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UNIT 4 BATTLING NATURE

UNIT 4: Battling Nature


Writing

NOTES:

• Write an Essay
• Word Limit: 140-190 words
• Focus on the structure of an essay.

TOTAL /20

Adapted from GOLD FIRST | WSE PT First Exam Course 1


Name: ________ Class: __________

Gold First Unit 4 Test


Section 1: Vocabulary

1 Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best completes each sentence.


1 I couldn’t get my __________ around what had happened. It was so unexpected.
A heart B head C mind D face
2 He couldn’t __________ opening the envelope which contained his exam results. He was too
scared.
A see B look C eye D face
3 He was so angry that that he __________ out of the room, slamming the door.
A thundered B stormed C rained D clouded
4 We had __________ rain last night so the roads are underwater.
A torrential B flooded C powerful D strong
5 The __________ fog made it very difficult to drive along the country lane.
A hard B rough C tough D dense
6 I think I put my __________ in it when I mentioned my new job.
A face B eye C foot D hand
7 It was __________ black that night as there was no moon.
A pitch B complete C dark D absolute
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2 Read the text. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that
fits in the gap in the same line.
responsible to get started on their camping trip.
The two teenagers were 1 __________ PATIENT
courage
They’d never been camping alone as their parents had always 2 __________ COURAGE
danger
them before, because they thought it would 3 __________ their lives. However, DANGER
patient
the two boys had never really been 4 __________ so finally, after a lot of RESPONSIBLE
credible
discussion, their parents agreed they were 5 __________ to do anything stupid. LIKE
boil
They put up their tent near the river. They were 6 __________ hot by the time BOIL
possible
they’d finished so they dived into the river, which was 7 __________ cold, CREDIBLE
much to their surprise. After eating their supper they went to bed but they
like
found it 8 __________ to sleep because they were so excited. POSSIBLE

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Section 2: Grammar

3 Complete the text with the, a/an or ‘−’ for zero article.
Modern exploration of the South Pole began in 1902 when Captain Scott led 1 _____ British National
Antarctic Expedition, accompanied by Ernest Shackleton and Dr Edward Wilson. Using 2 _____ teams of dogs
and sledges they aimed to be 3 _____ first people to reach the Pole. Unfortunately, ill health and lack of
supplies meant they failed. 4 _____ few years later, Shackleton led his own expedition and, although he set a
record for reaching 5 _____ farthest point south, he had to turn back 97 miles before the Pole to save 6
_____ lives of his men. In 1911 Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian, set out with 7 _____ extremely well-
organised team who were trained in skiing and dog-driving. As a result, they not only reached the Pole, but
returned 10 days early – something which had never happened before. At the same time, Scott was also
trying to get to the Pole again. This time he succeeded but only to find that 8 _____ Norwegian Flag had
been placed there a month earlier by Roald Amundsen.

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4 Put the verbs in brackets in the most appropriate past form.


My trip through Africa in 2008 has so far been the highlight of my life. I 1 __________ (plan) that trip ever
since I 2 __________ (see) a TV programme when I was about four years old. The vast plains, deserts, jungles
and mountains teeming with wildlife immediately 3 __________ (capture) my imagination. So one day, while
I 4 __________ (listen) to the radio, I heard about the chance to do exactly that and, finally, in 2008, my
dream 5 __________ (come) true. I 6 __________ (head) across the Sahara through the most inhospitable,
yet extremely beautiful, landscapes, meeting the most hospitable people in the world. I 7 __________
(always want) to visit Timbuktu and, after several scary adventures, I finally made it.

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