Life, Intermediate, Unit 8 Test

Vocabulary

1 Use the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits in the
gap in the same sentence. There is an example at the beginning (0).
0 Susie got food __poisoning__________ on holiday. POISON
1 There is only a 10 kilo baggage ____________ , so don’t bring anything heavy. ALLOW
2 I always get travel ____________ on long flights. SICK
3 Show your ____________ card when you get on the plane. BOARD
4 We followed Annie’s ____________ and booked a table at Mario’s restaurant. RECOMMEND
5 On holiday, I love going ____________ – it’s great to go and look at famous monuments. SIGHT
6 I like being ____________ on holiday. I love walking, swimming and going water-skiing. ACT
7 Climbers use a lot of expensive ____________ to help them get up mountains. EQUIP
8 ____________ is a growing problem in some of our most beautiful places. POLLUTE
9 Hannah has missed her ____________ home and will have to spend the night in an airport hotel. FLY
10 I have red hair so I use a very strong ____________ to make sure I don’t burn when I’m in the sun.
SUN
(10 points)

2 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits the gap in each sentence. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 Last year, James ____________ on a round-the-world trip.
A got B went C took D had
1 I often have to ____________ for work. I take the train to cities all over the south.
A go B visit C travel D practise
2 When we go to Southsea, I always ____________ time with my grandparents. I don’t see them very
often, you see.
A spend B play C lose D give
3 I enjoy ____________ it easy on holiday – just relaxing, you know.
A going B getting C doing D taking
4 I prefer ____________ famous monuments to lying on the beach.
A doing B going C visiting D spending
5 Last May, Jo ____________ a painting course at the local college. She learned a lot.
A took B spent C played D practised
6 It’s raining outside so we’re having a lazy day at home. We’re ____________ board games. Would you
like to join us?
A going B having C spending D playing
7 I always ____________ my suitcase the day before I go on holiday.
A fill B complete C pack D hold
8 Tom has ____________ good progress in Spanish since he changed his teacher.
A done B made C had D given
9 I spent a week in the mountains trying to ____________ myself – you know, asking questions about
my life, and how I felt about things.
A take B find C go D get
10 During dinner, the power ____________ out. It was completely dark and we couldn’t see anything.
A made B did C got D went
(10 points)

Grammar
3 Read the text below. Write the correct form of the word given in CAPITAL LETTERS at the end of the
lines to fit the gap in the same line. Do not write more than three words in each gap. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Since June, my friends and I (0) __have been travelling__________ round the world. TRAVEL
We (1) ____________ more than twenty different countries, including India, VISIT
a country I just loved (2) ____________ time in. While we were in India, we SPEND
decided (3) ____________ to the Taj Mahal, the famous mausoleum in Agra, GO
and while we were there, we managed (4) ____________ some great photos. TAKE
We went there early to avoid (5) ____________ to tour the place with large HAVE
crowds, and we were surprised (6) ____________ how beautiful it was FIND
first thing in the morning. After India, we intended (7) ____________ to Nepal, but FLY
we changed our minds. I adore (8) ____________ on beaches, so I persuaded my LIE
friends to go to Thailand instead. I’m good at (9) ____________ my own way GET
when I really want to do something. (10) ____________ with friends is great, TRAVEL
but only when they agree to go where you’d like to go!
(10 points)

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. There is an example at the
beginning (0).
0 __Living__________ (live) on a desert island isn’t as much fun as I’d expected.
1 Amy was too embarrassed ____________ (go) out in that dress.
2 Jake refused ____________ (help) us.
3 John and I plan ____________ (buy) a new house
4 ____________ (get) around town is easy when you use this app.
5 Hurry up. It’s really late and I’ve ____________ (wait) ages.
6 My sister’s ____________ (leave) home. Now she’s not here, it’s just me and my parents in this big
house.
7 My headache’s ____________ (get) worse all day. I don’t know when it’ll stop.
8 So far, this holiday ____________ (be) boring. Perhaps it’ll get better in the second week.
9 We’re interested in ____________ (hear) all about your trip.
10 How long ____________ (you /own) this yacht?
(10 points)

