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Unit 5 Test A
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the adjectives given. You may have
to add extra words.
1 Which actor has _______________ (big) house
in Hollywood?
2 My sister, Bea, is _______________
(intelligent) member of our family.
3 I love the new cartoon series. It’s much
_______________ (funny) the last one.
4 Is it _______________ (important) to do my
maths homework or my English?
5 My handwriting is a lot _______________
(bad) it was in the past. It’s because I text all
the time.
6 Your house is _______________ (big) I
thought!
2 Find and correct the mistakes in the
sentences. Some sentences have more
than one mistake.
1 The film last night was a slightly more
interesting than I was expecting.
2 My uncle has a good job, but he isn’t as clever
than my mum is.
3 My English essay is a lot worst than yours!
4 Some people say that Chinese Mandarin is a
difficultest language to learn in the world!
5 Sue Holmes is less as famous than her older
sister.
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3 Write the follow-up sentences using the
adjectives given and too or enough.
1 Can you get me another coffee? I can’t drink
this one. _______________ (hot).
2 I need to update my computer.
_______________ (fast).
3 I didn’t finish reading the whole story.
_______________ (long).
4 My little sister couldn’t watch the horror film.
_______________ (scary).
5 My mum didn’t buy any shoes in the sale.
_______________ (cheap).
6 They didn’t choose Sam for the football team.
_______________ (fit).
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Vocabulary
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words.
1 Did you see the new __________ last night?
They had some interesting guests on.
2 For me, the most interesting programmes on
TV are the _________. At least they’re
educational.
3 It’s not always a good thing to have a lot of
__________. You spend a lot of time changing
from one to another!
4 Some young children sit in front of
__________ like The Simpsons for hours. It
isn’t good for them.
5 Watching __________ every evening is
important for people who don’t like reading
newspapers.
6 I’d be too nervous to go on a __________,
although you can win a lot of money.
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5 Match the films in 1–6 with the adjectives

in A–F.
Reading
1 It’s about a girl and she dies at the end. I cried. 7 Read the article about children and
___ television and choose the best answers.
2 It’s about a man who murders ten people in a
small town. ___
BEDTIME WATCHING?
3 It’s about the longest train journey in the world.
I fell asleep! ___ We all know that most children watch too much
TV, but trying to control this has always been
4 It’s about the language of monkeys. ___
difficult. Some parents are more relaxed than
5 It’s got Angelina Jolie in it. Everyone wants to others about the programmes their children watch
see it. ___ and for how long, but usually they can switch off
6 It’s about a group of dogs. I laughed all the way the TV when they want to. However, the problem
through! ___ is much bigger when children have a TV in their
own bedrooms!
A informative In this case, parents don’t know when their
children’s TV is on and what they’re watching. In
B popular
most countries, the TV companies are quite
C moving responsible about what sort of programmes they
D boring broadcast when children are watching. But these
E funny rules don’t apply if a child is watching alone after
F scary his/her bedtime.
A survey in the USA found that more than half
/6 of all children (in some age groups this increases
to 70%) have a TV in their bedrooms. Many of
these children need more exercise and have more
6 Complete the sentences with an adjective health problems compared to children who don’t.
formed from these words. They also get lower marks in their school tests. As
confuse worry depress relax disappoint well as this, children spent more time alone in their
disgust rooms than interacting with family and friends.
It’s very difficult to take away a TV from a
1 I was very __________ when I got low marks child, but it is possible to control the time spent
in the test. watching. There is a gadget you can buy and you
2 The directions you gave me were __________ programme it with the number of hours a week a
and I got completely lost. child can watch TV. This applies to ALL TVs in
3 I’m going to have a __________ bath and read the house! When the child starts watching, he has
my book. to type in a special number. When he reaches the
limit, the TV won’t switch on! Some parents have
4 I was __________ by the food they served in taken other action. They put their children’s
the restaurant. It smelled terrible! electrical gadgets, like computers, games consoles,
5 Mark’s been really __________ since Jen left TVs, etc., on a different electrical supply and turn
him. He should see a doctor. it off at bedtime!
6 The number of children who watch TV for
more than five hours a day is very __________.

