ROADMAP™A2+ Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)

Listening 5 Complete the conversations with the correct

1 Recording 1 Listen to Zoe and Ben talk about
going on holiday. Write agrees or disagrees to
show Ben’s opinion about each suggestion.
1 Ben agrees that their holiday will be great.
2 He ________ they should check the name of the
hotel.
3 He ________ they should pack their bags tonight.
4 He ________ they should set the alarm clock.
5 He ________ they should get their passports
ready.
6 He________ they should rent a car for their trip.
2 Recording 2 Listen to Ben talk to his friend
Martin. Write true (T) or false (F).
1 Ben and Zoe woke up late for their holiday.
2 Ben and Zoe’s flight was not very good.
3 Ben’s phone battery had no power.
4 Zoe needed to buy socks and T-shirts.
5 Ben and Zoe were hurt in an accident.
6 Ben and Zoe want to go on another holiday.
form of the words in brackets.
A: What were you doing while she was running?
B: I 1 was taking (take) a lot of photos of the race.
A: Are you OK? What happened to your leg?
B: I 2____________(break) it when I was skiing in
Switzerland last week.
A: I really love 3____________(play) video games.
B: Me, too. I’d like to play them all day.
A: Were you visiting Bristol last year?
B: Bristol? No, we 4____________ (live) there.
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A: Do you like that book?
B: Not really, but I’d like 5____________ (finish) it.
T
A: Miki 6____________ (use) to be a ballet dancer.
___
B: Really? I didn’t know that.
___
___ A: Did Pavel call you earlier?
___ B: I think so, but I couldn’t answer because I
7____________ (make) dinner when he rang.
___
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3 Listen to Recording 2 again to the 6 Choose the correct alternatives.

conversation. Number the events from 1 to 6 in 1 We don’t have enough / too much space in the car
the order they happened. for all the bags.
1 Ben’s phone got broken. ___ 2 I was hungry because / so I’ve already had lunch.
2 One of them lost a credit card. ___ 3 Frank and Jeremy have too many / much work to
3 They left their passports at home. 1 do these days.
4 They got lost walking in a forest. ___ 4 Is the water in a / the swimming pool too cold?
5 They took a taxi to the wrong place. ___ 5 Did Jessica use / used to work in this restaurant?
6 They had an expensive accident. ___ 6 I always enjoy to swim / swimming in the sea.
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Grammar Vocabulary
4 Find and correct the mistakes. Tick () the 7 Choose the correct words.
correct sentences. 1 book / plan / travel a hotel or a flight
1 We had the very good day yesterday. a 2 go / rent / take a bus or a ferry
2 I use to play tennis when I was a child. ________ 3 plan / rent / try a journey or a trip
3 Do we have enough time to finish it? ________ 4 pack / park / plan a suitcase or some bags
4 They are working for AZ Ltd in 2017. ________ 5 go / try / travel alone or light
5 Ed’s happy because he’s won 6 book / go / try sightseeing or shopping
some money. ________
7 get in / go / miss a taxi or cable car
6 Caroline didn’t use to living in the city. ________
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7 We spent too many money at that shop. ________
8 We eat lunch at the café near the park
every day. ________
9 I was running when it begins to
rain hard. ________
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ROADMAP™A2+ Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)
8 Choose the correct alternatives. A: 8___ your book.
1 She went away / into her office to do some work. B: That’s OK, but could you bring it tomorrow?
2 We need to get off / up the train at Central Station. A: Actually,9___ , but I’ll bring it on Thursday.
3 We had an accident. The car in front of / opposite B: OK, but please don’t forget again.
us stopped suddenly and we hit the back of it.
a Don’t worry about b I don’t have any money
4 I’m going now, but I’ll come back / get on soon.
c I’m afraid I forgot d I’m busy tomorrow
5 Is there a good public transport system to
travel around / turn around this city? e I’m sorry I’m late f It doesn’t

6 Elena dropped her bag and camera when she was g Never mind h Sorry I can’t
getting on / out of the taxi. i Sorry, I can’t come tonight
7 There’s a small island in the corner / middle of the /8
lake. 11 Complete the sentences using the words in
8 Look at the snow on top of the mountain / forest. brackets in the correct order.
9 After he climbed to the top of the hill, Pedro 1 To get to the station, just
fell down / turned around to see in all directions. turn left at the end of this street.
(at the / end of / left / turn)
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2 Go straight on and
9 Complete the sentences with the words in the
______________________________.
box. There are three extra words.
(right / second / take / the)
behind rent neighbours park between 3 Go left and you’ll see
next to pack traffic sea pollution ______________________________ you.
(front of / library / the / in)
1 You can’t see the café from here because it’s
4 The theatre?
behind a tall block of flats.
It’s ______________________________.
2 It’s a nice place to live, but my ________ aren’t (opposite / the / office / post)
very friendly.
5 Turn right ______________________________.
3 Jane’s flat is near the beach, and she has a lovely (at / museum / science / the)
view of the ________ .
6 Go straight on.
4 It was very difficult to ________ the car. There You ______________________________.
aren’t enough spaces to put it. (see / left / on your / it / ’ll)
5 The ________ was bad today. It took me an hour 7 Go left ______________________________ at the
to drive to work. corner of Bond Road. (the / after / lights / traffic)
6 How much does it cost to ________ a car for a 8 Take the second right after you turn
week? ______________________________.
7 Her flat is right ________ the main station, and the (and / go / left / on / straight / then)
noise from the trains keeps her awake at night. /7
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Function
10 Complete the conversations using phrases
a–h.
A: Are we still going out for dinner later?
B: 1_i_ . I have to work.
A: 2___ . We can do it another time.
B: Yes, let’s do that.

