Gold Experience B1+ Progress test 10

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Grammar
1 Choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
1 ____ nature leads to some interesting inventions.

A The study B Studying C Study

2 Some animals seem ____ amazing abilities.

A to have B having C have

3 I expect scientists ____ more discoveries about the natural world.

A making B to make C make

4 We had better ____ or well be late for biology class.

A to hurry B hurrying C hurry

5 My teacher suggested ____ a scientific laboratory.

A to visit B visiting C visit

6 My dad will know how ____ the microscope.

A to repair B repairing C repair

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 2 Rewrite the sentences using the words given. Use between two and five words, including
the word given.
1 The hairdresser cut my hair last week.

HAD

I had my hair cut by the hairdresser last week.

2 I have arranged for the equipment to be delivered on Friday.

HAVING

I ________________________________ the equipment delivered on Friday.

3 My gardener has cut the grass three times this month, but it keeps growing!

HAVE

I ________________________________ three times this month, but it keeps growing!

4 My iPhone was stolen yesterday.

HAD

I ________________________________ yesterday.

5 My car broke down on the motorway so the garage had to repair it quickly.

GET

I had ________________________________ quickly when it broke down on the motorway.

6 After the burglary I arranged for an alarm to be installed at my house.

GOT

After the burglary ________________________________ at my house.

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 Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with these words.
delicate infection microscope properties sight waterproof

1 We studied the tiny organisms under a microscope.

2 Many plants and flowers found in the rainforest have medicinal ________ .

3 Caroline doesnt have very good eye ________ and wears glasses.

4 These tiny birds eggs are very ________ so be careful not to break them.

5 My walking boots are ________ so my feet wont get wet if it rains.

6 The doctor said I have a chest ________ and have to take antibiotics.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
1 My sister is very artistic and loves to paint and draw. ART

2 Many animals detect the Earths ________ field in order to find MAGNET

their way.

3 Some of the childrens poems were really ________ ! INSPIRE

4 These ________ parasites are carried by fleas and ticks. MICROSCOPE

5 Im not very ________ , so Im no good at fixing things. PRACTICE

6 Granddad has bought an ________ mower to cut the grass. ELECTRICITY

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 Listening
5 Listen and complete the sentences with one or two words in each space.
1 Edward is especially impressed with the way ________ communicate with each other.

2 Edward uses the word ________ to describe the secrets of nature.

3 He is surprised that female turtles return to the same beach after ________ years.

4 In addition to ________ , Edward and his colleagues have to do practical work.

5 According to Edward, its good that people who disturb nests might go to ________ .

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Reading

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 6 Read the article and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

Can money inspire inventions?

Over three hundred years ago, in 1714, the British government offered a prize of 20,000 (worth several
million pounds today) for a competition. They wanted someone to solve a very important problem. At
that time people were travelling long distances by sea for trading, often as far as the Americas and the
Caribbean. But they didnt have a good way of knowing their position while they were at sea. Sailors
usually used the stars to navigate, but this was not reliable. Ships went in the wrong direction, they hit
rocks or got lost. Many people died and trade was affected. Previously Spain and the Netherlands had
also offered prize money for an invention that could solve this growing problem. There were no
winners. Was it really possible for a great prize to inspire invention?
Apparently the answer was yes! The British prize, called the Longitude Prize, was eventually won by a
clockmaker called John Harrison. Everyone at the time thought that the solution would be related to the
stars. They thought the winner would be an astronomer. However, John Harrison, a clockmaker from
Yorkshire, realised that the answer was to know the exact time in different places. If the sailors knew
the exact time in London, when they were at sea, they could calculate their position. The difficulty he
had was that the most reliable clocks in the 1700s were big and unsuitable for sea journeys. His first
few attempts to design a new clock for use at sea were not successful. However, he kept trying and after
forty years he invented a timepiece that looked like a watch, called a chronometer. It was a brilliant
invention. He won the money and the first chronometer, called the H4 can be seen today at the Royal
Observatory in Greenwich, London.
In May 2014 a new Longitude Prize of 10 million was announced. Perhaps a big money prize could
encourage another great scientific invention. But which global problem should be the challenge? Six
problems were identified and then the British people were asked to choose which they thought was the
most important.
The problems were from different areas of everyday life. Three were directly connected to health and
giving people a better life finding new antibiotics, helping people live with dementia and dealing with
paralysis. Another two problems were to provide enough clean water and food for everyone. And a final
problem was to find an environmentally-friendly way of travelling by air, to reduce pollution.
Throughout May and June in 2014 people discussed and voted on the different issues. What do you
think the result was? Antibiotics!

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 1 What was the original Longitude Prize for?
A a way of improving ships speed to America
B a way of identifying where ships were
C a way of checking for hidden obstacles
D a way of designing accurate routes for ships
2 The word they in the following line in the first paragraph refer to? But they didnt have a good
way of knowing their position while they were at sea.
A the British government
B 20,000
C Americans
D sailors
3 The winner of the prize
A had an unexpected background.
B succeeded with his first invention.
C worked with astronomers to develop his invention.
D lived and worked in Greenwich, London.
4 The new Longitude Prize is for helping
A British people living in different areas.
B improve international business.
C solve global health issues.
D develop a new form of transport.
5 The challenge for the Prize was chosen by
A the government.
B the people.
C scientists.
D doctors.

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 Writing
7 Read the writing task in Exercise 8. Which of these sentences would be suitable (S) and
which would be unsuitable (U) for the article?
1 A physical description of the person. ____
2 The name of the person and how he/she is connected to you. ____
3 What you admire about this person. ____
4 An example of his/her influence. ____
5 Other people he/she might have influenced. ____

Total: 50

Optional writing task

8 You see this announcement on a website for international students. Write your article in
140190 words.
Which person has inspired you? Write an article about the person who has influenced you most
in your life. The three best articles will be posted on our website next month.

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