NAME

CLASS
American
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GRAMMAR 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the word(s) from the box.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in parentheses. be live come buy stop 
Example: If I was rich, I would travel (travel) around the not start  not have  not be  play
world.
Example: I’ll be downstairs in five minutes when I’ve
1 I’d never have gotten to the airport on time if I got dressed.
________ (take) the bus.
1 I wish you ________ so tall – I can’t find clothes to fit
2 We could have finished much earlier if we ________
you.
(have) fewer breaks.
2 I bet you sometimes wish we ________ in a bigger
3 You ________ (not crash) the car if you hadn’t been
house.
using your phone.
3 I’m so thirsty. I wish we ________ some water when
4 I wouldn’t eat there if I ________ (be) you. The
we were in that store.
service is awful.
4 I wish you ________ singing that tune – it’s starting
5 Trevor ________ (not go) on the trip if he’d known
to drive me crazy!
how much it was going to cost.
5 My girlfriend has always wished she ________ a
6 If you ________ (spend) less on clothes, you might
musical instrument.
be able to rent a nicer apartment.
6 My History of Art course isn’t very good. I wish I
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________ it.
7 I wish that taxi ________ soon! They said they would
2 Underline the correct verb forms. send one right away.
Example: You wouldn’t be / wouldn’t have been 8 Do you ever wish you ________ to spend time with
here now if you hadn’t worked hard. your family?
1 You’d know what to do if you were listening / ’d 8
listened to her instructions properly.
Grammar total 20
2 I wouldn’t go / wouldn’t have gone to his
going-away party even if he’d asked me.
VOCABULARY
3 I’d help you fix your bike if I’d known / knew how
to do it. 4 Complete the words in the sentences.
4 You’d be able to enjoy the sun today if you’d done / Example: Harry felt homesick when he went away on
’d have done your work yesterday. his own for the first time.
5 We’d have cleaned / ’d clean the house if you’d told
1 Mark had been unemployed for three months and
us you were coming today.
was d_____ to find a job.
6 You wouldn’t be so hungry now if you’d eaten / ’d
2 I was s________ when I heard that he’d died. He was
have eaten a good breakfast.
so young!
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3 I was very o________ when Mary said she couldn’t
understand my accent.
4 We were so g________ when Barry offered to help
us clear up the mess.
5 I get really n________ before giving a presentation,
but I’m OK once I’ve started.
6 They must have been d________ when their house
was flooded a second time.
7 I was so o________ with emotion I burst into tears.
8 I’ve been digging this garden for hours. I’m
completely w________ out!
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5 Underline the correct adjective. PRONUNCIATION

Example: You looked very boring / bored during his 7 Match the words with the same sound.
speech.
1 The facts in that article are absolutely astonished / amazed proud devastated 
astonishing! astonished refuse stunned
2 I find dealing with large groups of children very Example: ashamed  amazed
stressing / stressful.
1 gutted ____
3 I felt inspired / inspiring to paint a picture after
going to that exhibition. 2 confusing ____
4 We were infuriating / infuriated by the rude staff 3 down ____
at the customer service desk. 4 delighted ____
5 I think the instructions for this camera are a bit 5 grateful ____
confused / confusing. 5
6 We were so embarrassed / embarrassing when
we realized we hadn’t left a tip for the waiters. 8 Underline the stressed syllable.
6 Example: o|ffen|ded
1 de|vas|ta|ted
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 2 dis|a|ppoin|ting
the word.
3 des|pe|rate
Example: disappoint
4 o|ver|whelmed
It was very disappointing that he didn’t come.
It always disappoints me when people behave 5 horr|i|fy|ing
like that. 5
You’ll be disappointed when you hear the
results. Pronunciation total 10

frustrate Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

1 Isn’t it ________ when you can’t open the plastic
packaging on something?
2 You must have felt very ________ when they didn’t
believe you.
3 These questionnaires really ________ me because
none of the answers are right for me.
terrify
4 The thunder was so loud it ________ the children.
5 Speaking in public is ________ for some people.
6 Dan looked completely ________ when you asked
him to hold your baby!
6

Vocabulary total 20

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5  Reading and Writing   A ENGLISH FILE  4

READING dying of thirst was the worst of all possible deaths. Fearing
such a long and painful death, he decided to cut his wrists
Read the article about survival. Five sentences have with a knife. But, short of water, his blood was thick and
been removed. Which sentence (A–F) fits each gap would not flow. (–––– 5 ––––) Five more days passed until,
(1–5)? There is one extra sentence you do not need miraculously, a group of Tuareg nomads found him and took
to use. him to a village. Marco discovered he was in Algeria, 130
miles away from the race course.

