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Unit 8 Progress test A

Grammar
1 Rewrite these active sentences in the passive form.
1 They published their findings in a well-known journal. Their findings _____________________________________.
2 Someone had eaten all the food before we arrived. All the food _______________________________________.
3 They are taking him on a tour of the factory. He ______________________________________________.
4 Over 500 million people speak Spanish. Spanish __________________________________________.
5 They were interviewing me when my phone rang. I ________________________________________________.
6 They will hold the conference in June. The conference ____________________________________.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of have something done.
1 Dan didn’t repair his motorbike himself. He ____________________________________ (it) at the garage.
2 Do you cut your hair yourself, or ____________________________________ (it) at the hairdresser’s?
3 There were painters in our house last week. We ____________________________________ (the kitchen).
4 We aren’t designing the T-shirts ourselves. We ___________________________________ (them) by a local artist.
5 You shouldn’t install the shower yourself. You should ___________________________________ (it) by a professional.
6 I’m not going to clean my jacket myself. I __________________________________ (it) at the dry cleaner’s.

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3 Choose the correct option A, B or C to complete the text.

I’d like to tell you about a product which makes a huge difference to my life – contact lenses. They’re just
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thin circles of plastic, but if they _____ , it would have been much harder for me to play sports. Contact
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lenses _____ available to the public in the early 1970s. However, the science that makes them work
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_____ almost 500 years earlier by Leonardo Da Vinci. He _____ a link between looking through water
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and seeing more clearly. Over the next three hundred years, various different experiments _____ with
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glass tubes, water and glue. A big breakthrough came late in the 19 century, when the first eye-shaped
glass lens 6_____. However, it was heavy and impractical. Advances in technology in the 20th century led
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to lenses _____ of plastic for the first time, and eventually to the production of softer, lighter, more
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comfortable lenses which could _____ for longer. I don’t know what I’d do without them!

1 A hadn’t been invented B hadn’t invented C didn’t be invented

2 A were become B became C were became
3 A discovered B had discovered C had been discovered
4 A had been found B had found C was found
5 A did B have been done C were done
6 A was created B is created C created
7 A making B being made C are making
8 A wear B were worn C be worn

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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITALS.
1 I like your eyebrow _________________. Where did you have it done? PIERCE
2 It’s important to make a good first _________________ when you have a job interview. IMPRESS
3 Thousands of _________________ were disappointed when the shop closed down. CUSTOM
4 Sometimes, people _________________ themselves through their appearance. INVENT
5 _________________ of speech is limited in some countries. FREE
6 I’m feeling quite _________________. I think everything is going to be fine. OPTIMIST
7 The group was campaigning for a more_________________ society. DEMOCRAT

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5 Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 I liked the interviewer because he s_ _ _ _ h_ _ _ _ very firmly.
2 If you c_ _ _ _ your a_ _ _ , people might think you are either nervous, angry or rude!
3 Don’t s_ _ _ _ _ – it won’t make a good impression, and it’s bad for your back!
4 I felt really nervous before the interview – I couldn’t stop f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
5 You can learn a lot from watching someone’s movements and their b_ _ _ l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
6 When I put f_ _ _ t_ _ on my face, it made my skin look orange!
7 Would you ever t_ _ _ s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to make your muscles look bigger?

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6 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 You should think carefully before you have a makeover / tattoo – they’re very difficult to remove.
2 I love your new false nails / hairstyle, but do you find it difficult to do the washing up?
3 I hope they get the money they need – they’ve worked so hard on their demand / business plan.
4 The business is doing really well. Finally, after four years, it has started to make a profit / product.
5 I believe that everyone in society should have social class / equal rights.
6 A lot of people share the same ideals / wealth and basic beliefs about society.

Mark: ___ / 6

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Use of English
7 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct option, A, B or C.
1 Lily: What do you think of this jacket? I bought it in a charity shop.
Ella: I love it! Do you often buy things from charity shops?
Lily: Yes, I always buy _______.
A second-hand clothes B designer labels C the latest fashions
2 Tom: What are you going to wear for your cousin’s birthday party?
Lauren: Well, I don’t like feeling over-dressed, so probably something _______.
Tom: That sounds good.
A expensive and fancy B elegant but casual C smart and formal
3 Dan: I love this shirt! What do you think?
Sam: Wow! It’s very colourful and original, but I _______.
Dan: Hmmm. I suppose your look is more classic.
A don’t like my style B like my clothes to be trendy C don’t like feeling self-conscious
4 Nick: What do you think of this shirt?
Lucy: I’m not sure. It’s not really smart but it’s not really casual either – I think_______.
Nick: Yes, I think you’re right.
A it looks a bit too scruffy B it’s a bit middle-of-the-road C it’s suitable for a special occasion
5 Julia: Do you ever buy the latest fashions?
Liz: Not really. They’re _______. I prefer a vintage look.
Julia: Well, you always look great.
A just not my taste B just my look C comfortable

