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Unit test 1 e) watch 3

1: 2 Where does he live? f) like 6
3 When did you go to her party? 3: 2 once in a while 3 hardly ever
4 How often do you (usually) go on 4 usually 5 rarely 6 occasionally
holiday?
4: 2 office 3 company, staff 4 tasks,
5 Who does she go out with on customers 5 bonus
Friday nights?
5: 2 deal 3 pressure, risk 4 team
6 How many students are there in
your class? 5 consultant, with 6 lives 7 fashion

2: 2 decided, fell 3 finished, travelled 6: 2 accounts 3 marketing 4 education

5 entertainment 6 food 7 fashion
4 went, didn’t/did not get 5 smiled,
helped 6 said, liked 7: 2A am hating hate 2B can’t don’t
3A about on 3B  4A watch
3: 2 h) 3 f) 4 a) 5 c) 6 e) 7 d) 8 g) watching 4B aren’t don’t 5A to
5B  6A in on 6B do don’t
4: 2 didn’t/did not have 3 met 4
’s/has, got on 5 have, fallen 6 got

7 proposed 8 asked, accepted

5: 2 talks 3 say 4 gossip 5 had 6

telling

6: 2 a) 3 b) 4 a) 5 b) 6 b)

Unit test 2
1: 2 Is he studying hard for his exams
right now?

3 Do you watch the news every day?

4 Why is she selling her motorbike?

5 Where is he working at the

moment?

6 Do you like your job?

2: b) is moving 4

c) is working 5

d) is checking 2
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Unit test 3 7 doesn’t have to 8 must/have to 9
can
1: 2 ’re/are going 3 going, have
4 ’s/is, coming 5 staying in 4: 2 doing 3 did 4 made 5 made
6 are, eating 7 ’s/is, meet 6 doing 7 makes 8 make 9 made
8 ’re/are, playing 9 Are, take 10 done 11 do
10 is, leaving 11 going, do
5: 2 studying 3 gave 4 wear 5 play
2: 2 What 3 has 4 Whose 6 taking
5 Which 6 Who
6: 2 up 3 down 4 to 5 with 6 in
3: 2 Which film did they go to see?
7: 2 worry 3 don’t 4 write 5 idea
3 How many DVDs did you buy 6 should 7 sounds 8 online 9
yesterday? native
4 10 conversation 11 chat
5 Which TV programmes do you
like?
6

4: 2 a night out 3 a concert 4 running

5 a club

5: 2 shopping mall 3 nature trail

4 countryside 5 street markets
6 nightclubs 7 waterfront 8 indoors

6: 1 see 2 cancel 3 arrange

4 have, talks 5 checked 6 book
7 have 8 change

7: 2 f) 3 i) 4 e) 5 c) 6 j) 7 k) 8 a)

9 h) 10 g) 11 d)

Unit test 4
1: 2 Did 3 haven’t 4 have 5 Did
6 haven’t 7 have 8 Have you ever
driven

2: 2 ’ve/have, grown 3 ’s/has swum

4 Have, given 5 ’s/has, flown
6 ’ve/have won

3: 2 mustn’t/can’t 3 don’t have to

4 must/have to 5 can’t 6 can
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Unit test 5 4: 2 vegetarian 3 protein 4 Seaweed
5 fat 6 insects
1: 2 were travelling, made
5: 2 e) 3 a) 4 g) 5 c) 6 d) 7 f)
3 were, talking, saw
6: 2 neck 3 hurts 4 painful 5 How
4 called, was eating
long 6 Since 7 can’t 8 worried 9
5 was having, arrived so
10 painkillers 11 Take them
6 was sitting, heard

2: 2 reading 3 swimming 4 to go
5 to visit 6 to call 7 to book
8 spending 9 to travel 10 to know
11 to take

3: 2 motorbike 3 plane 4 speedboat

5 bicycles 6 buses

4: 2 backpack, money 3 binoculars

4 clothes, walking 5 souvenirs
6 digital 7 map 8 notebook
9 umbrella

5: 2 tourists 3 natural wonders

4 tax-free shopping 5 boat trip
6 coach tours

6: 2 way 3 go 4 take 5 keep 6 end

7 Turn 8 need 9 see 10 on 11
miss

Unit test 6
1: 2 hasn’t bought, for
3 ’ve known, for, lived
4 hasn’t been, since
5 has been, for, came

