Name: .............................................. Mark: ..............

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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

(15 points)
Complete the sentences with the words below. (3 points, 0.5 each)
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volcanic eruptions | hurricane | tsunami | avalanche | snowstorm | flood
1 Rain can cause a ................................................... .
2 A ................................................... starts under the ocean.
3 The ground is white after a ................................................... .
4 Snow fell down the mountain during the ................................................... .
5 Some ................................................... are terrible explosions.
6 The wind is very strong during a ................................................... .

Circle the two words that don’t belong in each category. (2 points, 0.5 each)
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1 Types of storms:
drought • hurricane • forest fire • tornado
2 Disasters involving water:
locust infestation • flood • earthquake • tsunami

Complete the sentences with the words you circled in Exercise 4. (2 points, 0.5 each)
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1 There wasn’t any rain last year. There was a ................................................... .
2 We felt the ground move during the ................................................... .
3 During a ................................................... , the insects eat vegetables in gardens and farms.
4 A ................................................... is very dangerous. It can destroy trees and homes.

A celebrity is talking about his life. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of was or were.
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(3 points, 0.5 each)

Interviewer: 1.
..................................... you a happy child?
Celebrity: No, I 2.
..................................... . My brother and I 3. ..................................... very young when our
mother died. I 4. ..................................... only three! After that, we went to live with
our aunt and uncle.
Interviewer: Where 5. ..................................... your father?
Celebrity: Our father 6. ..................................... at home much because he worked very hard.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of there was or there were. (2 points, 0.5 each)
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1 ................................................... any rain last year.
2 ................................................... some people in the house. We tried to save them.
3 ................................................... a flood two years ago?
4 ................................................... any trees after the fire.

Complete the text with the correct form of was, were, there was or there were. (3 points, 0.3 each)
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Fifteen-year-old Pemba Tamang 1. ................................................... at work in a hotel in Kathmandu.

Suddenly, 2. ................................................... an earthquake. Tamang 3. ................................................... in
a small hole and 4. ................................................... any people in the area to help him.
................................................... water to drink and ................................................... some very small
5. 6.

pieces of bread to eat. 7. ................................................... some rescue workers in the area, but they
................................................... near Tamang’s hole. His calls for help ...................................................
8. 9.

loud enough for them to hear. When they discovered him five days later, they
................................................... amazed to see him alive.
10.

ORAL COMPREHENSION

(20 points)
understand main points • understand relevant details

Listen to the conversation between Don and Fay. Then complete the chart. (10 points)
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Place: Britain Place: Iran

Weather now: 1. ................................................... Year of disaster: 3. ...................................................
Month: 2. ................................................... Number of villages under snow: 4. ...................................................
Temperature during disaster: 5. ...................................................

Listen again and complete the sentences. (10 points)

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1 About ................................................... people died during the disaster in Iran.
2 The disaster continued for ................................................... days.
3 During the storm, it was difficult for rescue teams to ................................................... .
4 There wasn’t any food, ................................................... or ................................................... in some areas of Iran.
5 The weather outside is getting ................................................... .

WRITTEN PRODUCTION
(15 points)
Look at the picture and write at least four sentences to describe the natural disaster that appears
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