1–8 New Inspiration 3

Units 1–8 Standard Test

VOCABULARY 6 Jane is very ___ about her exam results. She

thinks she has failed.
1 Complete the sentences with these words. A lonely B worried C embarrassed
7 Don’t forget to take your ___ when you go
come up with cotton cupboard curtains camping. You can use it to cut things.
get over go up miserable orbit A penknife B compass C safety pin
put it down scared scary try out 8 The lights have gone out. Have you got a ___?
A mirror B whistle C torch
1 Please give me your homework. 9 Take some ___ in case there are mosquitoes.
_____________ on my desk. A insect spray B matches C sun cream
2 Can I _____________ your new computer 10 I’ll get the ___ and help you clean the living
game? room carpet.
3 Lots of satellites _____________ the Earth. A light bulb B vacuum cleanerC saucepan
4 She bought a cool summer dress made of
_____________.
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5 How did you _____________ that idea?
6 Rob is really _____________ because he has 3 Complete the dialogues with these verbs.
broken up with his girlfriend.
7 Prices will _____________ in the future. bring it back found out get on put on
8 We got lost in the forest and we were really sit down took it away turned up write down
_____________.
9 You ought to get some new _____________ 1 A: Look at this website.
for your bedroom window. B: What’s it about?
10 Can you get some coffee out of the A: It’s about ocean mammals. I’ve
_____________, please? (1) __________________ lots of amazing
11 That film was really _____________. I’ve things about seals and dolphins that I didn’t
never been so frightened in my life! know before. Come and
12 When Grandma’s dog ran away she couldn’t (2) __________________.
_____________ it. She still misses him. B: Wow! It looks great. Have you got a pen?
/12 I’d like to (3) __________________ the web
address.
A: I think Dave’s got my pen. Yes, he
2 Choose the correct option A, B or C. (4) __________________ and he forgot to
(5) __________________. Go and ask him.
1 You should use ___ on your skin in the sun.
A sun cream B matches C first aid kit
2 A: Do you (6) __________________ with
2 Jack was so ___ when Anna smiled at him that
Michelle?
his face turned bright red.
B: Not really. She (7) __________________
A miserable B embarrassed C bored
late for drama rehearsal again yesterday. I
3 Angie is ___ using the Internet for a week.
think she’s really selfish. She wasn’t wearing
A getting on B setting up C giving up
the right clothes and she wouldn’t
4 ___ sure you finish your homework tonight.
(8) __________________ her costume. It was
A Do B Make C Have
really annoying.
5 We watched a programme about a ___ boy
who can predict what will happen in the future. /8
A psychic B haunted C ghost

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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Units 1–8 Standard Test

LANGUAGE WORKOUT 5 Complete the sentences with the correct

form of these verbs.
(GRAMMAR)
be eat feel go learn put spend
4 Complete the dialogues with shouldn’t have,
ought to, don’t have to, can’t and the correct 1 It’s so hot! I feel like _____________ an ice
form of the verbs in brackets. cream.
1 A: You _____________ (drive) a car without
2 Where did you _____________ my keys?
a licence. That’s the law.
B: That’s why I’m taking my test next year!
3 Are you _____________ next Christmas with
your family?
2 A: I was so tired I nearly fell asleep in class.
B: You _____________ (stay up) so late last
4 ‘I’m bored with this computer game.’
night watching that film.
‘ So _____________ I.‘
3 A: Tell Jim he _____________ (buy) tickets
5 Shall I help you _____________ these irregular
for the football match. I’ve already bought
verbs?
them.
B: OK, I will.
6 You’d feel less tired if you _____________ to
bed earlier.
4 A: Maria wants to be in the school swimming
team.
7 He passed all his exams, so he must
B: She _____________ (practise) more
_____________ really happy.
often. She isn’t good enough at the moment.
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5 A: I wish I could see my friends tonight.
B: Well, you _____________ (go) out. You
have to stay in and look after your brother.

6 A: Jack is upstairs. He doesn’t feel well.

B: He _____________ (eat) three huge
pieces of chocolate cake!

7 A: Don’t worry. We _____________ (leave)

now.
B: Why not?
A: The train doesn’t go for another hour.

