Module 1 Level 2 Name: .......................... Mark: ..........................

Vocabulary and Grammar

1 Choose the correct answer. (5 points)

1. The founder led to / ran on / set up this company 25 years ago.
2. Cheese is a fossil fuel / source / development of protein.
3. The strong winds came up with / reached / caused a lot of damage to the trees in our
garden.
4. The drama club meetings restore / take place / play a role after school.
5. Using more tracks / steam / renewable energy will help the environment.
6. This new law exposes / bans / rules fuel lorries from driving on certain roads.
7. In the US, there has been a decline / load / trade in the number of teens who want to get
driving licences.
8. The standard of living / threat / drilling has improved in many developing countries.
9. Because of traffic jams, taking the underground is often less time-consuming / high-speed
/ long-distance than driving.
10. Marine biologists who study the oceans have a lot of government / destruction /
knowledge of underwater sea life.
2 Match the meanings in A to the words in B. (5 points)

A B
1. thought to be true by ... a. take action
many people
2. get on ... b. come up with
3. do something to make a ... c. hop on
change
4. make something live ... d. army
again
5. a country's soldiers ... e. network
6. begin to rule ... f. high-speed
7. a system of connected ... g. bring back to life
parts
8. not allow ... h. widely believed
9. very fast ... i. take control
10. think of a plan or idea ... j. ban

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. (5 points)
global warming • reach • landscape • last • major • oil spill • long before • ship • capable of • raise
money
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 1. Last year, we ................................ for a charity that provides and ................................ school
supplies to developing nations.
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2. Climate scientists know that ................................ had begun ................................ they first
began to study it.
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3. These robots are ................................ cleaning up ................................ in the ocean.

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4. The flight seemed to ................................ forever! I thought we'd never ................................

New York!
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5. Rising temperatures are having a ................................ effect on the ................................ in

Arctic regions.
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4 Complete the sentences to show that you understand the words in bold. (5 points)
1. Africa is famous for wildlife like
................................................................................................... .
.

2. Many teens want the freedom to

................................................................................................... .
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3. Where I live, it's easy to get around

................................................................................................... .
.

4. One of my major accomplishments is that

................................................................................................... .
.

5. It's risky to ................................................................................................... .

.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect
Simple. (4 points)
help • spend • ban • live • not take • not change • see • go
.

1. I ................................ these things to the recycling centre yet.

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2. The government ................................ swimming here for a year after the oil spill.
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3. She ................................ holiday in Greece last year.

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4. The landscape here ................................ much in the past decade.

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5. Recent studies ................................ scientists understand more about global warming.

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6. I don't remember when I ................................ on my first bus ride.

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7. We ................................ already ................................ that film twice.

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8. To protest deforestation, he ................................ in a tree for a month!

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or the Past
Perfect Simple. (4 points)
1. Hannah ................................ what to do. Someone ................................ the door and she had
no key. (not know / lock)
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2. This area ................................ trendy after developers ................................ the old buildings.
(become / restore)
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3. By the time the beach clean-up ................................ , the volunteers ................................

more than 500 kg of rubbish. (collect / end)
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4. We ................................ never ................................ on a cable car before we

................................ San Francisco. (visit / be)
.

7 Write a logical continuation of each sentence below. Use the correct form of the words in
brackets and the Past Simple, the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Simple. (4 points)
1. We got off the motorway at the wrong exit. (realise / our mistake, / we / already drive / 20
kilometres)
By the time we ................................................................................................... .
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2. Becky's nervous about the flight. (never fly / before)

She ................................................................................................... .
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3. I need a holiday. (not be / anywhere / since / I / visit / Paris / a year ago)

I ................................................................................................... .
.

4. There are now some driverless cars on the roads in California. (the cars / be / carefully
tested)
These appeared after ................................................................................................... .
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8 Complete the sentences with a reflexive pronoun. (4 points)

1. Be careful with that knife, or you'll cut ...................... .
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2. On social media sites, Peter calls ...................... an environmental activist.

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3. We couldn't carry the piano ...................... , so we hired a moving company.

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4. To save petrol and reduce pollution, this car's engine turns ...................... off at red lights.
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5. Molly's father doesn't think she should travel to South America by ...................... .
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6. Young children shouldn't stay at home by ...................... .

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7. I'd like to get my own flat and live by ...................... .

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8. I'd like you all to write about what you see ...................... doing ten years from now.
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9 Complete the sentences with one or two words. (4 points)
1. John ................................ passed the driving test yet.
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2. ................................ you saved enough money to go on holiday?

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3. He was shocked by his exam score. He ................................ expected such a low mark.
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4. ................................ you enjoy your visit to the London Transport Museum yesterday?
.

5. Do you write notes to remind ................................ to do things?

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6. Soon computers will be able to program .................................

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7. We took a walk after we ................................ eaten dinner.

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8. We're on our way home. The demonstration ................................ just ended.

