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GRAMMAR
Test: Unit 1
2 Complete the dialogue with the verbs in the box. Use the
present simple and the present continuous.
Surviving on a desert island
Many of us occasionally think about living on a desert island, think want do not go not understand
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, Jo (1) ____ you _________ anything interesting this
and at the end of the contest the winner receives one million weekend?
pounds. This is an extract from the diary of one of the Sue Well, David (2) _________________ me to go to the
contestants, Mike Foster. football match with him on Saturday, but I’m not really
interested in football. I
‘When you think about living away from home, you imagine
(3) _______________ why everyone gets so excited
being in another city or even another country, but travelling
about it.
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 Jo Well, I (4) _________________ about driving
that I absolutely love it. The scenery is extremely beautiful – down to the coast on Saturday.
there are moments when you feel like staying here forever. Sue Yeah? Where to?
‘Having said that, there are real difficulties. We all miss people Jo Cornwall. You (5) _________________ to the football
back home – we’re so far away from everything here – and we match, so why don’t you come with me?
have disagreements and arguments. I’m finding it hard to live Sue Yes, OK. That sounds like fun.
without simple things, like soap and shampoo and a comfortable /5
bed, and we’re having some problems finding food, too.
Catching fish is quite hard, especially when the sea is rough. 3 Complete the sentences. Use a gerund or an infinitive.
We’re getting a bit better at fishing but I have dreams about
eating hamburgers or chocolate biscuits! 1 After (spend) _____________ a fortnight in Turkey,
Cathy returned to Australia.
‘One thing that’s obvious is that we’re all losing weight.
2 I don’t enjoy (ride) _____________ my bike in the rain.
Everybody is looking fit and healthy. People won’t recognize us
when we get back to civilization!’ 3 Robert didn’t want (move) _____________ to Scotland.
4 (run) _____________ on the beach is my favourite form
of exercise.
READING
5 Our parents want us (get) _____________ good results
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? in our exams.
/5
1 Survivor contestants live on an island for almost six
weeks. _________
VOCABULARY
2 Mike Foster won a prize of £1,000,000.
_________
4 Complete the sentences with compound nouns. Use
3 The contestants are getting on well together. hair credit alarm machine clock
_________ washing laptop card computer
4 Mike is eating quite a lot of junk food. d
_________ words from both boxes.
5 Mike is thinner than he was when he first arrived on
the island. 1 My ____________________ wakes me up in the
_________ morning.
2 A ____________________ is often useful when you
/5 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
Job hunting on the Internet
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.
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.
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.
READING
1 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?
_________________________________________
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple and the past
perfect.
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.
/5
3 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.
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the text. Choose adjectives from the box.
obstinate reliable ambitious considerate
narrow-minded 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
Teenagers’ problems
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.’
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?’
READING
1 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?
_______________________________________
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GRAMMAR
2 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.
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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.
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the dialogue with phrasal verbs. Use words
from both boxes.
stick turned fall against down
put let up out
Tim Steve and Amy aren’t speaking to each other. Why
did they (1) _________________ ?
Liz 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.
Tim What does Amy say about it?
Liz 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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 GRAMMAR
Test: Unit 4 2 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect and the
past simple.

A climbing accident 1 Alison’s grandmother (die) _______________ three

years ago.
People have always been attracted to rock-climbing and plenty 2 I left a message for Emma, but she (not ring)
of accidents have resulted from this hobby. Seventeen-year-old _______________ me back yet.
Wendy Sherlock has fallen three times without any injury while
rock-climbing, but after her latest accident last Saturday, she is 3 My parents (teach) _______________ me to ski when I
lucky to be alive. was eleven years old.
4 We (be) _______________ in the ice hockey team for
Wendy has been in hospital for two days after an eight-metre six months and we’re really enjoying it.
fall from a rocky cliff in the Sanderson National Park. She
doesn’t remember much about the accident, and it’s not 5 You look tired. (you have) _______________ a hard
surprising considering her injuries. day?
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‘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 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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 for since already just yet
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.’ 1 Have you finished doing your homework _________ ?
Wendy’s doctors are confident that there’s no permanent 2 I’ve known Harry _________ about six years.
damage, but they’ve advised her to give up her dangerous sport. 3 You’ve _________ missed Charlie! He was here five
However, Wendy is undeterred. ‘Since I was a child, I’ve minutes ago.
always loved climbing and I’m determined to carry on doing it,’ 4 Mum You must make your bed before you go
she said. ‘I think this accident is simply a reminder to take a bit out, Mike.
more care. I’ve started to feel better already, and I can’t wait to
start climbing again.’ Mike I’ve _________ done it. I made it this
morning.
5 Sally has been really excited _________ she heard about
READING the surfing competition.

1 Read the text and complete the sentences. /5

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 _____
_________________________________________
/5
VOCABULARY
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.
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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 GRAMMAR
Test: Unit 5
El Niño
What has caused the recent tropical storms, floods and droughts make erupt drive not stop not have
in different parts of the world? The answer is El Niño. Its name, 2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
meaning ‘The Child’ in Spanish, makes it sound harmless, but Use will and the present continuous.
in fact it has a dramatic and violent effect on the world’s
weather.
1 We ________________ Olga to the airport this
Normally, winds blow across the southern Pacific Ocean from afternoon. Do you want to come?
east to west. In an El Niño year, they blow in the opposite 2 These forest fires ________________ burning until we
direction, bringing a current of warm water flowing back
get some rain.
towards South America. Coastal waters become two to three
degrees warmer. Sea levels along the South American coast can 3 Experts think that the volcano ________________ again
rise by as much as fifty centimetres and this causes widespread in the next fifty years.
flooding. At the same time, South-east Asia and Australia are 4 Lisa ________________ her interview tomorrow.
left without the rainfall that they need. They’ve changed the date to Friday.
Until recently, El Niño has usually arrived every five to eight 5 Lucy I feel like something to drink.
years and it has lasted, on average, for about eighteen months. Adam OK. I ________________ some tea.
But now this pattern seems to be changing. El Niño comes more /5
often, and it lasts longer. Many scientists believe that this
pattern will continue in the future. According to their 3 Complete the sentences. Use the future continuous and
predictions, El Niño will bring more rainfall and flooding to the future perfect.
California and South America, greater famine to countries like
Indonesia and worse droughts and forest fires to Australia. 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 2 I’m glad we’re almost home. In a few minutes it (rain)
more unreliable. Nature is a force that we will never be able to ______________________ .
control. We will simply have to try to limit its effects. 3 This time next month we (not study)
______________________ for exams. We’ll be on a
READING beach in Spain!
4 At the end of his travels he (visit)
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? ______________________ fourteen countries altogether.
1 El Niño’s name doesn’t describe its destructive power. 5 (Jane work) ______________________ at this time
_________ tomorrow?
2 In an El Niño year, winds blow from the east towards
South America. _________ /5
3 There are often floods when sea levels become higher.
_________
VOCABULARY
4 El Niño first arrived between five and eight years ago. 4 Match the two parts of the sentences.
_________
5 Scientists predict that there will be less danger 1 A breeze a is a sudden fall of heavy rain.
from El Niño in the future. _________ 2 Fog b is a very bad snow storm.
3 Sleet c is a light and gentle wind.
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4 A downpour d is a mixture of snow and rain.
5 A blizzard e is dense and heavy mist.
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Revision Test: Units 1 – 5
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.
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.
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
1 Read the text and answer the questions. Write full
sentences.
1 Were Volkan and Emir planning to work when they
went to England?
_________________________________________
2 What was the poster advertising?
_________________________________________
3 What experience had they had for this job?
_________________________________________
4 Where are they living now?
_________________________________________
5 What are their plans?
_________________________________________
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the text. Use the past continuous or the past
perfect.
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.
/5
3 Complete the dialogue. Use the past simple or the present
perfect.
Dan 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?
/5
4 Choose the correct alternative.
1 It’s cold in here, isn’t it? I ’ll turn on / ’m turning on the
heater.
2 Wait – you’re carrying too much. You’re dropping /
going to drop one of those bags.
3 Sorry, I can’t meet you tomorrow. I ’m playing /
’ll play squash with Charlie.
4 Kate has just gone up to the shopping centre. She ’ll
buy / ’s going to buy some new speakers for her CD
player.
5 I’m worried about my exams. I don’t think I ’m getting /
’ll get very good results this year.
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5 Complete the text. Use the future continuous or the 8 Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs. Use words
future perfect. with down for turn look back
against on put up look out let
Next weekend I (1 not do) ____________________ my
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
Saturday, I (3 fly) _________________ to Florence – I can’t I’m studying.
wait! The busy holiday time (4 not start) ________________ 2 When you ___________________ this day, I’m sure
by then so the city shouldn’t be too crowded. It’s very hot in you’ll see that you’ve made the right decision.
3 I really need your help. Please don’t _________ me
Italy now, though, so I hope it
_________ .
(5 cool down) _________________ by the time we get
4 In very cold weather, drivers should
there. ___________________ ice on the roads.
/5 5 Why did you ___________________ Adam? He was
your best friend.
/5
VOCABULARY
9 Circle the correct answer, A, B or C.
6 Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 A hurricane has brought _____________ to the coastal
1 We’re asking for a a of 350 employees. towns of Florida.
pay-rise
A civilization B destruction C determination
2 I was unemployed b in medicine.
for six months 2 I love painting but I can’t earn a _______ from it.
3 I gave in my notice c and left the job two A life B living C bonus
weeks later.

4 The manager, Mr d of £50 per month. 3 If you think carefully about the problem, I’m sure you’ll
Field, was in charge find a _____________ .

5 My parents want me e after I lost my job. A decision B objection C solution

to have a career
/5 4 Global warming is causing hotter temperatures.
________ there are more droughts and forest fires.
7 Circle the odd word out.
A However B As a result C On the other hand
1 abseiling fascinating snowboarding
sky-diving
5 You can’t have them all. You’ll have to _________ a
2 absolutely completely slightly totally choice.

3 breeze hurricane gale drizzle A make B choose C take

/5
4 along through despite towards
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5 selfish considerate patient reliable
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 GRAMMAR
Test: Unit 6
2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
passive.
Agoraphobia
1 There’s lots of pollution in this area. Dangerous
A perfect day has been predicted in the weather forecast. You
chemicals (produce) _________________________ in
look out of the window and see the sun shining brightly. What
that factory.
could be better than to spend the day outside? Not for some,
however. Not today or any day if you suffer from agoraphobia. 2 We can’t cancel the holiday. The money (already pay)
___________________ .
Pauline Proctor is one such sufferer. Her fear of being in open 3 I was really upset last week because my motorbike
spaces and public places means that she has had to stay inside (stole) _______________________ .
her house for the past four months.
4 Strange lights (see) __________________ in the sky
Pauline used to go out to work, but she began to feel more and since last Tuesday.
more nervous about walking in the streets. She became terrified 5 English (speak) _______________ in Britain, the USA,
of travelling on buses or trains, and her feelings of panic made it Australia and lots of other countries.
extremely difficult to go shopping or visit her friends. At work
/5
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 3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of have or
lucky to get this chance – many people in her condition simply get and the phrases in the box.
become unemployed.
the car / wash my camera / fix my hair /
Pauline is determined to control her phobia. She is receiving
cut
professional advice and she has been learning ways to keep
calm. Now she is close to her first trip outside. Some friends are 1 I want to look good for the party, so I’m going to
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,
2 We ______________________________ at the garage
and I’m looking forward to the evening.’
yesterday. It was very dirty.
3 The rain is coming in. We need to
READING ______________________________ .
4 Someone is coming from the electrical shop tomorrow.
1 Read the text and complete the sentences. We’re ______________________________ .
1 If you suffer from agoraphobia, you ____________ 5 I can’t take photos at the moment. I have to
_________________________________________ ______________________________ .
2 For the past four months, Pauline hasn’t _________ /5
_________________________________________
3 When she used public transport, she ____________
_________________________________________ VOCABULARY
4 Pauline is luckier than some agoraphobic people because
_________________________________________ 4 Complete the sentences with prepositions.
_________________________________________ 1 Richard has decided not to go to the concert. He isn’t
5 An arrangement has been made for her to go _____ very keen ____ classical music.
_________________________________________
2 Your laptop computer is similar ____ mine.
/5 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
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.
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.
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
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.
_________
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use the first and second
conditional and the verbs in the box.
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.
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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.
_________________________________________
/5
VOCABULARY
4 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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 GRAMMAR
Test: Unit 8
2 Complete the sentences. Use who, whose, which, that
or where.
A change of image
Caroline Blake and her brother Tim were returning from Asia, 1 Annette lent me a book _________ was very useful for
where they had been travelling for eight months. In the family my science project.
flat, their parents had prepared a big celebratory meal and the 2 It’s nice to talk to people ________ have unusual or
whole family was anxiously waiting for them to arrive. But original ideas.
when at last the two travellers appeared at the door, there was a
3 There’s the shop ________ Steve bought his jacket.
moment’s complete silence.
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, 5 Jack is the boy ________ photo was in the paper.
trainers and a T-shirt. Now they were difficult to recognize. /5
Tim had grown his hair and had had it put into dreadlocks
which spread over his shoulders. Although it was autumn in 3 Join the sentences together. Use non-defining relative
England, he was wearing sandals and a Malaysian sarong, clauses.
which is a kind of skirt that is often worn by men in South-east 1 In the library I met Suzanne. I was doing some research
Asia. there.
Caroline’s appearance was as surprising as Tim’s. The sides of In the library, ______________________________
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 2 The girl with the dark hair is a brilliant painter. She
hair, which was very short and spiky, was dyed red. Like her joined our art class last month.
brother, she was tanned dark by the sun. 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
‘You certainly look different!’ said Mrs Blake bravely, as she house is on the coast.
put out her arms to her son and daughter. Caroline looked at Our cousins, _______________________________
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
4 Sophie’s motorbike is standing in the garage. It needs
their last night in Singapore.
some repairs.
Sophie’s motorbike, _________________________
READING _________________________________________.
5 John always manages to look good. He buys cheap
1 Read the text and answer the questions. clothes at the market.
John, _____________________________________
1 Why were Mr and Mrs Blake organizing a celebration? _________________________________________.
____________________________________________ /5
2 Why was everyone quiet when they first saw Caroline
VOCABULARY
and Tim?
4 Match the sentences.
____________________________________________
1 Ellie is a sporty person. a They’re on her nose.
3 How was Tim’s clothing different from the things that he 2 Jane is very trendy. b She’s very athletic.
used to wear? 3 Denise is a bit c She wears it in a
____________________________________________ overweight. ponytail.
4 Kate has got freckles. d She always wears
4 What was Caroline’s hairstyle like? fashionable clothes.
____________________________________________ 5 Paula has got ginger e She wants to be
hair. thinner.
5 What was the last change that Caroline and Tim had
made to their appearance?
/5
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Test: Unit 9
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.
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.
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 Read the text and answer the questions.
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?
______________________________________ .
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Rewrite the reported speech. Use direct speech.
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.
‘________________________________________’
/5
3 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
________________________________________ .
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs. Use words
from both boxes.
got looking forward away off to
held gone took 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!
/5
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Test: Unit 10
2 Complete the text. Choose modal verbs from the box.

Fame and privacy could couldn’t had to don’t have 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.’
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.’
READING
1 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 ________
________________________________________.
/5
should shouldn’t will be able to
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.’
/5
3 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 ____________________________________ .
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
turn down 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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 GRAMMAR
Revision Test: Units 6 – 10
2 Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

Look-alike 1 Someone recorded this song in 1995.

_________________________________________
If you’re out shopping one day and think you see David 2 They’ve cancelled the concert.
Beckham, the England footballer, you should look again before _________________________________________
you get too excited. It might not be David Beckham – it could 3 People don’t grow coffee in Britain.
be Mark Lloyd. _________________________________________
Mark, who is employed as an assistant in an electrical shop, 4 The fire hasn’t damaged these buildings.
looks very similar to the famous football star. ‘People are _________________________________________
amazed when they come into the shop,’ he said. ‘Some of them 5 People wrote some good books last year.
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 /5
him and waving to him when he goes out. 3 Match the two parts of the sentences.
‘The similarity wasn’t obvious when Beckham got his head 1 If Susie had more a she wouldn’t have confidence,
shaved or when he had short spiky hair. My boss wouldn’t have lost her passport.
been too pleased if I had had my hair cut like that,’ Mark said. 2 Unless Lucy gets b they wouldn’t employ
‘But these days I can see we do look alike.’ Mark has the here soon, her for this job.
footballer’s blond good looks and the same smile. He is almost 3 If Sophie hadn’t c she would have gone
as fit and well-built as Beckham because he loves adventure been so careless, to a different school.
sports. ‘I compete in the national windsurfing competitions, and 4 If Anna had had a d she’d be a very good actress.
you have to be very fit for that,’ he said. choice,
5 If Maria wasn’t a e we’ll have to leave
We asked if there were any advantages in having a famous face. reliable person, without her.
Mark told us that he had been offered money to appear as a /5
Beckham look-alike at public events and in TV advertisements. 4 Join the sentences together. Use relative clauses with
‘I might accept one of these jobs some day,’ he said. ‘It could be who, whose, which, that or where.
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 – 1 I saw the job in an advertisement. The advertisement
I’ll never be able to kick the ball like David Beckham!’ appeared in Saturday’s newspaper.
_________________________________________
READING _________________________________________
2 We met a woman. Her house was destroyed in the flood.
1 Read the text. The following sentences are all false. _________________________________________
Rewrite them as correct sentences.
_________________________________________
1 David Beckham sells washing machines. 3 The wallet was lying on the road. It contained £200.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
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 This is the garage. Chris had his car repaired here.
_________________________________________ _________________________________________
4 Mark is going to appear in a TV advertisement.
_________________________________________
___________________________________
5 He said that he had never kicked a football. 5 Clare’s father sent her a camera for her birthday. He is
_________________________________________ working in Germany.
_________________________________________
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5 Rewrite the dialogue. Use reported speech. 7 Circle the correct answer, A, B or C.
Martin Is Julia angry with me? 1 Which one do you want? _______ your mind!
Lisa Why don’t you ring her? A Put on B Make up C Put up with
Martin I tried, but she didn’t answer her phone.
2 Don’t say anything negative to him about his
Lisa Well, don’t worry about it. I’ll talk to appearance. He’s very _______ .
Julia later this evening.
A similar B sensitive C sensible
1 Martin asked Lisa
________________________________________ . 3 If you’re coming tonight, would you _______ some CDs
2 Lisa suggested that with you?
________________________________________ . A bring B carry C take
3 Martin said that he had tried, but
________________________________________ . 4 Only a few spiders are dangerous. Most of them don’t
4 Lisa told him _______ any harm.
________________________________________ . A do B make C have
5 She said that
________________________________________ .
5 The job will be a challenge, but I’m sure you’ll take it
/5 _______ .
A for granted B to great lengths C in your stride
VOCABULARY
/5
6 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of take or
get and a word from the box. 8 Complete the sentences. Choose adjectives from the box.

by to up down after 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
2 Judith ______________ her mother. They’re both tall
___________ .
with dark curly hair. 3 The old man had white hair and his skin was
___________ .
3 Jack doesn’t have much money because he’s 4 You don’t have to have this equipment – it isn’t
unemployed, but he _____________ . ___________ .
5 The chair is ___________ . You can make the seat
4 All this homework ____________ me ___________ at higher or lower.
the moment. It’s too much! /5

5 Tim really _______ Alice. He liked her as soon as he 9 Circle the odd word out.

saw her. 1 carefully fast careless angrily

/5 2 stocky tanned well-built overweight

3 valuable pricey expensive worthless

4 plaits complexion ponytail dreadlocks

5 narrow-minded imaginative creative innovative

/5

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Test Answer Key 3 1 ’m used to
2 used to
TEST: UNIT 1 3 get used to
4 used to
READING 5 got used to

1 1 true VOCABULARY
2 false
3 false 4 1 narrow-minded
4 false 2 obstinate
5 true 3 ambitious
4 imaginative
GRAMMAR 5 considerate

2 1 Are (you) doing TEST: UNIT 3

2 wants
3 don’t understand READING
4 ’m thinking
5 aren’t going 1 1 Greg
2 Andrew
3 1 spending 3 Diana
2 riding 4 Greg
3 to move 5 Sue
4 Running
5 to get GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY 2 1 the most interesting
2 much heavier than
4 1 alarm clock 3 as successful as
2 hairdryer 4 less expensive than
3 laptop computer 5 the worst
4 washing machine
5 credit card 3 1 plenty of
2 a few
TEST: UNIT 2 3 much
4 A few
READING 5 any of

1 1 Students in their last year of school or VOCABULARY

university.
2 People who didn’t use the Internet. / People who 4 1 fall out
used traditonal methods. 2 stick up
3 Because there are too many websites to choose 3 turned against
from. 4 let (him) down
4 Because they haven’t got enough qualifications 5 put up
or experience.
5 The (wrong) location or the salary. TEST: UNIT 4
GRAMMAR READING
2 1 had taken 1 Suggested answers
2 saw 1 had fallen three times without any injury.
3 hadn’t got 2 was rock-climbing (in the Sanderson National
4 had gone Park).
5 didn’t leave 3 a bad head injury.
4 has been in hospital.
5 continue to go rock-climbing.

