VOCABULARY
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold.
A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold.
1. We have invited a mystery celebrity to present the prize to the winner. CELEBRATE
2. We don't have enough participants so we have to cancel the competition. PARTICIPATE
3. Jane wanted to take up cooking classes as a hobby. COOK
4. The martial arts show was very impressing They must have been practicing for weeks. IMPRESS
5. Running a few kilometers every day will build your levels of endure
6. Mum wasn't very supportive when I told her I was going on an expedition to the Amazon. SUPPORT
7. The survivor of the climbers was the rescue team's main concern SURVIVE
8. Do you have any observations to make about the art projects? OBSERVE
9. We could hear the distance thunder of the storm in the mountains. DISTANCE
10. After your success, let’s go for a congratulation dinner tonight. CONGRATULATE
B Choose the correct words
1. My brother likes to show up/ off about his sports car.
2. Rock climbing calls for/ about great concentration and strength.
3. The village is situated between / among two rivers.
4. She didn't like cooking at first, but now she has taken by/ to it.
5. That young man is very fit and excels in / at extreme sports.
6. The hikers managed to cope at/with the extreme heat
7. Are you cut out in / for being the leader on an expedition?
8. I’m thinking of taking up / off salsa dancing in my free time.
9. The temperature in Sweden can go below/ under freezing.
10. Some islands in the Pacific rise just a few meters above / on sea level.
C Match the synonyms
I vanish
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a recover
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2 confront
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b live
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3 get well
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c struggle with
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4 survive
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d disappear
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5 continue
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e face
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6 battle against
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f persist
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D Complete the sentences with these words
adapt collapse do make prevent shiver
1 It was so freezing cold outside that we started to …shiver
2 A climber may …collapse from Lack of oxygen while climbing Mount Everest.
3 We decided to … make a journey to the mountains.
4 I will …do my best when I take part in the competition.
5 If you live in a warm climate, it's difficult to …adapt to a cold climate.
6 You must follow the safety rules to …prevent accidents from happening.
GRAMMAR
A Complete the text with the Past Simple, the Past Perfect Simple
or the Past Perfect Continuous
of these verbs. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
be climb decide explore have manage not tell
try
An amazing survival
Aron Lee Ralston (1) …decided to climb the red rocks near the Canyonlands
National Park on Saturday.
April, 2003. Aron, who was an athletic 27 -year-old and a very
experienced climber (2) had been exploring Colorado's
peaks for years, before that fateful Saturday.
That day, he was dressed in a T-shirt and shorts. He also had a
backpack with a few supplies. At some point while he (3) he had been climbing a huge rock
that filed a narrow slot in the canyon, it came loose and crashed down trapping
his right forearm against the rock wall. He (4) had tried to free his arm, but without
success.
He knew there was very little hope of getting help as he (5) hadn't told
anyone about his plans that day.
Aron’s condition was becoming worse and worse every day because he
(6) had very little food or
water for days. He knew that if he didn’t do something soon, he
would die. Then on Thursday morning, his fifth day in the canyon, he decided
that the only chance he had to survive was to cut off his arm! He did it
using a multi- tool he had with him. Even though he (7) he was in terrible pain. He
(8) managed to walk out of the canyon. He was spotted by some hikers and eventually
rescued by helicopter. The rescuers were amazed at Aron’s will to live and the
brave thing he had done to live and the brave thing he had done.
B Choose the correct answers.
1 Let’s keep on walking for a while,...? b
a should we b shall we c do we
2 Who … the equipment for the expedition? b
a did prepare b prepared c prepare
3 You haven’t realized that we’re lost, … ? a
a have you b haven’t you c did you
4 What to land the plane safely? c
a the pilot did b did the pilot c did the pilot do
5 … invited Jane to the party? c
a You didn’t b Haven’t you c You
6 The climbers' adventure was on the news, …? b
a weren’t they b wasn’t it c were they
7 I am going to adapt to this weather, …? a
a am I b l’m not c aren't I
8 … enjoying your holiday? b
a Not are you b Aren't you c You aren't
C Complete the second sentences so that they have, a similar
meaning to the first sentence.. Use the
in bold.
1 Perhaps the climbers are lost. Let's call the police. may
The climbers …may be Let's call the police.
2 They had the ability to go on a holiday last summer. able
They …were able go on a holiday last summer.
3 My advice is to ask for your parents' permission. ask
You …have to ask for your parents' permission
4 All rescuers are obliged to wear special clothes. had
All rescuers have to wear special clothes.
5 It wasn't necessary for then, to find a hotel because they
camped every night. need
They …didn't need a hotel because they camped every night.
6 I'm sure the explorers have reached their destination by now. reached
The explorers …reached their destination by now.
7 The hiker took a raincoat with him, but it didn't rain. have
The hiker …had a raincoat with him as it didn't rain.
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