5 Insights 5

Unit 5 Standard Test

VOCABULARY 4 A: Was Usain Bolt ____ the

Olympic Games?
1 Complete with go, learn, or B: Yes, he was. He won three gold
ride. medals.
5 A: Have you ever fallen out ____
1 Would you like to _____________ on
anyone?
my new bicycle?
B: Yes, I have. My brother all the
2 Id love to _____________ camping in
time!
Canada.
3 Next year we plan to _____________
6 A: Whats Tim doing?
on vacation to Peru.
B: Hes showing his new bike ____
4 Do you know how to _____________ a
Russell.
horse?
7 A: I cant find my blue sneakers.
5 Ive never wanted to _____________
Have you seen them?
an instrument.
B: I think Mom got rid ____ them
6 Did you _____________ a new
last week. They were so old!
language at school this year?
8 A: Is your brother still living at
7 Should we _____________ skiing next
home?
winter?
B: No, hes living ____ a house
8 When Im 17, Im going to
near here.
_____________ to drive.
9 Meredith and Alex are going to /8
_____________ to a concert next week.
10 I wouldnt like to _____________ a
motorcycle. 3 Complete the words.
11 Monica wants to _____________ first
1 W_____________ is a water sport in
aid.
which you stand on skis and are
/11 pulled by a boat.
2 I_____________ is a game played on
ice by two teams, in which long sticks
2 Complete the dialogues with are used to hit a small, round object.
the correct preposition: about, 3 In b_____________, you jump from a
at, in, of, to, or with. very high place while attached to a
long piece of rubber.
1 A: Sarah and Joe have had an
4 In f_____________, you run through
argument.
the city, and jump from building to
B: Not again! Dont get involved
building.
____ it.
5 K_____________ is a water sport in
2 A: What time do we have to be
which you stand on a surfboard and
____ class?
are pulled by a kite.
B: 1:30 p.m.
6 A r_____________ is a structure like a
3 A: I feel really stressed right now.
tall railway with steep slopes that you
B: You shouldnt worry ____ your
ride for fun.
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/6 9 Although Ive called and left

messages, they _____________ (not
reply).
PRONUNCIATION 10 _____________ Max _____________
(try) bungee jumping?
4 Look at the underlined letters
and put the words in the
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correct column of the chart.

bear dare her stare stir 6 Write complete sentences

using the present perfect and for
where were or since.
1 Karen / be / the salsa champion /
2004
______________________________________
2 She / dance / salsa / a long time
______________________________________
/5 3 Sherrie / like / water-skiing / ages
______________________________________
4 She / live / near the ocean / she
LANGUAGE WORKOUT was young
______________________________________
(GRAMMAR) 5 Leila and David / study / Spanish /
two years
5 Complete the sentences using ______________________________________
the present perfect form of the 6 They / not visit / Mexico / 2010
verbs in parentheses, and ______________________________________
already, yet, ever, or never. 7 Marc / have / a car / his 21st
1 I _____________ (visit) India, but Id birthday
love to go. ______________________________________
2 We cant leave while the band is 8 Sam / love / para-skiing / his first
still playing. The concert _____________ jump
(not finish). ______________________________________
3 _____________ you _____________ (go) 9 Jane / play / ice hockey / more than
on a skiing vacation? Its really fun. two years
4 My uncle _____________ (fly) in a ______________________________________
plane. He doesnt want to. 10 Jane and Ben / watch / ice
5 We _____________ (be) friends hockey / they were children
___________ since we met in ______________________________________
kindergarten.
6 I dont want to see that movie /10
because I _____________ (see) it with
Joanna.
7 I _____________ (take) a few Spanish
classes, so I can speak it pretty well.
8 I _____________ (swim) in such
beautiful clear water as this! Its
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7 Complete the text with the

simple past or present perfect
form of the verbs in parentheses.
My diary
Friday
I (1) _____________ (go) to school this
morning as usual. We (2)
_____________ (do) a really interesting
experiment in science. Apart from
that, nothing special
(3) _____________ (happen) since then.
Saturday
What a fantastic day! We went
zorbing. I
(4) _____________ never _____________
(be) before, so it (5) _____________
(be) really exciting. We (6)
_____________ (roll) down a hill inside
this huge ball, and everything went
around and around outside. It was so
funny!
Sunday
We (7) _____________ (visit) Grandma
this morning. But this afternoon Im
bored and I
(8) _____________ (not start) my French
homework yet. I (9) _____________
(study) French since seventh grade,
but I still dont understand it!
Monday
Our teacher (10) _____________ (show)
us a movie about South America in
geography class today. It looks
amazing!

