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Grammar Vocabulary
1 Complete the text with the correct passive form of 3 Complete the sentences, replacing the underlined
the verbs in brackets. words with a word.

The Red List 1 (found) in 1948. It is the world’s 1 My father walked nervously up and down outside the
door of the operating theatre.
most comprehensive list of endangered species and it
My father p up and down outside the door.
2
(publish) once a year. The latest figures
2 After losing, the players walked home with heavy steps.
suggest that hundreds of species 3 (lose) within After losing the match, the players t home.
our lifetime. In recent years large areas of rainforest 3 She’s always talking with pride about her high salary.
4
(destroy) by humans, putting many mammals She’s always b about her high salary.
at risk. Many animals 5 (hunt) for food or 4 The concert last night was excellent.
medicine by local people. Marine animals 6 The concert last night was a  .
(affect) by commercial fishing as they get caught in the 5 We got extremely wet watching the football match.
nets and die. In recent years thousands of Tasmanian We got s watching the football match.
devils 7 (kill) by a viral disease. The Indian 6 They opened the gate and walked along the path
through the country .
tarantula 8
(add) to the list this year because
They opened the gate and walked along the t  .
of its popularity as a pet. But there is some good news:
7 Travelling by car is generally more practical than going
the African elephant 9 (remove) from the list. by train.
Previously, it 10
(classify) as ‘vulnerable’. Travelling by car is generally more c than
Marks: __ /10 going by train.
2 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct 8 Driving in the rush hour can cause you a lot of worry.
indefinite pronoun. Driving in the rush hour can be very s  .
1 A Who’s at the door? 9 You can usually trust our national airline.
B It’s probably selling insurance. Our national airline is usually very r .
2 A Why are you standing up? 10 We spent a lovely afternoon walking for pleasure in
the park.
B Because there’s to sit.
We spent a lovely afternoon s in the park.
3 A Why are you bored?
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B Because I’ve got to do.
4 Complete the text.
4 A Why have you stopped walking?
B There’s in my shoe. My dad often complains 1 flying because he
5 A Where shall we go on holiday? never has an easy trip. The last time he flew there was a
B I don’t mind, as long as it’s hot. strike by the 2 traffic controllers. When he arrived
6 A Who else is coming for dinner? 3
the airport, the departures 4 was
B . It’s just the four of us.
already showing a two-hour delay, but he went through
7 A Why are you going shopping?
passport 5 anyway. Eventually he boarded the
B Because there isn’t in the fridge.
plane, which then spent three hours on the 6
8 A What’s the matter?
waiting 7 permission to take off. The airline
B I can’t find my mp3 player .
9 A Why aren’t they answering the phone? apologized 8
the discomfort and the passangers
B There isn’t at home. were taken off the plane and driven to a hotel for the night.
10 A Where are you going tonight? Another time he missed his flight because of a traffic
B . I’m going to stay in. 9
on the motorway. And the worst time was
Marks: __ /10 when the 10
stopped as he was going downstairs
in the airport, causing him to fall down the steps.
Marks: __ /10

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Reading Language skills
5 Read the text and complete the sentences. 7 Complete the dialogue.
Rob Do you prefer going into town 1 train or
Big is beautiful
driving there?
Elephants are the largest land mammal now living
Ben I much prefer driving. It’s more 2 than the
and their lifespan is from 50 to 70 years. Apart from
train because it takes you from door to door. How
the occasional calf or weak individual taken by lions,
about you?
their only predator is man. Of the two main groups
of elephants, African elephants are larger than Asian Rob I prefer the train. You can sit and read or talk to
elephants and have much larger ears. Elephants are
3
during the 4  . It’s more
herbivores and spend up to sixteen hours a day eating relaxing, really.
plants. They use their trunks to cut and tear off the Ben That’s 5  , but you have to get to the station
leaves, bark and fruit of trees. If the food they want is first. I think the car is quicker.
too high up, the elephant will wrap its trunk around Rob I don’t agree with you. You have to find 6
the tree or branch and shake it loose. Sometimes they to park when you arrive, and that can take ages.
simply knock the tree down. The trunk is also used for
Ben You might be right, but the train is less 7  .
drinking. Elephants suck up to fourteen litres at a time
Sometimes it 8 delayed for some reason,
into their trunk and blow it into their mouth. Elephants
and it can even 9 cancelled if there’s
also suck up water to spray on their body when bathing. 10
on the track. In general, you can rely on
your car.
1 The elephants only predators are  .
Marks: __ /10
2 The two main groups of elephants are
 . 8 Complete the mini-dialogues.
3 Elephants spend feeding. Dialogue 1
4 Elephants eat  . A How are you and your brother getting to the station?
5 Elephants use their trunks for  . B 1 .
Marks: __ /5 It’s coming to pick us up at 6 a.m.
6 Read the text again and answer the questions with a A 2 ?
complete sentence. B It takes about half an hour. We’ll be at the station at
about 6.30.
1 How long do elephants live for?
A Have you got much luggage?

B No. 3 .
2 How can you tell an African elephant from an Asian
It’s more comfortable because you can carry it on your
elephant?
back.

3 How do elephants reach food that is too high for them? Dialogue 2
A Shall we drive or take our bikes?
4 How do elephants drink water? B Let’s drive. 4 .
We’re in a hurry.

A But cycling is cheaper. 5 .
5 How do elephants keep clean?
B That’s true. If we cycle, we won’t use any petrol, so we

won’t pollute the atmosphere.
Marks: __ /15
Marks: __ /10

Writing
9 Write a postcard to a friend about an awful holiday.
Write about 100 words and organize your writing
into one paragraph:
• Write about where you are.
• Write about four problems you have had.
• Write about what is going to happen next.
Marks: __ /20
TOTAL: __ /100

Aim High 3   Unit 8 Test B © Oxford University Press 2011 PHOTOCOPIABLE