Q2 - LESSON 2 Student’s name:........................................Class: 9B..............

Corrector’s name:......................................

LISTENING
You will hear part of a radio program about bags for walkers. Complete the sentences.

A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group.
1. A. adolescence B. golden C. cognitive D. concentrate
2. A. confident B. delight C. depress D. embarrass
3. A. emergency B. imagine C. independence D. decision
4. A. relax B. worry C. wander D. dweller
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
5. A. design B. loose C. style D. symbol
6. A. choice B. research C. schedule D. chopstick
7. A. hobby B. deny C. poetry D. primary
8. A. bottle B. folk C. car D. chopstick

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B. GRAMMAR
I. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form.
9. Now we’re lost! If you …..had written down….. (write down) Mary’s directions, this ……………………
………………………….………… (not / happen).
10. Why don’t we emigrate? If we lived in Australia, at least the weather ………………………….…………
(be) better!
11. I’m afraid that Smith is a hardened criminal. If we ……………………………….………… (not / punish) him
this time, he ……………………………….………… (only / commit) more crimes.
12. I’m sorry I can’t lend you any money. You know that if I ……………………………….………… (have) it, I
……………………………….………… (lend) it to you.
13. Don’t be afraid. If you …………………………… (touch) the dog, it ……………………….… (not / bite).
14. It’s always the same! If I ……………………………….………… (decide) to leave the office early, my boss
……………………………….………… (call) me after I’ve left!
15. What a terrible thing to happen! Just think, if we ……………………………….………… (not / miss) the
plane, we……………………………….………… (kill) in the crash.

II. Choose the correct option to finish the sentences.

16. If you’d told me you were coming…
17. If you’re too ill to come…
18. If I’d known you weren’t coming…
19. If only you’d come…
20. If you do decide to come, …
21. If you really don’t want to come
A. I can get some food in.
B. I’d have found us something to eat.
C. I made a lovely dish.
A. I’ll come over and see you.
B. I wouldn’t have done all this for you.
C. I asked someone else.
A. I wouldn’t be very upset.
B. I would like to know why.
C. I wouldn’t have gone to so much trouble.
A. I’ll be the happiest girl alive.
B. I’d have had a lovely time.
C. I would look forward to it.
A. the party’s always a success.
B. I won’t be coming either.
C. let me know.
A. I’ll understand.
B. I can’t be sure.
C. tell me tomorrow.

III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
22. I didn’t have the money so I didn’t buy a new suit. (would)
If I ............................................................................................................................. a new suit.
23. If you are in London by any chance, come and see me. (happen)
If you ........................................................................................................................ come and see me.
24. If you do the shopping, I’ll cook lunch. (and)
You ...................................................................................................................... I’ll cook lunch.
25. If Pauline hadn’t been interested, the project would have been abandoned. (interest)
But ...........................................................................................the project would have been abandoned.
26. The fire was brought under control thanks to the night-watchman. (for)
If it hadn’t ............................................................................................................. got out of control.
27. Dick is in prison because a detective recognized him. (if)
Dick wouldn’t .......................................................................................................recognized him.

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 28. I am not tall enough to reach the shelf. (taller)
If I ........................................................................................................................ reach the shelf.
29. But for Helen acting so wonderfully, the play would be a flop. (weren’t for)
If it ..................................................................................................................... the play would be a flop.
30. It won’t make any difference if City score first, United will still win. (even)
United .................................................................................................................. City score first.

IV. Rewrite each sentence three times so that it contains the words in capitals.
31. We won’t go away if the weather is bad.
(UNLESS) ............................................................................................................................................
(ONLY) We will ....................................................................................................................................
32. If you hurry up, you won’t be late.
(DON’T) ...............................................................................................................................................
(OR) ....................................................................................................................................................
33. If they offered you the job, would you accept?
(WERE TO) If they ...............................................................................................................................
(HAPPENED) If they ...........................................................................................................................
34. Without your help, I would have given up years ago.
(HADN’T BEEN) If it ............................................................................................................................
(HADN’T HELPED) If you.....................................................................................................................
35. I’ll lend you the money on condition that you pay it back next week.
(PROVIDED) I will lend you .................................................................................................................
(LONG) I will lend you .........................................................................................................................

