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Use of English: Grammar 5 Its sometimes difficult

understanding the nuances of a
foreign language.
1 Report the following statements
using the verb provided.
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1 They both want to move to a
different neighbourhood.
AGREE
They .................................................
.......
2 Lilly must come and see me this
afternoon.
INSIST
She....................................................
....
3 Im really sorry I spilt my drink on
the carpet.
APOLOGIZE FOR
He ....................................................
....
4 We have studied night and day for
this exam!
ADMIT
They .................................................
.......
5 Leave me to try to sell the carpet
to the customer.
INSIST ON
She ...................................................
.....

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2 Correct the mistake in each
sentence.

1 After a week of discussing the issue,

Alex and Sarah still hadnt seen eye
to eye.
2 If the scientists documented their
results properly, they wont run into
any problems.
3 Some people are afraid of be
brainwashed by television and radio
advertisements.
4 Read the travel book, I started to
imagine myself roaming around the
city of New York.

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3 For questions 1-5, complete She doesnt

the second believe .............................................
sentence so that it has a ........... to monitor the situation.
similar meaning to
the first sentence, using the /5
word given. Do
not change the word given. You
must use
between three and six words.

1 The teacher was just about to give

the student feedback when the fire
alarm went off.
POINT
The teacher
was ...................................................
.....the student feedback when the
alarm went off.

2 Tina says that her technician is the

only person who knows the current
side effects of the drug.
APART
Tina says
that ..................................................
...... knows the current side-effects
of the drug.

3 The scientist was asked to give an

explanation for the disastrous
results of her experiment.
WHY
The
scientist ............................................
............she had obtained such
disastrous results.

4 Theres absolutely no way Im

going to manipulate the test results
said Mr Wilson.
CLEAR
Mr
Wilson ..............................................
..........prepared to manipulate the
test results.

5 She doesnt believe hell have much

difficulty monitoring the situation.
FIND

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4 For questions 1-10, read the Use of English: Vocabulary

text below and think of the
word which best fits each gap.
5 Replace the underlined phrases
Use only one word in each gap.
with internationally popular
words. You may need to change
Grey Seals
the form of the word or phrase.
Some find (1) _____ difficult to
believe that approximately half of
be mischievous
the worlds grey seal population can
make chit-chat
(2) _____ found in the UK. These
hug
seals can be spotted around the
go berserk
British coats in Lincolnshire,
tasty
Pembrokeshire and near(3) _____ few
islands off the coast of Scotland.
On Saturdays, Laura met her father
for lunch. It was always the same.
Grey seals feed on fish from the
Laura would meet him at the
oceans waters and they can often
nearest underground station, they
be found diving (4) _____ the ocean
would say hello, (1)put their arms
to find their breakfast, lunch and
around each other and then head to
dinner. They have the ability to dive
the nearest restaurant. Usually
for up to 70 metres and (5) _____
Lauras father chose the restaurant
underwater for thirty minutes
and the food was always (2)really
without having to come up (6) _____
delicious. On the way to the
additional air.
restaurant from the station, Lauras
father would typically (3)make
From August (7) _____ December,
friendly conversation about
mothers give birth to their pups in
unimportant things and then when
caves or on beaches and for the first
they arrived at the restaurant, he
three weeks of their lives, the pups
would ask her more serious
do little more (8) _____ sleep and
questions about her health, job and
feed. After this short period of time,
friends.
they are left on their own and have
to fend for (9) _____. The pups start
Laura enjoyed her time with her
venturing into the ocean and slowly
father because they always had
begin to build (10) _____ confidence.
time to catch up properly. But, today
10/ was different. The waitress sat them
at a table next to a mother and her
young son. The son was (4)causing
trouble and throw his cutlery on the
floor. Laura found the whole
situation particularly annoying, and
at first, Lauras father didnt seem to
mind, but then he stood up and
(5)became uncontrollably angry. He
picked up the cutlery that was lying
on the floor and threw it on the
table. Nobody is going to ruin my
lunch with my daughter, he said.

