Seamus McSporran had 14 jobs at the same time on the small Scottish island of Gigha, where he lived most of his life. He worked as the island's police officer, shopkeeper at the only store, post office worker, chef and laundry worker at the small hotel. As there was no doctor or dentist on the island, Seamus also served as the ambulance driver, transporting the ill and serving as both a school bus and taxi driver. Seamus worked 15 hours a day, 7 days a week for 35 years before retiring at age 62 to live a quiet and calm life with his wife in Scotland.

1. Unit 8 Test
Reading 20 points
1 Read the text. Then answer the questions. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
How many jobs can one person have? One, two, three? Well, Seamus McSporran
had 14 jobs at the same time until he retired in the year 2000.
Seamus McSporran lived on Gigha – a small island near Scotland – most of his life.
He was the police officer on the island and he worked at the only shop there. He
also worked at the post office in the shop. But that’s not all. Seamus had a small
hotel, too. He was the chef there and he also washed the dishes and did the laundry.
Seamus wasn’t a doctor or a dentist, but he helped the 100 people on the island
because he was the ambulance driver. The ambulance was also a school bus and a
taxi. So Seamus drove the children to school and he took tourists around the island
in the taxi.
Seamus worked 15 hours a day, seven days a week for 35 years. At the age of 62,
he decided to retire because he was very tired. Seamus and his wife went to live a
quiet and calm life in Scotland.
1. How many jobs did Seamus McSporran have?
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2. How many shops were there on Gigha?
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3. How many hours did Seamus work every week?
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4. How old was Seamus in 2000?
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5. Where did Seamus and his wife move to after he retired?
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2 Write the following information according to the text. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. The names of two places in the text: …………………… ……………………
2. Two of Seamus’ jobs on the island: …………………… ……………………
3. Two other jobs in the text (Seamus didn’t have these jobs) :
…………………… ……………………
4. Seamus was the driver for two groups of people. Name them:
…………………… ……………………
5. When he retired, Seamus wanted a different life. Write two adjectives describing that life
…………………… ……………………
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Name: ……………………………. Mark: ………

2. Unit 8 Test
Vocabulary 20 points
1 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. (10 x 1 = 10 points)
living room • egg • Swedish • exciting • on • shark • do the laundry • go to bed • judo • quiet
1. Jane is a very …………………… person. She never talks.
2. That’s an …………………… story!
3. We have got a new sofa in our …………………… .
4. I often have an …………………… for breakfast.
5. I am learning to speak …………………… .
6. I …………………… at 11.30 at night.
7. Oh no, there’s a cat …………………… the table.
8. …………………… is an Olympic sport.
9. A …………………… is a big, frightening fish.
10. We haven’t got any clean shirts so we must …………………… .
2 Complete the words. (10 x 1 = 10 points)
1. You write with this but it isn’t a pen. p … … … … …
2. This person checks teeth. d … … … … … …
3. You bake cakes in this. o … … …
4. This is what people do at a disco. d … … … …
5. These people are your parents’ parents. g … … … … … … … … … … …
6. This type of film is about love. r … … … … … …
7. You buy food here. s … … … … … … … … … …
8. People do this sport in water. s … … … … … … …
9. Her hair isn’t curly. It’s s … … … … … … … .
10. Javier Bardem is a famous a … … … … .
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3. Unit 8 Test
Grammar 30 points
1 Choose the correct answers. (10 x 1 = 10 points)
1. Greg sings very good / better / well.
2. My dentist’s / dentists / dentists’ brother is a lawyer.
3. Ann is taller / taller than / tall Fred.
4. That / These / Those is a very good book.
5. There are many men / man / men’s at the sports centre today.
6. There weren’t any / some / the people at the post office this morning.
7. Where’s your pen? Is it / them / me in your bag?
8. I can’t / mustn’t / can hear. Please say it again.
9. They saw an / the / a good film at the cinema.
10. Sam never / often / rarely goes to the cinema. He loves films.
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
There is • There are • There was • There were • There weren’t
1. ………………… 50 people in the room now.
2. ………………… any computers in 1900.
3. ………………… a terrible tsunami in 2004.
4. Sit down. ………………… a chair here.
5. ………………… meatballs in the fridge an hour ago. Did you eat them?
3 Complete the e-mail with the correct form of to be or have got, or the Present Simple or
Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets. (10 x 1 = 10 points)
Hi Rick,
How 1
…………………… you? I 2
…………………… in New York City with my brother now. We
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…………………… (visit) our grandparents. They 4
…………………… (live) here. This city
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…………………… so many things to do and places to see. We 6
…………………… (go) to the
Statue of Liberty yesterday morning. Then, in the afternoon, we 7
…………………… in Central
Park. We 8
…………………… (walk) for hours and we 9
…………………… (have) a great time.
In fact, I 10
…………………… (not want) to leave the park.
See you soon,
Marcus
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4. Unit 8 Test
Writing 10 points
Complete the chart about your activities one day last week. Then use the information to
write a diary entry. Remember to use connectors of sequence.
When:
What:
Who with:
Opinion of the day:
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