For questions 25–30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,

using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including
the word given. Here is an example (0).

0 The CEO decided to cancel the meeting.

CALL
The meeting _______________________________ the CEO.

The gap can be filled by the words “was called off by” so you write:
Example:

Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.

Perhaps she needs help with doing the washing up.

MIGHT
She _______________________________ with doing the washing up.

I'm certain she is his girlfriend. They are always together.

MUST
She _______________________________ girlfriend. They are always together.

It's impossible that they are hungry. They just had a full Irish breakfast
CAN’T
They _______________________________ . They just had a full Irish breakfast.

I’m sure we can find a taxi around here.

MUST
We _______________________________ find a taxi around here.

It's possible that he likes you. You are a beautiful girl.

MAY
He _______________________________. You are a beautiful girl.

Perhaps he missed the train this morning.

MAY
He _______________________________ the train this morning.

It’s possible that she has injured her arm in the accident.
HAVE
She _______________________________ her arm in the accident.

I’m sure she didn’t mean to offend you.

MEANT
She _______________________________to offend you.

I’m certain he’s not gone home because his car is still parked outside.
GONE
He _______________________________ because his car is still parked outside.
I think they probably didn’t wait for us because it was raining.
NOT
I think they _______________________________ for us because it was raining.
 Brain games
According to experts, doing puzzles keeps our brains fit and (0) _______. HEALTH
As well as gaining (1) __________ from finding the correct answer to SATISFY
a difficult problem, we give our brains a good workout in the process.
To help us do this, all sorts of handheld ‘brain games’ are now
available in the shops, and the most (2) _________ games have sold in SUCCESS
their millions.

What’s more, people (3) __________ that the more they play the games, COVER
the easier it is to find a (4) __________ to the problems posed. They SOLVE
see this as proof that there has been an (5) __________ in the power of IMPROVE
their brains. Unfortunately, however, this may be a false impression.

Some (6) __________ argue that the brain gets better at any task the SCIENCE
more often it is repeated. In other words, the improvement in the
(7) __________ of the brain is something that happens naturally. So PERFORM
although these brain games are obviously fun to play, it remains
(8) __________ whether they are actually helping to boost brainpower CERTAIN
or not.

0
1 ____________________

2 ____________________

3 ____________________

4 ____________________

5 ____________________

6 ____________________

7 ____________________

8 ____________________
 Where to go whale watching

When asked to list the things they would most like to experience in life, a surprising (0) ________ of people mention
seeing whales in their natural habitat. It’s an ambition that can be (1) ________ surprisingly easily. It is (2) ________ that
the seas around Iceland are home to over five thousands orca whales. But their behaviour, and therefore your chances of
seeing them, varies (3) ________ to the season.

In summer, the whales have a (4) ________ to hang out near the coast and can be seen swimming up fjords and inlets.
During the winter months, however, the animals are generally to be found (5) ________ out at sea. (6) ________ season
you choose for your trip, whale-watching trips are very easy to organise, and there’s a chance you’ll get to see other
whale species, too.

Besides Iceland, another option is to (7) ________ for northern Norway between October and January. Orcas arrive here
at this time of the year in (8) ________ of large shoals of herring, which form an important part of their diet.

0 A number B amount C quality D crowd

1 A answered B rewarded C honoured D fulfilled

2 A estimated B counted C guessed D totalled

3 A according B depending C relying D agreeing

4 A custom B tendency C habit D trend

5 A longer B wider C broader D further

6 A Whenever B Whoever C Whichever D However

7 A head B set C point D pick

8 A hunt B follow C pursuit D seek

For questions 25–30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including
the word given. Here is an example (0).

0 The CEO decided to cancel the meeting.

CALL
The meeting _______________________________ the CEO.

The gap can be filled by the words “was called off by” so you write:
Example:

Write only the missing words on the separate answer sheet.

They haven’t gone out for three years.

