Units 5–8 Imię i nazwisko: 

Achievement Test Total/50

Group B Klasa: 

Animals are dying because we are destroying their natural

SŁOWNICTWO 5
 and acid rain is killing the trees in our forests and
the fish in our lakes. We must act to clean up our world now.
1 Complete the text with one letter in each gap. The first
and last letters are given. /5
I’ve just become a father which has made me change my
mind about work. The most important thing is to have a GRAMATYKA
s e c u r e, stable job, because I need to be sure that I won’t
suddenly become unemployed again. My last contract 4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
1
e d in June and I’ve been unemployed brackets.
since then. It would be nice to have a rewarding, Last week, my parents asked me if I could (can) help them
2
f g job but it is more important that it’s with their computer. I’m sure that now they wish they
well-paid. I can cope with a 3t s, repetitive job
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(ask) someone else. If they had
knowing that I can pay my bills at the end of the month. taken the computer to the computer shop, they
I’ve found a job I’m interested in but the
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(not have to) buy a new one
4
a n process is long and complicated yesterday. I made a really big mistake. Not only
and, at the moment, I don’t have any income coming in to
3
(I / remove) the back of the
pay for my family’s living 5e s. We get help computer, but I also spilt my cup of coffee all over it.
from the government but I would prefer to earn my money My parents took it to the shop to see if it could be
than ask for a hand out every month. repaired. I didn’t go with them. I knew the people in the shop
would laugh when my parents told them what I
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(do). In the end, they told my
2 Complete the sentences with the words formed from parents how much it 5 (cost) to repair
the words in the box. it and my parents bought a new one instead.

anonymous grow interview loyal /5

mystery stupid
5 Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has
I won’t talk to the newspapers unless they promise to a similar meaning to the original sentence. Use between
protect my anonymity. 2–5 words in your answer, including the word in capital
1 Do you think that employees should show letters.
to the firm they work for? 'You’d better sit down before you read this article,' said
2 There was a light in the sky last night. Beth. ADVISED
Maybe it was a UFO. Beth advised us to sit down before we read the article.
3 Your cost us over £1,000 and you don’t 1 'It’s true. I lied about my qualifications during the
understand why I’m sacking you! interview,' said Dave. ADMITTED
4 We’ve seen a steady in profits over the Dave
last six months. qualifications during the interview.
5 Did the answer your questions well? 2 'Have you thought of a name for your campaign group
Shall we offer her a job? yet?' asked Clara.
Clara asked us
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of a name for our campaign group yet. HAD
3 Complete the text with only one word in each gap. Use 3 The bosses of the company explained how they would
the words in the box. There are four extra words. clean up the oil spill.
What the bosses of the company 
granted habitats landslides markets how they would clean up the
nutrients risk role shores tides value
oil spill. EXPLAIN
We can all play a vital role in helping the planet. 4 The story was badly written and contained a lot of
We, as humans, take the world and its resources for inaccuracies. WAS
1
but, at the moment, we are at Not badly
2
of destroying life as we know it. written but it also contained a lot of inaccuracies.
Our rivers are polluted and our sea 3 5 You can’t just log on to our website. Someone has to
are covered in rubbish. We cut down trees which keep invite you first. TO
the ground in place and then wonder why our homes You can’t just log on to our website.
are destroyed by 4 . You first.
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 Achievement Test Units 5–8 Group B

ŚRODKI JĘZYKOWE CZYTANIE

6 Complete the text with only one word in each gap. 8 Read the text. Choose the correct options: A, B, C or D.
I think I’m quite a fair person. As a rule, I don’t judge THE FIRST TRANS-ATLANTIC CROSSING
people by their appearance, gender or race. I like you as a People often complain about standards of journalism nowadays
person and I 1 I didn’t have to sack you but you and say that newspapers are full of rumour, gossip and made-up
have left me with no choice. You have been late six times in stories. However, this is really nothing new. In 1844, the New York
the last month and I know you haven’t been entirely truthful Sun published an amazing story about the first ever trans-Atlantic
flight. There were wild celebrations in the city when people read
about the reasons for your lateness. I don’t like
the news but, in fact, the story was false. The writer, Edgar Allan
2
lied to. 3 I find even more upsetting Poe, who had just arrived in the city penniless, had invented
is that you have also been leaving work early when I’m not and sold the story in order to earn some much needed cash.
here. 4 top of everything else, you had an Despite having had several poems and short stories published,
argument with a customer yesterday in full view of everyone he never earned a lot from them. The balloon story turned out
to be doubly rewarding. Not only did he sell the story to the Sun
and that was the final straw. 5 the circumstances,
but he also managed to sell a story to a different newspaper in
I’m telling you that we no longer require your services. which he described, truthfully this time, the scenes of jubilation
/5 in New York’s streets as people celebrated this historic event.
Here are some extracts from the balloon story. Would you have
7 Choose the correct option: A, B or C. been taken in?
I will put my secretarial staff at your while you are here. Saturday, April the 6th
A  disposal Every preparation having been made overnight, we
B  attention commenced the inflation at daybreak; but owing to a thick
C  process fog we did not get through before nearly eleven o'clock.
Cut loose, our ascent became very rapid. The weather was
1 Don’t trust Ken. He’s the most person I know. remarkably fine, and the view – a most romantic one when
A  two-faced seen from any point – was now especially sublime. The
numerous deep gorges presented the appearance of lakes,
B  far-fetched
on account of the dense vapors with which they were filled,
C  light-hearted and the pinnacles and crags to the South East, resembling
nothing so much as the giant cities of eastern fable. We were
2 I wish I so nervous during my interview.
rapidly approaching the mountains in the South; but our
A  wouldn’t have been elevation was more than sufficient to enable us to pass them
B  hadn’t been in safety. In a few minutes we soared over them in fine style.
C  wouldn’t be At half-past eleven, we obtained our first view of the Bristol
Channel; and, in fifteen minutes we were out at sea. We
3 Due to ill-health, I have decided to down from my
were all now anxious to test the efficiency of the rudder and
position as chairperson. screw, for the purpose of altering our direction more to the
A  settle eastward, and in a line for Paris. By means of the rudder
B  pass we instantly effected the necessary change of direction, and
C  step were rejoiced to find it propel us as desired.
Hardly, however, had we done with our rejoicings, when an
4 I came this website by accident but it’s now one of unforeseen accident occurred. The steel rod connecting the
my favourites. spring with the propeller was suddenly jerked out of place.
A  across While we were endeavoring to regain it, our attention being
B  along completely absorbed, we became involved in a strong current
of wind from the East, which bore us, with rapidly increasing
C  around force, towards the Atlantic. It was now that Mr.  Ainsworth
5 If the tide hadn’t come in, we on the beach now. made an extraordinary proposition, in which he was instantly
seconded by Mr. Holland - viz.: that we should take advantage
A  will still be
of the strong gale which bore us on, and in place of beating
B  would still be back to Paris, make an attempt to reach the coast of North
C  would have still been America. After slight reflection I gave a willing assent to this
bold proposition, which (strange to say) met with objection
/5 from the two seamen only. As the stronger party, however,
we overruled their fears, and steered due West.
P.S. (by Mr. Ainsworth.) The last nine hours have been
unquestionably the most exciting of my life. I ask not success
for mere safety to my insignificant person but for the sake
of human knowledge and – for the vastness of the triumph.
And yet the feat is only so evidently feasible that the sole
wonder is why men have scrupled to attempt it before. One
single gale such as now befriends us and the broad Atlantic
becomes a mere lake.
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Achievement Test Units 5–8 Group B

