Unit 1

Basic Test

GRAMMAR 4 Circle the correct options.

1 Complete with the correct form of have. 1 I’m a lot / really tired.
1 Rachel has sent me an email. 2 These polka-dot shoes look a lot / pretty good.
2 I ________ been trying to unzip this coat, 3 This denim skirt is extremely / far expensive.
but I can’t.
4 I’m fairly / a little sure the store opens now.
3 I ________ thrown away that T-shirt. It didn’t
fit me anymore. 5 The new mall is pretty / far better than the
old one.
4 We ________ seen that new movie. Is it good?
6 Sara’s boots were a lot / fairly cheaper than
5 ________ she been studying all day long?
mine.
6 The train ________ arrived yet. Let’s wait here.
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5 Rewrite the sentences using the words
2 Circle the correct options.
in parentheses.
1 You have worn / have been wearing those high- 1 These jeans are tight. (really)
heeled shoes all day. Aren’t your feet tired?
These jeans are really tight.
2 I have watched / have been watching this TV
2 This denim jacket is good, but I prefer the other
show for months. It ends next week.
one. (pretty)
3 This denim skirt hasn’t gone / hasn’t been
going out of style. It still looks nice.
4 You have sat / have been sitting down for
hours. Why don’t you go for a walk? 3 Martine is taller than me. (a lot)

5 Hannah hasn’t hung up / hasn’t been hanging

up her clothes in the closet yet. 4 The store was crowded. (extremely)
6 I have practiced / have been practicing the
piano for an hour. I will finish soon. 5 These boots are too small for me. (a little)
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3 Put the words in the correct order. 6 That flowery dress is gorgeous. (absolutely)

1 raining / been / Has / it / for / a long time?

Has it been raining for a long time? 5
2 How long / been / looking / Jo / has/ for a shirt? 6 Circle the correct options.
The way we buy things now is becoming
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3 you / Have / dinner / cooked / yet? absolutely / pretty different from the way our
grandparents used to do it. In the past, my
grandmother used to make her own clothes.
4 you / long / known / How / have / Laura? She was 2far / pretty more talented than I am!
I’m 3a little / absolutely terrible at making things.
Now, you go online and you can find a 4fairly /
5 you / Have / found / leather shoes? / those
totally large number of things to buy. Also, it’s 5a
little / pretty easier to buy cheap clothes. So
6 David / his boots? / Has / worn out very few people make their own clothes
nowadays. It’s 6a bit / a lot sad in a way.
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VOCABULARY
LISTENING
7 Circle what the adjective describes.
10 Listen to an interview. Circle the correct
1 polka-dot shoes: pattern / material options.
2 baggy jeans: shape / color 1 The interview is about … .
3 checkered shirt: shape / pattern a using plastic waste from the ocean
4 cotton shirt: material / color b how to stop plastic from getting into the
ocean
5 leather shoes: material / color
2 Jenny thinks plastic clothes are … .
6 striped shirt: color / pattern
a a good idea
5 b fashionable
8 Circle the correct options. 3 She says that clothes made from plastic helps
1 Please fold / zip up your scarves. to … the amount of plastic in the ocean.
a decrease
2 I bought this hat five years ago, but it didn’t
go / wear out of style! b increase

3 Please match / zip up your coat. 4 Plastic in the oceans is a problem for … .
You’ll get cold if you don’t. a fish and people
4 Don’t use those shoes every day. You’ll go / b fish only
wear them out! 5 She thinks making clothes from old plastic
5 I’m just going to hang / unzip this jacket up is a … .
in the closet. a good idea
6 This T-shirt doesn’t match / fit me anymore. b bad idea
It’s too small. 6 She says that … like the feel of plastic.
5 a most people
b not many people
9 Complete the text with the words in the box.
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fold go hang looks matches suits
11 Listen again. Are the sentences T (true)
unzips or F (false)?

