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Test 7 Use of English

A Put the words in brackets in the correct form.

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0 I can’t stand ____visiting____ (visit) museums of natural history

1 I’m not an early bird but I’ve got used to _______________ (get up) at dawn

2 Tim is looking forward to _______________ (visit) his friend in Paris next summer.

3 The teacher refused _______________ (take part) in our outing.

4 For several moments I watched them _______________ (fight) one another in the gym but I left
before they finished.

5 When I was younger I used to _______________ (vote) for the Green Party.

6 I regretted _______________ (not give) a chance to apologise for my misbehaviour.

7 I saw Ann _______________ (enter) the university building.

8 There is only one programme worth _______________ (watch) today – the documentary on
Mexican refugees.

9 They finally decided _______________ (take out) a mortgage on their house.

10 Everybody stopped _______________ (work) when they heard ambulance sirens.

11 It’s no use _______________ (worry) about it. You can’t do anything to change it.

12 A passer-by managed _______________ (give) first aid to the wounded.

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B Complete the text with the correct form of the words in brackets.

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Before setting out on a journey to some (0) __unspoiled____ (spoil) place far away from
civilisation, it is wise to consider the following advice. First, your luggage. Remember to take as
few things as possible; when the scales in the airport show excess weight, it will be too late to (1)
_______________ (pack). Another important thing is the right kind of preparation. Remember that
a badly (2) _______________ (organise) traveller is an (3) _______________ (responsible)
traveller, too. Many wonderful destinations are wasted and lost if you are not aware of what they
have in store, and how their wonders can be discovered. It is also very important to check which
types of activity are (4) _______________ (legal) in the area you are going to visit. (5)
_______________ (experience) travellers often get in trouble if they happen to (6)
_______________ (agree) with the local policeman or another person in power. Finally, take care
never to get (7) _______________ (patient) with local people. Your primary aim in getting there is
to have a nice and interesting time, and irritation is not only counterproductive, but it can also cause
major cultural (8) _______________ (understand).

C Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

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0 We need to _____get______ in touch before the meeting.

1 To my mind, these rules and regulations are unfair but I’m going to keep _______________
them.

2 My little nieces were always very excited to set _______________ on a camping trip.

3 Because of the blizzard, all planes were cancelled for two days and we had to
_______________ over in a hotel.

4 They left five minutes earlier so I had to run to _______________ up with them.

5 We decided to stop _______________ in New York for a couple of days before heading for
Rhode Island.

6 It would be great if you could _______________ me up at my place at about eight.

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D Match the words from the two columns to form compound words.

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0 wide open a) views

1 bustling b) bag

2 breathtaking c) melting-pot

3 delicious d) spaces

4 snow-capped e) buildings

5 teeming f) streets

6 sleeping g) with wildlife

7 historic h) food

8 cultural i) mountains

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Test 7 Listening
TASK
Track 8

Listen to someone talking about a safari park in India and decide if the statements (1-10) are
true or false.

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Tick (✓) your answers in the table below.
TRUE FALSE
1 The text is about a safari park that has just opened in India.
2 Dacoits is an Indian word for bandits.
3 The eastern parts of the state of Uttar Pradesh are dangerous to people
with good cars.
4 The average number of people kidnapped in the state of Uttar Pradesh
during the past five years is forty a year.
5 The safari park will deter criminals because it will be too bright for them
to hide anywhere.
6 Contrary to popular belief, lions don’t just live in Africa.
7 In the past, some Asiatic lions lived close to Europe.
8 The lions in the safari park will be trained to live in the wild.
9 Wildlife groups are afraid that the lions will be stolen before the project
really starts.
10 Earlier this year, a large elephant population in one of India’s wildlife
reserves disappeared.

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Test 7 Speaking

GO ON A SAFARI AND WATCH THE WILDLIFE OF

AFRICA. LUXURY ACCOMMODATION.
Debate Task
You will have a conversation with your examiner. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of mass
tourism. Your examiner will sometimes contradict you. Try to react to your examiner’s counter-
arguments. You have 30 seconds to think over your points.
Here are some arguments you may wish to
include:
For Against
 Mass tourism brings much needed  Local people often benefit little from
employment and revenues to the local tourism as most revenues go to
economy. governments or corporations.
 People have an innate need to explore and  Tourism has a huge environmental
experience new things. impact on water, land and air.
 Tourism provides an opportunity for  Most tourists see little of the local
different cultures to learn about each other. culture as they stay in hotels and do not
explore.
 Any negative environmental impact of  Tourism is one-way with only people
flying, for example, can be offset by tree- from rich countries able to travel.
planting.

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