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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 3 A UNITS 5-6
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in capitals letters.
0 This is a very __intriguing___ story. INTRIGUE
1 Did you hear about the volcanic _______________ yesterday? ERUPT
2 I think we’ll all be killed in a _______________ disaster. NATURE
3 Don’t worry about the dog. He’s just being _______________. PLAY
4 I read that the country is full of dangerous _______________. TERROR
5 I think this is a terrible time for all of _______________. HUMAN
6 John’s alright but he can be a bit _______________ at times. ARROGANCE
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2 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 won’t be the 3 __ __ __ __ in
temperatures that we’re seeing at the moment but a fall. This will 4 __ __ __ __ to many species being 5__ __ __ __ __ out and even humans will 6 __ __ __ __ very great danger.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box. Three words are not needed.
probably / going / soon / definitely / unless / long / from / provided / if
in
0 Look at that car. It’s not _____going_____ to stop!
1 I’m _______________ not going. Never! I’ve made my mind up.
2 I’ll do the washing up _______________ that you put the dishes away.
3 She says we can come to dinner as _______________ as we dress smartly.
4 They won’t win _______________ they try much harder.
5 Where do you think you will live thirty years _______________ now?
6 There may be a huge disaster one day but not _______________ my lifetime.
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4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in capital letters. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
0 I’m not certain, but there’s a good chance that there will be a party on Friday. PROBABLY
There ___will probably be_ a party on Friday.
1 There is no chance that I will be late. DEFINITELY
I _____________________________________________ late.
2 My plan is to start my own business when I leave school. TO
I’m _____________________________________________ own business when I leave school.
3 I can’t see you now. I’ve got a meeting with Mr Davies. AM
I can’t see you now because _____________________________________________ Mr Davies.
4 Timetable: Leeds: 08:00 – London: 12:00. IN
The eight o’clock train from _____________________________________________ London at 12
o’clock.
5 There’s a possibility that Tom will play instead of me. MIGHT
Tom _____________________________________________ of me.
6 I doubt if I will see you tomorrow. PROBABLY
I _____________________________________________ tomorrow.
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5 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, any-
where 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 don’t 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 don’t,
then nothing 6_____ them.
0 a long b if c soon d far
1 a knew b would know c know d do know
2 a will b did c do d would
3 a was b is c will be d would be
4 a if b as long as c provided that d unless
5 a as long as b provided c if d unless
6 a helps b will help c would help d helped
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LISTENING SKILLS
1 CD Track 3 Listen to five people talking about animals in films and match them to headings A-
F. 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 hasn’t got children?
a 1
b 2
c 3
d 4
7 Which two films involve animals which can speak?
a Tarzan and Babe
b Tarzan and Mr Ed
c Every Which Way But Loose and Bonzo at Bedtime
d Mr Ed and Babe
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COMMUNICATION
1 Rewrite replays B so that they have the same meaning as the original. Use the words in brackets.
0 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. How’s your family?
A Hello. Well. It is likely that my parents will buy a dog soon.
B (probably) ________________________________________________
3 Hello Carole. You look sad. What’s 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. I’m really scared of dogs.
A It’s OK. I’m certain that our dog won’t bite you.
B (definitely) _________________________________________________
6 Aren’t 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 I’m really worried about the environment.
A It’s OK. Scientists may find a way to stop global warming.
B (perhaps) __________________________________________________
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8 These news stories about the environment are really worrying.
A Well, no way am I going to worry about the future.
B (certainly) __________________________________________________
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