Test 1 - 11th

2021-2022

Name: ______________________ Nº:____ Class: ____

Part A

Read the following texts carefully.

Text A
Mike Perham was just 16 when he set off to circumnavigate the globe. He celebrated his 17th birthday
alone in the Indian Ocean on his 50-foot (15 m) racing yacht.

A birthday party for one might not sound like much fun to the average teen. Other less enjoyable parts of
the trip included numerous stops to repair the yacht’s rudder and autopilot, accidentally falling overboard
into the water and terrible storms in open sea. One of the most tedious aspects of the trip was having to put
up with a diet of ‘icky’ freeze-dried food.

Against these odds British teenager, Mike completed his 28 000 mile (45 000 km) sea voyage in 9 months
and became the youngest person to sail solo around the world in August 2009.

Many people say that 16 is too young to sail around the world alone. But Mike’s father was confident that
his son had the physical strength, mental capacity and technical ability necessary for the trip.

Text B
Rosie Swale Pope, a grandmother from Wales, took five years to run around the world. She was 61 when
she completed her round-the-world trip in August 2008. Her 20 000 mile (32 190 km) journey, which took
her through the Northern Hemisphere including Europe, America, Greenland and Iceland, raised funds for a
Russian orphanage and promoted cancer awareness.

Rosie carried her equipment on a small trailer as she ran. She either camped at night or stayed with people
she met on the way. She met lots of people on route; most of them friendly. She received 29 proposals of
marriage (9 of them in Poland) and was rescued from the snow during a blizzard by a local in Alaska.

Did she encounter any difficulties? As well as being hit by a bus, experiencing freezing temperatures and
suffering from pneumonia, she was knocked unconscious by an axeman as she was crossing a river. She also
had to replace her running shoes 45 times.

1. (20 points) Read both texts and find out who.

1.1.Who travelled furthest? __________
1.2.Who raised money for charity? __________
1.3.Who got ill? __________
1.4.Who had the most romantic trip? __________

2. (30 points) Find evidence of the following statements in the text.

2.1.Mike travelled around the world.
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2.2.Mike sailed alone.
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2.3.Rosie didn’t sleep in hotels.

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2.4.Rosie had to change her sneakers several times.
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3. (10 points) Answer the question in your own words (25-30 words).
3.1.Would most parents allow their teenage son or daughter to travel round the world alone? Why?
Why not?
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4. (20 points) Complete the table with the words below.

journey rudder sea storm voyage yacht blizzard to run trip freezing
Weather Travel nouns Geographical Running Sailing
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Part B

5. (40 points) Circle the correct words (a–c) to complete the text.

For brother and sister Kate and Dan Suski, April 21 started like every other day during their dream
holiday on 1____ St. Lucia. They got up, 2____ sun 3____ and they were excited 4____ the fishing trip.
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____ trip was going well, but 6____ Dan was reeling in a huge marlin, the electric system suddenly
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____ . Water started getting into the boat and flooded the engine room. The captain 8____ to call for
help. But as more water carried on pouring into the boat, he yelled, ‘Jump off, jump off!’
Kate, Dan, the captain and his mate all jumped into the water. While they 9____ for help, their boat
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____. They waited 11____ an hour, but then they decided to swim to the shore. They were worried
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____ sharks and getting hypothermia. They were also worried that they would get lost. It started
raining and it was getting darker. Suddenly, Kate and Dan lost 13____ of the captain and his mate. They
wondered if they should turn back, but they 14____ that they had to swim further because it 15____ too
dark.
All of a sudden, they 16____ a plane and a helicopter which appeared in 17____ distance, but nobody
noticed them. After swimming for twelve to fourteen hours, they saw a bit of sand and got on to 18____
shore. They were tired, but also proud 19 ____ themselves. They spent the night sleeping under some
leaves. In the morning, they set out to find help. Eventually, they were rescued. They also 20____ out
that the captain and mate were safe.
1 a a b the c 0
2 a a b the c 0
3 a shone b was shining c shined
4 a in b about c on
5 a A b The c 0
6 a when b if c as
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7 a broke up b broke out c broke down

8 a manages b was managing c managed
9 a were waiting b wait c waiting
10 a sank b sink c sunk
11 a to b for c by
12 a for b about c of
13 a see b seeing c sight
14 a knew b know c were knowing
15 a got b were getting c was getting
16 a see b were seeing c saw
17 a a b 0 c the
18 a the b 0 c a
19 a in b of c on
20 a finded b founded c found

6. (30 points) There are 10 mistakes in the underlined sentences in the text below. Correct them by
making the necessary changes.

A day in the life of a street musician

Susana Martinez is from Argentina, but 1 she will travel around Europe at the moment. Susana is a
‘busker’; 2 a street musician who spend her days performing for passers-by in the crowded streets of
Europe’s big cities. Check out this interview with Susana, and find out about her life right now.

Where are you right now?

At the moment, 3 I’m staying with friends in a suburb of the Paris. 4 Every morning, I’m getting up really
early and I travel to the streets of Montmartre. Then I find a good place to play, put a big hat on the floor
in front of me, and get out my violin.
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What sort of music you usually play?

Well, 6 I’m keen of classical music, but what I play changes – I play what I think passers-by are interested
in. I want people to notice me, so I play songs that people know, or songs that make them smile.

Do you make a lot of money when you play your music in the streets?

Well, some days, when the weather’s bad and there aren’t many people around, 7 I can come home with
anything. But on other days, especially when I find a good place to play, I can make over fifty euros an
hour. People think that 8 the best places for street musicians are when there are the most tourists, but
busy shopping centres are good because there are a lot of children. When they see me, they stop. That
makes their parents put some money in my hat.

Some people think that being a street musician isn’t really a job. Are you worried about that?
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I’m fed up of hearing people say that. I’m not ashamed of what I do. Being a street musician is no
different to being an artist or a writer or any other creative job – 10 if people like what you do, you would
make money. And I make people smile every day.

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Part C

7. (50 marks) Choose one of the following topics and write between 120 and 180 words on it. 7.1. “Fires
have destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp, an overcrowded facility on the island of Lesbos, leaving
nearly 13,000 people without shelter”. (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe 54082201) Would you like to
work as a volunteer in one of these camps? Why/ Why not?
7.2.Imagine you had the chance to interview Mike Perham. Write a dialogue between Mike and you.

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Sources: www.teachingenglish.org.uk
Insight, Pre-intermediate

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