Use of English

Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 The Andes is a very high m__________ r_________ in South America.

2 If you live near a b__________ you can do lots of activities in and on the sea.

3 Some people use camels to cross the d__________ because they don’t need water.

4 People are cutting down too many trees in r__________.

5 Some scientists are worried that the polar i__________ c__________ are melting.

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5 Complete the sentences with these words.

pollution environment recycle global warming drought

1 One cause of __________ in cities is heavy traffic.

2 Temperatures in some countries are rising because of __________.

3 We can protect the __________ in many ways.

4 We need to __________ things like bottles and plastic bags.

5 When there is a __________ in Australia, water use is carefully controlled.

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6 Replace get in the sentences with a different verb in the correct form.

1 The train gets there just after midnight.

2 Can you get a chair from the kitchen, please?

3 I went shopping this morning, but I didn’t get what I needed.

4 Humans will get taller and heavier in the future is they eat better food.

5 I got a letter from my pen friend this morning.

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Reading

7 Read the article from which some sentences have been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–F to fill the gaps. There is one extra sentence that you do not need.

A few years ago everyone was talking about the new electric cars. They were going to be the answer to our pollution problems. So where are they? (1) ___ Why are we still sending out huge amounts of pollution into the atmosphere and using oil faster than the oil companies can produce it?

There are several reasons. It’s not because the cars aren’t for sale. They are. (2) ___ It isn’t because of the price. Many of the faster, sporty-looking models are expensive, but there are plenty of cheaper types for sale. (3) ___

Experts say that it’s mainly because electric cars can’t travel very far before we need to charge their batteries and there aren’t enough charging points at the moment. (4) ___ It seems that the people who have bought electric cars use them as a second car, not their main one. People need a car that is reliable. They aren’t going to buy an electric car to use regularly until they can be sure that they are not going to stop on their way to work or somewhere important.

The hybrid car – a car that can switch from petrol to electricity – is more popular and more and more people are buying them. (5) ___ It’s obviously not quite as good for the environment as the electric car, but it shows that people are concerned and trying to do something about their carbon footprints.

A So what is the reason? BPeople worry about not having enough electricity. CWhen were electric cars first invented? D There are many different models and every year another, newer type of electric car is designed. E Why aren’t our roads full of electric cars?
F The only problem here is the cost, but in the future this will probably be cheaper.

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 7)

8 You are going to hear five people talking about different ways of dealing with our rubbish. Listen and match the speakers A–E with the comments in 1–5.

1There is too much plastic and paper on things we buy.   Speaker ___
2This has failed to reduce rubbish and has created another problem.   Speaker ___
3We do not have to put things we don’t want in a bin.   Speaker ___
4We must try to waste less.   Speaker ___
5This is good for people who don’t have a lot of space in their homes.   Speaker ___

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Use of English

9 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words.

1 What time does your train arrive in London?

GET

What time does ____________________ London?

2 I’ve decided I won’t go to the theatre tomorrow.

GOING

I ____________________ go to the theatre tomorrow.

3 If I don’t win the race tomorrow, I’ll be really unhappy.

HAPPY

I ____________________ if I don’t win the race tomorrow.

4 It is possible that we will arrive before Terry.

MIGHT

We ____________________ before Terry.

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Writing

10 Last year the council decided to stop recycling plastic bottles and you think this is a bad idea. Write a letter to your newspaper. In your letter, you should

· say what your problem is

· explain why you think this is a bad idea

· tell the council what you think they should do.

Write 100 words.

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