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the passive

Grammar
3 Completethe followingsentencesin eitherthe
auxiliaryverbs activeor passiveform usinga suitabletenseof the
1 Putthewordsin correct
orderto makesentences. verb in brackets.

hasn'tcinematime for to longhe a beenthe. Thisbookwaspublished(publish)only two


Hehasn'tbeento the cinemafor a long time. monthsago.
1 do whatsummeryou did last? 1 Thisshop - (rob)at leastthreetimessince
7 the beginningof the year.
2 Everyyearnaturaldisasters (cause)
2 homeat cookdo normally
you? terribledamageto the world.
3 Thislaw - (change)
by the governmentlast
month.
3 placebeenthiseveryou to have?
4 My friend (offer)a promotionthreetimes
but prefers
her presentjob.
4 nightsgo doesfriendFridaybeston yourwhere? 5 Thistype of thing (do)by our workersall
thetime.
(- 2 polnt;__l 6 Thesecretary (organise)
the last
managers'
meeting.
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Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple


2 Completethe text with the correctform of the
relative clauses
verbsin brackets.
4 Underline pronounto
the correctrelative
Sixyearsago I went(go)to Drisseldorf in orderto completethesesentences.
workasan au pairbecause | (1) - (always
enjoy)workingwith children.At thattime I Thisisthesmalltown lwasbrought
up.
(2) - (cannot)speakanyGermanbut (a)which (b)where(c)that
| (3) _ (learn)
it in a shorttimethanksto I Wouldthe person caris parkedin frontof
the familyI waslivingwith. My stayin Germany was the doorkindlymoveit?
a longoneand,eversince| (4) (return) (a)who (b)which (c)whose
to England, | (5) _ (work)asa translator.
I
(6) - (have)thisjob for sixmonthsnow. 2 Thatwasthe moment he startedto feel
reallynervous.
(a)where (b)that (c)when
Ll-rri-nlr-j 3 Shealwayshelpspeople areless
fortunatethan herself.
(a)who (b)whose(c)which
4 lt is a machine is usedfor cuttingpaper.
(a)where (b)that (c)who
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talking about the future modal verbs of obligation and prohibition

5 Completethe sentencesusing the correctfuture 7 Compfete the sentencesusing must(n't),should(n,t)


form. and don't (doesn't)have to.
Didyou knowthat weareaoinqto buya new housein the Youdon'thaveto worklong hoursif you don,twant to in
suburbs? thisjob and timetablesarequiteflexibte.
1 A couplefrom Leeds (buy)our old 1 Youreally .- be good with peoplein order
cottage.lt hasall beenarranged. to be a goodseller.
2 That'sthe doorbell.| _ (answer)
it. 2 | knowthat yourjob is quitehecticsoyou --
try to relaxmoreat home.
3 Sometime nextyearwe (build)a new
fireplace
for the livingroom. 3 You comein herewith yourdog because
it is strictlyforbidden.
4 Goodlord! tsthat the time? l,msorrybut
| _- (have)to go. 4 Oneof the bestthingsaboutmyjob isthat
| -.- get up earlyeveryday.
5 lt'sour anniversary
tomorrowand
we -- (have)a big partyat home. 5 Asyou havea headache,
you _ go out
We haveinviteda lot of people. tonight.
6 Wehavequitea few problemsto solvebut I think 6 We -.- weara shirtand tie everydayat work
everything (be)okay. becauseour bossexpectsusto looksmart.
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comparatives and superlatives First Conditional with if/when/unless/


as soonos
6 Completethe text usinga comparativeor
superlative
form of the wordsin brackets. 8 Underline
thecorrect
optionin thesesentences.
!!/lt\/henyou dont helpme with thisright now,t,ltbe
I feela lot morerelaxed(relaxed) aftermy trip to annoyed.
Prague.In fact,it hasprobablybeen
(1) - (good)holidayt,vehadfor 1 l'lf fearnlotsof Spanishwhen/assoonas I travelto
a longtime. Thiscity has(2) Mexiconextyear.
(picturesque) architecturethanmostotherplaces, 2 | won't buy any food unless/ifI startto feel hungry.
althoughperhapsit is not (3) _
(easy) to livein asotherpartsof the countrywhere 3 AssoonasllfI gethomethiseveningl'll callyou.
life is (4) 4 Unlessllf
they run out of money,they will try to
Praguecanbe a bit noisywith so manytourists, borrowsome.
it isstilla reallyfantasticplaceto visit.
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Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Pronunciation
Continuous
1 Underline (mainverbor
the verbthat is stressed
9 Completethe sentenceswith the correctform of auxiliary)
in thesesentences.
the verbs in brackets(PresentPerfectSimpleor
Continuous). Tonywasbittenbya dogtheotherday.
I havecolled(coll)threeclientstoday. 1 Workonthisprojectmustbefinished
before
theend
of the month.
1 Michelle (work)hardall afternoonand
now sheis exhausted. 2 Thiscriminalwill be arrested
soon.

2 Howlong _ Derek_ (play) 3 Thesechairsaremadein ltaly.


badminton? 4 Thisis proofthat advertisements
of thistype canbe
3 Nowthat | - (finish)my report,I thinkI can effective.
relaxa little. 5 Thesemainheadlines
havebeenheardmanytimes
4 Ron (have)an accidentandthat'swhy he on the radio.
wasn'tin whenyou phoned. 6 Theseideasfor new productsweredevelopedby
5 | - (try)to contactherall daybut it is two differentcomoanies.
impossible.
Herlineis alwaysbusy. f 3 polnt;__l
6 Cathy (notspeak)to Mariayet but she
will assoonasshegetsthe chance.
2 Underlinethe stressedsyllablein the following
aTFintJ-_-] compoundnouns.
doubleglszing

gerunds and infinitives airconditioner washingmachine


mobilephone centralheating
10 Fillthe gapsin the textwith eitherthe gerundor
the infinitiveformof the verbin brackets. alarmclock answerphone
(-r-points-_-l
Althoughshecan't standgetting(get)up early
on Saturdays,Annaagreed(1) _ (make)
an exceptionandgo mountaineering with us. I 3 Putthe wordsinto the correctcolumnin the table
remindedher(2) (set)the alarmclockas below
we all hadto be up before5a.m.Wewereall feeling
excitedaboutthe trip, however,becausewe take band bag card gate heart
adore(3) (be)out in the freshair park cap mail paint farm camp
and we expected(4) _ (see)some
spectacularviews. lnl leil laJ
land game hord
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3 Write the oppositesof the following words.
1 Completethe sentences
with the correct lend/bpapw_
preposition
fromthe box. 1 punishment/_
in on about at for to 2buyer/_
3 success/
I'm veryworriedabout theseexams.
4 produce/_
1 | spenta lot of money my carlastyear. a- point;-_l
2 | am reading the historyof Russia
at the
moment.lt'sreallyinteresting. 4 Underlinethe correctoption in these sentences.
3 Janiceisverygood ...- playingtennis. WhenI wasat the disco,someonestole/robbedmyjacket.
4 Whatisthismachine used_ ? 1 Jeromerememberslreminds
me of a famous
5 Michaelisveryinterested Americanactor.
contemporary
art and literature. 2 ThiseveningI haveto preparefor my trip/travello
Londonbecause my flightleavesat 7.45a.m.
6 Oursmallsocietybelongs a muchlarger
nationalassociation. 3 | wasat a partythe othernightand I enjoyedmyself
a lot. ft wasfun/funny.
f 3Eotnts_l
4 Shetold/saidme that I had to sendmy reportby
2 Completethe sentencesby choosingthe correct emailto the officein Barcelona.
option (a,b or c).
r-tpolnts_-l
Hemadegpa good excusefor beinglatefor the
weeklymeeting.
(a)up (b)of (c)with
1 Aftermy holidays,I hadto catch _ a lot of
work.
(a)up (b)with (c)up with
2 WhenI wasa boy,I picked a lot of useful
thingsaboutcarpentryfrom my father.
(a)out of (b)up (c)out
3 Aftertwo hoursof hardthinking,Maryfinally
worked the solutionto the problem.
(a)out of (b)out (c)up
4 Shetold me that shehadbroken_ her
boyfriendlastweek.
(a)up (b)up from (c)up with
5 At the partywe ran -- food anddrinkso we
hadto buy somemore.
(a)out of (b)up with (c)out from
6 Weweretalkingfor sucha longtimethat we
ended missingthe film.
(a)out (b)up with (c)up
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2 Mark the following statementstrue (T)
or false(F)?
1 Readthe followingnewspaper
article.
Thereweren'tverymanypeoplein the museumwhenthe
SCREAMSTOLEN IN OSLO crimewascommitted.F
ArmedrobbersstoleTfteScreamandanothermasterpiece,
1 lt waspossible
to describe
the robbers'faces.
_
Madonna,by the Norwegian artist EdvardMunchon
Sundayduringthe daytimein an 0slomuseumpacked 2 Fourmenparticipated
in the criminaloperation._
with terrifiedtourists.
3 Thethievesdecidedto keepthe framesto protect
A pair of maskedrobbersran into the MunchMuseum,
the paintings.
_
threatenedstaff members with a handgunand forced
peopleto lie down beforegrabbingboth l/re Screamand 4 Munchwasone of the firsteverexpressionist
Madonna. painters._
Shocked touristssaidthey thoughtthey werevictims
5 Themenresponsible for the crimehaddemandeda
of a terror attack.Themenpulledthe masterpieces
from the wall, walkedout the front doorand escaped lot of moneyfromthe government._
in a bLackAudi driven by a man who had beenwaiting 6 Thepolicearrivedat the sceneimmediately.
_
outside,policesaid.
'We're 7 A'witness'is
a personwho seesa crimebeing
busylookingfor cluesjChiefInspectorKjetl
Pedersen saidat a newsconference. 'We committed.
don't knowwho
did thisj Thepaintingswerelater cut from their frames, 8 Thepeoplewho wereguiltyof the 1994robberyare
which werefound smashed into piecesin an Oslostreet. stillin prison._
Thecarwasseparately found abandoned a few
kilometresaway. a filnts-l
Munch,a founderof modernexpressionism who lived
from 1863to 1,944,paintedboth worksas part of a 3 Answerthesequestions.
seriesaboutLove,anxietyand death. Whyweresometouristsso frightened?
ThepaintingsareamongMunch'sbest-knownand are Theythoughtthat therobberswereterrorists.
worth millionsof dollars.He actuallvproducedseveral
similarversionsof both. 1 Whichword in the text means'exceptional
worksof
Art expertsspeculated that the thievesmight demanda art'?
ransomfrom the government because the worksweretoo 2 Whymightthe criminals
wantto demanda sumof
weli knownto be soldon the openmarket.But Pedersen moneyfromthe governmentfor the paintings?
said,'Wehaveheardnothing'.
Thepoliceblockedoff the museum,informedInterpol 3 Whatdid the policedo afterthe crime?
and alertedairportsand bordercrossings. Oneof the 4 Wheredo you thinkthe thieveswerefrom andwhy?
thievesspokeduringthe robberyin the localtongue.
No shotswerefired; one guardwastreatedfor shock.
5 Who neededmedicalattentionandwhyT
'I
sawone of the menput a gun right behinda guard's 6 Whywerepeoplelyingon thefloorduringthe
headisaidone of the witnesses, a sixty-three-year-old robbery?
Texasbusinessman visiting Osto.'It took quite a while
[ 'tpoints_l
for the policeto comeiAnna Liehert a twenty-two-year-
old Germanstudent,wasalsoa witness.'Somepeople
werelying on the floorj shesaid.'I don't know if thev
wereforcedto or werejust scaredl
Anotherand perhapsbetterknownversionof Ihe Scream
wasstolen from Norway'sNationaiGaiieryin a break-
in in February1,994on the openingday of the Winter
Olympics in Lillehammer. Thegovernment refusedto
pay a ransom.and the policecaughtthe thievesa few
monthslater,recovering the painting.Thosethieves,
includingonewho stoleanotherMunchpaintingin 1988,
werelater released fromjait.
OneNowegianart experlestimatedthat the versionof ?he
Scream stolenon Sundaywouldcost$60mitLionto $75
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1 Mark these statementstrue (T) or false(F)? ChooseONEof the following topics and write a
compositionof about 250-300words.
Thecottage'scellarwill be usedfor storingwine.I
1 In youropinion,whatqualitiesmusta personhave
1 Mark'snewcottageis in the centreof a town. _
to becomea verygoodfriendof yours?Youcangive
2 lt won'tbe a big problemto travelto andfrom examples of peopleyou know.
Londonfor him. 2 Do you thinkthat the mediahastoo muchpower
3 He lovesthe scenerynearthe cottage._ and influencein people's
lives?Giveexamples.
4 Hedoesn'tlikethe nightlifein Londonbecause
it is 3 lf you couldlivein a differentplace,whichcity in the
too noisy. worldwouldyou chooseandwhy?

