3 UNIT TEST LEVEL 1 Name Mark
Vocabulary
1 Complete the passage about American nature photographer Ansel Adams with the words
or phrases below. (7 x 2 = 14 points)
unforgettable • scenery • went trekking • steep • mountainous • wild • adventurous
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams was born in 1902 in San Francisco. He was a very 1. ……………………
child, and often walked down 2. …………………… hills in order to reach remote beaches
and other isolated and 3. …………………… areas. When he was a teenager, he
4.
…………………… in Yosemite National Park in California. This 5. ……………………
area has peaks as high as 4,000 metres. In his 20s, he became famous for his
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…………………… photographs of the beautiful 7. …………………… in Yosemite and
the American west.
2 Complete the sentences to show that you understand the meaning of the phrases in bold. (5 x 4 = 20 points)
1. When you overcome fear of something, you stop being ........................
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2. When you set off, you ........................................................................... .
3. When you run out of something, you haven’t .........................................
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4. When something gives you a thrill, it’s .................................................. .
5. You can make a reservation for ............................................................ .
3 Complete the sentences with the words in brackets and the suffix -ed or -ing.
There may be more than one possible answer. (4 x 4 = 16 points)
1. Jane was …………………… while we were climbing the steep, narrow path, but I didn’t think
it was at all …………………… . (frighten / terrify)
2. By the time we got to the top of the mountain, I was so …………………… it was hard to
appreciate the …………………… view. (exhaust / amaze)
3. Even though the lecture lasted for over an hour, I wasn’t …………………… . The speaker
presented some …………………… information. (fascinate / bore)
4. We were …………………… and …………………… by the sights there! It was a fantastic
trip! (amaze / thrill)
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3 UNIT TEST LEVEL 1
Grammar
4 Write sentences with the words below. Use a future tense or the Present Continuous.
There may be more than one possible answer. (4 x 2 = 8 points)
1. Be careful! You / hurt yourself / !
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2. you / complete / the cave-diving course / by the end of the week / ?
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3. Wait a second. I / walk / to the bus / with you / .
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4. At this time tomorrow / we / watch / the sunset / in Hawaii / !
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5 Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use a future tense or the Present Continuous.
There may be more than one possible answer. (10 x 3 = 30 points)
Hi Mum and Dad,
Lucy and I are having a great time in Wales! In about half an hour, we 1. ……………………
(go) on a hike. And at this time tomorrow, we 2. …………………… (take) a one-day course
in river-swimming. The water 3. …………………… (be) cold, but don’t worry – we
4.
…………………… (wear) wetsuits so we 5. …………………… (not freeze). The course
6.
…………………… (begin) with lessons on how water moves in rivers and how to swim
safely. Then, we 7. …………………… (swim) in one of the rivers here. By about 9 pm, we
8.
…………………… (get back) to the youth hostel. I 9. …………………… (send) you a
quick e-mail. I hope you can still pick us up when we arrive back in London next Tuesday
night! I hope it 10. …………………… (not be) late!
Love,
Emma
6 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. (3 x 4 = 12 points)
1. I’m going to make the fire before everyone gets back to the campsite. (by the time)
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2. I promise not to do any dangerous snowboard stunts. (won’t)
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3. I’m going surfing tomorrow morning. (at 10 o’clock)
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