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2 1 died 2 1 was feeling
2 hasn’t rung 2 had missed
3 taught 3 were hurting
4 ’ve been 4 was looking
5 Have you had 5 had fallen

3 1 yet 3 1 have you had

2 for 2 bought
3 just 3 ’ve already sent
4 already 4 haven’t talked
5 since 5 Did his team win

VOCABULARY 4 1 ’ll turn on

2 going to drop
4 1 into 3 ’m playing
2 on 4 ’s going to buy
3 up to 5 ’ll get
4 out for
5 over 5 1 won’t be doing
2 will have finished
TEST: UNIT 5 3 ’ll be flying
4 won’t have started
READING 5 will have cooled down

1 1 true VOCABULARY
2 false
3 true 6 1 d 2 e 3 c 4 a 5 b
4 false
5 false 7 1 fascinating
2 slightly
GRAMMAR 3 drizzle
4 despite
2 1 ’re driving 5 selfish
2 won’t stop
3 will erupt 8 1 put up with
4 isn’t having 2 look back on
5 ’ll make 3 let (me) down
4 look out for
3 1 will have caused 5 turn against
2 will be raining
3 won’t be studying 9 1 B 2 B 3 C 4 B 5 A
4 will have visited
5 Will Jane be working TEST: UNIT 6
VOCABULARY READING
4 1 c 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 b 1 Suggested answers
1 are scared of being in open spaces and public
REVISION TEST: UNITS 1–5 places.
2 left her house.
READING 3 was terrified.
4 she can work at home.
1 1 Yes, they had decided to have a working 5 to her friends’ house for dinner.
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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GRAMMAR
READING
2 1 are produced
2 has already been paid 1 Suggested answers
3 was stolen 1 Because their son and daughter were coming
4 have been seen home after travelling for eight months.
5 is spoken 2 Because they looked very different.
3 He used to wear jeans, trainers and a T-shirt, but
3 1 have/get my hair cut
now he was wearing a sarong and sandals.
2 had/got the car washed
4 The sides of her head were shaved, and her hair
3 have/get the roof repaired
was short, spiky and dyed red.
4 having/getting a new cooker installed
5 They had got tattoos (in Singapore).
5 have/get my camera fixed
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
2 1 which / that
4 1 on 2 who / that
2 to 3 where
3 about 4 which / that
4 with 5 whose
5 of
3 1 where I was doing some research, I met Suzanne
TEST: UNIT 7 2 who joined our art class last month, is a brilliant
painter
READING 3 whose house is on the coast, have invited us to
stay with them
1 1 false 4 which needs some repairs, is standing in the
2 true garage
3 true 5 who buys cheap clothes at the market, always
4 true manages to look good
5 false
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
4 1 b 2 d 3 e 4 a 5 c
2 1 ’ll make
2 concentrated TEST: UNIT 9
3 didn’t have
4 improve READING
5 wouldn’t drive
1 Suggested answers
3 1 If you had seen the film, you would have 1 Because he had recently broken his leg.
enjoyed it. 2 Because he didn’t want to spend any money.
2 If it hadn’t rained, we would have played tennis. 3 He thought they would want to help him because
3 Maria would have felt miserable if she had lost of his broken leg.
her camera. 4 There were lots of traffic jams on the roads.
4 If I hadn’t gone to the bank, I wouldn’t have had 5 He had come to Glastonbury two weeks early.
enough money.
5 Computers wouldn’t have become so popular if GRAMMAR
their price hadn’t come down.
2 1 ‘I’m ready for my trip.’
VOCABULARY 2 ‘I’ve already finished packing.’
3 ‘I’m travelling by train.’
4 1 do 4 ‘The journey takes nine hours.’
2 making 5 ‘I’ll send you a postcard.’
3 did
4 make
5 make

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 5 He said that he would never be able to kick the
3 1 where I was staying ball like David Beckham.
2 if she had enjoyed the book
3 if his father had returned GRAMMAR
4 to sit down immediately
5 not to work without a helmet 2 1 This song was recorded in 1995.
2 The concert has been cancelled.
VOCABULARY 3 Coffee isn’t grown in Britain.
4 These buildings haven’t been damaged by the
4 1 took off fire.
2 held (us) up 5 Some good books were written last year.
3 gone away
4 got on 3 1 d 2 e 3 a 4 c 5 b
5 looking forward to
4 1 I saw the job in an advertisement which / that
appeared in Saturday’s newspaper.
TEST: UNIT 10 2 We met a woman whose house was destroyed in
the flood.
READING 3 The wallet, which contained £200, was lying on
the road.
1 Suggested answers 4 This is the garage where Chris had his car
1 everyone recognizes their faces repaired.
2 wrote the Harry Potter books 5 Clare’s father, who is working in Germany, sent
3 young people her a camera for her birthday.
4 J. K. Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter novel
5 she’s working 5 1 if Julia was angry with him
2 he rang her
GRAMMAR 3 she hadn’t answered her phone
4 not to worry about it
2 1 had to 5 she would talk to Julia later that evening
2 couldn’t
3 don’t have to VOCABULARY
4 will be able to
5 shouldn’t 6 1 take (them) up
2 takes after
3 1 must be very hungry 3 gets by
2 could have gone to the post office 4 is getting (me) down
3 might give an interview tomorrow 5 took to
4 can’t have lost my keys
5 must have left the concert early 7 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A 5 C

VOCABULARY 8 1 well-off
2 superstitious
4 1 took up 3 wrinkled
2 signed (Sally) up 4 essential
3 sold out 5 adjustable
4 turned down
5 (had) split up 9 1 careless
2 tanned
3 worthless
REVISION TEST: UNITS 6–10 4 complexion
5 narrow-minded
READING
1 Suggested answers
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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Test: Unit 1
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.
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.’
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?’
READING
1 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. ______
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use going to, the present
simple, present continuous or future simple of the verbs
in the box.
catch 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.
/5
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.
_________________________________________
/5
VOCABULARY
amusing/amused exciting/excited amazing/amazed
embarrassing/embarrassed disappointing/disappointed
4 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.
/5
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Test: Unit 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 best-
ever 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.
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.
READING
1 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?
_________________________________________
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the dialogue. Use the present perfect
simple or present perfect continuous.
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.
/5
3 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.
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences. Use the noun or adjective
form of the words in the box.
prefer reduce 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.
/5
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Test: Unit 3
The greenhouse effect
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.
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.
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.
READING
1 Read the text and complete the sentences.
1 One result of the greenhouse effect is that
________________________________________ .
2 Animals and plants need the greenhouse effect to
________________________________________ .
3 The greenhouse effect has increased because
________________________________________ .
4 Our planet has experienced a lot of changes in
________________________________________ .
5 We should protect human life by
________________________________________ .
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use the future simple,
future perfect or future continuous.
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.
/5
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?
/5
VOCABULARY
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.
2 We should do something to clean up the centre of
town. It’s dirty.
3 She’s a beautiful girl. It’s not surprising that she’s
such a successful model.
4 Where’s that smell coming from? It’s really
unpleasant.
5 It’s very difficult to see because it’s so small.
/5
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Test: Unit 4
Mindblowing holidays
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.’
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.
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.’
READING
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
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. ______
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use feels, tastes, smells,
sounds or looks, and add as if or like if necessary.
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.
/5
3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
make or let and the verbs in the box.
go film do borrow talk
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.
/5
VOCABULARY
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.
/5
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Test: Unit 5
Cricket – an incomprehensible sport
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.
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.’
READING
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Cricket hasn’t been played for as long
as football. ______
2 Cricket is not a difficult sport to understand.
______
3 Cricket takes longer to play than football.
______
4 A cricket match often ends with no winner.
______
5 You need to follow the game closely so as
not to miss anything. ______
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct passive form of
the verbs in the box.
broadcast play watch advise choose
1 The World Cup final _____________________ to
more than 26 countries at this very moment.
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.
/5
3 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.
__________________________________________
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences. Use the verbs and prepositions in
the boxes. Use the correct form of the verbs.
concentrate sympathize with on for
complain hope believe in about
1 If you _________________ your ability to win, you
will succeed.
2 The noise from the crowd was deafening, so it was
difficult to _________________ the interview.
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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 GRAMMAR
Revision test: Units 1– 5
2 Complete the sentences.
No more pizza, thanks.
Tim Norton has just broken a world eating record but
has declared that he never wants to see Italian food
again. His record-breaking feat was to eat a pizza
measuring 106 cm in diameter in one three-and-a-half-
hour session.
Tim had always been a big eater, but this test was
almost beyond him. The pizza was made by his best
friend, Anton Nosta, who has been making delicious
Italian food in north London for the past eight years. It
contained all the ingredients you would normally
expect to find in a pizza, plus a few surprises. Anton
explains, ‘I wanted this pizza to be a complete meal,
including dessert, so in the middle I put different fruits
and sugar. Then, when it came out of the oven, I poured
on some cream.’
Tim started out at a steady speed, taking a short break
3 Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, past
every fifteen minutes and drinking water regularly. He
laughed with his friends and joked that he wanted extra
pepperoni. As time went by, however, the jokes became
rarer and the rests more frequent. ‘I can remember, after
about an hour and a half, looking at how much was left
to eat and thinking that there was no way I’d get
through it all.’ But he kept going slowly, and slowly the
pizza began to disappear.
He reached the dessert after two hours fifty minutes,
and the small crowd cheered as he took yet another
break. A little under forty minutes later, the last
mouthful went in and the crowd jumped for joy. Not
Tim, however. He couldn’t even stand up.
READING
1 Read the text and answer the questions.
4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the passive.
1 How did Tim break the world record?
_________________________________________
2 Apart from its size, what was different about this
pizza?
_________________________________________
3 How did Tim’s behaviour change as he ate the
pizza?
_________________________________________
4 Did Tim have any doubts that he could break the
record?
_________________________________________
5 How did Tim and the crowd react when he finished
the pizza?
_________________________________________
/ 10
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1 She / run / every day / since January / in order /
keep fit.
_________________________________________
2 It / smell / revolting. It / should / put / in the bin.
_________________________________________
3 He / never / have / a girlfriend / before / he / meet /
her.
_________________________________________
4 Three hours from now / you / arrive / at the hotel /
and you / relax / by the pool.
_________________________________________
5 My parents / make / me / do / the washing up /
three times this week.
_________________________________________
/5
simple, present perfect simple or past continuous.
Interviewer I’m speaking to Chris Rankin, who
(1 play) _________________ the part
of Percy Weasley in the first two Harry
Potter films and (2 just finish)
_________________ filming
The Prisoner of Azkaban. Chris, how
does it feel when people (3 recognize)
_________________ you wherever
you go?
Chris It’s really strange. I (4 go) __________
to New York three months ago and
while I (5 walk) _________________
around with some friends, I was
stopped four times in the space of an
hour.
/5
1 They can use wind to produce electricity.
_________________________________________
2 They built the first wind turbines in the UK in
1991.
_________________________________________
3 30 new turbines in Wales will produce enough
electricity to power 400,000 homes.
_________________________________________
4 Environmental groups are supporting the
development of wind power.
_________________________________________
5 People keep on developing new ways of producing
electricity.
________________________________________
/5
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5 Complete the text. Choose the correct 8 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the boxes
alternative. to make phrasal verbs. One phrasal verb needs two
prepositions.
Sara wanted (1) to make / making a difference, and
imagined (2) to live / living in a world where everyone put care take up off back
was concerned about the environment. She decided let go about on down
(3) to start / starting her own company, Recycle, and
explain to people how their rubbish could be turned 1 They’ve _______________ the test until next
into something more useful. She expected everyone (4) week.
2 Would you like to _______________ another
to share / sharing her point of view. Unfortunately, not sport?
everyone did and the company was not very successful. 3 I’m relying on you. Please don’t _______________
She didn’t stop (5) to try / trying, however, and me _______________ .
eventually she managed to get more funding for her 4 I really _______________ him, but he doesn’t feel
the same way.
business.
5 She didn’t want to _________ everything she’d
/5
promised, but she had no choice.
/5
VOCABULARY
9 Choose the correct alternative, A, B or C.
6 Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 He made a ______ attempt to talk to me and then
1 Don’t forget to shut down walked away.
2 I had trouble downloading A depressed B half-hearted C confused
3 Click on 2 I felt quite ______ at being the centre of everyone’s
attention.
4 He just raised
A embarrassed B devastated C resentful
5 I think it’s polite to shake
3 It was a very ______ decision to do what they did.
They were very brave.
a hands when you meet someone.
A irritated B courageous C furious
b his eyebrows and said nothing.
4 Most people in the UK have a ______ for milk in
c your computer.
their tea.
d the icon to open the page.
A performance B collection
e the information I needed. C preference
/5 5 She’s incredibly ______ about art and design.
7 Circle the odd word out. A knowledgeable B realistic C amazing
1 concentrate rely believe
depend congratulate /5
2 performance breakable productive
dramatic furious Total / 50

