Life, Intermediate, Unit 7 Test

Vocabulary
1 Use the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the
gap in the same sentence. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 The __financial__________ district is near the city centre. FINANCE
1 Many ____________ are unhappy with the way their apartments have been built. RESIDE
2 Florence has many ____________ buildings which are over five hundred years old. HISTORY
3 This is a copy – ____________ the painting is worth millions. ORIGIN
4 I prefer ____________ documentaries to fictional dramas. FACT
5 This ____________ used to be popular with young people, but nowadays nobody NEIGHBOUR
wants to live here.
6 Jenny is a very ____________ person. She’s interested in music, writing and dance. ARTIST
7 I only use ____________ products on my skin. NATURE
8 People living in ____________ areas have been affected by the flooding. COAST
9 Flowers? For me? I didn’t know you could be so ____________. ROMANCE
10 Fresh air is ____________ for your good health. BENEFIT
(10 points)

2 Complete the text with these words. There are three extra words which you do not need to use.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

as atmosphere blocks built-up central centre coast coastal economical

I live in the (0) _centre___________ of the city. It’s a really (1) ____________ area, full of shops,
restaurants and apartments, and (2) ____________ with as many as fifty floors. However, I wouldn’t
want to live anywhere else because the (3) ____________ of this part of the city is great – it’s so lively
and (4) ____________. Not only that, but the (5) ____________ are so good here it’s unbelievable – I’m
five minutes from a post office, a supermarket, a gym, a theatre, a cinema and at least twenty
restaurants! I also live three (6) ____________ from the nearest subway station, and not far from a bus
stop, so it’s easy to get around. Public (7) ____________ round here is great. As well as buses and the
subway, there are also late-night trams. (8) ____________ many major inner city areas, it has plenty of
crime and vandalism, but none of this concerns me. (9) ____________ a long-term resident, I prefer to
focus on its strengths – the amazing nightlife and the vibrant street life.
My city has got it all. It’s busy and exciting in the centre, and it’s not far from the mountains to the north
or the (10) ____________ to the west – I can catch a bus and be on the beach in an hour. It’s like no
other place on earth!
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets – past simple, used to or would.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
When I was a young girl in the 1960s, my friends and I (0) _used to do___________ (do) a lot of things
which shocked our parents. We (1) ____________ (cut) our hair short, and wear really short skirts, and
we (2) ____________ (go) dancing and we (3) ____________ (not come) home until late. I really (4)
____________ (like) the Beatles, and once I (5) ____________ (get) the chance to see them live at a
concert. It (6) ____________ (be) amazing. In those days, people (7) ____________ (not have) as much
money as people do now, so, quite often, we (8) ____________ (walk) in the park instead of going to
coffee shops or restaurants. In fact, I think I only (9) ____________ (go) to a restaurant three or four
times before starting university in 1966. I remember that my friends and I (10) ____________ (be) at our
happiest when going for picnics on Sunday afternoons in the summer. They were lovely days. I’ll always
remember them.
(10 points)

4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and four words, including the word
given.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Girls in the college are more hard-working than boys.
THAN
Girls in the college work __harder than__________ boys.
1 It’s easy to book by phone or online.
JUST
You can book online ____________ you can book by phone.
2 People want to buy the products if the price is high.
THE
____________ , the more likely it is that people will want to buy the products.
3 Finding a nice place to live is getting increasingly difficult.
AND
It’s getting ____________ difficult to find a nice place to live.
4 Joy’s sister is better at tennis than Joy.
AS
Joy doesn’t play tennis ____________ her sister.
5 In comparison to other cars, the Morris 400 is extremely reliable.
THAN
No other car runs ____________ the Morris 400.
6 Go to the top of the tower for the best view.
BETTER
The higher up the tower you are, ____________.
7 When skiing, Maria lacks Eddie’s confidence.
LESS
Maria skis ____________ Eddie.
8 On the day, Sandy’s team didn’t do as well as expected.
THAN
On the day, Sandy’s team did ____________ expected.
9 George was quicker than Simon in the race.
AS
In the race, Simon didn’t run ____________ George.
10 I think being smart is a good thing.
THE
The ____________ , I think.
(10 points)
Reading
Places to visit
A
The Back Bay neighbourhood is home to what is surely Boston’s most likeable street. Newbury Street is
probably the most popular shopping strip in the city, but it never feels busy or crowded. It has a friendly,
easy-going atmosphere and is full of unusual shops and cafés where you can meet interesting people
and buy weird and wonderful things. The street is lined with attractive nineteenth-century brownstone
buildings with large windows at the front, and many have small gardens which the shop owners look
after more carefully than you would expect. Many shops have steps leading down to a lower level, and
the lower-level stores are more interesting than those above ground. Locals go there to hang out in
trendy smoothie bars and hip second-hand fashion boutiques. World-famous shoemaker John Fluevog
works from one of these places. Elsewhere, there are outdoor gear stores, bookshops, local clothes
designers and a shop selling fantasy and sci-fi comics.
B
Everyone knows that Sydney has golden sandy beaches and beautiful bays, but the less fashionable city
of Melbourne, the first Australian city to host the Olympic Games, in 1956, is also an exciting outdoor
destination. With less rainfall than Sydney and a generally flat layout, Melbourne is a great place to
explore by bicycle.
I’m following a 25-mile trail that takes in meadows, public art and the Yarra River. Leaving behind the
central business district, out here there’s just me, a few joggers and hundreds of red gums, a type of
Australian eucalyptus tree that has grown here for thousands of years. On my rental bike I follow a path
that soon brings me to a scene straight out of the Cotswolds region of England. There is an old church
and lots of sheep in green fields – time seems to move more slowly here. In an old, nineteenth-century
building, there are recently opened art galleries, coffee shops and restaurants.
In one of the galleries, I attend an ‘indigenous language workshop’, part of the Next Wave Art Festival,
held each year. An artist leads an audience through a presentation about Melbourne’s Aboriginal history
– the history of the people who were in Australia before Europeans arrived – and she holds up a walert-
walert she made. It’s a traditional coat made from many possum skins, and the first one made in
Melbourne in more than a hundred years.
C
There are few areas of London that show off the city’s diversity as clearly as the neighbourhood of
Dulwich and Peckham in south-east London.
Dulwich has expensive lawn tennis clubs, leafy parks and a seventeenth-century boarding school, called
Dulwich College, which, incidentally, charges over £13,160 per term. It is also the proud home of some
of London’s most underrated museums, including the Dulwich Picture Gallery, the world’s first purpose-
built public art gallery, and the Horniman Museum, the brainchild of Victorian tea trader Frederick John
Horniman, who opened his house to showcase his collection of unusual objects. For a taste of local life,
however, I visited Lordship Lane in East Dulwich, a vibrant neighbourhood full of independent shops,
fine restaurants and great pubs like the East Dulwich Tavern, a friendly, busy place, with an upstairs film
club, The Bigger Picture, where you can sit on leather sofas with a beer and watch movies on the big
screen.
Not long ago, Peckham used to have a reputation for being poor, uninteresting and a little dangerous,
but the area is no longer what it was. Many young professionals have moved to the neighbourhood
because they can live more cheaply than in other parts of London, and the vibrant nightlife and growing
cultural scene attracts visitors. There are still traditional pubs, but there is also an arts venue housed in
an old nineteenth-century warehouse.

