Test. Cities of the UK and Ukraine

For questions from 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle the correct word.

1. The capital of Wales since 1955, Cardiff, is a city of ________           [dangerous, thriving, safe, secure]cultural life.

2. It's worth _______           [creating, cheating, making, designing] the short trip out to a restaurant, where you pick your fish from the counter and the chef will prepare it just as you like it.

3. Cricket is becoming increasingly high profile, with __________         [matches, rounds, traces, ways] taking place at the Swalec Stadium which recently staged the first match of the Ashes series between England and Australia.

4. The castle is the first thing that catches visitor's_________      [leg, arm, hand, eye].

5. There are various reasons for _________          [visiting, painting, filming, skipping] the castle. For example, to stroll along the battlements and around the beautifully manicured lawns.

6. Cardiff is one of the UK's most important _________             [masters, locals, locations, collections] for television and film shoots, as the recent openings of the BBC Drama Village and Pinewood Studios would testify.

7. Cardiff offers a wide ___________        [amount, set, range, number] of entertainmentopportunities, numerous well-attended festivals and a huge variety of sports facilities.

8. National Musem of Cardiff contains a wolrd-class collection of impressionist ________           [paintings, emroidery, sketches, notes].

For questions from 1-8, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. Circle the correct word.

1. I did get stuck in the elevator at Earl's Court Station when I ____   [a, b, c, d]back to the airport at the end of my visit.

   a) was headed b) headed c) is heading d) was heading

2. It was early and ____   [a, b, c, d] I alone in the elevator, which kept going up and down but the doors would not open.

   a) was caught b) caught c) were caught d) catch

3. So I had no choice; the alarm button______   [a, b, c, d].

   a) had been pushed b) was pushed c) has been pushed d) pushed

4. The voice of a security guard came over the radio and before long they ____   [a, b, c, d] the door for me.

   were opened b) was opened c) were opening d) open

5. In hindsight, it was funny but I'm still glad it was early and no one _____   [a, b, c, d] around.

   a) was seen b) were seen c) saw d) sees

6. I ______   [a, b, c, d] by the idea to take a third trip soon.

   a) capture b) was captured c) am captured d) are captured

7. Travelling _____   [a, b, c, d] much more convenient with affordable flights.

   a) makes b) is made c) made d) was made

8. Because many people _____   [a, b, c, d] to London day by day, this is making it expensive in terms of rent and other amenities.

   a) are moving b) move c) is moving d) are moved

Paraphrase the sentences to use present or past simple passive.

Prince Danylo of Galicia founded Lviv in the 13th century.