Upper-Intermediate File 05 Exam

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Choose the correct verb forms.

1. You’d know what to do if you were listening / ’d listened to her instructions properly.

Choose the correct verb forms.

2. I wouldn’t go / wouldn’t have gone to his leaving party even if he’d asked me.

Choose the correct verb forms.

3. I’d help you fix your bike if I’d known/ knew how to do it.

Choose the correct verb forms.

4. You’d be able to enjoy the sun today if you’d done / ’d have done your work yesterday.

Choose the correct verb forms.

5. We’d have cleaned / ’d clean the house if you’d told us you were coming today.

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6. You wouldn’t be so hungry now if you’d eaten / ’d have eaten a good breakfast.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Complete the words in the sentences.

choose the correct form.

2. You hadn’t have / wouldn’t have sprained your ankle if you’d been looking where you were going.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Complete the words in the sentences.

Choose the correct adjective.

1. The facts in that article are absolutely astonished / astonishing!

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Choose the correct adjective.

2. I find dealing with large groups of children very stressing / stressful.

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3. I felt inspired / inspiring to paint a picture after going to that exhibition.

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4. We were infuriating / infuriated by the rude staff at the customer service desk.

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5. I think the instructions for this camera are a bit confused / confusing.

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6. We were so embarrassed / embarrassing when we realized we hadn’t left a tip for the waiters.

Match the words with the same sound.

1. gutted ________

Match the words with the same sound.

2. confusing ________

Match the words with the same sound.

3. down ________

Match the words with the same sound.

4. delighted ________

Match the words with the same sound.

5. grateful ________

Choose the stressed syllable.

1. de|vas|ta|ted

Choose the stressed syllable.

2. dis|a|ppoin|ting

Choose the stressed syllable.

3. des|pe|rate

Choose the stressed syllable.

4. o|ver|whelmed

Choose the stressed syllable.

5. ho|rri|fy|ing

Read the article about survival. Five sentences have been removed. Which sentence A-F fits each gap (1-5)? There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.

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Survival stories

We’ve all heard amazing stories in which people struggle heroically to survive against all the odds. [—-1—-] The truth, though, is that not all survivors are quite so heroic. As these two stories show, the will to survive isn’t always so strong.

As an experienced sailor, Lynn Walker knows nothing is ever certain on the high seas. However, when she took on the job of sailing a luxury yacht from Tahiti to San Diego, she must have believed that it would be one of the less complicated trips she had done. Little did she know that after a week of calm sailing the weather would change dramatically, bringing a tropical depression from Central America to blast the yacht with 20-metre waves. Lynn found herself battling against Hurricane Raymond. [—-2—-]

Lynn was unconscious for a long time. When she did finally come round, she realized that the boat had miraculously righted itself, and that she had been saved by the lifeline connecting her to the boat. [—3—-] Tragically, she could see Simon, her boyfriend, lying dead in the water.

There was plenty of food on the boat, and the weather was calm again, but Lynn could only feel an overwhelming sense of hopelessness. She found that she couldn’t eat, and simply sat on the soaking wet deck. It was as if she had given up, and was waiting to die. Then, all of a sudden, a voice in her head told her to survive. She managed to put up a makeshift sail, and consulting the surviving charts on the boat, somehow sailed to Hawaii.

Another story is set in the thrilling yet terrifying Marathon des Sables, arguably the world’s toughest foot race. Competitors attempt a six-day 250-km run across the Sahara desert in temperatures of over 45 degrees. Just imagine getting lost. That, however, is exactly what happened to an Italian policeman called Marco Contadino, a regular competitor, when he took part in the race in 1996. [—–4—–] Marco should have stopped and waited for the storm to calm down, but he kept on, desperate to stay in seventh place in the race, only to find that when the wind dropped he could no longer see the course. He reached for his water bottle and found there were only a few drops left in the bottom of it.

For three whole days Marco tried to find his way back to the course, with barely any water and no idea what direction he was heading in. He started to visualize the agonising death he would soon have to face. A friend had once told him that dying of thirst was the worst of all possible deaths. Fearing such a long and painful death, he decided to cut his wrists with a knife. But, short of water, his blood was thick and would not flow.. [—5—-] Five more days passed until, miraculously, a group of Tuareg nomads found him and took him to a village. Marco discovered he was in Algeria, 130 miles away from the race course.

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A  She had tied it to herself moments before the boat had first gone under the waves.

B  A sandstorm developed as he was running, which covered the marks of the course he was following with sand.

C  In desperation, he headed out into the desert one more time, expecting to die.

D  Something went wrong, and soon disaster struck.

E   It was an unequal battle, and the boat soon turned over.

F   We wonder what we would have done in similar impossible situations and find it hard to imagine how these people found the strength to stay alive.

Listen to five people talking about what they would do if they found a wallet. Choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says annoys them. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

Listen to a man talking about an explorer and his achievements. Choose the correct answer.