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1 What is a problem for parents?
A They don’t have time to relax with their
children.
B They can’t decide when to switch off the
TV.
C Their children watch a lot of TV.
2 Some children who watch TV in their rooms
A do not do very well at school.
B also do sports.
C invite their friends to their rooms.
3 What does the special gadget do?
A It controls the TV in the child’s bedroom.
B It controls the programmes the child
watches.
C It controls how long a child watches TV.
4 What is another answer to the problem?
A turn off all the gadgets in the bedroom at
night
B take all of the electrical gadgets out of the
room at night
C stop the electricity to the gadgets at night
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Use of English
9 Complete the second sentence so that it
means the same as the first, using the
word given. Do not change the word given.
Use between two and five words.
1 My new laptop was more expensive than my
PC!
NOT
My PC _______________ my new laptop.
2 No one in our family is as tall as Leanne.
THE
Leanne is _______________ person in our
family.
3 This is the funniest film I’ve ever seen.
FUNNIER
I’ve never seen a _______________ this.
4 The exam was easier than I expected.
LESS
The exam _______________ I expected.
5 Gary’s car isn’t as new as yours.
THAN
Gary’s car _______________ yours.

Listening (Tests CD, Track 6)

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8 You are going to hear a radio interview.
Listen and decide if each statement is true
(T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).

1 Annie’s school organized the project. T/F/NM

2 The project was open to all teenagers. T/F/NM
3 The children reported on news stories T/F/NM
from where they live.
4 They interviewed a local shop owner. T/F/NM
5 The report included a weather T/F/NM
forecast.
6 The children thought the project was T/F/NM
educational.

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Writing
10 A new TV series has started in your
country. You don’t like it. Write a letter to
your English friend. In your letter, you
should

 tell him/her about the series

 say why you don’t like it.

Write 100 words.

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Unit 5 Test B
Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the adjectives given. You may have
to add extra words.
1 Did you know that _______________ (small)
bird in the world is only 5 cm long?
2 David’s dancing was _______________ (good)
all the other boys’ dancing.
3 I think the news is _______________ (boring)
thing to watch on TV.
4 The Blue Sea Café is _______________
(popular) with my friends than the Café on the
Square.
5 My Uncle Bob is _______________
(intelligent) person I know.
6 Brad Pitt’s hair now is _______________
(short) when he was younger.
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2 Find and correct the mistakes in the
sentences. Some sentences have more
than one mistake.
1 It’s furthest to the station that it is to the bus
stop.
2 For me, maths is less interesting as science.
3 Kate’s tall, but she isn’t as tall than her sister is.
4 Billy is probably the well guitar player in the
school.
5 My cold is worst at night than in the day.
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3 Write the follow-up sentences using the
adjectives given and too or enough.
1 I can’t get all my books in my school bag.
_______________ (big).
2 I don’t walk to school with my brother. He
takes too long. _______________ (slow).
3 Dad didn’t have enough money to buy the car.
_______________ (expensive).
4 Jo couldn’t swim in the race because she had a
headache. _______________ (well).
5 I hate the journey to Grandma’s because it
takes six hours. _______________ (long).
6 We had to wear our coats in our classroom
today. _______________ (warm).
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Vocabulary
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
words.
1 The most interesting __________ I’ve ever
seen was one about how computers are made.
2 They watch the 10 o’clock _________ every
evening to find out what’s happening in the
world.
3 I loved watching __________ when I was
younger, but now I prefer programmes with
real actors and places in them.
4 Can you change the __________, please? This
programme’s awful.
5 Do you think TV __________ really make
people buy things?
6 I once saw a man win £1,000,000 in a
__________.
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5 Match the films in 1–6 with the adjectives

in A–F.
Reading
1 I missed some of the story because I was 7 Read the article about children and
laughing so much! ___ television and choose the best answers.
2 I couldn’t watch one part of the film because I
thought the bear was going to kill the girl. ___
BEDTIME WATCHING?
3 It explained how volcanoes are formed under
the surface of the Earth. ___ We all know that most children watch too much
TV, but trying to control this has always been
4 None of the characters in it were nice and it
difficult. Some parents are more relaxed than
wasn’t realistic. I was glad when it finished.
others about the programmes their children watch
___
and for how long, but usually they can switch off
5 We went to see it on Tuesday, but we couldn’t the TV when they want to. However, the problem
get in because the cinema was full! ___ is much bigger when children have a TV in their
6 It was about an old woman whose only friend own bedrooms!
was a little girl. I laughed and cried a lot. ___ In this case, parents don’t know when their
children’s TV is on and what they’re watching. In
A popular most countries, the TV companies are quite
responsible about what sort of programmes they
B scary
broadcast when children are watching. But these
C informative rules don’t apply if a child is watching alone after
D moving his/her bedtime.
E awful A survey in the USA found that more than half
F funny of all children (in some age groups this increases
to 70%) have a TV in their bedrooms. Many of
/6 these children need more exercise and have more
health problems compared to children who don’t.
They also get lower marks in their school tests. As
6 Complete the sentences with an adjective well as this, children spent more time alone in their
formed from these words. rooms than interacting with family and friends.
depress frighten disappoint relax It’s very difficult to take away a TV from a
confuse embarrass child, but it is possible to control the time spent
watching. There is a gadget you can buy and you
1 I walked home alone last night. I was very programme it with the number of hours a week a
__________. child can watch TV. This applies to ALL TVs in
2 Stefan is finding the instructions __________. the house! When the child starts watching, he has
They are not clearly written. to type in a special number. When he reaches the
3 I find lying on a beach the most __________ limit, the TV won’t switch on! Some parents have
way to spend a sunny day. taken other action. They put their children’s
electrical gadgets, like computers, games consoles,
4 Harry was very __________ when he went to TVs, etc., on a different electrical supply and turn
get his new bike and found the shop closed. it off at bedtime!
5 Jane’s most __________ moment was when
she ate someone else’s cake in a café by
mistake!
6 I love the summer and I feel __________ when
it ends and autumn begins.

