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 Test B
Class:

Listening 4 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete

the text.

1 02 Listen to two people talking about Today has been a disaster! It started badly in
learning to drive. Are these statements True (T) the morning and then just got worse! I had a shower
or False (F)? and there wasn’t any hot water. It was freezing! After
1 Anna passed her driving test last week. T/F I (1) my cold shower, I made
2 Kev’s driving school offers lessons on private breakfast. I decided to make some toast. A mistake!
roads and fields. T/F I forgot that I (2) the bread under
the grill and by the time I (3) it had
3 Mark thinks it’s a good idea for young drivers
already burnt! So I made some coffee, but while
to learn how to control a car before driving
I (4) the coffee the phone rang
in real traffic. T/F
and I dropped the mug. By the time I found my phone,
4 Mark’s brother can drive better than the rest
it (5) ringing. That was only
of his family. T/F
breakfast time!
5 Both Anna and Mark were frightened when
they first went onto the roads. T/F 1 A was taking B had taken C took

5 2 A had put B put C putted

3 A remembering B had remembered C remembered
2 02 Listen again and circle M for Mark 4 A made B had made C was making
or A for Anna.
5 A stoped B had stopped C stopped
1 This person thinks it’s most important to be able
5
to react properly in real road traffic. M/A
2 The idea of the new driving school is to reduce
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the number of road accidents caused by young used to and these verbs.
drivers. M/A
3 This person thinks Kev is over-confident. M/A drink • watch • take • wear • be
4 This person says that learning to drive at a young
age can be like a hobby or a sport. M/A 1 My mother
5 This person points out that drivers are sometimes identical trousers when she was my age.
pushed to the roads too early. M/A 2 How much time
it to get
5
from Warsaw to Vienna a few hundred years ago?
Total: 10 3 Flying
more dangerous when planes didn’t have all
Grammar the modern equipment.
4 I
3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete so much coffee when I was younger but it changed
the sentences.
when I went to college and started studying late nights
1 My dog ate all my sandwiches while I watched / during exams.
was watching the news on TV! 5 What cartoons
2 When we were driving / drove to the shops I realised you when
I didn’t have any money with me. you were a child?
3 I was doing / did my homework, and then I went out 5
with my friends.
Total: 15
4 I was watering the garden when I was noticing /
noticed a burglar in our neighbours’ house.
5 After the film, we were going / went to a café.
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Vocabulary Use of English

6 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. 9 Complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first, using the word given. Use
1 T
 here are a lot of really luxurious between two and five words.
in Rome, with amazing views of the city for the guests
1 Susan started doing her homework and remembered
to admire.
that she had left her mobile at school.
2 Sleeping in a can sometimes be
WHILE
quite uncomfortable, especially when it is wet or really
hot. You also need some practice putting it up. Susan remembered that she had left her mobile
at school
3 is an excellent option for those
her homework.
who want to try some local food and don’t like the
hotel or motel anonymity. 2 We missed the train because Tom got up late.

4 My family used to travel abroad in a NOT

for many years – we could stay for the night at almost We
any place we liked and didn’t have any luggage limits. the train because Tom got up late.
5 are a cheap and convenient 3 I never liked spinach when I was younger.
option for those who travel far by car and need to USE
stay for the night somewhere close to the motorway. I like
5 spinach when I was younger.
4 I did all the tasks and the test ended.
7 Choose the correct preposition to complete DONE
the text. When the test ended I
Last weekend we decided to (1) get off / away from all the tasks.
the city and go somewhere by the sea. When we had 5 My mum played cards with my father and their friends
packed our car and wanted to (2) set off / out, it simply every Friday.
didn’t start – it (3) had broken away / down and we didn’t WOULD
even know why! So we bought tickets online for the next My mum
train as we desperately wanted to get to the seaside with my father and their friends every Friday.
the same day. We took a taxi to the railway station
6 We got to the campsite but it had got dark before that.
and ran to (4) get on / off the train. Imagine our surprise
BY THE TIME
when the ticket inspector came to check the tickets
It had got dark
and said that we were on the wrong train. So we had
to the campsite.
to (5) get out of / off at the next station.
5 7 While riding a bicycle through the park, Mary noticed
her ex-boyfriend with a new girl.
8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete SHE
the sentences.
As
1 I’ve checked your train times and I will wait for you bicycle through the park, Mary noticed her
on platform / gate five.
ex-boyfriend with a new girl.
2 If you are a senior citizen, you can have a special public
8 He knelt down and proposed to me after we had
transport fare / ferry.
ordered champagne.
3 Warsaw is the only city in Poland which has
THEN
an airport / underground.
We
4 Our plane was cancelled / delayed so we had to buy
he knelt down and proposed to me.
new tickets with a stop-over in Vienna.
5 If you want to pick someone up from the airport, you 8
should meet them in the departures / arrivals hall.
5

