8 Read the text. Choose the correct answers.

Climb every mountain Stephen Venables’ love of mountains began at nine years old on a skiing trip to the Alps. ‘I was thrilled,’ he remembers. ‘It was actually far more impressive and exciting than seeing the Himalayas for the first time, because when you’re nine it’s all new and you don’t know what to expect.’

From that moment, Stephen knew that he wanted to climb mountains, but he didn’t realise then that one day he would be the first British man to climb Everest without oxygen. However, his record-breaking expedition in 1988 was not an easy one. 1 ___ After years of climbing, he was prepared for this and he knew that the best thing he could do was wait for the weather to change.

‘At first I tried sitting on a rock because rock is warmer than snow, but it wasn’t completely flat. I really wanted to lie down so I decided to cut a ledge in the snow. I did sleep a bit,’ he says. ‘They always say you should stay awake but I was totally exhausted.’ Fortunately, the storm passed, and Stephen managed to climb back down to his camp and enter the record books. 

The Everest expedition wasn’t Stephen’s only difficult climb. 2 ___ ‘It was very unlucky that it happened, but I was lucky that there were five of us.’ The group included Chris Bonnington and Stephen’s good friend Harish Kapadia. It took them twelve hours to make camp in a safe place. Then two of the team went for help.

‘I think that was one of the most wonderful moments of my life – finally being in the tent and realising that I could just lie back in my sleeping bag.’ 3 ___ By that time, there was almost no food left. ‘On the last day we had a boiled sweet and we used the last tea bag so many times that it wasn’t actually changing the colour of the water.’ But luckily, the team managed to keep going until help arrived.

1 What happened to Stephen Venables when he was nine years old?

a He was able to compare two different mountain ranges.

b He realised where he would like to live in the future.

c He decided what he wanted to do in his life.

2 What is the writer’s purpose in this article?

a To describe the best way to climb a mountain.

b To tell the story of a mountain climber.

c To explain why mountain climbing is dangerous. 

9 Read the text again. Match sentences A–E with gaps 1–3. There are two extra sentences.

A But Stephen didn’t know then that the rescue would take four days.

B While he was climbing Everest, he met the climber Chris Bonnington for the first time.

C In 1992, while climbing another Himalayan mountain, he fell 100 m, breaking both his legs.

D It was the second time that he needed medical attention because of his injuries.

E He was coming down from the top of the mountain when he was caught in a snowstorm.

5 Replace the simple adjectives in brackets with extreme adjectives. The first letter of each extreme adjective has been given.

1 That helmet doesn’t fit me – it’s t__________________ (very small).

2 Doing a bungee jump was t__________________ (very frightening).

3 Breaking my leg while crossing that river was a__________________ (very bad).

4 After swimming across the lake, I was e__________________ (very tired).

5 The hill we had to climb looked h__________________ (very big).

6 The countryside we were walking through was s__________________ (very beautiful)

6 Read the text and complete gaps 1–10. Circle the correct answer A, B or C.

The photo 1 ___ a row of eight red kayaks on a river, with a teenager in each one wearing a yellow helmet. It  2 ___ as if they’re on an adventure holiday and I  3 ___ they’re feeling excited about doing something on the water. There is a boy  4 ___ the centre of the photo who is standing up with one foot in one kayak, and another foot in the next kayak. He 5 ___ to be trying to walk across the line of boats. Judging by his expression, I’d  6 ___ he’s feeling quite nervous about falling in the water. There’s a woman 7 ___ the background standing on the bank of the river. She looks  8 ___ she is the instructor. She’s  9 ___ feeling quite calm because they are all wearing life jackets. 10 ___ the bottom right corner, I can see the end of a paddle. It must belong to another team.

1         A looks                    B seems       C shows

2         A shows                  B looks         C expects

3         A judge                   B expect        C probably

4         A in                         B at                C on

5         A looks                    B shows        C seems

6         A say                       B look            C seem

7         A at                          B on              C in

8         A like                        B as              C for

9         A basically                B must          C probably

10       A In                           B On             C At

4 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two extra words.

 1 If you go hiking in the countryside, take a __________________ so that you can carry your things in it.

2 Don’t worry about falling off the climbing wall – you’ll be wearing a __________________ .

3 I don’t really like __________________ because it’s dangerous and too noisy!

4 When you go for a long walk, the most important thing is to wear comfortable __________________ .

5 If you go out to sea on a boat, it’s a good idea to wear a __________________ .

6 When I’m walking on rocky ground, my __________________ stop me from falling over.

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 .When it _______________________ (stop) raining, we _______________________ (go out) and _______________________ (put) the kayak in the water.

2. While I _______________________ (wait) at the bus stop, I _______________________ (see) an accident.

3 .Suddenly, the man _______________________ (take) the purse from the woman’s handbag and _______________________ (run off).

4 .At 5 p.m. yesterday, I _______________________ (read) a book about Captain Cook and my sister _______________________ (watch) a film about the explorer Robert Falcon Scott.

