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Unit Test LEVEL 1

Name

Mark

Vocabulary
1

Match the words in A to the definitions in B. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

rip-off
purchase
consumers
imitation
discount

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

a reduction in the usual price

something you buy
something overpriced
people who buy things
a copy of something

Choose the correct answer. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1. Ill be there at eight oclock to the book.
a. pick up
b. afford

c. try on

2. Before you buy a computer, you should .

a. get a refund
b. shop around

c. pay in instalments

3. This dress is lovely. I must .

a. try it on
b. apply for it

c. find designer brands

4. Bill said that he would a few more shops before he decided what to buy.
a. pick out
b. pay for
c. check out
5. This shirt is too small. I will to the shop tomorrow.
a. shop around
b. take it back
c. afford it

Complete the sentences with the words below. (5 x 3 = 15 points)

brand-new bargains brand-names debt afford
1. I dont buy . Theyre too expensive.
2. There are good at that shop.
3. Theyre in because they bought an expensive house.
4. Ron cant a new car.
5. Look! Sara bought a motorbike.

Complete the passage with the words below. (5 x 3 = 15 points)

second-hand consumer purchase budget special offers
Be a smart (1) . Dont make your (2) at the first shop you walk into. Compare
prices. This is especially important if youre living on a (3) . Often you can find used things in good
condition at (4) shops. Also, remember to wait for (5) , when things cost less!

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Grammar
5

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the passive. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. Flowers (usually plant) in the spring.
2. Your test marks (give out) tomorrow.
3. The dog (feed) before.
4. Roberts application (review) right now.

Choose the correct answer. (4 x 2 = 8 points)

1. My dad will clean / will be cleaned the house.
2. When were the invitations sent / did the invitations send?
3. The cakes havent baked / havent been baked yet.
4. The party decorations must be bought / must buy very soon.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the active or passive. (5 x 3 = 15 points)
1. Linda (finish) her Christmas shopping last week.
2. By the time you called, the car (fix).
3. Your dog (operate) on tomorrow.
4. What you (have) for dinner last night?
5. The rubbish bins (empty) every day.

Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the active or passive. (5 x 3 = 15 points)
Children are a big part of the advertising market. Many adverts on TV (1) (intend) for young viewers.
They (2) (watch) the adverts and then (3) (try) to convince their parents to buy
them things. Parents (4) (protest) against this for years. Now, adverts (5) (put) on
the Internet as well. So watch out, parents! There are adverts everywhere!

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use have / get something done. (2 x 2 = 4 points)
1. I the children (pick up) because I was ill.
2. You should the gardening (do) before it rains.

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OPTIONAL READING

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

PUT AWAY YOUR MONEY

I

II

III

Are you the kind of person who thinks shopping is fun? If you are, then youll probably be surprised to hear
about a special day called Buy Nothing Day. On this day, people are encouraged to keep their purses in their
pockets or bags and not spend ANY money!
Buy Nothing Day (BND) is a yearly international protest against harmful western shopping habits. Whats being
protested against and whats wrong with our consumer culture? For one thing, we are seriously influenced by
advertising and this makes people spend money on things they dont need and dont even really want. Many
people find themselves in debt because of this. In addition, at our local supermarkets, there are many products
in fancy packages. Producing these unnecessary packages uses up raw materials, wastes energy and pollutes
the environment. A third problem is that rich western countries own factories in developing countries and use
cheap local labour to produce their products. The workers rights arent protected at all and the factory owners
arent careful about protecting the local environment. These are just some examples of how our lives and our
environment are affected by our consumer culture and there are many more.
Buy Nothing Day was started in 1992 by a group of concerned people in the United States. It is in November,
on the day after the holiday of Thanksgiving, which traditionally is the day when people in the USA start their
Christmas shopping. Since 1992, 65 countries have joined the BND protest. In the city of Brighton in England,
workshops are offered on BND, where people can have fun and make free Christmas gifts as an alternative to
Christmas shopping. Believers in BND hope that people around the world will change their consumer lifestyle,
and not only for one day a year!

Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or

false (F). Find evidence in the text to justify your
answers. (3 x 2 = 6 points)
1. People buy more because of advertising.
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2. Supermarkets help protect the environment.
...............................................................................
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3. The workshops offered in Brighton teach people
how to enjoy Christmas shopping.
...............................................................................
...............................................................................

Answer the questions. (2 x 4 = 8 points)

1. How do western consumer habits affect people
in developing countries?
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2. What do people who believe in BND hope will happen?
.......................................................................................
.......................................................................................

Find words or expressions in the text that mean:

(5 x 1 = 5 points)
1. hurtful or bad (paragraph II)

2. affected (paragraph II)

Choose the correct answer. (2 x 3 = 6 points)

3. not needed (paragraph II)

1. Changing your consumer lifestyle means .

a. not buying in supermarkets
b. having different shopping habits
c. protesting against Christmas shopping

4. worried (paragraph III)

5. taken part in (paragraph III)

2. The date for BND was chosen because .

a. its when people in the USA start Christmas
shopping
b. people in the USA shop for Thanksgiving
c. its a tradition