Unit Test 9 | Group A

Name: _____________________ Class: ____

LISTENING GRAMMAR
1 [Track 10] Listen to a conversation and decide who 4 Complete the sentences using the third conditional.
says these things. Tick (✓) A for Anna or M for 0 What a terrible disaster! Just think, if we hadn’t missed
Martin. (not / miss) our flight, we would have been killed in the
Who A M crash.
1 regrets not choosing a different holiday 1 If you hadn’t warned me about that hole,
destination? I __________________ (fall in).
2 She __________________ (break) her leg if you hadn’t
2 explains why it would be a bad financial
caught her.
decision to cancel the holiday?
3 If he __________________ (call) earlier, I would have
3 was almost affected by a volcano in the
picked him up from the station.
past?
4 Can you imagine what __________________ (happen)
4 suggests a different form of transport?
if we hadn’t met that night?
5 feels better after checking some facts
5 I __________________ (not / take) that photo if you
online?
hadn’t asked me!
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VOCABULARY 5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One sentence

2 Choose the correct option A–C to complete the is correct.
sentences. 0 I wish that people care about all this plastic pollution.
0 It was quite a shock when the ___ brought down so cared
much snow. 1 If only we can go to a party.
A avalanche B earthquake C hurricane ___________________________________________
1 You must be careful if you swim in the bay. There are 2 I wish that you shouldn’t play your music so loud.
some strong underwater ___. ___________________________________________
A currents B shores C waves 3 What a day – if it only would stop snowing!
2 As soon as the alarm went off, we were asked to ___. ___________________________________________
A survive B evacuate C drown 4 I wish I had trained harder for this race.
3 Sadly, a large number of ___ were children. ___________________________________________
A survivors B rescuers C victims 5 If only I went to the party, I would have met him.
4 I think you’d love it here, it’s got a really ___ nightlife. ___________________________________________
A crowded B remote C vibrant ___ / 5
5 If people lived in houses of a ___ size, they’d use less
energy. USE OF ENGLISH
A modest B breathtaking C tight-knit
6 Complete the text with the correct form of the words
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in capital letters.

3 Match the sentence halves. There is one extra It’s only a few years since one of the most damaging
answer. earthquakes of all-time hit the island, causing millions of
dollars’ worth of 0 destruction (DESTROY), and the loss of
0 We moved to the countryside for some peace and b
more than 3,000 lives. Standing in such a 1 ____________
1 I can’t stand this place, it’s so crowded and
(PICTURE) place, it is hard to imagine what happened that
2 We’ve been thinking about installing geothermal
August afternoon. However, the small 2 ____________
3 They’ve built their new home using only recycled
(COMMUNE) of fishermen and their families who still live
4 We’re trying to find ways to improve the energy
here are positive about life and what happened. They have
5 Cities like this are just full of hustle and
shown an incredible strength of character, and their story of
3 ____________ (SURVIVE) has touched many hearts. But
a bustle – you can never relax!
it’s not all about the past. There has been a lot of discussion
b quiet – it’s certainly relaxing here.
in the region about how to survive a similar situation in the
c lights which monitor levels of use.
future Now, local 4 ____________ (RESIDE) know exactly
d noisy at the weekend.
the signs to look for. Each household has a supply of dried
e heating on our property.
food and bottled water, and there are regular earthquake
f efficiency of our home.
simulations. Also, a tsunami 5 ____________ (WARN)
g materials from the local area.
system has been installed in the town hall – providing a low-
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cost solution which could save lives.

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7 Complete the sentences with the correct translation that there were many clear days. I wish someone had told
of the Polish words in brackets. me how much it rains in the Welsh mountains.
But, I’m a survivor. After spending a bit of time up here, I’ve
0 If he asked you to marry him (poprosił cię o rękę),
decided that the key to successful living is following
would you say yes?
a couple of simple rules. Number one – you need to be
1 __________________ (Gdybyś więcej się uczył), you
prepared – getting firewood in before heavy rainfall, having
would have passed the exam.
a survival pack of tinned food in the event of being cut off,
2 What would you have done __________________
living with only a little light and heat for a few months.
(gdybyś tam była) when the accident happened?
Number two – celebrate the small things. In spring, when
3 __________________ (Chciałbym, żebyśmy pojechali)
everything starts to come back to life, the countryside is
somewhere else for our holidays. We stayed in England
such an amazing place. It makes you feel incredible. This
and the weather was horrible.
year I’m planning to grow more vegetables, and maybe get
4 __________________ (Wybuch wulkanu) caught us all
some chickens. Number three – keep your door shut during
by surprise.
a storm. Otherwise you’ll wake up with a flooded kitchen
5 __________________ (Chciałbym, żebyś nie narzekał)
and that wet sheep standing in your front room…
all the time!
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1 Before Laura got the opportunity to move from London,
she was unhappy
READING A with her life.
8 Read the blog post. For questions 1–5, choose B in her job.
the correct answer A, B, C or D. C in her relationship.
D about money.
A new start 2 Laura decided to leave the city because
In 2017, I had a life-changing experience – one that has A it was too expensive to live there comfortably.
taught me about the kind of person I am, the kind of place B she couldn’t agree with the way people lived.
I can live in, and most importantly how to survive the depths C she found the stress of travelling difficult to cope
of winter with no phone signal and only wet sheep for with.
company. Sometimes I sit here and think, if only I’d done D she was advised to by her family.
this earlier… 3 Laura says that the biggest challenge she has is that
I’m Laura Keenan. A while ago I decided to leave the dirty, A there are no people living near her.
noisy, stressful city I used to live in, and came to live on hill B the weather is always bad.
farm in north Wales, overlooking the beautiful mountains of C there is sometimes no way to leave the farm.
Snowdonia. Although I was pretty miserable in London, D there isn’t much information about the weather.
work wasn’t all that unpleasant – my colleagues were really 4 Laura says that her situation has improved because
great – we shared a lot together. I was earning a decent A she has a better energy supply.
living. I had a nice boyfriend. But something about London B she’s worked out how to live there.
just didn’t feel right anymore. I decided I needed to change. C she’s got a supply of fresh food.
I’ve always been environmentally aware, and when I thought D she’s got more neighbours recently.
about how everyone was living – commuting every day, 5 The purpose of the text is to
using loads of energy, buying and throwing away stuff all the A give advice on how to live in the countryside.
time – I realized I needed to try to minimize the impact of my B describe why moving to the countryside is good.
life on the world around me. Then something life-changing C encourage people to move from the city.
happened. One morning I got a phone call telling me that D describe a change in lifestyle.
my great uncle had died. And, as he had no other surviving ___ / 5
relatives, I was going to be given his house. I must admit
I was a bit puzzled at first because I only met him a couple
of times, when I was a little girl. But suddenly there I was,
a homeowner.
The house was described as a small cottage in an area of
natural beauty. So, I thought, why not try it? What could go
wrong? Well, now I know. There are definite challenges. If
I’d known how remote the cottage was, I might not have
made the move at all. It’s not too isolated for most of the
year – when the weather is fine you can take these winding
paths down to the nearby village and everyone there is very
friendly and helpful. The problem is in winter and spring.
I wish someone had told me how tough that would be. All
the streams become flooded, and after heavy snow you’re
on your own on the mountainside. It seems crazy, but you
can get trapped up there for weeks. Even though on a clear
day you should be able to see your nearest neighbour. Not

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