Photocopiable tests

Unit 1  Test
Vocabulary
1  Use the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits
in the gap in the same sentence. Here is an example (0).
0 Danny’s nine months old and very energetic  . He won’t sit still! ENERGY
1 Wendy Surtees is one of our most employees. She’s always on time
and completes all her projects. DEPEND
2 Don’t be so  ! You only ever think of yourself. SELF
3 Adam Scott is one of the most businessmen in our region.
He’s made millions. SUCCESS
4 Thanks for your advice. It’s been very  . HELP
5 Paul’s behaviour is annoying. He gets jealous when he isn’t
the centre of attention. CHILD
6 Jack’s very  . He’d like to be boss of the company one day. AMBITION
7 We need to take action to stop the spread of this disease. We mustn’t
waste a ­moment. DECIDE
8 When she was young, she was very  . She never listened to her parents
and joined a punk band. REBEL
9 The operation was quite  . It really hurt. But Bob’s feeling better now. PAIN
10 Our car’s  . It often breaks down – we got stuck on the motorway last week. RELY

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2  Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
My Uncle Tim
Of all my relatives, I have a very strong (0)  with my uncle Tim. He’s a (1) friend and really
(2)  me. Perhaps it’s because he’s older than me – thirteen years older, in fact – but not so much older to make
him of a different generation. As I was growing up, he was so cool and relaxed, you know, really (3)   , as if nothing
worried him. And now I’m twenty myself, he’s just good fun. He’s the kind of person you want to (4)  just because
he’s fun to talk to, and the kind of person you can share problems with because you know he’ll always be supportive.
Uncle Tim would always (5)  by me if things got tough. And I respect his advice because he talks a lot of (6)  sense.
Uncle Tim works in the city centre, not far from my college, so we meet (7)  for a coffee and a chat
at least once a week. He always asks me how I’m (8)  on at college, and we tell each other funny stories.
We share the same (9)  of humour so it’s always a laugh. In the summer, I’m going to travel round Europe,
and I’m trying to (10)  him to come with me. I hope he can – I can’t think of anyone I’d sooner travel the
world with.

0 A join B bond C connect D support

1 A true B really C main D strong
2 A rules the world for B makes the earth for C shows the earth to D means the world to
3 A mutual B dutiful C laid-back D considerate
4 A hang down from B hang out with C hang away from D hang over
5 A go B run C stand D lie
6 A common B usual C standard D proper
7 A on B in C over D up
8 A making B getting C taking D doing
9 A fashion B set C feel D sense
10 A take B get C go D move

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3  Complete the text using the correct form of the verbs 4 Complete the sentences with the past simple, present
in brackets. There is an example at the beginning (0). perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of
In the last twenty years, over five million Britons the verbs in brackets. Here is an example (0).
(0)  have left  (leave) home for a new life 0 I ’ve known (know) Julia all my life. She’s very
abroad. More than one hundred thousand supportive.
(1)   (move) abroad last year. Today, Australia 1 All day, everybody (chat) online
(2)   (remain) the most popular destination. about that drama serial on TV last night. I keep
Its high standard of living and sunny weather ­getting messages in my inbox even now!
(3)   (attract) two hundred thousand Britons in
2 Jake and I (not get) on during last
the last five years alone, and it (4)   (continue)
summer’s holiday. He’s the least considerate person
to be the dream destination of many ‘poms’*. Meanwhile
I know.
Spain, which (5)   (be) a favourite among
retiring Britons in the 1990s, (6)   (drop) down 3 Some time ago, John and I (decide) to
the league table of popular destinations in recent years. travel round the world together.
The Spanish economy (7)   (struggle) since 4 Ray (buy) a new car. It’s outside.
2008, and the unemployment rate (8)   (rise) Come and have a look!
year on year. The sharp fall in Spanish house prices in 5 It’s about time you got here. It’s really late and we
2008 (9)   (hit) ex-pat houseowners from the (wait) for ages.
UK hard. As a result, Spain (10)   (become) a 6 My brother (move) to Canada. We
less attractive destination. won’t see him so much now.
* pom = a jokey name for an English person in Australia
7 My headache (get) worse all morning.
Perhaps I should lie down.
8 So far this year, the weather (be) awful.
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9 We first (hear) about our interesting
family history when our uncle was here.
10 Amy (not pass) her test yet. She’s
hoping to take it again in the spring.

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5 You are going to read an article about National Geographic’s Genographic Project. For questions 1–10, choose
from the sections (A–E). The sections may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Which section says
0 which people are carrying out research into the human genome? B
1 that our view of human evolution has changed to some extent?
2 why ordinary people should take part in the project?
3 whether or not other people will have access to an individual’s DNA data?
4 how many years the Genographic Project has been going on?
5 whether genetical information from one group of participants may be more important
than information from another?
6 how ordinary people can gather and send useable material?
7 what the project most hopes to discover?
8 whether any of the data will be kept secret or not?
9 how an individual’s DNA is analysed using technology?
10 whether the quantity of information collected is a concern for the researchers?

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National Geographic’s Genographic Project

A D
It’s no secret that we all want to know who we really Although not a primary aim of the research, an area
are and, since its launch in 2005, National Geographic’s of study that may fascinate the layman is the extent to
Genographic Project has been using advanced DNA analysis which our ancestry may or may not include genes from
to help answer fundamental questions about where humans Neanderthal or Denisovan peoples. Until recently, it was
originated and how we came to populate the Earth. Now, believed that all humans were descended exclusively from
cutting-edge technology is enabling the project to shine a Homo sapiens who evolved in what is now East Africa.
powerful new light on our collective past. By participating Today, however, it is commonly accepted that modern
in the next phase of this real-time scientific research, you humans, as they migrated north, west and east from
will be able to learn more about yourself and your roots than Africa, mated with Neanderthal and Denisovan peoples,
you ever thought possible. You will also help support the who had evolved separately. These peoples died out but
Genographic Legacy Fund, which works to conserve and their DNA has survived in a surprisingly large number of
revitalize indigenous cultures around the world. people today. It will be fascinating to discover the extent to
which we are all Neanderthal.
B
The Genographic Project is a multi-year research initiative led E
by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr Spencer Although taking part in National Geographic’s
Wells. Dr Wells and a team of renowned international Genographic Project has a financial cost, your money
scientists are using advanced genetic and computational won’t be wasted. A portion of the proceeds from all
technologies to analyse historical patterns in DNA from Geno 2.0 kit sales will be used to fund further research,
participants around the world to better understand our and a further portion will go to the Genographic Legacy
human genetic roots. As well as aiming to gather research Fund, which in turn supports community-led indigenous
data in collaboration with indigenous and traditional conservation and revitalization projects. The Genographic
peoples, the project is reaching out to ordinary members of Project is anonymous, non-medical and non-profit, and
the public to help. Vital as it is to collect data from peoples all results will be placed in the public domain following
who have evolved in relative isolation, having as large a scientific peer publication.
database of samples as possible is just as essential to the
success of the project.
C
To join this real-time scientific project all you have to do is
purchase a Genographic Project Participation Kit, called
Geno 2.0. Basically, this is a simple swab that you swipe
on the inside of your cheek to collect your own DNA.
Although it takes seconds to complete your part in the
project, it will be months before you receive the results of
the researchers’ analysis. However, it will be worth the
wait. A technology called single nucleotide polymorphism
uses computer chips to probe for 150,000 different
mutations in any individual’s strand of DNA. Analysing
these tiny mistakes, passed down over thousands of years
of evolution, is what the project aims to do.

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