2: 2 won’t 3 might 4 may 5 May 6

Will 7 will 8 ’ll 9 may not 10
won’t 11 will

3: 2 caffeine 3 vitamin 4 junk food

5 exercise classes 6 alcohol 7
Stress 8 relaxing 9 running 10
fresh
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Unit test 7 5: 2 window shopping 3 department
stores
1: 2 didn’t use to like
4 brands 5 price 6 sales
3 used to study
6: 2 i) 3 f) 4 c) 5 e) 6 h) 7 k) 8 b)
4 use to live
9 d) 10 j) 11 g) 12 l)
5 used to work

6 use to go

2: 2 used use 3  4 use used 5 

6 use used

3: 2 so 3 to 4 because 5 to, to 6 so
7 so 8 because 9 to 10 because

4: 2 around 3 to 4 up, back 5 for

6 away

5: 2 f) 3 b) 4 g) 5 a) 6 e) 7 d)

6: 2 lecture 3 stationery 4 classroom

5 welfare, accommodation
6 registration, reception 7
photocopying

7: 2 Where; a) 3 when; f) 4 Do; b)

5 Can; e) 6 need; c)

Unit test 8
1: 2 where 3 who 4 who 5 that
6 which/that 7 which/that 8 where
9 which/that 10 which/that 11
where

2: 2 enough tall tall enough 3  4

very enough 5 many much 6
enough too
7  8 much 9 much many
10 is isn’t 11 much very

3: 2 invested, worth 3 borrow, lend

4 credit, cash 5 earn, bills
6 note, coins

4: 2 back 3 over 4 up 5 into 6 down

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Unit test 9 11 He really liking likes junk food.
1: 2 less polluted 3 cheaper 4 the 2: 2 were arrested 3 helped
most beautiful 5 the fastest 6 4 was delayed 5 stole 6 was told
longer 7 is/are left 8 is paid 9 gave
7 higher 8 the nicest 10 are caught 11 was shown
9 the least healthy
10 noisier, more dangerous 3: 2 safe 3 public 4 traffic 5
buildings
2: 2 – 3 – 4 the, a, the 5 –, the 6 the 6 parks 7 spaces 8 friendly 9
7 the, – nightlife
10 see 11 live
3: 2 lake 3 range 4 waterfall
5 rainforest 6 desert 7 ocean 4: 2 fraud 3 prison sentence
4 community service 5 shoplifter
4: 2 rural 3 national 4 wildlife 5
6 theft
fresh
6 natural 7 tropical 8 geographical 5: 2 f) 3 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 e)
9 beautiful 10 outdoors 11
volcanoes 6: 2 the moment 3 can you
4 doesn’t work 5 sorry about
5: 2 tortoise 3 jaguar 4 cheetah 5 6 money back 7 I can 8 You’ll
whale have
9 into it 10 be back 11 find out
6: 2 could, might 3 ’s definitely not,
Perhaps 4 Maybe it’s 5 can’t Unit test 11
6 might, definitely, Perhaps, could
1: 2 He hasn’t come home from work
Unit test 10 yet.
1: 2 I like eat eating Japanese food. 3 I’ve already done it.
3 Is Does Paula like her new flat? 4 I’ve already been here for an hour!
4 What’s it like? 5 Has Chloe called me yet?
5 Does Do you like this dress? 6 Yes, they’ve already packed their
backpacks.
6 What do they like best about living
in Canada? 2: 2 win, will you 3 won’t pass, don’t
4 hear, ’ll be 5 ’ll call, have
7 Where do you liking like going out
6 ’ll explain, sees
in the evening?
3: 2 website 3 blog 4 Skype
8 I’m really like this city.
5 video 6 online 7 posted 8 check
9 What’s Zurich likes in the winter?

