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Read the article. Are sentences 1 to 7 True (T) or False (F)? EXTREME SCIENTIST: RANDY WHITE Randy is a member of a team of people that make up the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program (VDAP). They re usually called the volcano crisis assistance team and they were the models for the heroes of the recent popular film, Dante s Peak. They visit volcanoes and try to answer the same three questions: 1) Will the volcano erupt? 2) How big will the eruption be? and 3) How much time do we have? Their main aim is to save lives. Randy and his team visit volcanoes that have shown recent increases in seismic activity. People call us when they think their local volcano is waking up. That s when we go into action. Our entire team can be on a plane in 24 hours. That s probably the main reason we are often called to the scene of a volcano site. Randy s team set up their equipment and show some local people how it works and what to watch for. When the volcano monitoring station is in place, Randy's team moves on to the next potentially active volcano site and they do it all again. They keep in contact with the local people and sometimes revisit the sites to check everything is all right. He visits volcano sites about three or four times a year, but more often if there s increased volcanic activity. Randy and his team were involved in predicting the eruption of Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines. An estimated 20,000 lives were saved when his team predicted the time, the size, and the place of the eruption, the largest in the world in almost 80 years! Randy says he and his team have successfully predicted several other recent volcanic eruptions in Latin America. 0) Randy works in VDAP T / F 1) Randy s team was in the film Dante s Peak. T / F 2) Randy s team asks locals the same three questions. T / F 3) They can be prepared very quickly. T / F 4) Randy s team monitors the volcano situation even after moving to the next site T / F 5) Randy s team checks the equipment every day. T / F 6) His team predicted the Mt Pinaturbo eruption. T / F 7) Randy s team wasn t very successful in Latin America T / F 2
II. Read the postcards and answer the questions. Dear Mark, We re all having a great time. The weather is fantastic and the hotel is perfect. There are a lot of other English guests and we ve met a nice couple from Essex. We re going out for a meal with them this evening. The babysitter speaks good English, so it s easy to communicate. Hope you re well. Rachel XXXXX Dear Nigel, Well we re here at last. Everything seemed to go wrong on the way here. There was fog at the airport so we just sat there for three hours. Then there were no vegetarian meals left on the flight. Finally, the coach wasn t there to meet us when we arrived. We took a taxi and it cost a fortune. I d like to say the sun is shining but it isn t. Love Moira Dear Geoffrey, You re right about the glacier it s spectacular! We re sitting in a café looking at the mountains. There s a volcano in the distance, but we don t know which one! Thanks for the guide book, it s been very useful. It s too bad you re not here with us. Hope your leg doesn t hurt too much. All the best Oswald Phil, Just a quick postcard to say when you come here in September, you should not, and I repeat not, go to Atticcolli beach. It was very crowded and the water looked particularly unhealthy. There s a much better beach a few kilometres up the coast. I ll tell you all about it when I get back. Stay cool, Lionel Which person: 1. had an accident? 2. had a long journey? 3. has a young child? 4. has found a better place? 5. is in a cold place? 6. is going to have a holiday later in the year? 3
III. Answer each question with 2 sentences. Use full sentences. There is the example given. 0) What are you interested in? I m interested in history, jazz music and team sports. I know a lot about NBA and basketball stars. 1) Where do you live? 2) Do you like your home town? Why? 3) How did you do on your last holiday? 4) Which is your favourite season? Why? 5) What are your hobbies? 6) What are you doing tonight? 7) Where would you like to travel? 8) What do you enjoy doing? 9) What did you do last weekend? 10) When and where did you start learning English? 4
