Unit 1 Test A

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Use of English: Grammar own baby due to natural causes.

They believed that Kuru would look
after the lion cub and treat it as one
1 Match the name of the tense or
of her own.
verb form to its typical use.
The lion cub was placed into Kurus
cage and Kuru, with the help of zoo
future in the past
workers, immediately (3)
present perfect continuous
_________(react) to the situation and
past perfect continuous
started feeding the young lion with
past simple
the aid of a human babys bottle.
present perfect
Since Monday, zoo keepers (4)
_________ (monitor) the relationship
1 The _________________ is used to
between the two animals and they
speak about a finished action that is
have confirmed that a strong
in some way linked to the present.
relationship (5) _________(form)
2 The _________________ is used to
between the two animals.
speak about events that were in the
future when talking about the past.
3 The _________________ is used for
/5
actions that began in the past and
that have either finished or are
incomplete. It gives importance to 3 Choose the correct verb form to
the duration of the action. complete the sentences.
4 The _________________ is used to
speak about completed actions and 1 When I was ten, I cleaned/used to
happenings in the past. clean my rabbits cage once a week.
5 The _________________ is used to 2 My little sister will/would always
speak about actions that happened insist on getting up at six in the
before another action or actions in morning to go for a jog. The noise
the past. It gives importance to the she made drove the family mad!
duration of an activity. 3 Her young son usually gets/use to
get dirty when he plays football. He
/5 loves playing in the mud.
4 He used to take /took his pet snake
2 Read the text and fill in the twice to the vet because it was
gaps with the correct form of refusing to eat.
5 When I lived in Camden, I often was
the verb in brackets.
going/went to the zoo. I particularly
Last week a remarkable story (1) enjoyed the panda enclosure.
_________ (unfold) about a
chimpanzee and a lion cub, /5
residents of a world-famous zoo in
Beijing, China.
A lion cub was abandoned by his
mother at birth and zoo keepers,
wanting to keep the cub alive,
decided to call on Kuru, a female
chimpanzee who two weeks
previously (2) _________ (lose) her

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5 Choose the correct alternative

Use of English: Vocabulary to complete the sentences.

1 Louise wouldnt be Annes partner in

4 Choose the correct answer, A, B, C class; they really dont see eye to
or D. eye/hand.
2 As soon as her brother could talk, it
1 _________________ is the study of the
was clear that Emily had Tony
mind and how it affects the
completely under her thumb/finger.
behaviour of people. 3 She was furious and was upset that
A Palaeontology
her best friend had betrayed her by
B Sociology
C Psychology telling her mum about her problem
D Biology behind her shoulder/back.
4 When John told Danny about winning
2 _________________ is the scientific the lottery, he believed it, and it
study of the weather. wasnt until the next day that he
A Anthropology admitted that he was only pulling
B Geology his leg/arm.
C Graphology 5 As his parents are moving at the
D Meteorology weekend, Alex is going to lend them
3 _________________ is the study of the a leg/hand to help with the heavy
different components that make up furniture.
Earth e.g. rocks, soil, etc and how
they have changed since the /5
beginning of the Earth.
A Geology 6 Read the text and then put the
B Zoology correct form of the word in
C Archaeology brackets to complete the gaps.
D Sociology
Although Im not certain of her age,
4 _________________ is the study of the
Id say that my great grandma Lucy
positioning and the movement of
is (1) _____________ (approximate)
the starts and how they are believed
eighty years old. Shes quite a
to influence people and certain
distinguished character. To describe
occurrences. her, Id say shes (2)
A Astrology
_____________(tall), about one metre
B Meteorology
C Palaeontology fifty, with incredibly silky long dark
D Graphology hair. I cant believe that at her age,
she hasnt turned grey!
5 _________________ is the scientific
study of people, their culture, When she was younger, she worked
society, etc. as a psychologist. I believe thats
A Archaeology the primary reason why shes
B Psychology always so thoughtful and (3)
C Anthropology _____________(consider). For our
D Zoology birthdays, she often gives us
amazing presents. Last year, for
/5 example, she gave me this (4)
_____________ (wonder) silver

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necklace that I had been secretly werent able to do anything whilst I

wanting for ages but because of the was pregnant and that my husband
price, had put to the back of my and I were to monitor the situation.
mind. Somehow, my great grandma Nevertheless, four weeks later, as
knew that I loved it and she bought the problem came, so it went, and I
it for my birthday. I now wear it spent the rest of my pregnancy
nearly every day! devoid of any problems.
To this day, the doctors do not have
Often when shes on her own at an explanation for the occurrence
home, she doesnt just sit around, but since this moment, thankfully I
like most eighty-year-olds; shes am able to communicate not only
different. She paints or makes with my husband but also with our
clothes. She has a real (5) newborn son, Jake. The experience
_____________ (create) flare. To give
has made me value the power of my
you an example of how artistic she
words. I now write letters and a
is, next month its my wedding day
diary to my infant son just in case
and guess whos making my
the situation should arise again.
wedding dress? ....my great
Evelyn
grandma Lucy!

