Unit 8

Standard Test

GRAMMAR 4 Complete the sentences with the pronouns in

the box. There are two extra words.
1 Complete the sentences with present perfect
form of the verbs in the box and the words in anything everyone everything himself
parentheses. nothing ourselves themselves
climb eat not be ride wear
1 Max doesn’t see _________ as an engineer in
1 ____________________________ (you / ever) the future.
a mountain?
2 We’ve lost the game. There is _________ we
2 Charlotte ______________________ (never) a
can do now.
bike.
3 We need to solve the problem _________.
3 I __________________________ to a concert in
my whole life. 4 This party is great. _________ is very nice.
4 James ______________________ (never) sushi. 5 I think your essay is great. I can’t find
5 ______________________________ (your ____________ wrong with it.
teacher / ever) a tie? 5
5 5 Circle the correct options.
2 Complete the sentences with reflexive 1 Has your dad ever / sometimes set up a
pronouns. business?
1 Dale doesn’t need any help. He can do it 2 I watched me / myself in the video.
_________. 3 Anything / No one could figure out the
2 Rachel always looks at _________ in the answer.
mirror when she passes one! 4 Sophie has / hasn’t never taken part in a
3 Don’t worry. We’ll carry the bags _________. talent show.
4 I burned _________ while I was cooking. 5 I can’t find my camera nowhere / anywhere.
5 Those two dogs are scratching _________. 5
5 6 Complete the conversation with the present
perfect form of the verbs in parentheses and
3 Complete the conversation with indefinite
circle the correct pronouns.
pronouns.
A: Tom Barton is walking around the world.
A: Did you do 1__________ interesting last night?
How 1______________ (things / go) so far,
B: Not really. I stayed at home alone. I didn’t go Tom?
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__________ and I didn’t see 3__________. B: Very well, thanks.
A: Well, you can’t do 4__________ interesting A: 2 ______________ (there / be) any
every night. problems?
B: That’s true. But sometimes I think that B: No, 3nothing / everything serious. I cut 4me /
5
__________ ’s life is more interesting than myself when I was using my knife. That’s all!
mine!
A: And have people helped you.
5 B: Oh, yes! 5Everyone / Everything has been
fantastic!

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VOCABULARY LISTENING
7 Complete the words. 10 Listen to talk about an extraordinary girl.
1 Rafael Nadal, Leo Messi, and Usain Bolt are Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?
different types of at __ __ __ __ __ __. 1 Martha Payne was born in 2012. ___
2 A co __ __ __ __ __ __ writes music. 2 Martha didn’t like the food at her
3 A sc __ __ __ __ __ __ __ often works in a school. ___
laboratory. 3 Martha’s school was not very popular
4 With de __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ online. ___
and dedication, you can do great things in 4 Martha has become rich from her blog. ___
life. 5 Martha has given all her money to help
5 To be an artist, you need a lot of people in Africa. ___
cr __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __. 10
5 11 Listen again. Circle the correct options.
8 Complete the sentences with the words in 1 Martha began her blog at the age of…
the box. a 5
b 7
come up with look up to not give up c 9
set up work out
2 How often did Martha update her blog?
1 I’d like to _____________ a business in the a very often
future. b sometimes
c not very often
2 I respect my father and _____________ him.
3 Martha had problems with her school …
3 We need to _______________ a better idea.
after she started her blog.
4 Can you ______________ the answer to this a immediately
question? b a few days
5 Don’t stop now! __________ until you reach c a few weeks
the finish line! 4 There is now a … for poor children in Africa
as a result of Martha’s blog.
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a school
9 Circle the correct options. b kitchen
A: Do you want to take 1 part / role in this story c special competition
competition? They’re looking for young 5 What was Martha’s original idea with her
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composers / writers! blog?
B: Hmm, I’m not sure I can 3 come / make up a to become famous
with a good story. b to show the quality of school meals
A: I know that you don’t want to show 4up / off, c to get money for charity
but I’ve seen some of your stories and
they’re very good!
B: Well, I don’t have any ideas at the moment.
A: OK, I’m not going to insist. I 5come / give up!
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 READING 2 Malala Yousafzai’s ideas / friends / teachers
put her in danger.
12 Read the comments.
3 notEinstein admires Bill Gate’s company /
money / actions.
Who Do You Look Up To?
4 Athletes, singers, and movie stars are popular
Have you heard of Malala Yousafzai? She was with all people / most people / some people.
born in Pakistan in 1997. When she was 11, she 5 Bethany’s mother is never happy / negative /
started writing a blog about the bad situation of bored.
girls and women in her area. Three years later,
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some people tried to kill her because they didn’t
like her opinions. She almost didn’t survive. 14 Match the highlighted words in the text with
Malala moved to the UK, and when she was only their definitions.
17, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize!
alwayscurious 11 min ago
1 survive ____ a make better
2 awarded ____ b a minimum of
Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the 3 improve ____ c continue to live / not die
world. He set up a very important software
4 at least ____ d happy
company when he was only 20. But that’s not
why I admire him. I look up to him because he’s 5 cheerful ____ e given
used his money to improve the lives of people 5
around the world. Gates has said he will give
at least half of his money to good causes. WRITING
notEinstein 20 min ago
15 Circle the correct option.
These days, everyone looks up to athletes, My greatest 1achievement / job in life is becoming
singers, or movie stars. But not me! The person a scientist. So, 2why / how did I 3do / find it? After
that I look up to the most is … my mom! She a lot of 4determination / effort, I finished my
hasn’t come up with any exciting new inventions. college degree and started working in a
And she hasn’t taken part in any famous laboratory. And I love my job! My 5advice / idea to
projects. But she always thinks of others before you is to work hard and never give up!
herself. And she’s always cheerful and optimistic
and never gives up! 5
Bethany 43 min ago
16 Write a competition entry about someone who
has achieved something important in their life.
You can write about a real person or invent
Match the people in the box with the
one. Use the paragraph plan below to help you.
sentences.
Write at least 100 words.
Malala Yousafzai Bill Gates Bethany’s mom
Paragraph 1
1 This person isn’t famous. • Introduce the person.
___________________ Paragraph 2
2 This person almost died. • Explain their achievement(s).
___________________ Paragraph 3
3 This person has a lot of money. • Explain how they achieved it.
_________________ Paragraph 4
4 This person has a good personality. • Describe what advice they give to others.
________________
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5 This person wants to help people in many
countries. _______________ TOTAL SCORE 100
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13 Circle the correct options.
1 Malala Yousafzai wasn’t interested in / happy
about / surprised by the situation of girls and
women.
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