Eyes Open 4 Unit 1 Test: Standard

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Language focus
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use used to
in sentences 1–3 and would in sentences 4 and 5.
0 My father used to love (love) rock music when he was a student.
1 I (not/like) playing outside very much when I was a child.
2 (your parents/be) hippies when they were young?
3 When my parents were young, they (go) to a lot of concerts.
4 My grandmother (always/make) me a snack when I got home from school.
5 My mother (not/collect) me from school very often because she was working.
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2 Underline the correct answer.

0 My brother used to / would be very naughty when he was small.
1 Did you use to / Would you have long hair when you were young?
2 My grandparents used / would go dancing a lot as teenagers.
3 Jack didn’t use to / didn’t used to ride his bicycle very often as a child.
4 How often Ben used to / would Ben play football when he was 10?
5 We used to / would live in New York when I was growing up.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the past perfect.
0 My friend had left (leave) by the time I got to the swimming pool.
1 Ben couldn’t buy the T-shirt he wanted because he (spend) all his money.
2 I watched a great programme on TV last night. I (not see) it before.
3 (Mum/make) dinner when you arrived home last night?
4 Jack wanted to buy tickets for the concert, but they (sell out).
5 (you/meet) Sam’s friend before?
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4 Underline the correct answer.

0 Did you go / Had you been to Sarah’s house before our visit there last Saturday?
1 Dad still didn’t arrive / hadn’t arrived home by the time I went out last night.
2 I got / had got to school quite late yesterday morning.
3 We didn’t see / hadn’t seen Jenny at the party last week.
4 Ben and Harry finally got tickets for the film that they waited / had waited so long to see.
5 Tim wasn’t allowed to come to the concert because he didn’t ask / hadn’t asked his parents.
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Vocabulary
5 Underline the correct answer.

0 a leather / silk jacket 1 a baggy / stripy jumper 2 a flowery / denim dress

3 flat / silk shoes 4 a fitted / stripy coat 5 tight / baggy jeans

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6 Underline the correct answer.

0 Karen was disappointed by / from her result in the swimming competition.
1 John says he’s afraid for / of going out in the dark.
2 My mum’s very keen on / about taking photos in her spare time.
3 I’m very excited with / about going to New York next month!
4 You should be proud for / of the painting you did – it’s brilliant!
5 My class are all interested by / in History because our teacher’s so good.
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7 Match the sentence halves.

0 My parents have been through a lot of style d a box on our street.
1 My brother wants to play in a well-known guitar b industry for many years.
2 There’s still an old red telephone c corners in our city.
3 My grandfather worked in the motor d changes since they were young!
4 We’d like to go home by taxi, but the taxi e band in our town.
5 There are often people selling newspapers on street f fare will be too expensive.
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8 Choose the correct answer: a or b.

