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Test: Unit 1

2
Surviving on a desert island
Many of us occasionally think about living on a desert island,
but few ever have the chance to experience it. In the TV series
‘Survivor’, sixteen people do just that. For forty days they live
together and compete against each other on a tropical island,
and at the end of the contest the winner receives one million
pounds. This is an extract from the diary of one of the
contestants, Mike Foster.

think

‘Having said that, there are real difficulties. We all miss people
back home – we’re so far away from everything here – and we
have disagreements and arguments. I’m finding it hard to live
without simple things, like soap and shampoo and a comfortable
bed, and we’re having some problems finding food, too.
Catching fish is quite hard, especially when the sea is rough.
We’re getting a bit better at fishing but I have dreams about
eating hamburgers or chocolate biscuits!

want

do

not go

not understand

Jo (1) ____ you _________ anything interesting this
weekend?
Sue Well, David (2) _________________ me to go to the
football match with him on Saturday, but I’m not really
interested in football. I
(3) _______________ why everyone gets so excited
about it.
Jo Well, I (4) _________________ about driving
down to the coast on Saturday.
Sue Yeah? Where to?
Jo Cornwall. You (5) _________________ to the football
match, so why don’t you come with me?
Sue Yes, OK. That sounds like fun.

‘When you think about living away from home, you imagine
being in another city or even another country, but travelling
halfway round the world to a desert island in the Seychelles is
not something you consider. But now that I’m here, I must say
that I absolutely love it. The scenery is extremely beautiful –
there are moments when you feel like staying here forever.

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3

Complete the sentences. Use a gerund or an infinitive.
1 After (spend) _____________ a fortnight in Turkey,
Cathy returned to Australia.
2 I don’t enjoy (ride) _____________ my bike in the rain.
3 Robert didn’t want (move) _____________ to Scotland.
4 (run) _____________ on the beach is my favourite form
of exercise.
5 Our parents want us (get) _____________ good results
in our exams.

‘One thing that’s obvious is that we’re all losing weight.
Everybody is looking fit and healthy. People won’t recognize us
when we get back to civilization!’

READING

1

Complete the dialogue with the verbs in the box. Use the
present simple and the present continuous.

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

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1
2
3
4
5

Survivor contestants live on an island for almost six
weeks.
_________
Mike Foster won a prize of £1,000,000.
_________
The contestants are getting on well together.
_________
Mike is eating quite a lot of junk food.
_________
Mike is thinner than he was when he first arrived on
the island.
_________

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VOCABULARY

4

Complete the sentences with compound nouns. Use
hair credit alarm
washing laptop
words from both boxes.

machine clock
card
computer
d

1 My ____________________ wakes me up in the

morning.
2 A ____________________ is often useful when you
come out of the shower.
3 I’ve brought my ____________________ with me, so
I can do some work on the train.
4 We use a ____________________ to get our clothes
clean.
5 If I haven’t got enough cash, I can pay with my
____________________ .

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Test: Unit 2

GRAMMAR

2
Job hunting on the Internet

1 After we (take) ____________ our exams, we went
travelling for a year.

2 While Julie was reading the newspaper, she (see)
______________ an interesting job advertisement.
3 Emily gave in her notice because she (not get)
____________ a pay-rise.
4 Nobody was in the living room when Sam got home. His
parents and his sisters (go) ____________ to bed.
5 Sorry I’m late. The train (not leave) ____________ until
6.30.

A recent survey asked students in their last year of school or
university how they were looking for their first job. Their
answers were many and varied. However, those who were used
to the Internet were having more success than those who were
employing more traditional methods, such as looking up
advertisements in the newspaper.
The possibilities on the net seem almost endless. By simply
typing the word jobs into a search engine, we got a list of nearly
thirty million websites coming up on the screen. With so many
to choose from, it would be impossible to find anything suitable,
so the next step is to look for something more specific. You
have to limit your search to the area you want to work in.

Complete the sentences. Use the past simple and the past
perfect.

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As an example, we chose law. Limiting the search meant that

‘only’ 196,000 websites appeared, and the search had taken just
0.46 seconds. The first website on the list was advertising 339
different jobs. As you can see, there were plenty of options.

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of used to,
be used to or get used to.
1 I ______________ getting up early for work – it’s no
problem at all.
2 When Joanna first went to school, she ______________
cry every morning.
3 It took us a long time to ______________ our new
teacher.
4 It ______________ be easy to find jobs in this town, but
now a lot of people are unemployed.
5 They quickly ______________ life in the city. It was
much more exciting than living in a village.

Obviously, a lot of the available jobs are not open to school or
university leavers – they call for higher qualifications or more
experience. On top of this, there are factors that you must
consider yourself, such as where you want to work and what
salary you are prepared to accept. But there are lots of jobs out
there, and it’s certainly a good idea to look at the possibilities on
the Internet when you’re searching for work.

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VOCABULARY

READING

1

4

Complete the text. Choose adjectives from the box.

Read the text and answer the questions.
1 Who was the survey aimed at?
_________________________________________
2 Who had more difficulties finding a job?
_________________________________________
3 Typing the word jobs for an Internet search is not
very helpful. Why not?
_________________________________________
4 Why can’t school leavers get some of the jobs listed
on the Internet?
_________________________________________
5 What two other things could stop you from applying
for a job?
_________________________________________

obstinate reliable
narrow-minded

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ambitious considerate
mean imaginative

In my first job, my boss was hopeless. The business never

moved forward because he was too (1) ______________ ,
without any interest in new ideas. Even if there were very
good reasons to make a change, he refused to accept them –
he was so (2) _____________ that there was no point in
trying to argue with him. My new boss is just the opposite.
She’s very (3) _____________ – she’s determined to make
her business succeed and to get to the top. She’s also an
(4) _____________ designer with lots of unusual and
creative ideas. The only problem is that she isn’t a very
(5) _____________ person. As long as our work is fine, she
doesn’t think about us, and she sometimes says things that
really hurt our feelings.

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Test: Unit 3

2

Teenagers’ problems

Complete the sentences. Use the superlative or the
correct comparative form of the adjectives.
1 I enjoy Biology. I think it’s one of (interesting)
_______________________ subjects at school.
2 Obviously, a full-sized piano is (much / heavy)
_______________________ a keyboard.
3 Ben is (successful) _______________________ Gary
now. They’re both getting excellent results.
4 I saved some money on these shoes. They were
(expensive) _______________________ the ones in the
other shop.
5 I think this city has got (bad) _________________
traffic problems in the world.

Andrew: ‘I’m having problems choosing my school subjects
because I’m not sure what I want to do in the future. I don’t
know if I should pick the subjects that I enjoy or the ones that
are the most useful in getting a job. I don’t want to make the
wrong choice now – it might affect my career.’
Sue: ‘The only problem with school is that we have to take
exams all the time. In my opinion, exams don’t really show
what you know, but we spend most of our time preparing for
them and worrying about them. My parents think that exam
results are the most important thing in the world and the
teachers are always pushing us. We never get a break!’
Greg: ‘I don’t like studying and I’m not good at it, so school
feels like a prison to me – I’d really like to leave. But these days
there’s a lot of pressure on everyone to stay at school and then

to study at a college or university. It used to be easier when my
parents were growing up. I think there were more choices open
to them.’

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3

Choose the correct alternative.
1 If you’re hungry, look in the kitchen. There’s much /
several / plenty of food in the fridge.
2 Karen had any / a few / a little problems with the
questions in her history assignment.
3 I can’t afford to go to the school camp. My parents
haven’t got much / some / a little money.
4 All / A few / Most students do really well in exams, but
the majority of us are happy if we pass.
5 I didn’t meet a bit of / none of / any of my friends.

