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Use of English: Grammar 1 Report the following statements using the verb provided. 1 “The computers in this room never work”. COMPLAIN She.................................................... .... 2 “They have told us again that we will not be able to view the property this Friday”. REMIND They.................................................. ...... 3 “We left the window open all night”. CONFESS TO They ................................................. ....... 4 “You will all have to read the book by Monday”. DEMAND He..................................................... ... 5 “Well done Tom, for finishing the exam on time!” CONGRATULATE She ................................................... .....
/5 2 Correct the mistake in each sentence. 1 She has given him the cold shoulder as soon as she found out that he had lied. 2 If he had been sceptical about the results, he won’t publish them in the journal. 3 The freebies will given to everyone that purchases over £10 of cosmetic goods. 4 Seeing the film on TV, I can say that it is totally nail-biting and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone afraid of ghosts.
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5 In order to becoming fluent in a language, a person needs to study hard and ensure they understand all of the nuances.
/5 3 For questions 1-5, 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 three and six words. 1 Mike refused to memorize the list of irregular verbs. NOT Mike said that .................................................. ...... the list of irregular verbs. 2 “Do you want to try and piece together exactly what happened on Friday night?” Kim asked John. INTERESTED Kim asked John if ....................................................... .to piece together exactly what happened on Friday night. 3 They put the girls in charge of the clapperboard for one scene. MADE The girls .................................................. ...... for the clapperboard for one scene. 4 Adam should really try to get on with the members of his study group. HIGH It’s .................................................... ....to get on with the members of his study group.
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5 There has been a sudden rise in the cost of going to the cinema this year. RISEN The cost of going ................................................ ........ this year.
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4 For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time This award-winning novel (1) _____ written by Mark Haddon in 2003. The book describes the life (2) _____ Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15 year old boy who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome. The book is written in (3) _____ first person by Haddon. The author is aware that he is not (4) _____ expert on the subject of autism; nevertheless, he believes his early experience of working with children with disabilities helped him to write the book. (5) _____ the start of the book, Christopher finds the neighbour’s dog, Wellington, murdered in the neighbour’s front garden and, wanting to find out what has happened, he takes it upon (6) _____ to investigate the case. He writes his daily findings in a book which turns out (7) _____ be The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime. Haddon’s book was intended for an adult audience (8) _____ Haddon’s publisher decided to widen the target audience and made (9) _____ available to children (10) _____.
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Use of English: Vocabulary 5 Replace the underlined phrases with internationally popular words. You may need to change the form of the word or phrase. brat flip-flop go berserk to cuddle someone yummy On Thursday, we decided to spend the day at the beach. It was warm and so I put on some shorts, a t-shirt and my (1)rubber shoes I usually wear at the beach and got into the car. When we arrived, we headed to the nearest ice-cream stall and waited in the long queue. Just in front of us, there was this (2)annoying child that was behaving badly. He kept shouting that he wanted an ice cream and pushing the people in front of him. After about ten minutes, he started crying and his mum (3)put her arms around him and held him close to comfort him. After about fifteen minutes, we got served and I must admit, the ice cream was worth waiting for. It was (4)really tasty. As we walked away from the stall, we noticed the child that had been in front of us in the queue (5)became uncontrollable. He was angry because although he had been served an ice-cream minutes before, he had accidentally dropped it on the ground!
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6 For questions 1-5, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. 1 As the final exams ___________ closer, the students spent increasingly more time in the library studying. Not knowing how much he would need, Simon ___________ an extra £50 out just to be on the safe side. On Saturday Tottenham ___________ with Manchester United in the first football match of the season. 2 Alberto, wanting to make sure he woke up on time, asked the hotel for a wake up ___________. “That was a close ___________. You almost hit that lorry!” the passenger yelled at the taxi driver. They were uncertain about when the meeting started, so they made a ___________ to their boss. 3 As he’s always complaining about his job, I honestly think the ___________ thing to do would be to leave. You need to put your ___________ foot forward if you want to get out of this situation. It’s ___________ practice in our company to respond to a client’s email as soon as possible. 4 There was so much junk in the spare room that Rita decided to have a ___________ out.
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It was ___________ in his mind what he had to do to resolve the problem. The moment Claire dropped the dissolvable aspirin in the water, it turned from ___________ to cloudy. 5 The speaker approached the ___________, adjusted the microphone and began his presentation. As Harry can’t ___________ talking to his boss, he avoids her whenever possible. We’ve decided to ___________ together at the concert as we don’t really know anyone else that’s going.
