Name: Date:

INTERMEDIATE PLUS UNIT 7 Assessment

VOCABULARY 2 Complete the sentences with these words and

phrases. Not all of the items are needed.
1 Choose the correct option to complete the
sentences. bargained with charged complete rip-off
cost a fortune got a good deal on
1 I was too much for this salad. That’s not a special offer well worth it
the price on the menu.
a on sale 1 It to build our
house. We had to borrow a lot of money.
b charged
2 Ahmed his
c well worth it
new phone. It cost much less than he expected.
d a bargain
3 Our trip last summer wasn’t cheap, but it was
2 I know I paid a lot for this backpack, but I love it! because we
It’s . had such a good time.
a well worth it 4 Do you think you were
b a complete rip-off extra for the
delivery? It should have been included.
c a discount
5 I the car
d a good deal
salesman and got a really good price for my car.
3 Do you often sellers at the farmers’ market?
SCORE: /5
a get a good deal on
b be charged by
c cost a fortune
d bargain with

4 Fatima only buys expensive shoes when they are

.
a bargain with
b special offer
c on sale
d a discount

5 Their new car . I would never pay that much.

a was well worth it
b cost a fortune
c was a bargain
d got a discount

SCORE: /5

1 © Cengαge Leαrning, Inc.

LEARNING
 INTERMEDIATE PLUS UNIT 7 Assessment

GRAMMAR
3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use get, have or need, the word in
brackets and any other words you may need. Write no more than four words.

1 The football smashed the window.

The window (smash) by the football.

2 The grass was too long.

The grass (cut).

3 The storm damaged many buildings.

Many buildings (damage) in the storm.

4 Your hair looks great! Where did you go for your hair cut?
Your hair looks great! Where did you (cut)?

5 The company is delivering the parcel for me.

I’m (the parcel / deliver) by the company.

SCORE: /5
4 Complete the sentences with cost, price or worth.

1 Excuse me, what’s the of this bag?

2 How much does a return ticket ?

3 The total of starting a new business can be hard to predict.

4 Some people collect those toys. They’re hundreds of pounds if you keep them for long enough.

5 I love my new job, so earning less money is a small to pay.

SCORE: /5

2 © Cengαge Leαrning, Inc.

 INTERMEDIATE PLUS UNIT 7 Assessment

READING

Unusual business ideas

Have you ever had an idea for a business and thought ‘That’s just too unusual – it would never work’?
Don’t be too quick to give up. Here are five businesses that made a lot of money, even millions, with ideas
that seemed unlikely to succeed.
Pet Rock is one example. In 1975, Gary Dahl invented Pet Rock as a kind of joke after his friends were
talking about the difficulties of looking after pet animals. He marketed his idea as a super easy pet. Each
rock came in a cardboard box like a pet carrier and had a training booklet. The many people who bought
the rocks probably thought it was a funny idea. He made almost $6 million in sales from his joke.
Another successful business idea came from watching children play. In 1958, two toymakers saw some
Australian children exercising with hoops and they developed the hula hoop out of plastic. It cost less
than $2. More than twenty million were sold in the first six months and it’s still a popular toy today.
Not all unusual business ideas are products. Some are services for customers. One man in Japan stays
very busy doing nothing at all. Shoji Morimoto is a ‘Do Nothing Rent-a-Man.’ He simply turns up to places
to do nothing. People pay him to congratulate them at the end of a race or to sit with them in restaurants.
The customer might be lonely or just want a quiet friend. Morimoto earns 10,000 yen, about $85, for each
appointment and has three appointments each day.
Another interesting service also started in Japan in 2008. The business allowed customers to smash
dishes and throw plates in a safe place. It relieved stress and anger. Now similar businesses have opened
in many other countries.
Finally, a business in Australia helps customers explore urban farming. For a few hundred dollars, anyone
can ‘rent a chook’ (or chicken). The company provides a chicken coop, chickens and food. Customers can
rent chickens for six weeks and then return them or decide to keep them. It’s an easy way to try a new
adventure in farming.
If these unlikely ideas can succeed, maybe yours will too.

5 Read the article. Complete the notes with no more than three words or a number from the article.

Businesses that made money with unusual ideas

Pet Rock

• Invented by 1 .

• Made nearly 2 in sales.

Hula hoop

• Developed in 3 .

• More than twenty million sold.

Do Nothing Rent-a-Man

• Shoji Morimoto provides this service in 4 .

• He congratulates people after a race or 5 in restaurants.

SCORE: /5

3 © Cengαge Leαrning, Inc.

 INTERMEDIATE PLUS UNIT 7 Assessment

6 Read the article again. Are the statements true, false or not given?

1 Pet Rock was a very cheap pet. True False Not given

2 Gary Dahl made more than $10 million from a joke idea. True False Not given

3 Shoji Morimoto entertains his customers. True False Not given

4 The business idea of breaking plates to relieve stress started in Australia. True False Not given

5 In some places, customers can rent goats to eat their grass. True False Not given

SCORE: /5

LISTENING
7 7.1 Listen to a podcast about shopping trolleys. Put the topics in the order they are mentioned. Write
the letter (A–F) next to each number. Not all of the topics are needed.

A Design of first trolley 1

B Reasons the trolley became popular 2
C Different names for shopping trolleys 3
D The business of trolleys 4
E The problem of stolen shopping trolleys 5
F Reason the trolley was invented

SCORE: /5
8 7.1 Listen again. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1 The shopping trolley was invented in …

a the 1950s. b 1940. c 1936.

2 The global market for shopping trolleys is …

a more than $800 billion a year.
b less than $800 billion a year.
c about $800 million a year.

3 Every year, companies produce …

a approximately ten million trolleys. b more than a million trolleys. c about a million trolleys.

4 A shopping trolley tends to last …

a more than six years. b less than five years. c about five to six years.

5 One trolley costs …

a between $100 and $150. b over $200. c less than $100.

SCORE: /5

4 © Cengαge Leαrning, Inc.

 INTERMEDIATE PLUS UNIT 7 Assessment

WRITING
9 Write an advert for an item that you want to sell. Omit words to make the sentences shorter. Include a
description and information about the price, size and condition.

Write your advert in 80–100 words.

SCORE: /10

TOTAL MARKS, ALL SECTIONS: /50

END OF TEST

5 © Cengαge Leαrning, Inc.