3 Insights 5

Unit 3 Basic Test

VOCABULARY 8 Its w r _ n g to bully people.

9 Its s _ n s _ b l _ to eat a healthy
1 Choose the correct words. diet.
10 Its n _ r m _ l to feel nervous
1 The planet / universe Earth has one before an
moon. exam.
2 We dont know of any other planets
in our /10
atmosphere / solar system which
support life.
3 The Moon orbits / stars the Earth
once every 29 days.
4 There are billions of planets in our
galaxy / gravity.
5 The Pleiades is a group of seven
atmospheres / stars.
6 Gravity / Orbit is a powerful,
invisible force.
7 Earth cant be the only planet in
the
universe / solar system that can
support life.
8 Our planet supports life because it
has
a moon / an atmosphere.
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2 Complete the words with vowels

a, e, i, o, u.
1 Its d _ f f _ c _ l t to keep a secret.

2 It isnt _ _ s y to learn a second

language.
3 Its g _ _ d to do well in school.
4 It isnt h _ l p f _ l to shout at
people.
5 I think its _ m p _ r t _ n t to get a
good job.
6 It was a funny movie. It was
_ m p _ s s _ b l e not to laugh.
7 Dont worry! Its s _ l l y to get
stressed
about it.
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3 Complete the sentences with

the correct phrasal verb in
parentheses.
1 My dog likes to __________ in the
grass.
(lie down / write down)
2 Can you __________ the TV, please?
Its too loud. (calm down / turn down)
3 I will __________ the phone number
of that restaurant. It looks really
good.
(sit down / write down)
4 Jenny is very upset and she cant
__________. (slow down / calm down)
5 We cant __________ because there
arent any seats. (sit down / lie down)
6 Dad is angry because he didnt
__________ in time and drove through
a red light!
(turn down / slow down)
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PRONUNCIATION
4 Underline the word with silent
letters in each pair.
1 light lamp
2 coffee whole
3 answer water
4 scientist teacher
5 white yellow
6 must could
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LANGUAGE WORKOUT
6 Complete the text with the
(GRAMMAR) correct word in parentheses.
Is it a good idea to give advice to
5 Choose the correct words. people? Maybe you (1) _____________
1 A: Whos cooking tonight? (should / cant) give advice if
B: It must / cant be Katie because someone asks for it, but if they dont
shes away. ask, I dont think you (2) _____________
(cant / ought to) offer. People dont
2 A: Wheres Eva from? really listen when theyre upset, so
B: She cant / must be Brazilian. you
Shes from So Paolo. (3) _____________ (dont have to /
should) leave them to think of their
3 A: The lights are off. own solution. But you (4)
B: Yes, everyone cant / must be _____________ (had better not / should)
out. ignore them stay near them and be
ready to talk if they want to. If they
4 A: Whats Tom doing tonight? want your advice, then its important
B: I think he must / might be to give them the right advice. You (5)
playing soccer, but Im not sure. _____________ (must / oughtnt to)
listen to them very carefully and you
5 A: Wheres your mom? (6) _____________ (could / shouldnt)
B: She must / cant still be at work. interrupt them while theyre talking.
She hasnt come home yet. Sometimes just talking about a
problem helps people understand
6 A: Whats that noise? what they
B: I dont know, but I think it (7) _____________ (ought to / cant) do
cant / might be a bird. about it. But I think you (8)
_____________ (might / had better) stop
/6 listening to me. Im very good at
giving advice, but very bad at taking
it!
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7 Complete the dialogue with 8 Complete the sentences with

these reflexive pronouns. the correct option, A or B.

