12 UNIT 12 TEST | Standard B1

Listening 4 By the end of this year, I     have walked my

dog more than a hundred times!
1 UT Track 12 Listen to Frida talking to her a) did b) will c) can
brother Toby about a friend’s visit. Number 5 By the time I am 25, I hope I     a job in a
the sentences (A–E) in the order that you good company.
hear them. a) will have found b) find c) am finding
A Toby suggests a trip to a farm. 6 Liz     arrived home by now. Let’s call her.
B Frida plans to contact her friend Elodie. a) should have b) will has c) has will
7 Roger will     over 200 plastic bottle tops by
C Frida asks Toby for help. the time the competition ends.
D Frida suggests they look at photos a) collect b) have collected c) h
 ave been
together. collected
Toby’s friend Ben had an exciting
E  8 I think by 2025 scientists     a robot that can
experience abroad. think like a human.
a) will have b) invented c) have invented
invented
9 The painters should     painting my room by
2 UT Track 12 Listen again. Decide if each the weekend.
statement is true (T), false (F) or not a) are finished b) finished c) have finished
stated (NS).
10 How many countries     have visited by the
1 Frida is planning to visit her friend time you are fifty?
Elodie in France in a few days. T / F / NS
a) you will b) will you c) should
2 Toby visited Brede City farm recently. T / F / NS
3 Toby held a rabbit at the farm. T / F / NS
4 Ben has been on several safaris with
his family. T / F / NS 4 Choose the correct word or phrase to
5 Toby has heard good things about complete the sentences.
the photography exhibition. T / F / NS 1 My dog is not well. She might / can have eaten
something that she shouldn’t have.
2 Cory must / can have hurt herself when she fell.
They have taken her to hospital.
Grammar 3 Petra ought / must to have arrived at the camp
by now.
3 Choose the correct word or phrase to 4 Emma’s exam results must / should have been
complete the sentences. bad; she looks very unhappy.
1 By the end of the day, the volunteers     5 You could / can’t have looked very carefully. Your
collected the rubbish from three beaches. homework is on the table!
a) have b) will have c) might 6 You must / might have been tired when you
2     finished your homework by 8.45? If you arrived home – you fell asleep on the sofa!
have, we can watch the football. 7 You ought / should have separated the plastic
a) Did you b) Have you c) Will you have and the paper before you threw it away.
3 I still     have posted my blog by tonight. I’ve 8 Josh can / must have forgotten that we were
been very busy. going to plant trees today; he’s not here.
a) don’t b) might not c) didn’t 9 Your dog must / couldn’t have been very hungry.
He hadn’t eaten any of his food.
10 You should / ought to have watched the dolphin
display with us. It was amazing!

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 12 UNIT 12 TEST | Standard B1

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Reading
CAMERA FOR SALE – £50
5 Look at the texts and match them to the
Under three years old. Good condition.
text types. There are two texts types you do
Comes with case and instructions.
not need.
Simple to use. Good for a first camera.
Text 1     a) a notice
Takes great outdoor photos and
Text 2     b) an email close ups of flowers.
Text 3     c) a reminder Offers considered (not less than £30)
Text 4     d) an advert on a noticeboard
Text 5     e) an advert on a website Ed 0692 343 656
f) a note
2
g) a text message
NATURE WALK
Come walking in Denholm Forest.
Take photos of the flowers and if you are
6 Read the texts again and choose the correct lucky you might see some wild animals.
answer (A, B or C). Bring your own lunch. We will provide maps
1 What does Ed say about his camera? and a list of 100 things you might see.
A He might accept £30 for it. Visit website www.naturewalkDF.com
B It is not good for indoor photography. for more details.
C The case and instructions are not included in
the price. 3
2 If you go on the walk From: Hector
A you will see some animals in the forest. To: Emma
B you must bring a camera. Subject: nature walk
C you don’t have to bring a map. Hi Emma,
3 What does Hector say? Hope you are feeling better. I’m going
A Emma should come for a walk with him and on a nature walk this Sunday with my
his sister. dad. A change from watching TV! Ring
B Emma should contact him if she wants to go or text me before 7 pm if you want to
with him on Sunday. come with us in our car. If not, I’ll ask
my sister.
C They should not watch TV anymore because it
is very boring. Hector
4 Why is Emma contacting Hector?
A to apologise for not finishing her project 4
B to wish him good luck on his walk Hector – hope you are enjoying your
C to explain why she wasn’t able to join him walk. I would have come but I need to
5 What does Hector’s mother say? finish my school project by tomorrow. I
A If Hector doesn’t want his lunch, she plans to should have handed it in on Friday but I
eat it. wasn’t at school because I was sick last
week. Sorry.
B She will wait in her house until Hector
returns.
C She is worried that Hector might be hungry. 5
Hector
You forgot to take your lunch! I’ve put
it in the fridge. Don’t worry – I’ll eat it
later but if you are hungry when you
get back, you have it! If I’m not here
when you return, I’ll be at Julie’s
house watching ‘Come Dancing’.
Mum

