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Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

language TeST 8b

unit 8

PHOTOCOPIABLE

© Pearson Central Europe Sp. z o.o. 2011 New Matura Success Intermediate

1

Complete the missing words. The lines show you how

many letters to use.

(5 points)

You can wear g l o v e s to protect your hands

while doing this sport.

1 I love water sports. Last summer I went white-

water rafting down a river, it was a lot of fun. I
also like _ _ y _ k _ _ _ , though I don’t like it
when the boat turns upside down.

2 For skateboarding, I’d recommend you wear

good _ o _ _ _ on your feet and _ _ b o _
_ _d _ to protect your arms if you fall.

3 I never used to like sports, but I’ve started

jogging to get fit. When I get a bike I’m going
to go _ y _ l _ _ _ too.

4 I don’t like winter sports much, except for

_ c _-_ k _ _ _ _ g. There are rinks to do it in
my town or you can do it on frozen lakes.

2

Complete the missing words. The first letter of each

word is given.

(7 points)

3

Choose the correct answers.

(6 points)

The airport

is closed / was closed last week

due to bad weather.

1 Fresh flowers are being put / are put in the

rooms every day.

2 When we arrived, the rooms were painting /

were being painted.

3 The work won’t be finished / don’t finish

until next week.

4 Our bags were taken / took up to our room

immediately.

5 The hotel staff have told / have been told to

help guests as much as possible.

6 The staff are being trained / are trained

at the moment.

4

Rewrite the sentences using the passive. (6 points)

Picasso painted that picture.
That picture was painted by Picasso.

1 Every year thousands of people visit

Edinburgh Castle.
Every year _____________________________
by thousands of people.

2 The Tudors built the church hundreds of

years ago.
_____________________________ hundreds of
years ago.

3 The new owners have painted the house since

they moved in.
_____________________________ since the
new owners moved in.

4 The builders are cleaning the outside of the

school at the moment.
_____________________________ at the
moment.

5 A journalist will interview the Queen next

month.
_____________________________ next month.

6 The family was holding a ceremony when

I was there.
_____________________________ by the
family when I was there.

5

Complete the text with the passive forms of the verbs

in brackets.

(6 points)

Flying is really stressful! When you get to the airport
first you have to find the check-in desk and get your

1 

b________ c________. Then you have to go

through the

2 

s________ check and then through

3 

p________ c________. You have to keep checking

the departures

4 

b________ and then you have to

find your

5 

g________ and go through to the

departure lounge. Then you can get on the plane,
put your hand luggage in the

6 

o________

l________ and sit down. Finally, you’re ready for the
plane to

7 

t________ o________!

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The ice hotel in Sweden is an unusual hotel.
It is built (build) every year because the hotel melts
in summer. The hotel

1

__________ (make)

entirely out of ice and snow! The first ice hotel

2

__________ (build) about 20 years ago. New

hotels

3

__________ (create) every year since then.

Preparations

4

__________ (made) at the moment

for next year’s hotel which

5

__________ (build)

next March. When I stayed there last year an ice
art exhibition

6

__________ (held) and there were

some amazing sculptures.

Hotel

ICE