5 Sylviais quitehappyto continuewith herpresent 4 Do you thinkpeoplein today'ssocietythinktoo


lifestyle._ muchaboutmoneyandwealth?Howimportantis
thisin our livescomparedto otherthings?
6 In the futureshewantsto investmoneyin property.
5 Whatthingsdo you likedoingmostin yourspare
time andwhy? Arethereanynew hobbiesthat you
7 Shedoesn'tlikethe ideaof workinglong hoursas wouldliketo takeup?
sheneedsto havesparetime. _ (- 15-tof nr;_l
8 Shehasan interviewwith a companythat makes
furniturefor houses.
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2 Answerthese questions.
WhichworddoesMark useto describethecountryside
near hisnewhomeand the lifestylein big cities?
Thecountrysideis unspoiltand thecity lifestyleis hectic.
1 Whatis Mark'sprofession
and what type of
atmospheredoeshe needin orderto workwell?
2 ln hisopinion,whatarethe two mainproblemsof
livingin a big city?
3 WhatexpressiondoesMarkusewhichmeans"l like
it muchmore?"
4 Whathappenedwith Sylvia's
boyfriendandwhen
did it happen?
5 In Sylvia's
opinion,whattwo aspects of someone's
i .personality
arenecessary
to be a salesperson?
6 Whendid sherespondto the ad andwhenwill her
interviewbe?
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Grammar relative clauses
3 Completethe text with an appropriate
relative
PresentSimple and PresentContinuous
pronoun.
1 Completethe sentences with the correctform of
the verbsin brackets.
Chooseeitherthe Present Thisisthe placewherethe crimewascommitted.
Simpleor PresentContinuous. At the time (1) _ the bodywasfound
by two joggers,the policewerequicklyinformed.
(notunderstand)
I don'tunderstand thislesson
verywell. (2) _
Threesuspects wereseenin the
1 | can'tspeak
to younowbecause
|_ (work) arealateyesterday eveningarebeingquestioned.
on a veryurgentdocument
atthe moment. Thewoman(3) _ husbandwaskilled
is beingcomfortedby relatives andthe weapon
2 Yes,
now| - (remember) what
exactly (4) - wasusedto murderthe victimstill
happened.
hasn'tbeenfound.
3 Fromtimeto timewe (climb)mountains
to the northof our city.
[_2jl;l;ts-)
4 | definitely (notwant)to losetouchwith
my ex-classmates.
5 Mary (do)a computercoursebecause PastSimple and PastContinuous
sheneedsit for herjob.
4 Completethe sentences with the correctform
6 I_ (think)that Hitchcock
wasa truly of the verbsin brackets.
Chooseeitherthe Past
wonderfulfilm director. Simpleor the PastContinuous.
@EE 1 |_ (meet)mywifeforthefirsttimewhen
|_ (live)
in Belgium.
PresentPerfectSimpleand PastSimple 2 While| _ (walk)alongtheroadlastnight,
|_ (see)
a terrible
caraccident.
2 Complete thesentenceswitheitherthePresent 3 Then he - (sit)down at the table
PerfectSimpleor thePast
Simpleusinga suitable and _ (open)the newspaper.
verbof yourchoice.
[-tFoint;--l
Whenhe wasalive,my grandfathermadesomebeautiful
woodenornaments.
1 AIImy life| - to RollingStonesrecords. comparativesand superlatives
They'rethe best.
5 Complete
thesentences
usingtheinformation
2 Theotherday| - a windowin my house below.
and my dadwasfurious.
James:66k9
Gordon:63k9
Don:66k9Ken:81
kg
3 Paul volleyball
sincehe wasa smallchild.
4 We - in Canada for sixyearsbut lastmonth Gordonis not asheavyasDon.
we camebackto Britainpermanently. 1 Kenis James.
aljot;ts__-l 2 Gordonis _ of the four men.
3 Kenisn'tas the others.
4 Jamesisas _ Don.
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future possibility question tags
6 Rewritethe sentencesusingthe wordsin brackets 7 Usethe correctquestiontag to completethese
withoutchanging the meaning. sentences.
It ispossible
thatI won'tbeableto go to thepartytonight. PenyComowasa veryfamoussinger,
wasn'the?
(mightnot)
I mightnotbeableto qoto theportytonight. 1 Jennifer
goesswimming
twicea week,_ ?
1 Mr.Peterson 2 Youcouldn't
finishthatlastjob ontime,_ ?
iscertainto become thenewsales
manager. 3 Theymustgetupat sixotlockeverymorning,
(willdefinitely)
4 Youdidn'tgo out lastnight, _ ?
5 We haverun out of money,_ ?
2 | possibly
won'tarriveon time because
I am very
busy. 6 Theywill arrivetherebeforeten o'clock
(maynot) tonight, _ 7
(--3-poTntG--l

3 l'm almost100percentcertainthat it will rainlater


thisevening.
First Cond itional with if / when/ unless/
(probably)
as soon as
8 Fillthegapsin thistelephone
dialogueusingif
A friendof minehasa reasonable
chanceof when,unlessor assoonas.
becomingthe universitychesschampionin the
future. Jane:lf youhavetime,Alan,canyoupickupsome
breadfromthebakery?
(could)
Alan: l'lltry to darlingbut l'mextremelybusy.
(1) - l'vepreparedthesedocuments,
5 lt'squitepossible
that I will haveto takethe busto I havea meetingwith my bossabouta very
get to work tomorrow. urgentmatter.
(might) Jane: Okay.(2) | get homet'llstarr
preparing the dinner(3) _, of course,
you arrivebeforeme. We'rehavingspaghetti
6 My aunt'shorse'Bad
Boy'isa strongfavouriteto win thisevening.
thisrace.
Alan: Thatsoundsgood.(4) my meeting
(willprobably) is short,l'll be homesometime beforeyou and
you'llhavea nice,hot dinnerwaitingfor you.
Jane: That'sgreatdarling.I haveto go now. Good
f-3 p;-ints--l
luckwith yourmeeting.
Alan: Thanksdarling.Bye.
Jane: Bye.
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gerunds and infinitives
Pronunciation
9 Underlinethe correctoption in the following
sentences. 1 Puttheseregularverbsin the pasttenseinto the
correctcolumnin the tablebelow.
Heforgottaking/tqlqke hisumbrellawith him.
1 Weusuallymanagetofinish/finishing stopped needed delivered watched
ourdinner
beforeour favouriteTV programmestarts. pushed committed breathed failed
defended asked pulled waited
2 I wouldreallyloveto go/goingto the theatretonight.
3 Sherefusedacceptinglto
acceptthejob offer Itl ldl tflt
becausethe salarywasquitelow.
liked loved wanted
4 | usuafly hatetrovelling/to
traveltowork on a
Mondaymorning.
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countableand uncountablenouns
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10 Completethesentences
bychoosing thecorrect
optionforthesesentences
(a,b or c). 2 Underlinethe stressedsyllablesin the following
sentences.
Wealreadyhavea lot of washing-upliquidat homeso
thereis no needto buymore. Wedon'thavetocome.
(a)much (d a lot of (c)a few 1 Youhaveto readthis book.
1 | heard newsthat petrolpriceswill 2 Wemustseethisfilm.
continueto go up.
(a)a (b)any (c)some 3 Youshouldn'tgo out tonight.

