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ÿþcumulative test A Test 6 10 Grammar Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 3 Choose the correct answers. the verbs in brackets. 1 Do you have any about his ability? 1 Could you tell me where A problems B regrets C doubts (be the bank)? 2 To my , it s not a big problem at all. 2 You (not need) hurry A view B mind C opinion home. We ve got plenty of time. 3 I m disappointed they my proposal. 3 Jackie (must have) A rejected B refused C called off some bad news. She looks really upset. 4 The have improved since they moved 4 Who (you ask) to the programme to Saturday evenings. come in early today? Was it the boss? A viewers B ratings C numbers 5 What 5 If you on too much work, your health (you cook) if he had been vegetarian? might suffer. 6 (your A make B put C take mum work) at the university? I m sure I 6 Our dog has cut his on some glass. recognise her from my student days. A claw B whiskers C paw 7 I (not be) here now if 7 You shouldn t that everyone feels the Sam hadn t given me a lift. same way you do. 8 We (leave) at 10.30 A agree B accept C assume but there was a problem on the plane. 8 The farmer moved his of cows to the Mark /8 field by the river. A pack B herd C litter 2 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 9 I ll go with the majority opinion. 1 I have managed to finish all A out B along C away the work without your help. Thank you. 10 When is the next of the TV series? 2 Every Christmas Dad dress up A episode B view C sequence as Santa Claus. Mark /10 3 I haven t been to use my computer since it crashed last week. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 4 Remember to get some money from the cash point, you? 1 To deal with climate change we need to use sources of energy. 5 I can t remember I wanted to ask you. 2 I m going to in my notice tomorrow because I ve got a new job. 6 Do I to use a special password to get onto the site? 3 Some people can t cope with the rat and have to change jobs. 7 I was to start the engine when I 4 Millions of people in the UK are noticed a smell of petrol. paid and have very little to live on. Mark /7 5 I have to off the meeting on Friday. I ve just found out the boss is away then. Mark /5 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Matura Solutions Upper-Intermediate Tests 1 cumulative test A Test 6 10 Listening The Doomsday Vault 5 4.12 Listen to part of a radio interview about d" unpaid overtime. Are the sentences true or false? How can an enormous chamber 200 metres below the 1 Workers in the UK spend longer at work on surface in one of the coldest places on the planet possibly average than those in the rest of Europe. T / F help the survival of our planet? Read on and find out! 2 Many people assume that working long hours On 25th February 2008, what is known as  The Doomsday is normal for their job. T / F Vault started operating officially. It may sound like something from a spy film but is in fact a giant fridge in 3 Some professions are demanding to be paid which the seeds from every known variety of plant and for the hours they work overtime. T / F crop on the planet will eventually be deep frozen. They 4 Mike thinks workers should only ever work the could remain in this state for up to 1,000 years. hours stated in their contracts. T / F The Doomsday Vault is like an insurance policy for the 5 February 22nd is the official start to the year Earth and its construction was prompted by concerns for many professions. T / F about global warming and extreme climate change. The Mark /10 idea behind it is that should climate change or natural catastrophe one day devastate the planet, it will be possible to use the seeds stored here to reestablish crops Reading and plants that have been lost. It already contains over 250,000 seed samples and has space for up to four and a 6 Read the text. half million  way beyond the species we can identify at 7 Are the sentences true or false? present. The remote area of Svalbard, Norway was chosen for 1 The Doomsday Vault is featured in a movie. T / F siting the vault because of its location. It is deep within 2 Food will be stored there in case it is needed in the Arctic circle and only 620 miles from the North a catastrophe. T / F Pole itself. It used to be important for mining but now 3 It will eventually contain items we don t yet houses very few people and is visited mainly by tourists know about. T / F and scientists. It is remote, isolated and has an extremely 4 The people in Svalbard are not inhospitable climate, all of which made it an ideal place very friendly. T / F to construct the vault. It is so cold in the vault that the 5 This is the first vault to have been built contents would never defrost even if the refrigeration to store seeds for the future. T / F unit should fail. Mark /10 As well as being very cold, the vault is also very strong. It has been constructed from concrete and steel and will stand up to whatever nature or man could attack it with. Writing It has already survived the biggest earthquake Norway has ever experienced. 8 Write a for and against essay with the title: The Doomsday Vault cost six million euros to build Technology has caused a decline in traditional but scientists believe it was well worth the money. They communication skills. Use the writing guide to have seen some existing seed vaults in other countries help you. destroyed during conflict or natural disasters. Unique Paragraph 1: Explain the meaning of the samples of seeds have been lost from these vaults which statement. means that there are some varieties of plants that we Paragraph 2: Give points in favour of the statement. shall never see again. Learning from these experiences the scientists behind the Doomsday Vault have done their Paragraph 3: Give points against. utmost to ensure that the samples stored there, and with Paragraph 4: Summarise and give your own them the possible future of our planet, will be safe. viewpoint. Mark /10 Total /60 Photocopiable © Oxford University Press Matura Solutions Upper-Intermediate Tests 2

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