3 endless hideous massive

revolting large

4 reduce sympathize improve

deteriorate increase

5 relaxed contented satisfied

eliminated delighted
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Test: Unit 6
Paint games
As Sarah ran through the undergrowth, she could hear
people following close behind. If only they hadn’t seen
her. But now she had no choice. She burst out of the
vegetation and sprinted towards the base, less than sixty
metres away. She felt it before she heard it and she
knew she was in trouble. The paintball hit her right
between the shoulder blades and exploded. If she’d
been more experienced, this wouldn’t have happened.
She fell to the ground and dropped the red flag that
she’d been holding, as the rules said she must. She
could only watch as a member of the other team
grabbed the flag and headed off into the undergrowth
again. A direct hit by an opposition paintball meant a
five-minute penalty before she could return to the
game. It was very frustrating.
‘I wasn’t particularly keen when my friend suggested
paintballing to me,’ said Sarah, ‘but once you get into
it, it’s really exciting. And it’s amazing how long five
minutes seems when you’re left out of the game.’
Thousands of people have taken up paintballing in the
last few years. It’s a relatively cheap and harmless way
to relieve stress, by shooting small balls of paint at
people in the opposing team in order to win their flag.
As long as you don’t mind getting covered in paint, you
have a fantastic time. ‘The adrenaline rush is
incredible,’ said Sarah. ‘You feel as if you’re running
for your life when you’ve got the flag in your hands. I
definitely want to repeat the experience.’
READING
1 Read the text and complete the sentences.
1 When Sarah realized that she’d been seen, she
________________________________________ .
2 If you’re hit, you have to let the other team
________________________________________ .
3 Sarah was surprised that paintballing
________________________________________ .
4 Lots of people find that paintballing helps them to
________________________________________ .
5 You won’t enjoy paintballing if
________________________________________ .
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the text. Use the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.
Debbie Naysmith and John McLaren have spent the last
year living on an island off the coast of Ireland with
their five-year-old son, Jamie. ‘I think we (1 find)
_______________________ it more difficult at the
start if Jamie (2 not be) _______________________
with us,’ said Debbie. ‘But it’s a great place for him. He
really loves the freedom and space.’
The island is quite remote, so you’ll be a disappointed
visitor if you (3 like) _______________________ to
live in luxury. There are no televisions, shops or bars. If
there are storms at sea, the boats that usually bring food
deliveries (4 not arrive) ______________________.
But it’s a lifestyle that suits Debbie and John. ‘If we
had the choice, we (5 definitely stay)
_______________________ here longer.
/5
3 Rewrite the sentences. Use I wish / If only and would
if necessary.
1 I feel bad about shouting at my brother this
morning.
_________________________________________
2 My father keeps on telling me to tidy my room.
_________________________________________
3 I regret not working harder for my exam.
_________________________________________
4 I want a scooter.
_________________________________________
5 I want to go out tonight, but I can’t.
_________________________________________
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences. Use negative prefixes and
the words in the box.
legal patient inhabited organized possible
1 She can never find what she’s looking for. Her
desk is too _____________ .
2 I don’t believe it. It’s _____________ .
3 Can’t you wait a minute? You’re so
_____________ .
4 The house was _____________ . No one had lived
there for over five years.
5 In most countries it’s _____________ to use your
mobile phone while you’re driving.
/5
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Test: Unit 7
Murder mystery weekend
It was a very strange sensation when I entered the hotel
dining room that Friday evening. Twelve strangers
were eating together in the knowledge that one of us
was going to ‘die’ that very night.
The conversations were tense. Was everyone else, like
me, wondering why they had chosen to come on a
murder mystery weekend? I asked the woman next to
me if she had been to anything like this before. She said
that she hadn’t, adding that she was beginning to regret
it now. Everyone knew that within a couple of hours a
body would be found and that the eleven of us left alive
would all be under suspicion of murder. We all
wondered who the unfortunate victim might be.
After a delicious meal, we returned to our bedrooms.
Twenty minutes later, a chilling scream rang through
the small hotel – the moment we had all been waiting
for. I hurried downstairs and found the hotel staff
standing around an inert figure lying on the dining
room carpet. It was the woman that I’d been talking to
during dinner. She must have been the actress
employed to play the victim.
The eleven remaining guests split up so that each of us
could start our own investigations. I could hear a sea of
questions around me. No weapon had been left at the
scene of the crime and nobody admitted that they had
seen anything unusual. It was a difficult case to solve.
Would any of us succeed in finding the evidence to
prove who the murderer was by Sunday evening?
READING
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 None of the people staying at the hotel had
met before. ______
2 The guests all enjoyed themselves
at dinner.
______
3 The woman who had been ‘murdered’
wasn’t one of the guests who had paid to
stay at the hotel. ______
4 All the guest began asking questions on
their own. ______
5 The guests had 24 hours to identify the
murderer. ______
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Michelle Johnson is a victim support officer.
Rewrite her words in reported speech.
‘A victim support officer must support people whose
lives have been affected by crime. If anyone has been
burgled or mugged, for example, I’ll contact them and
see how they are. I might need to refer them to someone
else for more help. I can be there if people just want to
talk. Everyone should have someone to talk to after
traumatic events like these.’
Michelle Johnson said that a victim support officer
(1) _______________ people whose lives had been
affected by crime. If anyone had been burgled or
mugged, for example, she (2) _______________ them
and see how they were. She explained that she
(3) _______________ to refer them to someone else for
more help, and added that she (4) _______________
there if people just wanted to talk. She commented that
everyone (5) _______________ someone to talk to
after traumatic events like these.
/5
admit promise tell suggest ask
3 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the
verbs in the box.
1 Let’s look for more clues.
He _____________________________________ .
2 I find the job quite tiring.
She ____________________________________ .
3 Have you ever been burgled?
He _____________________________________ .
4 Don’t leave your door unlocked at night, Mrs
Beadle.
She _____________________________________ .
5 I won’t try to escape.
He _____________________________________ .
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Choose the correct alternative.
1 She tried to deny / prove that she wasn’t guilty, but
no one believed her story.
2 The police officer didn’t fine / defend me for going
through a red light. I was lucky.
3 He said he hadn’t confessed / committed a crime.
4 An alarm can protect / prevent your car from theft.
5 Do you think we should punish / suspect children
under 12 for breaking the law?
/5
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Test: Unit 8
New Year with the Mayans
Last year we persuaded our two children, who are eight
and six, to swap our usual New Year’s holiday routine
for a jungle adventure in Central America. We set off
for Guatemala with a backpack each, and were
transported to a world of rainbow-coloured buses and
bustling streets.
Our first destination was the ancient Mayan ruins at
Tikal. We put up the tent that was going to be our home
for the next few nights, and took in the scene around us.
We were in dense rainforest, where monkeys howl and
parrots screech. The children stared up at the green
canopy above them, amazed that they were really in the
jungle. Tikal, which was at its height between AD 300
and 800, was the centre of life for more than a million
Mayans living in the area. Now the place is deserted
and derelict, but still impressive. The temples there are
massive, and the steeply graded stone steps which take
you to the top of Temple VI are terrifying – several
tourists fall from them each year. But the stunning view
from the top left even the children speechless.
On New Year’s Eve we arrived in Antigua, the ancient
colonial capital that had been destroyed in an
earthquake in 1773. We then spent most of New Year’s
Day climbing the only active volcano in the area. A
local man called Juanxto took us part of the way in his
van. We then scrambled and finally limped our way to
the top. New Year’s Day on a volcano: you could tell
from the kids’ faces that this was not an experience they
were likely to forget.
READING
1 Read the text and answer the questions.
1 Was the family’s trip to Guatemala a typical New
Year’s holiday for them?
_________________________________________
2 Where did the family stay when they visited the
ruins at Tikal?
_________________________________________
3 Why did the family climb steps that they knew
were dangerous?
_________________________________________
4 How did they get to the top of the volcano?
_________________________________________
5 What did the children think of the volcano?
_________________________________________
/5
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the relative clauses. Use the phrases in the
box and who, where, which, that or whose.
is one of the oldest centres of Mayan civilization
was going to take them home
we stayed
van carried the family halfway up the volcano
had attempted to climb to the top of the temple
1 That’s the campsite _________________________
.
2 Tikal, ________________________ , is in
Guatemala.
3 Juanxto, _________________________________ ,
lives in a village nearby.
4 Some of the tourists _________________________
____________________ had fallen down the steps.
5 The children didn’t want to get on the plane
_____________________ at the end of their
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3 Complete the text, Use the, a, an or no article.
The Broadway district of Los Angeles is full of
(1) ______ picturesque old buildings, but in most of
(2) ______ city it’s hard to find traces of history and
culture. One hot summer’s afternoon I explored LA on
(3) ______ foot, trying to find (4) ______ city centre. I
failed, because it doesn’t exist. What I found instead
was Gehry’s concert hall, (5) ______ modern, steel
construction. In this part of town, new buildings have
almost totally replaced the old.
/5
VOCABULARY
glance glare gaze peer dash
4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
1 For a long time they just stood there and ________
up at the trees.
2 They ________ out of their tent, but it was too dark
to see the animal that was making so much noise.
3 We ________ under the tree to shelter from the
rain.
4 She _________ at him furiously, too angry to
speak.
5 I _________ at the newspaper. I didn’t have time to
read it properly.
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Test: Unit 9
The 1900 house
Have you ever pictured yourself as a time traveller? For
the Bowler family, the opportunity offered by a TV
reality show was too good to miss. They agreed to live
for three months exactly as people did more than a
century ago. They moved into a house that had been
fitted out just as it would have been in the year 1900,
without central heating or electricity. What did the
Bowlers gain from the experience?
Joyce, the mother, learnt a lot about how women’s lives
have changed in the last hundred years. In the 1900
house, preparing food was a daily struggle. She had to
spend hours in the kitchen, and the food she eventually
managed to produce was rarely eaten by her youngest
child, nine-year-old Joe. Keeping the family healthy
was a big worry.
‘There were times when I couldn’t cope,’ admitted
Joyce. ‘And because of that, family relationships
changed. We almost lost those traditional roles: Mum
and Dad are in charge, and if anything goes wrong,
they’ll sort it out. In fact, on many occasions it was
Hilary and Ruth, my 11-year-old twin daughters, who
were more mature and were able to calm everybody
down.’
So now that her time in the 1900 house is over, how
would Joyce compare her two lives? ‘I think that
families living in 1900 must have had just as many
everyday troubles as we have. Their lives might have
been more simple, but there were lots of things back
then that we don’t have to deal with now. We should be
grateful for all our modern conveniences.’
READING
1 Read the text and complete the sentences.
1 The Bowler family agreed to spend three months
________________________________________ .
2 Joyce found it hard
________________________________________ .
3 Joe didn’t like
________________________________________ .
4 The best people at coping in difficult situations were
________________________________________ .
5 Joyce thinks that people nowadays have
________________________________________ .
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GRAMMAR
2 Choose the correct alternative.
1 You can’t / needn’t watch TV. There isn’t any
electricity.
2 You needn’t / mustn’t buy bread. I’m happy to
make some.
3 It must / can be easier to cook nowadays, with all
our modern conveniences.
4 I hope you’re not too hungry. Dinner could / should
be late tonight.
5 If you don’t have a TV, you have to / might make
your own entertainment.
/5
3 Rewrite the sentences. Use the modal verbs in the
box with perfect infinitives.
must should can’t needn’t might
1 I’m certain that it was harder to live in 1900 than it
is now.
It ________________________________________
2 It’s possible that the twins coped better than their
parents at times.
The twins _________________________________
3 No one made the family live in the 1900 house.
The family ________________________________
4 I’m certain that they didn’t watch TV in the house
because there was no electricity.
They _____________________________________
5 It would have been better if Joe had eaten more.
Joe ______________________________________
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences. Use the phrasal verbs in the
box.
grow out of answer back let off
take after put up with
1 I couldn’t _____________ life without a TV for
long.
2 If you _________________ when your teacher tells
you off, you’ll just get into more trouble.
3 My sister is really shy, but I expect she’ll
_________________ it as she gets older.
4 Everyone says I _________________ my father.
When he was younger he looked just like me.
5 If you __________ him __________ , he won’t
learn that what he did was wrong.
/5
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Test: Unit 10
A sporting dream come true
Pentathlon star Kate Allenby reveals the path to her
bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games.
‘The Olympics were everything I had imagined and
more. In the two weeks before the Games, I was
absolutely terrified. The Games were being broadcast
all over the world. I kept thinking, ‘I’m competing
against world-class athletes,’ and had to remind myself
that I was one too. I had to wait around for most of the
Games as the pentathlon was on the last day, but the
positive atmosphere in the camp gave me a lot of
confidence and so did my fellow athletes.
In the first event, the shooting, my opening shot was
fine, and so was my second. But suddenly I was
thinking to myself, ‘Do you have any idea where you
are? You’re competing in the Olympic Games!’ I lost
confidence then and I didn’t have a very satisfactory
result. I’d been worried about the swimming, as I’d had
a bit of a disaster before the Games. In the end, I did
my best time of the year so I was really pleased. I knew
the final event, the run, was going to be tough. I had the
American athlete, Emily de Riel, in front of me and I
set myself the goal of catching up with her. I succeeded,
but then I just couldn’t stay with her. Steph Cook ran
past us both and took the gold. In the end, she was a
better runner on the day and she deserved to win.
I was completely overcome when I crossed the line and
realized I’d won a medal. It was like a dream come true.
READING
1 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false?
1 Kate was worried about competing against
the best athletes in the world. ______
2 Kate’s team mates weren’t very helpful.
______
3 She didn’t do very well in the shooting.
______
4 In the end, Kate couldn’t run as fast as
Emily de Riel. ______
5 The winner was lucky to win. ______
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GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct verb, and
add so or neither if necessary.
1 My brother wants to become a professional
swimmer and _________________ I.
2 I can swim faster than anyone else in the school,
but he _________________ .
3 My father has offered to help us train and
_________________ my uncle.
4 My brother isn’t fit enough yet and
_________________ I.
5 Our friends will never be famous athletes but we
_________________ .
/5
3 Rewrite the questions. Use indirect questions.
1 Are all successful athletes ambitious?
Can you tell me ___________________________ ?
2 What do you want to do after the Olympics?
Would you mind telling me __________________ ?
3 How many events are there in the pentathlon?
Do you know _____________________________ ?
4 Are you competing in the next Olympic Games?
Could you tell me _________________________ ?
5 Why has your sport become so popular recently?
Have you any idea _________________________ ?
/5
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
work and the prepositions in the box.
against on out towards up
1 We’re training hard now. We
_____________________ the next Olympic Games.
2 She wants to retire next month, but I
_____________________ her. I’m hoping to
persuade her to compete in the championships at the
end of the year.
3 I hope your new career as a TV sports journalist
_____________________ for you.
4 She was very anxious at first. She ___________
herself ___________ into a terrible state.
5 Members of the same team shouldn’t
_____________________ each other.
/5
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Is chocolate good for you?
In the 17th and 18th centuries chocolate was used for
medicinal purposes and today it is regularly included in
army food rations. Like other sweet food, chocolate
encourages our bodies to produce natural chemicals
called ‘endorphins’, which generate feelings of pleasure
and general well-being. So should it be considered an
essential part of a balanced diet?
Recent research at a New York university suggests that
your chocolate cravings may have come from earlier
generations of your family. A preference for sweet food
would have been an advantage to your ancestors. Pre-
historic humans were more likely to survive if they
looked for food rich in energy and avoided bitter-
tasting poisonous food.
Some scientists believe that chocolate can protect you
against old age, by slowing down the aging process. It
may also help to prevent heart disease. At Harvard
University, researchers have carried out experiments
into chocolate-eating habits. Their results suggest that if
you eat chocolate three times a month you will live
almost a year longer than people who eat none. But it’s
not all good news. The same research shows that eating
too much chocolate can shorten your life. Chocolate’s
high fat content means that too much of a good thing
can lead to weight problems and an increased risk of
heart disease.
People in the USA eat approximately 5 kg of chocolate a
year. Europeans tend to eat more, with the Swiss consuming
about 10 kg and the Danes more than 13 kg annually.
Around the world, millions of people ought to be asking
themselves if chocolate is good for them. They will be
delighted to know that, in moderation, it is.
READING
1 Read the text and complete the sentences.
1 In the past chocolate was used as
________________________________________ .
2 Chocolate makes you feel good because
________________________________________ .
3 Our ancestors may have given us
________________________________________ .
4 Research shows that moderate amounts of chocolate
can help you to
________________________________________ .
5 Too much chocolate makes you more likely to
________________________________________ .
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GRAMMAR
2 Choose the correct alternative.
1 You can go out unless / as long as you’re back by
11 o’clock.
2 I’ll still keep the same friends even if / as long as I
become famous.
3 If I’d done more training, I ’d have won / ’d won.
4 If you worked hard, you ’ll be / ’d be really
successful.
5 I wasn’t able to start my own business. I wish my
father would lend / had lent me the money I needed.
/5
3 Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence. Use
who, which, whose, that or where.
1 That’s the man. He came up with the idea.
_________________________________________
2 Do you know a shop? I need to buy some milk.
_________________________________________
3 I’ve got a new job. It’s based in Manchester.
_________________________________________
4 Kate wants to move to New York. Her family lives
in Miami.
_________________________________________
5 Tina found a suitcase full of money in the street.
Tina has recently become famous.
_________________________________________
/5
4 Rewrite the sentences. Use reported speech.
1 ‘I might not recognize him in a photo,’ the witness
admitted.
_________________________________________
2 ‘You must pay me $5 million,’ the kidnapper
explained to the girl’s parents.
_________________________________________
3 ‘Can you prove it?’ they asked me.
_________________________________________
4 ‘Don’t discuss the investigation with anyone,’ she
told me.
_________________________________________
5 ‘Why don’t you try talking to him about it?’ I
suggested.
_________________________________________
/5
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box and the verbs in brackets, with perfect the words in the boxes to make phrasal verbs.
infinitives if necessary. One phrasal verb needs two prepositions.

can’t needn’t might should must let come (x 2) with on up

sort take off out (x 2)
1 We (offer) _______________________ to help.
There were enough people helping already. 1 The judge __________ him _________ with a
2 I (feed) ______________________ the cat this small fine instead of the prison sentence that he
morning but I didn’t. The poor thing was really deserved.
hungry when I got home. 2 Linda _________________ a lot of work last year
3 There’s no answer from Dan. He (go) so she didn’t have much free time.
______________________ out. 3 Paul _________________ a great idea for making
money.
4 You (be) ______________________ tired. It’s not
4 The truth always _________________ in the end.
late, and you’ve done nothing all day.
5 Can you help me _________________ a few
5 My mother (lend) ______________________ me problems?
the money for the ticket. She hasn’t decided yet. /5
9 Choose the correct alternative, A, B or C.
/5
1 I love going away but I sometimes miss my _____ .
VOCABULARY A home improvements B home comforts

6 Match the two parts of the sentences. C home truths

1 The police are a has recently been 2 The business is doing very well this year. We’re
investigating released from prison hoping to make a good _____ .
2 Several witnesses b if you take photos A bill B invest C profit
there.
3 I don’t enjoy air _____ very much. I’d rather go by
3 30% more crimes c have been train or boat.
committed this year.
A travel B excursion C journey
4 You are breaking d are being
4 My favourite _____ is Patrick, the youngest son of
the law interviewed.
my brother Jim.
5 A well-known e a number of
A uncle B niece C nephew
criminal burglaries in the
area. 5 I need some advice on how to _____ my money.
A invest B promote C purchase
/5
7 Circle the odd word out. /5
1 penknife clue map torch
Total / 50
2 dreary grimy nondescript picturesque
3 limp glance stroll dash
4 tour excursion overseas trip
5 fiancé married son-in-law great-grandmother
/5

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Test answer key GRAMMAR
TEST: UNIT 1 2 1 have you been doing
2 ’ve been skateboarding
READING 3 ’ve built
4 ’ve never tried
1 1 False (Linda is 19 years older than Matt, who is 5 ’ve heard
25.)
2 False (She didn’t turn him down.) 3 1 ’d never seen
3 False (He has always been most interested in her 2 missed
money.) 3 arrived
4 True 4 ’d broken
5 False (They take each day as it comes.) 5 ’d left

GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

2 1 asks out 4 1 realistic

2 are … catching 2 productive
3 Does ... believe 3 furious
4 ’ll get over 4 preference
5 ’m going to work 5 reduction

3 1 How long ago did you meet?

2 What was she doing the first time you saw her? TEST: UNIT 3
3 I haven’t eaten anything since this morning.
4 When he went out this morning it was still READING
raining.
5 She hasn’t spent all her money yet.
1 1 the summers are hotter / there’s less snow in
winter
VOCABULARY
2 live
3 our pollution has changed the Earth’s
4 1 embarrassed atmosphere
2 disappointing 4 temperature
3 amusing 5 taking measures to stop the rise in temperature
4 excited
5 amazed GRAMMAR
TEST: UNIT 2 2 1 ’ll have finished
2 ’ll still be writing
READING 3 will be waiting
4 will have risen
1 1 Baer. He wanted to incorporate a game into the 5 won’t be
TV set, but his bosses weren’t interested in the
idea. 3 1 to come
2 No, it wasn’t unrealistic. Many years later, a 2 to get
team of engineers produced what Baer had 3 to post
originally planned. 4 living
3 The first video games were very simple. 5 being
4 Video games today are more complicated, more
expensive and more violent; the graphics are VOCABULARY
more realistic.
5 They both develop video games and both were
4 1 devastated
set up by Americans.
2 filthy
3 stunning
4 revolting
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TEST: UNIT 4 3 1 A whole team can’t be made
successful by one brilliant player.
READING 2 I hate being beaten at tennis.
3 The manager shouldn’t always be blamed for a
bad result.
1 1 False (It is offering virtual reality holidays.) 4 She didn’t mind being left out of the team.
2 False (The company provides the information.) 5 More time must be spent training in the gym.
3 True
4 False (The equipment is harmless and the
VOCABULARY
volunteer only felt a bit anxious for a short
time.)
5 True 4 1 believe in
2 concentrate on
GRAMMAR 3 hoped for
4 sympathize with
5 complained about
2 1 looks as if
2 sounds like
3 tastes like
4 feels REVISION TEST: UNITS 1–5
5 smells as if
READING
3 1 lets … borrow
2 make … go 1 1 He ate a pizza which measured 106 cm in
3 lets … talk diameter in three and a half hours.
4 let … film 2 The pizza contained a whole meal. There was
5 made … do dessert in the middle.
3 He told jokes less often and took more breaks.
VOCABULARY 4 Yes. After an hour and a half, he didn’t believe
he would ever finish the pizza.
4 1 shrugged 5 The crowd jumped for joy, but Tim didn’t do
anything, because he couldn’t move.
2 confused
3 folded
4 resentful GRAMMAR
5 licking
2 1 She’s been running every day since January in
order to keep fit.
2 It smells revolting. It should be put in the bin.
TEST: UNIT 5 3 He had never had a girlfriend before he met her.
4 Three hours from now you’ll have arrived at the
READING hotel and you’ll be relaxing by the pool.
5 My parents have made me do the washing up
1 1 False (Cricket was invented before football.) three times this week.
2 False (Its rules are very complex, and in most
countries around the world no one has a clue 3 1 played / plays
how it is played.) 2 has just finished
3 True (A cricket match can take five days.) 3 recognize
4 True 4 went
5 False (You don’t have to concentrate on the 5 was walking
match from start to finish.)
4 1 Wind can be used to produce electricity.
GRAMMAR 2 The first wind turbines in the UK were built in
1991.
2 1 is being broadcast 3 Enough electricity to power 400,000 homes will
2 will be watched be produced by 30 new turbines in Wales.
3 had been chosen 4 The development of wind power is being
4 was advised supported by environmental groups.
5 was being played 5 New ways of producing electricity keep on
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5 1 to make 2 I wish my father wouldn’t keep on telling me to
2 living tidy my room. / If only my father wouldn’t keep
3 to start on telling me to tidy my room.
4 to share 3 I wish I’d worked harder for my exams. / If only
5 trying I’d worked harder for my exams.
4 I wish I had a scooter. / If only I had a scooter.
5 I wish I could go out tonight, but I can’t. / If
VOCABULARY only I could go out tonight, but I can’t.

6 1 c VOCABULARY
2 e
3 d
4 b
4 1 disorganized
5 a 2 impossible
3 impatient
4 uninhabited
7 1 believe (It is followed by in. The other verbs are 5 illegal
followed by on.)
2 performance (It is a noun. The other words are
adjectives.)
3 large (The other words are extreme adjectives.) TEST: UNIT 7
4 sympathize (The other verbs describe change in
number or quality.) READING
5 eliminated (The other words describe positive
feelings.) 1 1 True
2 False (The conversations were tense.)
8 1 put off 3 True (She was an actress employed to play the
2 take up part of the murdered woman.)
3 let … down 4 True
4 care about 5 False (The murder happened on Friday evening
5 go back on and they had to identify the murderer by Sunday
evening.)
9 1 B
2 A GRAMMAR
3 B
4 C 2 1 had to support
5 A 2 would contact
3 might need
4 could be
TEST: UNIT 6 5 should have

READING 3 1 He suggested that they looked for more clues.

2 She admitted that she found the job quite tiring.
3 He asked if I / he / she / they had ever been
1 1 ran towards the base
burgled.
2 take the flag
4 She told Mrs Beadle not to leave her door
3 was so exciting
unlocked at night.
4 relax / relieve stress
5 He promised that he wouldn’t try to escape.
5 you don’t like getting covered in paint
VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR

2 1 would have found

4 1 prove
2 fine
2 hadn’t been
3 committed
3 like
4 protect
4 don’t arrive
5 punish
5 would definitely stay

3 1 I wish I hadn’t shouted at my brother this

morning. / If only I hadn’t shouted at my brother TEST: UNIT 8
this morning.
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READING 2 The twins might have coped better than their
parents at times.
1 1 No. (It was a change from their usual New 3 The family needn’t have lived in the 1900 house.
Year’s holiday routine.) 4 They can’t have watched TV in the house
because there was no electricity.
2 They stayed in a tent (in the jungle).
5 Joe should have eaten more.
3 Because there was a wonderful view from the
top.
4 They went part of the way in a local man’s van; VOCABULARY
then they walked to the top.
5 They liked it; they wouldn’t forget climbing it. 4 1 put up with
2 answer back
GRAMMAR 3 grow out of
4 take after
2 1 where we stayed 5 let … off
2 which is one of the oldest centres of Mayan
civilization
3 whose van carried the family halfway up the TEST: UNIT 10
volcano
4 who / that had attempted to climb to the top of READING
the temple
5 which / that was going to take them home
1 1 True (She was terrified even though she was a
world-class athlete herself.)
3 1 no article 2 False (They gave her a lot of confidence.)
2 the 3 True
3 no article 4 True (She caught up with Emily de Riel, but she
4 the couldn’t keep up all the way to the end of the
5 a race.)
5 False (She was a better runner on the day and
VOCABULARY deserved to win.)

