Gold First Progress Test 2 Answer Key

VOCABULARY
1
1A/ 2 D / 3 B / 4 B / 5 B / 6A/ 7 D / 8 C

GRAMMAR
2
1 had / 2 a / 3 them / 4 before / 5 any / 6 the / 7 it / 8 than / 9 will / 10 have

LISTENING
3
1 expeditions / 2 diary / 3 mental / 4 navigation / 5 winds / 6 confident / 7 altitude / 8 anniversary

Audioscript

Presenter: Today on the travel programme, were reviewing a book called Following in Shackletons
Footsteps by Henry Worsley. It tells the story of Worsleys recent expedition to the South Pole
exactly one hundred years after Shackletons famous failed expedition of 1908. Its been
chosen by my guest, Leo Stone, himself the veteran of several polar expeditions. Welcome to
the programme, Leo.
Leo: Thank you.
Presenter: First of all can you tell us about Worsley and his team?
Leo: Sure. The really unusual thing about this trip is that Worsley and his team are all related to
members of Shackletons team. Worsley is a descendant of Shackletons captain, Frank
Worsley.
Presenter So they had some unfinished family business.
Leo: Exactly. Worsley took the compass Shackleton used and his diary all the way to the South
Pole. Apparently this trip had been a lifelong ambition for him. Shackleton had had to turn
back before reaching the South Pole and Worsley wanted to finish the journey.
Presenter: Amazing. Did the trip take a long time to organise?
Leo: Yes. It took them five years to prepare for this trip. They had to find the money, which was no
easy task. As you can imagine, the costs involved were enormous. Then there was the physical
training. Youd think this would be the hardest part, but Worsley had been in the army so he
was used to this kind of thing. And one of the team members had run a few marathons, so they
were all relatively fit. It was actually the mental challenge that Worsleys team struggled with
most; having to get their heads around a nine hundred mile journey.
Presenter So was the trip any easier for the 21st century team?
Leo: In some ways yes. But they still had to walk for ten hours a day with all their equipment. And
then they had to put up their tent and cook a meal in what Worsley describes as a frozen hell.
But Shackleton was travelling into the unknown with only a compass to guide him, while
Worsleys team had a map and modern navigation equipment.
Presenter: And did they experience any of the same problems?
Leo: They did. For example, Worsley and his team had to spend two days in their tent because high
winds made it impossible to continue, which Shackleton also endured. But it was worse for
Shackleton because they were also very low on food at that point. And one of Shackletons
men fell seriously ill, which luckily the 21st century team was spared.
Presenter: Did Worsley feel confident that he would reach the South Pole?
PHOTOCOPIABLE 2012 Pearson Longman ELT
Leo: Yes, but he faced some very tough moments. Like Shackleton, Worsleys team went up the
Beardmore Glacier, which was incredibly dangerous with huge crevasses everywhere. And
just when Worsley thought it couldnt get any worse, they reached the Antarctic plateau. This
proved to be even tougher going than the glacier. Its the coldest, driest place on earth and
both teams experienced symptoms of altitude sickness. It was when he came face to face with
the brutality of conditions there that Shackleton began to doubt hed ever reach the pole.
Presenter: Which part of the book did you enjoy the most?
Leo: The climax of the book is definitely when Worsley and his team arrived at the place where
Shackleton decided to turn back. They arrived there on the 100 th anniversary and the
excitement and sense of joy is really inspiring and memorable better even than the part
where they get to the pole itself or the huge sense of relief at arriving back safely. There are
some amazing photos too.
Presenter: Do you think Shackleton deserves his reputation as a great hero?
Leo: Yes, I do. Ive always really admired Shackleton, and anyone who doesnt know anything
about him should definitely read this book. His decision to turn back to save his men took
great courage. Thats why I think hes such a hero. He never did reach his goal and it was
Roald Amundsen who finally made it to the South Pole in 1911. There are so many lessons we

READING
4
1 B / 2 B / 3 D / 4 A/ 5 C / 6 A/ 7 D / 8 A

WRITING
5
1 Unfortunately / 2 As soon as / 3 while / 4 then / 5 suddenly / 6 absolutely / 7 Eventually / 8 by the time

PHOTOCOPIABLE 2012 Pearson Longman ELT