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6 For questions 1-5, think of one Last week, James was promoted to a
word only which can be used ___________ that gives him more
appropriately in all three responsibility.
sentences.
The couple discussed their financial
1 ___________.
The case against the defendant was
___________ and therefore it didnt go 5
to trial. The family selling the house took
into ___________ that nobody had
Dan is so ___________ after his illness been to view the property, and
that hes even finding it difficult to lowered the price.
get out of bed.
It took Louisa three weeks to open a
Just from seeing the colour of the bank ___________ in Slovakia.
tea, Gavin knew it was too
___________, and demanded another He was let out of prison five years
one. early, on ___________ of good
behavior.
2
Whilst the film was being edited, the /5
director decided to cut a ___________
which depicted violent activity. 7 Read the text and insert the
correct form of the word in
The reporters decided to interview CAPITALS into each gap.
the passerby as she had made such
a ___________. One of the most
(1)____________(DELIGHT) places on
Paul admitted to Janice that aerobics the island of Koh Samui is a small
wasnt his ___________ and that he village called Bophut. It is often
wouldnt be going to her class. referred to as paradise because it is
surrounded by
3 (2)____________(GLORY) sandy
Seeing Mike struggling with the beaches like those you find on
suitcases, I offered to lend him a postcards. The place is so
___________ . (3)____________(PICTURE) that you
will not believe your eyes. But
He promised that he would play one perhaps Bophuts greatest appeal is
___________ of cards and then leave that it is also a small fishing village.
the tournament. Every morning, fishermen go out on
their boats and cast their nets. Later
The police asked the suspect if he they return and people line up to
had laid a ___________ on the child, purchase fresh fish from them. It is
to which he responded negatively. (4)____________(LIKE) anything you
will have seen before.
4 The fishermen are so humble and
As youve read in depth about their (5)____________(EAGER) to help
drilling, whats your ___________ on you find the right fish is
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(6)____________(CONSIDER) towards university the next day, we called it

tourists and like them to feel at a night, exchanged numbers and
home in their special village. went our separate ways.
Once you have bought your lunch,
you can take it to any of the locally We saw each other every day from
owned restaurants in the village and our first encounter for three whole
they will cook it for you and serve it weeks. We spent hours talking about
with a selection of everything under the sun.
(7)____________(SEASON) vegetables.
To mark our three week anniversary,
/7 Alejandro asked if he could come
over to my flat and cook a
traditional Spanish dish for me,
Reading paella. I had never been to his flat
nor had he been to mine, but I
8 You are going to read an extract accepted his kind offer. As my
from a story about a crime. For lectures didnt finish until 9pm and
questions 1-5 choose the best both of my flatmates had
answer A, B, C or D. arrangements, I gave Alejandro the
keys to my flat, so he could let
I met Alejandro when I was sitting in himself in and prepare the dish
the Plaza Mayor of Madrid, one whilst I was away.
balmy evening in August. I had only
been in the city a couple of weeks After my final lecture, I went straight
and I had decided to go on my own, home and, as I didnt have the keys
to sit on the cool floor of the plaza to my flat, I pressed the buzzer so
and listen to the soothing music Alejandro could let me in. He must
produced by a group of musicians. have been cooking with the music
The piece that particularly awoke on I thought, as he didnt hear me,
my interest was El Concierto de and so I buzzed again. At that
Aranjuez. Even thinking about the moment, one of my neighbours
melody now brings goosebumps to opened the door. She was taking her
my skin. dog out for a walk, and so she let
me in. When I got to my own front
As I sat and absorbed the music and door it was ajar. I opened it fully and
the surroundings, I noticed a guy on shouted, Alejandro Im back! but
my left. He was handsome, then I noticed something strange in
relatively well built and he seemed the hallway; a picture was missing
also to be enjoying the music. When and so was the vacuum cleaner. I
the musicians finished their set, he made my way to the kitchen and, as
walked over and asked to join me. I advanced, I found more things
missing; the television, the DVD
We spoke about everything from player, my flatmates computer and
music, to art, to our different lots more. I began to feel nervous.
cultures. I learned that he was from
Cadiz and that we were both When I got to the kitchen, Alejandro
studying at the same university in wasnt there. I looked in every room
Madrid. Before we knew it, it was of the flat and, at this stage, it was
midnight, and as we both had clear that we had been burgled. But
where was Alejandro? I didnt have