4 1 gazed GRAMMAR
2 peered
3 dashed 2 1 so do
4 glared 2 can’t
5 glanced 3 so has
4 neither am
5 will
TEST: UNIT 9
3 1 if all successful athletes are ambitious
READING 2 what you want to do after the Olympics
3 how many events there are in the pentathlon
1 1 living exactly how people did in 1900 4 if you are competing in the next Olympic Games
2 to prepare food 5 why your sport has become so popular recently
3 eating the food that his mother cooked
4 Hilary and Ruth VOCABULARY
5 as many troubles as they did in 1900
4 1 ’re working towards
GRAMMAR 2 ’m working on
3 works out
2 1 can’t 4 worked … up
2 needn’t 5 work against
3 must
4 could
5 have to

3 1 It must have been harder to live in 1900 than it is

now.

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 7 1 clue (The other words are related to survival
REVISION TEST: UNITS 6–10 equipment.)
2 picturesque (The other words are negative
READING descriptions.)
3 glance (The other words are ways of walking.)
4 overseas (The other words are nouns for types of
1 1 a medicine journeys.)
2 it encourages your body to produce endorphins 5 married (The other words are nouns to describe
3 our desire to eat chocolate members of a family.)
4 live longer / avoid heart disease
5 die younger / be fat and to suffer from heart
disease
8 1 let … off
2 took on
3 came up with
GRAMMAR 4 comes out
5 sort out
2 1 as long as
2 even if 9 1 B
3 ’d have won
2 C
4 ’d be
3 A
5 had lent
4 C
5 A
3 1 That’s the man who / that came up with the idea.
2 Do you know a shop where I can buy some
milk?
3 I’ve got a new job which / that is based in
Manchester.
4 Kate, whose family lives in Miami, wants to
move to New York.
5 Tina, who has recently become famous, found a
suitcase full of money in the street.

4 1 The witness admitted that he / she might not

recognize him in a photo.
2 The kidnapper explained to the girl’s parents
that they had to pay him / her $5 million.
3 They asked me if I could prove it.
4 She told me not to discuss the investigation with
anyone.
5 I suggested that they / he / she tried talking to
him about it.

5 1 needn’t have offered

2 should have fed
3 must have gone
4 can’t be
5 might lend

VOCABULARY

6 1 e
2 d
3 c
4 b
5 a

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UNIT 1
PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 Complete the sentences. Use the present simple or the present continuous.
1 He (not want) ____________ to study languages at university.
2 They (visit) ____________ China for a month.
3 It often (rain) ____________ in England in spring.
4 I (play) ____________ tennis with Martin tomorrow.
5 My mother (make) ____________________ bread every morning.
6 Where (you / meet) ________________________ your friends tonight?
7 I normally (work) ____________ on Mondays, but I (stay) ____________ at home today.
8 (your sister / go) ________________________ to the cinema every Saturday?

2 Complete the telephone conversation. Use the present simple or the present continuous.
Martha Hi Tim. Are you having a good weekend?
Tim No, not really. I (1 tidy) ____________ my room at the moment.
Martha I (2 not believe) ____________ you! You never (3 do) ____________ any housework.
Tim I (4 know) ____________, but Adam (5 stay) ____________ at our house tonight and
he usually (6 sleep) ____________ on my floor.
Martha Who’s Adam? I (7 not remember) ____________ him.
Tim My cousin, Adam. He (8 study) ____________ medicine at university at the moment.
Martha Oh, that Adam! Mmm! What (9 you / do) ______________________ with him
tonight?
Tim There (10 be) ____________ football on TV, so we (11 not go) ____________ out.
Martha Really?
Tim Yes, but don’t forget. You (12 hate) ____________ football!

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3 Expand the questions. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Then write answers.

1 What / you / do / next weekend?

________________________________________
________________________________________
2 How often / you / go / to the cinema?
________________________________________
________________________________________
3 What time / you / usually / get up?
________________________________________
________________________________________
4 What / you / wear / today?
________________________________________
________________________________________
5 You / like / surfing / the Internet?
________________________________________
________________________________________
6 How much / English / you / understand?
________________________________________
________________________________________

THE GERUND AND WANT

4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the gerund or infinitive form of the underlined verb.
1 Rachel lost the race. She was very angry.
Rachel was angry about ____________________

2 We didn’t go to the cinema. We watched a video at home.

We watched a video at home instead of ________
________________________________________

3 My parents insist that I study hard.

My parents want __________________________

4 Gillian read the newspaper. Then she phoned her friend.

Before __________________________________

5 If you do exercise, you will keep fit.

________________________________________ will keep you fit.

6 Jake has split up with his girlfriend. He’s upset.

Jake is upset about ________________________
________________________________________

7 Jenny doesn’t want to go to discos every weekend.

Jenny doesn’t like _________________________
______________________________________

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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1 Complete the text. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

At midnight last night rescue teams (1 search) ______________ for victims after a giant tornado (2 hit)
______________ Oklahoma and Kansas. The storm (3 injure) ______________ more than 700 people.
Robert Hensley (4 hide) ______________ in his cellar when the tornado (5 destroy) ______________ his
home. ‘I (6 not come out) ______________ until two hours later,’ he said. ‘My house was gone and I
(7 not recognize) ______________ the street.’
Mary Richardson (8 speak) ______________ to a friend on the phone when the tornado (9 interrupt)
______________ their conversation. ‘It (10 be) ______________ a very frightening experience,’ she said.

PAST PERFECT

2 Choose the correct alternative.

Michael (1) felt / had felt nervous as he walked into the Pink Flamingo Café. ‘Have I forgotten anything?’
he (2) asked / had asked himself. Earlier that day, he (3) phoned / had phoned Mr Dellagio before picking
up the money from the bank. At the bank he (4) counted / had counted £100,000 in the briefcase. Then he
(5) went / had gone home and waited for instructions. They (6) phoned / had phoned and had arranged to
meet him at the Pink Flamingo at eleven o’clock.

Now he (7) looked / had looked at his watch. It (8) was already / had already been half past eleven and
they (9) still didn’t arrive / still hadn’t arrived.

Suddenly he (10) heard / had heard footsteps behind him. ‘Put your hands in the air and move away from
the briefcase,’ said a strange voice.

USED TO / GET USED TO / BE USED TO

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to.

1 When I was a teenager, I (go out) _______________________ all the time.

2 (you / wear) _______________________ a uniform when you were at school?

3 Helen plays tennis every day now, but she (not do) _______________________ any exercise at all.

4 My parents (have) _______________________ a dog when I was a child.

5 Rachel doesn’t drink coffee at the moment, but she (drink) _______________________ a lot.

6 (he / work) _______________________ as a DJ?

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4 Kate Rayner spent three months living like a teenager in the nineteenth century. Complete the
interview. Use used to, get used to or be used to and the verbs in brackets.

Interviewer So Kate, what was the most difficult thing for you?

Kate Well, teenagers in the nineteenth century (1 read) ____________________ books or

play games in the evenings. And many of them (2 work) __________________ a lot,
so they had less free time. Today, in the twenty-first century, I
(3 do)___________________ anything I want, so that was strange.

Interviewer What other things were difficult?

Kate Well, I couldn’t (4 wear) ___________________ the clothes. Nineteenth-century

girls (5 wear) ______________________ long, heavy dresses and they
(6 not change) ______________________ their clothes very often. In the modern
world, I (7 wear) ______________________ jeans and T-shirts, and of course I
usually wear something clean each morning!

Interviewer So, do you think you could (8 ever / live) ________________________ a

nineteenth-century lifestyle?

Kate No, I don’t think so!

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UNIT 3

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1 Rewrite the sentences. Use comparatives, (not) as __ as, or superlatives.

1 Manchester isn’t as big as London.

London is ______________________ (large).

2 Playing a computer game and reading a good book are both enjoyable things to do.
Reading a good book __________________________________ (exciting).

3 No other Hollywood actress is as well paid as Julia Roberts.

Julia Roberts is ____________________ (good).

4 Planet Hollywood isn’t as trendy as the Fashion Café.

The Fashion Café is ______________ (trendy).

5 Mobile phones are cheaper than they used to be.

Mobile phones are ________________________ (not / expensive).

6 No other language is easier than English to learn.

English is ________________________ (easy).

2 Complete the text with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives.

(1 new) _______________ computer game on the market is called Dark City. Like its rival The Shadow,
Dark City is a spy adventure story. We asked a player to tell us about it.

‘It’s (2 fast) _______________ and (3 exciting) ________________ game I’ve ever played,’ says teenager
Andrew Milroy. ‘Dark City has a much (4 good) ____________soundtrack than The Shadow, and the
special effects are far (5 realistic) ________________ . It’s also a bit (6 easy) ____________ to play.’

However, it isn’t cheap. At £150 it’s (7 expensive) ________________ game in the shops. And it’s also
(8 violent) _______________ . Nevertheless it will probably be one of (9 popular) _______________
games this year.

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QUANTIFIERS

3 Choose the correct alternative.

1 I haven’t finished. I need several / more time.

2 We haven’t got enough / many money for a cup of coffee.

3 There are a few / much chocolates left in the box.

4 Most / None of my friends go to the café after school, but I don’t.

5 A little / A few of his films were shown on TV last year.

6 It hasn’t rained a little / much over the summer.

7 Ben wasn’t hungry, so he only ate all of / a bit of his lunch.

8 There’s plenty of / most of cake left. Would you like some more?

4 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

more a lot none most of enough any a little several

1 ____________ of the teachers knew that she was being bullied, so they didn’t help her.

2 There was only ____________ traffic on the road, so we got to the airport on time.

3 Helen had ____________ hours to wait before her flight to New York, so she went shopping.

4 There were ____________ of Manchester United supporters at the football match.

5 By the time we got to the front of the queue, there weren’t ____________ tickets left.

6 He spends ____________ his spare time playing computer games.

7 These days ____________ people own cars than ten years ago.

8 Don’t buy any more CDs! You’ve got ____________!

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UNIT 4
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
1 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect simple.

1 (you / ever / dream) ________________________________ of living on the moon?

2 Joe (not read) ________________ any of the Harry Potter books.

3 (your father / ever / have) ________________________________ an operation?

4 I (live) ________________ in Oxford for three years now.

5 Fiona is a vegetarian. She (not eat) ________________ meat since she was ten.

6 ‘Aargh!’ ‘What (you / do) ________________________________?’ ‘I think I

(break) ________________ my leg.’

7 (you / know) ________________________________ Emma for long?

8 We (never / go) ________________ on holiday without our parents.

9 Oh no! I (lose) ________________ my pen. Can I borrow one of yours?

10 ‘Where’s James? (you / see) ________________________________ him this morning?’

‘He (go) ________________ out for a coffee. He’ll be back in an hour or so.’

FOR AND SINCE

2 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect simple and for and since.

1 ‘How long (he / be) ______________ interested in karate?’ ‘_______________ he was a young boy.’

2 We (not see) ________________ Mark ________________ ages.

3 I (love) ________________ Busted________________ I bought their first CD.

4 Clara (not write) ________________ to us ________________ over a year. Maybe she

(forget) ________________ about us.

5 I (be) ________________ at this school ________________ five years.

6 Paul (not eat) ________________ anything ________________ last Saturday.

7 ‘How long (you / belong) ________________ to the club?’ ‘________________ a long time.’

8 _____________ the earthquake yesterday, several large buildings (fall) _________________ down.

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ALREADY, JUST AND YET T

3 Choose the correct alternative.

1 ‘Tim and Lucy look brown.’

‘Yes, they’ve already / just got back from their holidays.’
‘Really? But they’ve yet / already been on holiday twice this year!’

2 ‘Hurry up, the party has already / yet started.’

‘Have you given Dan his present yet / just?’
‘No, not already / yet. I was waiting for you.’

3 ‘Have you finished repairing my motorbike yet / already, Dad?’

‘Yes, I’ve just / yet checked the engine, and it looks fine.’
‘Great. Thanks! I can go into town now.’

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

4 Complete the newspaper extracts. Use the present perfect or the past simple.

Last night, a massive tidal wave (1 hit) ______________ the coast of Mexico. Over
5,000 people (2 already / lose) _________________ their homes. There (3 be)
______________ several natural disasters in this region in the last eighteen months.
Only last month, a hurricane (4 hit) _____________ Brazil.

Yesterday, fifteen-year-old Emily Harris (5 gave) ______________ a briefcase

containing £100,000 to the police. She (6 find) ___________ the briefcase at Euston
railway station. ‘I (7 be) ____________ on my way home, and suddenly I (8 see)
___________ the case there on the platform. Nothing like this (9 ever / happen)
______________ to me before,’ she told reporters.

Latest reports say that the cost of living in Britain (10 rise) ______________ again.
Last year prices in British supermarkets (11 increase) _____________ by more than
five per cent. That means that inflation (12 go) _____________ up for the third
consecutive year.

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UNIT 5
WILL, GOING TO AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1 Choose the correct alternative.

Hi Paul!
How are you? A lot has happened since I last wrote. The good news is that I’ve passed all my exams,
and (1 I’ll start / I’m starting) university in September. (2 I’m going to study / I’ll study) French and
Portuguese at Middlesex University in London, so (3 I’ll be able to / I’m being able to) work abroad
afterwards.
I’ve also got a new boyfriend called Matthew. He’s a year older than me and he’s really nice. Next
week (4 we’ll go / we’re going) to a Madonna concert in Manchester. Matthew queued for six hours
for the tickets!
Unfortunately (5 I’m not seeing / I won’t see) Matthew very often after I start university. (6 I’ll
probably find / I’m probably finding) a flat in London, and (7 he’ll definitely stay / he’s definitely
going to stay) in Manchester. But (8 we’re seeing / we’ll see) each other at weekends.
(9 Are you coming / Will you come) and visit me in London? I hope so.
Love,
Clare

2 Complete the sentences. Use will, going to or the present continuous.

1 What (you / do) ________________ at the weekend?

2 Is it true that Janet (be) ________________ a vet when she grows up?

3 Don’t worry. I (do) ________________ the shopping if you’re really tired.

4 (you / eat) ________________ that biscuit or can I have it?

5 Sue (play) ________________ tennis with Phil tonight.

6 They’ve decided that they (buy) ________________ a new car.

7 We don’t think they (win) ________________ the next election unless they improve social policies.

8 Be careful! That bag is full of books. It looks like it (break) ________________ !

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT

3 Complete the sentences. Use the future continuous or the future perfect.
1 This time next week we (ski) ______________________ in the French Alps.

2 Greg is taking a year off to travel. By the end of next year he (visit) ______________________ seven
countries.

3 ‘What will you be doing this time tomorrow?’

‘I (take) ______________________ my English exam.’

4 Don’t come to my house at six o’clock. I (still / do) ______________________ my homework. If you
want to come at seven, you can. I (finish) ________________________ it by then.

5 Jill has accepted a job abroad. This time next month she (work) ____________________ in Paris.

6 Next year, I (live) ______________________ in this house for ten years.

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

What (1 we / do) ___________________ in a hundred years’ time? According to NASA scientists we

(2 travel) ______________________ in outer space. By the twenty-second century man (3 develop)
___________________ a quick way of getting to the stars, and the first long-distance spaceships
(4 leave) __________________ Earth.
However, other spaceships (5 already / voyage) ___________________ into the unknown. In fact, the
first unmanned ship, Pioneer 10, has already been launched. In 32,000 years’ time, this spaceship will
pass a star called Ross 248. By then, man (6 already / reach) ___________________ Ross 248 and
(7 colonize) ________________ and getting used to the planets around it. What (8 these humans / do)
________________ when Pioneer 10 passes by? Will they stop and notice it?

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UNIT 6
PASSIVE: PRESENT AND PAST
1 Complete the article. Use the present or past passive form of the verbs.

Stunts
Nowadays, action films are getting more and more spectacular. Many special
effects (1 add) _________________ to make the action more realistic.
It’s impossible to control the weather during filming. As a result, weather
effects (2 often / create) _________________ for the film. For example, the
winter scenes in Young Sherlock Holmes (3 not film) _________________ in
winter, but in the middle of summer. The snow (4 make) _________________
from polystyrene!
Car chases, high-speed crashes, or falls from high buildings
(5 not play) _____________ by the stars themselves – they (6 do) ___________
by stuntmen. In Volcano, several stuntmen (7 set) ______________ on fire.
However, the actors (8 protect) _________________ by several layers of special
clothing, so nobody (9 injure) ___________________ .
These days stunts (10 no longer / need) ________________ in many movies.
Most effects (11 generate) _______________ by computer, so action films are
becoming safer, cheaper and easier to make.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the passive form of the verbs.

1 Those shoes (design) ______________ by Manolo Blahnik and they cost £1,500.

2 A lot of computer games (make) ______________ in Taiwan these days. Most of the games
(export) ______________ to America and Europe.

3 Every week millions of CDs (sell) ______________ around the world.

4 Romeo and Juliet (perform) ______________ at the Globe Theatre last month.

5 The painting (not sell) ______________ at the auction, so the owners reduced the price.

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PASSIVE: PRESENT PERFECT
3 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect passive.

1 An Australian surfer (rescue) _________________ from a Great White Shark attack.

2 That hotel (recently / buy) _________________ by a millionaire.

3 We (give) _________________ a bit more time to finish the project, so we don’t need to panic.

4 The two men (not arrest) _________________ for the shooting yet.

5 My bag (steal) _________________ ! Did anyone see anything suspicious?

6 New treatments for HIV (discover) _________________ .

7 Zidane (just / nominate) _________________ football player of the year.

8 The concert (not cancel) _________________ . It (postpone) _________________ until next month.

HAVE / GET SOMETHING DONE

4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the correct form of have / get something done.

1 A dentist cleans Anna’s teeth every month.

Anna ____________________________________________________

2 My calls are answered by my secretary.

I ________________________________________________________

3 Her mechanic serviced Claudia’s car every year.

Claudia ___________________________________________________

4 Sarah is going to dye Linda’s hair for her.

Linda ____________________________________________________

5 The painters have just redecorated their house.

They _____________________________________________________

6 It is necessary to take your measurements before we can make your suit.

You have to _______________________________________________

7 The shop assistant is wrapping the present for me.

I ________________________________________________________

8 Emily’s wedding dress is being designed especially for her.

Emily ___________________________________________________

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UNIT 7
FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL
1 Complete the sentences. Use the first or second conditional.

1 Your mum will be angry if you (not tidy) ____________ your room.

2 If you break a mirror, you (have) ____________ seven years’ bad luck.

3 If he (not play) ____________ computer games all the time, he wouldn’t get so many headaches.

4 If you get time, (you / send) ____________ me an email?

5 Where would you go if you (can) ____________ go anywhere in the world?

6 If I were you, I (not buy) ____________ those shoes. I think they’re really overpriced.

7 If I don’t find my glasses, I (not be able to) ____________ watch the film.

8 You (not have to) ____________ work so hard before exams if you listened more carefully in class.

UNLESS

2 Rewrite the sentences. Use unless.

1 We won’t be able to get into the flat if we don’t find our keys.

______________________________________________________________

2 If the train isn’t late, I’ll see you at eight o’clock.

______________________________________________________________

3 Tim will fail his driving test. He must practise more.

______________________________________________________________

4 If you don’t wear fancy dress, you can’t go to the party.

______________________________________________________________

5 My parents won’t let me go out if I haven’t done my homework.

______________________________________________________________

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THIRD CONDITIONAL
3 Read about the crimes and then complete the sentences. Use the third conditional.

A man got trapped inside the telephone box he was vandalizing. He had to call the fire brigade to get
him out.

1 If he (not vandalize) ________________ the telephone box, he (not get) _______________ trapped.

2 If he (not get) _______________ trapped, he (not be) ________________ in trouble.

After a robbery at a local petrol station, police quickly arrested a man called James Newsome. Mr
Newsome was wearing a builder’s hat when he robbed the petrol station. The hat had the words
‘James Newsome’ printed on it.