Diana: ‘For me, the main issue is money, because that means
freedom. My parents aren’t rich and I hate having to depend on
them. I’ve got a Saturday job, but it doesn’t pay very well. I
want to go to university, but that’s also going to be expensive.
When will I be able to earn my own money and live my own
life?’

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READING

VOCABULARY

1

4

Read the text and answer the questions.
1 Who is most negative about school?
_______________________________________
2 Who is most worried about employment?
_______________________________________
3 Who wants more independence?
_______________________________________
4 Who feels that things were better in the past?
_______________________________________
5 Who disagrees with his / her parents?
_______________________________________

Complete the dialogue with phrasal verbs. Use words
from both boxes.
stick

Tim
Liz

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Liz

turned

put let

fall

against down
up out

Steve and Amy aren’t speaking to each other. Why
did they (1) _________________ ?
Steve had an awful argument with Tom and Amy
didn’t (2) _________________ for Steve – she left
him on his own. So after that, he
(3) _________________ her. He thinks she
(4) ________ him ________ when he needed help.
What does Amy say about it?
She says that the fight was Steve’s fault. And she’s
probably right. Steve loses a lot of friends because
they can’t (5) _________________ with his
aggressive behaviour.

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Test: Unit 4

2

1 Alison’s grandmother (die) _______________ three
years ago.
2 I left a message for Emma, but she (not ring)
_______________ me back yet.
3 My parents (teach) _______________ me to ski when I
was eleven years old.
4 We (be) _______________ in the ice hockey team for
six months and we’re really enjoying it.
5 You look tired. (you have) _______________ a hard
day?

A climbing accident
People have always been attracted to rock-climbing and plenty
of accidents have resulted from this hobby. Seventeen-year-old
Wendy Sherlock has fallen three times without any injury while
rock-climbing, but after her latest accident last Saturday, she is
lucky to be alive.
Wendy has been in hospital for two days after an eight-metre
fall from a rocky cliff in the Sanderson National Park. She
doesn’t remember much about the accident, and it’s not
surprising considering her injuries.
‘I’ve got quite a bad head injury – that’s the worst thing,’

Wendy explained. ‘But I’ve also broken my arm and a couple of
my ribs and there’s a problem with my left shoulder.’ She
doesn’t know how long she will have to stay in hospital, as the
doctors haven’t told her yet. However, she is realistic about her
recovery. ‘I’ll be in here for a while, because I hit my head
when I landed on the ground. That’s why I can’t remember
anything about the accident.’

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3

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
for since already just yet

1 Have you finished doing your homework _________ ?
2 I’ve known Harry _________ about six years.
3 You’ve _________ missed Charlie! He was here five
minutes ago.
4 Mum
You must make your bed before you go
out, Mike.
Mike
I’ve _________ done it. I made it this
morning.
5 Sally has been really excited _________ she heard about
the surfing competition.

Wendy’s doctors are confident that there’s no permanent
damage, but they’ve advised her to give up her dangerous sport.

However, Wendy is undeterred. ‘Since I was a child, I’ve
always loved climbing and I’m determined to carry on doing it,’
she said. ‘I think this accident is simply a reminder to take a bit
more care. I’ve started to feel better already, and I can’t wait to
start climbing again.’

READING

1

Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect and the
past simple.

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Read the text and complete the sentences.

VOCABULARY

1 Before last Saturday, Wendy __________________
_________________________________________
2 Wendy had her fourth accident while she ________
_________________________________________
3 The most serious result was ___________________
_________________________________________
4 Since the day before yesterday, Wendy __________
_________________________________________
5 Wendy’s doctors have said that she shouldn’t _____
_________________________________________

4

Choose the correct alternative.
1 Barbara looked up to / into / over learning to
sky-dive, but it was too expensive.
2 A group of spectators looked into / back on / on while
the team went through their training exercises.
3 We look up to / on / over people who have exceptional
skills and talents.

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4 You should always look into / out for / on signs of bad
weather when you’re sailing.
5 Divers need to look up to / on / over their equipment
very carefully before they enter the water.

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Test: Unit 5
El Niño
What has caused the recent tropical storms, floods and droughts
in different parts of the world? The answer is El Niño. Its name,
meaning ‘The Child’ in Spanish, makes it sound harmless, but
in fact it has a dramatic and violent effect on the world’s
weather.

make

2

drive

not stop

not have

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
Use will and the present continuous.
1 We ________________ Olga to the airport this
afternoon. Do you want to come?
2 These forest fires ________________ burning until we
get some rain.
3 Experts think that the volcano ________________ again
in the next fifty years.
4 Lisa ________________ her interview tomorrow.
They’ve changed the date to Friday.
5 Lucy

I feel like something to drink.
Adam
OK. I ________________ some tea.

Normally, winds blow across the southern Pacific Ocean from
east to west. In an El Niño year, they blow in the opposite
direction, bringing a current of warm water flowing back
towards South America. Coastal waters become two to three
degrees warmer. Sea levels along the South American coast can
rise by as much as fifty centimetres and this causes widespread
flooding. At the same time, South-east Asia and Australia are
left without the rainfall that they need.
Until recently, El Niño has usually arrived every five to eight
years and it has lasted, on average, for about eighteen months.
But now this pattern seems to be changing. El Niño comes more
often, and it lasts longer. Many scientists believe that this
pattern will continue in the future. According to their
predictions, El Niño will bring more rainfall and flooding to
California and South America, greater famine to countries like
Indonesia and worse droughts and forest fires to Australia.

erupt

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3

Complete the sentences. Use the future continuous and
the future perfect.
1 When this storm is over, it (cause)

______________________ a lot of damage.

Many people have already lost their lives due to the effects of El
Niño and the dangers will increase if the Pacific winds become
more unreliable. Nature is a force that we will never be able to
control. We will simply have to try to limit its effects.

2 I’m glad we’re almost home. In a few minutes it (rain)
______________________ .

READING

3 This time next month we (not study)
______________________ for exams. We’ll be on a
beach in Spain!

1

4 At the end of his travels he (visit)
______________________ fourteen countries altogether.

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 El Niño’s name doesn’t describe its destructive power.
_________
2 In an El Niño year, winds blow from the east towards
South America.
_________
3 There are often floods when sea levels become higher.
_________
4 El Niño first arrived between five and eight years ago.

_________
5 Scientists predict that there will be less danger
from El Niño in the future.
_________

5 (Jane work) ______________________ at this time
tomorrow?

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VOCABULARY

4

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Match the two parts of the sentences.
1
2
3
4
5

A breeze
Fog
Sleet
A downpour
A blizzard

a
b

c
d
e

is a sudden fall of heavy rain.
is a very bad snow storm.
is a light and gentle wind.
is a mixture of snow and rain.
is dense and heavy mist.

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GRAMMAR

2

Cleaning time
After two years at Istanbul University, Volkan and Emir decided

that it was time for a break from their studies. They were both
interested in improving their English, so they made a decision to
spend some time on a working holiday in London.

When Susie arrived at her flat, she (1 feel) ______________
tired and annoyed. She (2 miss) ________________ the bus
from the library and her feet (3 hurt) _______________
from the long walk home with a bag full of heavy books.
Now she (4 look) ______________ forward to a rest and a
cool drink. At her front door, she put down her bag – and
discovered that she didn’t have her keys. They (5 fall)
______________ through a hole in her pocket on the way
home.

They found work easily enough, but it wasn’t exactly the type
they had expected. While they were walking back to their hostel
one evening, Volkan saw a small advertising poster stuck on a
wall. It was asking for people to work as cleaners and it had a
phone number. They rang, expecting to hear about a job
cleaning offices. Instead, the manager of the cleaning company
employed them as cleaners of the city’s largest clock – Big Ben.
Volkan and Emir had never had a similar job before, but their
boss wasn’t worried about that. He simply wanted them to start
as soon as possible. His two previous cleaners had left suddenly
the week before, and he was desperate to find replacements. The
next morning, the two students were working 100 metres off the
ground beside the river at Westminster.

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3

I like your computer. How long (1 you have)
_________________ it?
Jack My parents (2 buy) _________________ it for me
a week ago. I love looking for information on the
Internet. I (3 already send) _________________
lots of emails, too.
Dan Let’s send an email together to Jamie. I
(4 not talk) _________________ to him for ages.
(5 his team / win) _________________ the match
at the weekend?

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4
1

Choose the correct alternative.
1 It’s cold in here, isn’t it? I ’ll turn on / ’m turning on the
heater.

Read the text and answer the questions. Write full
sentences.

2 Wait – you’re carrying too much. You’re dropping /

1 Were Volkan and Emir planning to work when they
went to England?

going to drop one of those bags.

_________________________________________

3 Sorry, I can’t meet you tomorrow. I ’m playing /

2 What was the poster advertising?
_________________________________________

’ll play squash with Charlie.
4 Kate has just gone up to the shopping centre. She ’ll

3 What experience had they had for this job?
_________________________________________

buy / ’s going to buy some new speakers for her CD
player.

4 Where are they living now?
_________________________________________

5 I’m worried about my exams. I don’t think I ’m getting /

5 What are their plans?
_________________________________________

’ll get very good results this year.

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Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple or the present
perfect.
Dan

Volkan and Emir have just returned to Turkey after spending
nine months in their unusual job in England. They’re going back
to their studies at the beginning of the university year and they
certainly won’t be taking up cleaning as a career, but they’re
still smiling about the great experience they’ve had. They’ve
formed some good friendships, they’ve greatly improved their
English, and they’ve seen sights that not many other people
have seen – views of London from the top of its most famous
clock tower.

READING

Complete the text. Use the past continuous or the past
perfect.

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8

Complete the text. Use the future continuous or the
future perfect.

Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs. Use words
with down for
against on

Next weekend I (1 not do) ____________________ my

turn look back
put up look out let

from both boxes.

homework as usual. School (2 finish) _________________
and we’ll be on holiday in Italy. So at this time next

1 Be quiet! I can’t _________________ that noise while
I’m studying.
2 When you ___________________ this day, I’m sure
you’ll see that you’ve made the right decision.
3 I really need your help. Please don’t _________ me
_________ .
4 In very cold weather, drivers should
___________________ ice on the roads.
5 Why did you ___________________ Adam? He was
your best friend.

Saturday, I (3 fly) _________________ to Florence – I can’t
wait! The busy holiday time (4 not start) ________________
by then so the city shouldn’t be too crowded. It’s very hot in
Italy now, though, so I hope it
(5 cool down) _________________ by the time we get
there.

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VOCABULARY

6

9

Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 We’re asking for a
pay-rise

a of 350 employees.

2 I was unemployed
for six months

b in medicine.

3 I gave in my notice

c and left the job two

weeks later.

4 The manager, Mr
Field, was in charge

d of £50 per month.

5 My parents want me
to have a career

e after I lost my job.

1 A hurricane has brought _____________ to the coastal
towns of Florida.
A civilization B destruction C determination
2 I love painting but I can’t earn a _______ from it.
A life

A decision

2 absolutely
3 breeze
4 along
5 selfish

A However

C solution

B As a result

C On the other hand

slightly

5 You can’t have them all. You’ll have to _________ a
choice.

totally

A make

gale drizzle

through despite
considerate

B objection

snowboarding

completely

hurricane

C bonus

4 Global warming is causing hotter temperatures.
________ there are more droughts and forest fires.

Circle the odd word out.
1 abseiling fascinating
sky-diving

B living

3 If you think carefully about the problem, I’m sure you’ll
find a _____________ .

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7

Circle the correct answer, A, B or C.

C take

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towards

patient

B choose

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Test: Unit 6

2
Agoraphobia

1 There’s lots of pollution in this area. Dangerous
chemicals (produce) _________________________ in
that factory.
2 We can’t cancel the holiday. The money (already pay)
___________________ .
3 I was really upset last week because my motorbike
(stole) _______________________ .
4 Strange lights (see) __________________ in the sky
since last Tuesday.
5 English (speak) _______________ in Britain, the USA,
Australia and lots of other countries.

A perfect day has been predicted in the weather forecast. You

look out of the window and see the sun shining brightly. What
could be better than to spend the day outside? Not for some,
however. Not today or any day if you suffer from agoraphobia.
Pauline Proctor is one such sufferer. Her fear of being in open
spaces and public places means that she has had to stay inside
her house for the past four months.
Pauline used to go out to work, but she began to feel more and
more nervous about walking in the streets. She became terrified
of travelling on buses or trains, and her feelings of panic made it
extremely difficult to go shopping or visit her friends. At work
she found it impossible to speak in a meeting or go out for lunch
with her colleagues. So when she was given the opportunity to
work from home using the Internet, she took it. She was very
lucky to get this chance – many people in her condition simply
become unemployed.

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3

Read the text and complete the sentences.

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my camera / fix

my hair /

1 I want to look good for the party, so I’m going to
______________________________ .

2 We ______________________________ at the garage
yesterday. It was very dirty.
3 The rain is coming in. We need to
______________________________ .
4 Someone is coming from the electrical shop tomorrow.
We’re ______________________________ .
5 I can’t take photos at the moment. I have to
______________________________ .

READING

1 If you suffer from agoraphobia, you ____________
_________________________________________
2 For the past four months, Pauline hasn’t _________
_________________________________________
3 When she used public transport, she ____________
_________________________________________
4 Pauline is luckier than some agoraphobic people because
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
5 An arrangement has been made for her to go _____
_________________________________________

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of have or
get and the phrases in the box.
the car / wash
cut

Pauline is determined to control her phobia. She is receiving
professional advice and she has been learning ways to keep

calm. Now she is close to her first trip outside. Some friends are
picking her up and taking her to their house for dinner. ‘I’m
sure it will be OK – I can do this,’ she said. ‘I’ll feel quite safe,
and I’m looking forward to the evening.’

1

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
passive.

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4

Complete the sentences with prepositions.
1 Richard has decided not to go to the concert. He isn’t
very keen ____ classical music.
2 Your laptop computer is similar ____ mine.
3 My sister is getting married next month. We’re all very
excited ____ it.
4 I’m fed up ____ you! You never stop complaining.
5 Lots of people are scared ____ sharks, but most sharks
aren’t dangerous to humans at all.

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Test: Unit 7

2
Don’t leave it too late!
If you had an idea for a new invention, what would you do?
Would you start work immediately and try to sell your product?
Philip Brown had a great invention, but he didn’t make the most
of it and missed the opportunity of a lifetime.

improve concentrate make
not drive not have
1 If your invention is successful, you ______________ a
lot of money.
2 Tania would get better results if she _______________
harder on her work.
3 If David _______________ a job, he wouldn’t be able to
afford guitar lessons.
4 The traffic will get worse unless they _______________
the roads in this town.
5 I _______________ this car unless I knew it was safe.

Some years ago, Philip came up with an interesting idea. He
loved music, and he wanted to be able to listen to it everywhere
he went. He examined his cassette recorder and realized that if
he made it small enough, he would be able to carry it with him.
He made up his mind to try to produce one of these small
machines.
The technology was a challenge, but Philip was an electronics
expert. Working in his garage, he went to great lengths to make
a prototype of his machine, which he called a ‘mini-cassette’. It
used small parts and it was powered by batteries. Because it
wasn’t much bigger than the size of a cassette, it fitted in his
jacket pocket. It was now equipped with small headphones so it
could be used in the street or in public transport without
annoying other people.