5 You are going to read an article about Puglia. Six sentences have been removed from the article.
Choose from the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap (1–5). There is one extra sentence which
you do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A I soon discovered that the whole region is a place where towns fall silent at noon, where there is
birdsong everywhere, and where old roads pass older olive trees.
B Others, such as the war-like Lombards and Saracens, came to conquer and control the region.
C From my high viewpoint on a dry, rocky cliff, I turn towards the sea and watch it turn red as the sun
sets.
D However, when Elena, the tourist guide in my hotel, suggested walking down to a small rocky beach
by the sea, not far from where I was staying, I agreed to go with her.
E Much of this intensity of feeling is down to their love of the land, and its produce.
F At Monopoli, a medieval fishing port 25 miles south, I found an equally simple culinary tradition, based
on produce straight from the sea.
G Whereas other Italian regions have Roman ruins and Renaissance architecture, Puglia’s landscape has
prehistoric columns and medieval watchtowers.
(10 points)

Reading
Puglia
I’ve always visited Puglia, the hot, dry region in the south of Italy, not for the coastline but for the food
and the sightseeing. (0) __D__________ At first, it didn’t seem a particularly inspiring place, but I was
surprised to find strange red stones in the rock pools and unusual holes in the walls of the cliffs. I
discovered that the stones were pieces of Roman pottery, and the holes were two-thousand-year-old
Messapian tombs. The thing about Puglia, you see, is that there is a surprising amount of history
everywhere, and much of it astonishingly beautiful.
All Italians are proud of their region, of course, but the Pugliese are especially so. If you meet one living
abroad, they’ll talk of how much they miss their homeland. (1) ____________ I’ve been told that the
cuisine of the region is based on poverty, and is often very simple. They use what they grow. Rice with
potatoes and seafood is a typical dish, as is pasta with plain tomato sauce. Despite the simplicity, local
chefs manage to make each dish taste delicious.
Each area of Puglia – every town, even – has its own cuisine. Historically poor, that of the city of Bari is
basic. (2) ____________ Knowing that what was on my plate was swimming around not so long ago, and
being able to look out at where it came from, made my lunchtime meal in that historical place
particularly wonderful. The slow-cooked octopus I ordered fell apart on the fork. There’s no fancy
cooking here.
I adore visiting Puglia. However, a stranger’s love for Puglia is nothing new. Foreigners have been
coming here since ancient times, and they have been surprised at its unique historical monuments. (3)
____________ Centuries-old, the latter were once defences against the outsiders who’ve always
migrated here. Some came in peace, like the eighth-century Basilian monks fleeing Jerusalem, who built
underground churches. (4) ____________ All have left their mark – on the food, the architecture, the
language and the appearance of the local people.
The region of Puglia ends at Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy’s most south-easterly point. This is where, legend
has it, Saint Peter landed on his way to Rome. The temple that once stood here has become a church,
and I decide to climb up towards it. (5) ____________ De Finibus Terrae, the Romans called this place –
the end of the land – the last of that living dark-coloured earth, and the point at which the Adriatic and
Ionian come together. I look closer – at lines in the water below – and think, once more, what a
wonderful and special place Puglia is.

Listening
6 [Track 111] You will hear an interview with Stephanie Kerr, a backpacker, who is talking about
airports. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Or is there not enough information (N)? There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Stephanie hates
0 the carpets in airports. __F__________
1 the poor quality of the toilets in airports. ____________
2 the distance between check in and departures at an airport. ____________
3 the fact that airports are so far from city centres. ____________
4 the long queue at the check-in desk. ____________
5 having to use a lift at an airport. ____________
6 the cost of products in the Duty Free section. ____________
7 the price of food in the cafés in an airport. ____________
8 the fact that all the restaurants look the same. ____________
9 the fact that there are too many designer shops. ____________
10 having to pay to go online. ____________
(10 points)
Writing
7 Read the task below.
You are on holiday in a place you know well. Write an email or text message to a friend to say that you
have safely arrived.

Write your email (approximately 200 words). Make sure you include information about:
• where you are staying.
• how you got there.
• what you’ve been doing.
(10 points)

Speaking
8 Read the task below and give your presentation.
Prepare to talk about a place you have been to on holiday.

In your presentation, include: