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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

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1 The forecast says that there will be a few today so don’t forget your umbrella.
2 I normally leave a 10% if the service has been good.
3 What will you do after you from university? Will your degree help you to get a job?
4 It’s very difficult to buy goods that aren’t covered in plastic .
5 The two teams started fighting on the pitch so the decided to stop the game.
6 Why are you so of Linda? You are just as lovely and clever as she is.
7 There must be a to Pele somewhere! After all, he was one of the most famous
football players in the world.
8 I got a really good in the sales. I paid £20 for a jacket that was originally £100.

2 Write the words for these definitions. You have the first letter to help you.
1 The music that is part of a
film. s
2 The place you go when you want to borrow a
book. l
3 These often ache after you have done a lot of physical
exercise. m
4 You need to keep this when you buy goods in case you want to exchange them or
get a refund. r
5 A large white animal that lives in arctic regions, often photographed
on icebergs. p b
6 You show this to the flight attendant when you get on a plane. It has your name and
seat number on it. b p
7 Someone who works for different companies but is not an
employee. f
8 This adjective describes someone who enjoys sharing and paying
for others. g

3 Choose the correct answer.

1 First you mix / pour the milk into a bowl.
2 Paul’s got a sore throat / cold so it’s painful for him to speak.
3 My trousers are too loose / tight so I need to buy a belt.
4 Jane is really disappointed because she passed / failed her Maths exam.
5 You know you shouldn’t rely / turn on Mike because he never does what he says he’ll do.
6 How can you learn if you don’t do / make mistakes?
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7 What time did you get back / to the hotel?
8 Tom is very proud because he’s representing / holding his college in the athletics championships.

Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Tom my phone. It’s really annoying. (always /
use)
2 Mum History at my school but luckily not in my class! (teach)
3 Who to when I saw you yesterday? (you / talk)
4 We to the new art gallery this weekend.
(probably /
go)
5 Susan and Hannah each other since 2010. (know)
6 Dan the house when I got home. (already /
leave)
7 Unfortunately I enough money to get tickets for the concert. (not
have)
8 Look at the sky! I think it soon.
(rain)

2 Match the sentence halves.

1 If I get a good degree,
a our parents made us help around the
2 If Simon had a personal house.
assistant,
b in going to the new James Bond movie.
3 Sasha told me
c during last month’s storms.
4 When we were young,
d I will do research next year.
5 John has had his computer
e that Rob and Emma had broken up
6 I’m really not interested recently.
7 Maria suggested f I’m sure his life would be more organised.
8 A lot of buildings were g repaired several times but it still doesn’t
damaged work.
h organising a trip to the theatre.
3 Choose the correct answer.
1 I didn’t / wasn’t use to eat much fruit when I was younger.
2 There aren’t much / many good restaurants in my neighbourhood.
3 Stephen is already so / as tall as his brother.
4 The shopping mall was such / so crowded that I had to leave.
5 I’m sure you could / must get on with Mark if you wanted to.
6 Clare is really good with / at solving problems so why don’t we ask her to help us?
7 Robert, who / which unfriended me recently, was one of my closest friends.
8 That animal can / might be a hedgehog but it’s hard to tell from here.
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Vocabulary and Grammar
Choose the correct answer A, B or C.

Technology changed our lives in so many we think about

(1)
media, ways.
for example, it is easier (3) (2) ever before to keep in touch with social
people, to follow
famous stars and new stories and of course to (4) selfies and endless status updates so that
(5) your friends can see what you are doing.
There are, of course, a lot of advantages to being connected 24/7, but there are also some
advantages. Too many people rely (6) social media. They (7) go for more than a few
(or in extreme cases, minutes) without checking who’s doing hours
what, (8) has to be unhealthy.
Surely it is (9) important to spend time with real people than with your phone. I
don’t know what you think, but I think things will get worse before they get (10) .