/5 7 Read the text and insert the correct form of the word in CAPITALS into each gap. Static speed cameras were originally set up throughout the UK, with the aim of (1)____________(DRAMA) reducing the number of road side accidents. At first, people were unhappy with these (2) ___________ (ORDINARY) machines that were able to calculate the precise speed of a (3)____________(MOTOR) and at the same time, capture a photo of their licence plate. But, over time, people have become accustomed to them and (4)____________(EVIDENT) shows that many drivers ‘play’ them. (5)____________(RESIDE) that live on busy roads where speed cameras have been installed were interviewed and they gave some(6) ____________(SIGHT) into how drivers play the cameras.
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A recent media report states that static speed cameras have not reduced the number of motor accidents, they have just increased drivers’ (7)____________(AWARE). When they see a yellow box in the distance, they are conscious it is a speed camera, and consequently slow down.
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university the next day, we called it a night, exchanged numbers and went our separate ways. We saw each other every day from our first encounter for three whole weeks. We spent hours talking about everything under the sun. To mark our three week anniversary, Alejandro asked if he could come over to my flat and cook a traditional Spanish dish for me, paella. I had never been to his flat nor had he been to mine, but I accepted his kind offer. As my lectures didn’t finish until 9pm and both of my flatmates had arrangements, I gave Alejandro the keys to my flat, so he could let himself in and prepare the dish whilst I was away. After my final lecture, I went straight home and, as I didn’t have the keys to my flat, I pressed the buzzer so Alejandro could let me in. He must have been cooking with the music on I thought, as he didn’t hear me, and so I buzzed again. At that moment, one of my neighbours opened the door. She was taking her dog out for a walk, and so she let me in. When I got to my own front door it was ajar. I opened it fully and shouted, “Alejandro I’m back!” but then I noticed something strange in the hallway – a picture was missing and so was the vacuum cleaner. I made my way to the kitchen and, as I advanced, I found more things missing; the television, the DVD player, my flatmate’s computer and lots more. I began to feel nervous. When I got to the kitchen, Alejandro wasn’t there. I looked in every room of the flat and, at this stage, it was clear that we had been burgled. But where was Alejandro? I didn’t have
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his mobile number, as he told me that he didn’t have one. I called the police and then my flatmates to inform them about what had happened. I told them all to come to the flat immediately. When the police arrived, I recounted exactly what had happened. I told them Alejandro was supposed to be here when I got back from university but he wasn’t. The police asked me lots of questions about him to which I didn’t know the answers. They asked me where he lived, who he lived with, his full name and the name of his parents. When I was unable to respond to any of these questions, they asked me to accompany them to the police station.
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1 The writer particularly enjoyed sitting in the Plaza Mayor because A she always met new people there. B it had a magical feel to it. C she enjoyed listening to the music there. D it was considerably cooler there. 2 What does the writer suggest about herself in the third paragraph? A She finds it easy to talk to people she doesn’t know. B She is influenced by those that are interested in music and art. C She spends a lot of time studying at university. D She behaved slightly differently that night. 3 What role does the neighbour have in the story? A She inadvertently allows the writer access to her own home. B She frightens away the burglar and prevents things from being stolen. C She buzzes the writer into the building. D She leaves the front door open ajar so the writer can get in. 4 At what point does the writer discover she has been burgled? A As soon as the neighbour opens the door. B When she notices that Alejandro is not in the flat. C The moment she sees the front door open. D Once she has checked the whole flat. 5 After the questioning from the police it is clear the writer A doesn’t trust Alejandro anymore. B is extremely worried about Alejandro’s whereabouts.
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C doesn’t know very much about Alejandro. D wants to find him as much as the police.
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You are going to hear four speakers talking about their experiences with sales staff. Match each speaker, 1, 2, 3 or 4 with the best answer A-F from each list. There are two answers in each list you do not need. What is each speaker saying about their experience? A I achieved my goal. B I was naive at first. C I soon realised what was happening. D I was deceived by a slogan. E I made a serious mistake. F My prior knowledge helped me. 1 2 3 4
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Writing 10There is going to be an International Inventions Fair in your area. You read the job advertisement below and wish to apply for the post. Wanted: Judges for the International Inventions Fair Next month, inventors from all over the world are going to attend a three-day fair, bringing with them their best inventions. We need judges, with or without experience, to help us choose the winning inventions. Those interested should write to us stating: 1. What you consider a good invention at the moment. 2. What you think makes a good invention. 3. Why you would make a good judge.
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