Laser A2 Unit 8 Test

Name: ….…………………………………………………………………

Section 1
Reading

1 Read the text. For questions 1–5 choose ‘Right’, ‘Wrong’ or ‘Doesn’t Say’.

1 Ten people are on the trip. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say

2 On Day 5 it was usual for the

men to see weird animals. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say

3 Day 8 is a clear sunny day. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say

4 On Day 10 lightning was seen

before thunder was heard. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say

5 Cortez decided that he and the

men should go home. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t Say

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A Terrible Trip
Day 1
It’s 3rd December and our trip begins! Ten men and I, Giles Cortez, will travel hundreds of
kilometres into Australia. We hope to find a great lake in the large desert that we have
heard about in books and from other travellers who have tried to make this very difficult
trip.
Day 5
It’s a beautiful day and the men and I are happy. Yesterday, we travelled about 30km and
we saw some very strange things. It was common for us to see creatures in the distance –
they didn’t look like anything we knew! And the insects – so many of them!
Day 8
We’re in the desert. There are stones and sand everywhere – there aren’t any plants or
trees. The sun is shining brightly in the sky. My friend Dominic recorded a temperature of
35°C! Now at 7pm, the temperature has fallen to 18°C. It will be cold sleeping on the
ground tonight.
Day 10
It’s an awful day. It’s very windy and we cannot see because of the sand in our eyes. Two
hours ago, at 8 in the morning, there was a terrible thunderstorm – but of course, no rain.
First, we heard a crash of thunder and then we saw a flash of lightning. We were very
frightened that we might be hit.
Day 15
It was decided this morning that we will go back. This isn’t a place for animals – or people!
We haven’t discovered any water. The trip has been hard for me and the men. It is 18th
December, it is 38°C, and it’s time to go home!
Section 2
Vocabulary

2 Read the text and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.

Hi Jacques,
I’m writing this postcard in Meghalaya in India! It’s the wettest
place in the world – it gets a lot of (0) a ! Yesterday when we
arrived it was hot and (1) _____ . We were told that the (2) _____
was 32°C. This morning, when I looked out of my window I
couldn’t see anything because there was
(3) _____ everywhere – it was like the (4) _____ disappeared during
the night! It was beautiful, but also a little (5) _____ . This afternoon
we are going to Shillong. It’s hot and quite (6) _____ outdoors now,
so we will probably get a few (7) _____ . That’s very (8) _____
here. That’s OK. We want to see Ward’s (9) _____ . I don’t think
we’ll swim there, but we can feed the fish. Oh Jacques, what a
country – there’s music everywhere, music made by the thousands
of (10) _____ – birds and insects – that live in this strange and
wonderful place!
Bye for now!
Raj

0 a rain b rainy c foggy

1 a frosty b sunny c snowy
2 a desert b thunder c temperature
3 a sun b mist c wind
4 a ground b earthquake c thunder
5 a weird b stormy c common
6 a frosty b snowy c cloudy
7 a deserts b flashes c showers
8 a sunny b common c stormy
9 a Desert b Thunderstorm c Lake
10 a creatures b showers c flashes
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3 Match the words with their definitions.

0 beach f
1 desert _____
2 ice _____
3 lightning _____
4 shower _____
5 mountain _____
6 creature _____
7 thunder _____
8 forest _____
9 earthquake _____
10 ground _____

a a living thing (animal, insect)

b a very high place
c a big flash of light during a storm
d a place with lots of trees
e when it rains for a short time
f the land near the sea
g the floor under your feet
h frozen water
i place where it doesn’t often rain
j the sound we hear after a flash of lightning
k when the ground shakes
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4 Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

0 It’s misty over the mountains in the early morning. MIST

1 It’s very _______________ outside; it’s going to rain. CLOUD
2 It’s _______________; I can’t see the ground! FOG
3 Tomorrow, we’ll have a hot _______________ day. SUN
4 In the south of England, it will be a _______________ night. FROST
5 It’s often wet and _______________ in the north of Canada. STORM
6 What a horrible _______________ day – we can’t go out. RAIN
7 It’s so _______________ that my papers flew all over the garden. WIND
8 The mountains were _______________ and the river was frozen. SNOW

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Section 3
Grammar

5 Write a word from the box in each gap to complete the sentences. If no article is
necessary, put a dash (–).

a an the

Today’s geography class is about (0) – Canada, one of the biggest countries in
(1) _____ world. Canada is near the big country, (2) _____ United States of America.
However, the people in Canada – the Canadians – are quite different from the Americans.
Canada has got a lot of (3) _____ water – 7% of all (4) _____ Earth’s water! On one side
of Canada, the side where (5) _____ British Columbia is found, there is
(6) _____ Pacific Ocean and on the other side, where you find places like (7) _____ Prince
Edward Island and Nova Scotia, there is the Atlantic Ocean. I visited Canada last year and
on the day that I arrived there was (8) _____ awful storm. Have you ever been in (9)
_____ thunderstorm? It is very scary! There were flashes of lightning and crashes of
thunder. I could feel electricity in (10) _____ air! And the rain! I was sure it would never
stop.
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6 Choose the correct word.

0 The / A sky is dark today. I think it’s going to rain.

1 Brazil is a / an country in South America.
2 I hope there aren’t some / any strange creatures under my bed!
3 The animals in the Galapagos Islands are / is weird!
4 Don’t you think the platypus is the / an amazing animal?
5 I have some / a knowledge of Australian history, but not much.
6 I would love to see the / a River Amazon.
7 Oh, no! I’ve lost any / the money for the tickets!
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7 Match the two halves of the sentences.

0 Be careful because electricity d

1 This information about camels _____
2 I put my money in my pocket but it _____
3 On rainy days, my hair _____
4 I don’t often read the news because it _____
5 A beaver’s food _____

a looks awful!
b consists of parts of trees and bushes.
c is gone.
d is really dangerous!
e is very interesting.
f usually frightens me.
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Section 4
Writing

8 Read the letter and match each part of the letter with a statement.

1 This describes what the place looks like and some key features. _____
2 These are adjectives to make our description interesting. _____
3 This describes what people generally do in the place. _____
4 This is the title of the description. _____
5 This describes the place generally and says where it is. _____

A Wonderful Lake Lawrence

B My favourite summer place is Lake Lawrence. It’s about 30km from the town where I
live. It’s very popular and on C hot sunny days you can see happy people swimming in the
lake and having fun.

D Lake Lawrence is very large. It is also very clean and has got lots of trees and bushes
around it. There is an area for having picnics beside it!

E People do lots of things at Lake Lawrence. Some people walk around it or play in the
sand with their children. Other people just sit and enjoy the view. I’m absolutely sure you
would love Lake Lawrence.
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Final score … / 70