Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

4 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Example: If I was rich, I would travel (travel) around the world.
1 If you ________ (study) more, you might do better in your exams.
2 If I ________ (be) you, I wouldn’t go climbing without a guide.
3 You ________ (not survive) the crash if you hadn’t been wearing your seatbelt.
4 You could have won the race if you ________ (train) a bit harder.
5 She ________ (not come) to the party if she’d known Tim was going.
6 If you ________ (not talk) so fast all the time, I’d be able to understand you.
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2 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: You must have / can’t have seen Billy. He’s on holiday at the moment.
1 They might have / must have finished the match by now. It’s too dark to play.
2 You look tired. You should have gone / should go to bed earlier last night.
3 I may have / must have met Tim before, but I can’t remember.
4 Helen can’t have / mustn’t have passed the test. She didn’t do any revision!
5 She shouldn’t have / might not have told you I was leaving. I asked her not to tell
anyone.
6 You’d rather / You’d better go to the doctor’s. You don’t look very well.
7 We’d better / We’d rather leave early. There’ll be a lot of traffic.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: You look really ill. You should call a doctor.
sound look feel
1 Something ________ good. Are you baking bread?
smells tastes sounds
2 These shoes ________ a bit tight. They hurt my feet.
look feel taste
3 You look more ________ your father than your mother.
as like as if
4 It’s so hot and humid today. It feels ________ there’s going to be a storm.
as if if that
5 This soup ________ horrible. I think I put too much salt in it.
tastes feels smells
6 I don’t ________ going to the party tonight.
feel feel like feel as if
7 This music ________ great. What’s the name of the band?
looks feels sounds
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Grammar total 20
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VOCABULARY

4 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Harry felt homesick when he went away on his own for the first time.
1 Tess has been feeling a bit d________ in the dumps since her boyfriend moved to
Spain.
2 Lenny was d________ when he found out he’d passed all his exams.
3 I was really o________ when Liz and Michael didn’t invite me to their wedding. They
invited everyone else.
4 I was very g________ when Jess offered to help me with my maths homework.
5 Harry always gets n________ just before an exam, but as soon as he starts, he’s fine.
6 I’m sick and t________ of working in this office. The work’s boring and the people are
horrible.
7 When Sam finished the marathon he looked absolutely e________!
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5 Underline the correct word.

Example: The teacher was angry when she had to raise / rise her voice above the noise.
1 Somebody robbed / stole my bag yesterday.
2 Did you listen to / hear the thunder last night? It was really loud.
3 Please remind / remember me that I have a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
4 I don’t matter / mind if you can’t come to my party. I understand how busy you are.
5 I usually avoid / prevent going into town on Saturdays because it’s so busy.
6 I haven’t done much work so I’m not hoping / expecting to get very good results.
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6 Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: Harry’s fingers look horrible because he bites his nails.
1 Can you give me a tissue? I need to blow my ________.
2 I’m sure they’re going out together. When I saw them he was ________ her hand.
3 People often ________ hands when they meet each other for the first time.
4 The fortune teller looked at the lines on the ________ of my hand and told me I would
have a long and happy life.
5 I can’t do up the zip of these trousers. They’re too tight at the ________.
6 When I asked Ben why he didn’t want to go out with Sue, he ________ his shoulders
and said he didn’t know.
7 I thought my boss was being serious, but in fact he was pulling my ________.
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Vocabulary total 20
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PRONUNCIATION

7 Cross out the silent letters.

Example: thumb
1 comb
2 wrist
3 exhausted
4 kneel
5 palm
5

8 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: relieved
1 offended
2 elbow
3 desperate
4 disappointed
5 astonished
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
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Class ____________________________

4 Reading and Writing A

READING

1 Read the article and tick ( ) A, B, or C.

We’ve all heard amazing stories in which people struggle heroically to survive
against all the odds. We wonder what we would have done in similar impossible
situations and find it hard to imagine how these people found the strength to stay
alive. The truth, though, is that not all survivors are quite so heroic. As these two
stories show, the will to survive isn’t always so strong.

The marathon runner

Thrilling yet terrifying, the Marathon des Sables is arguably the world’s toughest foot
race. Competitors attempt a six-day 150-mile run across the Sahara desert in
temperatures of over 100 degrees. Just imagine getting lost. That, however, is
exactly what happened to an Italian policeman called Marco Contadino, a regular
competitor, when he took part in the race in 1996. A sandstorm developed as he
was running, which covered the marks of the course he was following with sand.
Marco should have stopped and waited for the storm to calm down, but he kept on,
desperate to stay in seventh place in the race, only to find that when the wind
dropped he could no longer see the course. He reached for his water bottle and
found there were only a few drops left in the bottom of it.

