Unit 2 Progress Test A

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 When it _____stopped__________________ (stop) raining, we _______were going out_______________ (go out)
and ___________putting____________ (put) the kayak in the water.
2 While I _________was waitting______________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _________saw____________ (see) an
accident.
3 Suddenly, the man _____took_________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and
__________runed off_____________ (run off).
4 At 5 p.m. yesterday, I ___________was reading____________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister
________________was watching_______ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
5 I ___was relaxing____________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud __appeared_____________________
(appear) in the sky.
6 When the sailor _____opened__________________ (open) the box, he ___________was finding____________
(find) an old map inside.
7 While everyone _______were arguing________________ (argue), I _______was realising________________
(realise) it was a good time to go.
8 As I ____________________was leaving___ (leave) the party, I finally __________remembered_____________
(remember) the man’s name.
9 The man _______worn________________ (wear) a raincoat and _____carried__________________ (carry) a big
suitcase.
10 The girl __________was running_____________ (run) through the forest when she
___slipped____________________ (slip) over.

Mark: ___ / 10

2 Read the text and find eight mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect word).
Circle the mistakes and write the corrections. There are no mistakes in two of the lines.
Ann was walking along the river and was talking on her
1
phone, __________________
2
when suddenly she noticing there was a man in the river. _____noticed_____________
3
He was swimming to the side, but he was having problems. __________________
Quickly, Ann did jumped into the water and swam up to the
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man. _________jumped_________
5
But while she reached him, his head went under the water. ____was
reaching______________
6
Ann swam under the water, but she can’t find the man. ________seeing__________
7
A few moments later, saw the man at the side of the river. __________was
swimming________
8
He was with some friends and they all laughing at her. __________________
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At that moment, she realised that it was a silly joke. But ___realize_______________

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shortly afterwards, two police officers arrive to talk to the _____________arrived_____
men.
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.
1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong Cave _ _ it was very dark and cold.
2 It's a steep _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest waterfall_ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.
4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara desert_ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below
0°C.
5 The beautiful White Cliff_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.
6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_allow _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.
7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the
North Atlantic Ocean.
8 You can collect seashells from the shore_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

Mark: ___ / 8

4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two extra words.

boots life jacket jet-skiing kayaking paddles poles rucksack safety harness

1 If you go hiking in the countryside, take a __________rucksack________ so that you can carry your things in it.
2 Don’t worry about falling off the climbing wall – you’ll be wearing a __safety harness________________ .
3 I don’t really like __jet-skiing________________ because it’s dangerous and too noisy!
4 When you go for a long walk, the most important thing is to wear comfortable ______BOOTS____________ .
5 If you go out to sea on a boat, it’s a good idea to wear a ____life jacket______________ .
6 When I’m walking on rocky ground, my POLES_________________ stop me from falling over.

Mark: ___ / 6

5 Replace the simple adjectives in brackets with extreme adjectives. The first letter of each extreme
adjective has been given.
1 That helmet doesn’t fit me – it’s tiny_____________ (very small).
2 Doing a bungee jump was terrifying__________________ (very frightening).
3 Breaking my leg while crossing that river was a_____wful_____________ (very bad).
4 After swimming across the lake, I was exhausted__________________ (very tired).
5 The hill we had to climb looked huge__________________ (very big).
6 The countryside we were walking through was stunning__________________ (very beautiful).

Mark: ___ / 6

Use of English
6 Read the text and complete gaps 1–10. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.