Complete the sentences. Use the first and second
conditional and the verbs in the box.

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3

Write sentences in the third conditional.
1 If you / see / the film / you / enjoy / it.
_________________________________________
2 If it / not rain / we / play / tennis.
_________________________________________
3 Maria / feel / miserable / if she / lose / her camera.
_________________________________________
4 If I / not go / to the bank / I / not have / enough money.

_________________________________________
5 Computers / not become / so popular / if their price / not
come down.
_________________________________________

Philip found his machine convenient and practical, but he didn’t
make any effort to sell it. A couple of years later, the Walkman
was produced by a Japanese company and was hugely
successful around the world. If Philip had sold his invention
when he first developed it, he would have made a fortune!

READING

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1

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 The older cassette recorders were too small to
carry around easily.
_________
2 Philip put a lot of time and effort into making his
machine.
_________
3 If the machine hadn’t had headphones, the sound
of the music would have annoyed people.
_________
4 Philip was pleased with the machine that he had made.
_________
5 Philip’s ‘mini-cassette’ made him a rich man.

_________

VOCABULARY

4

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Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of
make or do.
Mum Did you (1) _________ your research for the history
assignment last night?
Amy No, I couldn’t manage it. It was too difficult.
Mum Stop (2) _________ excuses. You just didn’t spend
enough time on it.
Amy No, that’s not true. I (3) _________ my best. I read
through the questions two or three times, but it didn’t
(4) _________ any difference. I couldn’t understand
them.
Mum Well, that’s no good. You’ll never get anywhere
unless you (5) _________ an effort.

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Test: Unit 8

2
A change of image

1 Annette lent me a book _________ was very useful for
my science project.

Caroline Blake and her brother Tim were returning from Asia,
where they had been travelling for eight months. In the family
flat, their parents had prepared a big celebratory meal and the
whole family was anxiously waiting for them to arrive. But
when at last the two travellers appeared at the door, there was a
moment’s complete silence.

2 It’s nice to talk to people ________ have unusual or
original ideas.
3 There’s the shop ________ Steve bought his jacket.
4 The eye make up ________ Liz wears is too dark.

They had left as pale, tidy, rather boring-looking young people,
with their straight brown hair cut short and each wearing jeans,
trainers and a T-shirt. Now they were difficult to recognize.
Tim had grown his hair and had had it put into dreadlocks

which spread over his shoulders. Although it was autumn in
England, he was wearing sandals and a Malaysian sarong,
which is a kind of skirt that is often worn by men in South-east
Asia.

5 Jack is the boy ________ photo was in the paper.

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3

Join the sentences together. Use non-defining relative
clauses.
1 In the library I met Suzanne. I was doing some research
there.
In the library, ______________________________
_________________________________________.

Caroline’s appearance was as surprising as Tim’s. The sides of
her head were shaved and her ears, which were each pierced in
five places, were full of earrings. On the top of her head, her
hair, which was very short and spiky, was dyed red. Like her
brother, she was tanned dark by the sun.

2 The girl with the dark hair is a brilliant painter. She
joined our art class last month.
The girl with the dark hair, ___________________
_________________________________________.

‘You look cool,’ their little sister Susie said.

3 Our cousins have invited us to stay with them. Their
house is on the coast.
Our cousins, _______________________________
_________________________________________.

‘You certainly look different!’ said Mrs Blake bravely, as she
put out her arms to her son and daughter. Caroline looked at
Tim quickly. They both knew it would be best to wait a while
before they showed their parents the tattoos that they had got on
their last night in Singapore.

4 Sophie’s motorbike is standing in the garage. It needs
some repairs.
Sophie’s motorbike, _________________________
_________________________________________.

READING

1

Complete the sentences. Use who, whose, which, that
or where.

5 John always manages to look good. He buys cheap
clothes at the market.
John, _____________________________________
_________________________________________.

Read the text and answer the questions.

1 Why were Mr and Mrs Blake organizing a celebration?

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____________________________________________

VOCABULARY

2 Why was everyone quiet when they first saw Caroline
and Tim?

4

____________________________________________
3 How was Tim’s clothing different from the things that he
used to wear?
____________________________________________
4 What was Caroline’s hairstyle like?

Match the sentences.
1 Ellie is a sporty person.
2 Jane is very trendy.
3 Denise is a bit
overweight.
4 Kate has got freckles.
5 Paula has got ginger
hair.

____________________________________________
5 What was the last change that Caroline and Tim had

made to their appearance?

a They’re on her nose.
b She’s very athletic.
c She wears it in a
ponytail.
d She always wears
fashionable clothes.
e She wants to be
thinner.

Total

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Test: Unit 9

2

1 Emma told me that she was ready for her trip.
‘I ______________________________________’
2 She said that she had already finished packing.
‘I ______________________________________’
3 She said that she was travelling by train.
‘________________________________________’
4 She explained that the journey took nine hours.
‘________________________________________’
5 She promised that she would send me a postcard.
‘________________________________________’

A wasted journey
Although he had broken his leg a few weeks earlier, Kevin
Crowther was still looking forward to the Glastonbury music
festival. His family told him not to go and suggested that he sold
his ticket on the Internet, but Kevin was determined not to miss
the festival. He set out for Glastonbury early on Thursday
morning.
He had already decided that the best way to get there was by
hitchhiking. If you held out your thumb, a kind-hearted driver
would stop and you could reach your destination without
spending any money. Kevin was sure that his broken leg would
help – drivers would be more willing to stop for him if they saw
that he had an injury.

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3

He was wrong. He waited for three hours until a woman offered
him a lift. Unfortunately, her car broke down ten minutes later,
and it was another hour before a lorry driver picked him up and
agreed to take him to Glastonbury. Kevin was relieved, as his
leg was hurting and he was feeling tired and hungry. But the
journey was unbearably slow. The road was busy and they were
held up several times in traffic jams.

Complete the reported questions and commands.
1 ‘Where are you staying?’ James asked me.
James asked me
________________________________________ .
2 ‘Did you enjoy the book?’ I asked Angela.
I asked Angela
________________________________________ .
3 ‘Steve, has your father returned?’ Helen asked.
Helen asked Steve
________________________________________ .
4 ‘Sit down immediately,’ the teacher said.
The teacher told us
________________________________________ .
5 He said to them, ‘Don’t work without a helmet.’
He told them
________________________________________ .

Finally, Kevin booked into a small hotel for the night. The girl
at reception asked him if he had come to Glastonbury to do
some sightseeing. When he told her that he had come for the

music festival, she looked at him strangely. ‘I’m afraid you’re
out of luck,’ she said. ‘The festival doesn’t begin for another
two weeks!’

READING

1

Rewrite the reported speech. Use direct speech.

Read the text and answer the questions.

/5

1 Why did Kevin’s family tell him not to go to the
festival?
______________________________________ .
2 Why didn’t Kevin travel to Glastonbury by public
transport?
______________________________________ .
3 Why was he confident that drivers would stop for him?
______________________________________ .
4 What caused the delays when he was travelling in the
lorry?
______________________________________ .
5 What mistake had Kevin made?
______________________________________ .

VOCABULARY

4

Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs. Use words
from both boxes.
got
looking forward
held
gone
took

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away off to
on
up

1 Adam didn’t enjoy the flight. He got very nervous when
the plane _______________ and landed.
2 There was an accident on the motorway, which
_________ us ________ for 20 minutes.
3 Our neighbours aren’t here. They’ve _______________
for two weeks’ holiday.
4 They _______________ the bus at Nice.
5 I’m really _______________ my trip to Japan in
August. It’s going to be great!

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Test: Unit 10

2
Fame and privacy

could
couldn’t
had to
don’t have to
should
shouldn’t
will be able to

One drawback of fame might be a lack of privacy – but not
every famous person has this problem. The fame of successful
writers creates less pressure than that of pop stars, because
although we know their names, we may not recognize their
faces.
The author of the best-selling Harry Potter books, J. K.
Rowling, has appeared in public more often than most writers to
give interviews, sign books and accept awards. When she makes

a public appearance, she’s met by crowds of young fans who
want to get her autograph. But Joanne Rowling doesn’t see
herself as a star. ‘It’s entirely possible for me to lead a very
normal life,’ she said. ‘Kids don’t turn up to see me personally.
I think I could be man, woman, old, young. I hope and believe
that the books are the attraction, not me personally.’

Earlier this year, the star footballer Peter Robson
(1) ______________ leave the pitch when he was injured in
a game against Liverpool. For the following three months he
(2) ______________ play football because of his injury, but
now he’s training again. ‘We (3) ______________ worry
about Peter any more,’ his manager said. ‘We’re confident
that he
(4) ______________ join the team next Saturday, although
the fans (5) ______________ expect too much from him in
his first game.’

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3

J. K. Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter novel in a small flat
where she was bringing up her baby daughter Jessica. She now
earns more money than any other woman in Britain. She enjoys
the benefits of her success, but she would hate to lose her
freedom and privacy. In a recent interview she explained that
she worked best alone, and that it was important for her to
protect Jessica’s privacy as well as her own. The best moment
of her career was not in the camera lights – it was when she

heard that her first book had been accepted by a publisher:
‘What a moment! I walked on air for days.’

Rewrite the sentences. Use the modal verbs in brackets.
1 I’m sure you’re very hungry. (must)
You ____________________________________ .
2 Maybe Jane went to the post office. (could)
Jane ____________________________________ .
3 It’s possible that she’ll give an interview tomorrow.
(might)
She ____________________________________ .
4 I’m certain that I didn’t lose my keys. (can’t)
I _______________________________________ .
5 It’s obvious that Paul left the concert early. (must)
Paul ____________________________________ .

READING

1

Complete the text. Choose modal verbs from the box.

/5

Read the text and complete the sentences.
1 It is difficult for pop stars to have privacy because
________________________________________.
2 J. K. Rowling is famous because she __________
________________________________________.
3 She is extremely popular with _______________

________________________________________.
4 Jessica was born before ____________________
________________________________________.
5 J. K. Rowling prefers to be alone when ________
________________________________________.

VOCABULARY

4

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
turn down

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take up

split up

sell out

sign

1 Lenny Kravitz ________________ the guitar when he
was very young.
2 A film company __________ Sally ________ on a
three-year contract.
3 We tried to get tickets for the concert, but they had
________________ .

4 Another football club wanted to buy two of our players,
but we ________________ their offer.
5 After the band ________________ , the lead singer had
a successful solo career.

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2

1 Someone recorded this song in 1995.
_________________________________________
2 They’ve cancelled the concert.
_________________________________________
3 People don’t grow coffee in Britain.
_________________________________________
4 The fire hasn’t damaged these buildings.

_________________________________________
5 People wrote some good books last year.
_________________________________________

Look-alike
If you’re out shopping one day and think you see David
Beckham, the England footballer, you should look again before
you get too excited. It might not be David Beckham – it could
be Mark Lloyd.
Mark, who is employed as an assistant in an electrical shop,
looks very similar to the famous football star. ‘People are
amazed when they come into the shop,’ he said. ‘Some of them
really think it’s David Beckham who is selling them their
washing machine!’ He is often stopped in the street by fans who
ask him for his autograph, and he is used to people looking at
him and waving to him when he goes out.

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3

READING

1

Read the text. The following sentences are all false.
Rewrite them as correct sentences.
1 David Beckham sells washing machines.
_________________________________________
2 People often look at Mark because he is so good-looking.

_________________________________________
3 Mark’s boss wasn’t happy when Mark had spiky hair.
_________________________________________
4 Mark is going to appear in a TV advertisement.
_________________________________________
5 He said that he had never kicked a football.
_________________________________________

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Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 If Susie had more
lost her passport.
2 Unless Lucy gets
here soon,
3 If Sophie hadn’t
been so careless,
4 If Anna had had a
choice,
5 If Maria wasn’t a
reliable person,

‘The similarity wasn’t obvious when Beckham got his head
shaved or when he had short spiky hair. My boss wouldn’t have
been too pleased if I had had my hair cut like that,’ Mark said.
‘But these days I can see we do look alike.’ Mark has the
footballer’s blond good looks and the same smile. He is almost
as fit and well-built as Beckham because he loves adventure
sports. ‘I compete in the national windsurfing competitions, and
you have to be very fit for that,’ he said.

We asked if there were any advantages in having a famous face.
Mark told us that he had been offered money to appear as a
Beckham look-alike at public events and in TV advertisements.
‘I might accept one of these jobs some day,’ he said. ‘It could be
fun, and I would probably earn quite a lot of money. But if they
wanted me to play football, I would have to turn the job down –
I’ll never be able to kick the ball like David Beckham!’

Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

a

she wouldn’t have confidence,

b

they wouldn’t employ
her for this job.
c she would have gone
to a different school.
d she’d be a very good actress.
e

we’ll have to leave
without her.

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4

Join the sentences together. Use relative clauses with
who, whose, which, that or where.
1 I saw the job in an advertisement. The advertisement
appeared in Saturday’s newspaper.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
2 We met a woman. Her house was destroyed in the flood.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
3 The wallet was lying on the road. It contained £200.
_________________________________________

___________________________________
4 This is the garage. Chris had his car repaired here.
_________________________________________

___________________________________
5 Clare’s father sent her a camera for her birthday. He is
working in Germany.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

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Rewrite the dialogue. Use reported speech.

7

Martin

Is Julia angry with me?

Lisa

Why don’t you ring her?

Martin

I tried, but she didn’t answer her phone.

Lisa

Well, don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to
Julia later this evening.

Circle the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 Which one do you want? _______ your mind!
A Put on B Make up C Put up with
2 Don’t say anything negative to him about his
appearance. He’s very _______ .
A similar B sensitive C sensible

1 Martin asked Lisa
________________________________________ .
2 Lisa suggested that
________________________________________ .
3 Martin said that he had tried, but
________________________________________ .
4 Lisa told him
________________________________________ .
5 She said that
________________________________________ .

3 If you’re coming tonight, would you _______ some CDs
with you?
A bring B carry C take
4 Only a few spiders are dangerous. Most of them don’t
_______ any harm.
A do B make C have
5 The job will be a challenge, but I’m sure you’ll take it
_______ .
A for granted B to great lengths C in your stride

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6

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Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of take or

get and a word from the box.
by

to

up

down

8

after

Complete the sentences. Choose adjectives from the box.
superstitious
untidy
adjustable wrinkled
well-off
generous
essential

1 These trousers are too long. I’ll have to _______ them
1 He’s very ___________ . He can afford anything he
wants.
2 Karen never goes out on Friday 13th. She’s too
___________ .
3 The old man had white hair and his skin was
___________ .
4 You don’t have to have this equipment – it isn’t
___________ .

5 The chair is ___________ . You can make the seat
higher or lower.

______ .
2 Judith ______________ her mother. They’re both tall
with dark curly hair.
3 Jack doesn’t have much money because he’s
unemployed, but he _____________ .
4 All this homework ____________ me ___________ at

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the moment. It’s too much!