For three whole days Marco tried to find his way back to the course, with barely any
water and no idea what direction he was heading in. He started to visualize the
agonising death he would soon have to face. A friend had once told him that dying of
thirst was the worst of all possible deaths. Fearing such a long and painful death, he
decided to cut his wrists with a knife. But, short of water, his blood was thick and
would not flow. In desperation, he headed out into the desert one more time,
expecting to die. Five more days passed until, miraculously, a group of Tuareg
nomads found him and took him to a village. Marco discovered he was in Algeria,
130 miles away from the race course.

The yachtswoman

As an experienced sailor, Lynn Walker knows nothing is ever certain on the high
seas. However, when she took on the job of sailing a luxury yacht from Tahiti to San
Diego, she must have believed that it would be one of the less complicated trips she
had done. Little did she know that after a week of calm sailing the weather would
change dramatically, bringing a tropical depression from Central America to blast the
yacht with 50-foot waves. Lynn found herself battling against Hurricane Raymond. It
was an unequal battle, and the boat soon turned over.

Lynn was unconscious for a long time. When she did finally come round, she
realized that the boat had miraculously righted itself, and that she had been saved
by the lifeline connecting her to the boat. She had tied it to herself moments before
the boat had first gone under the waves. Tragically, she could see Simon, her
boyfriend, lying dead in the water.

There was plenty of food on the boat, and the weather was calm again, but Lynn
could only feel an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. She found that she couldn’t
eat, and simply sat on the soaking wet deck. It was as if she had given up, and was
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4 Reading and Writing A

waiting to die. Then, all of a sudden, a voice in her head told her to survive. She
managed to put up a makeshift sail, and consulting the surviving charts on the boat,
somehow sailed to Hawaii.

Example: According to the writer, when people hear survival stories __________.
A they imagine what they would have done
B they don’t believe them C they enjoy them more than other stories 
1 What does the writer not say about the Marathon des Sables?
A It makes you feel incredibly excited.
B It gives you a real sense of achievement. C It’s extremely difficult.
2 When Marco competed in the Marathon des Sables in 1996 __________.
A he used a new route B it wasn’t the first time he had competed
C it was the hottest weather ever
3 Why couldn’t Marco find his way back to the course?
A He had no way of knowing which way to go.
B He was having strange visions from lack of water.
C He was too tired to concentrate on where he was going.
4 Marco attempted suicide because __________.
A he knew someone who had died of thirst
B he thought it’d be better than dying slowly without water
C he thought it was the best thing to do if the pain was too much
5 Marco was rescued __________.
A eight days after he got lost B not far from where he first got lost
C by people who had been looking for him
6 When she agreed to sail the yacht from Tahiti, what did Lynn think the job would be?
A She knew it would be easy. B She expected it to be easy.
C She hoped it would be easy.
7 During the first few days of sailing __________.
A Lynn probably regretted accepting the job B the weather was fine
C Lynn heard that there was bad weather ahead of her
8 Lynn wasn’t able to sail the yacht in the hurricane because __________.
A the storm was too strong B she wasn’t a good sailor
C the weather changed too quickly
9 How did Lynn survive?
A She’d tied herself to the yacht.
B The boat wasn’t the wrong way up for long.
C She wasn’t unconscious for long.
10 Lynn didn’t feel like fighting to survive because __________.
A there wasn’t enough food B she thought she was going to die
C she was so depressed
Reading total 10
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Class ____________________________

4 Reading and Writing A

WRITING

Write an article for a school magazine about understanding body language.

Write 140–180 words. Include the following information:
• a description of some examples of body language and what they mean
• what the advantages of understanding body language are
• what the disadvantages of other people understanding body language can be
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 20
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Class ____________________________

4 Listening and Speaking A

LISTENING

1 Listen to the phone conversation between two friends. Tick ( ) A, B, or C.

1 Where is Jane now?
A in London B in England C in Milan
2 How does Jane describe her job in Milan?
A She’s fed up with it B She’s a bit homesick C It’s exhausting
3 Why does Jack want to stop studying?
A the course is too difficult B he failed his exams
C because he wants to be a teacher
4 What has Jack been studying at college?
A tourism B languages C fashion design
5 What does Jane say about Jack’s request to stay in her apartment?
A it won’t be a problem B it might be possible
C she doesn’t think he can stay

2 Listen to five conversations. Match the people to what they say they would do
if they found a wallet.
1 Ben
2 Martin
3 Sally
4 Amanda
5 Tim
A … would call the police.
B … would take it and use the money.
C … would leave it in a local shop.
D … would leave it on the ground.
E … would put it back on the ground after looking at it.
F … would leave a note about the wallet near to where the wallet was found.
G … would give it to the police.
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Make questions and ask your partner.

1 When / last feel / homesick?
2 What / do / if / get lost in the jungle?
3 What / you advise / someone who keeps losing his / her house key to do?
4 What / make / feel really fed up?
5 What / favourite smell? Why?
Now answer your partner’s questions.

2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.
‘People shouldn’t be allowed to do dangerous activities for fun.’
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3 Listen to your partner talk about arguments and arguing. Do you agree with
him / her?

Speaking total 20
Listening and Speaking total 30