Title: Exam B2+ 6

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VOCABULARY. Read the sentences and replace the underlined words with their synonym. (5 / ___)

Q: 1. ([...]) He -went round- the globe no less than four times.
2. ([...]) He -learned- three foreign languages.
3. ([...]) He -led- fourteen major expeditions to remote areas.
4. ([...]) He -followed- the steps of Marco Polo and Alexander the Great.
5. ([...]) He -climbed- twelve of the world’s highest mountains.
A: Circumnavigated; Mastered; Conducted; Retraced; Scaled

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VOCABULARY. Read the sentences and replace the underlined words with their synonym. (5 / ___)

Q: 1. ([...]) Don’t drink that milk, it’s -become bad-.
2. ([...]) My essay didn’t get full marks because I -didn’t include- something important.
3. ([...]) The talk was so boring that I -stopped paying attention-.
4. ([...]) The wind -increased in strength- last night, waking everybody up.
5. ([...]) I’m not talking to my sister, we’ve -had an argument-.
A: Gone off; Left out; Switched off; Got up; Fallen out

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GRAMMAR. Complete the sentences with the proper Relative Clause. (5 / ___)

Q: 1. My whole family went to the fundraising event [...] in our school.
2. The city of Pompeii, [...] under volcanic ash nearly 2000 years ago, is a popular tourist attraction.
3. The person [...] the project is a well-known figure.
4. I’ve read all of the books [...] by my teacher.
5. The singer, [...] a thick coat, got into the car hurriedly.
A: that was held; which was buried; who is financing; that have been recommended; who was wearing

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GRAMMAR. Match the sentences that have a similar meaning. (5 / ___)

Q: 1. I’m sure the roof fell in. [...]
2. Perhaps someone was working in the basement. [...]
3. I expect they’re re-opening the house soon. [...]
4. I’m sure they didn’t have time to save the larger pieces of furniture. [...]
5. Some people say it was possible to prevent the fire. [...]
A: The roof must have fallen in.; Someone may have been working in the basement.; They should be re-opening the house soon.; They can’t have had time to save the larger pieces of furniture.; Some people say the fire may have been prevented.

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READING. Match the words with their synonyms. (5 / ___)

Q: 1. Condemn. [...]
2. Consternation. [...]
3. Converge. [...]
4. Demeanour. [...]
5. Dire. [...]
A: Criticise.; Anxiety.; Come together.; Attitude.; Critical.

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LISTENING. Listen to the audio. Choose if the sentences are True “T” or False “F”. (5 / ___)

Q: ([...]) Advised to go on a voyage for health reasons, Isabella Bird travelled to America.

([...]) On completing her world travels, Bird returned home and had a somewhat dreary retirement.

([...]) Excluded from American flying schools for her gender, Bessie Coleman gained her pilot’s licence in Europe.

([...]) Practising for a demonstration of her flying skills, Coleman was killed in an accident.

([...]) Having spent much of her life away from Europe, Stark decided to go back there to live out her final days.
A: T; F; F; T; T