9

5 Tim really _______ Alice. He liked her as soon as he
saw her.

Circle the odd word out.
1 carefully fast careless angrily

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2 stocky tanned well-built overweight
3 valuable pricey expensive worthless
4 plaits complexion ponytail dreadlocks
5 narrow-minded imaginative creative innovative

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3

TEST: UNIT 1
READING

1

1
2
3
4
5

true
false
false
false
true

3

1
2
3
4
5

Are (you) doing
wants
don’t understand
’m thinking
aren’t going

1
2
3
4
5

spending
riding
to move
Running
to get

VOCABULARY

4

1
2
3
4
5

alarm clock
hairdryer
laptop computer
washing machine
credit card

4

2
3
4
5

Students in their last year of school or
university.
People who didn’t use the Internet. / People who
used traditonal methods.
Because there are too many websites to choose
from.
Because they haven’t got enough qualifications
or experience.
The (wrong) location or the salary.

narrow-minded
obstinate
ambitious
imaginative
considerate

READING

1

1
2
3
4
5

Greg
Andrew
Diana
Greg
Sue

GRAMMAR

2

1
2
3
4

5

the most interesting
much heavier than
as successful as
less expensive than
the worst

3

1
2
3
4
5

plenty of
a few
much
A few
any of

READING
1

1
2
3
4
5

TEST: UNIT 3

TEST: UNIT 2

1

’m used to
used to
get used to
used to
got used to

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

2

1
2
3
4
5

VOCABULARY

4

1

2
3
4
5

fall out
stick up
turned against
let (him) down
put up

TEST: UNIT 4

GRAMMAR

READING

2

1

1
2
3
4
5

had taken
saw
hadn’t got

had gone
didn’t leave

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Suggested answers
1 had fallen three times without any injury.
2 was rock-climbing (in the Sanderson National
Park).
3 a bad head injury.
4 has been in hospital.
5 continue to go rock-climbing.

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2

1
2
3
4
5

died
hasn’t rung

taught
’ve been
Have you had

2

1
2
3
4
5

was feeling
had missed
were hurting
was looking
had fallen

3

1
2
3
4
5

yet
for
just
already

since

3

1
2
3
4
5

have you had
bought
’ve already sent
haven’t talked
Did his team win

4

1
2
3
4
5

’ll turn on
going to drop
’m playing
’s going to buy
’ll get

5

1
2
3
4
5

won’t be doing
will have finished
’ll be flying
won’t have started
will have cooled down

VOCABULARY

4

1
2
3
4
5

into
on
up to
out for
over

TEST: UNIT 5
READING

1

1
2
3
4
5

true
false
true
false
false

VOCABULARY

6

1 d

7

1
2
3
4
5

fascinating
slightly
drizzle
despite
selfish
put up with
look back on
let (me) down
look out for
turn against

GRAMMAR

2

3

2 e 3 c 4 a 5 b

1
2
3
4
5

’re driving
won’t stop
will erupt
isn’t having

’ll make

8

1
2
3
4
5

will have caused
will be raining
won’t be studying
will have visited
Will Jane be working

1
2
3
4
5

9

1 B 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A

TEST: UNIT 6

VOCABULARY

READING

4

1

1 c

2 e 3 d 4 a 5 b

REVISION TEST: UNITS 1–5
READING

1

1 Yes, they had decided to have a working
holiday.
2 It was advertising jobs for cleaners.
3 They hadn’t had any experience.
4 They’re living in Turkey.
5 They’re planning to go back to university / to
start their studies again.

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Suggested answers
1 are scared of being in open spaces and public
places.
2 left her house.
3 was terrified.

4 she can work at home.
5 to her friends’ house for dinner.

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2

3

1
2
3
4
5

are produced
has already been paid
was stolen
have been seen
is spoken

1
2
3
4
5

have/get my hair cut
had/got the car washed
have/get the roof repaired
having/getting a new cooker installed
have/get my camera fixed

VOCABULARY

4

1
2
3
4
5

on
to
about
with
of

TEST: UNIT 7

TEST: UNIT 8
READING

1

GRAMMAR

2

1
2
3
4
5

3

1 where I was doing some research, I met Suzanne
2 who joined our art class last month, is a brilliant
painter
3 whose house is on the coast, have invited us to
stay with them
4 which needs some repairs, is standing in the
garage
5 who buys cheap clothes at the market, always
manages to look good

READING

1

1
2
3
4
5

false
true
true
true
false

GRAMMAR

2

3

’ll make
concentrated
didn’t have
improve
wouldn’t drive

1 If you had seen the film, you would have
enjoyed it.
2 If it hadn’t rained, we would have played tennis.
3 Maria would have felt miserable if she had lost
her camera.
4 If I hadn’t gone to the bank, I wouldn’t have had
enough money.
5 Computers wouldn’t have become so popular if
their price hadn’t come down.

VOCABULARY

4

1
2
3
4
5

do
making
did
make
make

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which / that
who / that
where
which / that
whose

VOCABULARY

4
1
2
3
4

5

Suggested answers
1 Because their son and daughter were coming
home after travelling for eight months.
2 Because they looked very different.
3 He used to wear jeans, trainers and a T-shirt, but
now he was wearing a sarong and sandals.
4 The sides of her head were shaved, and her hair
was short, spiky and dyed red.
5 They had got tattoos (in Singapore).

1 b

2 d 3 e 4 a 5 c

TEST: UNIT 9
READING

1

Suggested answers
1 Because he had recently broken his leg.
2 Because he didn’t want to spend any money.
3 He thought they would want to help him because
of his broken leg.
4 There were lots of traffic jams on the roads.
5 He had come to Glastonbury two weeks early.

GRAMMAR

2

1
2
3
4
5

‘I’m ready for my trip.’
‘I’ve already finished packing.’
‘I’m travelling by train.’
‘The journey takes nine hours.’
‘I’ll send you a postcard.’

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3

1
2
3
4
5

where I was staying
if she had enjoyed the book
if his father had returned
to sit down immediately

not to work without a helmet

5 He said that he would never be able to kick the
ball like David Beckham.

GRAMMAR

2

1
2
3
4

3

1 d 2 e 3 a 4 c 5 b

4

1 I saw the job in an advertisement which / that
appeared in Saturday’s newspaper.
2 We met a woman whose house was destroyed in
the flood.
3 The wallet, which contained £200, was lying on
the road.
4 This is the garage where Chris had his car
repaired.
5 Clare’s father, who is working in Germany, sent
her a camera for her birthday.

5

1
2
3
4
5

VOCABULARY

4

1
2
3
4
5

took off
held (us) up
gone away
got on
looking forward to

TEST: UNIT 10
READING

1

Suggested answers
1 everyone recognizes their faces
2 wrote the Harry Potter books
3 young people
4 J. K. Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter novel
5 she’s working

GRAMMAR

2

3

1
2
3
4
5

had to
couldn’t
don’t have to
will be able to
shouldn’t

1
2
3
4
5

must be very hungry
could have gone to the post office
might give an interview tomorrow
can’t have lost my keys
must have left the concert early

VOCABULARY

4

1
2
3
4
5

took up
signed (Sally) up
sold out
turned down
(had) split up

REVISION TEST: UNITS 6–10
READING

1

This song was recorded in 1995.
The concert has been cancelled.