/5 B Whilst on holiday in California

with four friends, we suffered an
awfully scary experience.
Reading It was a balmy August afternoon
and we had decided that in order
7 You are going to read a to cool off we would go for a dip
selection of letters from a in the sea. The temperature of
magazine. For questions 1-5, the water was perfect. We waded
choose from people A-C. into the deep waters and
remained afloat talking together
Letters from readers there for well over half an hour.
This month, we are featuring some Then, suddenly, we noticed a pod
of your unusual social experiences. of dolphins swimming nearby. As
they got closer, we thought the
A Id been pregnant for about two mammals wanted to play with us.
months, when one day I found it But then, they started circling us.
extremely difficult to get my words At first, the circle was quite big
out. I didnt think much of it at first, but it soon got smaller and
as I thought it was the pregnancy smaller and the group began to
hormones but after a couple of days feel a little claustrophobic and
things worsened and I also started anxious. We tried to escape from
to experience problems writing. The the circle but just as we went to
situation affected my everyday life push the dolphins aside, we
and I began to feel terrified. The noticed an enormous shark
thought of not being able to lurking in the water next to us.
communicate with my unborn son Panic set in and we tried to stay
horrified me. afloat. There was nothing we
After a frustrating trip to the could do. The dolphins kept
hospital, they confirmed that they circling us and it was at this point

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that we realised they were there needs. Who said that animals
to protect us. couldnt talk?
By circling us, they were Margaret
communicating to the shark,
telling it to leave us alone. Which person:
Eventually after about forty
minutes, the shark left the area 1 is able to communicate with
and we were able to swim to primates? ___
safety. 2 now understands the importance
Mark of communication? ___
3 had a close escape? ___
C My husband and I have always 4 works in close contact with
been fond of animals. That was animals? ___
the primary reason why we 5 has unanswered medical
decided to accept the ownership questions? ___
of a zoo in our home town in
Devon. /5
We found the first couple of years
extraordinary, especially in the
spring months when numerous
young were born and Dan and I
spent endless nights with little
sleep looking after what felt like
our own children.
A strong connection was always
present between ourselves and
the gorillas. It could be because
we seemed to understand each
other. If they wanted something
or if someone had happened they
were usually able to get the
message across.
One spring, Blanca, one of the
female gorillas, had a baby.
However, regrettably she didnt
feel she had the ability to look
after her young daughter and one
day she signalled to us to take
her from her. We were unsure
what to do but decided it was the
best option.
From that day, four years ago,
Blancas daughter Cola has lived
with us in our house. We have
adopted her and now she is part
of our family. She has her own
bedroom with her own toys and
despite being an animal, she is
able to let us know through hand
signals all of her desires and

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Listening /5
8 You are going to hear
an interview with a socialite.
Choose the correct alternative, a,
b, or c to answer the questions.
Writing
1 Why is Nicola a guest on the 9 You have decided to enter a
show? short story writing competition.
a) She is the most famous socialite The rules state that you must
in London. begin the story with:
b) She is reviewing a column for a
Sarah was walking along the beach
magazine.
when suddenly she saw something
c) She is going to have her own
sticking out of the sand.
column in a magazine.
Write 200-250 words.
2 Why does Nicola believe the job _____________________________________
is ideal for her? _____________________________________
a) She is looking forward to doing _____________________________________
the research for the column. _____________________________________
b) She already has an expansive _____________________________________
knowledge of places to go. _____________________________________
c) Her friends know a lot about _____________________________________
restaurants. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
3 Nicola keeps her figure by
a) watching what she eats. _____________________________________
b) not eating at home. _____________________________________
c) only eating salad or soups. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
4 The caterers that Nicola employs _____________________________________
a) clean her whole house after an _____________________________________
event. _____________________________________
b) ensure that Nicola doesnt have _____________________________________
to lift a finger. _____________________________________
c) often borrow her equipment. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
5 How would Nicola Richardson _____________________________________
describe her daily life? _____________________________________
a) Extremely hectic with no time for _____________________________________
herself. _____________________________________
b) Stressful because shes always in
_____________________________________
a rush.
_____________________________________
c) Busy but filled with friends and
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