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Unit 4 Test B

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___________ (take) it to the police station.

Use of English: Grammar 1 Identify the conditional. Match 1-5 with A-E. 1 2 3 4 5

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zero conditional first conditional second conditional third conditional mixed conditional

3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given.

A If she eats chocolate, she gets a headache. B If the accountants had been more thorough, there wouldn’t be any doubts about the missing money. C If scientists discover an antiageing drug, people will want to buy it. D If we were rich, we would buy a small yacht and sail around the country. E If you hadn’t gone on holiday, you would have received your exam result.

/5 2 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verb. 1 The scientists claimed that if they had received more funding, they ___________ (continue) their investigation. 2 If I had accepted the part in the film, I ___________ (be) in America right now. 3 From November, if the police find you talking on your mobile phone whilst you are driving, they ___________ (fine) you. 4 Everyone knows that if you travel abroad, you ___________ (need) to take a valid passport with you. 5 They promised their parents that if they ever found a purse or wallet on the ground, they

1 If by any chance you go to the shops, could you buy me some toothpaste? HAPPENED If ___________ to the shops, could you buy me some toothpaste? 2 They’ll return his money but only if he has the original receipt. LONG They’ll return his money ___________ the original receipt. 3 If we don’t have enough money, we won’t be able to go to Paris. UNLESS We won’t be able to go to Paris ___________ money. 4 What a shame we didn’t go to the party yesterday. ONLY ___________ to the party yesterday. 5 You’ll be able to contact her at any time because you might need her help. CASE You’ll be able to contact her at any time ___________ her help.

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Use of English: Vocabulary 4 Complete the sentence with the correct words. You are given two letters that make up either a compound noun or a compound adjective. 1 I’m certain that we’ll make a b___t___ in the next couple of days. We’ve been so close for so long. 2 Spending over £10,000 on the equipment was definitely w___w___. The equipment is in constant use. 3 The view from the top of the mountain was b___t___. We could see all the way to the sea! 4 In 2011, the group made their debut with a m___s___ pop song. It went straight to number one in the UK charts. 5 Unfortunately, the l___s___of a professional football player is relatively short. There is far too much competition in this profession.

/5 5 Choose the correct word in the correct form to complete the sentences. make a claim maverick foundation circumvent document 1 The criminal ____________ about his actions on the night of the robbery that did not stand up very well in court.

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2 The ____________of the house were made from both wood and cement. It was safe to say the house was extremely secure and solidly built. 3 It was clear the theories were not directly challenged and scientists found ways of ____________ and reinterpreting them. 4 The effects of anti-ageing drugs have been well ____________ over the past five years. 5 He was the founder of the company, nevertheless, his ____________ style meant he was disliked by his employees.

/5 6 Choose the best word to match each definition. Biomedicine Cryogenics Genetic engineering Gerontology Voice technology 1 ____________ is technology that allows machines to comprehend speech. 2 ____________is the scientific study of very low temperatures and how they are used to preserve dead bodies. 3 ____________ is the study of biological, chemical and physical elements that have diseased the human body. 4 ____________ is the study of technology and how it is used to make replicas of living organisms. 5 ____________ is the scientific study of ageing.

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Reading 7 You are going to read an article from a newspaper. For Questions 1-5, choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. Design your baby We live in a world where we have access to our heart’s desires. If we wish for the finest tea from India or the purest silk from Thailand, all we have to do is shop around or, easier still, find it on the internet. In today’s consumer society, everything and anything is accessible. If it isn’t, then people get angry and they want to know why. Years ago, when buying a car, for example, people used to go to the car show room and enquire about the engine and about how it worked. In today’s world, we ask considerably more questions and find out about how we can design our own cars. We choose the colour and effect, the material of the seats, the gadgets we want inside and much much more. We are obsessed with options and designing our own belongings. So much so that parents now have the desire to design their own children. In the US, a hospital clinic has now successfully enabled hundreds of couples to choose the sex of their unborn children. Although this number is not huge for a country so vast, it is expected that it will quickly rise, as parents become aware of the success rate and the relatively low cost associated with the process. In the UK, a number of clinics exist which also offer this relatively new phenomenon, but success rates in this country are considerably lower than those found in the US.

