3 New Inspiration 3

Unit 3 Standard Test

VOCABULARY 3 Complete the dialogues with the correct form

of these phrasal verbs.
1 Complete with these words.
calm down lie down sit down
atmosphere galaxy gravity orbits
slow down turn down write down
planet solar system stars universe
1 A: Where’s your dog? I can’t see him.
1 The __________ Jupiter has four moons.
B: There he is. He’s __________ in the grass.
2 We don’t know of any other planets in our
__________ which support life.
2 A: Can you __________ the TV, please? It’s
3 The Moon __________ the Earth once every
too loud.
29 days.
B: Sorry. I didn’t realise.
4 There are billions of planets in our
__________.
3 A: Have you __________ the phone number
5 The Pleiades is a group of seven __________.
of that restaurant? It looks really nice.
6 __________ is a powerful, invisible force.
B: No, but I’ve saved it in my phone.
7 Earth can’t be the only planet in the
__________ that can support life.
4 A: Jenny is very upset. What’s wrong?
8 Our planet supports life because it has an
B: I don’t know. I asked her to __________
__________.
but she keeps on crying.
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5 A: Why are you standing? The performance
is going to start in a minute.
2 Choose the correct words. B: We can’t __________ because all the
1 Please don’t tell her. I know it’s difficult / easy seats are taken.
to keep a secret.
2 Don’t worry about it. It’s silly / sensible to get 6 A: Why is Dad so angry?
stressed about things. B: He drove through a speed limit and didn’t
3 You passed your exams! Well done. It’s good / __________ in time!
helpful to do well at school. /6
4 I think it’s normal / important to get a good
job.
5 I like speaking Spanish but it isn’t easy / PRONUNCIATION
difficult to learn a second language.
6 It was a really funny film. It was impossible / 4 Cross out the silent letter(s) in each word.
possible to sit there and not laugh. 1 light
7 I think it’s helpful / wrong to bully people.
8 It’s sensible / silly to keep fit and to eat a 2 whole
healthy diet. 3 biscuit
9 Calm down! It isn’t possible / helpful to shout
at people. 4 scientist
10 Everyone hates exams. It’s hard / normal to 5 white
feel nervous before an exam.
6 could
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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 3 Standard Test

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
6 Read the text. Then choose the correct
(GRAMMAR) option A, B or C.

5 Complete the dialogues with must, can’t, or Is it a good idea to give advice to people? Maybe
might. you (1) ___ give advice if someone asks for it,
but if they don’t ask, I don’t think you (2) ___
1 A: Who’s cooking tonight? offer. People don’t really listen when they’re
B: It __________ be Sue as she’s away. upset, so in these cases, I think you (3) ___ leave
them to come up with a solution by themselves.
2 A: Where’s Eva from? But you (4) ___ just ignore them – stay near
B: She __________ be Brazilian. She’s from them and be ready to talk if they want to.
São Paolo. If they want your advice, then it’s important to
give them the right advice. You (5) ___ listen to
3 A: The lights are off. them very carefully and you really (6) ___
B: Yes, everyone __________ be out. interrupt them while they’re talking. Sometimes
just talking about a problem helps people
4 A: What’s Tom doing tonight? understand what they (7) ___ do about it. But I
B: I think he __________ be playing football, think you (8) ___ stop listening to me. I’m very
but I’m not sure. good at giving advice but very bad at taking it!

5 A: Where’s your mum? 1 2

B: She __________ still be at work. She A should A can’t
hasn’t come home yet. B may B ought to
C mustn’t C had better not
6 A: What’s that noise?
B: I don’t know, but I think it __________ be 3 4
a bird. A mustn’t A should
/6 B don’t have to B had better not
C should C don’t have to

