Unit Test (Unit 13.

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50p. /
1. Read the text below. For questions 1-10 think of a word which best fits each gap. Use only
one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Blue Whales
Last week I wrote about a new collection of poems published (0) by survivors of the Tōhoku tsunami
of 2011. Today, however, I want to tell you about an encounter I had in Iceland with someone whose
research subjects have nothing to fear from even the most powerful waves.
Before I found Hermann Thordarson sitting in the small fishing boat, I (1) _______________ hoped to
avoid going near the water. I don’t swim well, and the thought of being lifted out of sea by (2)
_______________ an enormous creature filled me with terror. Nevertheless, (3) _______________
my concerns I climbed aboard and started by asking him (4) _______________ we would be seeing
any blue whales. He said he had (5) _______________ seen any for several days, but that there was a
small chance we (6) _______________ see one in the distance. I moved some boxes so I could sit
down, and continued by asking him about the whales themselves.
‘Blue whales are the largest animals on (7) _______________ .’ he said. ‘They can be up to 30 metres
long and weigh more than 200 tonnes.’ The boat started going faster and the waves started getting
higher, and I held on nervously with both my hands. ‘Did you know that a whale’s tongue on its own
weighs as much as an elephant?’
I didn’t. Hermann continued talking, and for a long time (8) _______________ of us saw anything
except seagulls. ‘The whales come here to feed in the summer, and then as winter approaches they
journey towards the Equator and...’
Suddenly (9) _______________ of us felt it — something had touched the bottom of the boat. I
looked over the
side only (10) _______________ find a small seal looking up at me. 10p./

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

2. Read the text below. For questions 1-10, decide which word or phrase A, B, C or D best
fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). 10p./

Our chemistry teacher, Mr Erlenmeyer, took us on a wonderful school trip in (0) C to learn more about
recycling, understand (1) _____ to waste and collect information so (2) _____ we could set up a
recycling scheme in our school. The people who work at the recycling plant spoke to us about the large
amount of waste that still doesn’t get used
again. (3) _____ a lot of progress has been made and more and more people are recycling, there is still
a lot more that can be done. The mountains of plastic,
 paper and metal that we saw as soon as we walked in were such a spectacular sight! How incredible
(4) _____ to see where the waste from our homes is processed before being (5) _____ into new
products!
Mr Erlenmeyer asked the floor manager, Ms Dross, to explain how (6) _____ dealt with. She said that
the rubbish is loaded onto a conveyor belt to be (7) _____ and that people are needed to help with this
task as the objects that can’t be recycled must be taken off the belt. ‘The rubbish shakes up and down’
she shouted over the noise, ‘as it moves, and paper, plastic and metal are (8) _____ and end up as big
square blocks.’ Some of us tried to move one of these blocks, which was of paper, but we couldn’t
because it was so heavy! We learnt that almost half the paper we use in our daily lives has been
recycled and that a
plastic bottle can be turned into material to make a jumper. ‘This top I’m wearing now’ (9) _____ Ms
Dross proudly, ‘is actually made from rubbish from this plant.’ We weren’t surprised at all. Recycling
is so important and something that we can all do. If we don’t protect our planet, we will all (10) _____
the consequences.
0 (A) case (B) view (C) order (D) season
1 (A) how does happen (B) what happens (C) what does happen (D) what did happen
2 (A) that (B) as (C) what (D) long
3 (A) In spite of (B) Such (C) So (D) Although
4 (A) was it (B) it is (C) is it (D) it was
5 (A) reduced (B) reused (C) recycled (D) rescued
6 (A) all it is (B) it is all (C) is it all (D) all is it
7 (A) sorted (B) preserved (C) evacuated (D) protected
8 (A) separated (B) exhausted (C) biodegraded (D) returned
9 (A) commanded (B) asked (C) told (D) said
10 (A) judge (B) impose (C) suffer (D) obey

3. Compare and contrast the pictures according to the following points. 15p./
 Why do people litter?
 How does selective rubbish collection work? Why is it useful? How does it protect our
environment?
 How could we teach people to use selective rubbish collecting facilities?
 What can we do with the growing quantities of rubbish in the world?
4. Answer the questions in at least 4-5 sentences. 15p./
A) What does global warming mean? What are the reasons and consequences?

b) How can water, air and soil pollution be reduced?

c) Do you listen to the weather forecast? Why? What’s the weather like today? Do you like
today’s weather? Is it typical for the season?