Form 9 Test 2
Listening
You will hear two friends talking. Listen and mark statements as True, False or Not stated.
1 Anna’s mother is celebrating her birthday this Saturday.
A True B False C Not stated
2 Anna hasn’t decided what she wants to buy her mother.
A True B False C Not stated
3 Sam is playing hockey later today.
A True B False C Not stated
4 Sam gave his mother an expensive birthday present last year.
A True B False C Not stated
5 Sam is going to make a video for his mother’s next birthday.
A True B False C Not stated
Reading
Read the text and match the headings (A-F) to the paragraphs (6-10). There is one heading you do not need to use.
A DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS
B THE SEARCH CONTINUES
C ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
D EYEWITNESS REPORTS
E STRANGE SIGHTINGS
F LACK OF EVIDENCE
The Tunguska Explosion
6__________
A little over 100 years ago, on the morning of 30th June 1908, there was a huge explosion in the sky above the Tunguska River in Siberia. It was as if a giant bomb had gone off over the area. In fact, the explosion was so powerful that it killed 80 million trees, destroying a nature area of over
13,000 square kilometres in size.
7____________
People who saw the explosion back then all gave similar descriptions of the event: an extremely bright light, as if the sky were on fire, followed by a deafening crashing sound and strong wind. This wind was so strong that it brought down buildings, uprooted trees and knocked people to the ground. Everyone spoke of a giant fireball splitting the sky in two. In fact, the effects of the explosion were so powerful, that they spread as far as Central Asia and Northern Europe.
8____________
There are many ideas about what happened. These ideas range from the extremely unlikely (a UFO exploded) to the unlikely (a black hole passed through the Earth). But there is one idea that many scientists think may be right. This is that a meteorite (which is a rock from outer space) about 35 metres in length and weighing millions of kilos, entered the Earth’s atmosphere that day and exploded.
9______________
Still, not all scientists think that this explanation can be correct. They pay attention to the fact that no one
has ever found a piece of rock from a meteorite on the ground in Tunguska. They also wonder why trees in the area now grow extremely quickly. Not only this, but whatever it was that exploded over Tunguska left no mark behind.
10_____________
In truth, Tunguska remains as much a mystery today as it was 100 years ago. Nevertheless, scientists intend to carry on examining the Tunguska forest and the surrounding area in the hope that one day they will discover the answer to this fascinating mystery.
Vocabulary and Grammar
Choose the correct item.
11 When Jane was a child, she ...... a lot of
books about sea monsters.
A was having
B would have
C used to have
12 Can you be a little more careful, please? You...... coffee on my keyboard.
A spill
B will be spilling
C are going to spill
13 There have been many reported ...... of
Bigfoot all over the world.
A sights
B sightings
C illusions
14 Mark, ...... cousin works on the ISS, wants to become an astronaut too someday.
A who B whose C which
15 Experts say machines that will do most chores around the house will soon ...... part of our everyday reality.
A become B overcome C exist
16 In the film, a horrifying sea monster creates a...... whirlpool and pulls three large ships to
the bottom of the sea.
A sharp B rustling C violent
17 Henry believes that scientists will someday build robots that will be ...... to think on their own.
A too clever
B enough clever
C clever enough
18 Ever since I changed my ...... to broadband, I can get on the Net much faster.
A subscription
B connection
C account
19 Maria ...... handicrafts for three years before
she decided to open up her own pottery shop.
A was making
B had been making
C had made
20 The atmosphere at the carnival was fantastic; people were throwing ...... and dancing in the streets all night.
A crackers B streamers C fireworks
21 Emma is on holiday, so I ...... after her cat until she returns.
A ’m looking B look C ’ve looked
22 ...... creatures such as giants, dragons and sea monsters often appear in Northern European folklore.
A Optical B Mythical C Extinct
Listening
1C
2A
3B
4B
5C
Reading
6C
7D
8A
9F
10B
Vocabulary and Grammar
11 A
12B
13B
14A
15B
16C
17B
18C
19A
20B
21A
22C
4 319
14 809 
