerators
to use them in big cities. □ □
B ► Listen to two students talk about who influenced them. Complete the chart.

Who influenced her What she learned

Kate
Sally

C Write two sentences about the people in the pictures. Use the words in parentheses.

1. 3.
(have / hairstylist / cut / hair) (get / computer technician / fix / problem)

2. 4.
(get / hair / cut) (have / problem / fix)
E
Complete the quiz with the correct words in parentheses

1. When                 (did / was) the Russian Revolution       (take place / taken place)?
a.                   (In / For) 1925. b. About 100 years                  (ago / since).

2. How long                       (have / were) computers                       (were / been) in existence?
a.                       (For / During) over 50 years. b.                       (From / Since) 1920.

3. How long                       (have / was) John F. Kennedy president of the United States?
a.                       (During / From) 1961 to 1963. b.                       (For / Since) four years.

4. When                       (was / did) the first astronaut from China                       (go / gone) into space?
a.                       (From / In) the 1980s. b.                       (In / For) 2003.

F What will our lives be like in 25 years? Complete the chart with your predictions

Work More people will be working from home.

Education
Environment
Transportation
Entertainment

My name is Andrei. My brother Ivan has always done everything in a hurry.

G __________________ (By the time / Until) he was 16, he was already working.
__________________ (Then / Once) he had his first job, he rented an apartment.
__________________ (As soon as / Later) he moved into his apartment, he wanted to get
married. __________________ (The moment / Before) he met Lisa, he asked her to
marry him. Then, two days __________________ (before / during) the wedding, he changed
his mind. He was a bit depressed __________________ (when / after) canceling the
wedding, so he bought an expensive sports car. __________________ (While / Once) he was

driving home one day, he saw Lisa. He raised his hands to get her attention and

crashed into a tree! The car was completely destroyed, and Ivan broke his leg.

__________________ (The moment / Until) he had the accident, Ivan was always in a hurry.

__________________ (After / Before) the accident, he became the most patient person I know.
H Complete the sentences with the correct words in parentheses
1.                              (In order to / In order for) be a good parent, you must be patient.

2. (For / To) researchers to become experts, they have to study

something in detail.
3. (For / To) become a concert pianist, you have to practice every day.
4. (In order for / In order to) children to be responsible, they must
be taught responsibility.
5. (In order to / In order for) a company to sell its products, it’s
important to advertise.
6. (For / To) athletes to compete in the Olympics, they have to
train very hard.

I Read about TOMS Shoes. Then circle T (true) or F (false)

1. T F TOMS Shoes has been around for a very long time.

2. T F For every pair of shoes sold, TOMS Shoes donates two pairs.
3. T F Blake Mycoskie sold his car online and used that money to start his company.
4. T F Blake Mycoskie says that shoes protect people from soil-based diseases.
5. T F A required part of a child’s school uniform is shoes.
6. T F Blake Mycoskie believes that education allows people to realize their potential.

J What are your city or town’s main businesses? Why should people visit them?
W Complete the chart.
 Business Reason to visit
art gallery free admission

K Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb

1. Many people in the world don’t have a decent place to live. To help solve this problem, more
low-cost housing needs __________ (build).
2. Disease is still a problem in some countries. More vaccines should __________ (produce) so that everyone
can live a healthy life.
3. Millions of stray animals are brought to animal shelters every year. A nationwide campaign should
__________ (undertake) to encourage people to adopt these pets.
4. We have a lot of street crime in our city. More police officers have __________ (train) to patrol the
community on foot.