Bookworms Level Test 2 Stage 1

Choose the best answer.

RUN!’ the man thought. ‘Move! Faster! I can’t stop now.’

Over the man’s head the night sky was black and cold, and in front of him were the trees. Tall, dark trees . . .

five hundred metres away.

‘I can hide there,’ (1) a / an / the / one man thought. ‘I can hide in (2) them / those / that / there trees. They

can’t see me in (3) the / them / these / any trees.’

He looked behind him. He (4) can / could / should / would see the lights. There were five (5) too / and / or

/ but six men. They ran fast, and (6) his / they / our / their lights moved up and down. They (7) were / was

/ wasn’t / weren’t not far away now. He could (8) listen / watch / hear / know their feet on the ground.

The (9) man / woman / boy / girl ran faster. His legs were tired, (10) its / her / his / my body was tired. There

were noises (11) on / at / of / in his head, he could not see. (12) The / A / Them / That trees were two hundred

metres away. (13) Man / He / Him / His wanted to stop running. He wanted (14) to / for / so / at lie down and

sleep.

Then he (15) heard / hearing / hears / hear a new noise. Dogs.

‘They’ve got (16) dog / dog’s / a dog / dogs!’ he thought. ‘Oh no! Not dogs! (17) Me / I / My / Mine can’t

run faster.’

But he did. (18) Fast / Fastest / Faster / More fast and faster. The trees were a (19) hundred / hundreds / lot

/ many metres away . . . fifty . . . twenty . . .

And then (20) it / he / they / dogs was there. The trees opened their (21) light / tall / bright / dark arms to

him. But he did (22) no / none / not / never stop running. It was dark and (23) quiet / quite / loud / noise under

the trees. He ran first (24) at / in / to / on the left, and then to the (25) up / down / front / right. He came to a

hill, and (26) since / for / from / to a second or two he stopped (27) so / but / too / and listened.

Nothing. Then he heard the (28) lights / dogs / sky / trees again, but he could not see (29) some / the / a

/ these lights.
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‘Don’t stop now,’ he thought. ‘(30) It / Dogs / I / Men don’t need eyes. They can find you in the dark.’

Quickly he ran down the hill. It was very dark here, and he could not see very well. He ran into a tree and

nearly broke his arm.

‘Careful!’ he thought. ‘Careful.’ He put his hands out in front of him, and ran more slowly. Then he heard a

new noise. Water.

30. Dogs 29. the 28. dogs

27. and 26. for 25. right 24. to 23. quiet 22. not 21. dark 20. he 19. hundred
18. Faster 17. I 16. dogs 15. heard 14. to 13. He 12. The 11. in 10. his
9. man 8. hear 7. were 6. their 5. or 4. could 3. the 2. those 1. the
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