READING
1. b (‘They would ask me what I thought at the time
were really silly questions which got on my nerves.’)
2. c (‘...from the moment we entered the gates of the
Zaluzi game reserve, I knew that this was not going to
be anything like I had expected.’)
3. b (‘...we were woken at the crack of dawn. ...Our guide
assured us that the early start was necessary in order
to have the best chance of seeing what was really
worthwhile.’)
4. a (‘...group of animals... As we moved closer, the
animals did not appear to be alarmed by our presence.
I had never before come within such close range of a
pride of lions.’)
5. d (‘When I asked Timothy, our game ranger, if we were
actually in any danger, he bluntly replied that one is
never entirely safe in the bush, but his knowledge and
experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with
reasonable accuracy.’)
6. a (‘Suddenly our tracker perched up on the back of our
vehicle, signalled to the driver to halt and at the same
moment, I realised that this time we had stumbled
right into a pride of lions. ...driver promptly turned
off the engine and in a low voice warned us to remain
seated and not to make any abrupt movements.’)
7. b (‘Timothy later told us how much to our advantage
this was. Had their bellies not been full, their reaction
to us would surely have been otherwise. As the nearest
lion was less than three metres away from the jeep, I
considered that we had been very lucky indeed.’)
8. a (‘...what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to
be indifferent to our surroundings and not have a full
appreciation of the beauty around us.’)
EXAMINATION PRACTICE
A.
1. c
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. a
7. b
8. b
9. c
10. c
11. d
12. d
B.
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. d
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. d
10. a
C.
1. c
2. b
3. d
4. a
5. c
6. c
7. c
8. a
9. b
10. c
D.
1. of
2. would
3. an
4. unless
5. if
6. than
7. which
8. so
9. will
10. going
11. well
12. be
E.
1. movement
2. destruction
3. activities
4. assistance
5. endangered
6. inhabitants
7. ecological
8. natural
9. equipment
10. original
F.
1. must have access to
2. you leave, I will never
3. had better close the
window
4. needs to be
5. as long as they are
6. needn’t go to school
7. don’t have to speak
8. this year unless I get
LISTENING
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. c
6. b
SELF-ASSESSMENT
TASK 1
A.
Tom
Age: 22 years old
1. time 2. meat 3. sleep 4. tired 5. headaches
6. energy
Jack
Age: 19 years old
1. rides his bike 2. stairs 3. junk food 4. green tea
5. pasta 6. lose weight 7. sports 8. outdoors
Jerry
Age: 20 years old
1. swimming 2. gym 3. team sports 4. sick
5. weak 6. stronger 7. big 8. spicy 9. rice
TASK 2
A.
1. a (four-day) holiday/trip to Istanbul
2. the previous week
3. perfect, sunny but not too hot
4. a (large) covered market
5. friendly
6. the (Topkapi) Palace
7. (the) spiced lamb
8. Asia and Europe
B.
Suggested answer
I visited London last summer and I absolutely loved it.
There were so many sights to visit, there was not enough
time in the day to see them all! My favourite sights were
the London Eye from where I got to see the whole city down
below, and Buckingham Palace near Hyde park. The food
was great too, there were restaurants everywhere from
all over the world. The weather wasn’t that good though,
it rained most days, but I didn’t mind as I was too busy
enjoying the sights and shops! The houses outside of the city
centre all looked quite similar to me and were arranged on
streets in straight lines, one house next to the other. The city
has lots of great green areas and I noticed that whenever the
rain stopped, everyone quickly went to the parks for picnics
or a stroll. It’s a busy city with lots of people, and I don’t
think anyone could ever get bored there!
TASK 3
A.
1. NM 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. NM
6. NM 7. T 8. T
