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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Instructions: Listen to two stories and choose the correct option (a–c) to answer the questions.
____ 6. Mum ____ us she would be late home and not to wait for her for dinner.
a. told
b. said
____ 7. My grandmother always used to ____ that one day we would live in space.
a. say
b. tell
____ 8. Did David ____ you about his plans for the summer?
a. say
b. tell
____ 9. My husband ____ me a funny joke this morning.
a. say
b. told
____ 10. We're setting ____ on the walk early before it gets too hot.
a. off
b. about
____ 11. We set ____ camp by the river and lit a fire.
a. up
b. off
____ 12. They set ____ to change the world but they soon realised that wasn't going to happen quickly.
a. up
b. out
____ 13. When we moved in to our new house, Mum quickly set ____ making it as comfortable as possible.
a. about
b. up
Instructions: Read the email and choose the correct option (a–c) to answer the questions.
Well I can't believe that another school year has finished. I wish I could come home and see you for the
summer, but I've got a job looking after two little children. I had applied for a waitressing job, which was
better paid than what I'm doing now, but they wanted someone with experience, which I don't have, so I didn't
get it. I started last week and it seems to be all right. The children are nice and their mother Karen is OK, too,
although I don't see very much of her because she works. For my first day with the children, Karen thought it
would be nice if we did something fun together, so she asked me to take them to the zoo. I hadn't been to a
zoo since I was a little girl, but I remember that you used to take me quite often and I loved it. I don't
remember though, why we stopped going.
Anyway, my first shock was how expensive it was. It cost twenty pounds for adults and fifteen pounds fifty
for each child but there was a two pound discount for students like me. Of course Karen had given me the
money she paid for my ticket as well. The zoo was much bigger than I remembered and there was so much
to see that we spent the whole day there.
We saw every kind of animal you can imagine. Ryan, the little boy, loved the reptile house with all those
disgusting snakes and Julie liked the tigers, but my favourite was the elephant house. I don't know what it is
about elephants, especially the babies, but I love them. Maybe I should have been an explorer or a tropical vet
or something. It was absolutely brilliant! Maybe we should all go together again like we used to.
Completion
Complete each statement.
Instructions: Complete the sentence with the past simple or past perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1. When we finally _____________________________ at the airport, we had missed our flight. (arrive)
2. I wanted to get a cheap package holiday, but they _____________________________ out by the time I
looked online. (sell)
4. I _____________________________ surprised when I saw how beautiful the island was because I had heard
it was a fantastic place. (not be)
5. When we got to the hotel, it looked like they _____________________________ it for a year. (not clean)
6. It _____________________________ a horrible day at work and when I got home I just wanted to forget all
about it. (be)
7. When I met my cousin from Australia last year, we _____________________________ each other for more
than twenty years. (not see)
8. The waiter _____________________________ a tip because he had been rude and unhelpful. (not get)
Instructions: Complete the sentence with the -ed or -ing form of the adjective.
9. It rained every day on our holiday which was really ____________________. (annoy)
11. We met this really ____________________ couple in France who wouldn't leave us alone. (bore)
12. My dog was very ____________________ the first time he saw snow. (excite)
13. We were very ____________________ after the long flight to Australia. (tire)
Instructions: Complete the sentence with the correct form of used to and the verb in brackets.
17. Before television and radio, people _____________________________ themselves by singing and telling
stories. (entertain)
19. A hundred years ago people _____________________________ as long as they do nowadays. (not live)
Instructions: Complete the second conditional sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
38. If I ____________________ (win) some money, I ____________________ (buy) a new house for my
parents.
41. Our cities ____________________ (look) more beautiful if we ____________________ (plant) more trees
and flowers.
44. We ____________________ (be) very scared if we ____________________ (find) ourselves in the middle of
a tornado.
Instructions: Complete the sentence with a noun or adjective. The first letter of the word has been started.
45. Make sure you plant as many vegetables as you can during the growing s____________________.
47. There has been a lot of modern d____________________ like new hotels and shopping centres.
48. Unfortunately there are a lot of social p____________________ like unemployment and crime.
49. Traditional i____________________ like fishing are becoming more and more rare.
50. The area is rich in natural r____________________ like coal and oil.
52. People have a serious d____________________ they want social development but they don't want to lose
their traditional values.
