4 Unit Test

OPTIONAL CUMULATIVE EXERCISES

Vocabulary
Complete the passage with the words below. There are more words than you need. (10 x 1 = 10 points)
ecological disaster • damage • set off • overuse • increased • disciplined
set up • protecting • global warming • campsite • care about • organised

PLEASE DON’T FLY

When hundreds of young people got together and (1) ……………………… tents in the summer of 2007, the area looked like a
holiday (2) ……………………… – except for the fact that they were right next to Heathrow Airport. Far from being a holiday, the
camp was actually an (3) ……………………… protest against flying. This may sound strange, but according to environmentalists,
planes (4) ……………………… the environment and contribute to (5) ……………………… much more than cars, trains or buses
because they burn so much fuel at a very high altitude. By 2030, these environmentalists claim, the number of planes flying in or
out of UK airports will have (6) ……………………… by 100%, causing an (7) ………………………. Many of the protesting
campers belong to an organisation called Plane Stupid, which is dedicated to (8) ……………………… the environment against
the (9) ……………………… of flying as a way of getting from place to place. They want to convince all people who
(10) ……………………… our future on the Earth to use other forms of transport, such as trains or buses, whenever possible.

Grammar
Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 x 1 = 10 points)

SURFING ON THE RIVER

The city of London (1) ……………………… (plan) an amazing new attraction on the Thames River – an artificial beach with
promenades, palm trees and 2-metre-high waves for surfers. The beach (2) ……………………… (cost) £20 million to build.
Planners (3) ……………………… (already receive) permission to begin, and by the end of 2011, they (4) ………………………
(complete) this enormous project. Some surfers feel that surfing on the Thames River (5) ……………………… (not be) as
exciting as on the open sea. However, Steve Jones, the project’s creator, (6) ……………………… (believe) that thousands of
London surfers (7) ……………………… (use) the beach, since the nearest real beach is hours away. One fan of the idea said,
“The last time I wanted to surf, I (8) ……………………… (drive) for five hours from London to Cornwall only to find that the wind
(9) ……………………… (change) direction and there were no waves. When this project is finished, don’t look for me at home
after work – I (10) ……………………… (surf) on the Thames River!”