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The photo 1___ a row of eight red kayaks on a river, with a teenager in each one wearing a yellow helmet. It 2___ as if
they’re on an adventure holiday and I 3___ they’re feeling excited about doing something on the water. There is a boy 4___
the centre of the photo who is standing up with one foot in one kayak, and another foot in the next kayak. He 5___ to be
trying to walk across the line of boats. Judging by his expression, I’d 6___ he’s feeling quite nervous about falling in the
water. There’s a woman 7___ the background standing on the bank of the river. She looks 8___ she is the instructor. She’s
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___ feeling quite calm because they are all wearing life jackets. 10___ the bottom right corner, I can see the end of a
paddle. It must belong to another team.
1 A looks B seems C shows
2 A shows B looks C expects
3 A judge B expect C probably
4 A in B at C on
5 A looks B shows C seems
6 A say B look C seem
7 A at B on C in
8 A like B as C for
9 A basically B must C probably
10 A In B On C At
Mark: ___ / 10

Listening
7  2 Listen to five people talking about extreme sports. Match the speakers (1–5) with the statements
(A–E). There is one extra statement.
A Speaker ___ probably won’t do the activity again.
B Speaker ___ couldn’t always do their sport well.
C Speaker ___ says their sport isn’t very dangerous.
D Speaker ___ says they only do the activity with friends.
E Speaker ___ would like to do their extreme sport more often.
F Speaker ___ does the activity to forget about things.

Mark: ___ / 5

Reading
8 Read the text. Choose the correct answers.

Climb every mountain

Stephen Venables’ love of mountains began at nine years old on a skiing trip to the Alps. ‘I was
thrilled,’ he remembers. ‘It was actually far more impressive and exciting than seeing the
Himalayas for the first time, because when you’re nine it’s all new and you don’t know what to
expect.’
From that moment, Stephen knew that he wanted to climb mountains, but he didn’t realise then
that one day he would be the first British man to climb Everest without oxygen. However, his
record-breaking expedition in 1988 was not an easy one. 1_E__ After years of climbing, he was
prepared for this and he knew that the best thing he could do was wait for the weather to
change.
‘At first I tried sitting on a rock because rock is warmer than snow, but it wasn’t completely flat.
I really wanted to lie down so I decided to cut a ledge in the snow. I did sleep a bit,’ he says.

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‘They always say you should stay awake but I was totally exhausted.’ Fortunately, the storm
passed, and Stephen managed to climb back down to his camp and enter the record books.
The Everest expedition wasn’t Stephen’s only difficult climb. 2_C__ ‘It was very unlucky that it
happened, but I was lucky that there were five of us.’ The group included Chris Bonnington and
Stephen’s good friend Harish Kapadia. It took them twelve hours to make camp in a safe
place. Then two of the team went for help.
‘I think that was one of the most wonderful moments of my life – finally being in the tent and
realising that I could just lie back in my sleeping bag.’ 3_A__ By that time, there was almost no
food left. ‘On the last day we had a boiled sweet and we used the last tea bag so many times
that it wasn’t actually changing the colour of the water.’ But luckily, the team managed to keep
going until help arrived.

1 What happened to Stephen Venables when he was nine years old?

a He was able to compare two different mountain ranges. b
He realised where he would like to live in the future.
c He decided what he wanted to do in his life.
2 What is the writer’s purpose in this article? a To describe the best way to climb a
mountain. b To tell the story of a mountain climber. c To explain why mountain
climbing is dangerous.

Mark: ___ / 2

9 Read the text again. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–3. There are two extra sentences.
A But Stephen didn’t know then that the rescue would take four days.
B While he was climbing Everest, he met the climber Chris Bonnington for the first time.
C In 1992, while climbing another Himalayan mountain, he fell 100 m, breaking both his legs.
D It was the second time that he needed medical attention because of his injuries.
E He was coming down from the top of the mountain when he was caught in a snowstorm.

Mark: ___ / 3

Writing
10 Imagine you have seen this advertisement below in a newspaper. Write an invitation to
your English-speaking friend Sam. Remember to include:
• what the event is
• the date, the time and the place
• any instructions (what Sam should bring, wear, etc.)

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EXTREME COMPETITIONS!
Do you like kayaking, paintballing, orienteering or quad biking?
Come to Denby Park Estate on 2 May.
We are holding competitions in each of these extreme sports.
Be prepared for a day full of adventure. Arrive
at 9 a.m. Stay till late!
Great prizes for the winners of each competition!

Mark: ___ / 10

Total: ___ / 70

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