7 New Inspiration 3

Unit 7 Basic Test

VOCABULARY 3 Complete with these words.

1 Complete with the correct phrasal verb in borrow charge communicate

brackets. find invent understand
1 Can you _____________ the television,
1 I forgot to _____________ my mobile phone.
please? It’s time for bed. (turn on / turn off)
It’s not working.
2 Please _____________ your pens. The exam
2 You’ll need to _____________ some books
has finished. (pick up / put down)
from the library for your science project.
3 Everyone has to _____________ when the
3 Did Ray Tomlinson _____________ email?
President comes into the room. (stand up / sit
4 Can we _____________ a solution to the
down)
problem?
4 Could you tell those children to
5 Some dogs can_____________ over 100
_____________? They can’t play in this room.
words.
(go away / come back)
6 Whales and dolphins _____________ by
5 We should _____________ our coats. It’s
singing.
very cold. (put on / take off)
6 You’ve finished dinner. Shall I _____________ /6
your dirty plates? (take away / bring back)
/6 4 Choose the correct preposition.
1 Martin went back / on to his home town ten
2 Choose the correct words. years after he had left.
2 William decided to go up / ahead with his plan
A: My (1) email / virus inbox is full of
to build a windmill.
(2) Internet / spam and junk mail.
3 After a year in the job, your salary goes in / up.
B: You need a better filter. 4 Bob wanted to stay at university after he
graduated and go on / back studying physics.
A: I don’t know how people used to do research 5 The temperature started to go down / away
before the (3) Internet / email. and soon it was -10 degrees.
B: They spent a lot of time in the library! 6 Mum and Dad went on / away to a hotel for
the weekend.
A: Which (4) attachment / ISP do you use? /6
B: I use Google.

A: My (5) computer / spam crashed yesterday. PRONUNCIATION

B: Be careful! It might have a harmful (6) virus / 5 Circle the correct stress pattern, A or B.
computer which could damage it.
 
1 educate A B
A: I read a funny post on a blog yesterday. 2 starvation A B
B: Can you send it to me as an (7) attachment / 3 interview A B
ISP? 4 inventor A B
5 reporter A B
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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 7 Basic Test

LANGUAGE WORKOUT 8 Read the text. Then choose the correct

option, A or B.
(GRAMMAR)
I had just been to an interview for a part-time
6 Choose the correct words. job. None of my friends had been to a job
interview before, so I told them what the
1 Jeff told me not to / don’t be late. interviewers (1) ___ me. They (2) ___ very nice,
2 Katy told you pick up / to pick up your bag. and first just asked about my interests and
3 I asked her she sit down / to sit down. experience of school. Then they asked me if I
4 She asked them not to / please don’t shout. (3) ___ a job before. I said that I (4) ___ in a shop
5 They asked her can she turn off the TV / to every Saturday for nearly a year now.
turn off the TV. Then I (5) ___ them that before that I (6) ___
6 He told us that we don’t touch anything / not looked after children, so really I had quite a lot of
to touch anything. work experience for my age. They seemed
7 I told him to bring it back / he brings it back. pleased about that. Then they started asking me
8 We asked them for wash / to wash the car. why I (7) ___ the job, what I (8) ___ bring to it
9 He told us to take it away / take it away. and what I (9) ___ to get from it. Then they
10 She told them they sit down and be quiet / to wanted to know about my plans for the future.
sit down and be quiet. They asked me what I (10) ___ in the future,
/10 after university. I think I said something right,
because I got the job!

7 Complete with these words.

1 A asked B had asked
couldn’t didn’t had had to was
2 A are B were
wasn’t were weren’t would wouldn’t 3 A had had B have had
4 A worked B had worked
1 ‘I’m not ready.’ 5 A tell B told
She said that she _____________ ready. 6 A had B have
2 ‘I don’t like coffee.’ 7 A had wanted B wanted
He said that he _____________ like coffee. 8 A am B could
3 ‘We’re working.’ 9 A hoped B had hoped
He said that they _____________ working. 10 A do B would do
4 ‘The girls will be late.’
She said that the girls _____________ be late. /10
5 ‘They must find the keys.’
I said that they _____________ find the keys.
6 ‘I can’t swim.’
He said that he _____________ swim.
7 ‘We won’t have to go.’
They said that they _____________ have to go.
8 ‘They’ve eaten it.’
He said that they _____________ eaten it.
9 ‘I’m Brazilian.’
She said that she _____________ Brazilian.
10 ‘We aren’t doctors.’
He said that they _____________ doctors.
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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 7 Basic Test

