Module 2

Test 2 A

Fill in the correct word.

explore glance cosy hide initials famous solve several imagination intelligent compass

1 What can we do to ........................... the problem of unemployment?

2 Sherlock Holmes was a ............. detective.

3 Jules Verne had a wonderful .................. .

4 At first .................... it looked like a wolf, but it wasn’t.

5 Diane is an extremely ..................... child and the best student in her class.

6 I love your flat! It’s nice and .................. .

7 Let’s ........................ the woods before it gets dark.

8 Where did you ...................... the money? I can’t find it.

9 Let’s use a ............................ to find our way back.

10 This is my father’s shirt. It’s got his ....................... on it.

Translate the words (phrases) from English into Russian.

Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple.

e.g. Darren sent (send) a long letter to Laura.

17 Jules Verne ..................... (write) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

18 Sherlock Holmes ..................... (smoke) a pipe.

19 Miss Marple ....................... (catch) many criminals.

20 ............................. (Hercule Poirot/live) in Belgium?

21 How .................................................. (Captain Nemo/travel)?

22 ................................. (Dr Watson/help) Sherlock Holmes?

23 Agatha Christie .................... (create) the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.

24 The professor and Axel ................... (find) a mysterious message.

25 Arthur Conan Doyle ....................... (be) a famous writer.

26 Dr Frankenstein .......................... (meet) Captain Walton on the ice.

Underline the correct item.

e.g. Tom told me the story until/after he read the novel.

27 The cat ran away until/as soon as it saw the dog.

28 Henry used to go/went to Ireland last week.

29 We used to go/go to the park on Saturdays, but now we go swimming.

30 We were surprised when/until we saw Mum on television.

31 Lyn got a job after/until she finished school.

32 First she made dinner, then/when she watched TV.

33 The children played in the garden until/then it got dark.

Match the types of stories to their descriptions.

e.g. A story that takes place in the future or in space. D

34 An exciting story about a hero who does dangerous things. .......

35 A serious and emotional play written for the theatre, radio or television. .......

36 A story which makes you feel worried, because you don’t know what is going to happen next. .......

37 A funny story with a happy ending. .......

38 A story about someone’s life written by another person. .......

39 A story about a crime or a strange event. .......

A mystery

B biography

C humorous story

D science fiction story

E adventure

F suspense story

G drama

Put the words in the correct order.

40 and/Alex/to look/professor/around/decided.

• ________________________________________________________________

41 went/They/to look/a dangerous/for/journey/the/the/of/earth/center/on.

• ________________________________________________________________

42 huge/They/elephants/saw.

• ________________________________________________________________

43 raft/broke/Their/rocks/against.

• ________________________________________________________________

44 in/They/were/earth/the/center/the/of.

• ________________________________________________________________

Read the text and answer the questions.

When I was seven years old, my family left the big city and moved to the countryside. I was very excited because our new house was near a beautiful forest.

One day, I decided to go for a walk in the forest but I lost my way. I tried to get back but I just went deeper into the forest. I looked around me and started calling for help, but no one heard me. I was confused and scared because it was almost dark, so I sat under a tree and began to cry.

Suddenly I heard someone coming. It was a boy my age. “Hi,” he said. “I’m Philip. What’s the matter?” I told Philip that I was lost. “Don’t worry,” Philip said. “I live near here. I know the forest well.” We walked and

talked until we were out of the forest. Philip said goodbye and left before I could thank him.

When I got home my mum was talking to a policeman. They were both very upset. “Oh, Tom, thank goodness you’re OK!” my mum said when she saw me. “I lost my way in the forest, Mum, but I’m fine now. I’m so sorry.” I said. “You were lucky, young man,” the policeman said. “Never play alone in that forest, it’s too dangerous. Eight years ago, a young boy named Philip MacMann lost his way in that same forest and never came back.”

I did not say a word. I wanted to tell them about the boy who helped me but I was afraid they wouldn’t believe me. Did a ghost help me? I couldn’t sleep that night, or the next. I never saw Philip again and I never

went back to the forest!

e.g. How old was Tom when he moved house?

Seven years old.

45 Where did Tom’s family move to? ........................................................

46 How did Tom feel when he discovered he was lost? ........................................................

47 Did Tom thank Philip when they were out of the forest? ........................................................

48 What happened to Philip MacMann eight years ago? ........................................................

Keys 2 А

1solve 6 cosy

2 famous 7 explore

3 imagination 8 hide

4 glance 9 compass

5 intelligent 10 initials

11. увеличительное стекло (лупа)

12. невероятные приключения

13. верный компаньон

14. чиркнуть спичкой

15. сильный порыв ветра

16. звук шагов

17 wrote 22 Did Dr Watson help

18 smoked 23 created

19 caught 24 found

20 Did Hercule Poirot live 25 was

21 did Captain Nemo travel 26 met

27 as soon as 30 when 33 until

28 went 31 after

29 used to go 32 then

34 E 35 G 36 F 37 C 38 B 39 A

40. Alex and professor decided to look around.

41. They went on a dangerous journey to look for the center of the earth.

42. They saw huge elephants

43.Their raft broke against rocks.

44. They were in the center of the earth.

45. They moved to the countryside.

46. He felt confused and scared.

47. No, he didn’t.

48 He got lost in the same forest and he disappeared.