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Use of English: Grammar 1 Comple Complete te the dialo dialogue gue with with the corr correct ect form of the verbs given. A: Hi, Carrie. I (1) __________ (not see) you since your party. Have you been working hard or maybe playing all those computer games you got as presents? B: !either I wish I (2) __________ (have) time to chat to you be"ore, but everything happened really #uickly. $"ter we%d cleared up a"ter the party (thanks a lot "or the books books by the way, way, I (3) __________ (nearly read) them all) we went on a surprise holiday. &e &e spent two t wo weeks in !ew 'ork
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Find and and corr correct ect the the mista!e mista!es s in the sentences. "here are two mista!es in each sentence. 1 Harry asked me what will I do a"ter school.
2 I needn%t have answered all the sections in the e*am, so I chose $ and - but not C.
3 1he second programme in the series wasn%t that interested as the "irst.
play, 4 hakespeare is thought to write another play, but this was later "ound to be untrue.
A: &ow &hat a great place to go B: 'eah. $pparently ad (4) __________ (try) to "ind somewhere to take us "or ages. It was my birthday present. He was browsing through some last minute holiday deals and "ound one "or !ew 'ork. 'ork. o we went
5 1he website "or old "riends I "ound it last night helps you to contact people you use to know at school.
A: ome birthday present I e*pect I (5) ___________ (go) "or "or a meal in town "or my birthday Have you been back long? long? B: !o, +ust two hours I (6) __________ (hope) to see r -rowne to give him my pro+ect, which I "inished in !ew 'ork. Is he around? A: &ell, his timetable has changed a bit. $t two o%clock he (7) __________ (teach) 'ear 'ear /, so I (8) suggest going to 0oom +ust be"ore. He __________ (be) pleased you%ve you%ve done it. B: I hope he%s still pleased when he reads it
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# Complete the sentence so it means the same as the $rst% using the word given. &o not change the word given. Use between two and $ve words. 1 I have never seen such a beauti"ul painting be"ore.
21 1his _________________________ I have ever seen. 2 $lthough the music was very loud, I en+oyed the concert.
3I14 I en+oyed the concert ____________________ loud music. 3 I did both 1ony and ave%s homework "or them.
2!5' I _________________________ but I also did ave6s. 4 7ary said he was very sorry that he "orgot to pick you up at the station.
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' Complete the te(t with one word in each gap. 9ames artin has (1) __________ involved in "ilm:making since his early teens. He was initially interested (2) __________ photography and he was encouraged by his "ather, (3) __________ gave him an e*pensive camera "or his eleventh birthday. 9ames mastered the skill o" taking both artistically and technically pleasing photographs and (4) __________ on to win several local competitions. $lthough he had never shown any interest in "ilm:making, he was asked to help out a "riend who was making a short "ilm (5) __________ part o" a media studies course he was taking at college. He knew (6) __________ 9ames% e*pertise with a camera. 9ames showed real talent and discovered that he loved taking moving pictures. He later decided to "ollow the same course (7) __________ his "riend. !ow, ten years and "ive 2scar; nominations later, 9ames has proved to be one (8) __________ the most talented "ilm:makers o" his generation.
820 7ary _________________________ pick you up at the station. 5 It%s a good idea "or you to leave be"ore the rush hour to avoid the tra""ic.
-41140 _________________________ be"ore the rush hour to avoid the tra""ic. 6 1he recipe was very complicated, and I couldn%t "ollow it.
2 1he recipe _________________________ I couldn%t "ollow it.
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Use of English: )ocabular* + Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences. 1 I rely ___ my brother to repair my computer i" it goes wrong. A at B "or C on 2 &hat do you think the ___ o" the meeting will be? A outcome B drawback C turnout 3 I like to ___ out two or three times a week. A play
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, Complete the de$nitions with the correct words. -ou are given the $rst letters. 1 __________ so"tware is so"tware that is designed to cause problems. 2 &hen you break a bone, it is called a "__________. 3 &hen you are given something to encourage you to do something, it is called an i__________. 4 $ t__________ person is a person who says something and doesn%t consider how it may hurt the listener. 5 $ heavy piece o" rock "lying about in space is called a m__________. 6 $ p__________ animal is an animal that lived millions o" years ago.
