Test 1 (elementary level)
I. Reading and Writing. Read the text and then make 5 questions on the text.
The Traveller and the Lion.
One day a traveller in Africa went for a walk. When he was far from home, he saw a lion. The lion saw him at the same time and began to go after him. When the traveller walked quickly, the lion walked quickly too. When he stopped, the lion also stopped. The man thought. «The lion is going to jump at me when it is dark. I cannot run away, so I must think of something.» He looked round and saw a large stone. It was near a river which the lion could not see. The man came to the stone and sat behind it. Then he look a stick, put his coal and his hat on it and put the stick out above the stone.
Soon the lion came nearer. He saw the coat and the hat and jumped at them. He jumped straight over the place where the man sat and fell into the river. It was his last jump.
Questions: 1) Who.....? 2) Where.....? 3)......... didn't he? 4) Did....or.......? 5) Why.....?
| Airport berth booking-office border compartment express train left-luggage office passenger train porter station suitcase ticket ticket inspector traveller voyage waiting-room |
Part 1. Vocabulary. Choose the best definition from the list on the right.
1) This is a piece of paper or a card which allows you to travel.
2) This is a person who takes money from the passengers in a bus.
3) This is an office where you buy tickets on a train.
4) This is a person who carries your luggage at a railway station.
5) This is a sleeping place on a ship or train.
6) This is an office where you may leave your luggage at the station.
7) This is a room where you wait at a railway station.
8) This is a box with a handle which you carry your clothes in when you are travelling.
9) This is a place where planes land and take off.
10) This is a stopping place for trains.
11) This is a person who enjoys travelling and travels a lot.
12) This is a long journey by boat.
13) This is a separate place, like a small room, in a carriage.
14) This is a train which stops at all stations and moves slowly.
15) This is a train which stops at the largest stations and moves fast.
Part 2. Grammar. Fill in the correct prepositions.
A well known writer was once travelling....(16) train. When the ticket-inspector came.....(17) the writer could not find his ticket. The ticket-inspector who had recognised the writer asked him not to be nervous......(18) the ticket, saying that he would come for it.....(19) the next station.
But at the next station there was the same difficulty, the writer could not find his ticket anywhere. «Never mind», said the ticket-inspector, «don't trouble yourself, I believe that you've got a ticket». «I must find it», answered the writer, «J must know where I'm going.....(20) ».
Part 3. Grammar. Fill in the correct tense form.
A man once went on a trip to the west coast of Africa. He planned to visit three or four places. But when he..... (21-get) to the first place, the weather was so hot that he......(22-decide) to stay there two or three days. He put his bags into his room at the hotel and......(23-run) down to the sea to have a swim. But when he looked into the water, it seemed to him that something........(24-move) there, and he was frightened. There was nobody near, except one boy, and the man called him. «Are there any crocodiles here? » he asked. «No, sir, no crocodiles», the boy answered.
The man........ (25- take off) his clothes,......(26-jump) into the water and......(27-swim) a few minutes. But though the water was warm and the weather was nice, he was still a little frightened.
«That boy said that there........ (28-be) no crocodiles, but it's possible he......(29- not/know)», he thought, and he decided to swim back.
When he came out of the water, the boy was still there, and the man asked him, «Why are you so sure that there are no crocodiles here?»
«Yes, I am sure,» the boy answered. «Crocodiles are cowards. They never.....(30-corne) here, because they are afraid of the sharks!»
Key: I: 1)Who was travelling in Africa? 2)Where did the traveler see a lion3)The traveler walked quickly, didn’t he? 4)Did the lion want to play with the traveler or eat him? 5)Why was it the lion’s last jump?