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10 Choose the correct answers to complete the text. (10 points)

In June 2013, when Australia 1.... to protect an additional 170,000 hectares of forest in a
Tasmanian wilderness preserve, Miranda Gibson had a special reason to celebrate.
Eighteen months earlier, on 14th December 2011, she 2.... into a 400-year-old tree in a forest
under threat of being destroyed. Although tree-sitting, which 3.... a form of protest
since the 1970s, is risky and uncomfortable, Gibson decided to do it 4.... she had spent years
trying other ways to prevent the forest's destruction.
For 449 days, Gibson lived on a platform 60 metres above the ground. She was helped by
people who 5.... food and water to her. Using a solar-powered computer, she posted videos of
6.
... and of logging activity, and the public, media and government 7.... paying attention. A fire
in March 2013 8.... Gibson to leave the tree – but in June, the forest she 9.... to preserve
became protected land. Since then, Gibson's story 10.... activists to keep trying.

1. a. decided b. has decided c. have decided

2. a. did move b. moved c. had moved
3. a. be b. has been c. was
4. a. by the time b. as soon as c. after
5. a. have delivered b. delivered c. has delivered
6. a. themselves b. itself c. herself
7. a. began b. have begun c. has begun
8. a. has forced b. forced c. had forced
9. a. had fought b. has fought c. fought

.
10. a. inspired b. had inspired c. has inspired

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Written Comprehension
Personal Correspondence

Stephen's Blog

As most of you probably know, I’m a big Dr Who fan. When I read that BBC television had filmed
part of the recent series (the first with a female doctor!) in Little Woodham, I went there with
two friends.

It turns out that this village in Hampshire, about two hours south of London, is a "living history
museum". These types of museums are in historical settings and usually feature “historical
interpreters” – actors who dress, speak and behave as people from the time period. In Little
Woodham’s case, that’s the 1600s.

I was disappointed to learn that Little Woodham isn’t actually 400 years old. It was built in 1984
to show what village life in Hampshire had been like during England’s civil war in the 1600s. The
war was between those who supported the King’s right to rule with absolute power and those
who thought he should have less power. Many of the battles took place in the area.

The village is in the middle of a forest, and from the moment you enter, you feel like you’re in
another world. You can see cottages with thatched roofs, an alehouse (that’s what pubs were
called back then), an apothecary (what we call a chemist’s today) and other workplaces, as well
as the “villagers” going about their daily routines.

We saw the blacksmith making metal nails, women making clothing and a potter making bowls.
We even made something – a pen from a bird’s feather. In the apothecary, the chemist explained
which medicines were used at the time. We met a family in one of the cottages, where we ate
freshly baked bread and listened to the mother tell her child a fairy tale from the 1600s. On the
day we visited, the barber wasn’t there himself, but we learned that barbers used to perform
operations on people! By the way, the actors themselves were very knowledgeable and were
happy to answer our questions.

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 century. As fascinating as it was, I’m glad I live in the 21st century!

1 Read the blog. Then tick (✔) the sentences true (T), false (F) or doesn't say (DS). (10 points)
T F DS
1. Stephen and his friends drove to Little Woodham. ....... ....... .......
2. Little Woodham dates back about 400 years. ....... ....... .......
3. The English civil war was about how much power the King should have. ....... ....... .......
4. The houses in Little Woodham are made of wood. ....... ....... .......
5. The barber explained that barbers were once also surgeons. ....... ....... .......

2 Complete the sentences. (10 points)

1. The people working in Little Woodham are called
................................................................................................... .
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2. Little Woodham shows visitors what village life was like

................................................................................................... .
.

3. Blacksmiths make things from ................................................................................................... .

.

4. The actors are able to answer questions about life in the 1600s because they have a lot of
................................................................................................... .
.

5. After his visit, Stephen is happy that he

................................................................................................... .
.
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Written Production

Choose one of the tasks below. (10 points)

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Oral Comprehension
Announcements

1 Listen to three announcements about travel. Write one or two words to correct the
sentences. (5 points)
1. Passengers can exit at King's Cross St Pancras for the British Museum.

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2. There is a slowdown between Baker Street and Edgware Road because of repair work on
the platforms.

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3. Flight 189 to New York is not fully booked.

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4. All other passengers should board five minutes after passengers who cannot board by
themselves.

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5. At Hammersmith Bus Station, any unattended item must be handed in to the authorities.

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2 Listen and complete the sentences with one or two words. (5 points)
1. The announcer tells passengers to be careful of the .......................................... .
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2. At King's Cross St Pancras, passengers can exit for trains to .......................................... and
change for other lines.
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3. The airport announcer says that there is no .......................................... for passengers to send
one carry-on bag with the baggage.
.

4. In addition to a boarding pass, every passenger will need to show a

.......................................... .
.

5. Hammersmith Bus Station does not allow activities like .......................................... or

skateboarding.
.
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Oral Production
Announcements

(10 points)

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