TEST 3A (Unit

3)
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(Time 50 minutes)

Vocabulary

1 Circle the odd word out.

1 allergy – health – fever – rash 4 caravan – cottage – cruise – hotel

2 satisfied – amazed – enthusiastic – 5 mission – event – expedition – adventure
disappointed
3 exhibition – journey – trip – voyage
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2 Fill in: drag, adapt, book, participate, explore.

1 I always ........................ my aeroplane 4 On their expedition across the Antarctic, the

tickets online.
2 Grizzly bears ........................ to living in cold
climates by hibernating in the winter months.
3 It’s so interesting to ........................ new
places.
explorers had to ........................ their
supplies along behind them on sledges.
5 Max decided to ........................ in a
volunteer programme last summer.

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3 Choose the correct item.

1 The explorers had to cope with tough 4 The charity really develops / makes / does
conditions / temperatures / winds in the a difference to the lives of the city’s homeless.
Arctic. 5 Seeing the volcano erupt was the challenge /
2 Lydia wants to take a year out after she detail / highlight of my holiday.
stops / leaves / abandons school.
3 The people who took part in the marathon
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4 Choose the correct item.

1 Paul doesn’t know what to study at 4 They put on / off the expedition until next
university and he is faced with / by a week because of the bad weather.
difficult decision. 5 Martin found it difficult to climb the
2 I just found out / on that Julie is moving to mountain, but he didn’t give up / off and he
New Zealand! eventually reached the top.
3 My parents are very proud for / of me for
passing my exams.
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Grammar

5 Write complete sentences using the present perfect or the past simple.

1 I / never / be / to New York. 4 he / visit / India / in 2012?

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2 they / fly / to Rome / two days ago. 5 I / not hear / from Susie / for three weeks.
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3 you / ever / try / scuba diving?
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6 Choose the correct item.

1 Mike’s tired because he has driven / has 4 I have called / have been calling the travel
been driving all day. agent five times this morning.
2 Karen hasn’t packed / hasn’t been 5 Ryan has slept / has been sleeping for 10
packing her suitcase yet. hours!
3 How long have you waited / have you
been waiting for the train?
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7 Fill in: so, such or such a/an.

1 Laura got ........................ bad sunburn that 4 Daniel had ........................ awful time that
she went to see a doctor. he complained to the tour company.
2 They were ........................ late that they 5 We had ........................ nice weather that
missed the flight. we spent most of the holiday on the beach.
3 The resort was ........................ fun that we
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Everyday English

8 Read the dialogues (1-5). Complete the dialogues (1-5) with appropriate
responses by circling the appropriate letter (A or B).

1 X: How was your gap year?

Y: ...........................................................................................

A I’ve been abroad all summer.

B It was an unforgettable experience.

2 X: I was working with baby monkeys.

Y: ...........................................................................................

A You must have really loved it.

B I was so impressed.

3 X: ..........................................................................................
Y: Yes, it was amazing.

A Did you have a good time?

B What was it like?

4 X: Did you release the tiger cubs back into the wild?
Y: ...........................................................................................

A I’ll always remember that moment.

B Yes, that was a moment I’ll never forget.

5 X: Where have you been?

Y: ...........................................................................................

A I was abroad for the last two months.

B I had the time of my life.
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Reading

9 Read the texts. In tasks 1-4, choose the correct answer by circling A, B or C.

1 Text A

Emma,
Lauren1 called.
Text A and
She B are
can’t both
come to Paris with you
about.
and the other girls this weekend because she’s
A Give
got a fever. holidays.
her ticket to someone else if you
can’t get a refund. problems.
B health
Dad C special offers.

................................................... Text B

Alex,
I’ve gone to pick Grandma up from the hospital. She’s
feeling better and the doctor says she can go home. I
haven’t made dinner so get a takeaway pizza. There’s a
20% discount at Gino’s this week, so order from there.
See you later,
Mum

2 2 To take part in the

WIN TICKETS TO NEW YORK! competition you have to
Do you want to spend Christmas in the Big A call the radio station.
Apple? There’s no need to hunt for cheap B go on the Internet.
flights online – just enter our in-store C buy something from a shop.
competition. Spend over £20 and you could
have a chance of winning. We’re calling the
lucky customer live on local radio this
Saturday.

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3 Hi Lisa!
Here I am in Tuscany! I’m having a great
time but I miss you – it’s a shame you 3 Which is true about Jenny?
had to stay behind to take your Italian A She’s fluent in Italian.
exam. I hope you can come next year – B She’s visiting relatives.
I’d love to have a fluent Italian-speaker C She’s staying with Lisa.
with me! Plus my cousins here really
want to meet you – they’ve heard so
much about you!
Take care,
Jenny

4 From: Tom Smith

To: Mark Lowry
Subject: Hi

From: Tom Smith

4 Tom wrote the email.
To: Mark Lowry Hey Mark,
A group of us are going to Istanbul this summer A to invite Mark on holiday.
Subject: Hi
after the exams. Do you want to come? We need B to apologise to Mark.
to know by Thursday so that we can book the C to tell Mark that his phone is
tickets. Sorry I didn’t let you know earlier – I tried broken.
to call but your phone doesn’t seem to be working.
Have you got a new number? Call me – my
number’s still the same.
Tom

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Listening

10 You will hear an announcement twice. Decide which sentences 1-3 are true
(T-True) and which are false (F-False). Circle the letter T or F.

1 The tourists are in Greece. T F

2 They are going to the Acropolis at 1:00. T F
3 The Acropolis Tours Pass gives the tourists a free lunch. T F

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Writing

11 You have just returned from Wales where you went on a school exchange
programme. During your visit you stayed with a host family. Write a letter
thanking them for letting you stay in their house (50-100 words). In the letter:
• tell them what you enjoyed the most.
• say how helpful the exchange programme was.
• invite them to stay at your house.

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