3 If he (take off) ________________ his hat, the police (not know) ________________ his name.

4 If the police (not know) ________________ his name, they (not catch) ________________ him.

FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CONDITIONAL

4 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 __ 2 __ 3 __ 4 __ 5 __ 6 __ 7 __ 8 __

1 If she had more time, a he’d ride it to school.

2 He would have phoned the police,
3 If I was rich,
4 If she has the new Lord of the Rings game,
5 If he had a motorbike,
6 If she had watched the tennis match,
7 If I find the letter,
8 If he hadn’t been so careless,
b she’ll let you play it.
c I’d buy a sports car.
d she would have known the result.
e I’ll tell you.
f she’d learn another language.
g if he’d seen the robbery.
h he wouldn’t have lost the ring.

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UNIT 8
DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES
1 Choose the correct alternative.

1 The man (whose / who) sold me the car was very friendly.
2 This is a book (which / where) I’ve always wanted to read.
3 That’s the club (who / where) I first met Bill.
4 Jane is the girl (that / whose) teachers always help her.
5 There are a few people (whose / who) don’t use mobile phones.
6 The Day After Tomorrow is the film (who / that) I saw yesterday.
7 Elvis is the artist (who / what) has had the most UK number 1 hits.
8 Tennis is the sport (that / who) I find the hardest to play.
9 The dress (that / who) I want is the most expensive in the shop.
10 The boy (whose / who) is over there works in the supermarket on Saturdays.

2 Rewrite the sentences to make defining relative clauses. Use who, which, that, where or whose.
1 That’s the park. I play football there.
_____________________________________________________
2 Andy’s got a sister. She’s very attractive.
_____________________________________________________
3 He’s the boy. His mum works in the restaurant.
_____________________________________________________
4 There’s the house. I lived there when I was younger.
_____________________________________________________
5 Thousands of people went to the concert. It was in Berlin.
_____________________________________________________
6 Have you seen the new teacher? He took our class today.
_____________________________________________________
7 That’s the hotel. There’s a swimming pool there.
_____________________________________________________
8 She’s the girl. Her parents bought her a computer for her birthday.
_____________________________________________________
9 This is the hospital. I was born there.
_____________________________________________________
10 Hallowe’en is the time. Children dress up as ghosts then.
_____________________________________________________

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NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

3 Complete the sentences with who, which, where or whose.

1 The new club, __________ Beth works, has a great atmosphere.
2 The food, __________ was rather spicy, made me feel ill.
3 The book, __________ was written by a twelve-year-old, was a best-seller.
4 Lisa, __________ best friend works at Harrods, gets a discount if she shops there.
5 Mr Smith, __________ teaches maths at my school, is my uncle.
6 Bali, __________ you can see many beautiful temples, is a popular tourist destination.
7 Our room, __________ was on the 10th floor of the hotel, was really dirty.
8 Lisa, __________ I often go out with on Fridays, is really good at dancing.
9 Bristol, __________ there’s a new IMAX cinema, is a great place to go out.
10 My best friend, __________ parents live in France, has invited me to visit.

4 Rewrite the sentences to make non-defining relative clauses.

1 My sister lives in Manchester. She’s a doctor.

________________________________________
2 The film is about Australia. It’s really boring.
___________________________________________________________
3 John works in that school. His sister shares a flat with me.
___________________________________________________________
4 The restaurant was very expensive. We wanted to eat there.
___________________________________________________________
5 The new computer programme is useless. It came out last month.
___________________________________________________________
6 The concert was fantastic. It started rather late.
___________________________________________________________
7 The beach isn’t far from here. There’s an ice-cream kiosk there.
___________________________________________________________
8 Sunday is my favourite day of the week. I sleep until eleven o’clock then.
___________________________________________________________
9 Sue wants to be a pilot. Her mother works for British Airways.
___________________________________________________________
10 Hannah is the richest girl I know. She’s already got a car.
___________________________________________________________

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UNIT 9
REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS
1 Read the interview. Complete the text in reported speech.

Interviewer I hear you have a very unusual job.

Mr Fogarty That’s right.
Interviewer So what do you do?
Mr Fogarty Well, I’m investigating the Loch Ness monster. Every day I go to Loch Ness and wait for
the monster to appear.
Interviewer And have you ever seen the monster?
Mr Fogarty Yes, I have, last week in fact. It was very foggy and I tried to take a photograph, but
unfortunately my camera didn’t work.
Interviewer Do you think you’ll see it again?
Mr Fogarty I hope I’ll see it again if I’m lucky. I’ll be out there again tomorrow!
Interviewer And what do people think about your job?
Mr Fogarty Many people think it’s a strange job to have. They don’t believe in the Loch Ness
monster, but I know it’s out there somewhere.

The interviewer asked Mr Fogarty (1) ________________ . He explained that he (2) ________________

the Loch Ness Monster. He said that every day he (3) _________________ to Loch Ness and

(4) _________________ for the monster to appear. He claimed that he (5) ________________ the monster
the week (6) _________________ . He said that it (7) _________________ very foggy and he

(8) _________________ to take a photograph, but unfortunately his camera (9) _________________ . He

said that he (10) _________________ it again if he (11) _________________ lucky, and added that he

(12) _________________ out on the Loch again (13) _________________ .

He admitted that many people (14) _________________ his job was strange. He said that they

(15) _________________ in the Loch Ness monster, but he (16) _________________ it was out there

somewhere.

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REPORTED SPEECH: QUESTIONS, COMMANDS AND SUGGESTIONS

2 Put the words in the correct order to make reported questions.

1 I / her / how much / asked / cost / the shoes

I ___________________________________________________

2 asked / what time / would be / they / him / home / he

They ________________________________________________

3 Tina / if / spoke / she / Jane / Russian / asked

Jane ________________________________________________

4 we / them / asked / had enjoyed / if / they / their holiday in Brazil

We _________________________________________________

5 so late / Henry / why / was / Phil / he / asked

Phil ________________________________________________

6 me / asked / if / they / was going / to the party / I

They _______________________________________________

7 us / she / how long / had been living / in Rome / we / asked

She ________________________________________________

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3 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1 ‘Don’t leave the food out on the table!’ Joanna told me.

______________________________________________

2 ‘Why don’t we eat at Amba restaurant?’ Mark suggested.

___________________________________________________

3 ‘How are you feeling?’ the doctor asked me.

___________________________________________________

4 ‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ they asked me.

____________________________________________________

5 ‘Turn off your mobile phones! ’ he told us.

____________________________________________________

6 ‘Why haven’t you done your homework?’ the teacher asked them.

_____________________________________________________

7 ‘Shall we go shopping on Saturday?’ she suggested.

_____________________________________________________

8 ‘Did you see the bank robber?’ the policeman asked her.
_____________________________________________________

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UNIT 10
MODALS: ABILITY AND OBLIGATION

1 Choose the correct alternative.

The Face Model agency offered fifteen-year-old Julie Willis a job and she (1 can / was able to) make
her dream come true. However, once she started work, Julie found she (2 can’t / couldn’t) study
properly. Finally she decided she (3 had to / mustn’t) leave school. Many people criticized her
decision. ‘It was a difficult thing to do,’ says Julie. ‘And I miss all my friends. But I (4 had to / must)
make a choice. Although I (5 don’t have to / mustn’t) go to school, I still (6 have to / mustn’t) study. I
have a private tutor now. My parents told me I (7 don’t have to / have to) take some exams.’
‘Most models retire young,’ adds Julie’s mother. ‘And they (8 couldn’t / can’t) continue their career
for more than a few years. So Julie (9 mustn’t / doesn’t have to) forget that she needs qualifications for
her next job.’
But at the moment Julie isn’t worried about the future. ‘Next week I (10 have to / mustn’t) go to New
York for a photoshoot,’ she says. ‘I still can’t believe my luck!’

MODALS: OBLIGATION, ADVICE AND PROHIBITION

2 Complete the sentences. Use ought to, ought not to, should, shouldn’t or don’t have to.

1 You (sit) ______________________ at the front of the class if you can’t see the board well.

2 Don’t worry, Karen, you (do) ______________________ the washing up, because it’s Jamie’s turn
to do it.

3 Tell Pete he (stay out) ______________________ so late when he has to get up early the next day.

4 You (feed) ______________________ the cat while I’m away, because I’ve asked Katie next door
to do it.

5 Sarah (spend) ______________________ so much money on going out. She won’t have any left to
pay the bills!

6 You (come) ______________________ to my party if you don’t want to. I won’t be upset.

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MODALS + PERFECT INFINITIVE

3 Expand the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1 It’s very late and Pete hasn’t arrived home yet. (he / might / miss / the last train home)
________________________________________________________________________________
2 We’ve phoned them and they aren’t at home. (they / could / go / to the cinema)
________________________________________________________________________________
3 Belinda hasn’t got any money left. (she / can’t / spend / it already!)
________________________________________________________________________________
4 Joe hasn’t come to the sports centre. (he / may / forget / about the match)
________________________________________________________________________________
5 Jodie finished the project really quickly. (she / couldn’t / do / it without Steve’s help)
________________________________________________________________________________

MODALS: SUMMARY
4 Complete the text. Use a modal verb in the box and the verbs in brackets.

must could (x 2) be able to have to (x 2) can should

Dear Lucy

I (1 not believe) _____________ that I’m writing to you from the Popstars Academy in Edinburgh!
The drama course is going very well. At first, I really (2 not understand) _____________ my teacher
because he has such a strong accent, but if I stay here for another month I (3 speak) _____________
English just like him!

We’re working very hard and we don’t have much spare time. We (4 do) ___________ four hours of
gymnastics and voice exercises every day but we (5 not come) ________________ to class on
Fridays if we don’t want to. My teacher’s advice is that I (6 smoke) _______________ so much. He
(7 be) ________________ right!

Have you heard from Jim? He didn’t send me a birthday card. He (8 forget) _________________ the
date. He’s hopeless!

Write soon,
Kate

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INTERMEDIATE ANSWER KEY 2 1 felt 7 looked
2 asked 8 was already
3 had phoned 9 still hadn’t
GRAMMAR 4 had counted arrived
5 had gone 10 heard
UNIT 1 6 had phoned
3 1 used to go out
1 1 doesn’t want 2 Did you use to wear
3 didn’t use to do
2 ’re visiting
4 used to have
3 rains
5 used to drink
4 ’m playing
6 Did he use to work
5 makes
6 ’re you meeting
7 work; ’m staying 4 1 used to read 7 ’m used to
8 Does your sister go 2 used to work wearing
3 ’m used to doing 8 ever get used
2 1 ’m tidying 7 don’t remember 4 get used to wearing to living
5 used to wear
2 don’t believe 8 ’s studying
6 didn’t use to change
3 do 9 are you doing
4 know 10 ’s
5 is staying 11 aren’t going
6 sleeps 12 hate UNIT 3
3 1 What are you doing next weekend?
2 How often do you go to the cinema? 1 1 larger than Manchester
3 What time do you usually get up? 2 is as exciting as playing a computer game
4 What are you wearing today? 3 the best paid Hollywood actress
5 Do you like surfing the Internet? 4 trendier than Planet Hollywood
6 How much English do you understand? 5 not as expensive as they used to be
6 the easiest language to learn
4 1 losing the race
2 going to the cinema 2 1 The newest 6 easier
3 me to study hard 2 the fastest 7 the most
4 phoning her friend, Gillian read the 3 most exciting expensive
newspaper 4 better 8 the most violent
5 Doing exercise 5 more realistic 9 the most popular
6 splitting up with his girlfriend
7 going to discos every weekend 3 1 more 5 A few
2 enough 6 much
3 a few 7 a bit of
UNIT 2 4 Most 8 plenty of

1 1 were searching 6 didn’t come out 4 1 None 5 any

2 hit 7 didn’t recognize 2 a little 6 most of
3 injured 8 was speaking 3 several 7 more
4 was hiding 9 interrupted 4 a lot 8 enough
5 destroyed 10 was

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UNIT 4 2 1 are you doing 5 ’s playing
2 is going to be 6 ’re going to buy
1 1 Have you ever dreamed 3 ’ll do 7 ’ll win
2 hasn’t read 4 Are you going to 8 ’s going to break
3 Has your father ever had eat
4 ’ve lived 3 1 ’ll be skiing
5 hasn’t eaten 2 ’ll have visited
6 have you done; ’ve broken 3 ’ll be taking
7 Have you known 4 ’ll still be doing; ’ll have finished
8 ’ve never been 5 ’ll be working
9 ’ve lost 6 ’ll have lived
10 Have you seen; ’s gone
4 1 will we be doing
2 1 has he been; Since 2 ’ll be travelling
2 haven’t seen; for 3 will have developed
3 ’ve loved; since 4 will have left
4 hasn’t written; for 5 will already have voyaged
5 ’ve been; for 6 will already have reached
6 hasn’t eaten; since 7 will be colonizing
7 have you belonged; Since 8 will these humans be doing
8 Since; have fallen

3 1 just; already UNIT 6

2 already; yet; yet
3 yet; just 1 1 are added 7 were set
2 are often created 8 were protected
4 1 hit 8 saw 3 weren’t filmed 9 was injured
2 have already lost 9 has ever 4 was made 10 are no longer
3 have been happened 5 aren’t played needed
4 hit 10 has risen 6 ’re done 11 are generated
5 gave 11 increased
6 found 12 has gone 2 1 were designed
7 was 2 are made; are exported
3 are sold
4 was performed
UNIT 5 5 wasn’t sold

1 1 I’m starting 6 I’ll probably find 3 1 has been rescued

2 I’m going to study 7 he’s definitely 2 has recently been bought
3 I’ll be able to going to stay 3 ’ve been given
4 we’re going 8 we’ll see 4 haven’t been arrested
5 I won’t see 9 Will you come 5 has been stolen
6 have been discovered
7 has just been nominated
8 hasn’t been cancelled; ’s been postponed

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4 1 has / gets her teeth cleaned by a dentist
every month
2 have / get my calls answered by my 1 1 who 6 that
secretary 2 which 7 who
3 had / got her car serviced every year by 3 where 8 that
her mechanic 4 whose 9 that
4 is going to have / get her hair dyed by 5 who 10 who
Sarah
5 have just had / got their house redecorated 2 1 That’s the park where I play football.
6 have / get your measurements taken 2 Andy’s got a sister who is very attractive.
before we can make your suit 3 He’s the boy whose mum works in the
7 ’m having / getting the present wrapped restaurant.
for me 4 That’s the house where I lived when I was
8 is having / getting her wedding dress younger.
designed especially for her 5 Thousands of people went to the concert,
which was in Berlin.
6 Have you seen the new teacher who took
UNIT 7 our class today?
7 That’s the hotel where there’s a swimming
pool.
1 1 don’t tidy 5 could 8 She’s the girl whose parents bought her a
2 ’ll have 6 wouldn’t buy computer for her birthday.
3 didn’t play 7 won’t be able to 9 This is the hospital where I was born.
4 will you send 8 wouldn’t have to 10 Hallowe’en is the time when children `
dress up as ghosts.
2 1 We won’t be able to get into the flat
unless we find our keys. 3 1 where 5 who 9 where
2 I’ll see you at eight o’clock unless the 2 which 6 where 10 whose
train is late. 3 which 7 which
3 Tim will fail his driving test unless he 4 whose 8 who
practises more.
4 You can’t go to the party unless you wear
fancy dress.
5 My parents won’t let me go out unless
I’ve done my homework.

3 1 hadn’t vandalized; wouldn’t have got

2 hadn’t got; wouldn’t have been
3 ’d taken off; wouldn’t have known
4 hadn’t known; wouldn’t have caught

4 1 f 5 a
2 g 6 d
3 c 7 e
4 b 8 h

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4 1 My sister, who is a doctor, lives in 4 They asked me what I was doing the
Manchester. following day.
2 The film, which is really boring, is about 5 He told us to turn off our mobile phones.
Australia. 6 The teacher asked them why they hadn’t
3 John, whose sister shares a flat with me, done their homework.
works in that school. 7 She suggested that we went shopping on
4 The restaurant, where we wanted to eat, Saturday.
was very expensive. 8 The policeman asked her if / whether she
5 The new computer programme, which had seen the bank robber.
came out last month, is useless.
6 The concert, which started rather late, was UNIT 10
fantastic.
7 The beach, where there’s an ice-cream 1 1 was able to 6 have to
kiosk, isn’t far from here. 2 couldn’t 7 have to
8 Sunday, when I sleep until eleven o’clock, 3 had to 8 can’t
is my favourite day of the week. 4 had to 9 mustn’t
9 Sue, whose mother works for British 5 don’t have to 10 have to
Airways, wants to be a pilot.
10 Hannah, who has already got a car, is the
2 1 should sit / ought to sit
richest girl I know.
2 don’t have to do
3 shouldn’t stay out / ought not to stay out
4 don’t have to feed
UNIT 9 5 shouldn’t spend / ought not to spend
6 don’t have to come
1 1 what he did 10 hoped he
2 was investigating would see 3 1 He might have missed the last train home.
3 went 11 was 2 They could have gone to the cinema.
4 waited 12 would be 3 She can’t have spent it already!
5 had seen 13 the following 4 He may have forgotten about the match.
6 before day 5 She couldn’t have done it without Steve’s
7 had been 14 thought help.
8 had tried 15 didn’t believe 4 1 can’t believe 6 shouldn’t
9 hadn’t worked 16 knew 2 couldn’t understand smoke
3 ’ll be able to speak 7 could be
2 1 asked her how much the shoes cost. 4 have to do 8 must have
2 asked him what time he would be home. 5 don’t have to come forgotten
3 asked Tina if she spoke Russian.
4 asked them if they had enjoyed their
holiday in Brazil.
5 asked Henry why he was so late.
6 asked me if I was going to the party.
7 asked us how long we had been living in
Rome.

3 1 Joanna told me not to leave the food out

on the table.
2 Mark suggested that we ate at Amba
restaurant.
3 The doctor asked me how I was feeling.

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UNIT 1
TENSE REVIEW

1 Complete the letter. Use the present simple or the present continuous.

Dear Janine,

How are you? I (1 write) ____________ this letter from Brighton. Yes! We’ve finally moved. I
(2 know) ____________ that I’ve been lazy about writing but I hope you (3 understand) __________ .
Right now, Mum and Dad (4 paint) _______________ the new house, so everything is in a mess!

At the moment, my brother John (5 work) ____________ for a computer company. He (6 get up)
________ really early every day to catch the train to work. He (7 want) ____________ to buy his own
flat, but he (8 need) ____________ to save a lot more money first!

I (9 save) ____________ money too at the moment, because next week I (10 start) ____________ a
course in graphic design. It’ll be really expensive! John (11 not think) ____________ it is as useful as
working with computers, but I (12 hope) _____________ to set up my own business one day.
(13 you / come) ________________ to visit us soon?

Love
Linda

2 Choose the correct alternative.

1 ‘I ’m going to go / ’ll go to the supermarket.’

‘Are you getting / Will you get me some milk?’

2 ‘Did you know that Kate will work / is working in Cambodia next year?’
‘She’s crazy! I think it ’s going to be / ’ll be dangerous.’

3 ‘Why are you reading / will you read that book?’

‘Because I ’m doing / ’m going to do a review of the book for homework.’

4 ‘Where’s Sally? We ’ll leave / ’re leaving now!’

‘Calm down! I’m sure she isn’t being / won’t be late!’

5 ‘I ’m going to close / ’ll close the window because I’m cold,’

‘Yes, look at the colour of the sky. I think it ’s snowing / ’s going to snow.’

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3 Complete the text. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

It was one o’clock in the morning on Saturday and I (1 lie) __________ awake in bed. The wind
(2 blow) __________ outside and it (3 rain) __________ . Suddenly I (4 hear) __________ a loud
crash. It (5 come) __________ from downstairs.
I (6 get up) ____________ and (7 switch on) ____________ the light. Everything was quiet and still.
Only the clock in the hallway (8 tick) ____________ . I (9 walk) ____________ down the stairs when
I (10 notice) ____________ something strange. The front door was wide open.

4 Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect or the past simple.

1 My sister (be) __________ much healthier since she (give up) __________ smoking six months ago.

2 I (never / feel) __________ so embarrassed in all my life.

3 You look exhausted. (you / sleep) __________ badly last night?

4 (you / ever / go out) __________ with someone from another country?

5 ‘I (just / finish) __________ a 600-page book.’

‘(you / enjoy) __________ it?’ ‘Not really!’

6 We (have) __________ problems with our computer ever since we (buy) __________ it.

7 My brother (just / start) __________ to learn to drive, but he (not get used ) __________ to it yet.

8 ‘What (you / think) __________ of the film?’

‘Fantastic! It’s probably the best film I (ever / see) __________ .’

