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Listening
1 Recording 11 Listen and write true (T)
or false (F).
1 Mary thinks the thief should go to prison
for five years.     T   

2 The man thinks the new tennis teacher

could be Spanish.       

3 The woman has just bought some books.

      

4 The woman is buying a present for

her father.       

5 The Globe Theatre is on Prince Road.

      

6 The doctor says the man needs to get

outdoors more.       

2 Recording 12 Listen to the phone

conversations
and complete the notes.
1

Clarence Hotel Complaints Book

Name: Mr 1     Brown  

Room Number: 2                                        
2

Portland Hotel Complaints Book

Name: Mrs 6                                         Peters

Room Number: 7                                        

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Grammar 1 Did your dad                     work in Canada?
3 Complete the sentences with the a) used to b) use to c) never use
correct form of the verbs in the box. to
be buy do eat go have
2 You’ve                     missed them I’m afraid.
make (2)
They left about five minutes ago.

a) just b) since c) yet

1 He won’t want tickets for that play. He
went   to see it last weekend. 3 We chose                     at home as we were
so tired.
2 Over fifty CD players                               back
to the shop because they were faulty. a) stay b) to stay c) staying
3 She’d soon get promoted in that job if she 4 Did you see                     lions at the zoo?
well under pressure.
a) a b) - c) the
4 They’ll never learn anything if they don’t
take risks and                               mistakes. 5 Sorry I’m late. It was                     than I
thought.
5 I’m going                               my car to the
garage today. a) further b) far c) more far

6 If you pass your driving test tomorrow, I 6                     I close the window? It’s getting
a car. I promise. a bit cold.

7 I                               (not) yet and I’m really a) Would b) May c) Will

hungry.
7 I                     imagine staying in that hotel –
8 You have to study hard                               an it’s far too expensive!
architect.
a) can’t b) can c) have to
9 They                               a beach party when it
8 What                     their new house like?
started raining.
a) does b) ’s c) are
10 The company                               very well
now so they might employ more people. 9 People eat too                     junk food these
days.
11 Emily won’t find it easy                              
friends if she’s so unfriendly. a) many b) enough c) much

10 They told us they                     at nine.

a) ’d come b) comes c) ’ve come

11 What’s the name of the place                    

4 Underline the correct alternative, a), b)
we stayed?
or c).
a) where b) that c) which
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Vocabulary 9 He didn’t sleep very well last night
because he was worrying about/with his
5 Cross out the word that does not fit in
exams.
each group.
1 suitcase biopic souvenir backpack

2 cheat gossip interrupt talk

3 salary bonus brand tip

7 Complete the sentences with the
4 retail task sales accounts correct form of the words in
CAPITALS.
5 X-ray bills headache
painkillers 1 The doctor said it wasn’t a serious
illness   and he had nothing to worry
6 litter spam delays blog about.

ILL

2 If you want to go to that new restaurant,

I’ll make a                                         for
6 Underline the correct alternative. tomorrow night.
1 They’ve been on/for holiday for two RESERVE
weeks.
3 You must make a                                         soon
2 Why don’t we go to Luigi’s restaurant? or he’ll find someone else for the job.
We haven’t eaten away/out for ages.
DECIDE
3 My boss suggested I took some time
of/off. 4 I stayed at home and watched a film. It
was a really                                         evening.
4 If Mary was better at dealing with/for
people she’d be an excellent boss. RELAX

5 Ashley is a very friendly person and gets 5 She gave an amazing                                         in

by/on well with everyone she meets. the concert.

6 We have decided to go of/away for the PERFORM

weekend.
6 All new students must go to the
7 Two men have been arrested for/with desk on their first day.
fraud.
REGISTER
8 Everyone was very surprised when Sheila
7 You don’t have many                                        
turned away/down the job in Australia.
so it won’t take you long to move house.

POSSESS

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8 Her                                         as a writer grows Function
every year.
8 Match sentences 1–11 with responses
POPULAR a)–k).
1 Nice weather, isn’t it?     a  

2 Could I speak to the manager please?

        

3 Gina didn’t come to work today.                

4 How long have you had this problem?

        

5 Can I help you at all?         

6 What’s the problem?         

7 What time does the post office open?

        

8 Everyone should learn to drive.         

9 Is this the right way to the train station?

        

10 I’ve been waiting for hours.         

11 Would you be able to recommend a

good hotel in the area?         

a) Yes, it’s wonderful.

b) About a week.

c) No, thank you. I’m just looking.

d) Yes, it’s just around the corner. You

can’t miss it.

e) Oh, at 8 o’clock I think.

f) Certainly. There’s the Hotel Royal on

King Street.

g) Of course. Can I ask who’s calling?

