ENGLISH TEST

9thgrade /level 5

Name: _____________________________________________ No.: ___ Class: ___

Date: _____________________, ______ __________________________

Evaluation: _____________________________ _______ Teacher: _______________

E. Educao: __________________________________

I
Listening Comprehension Listen and complete the texts with the missing words.

Arienne, Norway
What am I addicted to? Unfortunately, I'm addicted to ______________, which is really bad
because cigarettes are very bad for everyone's body and health basically. In Norway, where I'm
from, we're not _____________ to smoke in restaurants, whereas a lot of other places in the
world people smoke in restaurants, so when I'm abroad it makes it very difficult to try to quit,
which I have many times.

Jeff, Canada
I'm addicted to _____________, physical activity. I played sports all my life and I do it every day
and I need to do it every day and if I don't do it every day then I don't feel very good so I'm
addicted to _____________.

Fred, Canada
What am I addicted to? Well, I believe I am addicted to going to the _____________ every day.
When I have a lot of work from school, or I feel stressed out, it really relieves me from quite a bit
of _____________ and so I think going to the gym is a good thing for me.

Kevin, Korea
Oh, I'm addicted to _____________. I like to eat chocolates, cookies, especially puddings. These
puddings are really good. I my _____________ I have... I always keep at least three or four
puddings, always there ready for eating.

Reky, Indonesia
I'm addicted to _____________. Now there is a very interesting TV show called Heroes. It comes
every Monday night, so I usually download it and I can watch it. I like heroes because it's a fiction
story and there are very interesting characters inside it. And the character, the people have
supernatural _____________, so people... someone can disappear or read people's minds or can
do many different things, so I kind of like it. It's very interesting.

Rebecca, Australia
What am I addicted to? I am addicted to _____________. I can eat chocolate every morning,
lunch and dinner. My favorite chocolate is milk chocolate. I do like white chocolate as well, and I
also love bananas, chocolate and _____________ all together. That is my favorite meal of the
day... is chocolate.
 II - Reading Comprehension

Teens and Addictions The Awful truth

Alcohol
Drinking alcohol leads to a loss of coordination, poor judgment, slowed
reflexes, distorted vision, memory lapses and even blackouts.
Alcohol can damage every organ in your body. It is absorbed directly into
your bloodstream and can increase your risk of getting a variety of life-
threatening diseases, including cancer.
Drinking large amounts of alcohol at one time or very rapidly can cause
alcohol poisoning, which can lead to coma or even death.
Smoking
Smoking, which is the most common causes of lung cancer, is also a
leading cause of cancer of the mouth, throat, bladder, pancreas and
kidneys.
Smoking is particularly harmful for teens because your body is still growing
and changing. The 200 known poisons in cigarette smoke affect your normal
development and can cause life-threatening diseases.
Cigarettes contain nicotine a powerful addictive substance. The younger a
person starts smoking, the more likely he is to become strongly addicted to
nicotine.
Marijuana
THC the active ingredient in marijuana affects the nerve cells in the part
of the brain where memories are formed.
There are more than 400 known chemicals in marijuana. A single joint
contains four times as much cancer-causing tar as a filtered cigarette.
Marijuana can limit your bodys ability to fight off infection. Long-term
marijuana use can ever increase the risk of developing certain mental
illnesses.
Adapted and abridged from http://ncai.samhsa.gov/
Word kit
Blackouts moments of unconsciousness
Harmfull bad
Poisons toxins
Illnesses diseases

A Choose the most suitable ending for each of the sentences.

1. One of the major effects of drinking alcohol excessively is

a) Stimulation of the senses
b) A loss of consciousness
c) An increase of creativity
2. Smoking is quite harmful especially for
a) Teenagers
b) Adults
c) Both teenagers and adults
3. The use of marijuana can
a) Cause infections
b) Prevent cancer
c) Lead to mental illnesses
B Answer the following questions.

1. Why can alcohol damage body organs?

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

2. Name some of the most important effects of smoking.

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

3. Why is smoking particularly harmful for teens?

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

4. What part of the brain does marijuana affect?

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

5. How would you dissuade a friend who wanted to try drugs?

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

C Find antonyms for these words from the text.

1. Loss ______________________________________
2. Directly ______________________________________
3. Rapidly ______________________________________
4. Younger ______________________________________
5. Known ______________________________________
6. Increase ______________________________________

D Make a new word from the one underlined.

