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Unit 5 Test A
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Grammar 3 Write the follow-up sentences using

the adjectives given and too or
enough.
1 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the adjectives given. 1 Can you get me another coffee? I can’t drink
You may have to add extra words. this one. _______________ (hot).
1 Which actor has _______________ (big) house 2 I need to update my computer.
in Hollywood? _______________ (fast).
2 My sister, Bea, is _______________ 3 I didn’t finish reading the whole story.
(intelligent) member of our family. _______________ (long).
3 I love the new cartoon series. It’s much 4 My little sister couldn’t watch the horror film.
_______________ (funny) the last one. _______________ (scary).
4 Is it _______________ (important) to do my 5 My mum didn’t buy any shoes in the sale.
maths homework or my English? _______________ (cheap).
5 My handwriting is a lot _______________ 6 They didn’t choose Sam for the football team.
(bad) it was in the past. It’s because I text all _______________ (fit).
the time.
6 Your house is _______________ (big) I
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thought!
Vocabulary
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4 Complete the sentences with the
2 Find and correct the mistakes in the correct words.
sentences. Some sentences have 1 Did you see the new __________ last night?
more than one mistake. They had some interesting guests on.
1 The film last night was a slightly more 2 For me, the most interesting programmes on
interesting than I was expecting. TV are the _________. At least they’re
educational.
3 It’s not always a good thing to have a lot of
__________. You spend a lot of time changing
2 My uncle has a good job, but he isn’t as clever from one to another!
than my mum is. 4 Some young children sit in front of
__________ like The Simpsons for hours. It
isn’t good for them.
5 Watching __________ every evening is
important for people who don’t like reading
3 My English essay is a lot worst than yours! newspapers.
6 I’d be too nervous to go on a __________,
4 Some people say that Chinese Mandarin is a although you can win a lot of money.
difficultest language to learn in the world!
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5 Sue Holmes is less as famous than her older

sister.

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5 Match the films in 1–6 with the

adjectives in A–F.
Reading
1 It’s about a girl and she dies at the end. I cried. 7 Read the article about children and
___ television and choose the best
2 It’s about a man who murders ten people in a answers.
small town. ___
3 It’s about the longest train journey in the world.
BEDTIME WATCHING?
I fell asleep! ___
We all know that most children watch too much
4 It’s about the language of monkeys. ___
TV, but trying to control this has always been
5 It’s got Angelina Jolie in it. Everyone wants to difficult. Some parents are more relaxed than
see it. ___ others about the programmes their children watch
6 It’s about a group of dogs. I laughed all the way and for how long, but usually they can switch off
through! ___ the TV when they want to. However, the problem
is much bigger when children have a TV in their
own bedrooms!
A informative
In this case, parents don’t know when their
B popular
children’s TV is on and what they’re watching. In
C moving most countries, the TV companies are quite
D boring responsible about what sort of programmes they
E funny broadcast when children are watching. But these
F scary rules don’t apply if a child is watching alone after
his/her bedtime.
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of all children (in some age groups this increases
to 70%) have a TV in their bedrooms. Many of
6 Complete the sentences with an
these children need more exercise and have more
adjective formed from these words.
health problems compared to children who don’t.
confuse worry depress relax disappoint They also get lower marks in their school tests. As
disgust well as this, children spent more time alone in their
rooms than interacting with family and friends.
1 I was very __________ when I got low marks It’s very difficult to take away a TV from a
in the test. child, but it is possible to control the time spent
2 The directions you gave me were __________ watching. There is a gadget you can buy and you
and I got completely lost. programme it with the number of hours a week a
3 I’m going to have a __________ bath and read child can watch TV. This applies to ALL TVs in
my book. the house! When the child starts watching, he has
to type in a special number. When he reaches the
4 I was __________ by the food they served in limit, the TV won’t switch on! Some parents have
the restaurant. It smelled terrible! taken other action. They put their children’s
5 Mark’s been really __________ since Jen left electrical gadgets, like computers, games consoles,
him. He should see a doctor. TVs, etc., on a different electrical supply and turn
6 The number of children who watch TV for it off at bedtime!
more than five hours a day is very __________.

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Use of English
1 What is a problem for parents?
A They don’t have time to relax with their 9 Complete the second sentence so
children. that it means the same as the first,
B They can’t decide when to switch off the using the word given. Do not change
TV. the word given. Use between two and
C Their children watch a lot of TV. five words.
1 My new laptop was more expensive than my
2 Some children who watch TV in their rooms PC!
A do not do very well at school.
B also do sports. NOT
C invite their friends to their rooms. My PC _______________ my new laptop.

2 No one in our family is as tall as Leanne.

3 What does the special gadget do? THE
A It controls the TV in the child’s bedroom.
B It controls the programmes the child Leanne is _______________ person in our
watches. family.
C It controls how long a child watches TV.
3 This is the funniest film I’ve ever seen.
4 What is another answer to the problem? FUNNIER
A turn off all the gadgets in the bedroom at I’ve never seen a _______________ this.
night
B take all of the electrical gadgets out of the 4 The exam was easier than I expected.
room at night LESS
C stop the electricity to the gadgets at night The exam _______________ I expected.

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THAN
Gary’s car _______________ yours.
Listening (Tests CD, Track 6)

8 You are going to hear a radio

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interview. Listen and decide if each
statement is true (T), false (F) or not
mentioned (NM).

1 Annie’s school organized the project. T/F/NM

2 The project was open to all teenagers. T/F/NM
3 The children reported on news stories T/F/NM
from where they live.
4 They interviewed a local shop owner. T/F/NM
5 The report included a weather T/F/NM
forecast.
6 The children thought the project was T/F/NM
educational.

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Writing
10 A new TV series has started in your
country. You don’t like it. Write a
letter to your English friend. In your
letter, you should

 tell him/her about the series

 say why you don’t like it.

Write 100 words.

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