Evolve 6 final

Complete the chart with the words from the box.

Groups:

(a) Describing Remote Places

,

(b) Describing Personality

,

(c) Talking about Ancestry

• reserved

• ethnic

• open-minded

• chatty

• ancestral

• nameless

• lush

• adventurous

• uninhabited

• outgoing

• hereditary

• adopted

• picturesque

• rigid

When someone is asked to translate a text, ​ (a)   their first instinct is to use an online

translating tool. In the past, this could have been the ​ (b)   of many different problems, as (c)   used to be very unreliable. Things got more ​ (d)  

when a single word had multiple meanings. However, ​ (e)   in machine translation have

meant that Google Translate is now approximately 60% more accurate than before.

• 1 inevitably
• 1 demonstratively
• 2 source
• 2 consequence
• 3 computer translation
• 3 artificial intellingence
• 4 complicated
• 4 frustrated
• 5 innovations
• 5 adaptations

Listen to Your Body

It’s easy to ​ (a)   to problems related to health. Nobody goes to the doctor by choice.

It’s possible to check your ​ (b)   at home using a simple manual or digital monitor. But

what about something more serious like ​ (c)   in your back or knees? In this case, you should see

a doctor immediately. Don’t make excuses like “I can’t afford a check-up,” “the medication I need is

​ (d)   ,” or “I hate sitting in an ​ (e)   waiting room.” Be sure that someone

takes a look at you. If the pain is in your 6 internal organs / joints, you might need to have an X-ray or see a

physiotherapist. But whatever you do, don’t ignore the message your body is sending you.

• 1 turn a blind eye
• 1 feast your eye
• 2 blood pressure
• 2 immune system
• 3 chronic pain
• 3 posture
• 4 overpriced
• 4 overpaid
• 5 overcrowded
• 5 overwhelmed

In recent years, manufacturers have ​ (a)   protests from consumers wanting a reduction in the amount of plastic used in packaging. However, few manufactures are making changes without being pushed by the government. Consumers tired of ​ (b)   this have decided to take the matter into their own hands by finding their own ways to ​ (c)   plastic use. Carrying a cloth bag around

with you is one of the best ways. We’ve all been caught in a store without a bag and had to accept a plastic bag.

Unfortunately, one plastic bag can take 1,000 years to fully break down into organic matter, so make sure you always have a cloth bag to ​ (d)   if the need arises. Ultimately, it ​ (e)   saying no to plastic and choosing the reusable option until manufacturers eventually listen.

• run up against
• putting up with
• cut back on
• fall back on
• comes down to

So tell me, how ​ (a)   you like your office decorated?The main thing I want ​ (b)   more light. We have a lot of windows, none of ​ (c)  

provide adequate light. I ​ (d)   mind a different color scheme either. ​ (e)   worked

here for ten years with these horrible green walls, what I would love is something different.

Whatever you think is best – but not green!

• would
• is
• which
• wouldn't
• Having
• was
• Getting
• whose

What does Tyler say about the Gulliver’s Gate museum?

• It has miniature versions of all the most important sights in the world.

• Not all the miniatures that can be found there are of cities as they are now.

• It is located on the outskirts of New York.

What does Tyler say about the cities represented in the museum?

• They were crafted by artists from New York.

• His sister thought Paris was the best.

• His sister claimed to have seen more than he did.

According to Tyler, …

• he was able to control boats using his interactive key.

• the museum contains moving miniature planes, trains, and boats.

• there are 1,000 trains in the exhibition.

Regarding the children in the museum, Tyler says that …

• they enjoyed the interactive elements.

• they could not always find things they were looking for.

• they weren’t interested in the written explanations accompanying each exhibit.

Complete the second sentence with two to five words so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in parentheses ( ).

1 What would you do if you were only one inch tall? (SUPPOSING) ___________ only one inch tall. What would you do?

2 Laura didn’t have any more time, so she couldn’t finish painting the wall. (MIGHT) If Laura had had more time, _________ painting the wall.

3 Ethan didn’t understand the meaning of the ritual until someone explained it. (ONLY) ________ the meaning of the ritual did Ethan understand it.

4 It is inevitable that people will persuade governments to support greener policies. (INEVITABLY) Governments ______ persuaded to support greener policies.

5 I have no idea when we’ll get the results of the test, so expect a long wait. (COULD)

We _______ for a long time to get the results of the test.