A: Could you lend me £5 to buy a drink and snack?

B: I forgot my wallet, so 3___ . 4___ help.
A: 5___ it. I’ll ask Jason.
A: 6___ . I missed my bus.
B: 7___ matter. The film hasn’t started yet.

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ROADMAP™A2+ Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)
Reading 1 Wilbur McLean was a soldier in the army. N
12 Read the text. Then read statements 1–9 and 2 McLean died during the 1861–1865 war. ____
write true (T), false (F) or (N) if there is no 3 McLean and his family moved before 1866. ____
information given in the text.
4 Violet Jessop spoke English and Spanish. ____
Coincidences can happen to anyone at any
5 Jessop travelled on the Titanic in 1912. ____
time, but some people experience more
coincidences than other people. One such 6 Jessop had three ship accidents in her life. ____
person was Wilmer McLean from the USA, 7 Lightning hit Roy Sullivan seven times. ____
who lived from 1814 until 1882. In 1861,
8 Lightning always hit Sullivan in the park. ____
McLean was living on a farm in Manassas in
the state of Virginia. At that time, people who 9 Sullivan was unhurt when lightning hit him. ____
lived in the north of the USA were fighting /8
those who lived in the south. Unluckily for 13 Tick () the best place to add the missing
McLean, one battle happened at his farm. phrase in each extract from the text.
McLean and his family were not hurt, but the
1 At that time, people (a) who lived in the north of
fighting damaged his house. So McLean
the USA were fighting those (b) who lived in the
decided to move. By 1865, the war between
the north and south was almost finished. The south (c).
two sides had a meeting and agreed to stop the of the country a ___ b ___ c 
fighting. Where did that happen? By 2 McLean and his family were not hurt (a), but the
coincidence, in McLean’s new house! fighting damaged his house (b). So McLean
Another person whose life had some big decided to move (c).
coincidences was Violet Jessop. She was born to a new home a ___ b ___ c ___
in Argentina, but her parents came from 3 The two sides had a meeting and agreed to stop
Ireland. When she grew up, Jessop got a job the fighting. Where did that (a) happen? By
working on a ship called the Olympic. In 1911, coincidence, (b) in McLean’s new (c) house!
this ship hit another ship and almost sank. meeting a ___ b ___ c ___
Luckily, nobody was hurt. One year later,
4 Luckily, Jessop (a) was one of about 700 people
Jessop was working on a different ship called
the Titanic. As everyone knows, this ship hit (b) who were saved, but her troubles were not over
an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean. (c).
Luckily, Jessop was one of about 700 people on the Titanic a ___ b ___ c ___
who were saved, but her problems were not 5 (a) Unfortunately, something happened (b), and it
over. In 1916, she was working on the began to sink, but again she was safe (c).
Britannic. Unfortunately, something happened, to that ship a ___ b ___ c ___
and it began to sink, but again she was safe. 6 Being hit by lightning once (a) is very unlucky, but
Amazingly, Jessop continued working on ships
Sullivan was hit again in 1969 (b), and then (c) in
until 1950.
1970.
Roy Sullivan also experienced coincidences. one year later a ___ b ___ c ___
He worked in the USA in a national park. His
7 To be hit (a) so many times is definitely a
job was to look after the park, the people who
visited it and the animals that lived in the coincidence (b), but the story of Roy Sullivan has
forests. In 1942, there was a storm and one more coincidence (c).
Sullivan was hit by lightning while he was by lightning a ___ b ___ c ___
working. He was hurt, but he did not die. 8 The (a) park where he worked was less than two
Being hit by lightning once is very unlucky, hours from both Wilbur McLean’s (b) farm and (c)
but Sullivan was hit again in 1969, and then in house.
1970. Not surprisingly, people started to call from his a ___ b ___ c ___
him the ‘Human Lightning Rod’. He was not /7
hit in 1971, but was hit again in 1972, 1973,
1976 and 1977. Each time he was hurt, but he
did not die. To be hit so many times is
definitely a coincidence, but the story of Roy
Sullivan has one more coincidence. The park
where he worked was less than two hours from
both Wilbur McLean’s farm and house.

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ROADMAP™A2+ Achievement test 4 (Units 7–8)
Writing
14 Read the emails. Cross out the mistakes and
write the corrections below the messages.
Hi Tania,
15 Describe your best day this year. Say what
happened and why it was a good day. Use
past time expressions in your response. Write
80–120 words.

Thanks for your email. How things are?

Everything does fine here. I’ve got a new project at

work, and I’m very busy.

Take care,

1 are things

Hello!
Love to get your email. I can’t believe you’re going
on holiday soon. It sound fantastic! Send me some
pictures when you get home, OK?

See you!

Dear Sam,
Great to hearing from you. How’s your new job
going? I hope it’s going well.

I’ll see you at the party on Saturday!

Bye from now.

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