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Complex Test (9-th grade)

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49 questions
Read the text and decide if the statements are TRUE of False.


GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL BY… TRAIN

There are many famous long distance train journeys. The Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul was the mostelegant and perhaps the saddest as it slowly got shorter – Paris to Vienna from 1977, Strasbourg to Viennafrom 2007 and, from 2009, nothing at all. However, my personal favourite is the Coast Starlight.
I took this train in 2013 when I was on holiday in the USA for two months, my first ever visit to the country. Ittravels a total of over 2,200 km in almost 35 hours from Los Angeles in southern California to Seattle in thefar north-west of the USA, almost on the Canadian border. There are several reasons why I loved it.
Firstly, there is the usual high standard of American service. I’m sure all their night trains are as good, although Ihaven’t travelled on any others. The ticket includes meals and they are excellent too. Between meals, you canleave the dining car and go to the viewing car. This is higher than the rest of the train with bigger windows, soyou get a great view of the beautiful landscapes of the western USA.
The train left Los Angeles at 10 a.m. and, for the first twelve hours, it followed the coast. I looked at the PacificOcean until night fell. I missed the fruit farms of northern California but, when I woke up, we were coming toTacoma with the 4,392 metre high volcano, Mount Rainier towering over the city. I jumped out onto the platformto take some photos but jumped back on quickly. I didn’t want to be left behind by mistake.
Now, we were next to the Puget Sound, a 161 km long, 16 km wide area of water where several rivers meetthe Pacific Ocean. There were forests, islands, boats, birds and, for a few minutes, a group of whalesswimming in the icy water.
The train arrived exactly on time at 8.37 p.m. and, as I got off, I turned round to look at the train. I wanted to jumpback on for the return journey to Los Angeles. One day I will.
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The Orient Express stopped running
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The route of the Orient Express
always ended in Vienna.

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The writer first went to the USA in
2013.

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It takes more than a day to travel
The Coast Starlight route.

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The Coast Starlight goes to Canada.

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This was the writer’s first experience
of an American night train.

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The dining car becomes a viewing car
between meals.

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The writer got off the train in
Tacoma by mistake.

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The Puget Sound is a river.

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The writer hasn’t travelled from
Seattle to Los Angeles yet.

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..... put your gum on the desk. Put it in the bin.

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..... the words to the correct pictures.

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Can your brother .... ?

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My mother's mother is my __.

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Sam __ French.

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..... is my new phone. Do you like it?

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Are these your ..... CDs? They like some great bands!

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It's __ now.

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I don’t often stay .... home on Friday evening.

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Matt always .... school at 8.30 am.

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We .... have English lessons on Fridays.

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__ your parents like pop music?

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I haven’t got .... DVDs. I watch films on the Internet.
A much B some C a lot D many

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Are there .... cheap hotels near the beach?

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All my friends go to .... town centre on Saturdays.

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In my opinion, .... camping holidays are always great fun.

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Lucy didn’t .... very well last night so she’s really tired now.

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What activities ... on the summer camp?

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We went to Spain ... plane and then rented a car.

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I .... never seen a coral reef. I’d love to go diving one day.

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Jane ... yet. I hope nothing is wrong.

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Some animals will ... in the next 100 years.

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Luke’s brother .... to invite me to his wedding.

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I’m .... play tennis with you again. You’re too good!

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What ... you ... now?

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Sophie is very ……………………… and she always gets good marks.

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I forgot to take the rubbish ……………………… last night!

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You mustn’t ……………………… the ball with your hand.

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I’m taking my books back to the ……………………… and I’ll get some more.

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The road is icy. You must ride your bikes ..... .

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Shakespeare is the .... famous writer in my country.

Complete the dialogue with sentences A-J. There are more sentences than you need.

Wendy: Hi Sam! I’m going to Paris next week.
Would you like to come with me?
Sam: 42_____
Wendy: Wednesday, and coming back
on Saturday.
Sam: 43_____
Wendy: What clothes are you going to take?
Sam: 44_____
Wendy: No. Do you think it’ll rain?
Sam: 45_____
Wendy: Me too. And something smart and stylish if we go out for dinner.
Sam: 46_____
Wendy: I’ll pay! I’ve just got some money from
my grandparents.
Sam: 47_____
Wendy: You’re welcome!
Sam: 48_____
Wendy: Come to my house on Wednesday morning at about eight o’clock. We can get a taxi to the airport.
A That’s very generous of you – thanks very much!
B I don’t know. Have you seen the weather forecast?
C I don’t think I’ve got enough money for an expensive meal.
D What time are we going to get home?
E I’d love to. When are you going to leave?
F In Paris? No, I think it’ll be sunny so I’m going to take light, comfortable clothes.
G I can’t speak a lot of French.
H That’s perfect. I won’t miss work on Sunday then.
I So what time do we have to leave?
J I don’t know, but I like French food.
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You are on a family holiday in a beautiful place.
Write an email to a friend from the UK. In your email:
1 describe the place where you are spending your holiday and give your opinion about it
2 write what you do every day and what you are doing just now
3 describe the weather
4 tell your friend about your plans for the next few days.

Write 75-100 words.