5. I _______________________ (relax) in the sun when a cloud _______________________ (appear) in the sky.

6. When the sailor _______________________ (open) the box, he _______________________ (find) an old map inside.

7. While everyone _______________________ (argue), I _______________________ (realise) it was a good time to go.

8. As I _______________________ (leave) the party, I finally _______________________ (remember) the man’s name.

9. The man _______________________ (wear) a raincoat and _______________________ (carry) a big suitcase.

10. The girl _______________________ (run) through the forest when she _______________________ (slip) over.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter of each word has been given.

1 It was a bright day in July, but inside the Son Doong C_ _ _ it was very dark and cold.

2 It's a s_ _ _ _ climb to the top of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands, but the view is worth it.

3 Angel Falls, on the Guaja River in Venezuela, is the highest w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the world.

4 During the day, the temperature in the Sahara d_ _ _ _ _ can reach 50°C, but at night it sometimes falls to below 0°C.

5 The beautiful White C_ _ _ _s of Dover are very high and it’s dangerous to walk too close to the edge.

6 The edges of Lake Como in Italy are s_ _ _ _ _ _ , but it’s quite deep in the middle.

7 Over 1,500 people lost their lives in the early morning of 15 April 1912 when the Titanic sank in the i_ _ waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.

8 You can collect seashells from the s_ _ _ _ in the Maldives, but you can’t take coral pieces.

2 Read the text and find eight mistakes (an unnecessary word, a word missing or an incorrect word). Circle the mistakes and write the corrections. There are no mistakes in two of the lines.

Ann was walking along the river and was talking on her phone,  when suddenly she noticing there was a man in the river. He was swimming to the side, but he was having problems.  Quickly, Ann did jumped into the water and swam up to the man.  But while she reached him, his head went under the water. Ann swam under the water, but she can’t find the man. A few moments later, saw the man at the side of the river.  He was with some friends and they all laughing at her. At that moment, she realised that it was a silly joke. But shortly afterwards, two police officers arrive to talk to the men. 

VI. Rewrite the following sentences as directed

1.     Has anyone asked you for your opinions?/ Nam said that………………………

2.     I had a dog once, but I don’t have anymore./ I ………………………………….

3.     The water was so cold that the children couldn’t swim in it./ The water………..

4.     “ Eat more and more vegetables” the doctor said./ The doctor told……………..

5.     To live on your salary must be hard./ It ………………………………………….

6.     Tom is the best player in the team./ No one in the team …………………………

7.     It’s interesting to read this book./ This book ……………………………………

8.     I spend half an hour traveling to work by motorbike everyday./ It takes………...

9.     Peter said he wasn’t feeling well then./ Peter said “I ……………………………”

10.    A boy was injured in the accident, he is now in the hospital./ The boy ………...

V. Choose the best answer

1. I finish ………….. the book and went to bed.

A. read                             B. to read                             C. reading                          D. reads

2. That man can tell us where …………….

A. does John live               B. is John living                   C. John lives                        D. John live

3. …………… clothes do you prefer, T- shirt or pullover?

A. Which                        B. What                                C. Where                                D. How

4. Can you …………… your paper with you when I come there, please?

A. collect                              B. bring                                C. get                           D. take

5. Smoking is harmful …………….. your health.

A. on                                   B. for                                      D. about                            C. to

6. Do you find anything …………….. there?

A. interested                     B. useful                               C. bored                                 D. easily

7. Ann is very busy these days. She has …………… free time.

A. a little                              B. few                             C. a few                                 D. little

8. It’s raining very ……………

A.wet                             B. badly                                C. hard                               D. firmly

9. A new shoppig is ……………. In my neighborhood today.

A. being opened               B. opened                            C. opening                           D. be opened

10. The stolen machines were ………………. a lot of money.

A. valued                           B. cost                                C. price                               D. worth

IV. Put the words in brackets into correct forms

1. Ha Long Bay is in………………… VietNam (north).

2. The wild animals are being…………………..(appear).

3. I couldn’t find any………………. between the tow picture (different).

4. She is a ……………… she sells flowers at a shop in Canada (flower).

5. Long put…………… on that towel to stop the bleeding (press).

6. The question isn’t good. It’s ………….. to ask (import).

7. His father soon died of a ……………… heart (break).

8. Don’t let the child go out because it’s……………. (wind).

9. I am going to have a……………… check-up next Monday (medicine).

10. The knife is ……………… it can cut everything (use).

III. Fill in the gaps with suitable prepositions

1. She went out the room………………….. saying a word.

2. The life in the countryside is changing…………. Better.

3. She was born……………… 2 o’clock …………….. 18^th July.

4. Mary is thinking……………… importing fowers………….. China.

5. They are traveling……………….. the airport…………….. a bus.

6. I am afraid………………. Ghost.

7. The fight………………... deforestation is very important

II. Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses

1. Yester day, I (1. spend) ……………… two hours (2. do)………… the homeword.

2. The thiefs (3. catch)…………….. when the (4. leave)………….. the bank.

3. Two hors ago, Mrs Brown (5. have)………… Alice (6. take)……….. her son to the school.

4. How many times you (7. be)………… to Ho Chi Minh City?

5. The moon (8. move)……………… around th earth.

6. Next summer, my parents wil let me (9. visit)…………….. my grand father.

7. How about (10. go)……………… to the zoo