Prueba de nivel online

1. Silence Please

2. Do not walk on the grass

3. Drive slowly. Children crossing

4. Do not feed the animals

5. Morning coffee $1.50

Volcanoes

There are about 1, 500 volcanoes in the world. Scientists think that 80 of these volcanoes (6) .................. under the sea. The biggest volcano in the world is Mauna Loa in Hawaii. It is 10km tall and it is taller (7) .................. Mount Everest because part of it is under the sea. There is a volcano that is even bigger than Mauna Loa but it is (8) .................. the planet Mars. It is 27km tall and is probably the largest volcano in our solar system. People live near volcanoes because the land is good but they can be (9) .................. dangerous. In 1992, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines (10) .................. 342 people when it erupted.

Some facts about skiing

Skiing and other snow sports are more popular than ever today. 200 million (11) ............... around the world ski while there are more than 70 million snowboarders and (12) ............... number is increasing now as (13) ............... children and adults usually start snowboarding first rather than skiing. Although snow sports are considered to be dangerous, the number (14) ............... injuries is not so high. In fact, the risk is less than 0.5%. So, (15) ............... fun on the slopes!

The Travels of Marco Polo

SkIn 1260 Marco Polo made his first trip to China with his father and uncle. In total, he spent 17 years there and visited the court of Kublai Khan, the ruler of China. Kublai Khan liked Polo and (16) ............... him from leaving many times. When he finally gave his ermission for Polo to return home, a war (17) ............... in central Asia and blocked his route for several more years. When he (18) ............... returned to Venice with stories about strange countries, people and things like coconuts and crocodiles, no one (19) ............... them. Even today, some historians believe that Marco Polo invented his stories about China and that he didn't actually go there (20) ............... in his books he doesn't mention «The Great Wall», everyday customs such as drinking tea or the distinctive calligraphy of the Chinese language.

21. When you ..............., give me a call to say you got there safely.

22. ............... I get a better job, I won?t move house.

23. The reason ............... I?m learning English is my job.

24. It?s a long time ............... I?ve been to a football match.

25. We had ............... food for everyone at the picnic.

26. She chose a blue dress, which didn?t ............... her at all.

27. ............... with the plate! It?s very hot.

28. He?s very keen ............... swimming and water polo.

29. You ............... study for a long time to be a doctor.

30. He ............... a lot of different dishes on holiday in Tibet.

31. There?s no ............... setting off now. It?s far too late.

32. By ............... on his instincts, he found his way home.

33. He ............... some money by tending the older people?s gardens.

34. The force of the blow ...............him off his feet.

35. I really cannot ............... with that kind of behaviour.

36. It is his ............... to lock the door before leaving.

37. It?s important to ............... calm in situations which are trying.

38. The higher the mountain, the ............... the challenge.

39. He took a ............... cut through the old town and got back early.

40. The convicts ............... to escape by scaling the wall.