Name: ___________________________________________________________ Date: ___/___/20___

I. Read the text and circle the most appropriate answer (A, B, C or D). (____/25)

We keep hearing about Greenpeace Activists, Human Rights Activists, Animal Rights Activists and on and
on, but the question is: who are these people? By definition, activists are people who fight for a cause
and want to (1) ____ change in the current order of things. Activism is not a new concept; in fact, it (2)
____ around for many years. Below is some information about two of the most famous activists in
recent years.

Jane Goodall is an English ethologist, anthropologist and Animal Rights (3) ____, best known for her
invaluable 45-year study of primate behaviour of chimpanzees in Tanzania. She was fascinated by animal
(4) ____ from her early years and this passion for animals led her to the Gombe Stream National Park in
Africa after her schooling. Chimpanzees (5) ____ to be the second most intelligent primate by her
mentor, Louis Leakey, so she began her research by observing them on a daily basis. Some previous
beliefs were discarded by her studies, so they were considered a significant (6) ____ in the course of
scientific history of evolution. She received many awards for her activism and she still spends about 300
days a year traveling, lecturing and (7)____ funds for her institute in order to preserve the wildlife.

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani women’s rights activist who became the youngest ever person to be
awarded the Nobel Prize (2014). The young lady is mainly known for her advocacy for female education
in her native Swat Valley, in Pakistan. When she was 11, she was bold enough to write about a major (8)
____: how the Taliban were attempting to control the valley and trying to prevent girls from going to
school. Her blog gained so much prominence that she soon became popular as an emerging activist who
campaigned for girls’ rights to education. (9) ____ by her father to freely express her thoughts, she
became more vocal in standing up for women’s rights to education. This angered the Taliban and she
was shot when she was returning form school. Luckily, the gutsy girl survived the horrific attack and
returned to activism even more (10) ____ than before.

1. a. raise b. broaden c. immerse d. promote

2. a. had been b. has been c. is d. has
3. a. fighter b. researcher c. activist d. police
4. a. shelf life b. behaviour c. cities d. treatment
5. a. were considered b. considered c. had considered d. should be considered
6. a. turning b. flashpoint c. awareness d. milestone
7. a. adapting b. taking c. raising d. getting off
8. a. issue b. checkpoint c. breakthrough d. feeling
9. a. Having encouraged b. Having c. Got d. Encouraged
encouraged encouraged
10 a. ashamed b. determined c. biased d. potential
.

II. Write an appropriate word in each blank. Use the words from the box. (___/25)

off / flashpoints / raise / edible / considered / whereas / unpopular / abandonment / leadership / fight
1. We must do everything in our power to ______________ hunger and poverty.
2. The ______________ of sports venues will be discussed in today’s meeting.
3. They’re going to throw a party to try to ______________ money to rebuild the local mosque.
4. This milk will go ______________ if you don’t put it in the fridge.
5. The business grew in strength under the ______________ of the new CEO.
6. The fall of the Berlin War is ______________ to have marked the end of the Cold War.
7. ______________ many countries can benefit from such events, others may suffer severe money loss.
8. Tons of perfectly ______________ food end up in refuse dumps daily.
9. Among others, the Cuban Missile Crisis is still one of the most dramatic ______________ up to today.
10. The ban on plastic bags was an ______________ but very positive decision.,

III. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (___/30)

My flatmate Penny and I are recovering from weekend visitors. Don’t misunderstand me – we love to
entertain our friends and relatives. But not this time. Fred and Kate are old friends from our school days,
so we thought we had a good idea of what sort of people they were, even though we (1) ____________
______________________________ (not see) them for years.

Over the weekend we discovered that our lives (2) _________________________________ (take) very
different directions. Penny and I (3) _____________________________________________ (work) since
we left school. We like our jobs, but we work long hours and, at weekends, we cook and (4)
_____________________________ (do) the housework. Unlike us, Kate and Fred are university students
and still live with their parents, so they aren’t used to (5) __________________________ (look) after
themselves. They expect leisure time to be just that, leisure.

By the time they (6) ___________________________ (leave), Penny and I were exhausted. We didn’t
know whether to laugh or cry. Luckily, we managed to laugh.

IV. Complete with the correct conditional form using the verbs in brackets. (___/20)

1. It ______________________ (be) easier if people ______________________ (respect) social

distancing. Unfortunately, that’s not what happens.
2. If that food ______________________________ (not be/chuck) away we __________________
__________________________ (can/donate) it to a food bank yesterday.
3. English ______________________ (not be) a global language if Britain _____________________
______________________ (not colonise) so many countries in the past centuries.
4. If people ______________________ (wear) masks, life _________________________________
(turn) back to normal a long time ago.