Mid-year test

1 Read. Match the sentence beginnings (1–6) to the sentence endings (a–f).
1 We went on an expedition c a to the holiday!
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2 Last week I succeeded b to make choices that will help the environment.
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3 Many habitats are endangered c to the USA to observe bears in their

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¢ We want to encourage people natural habitat.

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5 I’m looking forward d because of the behaviour of humans.

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6 I can’t read those posters e because they’re upside-down.

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f in climbing that very tall tree!

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2 Read and write. Use some of the words in the box.

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charity ​cowboy ​foreground ​planet ​ranch ​​rubbish ​sanctuary ​sledge
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1 An organisation that raises money and uses it

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to help people, animals or the environment. charity

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2
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Things that we have thrown away.

3 The part of a picture that is nearest to us.
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¢ A form of transport that is used in snowy places.

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5 A place where people protect and care for sick

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or endangered animals.
6 A large cattle farm, usually in North America.

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3 Read, choose and write.
1 be being been
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2 hadn’t wasn’t didn’t

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3 can can’t might

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¢ wait waiting waited

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5 please to must
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6 going went gone

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1 He’s been working at the

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Eden Project for three years, but he’s never

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worked in the temperate biome.

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2 I was hungry when the film started because

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I eaten anything.
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3 ‘Who’s that boy?’ ‘I don’t know, but he looks

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like Ella. He be her brother.’

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¢ I’m bored. I’ve been for my

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friends for two hours!

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5 I can’t go to the shops with you. Dad told me do my homework.

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6 Grandma wasn’t there when I arrived at her house because she’d

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to the supermarket.
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4 Read and circle.

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Hi Sally,
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I’m on holiday in Africa! 1 I’ve seen / I saw lots

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of amazing animals. For example, yesterday

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2
I’ve seen / I saw some zebras and some
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giraffes. Last night I wanted to go for a walk, but 

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the guide told me 3 to stay / staying in the tent

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because some of the animals ¢ can’t / may be dangerous.

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Today 5 I take / I’ve been taking photos of the wildlife.

By ten o’clock this morning, 6 I’d taken / I took 300 photos!
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See you soon, Martha

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