1. He is an able man. He has great _________________________.

2. Jonathan was absent from the school meeting but his _________________________
was not noticed.
3. The cat was killed by accident. I know that it was killed _________________________.
4. We agreed to try the new software system. We made an _________________________.
5. My geography teacher is na active man. He does a lot of different
_________________________. (plural)
E Past Simple or Past Perfect

1. When we __________________ (arrive) in Italy, they told us they __________________

(lose) our luggage.
2. There was so much to see in Milan. I __________________ (want) to see everything but
I __________________ (have/ neg.) enough time.
3. I __________________ (spend) a week in the Azores recently. I __________________
(be / neg) there before.
4. When he __________________ (wake) up, his mother __________________ (already /
prepare) breakfast.
5. By the time we __________________ (arrive) at the pub, my friends
__________________ (leave).

F Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.

1. You must be prepared for the English exam.

The teacher said_________________________________________________________
2. Were meeting our new friends next weekend.
Susan told me __________________________________________________________
3. We have just returned from our trip to London
They said ______________________________________________________________
4. Which museum is the most famous one?
He asked ______________________________________________________________

G Choose the right Preposition.

1. If youre serious _____________ going to Barcelona to see the Police concert, lets go!
a) about b) with c) to
2. Im sorry _____________ keeping you waiting for so long.
a) to b) for c) with
3. I have to travel by car because Im afraid _____________ flying.
a) to b) of c) for
4. Sony are famous _____________ inventing the Walkman
a) about b) in c) for
5. My parents are very proud _____________ me.
a) of b) with c) on

H Jane is worried about her own problem with drugs. She called her best friend Marie and, as
she didnt answer the phone, she left this message in her voice mail:

Marie, hi, its me, Jane. Sorry to be calling at this time but I really need to talk to you. Im
desperate, Marie! Some months ago, a colleague of mine asked if I wanted to try weed. I told him
I didnt, because I thought it was dangerous. However, he insisted that there was no harm in
trying once, and promised it would be fun. I decided to try. Once wont hurt me I thought. It
was a bit weird because I dont remember things clearly In the following days I had some more
joints and now I feel desperate. I dont want to carry on with it, but it seems hard to give it up now!
Will you help me? What should I do? Call me back as soon as you can.

Marie and Jane get together the following day. Imagine their conversation and write it, following
the diagram:

Marie Asks how everything started.

Jane Explains and complains about the problem.

Marie Advices her to rely on her real friends.

Jane Fells desperate but want help.

Marie Gives her support and offers help.

Jane promises to listen to her good friends and quit drugs.

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Good work!
Arienne, Norway
What am I addicted to? Unfortunately, I'm addicted to smoking, which is really
bad because cigarettes are very bad for everyone's body and health basically.
In Norway, where I'm from, we're not allowed to smoke ins restaurants, whereas
a lot of other places in the world people smoke in restaurants, so when I'm
abroad it makes it very difficult to try to quit, which I have many times.

Jeff, Canada
I'm addicted to exercise, physical activity. I played sports all my life and I do it
every day and I need to do it every day and if I don't do it every day then I don't
feel very good so I'm addicted to sports.

Fred, Canada
What am I addicted to? Well, I believe I am addicted to going to the gym every
day. When I have a lot of work from school, or I feel stressed out, it really
relieves me from quite a bit of pressure and so I think going to the gym is a
good thing for me.

Kevin, Korea
Oh, I'm addicted to sweets. I like to eat chocolates, cookies, especially
puddings. These puddings are really good. I my fridge I have... I always keep at
least three or four puddings, always there ready for eating.

Reky, Indonesia
I'm addicted to TV shows. Now there is a very interesting TV show called
Heroes. It comes every Monday night, so I usually download it and I can watch
it. I like heroes because it's a fiction story and there are very interesting
characters inside it. And the character, the people have supernatural power, so
people... someone can disappear or read people's minds or can do many
different things, so I kind of like it. It's very interesting.

Rebecca, Australia
What am I addicted to? I am addicted to chocolate. I can eat chocolate every
morning, lunch and dinner. My favorite chocolate is milk chocolate. I do like
white chocolate as well, and I also love bananas, chocolate and ice-cream all
together. That is my favorite meal of the day... is chocolate.