1 Complete the sentences with a suitable word.

(10 x 1 = 10 points)

1 You look really hot. Have a drink to ............................. down.

2 The sand completely disappears when the ............................. comes in.
3 Those little green parrots are ............................. to India, but they can be spotted in other countries.
4 To begin ............................. , we need to find volunteers to help.
5 I’m trying to ............................. down on the amount of sugar I consume.
6 We decided to ............................. on for another week before going home.
7 Every time farmers burn their crops, they ............................. an enormous amount of CO2 into the
atmosphere.
8 The sea was incredibly ............................. and I got seasick!
9 We need to ............................. an end to gun violence!
10 The BBC documentary Blue Planet II played a ............................. in raising public awareness of plastic
pollution.

2 Match the verbs in A to their particles in B and then use them to complete the
sentences. Make any necessary changes. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
A B
bring ■ dry ■ stay back ■ into ■ out
turn ■ wipe over ■ up

1 I never thought my little puppy would .................................. such an enormous dog!

2 It is highly unlikely that scientists can .................................. the mammoth using its DNA.
3 The dodo is an extinct bird that was .................................. by human beings about a hundred years after
it had been discovered.
4 It hasn’t rained for over a year and as a result, the river has .................................. .
5 I’m not at home tomorrow night. I’m .................................. at Will’s house.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
active ■ approve ■ logical ■ predictable ■ responsible
1 It would be .................................. to climb this volcano as there is a risk that it may erupt.
2 The weather is .................................. out at sea, so take short sleeves and a warm coat on the boat.
3 My website is basically .................................. at the moment because I never update it.
4 My parents strongly .................................. of my decision to leave school.
5 I don’t understand the story because it is .................................. .

4 Complete the text with the words below. There are more words than you need. (10 x 1 =
10 points)
purchased ■ bravery ■ gangs ■ patrols ■ poachers ■ playing a role ■ rare ■
risky ■ wiped out ■ tough ■ goods ■ banned
The rhino is in danger of extinction. 1. .............................. in Africa hunt the rhino for its horn, which
2.
is .............................. for a lot of money in many Asian countries, where it is falsely believed to
cure cancer. Even though the sale of horns has been 3. .............................. worldwide, the killing of
rhinos continues to grow. The poachers are usually members of criminal 4. .............................. and
it is the park rangers who are 5. .............................. , together with the military, in stopping them.
6.
The situation has become very ...................... for park rangers, as many are murdered by gang
members. As a result, park rangers carry weapons and go on 7. .............................. of three to six
8.
people. Without the incredible ............................ of these men and women, the rhino could be 9.
.............................. within a generation. The black rhino is already extremely 10. ..............................
in the wild: there are just 5,000 left in South Africa

5 Complete the sentences using a passive tense of the verbs below. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
ask ■ destroy ■ should / give ■ kill ■ cancel
1 The trees ........................................................ in yesterday’s fire.
2 Some customers ....................................................... to leave the restaurant because they were
smoking.
3 Every year, thousands of wild animals .................................................... by poachers.
4 The show ........................................................... until further notice.
5 Everyone ......................................................... a second chance. We all make mistakes.
6 Rewrite the sentences using another passive form. (7 x 2 = 14 points)
1. They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. A lot
....................................................................................................................................................................
2. Nobody told me the story. I ....................................................................................................................
3. His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. He ........................................................................
4. We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready. You
....................................................................................................................................................................
5. They didn’t ask me my name. I ..............................................................................................................
6. They should have offered Tom the job. The ..........................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................
7. They are showing the students the new computer room. The
students .................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................

7 Rewrite the sentences using the causative. (5 x 2 = 10 points)

1 Was your car repaired yesterday?
...................................................................................................................................................
2 A photographer took these photos of us.
..................................................................................................................................................
3 My hai5rdreser hasn't cut my hair for 2 years..
..................................................................................................................................................

4 The optician is going to check my eyes tomorrow.

...................................................................................................................................................
5 The vet checks our dog several times a year.
..................................................................................................................................................

8. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original. Use
the word in capitals. (5 x 1 = 5 points)
1 I don’t accept friend requests on Facebook if I don’t know the person. UNLESS
............................................................................................................................................................
2 It’s too bad you didn’t take my advice. SHOULD
.............................................................................................................................................................
3 Luckily it snowed overnight, so we went skiing. IF
...............................................................................................................................................................
4 Shaun’s taking his bike to the repair shop tomorrow. GETTING
..............................................................................................................................................................
5 I got this phone last March. HAVE
................................................................................................................................................................
9. Change the sentences to reported speech (8 x 2 = 16 points)
1. He said, " I found the money in the garden yesterday."
He said that _________________________________________________________________________
. 2. The policeman asked me , "What were you wearing last Sunday" ?
The policeman asked me ______________________________________________________________ .
3. The teacher explained to us, "The moon takes 28 days to go around the earth."
The teacher explained to us that ________________________________________________________ .
4. Dad told us , "Don't touch the fresh paint !"
Dad told us _____________________________________________________________________ .
5. He wanted to know, "Will you go to the concert next week ?"
He wanted to know __________________________________________________________________ .
6. Mary begged the teacher, "Give me another chance !"
Mary begged /told the teacher __________________________________________________________
7. Mother asked me, "Did he lend you the money ?"
Mother asked me_____________________________________________________________________
8. I was wondering, "Why does the earth move around the sun ?"
I was wondering _____________________________________________________________________ .
10. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence. (8 x 1 =
8 points)
1. Unless he helps us, we won’t have time to make dinner. (IF)
________________________________________________________________________
2. Billy goes out in the rain, so he gets ill all the time (IF)
________________________________________________________________________
3. Susan is travelling to Madrid next month. Her son is a doctor. (RELATIVE CLAUSE)
________________________________________________________________________
4 The day was 2 September. Our baby was born. (RELATIVE CLAUSE)
________________________________________________________________________
5 These are the diamonds. I bought them in Greece. (RELATIVE CLAUSE)
________________________________________________________________________
6 . It was a bad idea to eat in this restaurant. (MODAL VERB)
______________________________________________________________________
7. I’m sure I left my sunglasses at the café (MODAL VERB)
______________________________________________________________________
8. It’s possible that I buy the dress. (MODAL VERB)
______________________________________________________________________

11. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the future perfect simple or the future
continuous. (7 x 1 = 7 points)
1 This time next week we .........................................................(ski) in the French Alps.
2 Greg is taking a year off to travel. By the end of next year he ......................................................(visit)
seven countries.
3 ‘What will you be doing this time tomorrow?’‘I ........................................................... (take) my English
exam.’
4 Don’t come round at six o’clock. I .................................................................... (do) my homework.
If you want to come round at seven, you can. I ..............................................................(finish) it by then.
5 Jill has accepted a job abroad. This time next month she ......................................................... (work)
in Paris.
6 Next year, I .................................................................................... (live) in this house for ten years.