Solutions Gold Intermediate Tests 1 Unit 9 Short Test 2A
Unit 9 Short Test 2A
Grammar
1 Rewrite the underlined sentences using participle clauses.
Film of the week: Desert Road
1Desert Road, which is set in southern USA, is a film about a man who tries to help a woman.
The man, Reb Carter, is a country and western singer in Texas. 2One day, he stops his car to
help a young woman who is walking along a desert road at night. 3Reb is concerned for her
safety, so he gives her a lift. 4But then Reb sees her when she is hiding a gun in her bag.
5The woman, who is wanted by the Mexican Mafia, is running for her life – and soon Reb is
running too!
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2 Complete the sentences with participle clauses. Use the phrases below.
carry / tourists describe / the Apollo 13 mission open / last March sit / next to the window
write / by Freya Jones
1 The girl ___________________________________________________________________ is Harry’s new girlfriend.
2 The new art museum, ____________________________________________, has become very popular with tourists.
3 This new guide to London, _____________________________________________, has some useful information in it.
4 I heard a scientist _____________________________________________________________________ on the radio.
5 A plane ___________________________________________________ crashed in the sea. Luckily, nobody was hurt.
Mark: ___ / 5
Vocabulary
3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 We usually stay in a self-catering / camp apartment because it is cheaper to cook your own food.
2 A B&B / site is cheaper than a hotel in England, and I love the big breakfasts that are served each day.
3 There are some great rivers in the mountains, so we could go kayaking / clubbing when we go there.
4 There are a lot of interesting old buildings in this city, so we can go shopping / sightseeing.
5 You can go skiing here in the winter, and in summer the area is great for mountain / hill biking.
6 The Knight family always spend the summer in their villa / caravan in Portugal. It has five bedrooms and two
bathrooms!
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