Welcome to Mr Aslanov’s CEFR lessons – LEVEL B2 Get guaranteed intensive CEFR courses with us!!! Call and join our team now: + 998 94 633 32 30 LEXICAL & GRAMMAR COMPETENCE – TEST 4 Machu Picchu In a way, it’s wonderful that Machu Picchu can nowadays be visited on a day Q1_______
from Cuzco. Everyone probably should have a chance to see this remarkable place.
Like many travellers, I hoped to get a taste of Machu Picchu’s ‘lost in the clouds’ atmosphere
by approaching the ruins on foot Q2______ the Inca trail. I joined the obligetory tour group in
Cuzco, then spent the next four days surrounded by others making the classic pilgrimage. Along the
way, we crossed several breathtaking Andean passes, treading on original Inca paving stones, and
passing several other fine ruins.
Our last Q3_______ stop was at an exquisitely beautiful site called Huinay Huayna, where
dozens of impossibly steep terraces cascade into a deep green gorge backed by a high waterfall. My
newfound travelling companions included five Argentines who Q4_______ my interest in
exploring Huinay Huayna by moonlight.
The only problem was a slight difference in styles. Mine was more along the lines of silent
and meditative contemplation; theirs involved a ritualistic circle chant, led by the charismatic lone
male in the group whom I thereafter nicknamed the Warlock. Absenting myself from the circle that
night, I made a mental note to Q5_______ my distance from them the next day at Machu Picchu.
Before dawn the following morning we climbed to the mountaintop Gateway of the Sun,
hoping for the classic panoramic view of Machu Picchu before the tour buses arrived.
Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. With dozens of other disappointed trekkers, I
shivered on the hilltop in chilly fog for two hours, waiting for a sunrise that never came, then
trudged down the hill to Machu Picchu itself. As I Q6_______, the clouds started lifting, revealing
the place to be every bit as spectacular as I could have hoped. By day’s end, my tour group had
dispersed, apparently preferring a hot bath. I, however, felt I was just Q7_______ the surface. Moreover, students are given tests from a test bank. The test is made up when they log into the test
website. These are the same for students taking distant classes at school or at special courses.
Q1. A) travel
B) voyage
C) journey
D) trip
Q2. A) with
B) via
C) across
D) over
Q3. A) overall
B) overhead
C) overnight
D) overday
Q4. A) captured
B) shared
C) kept
D) held
Q5. A) keep
B) hold
C) take
D) use
Q6. A) descended
B) ascended
C) attended
D) pretended
Q7. A) reaching
B) touching
C) scratching
D) patching