herself himself myself 1 You _____________ get home before

11 p.m. or Mom will be really angry.
ourselves themselves yourself
A must B shouldnt
Lisa: Hi, Jake. How was your
2 In some countries, you
weekend?
_____________ take dogs or bicycles on
Jake: Great. We had a beach party.
trains.
We didnt want to restrict (1)
A ought to B cant
__________ to friends only, so we
advertised it on the school
3 I _____________ eat potatoes, pasta,
website. A lot of people came. I
bread, or ice cream. Im trying to lose
was really enjoying (2)
weight.
__________ until Zack cut (3)
A had to B shouldnt
__________ on some broken
glass.
4 You _____________ get a driver's
Lisa: Oh, no. What did you do?
license in California until youre 18.
Jake: We took care of it, but Annie
Its the law.
started to panic. She was so
A cant B dont have to
worried. She kept telling (4)
__________ Zack would have to
5 I got some money for us this
go to the hospital. But he was
morning. You _____________ go to the
fine. It wasnt a serious cut. In
bank.
the end, we had
A dont have to B must
a great time.
Lisa: You lucky thing!
6 Joe finally passed his exams, but he
Jake: Well, you could organize a party
_____________ work hard for them.
A had to B cant
(5) _________. Id come!
Lisa: OK, but I wouldnt invite Zack or
7 My baby sister is sleeping, so we
Perry. They always get (6)
_____________ make too much noise.
__________ into trouble!
A shouldnt B ought to
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8 Her hair looks awful. She really
_____________ go to the hairdresser.
A had to B should

9 If you are being bullied at school,

you _____________ tell a teacher.
A ought to B dont have to

10 You just had dinner! You

_____________ be hungry!
A must B cant

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Strange laws
READING Each country has a set of laws to
keep people safe and to prevent
9 Read the text. Then read the crime. For example, each country
sentences and choose True or states which side of the road you
False. have to drive on. In the USA, you
1 In Australia, you have to drive on drive on the right, and in Australia
the right side of the road. you drive on the left. It would be
True / False crazy if in any country you could drive
on both sides of the road. There
2 There would be accidents if we would be thousands of accidents!
could drive on both sides of the road.
True / False However, in many countries, there
are also a lot of laws that seem a little
3 In Utah, you cant hunt whales. strange and dont make sense. For
True / False example, in Utah in the USA, you
cant hunt whales. But the police
4 Utah is near the ocean. shouldnt worry too much because
True / False Utah is more than 800 kilometers
from the ocean! Who created this law
5 If you see money on the ground in and why?
Thailand, you have to take it to the
police. Some of the funniest laws are to do
True / False with driving. In Denmark, you cant
start your car if a child is underneath
6 You cant flush your toilet after 10 it. So, you should always look under
p.m. in Switzerland. your car and check before you drive.
True / False If youre a pedestrian in Beijing, then
you had better be very careful
7 If you dont flush the toilet before because its illegal for drivers to stop
10 p.m. in Singapore, the fine is $500. for pedestrians who are crossing the
True / False street. But the funniest law to do with
driving is in Alaska. In Alaska, its
8 In Denmark, you must look under illegal to drive with a dog tied to the
your car before you drive. roof of your car! This must be the
True / False craziest law in the world!

9 You should be careful in Beijing In Thailand, you cant step on money

because drivers cant stop for its illegal. So, if you see money on
pedestrians. the ground, you have to walk around
True / False it. I dont know if youre allowed to
pick it up and put it in your pocket! In
10 In Alaska, you cant tie your dog Switzerland, you cant flush your
to the roof of your car. toilet after 10 p.m. because it is too
True / False noisy. But in Singapore, you must
always flush the toilet after you use it,
/10 even if its late at night, and you can
be fined $500 if you dont. So people
who travel a lot should be very

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careful to remember which country

they are in.

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LISTENING
WRITING
10 Track 5: Listen to the radio
show. Choose the correct option, 11 Write a paragraph about how
A or B. to help poverty in poor countries.
Think of these things:
1 Ellens best friend Tara ___.
A has a new boyfriend aid conservation donating
B doesnt want to be friends with money
Ellen
medicine population solar
2 Ellen doesnt want to risk ___.
A upsetting Daniel energy
B losing her friendship with Tara
3 Ellen is fed up with ___. Use these phrases:
A Daniel
I think we should
B being on her own
Its important to
4 Tara shouldnt be ___.
The people who live there could
A so silly
We dont have to/have to
B so selfish
5 Ellen should ___.
A talk to Tara ______________________________________
B see Daniel once a week
______________________________________
6 Mike ___ and he cant sleep.
A is worried about his exams
______________________________________
B hasnt studied for his exams
7 Mike cant help ___.
______________________________________
A worrying
B not sleeping
______________________________________
8 Its normal to ___.
A hate exams
______________________________________
B feel stressed before exams
9 When you are working hard, you ______________________________________
should ___.
A take time out to relax ______________________________________
B eat more
10 Mike should ___. ______________________________________
A sleep in a different room
B spend more time with his ______________________________________
friends
______________________________________
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