Pre-intermediate Unit Test 9

Listening 3 Recording 6 Listen again and write

true (T) or
1 Recording 5 Listen to the false (F).
conversation and match people 1–
6 to actions a)–f). 1 Sally spent a lot of her childhood
inside. F
1 Brian e 2 She found it difficult to study while
2 Olivia she was working.
3 Celia 3 She often stayed up late after
4 Carl work.
5 Christina 4 Sally used to really like elephants.
6 Martin
5 Cheetahs can only run quickly for
a) never uses plastic bags. short distances.
b) recycles garbage. 6 Lions and leopards hunt when it’s
c) reduces energy use. light.
d) tries to save water.
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e) supports a rainforest charity.
f) uses the car less. Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the
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comparative or superlative form
2 Recording 6 Listen to a ranger of the words in parentheses.
called Sally talk about her life on 1 The population of the world
the reserve. Then complete the is bigger (+ big) than it was ten
notes below. years ago.
2 Some cities are (- pollute)
About Sally: now than they used to be.
3 Traveling by car is (+
Lived 1 13 km from the reserve. cheap) than traveling by plane.
Was taught about animals by 2 4 What’s (+ beautiful) place
. you’ve ever been to?
Became a ranger at 3 years 5 The cheetah is one of (+
old. fast) animals in the world.
Worked 4 days a week 6 Some scientists say that the
when she was studying. Amazon River is (+ long)
Often spent 8 hours a day at than the Nile.
work. 5 7 Sea levels are getting (+
Favorite animal: cheetah. high) because the ice is melting
Favorite parts of the job: 5 fast.
with visitors and being with
animals.
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8 They’re (+ nice) people 4 Angel Falls in Venezuela is the

you could meet. world’s highest
9 Junk food is (- healthy) w .
thing you can eat. 5 The Amazon r is
10 The roads are (+ noisy) getting smaller every year because
and (+ dangerous) these of deforestation.
days. 6 The world’s driest d is the
Atacama in Chile.
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7 The Pacific is the largest o in
2 Complete the sentences with the world.
a/an, the or – (no article).
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1 They saw a large eagle in the 4 Rearrange the letters and
sky. complete the sentences.
2 I’m really frightened of
snakes. 1 Kirsty likes traveling to wild (lidw)
3 Camels can go without water for places.
weeks. 2 Some people like cities, but I prefer
4 We looked out of window living in a (rrlau) area. It’s
and saw pig on street. more relaxing.
5 She has traveled around 3 Yellowstone is a famous
Latin America, but has never visited (nalonita) park in the U.S.A. It is a
U.S.A. great place for camping.
6 What’s nicest place you have 4 You can find out all about the local
been to? trees and animals at the
7 I often look at moon at (liwfiled) center.
night. 5 On Saturdays, they go to the
beach. They love being in the
10 (hersf) air.
6 Many people visit this part of the
Vocabulary
country because it is an area of
3 Complete the names of natural (laranut) beauty.
places. 7 What is the largest
1 The Yangtze is the longest r i v e r (ractipol) rainforest?
in Asia. 8 This map shows all the
2 The deepest l in the world is (eriglhagcaop) features of this area.
Baikal in Siberia. 9 There is a lot of
3 The Andes is the world’s longest (lautufeib) scenery here.
mountain 10 It is very exciting to sleep
r . (rotosudo).

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11 Mount Vesuvius in Italy and B: Let me see… This is

Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland are both definitely/could not right. It’s
famous (sloocvena). $200!
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A: Perhaps/Might the waitress gave
us another customer’s bill.
5 Cross out the wrong word in each B: Yes, I think you can’t/might be
group. right.
1 Domestic Animals: cat dog 10
crocodile
Total: 50
2 Water Creatures: tortoise
dolphin seal
3 Reptiles: jaguar snake crocodile
4 Birds: ostrich cheetah penguin
5 Insects: mosquito bee whale
4

Function
6 Underline the correct alternative.
1 A: Tina didn’t come to work today.
B: No, she ’s definitely not/might be
sick.
2 A: The phone’s ringing.
B: It could/can’t be Tim. He said he
might/could call tonight.
3 A: What’s that noise upstairs?
B: It could be/’s definitely not
Claire. She went out tonight. It
might/Perhaps it’s the dog.
4 A: What is the best restaurant in
the world?
B: Maybe it’s/It can’t be Noma. It
has won lots of awards for its
food.
5 A: Wow, that Ferrari’s really
beautiful.
B: Yes, but it can’t/could be cheap
to buy one!
6 A: There might/can’t be a mistake
on our bill.

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