unit 2

Which sentence best shows the meaning of "come across"?

• I came across an old map in the attic.
• I came across the mountain by car.
• I came across the exam with friends.
• I came across to the beach last year.
• Pluto

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

Fill the gap: While cleaning, I ___ a box of letters from 1999.

• came across
• came up
• came out
• came off

Choose the best paraphrase of "daring".

• bold and willing to take risks
• quiet and shy
• slow and careful
• angry and rude

Which sentence uses "daring" correctly?

• Her daring plan involved climbing the cliff at night.
• He daring the homework on time.
• We had a daring of pencils.
• The daring fell on the floor.

In documentaries, "the depths" usually refers to…

• the deepest parts of the ocean
• high mountain peaks
• the tops of trees
• a desert’s surface

Fill the gap: The submarine explored ___ of the Atlantic.

• the depths
• the peaks
• the heights
• the edges

Pick the sentence that matches "hazardous".

• Working without a helmet on a building site is hazardous.
• Hazardous means very friendly.
• The hazardous ate lunch.
• Hazardous is a type of music.

Which situation is hazardous?

• Handling chemicals without gloves
• Reading a comic
• Sitting on a sofa
• Watering a plant

"Peak" as a noun is closest to…

• the top of a mountain
• a kind of bird
• a small valley
• a rainy season

Complete: They reached the mountain ___ at sunrise.

• peak
• peek
• peck
• pick