Progress test

GRAMMAR
Choose the correct answer: a, b, c or d.
1 Canada is a ...... deal colder than I’d expected.

Mark ....... to the airport when he heard about the volcanic eruption.

I ....... a landslide before, so I was really shocked by the devastation.

Complete the text with one suitable word in each gap
Do you remember the Icelandic volcanic eruption of April 2010? I (1)...     visiting friends in Prague at the time and (2)...     already bought my return ticket, but of course there (3)...      no flights for days. The disruption to international travel was a (4)...     greater than anyone could have imagined. I never (5)...      to worry about natural disasters before that April, but now I keep an eye on the natural world and as a result I’m much...      (6) respectful of the forces of nature.

Complete the text with one suitable word in each gap.
I started at a new school last year when my family moved to another part of the country andat first it was really hard. A lot of my classmates picked (1)...    me because I was the new kid. They laughed (2)...    me too because I had a strong accent. Looking back, I can honestly say that I (3)...      through some difficult weeks. I felt that the teachers didn’t back me (4)...    and I even (5)....      out with my best friend because I was so stressed. So, when anyone talks about not enjoying school, I can really identify (6) ...      them.