TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

Reading
Name: ..................................................................

You are going to read a newspaper article about a kind of club. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer
(a, b, c or d).

JOIN THE LAUGHTER CLUB!

A lot of research had been done suggesting that laughter is good for us and there are many benefits to the mind and
body. In 1995, Dr Madan Kataria decided to follow up on the research findings. He went to a public garden in the city of
Mumbai, in India and spoke to people there about starting a laughter club. At first, not everyone was enthusiastic but as
he explained the health benefits of laughter, a number of people showed interest and the first laughter club was born. It
had just four members, who would stand and tell jokes in a quiet corner of the garden to get each other to laugh.
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Although everyone enjoyed the fun, they soon ran out of good jokes. So Dr Kataria decided the club members would
laugh without jokes at their future meetings.
From then on, they started their meetings by laughing out loud without any real reason. This false laughter soon turned
into the real thing, and they realised they really could do without the jokes. The doctor had them try different kinds of
laughter, stopping every now and then to practise deep breathing. Doctor Kataria also came up with some stretch
exercises for the neck and shoulder muscles they could do as well as deep breathing.
Today there are about 6,000 laughter clubs in 60 countries around the world. The members of these clubs get together
daily or weekly to laugh together for about 20 minutes. They gather in parks and on beaches. Any outdoor public place
will do as long as it is far away from peoples houses. That way the sound of 20 or so people all laughing together wont
disturb people in their homes. Meetings are usually held early in the morning when there is less air pollution.
These clubs appeal to people for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are the health benefits: club members say that it
helps them with their asthma and it can help with headaches too. According to Dr Kataria, laughter clubs also help
young people. Our teenage years can be difficult ones, he says, and laughing can help us get rid of feelings like anger or

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jealousy. It can also help with the stress young people often experience at school or college.
In addition, people form friendships at laughter clubs, and will usually lend a hand to any club member who is in
trouble. For example, when the shop of one laughter club member burnt down, the other members raised some of the
money he needed to rebuild his shop. People who have few friends or relatives find that loneliness is less of a problem
after they join a laughter club because they get to know the other people.
So, if you feel that laughter has been missing from your life recently, why not find out if there is a laughter club in your
area? It might be just what the doctor ordered.

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TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

Reading
Name: ..................................................................

1. Why did Doctor Kataria want to start a laughter club?

a. He heard people talking about laughter in a park.
b. He wanted to check to see if laughter could affect a persons health.
c. He didnt think people in India laughed enough.
d. He thought that laughter helped a person think more effectively.
2. What happened when Dr Kataria told people that he wanted
to start a laughter club?
a. A lot of people were excited by the idea.
b. People wanted to know more about the research.
c. Only a small number of people joined.
d. No one was enthusiastic about the club.
3. The words ran out (line 6) mean
a. had no more.
b. stopped telling.
c. left.
d needed to get.
4. After a while, Dr Kataria realised that the meetings did not
need to include
a. jokes.
b. laughter.
c. breathing exercises.
d. stretch exercises.
5. Laughter club meetings take place
a. by the sea.
b. outdoors where it does not disturb the public.
c. when there is no air pollution.
d. in peoples homes.
6. What does It (line 19) refer to?
a. stress
b. anger
c. jealousy
d. laughter
7. According to Dr Kataria, young people who belong to a
laughter club
a. will make friends more easily.
b. never feel angry at other members.
c. cope better with pressure at school.
d. do not suffer from headaches.
8. The writer says that members of laughter clubs
a. help each other with problems.
b. go there at their doctors advice.
c. lend each other money.
d. feel that laughter is missing from their lives.

Total: ....... / 8
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TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

ECCE Practice
Name: ..................................................................

VOCABULARY Circle the correct answer.