READING Teenagers Juan Chavez and Emilio Resendiz, who

are both deaf, have been best friends since
9 Read the text. Then read the sentences and nursery school. ‘Juan and I are closer than
choose True or False. brothers,’ signed Emilio. ‘We share the same
1 Emilio and Juan cannot see. experiences because we are deaf. Sometimes
True / False other kids who don’t know how to use sign
language tease us. They make fun of us or mostly
2 The boys communicate by using sign language. they ignore us.’
True / False The language the boys use is American Sign
Language. However, sign language is different
3 Emilio’s parents moved to Mexico from the from country to country. Every country has its
U.S. own sign language and this can be another
True / False obstacle for deaf people. Emilio said that his
parents had moved to the U.S. from Mexico
4 The two boys met on their first day at nursery because they had wanted to find a school for
school. him where he could learn to sign. The two boys
True / False met on their first day at a nursery school for deaf
children. ‘We were in a class with about 25 other
5 Juan said that things were easier for teenagers deaf children,’ Emilio said. ‘Until my first day at
in the past than today. school, I didn’t understand that I was deaf and
True / False that I was different. I just thought that people
ignored me.’
6 Juan and Emilio have found part-time jobs. They’ve had many challenges but they’re
True / False finding life easier today than in the past. ‘In the
past, deaf people couldn’t use a telephone, of
7 The other workers haven’t been very friendly. course,’ said Juan, ‘and that would make life very
True / False difficult. But today we can send texts, send
emails, use instant messaging and social
8 The boys both enjoy working. networking sites. So things are a lot easier for
True / False deaf teenagers today than in the past.’
Despite their difficulties, the two boys have
9 After high school, the boys want to continue found part-time jobs in a local supermarket
their education. through a charity that helps find work for deaf
True / False teenagers.‘The other workers have been very
friendly,’ signed Juan. ‘Some have even learnt to
10 In the future, Emilio wants to be a builder or sign. At first, I think we were very nervous, but
work with computers. we've learnt a lot and we really enjoy it now.’
True / False Both boys agreed that their opportunity to work
and earn some money like other teenagers had
been really important to them. After high school,
/10 they hope to attend the National Technical
Institute for the Deaf in New York City.
‘We want to live a normal life. We want to
have good jobs, get married, and have children,
just like everyone else,’ said Emilio. ‘Ultimately,
I’d like to be a builder or carpenter. I like making
things. And Juan wants to work with computers.’

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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Unit 7 Basic Test

LISTENING WRITING
10 Listen to a man talking about Adam Nelson’s 11 Imagine you interviewed your favourite film
invention. Choose the correct words. star or pop star. Write a summary of the
interview, using direct speech and reported
1 Adam Nelson is a doctor / paramedic from the
speech. Think of these things:
U.S.
• What five different questions did you ask?
2 He had invented a device to help paramedics • What answers did they give to your questions?
in emergency situations / hospital.
_______________________________________
3 His invention is a small pocket / bag sewn on
the front of a paramedic’s trousers. _______________________________________

4 It’s a very complicated / simple invention. _______________________________________

5 It’s useful because paramedics sometimes _______________________________________

need to take notes / make phone calls when
_______________________________________
they’re helping a patient.
_______________________________________
6 Until now, paramedics have sometimes
written notes on their arms / called the doctor. _______________________________________

7 This isn’t reliable because the information _______________________________________

might change / disappear before they get to
hospital. _______________________________________

8 Nelson’s grandmother / mother helped him _______________________________________

make his first pocket.
_______________________________________
9 It took a couple of days / hours.
_______________________________________
10 Nelson might become very famous / earn a
_______________________________________
lot of money from his invention.
/10 _______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

_______________________________________

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