B. VOCABULARY
I. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits each space
Anyone who has gone on a skiing holiday at a ski (36) …………. of any size will be familiar with the age-old
problem - the eternal wait for ski lifts and cable cars. Well, there is an alternative. If you feel like something just
a little different why not try heli-skiing in Canada? Somewhere in the snowy wastes of the Rocky Mountains the
helicopter will deposit you and your group onto a slope of virgin snow that you have all to yourselves. It is all a
(37) …………. cry from the busiest slopes of, say, Switzerland, Trance and Italy. You are fifty miles from the
nearest town and there is nothing remotely (38) …………. a ski-lift, so you have to (39) …………. on legs, skis
and the chopper. You might see the (40) …………. mountain goat or grizzly bear, but there won’t be (41)
…………. of other skiers. There are one or two disadvantages. Your friendly helicopter pilot might just put you
down in a five-meter snow (42) …………. And freezing weather might ground your helicopter and leave you (43)
…………. in the wilderness.
36. A. spot B. haunt C. refuge D. resort
37. A. different B. strange C. far D. long
38. A. resembling B. appearing C. seeming D. looking
39. A. count B. trust C. rely D. reckon
40. A. occasional B. sometimes C. incidental D. irregular
41. A. bunches B. hordes C. throngs D. swarms
42. A. dune B. pile C. mound D. drift
43. A. deserted B. stranded C. marooned D. aground

II. Complete the text with words formed from the words in capitals
Dear Sir or Madam,
I travelled last week on a Transworld Airbus from London Gatwick to Copenhagen.
This was the (44) ........................................................ journey of a holiday in Denmark, a OUT
(45) ........................................................ tour arranged through a company called ‘Sunset’. PACK
My (46) ........................................................ was due to leave at 8.20 am on Tuesday 25th FLY

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 November, but did not in fact leave until 20.30, a delay of more than eight hours. The
reason given was that vital (47) ........................................................ work had to be carried MAINTAIN
out. Although all passengers were given a free meal, no other offer of
(48) ........................................................ was given. Such a long delay is totally ASSIST
(49) ........................................................ and I feel justified in the circumstances in ACCEPT
requesting some form of financial (50) ........................................................ COMPENSATE
I have written to the tour (51) ........................................................, who denied OPERATE
responsibility and advised me to write to you.

III. Underline the correct collocation.

52. I distinctly / strongly / rightly remember that we agreed to meet at the gym
53. I made / had / took the impression that you didn’t like Molly.
54. You must wear gloves in this cold or your fingers will do / have / go numb.
55. I usually find that I can trust / rely / depend my intuition.
56. I could remember her face but I’d completely forgotten her name. But once we started talking, the
memories came stir up / flooding back / blot out.

IV. Fill in a suitable preposition.

57. Did you notice the …………………………. sale sign outside the house next door?
58. There’s no point trying to talk to Stuart; he’s totally absorbed …………………………. that magazine.
59. The agent is believed to have been in possession …………………………. the documents all along.
60. The social worker received an anonymous letter, warning him not to meddle ………………………….
other people’s business.
61. As soon as the deer came …………………………. sight, the hunter pulled the trigger.
62. This letter is to advise you ………………………. the fact that your overdraft currently stands at £6,435.
63. Some people believe that the end of the world is …………………………. hand.
64. The most upsetting part of her relationship with her parents was that they rarely supported her
…………………………. her decisions.
65. Even though they knew each other …………………………. sight, they had never exchanged words.
66. When the magician was asked the secret of his trick, he responded ………………………. a secretive
smile.

C. READING
Fill each of the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word.
THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY
While most people who keep pets are content with a dog or a cat, some choose more unusual companions.
(67) ………………………… instance, there was a man in New York who kept an alligator in the bath. I wonder
(68) ……………………… he did with it when he wanted to have a (69) ………………………… himself. (70)
………………………… I opened the newspaper last Sunday, however, I had never heard of a pet that had lived
longer than any of (71) ………………………… owners and was by now the oldest member of the family. There
was a photograph of them on the lawn in front of their house, and in the foreground was a tortoise, which, (72)
………………………… to the owners, was nearly 150 years old. Tortoises are very long-lived, but even they
need a stroke of (73) ………………………… to survive for that length of time. The family explained that this one
had been bought when a baby by a naval officer, a distant ancestor of (74) …………………………, in about
1850, and he had taken it with him all over (75) ………………………… world on his ship. When he retired, he
brought it home, and it had lived there ever since without (76) ………………………… serious illnesses, while
whole generations of the family, (77) ………………………… young and the old, had been (78)
…………………………, lived and died.

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 Q2 - LESSON 2 Student’s name:............................................Class: 9B..............
Corrector’s name:..........................................

HOMEWORK
I. Complete each sentence with a phrase containing the verb in brackets in an appropriate form
1. If I were ……………………………….………… (say) loved you, what would you do?
2. If it ……………………………….………… (rain) I would have gone out for a walk.
3. If you’d told me it was a surprise party, I ……………………………….………… (say) anything to Uncle
Dave!
4. If only Mick had come to the disco, then we …………………………….………… (have) a great time!
5. ……………………………….………… (pay) the phone bill today, the phone will be cut off.
6. If I ……………………………….………… (had) your tools, I wouldn’t have been able to fix the car.
7. Those wires look a bit dangerous; ……………………………….………… (touch) if I were you.
8. If …………………………….………… (be) the goalkeeper’s heroics, we would have lost the match.