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h) I’m not sure about that. Not everyone
can afford to learn or wants to these
days.

i) I’m really sorry I’m late. I missed the

bus.

j) Perhaps she’s ill.

k) Well, it really hurts when I walk.

9 Complete the words in the

conversation.
A: In my 1 opinion   , public transport
should be cheaper. Then more people
might use it.

B: I 2 a                            . I think the main

problem is that public transport isn’t
always reliable.

A: That’s 3 t                          , but I think that

people also have to change their way of
thinking.

B: 4 D                            . If more people cared

about the environment, then public
transport would become more popular. It
would then get better.

A: Exactly. The problem is that

governments prefer to spend their
money on building new roads. I also 5
t                          they care more about the car
industry than the environment.

B: I 6 t                            agree but it does make

sense if you think about the economy.

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Reading
*The board and pieces used to play the game of chess.
10 Read the article and complete the
gaps in the summary below with a
number or a date.
Hou Yifan started playing chess when she
The Queen of Chess was
1
The champion chess player, Hou Yifan,   three  years old and was taught by an
was born on 27th February 1994 in international chess teacher from the age of
2
Xinghua, China. She first became interested                                         . She won her first
in the game when she was three and her world-level competition when she was 3
parents bought her a chess set*. Then, at and became the youngest grandmaster in 4
five years old, she began taking lessons . She won the Women’s World
with a world-famous chess tutor who Championship 5                                         times.
encouraged her to play in local chess She became the world number one female
competitions from the age of six. These chess player in March 6                                         .
gave her experience in playing against
others and improved her skill at the game.
Amazingly, she won the World Youth
Chess Championship for Girls when she
was only ten and two years later, she
became the youngest person to play in the
World Women’s Championships.
Her success continued when in 2008, at the
age of 13, she became the youngest ever
Chinese chess champion and the youngest
female to become a grandmaster. Then, a
few years later in 2010, she won her first
Women’s World Championship. She also
won it in 2011 and 2013 and is the only
player in history who has won three world
championships before the age of 20.
These days, you will find her studying in
the School of International Studies at
Peking University as well as playing chess
professionally. Her chess career still
continues and in March 2015, at the age of
21, she was officially named as the best
female player in the world. More recently,
she nearly beat the Male World Champion,
Magnus Carlsen, and many people think
that in the future, she may become the
world’s best chess player.

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11 Read the poster and the message.

Then complete the notes below.

Island Tour

Take a boat trip around six beautiful

islands.

Mon–Fri: 10.00a.m. to 2.00p.m

Adam,

I’m just going shopping for the afternoon. Hope

your game of golf was good. I’ve just seen an ad
for a boat trip round the islands. We can't go
tomorrow because we have the coach trip to the old
Greek ruins. How about Saturday? We can have a
lovely day sailing around the islands with lunch
included! Do you think you could get the tickets?
I'm sure you'll love it.

Notes

Name of tour: 1     Island   Tour

Day: 2                                        

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Writing                                                    
                                 
12 Match the underlined words in the
email to formal phrases a)–f).                                                    
                                 
¹ Hi, Mr Mackenzie                                                    
                                 

                                                   
² Just a quick note about the plans for
                                 
the new airport in Falton. I think
having a new airport is ³ a great idea. I                                                    
travel to Berlin a lot and the airport                                  
will make my life much easier.
                                                   
                                 
a) In addition           
                                                   
b) Yours sincerely                                             

c) Dear     1                                                       
                                 
d) I look forward to hearing from you
                                                              
                                 
e) I’m writing about           
                                                   
f) an excellent                                             

                                                   
                                 

                                                   
13 Write an answer to the question                                  
below in
                                                   
75–100 words. Include at least two
                                 
positive and two negative points in
your answer.                                                    
‘How do you think technology will change                                  
our lives in the next twenty years?’
                                                   
                                 

  It seems to me that/In my                                                    

opinion,                                                                                       

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