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1 Read the magazine article and choose the correct word or words for each gap.

A Night on the Mountain

Sarah Lee spent a night alone, lost, on one of the most isolated and wildest parts of the United Kingdom,
Brecon Beacons in Wales. We talked to her about her experience.
Sarah, could you tell us (1) ___ on Brecon Beacons?
Yes, I (2) ___ there with my dog. I (3) ___ quite near and I often go running on the (4) ___ there. I (5) ___ home at
around three o’clock in the afternoon and the weather was fine, but at around five o’clock the weather started
to change. It got very cloudy and started to rain. I (6) ___ to bring my rain coat and warm clothing, and I was
not really very well prepared.
I see. What happened next?
I lost Flossie. Flossie is my dog, and she just disappeared. I spent some time looking for her, but I (7) ___ her
anywhere. While I was looking for her, I also got lost in the rain and mist. It was very difficult to see anything.
It got dark quite quickly. Then I fell over a small (8) ___ and seriously (9) ___ my ankle. I couldn’t call anyone
for help because I had not remembered (10) ___ my phone.
Oh dear, that was silly, (11) ___ Have you any idea (12) ___ where you were?
Yes, I had told my family I was going for a jog on the mountains, so I knew it would only be a matter of time
before they came looking for me.
So, how did you survive the night?
I found a cave (13) ___, and I just waited for daylight. To pass the time, I played (14) ___ in my (15) ___ . I wasn’t
very worried, I just thought the whole thing was (16) ___, and very inconvenient. I couldn’t believe how stupid I
was. I was also cold, tired and hungry. I had some dog biscuits, which I had brought along for Flossie, but
they were very (17) ___, so quite disgusting really, but I ate them. I think I was also suffering a little bit from
(18) 
___ at some point, but I drank some rain water and I soon felt better.
And in the morning, what happened?
Oh, the sun came out, and I knew where I was. I (19) ___ home, my ankle was still quite painful.
And Flossie?
She was at home, waiting for me.
I see, so what lessons did you learn from this?
Next time I go jogging on the mountains, I (20) ___ my phone. And get better dog biscuits.

1 A. what were you doing B. what you were doing C. if you were doing D. what you doing were
2 A. was jogged B. was jogging C. were jogging D. am jogging
3 A.
lives B. is living C. lived D. live
4 A.
beaches B. canyons C. mountains D. lagoons
5 A.
leave B. leaved C. lived D. left
6 A.
had forgotten B. had forgot C. forget D. was forgetting
7 A.
can’t find B. couldn’t find C. will be able to find D. couldn’t found
8 A.
estuary B. plain C. cliff D. pond
9 A.
twist B. dislocated C. swollen D. sprained
10 A.
bring B. to bring C. bringing D. that I had brought
11 A.
didn’t it? B. wasn’t it? C. isn’t it? D. hasn’t it?
12 A.
if anyone knew B. did anyone know C. weather anyone knew D. how anyone knew
who was warm and whom was warm and which was warm and
13 A. B. C. was warm and dry D.
dry dry dry
14 A. game B. chess C. multi-player D. board

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head which is head is something I head, which is head that is

15 A. B. C. D.
something I often do often do something I often do something I often do
16 A. a pain in the ankle B. a pain in the neck C. a pain in my neck D. the pain of the neck
17 A. sweet and sour B. fresh and sweet C. pepper and oil D. bitter and stale
18 A. seasickness B. vomiting C. dehydration D. morning sickness
19 A. limped B. marched C. ran D. sprinted
20 A. wont forget B. likely will C. might D. won’t forget

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Points:
20

Total points for progress test 6:

20

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