1. Unit 8 Test
Name: ……………………………….. Mark: ………………
Reading [20 points]
Read the text and answer the questions. [5 x 4 = 20 points]
Ireland is a country that is full of stories about spirits and magic. One of the
stories is about a banshee, a woman spirit. According to Irish legend, the
banshee cries before a member of one of the five major Irish families dies.
The banshee usually appears in a grey cloak and she may be young,
middle-aged or old and ugly. Sometimes she is seen washing blood from
the clothes of people who are going to die. Often people don’t see her –
they just hear her strange cry. Many people think that her loud cries are cats
howling at night.
The banshee only appears at night when a member of one of the important
families is going to die. There are times when people are warned of her
arrival. They see horses without heads pulling a big, black coach.
So is the banshee real? There are many reasons not to believe in it. But if
you ever hear the banshee cry, it can only possibly mean one thing:
Someone is going to die!
1. What happens after the banshee cries?
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2. Describe the banshee.
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3. What is she sometimes doing when people see her?
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4. At what time of the day does she appear?
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5. How do people sometimes know when she is going to appear?
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2. TEST 8
Vocabulary [20 points]
1 Read the definitions and complete the phrases. [5 x 2 = 10 points]
1. When you see a strange object in the sky.
U … … … … … … … … … …
2. A sound you can’t explain.
w … … … … … … … … …
3. Cars fall into rivers because of this.
b … … … … … … … … … … … … …
4. A bad dream that you have many times.
r … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
5. When people or things are missing without an explanation.
d … … … … … … … … … … … … …
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two extra words. [5 x 2 = 10 points]
romance  crime  mystery  legend  fairy tale  science fiction  horror
1. There is an ancient ……………………… that tells how the spider got its legs.
2. I don’t enjoy ……………………… because I don’t like stories about the future.
3. My sister’s favourite ……………………… is Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
4. In this ……………………… , Don loves Pam and plans to marry her.
5. The detective in this ……………………… story is amazing and finds the thief.
Grammar [30 points]
1 Complete the sentences with who, which or where. [6 x 1 = 6 points]
1. Isn’t that the girl ……………………… used to live on our street?
2. We went to the restaurant ……………………… John works.
3. You should see the film ……………………… we went to last night.
4. Please wear the blue sweater ……………………… I bought you.
5. I really liked the teacher ……………………… taught us history last year.
6. Do you know the name of the shop ……………………… people buy very cheap clothes?
2 Complete each sentence with a relative pronoun and a suitable clause below. [6 x 2 = 12 points]
is always late  my friend is going to live  you should read  he was driving  people eat food  writes books
1. An author is someone ................................................................................................................ .
2. A restaurant is a place ............................................................................................................... .
3. This is a book ............................................................................................................................ .
4. That’s the car ............................................................................................................................ .
5. You should see the house .......................................................................................................... .
6. James is one of those people ..................................................................................................... .
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3. TEST 8
3 Complete the paragraph with some / any compounds. [6 x 1 = 6 points]
We wanted to take Susan 1.
………………… special for her birthday, but we didn’t know where. I asked her
friend Jane, “Do you know 2.
………………… that Susan would like to go?” Jane suggested a nice café. Then
I asked, “Do you know 3.
………………… who Susan would like to see there?”
Jane said, “There is 4.
………………… that Susan really likes.”
I asked, “Is there 5.
………………… we can do to get him to come?” Jane said that she would think of
6.
………………… and let me know!
4 Complete the sentences. [6 x 1 = 6 points]
1. I want to go somewhere that ..................................................................................................... .
2. I’ve never done anything that .................................................................................................... .
3. I’ve always wanted to buy something which ............................................................................ .
4. I don’t know anyone who .......................................................................................................... .
5. I won’t live anywhere that ........................................................................................................ .
6. I’d like to meet someone who ................................................................................................... .
Writing [10 points]
Write a paragraph about someone interesting that you want to meet. Explain what he / she
does and why you want to meet him / her.
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