Unit 5 Basic Test

Listening 7 A m _ _ _ _ r is a piece of rock that travels

through space.
1 [1.07] Listen to the interview. Choose the correct
words. (10 marks) 8 Was it difficult to a _ _ _ t to the heat when you
were in Africa?
1 Tom Parks is an inventor / a scientist.
9 Can you i _ _ _ _ _ e living on another planet?
2 Tom says that inventors need / don’t need a
10 The mobile phone is a useful i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n.
good imagination.
3 Mark Twain was a designer / writer who 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
predicted the internet. box. (5 marks)
4 The ‘communicator’ was a piece of equipment
discoveries threat extinct explore developed
used in a 1960s TV programme / book.
5 The ‘communicator’ looked like a tablet 1 People are a _____________ to rhinos because

computer / mobile phone. they kill them for their meat.

6 Arthur C. Clarke wrote a famous science fiction 2 Polar bears are in danger of becoming

book and film in 1968 / 2001. _____________.

7 Arthur C. Clarke imagined something astronauts 3 I would like to _____________ more of this

used to talk to spaceships / read about news country. There are so many places to see.

from Earth. 4 Scientists have made many important

8 ‘Martin Aircraft’ is a business / jetpack. _____________ in the last century.

9 The presenter often / sometimes gets stuck in 5 My nephew has _____________ his own secret

traffic jams. language.

10 The presenter thinks that she probably will /

won’t buy a jetpack. Language focus
4 Complete the sentences with the gerund or the
Vocabulary infinitive form of the verbs in the box. (10 marks)

2 Complete the words. (10 marks) discover go look play become tell
1 There are lots of different plant and animal
Where do you intend to go next summer?
s_ _ _ _ _ s on Earth. 1 I can imagine ______________ a scientist when
2 I like looking at the s _ _ _ s in the sky at night.
I am older.
3 Earth is a p _ _ _ _ t.
2 He phoned his sister ______________ her the
4 I don’t believe in a _ _ _ _ s. I don’t think there’s good news.
life beyond Earth.
3 Dad was angry after ______________ that I
5 There’s a lot of d _ _ _ _ _ e in some countries
hadn’t tidied up my room.
without clean water. 4 It isn’t easy ______________ the piano well.
6 G _ _ _ _ _ y makes apples fall from trees.
5 ______________ after your health is very
important.
Unit 5 Basic Test
5 Choose the correct words. (5 marks) Reading
1 If / Unless you see her, will you give her a Robots in space!
message? Planets, the sun, stars; we know they all exist in space. But I
2 If I would swim / swim underwater, I can’t open bet you didn’t know that robots that look and act like humans,
called humanoid robots, are out there, too! Scientists at NASA
my eyes.
have developed Robonaut 2 (R2), the first humanoid in space.
3 If he hadn’t / wouldn’t have said ‘hello’, I It won the NASA Invention of the Year award in 2014.
wouldn’t have recognized him. Scientists built the robot to help astronauts in space. It uses its
4 If it rains, we will / would go to the cinema. strength to help astronauts walk more easily on planets by
moving heavy objects out of their way. It also uses its hands to
5 Unless / If you give me some money, I won’t be help them make any repairs on the spaceship or space station.
able to buy those trainers.
Not only is R2 useful in space, but it’s important to life on
Earth, too. Scientists have adapted R2’s technology to create
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of inventions that will help people in a variety of ways. The
the verbs in brackets. Write one or two words. robotic glove, called a Robo-Glove, means factory workers
(10 marks) don’t have to use as much strength to hold and work with their
tools over a long time. This helps to prevent injuries. Scientists
If he had driven more carefully, he wouldn’t have
have also developed a robotic suit called X1. Disabled people
had the accident. (drive) can wear it over their body to help them walk. It’s slim so they
1 If she doesn’t apologize, I _____________ very can wear it when they are in a wheelchair.

angry. (be) Amazing, isn’t it? If I hadn’t read about it for myself, I wouldn’t
have believed it! I wonder how else R2’s technology will help
2 If you _____________ it, you wouldn’t have people in the future!
believed it. (see)
3 If you throw the ball, I _____________ it. (catch) 7 Read the blog post. Choose the correct words.
(10 marks)
4 If you ______________ an alien, what would
you do? (meet) 1 There are some robots in space that talk /
behave like humans.
5 If you ____________ tonight, I’ll wash up. (cook)
2 Scientists have / haven’t won an award for R2.
3 Scientists first developed R2 to help astronauts
/ disabled people.
4 According to the blog, R2 is intelligent / strong.
5 R2 uses its hands / legs to help with repairs.
6 A robotic suit / glove can help factory workers to
do their job.
7 R2’s technology helps factory workers work
more quickly / safely.
8 Scientists have also made a robotic suit /
wheelchair from R2’s technology.
9 X1 can help people to walk / read.
10 The writer is confused / excited about R2’s
technology.
Unit 5 Basic Test
Communication
10 Write a short opinion essay with the title ‘Should
8 Complete the text. (5 marks) we travel to Mars?’ Use some of the words in the
1
box and the plan to help you.
In my o _ _ _ _ _ n, space exploration is important. (6 marks)
2
I b _ _ _ _ _ e that we must explore the universe,
just as we have explored our own planet. I suppose For: exciting new life discover adapt to
3
it’s t _ _ e that space travel is expensive, and I Against: expensive difficult cold waste of money
4
c _ n see why people think that we shouldn’t spend
5
money on space travel. But there’s no d _ _ _ t in Paragraph 1: Give your opinion
my mind that people will live on the moon and on Do you think we should travel to Mars?
Mars in the future. We should start planning now! I’m definitely in favour of / against …
It’s my opinion that …
Writing Paragraph 2: Give reasons for your opinion
What are your reasons?
9 Choose the correct words. (4 marks)
If we needed to leave Earth, …
1 We can’t see the stars tonight, because / due to If we travelled to Mars, …
it’s cloudy. I believe that …
2 We had to cancel the trip due / because to bad In addition, …
weather. Paragraph 3: Summarize the argument
3 We lost the match because of / because my In conclusion … All in all, …
mistake.
4 We might need to leave Earth because / due to
war or disease.

Total marks:
Listening _______ / 10 Vocabulary _______ / 15
Language focus _______ / 25 Reading _______ / 10
Communication _______ / 5 Writing _______ / 10
TOTAL _______ / 75