Unit 3 Test B

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Use of English: Grammar 5 The teacher caught the student

look up the answers in the back
1 Complete the text with the of the book.
correct form of the verb in
brackets (-ing or to-infinitive). /5
Scientists recently carried out an
experiment where they made
women imagine the process of Use of English: Vocabulary
eating their favourite food. They 3 Choose the correct alternative.
expected the women (1)
_________(imagine) eating sweets 1 If you want to be an English
and chocolate, but many favoured teacher, its essential you are
savoury alternatives. The women articulate/fazed, especially when
ate their favourite food for twenty
you explain complex grammatical
minutes and were then offered the
real thing. 60% of the women areas.
refused (2) _________(eat) the food 2 As soon as she sat down in the
offered to them and requested exam hall, she
alternative options. 30% didnt feel memorized/recalled all the
like (3) _________(consume) anything important dates and wrote them
and 10% managed (4) on a piece of paper.
_________(snack on) the same food 3 Some teachers create their own
they had imagined in life form.
problems. They assume/perceive
Scientists suggest (5) _________(use)
these techniques to help cut obesity everyone has understood and
in adults and children. then move on, only to find out
later that everyone is confused.
/5 4 Do you faze/perceive moving to a
different city as an adventure or
as a laborious task?
2 Find and correct the mistakes in the 5 After the seminar, the girls were
sentences. There is one mistake in each
completely articulate/bewildered.
sentence.
They didnt have a clue what the
1 A substitute teacher was hired
lecturer was trying to explain.
her to stay for one week to
replace a teacher that was off
sick.
/5
2 The doctor persuaded his patient
4 Complete the gaps with the
taking the prescribed medicine.
correct word.
3 As it was raining, the teachers let
stay their pupils inside at break One Thursday night, Jack had a
time. breakthrough! Whilst asleep, he had
4 As she waited outside the office, a dream where he came up
she heard the client to complain (1)_________ a suitable cure for a
about the service he had disease that was destroying the
received. country. He wasnt sure how he had

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hit (2)_________ such a solution but 4 When he looked at his pay

now he knew what he had to do. cheque, he realised the company
When he reached his laboratory, he had ________paid him by 100.
talked (3)_________ his ideas with his A super
colleagues. As a result of his B over
enthusiasm, he started speaking C mis
with incredible speed. Some of his D post
work mates werent able to keep
(4)_________ with his train of
thought. But once he had explained 5 The new student was completely
everything, one scientist that had
________literate. He couldnt read
picked (5)_________ what he was
saying, shouted: Jack, you are a or write.
genius! A in
B im
/5 C il
D dis
5 Read the sentences and select
the correct answer, A, B, C or D. /5
1 At________zero temperatures, the
family decided it was too cold to
be out shopping. They went
home and put the fire on.
A super
B under
C inter
D sub

2 The two ________colleagues met

after work for a catch up. They
both spoke about the old days
and how their new companies
were different.
A inter
B co
C ex
D re

3 Even though Teresa had two

other flat mates, they hardly ever
spoke to each other. They just
________existed.
A co
B dis
C over
D super

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Reading the highest achievers in class. Once

the children had been selected, the
scientists had to gain parental
6 Read the text and decide if the
consent. During an open evening
statements (1-5) are True (T),
with parents, many questions were
False (F) or Not Given (NG).
answered and eventually all of the
parents signed the necessary forms
The impact of omega fish oils on
allowing their son or daughter to
the brain
take part. Individual files were then
For many years, there has been
set up on each student.
some speculation regarding the
actual benefits of the consumption
The duration of the experiment was
of omega fish oils. It has been
six months. During the first three
proven that their consumption can
months, the researchers measured
prevent heart disease and counter
the concentration and academic
the effects of depression, but some
ability of the children through a
scientists have made the bold claim
series of experiments. The
that the regular consumption of
researchers were present in the
Omega 3 drastically improves
classes of the individuals and they
intelligence. Wanting to put the
also monitored their concentration
rumours to the test, a group of
during a series of tests carried out
scientists decided to carry out some
using electronic equipment and
qualitative research on a group of
computers. In addition, their
British children. Details of the
academic ability was tested by the
experiment, together with the
teachers who regularly fed
results, can be found in this report.
homework marks or test results
back to the team of scientists.
Omega 3 and Omega 6 can be
During the second half of the
found in oily fish such as salmon,
experiment, half of the children
tuna and halibut. These oils cannot
were given a pill containing a
be made by the human body and
specified quantity of Omega 3 and
therefore need to be consumed
the other half were given placebos.
either in our diets or as a dietary
During this second three-month
supplement taken in pill form. It is
period, the scientists again carried
well known that Western diets
out the same experiments that
contain a relatively small quantity of
measured the concentration and
Omega 3 fatty acids when
academic ability of the selected
compared to Asian cultures.
children.
Consequently, the researchers
chose individuals from Great Britain
The results from the experiment
to carry out their research. The
were immediately clear. The boys
children selected for the experiment
that had taken the fish oils were
were all from the same secondary
finding it easier to concentrate in
school in the north of England and
class and had drastically improved
they were handpicked by teachers
their academic ability. They had
of the school using a set of criteria.
begun to achieve higher results in
It was deemed essential by the
class and their teachers had
experimenters that the children
commented on their improvements.
chosen regularly suffered from a
In contrast, there was only a
lack of concentration, and were not
relatively small difference found

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with the girls tested. Only a small 5 The placebo drugs used had a
percentage of the girls showed a positive effect on the girls in the
dramatic increase in concentration, experiment.
with the rest showing no difference T / F / NG
whatsoever. With regards to
academic achievement, it was
apparent that overall performance /5
had increased. The conclusions of
the experiment were clear.

When the scientists released their

findings stating that fish oils
dramatically improved the
behaviour, concentration and
academic ability of boys in a school
environment and should therefore
be used in the future to aid
concentration and improve
intelligence, other experts jumped
on the bandwagon and immediately
refuted their claims. They
questioned their research methods,
the school used and also the Listening
quantity of children experimented
on. It appears that eating oily fish 7 You are going to hear a
undoubtedly has some advantages researcher explain how she
even if the scientist cant put their believes the Internet is affecting
finger on exactly what they are. our minds. Complete sentences
1-5. Use no more than three
1 The scientists performed their words and/or a number.
experiments because they
wanted to back up the allegation 1 With today's networking sites you
of other scientists. have the ability to ______________
T / F / NG and leave comments.
2 Those living in non-Western 2 For the younger generation, a
countries typically consume more friend is a person you can keep
Omega 3 than those that inhabit ______________ with through the
use of the Internet.
Western countries.
3 The older and younger
T / F / NG
generation do not have the same
3 Some of the parents of the
______________ regarding the
children were hesitant about their duration of a friendship.
children taking part in the 4 For the younger generation, life
experiment. revolves around what they have
T / F / NG the ______________ for and/or what
4 The teachers of the school co- they want.
operated with the scientists. 5 Concentration problems in young
T / F / NG people now mean they fail to
______________.

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Write us a review of your favourite _____________________________________
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