Aim High TB2 Test 4

4 Test
Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences, replacing the underlined words with a word from the
box.
terrified intense gripping dreadful countless agonizing
distressed exceptional heroic outstanding
1 My brother has an uncommon talent for mathematics.

My brother has an ________ talent for mathematics.
2 The weather was awful on Friday – it rained all day.
The weather was ________ on Friday – it rained all day.
3 We were extremely upset when we heard the news.
We were ________ when we heard the news.
4 Robert made a brave attempt to rescue his sister.
Robert made a ________ attempt to rescue his sister.
5 Her exam results were extremely good.
Her exam results were ________.
6 When Rosie cut her arm, the wound was very painful.
When Rosie cut her arm, the wound was ________.
7 I wasn’t prepared for the extreme cold in Siberia.
I wasn’t prepared for the ________ cold in Siberia.
8 Stieg Larsson’s books are very interesting.
Stieg Larsson’s books are ________.
9 She’s asked her children an enormous number of times to tidy their rooms.
She’s asked her children ________ times to tidy their rooms.
10 Richard was extremely afraid of dogs as a child.
Richard was ________ of dogs as a child.
Marks: __ /10
2 Complete the text with the correct form of the word in brackets.
When I read The Kite Runner, I was 1________ (astound) by the 2________ (loyal)
that Hassan, one of the main characters, showed to his childhood friend Amir. At first,
Amir showed great 3________ (patient) when he taught Hassan to read, but this didn’t
last. One day, Hassan’s 4________ (generous) towards Amir caused the local bully,
Assef, to set on Hassan. Amir saw the attack, but showed his 5________ (coward) by
not going to help the 6________ (frighten) Hassan. In fact, Amir found the incident so
7
________ (embarrass) that he committed an act of enormous 8________ (mean). He
accused Hassan of theft, so Amir’s father sent Hassan away. Because of Hassan’s
9
________ (modest), he never complained. But at the end of the story, Amir made up
for everything through his 10________ (persevere) in rescuing Hassan’s son.
Marks: __ /10
Reading
3 Read the text and complete the sentences.
Brave teens rescue driver from car crash
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Two heroic teenagers, Jack Crook, 18, and Graham Macleod, 17, pulled a wounded
woman from a crashed car shortly after midnight on Tuesday morning. The woman’s
Renault Megane left the road after hitting a street lamp. There were no other cars
involved. The teenagers heard a loud crash while they were parked nearby, and found
the woman’s car stuck between two trees at the side of the road. They had to break the
windscreen and pull the woman out over the bonnet of the car. They carried her away
from the car and called for an ambulance. The woman, Suzanne Hazlett, is in a stable
condition at the Royal Preston hospital.
1 The accident happened during the ________.

2 The boys were in their ________ when the accident happened.
3 The crashed car was on the side of the ________.
4 The accident happened because the car crashed into ________.
5 The driver is now in ________.
Marks: __ /5
4 Read the text again and answer the questions with a complete sentence.
1 What did the two teenagers do?
________________________________________________________
2 What car was the woman driving?
________________________________________________________
3 How did they get the woman out of the car?
________________________________________________________
4 What did they do when they got the woman out of the car?
________________________________________________________
5 How many cars were involved in the accident?
________________________________________________________
Marks: __ /15
Grammar
5 Find and correct the mistake in each line.
1 Tokyo and Seoul are two of the larger cities
2 in the world. Tokyo has a biggest population
3 than Seoul, but it isn’t as older as Seoul.
4 Tokyo is warmer that Seoul in the winter and it
5 isn’t as wet than Seoul in the summer. The
6 Tokyo subway is one of busiest in the world, and Incheon
7 Airport in Seoul is the world’s better airport.
8 Seoul is cheap than Tokyo; Tokyo is one of
9 the expensivest cities in the world. Workers
10 in Tokyo earn the higher salaries too.
1 ____________ 6 ____________
2 ____________ 7 ____________
3 ____________ 8 ____________
4 ____________ 9 ____________
5 ____________ 10 ____________
Marks: __ /10

6 Complete the second sentence with three words so that it means the same as
the first sentence.
1 Greece is hotter than Italy.
Italy isn’t ________ ________ ________ Greece.
2 These trousers aren’t long enough for me.
These trousers ________ ________ for me.
3 Lagos and Kinshasa aren’t as big as Cairo.
Cairo ________ ________ ________ Lagos and Kinshasa.
4 Kevin isn’t well enough to go to work.
Kevin ________ ________ ________ to go to work.
5 Travelling by car isn’t as safe as travelling by plane.
Travelling by car is ________ ________ ________ travelling by plane.
6 I’m too busy to help you.
I haven’t ________ ________ ________ to help you.
7 It’s too cold to go to the beach.
It isn’t ________ ________ ________ go to the beach.
8 Fruit is healthier than ice cream.
Ice cream isn’t ________ ________ ________ fruit.
9 Football isn’t as interesting as basketball.
Basketball is ________ ________ ________ football.
10 There isn’t enough space in his office for the meeting.
His office ________ ________ ________ for the meeting.
Marks: __ /10
Language skills
7 Complete the dialogue.
Alan Have you seen 1________ latest James Bond film?
Tony Yes, I have. I thought it was great. It was much 2________ than the one
before. That one was so 3________, I nearly fell asleep!
Alan When did you see the film?
Tony Last Saturday afternoon. It was 4________ wet to go out and we didn’t
have 5________ money to go to the cinema so we stayed in and
watched a DVD. It was cheaper 6________ going to the cinema.
Alan That’s true, but I think films are 7________ exciting on the big screen.
So, who’s your favourite James Bond?
Tony Sean Connery. He’s definitely the 8________ James Bond. He’s also
the 9________ amusing.
Alan I agree. And what do you think of Daniel Craig?
Tony He isn’t as good 10________ Connery, but he isn’t bad either.
Marks: __ /10
8 Complete the mini-dialogues.

Dialogue 1
A 1_____________________________________________________
B Charity work is more rewarding than working for a big company.
Dialogue 2
A Which team was the best?

B _____________________________________________________
2
We beat them 5-0!

Dialogue 3
A 3_____________________________________________________?
B The largest country in the world is Russia.
Dialogue 4
A 4_____________________________________________________?
B No, it isn’t as quick as the train. The bus is slower.
Dialogue 5
A 51_____________________________________________________?
B No, I’m only 15, so I’m not old enough to drive.
Marks: __ /10
Writing
9 Write a report about a film you have seen. Write about 150 words. Organize
your writing into three paragraphs:
• General information about the film.
• The story and characters.
• Your opinion of the film.
Marks: __ /20
TOTAL: __ /100

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4 Test

1 My brother has an uncommon talent for mathematics.

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1 The accident happened during the ________.

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8 Complete the mini-dialogues.

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We beat them 5-0!

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