1. The first human ...... to walk on the
moon was Neil Armstrong.
a. being
b. kind
c. hero
d. creature
2. The best thing to do is to .............. the problem
and deal with it.
a. pray
b. break
c. back
d. face
3. The Internet has had a ...... effect on the
way people find information.
a. sophisticated
b. legendary
c. far reaching
d. brief
4. Jims mother ...... him when she saw him.
a. encouraged
b. established
c. excelled
d. embraced
5. Ive put all the food on the table so the guests
can pick and ...... what they want to eat.
a. cross
b. choose
c. take
d. trick
6. The woman on the bus screamed when
someone ...... her handbag.
a. punched
b. tamed
c. grabbed
d. fought
7. The factory workers take their ...... at 10 oclock.
a. journey
b. break
c. place
d. way
8. If you love sport, why dont you ...... out for
a team?
a. keep
b. look
c. come
d. try
9. I hope to ...... my ambition and win an
Olympic medal.
a. approach
b. achieve
c. fulfil
d. receive
10. Dylan has a terrific sense of ...... . He always
makes me laugh.
a. joke
b. fooling
c. accomplishment
d. humour

(20 points)
11. That painting is a ...... example of the artists work.
a. common
b. typical
c. lasting
d. natural
12. Kim is teaching her younger brother how
to ...... a ball.
a. catch
b. beat
c. win
d. call
13. Warren is very good at giving ...... advice. He
always knows just what to do in any situation.
a. hopeful
b. harmful
c. able
d. practical
14. Building the new highway will destroy the natural
...... of many animals.
a. surface
b. calendar
c. habitat
d. mark
15. My trip to Athens was an ideal ...... for
me to visit my relatives.
a. objective
b. opportunity
c. condition
d. exception
16. The local football team was ...... after
five straight wins.
a. won
b. disguised
c. defeated
d. tricked
17. That new reality TV programme is popular
among teenage ...... .
a. referees
b. rulers
c. viewers
d. opponents
18. The encyclopedia was ...... to include
all the latest information.
a. reused
b. rewarded
c. represented
d. revised
19. Dont worry. My dog barks a lot but shes ...... .
a. careless
b. harmless
c. careful
d. useless
20. Researchers carried out a ...... on sleep.
a. project
b. training
c. reward
d. study

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TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

ECCE Practice
Name: ..................................................................

GRAMMAR Circle the correct answer.

1. My parents. ...... walk by myself at night.
a. not let me
b. wont let me
c. not let
d. wont let
2. John refused ...... me.
a. help
b. to help
c. helping
d. his help
3. Helen doesnt drink ...... tea. She prefers coffee.
a. many
b. much
c. every
d. little
4. Is your car being repaired again?
Yes, I wish I ...... a new one.
a. would afford to buy
b. would afford buying
c. could afford buying
d. could afford to buy
5. Call me as soon as Melanie ....... .
a. arrives
b. arrive
c. arrived
d. arriving
6. The actor was ...... that he couldnt go on stage.
a. so nervous
b. such nervous
c. such a nervous
d. more nervous
7. I am looking forward ...... on holiday next week.
a. to going
b. to go
c. going
d. go
8. Would you like to see a film?
Im tired. Id rather ...... out.
a. dont go
b. not going
c. not gone
d. not go
9. Theo gave his speech first because he wanted
to get it ...... with.
a. under
b. down
c. over
d. back
10. If we had had more time, we ...... in
London on our way to New York.
a. had stopped
b. could stop
c. would have stopped
d. would stop

(20 points)
11. Will likes ...... mustard in his salami sandwich.
a. few
b. little
c. a little
d. a few
12. I wish ...... talking. I want to make an announcement.
a. somebody stopped
b. nobody would stop
c. everybody would stop
d. anybody would stop
13. The nurse asked the patient if there was ......
he needed.
a. everything
b. nothing
c. everybody
d. anything
14. You had better ...... your umbrella. It looks like rain.
a. taking
b. to take
c. take
d. took
15. The teacher counted the students before
they got ...... the bus.
a. in
b. for
c. on
d. with
16. Are we there yet?
No the amusement park is ...... I thought.
a. far
b. the farthest than
c. further than
d. further
17. Sara wished Jeff ...... her so late last night.
a. hadnt called
b. wouldnt have called
c. not call
d. wont call
18. Beatrice missed the beginning of the lecture
because she arrived ...... .
a. later
b. the latest
c. lately
d. late
19. I havent seen her in years. If she were walking
down the street, I ...... her.
a. wont probably recognise
b. wouldnt probably recognise
c. probably didnt recognise
d. probably wouldnt recognise
20. I suggested ...... the stairs, but Eve insisted
on waiting for the lift.
a. to take
b. taking
c. take
d. to taking

Total: ....... / 40
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TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

FCE Practice
Name: ..................................................................

