Vocabulary and Grammar Test Unit 5

Name: Yordan Andronov

Vocabulary
1 Put the words in brackets into the correct adjective form.
Rio Negro Adventure Tour
I’m not really a risk-taker and I don’t like doing dangerous things, so when my brother suggested
going on an adventure tour while on holiday in Costa Rica, I wasn’t very 1excited (excite).
We started the day on horseback, going from the hotel stables through the tropical dry forest. I’m
very 2frightened (frighten) of horses and I actually couldn’t get on mine, so it was quite 3embarassing
embarrassing(embarrass). I didn’t enjoy being on the horse and the ride was too long, but we saw
some streams and waterfalls along the way and the surroundings were just 4amazing (amaze). We
were 5surprised(surprise) by all the wildlife, too. We saw a variety of birds, reptiles and mammals.
After the 45-minute ride, we got to Victoria Waterfall at the foot of Rio Negro, where our white
water rafting adventure started. It was very 6frightening (frighten) in the beginning, but it turned out
to be good fun. We ended our rafting adventure with a swim in natural volcanic hot springs and that
was 7amazing (amaze).
It turned out to be a very 8exciting (excite) day and the whole family had lots of fun. Would I do it
again? Probably not – I still don’t like taking risks.
Mark: __7_ / 8

2 Complete sentences b and c so that they have a similar meaning to sentence a. Use the
correct noun or verb form of the underlined words in sentences a.
1 a The frontal cortex is the last part of the brain to fully develop.
b The frontal cortex develops last.
c The developing development of the frontal cortex happens last.
2 a Adults find it easier than teens to see the consequences of their decisions.
b Adults find it easier than teens to see the consequences of the decisions they make.
c Adults find it easier than teens to see the consequences of the things they decide.
3 a I don’t need any encouragement to go on a rollercoaster ride.
b Nobody needs to encourage me to go on a rollercoaster rise.
c Nobody needs to give me courage encouragement to go on a rollercoaster ride.
4 a Sometimes teenagers take risks to make an impression on their friends.
b Sometimes teenagers take risks to impress their friends.
c It’s because they want to impress their friends that teenagers sometimes take risks.

Mark: _6__ / 8

3 Complete the text with the strong forms of the adjectives in brackets.
At 8.30 a.m. I was already outside my son’s school, sitting in my 1tiny (small) car. I spent all day,
every day there for three years. I sometimes asked myself if this was 2ridiculous (silly) and if I should
be there, especially on days when I was 3freezing (cold) or 4boiling (hot) in the car. But I knew I had
to do it as this was the only way my son stayed in school.
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 Ben developed a phobia called ‘school refusal’, which meant that he was frightened of being in class.
He suffered from 5terrible (bad) symptoms, including: panic attacks, migraines and breathing
problems. The only thing that helped him was knowing that I was outside. Some parents found it
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hilarious (funny) and said that I was making a 7huge (big) mistake because I was letting my son
manipulate me. I first got 8furious(angry), but then I realized that they just didn’t understand that this
was a real phobia.
With the help of a doctor, Ben started making progress. He first stayed at school for a lesson, then for
half a day and at the end of his third year, he managed a whole day. I no longer had to sit in my car
outside the school.
Mark: ___8 / 8

4 Replace the phrases in brackets with phrasal verbs in the correct form.
Canning Stock Route
Last summer, we decided to cross Australia’s 1820 km long Canning Stock Route. We 1set out
(started our journey) from Wiluna and planned for a 20-day drive. It’s a very difficult route, but we
were well-prepared. We had food for four weeks and spare car parts in case something 2broke down
(stopped working). There are five areas along the route where you can 3stop off (have a short break),
buy supplies and petrol for the car. This is also where you can 4come across (meet) other people, talk
about the route, and get tips about places to see and visit. There was only one time when we wanted
to 5turn back (go in the opposite direction) home. It was when the car got stuck in a sand dune for two
days. Fortunately, we got some help and 6carried on (continued) down the route. It was an amazing
experience.
Mark: _12__ / 12
5 Complete the dialogue with phrases A–E.
James Do you remember going on this school trip? Look, 1B, there's me, you on the right,
Janet on 2C , and all our classmates just behind us. And 3E D, we were really bored!

