İstanbul Atatürk High School of Science, 2023 -2024 Academic Year MID- TERM WORKSHEET

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GETTING AWAY FROM IT ALL BY… TRAIN

There are many famous long distance train journeys. The Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul was the most
elegant and perhaps the saddest as it slowly got shorter – Paris to Vienna from 1977, Strasbourg to Vienna
from 2007 and, from 2009, nothing at all. However, my personal favourite is the Coast Starlight.
I took this train in 2013 when I was on holiday in the USA for two months, my first ever visit to the country. It
travels a total of over 2,200 km in almost 35 hours from Los Angeles in southern California to Seattle in the
far north-west of the USA, almost on the Canadian border. There are several reasons why I loved it.
Firstly, there is the usual high standard of American service. I’m sure all their night trains are as good, although I
haven’t travelled on any others. The ticket includes meals and they are excellent too. Between meals, you can
leave the dining car and go to the viewing car. This is higher than the rest of the train with bigger windows, so
you get a great view of the beautiful landscapes of the western USA.
The train left Los Angeles at 10 a.m. and, for the first twelve hours, it followed the coast. I looked at the Pacific
Ocean until night fell. I missed the fruit farms of northern California but, when I woke up, we were coming to
Tacoma with the 4,392 metre high volcano, Mount Rainier towering over the city. I jumped out onto the
platform to take some photos but jumped back on quickly. I didn’t want to be left behind by mistake.
Now, we were next to the Puget Sound, a 161 km long, 16 km wide area of water where several rivers meet
the Pacific Ocean. There were forests, islands, boats, birds and, for a few minutes, a group of whales
swimming in the icy water.
The train arrived exactly on time at 8.37 p.m. and, as I got off, I turned round to look at the train. I wanted to
jump back on for the return journey to Los Angeles. One day I will.
A-Read the text. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1-The Orient Express stopped running in 1977.
2- The route of the Orient Express always ended in Vienna.
3- The writer first went to the USA in 2013.
4-It takes more than a day to travel The Coast Starlight route.
5-The Coast Starlight goes to Canada.
6-This was the writer’s first experience of an American night train.
7-The dining car becomes a viewing car between meals.
8-The writer got off the train in Tacoma by mistake.
9-The Puget Sound is a river.
10-The writer hasn’t travelled from Seattle to Los Angeles yet.
B-Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Let me tell you about my friend, Jane. She's (1) person I know. She always does her homework on time and she's
never late (2) lessons. Her teachers are happy with her, because she always (3) good marks.
She's my friend because she's positive and (4) – she cares a lot about other people and their feelings. And I think
it's important to be nice to (5) people!
Jane's worried about the environment too. She often does (6) work for Green Fields, a local charity organisation. At
the moment, they (7) a campaign to stop illegal hunting in Africa.
Next summer, (8) to go on holiday together. We want to go to a small farm in France and learn something about
animals. We're going to go (9) train. It's going to be a long journey but planes are bad for the environment and (10)
a lot of CO2.
1 A responsible B more responsible C the most responsible
2 A for B with C in
3 A earns B gets C passes
4 A kind B confident C sociable
5 A every B other C much
6 A voluntary B helping C holiday
7 A organise B have organised C are organising
8 A we will B we have C we are going
9 A on B by C to
10 A produce B protect C turn off
C-Read the dialogues and decide which answer (A, B or C )best fits each gap.
1 A: Why don't you this sweater?
B: But it's my favourite!
A: I know, but it's very old too.
A pay for B get off C throw away
2 A: that new Italian restaurant yet?
B: Yes, we had lunch there on Friday.
A Have you been to B Did you go to C Do you like
3 A: I'll do the washing-up in the evening, OK?
B: That's fine. You do the dishes now.
A won't B mustn't C don't have to
4 A: I really rap music.
B: I don’t like it much either.
A can’t like B can’t stand C can’t listen
5 A: Their new guitarist isn't any better than their old one.
B: ! They're both really bad.
A Exactly B Here you are C I disagree
D-Complete the sentences with the correct indefinite pronoun.
1-There wasn’t __________________ I liked in the shops, so I looked online.
2-I think there’s a chemist’s ______________ on High Street.
3-Let’s go to another shop – there’s _______________ on special offer here.
4-Does _______________ know where I can buy vintage clothes?
5-That’s strange – there’s _______________ here to serve the customers.
6-I can’t remember what I did with my sunglasses – they could be _____________.
E-Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.
1 Most people buy online these days. EVERYONE
Almost _____________________________ online these days.
2 It costs nothing to go window shopping. ANYTHING
It ______________________________ to go window shopping.
3 I’ve tried on all the jeans and they don’t fit they’re too small. NONE
_________________________________ they’re too small.
4 Mandy stayed at home last week. GO
Mandy _____________________________ last week.
5 A hairdresser cuts your hair. WHO
A hairdresser _________________________________ your hair.
6 There wasn’t anyone waiting in line. NOBODY
There _______________________________in line.

F- Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1-Meat ______________________________ (not / sell) at a newsagent’s.
2-Clothes _____________________________ (not / exchange) if you don’t bring the receipt.
3-When ______________________________ (the refund / give)? Last week?
4-It looks like the shopping ______________ ___________________ (do) already.
5-How many books _____________________ ______________ (buy) in your country this year?
6-The bathrooms in this shopping centre _____________________________ (clean) every day.
7-My dad’s business ___________________ _______________ (not / set up) in a week – it took a few months.
8- Chocolate ___________________ (made) from the cacao plant.

G- Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1-My neighbours wake me up every day at six o’clock.

______________________________________________________________________
2-Everyone should leave their cameras and mobiles here.
______________________________________________________________________
3-My brother has worn this coat many times.
______________________________________________________________________
4-Last year sixty million tourists visited Spain.
______________________________________________________________________
5-Someone built this supermarket thirty years ago.

H-Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

BRITHDAY SHOPPING
I love celebrating birthdays, but unfortunately for me I have three sisters and they were all born 1 ___ December.
This causes a number of problems that I have to cope 2 _____. The biggest problem is buying presents for them all.
I only have a part-time job so it’s important for me to buy things on special 3_____ to save money. It’s also difficult
to know what to buy. As soon 4 _____ I figure out what they like, they’ve changed their minds and want something
different. I’ve just applied for a new job. If I 5_____ it, I’ll be able to buy them nicer presents this year. And I think
they deserve it. They have to put 6 _____ with me all year!
1-A on B in C at D by
2-A with B by C on D for
3-A bargain B offer C sale D buy
4-A while B when C than D as
5-A will get B got C get D getting
6-A on B by C away D up

I-Complete the text with one word in each gap.

SMITHS ACADEMY
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Do you like the school or college you attend? I’d say my college, Smiths Academy, has something for everyone.
It’s the perfect place for students 1 _____ are very creative or good 2 ______ things like science, for
example. There are a lot 3 ______ other subjects to choose from too. And 4 _____ you’re wondering what’s
the best thing for you to study at university, you can find 5 _____ from the teachers at the Academy. They
have such good advice. I 6_________ to hate school, but now I love it. Smiths Academy has really changed my
mind. It’s made me a much better student 7_________ I was a few years ago.

K-Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1 Who did you go to the party with?
Who ________________ __ to the party with you?

2 We moved into this house on my last birthday.

We’ve lived in this house _____________ __ my last birthday.

3 My dad can’t afford to buy an expensive sports car.

My dad isn’t rich ________________ ___ an expensive sports car.

4 The train leaves at six p.m., and it’s only five now.
We don’t ________________ ____ hurry to catch the train.

5 I hope I never lose my mobile phone – it’d be terrible!

I don’t know what I _______________ ___ if I lost my mobile phone!

6 I felt tired after staying up late.

Staying up late ______________ ____ tired.

7 She always says negative things about herself.

She always ________________ ____ down.

8 The bell rang before he finished the exam.

He ________________ ____ the exam by the time the bell rang.
9 It won’t rain tomorrow, I don’t think.
I don’t think ____________________________ rain tomorrow. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT