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TEENS 5 - GOLD EXPERIENCE B1+ 2ND EDITION

TEST UNITS 7 & 8

LISTENING

Task 1 You are going to listen to people talking in ten different situations. For
questions 1–10, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits best according to what you
hear.___/10 AUDIO

1 You hear a girl talking about losing her handbag. Where did she leave it?

A in a café

B at the train station

C in a clothes shop

2 You hear a boy telling a girl about a maths day at their school. Which part was the
least successful, in his opinion?

A the experiments that were carried out

B the groupwork that was done

C the video that was shown

3 You hear a girl talking about a class survey on sports. She says that tennis was…

A the boys’ second best sport to play.

B the girls’ favourite sport to watch.

C the favourite sport overall.

4 You hear two students talking about climbing a mountain. What is said about the
trip?

A Going up was harder than coming down.

B The path was difficult to follow.

C The heat was a problem.

5 You hear two students talking about their class visit to a space museum. They agree
that

A the space machine was too popular.

B the ‘Journey through space’ was effective.

C more students wanted to try on the spacesuit.

6 You hear a boy talking about a presentation he had to give. Just after finishing it,
how did he feel?

A confident that it had been a big success

B aware that one thing had spoiled it

C happy that it was all over

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 7 You hear a boy talking about selling his old skateboard. How much did he sell it for?

A ten euros

B twenty euros

C fifty euros

8 You hear two students talking about a maths website. What do they disagree on
about the site?

A whether it is useful or not

B whether the speaker goes too fast

C whether it was designed for younger people

9 You hear a girl and a boy talking about a singing competition. What is the girl
doing?

A encouraging him to take part

B advising him to practise

C telling him to be more realistic

10 You hear a girl and boy discussing security cameras. What is the girl’s attitude?

A happy to be persuaded she’s wrong

B disappointed by the boy’s argument

C annoyed by some people’s point of view

Task 2 You are going to listen to five students talking about a time they went abroad
and used another language. For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what each
speaker says about their experience of using the language. ___/10 AUDIO

Speaker 1 ______ A -I found it hard to follow when people spoke quickly.

Speaker 2 ______ B -It took me a while to get the confidence to speak.

Speaker 3 ______ C- People were pleased when I tried to speak the language.

Speaker 4 ______ D- I didn’t use the language as much as I wanted.

Speaker 5 ______ E- I used another language with some success.

F -I learned a lot from written signs.

G- People didn’t understand my accent.

H- My previous language learning wasn’t useful.

READING

Read the article. Choose from the sentences (A–G) the one which fits each gap
(1–6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. ___/6

The man who lives in a treehouse

If you’ve ever dreamed of having a treehouse of your own, you’ll be interested to read about a
young man who is actually living in one … and built it himself! Twenty-two-year-old Mark
Tamperin came out of university with a degree in engineering and design. The cost of the
university had been very expensive, so when he got his first job, he decided to build a simple
wooden treehouse and see if he could live in it for a year. Mark decided he didn’t want to live
in a flat in the city and see most of the money he earned from his job disappear to pay for that.