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Vocabulary
7 Complete the sentences with words from 9 Complete the sentences with the correct
the box. There are two words that you do form of the words in brackets.
not need to use. 1 Max had no        (explain) why his
geography homework was late.
camels | dolphins | elephants 2 I don’t like zoos because the animals are not in
grasslands | lizards | monkeys their        (nature) habitat.
ocean | rainforests | sharks | zebras 3 The best thing about Switzerland is the
spectacular        (scene).
1 You can find elephants, lions and giraffes in the
African        . 4 I think most        (science) agree that
recent global warming is caused by humans.
2        are sea animals with long noses that
are famous for being intelligent and friendly. 5 When it is        (sun), Alison eats her
lunch out in the park.
3        live in Africa and Asia. They have
thick skins and a long nose called a trunk. 6 Many        (tropic) rainforests are being
cut down for the wood they contain.
4        are like horses but with black and
white stripes.
5        have long tails and use them to
swing from tree to tree.
6        can carry people and their
possessions long distances without water.
7 The        covers over 70% of the planet
but is so deep we have only explored 5% of it!
8 As well as sharp teeth and powerful jaws,
       have good eyesight, which helps
them hunt in the water.

8 Complete the sentences with the correct

alternative.
1 Did you see they found a girl who had been
brought / grown up by monkeys?
2 Swans usually mate for life but koala bears end /
split up after mating.
3 When bears sleep in winter they sleep so deeply
that even a loud noise won’t bring / wake them
up.
4 When they emptied the lake in the park to clean
it, it took a day to keep / fill it up again.
5 When my younger brother Gavin grows / brings
up he wants to be a vet.
6 Some animals use tools to cut / split up their
food.

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 12 UNIT 12 TEST | Standard B1

Speaking
10 Complete the sentences with the correct 11 Look at the task and respond to the
alternative. prompts by writing complete sentences.

You both want to do a fun activity this

weekend. Look at the pictures below and
talk about the different things you could do
and then decide which one would be best.

Pat: So, (1) which / what of these films do you

think we should choose?
Gina: That’s a good question. Let me see … I
think my first (2) choose / choice would
be the science fiction film.
Pat: Really? I think I (3) would / should
choose the comedy. I’ve heard it’s really
funny!
Gina: What about the new Will Smith film? I’d
(4) too / also like to see that.
Pat: Yes, it does look interesting. Shall we make
a final decision then? Will Smith?
Gina: That (5) agrees / sounds like a good 1 Invite your partner to choose one of the
decision to me. Shall we get the tickets? activities.
So which …

2 Suggest one of the activities and say why you
think it’s a good option.
My first choice …

3 Talk about a second possible activity and say
why it might be fun too.
I’d also …

4 Your partner likes your first idea. Suggest that
you make a decision.
Shall we …

5 Say that you agree.


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Language in Use
12 Write one word in each gap to complete the text.
Cleaning the Seas with Drones
If you have (1)        to a beach in the last few years you will probably (2)        noticed that the
amount of rubbish seems to be increasing. In fact, the problem of sea pollution (3)        been getting
worse for many years. Over 80% of the rubbish in the sea is plastic and over 8.8 million tons of plastic waste
are added to the world’s oceans each year.
Man has created this problem, but now man may (4)        come up with a solution. Drones are now
(5)        used to clean up the seas. A marine drone is a machine which moves though the water
collecting rubbish in a net. How (6)        it stop fish and other creatures from entering? The drone
makes a sound which sea creatures (7)        not like. It operates using batteries which allow it to
move through the oceans for up to two weeks. When its batteries are low the drone returns to land, where the
rubbish is collected. Where does the rubbish go? The plastic (8)        separated from the other
rubbish and can then (9)        sold back to plastic manufacturers and recycled.
Unfortunately, every ten years there (10)        twice as much rubbish in the oceans, so the problem is
not going to go away. What can we do? The best solution is simple. We should try to stop putting our rubbish
in the seas.

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Writing 14 Read the writing task and write your essay.

13 Complete the essay with the correct option.

In your English class you have been talking
about animals. Now your English teacher
‘Everyone should visit a zoo once in their has asked you to write an essay. Write your
life.’ Do you (1) agree / agreed? essay in about 100 words giving reasons for
I (2) opinion / believe that everybody should your point of view.
visit a zoo. The main reason is that if people ‘Everybody should have a pet.’ Do you agree?
become interested in animals from other • Introduce the subject and state your
countries, in the future they may try to opinion in general
protect them. • Give one key point and explain the reason
(3) Other / Another reason is that zoos take • Give another key point and explain the
care of the animals and keep them safe reason
while animals in the wild face many dangerous • Conclude with a summary and say
situations. what you believe should happen (In
conclusion, …)
(4) Finally / For finish, it is expensive to
travel to see exotic animals and as zoos are
often in cities, many people are able to visit 
them.

(5) On / In conclusion, I would say that if we
have zoos, then people should visit them to 
see the amazing animals that exist on our

planet.


Total score

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