9 Read the texts about Crete. Match the questions (1–4)

to the texts (A–C). Two questions match one text. Write
1 Which sentence is true? your answers in the table.
A Edgar Allan Poe thought the story was true when he A CRETE UNEARTHED
wrote it.
This impressively researched book gives the reader an
B Edgar Allan Poe was a long term resident of New in-depth look at the amazing variety of landscapes on the
York City when he wrote the story. Mediterranean island of Crete. Although perhaps more
renowned for its vibrant coastal resorts of Heraklion, Malia
C Edgar Allan Poe wrote one accurate article but not and Chania, inland Crete offers forests, gorges, a surprisingly
for the New York Sun. high mountain range and even a desert. This book examines
D Edgar Allan Poe sold the same story to two different how the island’s position in the eastern Mediterranean
affects its climate and how the landscape has changed over
newspapers.
the last thousand years with earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
and changing global temperatures all having an influence.
2 Before reaching the Bristol Channel, the balloon flew
The author is a geologist and his expertise is clearly shown
over in the mass of scientific analysis and data. Perhaps my only
A large cities. criticism would be that the information would be better
illustrated with more photography rather than just the
B high summits. graphs and charts provided. However, the target audience
C cloud covered lakes. of academic researches or geology undergraduates don’t
require nice, colourful photography for this book to take
D rocky hills.
pride of place on their book shelves.
3 When the balloon set off, the people on board B DISCOVERING CRETE
A new book about Crete has been published by the University
A had no plans about where they were going.
of Crete, one of the country’s top centres of learning. It is
B were planning to fly to Paris. simple to read without being dull but, although fascinating,
C already knew they would end up in the USA. is not detailed enough to be used for academic purposes. The
beautiful photography would make anyone want to visit the
D had no intention of flying over the sea. island but it isn’t a guide book and the lack of maps and basic
tourist information would make it a poor choice for someone
4 Which of these statements is not true? visiting the island for the first time. The book starts with the
A Not everyone on the balloon agreed with Minoan civilisation which lasted for 2,500 years until it was
finally destroyed by earthquake or volcanic eruption. There
Mr Ainsworth.
is also information about how Roman, Venetian, Turkish
B Mr Ainsworth’s idea was a result of the weather. and, of course, Greek invaders have shaped the island. The
photographs of Chania’s buildings, showing all these different
C It didn’t take Mr Holland long to agree with
influences, are really stunning as are the sections on the
Mr Ainsworth. island’s flora and fauna. It is an excellent book which anyone
D The writer of the journal objected to Mr Ainsworth’s who has already fallen in love with the island will want to own.
idea at first. C ON CRETE
On Crete is a strange book. You could search from cover to
5 Mr Ainsworth was surprised cover and not even know that Crete was a part of Greece.
A that the journey wasn’t more dangerous. However, the information that is included would be of great
value to the hoards of students and twenty-somethings
B no-one had attempted the same journey before. who flock to the island every summer in search of sun and
C by the strength of the wind. excitement on a budget. The book does give a brief history
of mass tourism on the island and points out which resorts
D that the Atlantic was so small.
are still living on reputations which no longer reflect reality
and which are up and coming but, as yet, remain largely
6 This article shows how newspapers
undiscovered and therefore cheap. Hidden away between
A fail to check stories they publish. the sections on budget accommodation and nightlife, there
is a very brief cultural section which informs readers of the
B deliberately lie to their readers.
best value coach excursions to places such as the Minoan
C are the best way to find out what’s going on. ruins and the Samaria Gorge, but without really explaining
why they might want to go there in the first place.
D employ dishonest journalists.
/6 In which book does the author
1 provide information to help readers to decide
which town to stay in?
2 give an in depth description of the island’s
cultural past?
3 discuss the importance Crete’s location?
4 explain why the island contains such a wide
variety of architectural styles?
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