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Class: 7A… Corrector’s name: ………………………

A. GRAMMAR
I. Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form, adding any necessary words.
0. A: Did you enjoy the film?
B: Not at all. It was ............ the worst .......................... (bad) film I’ve ever seen.
1. A: Craig is very intelligent.
B: Yes. He’s ........................................................................... (clever) student in our class.
2. A: How much did you pay for that woollen hat?
B: £3. It was ........................................................................... (cheap) one I could find.
3. A: Did you enjoy your holiday?
B: Oh, yes. It was ........................................................................... (good) holiday I’ve had in years.
4. A: Did you like the red shirt you tried on?
B: Yes, but it was far ........................................................................... (expensive) the white one.
5. A: Whales are ........................................................................... (big) dolphins.
B: I know. They are huge!
6. A: What time is ........................................................................... (early) train to Oxford in the morning?
B: The first train leaves at 6 am.

II. Use the adverbs in the list to complete the sentences. Add any necessary words.
slowly loudly easily carefully quickly happily
0. Chris is jogging .......................... more slowly than .................................................... than usual today.
7. A cheetah moves much ................................................................................................................. a lion.
8. The teacher spoke .................................................................................. when the student asked for the
question to be repeated.
9. Carmel completed that puzzle............................................................................................... the last one.
10. Kim drives .......................................................................................... of all the members of her family.
11. Jack is smiling ............................................................................................... anyone else in the picture.

III. Complete the text with the most suitable form of the adjective in brackets.
It is (12) very / far more expensive to live in London than any other city in Britain. Rents are (13) much /
very higher and it is (14) most / far difficult to find accommodation of any kind. Trying to find a flat in a
convenient location is (15) even / very more frustrating. You can live in the suburbs, but it will take you (16)
much / any longer to get to work and the fares are (17) very / far high. Wages are normally (18) a bit / very
higher in London, but that doesn’t mean you will have (19) many / much more money to spend since the cost
of living there is (20) most / far higher than you would expect.

IV. Complete the article. Use the correct form of the words in brackets.
Weather on Other Planets
If you think the weather on Earth is weird, the weather on other planets is (0) .....far stranger..... (far /
strange). Even though the sun shines (21) .............................................. (much / weakly) on Mars than it does

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on Earth, Mars gets (22) .............................................. (far / many) ultraviolet tanning rays. At the same time,
the temperature on Mars is usually (23) .............................................. (much / cold) than the temperature at
our North Pole. That’s warm, though, compared to Neptune’s (24) .............................................. (large) moon
Triton, which scientists believe is (25) .............................................. (cold) place in our solar system. Are you
looking for somewhere (26) .............................................. (a little / warm) than Mars? Then try Venus, where
the sun is so hot that a picnic lunch would vapourise (27) .............................................. (almost / quickly) you
unpacked it. We might complain about the weather on Earth but it’s (28) .............................................. (by far
/ good) place to live in our solar system!

V. Fill in the blanks, as in the examples.

0. The noise got ............. louder and louder ...................... (loud) until I couldn’t bear it any longer.
0. .....The harder .......... (hard) he works, ........the more successful............. (successful) he becomes.
29. It rained ............................................................. (hard) until the river burst its banks.
30. ............................................................. (cold) it got, ............................................................. (many)
clothes they had to put on to keep warm.
31. Jake ran ............................................................. (fast) and won the race.
32. ............................................................. (high) he jumped, ............................................................. (loud)
the crowd cheered.
33. Cars are getting ............................................................. (cheap) as the years go by.

VI. Write a new sentence with the same meaning.

0. Jack is younger than he looks.
→ Jack isn’t ... as old as he looks............................................................................................................
0. I didn’t spend as much money as you.
→ You ... spent more money than me ....................................................................................................
34. The station was nearer than I thought.
→ The station wasn’t ..............................................................................................................................
35. The meal didn’t cost as much as I expected.
→ The meal cost .....................................................................................................................................
36. I go out less than I used to.
→ I don’t ..................................................................................................................................................
37. Karen’s hair isn’t as long as it used to be.
→ Karen used to ......................................................................................................................................
38. I know them better than you do.
→ You don’t ...........................................................................................................................................
39. You and I both have dark brown hair.
→ Your hair .................................................................................................................................. mine.
40. I arrived at 10.25 and so did you.
→ I arrived ....................................................................................................................................... you.