II. Part 1: 1) ticket 2) ticket inspector 3)booking office 4)porter 5)berth 6)left-luggage office 7) waiting room 8) suitcase 9) airport 10)station 11) traveler 12)voyage 13) compartment 14) passenger train 15) express train
Part 2: 16) by 17) in 18) about 19) at 20) to
Part 3: 21) got 22) decided 23) ran 24) was moving 25) took off 26) jumped 27) swam 28) were 29) doesn’t know 30) come
Test 2 (elementary level)
I. Reading. Read the text about two travellers. Find the information you need to fill in the form below.
Fighting in the Dark
Many years ago two Englishmen who liked to travel very much went to a small town in the country. Their names were Dick and Tom.
After a day's trip they saw the town in the evening. It was dark when they came to a small hotel. They asked for a room with two beds. The owner of the hotel showed them a room and gave them a candle because there was no lamp in that room.
When they were on the way to their room, Dick dropped the candle. It was very dark. In the room they took their clothes off and went to bed. The beds were very big, and by mistake they got into the same bed, Tom from one side, and Dick from the other.
After some lime Dick said, »You know, Tom, there is a man in my bed. Here are his feet near my head».
«Yes, Dick, there is a man in my bed loo. His feet are very big and they arc near my head loo. What shall we do? »
«Let's push them out of our beds». They began pushing each other. After some time Dick and Tom were on the floor.
«Dick!» shouted Torn. «My man is stronger than me. He has pushed me down on the floor».
«I am on the floor too», answered Dick, «I think we must go and tell the owner of the hotel about it.
We must have our room without other travellers in it».
| I) This funny thing, happened to..... 2) They were travelling in...... 3) They came late to a small hotel because.... 4) They were given a candle because..... 5) Dick dropped...... and it became dark. | 6) It so happened that they both climbed into..... 7) After some lime Dick said...... 8) Tот answered that...... 9) Tom suggested pushing his neighbour out of the bed.(True/false) 10) As a result..... |
II. English Usage.
Part 1. Vocabulary. Choose the correct word for each gap from the list on the right.
| Angry buy glad happy in of up leave left lost pay paid |
The Bell Boy
A traveller hurried down to the hall of an American hotel and went to the cash-desk. He had just 15 minutes to.... (1) his bill and go to the station. Suddenly he remembered, «I have left something»
«Look here, boy», he said to the boy-bell. «Run......(2) to Room 40 and see if I've......(3) a parcel on the table there. Be quick!»
The boy ran upstairs. Five minutes passed and the traveller became very.....(4). At last the boy came down.
«Yes, sir», he said, «you've left the parcel there. It is on the table.....(5) your room».
Part 2. Grammar. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first sentence.
6) «How long will the journey take?» he asked the guard. -He asked the guard........
7) When did you go to London? - How long............
8) I'm sure she's French. -She.......
9) Perhaps we'll go to Spain for our holidays. -We.....
10) They built this magnificent mansion in 1986. -This magnificent....
III. Reading and Writing. Read the postcard.
| Hello from 'Peru! 'This is a lovely country and 1 have seen a lot. 'Yesterday I went to a football match but 1 didn't like it very much. It was too hot and there were many people. Tomorrow 1’m off to 'Machu 'Pichu. Sее you all soon, Rob | Laura Scott Quest Production 22 Linton Gardens London WZ Great Britain |
Write a different postcard from Rob (60-80 words). Choose one of the things below that he didn't like.
• a concert (too many people, too noisy)
• a lecture (not clear enough, loo long)
• a TV programme (too much violence; not enough humour)
• a swim (not warm enough; too crowded)
Key: I. 1) two Englishmen 2) in the country 3) they had a day’s trip 4) it was dark and there was no lamp in their room 5) the candle 6) the same bed 7) there was someone in his bed 8) there was a man in his bed 9) T 10)they began pushing each other and after some time they were on the floor
II. Part 1: 1)pay 2) up 3)left 4)angry 5)in
Part 2: 6) He asked………….how long the journey would take
7)How long ago did you go to London?
8) She must be French
9) We might go to Spain
10)This magnificent mansion was built in 1986