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TEST 5

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (active or passive):
Grasslands suddenly spreading across the Arctic about 10,000 years ago 1..
(help) killed off the woolly mammoth and other prehistoric mammals,
2.(suggest) a study of ancient Arctic vegetation.
Climate warming after the Ice Age, prehistoric hunters, and even a comet
impact 3....(be/proposed) as reasons for the extinction of the mammoth,
woolly rhinoceros, and other oversized "mega fauna" that once 4..(inhabit)
Siberia and North America's far northern plains. The new DNA analysis of Arctic vegetation
over the past 50,000 years, published in Nature by a team 5(lead) by Eske
Willerslev of the University of Copenhagen, 6(offer) a new wrinkle on
the climate-warming theory: The great beasts vanished because they
7(get) enough of the right food.
Some 10,000 years ago, the researchers 8..(find), the flowering, woody
plants known as forbsincluding sagebrush, yarrow, mums, and tansiesdisappeared from
Arctic steppes, which 9.(become) more dominated by grasses. That
vegetation change 10(be) "a likely key reason for the decline and extinction of
many mega fauna species," Willerslev says, by email.
The new theory 11(surprise) because mammoths
12.(be/ thaught) to thrive on grass. The Nature study challenges a long-
held picture of a grass-covered "mammoth steppe" covering the polar regions of Europe, Asia,
and North America during the last Ice Age.
In the study, the team 13(sample) permafrost cores dating back to 50,000
years ago from 17 locations in northern Russia, Canada, and Alaska. They
14..(find) that DNA signatures in the cores indicate that the flowering
species, and the tiny roundworms associated with them in the soil, once
15.(predominate) over grasses on the ancient steppes. (15p)
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140205-mammoth-grass-clover-food-
ice-age/)

II. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words, and keep the same
meaning of the two sentences:
1. I last wrote to my grandma about two months ago. since
It I last wrote to my grandma.
2. We finally managed to persuade my dad to let us go to the concert. in
We finallymy dad to let us go to the concert.
3. Although she couldnt speak French, Vanessa decided to move to Paris. unable
Despite., Vanessa decided to move to Paris.
4. I looked quickly through the letters that had arrived that morning. had
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I through the letters that had arrived that
morning.
5. Its not worth sewing this old jumper. no
There....sewing this old jumper. (5p )


III. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line:
Jim Henson

You may not have heard of Jim Henson, but you
have 0.certainly. seen some of his creations,
the Muppets. Henson wanted to make education
more 1for children and to help them
2.their experience. He has used puppets a
little when he was at school and he first
performed in an 3show called Sam and
Friends. Young 4..liked the characters
Henson created and he later worked on Sesame
Street. Using characters living in the same
5.., Sesame Street taught children about
ideas such as 6., as well as basic reading and
writing skills. In the world of Jim Hensons
Muppets, 7.and friendship are as
important as a sense of humour. The show
8.became very popular with young
children, the 9of adults also enjoyed the
Muppets and Jim Henson was one of the most
10..- respected puppeteers of his
genearation.
0. CERTAINLY


1. ENJOY

1.
2. BROAD

2.
3. EDUCATION

3.
4. VIEW

4.
5. NEIGHBOUR

5.
6. RESPONSIBLE

6.
7. HONEST

7.
8. RAPID

8.
9. MAJOR

9.
10. HIGH

10.
(10p)
IV. For questions 1-15, read the text below and decide which word A,B, C, D best fits each space.

Alaska
When Alaska became one of the United States in 1959, it 0increased.. the size of the
USA by a fifth. 1.this huge state, with the largest mountain in North America, has
the second smallest population. This 2..that there are still large numbers of wild
animals 3as polar bears, moose and seals, and trapping and hunting are major 4.
The largest group of 5.people living in Alaska is the Inuit, who used to be 6.as
Eskimos. Most of them hunt or fish, but some of those living in cities are 7in
government work. Anchorage is the largest city in the state, with a 8of around
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230,000. In 1964, large area of the city centre were 9.in an earthquake but the people
soon rebuilt the offices and apartment buildings. Although it is only 571 kilometers
10.of the Arctic Circle, Anchorage has a surprisingly mild 11.. . Because of its
remote location, Anchorage 12. Many tourists who want to 13..life in the wild.
A 14..number of them fly into Anchorage International Airport before hiring a pilot
and 15.into the remote areas of Alaska. (15p)
0. A. increased B. grew C. formed D. developed
1. A. Otherwise B. Despite C. Yet D. Though
2. A. means B. proves C. demands D. shows
3. A. same B. similar C. such D. like
4. A. industries B. companies C. firms D. bodies
5. A. starting B. first C. original D. native
6. A. recognised B. claimed C. called D. known
7. A. involved B. occupied C. focused D. included
8. A. popularity B. population C. people D. residence
9. A. collapsed B. dropped C. destroyed D. broken
10. A. down B. south C. below D. under
11. A. temperature B. warmth C. weather D. climate
12. A. appeals B. attracts C. brings D. fetches
13. A. experience B. contact C. realize D. look
14. A. major B. considerable C. broad D. plentiful
15. A. putting out B. taking up C. setting off D. letting down


Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each space. Use only ONE word:
Portrait of an ostrich

The flightless ostrich is 1..world's largest bird. They roam African savanna and desert
lands and get most of 2.water from the plants they eat. 3.. they cannot fly,
ostriches are fleet, strong runners. They 4.. sprint up to 43 miles (70 kilometers)
5hour and run over distance at 31 miles (50 kilometers) an hour. They may use their wings
6"rudders" to help them change direction 7. running. An ostrich's powerful,
long legs can cover 10 8.. 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single stride. These legs can also be
formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator 9.a lion. Each
two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw. Ostriches live 10.small herds that typically contain
less 11..a dozen birds. Alpha males maintain these herds, and mate with the group's
dominant hen. All of the group's hens place their eggs in the dominant hen's nest12her
own are given the prominent center place. The dominant hen and male 13.turns incubating
the giant eggs, each one of 14 weighs as much 15..two dozen chicken
eggs. (15p)
(http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/ostrich/ )




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KEY

I II III IV V
1. helped 1.is/ has been two
months since
1. enjoyable 1.C 1.the
2. suggests 2.succeeded in
persuading
2. broaden 2.A 2.their
3. have been
proposed
3.being unable to
speak French
3. educational 3.C 3.Though
4. inhabited 4.had a quick look 4. viewers 4.A 4.can
5. led 5.is no point (in) 5. neighbourhood 5.D 5.an
6. offers 6. responsibility 6.D 6.as
7. weren't getting 7.honesty 7.A 7.while
8. found 8.rapidly 8.B 8.to
9. became 9.majority 9.C 9.like
10. was 10.highly 10.B 10.in
11. is surprising 11.D 11.than
12. were thought 12.B 12.though
13. sampled 13.A 13.take
14. found 14.B 14.which
15. predominated 15.C 15.as