Claudia Schenk
English-Test
New Cutting Edge, Pre-Intermediate, module 15
Name ____________________
Points _____ / 60
A) Vocabulary
Translate the words. Write an English sentence with each English word. The sentence
should shed some light on the meaning of the word.
German
English
heaven
sky
Sentence
Loch
Telefonanruf
Umfrage
Gesellschaft
vielleicht
to join
Durcheinander
begehen (ein
Verbrechen)
passend, angemessen
unten
besessen sein
brutal, gewalttätig
hell
to share
von etwas leben
Menschheit
arbeitslos
greed
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B) First Conditional
B1) Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
If I ___________ to you now, I __________ the bus. (talk, miss)
If I _________ the bus, I _____________ late for work. (miss, be)
If I ___________ late for work, my boss ___________ angry with me. (be, be)
If my boss ___________ angry with me, I _____________ my job. (be, lose)
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B2) Write a similar story of your own. Write four sentences using the first conditional.
Start every new sentence with the last verb used in the previous sentence.
1) If I ________ the guitar late at night _______________________________________ .
2) _____________________________________________________________________ .
3) _____________________________________________________________________ .
4) _____________________________________________________________________ .
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C) Second Conditional
C1) Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1) I ____________ (be quiet) if I ____________ (be) you.
2) She ___________ (not ask) her brother for help if he _____________ (not have) time.
3) If Peter ___________ (learn) more, he ______________ (pass) the exam.
4) If my grandparents ___________ (not have) a dog, they ___________ (visit) us more
often.
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C2) Imagine you were a popstar, an astrounaut or a powerful politician. Choose one of
these hypothetical personalities for yourself and write a short text of (appr. 100 words)
about what your life would look like.
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D) First or second contidional?
Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1) If you say that again, I _______________________________ (scream)!
2) The kitchen would look better if we _______________________________ (have) red
curtains.
3) Where _______________________________ (you, go) if you needed to buy new shoes?
4) I __________________________ (miss) you if we move to Argentina.
5) It would be nice if you _________________________ (spend) some time with the
children.
6) ______________________________ (Peter, be) worried if Sheila gets home late?
7) I would tell you her name if I ____________________________ (know) it.
8) If it _________________________ (not be) so cold I would tidy up the garden.
9) Ann will be sorry if Helen ________________________________ (not come).
10) What ____________________________ (you, do) if you won the lottery?
11) If all of us __________________________ (come) along, would you have room in your
car?
12) If the boys didn't make so much noise, the girls ____________________________ (not
be) afraid.
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E) Reading
Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.
Mountain Gorillas
Alison Hammond is writing a series of articles about animals in danger for Nature
Magazine. This week, she tells us about mountain gorillas.
What would you do if you saw a mountain gorilla? Most people would probably be
very afraid and run away! That’s because gorillas have a very frightening
appearance. Firstly, gorillas are huge. They can grow up to two metres tall and can
weigh more than 200 kilograms (male gorillas weigh twice as much as female
gorillas). Secondly, gorillas can make a lot of noise. They can roar, bang their chests,
and show their teeth. In fact, these aggressive displays are very rare and male gorillas
only do it when they are protecting their families.
The truth is, gorillas are incredibly intelligent, gentle, and social animals that stay
together in small family groups. The leader is the largest male, called the silverback.
That’s because of the beautiful silver fur on its back. They spend almost all of their
time on the forest floor, eating and sleeping. They are mainly vegetarian, although
they eat some insects. Young gorillas often play together. They run about and climb
trees. At night, the animals make a nest to sleep in. The lighter gorillas nest in trees.
The heavier gorillas make nests on the ground and the babies sleep with their
mothers. Gorillas rarely attack humans. They only fight when something or someone
attacks them or their young. In that situation, they will fight to the death. Hunters
looking for baby gorillas may have to kill a whole family to get what they want.
Sadly, there are fewer than 650 mountain gorillas left in the wild, which means they
are an endangered species. These gorillas only live in the mountain jungles of The
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. They are endangered because
people hunt them for food and for trophies. They are also threatened by war, and
humans cut down their forests for farmland, fuel, and housing. Life for these gentle
giants isn’t peaceful.
1 Male gorillas weigh more than female gorillas.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
2 Gorillas often make a lot of noise.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
3 Other male gorillas often fight the leader.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
4 Gorillas only eat plants.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
5 Gorillas all sleep together.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
6 Gorillas only fight if someone tries to hurt them.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
7 There are a lot of mountain gorillas in zoos.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
8 People are destroying their home.
A True
B False
C Doesn’t say
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