Unit 3 Standard Test B

Listening 2 My brother and I kayaked o__________ the falls.

It was terrifying!
1 [1.04] Read the sentences. Then listen to the 3 They c__________ up the mountain to the top.
interview and choose the correct answers.
4 Are you going to jump o__________ of the
(10 marks)
plane?
1 The total distance around the world is more than
5 We’re going to ski d__________ the mountain.
25,000 / 30,000 / 35,000 km.
2 The person who holds the record for cycling 6 We swam u__________ the water to see the
cave.
around the world is from Germany / France /
Italy. 7 We h__________ across the USA from Los
3 Katie’s first long-distance ride was four weeks / Angeles to New York.
months / years ago. 8 She dived o__________ the cliff into the lake.
4 Katie has achieved / hasn’t achieved / achieve 9 I can’t believe you p__________ down from that
her goal of 215 km a day. plane!
5 She started the Tour de Force on 19 / 21 / 29 10 We cycled d__________ the mountain on our
June. bikes.
6 Katie spent twenty-one days cycling through /
up / across mountains.
Language focus
7 She has had to eat more than 6,000 calories a
day / week / month. 4 Order the words to make sentences. (10 marks)
8 Katie has often / sometimes / never thought of 1 had / she / has / accident / just / an
giving up. _______________________________________
9 Her training has been boring / difficult / 2 has / he / just / the / broken / world / record
terrifying at times.
_______________________________________
10 The interviewer thinks Katie’s adventure has
3 finished / have / just / a / Britain / we / sailing /
been awful / great / fascinating so far.
trip / around
_______________________________________
Vocabulary 4 have / just / arrived / airport / the / at / I
_______________________________________
2 Match the definitions with the correct words in
the box. (5 marks) 5 just / they / have / done / their / parachute /
jump / first
beach cliff rainforest volcano waves _______________________________________

1 A mountain with a large opening at the top: 5 Complete the sentences with still, already or yet.
____________ (5 marks)

2 Area of sand beside the sea: ____________ 1 They ____________ haven’t been cycling this
year.
3 A high area of rock: ____________
2 We’ve ____________ bought our surfboards, so
4 A thick tropical forest: ____________
we’re ready to go.
5 Lines of water that move across the surface of
3 My friend and I haven’t decided where we’re
the sea or ocean: ____________
going on holiday ____________.
3 Complete the sentences. (10 marks) 4 I haven’t been on a safari trip ____________.
1 He sailed a__________ the world at the age of 5 I’ve ____________ organized the transport for
sixteen. the trip.
Unit 3 Standard Test B
6 Complete the sentences and questions using Communication
the present perfect continuous form of the verbs
in brackets. (10 marks) 8 Complete the dialogue with the words in the
1 __________ you _______________ (wait) long? box. (5 marks)
2 I _____________________ (bake) cakes today.
seen luck what good doing
3 They ____________________ (listen) to music.
4 He __________________ (study) for the exam. A: Hi, Emma!
1
5 _______ he ________________ (sit) in the sun? B: Oh, hi Richard. I haven’t ____________ you in
ages.

Reading A: No, I’ve been travelling.

2
B: Really? ____________ have you been up to?
Looking for adventure
A: I just got back from a holiday in Costa Rica.
Patrick Jones was twenty-seven when he set off from New
York to sail around the world alone. Here are some of the B: Wow! How was it?
entries from the diary he wrote during his journey. A: It was amazing! What about you? Have you
12th May 3
I left for Bermuda as planned. I’ve been missing home since been ____________ anything special?
I left. I won’t see my friends and family again for many B: I’ve been preparing to take my driving test.
months. 4
A: Wow! Good ____________ with that.
26th May
5
It’s been two weeks since I started and I’ve just arrived in B: Thanks! ____________ to see you again.
Bermuda. I got lost a couple of times on the way here,
which was really worrying.
Over the next two and a half years, Patrick crossed the Writing
South Pacific, Indian and the North Atlantic oceans. He
had many problems, but each time he was able to solve
9 Write an article about an adventure holiday. Use
them.
the plan and phrases in the box to help you.
28th February
The storms and powerful seas nearly destroyed my boat Write 80–100 words. (10 marks)
this morning. For the last two months, I’ve also been using
equipment that isn’t working properly. Paragraph 1
25th September
Where is it? What type of holiday is it?
An enormous oil tanker almost crashed into my boat this
morning. It has been one of the most terrifying days of my It’s … which has become very popular.
life. cycling hiking kayaking sailing surfing
Paragraph 2
7 Read the diary entries. Then complete the How do visitors get there?
sentences with words from the entries. Write Where do they stay?
two words per sentence. (10 marks) What can they do there?
1 Patrick Jones set off from New York to It’s easy / difficult to learn.
_____________ _____________ the world. It involves … .
2 Patrick has been _____________ Paragraph 3
_____________ since he left New York. How to find out more information.
Check out … .
3 Patrick _____________ _____________ a
couple of times on the way to Bermuda.
Total marks:
4 The storms and powerful seas _____________
Listening ____ / 10 Vocabulary ____ / 15
_____________ his boat on 28 February.
Language focus ____ / 25 Reading ____ / 10
5 Patrick said 25 September was one of the
_____________ _____________ days of his life. Communication ____ / 5 Writing ____ / 10
TOTAL ____ / 75