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his mobile number, as he told me B That evening she wouldnt get

that he didnt have one. I called the home till late and he wanted to
police and then my flatmates to cook dinner for her.
inform them about what had C She knew he wouldnt lose them.
happened. I told them all to come to D He had never been to her flat
the flat immediately. before and she wanted him to
see it.
When the police arrived, I recounted
exactly what had happened. I told 4 How did the writer feel once she
them Alejandro was supposed to be had managed to gain access to
here when I got back from university her flat?
but he wasnt. The police asked me A She felt immediately anxious.
lots of questions about him to which B She felt angry that Alejandro
I didnt know the answers. They wasnt there to greet her.
asked me where he lived, who he C At first she felt excited but then
lived with, his full name and the anger took over.
name of his parents. When I was D At first she was puzzled but then
unable to respond to any of these she felt uneasy.
questions, they asked me to
accompany them to the police 5 In the last paragraph the writer is
station. asked to go to the police station
1 What does the writer mean when when
she writes one balmy evening in A The police think she and
August? (Line 2) Alejandro staged the burglary.
A It was cold and wet that evening. B She is unable to answer any
B The air was filled with the scent questions about Alejandro.
of flowers. C She left her keys with a complete
C That evening was warm and stranger.
refreshing. D The police become worried about
D There were many eccentric Alejandro.
people in Madrid that evening.
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2 In the first paragraph, what point
does the writer make about the Listening
group of musicians?
A They played relaxing music which
the writer particularly enjoyed. 9 You are going to hear
B They only played classical music. four speakers talking about
C Their repertoire only included one their experiences with sales
good piece. staff. Match each speaker, 1, 2,
D The group of musicians sounds 3 or 4 with the best answer A-F
better because of the from each list. There are two
surroundings. answers in each list you do not
need.

3 The writer decided to give a What is the initial feeling that

Alejandro her keys because each speaker expresses?
A He needed somewhere to stay for A Anxious
the night B Confident
C Hopeful

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D Disappointed
E Excited Write your letter of application.
F Ecstatic
Write 200-260 words.
1 Speaker 1 _____________________________________
2 Speaker 2 _____________________________________
3 Speaker 3 _____________________________________
4 Speaker 4 _____________________________________
_____________________________________
b What did each speaker learn? _____________________________________
A Always read any contract _____________________________________
B Dont talk to strangers _____________________________________
C Dont be so naive _____________________________________
D Never believe everything you _____________________________________
hear _____________________________________
E Always do some research _____________________________________
F Shake hands to complete a deal _____________________________________
_____________________________________
5 Speaker 1 _____________________________________
6 Speaker 2 _____________________________________
7 Speaker 3 _____________________________________
8 Speaker 4 _____________________________________
_____________________________________
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_____________________________________
_____________________________________
Writing _____________________________________
_____________________________________
10There is going to be an _____________________________________
international inventions fair in _____________________________________
your area. You read the job _____________________________________
advertisement below and wish _____________________________________
to apply for the post. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
Wanted: Judges for the _____________________________________
International Inventions Fair _____________________________________
Next month, inventors from all over _____________________________________
the world are going to attend a _____________________________________
three-day fair, bringing with them _____________________________________
their best inventions. We need _____________________________________
judges, with or without experience, _____________________________________
to help us choose the winning _____________________________________
inventions. Those interested should _____________________________________
write to us stating: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
1. What you consider a good invention
at the moment.
2. What you think makes a good
invention.
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3. Why you would make a good judge.

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