B1 Unit test 1A  Listen and complete the sentences

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B1 Unit test 11A

1  Listen and complete the sentences.

1 We ____________________ how Sam found such a gorgeous girlfriend!

2 Do you ____________________ post those photos on Facebook?

3 ____________________ teacher for twenty years.

4 It’s best to wait ____________________ and then call her.

2 points for each correct answer

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2  A man is giving a talk to some people about his work for an environmental organization. Listen to part of the talk and complete the sentences.

It’s a pleasure to be here, and thanks for inviting me. Well, I want to tell you ¹____________________ my work for an environmental organization called Friends of the Earth. ²____________________ volunteer with the organization for ten years. One of our aims is to educate people about global warming because ³____________________ now we’ve been seeing an increase in the effects of climate change – floods and storms, for example, are all getting worse. I’m sure ⁴____________________. We shouldn’t allow global average temperatures to rise above two degrees Celsius, and ⁵____________________ of the world’s governments agree on that. If they increase by more than two degrees, scientists say the result could be very bad for our planet. And ⁶____________________ with them. So, whose responsibility is it to make the changes that are needed? Well, personally I think …

2 points for each correct answer

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3 Match 1–5 to a–f to make complete sentences. There is one ending that you don’t need.

1 As the population of the world increases, _____

2 There was a huge rise in unemployment here _____

3 There is still no cure for cancer, _____

4 Many countries have hotter summers now _____

5 Pollution in many of the world’s largest cities _____

a when several IT companies moved to other countries.

b because of global warming.

c scientists must think about how to feed everyone.

d is one of the biggest problems governments have to deal with.

e because it has spread all over the world.

f but scientists are trying hard to develop one.

2 points for each correct answer

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