B. VOCABULARY
I. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. Add any other words you
need.
run over drop ... off turn around set out/ off
check in keep up with take off
41. We can start our journey ..................................................................... towards the mountains at dawn.
42. Dad fetched the luggage while Mum registered .................................................................. at the hotel.
43. I asked the taxi driver to let me get out ............................................................ outside the train station.

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 44. Oh, no! I’ve forgotten my passport! We’ll have to go back .................................................. and get it!
45. The most exciting moment is when the plane leaves the ground ............................................................
46. Stop the car! I think we’ve hit ..................................................................................................... a dog.
47. I don’t think a horse can ever stay at the same speed as ............................................................... a car.

II. Write one word in each gap.

48. The speed ................................... in towns is 50 km/h and you shouldn’t go faster than that.
49. Why don’t we ................................... the scenic route along the coast?
50. If you buy your plane ticket ................................... advance, it’s often cheaper than if you wait.
51. I can’t remember the name of the hotel we stayed at off the ................................... of my head.
52. I’m sorry I’m late! I ................................... my way and had to ask for directions.
53. My mum’s away in Germany on a business ................................... at the moment.
54. The bank? Well, turn left here, then go ................................... ahead for a kilometre and it’s on the left.
55. If you look on your left-hand ................................... as we turn this corner, you’ll see Big Ben.
56. I’ll look round the shops in the morning and then ................................... sightseeing in the afternoon.
57. My grandma hasn’t driven since she ................................... an accident last year.
58. I love visiting foreign places ................................... the sights and learning about other cultures.
59. During the 70s, many British people started to go ................................... holiday to Spain.
60. While you’re in London, you should take a tour ................................... the Houses of Parliament.

C. READING
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
Fossil fuels are the cause of many problems. They create terrible pollution which leads to global
warming. Many wars are fought to control oil and gas fields. Fossil fuels are also nonrenewable resources.
They will be exhausted someday. Societies around the world suffer when fuel shortages occur.
Can solar power completely replace fossil fuels? Solar power is clean, safe, and inexpensive. But the
idea of replacing fossil fuels with solar power alone is totally unrealistic. Current solar cell technology is not
advanced enough. Solar cells are not dependable. They are useless in cloudy and rainy weather as well as at
night. Also, they take up too much space. Then they fail to produce sufficient amounts of power.
The soft energy path is a good alternative to fossil fuel reliance. The soft energy path is an energy
conservation plan. It is an alternative to the hard energy path. Hard energy is defined as harmful and
nonrenewable. Fossil fuels and nuclear power are included. On the other hand, soft energy is defined as
renewable and environmentally safe energy. Solar and wind power are soft energy. Biofuel and geothermal
energy are also included.
There are many proponents of the soft energy path. They believe the solution lies in new energy
production methods. The first step is to practice careful conservation in our use of hard energy technologies.
Then, many new soft energy sources will be phased into use as soft energy technology improves.
Some critics claim this will damage all energy production. They feel fossil fuels are important. They
want to control as much oil production as possible. They think fossil fuel consumption is good for industry.
Countries such as Canada and Sweden are taking the soft energy path. Canada is currently lessening its
reliance on gasoline. In the next few years, all gasoline will contain a percentage of biofuel. Sweden has
committed to decrease its reliance on oil by 40%. It says it can do this before the year 2020.

61. According to the passage, which of the following is true about the soft energy path?
A. It is an energy conservation plan.
B. It is harmful and nonrenewable fuel.
C. It is useless in cloudy and rainy weather.
D. It is biofuel and geothermal energy.

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 62. According to paragraph 6, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
A. The soft energy path has been adopted by Canada and Sweden.
B. Canada is trying to use less gasoline every year.
C. All gasoline in Canada will contain some biofuel in a few years.
D. Sweden will cut down on the consumption of oil by 90% in the future.
63. The word exhausted in the passage is closest in meaning to
A. wasted
B. used up
C. worn out
D. burned
64. In stating that many soft energy sources will be phased into use, the author means that they will
A. be an alternative to the hard energy path
B. be used gradually
C. be adopted by Sweden and Canada
D. damage all energy production

D. LISTENING
I. Questions 1-7.
There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and put a tick () in the box below it.
Example: Which musical instrument will the man buy?

