1. Complete the dialogue using the words in the box. There are 3 words which you do not need.

turn ahead continue straight take

follow past cross reach

a) Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the zoo?

straight
b) Sure. Go (0) ……past…… the supermarket, then go (1) ……………………… on down the road, as far as
cross
the square. You need to (2) ……………………… the square, and then (3) ………………………
turn left at the
theatre. Then (4) ………………………
continue that road until you (5) ………………………
reach a big car park. The zoo’s
a bit further along on your right.
a) That’s great, thank you!

2. Choose the correct option in each of these sentences.

0) We saw a few / little interesting animals in the woods today.
1) Many / Much people think it is wrong to keep wild animals in zoos.
2) Older animals generally need fewer / less food than younger animals.
3) There is only a small number / amount of mountain gorillas left in Africa.
4) Very few / little information is known about how tigers live in the wild.
5) How many / much research have you done into animal behaviour.

3. Read the paragraph and then complete the sentences below, writing one word from the paragraph in each
gap.

The giant panda, with its distinctive black and white markings, is one of the world’s most famous and easily
recognised animals. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most endangered. The giant panda is native to the
bamboo forests of central and south-western China, and its diet is composed nearly exclusively of bamboo.
It is a large, gentle animal, and even in the wild it has almost no predators. However, it is facing near-
extinction because the size of its natural habitat has decreased greatly. This is because huge sections of
China’s bamboo forest have been cut down and converted to farmland. Although many pandas now live in
captivity – in zoos and wildlife research centres – scientists have had problems encouraging them to breed in
these places. As a result, population figures for giant pandas are still very low.

0) The giant panda is among the most …endangered… animals in the world.
1) diet
The giant panda’s ……………………… consists of almost entirely bamboo.
2) predators in the wild.
The giant panda has hardly any ………………………
3) habitat
The giant panda’s ……………………… has become much smaller.
4) Large areas of bamboo forests have been turned in to ……………………….
farmland
5) It has been difficult to get pandas to breed in captivity.
4. Choose the correct option in each of the sentences.
0) You can only enter the wildlife park if you take / will take a guide with you.
1) Lions don’t attack people unless they think / will think that their young are in danger.
2) If you look after / will look after a pet rabbit, it can live up to 12 years.
3) Unless we stop cutting down rainforests, many rare animals disappear / will disappear.
4) Wildlife in the countryside will increase if farmers reduce / will reduce their use of pesticides.
5) If you look carefully, you see / you’ll see the birds in their nest.

5. Choose the best option (A, B or C) for each of these sentences.

0) Health experts …estimate… that about 60 million US adults don’t get enough sleep.
A estimate B require C postpone
1) Our research department has recently ……………………… a study about sleeping habits.
A achieved B performed C conducted
2) The study ……………………… on the amount of sleep that we need.
A focused B aimed C directed
3) Our researchers ……………………… the sleeping habits of a hundred people.
A received B suggested C observed
4) They tried to ……………………… the reasons why people have problems with sleeping.
A improve B identify C introduce
5) The findings ……………………… that 6-8 hours is an ideal night’s sleep for all adults.
A relate B indicate C donate

6. Complete the paragraph by using the correct forms of the words in brackets.

Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist who thinks he understands the key to success. He has studied the
lives of hundreds of (0) ……famous…… (fame) people, from 1960s pop superstars The Beatles to software
billionaire Bill Gates, and found some interesting links. Gladwell says that simply being (1) ………………………
talented
(talent) doesn’t necessarily mean you will become (2) ………………………
suceessful (success). Whatever you do, you have
to practice (3) ………………………
regularly (regular) – he believes you need around 10,000 hours of practice to get to the
top of your career. What’s more, you shouldn’t underestimate the (4) ………………………importance (important) of timing
and luck – as well as having a lot of natural (5) ………………………
ability (able), people who succeed are often also
lucky enough to be born in the right place at the right time.