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(1)____Mark aimed to live a simple life and, as far as possible, avoid spending lots of money
on luxuries and supermarket food. So he also grew a vegetable garden near his treehouse.
Mark built the treehouse on a farm, agreeing to do some regular work for the farmer at
weekends in exchange for his free rent. The treehouse took three weeks to build. (2)____ He
drew up plans and made sure that nothing was wasted. It was a complex feat of engineering
that Mark’s university teachers would have been proud of, especially as much of the material
he used was second-hand. Mark needed to keep costs to a minimum so got material from his
local recycling centre in the city. At first, he was rather anxious about living there with only a
torch to provide light at night. But he soon got used to all the sounds of the woodland and farm
animals at night. (3)___He hadn’t realised quite how hard it would be in the early stages of
his project – hunting and gathering food, cutting firewood, looking after his vegetables. He
admits that he did spend two weeks at his parent’s house in the depths of winter. Mark
describes his treehouse as his own personal palace and says it beats living in a block of flats
any day. (4)____ Mark admits that they have a point. It is rather cramped and can easily
become messy if he’s not disciplined, but he likes that. Therefore he always hangs up his
clothes and never leaves them lying around, putting things away as soon as he’s finished with
them. Mark does have a few home comforts, like cushions, a rug, and a bench. He also has a
solar-powered charger which enables him to run a laptop, but that is basically the only
twenty-fi first-century gadget he needs. (5)____ One thing he misses is water from a tap – he
has to go to the farm most days to fetch water in buckets. In the summer he washes in a nearby
stream, at other times he uses a watering can and bucket. Mark has noticed that living close to
nature means he is much more relaxed, in contrast with his work colleagues. When they visit
his new home they say they wish they’d had the same idea! Mark says that his year has given
him a wonderful feeling of self-confidence and happiness. (6)____. How much longer will he
stay in his treehouse? ‘Well, I’ve settled down here and I intend to stick with my tree house for
at least another year,’ he says.

A What took him longer to become familiar with was the lifestyle.

B Apart from that, life went on as normal: job, computer, working out in the gym.

C He has also lost a lot of weight and feels fitter than ever before.

D Instead, he wanted a cheaper way, surrounded by trees and nature.

E The house is the very opposite of high-tech!

F It helped that Mark knew exactly what he was doing thanks to his professional
qualifications.

G Some visitors, on the other hand, politely say the house is ‘very cosy’

VOCABULARY

1) Complete the sentences with the correct words. Use the first letter to help
you.___/7

1 -We had a great time in Egypt – I’ve never had so much f _ _ !

2- Rod had to clean up his room because it was very m _ _ _ _.

3- Covering much of the hard floor in the living room was the most beautiful r _ _ I’d
ever seen.

4- Heather likes everything in her room to be n _ _ _ and tidy.

5 -There’s a l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ on the island to warn ships about dangerous rocks in

the sea nearby.

6- Carol was impressed by the how friendly the c _ _ _ were on the plane.

7- After a week on holiday in a great big villa, our own house felt really t _ _ _ in
comparison!
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 2) Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.___/7

1- The calculation the teacher gave us was really tough / basic and very few people
could solve it.

2- The instructions for how to put the model plane together were very simple /
confusing and I had to give up.

3- Winning this match is going to be a struggle / nightmare, but I think the team can
do it.

4- ‘I think your simple / basic idea for your project is a good one, but you need to
think hard about the details,’ said the teacher.

5- I agree this is a clear / tricky situation, but we must keep very calm and positive.

6- Leanne makes things hard for herself because she’s always so negative / tough
about any situation.

7- In the end the puzzle was actually quite easy to measure / solve.

GRAMMAR

1) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.___/6

1- If you _____________________( need) to change the time we’ve

arranged for any reason, just let me know.

2-I really wouldn’t do that if I _____________________ (be) you!

3- ‘If you _____________________ (do) your homework as soon as you

came in from school, it wouldn’t be a pain later!’ said Angie’s mum.

4- I’ll see you at 7.00, then, unless I _____________________ (hear) from

you.

5- ‘If you _____________________ (not go) to the training session this

evening, would it be a big problem?’ said Tim’s dad.

6- If David _____________________ (not forget) his passport, we

wouldn’t have been so late!

2) Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.___/7

1- I’m not very good at maths. I wish I am / was / would be better at it.

2- I wish George says / will say / would say how he feels. I never know what he’s
thinking.

3- Our day out in the city was great, but there was too much to see in one day. If only
we have / we had / we’d had more time!

4- I sometimes wish my family don’t move /didn’t move / hadn’t moved to England
– it’s so cold and wet!

5- I like being really comfortable in a house. So I’d rather live / to live / living in a
palace than a tent!

6-I’d rather not take / not to take / I’m not taking the bus into town, if you don’t
mind.

7- It takes so long to get to my uncle’s lovely house on the island. If only there is / was
/ had been a way of getting there quickly!