1. What did the man dislike about the party?

2. For which concert should you book tickets in advance?

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3. What will they buy for their friend Jill?

4. What will the weather be like in the hills tomorrow?

5. Where is the present now?

6. Which job will the girl apply for?

7. At what time is the World Music radio programme today?

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II. Questions 14-19.
You will hear a travel agent talking on the radio about a holiday in Sri Lanka. For each question, fill in
the missing information in the numbered space.

A Holiday in Sri Lanka

Visitors come to the west coast of Sri Lanka for the (14) ....................................... as
well as the walks and bird life.
In the hotel gardens there are more than (15) ....................................... types of tree.
Every hotel room has a (16) ....................................... on the ceiling.
On one of the organized tours, visitors can learn how (17) .......................................
are made.
There will be a visit to a country house where visitors can meet the (18)
....................................... and see works of art.
The holiday price does not include either the (19) ....................................... or the
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Q2 - LESSON 9 Student’s name: …………………………

Class: 7A… Corrector’s name: ………………………

HOMEWORK
A. GRAMMAR
I. Fill in the gaps with the correct comparison form of the adjectives or adverbs in brackets, as in the
example. Add any necessary words.
0. ..........The older.................. (old) Frank gets, ................ the wiser ................. (wise) he becomes.
1. ............................................ (soon) we start, ........................................... (soon) we’ll get the job finished.
2. My meal was certainly not .............................................. (tasty) yours.
3. This TV is three times .............................................. (expensive) the one we saw in the last shop.
4. ........................................................ (fast) he ran, ........................................................ (tired) he became.
5. .............................................. (hard) she works, .............................................. (successful) she becomes.
6. The weather is getting .......................................... (cold) and .......................................... (cold) every day.
7. The more books he reads, .............................................. (good) at reading he becomes.
8. .............................................. (few) and............................................. people are writing letters nowadays.
9. Lisa is becoming .............................................. (outgoing) as the years go by.
10. Today, it is .............................................. (sunny) it was yesterday.
11. Computers are getting .............................................. (cheap) all the time.

B. READING
DOLPHINS IN WALES
I fell in love with the Welsh landscape after watching a television programme about dolphins off the west
coast. I decided to (12) ............ a holiday there. The programme (13) ............ the best place to see them was
Cardigan Bay and the best (14) ............ was late afternoon.
The first evening I expected a long wait, (15) ............ I sat on a bench with some fish and chips. (16)
............ other people were there and after a few minutes we heard a child’s voice cry out, ‘There!’ The dolphins
had arrived and they were playing and (17) ............ fun. It was wonderful to see them as they (18) ............
always be - free.
I also (19) ............ out that this area has beautiful beaches and fantastic castles to explore. It was the first
time I had (20) ............ in Wales and I knew it would not be the last. I have returned (21) ............ the same place
several times.
12. A. tour B. pass C. spend D. stay
13. A. told B. said C. talked D. spoke
14. A. period B. hour C. part D. time
15. A. so B. since C. but D. because
16. A. Lots B. All C. Many D. Much
17. A. feeling B. getting C. enjoying D. having
18. A. ought B. should C. have D. could
19. A. looked B. realized C. found D. learnt
20. A. been B. visited C. come D. gone
21. A. to B. for C. at D. on

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C. LISTENING
Questions 8-13.
You will hear a radio interview with Philip Samson, a famous mountain bike racer. For each question,
choose the correct answer – A, B or C.
8. Why did Philip start riding mountain bikes?
A. He was tired of doing other sports.
B. He was keen to enter a competition.
C. He was sure he had the skills for it.

9. Before Philip took part in the World Cup, his mother...

A. suggested he spent more time training.
B. said he had no chances of winning.
C. encouraged his fans to go and support him.

10. What does Philip like to do as soon as he finishes a race?

A. give TV interviews
B. chat with his fans
C. sign autographs

11. Philips says that, compared to other races, he...

A. works harder in the gym.
B. trains on more difficult roads.
C. has the best bike available.

12. What does Philip say about mountain bike magazines?

A. They have few articles about competitions.
B. They sell more copies than they used to.
C. They are mostly read by professional racers.

13. As well as racing, what is Philip planning to do?

A. appear in a film
B. publish a book
C. advertise bikes

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