2 | can'tlendyou anymoneynow because G poTnt;l


I only
have left for myself.
(a)afew (b)not much (c)alittle 3 Underlinethe syllablestressin these words.

3 Sheinherited punishment
enormousamountof
money. consumerbuyer reward
(a)a (b)an (c)some
produce pollution success
4 Weareafraidwe don't havevery _
f-3 point;--l
information
at the moment.
(a)much (b)muchof (c)lots
5 My friendgaveme usefuladvice.
(a)a (b)an (c)some
6 lt lookslikewe don'thavevery _ time to
finishthejob.
(a)much (b)little (c)few
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v I Fillthe gapsin thesesentences
with a suitable
word of yourchoice.
I Choosethe correctoption for these expressions. 1 l'venearlyfinishedthisbook. l,malreadyon the
Tomove/gellost tenth

1To give/cause
damage. 2 SpaghettiBoloneseisthe mostwell-known
from ltaly.
2fo return/taketo the sea.
3 Wewereso happywith the qualityof the
3To toke/givefirstaid. serviceandfoodthat we gavethe waitress
a
4To givelmovein with someone. generous

5To take/returna break. 4 The of thisfilm containsmusicfrom


several
famouspop and rockgroupsfromthe
6fo causeltake
a wrong turn. nineties.
fg-Fol-h-..-l 5 lt is not verycommonthat the _ is
betterthanthe originalfilm.
2 Choosethe most appropriateword (a, b or c) to
completethe following sentences. 6 Thebestpartof thisfilm isthe _ . lt
is a fascinating
storyabouthow a youngman
Sydneyis a verymoderncity with manynew buitdings investigatesthe mysteriousdisappearance
of
and verywideavenues. hisfather.
h) modern (b)quiet (c)cramped
7 | sawsomeexcellent actingat the principal
1 | sawsomereally viewswhenI was Theatrethe othernight. lt wasa great
drivingthrougha mountainous regionlastweekend.
(a)lively (b)picturesque(c)enormous I In the restaurant
lastnight,I felt sofull afterthe
maincoursethat I couldn'teata
2 Edinburgh is a really citywith itscastle,
ai p"Irrts l
palaceandotherbeautifulold buildings.
(a)historical(b)unspoilt(c)dull
3 Thissmallvillagehassomevery _ but
attractive
customsandtraditions.Forexample,the
peoplealwaysusean openfireto cooktheirmeals.
(a)peaceful(b)old-fashioned
(c)noisy
4 Thisseaside town isextremely
Thousands of peoplefrom manydifferentcountries
visitit everysummer.
(a)mediocre(b)cramped(c)touristy
5 Theroomwe rentedwas _ . In fact,it was
so smallthat the bed nearlyfilledthe room.
(a)tinY (b)sPacious(c)cosy
6 Thepubsin thiscityarevery with bands
playinglivemusicand lotsof peopledancing.
(a)energetic(b)dull (c)lively
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2 Choosethe correctoption (a)or (b).
Weilwas(a)definitely(d possiblythegreatestconartist
1 Readthistext abouta famousconfidence
trickster in Americanhistory.
andanswerthe questions. 1 (a)Hedidn'tfinishhisschooleducation.(b)He
obtainedgood schoolqualifications.
Joseph'Yeitow Kid'Weilwasarguabiythe greatest
conmanin Americanhistory.He had a great 2 Theglasseshe soldweremadeof (a)gold (b)
understanding of humannatureand wasa geniusfor somethingthat lookedlikegold.
inventingelaborateschemes and games.He wasa kind 3 ln Chicagoafterthe 1920's, it became(a)easy(b)
of RobinHoodwho robbedthe greedyand corrupt difficultfor Weilto cheatpeopleout of moneywith
and gaveto the peoplewho couldenjoyspendingthe confidence tricks.
money:himselfand his friends.
Weil,whosenickname'YellowKid' camefrom a canoon 4 He retiredfrom crimebecause he (a)felt too old (b)
characterhe loved,wasthe son of German-American didn'twantto returnto jail.
grocersin Chicago. He droppedout of high schooland 5 Afterhe hadstoppedcheatingpeople,the police(a)
his first job wasas a messenger in a companyfull of thoughthewasa niceperson(b)continued thinking
dishonestpeople.Whenhe askedthem abouttheir that he hadcriminalintentions.
activities,they paid him to keepquiet. Manyyears
later,he saidthe job taught him that cleverness and
6 Whenhe wasveryold,he was(a)too thin (b)too
dishonestypaid a tot betterthan leadingan honestlife. fat.
He beganto cheatpeopieat an earLyageby selling at p-olnts I
bottles of fake 'miraclemedicine'as well as fake gold-
framedglasses at expensive prices.As his confidence 3 Answerthesequestionsusingyour own words if
grew,he graduallydeveloped morewaysto cheatpeople possible.
usingsomevery originalideas.At the horseraces.for
exampLe. he workedwith a madeup brother-in-law,
WhywasWeila popularfigure?Herobbedcorruptor
who wasnaturaliyalsoa conman,to gain people's areedypeopleand wasgenerousto hisfriends.
confidence. Weil'sracetrackvictimswereChicago 1 Whywashe called'The
YellowKid'?
businessmen who werethoughtto havefull knowledge
of what they were getting into and the 'YeltowKid'
2 Whydid the peoplein hisfirstjob payJosephextra
benefitedfrom this legalsituation.
money?
Someyearslater,he becamea self-made millionaire 3 At whatmomentin hislifedid JosephWeilthinkthat
throughdishonestdealingsduringthe Floridaland he wouldbe betteroff beingdishonest?
boomof the 1920s.After this he beganto put adverts
4 Howdid he makemoneydishonestly
whenhe was
in newspapers to trick peopleacrossAmericapromising
young?
to givepeopleback$1,000,if they invested$100.As
criminallaw relatedto con artistswaschangingin 5 Whatexcusewasgivento customers in Weil'sbank
Chicago. he did not advertisein localpapers. to explainwhy they hadlostmoney?
Laterhe openeda realbank which madeenormous
6 Didhe sometimesfeelguiltyaboutthe peoplehe
illegalprofitsby usingfalsedocuments. Weil'sbank
cheated?Why,{ffhynot?
managerescaped the angerof the victimsby saying
that a dishonestsecretaryhad disappeared with alt the 7 Whotaughthim to becomea confidence
trickster?
money.He oncesaid:'the menI cheatedwerewealthy
a 1 - 4p o tn t s - l
and alsohad a strongdesireto gain moneyand didn't
carehow they got it.' fl'FElil'ffif,
In his wholelife he went to prisononly twice and he
completelyreformedwhenhe wasaroundseventyas
he didn't want to go backthereagain.In his old age,
he had a very dignifiedand friendlymanneralthough
the policestiti didn't trust him. He iived to be very
old and thereis a photo of him at his 100thbirthday
party in which he looksratherskinnybut extremely
weLl-dressed. He finally diedin 1976and everyone
agreedthat the self-taught,endlesslyimaginativeand
incrediblysuccessful'Yettow Kid'wasa uniquegenius.
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1 Markthe followingstatements
true (T)or false(F). ChooseONEof the following topics and write a
Tracyand Geoffhavesimilarhobbies.F compositionof about 250-300words.
1 In youropinion,whatqualitiesmusta personhave
1 Tracyisn'tveryinterested
in hersociallife._ to becomea verygoodfriendof yours?you cangive
I 2 Shedoeskarateandgoesjogging.
_ examples of peopleyou know.
i
3 Geoffdoesn'tthinkhe spendsenoughtime with his 2 Do you thinkthat the mediahastoo muchpower
daughters._ and influencein people's
lives?Giveexamples.
4 Tracyisn'tmarried._ 3 lf you couldlivein a differentplace,whichcityin the
worldwouldyou chooseandwhy?
5 Shethinksthatshewill possibly
changein the
future. 4 Do you thinkpeoplein today'ssocietythinktoo
muchaboutmoneyandwealth?Howimportantis
6 Geoffdoesn'tusuallysendemails._ thisin our livescomparedto otherthings?
7 Hewasvisitinga websitewhenhe hada problem 5 Whatthingsdo you likedoingmostin yourspare
with the computer._ time andwhy? Arethereanynew hobbiesthat you
wouldliketo takeup?
8 GeoffandTracyfeelthat sometimesthey don,thave
'
enoughthingsto talkabout._ f 1 sF o i n t s - l
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2 Answerthesequestions.
HowdoesGeoffdescribehimselfasa person?
Heis someonewho needsto be with people.
1 Whydoeshe speaka lot on the telephone?
2 Nametwo activities
thatTracylikesdoingat
weekends.
- , 3 Nametwo thingsthat Geoffwouldliketo do if he
hadmoresparetime.
4 Whenisthe onlytimethatTracyreadsanything?
5 Whatexactlyhappenedto Geoff'scomputerand
whatdoeshe planto do?
6 WhatexactwordsdoesGeoffuseto mean,lthink
that istrue'?
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Grammar used to and would
3 Choose
thecorrect
optionsto complete
thetext.
Past Perfect Simple
1 Choosethe correctoptionto complete
the Whenwe werekidswe usedtolwouldbelusedhave
sentences. a greattimeduringour schoolsummerholidays.
Wewould (1)go cycling/tocycle/cycltng in the
I didn'tgo to thecinemato seethat film becauseI saw/ countryside everymorningandthenwe (2)would
had seenit before. having/would have/usedto havinga picniclunch.
1 Then sheentered/had enteredthe room and It wasgreatto get homeagainin the afternoon,
switchedon the light. however,as | (3)usedto/got usedto/wouldto enjoy
playingwith my dog Sandyfor hoursand hours.In
2 Weall got a surprise
whenthe bosssuddenly fact,at that time we (4)would/usedbe/usedfo have
appeared/ had appeared. onedog andthreecats.
3 | went sightseeingin the city afterI checked/had
checked into my hotel. a.-Fl nt;__]
4 WhenI got backto the pub I discovered
that all my
friendswent/hadgone.
5 Shetold me that shewas/hadbeenill andthat'swhv
modals of ability
shedidn'tgo on holidaylastyear.
6 Wearrived/hadarrivedat the art galleryand then we 4 Choosethe correctoptionto completethe
begantakingsomephotos. sentences.
aJ point;__l lrepeatedthat examlfailed andl couldlusngged_le./
couldto passit thistime.
1 Thewild animalattackedhim but fortunatelvhe
was/wasable/couldto escape.
articles
2 WhenI wasverysmallI monagedto/wasable
2 Fillthe gapsin thistext with d,an,theor Ieavethe get good marksbecause
to/couldn't I waseasily
spaceblankG). distracted.
3 My motherhasa greatmemoryand whenshewas
Oneof fhebestholidayexperiences I have at schoolshecouldto/knewto/managedto learnvery
everhadwaswhenwe wentto Tikalin longtextsby heart.
(1) - northernGuatemala threeyearsago. 4 | wasn'tableto/can't/couldn'tto go to the party last
Wemet a veryinteresting American womanthere nightbecause I wasfeelingill.
who is (2) - archaeologistandshegaveus
a fantasticfreeguidedtour of (3) _ famous 5 Hetried very hardbut he wasabletolmanagedto/
ruins,whichincluded someimpressive temples. didn'tmanagefo qualifyfor the semi-final.
Thewildlifein the regionisfascinating too and 6 Bothofthem arefast runners.Yesterday
theycoutd/
one of the firstthingswe sawwhenwe arrivedwas
wereableto/managed complete1,500metresin less
(4) - spidermonkeyhappilyswinging thanfourminutes.
in the trees.
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Second Conditional reported speech

