Unit 9 Test: Higher
Name: __________________________________ Result: __/100
Vocabulary 3 Complete the mini-dialogues with the words in the
box.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct clothes
words. bakery bank bookshop butcher’s chemist’s
1 We’ve got PE now, so I’m wearing my trainers and a electrical goods shop greengrocer’s jeweller’s
_______________ with a T-shirt. I’m not wearing a
stationery shop
sweatshirt or joggers.
2 They’re in the water at the pool. Sara is wearing her 1 Ana: Let’s get some earrings for Kate’s birthday.
_______________. Ben: Good idea. Let’s go to the _______________.
3 I don’t like jumpers. I prefer wearing a They have some that aren’t too expensive.
_______________ so I can cover my head too. 2 Ali: I need some new pens and a notebook.
4 In summer, Sam wears a T-shirt. He wears Bob: OK, let’s go to the _______________. It’s better
_______________ too, so his legs don’t get hot. than the supermarket.
5 When I walk in the mountains, I wear 3 Amy: We need to buy a new fridge. The old one is
_______________ on my feet with thick socks. broken.
6 I’ve got a _______________ on my head to protect Rob: Let’s get one at the _______________.
me from the sun. It keeps the sun out of my eyes.
4 Sue: I’d like to buy some fruit and salad for the picnic
7 In winter I don’t wear socks or leggings with my skirts. later.
I wear _______________ to keep my legs warm.
Dan: There’s a _______________ near my house.
Score __/7 We can go there.
5 Tom: Where do you usually buy your meat?
2 Write the correct accessories for the definitions.
Joe: At the _______________, not in the
1 It shows you the time. A lot of people wear one on
supermarket. And you?
their left wrist. _______________
6 Eve: Do you need to go to the _______________?
2 You wear it around your trousers so they don’t fall
down, or over a dress for decoration. Zoe: No, I’ve got some money, thanks.
_______________ 7 Mia: The supermarket’s shut. Let’s go to the
3 You put your money and other things in it to carry _______________ and get some bread.
them around. _______________ Jon: Great, we can get a cake and some rolls, too.
4 You put it around your neck for decoration. It’s often Score __/7
made of metal. _______________
5 You can wear it round your neck or on your head, but
it’s not a scarf. _______________
6 You wear them when it is sunny to protect your eyes.
_______________
Score __/6
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Grammar 4 You started your homework hours ago.
_______________ you _______________ (not finish)
4 Complete the sentences with the correct present
your homework _______________?
perfect form of the verbs given.
5 Where did this coat appear from? It looks new!
eat hear not meet not wear see work
_______________ you _______________
1 I _______________ my new jeans. I’ll put them on _______________ (buy) that coat?
tomorrow.
6 I told you the answer a few seconds ago.
2 _______________ Elena _______________ all the
I _______________ _______________ (explain) the
biscuits again?
answer.
3 We _______________ that song hundreds of times.
7 You only started your history project yesterday!
Let’s listen to something else.
_______________ you _______________ (finish)
4 _______________ you _______________ the new
your history project _______________?
Batman film? It’s great!
8 Pete is laughing.
5 Mike _______________ my brother so they don’t
know each other. Tom _______________ _______________
_______________ (tell) Pete a good joke.
6 Sara _______________ in two different sports shops.
She loves working with people. Score __/8
Score __/6
7 Tick the correct sentence(s) () and correct the
mistakes.
5 Write sentences in the present perfect using the
prompts below. 1 Have ever you been to the US or Canada?
1 you / ever / see / a musical / ? ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ 2 I’m really tired because I’ve just swum one kilometre.
2 They / never / make / a video / .
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3 I know Jake because we have just met – it was at a
3 Beatriz / never / go / to the US / .
party last month.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4 your brother / ever / ride a bike / ?
4 I’ve never eat shark, what about you?
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5 I / never / wear / earrings / .
5 They haven’t done their homework already – they’re
___________________________________________ going to do it now.
Score __/5 ___________________________________________
6 Have Luka finished playing basketball yet?
6 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use the present ___________________________________________
perfect and just, yet or already. Score __/6
1 I don’t need anything to eat. I ate over an hour ago.
I have _______________ _______________ (have)
lunch.
2 The film has only been on for two minutes.
The film _______________ _______________
_______________ (start).
3 I must phone Lucia.
I _______________ _______________ (not phone)
Lucia _______________.
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Use of English 10 Listen again and choose the correct answer.