USE OF ENGLISH IV. Complete the sentences with the words and expressions from the box. Use each word or expression once only. There is an example at the beginning (0). a) would like b) take c) What d) go down e) along f) I m sorry g) main course h) is i) looking for j) through the park k) them l) some m) Are there n) mine o) to order p) There are A: Is (0) this my mobile phone? B: No! It s (1)! Yesterday I had a very nice walk (2) the river and (3). A: I m thirsty. I (4) something to drink. B: Let s have (5) tea! To get to the railway station (6) Victoria Street, then turn left to Maple Avenue, then (7) the second turning right and the station is on your left. A: Are you ready (8), Sir? B: Yes. For the starter I ll have some soup and as a (9) steak with chips. A: (10) any books on that shelf? B: No, I took all of (11). A: Can I help you, Madam? B: I m (12) a summer dress. A: (13) colour? B: White. A: Reception? Yes. (14) no towels in my room. B: (15), Sir. I ll send someone immediately. 5
V. Write dates (1-3), numbers (4-6) and times (7-9) in words. There are some examples at the beginning. 11/04 the eleventh of April 87 eighty-seven 4.45 quarter to five / four forty-five 1) 17/09-2) 08/05-3) 21/11-4) 37-5) 71-6) 68-7) 7.15-8) 10.38-9) 4.05-10) 1 ½ - VI. Complete the questions with the question words from the box. Use each word once only. There is one example for you. a) How d) How many g) What b) How much e) Where h) Which c) Who f) Why 0) Which teacher do you like best? 1) brothers or sisters do you have? 2) do you study with? 3) is the railway station? 6
4) did you do yesterday? 5) do you spell this word? 6) does it cost? 7) don t you enjoy parties? VII. Write the sentences in the negative. There is the example at the beginning. 0) Henry gets up early morning. Henry doesn t get up early morning. 1) They are going to eat dinner. 2) She went to the cinema two days ago. 3) Tom s sister can fly airplanes. 4) The kids are playing right now. 5) Mary read the whole book yesterday. 6) They live together. 7) I have seen many countries. 8) Jerry painted his flat white. 9) I m walking my dog now. 10) She is going to do some sports. 7
VIII. Complete the short answers. There is the example at the beginning. 0. Can she swim? Yes, she can. 1) Are they going together? Yes,. 2) Does Mark travel much? No,. 3) Were they with you on that trip? Yes,. 4) Is she from Finland? Yes,. 5) Did you read a newspaper last night? No,. 6) Have to ever been to London? Yes,. IX. Put the words into the correct order to make full sentences. There is an example for you (0). 0) dinner / usually / 4 p.m. / have / I /at. I usually have dinner at 4 p.m. 1. I / please? / Can / tickets, / two / have 2. their / They / now. / sleeping / beds / are / in 3. London. / been / Mark / never / has / to 4. so / Why / fast? / are / walking / you 5. hardly / cinema. / the / Jerry / goes / ever / to 6. often / in / Do / sea? / swim / the / you 8
X. Complete the sentences with the right form of an adjective or adverb. There is an example for you (0). 0) Tom is taller (tall) than Mark. 1. Charles has always been (bad) in his class. 2. Please drive (careful). 3. Gina is (beautiful) woman I have ever seen. 4. Mount Everest is (dangerous) than other mountains. 5. Linda s car is (big) on this car park. XI. Choose and circle the right alternative to complete the sentences. 1) I m meeting Sam in / on Monday. 2) Jerry never does / makes ironing. He hates it. 3) Let s drive / go for a ride. 4) I went up / out for a date last night. 5) Mark was very embarrassed about / of his bad behaviour. 6) I m really bored about / with this film. 7) Don t do / make so much noise! 8) Mary didn t like washing down / up when she was younger. 9) I don t usually make / do a lot of shopping. 10) They have a lovely house on / in the country. 11) People must do / make mistakes to learn. 12) Mary goes to / on the Internet every day. 13) They had / went lunch two hours ago. 14) I make / do exercise two times a week. 9
XII. Complete the table below with the right forms if irregular verbs. There is an example for you (0). PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE 0) be was been 1. ate 2. driven 3. go 4. had 5. come 6. drink 7. wrote 8.. taken 10
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