TEST UNIT 8

NAME:

SCORE:

Vocabulary
A Complete the text with words from the box. There are three extra words.

airport drive flying go by plane

sitting talking station waiting

I travel a lot and I often (1) ____________ plane. Luckily I don’t mind (2) ____________, but there are some things I hate. I
hate (3) ____________ at the (4) ____________ because it’s really boring. Sometimes I’m there for more than two hours.
When I’m on the (5) ____________ I don’t like
(6) ____________ next to other people because I often go to sleep.

B Complete the sentences with words from the box. Add one word to each sentence.

takes on ride station bus take talking

(7) Remember to your umbrella.

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(8) Let’s meet at the railway.
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(9) I can’t a bicycle.
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(10) It about twenty minutes to get to my house by bus.
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(11) I don’t like on the phone.
_______________________________________________________________________
(12) Why don’t we go foot?
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(13) I was waiting at the stop.
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C For questions 14–18, which word is the odd-one-out?

(14) a) car b) plane c) port d) boat

(15) a) bus stop b) train c) motorbike d) car
(16) a) car park b) boat c) airport d) station
(17) a) plane b) boat c) car park d) bicycle
(18) a) airport b) bicycle c) bus d) train

Grammar
D Write sentences using the prompts.

(19) She / love / travel

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(20) I / not like / watch / TV
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(21) They / hate / take the bus in the morning
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(22) He / not mind / walk / to work
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(23) I / like / eat / fast food
_______________________________________________________________________
(24) We / not like / fly
_______________________________________________________________________

E Complete the sentences with the correct words.

(25) I really don’t like wait / waiting for people.

(26) I ride / am riding my bicycle every day.
(27) Look! She kiss / is kissing her boyfriend.
(28) What are you do / doing?
(29) I am have / having breakfast.
(30) He usually gets up / is getting up at 7 o’clock.
(31) I can’t stand watch / watching horror films.
(32) I take / am taking the bus to go to work in the morning.
(33) We sit / are sitting in a traffic jam at the moment.

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F Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A: Hi Jack! What are you (34) ____________ (do)?

B: I’m (35) ____________ (wash) the car.

A: Why don’t we (36) ____________ (take) the bus?

B: Oh! I hate (37) ____________ (take) the bus. Let’s go on foot.
A: Okay.

A: Where are you?

B: I’m (38) ____________ (sit) on the train.
A: But don’t you usually (39) ____________ (walk) to work?
B: Yes, but it’s (40) ____________ (rain) this morning.

Functional language
G Complete 41–45 with words from the box. Add one word to each.

think let’s idea don’t could

(41) That’s a great.

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(42) We go to the cinema and watch a film.
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(43) go out tonight.
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(44) I don’t that’s a good idea.
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(45) Why we go out for a meal?
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H Complete the conversation with the sentences and questions from exercise G.

A: (46) ___________________________________________________________
B: Where do you want to go?
A: (47) ___________________________________________________________
B: Sorry, I don’t want to go out and eat.
A: Okay. (48) ______________________________________________________
B: (49) Yes, _______________________________________________________
A: Why don’t we walk?
B: (50) ___________________________________________. Let’s take a taxi.

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 Vocabulary D Match the lifestyle with the best adjective.
A Match the sentence halves to form 0 His job is very difficult and makes him
five green habits. a
feel anxious all the time.
0 I never throw away paper or glass but make
sure I a 14 She eats really fatty food and she never
does any exercise.

1 I’ve stopped flying and now I

15 They buy way too much food and they
2 Instead of buying new ones, we throw away most of it.
3 To save electricity, as I leave a room I make 16 She never goes anywhere interesting
sure I or does anything exciting.

4 I take a very short shower in order to 17 He recycles everything that he can

and is careful to reuse plastic
5 As I walk along the road, I often bags.
18 He eats a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables
a recycle it. and he does a lot of exercise.
b go on local vacations.
a stressful
c reuse all our plastic bags.
b wasteful
d pick up trash.
c boring
e turn off the lights.
d green
f save water.
e healthy
f unhealthy
B Complete the sentences with the words
in the box. There is one extra option.
Score / 18
boring walks exciting wasteful take relaxing

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My brother has a (0) relaxing lifestyle. He lives in a
small town and he (6) to work every day. I don’t like his
life. I think it’s (7) . My lifestyle is more (8)
. I live in a big city and I

(9) the train to work.

C Complete the sentences with the words in

the box. There is one extra option.

ride her bike organic green busy in shape

My teacher, Mrs Matthews, has a (10)

lifestyle and she needs to get (11) .

She should make some changes. She could eat

(12) food and (13) to school.

6 Choose the correct words.

A: Hi, Zeynep, it’s nice (0) meet / to meet / am meeting

you. (11) You study / Do you study / Are you studying
right now?

B: Hi, Jorge! Yes, (12) I’m / I am / I’m not. (13)

Am I studying / I’m studying / I study for my

Spanish exam. (14) Am I needing / I’m needing / I
Correct the sentences in which the present need Spanish for my job.

A: (15) You do like / Are you liking / Do you like it?

progressive is used incorrectly. Check (✓)
the correct sentences. There is at least
one correct sentence. B: Yes, (16) have / I have / I’m having a great teacher.

0 I want to work with animals because I

am loving them. 7 Complete the conversation. Use the words
I want to work with animals because I love them.

D Right now, he’s studying for his exams.

E Every summer we are going to Mexico for

our vacation.

F Can I call you later? I’m having dinner right now.

in parentheses.
B Write the present participles of these verbs
G Speak to Carlos about healthy eating. He is knowing
a lot about the subject.

H I am needing English for my career.

 B: No, he (18) (work) at the zoo right now.
A: Tell me about your brother. I (0) don’t know
He (19) (love) his job. He (20)
(not know) anything about him. (17)
(want) to help animals. He also (21) (teach)
he (study) now?
taking biology at a school two days a week. He
0 take
6 run (22) (like) that, too!
7 change Score / 22
8 give
9 plan
10 win
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Grammar D Correct the sentences in which the present

A Choose the correct words. progressive is used incorrectly. Check (✓)
A: Hi, Yuri, it’s nice (0) meet / to meet / am meeting the correct sentences. There is at least
one correct sentence.
you. (1) You work / Are you working / Do you work
0 I want to work with animals because I
right now? am loving them.
I want to work with animals because I love them.
B: Hi, Gregor! No, (2) I am / I’m / I’m not. (3) Am I
studying / I study / I’m studying for my math exam. 18 I am needing English for my job.
(4) Am I needing / I’m needing / I need math for

my job.
A: (5) Are enjoying / You do enjoy / Do you enjoy it?

B: Yes, (6) have / I have / I’m having a great teacher.

B Complete the conversation. Use the words in parentheses.

A: Tell me about your sister. I (0) don’t know
(not know) anything about her. (7)

she (study) now?

B: No, she (8) (work) at the zoo right now. She (9) (like) this job.

She (10) (want) to help animals. She also (11) (teach) biology at a school two days a week. She (12)
(love) that, too!

C Write the present continue of these verbs.

0 take taking

13 win
14 plan
15 give
16 change
17 run
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