UNIT TEST 6 • GROUP A

Dictation, Vocabulary and Grammar

Name:  Class: 

Dictation
4 Match the sentence beginnings and endings.
1 After six months of intense work, I really felt
1 [Track 7] Listen and write the sentences that you hear. like getting away
 2 The top of the mountain was shrouded
 3 After a hot day we longed to take
 4 For security reasons, if a stranger asks you to keep
 an eye
 5 The sight was so astonishing that I pinched

 A from it all and going to some remote place.
 B the beaten track to look for adventures.
 C on their luggage at an airport, you shouldn’t agree.
 D in fog, which made it look mysterious and appealing.
E myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
/10 F a dip in the lake.
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Vocabulary
Grammar
2 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1 We can try to get tickets for the next ferry, but I wouldn’t 5 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
bank it. There are more words than you need.

2 I tried to fit with their plans, but in the end it as fewer heavier more rather such
proved too difficult.
1 The he travelled around India, the less he felt
3 On that day I decided to forget the guidebook and just
he understood about it.
soak the atmosphere of the place.
2 The decor of the hotel was weird than stylish.
4 Travelling a shoestring can be fun if you’re with
someone you really like. 3 The climb was not exhausting as we’d feared.

5 Knowing a bit of the local language will stand you 4 It was a lovely, quiet place that we felt like
good stead if any problems pop up and need solving. staying there indefinitely.
5 The rain was becoming heavier and .
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3 Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box.
There are more verbs than you need. 6 Choose the correct option.
1 Charlie and Sally are so / such reliable travelling
chug clang roam stagger twinkle wheel
companions that I could travel around the world with
1 The children looked out of the windows as the old steam them.
train continued to across the countryside.
2 The more tourists our town manages to attract, the
2 We were so exhausted that all we could do was richer / richer than it will become.
off to our beds.
3 The rollercoaster ride was not such / as thrilling an
3 I heard the massive metal door shut behind me. experience as the guidebook claimed.
4 Two hundred years ago millions of buffalo used to 4 The holiday was more / rather dull than relaxing.
the prairies of North America.
5 We spent a lot of time cycling around the island and we
5 We stood for some time watching a flock of birds enjoyed it the more / more and more.
and turn in the sky.
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Language in Focus
9 Complete the second sentence so that it means the
same as the first. Use no more than six words in each
gap including the word in CAPITALS.
7 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
There are more words than you need. 1 Sometimes the water was very cold, but we still went
swimming every day. HOWEVER
ever so than ever whatever , we went
whichever whenever wherever
swimming every day.
1 path you choose, you’ll get to the forest 2 Even though I was a bit afraid, I decided to try rock
lodge in about two hours. climbing. GIVE
2 The people were nice to us. They helped Even though I was a bit afraid, I decided
us a great deal. .
3 you go these days, you find the same fast 3 Because the city was so huge, we kept getting lost. SUCH
food chains. It was we kept
4 Today more people travel for pleasure getting lost.
before. 4 In her opinion, the hotel was pretentious rather than
5 have you done with the suitcase keys? luxurious. MUCH
I don’t want to have to break the lock! In her opinion, the hotel was
as pretentious.
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Use of English 10 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

8 Complete the text with words formed from the words in PLANNING OR IMPROVISATION?
brackets. When you’re thinking about a trip, there’s always a
dilemma of how much to plan. Should you organise
THE VALLEY OF FLOWERS
everything in advance to make the most of each day,
One of the high points of our trip to northern India was or should you 1                   with the flow? The more you
to be the Valley of Flowers, a national park in West plan, the 2                   you risk feeling that your holiday
Himalaya. And so one afternoon we arrived in Ghangaria, lacks spontaneity. On the 3                   hand, without any
a small 1                                     (SETTLE) at the altitude of planning at all, time may 4                   wasted on making
3,049 metres. We had walked 15 kilometres to get there, improvised arrangements. As 5                   the trick is to
so we put off the trek to the valley until the next day. We strike the right balance. Learn about the places where
spent the night in 2                                     (RELATE) you’re going, and plan especially the practical aspects of
comfort in a hostel in Ghangaria. In the early morning your trip, but be prepared to change your arrangements
we set off along a winding, 3                                     (STONE) and play it 6                   ear.
path. After about an hour, the first thing we noticed was /6
the smell – there was a 4                                     (DELIGHT)
perfume hanging in the air. In another thirty minutes we
reached a place of 5                                     (HAUNT) beauty. Total/60
The 6                                     (VARY) of flowers was
stunning; they covered the ground like a carpet.
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