On Screen B1 . Module 2 . Vocabulary Test.

Survival

1 Fill in: hit, survive, bite, get, take, fall and cut in the correct form.

1 The doctors had to ...................... off the patient’s arm in order to save his life.

2 A shark may accidentally ...................... a surfboard if it mistakes it for a seal.

3 Some athletes taking part in the desert marathon ...................... lost when a sandstorm struck.

4 Andrew ...................... Mark to the hospital as he was suffering from severe stomach pains.

5 The fire destroyed the building but, luckily, all the people inside ...................... with only minor injuries.

6 Ben was driving through a canyon when a huge rock ...................... on the street and blocked his way.

7 A tsunami is a huge sea wave that sometimes ...................... a coast after an earthquake.

Extreme weather

Match the extreme weather conditions to the newspaper headlines.

Fill in: light, travel, reach, fall, blow and overflow in the correct form.

1 The tornado ...................... for ten minutes when it suddenly turned south and headed right for the city.

2 Leave the window open so we can feel the breeze ...................... in from the sea.

3 So much snow ...................... during the night that we couldn’t open the front door in the morning.

4 The news said the strange ball of fire that ................. up the sky last night was a meteorite.

5 People are advised to drink lots of water and not stay out during midday as temperatures will ...................... 45°C next week.

6 The rain was so heavy that the river ...................... by morning.

Feelings

Match the adjectives to what the people say.

Collocations: Make or do?

Fill in the collocations with do or make. Then, use them in the correct form to complete the sentences that follow.

1 .......... an experiment

2 .......... my/your/etc. best

3 .......... progress

4 .......... work

5 .......... a decision

6 .......... damage

7 .......... a mistake

Adverbs of degree

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Being a doctor is a just/pretty difficult job.

Adverbs of degree

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Sheena used to be very/a lot good at tennis.

Adverbs of degree

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Pat is feeling very/a lot more relaxed now that her exams are finished.

Adverbs of degree

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Interrupting others is awfully/very much rude.

Adverbs of degree

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Come on, Matt, keep walking. The beach isn’t much/extremely further

Adverbs of degree

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James’ work hours are rather/pretty longer than I thought.

Adverbs of degree

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To be honest, I slightly/quite liked the latest Wesley Sharp film!