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Unit 2
 Test B
Reading
10 Read the article about an adventure. Six sentences
have been removed from the article. Choose from
the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap. There
is one extra sentence.
Across Antarctica
For many people, an ‘adventure’ is something quite simple,
like going to another country for a holiday and experiencing
a different culture and unfamiliar scenery and climate.
However, for others, ‘adventure’ has an altogether different
meaning. (1) They were competing with a team
from Norway to do the journey in the fastest time. However,
unlike the Norwegians, who were professional skiers familiar
with the conditions, the British team were amateurs
who had never skied in Antarctica before. For them it was
a real adventure, and one that they only just survived!
It was not the first crazy journey for Ben Fogle, a TV presenter
who loves a challenge, and James Cracknell, an Olympic
rowing champion. (2) During that journey,
the pair had had to deal with a range of problems. These
included heat exhaustion, lack of sleep, hurricane-type
weather, and nearly drowning when their boat was turned
upside down by huge waves! Amazingly, they decided to get
together again for another difficult challenge – the race to
the South Pole (3) This adventure was even
more dangerous because Ben had just recovered from a very
serious medical condition he had caught while he was filming
for a TV programme in the jungle.
In spite of all his problems, Ben recovered in time and,
together with the other two, spent months training for
the expedition ahead. This journey proved to be even more
difficult than the rowing race. (4) They only
allowed themselves four hours sleep a night and, before they
could rest, they had to spend four hours melting ice to provide
enough water for them all to drink. They finished the race
completely exhausted, with no food left and with their hands
and feet suffering from the icy temperatures. (5)
Even worse, they didn’t beat the Norwegians!
So, what is the attraction of adventures like these? Is it
the fascination of going to places that very few other people
have been to? (6) It is certainly very exciting
to read about challenges like these and perhaps be inspired
to take part in one yourself. It would certainly be an
unforgettable experience!
A This time they were joined by another amateur,
Doctor Ed Coats.
B Many teams have tried the same challenge and failed.
C For three young men in 2009, it meant a journey of
430 miles across some of the most hostile country on our
planet, Antarctica, in a race to the South Pole.
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D Every day they had to cover over 25 miles in freezing
conditions.
E Is it maybe the desire to push your body to its limits?
F All three had lost a lot of weight and were in severe
pain.
G A few years before this, they have rowed across
the Atlantic in a seven-metre rowing boat in
another race.
6
11 Read the article again and choose the best
answers, A, B or C.
1 According to the text, most people like adventure
A but are satisfied with journeys which are not
dangerous.
B but are too frightened to go on dangerous
journeys.
C if it means they can experience different cultures.
2 Which team was the best prepared?
A The Norwegians because they were professionals.
B The English and the Norwegians were equally
prepared.
C The British were better prepared because this was
their second trip and they had trained for it.
3 According to the text
A none of the British men were professional
sportsmen.
B the British men had different professions, but they
shared a passion for adventure.
C the three British men had been on many
expeditions together.
4 What do we learn about the boat race?
A It was the most difficult race of all.
B It was a difficult race for the three men.
C It didn’t put them off going on a new adventure.
5 During the race to the South Pole they
A finished the race, but were ill from exhaustion and
cold.
B had difficulties but they finished victorious.
C slept at night and melted ice during the day.
6 In the author’s opinion, most people
A don’t like adventures or difficult conditions.
B find these adventures interesting, but wouldn’t like
to take part in them.
C would like to have adventures if they had
the chance.
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Writing Speaking

12 Read this notice from a magazine and write your 13 Role-play the situation with your partner.
story. Use the ideas in the box to help you make brief
notes before you begin.
Have you had a really bad journey?
Before you start, each of you should make a list of six
We want to know!
different places around the world which you would like
Write about your journey. to visit. Now imagine that you and your partner have won
We will publish the best stories in the next a holiday and that you can choose to visit any place you
issue of the magazine.
wish. Compare your lists and choose one place to visit.

In your story you should try to answer these questions: • compare your lists.
• Where were you going? • discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
• How were you travelling? each place.
• Why was it a bad journey? What happened? • choose one destination.

• What happened in the end? 10

• 
Did your journey have a funny, sad or unexpected
ending?
Write 150–180 words. Total: 80

10

Total: 70

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