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_______ / 50 points

A [Track 06] Listen to the conversation between Sheila and Ed.

Write T (true) or F (false).
1. The Plaza de Cibeles in Madrid has the most beautiful fountain Ed has ever seen. ____
2. Ed thought the Queen Sofia Museum wasn’t as interesting as the Prado. ____
3. Ed went to more museums than his wife. ____
4. Ed’s favorite place in Spain was a castle in Toledo. ____
A _______ / 8 points (2 points each)

B Match the two parts of each sentence.

1. To get around in the city, you can use ____ a. the ocean.
2. It’s usually very warm and wet in ____ b. a desert.
3. You can watch great soccer games at ____ c. the island.
4. In the summer, you can go to the beach and swim in ____ d. a rain forest.
5. It hardly ever rains in ____ e. the stadium.
6. There isn’t a bridge, so you need to take a boat to get to ____ f. the subway system.
B _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

C Complete the sentences to make true comparisons. Use the correct forms of the
adjectives in parentheses. Use not as . . . as or more / -er and than.
1. In the U.S., summers are _______________________________ (hot) winters.
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In the U.S., winters are _______________________________ (hot) summers.
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2. Houses are _______________________________ (tall) skyscrapers.
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Skyscrapers are _______________________________ (tall) houses.
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3. Cars are usually _______________________________ (expensive) bicycles.
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Bicycles are usually _______________________________ (expensive) cars.
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4. Lakes are _______________________________ (wide) oceans.
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Oceans are _______________________________ (wide) lakes.
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C _______ / 8 points (1 point each)

D Complete each question with the correct comparative or superlative

form of the noun in parentheses. Use more, most, than, and the.
1. Does January have _______________________________ (days) February?
2. Does China have _______________________________ (people) of all the countries
in the world?
3. What country has _______________________________ (beaches) in the world?
4. Does New York City have _______________________________ (skyscrapers) Boston?
5. Does France get _______________________________ (sunshine) England?
6. Which place gets _______________________________ (rain) in this country?
D _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

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E Complete each sentence with the superlative form of the underlined adjective.
1. This view from our hotel room is beautiful, but the view from the top of the
mountain is ___________________________ of all.
2. Lake Tanganyika is deep, but Russia’s Lake Baikal is
___________________________ lake in the world.
3. It’s very dry in Arizona, but Death Valley in California is
___________________________ place in the U.S.
4. Summer is a good time to visit, but people who ski say winter is
___________________________ time of all.
5. The Erie Canal is famous, but the Panama and Suez canals are
___________________________ canals of all.
6. Australia’s beaches are nice, but I think Bali has some of
___________________________ beaches in the world.
E _______ / 6 points (1 point each)

F Check () the two choices that can complete each conversation.
1. A: They found more than 8,000 statues here.
B: _______
a.  No way!
b.  I have no idea.
c.  Seriously?
2. A: Is this the oldest castle in the world?
B: _______
a.  I don’t believe it.
b.  I really don’t know.
c.  I don’t have a clue.
F _______ / 4 points (1 point each)

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G Read the article from a travel website. Write T (true) or F (false).

According to the article:

1. Tokyo has one of the busiest subway systems in the world. ____
2. London’s Underground is as busy as the subways in Beijing and Paris. ____
3. New York City’s subway system isn’t the longest. ____
4. The subway system in Paris has the largest number of stations. ____
5. Shanghai has the second-longest subway system in the world. ____
6. Shanghai’s subway system has more passenger rides a day than Tokyo’s. ____
G _______ / 12 points (2 points each)

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