Unit 2 EXAM

Hundreds of years ago, travelling by sea was ___________ quicker ___________ trying to make the same journey overland.

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (two words)

Roads back then were nowhere ___________ as good ___________ they are now.

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (two words)

Although ___________ well-known than Columbus or Magellan, one of ___________ greatest of the late medieval explorers was Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (two words)

___________ longer the journey, ___________ more supplies travellers had to take.

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (two words)

One of the ___________ significant discoveries by 18th-century European sailors was that of New Zealand, a country composed of two islands of similar size. Actually, South Island is only ___________ larger than North Island.

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (two words)

1. Not much lower ___________ Everest, and ___________ as hard to climb, Kangchenjunga is part of the Himalayan chain of mountains. 

Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. (two words)

Complete the comparative or superlative sentences. Use the correct form of the adjective or adverb in brackets and add any other necessary words.

Although dressed much _______________________ (sensible) her fellow hikers, Sophie still felt wet and miserable after it started raining.

Complete the comparative or superlative sentences. Use the correct form of the adjective or adverb in brackets and add any other necessary words.

______________________ (tough) the climb, the more likely it is that adventurers will want to try to reach the top.

Complete the comparative or superlative sentences. Use the correct form of the adjective or adverb in brackets and add any other necessary words.

Few people have been quite _______________________ (lucky) my brother Grant, who won the lottery with a ticket he found in the street.

Complete the comparative or superlative sentences. Use the correct form of the adjective or adverb in brackets and add any other necessary words.

Amy didn’t get a prize despite being just _______________________ (talented) the other performers.