Name __________________________________________ Class ______________________________

New Cutting Edge Module Test 3A

Complete this advert for a theme park in the USA. Write the adjectives in brackets in the
comparative or superlative form.

Experience the world’s (1) _______________ (exciting) theme

park
For some of the (2)_______________ (fast) rides and the (3)_______________ (big) thrills in
the USA, spend a day at ‘Dodge City’ in the heart of Florida. Voted (4)_______________
(good) value for money than its competitors and the state’s (5)_______________ (popular)
family destination, Dodge City takes you back to an (6)_______________ (early) time when the
West was won. Your children will love the Cowboy shows and you won’t find a
(7)_______________ (wide) choice of food in any theme park. But why not stay for a week?
Your (8)_______________ (near) hotel is five minutes away with Orlando airport only an
hour’s drive or Miami, a little (9)_______________ (far).

Write these words from holiday brochures in categories 10-14.

neon lights temples sculptures layers of rock
sea archeological sites paintings waterfalls
tropical paradise discos

10 Natural wonder: ____________________, ____________________

11 Ancient wonder: ____________________, ____________________
12 Culture: ____________________, ____________________
13 Nightlife: ____________________, ____________________
14 Beach: ____________________, ____________________

Two people are talking about a famous city. These sets of words (a-i) are missing. Write
them in.
a It sounds really
b should we stay
c Personally, I’d
d you must see
e one of the
f you should definitely

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g on the way
h the same as
i Personally, I wouldn’t

A: If you go, (15)_____ the palace. It’s (16) _____ oldest in the world and there’s a parade
everyday.

B: So how long (17) _____there?

A: (18) _____ stay at least a week. And (19) _____ take a boat on the river as well. You go past
the Parliament and the national gallery is (20) _____.

B: (21) _____ interesting. What’s the weather like normally?

A: Exactly (22) _____here. I suppose it’s slightly different in the winter. Maybe a bit colder.

B: And the food?

A: (23) _____have the traditional food. It’s far too hot. But there are loads of restaurants which
are very similar…

Match two words from A and B and complete sentences 24-30.

A: spectacular, street, industrial, sandy, shopping, daily, public

B: malls, life, area, beaches, transport, markets, views

24 I’d like to go shopping in some of the old ___________________ ___________________.

25 There are ___________________ ___________________ from my hotel window when the

sun sets behind the mountains and the sea.

26 The USA has the best ___________________ ___________________. You can buy
anything!

27 What I need is a holiday sunbathing on ___________________ ___________________ and

nothing to do.

28 The city is nice but avoid the ___________________ ___________________ if you can.
It’s polluted.

29 ___________________ ___________________ begins at six for most people and the pace
seems very fast compared to here.

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30 You can hire a car but _______________ _______________ is really cheap and very
reliable.

30

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