1 A has had
B have
C
2 A Will IfB Unless
C
3 A as like
B than
C
4 A post put
B place
C
5 A most
B all
C
some
6 A in on
B for
C
7 A mustn’t
B shouldn’t
C
can’t
8 A that which
B what
C
9 A very as
B more
C
10 A better
B best
C
good
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Reading Part 1

Questions 1–5
For each question, choose the correct
answer.
1
A There is no car park for patients at this
This entrance is for ambulances hospital.
only. For public parking at the B Only doctors are allowed through this
hospital, take the next road on the door.
left.
C Visitors cannot enter the hospital here.

For best results, put

pizza directly onto
A This pizza will take different amounts of time
middle shelf of oven.
to cook, depending on the oven.
Every oven is different:
use suitable cooking B You should make sure your oven is hot enough
time. Information below. before you cook this pizza.
C This pizza won’t cook unless it is in the right part of
the oven.

3
John, I’ve left my football boots behind.
The match is about to start and there’s
no way
A Maria warning John about something.
I can come back home. It’ll only take
two minutes for you to bring them by B Maria would like John to do her a favour.
C Maria is reminding John to go somewhere.
4 Reply Forward

Dear guests,

If you are attending the conference on A Visitors will receive food and drinks
Thursday, please register at reception. that they do not have to pay for.
This must be done in advance of the first
B Reception will be open from a quarter
meeting at 9.15 am.
past nine to visitors who are arriving.
Refreshments are provided free of charge.
C Guests should meet in reception
before the conference starts.
5
Due to the bad weather conditions
this morning, ferries have been
cancelled until further notice.
Refunds on all tickets are available A There are no tickets left for travel on
today’s boats.
at this office. You may also make
bookings for a future date. B Passengers will not be able to travel by boat
today.
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C The ferry company will
arrange boats to replace
those which cannot travel
now.
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Reading Part 3

Questions 1–5
For each question, choose the correct answer.

My scuba diving experience

by Shona Williams
Last summer, I tried diving for the first time. I don’t mean diving from a board into a swimming
pool, which I loved doing as a kid, but scuba diving, where you swim underwater in the sea with
special breathing equipment. I knew there’d be lots of water sports to try when my friends and I
booked the holiday, and I fancied having another go at windsurfing and kayaking, which I’d done
before. I’d seen scuba diving advertised in other resorts I’d been to, but it was only when my
friends suggested trying it that I considered it.
Our first lesson was in a classroom at the dive centre. I think my friends were disappointed we
didn’t go in the practice pool, but we soon understood what a huge amount we had to know. Our
instructor talked to us about the equipment, what it did and how to use it, and handed us
instruction books. These explained everything about diving, and were full of facts, quizzes and
diagrams, which we were told to read in our own time. There were hand signals to remember,
too, which are essential for underwater communication and we spent a while practising those.
The second lesson took place in a swimming pool, which I was happy about because it felt safe and
familiar. We did a few different activities, such as holding our noses and pushing the air out of our
ears, which you have to be able to do in deep water. That wasn’t as much of a challenge as I’d
expected, though my mates seemed to find it hard. We swam about slowly, getting used to
breathing with the equipment. With all the practice we did, I felt confident I’d know how to do
everything again next lesson.
Eventually, the time came for our first proper dive. As we went under the water, I immediately
noticed what a different kind of world I was in. It was fantastic. I’d expected to see lots of
brightly coloured fish as my body floated through the water, but most of them were dull colours
because we weren’t in a tropical sea. I saw a dolphin, though, swimming through the water.
Learning to dive was a brilliant experience and I can’t wait to do it again!

1 What does Shona say about diving in the first paragraph?

A She had asked her friends to do it with her.
B She had never had the chance to do it.
C She had not thought about doing it before.
D She had seen people doing it previously.

