Taxi of Terror Phillip Burrows and Mark Foster

1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Match A with B to make complete sentences.
a Jack’s friends give him a CD player. A
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b The Wolf wants the taxi driver’s money. 1 Jack is leaving his friends . . .
c An ambulance crashes into the taxi. 2 The Wolf gets in the taxi . . .
d Jack wakes up when the Wolf gets in the 3 The Wolf is dangerous . . .
car. 4 The police know about the the Wolf . . .
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e The Wolf puts Jack in the boot. 5 Someone hits the Wolf . . .
f The Wolf is little, thin and has red hair. B
g The Wolf doesn’t pay for the petrol. a because he hurts them.
h The airport is next to the rubbish dump. b because he has a new job.
i The Wolf has a ticket for a plane. c because Jack telephones them.
j The police arrest the Wolf in the rubbish d because he has a gun.
dump. e because he wants to catch a plane.

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2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? the Wolf, the
old woman, Jack, the police, the taxi driver
a ‘A man’s in our taxi. He’s got a gun.’
................ says this to ................
b ‘We’re driving too fast. Can we drive
slowly?’
................ says this to ................
c ‘Do what I tell you … or you’re dead.’
................ say this to ................
d ‘Can I help you?’
................ say this to ................
e ‘I don’t like you. You’re a very bad man.’
................ says this to ................
5 Fill in these gaps using these words: bumps, boot,
seagulls, mobile phone, clock
At the end of the story, Jack is in the ................ of
the taxi. He calls the police on his ................ – he
hears a ................ and later some ................ The
taxi drives over lots of ................ .
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3 Write a police description of the Wolf.

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 Jack’s friends give him a present because _____.
a F he is leaving b F it is Christmas
c F he is ill d F it is his birthday
2 Jack’s present is _____.
a F a book b F some money
c F a mobile phone d F a car
3 Jack thinks his present is _____.
a F cheap b F terrible c F expensive
d F very good
4 After work, Jack and his friends _____.
a F go to the cinema b F have a party
c F go home d F have a meal
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5 When Jack leaves, it is _____.
a F cold b F sunny c F raining d F hot
6 Jack looks for a taxi because he wants to
go _____.
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a F to work b F on holiday
c F to the pub d F home
7 When Jack finds a taxi, he is very _____.
a F thirsty b F hot c F tired d F hungry
8 The taxi stops at _____.
a F a hotel b F a traffic light
c F Jack’s house d F a railway crossing
9 A man with a _____ gets in the taxi.
a F gun b F suitcase c F knife d F dog
10 The man tells the taxi driver to _____.
a F get out b F call the police c F give him
some money d F drive
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Jack lives at 57 _____ Road.
a F Beach b F Park c F City d F Station
12 The taxi driver has a _____ taxi.
a F yellow b F black c F blue d F white
13 _____ is very dangerous.
a F The taxi driver b F The policewoman
c F Jack d F The Wolf
14 The Wolf has _____ hair.
a F brown b F blond c F black d F red
15 The taxi driver’s car is Taxi _____.
a F 100 b F 250 c F 500 d F 1000
16 Some people outside a _____ see the taxi.
a F restaurant b F club c F cinema
d F shop
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17 A man at a _____ hears the phone in the boot.
a F café b F railway station c F garage
d F car park
18 _____ tells Jack to keep calm.
a F The policewoman b F The taxi driver
c F The policeman d F The Wolf
19 _____ hits the wolf with a stick.
a F An old lady b F The policewoman
c F Jack d F The taxi driver
20 _____ thinks he isn’t very clever.
a F The Wolf b F The taxi driver
c F Jack d F The policeman
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Dialogue
Who says this?
21 ‘Are you excited about your new job?’
a F a lady at the airport b F a man at Jack’s
office c F the taxi driver d F Jack
22 ‘Oh, it’s talking to me.’
a F a man at Jack’s office b F the taxi
driver c F Jack d F the Wolf
23 ‘It’s very quiet tonight, sir.’
a F the policewoman b F the Wolf
c F Jack d F the taxi driver
24 ‘I’m watching you. Don’t be clever.’
a F the policeman b F the Wolf
c F the taxi driver d F Jack
25 ‘A gun? No, it’s a banana.’
a F a man at a garage b F the Wolf
c F a man outside a club d F a lady at
the airport
26 ‘Is there something wrong with your car?’
a F the policeman b F the Wolf
c F a man at a garage d F a man outside
a club
27 ‘We’re driving over lots of bumps. Is it a railway
crossing?’
a F Jack b F the Wolf
c F the policewoman d F the taxi driver
28 ‘I don’t like you. You’re a very bad man.’
a F the policewoman b F an old lady
c F Jack d F the taxi driver
29 ‘Can someone open the boot?’
a F the Wolf b F the taxi driver
c F the policeman d F Jack
30 ‘That’s £16.50 please.’
a F the taxi driver b F Jack
c F the policewoman d F an old lady
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Vocabulary 47 Jack can hear seagulls because the taxi is near

Choose the best answer.
31 work people do to earn money
a F game b F house c F party d F job
32 good to other people
a F dangerous b F kind c F tired
d F fast
33 making a lot of noise
a F slow b F loud c F careful d F quiet
34 where a road goes under the ground
a F garage b F crossing c F bridge
d F tunnel
35 to like doing something
a F hurt b F pay c F enjoy d F bring
36 a person in a car, train, bus etc. (not the driver)
the _____.
a F rubbish dump b F river c F sea
d F zoo
48 At the airport, the Wolf pushes _____ out of his
way.
a F a policeman b F an old lady
c F Jack d F the taxi driver
49 The Wolf runs towards the plane, and says he
has _____.
a F some money b F a gun c F a bomb
d F a ticket
50 In the end, the police _____ the Wolf.
a F hit b F lose c F catch d F kill

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a F taxi b F passenger c F present
d F petrol
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37 you use this to open and lock the door of your
car

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a F key b F gun c F banana d F phone
38 the place in a car for bags and suitcases
a F door b F seat c F boot d F window
39 hair on a man’s face
a F beard b F eyes c F teeth d F fingers
40 a place for a city’s rubbish
a F station b F airport c F tunnel
d F dump

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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 When the Wolf gets in the taxi, Jack is _____.
a F talking b F singing c F sleeping
d F laughing
42 The Wolf wants to go to the _____.
a F police station b F beach c F bank
d F airport
43 The Wolf tells Jack to go in the _____.
a F garage b F boot c F club d F car
44 The Wolf gets some _____, but he doesn’t pay.
a F water b F oil c F petrol d F food
45 Jack presses _____ on his mobile phone.
a F 111 b F 333 c F 666 d F 999
46 When Jack is talking to the policewoman, he
can’t _____ anything.
a F see b F hear c F touch d F feel

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