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3)- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the passive. ___/8

1- ‘A tough decision________________________ (going to, make),’ said

the billionaire.

2- Was the number of insects ___________________ (calculate) accurately?

3-The match ________________________ (play) at the moment.

4- John’s mobile ________________________ (send) back to the

manufacturer last week.

5- The lights____________________(will, turn) on when it gets dark.

6- Junk emails ________________________ (send) to me every day.

7- Millions of dollars ________________________ (lose) in the money

markets since last year.

8- The only bad thing about the party was that the pizza _________________
(not divide) up fairly.

USE OF ENGLISH

1) Complete the second sentence so that that is has a similar meaning to the first
sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between
two and five words, including the word given.___/8

1- Karim can speak four languages – if only I was like him! WISH

I _____________________________ speak four languages like Karim!

2- I went to Morocco and I made friends with Ben. IF

I wouldn’t have met my friend Bento

_____________________________________Morocco.

3- I really regret not going to Japan when I had the opportunity. WISH

I _____________________________________________ to
Japan when I had the opportunity.

4- A beach holiday is better for me than an adventure holiday. HAVE

I’d _____________________________________ a beach holiday

than an adventure holiday.

5- I’d love to go out, but I have too much homework to do! ONLY

If _________________ have so much homework to do! I would love to go out.

6- Sorry, but I don’t feel like going running today, if you don’t mind. RATHER

Sorry, but _______________________go running today, if you don’t mind.

7- Do they deliver the newspaper to your house? YOU

Do_______________________________________to your house?

8- The authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. BEING

The cause of the fire __________________________________the

authorities.

2) Read the article and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
___/8

Flying to England

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 I had an interesting experience on (1) …….. a plane from my country last summer. I
was on my (2) ……... to England with my family for a week’s holiday. When we got
into the (3)........ , I noticed a girl with beautiful blonde hair and felt I had seen her
somewhere before. My seat turned out to be right next to hers, and I was waiting for
a good moment to (4)........ the ice and ask where I’d seen her before. I (5) …….
myself on being very polite, so I didn’t want to just start talking to her! I didn’t want
to (6) ……. her! When the announcement came that we could unfasten our seat belts,
I (7) ……. advantage of the situation, and asked if I could help her. We started
talking, and she told me that she was English and was returning home from a visit to
my city. Now, a year on, we are great friends and communicate regularly. It’s always
great to (8)..... into contact with people from different countries – wherever you are!

1 A deck B departure C board D guard

2 A direction B track C road D way

3 A cabin B lounge C platform D terminal

4 A cool B break C improve D get

5 A pride B put C head D stick

6 A settle B pain C bother D chat

7 A made B set C kept D took

8 A touch B have C come D stay

3) Read the text and complete the gaps with one word only. ___/10

Security cameras
When security cameras are put in towns there is always (1)___________
mixed reaction from the public. Some people reckon that cameras improve their
lives (2)___________ of a greater feeling of personal safety. They argue that
cameras are only there (3)___________ catch criminals, and therefore they
support the idea that cameras prevent crime, stopping it before it happens. Others
struggle to see any benefit. They say that security cameras are not particularly
effective in preventing crime and create a ‘big brother’ atmosphere, where ordinary
people feel they (4)___________ being watched and controlled. They think
their privacy (5) ___________ being lost.

But experts have noticed something interesting. When security cameras

(6)___________ introduced five years ago in a European city, forty-five
percent (7)___________ residents were against the cameras. But two years
later, the researchers (8) ___________ people answer the same question, and
this time the figure fell to thirty-one percent. ‘Clearly an improvement has (9)
___________ seen in people’s opinion of the cameras over time,’ said the
leader of the research project. The crime rate in the city also fell in this period, but
only very slightly. It seems people who are not convinced about security cameras
can change (10) ___________ minds about them.

WRITING

Read the task below. Write a for and against essay about the statement below.
(140-190 words) /20

YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE NO INTEREST IN POLITICS.