Unit 4

Standard Test

Name Class Date

3 a the better b better c the best

GRAMMAR
4 a the most important c an important
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the b the more important
box and could or couldn’t. 5 a most happy b more happy c happier
buy pay see sell swim 5
1 I couldn’t pay Tom yesterday because I
didn’t have the money. 4 Complete the sentences with too, too much,
too many or enough.
2 A: Could you swim well 1 You spend too much money. You need to
when you were five? save more.
B: No, I couldn’t .
2 I haven’t got enough time to do all
3 Max saved a lot of money, so he could buy my homework.
a new bike. 3 This book is too long! It’s 500 pages.
4 A: Could Rachel sell her 4 We have too many tests at school!
old skateboard online?
5 We haven’t got enough food for lunch.
B: Yes, she could ! Can you go to the supermarket?
5 We couldn’t see very well – it was foggy.
5
5
5 Match the beginnings with the endings to make
2 Complete the sentences with the comparative sentences. Then, complete them with too,
or superlative form of the adjectives. too much, too many or enough.
1 You are shorter (short) than me. 1 My dad is too b
2 What’s the most interesting (interesting) city 2 We haven’t got enough chairs d
in the world? 3 I ate too much cake c
3 Which job is more dangerous (dangerous), 4 I have too many e
firefighter or police officer? 5 I think it’s too cold a
4 What’s the quickest (quick) way to get there?
a to wear shorts today.
5 Yoghurt is healthier (healthy) than cheese.
b old to skateboard.
5 c at my birthday party.
d for everyone to sit around the table.
3 Circle the correct option.
e clothes for this small wardrobe.
What is the right job for you? For example, are 5
you 1… in a caring job than in a job in business?
It’s one of 2… decisions in life! Some jobs are 6 Circle the correct option.
3
… because you can earn more money. But is 1 Bill is the most fit / the fittest boy in my class.
money 4… thing? What do you think? Are you 2 We haven’t got enough / too much milk.
5
… when you earn a lot of money than when you Please buy some more.
do something that you love? 3 Can / Could you swim when you were five?
4 Today it’s hotter / more hot than yesterday.
1 a interested c most interested
5 What is the more difficult / the most difficult
b more interested
language?
2 a the most biggest c the biggest
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VOCABULARY LISTENING
7 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the 10 2.10 Listen and match the speakers with their
box. There are three extra verbs. jobs. There is one extra job.
Speaker 1 d
cost earn lend owe pay save sell
Speaker 2 c
spend
Speaker 3 b
1 How much money did you spend at the
a paramedic
shops?
b police officer
3 I owe Chris 20 euros, but I can’t pay him!
c surgeon
3 These trousers didn’t cost a lot.
d firefighter
4 Professional footballers are rich because they
earn a lot of money. 9
5 Can you lend me ten euros? I can pay you
next week.
11 2.10 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true),
F (false) or DS (doesn’t say)?
5 1 Speaker 1 thinks his job is popular with
children. T
8 Complete the caring jobs words.
2 Speaker 1 says that sometimes his job
1 My mum works as a n u r s e in a big hospital. T
is dangerous.
2 That s u r g e o n operated on my father.
3 Speaker 2 thinks that her job
3 The p o l i c e o f f i c e r arrested the is probably the most difficult. F
criminal.
4 Speaker 2 says that it’s hard to stay calm. DS
4 The cat is ill. We need to call the v e t .
5 Speaker 3 says that her job is often boring. F
5 The ambulance arrived at the accident and two
6 Speaker 3 thinks that towns
p a r a m e d i c s got out. DS
and cities are, in general, safe.
5
6
9 Circle the correct option.
A: My grandmother works as a 1volunteer / nurse
in a charity shop.
B: Does she 2save / earn any money?
A: No, she doesn’t. They don’t 3owe / pay her.
B: And what does the shop 4sell / borrow?
A: Clothes. They’re quite good and they don’t
5
change / cost very much.
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READING 14 Match the words highlighted in the text with
the definitions.
12 Read the newspaper article. 1 gorgeous a not moving
2 still b the front part of your
Seventeen-year-old lifeguard is a hero! body under your neck
It was a gorgeous day at a children’s swimming pool 3 breathing c arrived / appeared
in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. It was one of 4 chest d very nice
the hottest days of the year. Lots of children were
playing happily. Kate Winn, a seventeen-year-old
5 turned up e taking air into your body
student, was there, too. But she wasn’t enjoying the 5
sun or the water. She was working as a lifeguard and
it was her first day on the job. WRITING
As she was looking at the pool, she could see a
young boy. He was lying completely still in the 15 Circle the correct option.
water. Immediately, Kate jumped into the pool. She In my 1opinion / think, of all the jobs today, caring
swam quickly to the boy and took him out of the jobs are the most important. First 2point / of all,
all,
pool. Then she saw that he wasn’t breathing! Kate they are an essential part of society because
started to push his chest again and again. After a some groups of people always need help. 3Me /
few seconds, the boy started breathing. Then the Personally, I think that people with caring jobs
Personally,
paramedics turned up.
don’t earn enough money. I also 4believe / have
‘I don’t feel like a hero,’ she said afterwards. ‘I was that we now need more people in caring jobs
part of a team and I was the first to arrive.’ because the number of old people is bigger
than before.
Put the events in the order that they To sum 5down / up,
up, it’s very important that we
happened. don’t forget the importance of caring jobs.
a Other people arrived to help. 4
5
b Kate was standing by the pool. 2
c Kate was modest about her actions. 5 16 Choose one of the following topics. Do you
d Kate picked up the boy. 3 agree? Write an opinion essay. Use the prompts
e Kate got a job at the pool. 1 below to help you.
Write at least 100 words.
10 • Money is too important in today’s world.
• It’s important to earn a lot of money.
13 Read the text again. Are the sentences T (true),
F (false) or DS (doesn’t say)? Paragraph 1
1 The pool was full. DS • Introduce the topic and give your opinion.
2 It was Kate’s first time at the pool. DS Paragraph 2
3 Kate wasn’t sure what to do • Give a reason for your opinion.
at the beginning. F Paragraph 3
4 Kate used her hands to help the boy. T • Give a second reason for your opinion.
5 The paramedics saved the boy’s life. F Paragraph 4
10 • Summarise your opinion.
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TOTAL SCORE 100

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