5 You are going to read three descriptions of places by a travel writer. For questions 1–10, choose
from the texts (A–C). The texts may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning
(0).
In which description does the writer describe
0 a place near a river? __B__________
1 a neighbourhood which has changed recently? ____________
2 an annual cultural event she went to? ____________
3 specific shops in the area? ____________
4 the geography of the place? ____________
5 a person who must have once lived in the area? ____________
6 a place that is surprisingly well-cared-for? ____________
7 a place that reminds her of somewhere else? ____________
8 a place that seems extremely expensive to go to? ____________
9 a place which has few people? ____________
10 why people have started living in a particular area? ____________
(10 points)
Listening
6 [Track 110] You will hear an interview with Geert Wenders, who is talking about an alternative form
of housing. For questions 1–10, choose the best answer (A, B or C). There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 When did authorities in Amsterdam decide to build a student village from shipping containers?
A when the accommodation crisis began
B approximately a decade ago
C when Geert Wenders became an expert in architectural design
1 Why did the authorities decide to build a student village from containers in the first place?
A because they weren’t short of containers
B because they had a business deal with China
C because the containers were easy to redesign
2 Where is the student village located?
A quite close to the city centre
B close to one of the city’s metro stops
C very close to the university colleges
3 How does Geert describe the student village’s facilities?
A It contains a place to buy food and a place to wash clothes.
B It has a gym and sports centre.
C It has a small centre with cafés and restaurants.
4 How does Geert describe the apartments in the student village?
A More than one student lives in each apartment.
B No apartment is bigger than another.
C The apartments aren’t all that comfortable.
5 Which of the following are in each apartment?
A two bedrooms
B a comfortable study
C a big bathroom
6 Which of the following facilities is only common to a few flats?
A a small garden
B a big kitchen
C a laundry room
7 Why did the Amsterdam authorities decide not to close down the flats?
A Because they built them as a long-term project.
B Because it was too expensive to build other accommodation.
C Because the students really liked being there.
8 Why does Geert say that container villages are useful for big cities?
A It doesn’t take very long to build them.
B You can find new materials for them cheaply.
C They won’t fall down easily.
9 Why did they first use shipping containers for accommodation in Berlin?
A to house people escaping from countries with problems
B to house students who needed somewhere to stay
C to house young people coming from broken homes
10 Why have they used shipping containers for accommodation in London?
A for students
B for refugees
C for the homeless
(10 points)

Writing
7 Read the task below.
Your English teacher has asked you to write a description of a city you know. You can write either a
personal blog or a description for a tourist information website.

Write your description (approximately 200 words). Make sure you include:
• a description of the place.
• its good and bad points.
• what you can do there.
(10 points)
Speaking
8 Read the task below and take part in a discussion with your classmates.
Read about these three hotels and say which one you would prefer to stay in and why.
City Hotel Stay in the heart of the action close to the best bars, clubs and restaurants, and not far from
the historical quarter.
Hotel Calm In the heart of the countryside, near Lake Rest and the Blue Mountains, our hotel offers
great chances for walking and relaxation.
Seaview Hotel Only two minutes from sandy beaches and safe swimming, our hotel is great for that
beach holiday – not far from restaurants and shops too.
(10 points)