5 6
A must A could
B oughtn’t to B ought to
C mustn’t C shouldn’t

7 8
A ought to A might
B can’t B shouldn’t
C don’t have to C had better
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7 Complete the dialogue with these reflexive 8 Complete with these words.
pronouns.
can’t (x3) don’t have to had to
herself himself myself
must shouldn’t (x2) ought to (x2)
themselves ourselves yourself
1 You _____________ get home before 11 pm
Mel: Hi, Jake. How was your weekend? or Mum will be really angry.
Jake: Great. We had a beach party. We didn’t
want to restrict (1) __________ to our 2 In some countries you _____________ take
friends, so we advertised it on the school dogs or bicycles on trains.
website. Loads of people came. I was
really enjoying (2) __________ until Zack 3 I _____________ eat potatoes, pasta, bread or
cut (3) __________ on some broken ice cream. I’m trying to lose weight.
glass.
Mel: Oh, no. What did you do? 4 You _____________ get married until you’re
Jake: We sorted it out, but Annie started to 16 in the UK. That’s the law.
panic. She was so worried. She kept
telling (4) __________ Zack would have 5 I got some money for us this morning. You
to go to hospital. But he was fine. It _____________ go to the bank.
wasn’t a serious cut. In the end, we had
a great time. 6 Joe finally passed his exams, but he
Mel: You lucky thing! _____________ work hard for them.
Jake: Well, you could organise a party
(5) _________. I’d come! 7 My baby sister is sleeping, so we
Mel: OK, but I wouldn’t invite Zack or Jez. They _____________ make too much noise.
always get (6) __________ into trouble!
8 Her hair looks awful. She really
/6 _____________ go to the hairdresser.

9 If you are being bullied at school, you

_____________ tell a teacher.

10 You just had dinner! You _____________ be

hungry!
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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 3 Standard Test

Strange laws
READING A ____
However, in many countries there are also a lot
9a Read the text. Number the paragraphs in
of laws that are quite strange and don’t make
the correct order.
sense. For example, in Utah in the USA, you
/4 mustn’t hunt whales. But the police shouldn’t
worry too much as Utah is more than 800
kilometres from the sea! Who created this law
9b Answer the questions. and why?
1 On which side of the road must you drive in
Australia? B ____
___________________________________ Some of the funniest laws are to do with driving.
In Denmark you mustn’t start your car if a child is
2 What animal mustn’t you hunt in Utah? underneath it. So, you should always look under
___________________________________ your car and check before you drive. If you’re a
pedestrian in Beijing then you had better be very
3 What do you have to do if you see money on careful because it’s illegal for motorists to stop
the ground in Thailand? for pedestrians who are crossing the road. But
___________________________________ the funniest law to do with driving is in Alaska. In
Alaska it’s illegal to drive with a dog tied to the
4 In which country can’t you flush the toilet roof of your car! This must be the craziest law in
after 10 pm? the world!
___________________________________
C ____
5 What mustn’t you do in Denmark? Every country has a set of laws to keep people
___________________________________ safe and to prevent crime. For example, each
country states which side of the road you have
6 Why should pedestrians be careful in Beijing? to drive on. In the USA you drive on the right and
___________________________________ in Australia you drive on the left. It would be
crazy if in any country you could drive on both
/6 sides of the road. There would be thousands of
accidents!

D ____
In Thailand you mustn’t step on money – it’s
illegal. So, if you see money on the ground, you
have to walk around it. I don’t know if you’re
allowed to pick it up and put it in your pocket! In
Switzerland you mustn’t flush your toilet after 10
pm because it is too noisy. But in Singapore, you
must always flush the toilet after you use it, even
if it’s late at night, you can be fined $500 if you
don’t. So people who travel a lot should be very
careful to remember which country they are in.

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LISTENING WRITING
10 Listen to the radio programme. Choose the 11 Write a paragraph about how to help
correct answer A, B or C. poverty in Africa. Think of these things:
1 Ella’s best friend Tara ___. aid conservation donating money
A has got a new boyfriend
medicine population solar energy
B has made new friends
C doesn’t want to be friends with Ella
2 Ella doesn’t want to risk ___. Use these phrases:
A upsetting Daniel • I think we should …
B losing her friendship with Tara • It’s important to …
C being alone • The people in Africa could …
3 Ella is fed up with ___. • We don’t have to/have to …
A Daniel
B being on her own _______________________________________
C Tara
4 Tara shouldn’t be ___. _______________________________________
A so silly
B so selfish _______________________________________
C so serious
5 Ella should ___. _______________________________________
A tell Tara to leave Daniel
B talk to Tara _______________________________________
C see Daniel once a week
6 Mike ___ and he can’t sleep. _______________________________________
A is worried about his exams
_______________________________________
B hasn’t done any revision
C hates his school work _______________________________________
7 Mike can’t help ___.
A worrying _______________________________________
B feeling stressed
C not sleeping _______________________________________
8 It’s normal to ___.
A not sleep before exams _______________________________________
B hate exams
C feel stressed before exams _______________________________________
9 When you are working hard, you should ___.
A take time out to relax _______________________________________
B eat more
C ask people for help _______________________________________
10 Mike should ___.
A sleep in a different room _______________________________________
B spend more time with his friends
_______________________________________
C work harder
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