10 Are Do you like learning Spanish?

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4: 2 uncomfortable 3 excited 2: 2T 3T 4F 5F 6T
4 confused 5 worried 6 lonely
7 amazed 8 bored 3: 2 Mike’s dad 3 Yes 4 When it was
cold or rainy 5 2/two 6 happy
5: 2 g) 3 b) 4 e) 5 d) 6 a) 7 f)
4: 2 hardly ever go 3 ’m trying
6: 2 it 3 very 4 am 5 about 4 was rarely 5 did she drive
6 just 7 in 8 yet 9 isn’t 10 but 6 Are they going to stay/Are they
11 much staying

Unit test 12 5: 2 When did they arrive?

1: 2 …Hilary he was coming home 3 How many people work in your
early. company?
3 … he didn’t understand what she 4 Whose car is it?
was doing.
5 Which car is yours/your one?
4 … they were very tired.
6 What is her favourite book?
5 …his new film wouldn’t be very
popular. 6: 2 b) 3 a) 4 c) 5 b) 6 c) 7 a) 8
b) 9 c) 10 c) 11 b)
6 …Maggie she couldn’t help her.
7: 2 waterfront 3 Rescue 4 interrupt
2: 2 d) 3 a) 4 c) 5 f) 6 e) 5 correspondent 6 task
3: 2 historical 3 blockbuster 4 8: 2 spend 3 have 4 dealing 5 talk
comedy 6 risking 7 on 8 get 9 have
5 documentary 6 biopic 7 horror
8 cartoon 9 action 9: 2 telling 3 play 4 salary 5
proposed
4: 2 photographer, successful 6 talked 7 gossiping 8 bonus
3 adventurous, dangerous 10: 2 d) 3 h) 4 a) 5 g) 6 b) 7 c) 8
f)
4 wonderful 5 politician, popularity
11: 2 speak to 3 at the 4 leave
5: 2 invited 3 got 4 book 5 rent
5 ask her 6 number 7 sure 8 catch
6 organised
9 you back
6: 2 Would you 3 for a musical
12: 2 h) 3 e) 4 a) 5 g) 6 b) 7 c) 8 f)
4 Certainly 5 me to 6 Would it
7 to organise 8 like to 9 Shall I 13: 2F 3F 4T 5F 6T 7F 8F 9
10 take them 11 recommend F

Achievement test 1 (Units 1–3) 14: 2 so 3 because 4 but 5 so

1: 2 b) 3 c) 4 c) 5 b) 6 a) 6 Yours sincerely

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15: (sample answer) I’ve known Tina for 8 medicine 9 vegetables 10
twenty years. We met at school when caffeine
we were thirteen years old. We went 11 dessert
to the same school for one year and
then I moved but we kept in touch. 9: 2 noted 3 chatting 4 watch 5
She is one of my best friends because listened
she knows me very well. One thing I 6 keep
really like about Tina is she laughs a 10: 2 a) 3 b) 4 b) 5 c) 6 b)
lot and is very easy to talk to. We can
talk about anything! We get on well 11: 2 about 3 Can 4 going 5 When
because we both have the same sense 6 be 7 and 8 going/planning 9
of humour and we both enjoy good
travelling and art. 10 It 11 should/must

