Gold Experience B2 Progress test 2

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Grammar
1 Complete each gap with one word only.
People in my area have been 1) used to the effects of bad weather for a very long time. When I was
young, I 2) ________ often help my dad put special shutters on the windows to protect the house from
strong winds and rain. However, a few years ago the storms 3) ________ to get a lot worse and more
frequent and last weekend while most people 4) ________ watching TV in the evening a freak gust of
wind blew down some tall trees and damaged roofs and walls all along our street. The meteorologists
5) ________ warned us that high winds were on their way, but no one had 6) ________ expecting them
to reach such speeds.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb in brackets.
1 I didnt get home (not get home) until after midnight last night.

2 After I ____________ (eat) my breakfast, I went for a walk with my dog.

3 Where ____________ (you/go) when I saw you last night?

4 How long ____________ (your brother/live) in Spain for?

5 I had to knock on the door and wake my parents up because I ____________ (lose) my key!

6 When the doctor called us in, we ____________ (wait) for about ten minutes.

3 Choose the correct option for each sentence.

1 We were worried about the heavy rain because the river had burst/burst its banks before.
2 There used to be/would be a lot of polar bears, but there are fewer of them these days.
3 By one oclock Pat was tired because he was writing/had been writing for three hours.
4 My mum always used to make/had always made me fantastic sandwiches to take to school.
5 It was ten oclock when I had woken up/woke up.
6 By the time we got home, it had been raining/had rained for an hour.

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 Vocabulary
4 Choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
1 My printers just run ________ of ink, so Ill need to order some more.

A off B out C down

2 We will have used up most fossil ________ within a few decades.

A energy B oil C fuels

3 Scientists have found ways to prevent ________ erosion.

A soil B earth C ground

4 Dave thinks hes the teachers ________ because she always gives him top marks.

A choice B dear C pet

5 Some new plant ________ have been discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

A specialties B species C kinds

6 The flood ________ everyone by surprise and damaged a lot of houses.

A left B made C took

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1 Dont use that information in the essay. Its irrelevant. RELEVANT

2 If I dont set my alarm clock, I always ____________ . SLEEP

3 Some kids in my class are ____________ and tell lies really easily. HONEST

4 I cant see why we need to put the numbers in this order. Its ____________ . LOGICAL

5 When youre writing an email, you can use idioms because its ____________ . FORMAL

6 He let his ten-year-old son drive his car! Thats completely ____________ .

RESPONSIBLE

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 Listening
6 You will hear three people talking about wild animals. Choose from the list (AE) what
each speaker mentions. There are two letters which you do not need to use.
A an animal that has declined because of too much tourism ____
B an animal that has disappeared because of changes to its habitat ____
C an animal that is hunted and shot for pleasure ____
D an animal that has been saved from extinction ____
E an animal that causes a problem to other animals ____

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 Reading

The wolf man

Most people would be terrified to find themselves facing a wild wolf pack, alone and unarmed. Not
Shaun Ellis. 1) _____ He wrote about his unusual experience in a book called The Man who Lived with
Wolves.
Shaun had always been fascinated by wolves, although he admits that, like the majority of children, he
grew up with an in-built fear of the animal. This fear, he believes, is a result of the bad image wolves
are given in story books and in films. 2) ____ As he later learnt, wolves are very interesting animals
with extremely complicated family and pack relationships.
Shaun decided that he wanted to spend his life studying nature and animals. Following this dream led
him to a North American Indian reservation in Idaho. There he worked at a wolf research centre.
3) ____ He wanted to get up close to the wolves in their natural habitat. So, he started to live in the wild
with them. Amazingly, the wolves accepted him into the pack where, because he couldnt hunt, his role
was to look after the young ones. 4) ____
There were some dangerous moments when Shaun made mistakes. 5) ____ Fortunately, he survived to
tell his story. Although he was reluctant to leave the wolf family, Shaun had to return to society for
health reasons. A wolfs lifestyle does not lead to a particularly long life! Now, he uses what he learnt
from the unusual experience to run a wolf protection centre. He also uses his expertise to help farmers
in other countries who see wolves as a threat to their animals. Will he return to the wild? Who knows?
Shaun Ellis is full of surprises!

7 Read the text and choose which sentence (af) fits each gap (15). You do not need one of
the sentences.
a It was only when he saw a wolf in a zoo that he realised that it was nothing like the scary
animal he had often read about.
b Once a wolf attacked him because he ate some meat that the lead wolf should have eaten.
c Shaun lived with them, ate what they ate, and learnt an enormous amount about their behaviour
and relationships.
d He spent nearly two years living wild with a wolf pack in North America because he wanted to
learn more about their behaviour.
e It seemed that the wolf was protecting him from a bear that had been down by the river.
f However, learning about wolves from a distance was not enough for Shaun.

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 Writing
8 Replace the phrases in bold with a strong adjective from this unit.
1 I was very frightened when the bear attacked. terrified
2 We cooked a very good meal on the camp fire. ________
3 Our journey was very bad it took twelve hours and we lost all our luggage. ________
4 We had very good weather on holiday. ________
5 Helena was very sad when her boyfriend left her. ________
6 I was very tired after the long climb up the cliff. ________

Total: 50

9 You have seen this announcement on an international website for schools. Write your
story in 140190 words.
Got a good story? We are looking for stories to put on our website. Your story must end with
this sentence: We finally arrived home, soaking wet, but very happy.
Your story must include:
an animal.
a storm.

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