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Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)The fields were flooded after the river burst its banks/edges/sides.

b)After the rain the street was full of floods/lakes/puddles.

c)During the storm, the climbers sheltered in a cave/cliff/valley.

d)A small river/stream/torrent runs across the bottom of our garden.

e)It was difficult to swim because the waters/waves/tides were so high.

f) From the peak/summit/top of the hill you can see the sea.

g) You must carry a lot of water when you cross the desert/plain/sand. h) In the middle of the square there is an old fountain/source/tap.

i)I think it's going to rain. It's very clouded/clouding/cloudy.

j)The church caught fire when it was struck by hurricane/lightning/thunder.

2 Complete each sentence (a-j) with one of the endings (1-10). Use each ending once.

5

a)A large green snake

b)A small brown duck

c)A large black and yellow wasp

d)A shiny green crab

e)An enormous black spider

f)A bright green frog

g)A black and white puppy

h)A herd of cattle

i)A dirty black lamb

j)A small ginger kitten

1was spinning its web across the window.

2was plodding across the field, mooing loudly.

3was buzzing around the jar of honey on the table.

4was sitting on a branch and miaowing.

5was slithering across the floor towards me.

6was sitting on a leaf and croaking.

7was following the flock, baaing softly.

8was swimming on the pond and quacking loudly.

9was barking furiously outside the gate.

10was pinching Fiona's toe as she stood on the seashore.

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V O C A B U L A R Y 1 1 THE N A T U R A L W O R L D

3Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

a)We cut down the tree but then we had to dig up its roots

b)The road goes through a beautiful pine

c)When Tom was eating a cherry, he accidentally swallowed the

d)In autumn, these paths are covered in fallen

e)

Who is going to cut the

 

while I am away?

f)

We bought Diana a beautiful indoor

for her birthday.

g)

A tree fell, and its massive

 

blocked the road.

h)

Harry buys

and grows all his own vegetables.

i)

The bird was carrying a

 

to build its nest.

j)

Some people like eating orange

 

4 Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.

a)

The dog

 

B.

 

its tail furiously when it saw the children.

 

A) shook

B) wagged

C) moved

D) rubbed

b)

A large

 

 

of the tree broke off in the storm.

 

A) trunk

B) bark

C) twig

D) branch

c)

There was field after field of golden

 

waving in the wind.

 

A) corn

B) bushes

 

C) grass

D) herbs

d) Before railways were built, many goods were carried on

 

A) channels

B) water C) canals

 

D) river

e)

The children enjoyed rolling down the grassy

 

A) mountain

B) cliff

C) stone

D) slope

f)

What kind of

 

is your dog?

 

A) breed

B) race

C) mark

D) family

g)

Some wild animals will become

 

if they get used to people.

 

A) peaceful

B) tame

C) organised

D) petty

h) There's a

 

 

 

of blackbirds at the bottom of the garden.

 

A) house

B) home

 

C) cage

D) nest

i)

Many people are interested in watching

 

A) wildlife

B) wilds

C) wilderness

D) wildly

j)You have to sleep under a net to avoid being bitten by

A)lobsters B) geese C) cockroaches D) mosquitoes

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FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE

5Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

A pet parrot

 

 

 

 

 

From early (1)

childhood.. Jane had always wanted a pet parrot.

 

CHILD

Her parents told her that a parrot was an (2)

pet, but Jane

SUIT

insisted. She was worried about the (3)

of the

DESTROY

rainforests where parrots live, and she felt that parrots needed more

 

 

(4)

Her father argued that a parrot would suffer from

PROTECT

(5)

if it lived in a house. He also explained that pet

LONELY

parrots are caught by (6)

, who need money and don't

 

HUNT

care about protecting species. 'They catch the parrots and send them to

 

Europe in (7)

 

boxes,' he told her. 'And in any case,

WOOD

parrots are very (8)

and don't

make good pets .'Jane

soon

OBEY

made an interesting (9)

, however. She found a pet

DISCOVER

shop which bred parrots instead of importing them. So she took all her

 

(10)

and bought a tiny parrot, which she called 'Pixie'.

 

SAVE

6 Complete the compound word in each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.

a)There were so many mice we had to buy a mouse..trap.

b)Paula was cutting the grass with an electric lawn

c)

There's a drinking

 

on the other side of the park.

d)

What's the weather

 

for tomorrow?

e)

The hill

was covered in beautiful wild flowers.

f)

You can see the mountain

among the clouds in the distance.

g)At the end of the field was a large stone farm

h)We collect honey from our own bee

i)

There's a rabbit

in the

corner of this field.

j)

Martin was wearing imitation snake

boots.

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V O C A B U L A R Y 11 THE N A T U R A L W O R L D

7 Complete each sentence with one suitable word.

a)

I think this fruit juice has gone

off..

It smells funny.

b)

Mind

! Our cat has very sharp claws!

c)

I keep my dog on a lead, but I let it

 

in the park.

d)

I like the idea of camping, but I am put

by the insects.

e)

Our dog never got used

sleeping in its kennel.

f)

I don't think I want to find

 

whether that bull has sharp horns!

g) My puppy managed to tear

 

three of my school books.

h)

I've taken

going for long walks in the countryside.

8 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space.

Pets

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you decide to buy a pet, you should (1)

C.

out as much as possible

about the pet you (2)

Cats are easy to (3)

after and

seem to be (4)

, but also need the company of people. If your cat

finds someone who (5)

for it more than you do, it will change

owners! A small puppy may look like a (6)

 

pet, but don't forget

that it will (7)

up. You may not be able to (8)

up

with a very large dog that is too big for its (9)

and

which

(10)

 

on sleeping on your bed! Unless you (11)

it, it

may attack people, or (12)

loudly day and night. Nobody loves a

(13)

 

pet. Perhaps this is why so many people (14)

in

for birds or fish as pets. Whatever you decide in the (15)

 

, think

carefully before you make a decision.

 

 

 

 

1

 

A go

B look

 

C find

 

D take

 

 

 

2

 

A choose

B decide

 

C take

 

D do

3)

 

A run

B change

 

C find

 

D look

4

 

A singular

B depended

 

C independent

D single

5

 

A feeds

B cares

 

C looks

 

D loves

6

 

A suited

B suiting

 

C suit

 

D suitable

7)

 

A grow

B get

 

C stand

 

D buy

8

 

A stay

B live

 

C put

 

D feed

9

 

A lodging

B kennel

 

C cupboard

 

D box

10

 

A relies

B insists

 

C carries

 

D concentrates

11

 

A train

B learn

 

C lesson

 

D educate

12

 

A wag

B quack

 

C moo

 

D bark

13

 

A disobey

B disobeying

 

C disobedient

D disobeyed

14

 

A go

B prefer

 

C decide

 

D take

15

 

A house

B fact

 

C first

 

D end

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