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 6)

1 What does the writer say has always been
difficult?
A controlling how much TV children watch
B deciding the best place to put the
children’s TV
C finding suitable programmes for children
to watch
8 You are going to hear a radio interview.
Listen and decide if each statement is true
(T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM).
1 Annie’s project will be marked and T/F/NM
given a grade.

2 According to the survey, how many children 2 Many schools made reports for the T/F/NM
in the USA have TVs in their bedrooms? project.
A 50% of younger children
B 70% of all children 3 Other children chose Annie to be the T/F/NM
C between 50% and 70% of children presenter of their special report.
4 Twelve people worked with Annie to T/F/NM
3 According to the text, many children who make the film.
have a TV in their bedrooms
A have more health problems. 5 The TV company chose the news T/F/NM
B get very little sleep. story for Annie’s team.
C fail their school tests. 6 Annie says making TV news T/F/NM
programmes is harder than it looks.
4 If parents use the first gadget mentioned in
the text, children cannot watch /6
A any of the TVs in their house.
B more than a limited number of hours of
TV.
C their TV or their other electrical gadgets.

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Use of English Writing

9 Complete the second sentence so that it 10 You saw a film last night that you loved.
means the same as the first, using the Write a letter to your English friend. In your
word given. Do not change the word given. letter, you should
Use between two and five words.
 tell him/her about the film
1 Everyone is older than me in this class.
THE  say why you liked it so much.
I’m _______________ this class.
Write 100 words.
2 Claire’s new T-shirt was more expensive than
her mobile phone!
NOT
Claire’s mobile phone _______________ her
new T-shirt.
3 That programme was the most interesting I’ve
seen for ages.
THAN
That programme was _______________ any
others I’ve seen for ages.
4 Chocolate cake isn’t as delicious as lemon
cake.
LESS
Chocolate cake _______________ lemon cake.
5 I think tigers are more beautiful than any other
animal.
THE
I think tigers _______________ animals.

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Unit 5 Tests Answer Keys A and B

Unit 5 Test A Key

1 1 the biggest 2 the most intelligent 3 funnier than 4 more important 5 worse than 6 bigger than

2 1 a 2 than – as 3 worst – worse 4 a difficultest – the most difficult 5 as

3 1 It’s too hot. 2 It’s not fast enough. 3 It was too long. 4 It was too scary. 5 They weren’t cheap
enough. 6 He wasn’t fit enough.

4 1 chat show 2 documentaries 3 channels 4 cartoons 5 the news 6 game show

51C 2F 3D 4A 5B 6E

6 1 disappointed 2 confusing 3 relaxing 4 disgusted 5 depressed 6 worrying

71C 2A 3C 4C

8 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 NM 5 NM 6 T

9 1 was not as expensive as 2 the tallest 3 funnier film than 4 was less difficult than 5 Gary’s car is
older than yours.

Unit 5 Test B Key

1 1 the smallest 2 better than 3 the most boring 4 more less popular 5 the most intelligent 6 shorter
than

2 1 furthest – further, that – than 2 as – than 3 than – as 4 well – best 5 worst – worse

3 1 It’s not big enough. 2 He’s too slow. 3 It was too expensive. 4 She wasn’t well enough. 5 It’s
too long. 6 It wasn’t warm enough.

4 1 documentary 2 news 3 cartoons 4 channel 5 ads adverts advertisements 6 game show

5 1 funny 2 scary 3 informative 4 awful 5 popular 6 moving

6 1 frightened 2 confusing 3 relaxing 4 disappointed 5 embarrassing 6 depressed

71A 2C 3A 4B

8 1 F 2 T 3 NM 4 F 5 F 6 T

9 1 the youngest in 2 wasn’t as expensive as 3 more interesting than 4 is less delicious than 5 are
the most beautiful

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