ENGLISH TEST LEVEL 5 - CLASS: 9TH

NAME: _______________________________________ NUMBER: ________ CLASS: ____________

RESULT: ______________________________________ SIGNATURE: _________________________
READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT CAREFULLY:

Why women are better drivers than men

According to a judgment from the Advertising Standards Authority, women are better drivers
than men. According to men, most road accidents are caused by women. What they fail to add
is that this has little to do with poor driving skills. It is mostly attributed to the fact that men take
their eyes off the road each time they pass a female rating above two on an attractiveness
scale of one to ten. So, yes, women do cause some accidents - indirectly. When asked by his
insurance company to explain what had happened just before he crashed, one man
responded: "I had one eye on a parked car, another on approaching lorries, and another on the
woman behind".
Men are statistically more likely to take risks, and far more likely to suffer from road rage,
clouding their ability to drive safely and responsibly. Women are also more likely to abide by
traffic rules and avoid hazardous stunts. Clinical psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Narendra
Kinger says: "Road rage and drunken driving are manifestations of risk-taking. Men are more
likely to slip up here, as they are programmed to be more indifferent to the risk factor than
women."
Last year, 93 per cent of convicted drink-drivers were men.
Statistics show that one in three young men have serious accidents during their first year of
driving, leading to far higher premiums, according to Emma Hollier of Direct Line Insurance,
although future EU equality legislation could outlaw making any differential based on sex.
According to research conducted by the Halifaxs insurance arm, personal injury claims filed by
male drivers are 550 higher than those made by women. Female drivers have fewer
accidents, while those they do have are significantly less severe.
Women are better drivers at night, due to better vision in low light levels, according to research
by husband and wife team Allan and Barbara Pease, authors of the best-selling Why Men
Dont Listen and Women Cant Read Maps.
I FIND EVIDENCE IN THE TEXT FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:
1- Men think womencause the majority of accidents on the streets.

2- Women distract men when they drive past them on the streets and they dont need to be very
beautiful for that to happen.

3- Women obey the rules and dont make dangerous manoeuvers.

4- When women have accidents these are not as serious as when men do.

II WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING UNDERLINED WORDS FROM THE FIRST PARAGRAPH

REFER TO?
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III ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT:

1- When do young men have more serious accidents?

2- Why are women better drivers at night?

IV COMPLETE WITH THE COMPARATIVE OR THE SUPERLATIVE OF THE ADJECTIVES IN

BRACKETS:
Are men _______________(bad) drivers than women? Who knows! The opinions are divided. Many
people think women drive ______________(good) than men. But many other people think women
are __________________(nervous) at the wheel.
If you think of old and young people the things change. Old people are considered to be the
________________(bad) of all drivers. As for old men, the majority of people see them as the
_________________(calm) and also the _________________(secure).
V REWRITE THESE SENTENCES USING THE CONNECTORS GIVEN IN BRACKETS:
1- I dont have much time but Im still going to the theatre next weekend. (although)

2- Jane is a hardworking girl but she doesnt get good results at school. (in spite of)

3- Next weekend the weather is going to be bad but we are still going to travel to France.
(however)

VI COMPLETE WITH THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT PERFECT OF THE VERBS IN
BRACKETS:
1- Last month my parents _____________(go) to Brazil. They ____________(spend) two weeks
there in a wonderful hotel.
2- ___________ you ____________ (receive) the test results yet?
No, not yet!
3- I _____________(start) working two hours ago and I ______________(just finish).
4- She ______________(not speak) with her brother for 10 years.

VII COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DIALOG AT A CLOTHES SHOP:

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- Good morning! _______________________________?

CUSTOMER:

- Good morning.Yes, please! I ____________________ a pair of

blue trousers.

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- ________________ size would you like?

CUSTOMER:

- 38, please!

SHOP ASSISTANT:

-Here they are!

CUSTOMER:

- _____________________________________?

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- Certainly! The changing room is over there!

A few minutes later

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- Are they _______________________?

CUSTOMER:

- I think I need a smaller size! _______________________ in size

36?

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- Yes, I think we have. Here they are!

CUSTOMER:

- Oh theyre fine! _____________________!

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- __________________________________?

CUSTOMER:

- Ill pay cash. Here is the money!

SHOP ASSISTANT:

- Thank you very much. Good bye!

CUSTOMER:

- ___________________________________!

VIII IN 50 WORDS WRITE ABOUT A CITY OR PLACE YOU LIKE GIVING YOUR OPINION
ABOUT IT AND RECOMMENDING IT TO OTHER PEOPLE!
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