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UNIT 2
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1 Complete the conversations. Use the present perfect continuous.

1 ‘How long (he / play) ________ that computer game?’ ‘Since ten o’clock this morning!’
2 ‘You look dirty!’ ‘I (repair) ________ my motorbike.’
3 ‘Frank has got a black eye.’ ‘(he / fight) ________ again?’
4 ‘Why is she crying?’ ‘She (watch) ________ a sad film.’
5 ‘Mary looks tired.’ ‘Yes. She (revise) ________ all night for her exams.’
6 ‘I’ve been here since one o’clock. What (you / do) ________ ?’ ‘I (look for) ________ you!’
7 My French is terrible now, because I (not go) ________ to my classes recently.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

2 Complete the text. Use the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous.

Ever since he was a teenager Alex Whitestone (1 want) ________ to travel. This year he decided to
do it. Alex gave up his job as a journalist in July, and since then he (2 travel) ________ around the
world. So far he (3 visit) ________ four different countries.
At the moment Alex is in Bangkok, in Thailand. He (4 already / be) ________ there for five days. ‘I
(5 never / be) ________ to Asia before, so it was my first stop,’ he explains.
Alex loves Asian food. ‘They eat a lot of rice and fish here and I (6 learn) ________ how to make
two of my favourite dishes,’ he says. During his travels so far he (7 meet) ________ over thirty other
tourists. ‘I (8 enjoy) ________ myself all the time. I think I’m going to find it difficult to go back to
work next year!’ says Alex.

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE

3 Complete the text. Use the past perfect simple or the past simple.

It (1 be) ________ 9 p.m. and the sun (2 already / set) ________ when Clara finally (3 find)
________ the cave. She was late, but luckily David (4 not arrive) ________ yet.
Clara (5 feel) ________ really excited, and rather nervous too. Since her parents (6 told) ________
her that she couldn’t see a boy who (7 be) ________ ten years older, she and David had been
e-mailing each other in secret. But they (8 not see) ________ each other for over two months now.
She thought back to that morning. David (9 phone) ________ while her parents were out, and told
her about the cave. All day, she (10 not be able to) ________ think about anything else. But where
(11 be) ________ he now, she wondered.
A few minutes later she (12 look) ________ at her watch. It (13 already / be) ________ 9.30 p.m. and
David (14 still / not arrive) ________ . Suddenly she (15 hear) ________ footsteps behind her. ‘Aha!
I knew you’d come!’ (16 say) ________ a strange voice.

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4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the past perfect.
1 Jane went home. Then I arrived at the party.
When I __________________________________________
2 Tom saw Gladiator at the cinema. He didn’t want to watch it on video.
Tom didn’t _______________________________________
3 The play started. Then we finally got to the theatre.
When we _________________________________________
4 I didn’t hear the news. Then you phoned and told me.
Before you ________________________________________
5 Paul argued with his girlfriend. He was upset.
Paul was upset _____________________________________

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UNIT 3
FUTURE TENSES
1 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 __ 2 __ 3 __ 4 __ 5 __

1 Pete will be cooking dinner

2 We won’t have visited all those places
3 Will you be working late tonight,
4 We’ll get ill
5 Will you have read that paper

a unless we take the pills.

b by the end of the holiday.
c by the time I get home.
d or can we meet for a drink?
e by lunchtime, or shall I buy one for myself?

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

By the year 2050, it’s possible that people (1 live) __________________ under the sea or on a different
planet. Many of them (2 leave) ______________ big urban cities because they (3 become) ____________
so overcrowded, polluted and uncomfortable. We (4 not find) _________________ solutions to our over-
population problems yet, and consequently many of us (5 move) _________________ around constantly,
trying to find a more stable environment to live in. Hopefully, people (6 adapt) ________________ to
these different living conditions after a few decades, but by the middle of this century, they
(7 face) _______________ a whole new set of problems that may not be easy to resolve.
On the other hand, we (8 probably / deal with) _________________ some of the technological issues
which we are worrying about now. For example, in nearly fifty years’ time it’s likely that we
(9 find) _________________ faster, cheaper and cleaner forms of transport. Also, by then we
(10 travel) _______________ far less than we do now, because most people (11 work) _______________
from home, via virtual reality. Hopefully, by 2050 scientists and politicians (12 solve) ________________
some of the major problems that we have now, such as finding cures for diseases like AIDS and cancer,
and reducing crime and bad feeling between nations.

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VERB + INFINITIVE OR GERUND
3 Choose the correct alternative.

1 Tony wants (to go / going) travelling before he goes to university.

2 He promised (to buy / buying) her a diamond ring for their anniversary.
3 Have you ever imagined (to study / studying) abroad?
4 He agreed (to buy / buying) the motorbike for £2,000.
5 We stopped (to work / working) when the head teacher came into the room.
6 It’s cold today. You shouldn’t go out without (to wear / wearing) your coat.
7 Ellie, did you remember (to lock / locking) the house this morning?
8 John is so reliable. He never forgets (to do / doing) his homework.
9 I’m hungry! Can we stop (to have / having) a burger or something?
10 I’m really looking forward to (go / going) to that new club in the town centre on Saturday.

4 Complete the story. Use verb + infinitive or gerund.

A haunted house

When I was a child I used to spend my holidays at my aunt’s house. One summer I remember
(1 have) __________ a strange experience.
It was a hot afternoon, and my cousins suggested (2 play) ____________ hide-and-seek. But instead
of (3 go) ____________ outside, we decided (4 play) ______________ in the attic. After
(5 turn off) ____________ the lights, we all hid in different places. I managed (6 hide) __________
behind an old sofa.
Then something odd happened. We heard footsteps coming into the room. The footsteps seemed
(7 walk) _____________ towards the sofa. I wanted (8 move) ____________ , but I couldn’t. Then
suddenly the footsteps stopped. After (9 wait) _____________ for a few seconds, we jumped up and
ran downstairs without (10 stop) _____________ .
We told my aunt and uncle, but they refused (11 believe) ____________ us. Mysteriously the house
burned down a year later. The fire started in the attic.

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UNIT 4
VERBS OF PERCEPTION: LOOK, FEEL, SOUND, SMELL, TASTE, SEEM

1 Choose the correct alternative.

1 That’s disgusting! It tastes as if / tastes like medicine.

2 It smells as if / smells there’s been a fire in here.
3 I think the latest car designs look / look like weird.
4 I had no idea what was in the bag. It felt like / felt as if something soft.
5 I think Paul and Gina are going to split up. It seems / seems as if Paul can’t trust her.
6 When they first heard their voices on the recording, they sounded / sounded like awful.

2 Complete the text with like, as if or leave a gap.

When I got home from work last night, I felt (1) ________ exhausted. I lay on my bed in my clothes
and I was just feeling (2) ________. I was drifting off to sleep when I heard loud music from the flat
beneath me. It sounded (3) ________ a party. I might seem (4) ________ an unfriendly person, but I
decided to go down and complain.
I felt (5) ________ nervous as I knocked on the door, but I didn’t get chance to say anything. Before
I knew it, my neighbour had taken me into the flat and given me a drink. It smelt (6) ________.
Pineapples, it tasted (7) ________ sweet and (8) ________ there was something strong in it. After
three drinks, the room looked (9) ________ it was spinning, so I found a sofa and sat down. And
that’s all I can remember – apart from waking up the next day and feeling (10) ________ terrible!

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INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE: TO / IN ORDER TO / SO AS TO

3 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 __ 2 __ 3 __ 4 __ 5 __

1 They told the teacher exactly what had happened

2 Lara had lessons at the language school
3 He started eating less
4 Pete spent ages surfing the Internet
5 She stopped going out in the evenings
6 You have to work extremely hard

a in order to improve her English.

b to save money for her holiday.
c so as to lose weight.
d to find information for his assignment.
e so as not to get into trouble.
f in order to become a doctor.

MAKE / LET + VERB

4 Choose the correct alternative.

1 The celebrity couple never make / let the paparazzi photograph their children.
2 There’s a good film on at eleven o’clock. Will you make / let me stay up to watch it?
3 Did your parents use to make / let you eat lots of vegetables when you were younger?
4 Have you ever made / let you brother do something which he didn’t want to?
5 If we’re late, our teacher makes / lets us apologize to the class.
6 My mum is very easy-going. She makes / lets me wear whatever I like.

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UNIT 5
THE PASSIVE

1 Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

1 They’ll finish the competition by the end of next week.

________________________________________
2 They show lots of fascinating documentaries on that channel.
________________________________________
3 A well-known journalist from the BBC wrote that article.
________________________________________
4 The presenter was recording an interview when the lights went out.
________________________________________
5 They’re going to finish the new swimming pool by the end of the month.
________________________________________
6 We hadn’t used our bikes for months.
________________________________________
7 Mark Davies has broken the national 100m sprint record.
________________________________________

2 Complete the newspaper extracts with the correct form of the passive.

Two climbers (1 rescue) ____________ from the top of Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis.
After eight hours in sub-zero temperatures, the climbers (2 lift off) ____________ the mountain
last night by helicopter and taken to hospital. The men are recovering well and doctors think they
(3 probably / release) ____________ from hospital tomorrow.

A man (4 hold) ____________ by police today in connection with the Gates robbery. Billionaire
Phil Gates’s $10-million mansion (5 break into) ____________ a week ago and over $5 million
worth of goods (6 steal) ____________ , including a valuable Van Gogh painting.

The nation’s biggest football transfer fee (7 just / announce) ____________ . Superstar Roberto
(8 buy) ____________ for an amazing £30 million. His first match (9 play) ____________ against
Porto next month.

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THE PASSIVE WITH MODAL VERBS
3 Complete the text. Use the modal verbs and the passive form of the main verbs.

Thank you for coming to the school production of Macbeth. May I remind you that mobile phones
(1 should / switch off) _________________ during the performance. Also, any young children who
start crying (2 ought to / take) _________________ out of the hall immediately in order to avoid any
disruption.
Please remember that video cameras (3 mustn’t / use) ______________ . The play is going to be
recorded by a professional company and videos (4 may / buy) ______________ in four weeks’ time.
These will cost £9.99 and they (5 can / order) _________________ through school.
I hope you enjoy the play.

PASSIVE GERUND FORMS

4 Complete the sentences with the passive gerund form of the verbs in the box.

ask photograph involve choose tell phone

1 As a child, I used to hate ______________ to go to bed early.

2 The tennis player denied ______________ in the drugs scandal.
3 My grandfather, who’s 101, is always ______________ for advice on a long life.
4 The top footballer was upset about not ______________ to play in the World Cup.
5 My mother can’t stand ______________ by people trying to sell things.
6 Some film stars wear disguises when they go shopping so as to avoid ____________ by the paparazzi.
GRAMMAR REVISION

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UNIT 6
CONDITIONALS

1 Read the newspaper report and complete the sentences. Use the zero, first, second or third
conditional.

Andrew Chance’s mother was horrified when she recently received her son’s Internet shopping bill.
Thirteen-year-old Andrew had become addicted to the Internet, had stopped seeing his friends, and spent
all his time at his computer. In a two-week period, he spent nearly £1 million on eMall, an American
Internet shopping site. Andrew used his parents’ password to get into the site, and their credit card details
to purchase the most expensive things he could find. He bought a Rolls Royce car, a Robbie Williams
Gold Disc and an antique bed. ‘I’m in big trouble,’ the worried teenager said yesterday.

1 If Andrew’s parents (not buy) _______________ him a computer, he wouldn’t have been able to shop on
the Internet.
2 If his parents (find out) _____________ earlier, Andrew would have spent less money.
3 If Andrew’s mother doesn’t pay, she (have to) _____________ go to prison.
4 Andrew might not have lost his friends if he (spend) _____________ less time on the Internet.
5 If I (be) _____________ Andrew’s mother, I’d sell his computer!
6 If you (buy) _____________ things on credit, you eventually have to pay for them.

UNLESS, AS LONG AS, EVEN IF

2 Choose the correct alternative.

1 He wouldn’t do that job, (as long as / even if) you paid him double!

2 We can get this finished quickly, (as long as / unless) we all work together.

3 My parents say that I can have a party for my eighteenth birthday

(as long as / even if) it finishes by midnight.

4 (Unless / As long as) the government cancels this new tax proposal, they’ll be really unpopular at the
next election.

5 I wouldn’t have been able to understand your cousin (unless / even if) I’d tried, because I don’t speak
Portuguese.

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I WISH / IF ONLY

3 Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of the verbs.

At the airport.

Ella ‘Bye, Ben. See you in six months’ time. I really wish I (1 can) __________ come with you.’
Ben ‘Me too. If only you (2 not have) __________ your exams. Never mind. Bye!’

A week later.
Ella ‘I’m so bored. I really wish I (3 be) __________ in India with Ben. If only I (4 have)
________ the time to go. I was the person who gave Ben the idea of travelling. There was an
article in one of my magazines about trekking in Asia. I wish he (5 not see) __________ the
article. If only I (6 not buy) __________ magazine in the first place!’

I WISH / IF ONLY __ WOULD

4 Write sentences about what you would say in these situations. Use I wish / If only __ would and
the verbs in the box. Be careful! Sometimes you need the negative.

keep in touch turn down end tell lies do the washing-up be quiet

1 Your boyfriend is often dishonest.

______________________________________
2 Your neighbour’s dog won’t stop barking at night.
______________________________________
3 Your brother never helps with the housework.
______________________________________
4 Your grandfather puts the radio on too loudly.
______________________________________
5 Your cousin doesn’t phone or write to you.
______________________________________
6 Your homework has lasted three hours so far.
_____________________________________________

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UNIT 7
REPORTED SPEECH: MODAL VERBS

1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1 ‘You must listen carefully to the instructions,’ the teacher explained.

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

2 ‘You shouldn’t let the dog sleep on your bed,’ my mum said.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

3 ‘I can’t go on holiday with you next summer,’ Katie told me.

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

4 ‘She’ll meet you outside the hotel at seven o’clock,’ they said.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

5 Mike told his brother, ‘You should study maths at university.’

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

6 ‘We might come home late tonight,’ we told our parents.

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

7 ‘I can carry the box without your help!’ Susie told her boyfriend.
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

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REPORTING VERBS
2 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the verbs in the box.

add explain comment admit complain promise

1 ‘Yes, I took the mobile phone from the changing room,’ said John.
John ________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

2 Then he said, ‘I didn’t mean to do it.’

He __________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

3 Paul said, ‘I can’t come to school because I’m ill.’

Paul _________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

4 ‘Julia! You’re playing your music too loudly!’ Mum shouted.

Mum ________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

5 ‘I don’t think the government will win the next election,’said the journalist.
The journalist __________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

6 ‘I won’t lie to him again!’ she said.

She ___________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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REPORTED QUESTIONS, COMMANDS AND SUGGESTIONS
3 Read the interview. Then complete the summary with reported speech.

Interviewer What do you do?

Juliet I’m a marine biologist, and at the moment I’m investigating why whales and dolphins
are coming too close to the coast of a Scottish island. They are then getting into
trouble because the water is too shallow for them.
Interviewer And have you discovered anything yet?
Juliet Well, I think it might be because nuclear submarines are in the area.
Interviewer [laughing] What do you mean?
Juliet Don’t laugh! Signals from the submarines distract the whales and dolphins.
Interviewer Don’t you think that’s a bit unlikely?
Juliet Not at all! There’s evidence from other studies that this happens quite often. Why
don’t you read my report when I’ve finished investigating?

The interviewer asked Juliet (1) _______________ . Juliet explained that she (2) ____________ why
whales and dolphins (3) ______________ too close to a Scottish island, and then getting into trouble
in shallow water The interviewer asked (4) ______________________ anything yet. Juliet said that
(5) ______________ it might be because nuclear submarines (6) _______________ in the area. The
interviewer laughed and asked Juliet (7) ____________________ . Juliet told the interviewer
(8) _________________ and explained that signals from the submarines (9) _______________ the
whales and dolphins. The interviewer thought this (10) _______________ unlikely, but Juliet said
that in fact this (11) ______________ quite a lot. She then suggested that he (12) ____________ her
report when she (13) ______________ her investigation.

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UNIT 8
RELATIVE CLAUSES

1 Complete the text with the correct relative pronoun.

St. Kilda is the area (1) _______ most young people meet up if they visit Melbourne. Melbourne,
(2) ________ is situated on a large bay, doesn’t have such a good climate as Sydney but the people
(3) ________ live there say it still has a lot to offer. Ackland Street, (4) ________ is full of life at any
time of the day or night, is an entertaining, if noisy, place to find somewhere cheap to stay. Howie
Franklin, (5) ________ boarding house is very friendly, rents cheap double and single rooms at
number 25. If you want to relax and see what the area is really like, begin with The Dog’s Bar, which
is the place (6) ________ most locals start the evening. Chen Ming, (7) ________ arrived here from
Vietnam in the 1950s, is the owner of one the oldest Vietnamese restaurants (8) ________ you can
get a pleasant meal for only twelve dollars.

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES: LEAVING OUT THE PRONOUN

2 Read the sentences. Underline the pronouns which can be left out.

1 That’s the building which is the highest in the world.

2 There’s the girl that we were telling you about.

3 Those are the shoes which Martin likes.

4 She bought a bag which was the most expensive in the shop.

5 Venice is the city that I most want to visit.

6 Frances is the girl who climbed Everest on her own.

7 The film that they saw was rather frightening.

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ARTICLES: THE, A / AN, AND NO ARTICLE

3 Complete the text about Liverpool with the, a / an, or no article.

Liverpool: what to see and do

Albert Dock
Albert Dock is Liverpool’s most popular attraction. The dock is on (1) ______ River Mersey
and is visited by (2) ______ millions of tourists every year.

(3) ____ Beatles’ Story

If you are (4) ______ Beatles fan, visit this museum. You can see (5) ______ Cavern Club,
visit Brian Epstein’s record shop and listen to John Lennon singing Imagine. There is also
GRAMAR(6) ______ interesting shop where you can buy (7) ______ posters of the Fab Four and all
REVISION
of (8) ______ most famous records they produced.

Maritime Museum
Find out about (9) ______ Titanic in this huge, high-tech museum. There is also (10) ______
information about the slave trade and (11) ______ fascinating section on emigration to
America. In the 1890s, the cost of (12) ______ one-way ticket to New York was £4. Today
we pay £250!

Mersey Ferry Cruise

For (13) ______ good views of (14) ______ river, take (15) ______ ferry across the Mersey.
(16) ______ Mersey Ferry Cruise makes (17) ______ couple of stops and takes about fifty
minutes.

Liverpool Cathedral
This is (18) ______ largest cathedral in Britain. For (19) ______ excellent view of
(20) ______ city, climb to (21) ______ top of (22) ______ tower.

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UNIT 9
MODAL VERBS: PRESENT TENSE

1 Choose the correct alternative.

Daniel I wonder what’s in that parcel from Mary for my birthday? It (1) might / ought to be a CD
player. She knew I wanted one.

Jenny It (2) can’t / may be. Mary can’t afford a CD player. You (3) shouldn’t / can’t expect such
expensive presents.

Daniel Well, it (4) could / has to be some new trainers. The box is the right size.

Jenny It (5) may / can’t be, but I don’t think so. If people buy you shoes, you (6) ought to / could
be in the shop to check the size. Why don’t you feel the box? That (7) must / might give
you a clue.’

Daniel It’s very light. It (8) should / must be an empty box!

Jenny Don’t be silly! You (9) needn’t / may worry. I’m sure it’ll be great, whatever it is.

2 Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box.

could be should give up needn’t go might go away can’t be may give

1 Lucy ____________ for a year, if she has enough money.

2 We read the story in the newspaper, but it ____________ true.

3 If I’m lucky, my parents ____________ me some extra money for the summer holidays.

4 ‘Look over there! Isn’t that your cousin Beth?’ ‘It ____________ her, but I can’t really be certain. She’s
too far away.’

