Unit _5 _Language Test _Focus 3

Complete the sentences with the missing phrasal verbs. Use the definitions in brackets to help you.

1. Our group            (consists) of a number of experts who are passionate about the environment.

2. If temperatures continue to rise, many types of plants will         (disappear) in the near future.

3. Storms usually         (disturb) the ocean water so much that a lot of rubbish washes onto the beaches.

4. If you                    (meet) with a dangerous animal in the wild, you should not approach or frighten it.

5. I’m amazed that you are able to               (not wake up) such a violent storm. It was extremely loud!

6. I’m afraid a lot of our food will        (become rotten) if we don’t use it soon.

7. Experts expect global warming to         (warm) the earth by several degrees in the next fifty years.

8. When I heard the bird call I knew I had to            (stretch my arm to get) my binoculars and try to see them.

9. If we wait a little while, we can see the tide begin to         (rise).

10. I went back to                 (look carefully around) the campsite, but I couldn’t find my watch.

Complete the sentences with the missing words. The first letters are given.

1. We landed our boat on a r        island and decided to camp there for a few days.

2. The t       is a very important organ for elephants. It's a combination of the nose and the upper lip.

3. We've rented a small house for the weekend. It's in the middle of nowhere but it's got an Internet connection and r         water.

4. A s       panel on the roof is broken. I need to phone the company and ask them to replace it.

5. All of our lamps have low-energy b       , so we spend quite a bit less on electricity.

6. Elephants usually live in a group of ten to twenty animals which is called a h      .

7. Be careful, the ocean c         is very strong and it could pull you under the water.

8. It’s dangerous to hike on that mountain. There is a big risk of a bear e           .

9. When we stood on the mountain p      , we could see for miles in every direction.

10. Lions usually catch their p      by hunting in groups.

Complete the sentences with a, an, the or –.

1. Like most boys, I wanted to be   firefighter when I was a child.

2. Vatican City is     smallest country in the world – it's just 0.44 square kilometres.

3. Everyone hopes that the company will present    innovative gadget at its annual conference.

4. Scientists predict that there will be even more natural disasters in     21^st century.

5. I think that   people living near the coast know how to protect their houses from the waves.

6. Liam wants to discuss an urgent issue with me, but he hasn't told me what     issue is.

7. I'm going to ask you just one question. If you manage to answer     question correctly, you'll pass the exam.

8. Is it true that people in     Middle Ages didn't take baths and that it led to the spread of many diseases?

9. The first European expedition reached   Australia in 1606.

10. I'd like to know if the African elephant is    endangered species.

11. Many people complain that   public transport is getting more and more expensive every year.