Five sentences have been removed from the text below.

For each question, choose the correct answer.

There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Lost in the mountains

When you’re a mountain rescue volunteer, you never know when you’re going to be called to work. We
go out in all weather, and at any time of the day or night. If someone is in danger, there’s no time to lose.
On New Year’s Day last year, I was sitting down to breakfast with my family. (1)……….. Two hikers
had decided to celebrate the new year by walking along a mountain ridge in Country Kerry, Ireland, just a
few miles from my home. They were staying in a small guest house, and had set off early on New Year’s
Eve. When they didn’t return by the following morning, their host because worried and called the
police. (2)………..
I was just one of 12 volunteers who left our breakfast tables and set out to look for the missing hikers. We
pushed through strong winds and thick cloud, calling and listening over and over again. (3)……….. It
was too cold to survive for long out on the mountains, and the hikers had been missing for a whole day
and night. (4)……….. I shouted out, and was relieved to hear a voice about back. (5)……….. They were
so happy to see us. They explained that they’d got lost, and the winds had been too strong for them to
keep walking. Luckily, they had warm clothes, food and the tent.
We led them back down the mountain and returned them to their guest house, where a delicious hot meal
was waiting for them and for the rescue volunteer team. They said that they’ll never forget that New
Year’s Day when they were rescued by local people who became heroes.
2 A The police called Kerry Mountain Rescue Team.
5 B The hikers were huddled together in a small tent between two large rocks.
C They said it’s extremely dangerous to go hiking in bad weather.
3 D Nobody answered back so we began to lose hope.
E We didn’t know they had already found their way home.
4 F Suddenly, I heard the sound of a whistle.
1 G We were just about to start eating when my phone rang.
H After searching all night, we gave up and went back home.

An Amazing Journey
I was walking my dog near my home in San Francisco last spring when I saw a large black Labrador on
its own. It was wearing a blue collar, but there was no sign of an owner anywhere. (1)…………. I was
only joking, but it came running to me and stood by my side, ready to leave. I knew that this was
someone’s lost pet.
I fed and bathed the dog and checked its collar. There was a tag on it with a phone number. It turned out
that the dog’s name was Banjo, and sure enough, he had an owner and a home. The trouble was that his
home was in Chicago – over 2,000 miles away! (2)…………. Banjo had been missing for over a year,
and they had no idea how he had got all the way across the country. They also had no idea how to get him
back again because they had a newborn baby at home and couldn’t make the long journey to San
Francisco.
I used social media to ask for help. It wasn’t long before we had a long list of volunteers who wanted to
help Banjo to get home. (3)…………. It was important that they knew how to take care of Banjo. Banjo
set off on his journey, and met new people in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Missouri before he reached his home state of Illinois.
(4)…………. Banjo was delighted to meet the new baby and to be back home. His owners were thrilled to
have him back. (5)…………. Banjo’s story just goes to show what people can achieve when they all work
together!
A I made sure that all of them were pet owners.
B I decided to travel to Chicago with Banjo.
C It took 20 drivers four days to reunite Banjo with his family.
D I asked the dog if it wanted to come home with me.
E I hope he won’t go wandering again.
F His owners, Tina and Dan, were amazed to hear from me.
G It was clearly hungry, and needed to rest.
H I didn’t know who the dog belonged to.

Why The Sea is Good for You

We all love spending time by the sea. The lucky ones might live on the coast and enjoy the benefits
throughout the year. (1)……….. Most of us would say we feel healthier by the ocean. In the past, doctors
would actually recommend spending time by the sea to their patients. And research has shown that people
who live on the coast are more likely to believe their health is good compared to those living in a city. So
how do we benefit, exactly?
Well, to start with it’s great for our mental health. (2)……….. They have shown that watching, listening
to or being in the ocean helps our brains slow down. The sound of the waves can help us relax and has a
positive effect in reducing feelings of stress. This is why people who have trouble sleeping are often told
to listen to recordings of the sound of waves hitting the shore to help them relax at bedtime.
(3)……….. We go out a lot more when we’re on holiday by the sea. We often become more active on
holidays and people who live on the coast are usually more active too. And if you take your walks on the
beach this is even better. (4)……….. The sea air is also good for people with breathing problems. There is
less pollution in the air near the ocean and in the autumn and winter the air is fresher. (5)……….. It has
even been found that the chemicals found in sea water are the same chemicals that help us have healthy
skin.
No wonder then that we often feel so much better at the end of a seaside holiday and why we look
forward so much to booking our next one!
A Being by the sea is also good for our physical health.
B This is healthier than the dry atmosphere in homes with central heating.
C It’s not just swimmers who know how to do this.
D The rest of us have to wait for our next holiday.
E However, in the end you’ll notice the difference.
F Walking on sand requires more effort than on the pavement.
G Scientists have discovered that we have something called a ‘blue mind’.
H So scientists disagree about the reasons for doing this.

Lost Luggage
Two years ago, I went on holiday to Rome with my family. It was a four-hour train journey from our
home, and we all helped to plan the trip. We were looking forward to seeing the famous sights!
Everything went really well and we had a great time visiting the amazing tourist attractions. I was in
charge of taking all the photos with my band new phone, which had an excellent camera. We stayed in
Rome for two weeks, and it was really incredible.
On the train journey back home, I decided to open my backpack, but I couldn’t find it. (1)………. I was
very upset because I’d packed my phone in that backpack, along with my travel journal. (2)……….
Weeks passed, and then months. At first, I contacted the train company every week, but after some time,
it was clear that my backpack was never going to be found. After a while, I forgot all about it.
Last month, I took the train to Florence on a school trip. Incredibly, my backpack went missing
again! (3)………. After Rome, I always kept my phone and other important items in my pockets.
Two weeks after the Florence trip, I received a phone call from the train company. They told me they had
my backpack, and they would send it to my local station. I assumed it was my backpack from the school
trip. (4)………. Someone from the train company had found the backpack from Rome in a dusty old
storeroom! Everything inside it was safe, and I finally got to share the photos with my family. (5)……….
I decided we should all go back to Rome for another holiday … but this time, I would be much more
careful with my things!

A I never travelled with the same train company again.

B When I arrived at the station, I couldn’t believe my eyes!
C All my memories of Rome were in that backpack.
D I couldn’t leave the station without my bag.
E It was so wonderful to see them.
F I knew I would never see my new phone again.
G I searched and searched, but it was nowhere to be seen!
H But, this time, there were no precious memories inside.

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be) really that
good then.
3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London.
5. It (be) great and I think I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you (see / can) , I (become) a real London fan already.
Conditionals exercise:

1. If we meet at 9:30, we (to have) plenty of time.

2. Lisa would find the milk if she (to look) in the fridge.
3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she (to feed) the animals.
4. If you spoke louder, your classmates (to understand) you.
5. Dan (to arrive) safe if he drove slowly.
6. You (to have) no trouble at school if you had done your homework.
7. If you (to swim) in this lake, you'll shiver from cold.
8. The door will unlock if you (to press) the green button.
9. If Mel (to ask) her teacher, he'd have answered her questions.
10. I (to call) the office if I was/were you.

Complete the sentence by using the bolded adjective in its correct form.

1. This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat.

2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is .
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the
exercise on the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the one in the world.
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last
weekend.
6. School is boring, but homework is than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding.
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is .
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours.
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard.