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(Time 50 minutes)
1. Fill in: earn, gain, apply, erupt, approach, rescue, adapt, book, participate, explore
1 Studying reptiles is a dangerous way to . a living.
2 Angela is working part-time to . some experience while she is studying.
3 This job sounds perfect for you. Why don’t you . for it?
4. The river burst its banks and flood waters began to . the house.
5. We watched the volcano . from our camp.
6. Firefighters managed to . three people from the burning building.
7. I always . my aeroplane tickets online.
8. Grizzly bears . to living in cold climates by hibernating in the winter months.
9. It’s so interesting to . new places
10. Max decided to . in a volunteer programme last summer.
2. Put the verbs into the present simple, the present continuous, the past simple ,the
past continuous or the present perfect
1 What time . (the bus/leave) for the airport?
2 Janice . (not/work) late tonight.
3 I . (get up) for work at 7:30 every day.
4 . (Roy/have) his interview now?
5 I / not hear / from Susie / for three weeks.
6. . (you/see) the tsunami on TV last night?
7. We . (sit) on the roof as the flood water . (rise).
8. He . (drive) home when a tree . (fall) in front of the car.
9. We . (not/walk) home yesterday because of the snow.
10. I / never / be / to New York.
3.Choose the correct item.
1 The …….. was at the scene of the accident to help the survivors.
A scientist C surgeon
B journalist D paramedic
2 My sister is very …….. because she always does the chores for our mum.
A loyal C honest
B fair D helpful
3 Abigail is working …….. this weekend to finish her project.
A part-time C full-time
B overtime D time
4. The volcano on the Indonesian island of Krakatoa …….. in 1883.
A erupted C exploded
B burst D burnt
5. The young girl started crying when the lights …….. suddenly.
A put out C went away
B went out D died out

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6. The emergency services asked people to …….. the town quickly because the wildfire was getting
closer.
A clean up C evacuate
B rebuild D locate
7. Emily had a horrible stomach …….. after she ate some bad seafood.
A cramp C rash
B fever D allergy
8. Many young people are faced …….. money problems these days.
A with C in
B of D by
9. I need to …….. school early today because I’m going to the dentist.
A abandon C set off
B migrate D leave
10. I want to …….. some money for a charity that helps homeless people.
A donate C lend
B borrow D raise
4. Read the dialogues (1-3). Complete the dialogues (1-3) with appropriate responses
by circling the appropriate letter (A, B or C).
1 X: Did you hear about the flood?
Y:
A I bet they were terrified.
B I’m terrified.
C It was terrible.
2 X: ……………………………………
Y: Yes. One thing you can do is lock your things away.
A What do you think I should do?
B What am I supposed to do?
C Any ideas what to do?
3. X: Where have you been?
Y:
A I was abroad for the last two months.
B I had the time of my life,