CAMBRIDGE GLOBAL ENGLISH 9: END OF UNIT 4 TEST

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End of Unit 4 test

Vocabulary 1
Match the medical and scientific words to their definitions.

Word Definition
0 DNA A a medicine that is used to treat a range of illnesses

a test done in order to learn something or to

1 unique B
discover if something works or is true

2 genetics C the complete set of genetic information in people

3 fingerprint D different from everything else

a period of time spent away from other people to

4 antibiotic E
prevent anyone else catching a disease

5 pandemic F a pattern of lines that is different in every person

a complex chemical found in the cells of all living

6 human genome G
things
a disease that affects a wide area and large numbers
7 inoculation H
of people within that area
part of the DNA in a cell that controls the
8 quarantine I
development, behaviour, etc., of a plant or animal
the study of how the characteristics of parents pass
9 gene J
to their children
a weak form of a disease given to people to protect
10 experiment K
them against it

[Total: 10 marks]

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Grammar 1
Use the present or past simple passive to complete the sentences.
Use the verb in brackets.

Example:
0 The vaccine against a disease called polio …………………..
was developed (develop) in the 1950s.

11 Every year, millions of people ……………………………. (inoculate) with the latest flu vaccine.

12 Up to 50 million people ……………………………. (kill) by one type of flu in the early 20th
century.

13 Flu ……………………………. (cause) by a virus that changes form, or mutates, regularly.

14 A vaccine against flu ……………………………. (create) in the 1930s.

15 Flu ……………………………. (believe) to be responsible for over 500,000 deaths

worldwide each year.
[Total: 5 marks]

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Grammar 2
Use the present perfect continuous to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first.
Use no more than three words.

Example:

0 I started studying what causes diseases last week.

I ……………………….
have been studying what causes diseases since last week.

16 Our sports lessons this week were about learning to play hockey.

We …………………………………. how to play hockey in sports lessons this week.

17 I went to my first science club meeting three weeks ago.

I …………………………………. to science club meetings for three weeks.

18 She played her first football match for the school team two weeks ago.

She …………………………………. for the school football team for two weeks.

19 I started reading a really enjoyable book at the weekend.

I …………………………………. a really enjoyable book since the weekend.

20 Martin learned to ski when he was 14 years old.

Martin …………………………………. since he was 14 years old.

[Total: 5 marks]

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Vocabulary 2
Read the sentences about animals and plants.
Circle the correct letter, A, B or C to complete each sentence.

Example:
0 A ………… is someone who looks after animals at a zoo.
A prey B cage C keeper

21 If an animal is …………, it means there aren’t many of them left in the world.
A endangered B livestock C released

22 Sharks are ………… because they kill and eat other animals.
A prey B pollinators C predators

23 Farms often keep a range of …………, such as sheep, cows and goats.
A crops B livestock C wildlife

24 ………… like cows and sheep eat grass and other plants, and not meat.
A Predators B Herbivores C Crops

25 Farms grow ………… like wheat, fruit and vegetables, as well as keeping animals.
A crops B livestock C cattle

26 Animals called giant sloths lived in South America but died out completely and are now ………… .
A prey B endangered C extinct

27 Animals that other animals catch and then eat are known as ………… .
A prey B predators C wildlife

28 People can get milk from the ………… that they keep.
A pollinators B cattle C predators

29 A ………… feeds on flowers, which allows flowers and then fruit and vegetables to grow.
A pollinator B predator C prey

30 Rainforests are diverse environments, which means thousands of different ………… of plants and
animals live there.
A herbivores B wildlife C species
[Total: 10 marks]

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Grammar 3
Complete the text with the present perfect active or passive using the verbs in brackets.

High winds cause damage to the country

Hundreds of people (0) ……………..
have lost (lost) their homes after strong winds swept across the country

during the night. Fortunately, no one (31) …………………………………. (die) as a result of

the storm, which continues to affect regions in the north of the country. However, many farm

animals (32) …………………………………. (kill) in some areas.

Rescue workers (33) …………………………………. (started) clearing up the wreckage of some the

houses that (34) …………………………………. (destroy) by the storm since yesterday evening.

The president (35) …………………………………. (keep) up to date with news of the destruction by

government workers in affected areas. She said that the government would help in any way that it could.

[Total: 5 marks]

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Grammar 4
Use a preposition from the box to complete each sentence.

in from on with of to

Example:
0 I don’t believe …….
in keeping animals in zoos.

36 The penguins at the zoo are suffering …………… a form of bird flu.

37 I think zoos should concentrate …………… helping to save rare animals.

38 Elephants belong …………… a group of animals called mammals.

39 Some of the animals at the zoo died …………… a mysterious illness.

40 I agree …………… people who think zoos are generally a good idea.
[Total: 5 marks]

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