Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Unit 10 revision

Write a form of the word in bold in each gap to complete the text.

SURVIVING IN A DESERT


A lot of people think (0)exploration… of a desert is easy. In fact, the     explore 
opposite is true. You need a large amount of (1) …….…… , which                equip
needs to be chosen (2) …….…… . Obviously, a good supply of water     wise
is needed, as it’s so hot during the day. At night, though, it’s a different
matter. Temperatures drop and people have been known to (3) …….……     frozen
to death when they’ve fallen asleep on the sand with nothing to keep them 
warm. It can also be quite (4) …….…… at night, with lots of strange     scare
sounds and noises. (5) …….…… is also helped by having a compass     survive
and food to eat. There is nothing worse than being (6) …….……                 lose
scared and also very (7) …….……                 hunger
You don’t need to be (8) …….…… these days to risk exploring a     hero
desert, thanks to mobile phones. If you (9) …….…… yourself,                  injury  
it is much easier than it ever used to be to get help and give (10) …….…       direct   
so that someone can come and rescue you.


Grammar 

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 ‘I’m sorry. I’m disturbing you, …….. ?’
‘Yes, you are, but it doesn’t matter.
A haven’t I
B shall I
C aren’t I
D will I

2 If you …….. a compass with you, you would have known where to go.
A took
B were taking
C had taken
D take

3 If he’d been sleeping in a tent, he …….. cold.
A wouldn’t be getting
B wouldn’t get
C wouldn’t have been getting
D wouldn’t have got

4 Everyone knows how to use a compass, …….. ?
A aren’t they
B don’t they
C do they
D won’t they

5 If John …….. on the expedition earlier, he would have got lost with the rest of the group.
A had gone
B had been going
C have been gone
D gone

6 ‘Do you wish you hadn’t gone now?’
‘Yes. I wouldn’t have gone if I …….. how dangerous it was going to be.’
A was knowing
B had known
C knew
D known

7 If Ernest Shackleton hadn’t been so brave, he …….. have saved the lives of 
his men.
A oughtn’t 
B shouldn’t 
C wouldn’t 
D couldn’t

8 ‘We can’t find Steve and Jackie.’
‘Let’s go and search for them, …….. ?
A will we
B shouldn’t we
C would we
D shall we

9 Peter wouldn’t …….. an explorer if he hadn’t read so many adventure books.
A have been
B be being
C has been
D have being

10 Don’t go off in the jungle on your own, …….. ?
A will you
B do you
C didn’t you
D weren’t you


Vocabulary

Choose the correct word or phrase (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence.

1 When you’re on an expedition, everything depends on …….. to make it a success.
A skills
B teamwork
C experiences
D panic

2 It’s no fun being an explorer when everything …….. .
A carries on
B picks up
C lets down
D goes wrong

3 Could you …….. me a favour and carry this tent, please?
A do
B give
C lose
D help

4 David was …….. a lot of pain when he broke his ankle.
A on
B in
C at
D with

5 Mick wished he had had a …….. when he had to spend the night in the jungle.
A magnifying glass
B penknife
C torch
D first-aid kit

6 We …….. a lot of experience on this expedition.
A gained
B acquired
C earned
D won

7 The explorer …….. his compass to see if he was going in the right direction.
A picked
B hit
C read
D checked

8 Please make …….. we have everything we need before we leave.
A contact
B sure
C safe
D trust

9 Do we have enough …….. water for three days in the desert?
A survival
B wild
C fresh
D tent

10 All he had in his pocket was a …….. of matches.
A bar
B kit
C bag

D box 

5 comments:

  1. SURVIVING IN A DESERT

    1)equipment
    2)wisely
    3)freeze
    4)scary
    5)survivors
    6)lost
    7)hungry
    8)heroic
    9)injure
    10)directions

    Grammar

    1)C
    2)C
    3)D
    4)B
    5)A
    6)B
    7)C
    8)D
    9)A
    10)A

    Vocabulary

    1)B
    2)D
    3)A
    4)B
    5)C
    6)A
    7)D
    8)B
    9)C
    10)D

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  2. 1)equipment
    2)wisely
    3)freeze
    4)scary
    5)survivals
    6)lost
    7)hungry
    8)heroic
    9)injure
    10)directions

    GRAMMAR

    1)c
    2)c
    3)d
    4)b
    5)a
    6)b
    7)c
    8)d
    9)a
    10)a

    VOCABULARY

    1)b
    2)d
    3)a
    4)b
    5)c
    6)a
    7)d
    8)b
    9)c
    10)d

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  3. 1)equipment
    2)wisly
    3)freeze
    4)scary
    5)survivors
    6)lost
    7)hungry
    8)heroic
    9)injure
    10)directions



    Grammar
    1)c
    2)c
    3)d
    4)b
    5)a
    6)b
    7)c
    8)d
    9)a
    10)a




    Vocabulary
    1)b
    2)d
    3)a
    4)b
    5)c
    6)a
    7)d
    8)b
    9)c
    10)d

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  4. SURVIVING IN A DESERT

    1.equipment
    2.wisely
    3.freeze
    4.scary
    5.survivors
    6.lost
    7.hungry
    8.heroic
    9.injured
    10.direction

    Grammar
    1.C
    2.C
    3.D
    4.B
    5.A
    6.B
    7.C
    8.D
    9.A
    10.A

    Vocabulary
    1.B
    2.D
    3.A
    4.B
    5.C
    6.A
    7.D
    8.B
    9.C
    10.D


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  5. 1-equipment 2-wisely 3-freeze 4-scary 5-survivors 6-lost 7-hungry 8-heroic 9-injure 10-direction

    GRAMMAR

    1-c 2-d 3-d 4-b 5-a 6-b 7-c 8-d 9-a 10-a

    VOCABULARY

    1-b 2-d 3-a 4-b 5-c 6-a 7-d 8-b 9-c 10-d

    ReplyDelete