Language Test 8A Unit 8

1 Complete the missing words. The lines show you how many letters to use.

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.

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2 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given.

Flying is really stressful! When you board the plane you have to put your ¹Â h________ l________ in the overhead locker, sit down in your ²Â a________ s________ (I don't like sitting by the window) and ³Â 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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3 Choose the correct answers.

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.

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4 Rewrite the sentences using the passive.

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.

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5 Complete the sentences with the passive forms of the verbs in brackets.

Lainio Snow Village

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).

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