Name: ..................................................... Mark: ....................

Reading 20 points
1

Read the text. Then match A to B to make sentences. (10 points)

A very interesting phenomenon is happening in the city of Moscow, Russia.
Dogs are becoming very intelligent. They are more intelligent than dogs in other
places! According to a study by the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and
Evolution, there are about 35,000 dogs in Moscows streets. These street dogs
havent got homes, so they must find food and a place to sleep. Only the clever
dogs survive, and these survivors are changing. They look like wolves and they
arent as friendly as dogs in the past. They have got some new and very unusual
skills, too. These skills help them stay alive.
According to the Severtsov study, there are four different groups of dogs. One
group helps the guards in the city and the guards give them food. Another group
looks for food in the streets. The third group of dogs is wilder than the others.
They eat mice, rats and cats.
The fourth group of dogs is cleverer than all the other groups. The dogs ride on
the metro from place to place and they receive food from travellers. Some
people are more generous than others and the dogs can recognise the difference.
They can also recognise the different metro stations so they can return home
at night.
A

1. The dogs are similar to

a. cats.

2. Some of the dogs help

b. stations.

3. The wild dogs eat

c. travellers.

4. The dogs in the metro receive food from

d. guards.

5. The dogs in the metro recognise the

e. wolves.

Complete the sentences. (10 points)

1. Moscow has got about street dogs.
2. Street dogs must find and to survive.
3. Some of the dogs get the guards in Moscow.
4. The text mentions mice, rats and cats because .
5. The dogs in the metro can recognise the generous .

Vocabulary 20 points
1

Match the adjectives in A to their meanings in B. (5 points)

A

1. amazing

a. very big

2. tiny

b. not unusual

3. huge

c. not domesticated

4. ordinary

d. very small

5. wild

e. very special

Choose the sentence that isnt true about each animal. (7 points)
1. a cow:
a. Its heavy.

b. People drink its milk.

c. It lives in the desert.

b. Its very dangerous.

c. Its got long ears.

b. Its often long and thin.

c. It hasnt got legs.

b. It lives in the jungle.

c. Its fur is dark.

b. It lives in the ocean.

c. Its an insect.

b. Its an amphibian.

c. It eats insects.

b. Its a popular pet.

c. It looks like a dog.

2. a rabbit:
a. Its cute.
3. a worm:
a. It can fly.
4. a gorilla:
a. Its small.
5. a shark:
a. Its dangerous.
6. a frog:
a. It cant jump.
7. a wolf:
a. Its a mammal.

Complete the sentences with the words below. (8 points)

crocodiles bats goldfish ants lions snakes parrots butterflies
1. are colourful birds.
2. are hard-working insects.
3. are in the cat family.
4. can fly, but they arent birds or insects.
5. are insects with wings.
6. are reptiles. They havent got any legs.
7. are dangerous reptiles with big teeth.
8. swim in water and theyre popular pets.

Grammar 30 points
1

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of a suitable adjective in brackets. (5 points)
1. Lakes are oceans. (wide / small / huge)
2. Jay has got straight hair. Les hasnt got straight hair. Les hair is (long / curly /
ugly) Jays hair.
3. Parrots are bats. (amazing / wild / colourful)
4. Mountains are hills. (bad / big / short)
5. Black sheep are white sheep. (light / unusual / ordinary)

Complete the second sentence so it has got a similar meaning to the first.
Use the adjectives below and (not) as as. (5 points)
pretty dangerous tall old fat
1. Butterflies are beautiful but flies arent good-looking.
Flies butterflies.
2. Jane and Ella have got the same birthday 27 May 2000.
Jane Ella.
3. Tigers and sharks are strong and have got very big teeth.
Tigers sharks.
4. The height of that giraffe is 5.00 metres. My height is 1.85 metres.
I the giraffe.
5. My cat and your cat both weigh five kilos!
My cat your cat.

Complete the sentences about a family of four chimpanzees in a nature reserve.

Use to be, (not) as ... as or the comparative form of the adjectives below. (6 points)
big athletic friendly heavy frightening young
1. The mother chimpanzee is 14 years old and the father is 16 years old. The mother
the father.
2. The father looks huge next to the mother. The father the mother.
3. The babies both weigh 8 kilos. The male baby the female baby.
4. The female baby can jump from tree to tree. The male baby cant jump far. He
his sister.
5. The babies like humans but their parents are shy. The babies their
parents.
6. Chimpanzees are wild animals, but they gorillas!

Complete the text about sharks with the adjectives in brackets. Use to be and
the correct form of the comparative or (not) as ... as. (14 points)
Scuba diving with sharks is becoming a very popular activity.
Diving 1. (adventurous) than ordinary water
sports, and diving with sharks 2. (exciting) than
ordinary diving. It is an amazing experience! People often dive with
sand tiger sharks. These sharks 3. (strong) than
ordinary fish, but dont worry they never eat people. They are big
sharks, but they 4. (huge) as great white sharks.
At three metres from head to tail, they 5. (long)
than a human. Sand tiger sharks 6. (shy) as other
fish, so you can swim near them. They 7.
(friendly) as dolphins so you cant play with them, but you can
watch them and take photos of them.

Writing 10 points
Write a report about an imaginary animal. Include the type of animal,
its size and colour, where it lives, what it eats and some other interesting facts.