2 In the first lesson, Shona

A was sorry that they did not get into the water.
B realised how much they needed to learn about diving.
C found the hand signals they were shown difficult to do.
D felt confused by some of the information she was given.
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3 During the session in the pool, Shona felt
A worried about not remembering what she was taught.
B curious about how well her friends were getting on.
C pleased that she had a high level of fitness.
D surprised by how easily she could do one exercise.

4 How did Shona feel when she did a dive in the sea?
A Excited by the unusual environment.
B Amazed by the wide variety of sea life she saw.
C Delighted by the way her body felt in the water.
D Amused by the behaviour of one particular creature.

5 How would Shona describe her experience to a friend back home?

A Being in deep water was a very strange experience and there wasn’t really anything to see
down there.
B I had never realised how similar diving into a swimming pool and diving in the sea were
before.
C I’m glad I decided to give scuba diving a go instead of the other activities I’d intended to
spend time on.
D It was pretty difficult acquiring the skills I needed for breathing underwater, but it was
worth all the hard work.
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Reading Part 4

Questions 1–5
Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer.
There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Around the world in 80 days?

In 1873, a novel was published called Around the World in Eighty Days. In the story, a man named Phileas
Fogg accepts a challenge to travel around the world in eighty days. (1) These
were chosen as there were no passenger planes in those days! Fogg travelled with his companion,
Jean Passepartout, and in the story, the two men are successful in their mission.

Fogg’s story was so interesting that it led to several real attempts at travelling around
the world within the same timeframe. The first person to try it was a woman called
Nellie Bly, in 1889.
(2) She managed to complete the trip in 72 days, making a world
record, and met the writer of the original book, Jules Verne, on the way.

Although Bly wrote a best-selling book called Around the World in 72 Days, her record was soon broken
by a man called James Willis Sayre. (3) Also using public transport, his trip
took just 54 days.

Perhaps the most impressive attempt of the early twentieth century was that of a 15-year-old Danish
boy, Palle Huld, who did the journey alone. Travelling by ship and train like Fogg, he was sponsored
by a Danish newspaper.
(4) Huld completed this ‘backwards’ circle of the earth in just 44 days.

Since then, there have been no detailed reports of anyone doing the journey in the way that Fogg,
Bly, Sayre and Huld did, but there have been other achievements. In 2009, British celebrities did
a relay version of the journey for charity in pairs. (5) The final pair finished just in time on
the 80th day. Most recently, British cyclist Mark Beaumont cycled round the world, managing to
do so in 78 days.

A Bad weather delayed her and she finished the journey a day too late.
B Just a few years later, he did the same journey she had done.
C The challenge he was given was to complete the journey by boat and train.
D This involved travelling different sections of the journey together.
E Unfortunately, he was unable to raise the money needed for the trip.
F The interesting thing was that he travelled in the opposite direction to Fogg.
G They were not very happy with this result.
H Her idea was to do the trip in order to write about it for a newspaper.
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Listening Part 4 FT

Questions 1–6
For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear an interview with an expert on friendship called Beth Hinds.

1 What does Beth say about friendship groups?

A We should spend most of our time with close friends.
B We have different friends for different purposes.
C We try to keep friends as long as possible.

2 What advice does Beth give about good friends?

A Make enough time to see them.
B Remember to do fun things with them.
C Be in contact with them as often as possible.

3 Beth thinks the most important thing to do when a friend has a problem is
A listen carefully to what their problems are.
B explain how you behave when things go wrong.
C make suggestions to help solve their problems.

4 Beth says that a common mistake we make with friends is expecting them
A to behave in the same way as us.
B to agree with our opinions.
C to do too much for us.

5 What is Beth’s opinion of online friends?

A They can be just as good as friends we see face to face.
B We should limit the number of friends we make online.
C It is important to realise that we don’t know them very well.

6 Beth says that after she has seen a good friend of hers, she feels
A positive about what’s happening in her own life.
B encouraged to try more interesting activities.
C excited by hearing all their news.