Short Answer
Instructions: Write a subject or object question for the answer. Start the question with the words in brackets.
1. A: ____________________________________________________________ (Where)
B: We went to Rome.
3. A: ____________________________________________________________ (Who)
4. A: ____________________________________________________________ (Who)
5. A: ____________________________________________________________ (Where)
6. A: ____________________________________________________________ (What)
B: In English that is called a snake.
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8. This is a holiday where your travel and hotel are organised for you by a travel agent.
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9. In this type of accommodation there are cooking facilities so you don't have to eat in restaurants all the time.
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10. This is a small amount of money you give to waiters, taxi drivers or hairdressers.
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11. You use this in the place of sheets and blankets, especially when you go camping.
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12. When you go camping, this is like a little house and it protects you from the weather outside.
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16. This is a long wide road with trees down both sides.
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a. Yes, that might work. Even if two police officers just walked round the park a couple of
times in the evening, I'm sure it would make a difference.
b. Well, the rubbish we can deal with quite easily. Can you organise some teams of
volunteers to go and have a clean-up day?
c. Come in, Sally and sit down. You said there was a problem you wanted to discuss with
me.
d. I think you're right. I'll call the police station tomorrow.
e. OK, well that's one problem sorted out. Now about the teenagers. What do you suggest?
f. Yes, it's the park. The problem is that parents don't like going there with their children
anymore.
g. They've told us it's because 1) it's full of rubbish and 2) there are a lot of badly behaved
teenagers who go there. The parents, especially the mothers, are afraid.
h. We could try talking to local schools and the police. They might be able to do something.
i. Yes, that's a good idea, I'll put an advertisement in the local paper asking for help.
j. I see. Do we know why?
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Helen: Look at you, Anne, how brown you are! Did you have a good time on holiday?
Anne: Yes, it was great.
Helen: You went to Greece, didn't you?
Anne: Yes. We spent ten days touring around some of the islands and then we spent three
days in Athens.
Helen: Athens! What was that like?
Anne: Actually it was very good. We stayed in a very luxurious hotel in a quiet street near
the centre. It had the most spectacular view of the Acropolis. I could lie in my bed
at night and see it all lit up. It was lovely.
Helen: What was the food like?
Anne: It was delicious. We were staying in Plaka – that’s the famous part that most
tourists visit – and there were so many restaurants to choose from that we tried
somewhere new for every meal. We didn't have even one bad experience. My
favourite was a seafood place and I had the most amazing fish.
Helen: I've heard that it's not as safe there as it used to be. Is that true?
Anne: Nothing bad happened to us so I can't really say. Everybody was very friendly and
it felt very safe. Maybe because we saw quite a lot of police around the place.
Helen: Apart from eating, what else did you do?
Anne: We went up to the Acropolis, of course, although it was a bit hot and then we went
to the Acropolis Museum. It's only been open for a few years and it was fascinating.
We also went shopping. I bought quite a lot of things: some shoes and a lovely
leather bag, some pretty painted coffee cups for my mum and dad, a big box of
tasty honey sweets for my grandfather and earrings for my sisters.
Helen: You sound like that was the best bit!
Anne: I enjoyed the whole holiday but my favourite part was lying on the beach,
sunbathing and swimming. The sea is very warm and the most amazing blue colour.
When you see the postcards, you think that the sea can't really be that colour, but it
is. You should go next year, you'd love it. I'll send you the name of the hotel it
was excellent.
Helen: Maybe I will!
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27. These people study how people from the past lived by looking at their houses and belongings.
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30. This is what you call a person who works to protect a natural place.
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31. This is a person who goes to or finds places that people don't usually go to.
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33. The Aztecs used to make this when an animal was killed to please a god.
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34. This means to dig in an area to find objects from the past.
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36. This is an animal that can live in both water and on land.
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37. This animal's body temperature changes according to where it is, and it usually lays eggs.