5 Usethe verbs in bracketsto make Second 7 Convertthe following into reported speech.
Conditionalsentences. Rememberto use a pronoun after the verb to tell.
lf you decided(decide)to retireearly,you would be able to Ruth:'Mynewjob offersme a lot of perks;(tell)
(beable to) reloxand enjoylife for longer. Ruthtold usthat hernewjob offeredhera lot of perks.
1 lf you (change)
the passwordon your 1 Tony:'Doyou worka lot of overtime?'(ask)
you
computer, _ (feel)
safer. 2 Anne:'l'mworkingsomeveryirregularhours
2 There (be)lessstarvationin the worldif thesedaysJ(tell)
wealthiernations (help)poorer 3 Darren:'Wehavebeenunemployed
for nearlythree
countriesmore. monthsi(say)
3 lf you (leave)your
job, (tell)
4 Lynn:'lthinktheywillwin the electionsl
you - (have)no guarantees
offinding
anotheronequickly. you get a pay-rise
5 Scott:'Did yesterday?'(ask)

4 | - (travel)aroundthe worldif I 6 Cathy:'lmustget a coupleof good references


before
ever _ (win)afortune. I canapplyfor thisjob.'(say)
(- 3 filnt;-_l
5 lf we all - (think)a bit harder,l'm sure
we - (find)somesolutions to these
problems.
6 You (have)a moretranquillifeif past obligation/permission
you - (buy)boughta housein the country.
8 Choosethe correctoptionto completethe
(--T p!int-;-l
sentences.
Wecould/hsdJe/were allowedto workveryhardwhenwe
wereyounger.(lt wasnecessary)
Third Conditional
to/didn'thavefo wearjeansto
1 Wecouldn't/hadn't
6 MakeThirdConditionalsentencesby combining
(lt
school. wasnotpermitted)
the following pairsof sentences. 2 ln my lastjob I wosn'tallowedto/couldn't/didn'thave
to get the buseverymorningbecause my colleague
I didnt train well. I didn't win the match.
hada car. (lt wasn'tnecessary)
lf I had trainedwell,lwould havewon thematch.
3 When I wasa kid,l couldto/wasallowedtolhod to
1 Sharonate too muchchocolate.Shefelt bad later.
cooksomesimpledishesin the kitchen.(lt was
2 | saidsomethingterrible.My girlfriendstopped permitted)
talkingto me.
4 Shehadto/couldlmustbe goodwith figuresin order
3 Wedidn'tfollowthe signs.Wegot lost. to get thatjob lastyear.(lt wasnecessary)
4 I shouteda lot to my friendsinsidethe discotheque. f-TEoint;--l
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Pronunciation
9 Completethe sentenceswith the correctformof
the verbin brackets. 1 Underlinethe stressedsyllablesin these
sentences.
IwishI could(can)remember
morethingsaboutmy
childhood. MayI askyouwhat timeit is?

1 lf onlyhe - (nottalk)so muchall the time. 1 Whencanyou cometo the office?


It'sso annoying! 2 Canyou tell me the wayto the station?
2 | wish| - (phone)herlastnightbut I 3 Doyou knowif thereisa supermarket
nearhere.
completelyforgotto.
(have)morefreetime to do all ftjoj-n-ts__-]
3 lf onlywe -
thosethingsl
2 Underlinethe stressedwords in theseThird
4 | wishthey - (hurry)up andfinishthejob Conditionalsentences.
because it'sgettinglate.
ff theyAturnedup earlier,theycould'veeotenwith us.
(-_?-I9ilts__)
1 lf we hadn'tmissedthat lastbus,we would've
arrivedon time.
2 lf they hadn'tinterruptedme,lwould'vefinishedby
phrasalverbs now.

10 Fillthe gapsin thistextwith a suitable


particle 3 lf shed calledme beforeseven,l'd havegoneout
(orparticles). with her.
G pointsl
Theothernightmorethana hundredpeople
turnedgpfor a concertat our localpub 3 Write the following figuresand dates in words.
onlyto discover that the it hadbeencalled 821/z:
eighty-twoand a half
(1) - . Everyone wantedto knowwhat
wasgoing(2) - 1 126.8:
andwe soonfound
(3) - that the cancellation had been
due to a technicalproblem.lt didn'ttakeus long,
however,to come(4) _ another
plan.Wedecidedto go to anothergood pub in the
areaand buy Gerrya coupleof drinksto cheerhim
up. Hehasbeengoing(5) a badtime
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Vocab I Unscramble
the lettersto makewords/phrases
relatedto globalissues.
1 Completethe sentences usingthe correctform of htetemvrinenon
: theenvironment
the words/phrases
in the box. 1 essadie
:d
havegood relations buy obtain 2 d r t a s a n d f o q n i vsi l_: _ l_
collect inspire return become
3 neamfi: f
I qot o birthdaypresentfrom my grandmother 4 m e i r c ic -
yesterday.obtained
5 gvepoldein
siurctone
: d
1 Sandrahasjust got backfrom hertrip to'lJruguay.
6 l n u t p o i l op
: -

l'll be rightback.l'mjust goingto get somebreadat 7 ctseyiru:s


the baker's. 8 ntrastivao:
I thinkl'll put on my sweaterbecause
it'sgetting a4ji;nts_l
quitecold.
4 Whenyou arriveat the trainstationtomorrowl'll
comeand get you and then we canhavebreakfast
together.
5 Hewasa greatexampleto hisstudents.Theyall
wantedto do well.
6 | usedto get on wellwithone of my neighbours
but
not anymore
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2 Completethe sentencesby choosingthe correct


