TEST 7A (Unit 7)

NAME: ...............................................................................................
Daniela Ivette Alafita Alvízar
DATE: .....................................
July 5th

CLASS: ................................................................................................ MARK: ––––––

100
(Time: 50 minutes)

Vocabulary

1 Fill in: require, reduce, depend, allow, estimate.

1 The children in the small African village 3 I try to ........................

reduce
the amount of water I
........................
depend
on the charity for their food use by having showers instead of baths.
and clothes. 4 Some products, like beef and cheese,
2 Wildlife organisations ........................
estimate
that ........................
require
a lot of water to produce.
there are only about 3,200 tigers left in the 5 The new national parks ........................
allow

wild. animals and humans to live in peace.

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2 Choose the correct item.

1 The teacher asked us to hand / pass / take 4 We want to encourage / support / raise
in our homework next Tuesday. awareness of the problem of racism in
2 The group of doctors helps to struggle / schools.
fight / abandon disease in countries all 5 Chad is a(n) endangered / developing /
over the world. fundraising country in Africa – most people
3 The charity sets / focuses / aims on who live there don’t earn much money.
helping the homeless.

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3 Fill in: community, illiteracy, success, protection, poverty.

1 The charity event was a great 4 We live in a small ........................

communiry
– there
........................
success
– we raised £6,000 for the are only eight other houses in our village.
local hospital! 5 The charity is concerned with the
2 ........................
illiteracy
is still a problem in the UK ........................
protection
of the panda’s natural
today and many adults don’t know how to habitat.
read and write.
3 Worldwide, about one billion children live in Marks: ____
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poverty
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they need.

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4 Choose the correct item.

1 The charity carries out / up important work 4 The animals are suffering by / from a rare
in the war zone. disease.
2 We want to bring across / about changes to 5 We must act now to save the black rhino
the country’s laws. from / of extinction.
3 Experts believe that the world will soon run
out / over of oil.
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Grammar

5 Rewrite the sentences using the modals could, must, ought to, can’t, needn’t.

1 It’s not necessary for you to join the 4 She was able to read when she was four
charity – you can still make a donation. years old.
You ..............................................................
needn’t join the charity - you can still make a donation
She .............................................................
could read when she was four years old

2 I’m sure he isn’t at school today – he has 5 We are obliged to help people in need – it’s
an appointment with the doctor. our duty.
He ................................................................
Can’t be at school today - he has an appointment with the doctor
We ..............................................................
must help people in need- it’s our duty

3 It’s a good idea to get plenty of sleep the

night before an exam.
You ..............................................................
ought to get plenty of sleep the night before an exam
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6 Choose the correct item.

1 A lot of people is / are waiting outside to 4 The trousers I wear to school is / are black.
hear what the Prime Minister has to say. 5 The information from war zones is / are
2 Physics is / are my best subject at school. sometimes incorrect.
3 Our homework is / are due on 30th May.
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7 Fill in with the compounds of some/any/no/every.

1 There are 980 students at the school, so if 4 I was sad because ........................
no one else
came to
........................
every
donates £1, we’ll have the charity meeting except me and Jack.
nearly £1,000! 5 I don’t know ........................
anything
about
2 I can’t find my Maths textbook endangered animals, but I’d like to learn.
........................
anywhere
– have you seen it?
3 I volunteered because I wanted to do Marks: ____
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something
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8 Fill in the where necessary.

1 ............ Kenya is a country in Africa. 4 What are we having for ............ dinner
2 The pink dolphin lives in ............
the
Amazon tonight?
River. 5 My cousins often visit ............
the
United States.
3 I’d like to learn to play ............
the
piano.
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Everyday English

9 Read the dialogues (1-5). Complete the dialogues (1-5) with appropriate responses by circling
the appropriate letter (A or B).

1 X: What did you think of the city?

Y: ................................................................................
A. I was shocked by the amount of graffiti.

A I was shocked by the amount of graffiti.

B One solution could be to clean up the graffiti.

2 X: It would help if they installed CCTV cameras.

Y: ................................................................................
B. I’m not sure that would work.

A Something needs to be done about it.

B I’m not sure that would work.

3 X: Action needs to be taken to stop these vandals.

Y: ................................................................................
A. I think it would be a good idea to fine them.

A I think it would be a good idea to fine them.

B That might just work.

4 X: It would help if the police got involved.

Y: ................................................................................
B. I don’t know about that.

A I couldn’t.
B I don’t know about that.

5 X: Why don’t we get an alarm system for the shop?

Y: ................................................................................
A. Good thinking!

A Good thinking!
B That’s great, thanks.

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Reading

10 Read the information about the three people (1-3) and four adverts for charity
jobs A-D below. For each person choose the job that suits their interests the
most and write the appropriate letter next to the person. One advert is extra and
does not match any of the people.

A Helping Hands is ideal for young

people who want to travel and help
others at the same time. We build
schools and hospitals across Africa.
1 __________
C
You’ll volunteer for 6 weeks and then
Mark has just finished school and he’s looking for have 3 weeks to explore this amazing
work. He’s not bothered about earning lots of country. Total cost including flights:
money, but he wants a steady job where he can £2,500.
help people. He’s sociable and good at
communicating with kids of all ages. He’s got his B Play and Learn is looking for a
own car and doesn’t mind travelling. confident English-speaker to join our
team in South America. This is a
voluntary position for 8 weeks, but
accommodation, flights and food are
included in the sign-up fee of £2,000.
Volunteers will be working with children
2 __________
A aged 4-13, teaching English through
Paul is finishing school next week and he’s thinking fun and games.
of doing some unpaid work for charity before he
starts university. He would like to see the world and C Community Outreach is looking for an
his uncle is willing to pay all his expenses. He’s enthusiastic school-leaver for a full-
quite shy but he doesn’t mind hard work. time, permanent position at our
organisation. We visit a range of
locations across a wide area and
provide support to children who
experience difficulties at school or at
home. Travel expenses provided.
3 __________
D

D Fresh Start is a charity that deals with

Ben finishes school in a couple of weeks. He can’t
the issue of adult illiteracy. We’re
afford to travel abroad, but he’d like to do something
looking for volunteers to help people
different before he starts university. He also wants
learn to read and write in their own
to feel like he’s doing some good in the community.
homes. A car is useful, although not
He loves kids and wants to be a teacher, but he
essential as volunteers can use public
enjoys working with adults too.
transport.
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