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READING Hi from India!

8 Read the text. Then read the Hi from India! Well, after all the
sentences and choose True, preparation and planning, weve
False, or Doesnt say. finally made it to India. And it has
been a real culture shock! Chris and I
1 Lisa is writing in an Internet caf. are currently sitting in a little Internet
True / False / Doesnt say caf in Agra. Were about five minutes
from the Taj Mahal, and were both
2 Lisa and Chris have been to the Taj really looking forward to visiting it
Mahal. later today. Ive read so much about it
True / False / Doesnt say and seen so many pictures. I think its
going to be amazing. Its very hot, so
3 Theyve been in India since Sunday its a relief to be inside somewhere
morning. True / False / Doesnt say nice and cool.
We arrived in Delhi on Sunday, and
4 They havent done any sightseeing we spent the next couple of days
yet. visiting a few sights. We went to a
True / False / Doesnt say beautiful mosque, and we walked
around some very old ruins. It was
5 Theyve eaten some exotic fruit. very hot and crowded, and the roads
True / False / Doesnt say were so busy with cars, trucks, and
buses everywhere! Ive never seen so
6 Lisa thinks you wont experience much traffic in my life. But the people
India if you go to western hotels and are so friendly, and the food is
restaurants. amazing. Weve eaten in a few of the
True / False / Doesnt say street restaurants. The food is
fantastic and its so cheap! We had
7 They usually travel around by taxi some vegetarian food in a caf near
or bus. True / False / Doesnt say our hotel yesterday. The food was
great and the people were so nice. I
8 Theyve ridden in lots of rickshaws. think if you only eat in western
restaurants and stay in western
True / False / Doesnt say hotels, you wont experience the real
India.
9 Lisa thinks that India is one of the Weve seen lots of rickshaws, the
most unusual countries she has ever little bicycle taxis but we havent
visited. ridden in one yet. I dont know how
True / False / Doesnt say the poor rickshaw drivers have the
energy to cycle across the city all day.
10 They are going on a train trip We usually take a taxi or try and get
tomorrow. on a bus, but that isnt so easy.
True / False / Doesnt say Theyre so crowded that its hard to
squeeze yourself in.
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Im enjoying every minute of being
here. I think India is the most
interesting country Ive ever been to.
Ive only been here for five days but it
feels like longer. Were taking the

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train tomorrow, so I wont be able to

update my blog for a day or two. WRITING
Take care!
Lisa x 10 Write a letter to a friend
talking about a personal
LISTENING experience. Choose one of these
things:
9 Track 7: Listen to the letter. your first week at school, college, or
Complete each sentence with
one, two, or three words. summer camp
1 Antonia has just arrived at her new your first trip with friends, camping,
______________________ in Boston. or in another country
your first trip in a plane or on a train
2 She is studying in the U.S. for
______________________.
______________________________________
3 She has found living alone
______________________. ______________________________________

4 Now shes living in a ______________________________________

______________________ in a students
residence hall. ______________________________________

5 She has already found the ______________________________________

______________________.
______________________________________
6 She has already started
______________________. ______________________________________

7 ______________________ , she went to ______________________________________

her first class.
______________________________________
8 She spent ______________________
______________________________________
trying to find the room.
______________________________________
9 On Saturday, shes going to a gig
with her new ______________________.
______________________________________
10 Her ______________________ at
______________________________________
college has been great.
/10 ______________________________________

______________________________________

______________________________________

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