option (a,b or c).
I enjoyteachingMarlabecausesheis a fastlearner.
h) fast (b)steep (c)deep
1 WhenI wasat school,we hadto learna lot of poems
by-.
(a)memory (b) heart (c)perfection
2 WhenI startedthe course,I wasthe onlyonewho
knewnothingaboutcomputers so I felt I had been
thrownin at the _ end.
(a)deep (b)hard (c)steep
3 | picked a lot of my Frenchby simply
watchingfilmsandTV programmes.
(a)out (b)on (c)up
4 Wefelt obligedto studyhardbecausewe had a
very - teacher.
(a)perfect (b)strict (c)steep
5 Practicemakes
(a)learning(b)good (c)perfect
6 | was up to speakto peopleverypolitely.
(a)brought (b) picked (c)taken
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1 Choosethe correctdefinition for thesewords
and expressions. They are underlinedin the text
so look at them carefullyin their context before
ReadthistextaboutMaltaandanswerthe
answering.
questions.
aboundswith meansh) to befull of (b)to havea fewof
Malta is a truly wonderfulcountry whosetowns are (c)to bedecoratedwith
populatedwith baroquepalacesand its countryside
1 bonusmeans(a)the bestthing (b)an extraor
aboundswith the oldestknown humanconstructionsin
addedbenefit(c)a nicesurprise
the world. Thebest time to visit is spring or autumn as
it is stitt hot enoughto get a suntanand hotel prices 2 amazingmeans(a)incredible(b)useful
comedown significantly.The weather,seaand sandy (c)interesting
beachesare a bonus,however.The main attractions
3 to qet awayfrom it all means(a)to havefun
are definitely the island'santiquities and the Baroque
(b)to escapefromthe pressures and routinesof
architecture.
dailylife (c)to havean adventure
Thereare an amazingnurnberof things to discoveras
you explore7,000yearsof history.In fact, the Maltese 4 endlessmeans(a)fantastic(b)with limitations(c)
Islandshavebeendescribed as onebig open-airmuseum. withoutlimits
Wherever you go, the sceneryon the islandsand the
5 Standards aregenerallyhigh means(a)the food has
architectureare truly spectacular.
a lot of variety the food is normallyexpensive(c)
(b)
Malta is the ideal placeto get awayfrom it all with its
the qualityof the foodtendsto be good
rocky coastlines,narrowand tranquil vitlagestreets,
marinasand fishingvitlages.etc. But, the bestthing 6 mild means(a)variable(b)verycold (c)gentleor
abouta stay hereis that you can experience several soft.i.e.not too cold
holidaysin one and thereareendlessthingsto do. For 7 the high seasonmeans(a)the mostpopulartime of
peoplewho are physicallyfit, it is a great placefor rock-
the yearfor tourists(b)the time of the yearwith the
climbing,trekkingand severaltypesof watersports. highesttemperatures (c)the festivalperiod
You can enjoy a busy calendarof cultural eventsall
year round, as Malta is also a bitingual country which 8 travellingindependently means(a)travelling
has stronghistoricaland cultural links to Britain. It is on yourown (b)arranging yourown travel (c)
also an enjoyableplaceto learn and practiseEnglish,so arranging travellingwithoutdependents
Engtishcoursesare availablein severallanguageschoois @
and Englishlanguagenewspapers, booksand magazines
are sold everywhere. People even drive on the Ieft herel 2 Answerthese questionsin your own words if
The capital of the country is Valietta,which is lessthan possible.
two kilometresin length so it is possibleto explorethis
beautiful city in a relativelyshort time. It has many Whattwo aspectsmakeMaltaa wonderfulcountry?
interestingsquaresthat aresurrounded by palacesand Itsbaroquepalocesand themostancientman-made
other historical buildings. Another important tourist constructions
in the world.
is
attraction Gozo.which is separated from the mainland 1 Whyis springor autumnthe besttimeto visit?
by threekilometresof sea.The island has a spectacuiar
rockycoastlineand alsohasa relaxing,rural atmosphere. 2 Whydo youthink Maltahasbeendescribed
as'abig
The cuisinehas Italian. Frenchand Malteseinfluences. open-air
museum'?
Standardsare generallyhigh and fresh fish is a favourite 3 Whattype of physical canpeople
outdooractivities
in localrestaurants andbars.Manyspeciesof seafood do in Malta?
are consumedall year round and this is what Maltese
restaurantsdo best. Severaldisheswith rice, meat and 4 Whyis Englishspokensowell here?
vegetablesare also popular.however. 5 Whatwouldyou noticeabouttrafficin Malta?
Malta'shot, dry summerscan be uncomfortablebut
they are normaly very pleasantand the mitd winters
in most?
6 Whattype of food doesMaltaspecialise
are alsonice. The rain is heaviestin winter but is stilt ltztp;lnt;-l
only moderate. In the high season,the mosteconomical
option is a package tour that includesthe flight and @
sevennights in a two or three star hotel as this wilt cost
underf500. Whetheryou end up choosinga package
tour or travellingindependentlyin Malta.you are
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Writi
Listento two young men speakingabout their ChooseONEof the following topics and write a
schooland universitydays. compositionof about 250-300words.
1 Whattype of holidaydo you likemostandwhy?
1 Selectthe correctoption. Giveexamples fromyourown experience.
Thefirstspeaker(Phil)b) thinksthat schooldaysarethe a problemin the schoolsof today?
2 ls discipline
happiestdaysyour life (b)doesn'tthink that schooldays Whatdo you thinkarethe bestwaysfor a teacherto
arethe happiestdaysyour life (c)doesn'thavean opinion punishproblematic childrenandget respectfrom
on this. everyonein the class?
1 Wayne(a)washappywith all of histeachers 3 Whatdo we needto do to preserveour environment
(b)washappywith oneor two of them (c)didn'tlike problemsof our
andtry to reducethe ecological
a coupleof them. planet?
2 Wayneand mostof hisclassmates (a)did well 4 lf you couldchangeyourprofession,
what kindof
in theirexams(b)did badly(c)felt verynervous job wouldyou mostliketo do andwhy?
because of theirmathsteacher.
5 Writein detailaboutoneof the mostspecial
3 Thebestadjective to describePhil'sold French memories that you havefromthe past.Whyis it so
teacheris (a)understanding(b)frightening importantto you?
(c)boring.
4 At first,Waynefound biologyat university
(a)easy(b)difficult(c)neithereasynor difficult.
5 Philthinksthat (a)university
prepares you wellfor
otherthingsaswellasfor a job (b)university
(c)the sociallifeat university
lifecanbe frustrating
is terrible.
6 Philis interruptedby (a)a personin the street(b)a
callfrom hiswife(c)a callfrom hisboss.
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2 Answerthe followingquestions.
WhatnegativeaspectaboutschoolexamsdoesWayne
mention?Therewasa lot of pressureto passthem.
1 WhatexpressiondoesPhiluseto agreewith Wayne's
negativeopinionsaboutschool?
2 Whatdid Philuseto do sometimes
beforeimportant
exams?
3 Waynedidn'tlikehismathsteacherbut mentions
one positivequality.Whatwasit?
4 Whydid PhillikehisEnglishteacher?
5 Whatadvantageandwhatdisadvantage
doesPhil
mentionabouthishistorycourse?
6 WhenWaynestartedat university
whatdid he have
to get usedto?
7 WhatisWayne's job andwhatdid he do for
cousin's
Wayne?
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Grammar
3 Writequestions
fortheseanswers.
uses of like
A:WhichcardidTimchooseT
1 Writequestions usingthe wordlike.
fortheseanswers B:TimfinallychosetheRenault.
A: Whatdoesshelooklike? 1 A: Who
B:Sherstallwithfairhoirandblueeyes.
B: CurtisHansondirectedthe film LAConfidential.
1A: ?
2 A: When
B:No,theyarecompletely
different.Samis reserved
penicillinin 1928.
B: Flemingdiscovered
and shywhileMathewisverysociableandfriendly.
3 A: Which
2A: ?
B: A 500ccSuzukiwon the motorcvcle
race.
B:Tonight?| don'tknowreally.Maybego out and
just relaxat home.
seea film or perhaps 4 A: What
3A: ? B: Someone's
handtouchedFredon the shoulder.
B:Oh,Romeis special.lt'sa fascinating
historical 5 A: Where
city.
B: Carolsawthe concertin Leeds.
4A: ?
6 A: Howmany
B:Yes,verymuch. In fact,I thinkspaghettiis one of
B: Tanyaboughtthreebooks.
my favouritedishes.
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articles
2 Fillthegapsin thistextwithO an,theor nothingC). modals of ability
4 Completethe text usingfour of the wordsfrom
Lastsummer, I wenton a specialtourof a range the box.
of mountainsin (1) northof Mexicoto
observeand photographsomewild catsin their can can't could couldn't able manage
naturalhabitat.I think(2) _ wild catsare
fascinatinganimalsand I havestudiedthem all my
life. NowI canusecomputers wellfor most
Whilewe wereclimbingup a steephill, applicationsbut onlyfiveyearsago I
(3) - tour guidesuddenlyshouted (1) - understand anythingabout
that he hadiustseen(4) enormous them. I rememberonedayat workwhen I
snake.Everyone wasterrifiedfor a momentbut didn'teven(2) - to sendan email
fortunately(5) - snakedisappeared into correctlyand I wasn't(3) _ to use
the trees.Apartfromthislittleshock,everything the Wordprogramme verywell either.I did
elseon the tour wasfineand our guidegave a coupleof computercourses, however, and
us (6) - veryinteresting and useful madegood progress. Onlysixmonthsafterthat
information aboutthe area. | (4) - do all of the thingsthat were
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adverbs make,let, ollow

5 Choosethe most appropriateadverbto complete 7 Choosethe correctoption to completethe


these sentences. sentences.
I'm sorryfor forgettingthe book. I promisethat I'll Theyallowedusenter/tesnletthe flat.
bringit tomorrow. 1 Theymadeus working/worklong hourslastweek.
a) hopefullyb) actually d definitely
wearjeansin thisplace.
2 Weweren'tallowed/letto
1 He is normallynot a punctualpersonbut
todayhe arrivedveryearly. 3 Theteachermademe repeat/torepeatthe exercise.
a)surprisinglyb)obviouslyc) usually 4 Youareallowedusing/tousethe librarywhenever
2 | - believethatallpoliticians
shouldthink you want.
moreaboutthe environment. 5 | let my sonstoy/tostayup latelastnight to seethe
b) personally
a)carefully c) surprisingly matchon TV.
3 Helosthisjob for spendingtoo muchtime on the 6 Whydid you let the catcoming/come
into the
Internet.That'swhat happened. house?
a)fortunatelyb) hopefullyc) actually
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4 Shedrove - because the roadswerein bad
condition.
a) naturallyb)quietlyc) carefully
5 | thinkmy brotherwill - win thissquash reported speech
match.
into direct
8 Convertthesereportedstatements
a)completelyb) probablyc) personally
speech.
6 Thepaywastoo low. That's-
Sheaskedmeif I likedtravelling.
the reasonwhy I left myjob. 'Doyou liketravellinq?'
a) interestingly
b) basicallyc)completely
manytimesin
1 HetoldmethathehadvisitedParis
f-2-poinr;--l
his life.