WENT
They _____________________________________ three years ago.

She hasn't gone on holidays for six years.

LAST
The _______________________________________ was six years ago.

He has been running marathons for over five years.

STARTED
He _______________________________________ five years ago.

They relocated to Ireland three years ago.

HAVE
They _______________________________________ for three years.

The last time I saw Jack was three months ago.

SEEN
I _______________________________________ three months.

I have not played tennis with Mike for months.

TIME
The _______________________________________ with Mike was months ago.

It's been a long time since I last played football.

FOR
I _______________________________________ a long time.

It's been two years now since he started working for us.
BEEN
He _______________________________________ for two years.

They moved to England nine years ago.

SINCE
It’s _______________________________________ moved to England.

It's four months since I last visited my uncle John.

LAST
The _______________________________________ uncle John was four months ago.
Adolf Hitler has been dead for over 70 years.
BEEN
Adolf Hitler _______________________________________ 1945.

They have been dating for a week.

LAST
They _______________________________________ week.

The player was too slow to stop the ball.

ENOUGH
The _______________________________________ to stop the ball.

The weight is too heavy for me to lift.

NOT
I’m _______________________________________ the weight.

The water wasn’t clean enough for us to swim.

WAS
The _______________________________________ for us to swim.

I didn’t want to drink the tea because it was too cold.

FOR
The tea _______________________________________ me to drink.

That smartphone was too expensive for me to buy it.

HAVE
I didn’t _______________________________________ that smartphone.

They thought he wasn’t tall enough to play basketball with his friends.
WAS
They thought _______________________________________ play basketball with his friends.
For questions 11-20, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word
in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0). (1 point for each question)

How to find absolutely everything

You’ve searched (0) all over the house but you still can’t find your keys and you’re late. (11)
_____________ this sounds familiar, follow this advice to make sure it never happens again. Stop
and think about where to start looking. Don’t start searching (12) _____________ any idea of where
the lost item could (13) _____________. “Lost items are often in the place they should be. Have a
look in the place where it’s supposed to be first. Someone might (14) _____________ put it away for
you. Relax and take another look. When you’re in (15) _____________ agitated state of mind, it’s
quite possible to see the item you’ve lost but (16) _____________ notice it. Take a deep breath and
look properly. Look under everything. The item you’re looking for could be hidden from view - it may
be under a newspaper (17) _____________ it may have fallen off the table. Check carefully in, under,
on and beside the place where the object is usually kept. Retrace your steps. Take a few moments
(18) _____________ think about when and where you last had the item. Go back to that place and
search it thoroughly. Ask for a little help. Check that (19) _____________ else hasn’t taken it. You’ll
(20) _____________ yourself valuable time and lots of effort searching when something isn’t really
lost, but has been “borrowed”.

11 ____________________ 16 ____________________

12 ____________________ 17 ____________________

13 ____________________ 18 ____________________

14 ____________________ 19 ____________________

15 ____________________ 20 ____________________
 A MEMO FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
I have to bring a matter to your (0) _______. Unfortunately, we ATTEND
have received a lot of (1) _______ from customers about COMPLAIN
late (2) _______ of parcels. DELIVER

I have come to the (3) _______ that the new system that new CONCLUDE
system we introduced last month is a complete (4) _______. This FAIL
seems to be due to a (5) _______ of factors, but one of the most
important ones is that some (6) _______ are not very responsible. EMPLOY
The union (7) _______ sat it’s not the workers but the REPRESENT
(8) _______ who are at fault. MANAGE

What is clear is that we have to improve (9) _______ within the COMMUNICATE
company. Nowadays, there’s a lot of (10) _______ in the COMPETE
Messenger service industry and we can’t afford to be less than
the best.

0
1 ____________________ 6 ____________________

2 ____________________ 7 ____________________

3 ____________________ 8 ____________________

4 ____________________ 9 ____________________

5 ____________________ 10 ____________________