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using
the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

(16 points)

1. Ingrid is such a good dancer that she could make a living as a ballerina. DANCES
Ingrid ............................................................................................................ that she could make a living as a ballerina.
2. Helen hates it when she has to get up early in the morning. STAND
Helen ................................................................................................................................................ early in the morning.
3. All the other bracelets in the shop cost less than the one I bought. EXPENSIVE
I bought ........................................................................................................................................................... in the shop.
4. It was impossible for the bird with the broken wing to fly. UNABLE
The bird .............................................................................................................................. because it had a broken wing.
5. The sport never became popular because the equipment was hard to find. CAUGHT
The sport .................................................................................................... if the equipment hadnt been so hard to find.
6. Everybody was interested in the new computer game. INTEREST
There ...................................................................................................................................... in the new computer game.
7. I would like to go swimming occasionally. TIME
I wish I ................................................................................................................................................................... to time.
8. I think you should be in the school show. PART
If I were you, ........................................................................................................................................... the school show.

Complete the text below with the word that best fits each space. Use only one
word in each space.

(12 points)

FROM GANG MEMBER TO TABLE TENNIS CHAMP

When Darius Knight was 11, he already belonged to a gang in a poor south London neighbourhood. He probably
would (1) ........................... stayed with the gang if he hadnt met (2) ........................... called Gideon Ashison.
Ashison was a table tennis coach who wanted to lead young people away from crime and give them a sense
of their (3) ........................... worth. The two met at a youth club, where Ashison watched Darius playing table tennis.
Most of the other players were much better (4) ........................... Darius was. But Ashison could see the 11-year-old
had talent and offered (5) ........................... be his coach. Darius agreed. Once he started playing table tennis, his old
life with the gang did not seem as interesting (6) ........................... it had before. Every afternoon, instead of going back
to the gang, Darius would get (7) ........................... the bus that took him to Wandsworth, (8) ........................... he
would train with other boys. Although there werent (9) ........................... table tennis tables for all of
(10) ........................... to play, Darius was happy to sit and observe the others, while he waited for his turn.
Today, Darius is considered to be one of the (11) ........................... talented young table tennis players in Britain. His
success story is an example to other young people to turn away from crime and try to achieve (12) ...........................
important.

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TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

FCE Practice
Name: ..................................................................

Use the words given at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the
space in the same line.

(10 points)

CAN DOGS PROTECT THE VILLAGERS AND THE TIGERS?

Dogs and humans have a special (1) ........................... and some dogs have even saved

RELATION

their owners lives. Now the people in Bangladesh hope that these animals might be able
to protect people from tigers. The (2) ........................... habitat of the Bengal tiger

NATURE

is a special kind of forest called the Sunderbans. People who live in villages around
these forests are afraid of tigers as these animals kill about 50 people a year.
No one (3) ........................... understands why the tigers attack people, but it is thought

FULL

that tigers which are old or have an (4) ........................... find it easier to hunt people

ILL

than other animals. Local people feel (5) ........................... by these man-eating tigers

THREAT

and often kill them in order to protect themselves.

But the Bengal tiger is an (6) ........................... species. There are only 300-500 of them

DANGER

left in the Sunderbans and it is against the law to kill them. If this (7) ...........................

LEGAL

hunting continues, the Bengal tiger might disappear altogether. The situation is serious
but it is not (8) ............................ . Researchers at the Zoological Society of London

HOPE

believe that the dogs could be (9) ........................... if they are trained to warn people

HELP

whenever a tiger approaches. If the dogs do this, the villagers will feel safer and will not
try to protect themselves by (10) ........................... the tigers.

KILL

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TERM TEST 3: Units 11-14

Writing
Name: ..................................................................

Read the article and task below and write your essay.

The City Times

Some local high schools say that students should spend some of their
free time helping to clean up beaches, parks and forests in the area.
The head teachers believe that this will help students understand the
problems our planet is facing. But some parents think students should
spend their free time doing other things like homework and sports.
TASK: ESSAY. Some people think that students should take part in
cleaning up local beaches, parks and forests but others do not agree.
What do you think? Write your essay. Give reasons and examples to
support your answer.
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