Third Conditional She said she had to do somethingimportant the


following day.
6 MakeThirdConditional usingthe verbs
sentences
in brackets.
3 He askedme what I had done that day.
lf youhadn'tforgotten(notforget)to takeyourcoat,you
wouldn'thavebeen(notbe)socold.
1 lf they (take)a taxi, Shetold usthat shewouldtravelto NewYorksome
they - (arrive)
muchearlier. time in the future.
2 lf you (come)to the partylastnight,
You - (have)a greattime.
f , FinIF-l
3 They (notfeel)sotiredthismorningif
they - (notstay)up so latelastnight.
4 She (hear)youif you - (shout)
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9 Fillthe gapswith the correctform of the verbs
1 Underlinethe long vowel soundsthat give extra
in brackets.Choosethe PastSimple,Past
emphasisto these expressions.
Continuous or PastPerfectSimple.
RgallyT
I remembera verytalentedfriendcalledBrigitte That'samazing! Oh no!
who could(can)speakseverallanguages.
Howawful! My goodness!
She(1) (be)bornin Paris to a
Spanishmotherand an English father,so joking! Howincredible!
You're
she(2) (learn)to speakallthree
a= poi;ts---]
languages beforeshestartedschool.Whileshe
(3) - (study;at secondary school,she 2 Put these words into the correctcolumn in the
(4) - (begin)to learnJapanese, German table below.
andltalian.Shewasa determined andbrilliant
student.AfterBrigitte(5) - (finish)her history sight island strict
schoolstudies, shetravelledandworkedin four practice live(v) life environment
differentcountriesbeforestarting university. direct chips miss remind
Thelasttime I sawher,shetold methat she
(6) - (prepare) for a masterin Russian! larl
hl I
split I revise
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phrasalverbs

10 Underlinethe correctoption. lf the two options


are correct,underlineboth sentences.
Wearegoingthrougha bad time/ Weoregoinga bad
timethrough.
with / I hadto put
1 | hadto put up the inconvenience f4jiint;--l
up with the inconvenience.
2 | wokeup my friendearly/ | wokemy friendup early. the stressed
3 Underline in thesewords.
syllable
/ | got the busoff in
3 | got off the busin Blackpool. adventure
Blackpool. package abroad cultural
4 l'll pickhim up fromthe station/ l'll pickup him historical newspaper degree
fromthe station.
research lifestyle unemployed
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Vocab the sentences.
1 Choosethe correctoptionto completethe
tired/tiring exhausted/exhausting
sentences. excited/exciting annoyed/annoying
I con'tdo thisexercise.
Canyougivemea heart/ghgnd/a bored/boring confused/confusing
favour, please? relaxed/relaxing depressed/depressing
Ralphis alwaysreadingbooks.He'sa reallibraryrat/
reader'spetlbookworm. I sawthat Draculafilm lastnight and it wasreally
frightening.
I knowthis subjectinsideoutloutsidein/likethepalm frightened/ frightening
of my hand.
1 WhenI don'thaveanythingto do I startto feel
3 l'm travelling
to Parison business
nextweekso I'll really _ .
haveto cleanup/brushup onlpolishon my French
beforeI go. 2 Climbing thatmountain wasan
experience. Whenwe finallygot to the top,most
4 l'm good at artsand languages but with science of usliterallycollapsed.
subjectsI haven'tgot an idealaguess/aclue.
Listening to classical
musicor sittingon the sofa
5 l'mverypleasedwith the computercoursel'm doing with a nicecup of teaaretwo thingsthat I find
becauseI havepickedup tokenup/givenup many really _ ,
usefulthings.
WhenI listenedto onetragicstoryafteranother,
6 | don'tknowthe answerto thisquestionbut I think
I beganto feelvery _ .
l'll makeawildtry/guess/effort.
Who knows?| might
be right. Celiacan'twaitto go on holidayto Canada
in two monthstime. Shealreadyfeels
a 3 poirrt--]
really- aboutit.
2 Make nouns from the following verbsand Peopleinterruptingme whenI am speakingis a
adjectivesby adding the correctsuffix. h a b i tw h i c h I f i n d q u i t e
independent: independence 7 Canyouexplain
thatagain?l'ma bit
punish: ignore: 8 It isveryimportantfor me to get enoughrest
everydaybecause myjob isquite _ as
dark: employ:
I haveto drivelongdistances
to visitpotential
create: intelligent: clientseveryday.
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2 Choosethe correctdefinition for thesewords
and expressions. Theyare underlinedin the text
1 Readthe followingtext aboutfaminein Africa so look at them carefullyin their context before
andanswerthe questions. answering.

Nearly30 miiLionAfricanscouldsoonbe facingfamine.


droughtmeans(a)a largeforestfire (d theproblemof
havinglittle or no water(c)pollution
Theimmediatecauseis drought,which has destroyed
cropsand teft peopleand livestockwithout food and means(a)possessions
1 livestock (b)food (c)farm
water.But this is not the only reasonwhy Africa suffers animals
regularlyfrom famine.MostAfricancountriesdo not
2 incomemeans(a)moneyreceived throughworkor
produceenoughfood and dependvery muchon imports
activity(b)effort (c)transport
othercommercial
and on havingthe incometo pay for them.
Thereare alsoother contributoryfactors;war, corruption 3 lonq-termeffectsare(a)immediateresults
and bad management of food supplies.environmental
(b)resultsthat happenin the distantfuture
problems,natural disasters,the lonq:lefm_gffecLs (c)importantresults
of Aids
and other diseases, as well as plaguesof locustswhich 4 locustsare(a)largeinsectsthat destroycrops
eat up enormous areasof vegetation. (b)diseases(c)climaticproblems
Famineis causedby not enoughfood beingproducedor
5 to affordmeans(a)to want (b)to try (c)to have
peoplenot beingableto obtainit. Thismay be because
enoughmoneyor otherresources to do something.
there is not enoughwater or becausepeoplecan't afford
to buy food. Evenin famine-freeyears.it is common 6 to makeup for means(a)to addto (b)exchange
for
acrossAfrica for peopleto not havesufficientfood, (c)compensate for
especia\ in rural areas.TheUnitedNationsestimates means(a)rich(b)beingat the
7 economically-active
that the situationin sub-Saharan Africa is worsetoday rightageto work(c)havingstudiesin economics
than it wasthirty years ago.Growingpovertyin Africa
8 elderlymeans(a)poor (b)ill (c)old
hasleft the continentwith a populationthat hasthe
biggestfood problemsin the world. (--8-F;Tnr;__l
Interestingly.Eastand SouthAsia.wherethere have
beenenormousincreases in agriculturalproductionand 3 Answerthese questionsin your own words if
significanteconomicgrowthhavereducedthe numberof possible.
peoplewho are not propertyfed from forty-threepercext
Whatis oneof themostimportantreasonsfor faminein
to thirteen percentbut sub-Saharan Africa has not Africa?Thereisn'tenoughwater.
managedto get the rate belowthe 1969figure of thirty-
four percentof the population. 1 Whydo manyAfricancountries
relyon importsso
TheNobetPrize-winningeconomistAmartyaSenhas much?
arguedthat hungerand famineare causedmostlyby 2 In whattype of regionsarethe biggestfood
povertyand not just a country'sability to growenough problemsto be found?
food. Peoplein povertyoften go hungrybecausethey do
3 Howdoesthe food situationin sub-Saharan
Africa
not haveenoughmoneyto buy food when they havenot
compareto the past?
beenableto produceenoughthemselves. Sowhen there
is a droughtor somethingsimilarthey becomethe first 4 Whyisthe situationlessextremein Asia?
victims of famine.Professor Senarguesthat if countries 5 WhydoesProfessorSenthinkthat beingpooris a
in Africa couldmakesufficientincome,they wouldbe biggerproblemthan not growingenoughfood?
abieto avoidhunger,as they couldaffordto import food
to makeup for any food they don't producethemselves. 6 Apartfromfamine,what hascausedmanychildren
At the moment,howeverAfricanfarmerscan only get
and elderlypeopleto losetheireconomicsupport?
low pricesfor the productsthey want to exportto other -1r-polnt;-l
countriesand so cannotcompeteon world markets.
Warand terrible diseases are makingsomecountrieslose
a high numberof the economically-active populationand
there are now manychildrenwho havelost their parents
and elderiypeoptewith no meansof support.Natural
disastersfrequentlyhappen,but it is whenthey hit
countriesthat are alreadysufferingfrom the effectsof
other problemsthat faminebecomesinevitable.

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Listencarefullyto thisjob interviewand answerthe ChooseONEof the followingtopicsand write a
questions. compositionof about 250-300words.

1 Choosethe correctanswer. 1 Whattype of holidaydo you likemostandwhy?


Giveexamples fromyourown experience.
CV?(a)
Howdoesthe interviewerfeelabout Tamara's
excited(d imoressed(c)confused a problemin the schoolsof today?
2 lsdiscipline
Whatdo you thinkarethe bestwaysfor a teacherto
1 Whattype of job hasTamara
appliedfor? punishproblematic childrenand get respectfrom
(a)salesmanager(b)salesperson(c)receptionist everyonein the class?
2 Tamara(a)sometimes leaves jobs unfinished 3 Whatdo we needto do to preserveour environment
(b)alwayslikesto do jobswell (c)saysthat it is problemsof our
andtry to reducethe ecological
sometimes impossible to do certainjobswell. planet?
3 Theinterviewer saysthat (a)drivinglongdistances 4 lf you couldchangeyourprofession,
what kindof
(b)sellingthings(c)workinglong hoursin the office job wouldyou mostliketo do andwhy?
canbe verytiring.
5 Writein detailaboutone of the mostspecial
4 Tamarasayssheis persuasive becauseof her memories that you havefromthe past.Whyis it so
(a)trainingand motivation(b)motivationand importantto you?
experience (c)trainingandexperience.
5 She(a)wantsto be promotedassoonaspossible
(b)isn'tinterestedin promotion(c)wantsmore
experience first.
6 Thecompanyrunstrainingcourses in (a)selling
techniques,computerskills(b)sellingtechniques,
drivingskills(c)managingtechniques, computer
skillsandforeignlanguages.
aJjCints r

2 Answerthesequestions.
Whatexpressiondoesthe intervieweruseto askTamara
to sitdown? Havea seat.
in thejob?
1 WhyisTamarainterested
2 Whatwerethe two mainthinqsshehadto do in her
job?
previous
3 WhatdoesTamaraseeashermainstrengths?
4 Whyis workinglong hoursnot a problemfor
Tamara?
5 WhydoesTamaranot mindworkingon commission?
6 Whatcouldbe a possibledisadvantage
of being
promotedto regionalsalesmanager?
7 Whattwo thingsdoesthe possibility
of offering
trainingcourses
dependon?
4 1 4 p o T n rIs