0 That’s a lovely soft scarf – is it made of real ? 3 I like that T-shirt you’re wearing. It’s really !
a silk b denim a cool b horrible
1 My mum was really happy the present I 4 Excuse me a moment, I just need to answer
bought her. this telephone .
a for b with a number b call
2 My sister has always been fascinated changes 5 This book’s all about street , like you see on
in fashion. the walls of buildings.
a from b by a art b fashion
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Useful language
9 Complete the conversation between two friends. What does Harriet say to Marion?
Choose from the answers (a–h). There are two more expressions than you need.
Marion: You’re in town early, Harriet! Have you found
a Right, let’s see … Oh, it doesn’t fit me very
anything to wear for tonight’s party yet?
well.
Harriet: 0 b
b I’m still looking! Do you want to come and help
Marion: OK, why not? How about this shop – Wild?
me?
They always have good stuff.
Harriet: 1 c Great! Now, where are the changing rooms?
Marion: How about this one? It’s your size. d Good! I think I’ll get it. Thanks for coming with
me, Marion!
Harriet: 2
e Should I buy some jeans, too?
Marion: This way, on the right. Come on!
f OK – there! I love it! Do you think it suits me?
Harriet: 3
g It’s expensive, isn’t it? I can’t afford it.
Marion: It’s a bit big, I agree, but the colour looks
good on you. Look, try a smaller one. h Great idea. Let’s go inside. Now, I need a
Harriet: 4 top to go with my jeans.
Marion: Absolutely! You look great in it!
Harriet: 5
Marion: You’re welcome! I’ll see you later at the party!
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Listening
10 You will hear five short recordings. Answer the questions. Choose the correct answer: a, b or c.
0 You hear two friends talking about what they’ll 3 You hear a boy called Jack talking about leaving
wear to a party. his home this morning.
What will Maria wear? What did Jack do with the door key when he left
 a T-shirt she’s just bought first time this morning?
 a dress with flowers on a He hid it in a secret place.
 a sweater and jeans b He put it in his pocket.
1 You hear a girl called Samantha talking to her c He lost it.
father. What did he use to wear as a student? 4 You hear a boy called Mark talking to his
a smart clothes friend Chloe about his jumper.
b casual clothes Why is he talking to her?
c hippy a He’s asking for advice about a jumper.
clothes b He needs help with buying a jumper.
2 You hear a girl called Bella talking about when c He’s offering to lend her his jumper.
her grandfather was young. 5 You hear a girl called Amanda telling a friend
What did he tell her about when he was young? about some CDs.
a He enjoyed watching the family TV. What does she say about them?
b He rarely had to cycle to school. a They belong to her father.
c He started work when he was a teenager. b They’ve become part of her collection.
c They’re by her favourite musicians.
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Reading
11 Read the school magazine article about teenage fashions.

Teenage Fashions
by Lucy Watts

D
o you know how your grandparents used uniform among young people. In America, it was the
to dress when they were your age? I found fir st time that the fashion industry had made clothes
out that until the 1940s, young people had specially for teenagers. And in the UK, the Teddy
just dressed like their parents, so there Boy movement brought in the first fashion style just
were no fashions specially for teenagers for teenagers.
then. That’s really hard to imagine now, isn’t Men wore smart jackets and narrow trousers, with
it? thin ties and brightly coloured socks. I even found a
photo of my father dressed exactly in that style!
A couple of days ago I was looking at some family
photos and talking about them with my grandma. As There were lots of interesting photos in the family
a result of what I saw, I decided to look further into album, but there was one that really caught my
the history of fashions for young people. attention and I copied it and put it on my wall. It was
of my grandma as a young woman, when she was
I discovered that in the late 40s and 50s, major
walking with my grandfather arm in arm near the
changes were starting to take place. For one
beach at the seaside. She was wearing a long,
thing, people began to have a little more money to
stylish ‘swing-back’ coat, a tight-waisted dress
spend. Also, man-made materials like nylon were
and a close-fitted hat. She looked incredibly smart
becoming really popular.
and well-dressed, but not in the kind of clothes
So materials that people had worn until then, like
we’d consider suitable for the beach today!
wool and silk, soon fell out of fashion.
Another change was that teenagers going to
college in the 50s began to wear casual sweaters
and trousers, or tight skirts for women, instead of
dressing more like their parents. In fact, that style
of dress became almost like a

Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?

0 When Lucy’s grandparents were young, they wore clothes in a similar style to their parents. T
1 Seeing the family photos made Lucy want to find out more about teen fashion in the past.
2 Wool and silk remained popular even after new materials had come along.
3 It was common for all college students to dress in a similar way in the 50s.
4 Lucy found evidence that her father had once dressed as a Teddy Boy.
5 Lucy preferred other photos in the family album to the one of her grandmother at the beach.
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Writing
12 You receive this email from your English-speaking classmate, Jake.

Write your article. Include information about:

 who the person is
 how they are related to you
 what they do now (e.g. where they live and work)
 what they did when they were young (e.g. studies, travelling, work, where they lived).

Write 100–120 words.

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