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RE A DIN G 20 points

1 Read the text. Then complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need. (10 points)
Everyone knows animals enjoy listening to music. But do you know some animals play
music, too? At the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Thailand, there’s an orchestra
with elephant musicians!
The Thai Elephant Orchestra started in 1997. Neuroscientist and musician Dave Soldier
was one of the creators of the group. He knew the elephants liked music, and he decided to
design special instruments for the elephants to play. Originally, there were five elephant
musicians, but now there are 14. They play marimbas, drums and xylophones. These
instruments sound like traditional Thai instruments and the orchestra’s music is very similar
to Thai classical music. Sometimes, a conductor tells the elephants when to stop or start and
sometimes they improvise, but all their music is original.
The orchestra made three albums of their music. They don’t tour around the country
because it isn’t easy to transport 14 elephants. But you can hear their unusual live music
at the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang, Thailand.

Dave Soldier • modern music • five • fourteen • classical music • elephants • drums • more
1. The musicians in the orchestra are …………………… .
2. .............................. designed the instruments.
3. In 1997, there were ..............................elephants in the orchestra.
4. The elephants play............................. , marimbas and xylophones.
5. The music is similar to Thai …………………… .

2 Choose the correct answer. (10 points)

1. According to the text, what do animals like?
a. drums
b. touring around the country
c. listening to music
2. How many elephant musicians are there today?
a. five
b. three
c. fourteen
3. What instructions do they sometimes get?
a. when to stop and start
b. what to play
c. how to hold the instruments
4. Where does the orchestra play live music?
a. in towns around Thailand
b. in other countries
c. at the Conservation Center
5. Where else can you hear their music?
a. in other elephant conservation centres
b. on their albums
c. on the radio

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 V OC A B ULA RY 35 points

1 The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Write them next to the correct sentences. (7 points)
1. You taste food with your feathers. ……………………
2. A bird holds food in its neck. ……………………
3. A cat fights with its beak. ……………………
4. Birds have got hundreds of claws. ……………………
5. You think with your stomach. ……………………
6. Food goes into our tongue. ……………………
7. You wear a scarf around your brain. ……………………

2 Complete the types of music and instruments (7 points)

1. h ....... p-h ....... p 2. ...... a ...... in
3. p ....... p .......... 4. r ...... ......k
5. r ...... g g e 6. ...... a ......z 7. ...... l a ...... ...... i c ......l

3 Complete the sentences with the adjectives below. (8 points)

loud • famous • terrible • colourful • unusual • crowded • quiet • free
1. You don’t need to pay. The concert is …………………… .
2. I must study. Please be …………………… .
3. I hate that music. It’s ..............................!
4. I can’t hear you! The music is very …………………… .
5. People know the band all over the world. They’re …………………… .
6. The musicians’ shirts are yellow and red. They’re very …………………… .
7. You rarely hear music like that. It’s very …………………… .
8. There are thousands of people in the stadium. It’s …………………… .

4 Match the words in A to their definitions in B. (7 points)

A B
1. die ...... a. come back
2. pay ...... b. stop living
3. return ...... c. put on the Internet
4. create ...... d. make
5. drop ...... e. give money
6. keep ...... f. fall from hands by mistake
7. post ...... g. have for a period of time

5. Choose the correct answer. (6 points)

1. You play the saxophone / bass guitar with your mouth and your fingers.
2. You play the drums / violins by hitting them.
3. A recorder / piano is a large musical instrument.
4. You usually hear an organ / a trombone in church.
5. You need electricity to play a flute / keyboard.
6. At rock concerts, they often play the clarinet / electric guitar
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 GR AM M AR 45 points

1 Complete the sentences about a Rolling Stones concert. Use the affirmative form of
There was or There were. (5 points)
1. ..........................................five musicians – Mick Jagger and four members of his band.
2. ............................................Latin music. It was R&B and rock.
3. ...........................................a piano. Ian Stewart was the piano player.
4. It was very crowded. ........................................ thousands of people.
5. ............................................tickets. The concert was sold out.

2 Complete the questions about music in the 1960s. Use Was there or Were there. (5 points)
1. ...........................................any techno music?
2. ...........................................electric guitars?
3. ...........................................any iPods?
4. ...........................................any rock music?
5. ...........................................music shops?

4 Complete the chart with regular verbs. (10 points)

Verb Past Simple Verb Past Simple
1. help 6 play
2. smile 7 create
3. hug 8 visit
4. worry 9 stop
5. enjoy 10 dance

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple negative. (6 points)
walk • win • write • invent • become • paint
1. Van Gogh ......................................... the Mona Lisa. It was by Leonardo Da Vinci.
2. J.K. Rowling ........................................ Romeo and Juliet. It was by Shakespeare.
3. Neil Armstrong …………………………… on the moon in 2009. He was there on 20th July, 1969.
4. England ......................................... the FIFA World Cup in 2014. Germany got the cup.
5. Barack Obama …………………………… president of the USA in 2004. His presidency started on 4th November, 2008.
6. Albert Einstein .........................................the light bulb. It was Thomas Edison’s creation.

3 Complete the questions according to the answers in bold. Use the Past Simple. (8 points)
1. you .......................... Bigfoot? (Do)
2. …………………… Sue .............................. ? (sing)
3. …………………… the students .............................. ? (help).
4. …………………… Tim ............................. his dog? (find)
5. …………………… the band ............................. ? (play)
6. …………………… Liz .............................. a doctor? (become)
7. …………………… Ben .............................. home? (stay)
8. …………………… you.............................. for that? (pay)

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 5 Match the irregular verbs with their present form. (11 points)
1. Give a. won
2. Catch b. sang
3. Buy c. had
4. See d. saw
5. Drink e, gave
6. Meet f met
7. Win g caught
8. Go h went
9. Eat I ate
10 have j bought
11 sing k drank

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10 points UNIT 3

1 Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer. (5 points)

1. Sam’s father plays the clarinet / trombone / drums.
2. This summer, Sam was in Australia / South America / Europe.
3. Sam thought the trip was exciting / terrible / fun.
4. Sam thought the music at the concerts was quiet / fantastic / loud.
5. During the trip, Sam worked with / talked to / visited Adele.

2 Listen again and tick ( ) the sentences T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn’t say). (5 points)
T F DS
1. The name of Sam’s father’s rock band is Anaconda. ...... ...... ......
2. Sam plays the electric guitar. ...... ...... ......
3. Sam and his father’s band travelled by bus. ...... ...... ......
4. Sam enjoyed listening to the same concert every night. ...... ...... ......
5. Sam met a famous dancer after a concert. ...... ...... ......