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Test A Units 1-5 2
r Fatse z False 3 False 4 True 5 False 6 False
Grammar
7 True 8 Fatse
1 auxiliar5r verbs
r Whatdidyou do lastsummer? 3
2 Doyou normallycookat home? 1 masteroieces
3 Haveyou everbeento this Place? z Thepaintings aretoo famousto be soldin the openmarket.
4 Wheredoesyourbestfriendgo on Fridaynights? 3 Theybtocked off the museum,informedInterpolandalerted
airportsandbordercrossings.
2 Present Per{ect Simple and Past Simple 4 Norwaybecause oneofthemspokein Norwegian duringthe
r haveatwaysenjoyed z coutdnot (couldn't) robbery.
3 learnt 4 returned 5 haveworked 6 havehad 5 OnesecurityguardbecauSe he wassuffering fromshock.
6 Possibtythey wereforcedto do this or maybetheywere
3 Ttre Passive frightened.
r hasbeenrobbed 2 causes 3 waschanged 4 hasbeen
offered 5 is done 6 organised Listening
Tapescript
4 relative clauses S:Sylvia M:Mark
r (c) z (c) r (a) 4 (b) Mark'
5: So I hearyou'vejustboughta newhousein the country,
M: Yeah,it's great!lt's quitea largecottagewith a garden'three
5 Talking about the future bedrooms, an atticanda winecellar.
r arebuying z witt('tDanswer 3 aregoingtobuild S: Butyouwon'tbe too far awayfromLondon, witlyou?
+ wilt (tD have 5 arehaving 6 wittbe M: Not really.lt's actuallyon the outskirtsof a town aboutforty
minutesdrivefromthe centreof London.That'sifthereareno traffic
6 comparatives and suPerlatives problems, of course...
3 aseasy 4 morepeaceful
r thebest 2 morepicturesque S: Mm...lt soundsreatlvnice.
M: Yeah,wetl,| like it. lt's realtypicturesque actuatly.There
? modal verbs of obligation and prohibition aresomegreatviewsof hills,forestsandsomelovelyunspoilt
1 must z should 3 mustn't4 don'thaveto countryside. As a writer,I reallyneedpeaceandquietin orderto
5 shouldn't6 haveto thinkclearty.
S: I knowwhatyou mean,but won'tyoumissLondon?
8 First Conditional with if/when/uttless/as soon as M: Well,I knowthat London's exciting andI'l[missthat but a heatthy
r when z unless3 Assoonas 4 lf tifeawayfromthe noiseand pollutionappealsto me more. Anyway'
whataboutyou Sylvia? I hearyou'relookingfor a newjob.
I Present Perfect Simple and Present S: Yes,sinceI brokeup with my boyfriend a coupleof weeksago,I've
decided to makesomechanges in my life. Likeyou,I'minterested in
Perdect Continuous
beenplaying3 havefinished buyinga houseor a flat,so I guessI needto earnandsavea lot of
r hasbeenworkingz hasDerek
moneyin the nextfew years.
4 hashad 5 havebeentrying 6 hasnot(hasn't)
spoken
M: You'lthaveto workhardthenbecause it isn'texactlycheapto buy
propertythesedays.
10 gerunds and infinitives S: I know,but I'mambitious andrealtydon'tmindworkinglong
1 to make 2 to set 3 being 4 to see hours.
M: Whattypeof iob areyou lookingfor?
Pronunciation S: I'dlikea job as a salesrep. because I thinkI havethe righttypeof
1 personality.I'm goodwith peopleand I'vegot a senseof humour.
1 must 2 arrested3 made 4 can 5 heard 6 developed M: Haveyou hadanyluckyet?
S: Wetl,I responded to an advertyesterdayand I'vegot an interview
2 nextTuesday.
air conditioner washingmachine M: Great!Whattypeof companY is it?
mobitephone centraIheating 5: lt'sa furnishingcompany whichmanufactures officeequipment.
alarmclock answerpnone M: Soundsinteresting. Wetl,bestof luckon Tuesday.
S: Thanksa lot,Mark.
B
1
la:./ r Fatse z True 3 True 4 False 5 False 6 True
tEl letl
7 False 8 False
land game hard
2
band take card
r Heis a writerandhe needspeaceandquiet.
bag gate heort z Thenoiseandthe pollution.
cap mail parK 3 lt appeatsto me more.
camp paint farm 4 Theybrokeup (separated)a coupleof (two)weeksago.
5 Tobe goodwith peopleandhavea senseof humour.
6 Sherespondedyesterdayandthe interviewwill be nextTuesday.
Vocabulary

1
1 on 2 about 3 at 4 f o r 5 i n 6 t o

2
1(c) z(b) r0) 4 (c) 5 (a) 6 (c)

I
r reward z seller 3 faiture4 consume

4
r remindsz trip 3 fun 4 told
Test B Units 1-5 Reading
2
Grammar r(a) 2(b) 3ft) 4(b) 5(b) 6(a)
1 kesent Simple and Present Continuous I
r amworkingz remember 3 ctimb I Hetookthe namefromoneof hisfavourite cartooncharacters.
4 donot(don't)
want 5 is doing 6 think z Theydidn'twanthimto tettanyoneabouttheirillegalactivities.
3 Duringhisfirstiob.
2 Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple 4 By sellingfakemiraclemedicine andgold-framedgtassesat
r havelistenedz broke 3 hasplayed highprices.
4 lived 5 Thesecretary hadgoneawaywiththeirmoney.
6 No,because he feltthat hisvictimswererichandalsodishonest.
I relative clauses 7 Hetaughthimself.
r when z who(that) 3 whose 4 which(that)
Listening
4 Past Simple and Past Continuous Th,pescript
r met/ wasliving z waswalking
/ saw T=Tracy G=Goeff
3 sat/ opened T: lsn'tit strangeGeoff... we'resuchgoodfriendsbut don'thavemuch
in common.Ourhobbiesarecompletely different...
5 comparatives and superlatives G:You'reright,Tracy.I'mthe sortof personwho needsto be with
r heavier
than z thelightest3 aslightas peoptea lot,but untikeyou I'veneverbeengoodat sport. | [ike
4 heavy
asDon spending timewith my familyand I usethe phonea lot because I
don'twantto losetouchwith my friends.
6 future possibility T: Well,sociaIlifemeansa lot to metoo andI likegettingto know
1 MrPeterson willdefinitely
become thenewsalesmanager. newpeopte.But,I spendmostof my sparetimegoingto karate
z I maynotarrive ontimebecause I amverybusy. classes andjogging.I'malsokeenon goingawayat weekends;
3 lt witlprobably
rainlaterthisevening. climbingmountains, sailing,
that kindof thing.
4 A friendof minecouldbecome chess
theuniversity in
champion G: Oh,that'snot for me at all!However, I'dliketo havetimeto read
thefuture. moreandeatout in restaurants. Unfortunately,bringingup two small
5 | mighthaveto takethebusto getto worktomorrow. daughters meansI haveto giveup someof the luxuries in [ife.
6 Myaunt's horse "BadBoy"willprobablywinthisrace. T: Hmm,l'ma bit youngerthanyou andstillsingleso I mightchange
a littleonedaybut I can'tstandreadingapartfromwhenI'msurfing
7 question tags the net.
1 doesn'tshez c o u l d y o u3 m u s t n ' t t h e y G:Welt,I sometimes usethe lnternetaswel[but usuallyfor sending
emails.lt'snormatlyvery convenient.Unfortunately though,
4 didyou 5 haven'twe 6 won'tthey
my computer shutdowncompletely whileI wasdownloading an
important file [astweekandnowI'lIhaveto spendquitea lot of
a First Conditional with if/when/wless/as soon as m o n e yo n a n e wo n e .
r Assoonas/Whenz When/as soonas 3 unless4 lt T: Oh,you poorthing!Wetl,I'msureyoucanaffordit.
G: I supposeso. Youknow,the goodthingaboutyou andme,Tracy,
9 gerunds and fufinitives is that atthough we'reverydifferentin manyways,I reallyenjoyyour
r to finish 2 to go 3 to accept company - we'vegotthe samesenseof humour.
4 travelling T: I agree,Geoff.We alwayshavea lot to talk abouttoo.
1() corrrrtable and uncountable nouns 1
1 (c) z (c) 3 (b) + (a) r (c) 6 (a) r False z True 3 Fatse 4 True 5 True 6 False
7 Fatse 8 False
Pronunciation
I ,
r Hedoesn'twantto losetouchwith hisfriends.
/u td.t Irdl z C l i m b i nm
g o u n t a i nasn ds a i l i n g .
3 Reading andeatingout in restaurants.
liked loved wanted 4 Whensheis surfingthe (lnter)net.
stopped delivered needed 5 lt shutdowncompletety andhe will haveto buya newone.
6 | supposeso.
watched breathed committed
pushed failed defended
asked pulled waited

2
r Youhaveto readthis book.
2 Wemustseethisfi[m.
3 Youshouldn'tgo out tonisht.

3
consumer buver reward produce pollution suclgS

Vocabulary
1
1 cause 2 return 3 give 4 move 5 take 6 take

,.
I (b) z (a) 3 (b) + (c) s (a) 6 (c)

I
r chapterz dish 3 tip 4 soundtrack
5 sequel
6 ptot 7 performance 8 dessert
{
I
Tbst A Units 6-10 3
r disease z standardof living 3 famine
Grammar 4 crime 5 devetoping countries
6 pollution 7 security I starvation
1 Past Perfect Simple
r entered z appeared 3 hadchecked Reading
4 hadgone 5 hadbeen 6 arrived
2
1(b) z(a) 3(b) c(c) s(c) 6(c) tG) 8(b)
P articles
r G) 2an 3the 4a 3
r Theweatheris stiltgoodandhotelsarelessexpensive.
8 used to and would. z YoucanseebeautifuI sceneryandhistorical
architecture
r go cycting z wouldhave 3 usedto 4 usedto outside.Youdon'thaveto enteranymuseum.
3 Youcanclimbrocks,go trekkinganddo watersports.
4 modals of ability 4 lt hasclosehistorical
andculturaIconnections
with Britain.
r wasable z couldn't 3 managed
to 4 wasn'tableto 5 Peoptedriveon the teft.
6 Freshfish and seafood.
5 didn'tmanage
to 6 wereabteto

