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A2 Unit test 10A

1 Choose the correct word in italics. 3 Read the texts and answer the questions.
Circle Yes or No.
1 Yesterday it snowed / snowy a lot so we
went outside and made a snowman.
Rebecca likes to go on holiday alone, but her best
2 The weather in England is often rain / wet
friend Naomi is different. She likes group holidays.
in the winter.
3 You should drive carefully when the roads are 1 Do Rebecca and Naomi go on holiday
ice / icy. alone? Yes / No
4 Today started sunny but then it became
Rebecca always goes on holiday for a month, but
cloudy / cloud.
Naomi always goes for less because of her job.
5 The town where I live has good weather and it’s
sun / dry most of the year. 2 Does Naomi go on holiday for a month? Yes / No
6 Last night, there was a storm with lots of
Rebecca prefers adventure holidays but Naomi
wind / windy.
likes them less.
7 We’re having a picnic by the river tomorrow, so
I hope it doesn’t rainy / rain. 3 Do Rebecca and Naomi both like
8 It was very windy / wind this morning and adventure holidays? Yes / No
my umbrella broke on my way to work.
9 The ship couldn’t leave because it was so Rebecca and Naomi sometimes like doing the same
fog / foggy. activities on holiday, like walking and taking photos of
10 The temperature was very low last night and it was animals.
freezing / freeze this morning.
4 Do Rebecca and Naomi like walking on
1 point for each correct answer 10 holiday? Yes / No

Rebecca and Naomi sometimes go to the beach but

2 Choose the correct answer from the words in
Naomi likes it more.
italics.
5 Does Rebecca like the beach a lot? Yes / No
1 Ramala scored 90% in the English test but
Sareena scored less / the same. 2 points for each correct answer 10
2 Juan plays football and tennis well but he
plays tennis better / the same.
3 The food in India and France is very similar /
different.
4 Where I live during the winter, December is
cold and January is different / the same.
5 We took some water on our picnic but it was hot
so we needed to buy some more / less.

2 points for each correct answer 10

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4 Complete the texts with the words in the boxes. 5 Complete the sentences. Make adjective and
noun collocations with the words in the
Boris
boxes.

Adjectives
desert
mountains north rainforest close
deep high low strong
waterfall

I went to Peru for my holiday and visited some Nouns

amazing places. I travelled from one end of the
country to the other. I started in the 1 of friend salary score sleeper
the country. It is very dry there and I visited a winds
large
2
. I like trekking so we went on a 1 I really hope I get a in
four- day walk in the 3 . The views were my English test.
wonderful. Then, we went to the 4 2 Natasha is a of Juliet at
where the weather is very wet and tropical. We work. Juliet talks to her when she has problems
walked to see a beautiful 5 and we with her boss.
went for a swim in the pool at the bottom. 3 This weekend, there will be
in the north of
Annabel the country.
4 I find it hard to pay all my bills because I have a
beaches coast islands lake .
west 5 I’m a really . I have
three alarm clocks to wake me up!
I had a great holiday last year. I decided to go to the
6
side of Scotland. It’s famous for 2 points for each correct answer 10
lots of reasons. There are lots of long, golden,
sandy
7
, although the sea was quite cold so
I didn’t have a swim! And there are lots of small
8
out in the sea. You can take a boat
from the 9 to visit some of them. I
wanted to go on a boat trip, but not on the sea. So I
decided to go to the middle of Scotland and visited
a 10 by a castle. The boat trip was
much more relaxing than going on the sea!

1 point for each correct answer 10

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6 Complete the sentences with the comparative 7 Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the word in (brackets). form of the word in (brackets).

Keiran Junko, what’s the weather like in Japan 1 People say the Taj Mahal is
compared to Ireland? (beautiful) building in the world.
Junko Well, I think it’s 1 (good) in 2 This hotel is (cheap)
general because Japan is 2
(hot) in the city.
than Ireland in summer, but it is 3 The USA has some of
3
(bad) in winter because it is (dangerous) snakes in the world.
4
(cold). 4 Stonehenge is one of
(old) tourist attractions in England.
Kieran Does it rain a lot?
5 (near) station
Junko Actually, I think that Ireland is 5 is 5 kilometres from here in the next
(wet) than Japan except in the rainy season. town.
6 Last year, (wet)
Kieran Really? And do you prefer winter or summer
month was April.
time in Japan?
7 There are many ways to travel around Europe, but
Junko For me, winter is 6 (nice) than (easy) way is by train.
summer because it is 7 (dry). 8 In my opinion,
Kieran What about spring and autumn? (interesting) place in the city is the Museum
of Science.
Junko They are 8
9 Tokyo is probably (busy)
(comfortable) because they are 9
city in the world.
(cool) than summer, but not too cold. Spring is
10 James lives near
a 10 (popular)
(big) national park in the country.
season than autumn with many people
because they like to see the cherry 1 point for each correct answer 10
blossom.
Kieran It sounds lovely. I’d love to visit one day.

1 point for each correct answer 10

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8 Complete the conversation with the phrases 9 Read the text and answer the questions. Use
in the box. no more than three words from the text for
each answer.
are more important than I think we should
I’d prefer to is a better idea than The Beauty of Marmore Falls
the most important things are
Everyone knows that the highest waterfall in the world
is Angel Falls in Venezuela. But there’s another
Oleg Where should we go at the weekend, Jamila?
waterfall that many people don’t know. It’s called
1
Jamila go Marmore Falls in Italy and it’s the highest manmade*
skiing in the mountains. waterfall. Although Angel Falls is more famous,
Marmore Falls is very beautiful and has lots of
Oleg Really? I’m not very good at skiing.
2 visitors. The Romans made the waterfall, so it is over
go
2,000 years old. The water in Marmore Falls is used to
walking instead.
create electric power. This means the water turns on
Jamila I’m not sure. It might be a bit boring. and off. So before you visit, the most important thing
Oleg I don’t think so. Walking is really peaceful to do is check what time the water turns on.
and relaxing. And I had a bad accident August is the worst time to visit Marmore Falls
the last time we went skiing. because there are too many tourists. August is the
Jamila OK, then. Walking hottest month and most people in Italy take their
3
skiing. holiday then. It’s better to go in July or September. At
What do we need to take? this time, you can get a better view and you can take
nicer photos. There are many restaurants in the area,
Oleg Well, 4 but the best is in the Hotel Cursula. It serves really
a waterproof jacket, strong boots and a good local food. It’s more expensive than the others
compass in case we get lost. but the pasta is fantastic.
Jamila Yes, but a waterproof jacket and strong boots * manmade: people make this thing; it is not from nature
5 a
compass. I don’t want to go to the middle of
a forest and get lost so can we just stay on
the paths? 1 Where is the world’s highest waterfall?

Oleg OK, sure. Well, let’s start packing then! 2 What type of waterfall is Marmore Falls?

2 points for each correct answer 10

3 Who built Marmore Falls?

4 When is the best time to visit Marmore Falls?

5 Where can you eat Italian food from the

region around Marmore Falls?

2 points for each correct answer 10

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10 Read the text again. Decide if the sentences

are true (T) or false (F). If there is no
information about this, choose ‘not given’
(NG).

1 Marmore Falls is the most famous waterfall in Italy.

2 The waterfall does not work all of the time.

3 The views of the waterfall are better in early or

late summer.
4 Most of the tourists at Marmore Falls are Italian.

5 The Hotel Cursula serves the cheapest food in

the area.

2 points for each correct answer 10

Unit test 10A total 100

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