I wore my new jacket to school the other day. 1 The interviewer asks if plastic clothes
I think it 1 looks good on me because it’s are fashionable. T
green, and it 2________ my eyes. I even have 2 Every year, we put between 20 and
some really nice jeans that 3________ with it. 50 million tons of plastic into the oceans.
Anyway, when I got to school, I couldn’t
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________ the jacket, so I had to wear it at the 3 Designers can make different things
start of the class! I took it off at the end of the from old plastic, including beach
class, but there wasn’t anywhere to clothes and boots.
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________ it. So I had to 6________ it up and 4 Plastic clothes can break down into
put it in my bag. small pieces inside a washing machine.
5 5 Jenny says that fashion companies need
to learn that plastic can be recycled.
6 Plastic clothes often feel natural when
fashion companies spend a lot of money
on them.
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READING 12 Read the text. Check (✓) five true sentences.

Renting Clothes 1 The writer likes fashion. ✓

If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that 2 She is writing about a new type
I love clothes. Well, I’ve just read about some of service that people can use.
new services that would let me try on different 3 These services offer expensive clothes.
clothes every day!
4 You can order them online.
There are several services now that let people
rent clothes. And I’m not talking about clothes 5 You can keep the clothes forever.
that have worn out and nobody wants 6 The writer thinks the service is a good idea.
anymore. I’m talking about all the latest
designer brands. 7 She can’t think of any problems with
the service.
This is how it works. You go online, and pick
out a great long-sleeved dress, a hat, or lovely 8 She sometimes likes to buy clothes
high-heeled boots. You can find something that in real stores.
not only fits you, but goes with everything else
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you have. You type in how long you’d like to
have it for and soon a driver brings it to your 13 Read the text again. Circle the correct options.
door! When you’ve finished using it, you don’t
1 The writer … tries on new clothes.
even have to wash it. You just send it back!
a rarely b often
Now, this has several of advantages. It’s far
cheaper to rent clothes than to buy them. Also, 2 She writes about getting clothes from … .
I don’t have to worry about keeping a lot of a online companies b her friends
outfits in my wardrobe. In fact, I read that a lot 3 After using the clothes, you … .
of people don’t even use about 80% of the
a send them back b wash them
clothes they hang up in their closets. So, renting
clothes, on a pay-as-you-go basis, is a great 4 The writer thinks this service is … .
idea. Soon, I think owning clothes will go out a expensive b cheap
of style!
5 She … sharing clothes with other people.
There are disadvantages, too. I’m not really
a hates b doesn’t mind
worried about wearing clothes that other
people have been wearing. I often buy old, 6 She thinks that some stores will … .
secondhand clothes from a thrift store – I’m a lose money b make more money
wearing a great pair of baggy jeans right now
that I bought there last week, and I don’t think 10
they will ever go out of style. So sharing clothes 14 Circle the words in the box in the text. Match
with other people isn’t a big problem for me. them with the definitions (1–6).
But one problem is that traditional clothes
stores might go out of business. Why is that a fits goes with go out of style outfits
problem? Well, because sometimes I prefer to
rent secondhand
go to a store and touch clothes. I like to try
them on and discover new things that I’ve 1 pay money to use something rent
never thought of wearing before.
2 looks good with something else ___________
What do you think about sharing clothes? 3 it is the right size or shape ___________
Post a comment below!
4 stop being fashionable ___________
5 not new, used by someone else in the past
___________
6 sets of clothes ___________
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WRITING
15 Circle the correct options.
1 I’ve decided / I thought to make some changes
to the clothes that I buy.
2 It got me deciding / thinking about the subject.
3 Thanks for / about sharing!
4 I had no thought / idea that people in the US
buy so many clothes.
5 Enjoy / Great post!
6 Since / Because reading your post, I’ve made
some changes to my life.
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16 Write a comment on the blog post you read. Use
the prompts below to help you.
Write at least 140 words.
• What have you been thinking about after
reading the blog post?
• What new things have you learned from
the blog post?
• What new things have you decided to do?

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TOTAL SCORE 100

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