Unit 6 Test

Match the sentence halves (1–6) with (A–F).

• 1: Her talk made

• D me decide to become a scientist.

• 5

  We have to do our maths homework

• E having to do a science project this year.

• 2: Our teacher encourages

• B without using a calculator.

• 4: I never meant

• A us to do scientific experiments at home. 

• 3: I avoided

• C to keep axolotls in my bedroom.

Listen to someone talking about their job as a scientist. Why does he say Monarch butterflies are amazing?

Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I’m an entomologist – a scientist who researches insect life. I prefer

(study) butterflies to other insects.​ (a)  

• Studying
• Study
• Studied
• Studys

Although all insects are fascinating, I definitely get most excited about

(observe) ​ (a)   butterflies, probably because they’re so beautiful to look at.

• Observing
• Observe
• Observed
• observes

I wasn’t sure what

(do)​ ​ (a)   after university,

• to do
• does
• do to
• to does

but luckily, one of my entomology teachers promised

(help) ​ (a)   me find interesting work.

• to help
• help
• helping
• to helped
• to helping

Before long, she told me about a research project on Monarch butterflies in Mexico, and I decided

(join)​ (a)   the team.

• to join
• joined
• joins
• to joins

I now help

(protect)​ ​ (a)   these amazing butterflies,

• protect
• protected
• protects
• protecting

which are famous for

(fly) ​ (a)   3,000 kilometres from North America to Mexico and back again.

• flying
• fly
• flied
• flies

Each butterfly makes the journey only once in its short life, and so far it’s a mystery how the adult Monarchs manage

(pass on)​ (a)   information about the route to the next generation.

• to pass on
• pass on
• passed on
• passing on
• passed