2 Unit Test LEVEL 1 Name Mark

Vocabulary
1 Match the words in A with their meanings in B. (7 x 2 = 14 points)
A B
1. passport ..... a. holiday memento
2. souvenir ..... b. supplies for emergencies
3. swimsuit ..... c. open shoes
4. sandals ..... d. touring new places
5. binoculars ..... e. travel document
6. sightseeing ..... f. something that helps you see things far away
7. first-aid kit ..... g. something people wear in the sea

2 Choose the correct answer. (6 x 3 = 18 points)

1. When I go on holiday, I like to stay at an elegant … .
a. youth hostel b. campsite c. resort
2. The art class enjoyed the … to the museum.
a. school trip b. boat trip c. business trip
3. Katie bought a new camera so she can … on her holiday.
a. sunbathe b. take lots of photos c. buy postcards
4. Ask your … to suggest a nice place to stay on your holiday.
a. travel agent b. travel expenses c. travel arrangement
5. The actress went on a … to Paris to buy new clothes.
a. sightseeing holiday b. camping trip c. shopping trip
6. … is much faster than going by train.
a. A boat trip b. Air travel c. A caravan

3 Replace the words in bold with the words below. (6 x 3 = 18 points)

got to • go out • check in • set off • set up • took off

1. The visitors arrived at their destination in time for dinner. ………………………

2. Our plane left the ground half an hour late. ………………………
3. The guests will register the moment they arrive. ………………………
4. Do you like to find entertainment at night when you are on holiday? ………………………
5. Christopher Columbus went on his famous journey in 1492. ………………………
6. We built our tents and slept in our sleeping bags. ………………………

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Grammar
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
(4 x 3 = 12 points)
1. Max flew to Venice last year and ……………………… (stay) in a little hotel.
2. When I arrived at the campsite, it ……………………… (snow).
3. There was a big earthquake while we ……………………… (trek) in India.
4. The visitors ……………………… (not see) a lot of wild animals during the safari.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. Karen knew all the best places to stay since she ……………………… (visit) London many times before.
2. Joe checked his watch and saw that it ……………………… (stop).
3. Billy didn’t have his coat because he ……………………… (not expect) it to be cold.
4. I couldn’t imagine how the cat ……………………… (get) into the fish tank.

6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple. (3 x 3 = 9 points)
1. By the time we arrived, the bus ……………………… (leave).
2. The restaurant ……………………… (close) early on Sunday.
3. She couldn’t take photos because she ……………………… (forgot) her camera.

7 Choose the correct answer. (7 x 3 = 21 points)

1. I was breaking / broke my leg in the middle of my hiking trip.
2. Last week, Dylan was going / went to the travel agent’s to get his tickets.
3. We were packing / packed a picnic basket when it began to rain.
4. The secretary told us that he wasn’t receiving / hadn’t received our letter.
5. They had found / found the museum after it had closed.
6. The hikers were tired after they were climbing / had climbed to the top of the mountain.
7. What were you doing / had you done at the bus station at 10 o’clock?

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OPTIONAL READING Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

A NEW ERA FOR AIR TRAVEL

I An exciting new era for air travel began when the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, introduced the biggest and most
luxurious plane ever built. At a ceremony held in Toulouse, France, in January 2005, the world got its first look at the A380 - the
world’s first two-level passenger aircraft. The new plane offers passengers an alternative to the transport concept of Airbus’s
major competitor, the Boeing Company.
II Advantages of the A380 are convenience and comfort for travellers as well as benefits to the environment. The A380 has got
spacious shopping areas, libraries, bars – and even showers! It helps the environment by using less fuel per passenger than its
competitors and can carry 25% more passengers, which means fewer flights. With very little landing space at airports, this is
quite important. As a result, eleven international airlines announced that they were thinking of ordering the new model.
III Airbus believes the A380 will be a business success. The company says that the future of air travel depends on larger planes
with cheaper tickets that fly to the world’s major cities. The A380 will fly to about 60 major airports around the world. However,
passengers who want to fly to smaller cities will have to transfer.
IV Boeing, Airbus’s main competitor, sees a different future for air travel. In 2001, Boeing decided that instead of making their
planes bigger, the company would produce smaller aircraft that would fly direct to more destinations. In 2005, Boeing launched
the 7E7. Just as the company had promised, passengers did not need to change planes, making flying more convenient.
V The question is: Which airline’s vision of the future will passengers prefer – the huge A380 or the smaller 7E7? It is possible, of
course, that both planes will be in demand. Only time will tell.

1 Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false 3 Find words or expressions in the text that mean:
(F). Find evidence in the text to justify your answers. (4 x 1 = 4 points)
(4 x 3 = 12 points)
1. comfortable and expensive
…… 1. The A380 is different from existing passenger (paragraph I) ………………………
planes. 2. because of this (paragraph II) ………………………
.................................................................................. 3. change planes (paragraph Ill) ………………………
…… 2. Fewer passengers will fly on A380s. 4. We will know in the future.
.................................................................................. (paragraph V) ………………………
…… 3. The Boeing 7E7 is even larger than the A380.
..................................................................................
…… 4. We don’t know whether the A380 will be more
successful than the 7E7 .
..................................................................................

2 Complete the sentences. (3 x 3 = 9 points)

1. One advantage of producing bigger planes is ...................
......................................................................................... .
2. The Airbus is good for the environment because ..............
......................................................................................... .
3. Passengers travelling on the A380 will have to change
planes in order to fly to smaller cities, while ......................
......................................................................................... .