Survival Stories
A She had tied it to herself moments before the boat had
We’ve all heard amazing stories in which people struggle
first gone under the waves.
heroically to survive against all the odds against them.
(–––– 1 ––––) The truth, though, is that not all survivors are B A sandstorm developed as he was running, which
quite so heroic. As these two stories show, the will to covered the marks of the course he was following with
survive isn’t always so strong. sand.
As an experienced sailor, Lynn Walker knows nothing is ever C In desperation, he tried to find his way back one more
certain on the high seas. However, when she took on the job time, expecting to die.
of sailing a luxury yacht from Tahiti to San Diego, she must D Something went wrong, and soon disaster struck.
have believed that it would be one of the less complicated E It was an unequal battle, and the boat soon turned over.
trips she had done. Little did she know that after a week of
F We wonder what we would have done in similar
calm sailing, the weather would change dramatically,
impossible situations, and find it hard to imagine how
bringing a tropical storm from Central America that caused
these people found the strength to stay alive.
60-foot waves. Lynn found herself battling against
Hurricane Raymond. (–––– 2 ––––) Reading total 10
Lynn was unconscious for a long time. When she did finally
come around, she realized that the boat had miraculously WRITING
righted itself, and that she had been saved by the lifeline
connecting her to the boat. (–––– 3 ––––) Tragically, she could Write an article for your school magazine about the
see Simon, her boyfriend, lying dead in the water.
following topic:
There was plenty of food on the boat, and the weather was
“An exciting trip.”
calm again, but Lynn could only feel an overwhelming sense Write 140–180 words. Include the following
of hopelessness. She found that she couldn’t eat and information:
simply sat on the soaking wet deck. It was as if she had • say when and where the trip took place
given up and was waiting to die. Then, all of a sudden, a • describe what happened
voice in her head told her to survive. She managed to put up
• explain how you felt after this expereince
a makeshift sail, and, consulting the surviving charts on the
boat, somehow sailed to Hawaii. Writing total 10
Another story is set in the thrilling, yet terrifying, Marathon
des Sables, arguably the world’s toughest foot race.
Reading and Writing total 20

Competitors attempt a six-day, 150-mile run across the

Sahara Desert in temperatures of over 90 degrees. Just
imagine getting lost. That, however, is exactly what
happened to an Italian policeman named 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 agonizing death
he would soon have to face. A friend had once told him that

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LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to five people talking about what they 1 Make questions and ask your partner.
would do if they found a wallet. Choose from the 1 When / last feel / homesick?
list (A–F) what each speaker says. Use the letters
2 What / do / if / get lost in the jungle?
only once. There is one extra letter you do not need
to use. 3 What things / find annoying?
A I would take it and use the money. 4 What / make / feel really fed up?
B I would leave it in a local shop. 5 Have / made / a mistake / learned lesson from?
C I would leave it on the ground. What?
D I would put it back on the ground after looking at it. Now answer your partner’s questions.
E I would leave a note about the wallet near where I
found it. 2 Listen to your partner talking about dangerous
F I would give it to the police. activities. Do you agree with him / her?
Speaker 1: 3 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree
Speaker 2: or disagree. Give reasons.
Speaker 3:
“People shouldn’t be allowed to do dangerous activities
Speaker 4: for fun.”
Speaker 5:
Speaking total 20
5
Listening and Speaking total 30
2 Listen to a man talking about an explorer and his
achievements. Underline the correct answer.
1 Sir Ranulph Fiennes had a medical problem the
first / second / third time he tried to climb Everest.
2 The thing that Sir Ranulph was most afraid of while
climbing Everest was getting lost / being up very
high / feeling too cold.
3 From the top of Everest, Sir Ranulph felt he could
almost feel the moon / stars / clouds.
4 When he reached the top of Everest, Sir Ranulph felt
proud / terrible / worried.
5 At the top of the mountain, Sir Ranulph took photos
of the other people there / a flag / the view.

Listening total 10

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