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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 3 A

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
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UNITS 5-6

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in capitals letters. This is a very __intriguing___ story. Did you hear about the volcanic _______________ yesterday? I think well all be killed in a _______________ disaster. Dont worry about the dog. Hes just being _______________. I read that the country is full of dangerous _______________. I think this is a terrible time for all of _______________. Johns alright but he can be a bit _______________ at times. INTRIGUE ERUPT NATURE PLAY TERROR HUMAN ARROGANCE /6

Complete the text with one word in each gap.

I read a report about the dangers of a super volcano 0 _e _r _u _p _t _i _n _g. If it is very large, apart from the molten 1 __ __ __ __, which always comes out, there will be a huge cloud of gas and smoke covering the whole planet. The 2 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ will change, but it wont be the 3 __ __ __ __ in temperatures that were seeing at the moment but a fall. This will 4 __ __ __ __ to many species being
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__ __ __ __ __ out and even humans will 6 __ __ __ __ very great danger. /6

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3 in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box. Three words are not needed.

probably / going / soon / definitely / unless / long / from / provided / if Look at that car. Its not _____going_____ to stop! Im _______________ not going. Never! Ive made my mind up. Ill do the washing up _______________ that you put the dishes away. She says we can come to dinner as _______________ as we dress smartly. They wont win _______________ they try much harder. Where do you think you will live thirty years _______________ now? There may be a huge disaster one day but not _______________ my lifetime. /6

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4 0

Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences. Im not certain, but theres a good chance that there will be a party on Friday. PROBABLY There ___will probably be_ a party on Friday.

There is no chance that I will be late. DEFINITELY I _____________________________________________ late.

My plan is to start my own business when I leave school. TO Im _____________________________________________ own business when I leave school.

I cant see you now. Ive got a meeting with Mr Davies. AM I cant see you now because _____________________________________________ Mr Davies.

Timetable: Leeds: 08:00 London: 12:00. IN The eight oclock train from _____________________________________________ London at 12 oclock.

Theres a possibility that Tom will play instead of me. MIGHT Tom _____________________________________________ of me.

I doubt if I will see you tomorrow. PROBABLY I _____________________________________________ tomorrow. /6

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Circle the correct answer

Journalist: Here I am at the Tsunami Advanced Warning Centre in Hawaii talking to Professor Gall. Professor, what do all these screens show? Professor: Well, they show all earthquake activity under the sea. As 0_____ as anything happens, anywhere in the world, we 1_____ about it. J: And what 2_____ you do if you saw something now? P: Well, if it 3_____ a major problem, we would immediately send out messages to countries which were in danger. We are in direct contact with 121 countries around the world. J: And smaller problems? P: Well, we dont worry about anything 4_____ it registers over 2.5 on our scale of danger. Between 2.5 and 5 is our moderate warning and anything over 5 is red danger. J: And will these measures help? P: Yes, 5_____ that other countries have a system in place to warn their own people. If they dont, then nothing 6_____ them. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 a long a knew a will a was a if a as long as a helps b if b would know b did b is b as long as b provided b will help c soon c know c do c will be c provided that c if c would help d far d do know d would d would be d unless d unless d helped /6

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LISTENING SKILLS
1 CD Track 3 Listen to five people talking about animals in films and match them to headings AF. There is one extra heading. For questions 6 and 7 circle the correct answer. A As good as possible B I miss him C Record breaker D I was scared E It looked good at the time F Change of career

Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 6

Which speaker definitely hasnt got children? a b c d 1 2 3 4

Which two films involve animals which can speak? a b c d Tarzan and Babe Tarzan and Mr Ed Every Which Way But Loose and Bonzo at Bedtime Mr Ed and Babe /7

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COMMUNICATION
1 0 Rewrite replays B so that they have the same meaning as the original. Use the words in brackets. President, can you tell us what is happening in Syldavia?

A Unfortunately, it is certain that there will be a war soon. B (definitely) __There will definitely be a war soon___. 1 Hi, Sue. How are you feeling about you school work this year?

A Hi. I am 100% certain that my grades will improve this year. B (definitely) _______________________________________________ 2 Hey, Jenny. Hows your family?

A Hello. Well. It is likely that my parents will buy a dog soon. B (probably) ________________________________________________ 3 Hello Carole. You look sad. Whats wrong?

A Hello, Tanya. It is possible that our dog will die soon. B (might) ___________________________________________________ 4 Why are you checking all the windows?

A There will probably be a storm this evening. B (chances) __________________________________________________ 5 Oh no. Barking. Im really scared of dogs.

A Its OK. Im certain that our dog wont bite you. B (definitely) _________________________________________________ 6 Arent you worried about the political situation?

A No. It is unlikely that there will be a nuclear war in the next hundred years. B (probably) __________________________________________________ 7 Im really worried about the environment.

A Its OK. Scientists may find a way to stop global warming. B (perhaps) __________________________________________________

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These news stories about the environment are really worrying.

A Well, no way am I going to worry about the future. B (certainly) __________________________________________________ /8

TOTAL

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