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VOCABULARY
1 Read the text and choose the correct word, A, B, C or D, for each gap. The first one is done for you.
A new approach to management
Adam Warwick is leading the (0) D in the management of Internet businesses. He saw how many online companies
were going out of (1) and he realized he needed to do (2) different. Like in many new Internet businesses,
his employees were feeling (3)  . Warwick heard about a company in Brazil that (4) business by putting its
employees first, giving them more freedom in how they worked. He decided to give it a (5)  . He let his workers choose
their own hours and whether to work at home. Friends and colleagues thought he was (6)  of his mind, but then the
company started (7) a lot of money. More important to Warwick is the fact that his employees feel (8) where
they are: ‘I want everyone to feel (9) home in the company. I (10) other leaders to forget about financial
success and hand over control to the employees. It works!’

 0 A  path B  direction C  road D  way

 1 A  business B  success C  money D  action
 2 A  nothing B  anything C  something D  everything
 3 A  hard B  reliable C  stressed D  tiring
 4 A  made B  set C  created D  did
 5 A  drive B  push C  go D  run
 6 A  crazy B  out C  off D  away
 7 A  affording B  making C  producing D  doing
 8 A  happy B  pleasing C  enjoyable D  agreeable
 9 A  by B  at C  to D  in
10 A  imagine B  say C  suggest D  urge

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS. The first one is done for you.
0 Have you had another stressful day at the office, darling? Come and sit down. STRESS
11 Bonuses are important in making employees feel by the company. VALUE
12 Can I make a ? Why don’t we move the meeting to the conference room? SUGGEST
13 Has changing Internet provider made a big to your connection speed? DIFFER
14 I hate having nothing to do; I find working hard much more . ENJOY
15 I need to do something when I get home from work, like read a book. RELAX
16 In setting up new companies, there’s always a thin line between being brave DIVIDE
and being stupid.
17 The conference organizers were very to us. They invited us to a wonderful meal. WELCOME
18 All the staff are feeling after a week of really hard work. TIRE
19 We’re going with the cheaper client, and that’s final. We’ve made our . DECIDE
20 You’re doing really well, and it’s clear that the boss is of your work. APPRECIATE

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 GRAMMAR
3 Complete the text with a suitable word in each gap. Use only one word in each gap. The first one is done for you.
Business lessons from nature
Harvester ants live in dry deserts where it (0) can be hard to find water, so they must (21)
careful not to spend too much time outside, where they quickly lose water from their bodies. But they have
(22) leave their nests, of course; the ant colony (23) die if they stayed in the nest and
(24) not look for food, which also contains the water they need. The decision is a difficult one: when there is
lots of food available outside, the colony (25) to send many ants out, but they must (26)
go unnecessarily. So who decides? Ant colonies have queens, but these don’t advise the workers about what they
(27) do. Instead, ants have a simple system that controls their behaviour. An ant (28) only
go out if another one comes back with food. This way, they don’t (29) to communicate complex messages
from one to the other. Humans (30) learn a lot about how to organize systems from these insects if they
paid more attention to the natural world.

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. The first one is done
for you.

0 Doctors recommend getting between seven and nine hours of sleep each night.
Doctors say you should get between seven and nine hours of sleep each night.
31 Only a few adults can function normally after as little as six hours of sleep.
Most adults need for more than six hours in order to function normally.
32 It isn’t usually necessary for people who do regular exercise to sleep for as long.
People who do regular exercise don’t to sleep for as long.
33 If you can’t sleep, I advise not eating large meals for three hours before bedtime.
If you can’t sleep, you eat large meals for three hours before bedtime.
34 You should buy good pillows – bad pillows are one of the most common causes of neck pain.
If I , I’d buy good pillows to prevent neck pain.
35 I changed my pillow recently and all my neck pain disappeared.
If I my pillow recently, my neck pain wouldn’t have disappeared.
36 Actually, if we chose to stay awake for longer, we wouldn’t be able to get more done.
Actually, if we chose to stay awake for longer, we more done.
37 Lorry drivers have to take a break every four and a half hours to avoid accidents.
You a lorry for more than four and a half hours without taking a break, to avoid
accidents.
38 One lorry driver went to prison for driving for more hours than he should.
If the lorry driver had stopped driving after four and a half hours, he gone to
prison.
39 And nurses are more likely to get heart disease because they work irregular hours.
If nurses irregular hours, they wouldn’t be as likely to get heart disease.
40 We get so stressed about sleeping, but we need to see it as a solution to life’s problems.
If we saw sleep as a solution to life’s problems, we so stressed about it.

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 READING
5 Read the interview and decide if each sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (I).

Ask the doctor

With so much information in the media about nutrition at the moment, you’d think that we’d all know
how to eat healthily. But a recent survey reveals confusion is widespread, with a lack of understanding
of even basic ideas about eating right. We interviewed nutrition specialist, Dr Anan Singh about the
problem.