5 You’ve got such a bad cough. You ____________ smoking.

6 We’ve got plenty to eat, so we _____________ to the shops.

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MODAL VERBS WITH PERFECT INFINITIVES

3 Rewrite the sentences. Use the modal verbs in the box with perfect infinitives.

needn’t might not shouldn’t may can’t must

1 I’m sure Mick has missed the train.

Mick _______________________________________________

2 It would have been better if Julie hadn’t stayed out late.

Julie _______________________________________________

3 It isn’t possible that they left before I did.

They _______________________________________________

4 It wasn’t necessary for you to bring me some flowers.

You ________________________________________________

5 It’s possible that the woman I saw wasn’t Claire. I’m not sure.
The woman __________________________________________

6 There’s a possibility that the businessman was murdered.

The businessman ______________________________________

PAST MODALS

4 Choose the correct alternative.

1 The children couldn’t / could wait to get out of bed on Christmas morning.

2 When Petra had done her homework, she was able to / were able to go into town.

3 I hadn’t tidied my room for so long that you couldn’t / had to see the floor.

4 Did you have to / Had you to go to university when you left school?

5 We could / had to go to boarding school because our parents lived abroad.

6 I could / couldn’t speak Italian when I was younger, but I can’t now.

GRAMMAR REVISION

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UNIT 10
AVOIDING REPETITION

1 Match the responses (a–h) to the statements (1–8).

1 __ 2 __ 3 __ 4 __ 5 __ 6 __ 7 __ 8 __

1 We had to wait over an hour for the bus to come.

2 I can’t stand people who interrupt me.
3 We’ve been to Africa.
4 They were on the train which was delayed for three hours.
5 I didn’t like anything in the shop.
6 I wasn’t listening to anything the teacher was saying.
7 I love Maria’s new hairstyle.
8 I’d love to live abroad.

a Neither did we.

b So has Tom.
c Neither can I.
d So would she.
e So were my cousins.
f Neither was Beth.
g So did we.
h So do I.

2 Complete the short answers and phrases.

1 ‘Have you applied for that job yet?’ ‘No, ________________ .’

2 ‘Don’t forget to send me an email!’ ‘ Don’t worry! I ________________ .’
3 We don’t eat meat, but our children ________________ .
4 He’s said he’ll always love her and he ________________ .
5 Tom’s worked very hard, but Louis ________________ .
6 ‘Would your brother like to study medicine at university?’ ‘No, ________________ .’
7 ‘Did you manage to fix your computer?’ ‘No, ________________ .’
8 Ed and Sarah haven’t finished their homework yet, but Lisa ______________ .
9 Two people ordered steak, but you ________________ . You wanted chicken.

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INDIRECT QUESTIONS

3 Rewrite the questions as direct questions.

1 Have you any idea how old the Prime Minister is?
________________________________________
2 Can you tell me when she first started training for the marathon?
________________________________________
3 Would you mind telling me how much your husband earns?
________________________________________
4 Do you know if James has ever been to Australia?
________________________________________
5 Could you tell me what you ate for dinner last night?
________________________________________
6 Have you any idea how hot it is today?
________________________________________
7 Could you tell me what sports your brother used to play?
________________________________________

4 Rewrite the questions as indirect questions.

1 Did you enjoy the film premiere?

Would you mind telling me ________________________________?

2 What was the most exciting part?

Can you tell me _________________________________________?

3 Who were the best actors?

Could you tell me _______________________________________?

4 How long did it go on for?

Have you any idea ______________________________________?

5 Are you going to see it again?

Do you know __________________________________________?

6 Would you recommend the film to a friend?

Can you tell me ________________________________________?

7 Which film will you see next?

Do you know __________________________________________?

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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE ANSWER KEY 2 1 has wanted 6 ’ve learned
2 ’s been travelling 7 ’s met
3 ’s visited 8 ’ve been
GRAMMAR 4 ’s already been enjoying
5 ’ve never been
UNIT 1
3 1 was 10 hadn’t been able
1 1 ’m writing 8 needs 2 had already set to
2 know 9 ’m saving 3 found 11 was
3 understand 10 ’m starting 4 hadn’t arrived 12 looked
4 are painting 11 doesn’t think 5 felt 13 was already
5 is working 12 hope 6 had told 14 still hadn’t
6 gets up 13 Are you coming 7 was arrived
7 wants 8 hadn’t seen 15 heard
9 had phoned 16 said
2 1 ’m going; Will you get
2 is working; ’ll be 4 1 When I arrived at the party, Jane had gone
3 are you reading;’m going to do home.
4 ’re leaving; won’t be 2 Tom didn’t want to watch Gladiator on
5 ’m going to close; ’s going to snow video because he had seen it at the
cinema.
3 1 was lying 6 got up 3 When we finally got to the theatre, the
2 was blowing 7 switched on play had started.
3 was raining 8 was ticking 4 Before you phoned and told me, I hadn’t
4 heard 9 was walking heard the news.
5 came 10 noticed 5 Paul was upset because he had argued
with his girlfriend.
4 1 has been; gave up
2 ’ve never felt UNIT 3
3 Did you sleep
4 Have you ever been out 1 1c 2b 3d 4a 5e
5 ’ve just finished; Did you enjoy
6 ’ve had; bought 2 1 will be living 9 ’ll have found
7 has just started; hasn’t got used 2 will have left 10 ’ll be travelling
8 did you think; ’ve ever seen 3 ’ll have become 11 will be
4 won’t have found working
5 will be moving 12 will have
UNIT 2 6 will have adapted solved
7 will be facing
1 1 has he been playing 8 ’ll probably have
2 ’ve been repairing dealt with
3 Has he been fighting
4 ’s been watching 3 1 to go 6 wearing
5 ’s been revising 2 to buy 7 to lock
6 have you been doing; ’ve been looking 3 studying 8 to do
7 haven’t been going 4 to buy 9 to have
5 working 10 going

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4 1 having 7 to walk 2 1 have been rescued
2 playing 8 to move 2 were lifted off
3 going 9 waiting 3 will probably be released
4 to play 10 stopping 4 is being held
5 turning off 11 to believe
6 to hide 5 was broken into
6 were stolen
7 has just been announced
UNIT 4 8 has been bought
9 will be played
1 1 tastes like 4 felt like
2 smells as if 5 seems as if 3 1 should be switched off
3 look 6 sounded 2 ought to be taken
3 mustn’t be used
2 1 – 6 like 4 may be bought
2 as if 7 - 5 can be ordered
3 like 8 as if
4 like 9 as if 4 1 being told
5 – 10 - 2 being involved
3 being asked
3 1e 2a 3c 4d 5b 6f 4 being chosen
5 being phoned
6 being photographed
4 1 let
2 let
3 make
4 made UNIT 6
5 makes
6 lets 1 1 hadn’t bought 4 had spent
2 had found out 5 was / were
3 ’ll have to 6 buy
UNIT 5 2 1 even if 4 Unless
2 as long as 5 even if
1 1 The competition will be finished by the 3 as long as
end of next week.
2 Lots of fascinating documentaries are 3 1 could 4 had
shown on that channel. 2 didn’t have 5 hadn’t seen
3 That article was written by a well-known 3 was 6 hadn’t bought
journalist from the BBC.
4 An interview was being recorded when 4 1 I wish / If only he wouldn’t tell lies.
the lights went out. 2 I wish / If only it would be quiet at night.
5 The new swimming pool is going to be 3 I wish / If only he would do the washing
finished by the end of the month. up.
6 Our bikes hadn’t been used for months. 4 I wish / If only he would turn the radio
7 The national 100m sprint record has been down.
broken by Mark Davies. 5 I wish / If only he / she would keep in
touch.
6 I wish / If only it would end.

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UNIT 7 3 1 the 12 a
2 no article 13 no article
1 1 The teacher explained that we had to 3 The 14 the
listen carefully to the instructions. 4 a 15 a
2 My mum said that I shouldn’t let the dog 5 the 16 The
sleep on my bed. 6 an 17 a
3 Katie told me that she couldn’t go on 7 no article 18 the
holiday with me the following summer. 8 the 19 an
4 They said that she would meet me outside 9 the 20 the
the hotel at seven o’clock. 10 no article 21 the
5 Mike told his brother that he should study 11 a 22 the
maths at university.
6 We told our parents that we might come
home late that night. UNIT 9
7 Susie told her boyfriend that she could
carry the box without his help. 1 1 might 6 ought to
2 can’t 7 might
2 1 admitted that he had taken the mobile 3 shouldn’t 8 must
phone from the changing room 4 could 9 needn’t
2 added that he hadn’t meant to do it 5 may
3 explained that he couldn’t come to school
because he was ill 2 1 might go away 4 could be
4 complained that Julia was playing her 2 can’t be 5 should give up
music too loudly 3 may give 6 needn’t go
5 commented that he didn’t think the
government would win the following 3 1 must have missed the train
election 2 shouldn’t have stayed out late
6 promised that she wouldn’t lie to him 3 can’t have left before I did
again / promised not to lie to him again 4 needn’t have brought me some flowers
3 1 what she did 8 not to laugh 5 I saw might not have been Claire
2 was investigating 9 distracted 6 may have been murdered
3 were coming 10 was (a bit)
4 if she had discovered 11 happened 4 1 couldn’t 4 Did you have to
5 she thought 12 read 2 was able to 5 had to
6 were 13 had finished 3 couldn’t 6 could
7 what she meant

UNIT 10
UNIT 8
1 1g 3b 5a 7h
1 1 where 5 whose 2c 4e 6f 8d
2 which 6 where
3 who 7 who 2 1 I haven’t 6 he wouldn’t
4 which 8 where
2 won’t 7 I didn’t
3 do 8 has
2 2 that 5 that 4 will 9 didn’t
3 which 7 that 5 hasn’t

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3 1 How old is the Prime Minister?
2 When did she first start training for the
marathon?
3 How much does your husband earn?
4 Has James ever been to Australia?
5 What did you eat for dinner last night?
6 How hot is it today?
7 What sports did your brother use to play?

4 1 if you enjoyed the film premiere

2 what the most exciting part was
3 who the best actors were
4 how long it went on for
5 if you are going to see it again
6 if you would recommend the film to a
friend
7 which film you will see next

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Phrasal verbs with take and put
take
take something off – remove a piece of clothing
take something on – accept or decide to do
something
take over something – take control of or
responsibility for something, e.g. a business
take to someone – like someone who you’ve
just met
take something back – admit that something you
said was wrong
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
prepositions.
1 When I take my glasses ____________ , I
can’t see a thing.
2 Julie is often tired. She has taken too much
work ____________ .
3 When his father died, Simon took
_________ the family business.
4 My parents haven’t taken ____________ my
new boyfriend. He’s much older than me.
5 If he doesn’t take what he said __________,
she’ll be angry.
2 Rewrite the sentences with the correct
phrasal verbs.
1 Would you like to give me your coat?
____________________________________
2 My cousin took responsibility for the family
business last year.
____________________________________
____________________________________
3 As soon as she met her, Linda didn’t like
Michelle.
____________________________________
____________________________________
4 Karl accepted Jane’s challenge to play in the
tennis tournament.
____________________________________
____________________________________
5 Mark apologized and admitted that what he
had said was wrong.
____________________________________
____________________________________
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put someone off – make someone lose interest
in something
put yourself out – do something that is
inconvenient for you
put someone up – let someone live in your house
or flat for a while
put something on – put clothes on your body
put something forward – introduce something
for discussion
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs.
1 Rachel didn’t want to go out with Steve. His
smoking ____________ her ____________ .
2 Carol is very kind. She always
____________
herself ____________ for other people.
3 Tina ____________ Tom ____________ last
month while he looked for a new flat.
4 Maria decided to ____________ her black
dress ____________ for the party.
5 The idea that Mary _______________ was
the best.
4 Rewrite the sentences using the correct
form of the phrasal verbs.
1 The film Titanic made Sue lose interest in
going on a boat. (put off)
The film Titanic ______________________
____________________________________
2 You don’t need to go to any trouble for us.
(put out)
You ________________________________
____________________________________
3 You’d better wear a coat, because it’s
raining. (put on)
You’d better _________________________
____________________________________
4 My parents let my cousin live with them for
a few months. (put up)
My parents __________________________
____________________________________
5 Brad is always suggesting fantastic new
ideas. (put forward)
Brad ________________________________
____________________________________
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 Phrasal verbs with bring and get
bring
bring something forward – move a meeting or a
plan to an earlier time
bring something out – produce a new product
bring something on yourself – cause something to
happen to yourself
bring something up – introduce a subject into a
conversation
bring something down – cause the defeat of
someone or something
1 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 Can we bring
2 The company has just brought
3 As soon as Paul brought
4 The newspaper stories brought
5 Chris was sunburnt. He had brought
a the football manager down.
b it on himself by not wearing sun cream.
c a new music magazine out.
d the meeting forward? I’ll be on holiday next
week.
e the problem up, they started to argue.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs.
1 GameBoy _______________ a new computer
game _______________ next month.
2 ‘Greg failed all his exams last year.’
‘He ________________ it ______________ .
He should have worked harder.’
3 Jane wanted to split up with Rob, but she
didn’t know how to _______________ the
subject _______________ .
4 They decided to ______________ the date of
the wedding ______________ by two weeks.
5 The scandal might _______________ the
government _______________ .
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get on with someone – have a good relationship
with someone
get someone down – make someone feel unhappy
get away with something – escape punishment for
something
get round to (doing) something – finally do
something after finishing other things
get by on something – manage to survive
with something
3 Match the dialogues.
1 Why wasn’t Maria at Rachel’s party? __
__
__ 2 Did you hear about the boy who stole a
computer game? __
__
__ 3 Have you started your homework? __
__ 4 Why do you need more pocket money? __
5 Do you want to watch Saving Private
Ryan tonight? __
a No, I haven't got round to it yet.
b She doesn't get on with her.
c I’d rather do something else. War movies
really get me down.
d I can’t get by on £5 a week.
e No, I didn’t. How did he get away with it?
4 Choose the correct phrasal verbs.
1 Kevin gets on with / gets by with Jack
really well.
2 Revising for exams really gets on with me /
gets me down!
3 When they were young, my grandparents
managed to get by on / get round to very little.
4 After watching TV for hours, Jackie
eventually got away with / got round to
tidying her bedroom.
5 Although Karen cheated in the exam, she
got by on / got away with it.
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Easily confused words
1 Complete the sentences with the correct checked / controlled
words. 13 Gill ____________ her make-up before she
journey / trip left the house.
1 The train ____________ to Liverpool took 14 If John ____________ his temper, he’d have
over three hours. more friends.
2 They went on a day ____________ to eventually / possibly
London. 15 After hours of searching, Sue __________
found her keys.
private / particular 16 People will ____________ live longer in the
next century.
3 I usually like cats, but I don’t like that
____________ cat.
2 Choose the correct words.
4 Mark goes to a ____________ school
in Manchester.
Elsa felt tired. She had just completed a long
1
friendly / sympathetic journey / trip from Venezuela. After a
5 I like Holland. The people there are thirteen-hour flight, she was back at Heathrow
very ____________ . airport in London. Elsa waited for her suitcase
6 Helen was ____________ when she heard and thought about her holiday.
about my accident.

She had stayed in a lovely hotel with its own

habit / custom 2
private / particular beach. One of the waiters
7 It’s a traditional ____________ to eat turkey
had been very 3 friendly / sympathetic. He had
on Christmas Day.
8 Rachel smokes a lot. It’s a bad __________, explained the local 4 customs / habits to Elsa
but she won’t give it up. and had 5 lent / borrowed her a guidebook. On
the last day of her holiday he’d asked her to
lent / borrowed take a parcel to some of his friends in London.
9 Tim ____________ some money to Kate. It was a small parcel, and it wasn’t heavy, so
10 Clare ____________ a book from the Elsa 6 had agreed / had accepted to take it.
school library.

Elsa picked up her suitcase and walked

agreed / accepted
towards customs. ‘Do you have anything to
11 Sam ____________ to play in the tennis
tournament this weekend. declare?’ asked a uniformed man. ‘No,’ she
12 Pam finally ____________ that she replied. The customs official began to 7 check /
was wrong. control her luggage. 8 Eventually / Possibly he
came across the small parcel. ‘What’s in the
packet?’ he asked. Elsa began to explain as he
carefully opened it. Inside was a big surprise.

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Word formation: nouns and adjectives
Word formation: nouns and adjectives 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words in the box.
We can make adjectives from nouns with the
suffixes -ous, -ic and -al. mystery artist practice
fame > famous, ambition > ambitious adventure nerve grammar
photography > photographic, drama > dramatic
music > musical, mathematics > mathematical 1 The actor felt ____________ before he went
Be careful! Sometimes the spelling changes on stage. It was his first performance.
when you add a suffix. If necessary, use a 2 Sarah is very ____________ . Last weekend
dictionary to help you find the correct spelling. she went bungee jumping with some friends.
3 I always find that ____________ mistakes
1 Write the related adjectives.
are very difficult to correct.
1 logic ____________
4 Mark is very ____________ . He can sing,
2 fury ____________
dance and play a musical instrument.
3 apology ____________
4 rebel ____________ 5 You need a lot of ____________ experience
5 technology ____________ if you want to be a primary school teacher.
6 optimism ____________ 6 Karen looked out of the window and saw a
7 caution ____________ ____________ green light in the sky.
8 nation ____________
9 advantage ____________ 4 Complete the texts with the correct form
10 pessimism ____________ of the words.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct

form of the words.
1 Jackie is very ____________ . She wants to
be a actress. (ambition)
2 The holiday was ____________ . There was
nothing to do and it rained all the time.
(disaster)
3 Brenda was very ____________ when she
heard that I’d split up with Pete. (sympathy)
4 You have to be fit and extremely
____________ to take part in this sport.
(energy)
5 The ____________ party promised to cut
taxation when it was elected. (politics)
A 1____________ (drama) rescue took place
off the coast of Cornwall yesterday. A yacht was
in difficulty in 2____________ (mountain) eight-
metre-high waves. 3____________ (courage) air
and sea rescue services saved the captain and
two crew members.
Last night a woman was robbed and
attacked in Hyde Park in London. The police
say the thief is extremely 4____________
(danger). They are looking for witnesses
who noticed anything 5____________
(suspicion) at Hyde Park Corner last night.

According to a experts, global warming is

having a 6____________ (critic) effect on the
environment. Recent 7____________ (climate)
changes have had dramatic results, and
have caused 8____________ (nature)
disasters in Latin America and Asia.

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Describing personality 3 Read the descriptions. Match the people
and job adverts.
1 Complete the sentences with the words in 1 Paul is hard-working and quite bossy. He’d
the box. like a job with responsibility. __

proud friendly lazy 2 Tina is practical and reliable. She prefers to

patient cheerful jealous
1 ‘Rob has been very __________ recently.’
‘Well, he’s got a new girlfriend.’
2 Tim never helps with the housework.
He’s so ____________ !
3 Zoe was ____________ of Linda. She was
much prettier than Zoe, and more intelligent,
too.
4 Karen rarely gets angry with people. She’s
usually ____________ and understanding.
5 Pam is very ____________ . I’m sure you’ll
like her when you meet her.
6 The teacher felt very ____________ when all
her students passed the exam.
2 Choose the correct alternative.
a Karen is so bossy / shy. She’s always telling
me what to do!
b Ian started university a year early. He’s
really stupid / clever.
work outside and is quite fit. __
3 Rob is friendly and cheerful. He likes
working with children. __
4 Phil is patient and sympathetic. He’s a very
good listener. __
5 Sue is outgoing and likes organising events.
She enjoys meeting people. __
Wanted …
a Dog minder for walks and general animal care.
Tel. 05 467 543.
b Part-time tour guide. Write to: Sunny Travel,
63 Boat Street, Oxford.
c Assistant manager at All Sports sportswear
shop. Need to work long hours. Tel. 0987 6547.
d Father Christmas at Selfridges Department
Store. December period only. Contact: Amanda
Smith at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London.
e Volunteers for Student Helpline. Interested?
Please contact us on 0978 564 785.

c My grandparents are very mean / generous.

They give me some money whenever I see
them.

d You should write a novel. You’re so

imaginative / boring.

e ‘When I invited Clare to the party, she went

bright red!’
‘She must be very confident / shy.’

f When Mark ignored his mother, she told him

off for being rude / well-behaved.

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Education 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs in Exercise 2.
1 Match the university subjects and the
sentences. 1 If you want to find out her phone number,
____________ it ____________ in the
1 medicine __ yellow pages.
2 law __ 2 Tom was upset when Amy didn’t
3 engineering __ ____________ for their date.
4 languages __
3 When Ella broke her leg she had to
5 sociology __ ____________ teaching aerobics.
6 politics __
4 I’m going to ____________ salsa dancing
because I love Brazilian music.
a Janet would like to be a tour guide.
5 Although Helen lived in Germany for three
b Tom wants to work in a hospital.
months, she didn’t ____________ much of
c Mark has always been interested in cars and the language.
machines.
d Dave wants to be a social worker. 6 Are you going to help me ____________
these posters?
e Paul loves public speaking. He’d like work in
Parliament.
4 Choose the correct words.
f Clare’s ambition is to be a judge.
1 The academic year at most British
universities is divided into three courses /
2 Match the phrasal verbs and definitions. terms.