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8 Choose the translation of the word or phrase in brackets that completes the sentence correctly.
1 There’s plenty of tea and coffee over there – just help (się) ______________.
A themselves B each other C yourselves
2 (Jaki sens ma) ______________ of having false nails?
A What on earth B What’s the point C Get to the point
3 Just (wyluzuj) ______________ and stop worrying so much about everything!
A chill out B get real C point
4 How funny! My friend and I have given (sobie nawzajem) ______________ the same present!
A ourselves B themselves C each other
5 (Wydaje się) ______________ that people with piercings do suffer some discrimination.
A I seem B It seems C I mean to seem

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Reading
9 Read the text. Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

New York, New York… it’s a well-known name – so well known, in fact, that there have even
been songs written about it! But where does the name come from, and why is it called ‘New
York’ twice? Well, first things first. ‘New York’ is the name of both the city and the state in
which it is found. So, ‘New York, New York’ simply refers to the city of New York in the state of
New York. But don’t be fooled – New York City isn’t the capital of the state. That’s Albany – a
city located on the west bank of the Hudson River, around 220 km north of New York City.
New York and Albany are two of the oldest cities in the USA. Both of them were founded in
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the 17 century by European settlers, although native Americans had already been living in
the area for thousands of years. In fact, the name of the oldest part of New York City – the
island of Manhattan – comes from the language of the native Lenni Lenape people, although
its exact meaning isn’t always agreed on.
The first recorded European to arrive in New York was an Italian explorer, Giovanni da
Verrazzano, who sailed into New York’s harbour in 1524. He was sailing a French ship, so he
named the area ‘Nouvelle Angouleme’, after the French King. It is thought that he met the
Lenape people, then left again to carry on his journey. Then, in 1609, the English explorer
Henry Hudson sailed up the river from the harbour while he was looking for a route to Asia
from Europe. The Hudson River, which also flows through New York, was named after him.
Hudson had been working for a Dutch trading company, and in 1614, Dutch traders returned
to the area. Ten years later, some Dutch families arrived and started building a fort. They
called it Fort Amsterdam, after the capital city of the Netherlands at that time. The whole area
became known as New Netherlands, and the city around the fort as New Amsterdam. After
several wars, the English took over the city in 1664 and changed its name to New York, after
King Charles’s brother, the Duke of York.
By that time, several other small Dutch towns had been established around New York. Since
then, they have been incorporated into New York City, but you can still see the Dutch
influence in some of their names, like Harlem (Haarlem) and Brooklyn (Breukelen). Today,
New York City is the biggest city in the USA, with over eight million people living there – and it
is estimated that over 800 different languages are spoken there!

1 New York City

A is the capital of New York State.
B used to be called New Amsterdam.
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C was founded in the 16 century.
D is one of the newer cities in the USA.

2 Giovanni da Verrazzano
A was a French explorer.
B gave New York an Italian name.
C probably didn’t meet any native Americans.
D arrived in New York in a French ship.

3 Which is NOT true about Albany and New York City?

A They have both been state capitals.
B They are both on the Hudson River.
C They are a similar age.
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D Europeans settled in both cities in the 17 century.

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 4 Harlem and Brooklyn
A are cities near New York.
B are new towns near New York.
C are older than New York.
D originally had Dutch names.

5 Which is the best title for the text?

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A LIFE IN 19 CENTURY NEW YORK
B THE RECENT HISTORY OF NEW YORK
C HOW NEW YORK GOT ITS NAME
D EUROPEAN VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY

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Listening
10  Listen to five speakers talking about fashion.
Match the speakers (1–5) to the statements (A–F). There is one extra statement.

A Speaker ___ describes the effect of social media.

B Speaker ___ is advertising a new clothes shop.
C Speaker ___ is giving a lecture.
D Speaker ___ describes a development that made clothes more affordable.
E Speaker ___ talks about something that makes them feel good.
F Speaker ___ invites you to attend an information-gathering event.

Mark: ___ / 5

Writing
11 Read the task and write an opinion essay (200–250 words).

Some people believe that what you wear in a job interview affects whether you are
offered the job. They say that you should always wear formal clothes for an interview.
What’s your opinion?

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 70

Vision 3 Tests 5 Unit 8 Progress test A