Basic level UNIT TEST A 07

Name and surname: __________________________________________________________ Grade: ____

1 EXAM TASK You will hear twice a conversation about community service as a punishment for criminals . Tick the
sentences (1-5) which are true (T) or false (F) according to what you hear.
T F
1 The man’s opinion is different from that of the article author.
2 The woman suggests that prison sentences may help reduce crime.
3 The man believes that only strict punishment is effective.
4 The woman says that criminals may have no future after leaving prison.
5 The woman thinks that community service is suitable for all criminals.

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2 EXAM TASK TASK Read the following text. Three sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the
sentences (A-E) the one which fits each gap (1-3) to obtain a logical and coherent text. There are two extra
sentences that you do not need to use.

‘It’s going to be a long day’, Tom thought, as he looked at the clock on the classroom wall. It was the day of the general
election and he’d volunteered to be one of the election judges. (1)___ There were now voting booths and a large ballot-
box in several classrooms.
The voting would start at 7 am and continue till 9 pm. However, the judges had arrived more than an hour earlier.
(2)___ They had had to lay out the lists of voters according to their home addresses, and the ballot papers. As the day of
the election went on, there were two larger waves of voters. (3)___ Towards the evening, there were fewer and fewer
people arriving to cast their votes. eventually, the voting was over and the school was locked. Now they had to open the
ballot-boxes and get down to doing the counting.

A The voting went smoothly and nothing unexpected happened.

B They had some administrative work to do.
C He wanted to take a short break as soon as he could.
D The first one was after the late morning church service and the next in the mid-afternoon.
E For that day the school became a polling station.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letters have been given.
1 The president is the head of s__________ in the USA.
2 NATO stands for the North Atlantic T__________ Organisation.
3 He was caught stealing in a shop and charged with s__________.
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4 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Which party are you going to choose / vote / elect for?
2 He was accused / banned / fined £200 for speeding.
3 The company is the biggest employer in this area, so if it turns / goes / makes bankrupt, hundreds of people will lose
their jobs.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 German Turks are the largest ethnic __________ (minor) in Germany.
2 The idea of __________ (global) has both its supporters and opponents.
3 __________ (homeless) is becoming a serious problem in many large cities. There are more and more people without
a place to live.
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 Basic level UNIT TEST A 07

6 Replace the underlined expressions with the correct words or phrases which have a similar meaning.
1 My little sister can be very horrible to my parents when they don’t buy her what she wants. ______________
2 Some people always want more than they need and often get seriously into debt. ______________
3 He used to be really annoying when he was a child. ______________
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7 Translate the words in brackets from Ukrainian into English.
1 (Я б скоріше хотів/хотіла бути) ____________________ a lawyer than an economist.
2 (Я майже ніколи не дивлюся) ____________________ the news on TV because I prefer reading newspapers.
3 (Я захоплююся) ____________________ sport and I’d like to be a professional sportsperson in the future.
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8 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Add extra words where necessary.
1 (I / favour) ______________________________ sending children to school at six.
2 (I / disagree / idea) ______________________________ that the Internet should be controlled by governments.
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9 Read the following text. Fill in the gaps (1-5) with the correct answer (A-C) to obtain a logical and grammatically
correct text.
Each year in the Southbank Centre in London, twenty young people (1)___ for the Youth Oskar Awards for their
achievements. The awards are given (2)___ young people for their academic, sporting or artistic achievements, or for
charity work which they have done for the local community. According to SE1 United, the charity (3)___ organises the
event, these young people serve as inspiration to the young people in their community.
Interestingly, the event (4)___ in 2007 by a 15-year-old SE1 United member who wanted to change the negative
opinions that many residents held about the youth in London. It seems the effort was well worth it. Since its beginnings,
famous celebrities (5)___ the event to give performances and speeches and honour the young award winners.
1 A are nominating B nominate C are nominated
2 A for B in C to
3 A who B which C what
4 A was set up B set up C was setting up
5 A are attending B attended C have attended
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10 EXAM TASK
You have taken part in a meeting with a politician which your school has organised. Write a post for your school
website in which you:
• tell what the subject of the meeting was and describe Yesterday I went to a meeting with a well-known local
what was happening during the meeting, politician.
• write about your impressions about the politician, _______________________________________________
• express your views on the necessity of such meetings. _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

Write at least 100 words. Anyway, that’s all for now.

XYZ

Зміст Структура, логічність Лексичне Граматична Разом

та зв’язність наповнення правильність
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