GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 He ____ a student there for nearly six years now.
A has been B was C had been
2 By the time she was twelve, she ____ exams to get into university.
A has already taken B is already taking C had already taken
3 ____ to a football match before?
A Have you ever been B Did you ever go C Were you ever going
4 Braille ____ in 1824.
A invented B is invented C was invented
5 They ____ in Italy before they moved to the US.
A have lived B used to live C live
6 It's the most frightening film I ____ in my whole life.
A saw B see C have seen
7 Over 1,000,000 mobile phones ____ in Britain every year.
A are stolen B were stolen C have stolen
8 She asked him ____ wake her up early.
A to not B not to C not
9 They were away last week, ____ ?
A was it B were they C weren't they?
10 I'd go back to bed if I ____ go to work.
A don't have to B have to C didn't have to
11 She doesn't often play much sport, ____ ?
A doesn't she B does she C is she
12 If we had enough time, it ____ a problem, but it's urgent.
A wouldn't be B wasn't C won't be
13 I checked it ____ because I didn't believe it.
A for me B me C myself
14 He told ____ to come early.
A to her B her C herself
15 I could smell the pizza ____ .
A cooking B cook C to cook
16 He asked ____ I could meet him later.
A that B if C please
17 She ____ in touch with her friends. If she doesn't, she'll lose them.
A should have kept B ought to keep C shouldn't keep
18 He asked what time ____ .
A we did arrive B did we arrive C we had arrived
19 They wanted to know where ____ .
A I lived B do I live C did I live
20 He told me I ____ get my hair cut.
A had needed to B need to C needed to
21 `Happy Birthday!' he said ____ .
A me B to me C myself
22 They asked us if we ____ to go to the cinema that evening.
A liked B were liking C would like
23 They ____ swimming yesterday. The sea was much too cold.
A shouldn't have gone B shouldn't go C should have gone
24 If you want to come with us, you ____ get yourself a passport.
A are better B would rather C had better
25 You ____ give it to me now. Tomorrow will be fine.
A shouldn't B don't have to C mustn't
26 Nobody saw ____ the house.
A her to leave B she leaves C her leaving
27 They ____ when I got home last night.
A were sleeping B used to sleep C slept
28 What ____ when you found out?
A you did B you were doing C did you do
29 She ____ where to go.
A already has decided B has already decided C has decided already
30 I haven't asked him ____ , so I don't know.
A yet B ever C just
____ / 30 points
LISTENING
2 Listen and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 Which sport is the speaker describing?
A zorbing B surfing C snowboarding
2 Which country is the boy talking about?
A Austria B Vietnam C Palestine
3 What is the girl learning?
A sign language B Braille C French
4 What is the man buying?
A a dinghy B a lamp C a fleece
5 What is the woman complaining about?
A a car alarm B the Internet C a compass
6 What is the man describing?
A a dam B a waterfall C a coral reef
7 What does the boy like?
A hurricanes B thunderstorms C haunted houses
8 This man has ____ .
A a headache B a sore throat C altitude sickness
9 What is the girl doing?
A testing a light bulb B solving a problem C chopping food
10 The man thought the tour guide was ____ .
A well-educated B friendly C impolite
____ / 10 points
READING
3a Read this article and complete 1−10.
About Ray Mears
Survival courses have become very popular in the UK in the last few years. You can now find courses that 1 _____ you how to make your own shelter outside, how to build your own fire, how to get water, or how to recognise, get and cook food just using the things around you. One reason for the popularity of these courses is Ray Mears. Ray Mears is a leading expert on bushcraft and survival. Through his many TV 2 _____ and his books on the subject, Ray has become well known throughout the world.
Ray's simple approach, his obvious passion for his subject and the respect he shows for local people and their culture make his programmes popular with everyone from small children to grandparents.
Ray grew 3 _____ in the countryside in southern England. At a young age he was interested in wildlife and he learned to track foxes and other outdoor skills. He enjoyed camping outside, but never 4 _____ enough money to buy expensive tents and camping equipment. So, he 5 _____ find alternative ways to manage by adapting what was around him to suit his needs. Ray never realised that his hobby would become his life's work.
Ray was also lucky to have the encouragement of one of his school teachers 6 _____ taught him to look at the world in a different way. Ray spent hours in his local library reading every bit of information about survival that he could find. He began to relearn skills that 7 _____ used in southern England for perhaps as long as ten thousand years.
As he grew older Ray started travelling all over the world expanding his horizons and learning new things from the people he met. He 8 _____ lucky enough to go hunting, tracking and searching for wild plants for food and medicine with local people from countries as diverse as Canada, New Zealand, Samoa and Finland amongst others.
In 1983 Ray started his company, Woodlore. He teaches both military and civilian people in the skills of survival. According to Ray, survival is only one part of bushcraft. True bushcraft is like an encyclopaedia − a huge area of knowledge which is constantly 9 _____ updated. Bushcraft is about being practical and resourceful and it provides an escape from modern life. Ray sees 10 _____ as a guide passing on his knowledge and helping people to discover the wonders of the natural world.
1 A show B look C take
2 A sets B programmes C stories
3 A out B down C up
4 A has B had C having
5 A has to B used to C would
6 A who B that C which
7 A are not B has not been C had not been
8 A were B has been C is
9 A be B being C been
10 A himself B him C he
3b Read the text again, then choose True or False.
1 Ray Mears is famous. True / False
2 Ray's TV programmes are about old people. True / False
3 Ray enjoys what he does. True / False
4 Ray always had the best equipment. True / False
5 Ray always wanted to be a survival expert. True / False
6 When he was young Ray tried to find out as
much as he could about survival skills. True / False
7 Ray goes out into the wild with local people. True / False
8 Ray sometimes teaches about bushcraft and survival. True / False
9 Bushcraft and survival skills are the same. True / False
10 Ray thinks he is an expert. True / False
____ / 20 points
WRITING
4 Write a paragraph describing the survival skills needed in a city. Say:
what skills people need and why
how these skills can be learnt
which skills you have and which you need
what you would put in a `city survival pack' and why
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____ / 10 points
SPEAKING
5 EITHER …
With a partner, role play a conversation about a place (town, country, building, zoo, etc) you have visited. Then swap roles and do the role play again.
A B
Say hello.
Greet your partner.
Ask if he / she has been to an
interesting place recently.
Reply. Say the name of the place.
Ask him / her to describe the place.
Say what it is and what it looks and feels like.
Ask what he / she did there.
Reply.
Ask if he / she liked this place.
Reply and give a reason.
OR …
With a partner, ask and answer these questions about travel and holidays.
Which places in the world would you like/ not like to visit? Why?
Would you like to visit poor places? Why?
Are you interested in survival or eco-friendly holidays?
Does tourism help poor countries or cause more problems?
____ / 10 points
Total : ____ / 80 points
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