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Vocabulary
Choose the correct answers.
1 People had to ___ to higher ground when the flood
reached their village.
a abandon
b reside
c flee
d suffer

9 As the cities are becoming ___, the government is

encouraging people to move into the country.
a abandoned
b remarkable
c unusual
d overpopulated

2 There have been a few ___ of crop circles around

the world.
a incidences
b prescriptions
c legends
d tricks

10 Archaeologists think that a(n) ___ caused so

many deaths.
a epidemic
b myth
c cemetry
d occurrence

3 The historians came to the ___ that a natural disaster

wiped out the city.
a explanation
b situation
c conclusion
d illusion

11 We decided to ___ the disappearance of the

ancient civilisation.
a weaken
b reside
c investigate
d situate

4 Harry is too logical to ___ in UFOs.

a believe
b bring
c take
d look

12 Everybody ran to see what caused Fred to ___

a scream.
a let out
b make out
c take in
d stick to

5 The explorers found a small ___ to camp in for

the night.
a riverbank
b cave
c rainforest
d tomb
6 The police solved the mystery when they found a ___
who had seen everything.
a spirit
b discovery
c partner
d witness
7 The children dressed up as aliens to play a practical ___
on their parents.
a legend
b explosion
c joke
d trick
8 They couldnt explain why the walls of the house were
covered in a ___ green substance.
a revolving
b sticky
c usual
d similar
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13 A local ___ said he had seen a UFO from his

bedroom window.
a invader
b creator
c resident
d people
14 Mikes colleagues began to ___ him when he said
hed seen a ghost.
a conclude
b ridicule
c boast
d embrace
15 I watched a news ___ on the bizarre event.
a clue
b report
c remark
d theory
16 Detectives are ___ into the cause of the
mysterious explosion.
a letting
b taking
c bringing
d looking
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17 That sounds absolutely ___! I dont believe a word

of what youre saying.
a thriving
b logical
c ridiculous
d careful

19 There isnt enough ___ evidence to prove that the

yeti exists.
a scientific
b practical
c mysterious
d weird

18 No one has been able to come up with a(n) ____ for

the strange lights.
a phenomenon
b explanation
c illusion
d theory

20 The temple is ___ in the middle of the rainforest.

a unexplained
b situated
c discovered
d placed

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Graar
Choose the correct answers.
1 Where ___ the ruins of the castle?
a are they finding
b were they finding
c did they find
d they were finding
2 We ___ across Peru when the earthquake happened.
a travelled
b were travelling
c would travel
d got used to travelling
3 Lesley ___ enjoy reading, but she now prefers
watching films.
a is getting used to
b used to
c will get used to
d is used to
4 How quickly ___ living away from home?
a are you used to
b did you use to
c did you get used to
d would you
5 I ___ the news about his disappearance until
this morning.
a would hear
b didnt hear
c got used to hearing
d dont hear
6 While the archaeologists ___ at the site, they
discovered the kings tomb.
a work
b would work
c were used to working
d were working
7 People ___ understand that there were scientific
explanations for strange phenomena.
a arent used to
b werent used to
c didnt get used to
d didnt used to

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8 Tom is a tour guide at the haunted castle so he ___

telling ghost stories.
a used to
b would
c is used to
d gets used to
9 What ___ while his sister was reading
the newspaper?
a does he get used to doing
b would he do
c was he doing
d is he doing
10 My aunt ___ always send us postcards when she
went to far away places.
a would
b was used to
c got used to
d isnt used to
11 When ___ that the coins were missing?
a were you realising
b do you realise
c did you realise
d you were realising
12 My best friend and her family ___ to New Zealand
in 2008.
a got used to moving
b moved
c were moving
d move
13 I ___ getting up early until I became a police officer.
a didnt use to
b will get used to
c used to
d didnt get used to
14 Is Mary ___ the Internet to look for information?
a used to use
b used to using
c get used to using
d use to use

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15 Ann ___ writing stories because shes been doing it

for years.
a used to
b gets used to
c is used to
d would
16 When I was very young, my mum ____ to me everyday.
a reads
b would read
c was reading
d is used to reading
17 ___ to school when you lived in Rio de Janeiro?
a You were used to walking
b Were you walking
c Did you use to walk
d You were used to walking

18 They ___ where to start looking for the temple.

a werent knowing
b didnt know
c would know
d are used to knowing
19 Hes quickly ___ the cold weather.
a getting used to
b being used to
c got used to
d used to
20 We didnt ___ Mexican food until wed been in
Mexico for a few months.
a be used to
b get used to
c use to
d getting used to

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