Coffee isn’t grown in Britain.
These buildings haven’t been damaged by the
fire.
5 Some good books were written last year.

if Julia was angry with him
he rang her
she hadn’t answered her phone
not to worry about it
she would talk to Julia later that evening

VOCABULARY

6

1
2
3
4
5

7

1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 C

8

1
2
3

4
5

well-off
superstitious
wrinkled
essential
adjustable

9

1
2
3
4
5

careless
tanned
worthless
complexion
narrow-minded

take (them) up
takes after
gets by
is getting (me) down
took to

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1 Mark Lloyd sells washing machines.
2 People often look at Mark because he looks like
David Beckham.
3 Mark’s boss wouldn’t have been happy if Mark
had had spiky hair.
4 Mark might appear in a TV advertisement.

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2

Marrying for money?
Matt Dawson seems a very happy 25-year-old, and he has
reason to be. He has been married for three years to Linda
Morroni. She is nineteen years his senior and millions of
dollars richer.

catch

They met six weeks before they got married, at a casino in
Las Vegas where Matt was working. At the time, Matt
claimed that he fell in love with her as soon as he saw her,
but all the signs of love point to Linda’s healthy bank

account. Recent revelations confirm this theory.
‘I was working a 50-hour week in a job I hated. It was
unbelievably boring. Then Linda came along and started to
throw her money about on the casino table. We got on
really well, but when I asked her out, I was pretty surprised
that she didn’t turn me down. To be honest, although I
liked her as a person, part of the attraction was that she had
so much money,’ Matt confessed. ‘That’s still the case, but
it doesn’t seem to bother her.’

Complete the sentences. Use going to, the present
simple, present continuous or future simple of the verbs
in the box.
get over

believe

work

ask

1 He’s so shy. He never _______________ the girls that
he likes.
2 ‘What train ______ we ___________ tomorrow?’
‘Why don’t you check the time on the tickets?’
3 ______ she ___________ in love at first sight?
4 I know you’re upset at the moment that he’s let you
down so badly, but you _____________ him soon.
5 I _______________ really hard next year.

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3

Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect, past
simple or past continuous.
1 How long ago / you / meet?
_________________________________________
2 What / she / do / the first time / you / see / her?
_________________________________________
3 I / not / eat / anything since this morning.
_________________________________________
4 When / he / go out / this morning / it / still / rain.
_________________________________________
5 She / not / spend / all her money yet.
_________________________________________

I asked Matt if her family suspected that he was only
interested in her money. ‘It’s a bit embarrassing really.
They don’t seem to mind as long as she’s happy. She was
quite lonely before she met me.’
Matt has a relaxed attitude towards their relationship. ‘Who
knows what will happen? We just take each day as it
comes. We haven’t got any children so we can do what we
like. We do lots of travelling – we’re planning a two-week
cruise in the Caribbean next month. We buy expensive
clothes and eat in fancy restaurants. When life’s this good,
why worry about the future?’

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1

VOCABULARY

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Linda Morroni was nineteen when she
met Matt.
______
2 Linda didn’t want to go out with Matt when
he first asked her.
______
3 The reason for Matt’s interest in Linda has changed
over the years.
______
4 Linda’s family don’t have a problem with
Matt and Linda’s relationship.
______
5 Linda and Matt like to plan their future
together.
______

amusing/amused

exciting/excited

embarrassing/embarrassed

4

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amazing/amazed

disappointing/disappointed

Complete the sentences. Use the correct alternatives in
the box.
1 I fell off my chair in the middle of the concert and
everyone looked at me. I was so ______________ !
2 It was really _______________ that they cancelled the
party. We were all looking forward to it.
3 I’m not like you. You’re always so funny, but I can
never think of anything _______________ to say.
4 Are you _______________ about your holiday? I’m
sure you’ll have a wonderful time.
5 I’m _______________ that you’re here. I thought you
had to work tonight.

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2

The history of video games
Just over fifty years ago, a young American engineer by
the name of Ralph Baer was asked to build the bestever television set. Baer was very talented and he didn’t
find the task difficult. He had wanted to go further than
his original objective and incorporate some kind of
game into the TV set. Unfortunately, however, his
superiors turned down the idea and he never got the
chance.
Two decades later, Ralph Baer’s idea, which had
seemed unrealistic in the 1950s, became a reality. A
team of engineers carried on his work, and in 1972 they
produced the first video games. These were extremely
simple by today’s standards. The first video tennis
game, for example, consisted of one short white line on
either side of the black screen and a white dot moving
from side to side to represent the ball.

A: What (1 you / do) ___________________all
morning?
B: I (2 skateboard) ___________________with some
friends.
A: Where do you do that?
B: In the park. They (3 build) ___________________
a new skateboarding area there. It’s great.
A: Do you know anything about snowboarding? I’d
really like to try it one day.
B: No, I (4 never / try) ___________________it, but
I (5 hear) ___________________that it’s great.

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VOCABULARY

4

Complete the sentences. Use the noun or adjective
form of the words in the box.
prefer

READING

1

Choose the correct alternative.
1 Daisy was amazed. She never saw / ’d never seen

such a big TV screen before.
2 Last night we missed / ’d missed the last bus and
had to walk home.
3 When John arrived / had arrived at the café, the
others had already ordered their food.
4 She couldn’t move her toes because she broke / ’d
broken her foot.
5 Sam’s teacher was cross with him because he left /
’d left his essay at home.

The simplicity of these early games would not be
satisfying enough for today’s more sophisticated
consumers. Since the 1970s, computer games have been
getting more and more complicated. The graphics are
more realistic because they are computer-generated, and
a great deal more money is spent on them by both
customers and manufacturers. The games have also
become more violent; in fact, they are often blamed for
the rise in teenage violence in some countries.
And what about the companies involved in developing
computer games? You might be surprised to find out
that Atari, in spite of its Japanese-sounding name, is
actually an American company; that it was an
American, too, who set up the Japanese company Sega;
and that Nintendo, despite its modern image, has been
trading for more than a hundred years.

Complete the dialogue. Use the present perfect
simple or present perfect continuous.

Read the text and answer the questions.
1 Who was more ambitious, Baer or his employers?
_________________________________________
2 Was Baer’s idea unrealistic?
_________________________________________
3 What were the first video games like?
_________________________________________
4 How do video games today differ from the ones
made in the 1970s?
_________________________________________
5 What do Atari and Sega have in common?
_________________________________________

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product

fury

realist

1 The game is quite exciting, but I don’t find the
characters very _________________ .
2 Sometimes you can surf the net for hours without
finding anything useful. It’s not a very
_________________ way to spend your time.
3 I was absolutely ___________ when my sister took
my play station without asking me.

4 When we asked the class which computer games
they liked best, there was a strong
_________________ for Tomb Raider.
5 I don’t think there’ll ever be a
_________________ in mobile phone sales. People
always seem to be buying new, more fashionable
models.

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Test: Unit 3

2
The greenhouse effect

1 Come round any time after 7.30. I (finish)
_________________ my homework by then.
2 At 7 o’clock I (still write) _________________ my
essay on the greenhouse effect.

3 When you get to the airport, Tom (wait)
_________________ for you.
4 There’s no doubt that the Earth’s temperature (rise)
_________________ by the year 2100.
5 A thousand years from now there (not be)
_________________ much ice in Antarctica.

On your next summer holiday, will it be hotter than in
past years? If you go skiing next winter, will you be
skiing on less snow? If the answer is ‘yes’ to either of
these questions, then you will have been directly
influenced by the global climatic change known as the
greenhouse effect.
The greenhouse effect, contrary to general belief, is in
fact a very necessary natural phenomenon. If the
Earth’s atmosphere did not keep in any of the heat we
get from the sun, our planet would be far too cold for
us, and for any animals and plants, to live. The
problem, however, is that pollution has changed the
atmosphere in the last hundred years or so, and this has
caused the greenhouse effect to increase too much.

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3

Choose the correct alternative.
1 I’ve decided not to come / coming to the party.
2 He expects to get / getting everything he wants all
the time.
3 I forgot to post / posting the job application and

now it’s too late.
4 She’s very independent. She enjoys to live / living
on her own.
5 Can you imagine not to be / being able to see?

There have been many rises and falls in temperature
throughout the history of our planet, for example during
the last Ice Age. But the big problem now is one of
time. Today’s temperature changes are happening very
quickly. Calculations over the past century have shown
that the average global temperature has risen about half
a degree Celsius. That might sound like a small change
in a long time, but our planet and all its inhabitants are
used to changes over millions, not hundreds, of years.

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VOCABULARY

If we don’t take serious measures to stop this rise in
temperature, in future centuries many species of
animals and plants will be extinct. Eventually, human
life will be threatened, and people will be wondering
why we did nothing to protect ourselves when we still
could.

4

Replace the underlined adjectives with the extreme
adjectives in the box.
stunning

filthy minute devastated

revolting

1 We were disappointed when we heard the news.

READING

1

Complete the sentences. Use the future simple,
future perfect or future continuous.

2 We should do something to clean up the centre of
town. It’s dirty.

Read the text and complete the sentences.
1 One result of the greenhouse effect is that
________________________________________ .

3 She’s a beautiful girl. It’s not surprising that she’s
such a successful model.

2 Animals and plants need the greenhouse effect to
________________________________________ .

4 Where’s that smell coming from? It’s really
unpleasant.

3 The greenhouse effect has increased because
________________________________________ .

5 It’s very difficult to see because it’s so small.

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4 Our planet has experienced a lot of changes in
________________________________________ .

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5 We should protect human life by
________________________________________ .

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Test: Unit 4

2

Mindblowing holidays

1 You’ve got dark circles around your eyes. It
______________________ you need some sleep.
2 ‘What’s that noise?’ ‘It ______________________
a dog barking.’
3 I can’t eat any more of this fish. It
______________________ soap.
4 I love wearing this silk shirt. It
______________________ so smooth on my skin.
5 Oh dear. It ______________________ someone’s
burnt the toast.

Most of us dream of holidays in exotic, far-away
places. Now it may be possible to take that dream one
step further.
Our mind is an amazing tool. As well as dealing with
reality, it can create the unreal through imagination.
Our imagination is often limited only because we don’t
know enough about the subject we are thinking of. A
new high-tech company is hoping to help.
‘I decided to investigate this area after seeing Total
Recall, a film in which a man is given a new memory,’
says Charlie Boshell, founder of a new ‘virtual holiday’
company called Mindblower. ‘At Mindblower, we can
provide the information you need to let your
imagination truly wander. You really believe you’re
there – on that deserted Caribbean beach or sailing
down the Amazon.’

Complete the sentences. Use feels, tastes, smells,
sounds or looks, and add as if or like if necessary.

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3

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
make or let and the verbs in the box.
go

film

Helen Lovick volunteered to try it out. ‘I chose the
African jungle,’ she said. ‘It’s somewhere I’d always
wanted to visit, and the experience was amazing. I was
a bit anxious to begin with but I soon started to relax. It
felt as if I was really there, walking among tall trees and
listening to gorillas in the distance. I could feel leaves
brushing against my face and the humidity in the air. It
was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had. I’ll
definitely be coming back for another session.’

talk

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READING

VOCABULARY

1

4

Choose the correct alternative.
1 She shrugged / nodded / folded her shoulders and
walked away.
2 I felt very relaxed / confused / grateful during the
exam. I didn’t understand most of the questions.
3 He looked so unfriendly. He pulled / twisted /
folded his arms and turned his back on us.
4 I always had to wear my older brother’s clothes
when he got too big for them, and I felt quite
contented / resentful / half-hearted about it.
5 The children were really hungry. They were
clapping / licking / biting their lips at the smell of
the food.

1 A new hi-tech company is offering real
holidays to exotic places.
______
2 You can only have the experience if you
know a lot about the place you want to
go to before you book your ‘holiday’.
______
3 Information about a holiday destination is
sent to your brain using special equipment.
______
4 The experience can be dangerous and
causes a lot of anxiety.

______
5 The volunteer felt as if she was actually in
the jungle.
______

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1 My oldest sister usually ___________ me
___________ her clothes if I ask her.
2 My parents are quite relaxed. They don’t
___________ me ___________ to bed at a certain
time.
3 Our science teacher is really strict. He never
___________ us ___________ to each other while
we’re doing experiments.
4 They won’t ___________ you ___________ the
concert because they don’t want you to be able to
sell the recording.
5 Sorry I’m a bit late. My mum ___________ me
___________ the washing up before I came out.

Harmless electrodes are placed on either side of your
head and download to your brain all the facts, figures
and images of the holiday destination you have chosen.
Your mind does the rest, and before you know it you’ve

had the trip of a lifetime.

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

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Test: Unit 5

2
Cricket – an incomprehensible sport

Complete the sentences. Use the correct passive form of
the verbs in the box.

Cricket is said to be the most English of sports, and it is
true that, in all but a few English-speaking countries, no
one has a clue how it is played.

1

Cricket was invented as an official sport long before
England’s other well-known sporting invention, football.
So why has football become the world’s most popular sport
while cricket is played only in the Commonwealth – those
English-speaking countries that formed the old British
Empire? The answer may be found in the simplicity of
football and the complexity of cricket and, possibly more
importantly, in the time they take to play. Whereas a match
in most modern sports lasts a maximum of a few hours, an
international cricket match can take five days to complete,
and even then the final score is quite likely to be a draw.
Despite the time factor, cricket is popular in a number of
countries around the world, from Australia to India and
from South Africa to the Caribbean, so it must have some
attractive qualities. Luis, a Chilean living in England who
is interested in the sport, gave his opinion. ‘I would say
that cricket has a special appeal that other sports don’t
have. You don’t have to concentrate on the action from
start to finish of a match, and this usually makes it a
relaxing, friendly event. If it’s a sunny day and the teams
are playing well, I can’t think of a better way of spending
my time.’

2

The London Marathon _____________________
by millions of people later this year.

3 When Jack found out that he __________________ to

compete in the Olympics, he was really excited.
4 Peter ______________________ by his doctor last
year not to run any more marathons.
5 While the first half of the match _______________
inside the stadium, lots of angry fans were still waiting
outside in the queue.

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Rewrite the sentences. Use the passive form.
1 One brilliant player can’t make a whole team
successful. ________________________________
2 I hate it when people beat me at tennis.
_________________________________________
3 You shouldn’t always blame the manager for a bad
result. ____________________________________
4 She didn’t mind it when they left her out of the team.
__________________________________________
5 They must spend more time training in the gym.
__________________________________________

READING

1

broadcast play watch advise choose
The World Cup final _____________________ to
more than 26 countries at this very moment.

Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?

/5

1 Cricket hasn’t been played for as long
as football.
______

VOCABULARY

2 Cricket is not a difficult sport to understand.

4

______
3 Cricket takes longer to play than football.
______

Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and prepositions in
the boxes. Use the correct form of the verbs.

concentrate
sympathize
complain
hope
believe

4 A cricket match often ends with no winner.
______

with on for
in about

1 If you _________________ your ability to win, you
will succeed.

5 You need to follow the game closely so as
not to miss anything.
______

2 The noise from the crowd was deafening, so it was
difficult to _________________ the interview.

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3 We were very disappointed. We had ____________ a
much better result.
4 I really _________________ the loser. She must be
heartbroken.
5 They _________________ the referee. They had lost
the match because of his bad decisions.

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