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WorksheetsUnit 2 Progress Test- Solutions Pre-Intermediate
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 49mins
Past Simple or Continuous?
When it ___________ (stop) raining, we _________ (go out) and ___________ (put) the kayak in the water.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous?
While I __________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _________(see) an accident.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous?
Suddenly, the man __________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and __________ (run off).
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous?
At 5 p.m. yesterday, I __________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister __________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous?
I _________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud __________ (appear) in the sky.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous?
When the sailor __________ (open) the box, he __________ (find) an old map inside.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous?
While everyone __________ (argue), I _________ (realise) it was a good time to go.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous ?
As I __________ (leave) the party, I finally __________ (remember) the man’s name.
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous ?
The man __________ (wear) a raincoat and __________ (carry) a big suitcase
(a)
Past Simple or Continuous ?
The girl _______(run) through the forest when she _______ (slip) over.
(a)
Read the text, and find eight mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect word).and write the corrections. There are no mistakes in two of the lines. Leave those lines blank.
Ann was walking along the river and was talking on her phone, 1__________________
when suddenly she noticing there was a man in the river. 2__________________
He was swimming to the side, but he was having problems. 3__________________
Quickly, Ann did jumped into the water and swam up to the man. 4__________________
But while she reached him, his head went under the water. 5__________________
Ann swam under the water, but she can’t find the man. 6__________________
A few moments later, saw the man at the side of the river. 7__________________
He was with some friends and they all laughing at her. 8__________________
At that moment, she realised that it was a silly joke. But 9__________________
shortly afterwards, two police officers arrive to talk to the men. 10__________________
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C.
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
On 15 April 1912 the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
(a)
Complete the sentence with the correct word. The first letter has been given.
You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.
(a)
If you go hiking in the countryside, take a _________ so that you can carry your things in it.
life jacket
rucksack
safety harness
Don’t worry about falling off the climbing wall – you’ll be wearing a __________________
life jacket
safety harness
rucksack
I don’t really like ________ because it’s dangerous and too noisy!
kayaking
poles
jet skiing
When you go for a long walk, the most important thing is to wear comfortable _________________
paddles
boots
life jacket
If you go out to sea on a boat, it’s a good idea to wear a _________
life jacket
boots
safety harness
When I’m walking on rocky ground, my _________stop me from falling over
backpack
safety harness
boots
That helmet doesn’t fit me – it’s t (a) (very small).
Doing a bungee jump was t (a) (very frightening).
Breaking my leg while crossing that river was a (a) (very bad).
After swimming across the lake, I was e (a) (very tired)
The hill we had to climb looked h (a) (very big).
The countryside we were walking through was s (a) (very beautiful).
Read the text and complete gaps 1–10. Write down the correct answer A, B or C, for example 1-A.
The photo 1___ a row of eight red kayaks on a river, with a teenager in each one wearing a yellow helmet. It 2___ as if they’re on an adventure holiday and I 3___ they’re feeling excited about doing something on the water. There is a boy 4___ the centre of the photo who is standing up with one foot in one kayak, and another foot in the next kayak. He 5___ to be trying to walk across the line of boats. Judging by his expression, I’d 6___ he’s feeling quite nervous about falling in the water. There’s a woman 7___ the background standing on the bank of the river. She looks 8___ she is the instructor. She’s 9___ feeling quite calm because they are all wearing life jackets. 10___ the bottom right corner, I can see the end of a paddle. It must belong to another team.
1 A looks B seems C shows
2 A shows B looks C expects
3 A judge B expect C probably
4 A in B at C on
5 A looks B shows C seems
6 A say B look C seem
7 A at B on C in
8 A like B as C for
9 A basically B must C probably
10 A In B On C At
Listen to five people talking about extreme sports. Match the speakers (1–5) with the statements (A–E). Use NUMBERS ONLY to match the speakers, e.g. A-1. There is one extra statement.
A Speaker ___ probably won’t do the activity again.
B Speaker ___ couldn’t always do their sport well.
C Speaker ___ says their sport isn’t very dangerous.