8 A: It’s hot. You _____________ (wear) a hat.

B: I can’t stand wearing a hat, but I’ll put on
my sunglasses.
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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Units 1–8 Standard Test

1 2
6 Choose the correct option A, B or C. A was lasting A won’t they
1 The beach party ___ all night. B lasts B wouldn’t they
C lasted C would they
2 They’d love to win the match, ___?
3 4
3 At the interview the manager asked me ___ A to sit down A get
and tell him about myself. B sit down B have got
C if I can sit down C got
4 What would you do if you ___ lost in the
mountains? 5 6
A hasn’t drive A used to make
5 He said that he ___ a car for a long time. B hadn’t driven B were making
C doesn’t drive C had made
6 In the past, many people ___ their own
clothes. 7 8
A We miss A has
7 ___ the beginning of the film if you don’t B We’ll miss B don’t
hurry up. C We’re missing C would

8 He said that he ___ meet us outside the

theatre. 9 10
A not like A were they
9 Laura said that they ___ horror films. B like B are they
C didn’t like C do they
10 They weren’t going to get a taxi, ___?
11 12
11 Tutankhamun’s tomb ___ by Howard Carter. A discovered A ever
B was discovered B just
12 I’ve ___ seen anything as funny as that film. C has been discovered C never

13 We told him ___ drive so fast! 13 14

A he A are eaten
14 Snails and frogs’ legs ___ in France. B not to B ate
C don’t C are eating
15 Michael has been a professional athlete ___
three years. 15
A since
B for
C from
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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Units 1–8 Standard Test

Georges de Mestral was born in 1907 in the

READING castle of Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, near
Lausanne in Switzerland. As a boy, he was
7 Read the text. Then read the sentences and
creative and inventive, and by the age of twelve
choose True or False.
he had designed a toy plane and patented it.
1 By the age of 12, George Mestral had designed Later he graduated from university as an
a toy train and patented it. electrical engineer. After he finished his studies,
True / False he worked in the machine shop of an
engineering company.
2 He graduated as an electrical engineer. In his free time, however, he was an
True / False amateur mountaineer and he enjoyed walking in
the beautiful Swiss mountains near his home.
3 He liked walking in the mountains with his One summer day in 1948, after he had taken his
dog. dog for a walk in the country, both had returned
True / False home covered with burrs – the sticky seed-sacs
from plants. He examined the burrs under a
4 One day, he came home covered in mud after microscope and they gave him the idea for a
he had been walking with his dog. new fastener, made up of two strips of nylon. He
True / False was sure that one day his new ‘hook and loop’
fastener would replace the zip. It took eight
5 After this, he came up with the idea for a new years, and the help of a textile company in
fastener. France,to develop his idea. During that time,
True / False de Mestral applied to the Swiss Government in
1951 for a patent for his fastener, which he was
6 He was sure that the zip would replace his finally given in 1955. Eventually, by 1956, the
new ‘hook and loop’ fastener. product, which he called Velcro, was on sale in
True / False shops. The public, however, didn’t like the
product at first, and even laughed at it, but
7 He was given a patent for his fastener in 1951. de Mestral carried on with his idea and refused
True / False to give up.
When he set up his own business, he
8 At first, people didn’t like his product. soon started selling 60 million yards (about
True / False 55,000km) of Velcro a year. It very quickly
became a multi-million dollar company and
9 His product has been used by NASA in today Velcro is sold and manufactured around
astronauts’ space suits. the world. It achieved real success when it was
True / False used by NASA for astronauts’ space suits. Today
Velcro is used in office equipment, sporting and
10 Today it’s used in sporting and leisure leisure equipment, luggage, and medical
equipment, but not medical equipment. equipment. It is particularly useful in clothing for
True / False children and disabled people. Velcro remains a
successful product today because it is strong,
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easy to use, cheap to make, washable and lasts
for a very long time.

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New Inspiration Level 3 Tests Units 1–8 Standard Test

LISTENING WRITING
8 Listen to three people talking about their 9 Describe a trip you made to your favourite
favourite country. Choose the correct option A, country or city. Think of these things:
B, or C. • What are its good points and why do you
1 The last time Josh went to Italy he shouldn’t like it?
have ___. • What did you see and do when you went
A eaten so much pizza B seen so much art there?
C visited so many churches • What should/shouldn’t people do if they
go there?
2 Josh thinks some of the towns in Italy ___. • What are its bad points?
A are old-fashioned B are too crowded
C have a lot of factories
_______________________________________
3 He thinks everyone ___ once in their life.
A must see Rome _______________________________________
B ought to visit Italy
C had better speak Italian _______________________________________

_______________________________________
4 Anna likes Hong Kong because ___.
A it has a beautiful harbour B the food is great
_______________________________________
C it’s such an interesting city
_______________________________________
5 The climate in Hong Kong is ___.
A hot and wet B hot and windy C dry _______________________________________

6 The problem with Hong Kong is that it’s ___. _______________________________________

A too far away B polluted C crowded
_______________________________________
7 Who said that Argentinians were friendly?
A His family. B His parents. _______________________________________
C His cousins.
_______________________________________
8 Aidan ___ before he went to Argentina.
A hadn’t eaten beef _______________________________________
B hadn’t seen the tango
_______________________________________
C hadn’t heard any good music
_______________________________________
9 You’ll love Argentina, if you ___.
A love the outdoors _______________________________________
B enjoy eating beef
C like dancing _______________________________________

10 You must choose the right time to go _______________________________________

because ___.
A it can be very expensive /20
B of the crowds
C of the weather
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