The only problem is that she lives a 12: 2F 3T 4F 5T 6T 7F 8F 9

long way from me so I don’t see her F
often. We keep in touch by phone and 10 T 11 F
sometimes email. In the past, we
13: 2 a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 c) 6 b)
wrote letters to each other. I know we
will always be friends and I hope to 14: I love music and I’ve learnt all my
see her in the summer. English from British and American
songs. ... I also look up new words in
Achievement test 2 (Units 4–6)
an online dictionary. ... My English
1: 2 c) 3 f) 4 b) 5 a) 6 e) isn’t perfect but the singers make a
lot of grammar mistakes too!
2: 2 g) 3 b) 4 e) 5 d) 6 f)
15: (sample answer) … it’s a good idea
3: 2 3– 4– 5– 6
to make a weekly timetable. You
4: 2 eating 3 to get 4 to go 5 to find should also give yourself a short
6 living break every forty-five minutes and
make time for breakfast, lunch and
5: 2 mustn’t 3 were eating, heard dinner. There are some other changes
4 have stayed 5 don’t have to you can make. You should drink less
6 will 7 hasn’t, for 8 was walking coffee and only drink it in the
9 May morning. You should also stop
studying a few hours before bedtime
6: 2 don’t have to 3 will 4 must 5
and find ways to relax. Lastly, there
can’t
are some good apps that can help you
6 might
monitor your stress levels. Why don’t
7: 2 a decision 3 a project 4 a test you try one of those?
5 sick 6 a cough
I hope my ideas help and your exams
8: 2 map 3 souvenirs 4 suitcase go well. Good luck!
5 tourist 6 binoculars 7 painkillers
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Achievement test 3 (Units 7–9) 11: 2 pictures 3 Can 4 size 5 so/and
6 too 7 enough 8 where
1: 2 f) 3 b) 4 c) 5 a) 6 d)
9 Perhaps/Maybe 10 near 11 take
2: 2 His dad/father 3 16/sixteen
12: 2 f) 3 b) 4 e) 5 c) 6 b)
4 4/four 5 sharing (his) knowledge
6 23/twenty-three 13: 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T 8 F
3: 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6F 14: 2 c) 3 a) 4 b)
4: 2 use to play 15: 2 wear where 3 your you’re 4 to
too
3 enough for six people
5 sea see 6 write right
4 interesting/exciting film I've ever
seen 16: (sample answer) I started studying
English at my primary school in Italy
5 helped her get the job was Mr Jones
when I was six. Because of this, my
6 book so she went to the library strongest point is pronunciation. We
used to sing English songs and listen
5: 2 They never used to like watching to stories. It was great fun. When I
sport but they love doing it now. was older, I started listening to
3 The best time for me to study is at English music and reading the words
night. at the same time. This helped me to
improve my vocabulary and to
4 The film is about a man who saved understand spoken English quite well.
the world. My biggest problem is writing. I love
speaking but my writing is full of
5 Did she use to ride a bicycle when
mistakes, but I don't mind. The most
she was a child?
important thing for me is to
6 Why is he happier than he used to communicate.
be?
Achievement test 4 (Units 10–12)
6: 2 c) 3 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 c) 1: 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F
7: 2 up 3 for 4 about 5 in 6 up 2: 2 the USA 3 12.7 4 80–200 5
$1,475
8: 2 e) 3 d) 4 c) 5 a) 6 b)
6 HD2 7 2/two 8 400 9 $2,995
9: 2 travel 3 national 4 making 5 10 10a.m.–4p.m.
playing 11 www.technokings.com
6 tropical 7 treasure 8 coins
3: 2 ’ve already 3 ’s 4 chosen 5 told
9 outdoors 10 scenery 11 go
6 just 7 had 8 is bought 9 ’ll be
10: 2 b) 3 a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 b) 10 join 11 ate

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4: 2 b) 3 c) 4 a) 5 b) 6 b) 7 b) 8 1: 2 c) 3 b) 4 c) 5 b) 6 b)
a) 9 b) 10 c) 11 c)
2: 2 (fifteenth) 15th 3 (Hotel) Athens
5: 2 shoplifter 3 celebrity 4 faulty 4 No
5 dangerous 6 blog 5 €200 6 (nine fifteen) 9.15

6: 2 e) 3 d) 4 b) 5 a) 6 g) 7 f) 3: 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F

7: 2 jams, system 3 community 4: 2 did is 3 enjoying to enjoy

4 networking 5 lonely 6 sentence 4 meet meeting/going to meet
7 nervous 8 search 9 historical 5 to risk risking 6 Were Did
7 am wanting want 8 from since
8: 2 Certainly 3 Shall 4 speak 5 9 haven’t don’t have
moment/minute 6 Would 7 check 10 watches is watching
8 think 9 true 10 help 11 problem 11 hardly ever go
9: 2 d) 3 f) 4 b) 5 e) 6 a) 5: 2 can’t stand making decisions
10: 2 b) 3 f) 4 c) 5 a) 6 e) 3 haven’t eaten out for weeks
11: 2 c) 3 b) 4 a) 5 c) 6 a) 4 (’s) promised to phone me later
12: 2 them 3 They 4 it 5 They 6 it 7 5 mind working under pressure
It
8 it 9 It 10 it 11 there 6 mustn’t make mistakes in the exam