5 Second Conditional Listening


r changed/would
feel z wouldbe/helped 3 left/would Tbpescript
have 4 wouldtravel/won 5 thought/woutd
find P=Phil W:WaVne
6 wouldhave/bought P:Youknow,Wayne,manypeoplesaythat schooldaysarethe
happiest daysof yourtifeandI thinkthey'reprobably right.
6 Ttrfud Conditional W: I'mnotso sure,Phil. lt'seasyto saythat nowbut whenyou look
r lf Sharonhadn'teatentoo muchchocolate, shewouldn'thavefelt back,we didn'tenioythe discipline... Oneor two of myteachers
bad later. weren'texactly,you know,the nicestpeopleyou couldmeet. We
z lf I hadn'tsaidsomething terrible,my girlfriend
wouldn'thave alsohadheapsof pressure to passexams.
stoppedtalkingto me. P: I suppose you'vegot a point.Weusedto getquitenervous
3 lf we hadfollowedthe signs,we wouldn'thavegot [ost. especially beforeimportant examsandwe'dsometimes stayup all
4 lf I hadn'tshouteda lot to myfriendsinsidethe discotheque, nightrevisingl I didn'tlikesomeof myteachers verymucheither...
I wouldn'thavelostmyvoice. but mostofthemwereprettygood,I suppose.
W: Hmm,I'mnot so sureaboutthat...We hadonewhotaughtus
7 rqlorbed speech mathsandhewasabsolutely useless! Hewasveryknowledgeable
r Tonyasked(me)if I workeda lot of overtime. but he couldn'texplainthingsandsomeof us got completely [ost. In
z Annetold me/usthatshewasworkingsomeveryirregular hours spiteof it all,mostof us managed to passourexamsin the end.
thosedays. P: 0ur French teacherwas reallystrictandusedto losehertemper
3 Darrensaidthattheyhadbeenunemployed for nearlythree a lot. Wewerefrightened to makea singlemistakein class!Our
months. English teacherwasgreatthough.Shewasreallyopen-minded and
4 Lynntold me/usthatshethoughttheywouldwinthe elections. we'dpickup a lot of interesting andusefuIthingsfromherctasses.
5 Scottaskedme if I hadgot a payrisethe previousday(theday W:Whatdid you do at university, Phil?
before). P: I studiedhistory, whichwasveryinteresting but notthe bestthing
6 Cathysaidthat she hadto get a coupteof goodreferences before to getyoua goodjob. Whataboutyou,Wayne?
shecouldapplyfor thatjob. W: I did a biologycourse.lt washardat firstandit fettstrangewhen
I hadto go to lectures andtakenotesinsteadof beingtoldwhatto
8 past obligation fteranission do allthetime. I faileda coupleof examsin the beginning but my
r couldn't z didn'thaveto 3 wasallowedto 4 hadto cousin's a biologistandhe gaveme a hand.I thinkI'mquitea fast
learner so I endedup makinggoodprogress.
I I wishlif only P: Goodfor you!| supposeuniversity's verygoodpreparation for the
r wouldn'ttalk z hadphoned 3 had professionalworld andfor lifein general...
the sociallifeisn'tbad
4 wouldhurry either.0h no!That'smy bosscallingme on my mobile.I'vegotto
go. Seeyou later,Wayne.
10 phrasal verbs W: Seeyouthen,Phil.
t off z on 3 out 4 up with 5 through 6 up
1
Pronunciation 1 (c) z (a) 3 (b) 4 (b) 5 (a) 6 (c)
1
r Whencanyoucometo the office? 2
z Canyoutell methe wayto the station? 1 | supposeyou'vegota point.
2 Stayup altnightrevising.
3 Doyou knowifthereis a supermarketnearhere.
3 Hewasveryknowledgeable.
4 Shewasopen-minded andtheylearnta lot of interesting
and
2
usefuIthingsin herclasses.
r lfwe hadn'tmissedthat lastbus,wewould'vearrivedon time.
but not idealfor findinga goodjob.
5 lt wasveryinteresting
z lf theyhadn'tinterruptedme,I would'vefinishedby now.
6 Hehadto takehisownlecturenoteswithoutbeingtoldwhat
3 lf she'dcalledme beforeseven,I'dhavegoneoutwith her. to do.
3 7 Heis a biologistandgaveWaynea handwhenhewas
at universitv.
r onehundredandtwenty-six pointeight.
z the thirtiethof January,
two thousandandfour.
3 onehundredandforty-nine dollarssixty-eight
cents.
4 seventy-one pointfivepercent.

Vocabulary
L
r returned z to buy 3 becoming
4 collect 5 inspired 6 havegoodrelations

2
1 (b) z (a) r (c) 4 (b) s (c) 6 (a)
Tbst B Units 6-10 8.
r bored z exhausting3 relaxing
Grammar 4 depressed5 excited 6 annoying
7 confused 8 tiring
1 uses of like
r ls SamlikeMathew? z Whatwouldyou liketo do tonight? Reading
3 Whatis Romelike? 4 Doyou likespaghetti?
2
1 (c) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 ( a ) s ( c ) 6 k )
2 articles
lthe zG) 3the 4an 5the 6(-) 7 (b) 8 (c)
3
3 subject and object questions r Because theycannotproduceenoughfoodfor themselves.
r Whodirectedthe fitmlA Confidential?
z In the countryside.
z Whendid Fleming penicillin?
discover
3 lt is muchworsenowthan30 yearsago.
3 Whichmotorcycte wonthe race?
4 Theyhavebeenproducing a lot morefoodfromagriculture
than
4 WhattouchedFredon the shoulder?
beforeandtheireconomy hasbecomestronger.
5 Wheredid Carotseethe concert?
5 People who areverypoorandhaveverylittlefoodwill bethe first
6 HowmanybooksdidTanyabuy?
onesto sufferin yearsof droughtor otherproblems.
6 War,terriblediseasesandnaturaldisasters.
4 modals of ability
r couldn't 2 manage 3 able 4 could
Listening
5 adverbs Tb,pescript
ra) 2b) 3c) 4c) 5b) 6b) M=Melanie T=Tamara
M: Please comein andhavea seat.
t: tnanKVou.
6 Third Conditional M: Well,Tamara.I'veseenyourCVandI'mveryimpressed. Thefirst
r hadtaken/would havearrived thingI'dliketo askis:Whyhaveyouappliedforthisiob?
z hadcome/would havehad T: Erm,welt,mainlybecause T.S.A. is a company withan exceltent
3 wouldn'thavefelt/hadn'tstayed reputation.I seesellingcomputer software as...err...an excitingnew
4 wouldhaveheard/had shouted challenge.
M: CanI askyouwhatyou hadto do in yourlastjob?Whatwereyour
7 make, Iet, allow responsibilities exactly?
r work z altowed 3 repeat 4 to use 5 stay 6 come T:Well,as a salesrep.for BenShi,a Chinese company, I hadto sell
officefurnitureto companies and offerafter-sales serviceto existing
8 reported speech ctients.
r 'l havevisitedParismanytimesin my life.'
M: Whatdo youthinkareyourstrengths andweaknesses?
z 'l haveto do something
importanttomorrow' T: Um...I'ma hightymotivated, hard-working personandI think
'Whathaveyoudonetoday?'
3 that I'mgoodwith peopletoo. Weaknesses? Mmm,I don'tknow
'l willtraveltoNewYorksometimein the future.'
+ if it'saweakness exactlybut lthinkthatl'm possibty a bit of a
perfectionist. I don'ttiketo seejobsonlyhatf-finished or badty
I review of tJre past tenses done.Theyhaveto be donereallywe[[.
1 was z hadlearnt 3 wasstudying 4 began M: Soyoudon'tmindworkinglonghours?Afteral[,you'dsometimes
5 hadfinished 6 waspreparing haveto drivelongdistances andthiscanbeverytiring,you know.
T: I'musedto that because of my previous jobs.
1() phrasal verbs M: Areyou goodat persuading peopleto buyfromyou?
r I hadto put up withthe inconvenience. T: I thinkso. I havehada lotoftrainingandI've[earntthrough
z I wokeup my friendearly/ | wokemy friendup early. experience, of course.
3 | got offthe busin Blackpool. M: Wouldworkingon a commission onlybasisbe a problemfor you?
4 l'lt pickhim up fromthe station. T: 0h no,not at al[. Thiswouldmotivate me moreand| lovea
difficultchaltenge.
Pronunciation M: Whatareyourambitions for the future?
T:Well,aftergettinganothertwo or threeyears'experience in sales,
1 l'd liketo becomea salesmanager.
That'samazing! Ohno! M: 0K,thankyouverymuchTamara.Now,arethereanyquestions
Howawfut! My gqsdness! thatyou'dliketo askme?
You?ejqking! Howincredibte!
T:Yes.Whatarethe possibilities of gettingpromoted in the
company?
2 M: Thereareverygoodopportunities for the rightpeople.Thereare
oftennewpositions for regional salesmanagers but youmighthave
trl tarl
to work in a differentpart of the country.
split revise T: Mm...Whatsortof trainingdoesthe company offer?
I M: Wel[,we runal[typesof courses including oneson selling
history | sight
strict island techniques, computer skillsandforeignlanguages. lt all dependson
I
proctice life the employees'needs andoureconomic situation.
I T: Oh,great.Thatal[soundsveryinteresting.
live I environment
chips direct M: I'mgladyouthinkso. Well,thankyoufor comingto thisinterview
I Tamara. We't[be in touchsoon.
miss I remind
1
3 1 (b) 2 (b) I (a) + (c) s (c) 6 (a)
package abroad qq[tural
historical newspaperdeglqe 2
research lifestyle unemploved r Thecompany hasan excellent andthejob wouldbe an
reputation
exciting
newchallenge.
Vocabulary z Shehadto setlofficefurniture to comoanies
andoffer
1. after-sales
service.
r bookworm z insideout 3 brushup on 3 Sheis highlymotivated, hard-working andgoodwith people.
4 a ctue 5 pickedup 6 guess 4 Sheis usedto that because jobs.
of herprevious
5 Thiswouldmotivate herandshelovesa difficultchaltenge.
, 6 lt mightbe necessaryto workina differentpartofthe country.
punishment rgnorance 7 Theeconomic situationof the company andthe needsof
darkness employment the employees.
creation intelligence

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