B work C run 4 &e had a really interesting business ___ to
Complete the te(t with words formed from the words given. &ho says young people are less (1) __________ (invent) these days than they used to be? eventeen:year:old $seem has proved that we underestimate young people "ar too o"ten. He has +ust won a ma+or award "or a young (2) __________ (engine) o" the year competition with an unbelievable invention. He has designed a pair o" +eans that you can play the drums on. 'es, you didn%t (3) __________ (understand) $pparently, $seem was given the inspiration to design the +eans because he plays in a band and he was "ed up with having to transport a heavy drum kit around all the time. His special +eans contain (4) __________ (vary) sensors that the wearer taps in di""erent places. &hen he taps the things in one place, you hear one drum beat and when he taps in another, you hear cymbals clashing. It%s ama=ing 1he only (5) __________ (advantage) at the moment is that you have to plug in your +eans to an energy source. However, $seem is working on a wireless version. He will be demonstrating his >drum +eans% at an (6) __________ (national) competition in the near "uture. o, good luck, $seem
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/ Choose the correct alternatives to complete the te(t. I%ve +ust (1) ___ I haven%t updated my blog since I went to Cambridge "or my interview, and that was a week ago. o, here%s what happened on that dreaded day I%d been preparing "or the interview "or a (2) ___ weeks but the night be"ore I was really nervous and I had a more or less sleepless night, (3) ___ I wasn%t in a very good mood the "ollowing morning. y dad gave me a li"t to the station (that%s (4) ___ dads are "or), and somehow I managed to miss the 5ondon train by ten seconds. Can you believe it? I caught the ne*t one and had to sit listening to a one:way phone call "rom a businessman to a work (5) ___ "or most o" the +ourney. I took the underground across 5ondon, (6) ___ but it was so crowded I had to stand the way and by the time I was on the Cambridge train, my shoes were dirty, my coat was creased and I "elt a mess. However, in Cambridge the sun was shining, and I immediately started to "eel better. It%s ama=ing what a (7) ___ o" sunshine can do, isn%t it? I walked to the college, going through possible #uestions they would ask me in my head. Cambridge is such a lovely town with loads o" old buildings, pretty gardens and ancient churches. $nd o" course the river%s great too all the punts were "ull o" students. houldn%t they have been at lectures? I "elt much more rela*ed when I "inally arrived "or the interview. $nd how did it (8) ___? &ell, I%ll write about that ne*t time. 1 A reminded B realised C understood D remarked 2 A several B some C couple D "ew 3 A so B because C why D resulting 4 A that B why C what D reason 5 A "riend B person C partner D colleague 6 A "or B all C by D most 7 A bit B little C piece D amount 8 A result B get C make D go
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Reading 0 Read the article from which some sentences have been ta!en out. Choose the correct sentences AF to $ll the gaps 1+. "here is one sentence *ou do not need. How Did They Make It?
What’s the key to success? We all want to know! So, we asked a couple of people who have made it to the top of their chosen professions what they think is the secret. Be !a"te#$ wie# o% two &"y'i *o"d 'eda"+ %o# #,i*:
How did I make it to the top? I" I had a pound "or every time I%ve been asked this #uestion, I%d be really wealthy. I" I could give a simple answer, I would be even wealthier y success has been in athletics. 3eople o"ten wonder whether it is down to my genes. &as my dad a good runner? (1) ___ 1o be honest, I think my own success has been a result o" a combination o" "actors. I have parents who are keen on sports and encouraged me to take up running #uite early on. I remember training regularly "rom about the age o" si*. !ot because I had to, but because I loved it. 1hat%s what they gave me @ a love "or the sport, and that was very important. However, when you start talking about success itsel", it%s important to remember that there are a lot o" talented sportsmen out there, particularly runners. o why did I make it to the top over those other e*cellent sportsmen who were no doubt e#ually as dedicated as I was? (2) ___ $nd mine was to be living in an area which had a magni"icent sports club that o""ered "ree coaching to children who showed promise. y parents could never have a""orded to pay a t op coach to train me. 1he cost was way out o" their league. $s it was, I received coaching "rom one o" the best coaches in the country. He inspired me to push mysel" to the limits. (3) ___ 1hanks, ac Da-e Mye#+$ et#e#ee,#:
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'ou know, some people can have all the talent in the world and never really get the success they deserve. In my opinion, to be success"ul, particularly in the business world, what is really re#uired is determination and perseverance. I" you%re a young entrepreneur like I was, you have to have a goal and then really work towards it. (4) ___ 'ou need to come back "rom a "ailure, "ighting. 1hat%s where the perseverance comes in. on%t give up In my case, I knew very early on that I wanted to have my own online business and so, even when I was still at school, I%d get up early and put in an hour %s work on the computer be"ore a day%s studying. In the evening I%d be on t he computer again. I used every spare minute I had. $nd it certainly wasn%t plain sailing. (5) ___ In the end, however, all the hard work paid o"" and my business has done e*tremely well. ome people have said that my success is down to my having a gi"t "or spotting lucrative deals, or, as my mother maintains, the ability to persuade anyone to do anything -ut I de"initely believe that in the end, what gives you that e*tra edge is working hard and never losing sight o" your goal. A 1hat%s where I think luck comes into play.
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2istening 13 -ou are going to hear an e(tract from a radio programme. 2isten and decide if the statements are true 4"5% false 4F5 or not mentioned 4675. 1 1he "ood e*pert, ark 3earson, is new to the radio programme.
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2 He is reviewing a restaurant that uses special technology in its "ood preparation.
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3 ark 3earson is used to reading menus that are #uite complicated to understand.
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4 He thinks that the ordering system at 1he 0ed Imp may be di""icult "or some customers to use.
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5 In ark6s opinion, the "ood at this new restaurant is good value "or money.
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B 1here were many times when things went wrong and I was tempted to change track. C -eing good at something isn%t enough on its own. D It%s not easy because you have to take chances and there are a lot o" disappointments along the way. . Auite honestly I can say that without him, I would never have made it right to the top. / 2r is it because I started training at a young age?
8riting 11-ou see this notice in a local maga9ine: &e would like to publish some reviews o" good places to eat locally. &rite a review o" somewhere you have been to recently, and we will publish the best three in our ne*t edition.
8rite a review for the maga9ine. 8rite 1/3+3 words. _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________
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