13: (sample answer for statement 1) I 6: 2 Where did they get to know each
totally disagree with this statement. I other?
can’t think of anything worse than
being famous. Of course, I’d 3 When did you last go to the beach?
probably also be rich and successful 4 Why are you studying English at
if I was famous, but there are so the moment?
many things I wouldn’t like. I’d hate
to be recognised everywhere. I 5 Are we meeting Victoria and Tim at
wouldn’t even be able to go to the 8p.m. tonight?
supermarket or the cinema. I’d have
6 Who won the match last weekend?
no private life at all – except with
other rich and famous people. The 7: 2 e) 3 a) 4 g) 5 h) 6 c) 7 b) 8 f)
paparazzi would wait outside my
house and follow me everywhere. 8: 2 met 3 broke 4 is feeling/feels
They’d take photos of me and my 5 ’ve/have had 6 asking 7 Have,
friends and they’d be published in the visited 8 to make 9 do, do
newspapers and gossip magazines. It
9: 2 musical 3 performance 4 trainer
must be terrible to be famous.
5 consultant 6 scientist
Mid-course test (Units 1–6) 10: 2 d) 3 b) 4 f) 5 a) 6 e)

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11: 2 known you 3 seeing her 4: 2 a) 3 b 4 c) 5 a) 6 b) 7 a) 8 b)
4 getting on 5 started 6 days ago
7 can’t stand 8 thinks 9 back 9 c) 10 a) 11 a)
together
10 to her 11 welcome 5: 2 cheat 3 brand 4 task 5 bills 6
blog
12: 2 e) 3 c) 4 f) 5 a) 6 d)
6: 2 out 3 off 4 with 5 on 6 away
13: 2 comedy 3 8p.m. 4 two/2 5 £28 7 for
6 14th 8 down 9 about

14: 2 also 3 so 4 or 5 Unfortunately 7: 2 reservation 3 decision 4 relaxing

6 but 7 and 5 performance 6 registration
7 possessions 8 popularity
15: (sample answer)
8: 2 g) 3 j) 4 b) 5 c) 6 k) 7 e) 8 h)
I’ll never forget the first time I went
on holiday with my friends. We were 9 d) 10 i) 11 f)
all at the university and were on our
summer holidays. We wanted to go 9: 2 agree 3 true/(right) 4 Definitely
somewhere sunny so we decided to 5 think 6 totally
go to southern Spain. We found
cheap flights on the internet and then 10: 2 five/5 3 ten/10 4 2008 5 three/3
booked places at a camp site near the 6 2015
coast. We went for two weeks and it 11: 2 Saturday 3 10.00a.m. 4 two
was great. We went sightseeing and 5 €25 6 the tour office
relaxed on the beach. We then made
friends with some locals who showed 12: 2 e) 3 f) 4 a) 5 d) 6 b)
us other beautiful sites in the area.
13: (sample answer)
We were all sad to leave when our
holiday ended. (100 words) In my opinion, technology will
continue to bring both positive and
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negative changes to our lives. Most
1: 2F 3T 4F 5F 6T people will be connected to the
Internet at home so more of them will
2: 2 308 3 cold 4 sausages 5 chef
be able to work from home. They
6 Julia 7 309 8 man 9 308 10
won't have to travel to their offices
bath
every day. This will reduce the
11 manager
amount of traffic on the roads, which
3: 2 were taken 3 worked 4 make will reduce pollution. On the negative
5 to take 6 ’ll buy 7 haven’t eaten side, life will also get faster and
8 to be 9 were having 10 is doing people will get even more stressed. I
11 to make hope that we’ll find a way of dealing

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with this stress and be able to live
with technology in a healthier way.

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