1 David picked up lots of acting tips from his
drama teacher. __
2 Matthew turned up late for his maths
lesson. __
3 Mark is selling second-hand books. He’s put
up an advert on the college notice board. __
4 After three disastrous weeks at college, Sue
decided to give up her course. __
5 If you don’t know the meaning of a word, look
it up in a dictionary. __
6 Rob took up paragliding when he was at
university. __
2 If you don’t want to fail / miss your exam,
you should go to all the lectures.
3 Brian was a teacher / lecturer at Leeds
University for many years.
4 Rachel got good marks / points for all her
exam papers.
5 Some pupils / students at university don’t
finish their degree.
6 It is forbidden to cheat / copy during an exam.

a arrive somewhere
b search for something
c stop something
d start something
e learn something
f fix something in a place

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The environment
3 Complete the table with the words and
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct phrases in the box.
form of the words in the box.
windy chilly foggy pouring
pollute conserve protect destroy misty freezing dull
recycle support

1 Unless we ____________ endangered

species, they will disappear. warm hot scorching
1 2
2 ____________ bottles and newspapers is a cool __________ __________
good way of helping the environment. 3
breezy __________ blowing a gale
3 Mike decided to ____________ Friends of hazy 4
__________ 5
__________
the Earth after he had read their leaflet.
6
drizzling raining __________
4 If we ____________ energy like gas and
7
electricity, we will create less pollution. __________ cloudy stormy

5 You shouldn’t use aerosols. They

____________ the ozone layer. 4 Complete the sentences with the words in
column in Exercise 3.
6 Waste from the factory ____________ the
river and fields nearby. As a result many 1 ‘What’s the matter? Didn’t you enjoy your
wild animals died. swim in the sea?’
‘No, the water was ____________ !’
2 Choose the correct alternative. 2 I don’t think we can take the boat out today.
The wind is ____________ .
drought environment smoke global
protection waves resources pollution 3 It was so ____________ that Mark couldn’t
see where he was driving.
New statistics show that global 1heating /
4 You’d better put on your raincoat and take
warming is getting worse. Last year,
an umbrella. It’s ____________ outside.
more than forty countries had very little
rain. As a result they suffered from
2 5 Simon trekked through the desert in the
heatwaves / microwaves and severe
3 ____________ midday sun.
drought / storms . In addition,
widespread fires caused harmful 4clouds
6 The sky looked grey and ____________ , so
/ smoke which had terrible effects on the
5 the backpackers set up camp for the night.
environmental / environment.

Scientists say these problems are the

result of the increase in 6pollution /
population. Unless people start using
natural energy 7resources / rivers, the
situation won’t improve.

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Money
1 Match the words in the box with their
opposites in the sentences. If necessary,
use a dictionary to help you.
1 generous __ 4 pricey __ 7 worthless __
2 loss __ 5 rip-off __
3 poor __ 6 save __
a Ian is quite well-off. He bought two
computer games last week.
b Don’t waste your money on clothes, you
need money for your holidays.
c These trainers are quite reasonable. I think
I’ll buy them.
d Simon is very mean. He doesn’t like
spending his money.
e The record company made a big profit in its
first year.
f The painting is very valuable. It’s signed
by Monet.
g Clare’s new Levi jeans were a bargain. They
only cost £20.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box in Exercise 1.
1 Brian is very ____________ . He always
buys everyone expensive birthday presents.
2 ‘Mike paid over £700 for his mountain bike.’
‘That’s a ____________ ! My bike was
only £500.’
3 I can’t afford to go to the concert. The tickets
are too ____________ .
4 The company suffered a heavy __________
last year. As a result fifty workers lost their
jobs.
5 You need to ____________ some money if
you want to go to America this summer.
6 Families in the Third World are so ________
that many children have to work.
7 Mary’s antique vase was valued by an
expert.
Unfortunately, he said it was __________!
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3 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 It took Dave three years to pay off __
2 When you begin to work, you’ll start earning
__
3 When Clare went to university she took out __
4 Each month Nigel put some money into __
5 Michael asked the salesman if he could pay
for __
6 The lottery organisers made out __
a his computer over three months.
b his savings account. He wanted to travel
round the world.
c a salary. This goes into your bank account
every month.
d a cheque for £3 million, and gave it to the
lucky winner.
e his overdraft. He owed the bank more than
£5,000.
f a student loan, which paid for her books.
4 Choose the correct words.
1 Peter couldn’t pay off his debts / credits, so
he asked his father for some money.
2 If you want to buy a car, you’ll need to take
out a bank loan / advance.
3 I bought lots of bargains / economies in the
sales this year.
4 The bill was £7.50. I handed the waiter a £10
note / cash, and he gave me £2.50 change /
money.
5 Mark made £50 interest / profit from his
savings last year.
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Phrasal verbs with come and go
come
come through something – survive an illness or
a crisis
come round – become conscious after fainting
come across something – find something
by accident
come up with something – find an answer or
solution to something
come forward – offer to help, or volunteer
to do something
1 Match the sentences.
1 The examiner asked Joe a difficult question. __
2 Gill fainted during the marathon run. __
3 Tom had an operation last year. __
4 Mary gave the wallet to the police officer. __
5 Police arrested the man who robbed the bank.
__
a Fortunately he came through it all right.
b She had come across it in the street.
c He still managed to come up with an answer.
d A witness came forward and identified him.
e She didn't come round for half an hour.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs.
1 When Dave asked for volunteers, five people
____________ .
2 Clare fainted at a pop concert. When she
____________ the concert had finished.
3 Mark worked on the maths problem until he
____________ a solution.
4 Karen had a car accident last year. She was
badly injured, but she managed to
__________ it.
5 Tom ____________ some old Roman coins
in his garden.
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go
go down with something – become ill
go with something – look right together
go without something – manage without
something
go along with something – agree to something
go up – increase in price
3 Choose the correct phrasal verbs.
1 Put a coat on. You don’t want to go down
with / go up with a cold.
2 Which T-shirt will go up / will go with my
new jeans?
3 If my parents go with / go along with the
idea, I’ll have the party next week.
4 You should buy your computer now. Prices
will go up / will go without soon.
5 After the earthquake, many people went
without / went with fresh water for weeks.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs.
1 Brad doesn’t look very well. I think he’s
____________ with something.
2 The price of mobile phones ____________
by ten per cent last year.
3 ‘Do these shoes ____________ my
trousers?’
‘Yes, they look great.’
4 I ____________ the plan, although I don’t
agree with it.
5 My parents ____________ a lot of things so
that they could save enough money to buy
a house.
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Phrasal verbs with look and run
look
look up to someone – respect or admire someone
look after someone / something – take care of
someone / something
look out for – pay attention or be especially
careful because you are expecting someone /
something
look forward to – be excited about something
look back on something – think about something
that happened in the past
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
prepositions.
1 I haven’t done much revision, so I’m not
looking ____________ my exams next
week.
2 If I lend you my camera, will you look
____________ it?
3 Lucy’s grandfather is very special to her.
4 She’s always looked ____________ him.
5 If you look ____________ the past year,
what is the most exciting thing you have
done?
6 Look ____________ Tom when you’re at
the match. He’s going to watch it, too.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the phrasal verbs.
1 I can’t go out tonight. I have to stay in and
____________ my little brother.
2 Be careful when you drive round that corner.
You need to ____________ cyclists.
3 When Jodie ____________ her childhood,
she realized that she’d been very happy.
4 Pete ____________ his birthday party next
week. He’s invited 50 friends!
5 She really ____________ her older brother
and wants to be like him in the future.
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run
run after someone / something –chase someone /
something to stop them
run away from somewhere – escape, leave a place
secretly
run out of something – reach the end of your
supply of something
run into someone – meet someone unexpectedly
run through something – practise something
before a performance
3 Match the sentences.
1 I’m nervous about my presentation. __
2 I really hate boarding school. __
3 Where’s the nearest garage? __
4 That girl’s stolen my bag! __
5 Hello. How are you? __
a So do I. Let’s run away!
b What a surprise running into you!
c Quick! Run after her!
d Run through it one more time and you’ll be
fine.
e We’re about to run out of petrol.
4 Rewrite the sentences with the correct
phrasal verbs.
1 Can you go to the shops? We’ve eaten the last
bit of bread.
___________________________________
2 The schoolchildren practised their Christmas
play.
____________________________________
3 James was so unhappy that he packed a bag
and left home.
___________________________________
4 It’s great when you unexpectedly meet old
friends.
___________________________________
5 Our dog always chases our neighbour’s cat.
___________________________________
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Easily confused words
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
words.
practice / practise
1 We have football ____________ every
Thursday after school.
2 If you don’t ____________ regularly, you
won’t improve.
degree / career
3 As soon as Clare finished her university
____________ , she got a job.
4 Dave dreamed of a ____________ in
fashion. He wanted to be a designer.
professor / teacher
5 ____________ Patton is Head of the
Linguistics Department at London
University.
6 My history ____________ at school is very
interesting.
library / bookshop
7 Tom went to the ____________ to borrow a
book about the paranormal.
8 Paula bought Stephen King’s best-selling
novel from her local ____________ .
embarrassed / embarrassing
9 Karen felt ____________ when James asked
her out.
10 Do you go red when you are in an
____________ situation?
make / do
11 Can you ____________ me a favour? Can
you lend me some money?
12 They have to ____________ a decision about
this by tonight.
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stranger / foreigner
13 Sue is quite shy. She would never talk to
a ____________ .
14 We use the word ____________ to describe
someone from another country.
advice / advise
15 I strongly ____________ you to give
up smoking.
16 Paul wasn’t sure about which university
to apply to, so he asked his teacher for
____________ .
2 Choose the correct words.
Love problem
Dear Sue
I’m nineteen years old and I’m studying for an
English 1 career / degree at university. I enjoy
my course, but I’ve got a problem and need
some 2 advice / advise.
I recently fell in love with a boy in my class.
The problem is that I get very 3 embarrassed /
embarrassing when I see him. We aren’t
4
foreigners / strangers and we’ve talked to
each other, but he’s already got a girlfriend. A
few weeks ago I was studying in the 5 bookshop
/ library before going to volleyball 6 practice /
practise when I saw him. I was so nervous I felt
sick! Since then I’ve been missing lectures to
avoid him.
Now the 7 teacher / professor of the
department wants to know why I haven’t been
attending classes, and she wants me to 8 do /
make some extra work.
What should I do?
Amy
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Word formation: verbs and nouns 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words in the box.
Word formation: verbs and nouns
agree confuse impress possess
We can make nouns from verbs with the suffixes revise explain encourage
-ment, -tion/-sion and -ance/-ence.
amaze > amazement 1 Robert managed to make a good
introduce > introduction ____________ at his job interview.
annoy > annoyance
Be careful! Sometimes the spelling changes when 2 Sarah didn’t do her homework, so the
you add a suffix. If necessary, use a dictionary to teacher asked her for an ____________ .
help you find the correct spelling. 3 Dave was arrested for ____________ of
drugs.
1 Write the related nouns. 4 After two weeks of negotiations, the
company signed an ____________ which
1 imagine ____________ promised better working conditions.
2 arrange ____________
5 Pam failed her exams because she hadn’t
3 discuss ____________ done enough ____________ .
4 educate ____________ 6 Michael’s parents gave him a lot of
5 excel ____________ ____________ when he decided to play
football professionally.
6 manage ____________
7 The concert was badly organised. There was
7 amuse ____________
a lot of ____________ about who was
8 organize ____________ playing.
9 tolerate ____________
10 enjoy ____________ 4 Complete the texts with the correct form
of the words.
11 avoid ____________
12 confirm ____________ There has been an 1____________ (explode) in
the centre of Paris. The police say no one
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
has been injured.
form of the words.

1 According to experts, digital television is the

future of home ____________ . (entertain)
2 When Clare entered the skateboarding
____________ , she didn’t expect to win.
(compete)
3 Jane couldn’t taste the ____________
between the two cola drinks. (differ)
The government has promised to find a
2
_____________ (solve) to rising unemployment.
A tornado has hit the coast of Florida. The cost of
the 3_____________ (destroy) is estimated at
fifty million dollars.

4 After discussing the results of the A recent government report shows that there has
experiment, the scientists finally reached a been a big 4______________ (improve) in health
__________ . (conclude) care over the last five years.

5 Greg’s parents gave him ____________ to

go on holiday with his friends. (permit)

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Crime and punishment
rob and steal
1 Match the verbs and phrases. If necessary We use rob and steal to talk about taking things
use a dictionary to help you. illegally from people. We use steal with things,
and rob with people and institutions.
1 commit __ Someone stole her bag in town yesterday.
2 break __ Oh no! We’ve been robbed!
3 get __ The criminals robbed the bank, and then escaped.
4 serve __
5 find __
6 suspect __
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of rob or steal.
7 report __

1 Jill was mugged on her way home from

a into trouble work. The thieves ____________ her
b a crime to the police handbag and her Rolex watch.
c time in prison
d someone of a crime 2 After months of careful planning, the gang
e a crime ____________ the jewellery shop.
f someone guilty
g the law 3 Someone’s broken into the house. It looks as
if they’ve ____________ the video!

2 Complete the sentences with the correct 4 Last Christmas our neighbours were
form of the verbs in Exercise 1. ____________ . Someone broke into their
house and took all their presents.
Matthew was a burglar, but not a good one. He
was always 1____________ into trouble with the 5 Over £100,000 was ____________ from the
2 bank last night.
police. In fact he ____________ the law so
many times, that whenever someone
4 Complete the sentences. Use on, in, by,
3
____________ a crime, the police always under and against. If necessary, use a
4
____________ him. Whenever he appeared in dictionary to help you.

court, Matthew was always 5____________

1 Writing graffiti on public buildings is
guilty. Over the years he 6____________ three
____________ the law.
years in prison. Then one day his own house
2 Mark was ____________ trouble with the
was burgled. The thief stole everything. police for stealing cars. He’d been joyriding
Matthew found himself at the police station with his friends.
3 An innocent man was sent to prison
once more, but this time to 7____________
____________ mistake.
a crime. The police were very amused.
4 Simon didn’t break the window
____________ purpose.
5 The burglar was caught and put
____________ arrest.

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Holidays and sightseeing 3 Complete the paragraph. Use in, of, along,
on, from or to. If necessary, use a
1 Complete the categories with the words dictionary to help you.
and phrases in the box.
Daniel lives in the centre 1____________
hotel buy souvenirs youth hostel scenery Paris. He lives 2____________ the top floor
of an apartment not far 3____________ a
cathedral eat out at restaurants park.
on a coach trip museum castle Daniel enjoys living 4____________ the city,
bed and breakfast art gallery camp-site but during the summer he likes to get
away.
go on a guided tour self-catering apartment He usually goes 5____________ a small
fishing village 6____________ the coast,
places to stay things to see things to do about seventy-five kilometres 7___________
__________ __________ __________ Paris. The village is very picturesque and is
__________ __________ __________ famous for its medieval castle. The castle
__________ __________ __________ is 8____________ top of a hill overlooking
__________ __________ __________ the sea.
__________ __________ Daniel usually rents a small villa on the
outskirts 9____________ the village. His
2 Complete the postcard with the correct favourite pastime is going for long walks
10
form of the verbs in the box. ____________ the seafront.

go take book look out 4 Complete the sentences with the words in
not buy spend get show the box.

Dear Tina coastline forest valley

cliffs lake hill stream
I’m having a great time in Florence!
I managed to 1____________ a room at a cheap 1 The Atlantic ____________ in Cornwall is
hotel, and amazingly I have a balcony that dangerous, but also very interesting. The
2
____________ over a beautiful square. high ____________ overlooking many of the
beaches are quite dramatic and beautiful.
Yesterday I 3____________ sightseeing
around the old town and 4____________ lots of
2 Sarah ran to the top of the grassy
photos. At one point I 5____________ lost, but
____________ and looked out across the
fortunately I met an old man who
6 green ____________ below. The sun shone on
____________ me which way to go.
the surface of the ____________ where
I 7____________ many souvenirs yet, but I several people were swimming.
8
____________ a lot of money. There’s lots to do
in Florence, so I’ve been out every night! 3 We set up camp near a small ____________ in
I’ll write again soon, the middle of the ____________ . We could
hear wildlife all around us, but it was difficult
Love to see anything through the trees.
Simon

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Town and country
3 Match the words and definitions.
1 Where would you find these things? Write
T (town) and C (country). If necessary, 1 litter __
use a dictionary to help you. 2 slums __
3 poverty __
shopping centre __ cottage __ 4 unemployment __
wood __ car park __ 5 vandalism __
field __ village __ 6 homelessness __
night club __ wildlife __ 7 traffic jams __
lane __ farm __
main road __ museum __
hill __ skyscraper __ a not having enough money to live
b having nowhere to live
c long lines of cars and other vehicles
2 Complete the sentences with words from that can’t move
Exercise 1. d criminal damage to buildings, phone
boxes, etc
1 Karen is moving next month. She’s bought a e houses that are overcrowded and in
small ____________ in the country. It’s very bad condition
picturesque. f not having a job
g rubbish in the street
2 In his first year at college Steve went to a
____________ every evening. He never
got home before three o’clock! 4 Choose the correct alternative.

3 They’re building a new ____________ in our
town. It’s going to have lots of great shops in
it.
4 There’s a new exhibition on at the Natural
History ____________. Would you like to
go and see it?
5 As Jane was driving along the narrow
country ____________, it started to rain.
6 New York is a city that is famous for
its tall ____________ .
7 The thing I like about country life is the
____________ . I often see foxes and
badgers in my garden.
8 Our house is near a busy ____________ .
It’s very noisy with traffic from morning
until night.
The charity Shelter has opened ten new
centres to help with 1 unemployment /
homelessness this winter. The charity is
providing 200 extra beds for people who
are living in the streets.
Burglaries increased by fifteen per cent
last year. Police say 2 poverty / litter and
3
unemployment / vandalism have caused
the increase. ‘People are desperate,’ said
one social
worker. ‘Job loss and financial problems
mean that some are turning to crime.’
Police are trying to stop crime and
4
traffic jams / vandalism on poor
housing estates. During the last two
years people have moved out of the
estates. As a result many houses are now
run down and vandalised.

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Work 3 Match the verbs and definitions.

1 Match the jobs and descriptions. 1 be sacked __

2 resign __
1 A computer programmer
3 get a pay rise __
2 An architect
3 A road worker 4 be promoted __
4 A traffic warden 5 be in charge of __
5 A travel agent 6 retire __
6 A bricklayer
7 A pilot
a give up your job when you get to a
8 A lawyer certain age
9 A waiter
b be offered a more senior position in
10 A chef
the same company
c be responsible for
a checks that cars are parked in the
correct place. d decide to leave a job
b flies planes. e get more money
c cooks meals for people in f be dismissed from a job
restaurants.
d designs buildings.
e defends and prosecutes people in 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
court. form of the verbs in Exercise 3.
f serves people in cafés and
restaurants. 1 As soon as Mark won the lottery, he
g constructs motorways and main ____________ from his job.
roads.
h helps people organize their holidays. 2 Greg made a serious mistake which cost
i develops new software. the company a lot of money. As a result he
j builds walls and houses. ____________ .

2 Complete the passage with the correct 3 Pam has been offered a very responsible job.
form of the verbs in the box. She ____________ more than twenty people.

be interested in study apply for 4 Alison was so good at her job that she
go for offer work as ____________ twice in one year.

Matthew 1____________ journalism at 5 Mike was so well-paid that he was able to

university. He 2____________ becoming a ____________ at the age of fifty.
news presenter. As soon as he finished his
degree, he 3____________ a job at the BBC. 6 Tim couldn’t live on his salary. He
After several weeks, he was asked to threatened to leave the company unless he
4
____________ an interview in London. ____________ .
During the interview, Matthew talked
about his degree and explained that he had
always wanted to 5____________ a
journalist. The director told him about the
job, and Matthew was very enthusiastic.
When he was 6____________ the job, it was a
dream come true.

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