II. You are going to read a text about shopping malls. Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I
for each part (9-16) of the text. There is one extra heading which you do not need to use.

A. Good family places D. It’s all so easy G. Escaping from the real world
B. A choice of shopping E. Relaxing from shopping H. Essential services
C. They will soon be everywhere F. A controlled environment I. Not just a one-day experience

SHOPPING MALLS
(9) ………….. Originally an American concept, shopping malls, with their combination of entertainment and
shopping, have proven to be irresistible to European consumers, who are as eager to spend their cash in them
as their American cousins are. With malls now springing up in various parts of south-east Asia and in other
areas of the world as well, it is hard to imagine that anything can stop them from spreading to all parts of the
globe before long.
(10) ………….. From the moment shoppers step out of their cars or off the bus that has brought them to the
mall, they are encouraged to feel relaxed. Soft piped music is everywhere, in some cases even in the car parks.
Security cameras monitor every inch of the mall. Many malls employ a small army of security staff to guarantee
their customers’ safety. And everything seems so clean, including the air within the giant buildings which is
continuously renewed by tireless air-conditioning systems. Some malls permit smoking but only in specially-
designated areas.
(11) ………….. One of the basic reasons for the popularity of malls is the enormous variety of shops that
are all to be found under one vast roof. There are sure to be several major department stores, not to mention
supermarkets, all an air-conditioned stroll away from each other. An equally important part of the mall
experience are the smaller shops and boutiques whose inviting displays make window-shopping a pleasure. Go
inside, and you can browse through books, listen to CDs, purchase hand-made ornaments, expensive china,
designer clothes, casual wear. The list goes on and on.
(12) ………….. Non-stop shopping can be tiring, but there are a lot of other things to do in malls as well.
Many people come to eat and drink as much as to shop. Malls offer a choice of places for people to sit, drink,
and chat with their fellow shoppers, such as coffee bars, wine bars and, in the UK, traditional English pubs.
There is always a good choice of places to eat, too, from American-style fast food outlets and steak bars to
Vietnamese or Thai restaurants.
(13) ………….. It is a fact of life that children hate being dragged round shops, and here surely is another
reason for the increasing popularity of malls. Their designers make sure that children are certainly not forgotten.
Adventure rides, water parks, animal exhibits, historical displays and live performances by clowns are just a
sample of the entertainment provided by malls to enable parents to take time out from shopping with their
children when the kids have had enough.

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 (14) ………….. Some of the larger malls even have hotels in them. Mall fanatics book in to give themselves
enough time to have the complete mall experience. It is not only the restaurants and bars that are there to make
an evening go with a swing, but there are cinema complexes and even nightclubs too in some malls, all within
easy walking distance of each other.
(15) ………….. Of course, these synthetic paradises exist for one basic reason: to part the consumer from
his or her hard-earned money, so it’s not surprising that all malls contain banks. Shoppers may need some extra
cash for a few items that they had come to the mall with no intention of buying, or they might run out of small
change for the entertainment on offer. For larger purchases, most credit cards are readily accepted inside the
mall. Some malls have post offices and even sell postcards featuring the mall. There are first-aid stations as
well in many of them which are clearly marked, just to complete the feeling of being in a completely safe
environment where no one can come to any harm.
(16) ………….. The mall is a wonderful fantasy land for adults and children. It’s somewhere we can go if we
want to get away from a miserable, wet winter or the uncomfortable heat of some parts of the world. It also
provides us with a marvelous sense of security in a world that we have come to think of as more and more
dangerous. Above all, it is a place created for the self-indulgent consumer, to serve his or her every need.

LISTENING
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 28-35, choose the best answer.
28. You overhear two people talking in a restaurant. Where has the woman just come from?
A. a supermarket B. a hospital C. a football match
29. You hear a man talking about a mobile phone he has bought. What most attracted him to this phone?
A. its size B. its reliability C. its price
30. You hear a man talking on the phone about buying a house. What is the purpose of his call?
A. to apologize B. to complain C. to obtain information
31. You hear a teenage girl talking about her hobby. What is she talking about?
A. a computer game B. a musical instrument C. a piece of sports equipment
32. On the news, you hear a story about a cat. Where was the cat found?
A. in a train carriage B. on the railway lines C. on a station platform
33. You hear a woman talking about how she gets ideas for her work. Who is the woman?
A. a novelist B. an artist C. a film-maker
34. You hear two people talking. How does the woman feel?
A. surprised B. satisfied C. relieved
35. You turn on the radio and hear a man speaking. What are you listening to?
A. a history program B. a science-fiction story C. an advertisement

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