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The procedure of designing your unborn baby’s gender is straightforward. All that is needed is the consent of both parents, a nominal fee of approximately £1500 and a couple of hours. One thing to bear in mind in the US, nevertheless, is that they do not accept couples who are trying to determine the gender of their first unborn child. They insist the parents already have one child before they can determine the sex of the second. The procedure started with a view to aid parents that had inherited gender-related medical problems. Families that knew that the women in the family always contracted lifethreatening diseases were given the option to visit the US clinic. The clinic gave hope to those families that had thought they would never have children, due to the potential dangers. What started as an experiment had such a high success rate that other parents started to enquire about it for their own egotistical reasons. “I’ve always wanted a girl....so cute!” one mother claimed. Another mum said, “I’ve got two boys and all I need is one girl to make my family complete”. Suddenly parents wanted to choose the gender of their unborn children like they would choose sweets in a sweet shop. With the rapid development of science and with new research being carried out, there have been talks of the next step. Scientists have already predicted that in the next few years parents are going to be able to further design their unborn children. They will have the ability to enhance intelligence levels

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and develop personalities. But is this going too far? Many humanitarian organisations are completely against the concept of designing babies. They see the process as discriminatory, inhumane and appalling. There are also many dangers connected with scientists ‘playing with genes’. There was an experiment carried out on mice some years ago which had the aim of re-engineering the mice’s intelligence. Although the experiment worked, the mice suffered considerable side-effects. It is clear that people in today’s society always want more. To date, they can choose the sex of their unborn child and it is certain that in the future other genes will be able to be tampered with, meaning inevitably more choices to be made. How close we are to this, is however, unknown. 1 What does the writer imply by saying ‘we have access to our heart’s desires’? A People are now happier as they always get what they want. B Absolutely everything is available to us. C Today there are more choices to make than in previous years. D People can fall in love easily. 2 What does the writer say about the current situation in the UK with regards the genderdesigning procedure? A The success rate in the UK is lower because it is a relatively new procedure. B The success rate is greater in the UK than in the US. C The success rate is steadily increasing.

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D The UK has a lower success rate but we are not told the exact reason. 3 How does the writer describe the process of choosing the gender of an unborn child? A Quick, simple and inexpensive. B Effortless but expensive. C Fairly complicated and expensive but reasonably quick. D Easy, expensive and exhausting. 4 What does the writer imply by saying ‘Suddenly parents wanted to choose the gender of their unborn children like they would choose sweets in a sweet shop”. A He believes nowadays parents have too much money. B He believes parents are selfish as they want to have perfect children. C He believes parents are spoilt for choice and they don’t consider values. D He believes parents value food and nutrition for their unborn children. 5 What does the writer predict will happen in the future? A Scientists will make more discoveries. B People will be able to pay to make their children more intelligent. C Humanitarian organizations will prevent scientists from designing babies. D People will have a greater number of options available to them.

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You are going to hear an interview with a British scientist. Complete 1-5 in the fact sheet below. Use no more than three words in each gap.

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Fact sheet for Dr Wilkinson’s research Possible consequen ces of the new pill

A (1)__________ in the number of people that suffer the effects of UV rays.

Findings of current research

Algae passes a compound to the coral, which then modifies it.

Next step: What the team will test for How will the pill be available Further research for Dr Wilkinson and his team

In the future, drugs will be available which prolong lives. Some people believe we should be able to take these drugs as they will give us the ability to live longer, meaning we have more time to spend with our family and friends. Others are of the opinion that we shouldn't take these drugs as they will create a serious imbalance in our society. Write an essay (200-250 words) to discuss both of these viewpoints and then give your own opinion. Don't forget to support your ideas, where possible, with examples.

The modified compound acts as a (2)__________for both the coral and the algae.  Quantity of compound needed  Results  (3)__________ By (4)__________ The effects of adding an extra gene to certain crops to see if it protects them from (5)__________.

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