D Speaker ___ says they only do the activity with friends.
E Speaker ___ would like to do their extreme sport more often.
F Speaker ___ does the activity to forget about things
Read the text. Choose the correct answers.
Climb every mountain
Stephen Venables’ love of mountains began at nine years old on a skiing trip to the Alps. ‘I was thrilled,’ he remembers. ‘It was actually far more impressive and exciting than seeing the Himalayas for the first time, because when you’re nine it’s all new and you don’t know what to expect.’
From that moment, Stephen knew that he wanted to climb mountains, but he didn’t realise then that one day he would be the first British man to climb Everest without oxygen. However, his record-breaking expedition in 1988 was not an easy one. 1___ After years of climbing, he was prepared for this and he knew that the best thing he could do was wait for the weather to change.
‘At first I tried sitting on a rock because rock is warmer than snow, but it wasn’t completely flat. I really wanted to lie down so I decided to cut a ledge in the snow. I did sleep a bit,’ he says. ‘They always say you should stay awake but I was totally exhausted.’ Fortunately, the storm passed, and Stephen managed to climb back down to his camp and enter the record books.
The Everest expedition wasn’t Stephen’s only difficult climb. 2___ ‘It was very unlucky that it happened, but I was lucky that there were five of us.’ The group included Chris Bonnington and Stephen’s good friend Harish Kapadia. It took them twelve hours to make camp in a safe place. Then two of the team went for help.
‘I think that was one of the most wonderful moments of my life – finally being in the tent and realising that I could just lie back in my sleeping bag.’ 3___ By that time, there was almost no food left. ‘On the last day we had a boiled sweet and we used the last tea bag so many times that it wasn’t actually changing the colour of the water.’ But luckily, the team managed to keep going until help arrived.
1 What happened to Stephen Venables when he was nine years old?
a He was able to compare two different mountain ranges.
b He realised where he would like to live in the future.
c He decided what he wanted to do in his life.
2 What is the writer’s purpose in this article?
a To describe the best way to climb a mountain.
b To tell the story of a mountain climber.
c To explain why mountain climbing is dangerous.
A,C
C,B
B,B
Read the text.Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–3
Climb every mountain
Stephen Venables’ love of mountains began at nine years old on a skiing trip to the Alps. ‘I was thrilled,’ he remembers. ‘It was actually far more impressive and exciting than seeing the Himalayas for the first time, because when you’re nine it’s all new and you don’t know what to expect.’
From that moment, Stephen knew that he wanted to climb mountains, but he didn’t realise then that one day he would be the first British man to climb Everest without oxygen. However, his record-breaking expedition in 1988 was not an easy one. 1___ After years of climbing, he was prepared for this and he knew that the best thing he could do was wait for the weather to change.
‘At first I tried sitting on a rock because rock is warmer than snow, but it wasn’t completely flat. I really wanted to lie down so I decided to cut a ledge in the snow. I did sleep a bit,’ he says. ‘They always say you should stay awake but I was totally exhausted.’ Fortunately, the storm passed, and Stephen managed to climb back down to his camp and enter the record books.
The Everest expedition wasn’t Stephen’s only difficult climb. 2___ ‘It was very unlucky that it happened, but I was lucky that there were five of us.’ The group included Chris Bonnington and Stephen’s good friend Harish Kapadia. It took them twelve hours to make camp in a safe place. Then two of the team went for help.
‘I think that was one of the most wonderful moments of my life – finally being in the tent and realising that I could just lie back in my sleeping bag.’ 3___ By that time, there was almost no food left. ‘On the last day we had a boiled sweet and we used the last tea bag so many times that it wasn’t actually changing the colour of the water.’ But luckily, the team managed to keep going until help arrived.
A But Stephen didn’t know then that the rescue would take four days.
B While he was climbing Everest, he met the climber Chris Bonnington for the first time.
C In 1992, while climbing another Himalayan mountain, he fell 100 m, breaking both his legs.
D It was the second time that he needed medical attention because of his injuries.
E He was coming down from the top of the mountain when he was caught in a snowstorm.
ABD
ECA
EBC
