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1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 4 Put these instructions to Andy and Kim in the right
a Gary can’t work because he has a bad arm. order. Number them 1–5.
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b Andy has a licence to drive a truck. a Get bottles of wine at Lyon.

c Kim can speak French. b Take the ferry from Dover to Calais.
d At the motorway Andy looks under the c Get tables from Faversham.
truck. d Stop at the truck stop near Dijon.
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e Kim finds a box. e Stop at the truck stop near Reims.

f The red car crashes into the back of the
truck.
g Andy and Kim drive into a rubbish dump.
h Kim hides in a rubbish skip.
i Andy gets the police.
j Andy and Kim go to a wine shop.
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2 Who says this? Who do they say it to? Kim, Mark,
Gary, someone, Andy, Man in a black suit, the police
a ‘Yes, I can drive a truck. I’ve got a licence.’
................ says this to ................
b ‘Look for a girl with brown hair and a boy in a
yellow shirt.’
................ says this to ................
c ‘Under a hot, dirty, oily truck? Nobody
does that.’
................ says this to ................
d ‘Give me the parcel.’
................ says this to ................
e ‘Where are the drugs?’
................ says this to ................
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5 Fill in the gaps using: arrest, arrive, drive, escape,
gets, jumps, opens, take, tells, throws
Kim and Andy ................ a quiet country road
through small villages to ................ from the
drugs men. They ................ the truck into a
rubbish dump. Andy ................ the parcel of
drugs into a skip. The drugs men ................ in
a white car. Andy ................ out of the truck;
Kim ................ the door suddenly and knocks
one of the men down. She ................ the gun and
................ the men to climb into the skip. The
police arrive and ................ the two men.
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3 Match a word from A with a definition from B.

A
1 gun
2 drugs
3 danger
4 motorway
5 ferry
B
a a way of getting cars and trucks across the sea
b something that can hurt you or get you into
trouble
c something that shoots and kills people
d something that some people take to make them
feel happy or sleepy
e a big road where you can drive fast

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The story happens in _____.
a F Ireland b F America c F Italy
d F France
2 Mark Miles is _____.
a F a truck driver b F the owner of a table
company c F the owner of a wine
company d F the owner of a truck company
3 Kim Parker is _____.
a F a student b F a truck driver
c F a policewoman d F a secretary
4 Andy is _____.
a F Kim’s boyfriend b F Mark’s son
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c F a truck driver d F Kim’s brother
5 Gary Slater can’t drive because _____.
a F he is on holiday b F he has got a bad
arm c F he has got a bad leg d F he hasn’t
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got a passport
6 _____ can drive the truck to France.
a F Kim b F Andy c F Mark
d F Mark’s wife
7 Kim and Andy must get _____ from Faversham.
a F wine b F a truck c F tables
d F coffee
8 All truck drivers must stop for _____ every four
hours.
a F 10 minutes b F half an hour
c F one hour d F 45 minutes
9 Gary tells Kim and Andy to stop at _____.
a F Reims and Dijon b F Paris and Lyons
c F Calais and Dijon d F Reims and Paris
10 When they leave, Gary _____
a F goes to the doctor b F makes a cup of
coffee c F makes a phone call d F goes to
the pub
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Kim has got _____ hair.
a F red b F black c F brown d F blond
12 She is working in Mark’s office _____.
a F for one year b F in her holiday
c F for one week d F for two days
13 Kim’s father _____.
a F makes tables b F sells wine
c F is a policeman d F is one of Mark’s
drivers
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14 _____ is wearing a yellow shirt.
a F Mark b F Andy c F Kim d F Gary
15 _____ can speak French.
a F Andy b F Kim c F Kim’s father
d F Mark
16 Gary drives to France _____.
a F every day b F every month
c F every week d F every two weeks
17 The man in the green shirt is _____.
a F tired b F thin c F happy d F fat
18 _____ has got a gun.
a F The man in the grey suit b F The man in
the green shirt c F The man in the black
suit d F Andy
19 Kim gives _____ to the policemen.
a F the ladder b F the gun
c F the truck d F the drugs
20 The man at the wine shop in Lyon looks _____.
a F angry b F tired c F happy
d F hungry
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Dialogue
Who says or thinks this?
21 ‘I’m very sorry, but I can’t drive today.’
a F Kim b F Kim’s father c F Gary
d F Andy
22 ‘Can you drive a truck?’
a F Mark b F Andy c F Gary d F Kim
23 ‘I’ve got a licence.’
a F Andy b F Kim c F Kim’s father
d F Mark
24 ‘At about four o’clock you must stop again here,
near Dijon.’
a F Mark b F Andy c F Kim d F Gary
25 ‘You’re right. The truck is losing oil.’
a F a mechanic b F Gary c F Andy
d F Kim
26 ‘Someone’s looking under the truck!’
a F Kim b F Andy c F a policeman
d F Gary
27 ‘We’re in danger. I must do something.’
a F the man in the green shirt
b F the man in the black suit c F Kim
d F Mark
28 ‘We must phone for help.’
a F Andy b F Kim c F the man in the
green shirt d F the man in the black suit
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29 ‘Give me the parcel.’
a F Kim b F the man in the black suit
c F Andy d F the man in the green shirt
30 ‘Why are you late?’
a F Mark b F Gary c F Kim’s father
d F the man in the wine shop
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 you need this piece of paper before you can
drive
a F licence b F card c F letter d F map
32 a place where you can eat and drink
a F coffee b F café c F tea d F dump
33 you look at this to find a place when you are
travelling
a F map b F letter c F book d F phone
34 a big road where you can drive fast
a F motorroad b F motorway
c F roadway d F autoway
35 to go down suddenly
a F throw b F jump c F fall d F hit
36 something in paper you can send in the post
a F skip b F bag c F ticket d F parcel
37 to go after someone or something
a F follow b F throw c F skip d F laugh
39 a place for things that people do not want any
more
a F truck stop b F sleeping bag
c F rubbish dump d F village
38 to send something through the air with your
arm
a F laugh b F hit c F throw d F drive
40 you use this to go up something high
a F entrance b F ferry c F box
d F ladder
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 Kim finds _____ under the truck.
a F sandwiches b F a box
c F some wine d F Gary
42 A man takes something from the truck _____.
a F at the Reims truck stop b F at the Dijon
truck stop c F at Faversham d F at Lyons
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43 A red car follows them because _____.
a F the man hasn’t got his parcel b F the man
doesn’t like cheese sandwiches c F the man
wants to buy a table d F they are losing oil
44 They find _____ in the parcel.
a F fifty pounds b F fifty pence
c F fifty euros d F fifty bags of drugs
45 _____ throws the drugs into a skip.
a F Andy b F Kim c F The fat man
d F A truck driver
46 Two men arrive _____.
a F in a white truck b F in a police car
c F in a white car d F in a red car
47 Andy drives away _____.
a F in the truck b F in the men’s car
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c F in a red car d F in a green car
48 When Kim opens her door suddenly, _____.
a F one man jumps into the truck
b F the men jump into her truck c F the big
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mirror hits the man with the gun d F the man
with the gun hits Kim
49 The men jump into the skip _____.
a F and find the drugs before they leave
b F and fall asleep c F and phone the
police d F and Kim takes the ladder away
50 _____ come back with Andy.
a F Two policemen b F Two truck drivers
c F Four policemen d F Four truck drivers
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