Reading

1 Read the text. Match paragraphs A–E of the text with questions 1–7. There are two extra
questions.

The most dangerous journey

A How do you feel about car journeys? Do you get a bit bored, ask the driver how
long it’s going to take, and then fall asleep? Or do you get extremely anxious?
This is exactly how I felt last month, when I took a trip down the most
dangerous road in the world.
B The North Yungas road in Bolivia goes from La Paz, which is a very large city to
the town of Coroico in the mountain region of the Amazon rainforest. The road
is about
69 km long, but in that short distance it goes down from about 4,650 m high to
1,200 m. Although it is only about three metres wide and there are no guard
rails, cars travel in both directions. The views are amazing, but between two
and three hundred travellers are killed every year when they drive off the side of
this road. In Spanish it is called El Camino de losMuertos – the Road of the
Dead.
C When I went to visit my friend Jacqueline in La Paz, I had no idea how
dangerous the North Yungas road was. I was very excited about the trip to the
Amazon rainforest that she wanted to take me on. When we got on the bus,
Jacqueline let me sit by the window to get the best view. I didn’t feel suspicious
at all.
D It was only when the journey started that I began to feel frightened. The bus
drove right to the edge of the road many times, and when I looked over, I could
see the forest about 600 m below us. We drove on quickly through thick cloud –
how do you know where you’re going when you can’t see? I held on to
Jacqueline’s hand. Then we drove under a waterfall that was slowly washing
the road away. I was shocked!
E When we met another car coming the other way, we drove so close to the edge
of the road that a wheel seemed to go off the edge. This happened several
times and I started thinking that we might not reach our final destination. When
we finally got to Coroico, I felt so relieved. I let go of Jacqueline’s hand and saw
that it was red. I was a bit embarrassed, but so happy that we were not on that
road any more.

In which paragraph does the writer tell us…

1 one good thing about the road? B

2 about difficult weather conditions? D

3 about traffic coming towards the bus? E

4 that she didn’t realise the road wasn’t safe? C

5 how long the journey took? B

6 that she was disappointed about the trip? D

7 about how some people feel when they travel? A

 Listening
2 2 Listen to five people talking about extreme sports. Match the speakers (1–5) with the
statements
(A–E). There is one extra statement.
Speaker D says it wasn’t easy learning to do their sport.

A Speaker A doesn’t do the extreme sport as much as they want to.

B Speaker B thinks the activity they did was too risky.
C Speaker C thinks they are too old to do the activity now.
D Speaker E doesn’t travel far to do their sport.
E Speaker B learned how to do their sport a long time ago.

Use of English 1
1 Read the dialogue and find ten mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect
word). Circle the mistakes and write the corrections.
Clare OK, let’s look at these photos then. How about these two? Both of photos
show the class on the trip last year.

Ben I quite fancy using this photo. It’s got everyone in it. And it’s really nice with the Eiffel
Tower in the background.
2
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Clare To me, we all look as if we’re feeling bored. Look at our expressions!
3
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Ben I’d rather use this photo of the class on the river Seine.
4
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Clare Yes, but it’st the photographer's finger on the bottom left corner!
5
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Ben Oh, what a frustrating experience!
6
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Clare Though we're not all smiling in the first photo, I still think it’s the best picture. 7____________
Ben I am still not keen on it. We need something that’s going to make students want to
8
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go next year.
Clare Shall we settle on the photo of the boat trip then? I’ve got an app that can edit photos.
9
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I can work on it tonight and cut the corner off the picture.
Ben That sounds great. Thanks for doing that!
10
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 Use of English
2 Read the text and complete gaps 1–10. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.
1
___ the centre of the photo there is a row of eight red kayaks on a river, with a teenager in each one wearing a
yellow helmet. It 2___ like an adventure holiday and they’re 3___ feeling excited about doing something on the
water. There is a boy 4___ the left of the photo who is standing up with one foot in one kayak, and another foot in
the next kayak. It 5___ as if he’s trying to walk across the line of boats. I 6___ he’s feeling quite nervous about
falling in the water. 7___ the foreground there’s a woman who is standing on the bank of the river. She 8___ to be
the instructor. 9___ by her expression, she’s feeling quite calm. This is probably because they are all wearing life
jackets. 10___ the bottom of the photo, I can see the end of a paddle. It must belong to another team.

1 A At B On C In
2 A shows B expects C looks
3 A probably B quite C a bit
4 A in B on C at
5 A looks B shows C expects
6 A say B expect C judge
7 A At B On C In
8 A looks B shows C seems
9 A Judging B Looking C Showing
10 A At B In C On

3.Use of English
Choose the correct answers to complete the dialogue.
Sam I don’t think we 1___ eat in this restaurant – it looks dirty!
John I agree, and there aren’t 2___ people inside.
Sam It isn’t 3___ place in town, either.
John No. I think there are 4___ restaurants than this near the river.
Sam But that’s quite far away, and we haven’t got 5___ time.
John It’s OK. Mum says we 6___ be home early because it’s the weekend.
Sam OK, but why don’t we walk 7___ the city centre first and see if there’s anywhere nice to eat there?
John Good idea! It’s not as 8___ as the river.
Sam Come on then! If we don’t hurry, 9___ . I’m starving!
John Me too − I’m 10___ hungry to think!

1. a would b should c must

2 a many b much c some
3 a the cheap b the cheaper c the cheapest
4 a good b better c best
5 a a few b a little c a lot of
6 a needn’t b have to c mustn’t
7 a inside b down c through
8 a far b further c furthest
9 a I died b I die c I’ll die
10 a enough b too c more