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Name: _________________________________________

Score: ____________ / 30 points

language TeST 8a

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)

If you don’t like heights, then

r o c k – c l i m b i n g is not a good sport to try.

1 I love winter sports, my favourite ones

are _ _ o _ _ o _ _ d _ _ _ and skiing.

2 When you go climbing, you need a helmet and

of course a _ o _ _ to climb with.

3 I really want to try an extreme sport like

_ u _ _ e _ _ _ m _ _ n _ because the idea of
jumping off a high bridge appeals to me.
I’d also like to try _ _ _ g _ l _ d _ _ _ because
the feeling must be similar to flying a plane.

4 The only water sport I’ve ever tried is

_ c _ b _ _ _ v _ _ _. I went down about
three metres and saw lots of amazing fish.

2

Complete the missing words. The first letter of each

word is given.

(7 points)

4

Rewrite the sentences using the passive. (6 points)

Gaudi designed that building.
That building was designed by Gaudi.

1 Thousands of people have visited the museum.

_____________________________ by
thousands of people.

2 The security guards watch the visitors

carefully.
_____________________________ by the
security guards.

3 The museum is replacing some of the

paintings.
_____________________________ by the
museum.

4 The authorities don’t allow cameras inside.

_____________________________ inside.

5 The organisers will close the museum for

a month.
_____________________________ for a month.

6 The gallery was holding an interesting

exhibition.
_____________________________ by the
gallery.

5

Complete the sentences with the passive forms of

the verbs in brackets.

(6 points)

3

Choose the correct answers.

(6 points)

The travel agency

is started / was started

in 1995.

1 The hotel is being decorated / is decorated

at the moment.

2 Pets don’t allow / are not allowed in the

hotel.

3 When we arrived, the hotel was being

checked / was checking by security guards.

4 The new hotel won’t opened / won’t be

opened until next year.

5 The paintings in our room have been done /

have done by local artists.

6 That photograph of the hotel was being

taken / was taken two years ago.

Flying is really stressful! When you board the plane
you have to put your

1 

h________ l________ in the

overhead locker, sit down in your

2 

a________

s________ (I don’t like sitting by the window) and

3 

f________ your seatbelt. Then you have to wait for

all the other

4 

p________ to get on the plane.

Then the cabin crew show you the safety
demonstration and how to use the

5 

o________

m________ and the

6 

l________. Finally the

7 

p________ announces that the plane is ready to

leave.

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The Lainio Snow Village in Finland is made (make)
entirely out of ice! It

1

__________ (build) every

year in October or November when the
temperature falls to about –10ºC. Last year,
1,500 tonnes of ice

2

__________ (use) to build the

village. Since then, it

3

__________ (visit) by

thousands of tourists. The hotel has thirty rooms
which

4

__________ (use) at the moment. When

I visited it last year preparations

5

__________

(made) to expand the hotel. Next year more rooms

6

__________ (add).

Lainio

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