Unit 6 Higher Test
Unit 6 Higher Test
Unit 6 Higher Test
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Communication
Reading 10 Complete the dialogue. (10 marks)
9 Read the text. Then choose the correct answers. A Do you think people (1) __________ be
(10 marks) unhappier in 2050?
B (2) __________ me think. No, I (3) __________
MORE AND MORE ... with you.
Will there be food for everyone in the future? In A Why’s (4) __________?
1800 the world’s population was about one B Because I think many people will be richer, and
billion, but this increased very quickly in the that will make life better. What (5) __________
next century. In 1950 there were about two and you, Rachel? What do you think?
a half billion people, over six billion by 2000,
and by 2008 there were nearly a billion more.
134 million babies are born each year, and Writing
some predict that nearly a third of those born
today will live to be 100, and another quarter of 11 Write a report on a survey called ‘Schools in the
those over 105. Scientists think that by 2040 future’. Include an introduction saying what the
there will be nine billion people on the planet. survey was about. Write about 80–100 words.
The population will grow fastest in Latin (10 marks)
America, Asia, and especially Africa, but it will
decrease in Europe. 1 Will schools be better? Yes 42% No 58%
A lot of experts are worried, because they think 2 Will class sizes be bigger? Yes 62% No 38%
there won’t be sufficient food in the future, and 3 Will the school day be longer? Yes 25% No 75%
that wealthier countries will become mean and 4 Will there be more exams? Yes 30% No 70%
aggressive when protecting their resources. But
a few scientists are more positive. They think 5 Will students do all their homework on
that people will have greater intelligence and computers? Yes 100% No 0%
knowledge in the future, and we will learn
practical ways to grow more food. But we mustn’t
relax – we must act now!