TEST UNIT 1

Vocabulary
a. Fashion & Clothes. Lavel de pictures

b. Fill in the spaces with a suitable word.

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 1. At school students have to wear a 1.u___________________.
2. When the weather is cold, I usually wear a pair of woolen 2.g____________ in my hands
and a 3.s__________ round my neck.
3. Peter usually wears 4.c___________ clothes at the weekend, a pair of jeans and a T-
shirt. But at work he has to wear 5.s___________ clothes like a 6.s ____________, with a
tie and a white cotton 7.s_____________.
4. Look! Its pouring! Why dont you put on your plastic 8.m___________ to avoid getting
wet?
5. Waiters wear white 9.a___________. Mechanics wear 10.o______________.
6. Women keep their wallets in their 11. h______________ while men keep them in their 12.
p____________.
7. In hot weather Mary often wears a pair of 13. s____________ because its too hot for
trousers. And a T-shirt with short 14. s______________.

c. Correct any errors in these sentences.

1. This sweater is too small, its not my number.__________
2. I dont think that purple shirt suits with your yellow skirt. ___________
3. I like this dress. Can I try it off? ____________
4. What a lovely jacket! The red colour really fits you . _____________
5. These new pair of high - heeled shoes dont suit me. Theyre too small. _________
6. Take on your coat! You look too hot. _________

d. Phrasal Verbs. Complete the following sentences with phrasal verbs from the box in an
appropriate form.

dress up keep up with slip on put together stand out cut down go out
save up take back
1. I go to at least ten big fashion shows a year, just to ______________ the latest designs.
2. Joan asked me to paint the flat with her, so I ________________ an old sweatshirt and my
tattiest pair of jeans.
3. Nigel _________________ for the party, but when he arrived, he really _____________, as
everyone else was wearing casual clothes.
4. Alice has ______________ an amazing outfit using recycled clothing and glass beads.
5. I started working this year, so Im able to get new clothes more regularly than before
when I had to _____________ for months.
6. My mum thinks I should ______________ the amount I spend on clothes, but my image is
really important to me.
7. If someone sees me in something once, I dont like to _____________ in it again well not
for a while.
8. I rarely make a mistake when I buy clothes as Ive got good taste. But last week I
_________ a jacket ________ because it was badly made.

READING

Look at the photo of a pair of jeans. How old do you think they are? Read the text quickly to
fin out.

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 $25,000 may sound excessive for a tatty pair of jeans, but the ones in this picture are not an
ordinary pair of Levis. They are said to be one of the oldest pairs left. Theyre certainly the most
expensive!

Discovered last year in an old coal mine in Colorado, they were initially sold for $10,000.
And then sold on again at a higher price. Then Seth Weisser paid even more for them Co-owner
of a store appropriately called What Comes Around Goes Around, he decided to contact Levis in
San Francisco. I sent them pictures of the jeans and they were delighted. They would have paid
$40,000., I think!

Levis has its own museum and Lynn Downey, the company historian, said: I knew this
would be a treasure that everyone in the company would want us to have, so Levis agreed to
pay one of the highest sums ever for a pair of jeans. Apart from in the left pocket and frayed
edges at the bottom, the jeans are in remarkably good condition for their age Ms Downey was
able to date them by their leather patch, which was added in 1886, and the single back pocket
was added in 1902. She said: Perhaps the most important reason why Levis bought these jeans
is that the company lost everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the first 50 years
of our history was destroyed.

Now say whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE

a. There are no other jeans as old as these.

b. Seth Weisser paid $10,000. For the jeans.
c. Lynn Downey is an employee of Levis.
d. The jeans are made completely of one material.
e. The jeans have fewer pockets than ones made after 1902.
f. The Levis company is more than 100 years old.
g.
GRAMMAR
a. Choose the correct form A, B, C, D, to complete the sentence.
1. You left the office than I did.
A. later B. more lately C. most lately D. more late
2. Whats film youve ever seen?
A. more interesting B. the most interesting C. the more interesting D. more
interesting than
3. My teacher congratulated me for working so before the exam.
A. hardly B. hardest C. hard D. harder
4. Our company can help you to manage your money
A. successful B. just as successful C. more successful than D. more successfully
5. You can ride your bike .. I can.
A. much faster than B. more fast as C. just as fast than D. fastest than
6. I find English .. to speak than Spanish.
A. difficult B. more difficult C. as difficult D. most difficult
7. Which moves , the cheetah or the peregrine falcon?
A. quicker than B. as quick as C. more quickly D. as quickest
8. Have you ever tasted meal than this?
A. as good B. the best C. the good D. a better
9. Rodins sculptures are among
A. the most expensive B. more expensive C. as expensive D. not as
expensive

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 b. Complete the sentences with a suitable comparative form of an ADVERB. You
have been given the adjective in brackets.
1. Some crystals grow _____________________ (slow) than others.
2. Hot water can in fact freeze ____________________ (easy) than cold water.
3. When you tell a lie, your brain works ___________________ (fast).
4. Eagles wake up ___________________ (early) than any other birds.
5. Left-handed students write __________________ (careful) than right-handed ones.
6. People tend to drive __________________ (bad) along two-lined streets than three-lined ones.

c. Fill in the blanks with different types of comparisons.

1. The children got noisy. The teacher got angry.
_________________ the children got, ______________ the teacher got.
2. As I ran my legs got a lot tired.
As I ran my legs got ___________ and __________ tired.
3. The dog is the noisiest animal of all. So the cat isnt _____________________ the dog.
4. The three-star Prince Hotel is ______________________ than the five-star Plaza Hotel.
5. This is by far _______________________ sofa Ive ever sat in.
6. Cars are getting _____________ and _____________ as the years go by.
7. It grew darker. I became scared._____________ it grew, _____________ I became.

d. Transformations. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between
two to five words, including the word given.

1. Travelling by car is becoming increasingly expensive.

AND Travelling by car _______________________________________________ expensive.
2. Ive never heard such a silly story!
SILLIEST That story is _________________________________________________ heard!
3. He hadnt expected the weather to be so bad.
WORSE The weather ________________________________________________ expected.
4. For me, Fendi is doing a lot more interesting work than other designers today.
FAR For me Fendi is by ___________________________________ designer working today.
5. Fifty years ago, trains were slower than they are nowadays.
AS Fifty years ago, trains _____________________________________ they are nowadays.
6. Have you got a necklace that is cheaper than this one?
LESS Have you got ______________________________________________ than this one?
7. You need to study hard so as to get good marks in the term exams.
THE The more you ______________, ____________________ you get in the term exams.
8. Last year prices in this shop were lower.
CHEAP This year prices in this shop ________________________________ than last year.
9. I think this exercise is easy.
DIFFICULT This exercise is ___________________________________________ I thought.
10.Ben won the race but George came second.
FAST George was ______________________________________________________ Ben

e. Complete the sentences with a phrasal verb with go. Use the correct form of
go and an adverb or preposition from the box.

ahead back for over up

1. You should _________ ______ to the shop and ask for a refund.
2. Due to inflation prices in Argentina are constantly ________ ______.
3. What shall I do with the project? ___________ ______ with it!.
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4. I _________ ______ the cheapest pair of boots offering.
5. Youll have to __________ ______ this exercise again and check if its correct.