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39. This is an animal that lives in water and has fins and a tail.
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40. These are very small, have six legs and can sometimes fly.
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41. These lay eggs, have wings and can usually fly.
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42. This is the name for all the plants and animals that live in an area.
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43. This is a very violent storm, usually over land with winds which cause a lot of damage.
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44. This happens when there is too much water in an area.
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45. This is a wind storm that usually travels over water. It can cause terrible damage.
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46. You see this flash of electricity in the sky when there is a storm.
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Instructions: Read the text. Five sentences have been taken out of the dialogue. Match the gaps (1–5) with
the sentences (A–E).
Antarctica, which means the opposite of the Arctic, was named by the ancient Greeks. (1) ____ They knew all
about the Arctic and they were sure that another cold place had to exist at the other end of the world to keep
the Earth balanced. (2) ____
Antarctica is a huge place, a whole continent in fact, and it is more than fifty times bigger than Britain (3) ____
Only one per cent of it is not covered in ice ice that can be more than five kilometres thick in some places.
Conditions there are very difficult. It's very cold. (4) ____ colder than the Arctic because it's much higher.
Most of Antarctica is about two kilometres above sea level. It's also very windy and it rarely rains. (5) ____
However, many governments send researchers there and the number of researchers there varies from between
one thousand to five thousand at any one time.
(1) ____
(2) ____
(3) ____
(4) ____
(5) ____
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50. What will happen to the zoo if a solution isn't found soon?
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51. What kind of visitors does the zoo need more of?
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52. What are some of the animals in the zoo close to?
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Matching
Instructions: Match the definition with the adjective.
a. legendary
b. unforgettable
c. luxurious
d. spectacular
e. ancient
f. stunning
g. fascinating
h. unique
____ 1. extremely interesting
____ 2. very old
____ 3. something you will always remember
____ 4. there is only one
____ 5. very famous
____ 6. very attractive or beautiful
____ 7. very impressive
____ 8. very expensive and comfortable
Essay
1. You have seen an advertisement for 'The Cruise of a Lifetime' and you want to find out more information
about it. Write a formal letter, and ask about the following:
where the cruise goes
the accommodation
the price
the facilities on the ship
2. Imagine that you are famous you can choose why you are famous. Write a fictional biography of your
'famous' self.
3. The council has just completed a successful 'clean up' programme of the town's beautiful but neglected park.
They have asked you to write a press release announcing the success.
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Instructions: Listen to a historian. Are the sentences true or false? Write true or false.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
COMPLETION
1. ANS: arrived
SHORT ANSWER
1. ANS:
Where did you go on holiday?
Sentence 1 E
Sentence 2 C
Sentence 3 H
Sentence 4 J
Sentence 5 A
Sentence 6 I
Sentence 7 G
Sentence 8 B
Sentence 9 F
Sentence 10 D
Sentence 1 c
Sentence 2 f
Sentence 3 j
Sentence 4 g
Sentence 5 b
Sentence 6 i
Sentence 7 e
Sentence 8 h
Sentence 9 a
Sentence 10 d
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information
22. ANS:
a seafood restaurant
seafood
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information
23. ANS:
She felt safe.
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information
24. ANS:
lying on the beach, sunbathing and swimming
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information
25. ANS:
some pretty painted coffee cups
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information
26. ANS:
(a) historian
Sentence 1 G
Sentence 2 D
Sentence 3 H
Sentence 4 B
Sentence 5 E
Sentence 6 A
Sentence 7 F
Sentence 8 C
(1) E
(2) B
(3) D
(4) A
(5) C
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 11 OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for specific information
49. ANS:
give them some money
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 12 OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
MSC: Track 2.37
50. ANS:
It will close
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 12 OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
MSC: Track 2.37
51. ANS:
tourists
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 12 OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
MSC: Track 2.37
52. ANS:
extinction
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 12 OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
MSC: Track 2.37
53. ANS:
sponsorship from a company
PTS: 1 REF: Unit 12 OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
MSC: Track 2.37
MATCHING
ESSAY
1. ANS:
Students' own answers
TRUE/FALSE