8 Read the text below and think of the word that best
1 Which of these things of Sam’s does Jess like?
fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
A his trainers
Buy Nothing Day B his jeans
C his bandana
1 __________ you ever spent 24 hours without
buying anything? If so, you’ll enjoy Buy Nothing 2 Which dish are they going to prepare for the next
Day. As you can guess from its name, it’s a day class?
where people choose to spend no money at all for A burgers
24 hours. Why? 2 __________ the US, the day B pasta with tomato sauce
after Thanksgiving (a special American holiday) is C rice with mushrooms
called Black Friday. It is the third Friday in
November. This is a day when prices are lower
3 Which shop are Alana and Tom going to meet at?
3 __________ usual and people spend a lot of
A the jeweller’s
money. Three days after this is Cyber Monday
when people get cheap prices online. Last year in B the newsagent’s
the US, people 4 __________ around $10.8 billion C the bakery
dollars on Cyber Monday! A 5 __________ of the
things people buy are not necessary and they Score __/3
don’t use them. Years before, in 1992, Ted Dave
11 Listen again and complete the sentences. Write one
was very worried about the amount of things
or two words or a number.
people 6 __________ buying. He started Buy
Nothing Day as 7 __________ way of making
Conversation 1
people think about their shopping habits. Now,
people in over 65 countries take part in Buy 1 Jess can’t wear her shorts because it’s __________.
Nothing Day every year. 8 __________ you going 2 Sam wants to look at the __________.
to join them next time?
Conversation 2
Score __/8
3 They need onions, __________, green or red
Listening peppers and tomatoes.
4 Next month they’re going to make __________.
9 Listen to three short conversations. Which
conversation (1–3) is between …
_______ a a teacher and a student? Conversation 3
_______ b a brother and sister who want to buy a 5 Tom has just bought a __________.
present? 6 They’re going to meet in __________ minutes.
_______ c two friends who decide to go shopping Score __/6
together?
Score __/3
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Unit 9 Test: Higher
Reading 12 Read the blog and match the descriptions (a–f) to the
paragraphs (1–5). There is one extra description you
do not need.
_______ a Trainers become typical things to wear
Best foot forward every
day
1 What is today’s blog about? You can buy them in lots of
different shops from supermarkets to department stores _______ b The most popular trainers today
and even in some clothes shops. Some people only buy them
_______ c The writer’s topic of the day
in sports shops. You’ve probably got at least one pair. That’s
right, in today’s post we’re talking about trainers. _______ d People start to use trainers for different
sports
2 The earliest type of trainers was very different from
trainers today. They weren’t made for right or left feet so _______ e How trainers are becoming better for our
you could put them on either foot. They were soft and the world
bottom was much thinner than now. The top was canvas, a _______ f Trainers until the 1800s
strong material. In 1839, Charles Goodyear invented rubber,
Score __/5
and in the late 1800s, designers started using it to make the
bottom of trainers. Rubber is strong and can move easily so
13 Read the blog again and answer the questions.
the trainers were better.
1 What could you do with the earliest type of trainers
3 In 1924 two German brothers, Rudolf and Adi Dassler,
that you can’t do today?
started making trainers for different sports. The American
runner Jesse Owen came first in four races at the 1936 ___________________________________________
Olympics® in a pair of their trainers. Other designers made
2 When did designers start using rubber for the bottom
sports trainers, too.
of trainers?
4 In the 1950s trainers became popular with teenagers. They
___________________________________________
wore them with jeans to look cool. However, trainers didn’t
become really popular until about 20 years later. By then, 3 Why were trainers with rubber bottoms better?
people all over the world were wearing them. They were ___________________________________________
comfortable and in fashion. People also had more free time
and doing exercise became more popular. Trainers for 4 What did the Dassler brothers start making in 1924?
different sports such as running, football or basketball ___________________________________________
became better and better.
5 Why did teenagers wear trainers in the 1950s?
5 Now we have trainers for every occasion, so what about
___________________________________________
the future? Some designers have already made trainers with
recycled materials that are better for the planet. In 6 When did trainers become very popular all over the
Amsterdam, Holland, you can get Gumshoe trainers. They world?
use old chewing gum collected from the city’s streets to ___________________________________________
make the bottom of the trainers! Other companies are
making trainers from recycled plastic and even from plastic 7 Where do they make Gumshoe trainers?
taken from our oceans. Perhaps one day all trainers will be ___________________________________________
good for the planet as well as for our feet!
Score __/7
14 ‘We shouldn’t buy so many clothes.’ Do you agree?
Why/Why not? Give three reasons.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Score __/3
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Writing ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
15 Read Mark’s notes about the bike he’s just got for his ______________________________________________
birthday. Write a review of the bike. In the review,
remember to: ______________________________________________
introduce the product ______________________________________________
talk about the positive and negative points ______________________________________________
sum up your opinion ______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Score __/10
Speaking
16 Work in pairs. Imagine you are in a shop. Choose one
of the items:
ask/answer about a different colour or size
ask/give the price
Bike – strong and light ask/say if you want anything else and if you need a
bag
The light at the back – small and not bright
Looks great 1 3
Wheels and tyres – good quality
Write at least 35 words.
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
2 4
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Score __/10
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
Vocabulary __/20
______________________________________________
Grammar __/25
______________________________________________ Use of English __/8
______________________________________________ Listening __/12
______________________________________________ Reading __/15
______________________________________________ Writing __/10
Speaking __/10
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
TOTAL __/100
______________________________________________
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