Chloe We were! And do you remember, it was really cold that weekend, too. You can see the
rain and the fog in 4A .

James Yes, it was freezing. Actually, when you look at what clothes people were wearing, 5D E
the photo was taken in winter, not in summer!

A the foreground

B in the photo

C the left

D judging by our faces

E it looks like

Mark: __3_ / 5

6 Complete the text with the correct words (a–c).

My first bungee jump

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I love 1____ risks. It’s a lot of fun. That’s why I was 2____ when I had the chance to do a bungee jump.
My family and I 3____in New Zealand at the time, on a short holiday, and New Zealand is probably the
4____ amazing place in the world to do a bungee jump. It has 5____ steep cliffs 6____ are perfect for
jumping, and, believe it or not, it was the country where the first commercial bungee jump took place in
the 1980s. Anyway, I was really frightened on the day of the jump, but I managed 7____ it. There are a
lot of extreme sports that I 8____ , but I don’t think I’ll ever find anything as exciting as bungee jumping.

1 a take b taken c taking

2 a excite b excited c exciting

3 a have stayed b stayed c were staying

4 a more b best c most

5 a much b a lot of c most

6 a who b which c where

7 a do b to do c doing

8 a don’t try b haven’t tried c didn’t try

Mark: _8__ / 8

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Grammar
7 Circle the correct answers.
1 Jason has been to India.
a Jason is still in India.
b Jason is back from India.
2 I’ve already read the book about explorers.
a I know the book.
b I’m still reading the book.
3 Megan and her dad haven’t finished planning their trip across the Atlantic yet.
a They are planning the trip.
b They have already planned the trip.
4 Susan and her family have gone on a journey across the Canning Stock Route.
a They are back from their journey.
b They are still on their journey.
5 We’ve had terrible weather since Monday.
a The weather is still terrible today.
b The weather is good today.
6 Peter has worked as a scientist for three years.
a Peter still works as a scientist.
b Peter doesn’t work as a scientist.

Mark: __0_ / 6 Why didn’t you do it?

8 Circle the correct answers.

1 ‘How long / How often have you been on this expedition?’ Only for / since last Saturday.
2 They have just / yet decided to make a film about his amazing journey.
3 Parker Liautaud has yet / already been on several expeditions.
4 They’re freezing. They’ve just / already finished their trek to the North Pole.
5 We have walked for / since eight hours now and we’re not even close to the camp yet /
already.
6 Nothing dangerous has ever / never happened to me during my trips.

Mark: __5_ / 6

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9 Complete the text with the present perfect or past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
Parker Liautaud calls himself an ‘explorer / campaigner / teenager’. He’s mainly known for his polar
expeditions, but he’s also a climate change campaigner, motivational speaker and published
journalist. Parker’s first Antarctic expedition 1took place (take place) in 2009, when he 2was (be) only
fourteen. He first 3tried (try) to trek to the North Pole at the age of fifteen, but 4stopped (stop) fifteen
miles from the Pole because of dangerous weather conditions. But since that expedition, he 5has
completed (complete) the trek twice and in April 2010 6became (become) the first person to check in
at the North Pole via Foursquare. All of Parker’s expeditions help raise awareness of climate change,
especially among teenagers. He 7has given (give) numerous talks on the issue, and in August 2012
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spoke (speak) at the prestigious TEDx conference in Belgium. He 9has written (write) articles for
The Huffington Post, The Independent and The New York Times.
There is more ahead for this inspiring teenager and the world 10hasn’t heard (not / heard) the last of
Parker Liautaud yet.
Mark: 10___ / 10
TOTAL MARKS: _59__ / 71