UNIT TEST Name Section | I Read the article about families. For questions 1-10, chose fram the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. Which person or people has brothers who look alike? wy don't have biological brothers or sisters? (2) sv (3) Unusual families No two families are the same, ae they? But ‘some families are mare ditterent than others, A In Hattie Git’ fay, there are the sts cof twins! "ques ts rathe strange to ind a ay tke ors, says Ht, Thare’s me and Hele, and ‘we're both 14, We're the oldest. Then there are ‘my brothers, Sam and Steve. Theyre rine and ‘they're identical twins - that means they look caty tha sare. Fly, we've got ha babes: {nn gt, and ami, a boy. They two now and realy naughty! Everyones aways ‘Surprised when thay find out we're all twins, ‘but | think we're really lucky to be born with somebody who isa bast rend and a brother ‘oF sister” ‘Andy Burgess would never change his family, He's adopted and so are his brother, ‘and bis sister. There's nothing unusual about ‘that, you may say, but Andy explains why CID «= have parents who like to help? 14) rssce (5) sae found a family they didn’t know: they had? (6) . were adopted? (7) (8) same people find it hard to believe they are all from the same fami. "Mum and Dad have worked al over the world, helping out in diferent counts where there have been problems. While abroad, they: ‘opted atamly, My brother, sister and | ‘were all babies that had nobody to laok after them. | eome from Africa, Lynda is fom China and Harry is. trom South America, 60 we all lok raiber diferent. But do you know what? It doesnt matter at al We al love each other and ifs relly intresting finding out about the different countries wa come trom. Inabelia Paimano's classmates think she's ‘very lucky. "My fiends say | come from the “crazy animal family’! You se, my mum adopts animals which need a home, At the moment my “tothe and sisters” are an old donkcy, two ‘greyhound dogs, and six cats. Thare’s only ‘he and Mum in my house fm an only chi has seven brothers and sisters? (9) sass has a very young brother and sister? (LO) versee ‘and Mum and Dad are divorced, so 1 think I's ‘realy great that | have al these animats as my family. Dad has agreed to adopt some rabbits: ‘that his neighbour doesn't want, £0 mayo | have two animal families soon!’ (Jack Taylor is really nap with is farms = al re of them “Wha | was ay, | was lop th ‘Smiythes - theyre a wonderful couple, who have two other children. Two years aga, my Feal mother contacted us, She explained that ‘she had given me up for adoption when | was born because she had bee able to ake ‘care of me, She sald that she and my dad ‘were both marred! ~to ote pap net ach other = and that | had three htt brothers and two tall sisters They had been ooking for ne for years but hag been able ta find ne we reenily Al frst | fel abit strani, tut rae everything ems pertaesty moral We tove ach other and enjoy spending time together’ 2 You will hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer (A,B or C). 1 You hear a young girl talking, What kind of family did her grandfather want? ‘Aa large family with three sisters Ba family with five brothers Ga family with some sisters and brothers 2. You hear somebody talking on the radio about moclem families, How do most children feel about their parents remarrying? A They like having many people in their family. B They have a lot of different problems, € They worry that their family is different. 3 You hear a young boy talking. What does he say about his cousins? A They’re strange. B They mean a lot to him. € They're more important than brothers and sisters. 4 You hear a father talking to his daughter. Why is he talking to her? + [64> A He thinks that thetr fami very boring. B He wants her to understand the importance of family. (C He thinks she doesn’t care about her family at all. 5 You hear a woman talking about her grandmother. How does she describe her? A She's the perfect grandmother, B She's warm but cold-hearted sometimes. C She's kind but hot- red, myLaser B1+ Section 2 Grammar and Vocabulary 3 Choose the correct option in each sentence. 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A adopted B step Chalt D real & My stepbrother is always accusing me .... stealing his CDs, Aol Bior C with Dio Unit Test 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold. There is an ‘example at the beginning (0). © 1'm not going to that cinema again; the seats are so uncomfortable. COMFORT 1 She's so clever: she's .....e-cossees Of falling ann exam. CAPABLE 2 Don’t you know that it’s . + 10 travel without a ticket? LEGAL 3 He was quite .. he’s very good loc asa baby, but now ig. ATTRACTIVE 4 That's a really rude thing to say! I didn’t expect you to be so . POLITE 5 Life isso, for ever My parents blame me ing! FAIR 6 My stepbrother is really ... .» becatise he cheats in tests and tells lies, HONEST 7 love all my brothers and sisters because they are never -tome, KIND 8 Don't talk about money; it’s .... a We're fighting about sharing a bedroom. RELEVANT 5 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition. There is an example at the beginning (0). 0 [sent a message do my friend, 1 TReEp ....00 touch with my friends by email. 2 Iget. well with my younger sister, 3. My brother blamed me ..,....... losing his book, 4 When my mother is at work, our neighbour TOOKS «ses... US, 5 Mary likes playing ......... door. the girl next «1655 Walls Sk 2008 Ta pagy may be Pesto ar ae am Tori aches Book ©Laser B1+ Teachers Book © Maculan Hellas $A 2008. This pape may be photocopied for use in ase Laser B1+ % Lam going to complain behaviour. . Your 7 My father deals people at work .» @ lot of different 8 My sister really cares .......... my feelings. 6 Choose the correct answer. There is an example at the beginning (0). © My brother and 1 @peak)/ are speaking Spanish because our step! from Cuba 1 My sister is very ambitious and always studiesiis studying very hard. 2 I learniam learning how to do the Salsa. It's becoming a very popular dance. 3 She loves/is loving her new school; it’s much 4 1 am seeingisee my cousins every Easter when they stay with us. 5 Until we move to our new house next month, 1 sharelam sharing a room with my stepsister, 6 My mum works/is working as a teacher. She is, really good at her job. 7 Mum and Dad are going away this weekend, 30 I look/am looking alter the family. 8 I really don't like/am not liking comedy films, especially really silly ones, 7 Read the text and decide which answer (A,B, € or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). My family (0) ...€.... bigger! My parents were divorced five years ago, but they're still friends. ‘Two years ago my mum remarried and last year she had a baby girl called Rosie, so now I've got a half sister. My stepfather already (1) .......... two children from his first marriage, Robert and Paul, which means I've also got two stepbrothers. My sister, Kate, (2) ......0. with our father and iret stepmother, Maria, in Rome. They have a son, too, who is our half brother, He’s very cute and although Idon’t (3) ......... him very often, 1 (4) ceeooeon bhi a lOt. 15) .o00-e Malian $0 that Lean talk to him because he (6) ......... English. Maria's brother, Mario, (7) ......... with them for the moment too, because he (8) at the University in Rome for a year. I don’t know what he is ~ my stepuncle maybe? Confused? It's easy really, once you get used to it 0 Agrows B growing Cis growing Dis grow 1 Ahas Bis having C have D had 2 Alive Bliving C lived D lives 3 Asee Cam seeing 4 Alove B don't love C loving D loves 5 A learn Bis learning € learns Dam learning 6 A.don’t speak € doesn’t speak B not speak D doesn't speaks 7 Als staying Bstays C stayed D stay 8 Astudies Bis studying studying D study Pu Your new pen-friend sends you an email asking for information about your life and your family. 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