Dr Singh, do you believe we aren’t eating well?

Yes and no. I think we’re doing a lot of good: lots of choice in the shops, and cooking has never been
more popular, which you can see from all the TV shows. So people are caring more about food, but
it’s no good cooking something special on Saturday if the rest of the week you eat hamburgers. What
worries me is that being overweight is becoming normal. Patients underestimate how unhealthy their
weight is because they look around and see everyone else looks the same as them. So we’re losing sight
of our goals.

So what’s the problem with nutrition?

The main issue for me is education. What we teach kids at school is simplified and doesn’t prepare them
for all the confusing information they hear on television. Sugar is a great example of the message not
being communicated clearly. Ninety per cent of people would still say sugar is just ‘bad’, when in fact
it is as essential as water. A better, but more complicated, answer would involve discussing sugar in
natural foods like fruit and wheat and how it is processed by the body.

Much of the confusion is down to marketing. Companies work hard to persuade us to eat more and more
of their products, and they’ve succeeded. The way certain important terms are used commercially –
words like ‘healthy eating’ and ‘organic’ − doesn’t help much, either. They don’t really mean what
they should. Take ‘healthy eating’ for instance. It’s used by the food industry to sell special low-calorie
products that people eat when they’re dieting and losing weight. But healthy eating is something we
should all be doing over the long-term, by eating normal nutritionally-balanced meals. ‘Organic’ food
is widely believed to provide nutritional benefits, even though it’s really about the effect the farming
techniques have on the environment. The best way to tell if something is good for you is to read the
nutrition information on the back of the packet.

Lastly, if you could change anything, what would it be?

I’d make food companies put the nutritional information for each product in big writing on the front of
their packets to let the numbers speak for themselves. And I’d teach children how to understand the
information so they can decide for themselves.

0 The results of some research shows that, in general, people understand about nutrition. I
41 There is more interest in ways of preparing food than before.
42 People’s perception of what a healthy body size should be is changing.
43 Dr Singh believes the real facts about sugar are too complicated for children to learn.
44 He believes it would be better to avoid sugar in fruit.
45 He says we eat more than we need to because of what we are told.
46 Food companies have invented phrases to market their products which don’t mean anything.
47 Healthy eating is about losing weight, according to Dr Singh.
48 He believes eating organic products is good for your health.
49 He advises shoppers to avoid reading what is written on food packaging.
50 If Dr Singh was in charge, food packaging would look quite different.

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 LISTENING
6 80 Listen to five people talking about their health and well-being. Choose the correct option.
Speaker 1
51 How often does the woman practise yoga?
A  about once a week     B  about twice a week     C  about three times a week 

52
What is one problem she has?
A  The teacher isn’t good at yoga.     B  The woman gets stressed.     C  There is no one to look after
her son. 
Speaker 2
53 How does the man feel about running?
A disappointed     B surprised     C tired 

54
Why did he start the sport?
A  He had a bad back.     B  He wasn’t sleeping well.     C  He was overweight. 
Speaker 3
55 Which reason for playing football is the least important for the girl?
A  sporting success     B  the health benefits     C  the social life 

56
According to her, how can sport help her with regard to university?
A  Sport helps keep your brain healthy.      B  It will give her something to do at university.     
C  It will help her get a place at university. 
Speaker 4
57 What reason does the woman give for walking?
A  to keep fit     B  to feel better emotionally     C  to study nature 

58
Where’s the woman’s favourite place to walk?
A  around the village     B  through the forest     C  along the coast 
Speaker 5
59 Why is the man not sure of long-term success?
A  It’s difficult for him to do.     B  He’s had one or two cigarettes.     C  It hasn’t lasted a long
time yet. 

60
Why is the man successful?
A  He sees the positive side.     B  He’s keeping away from cigarettes.     C  He wants to please his
sister. 

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SPEAKING
7 Work in pairs, A and B.
Step 1
Read the situation, then look at the options below.

A person who works for your company in another country will be working at your office for a few days. While
she is here, you have been asked to plan her visit. You need to decide on a good place for her to stay; some
good restaurants where she can eat; a social event that you could organize to help her get to know the staff;
other practical aspects of her stay (e.g. transport).

Make sure you both:

• discuss each point in the situation.
• discuss a few options for each point.
• decide on the best option(s) for each point and say why you think they are good.
You have two minutes to think about what you are going to say.
Talk about the situation.

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 Step 2
You are going to ask each other questions about something you have had to organize.
Make sure you ask:
• what your partner organized.
• the things they had to consider.
• whether there were any problems and how they solved them.
• whether it was a success.
• whether they found it easy or difficult, and why.

Student A: start by asking Student B questions.

Student B: when Student A has finished, ask your questions.

You can receive ten marks for including all the points above and using a range of language.

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WRITING
8 You read this comment online.

I’m preparing for an important exam this summer but I’m not finding
it easy. I planned to spend three hours each day studying and then
stop, but I get bored very quickly and end up daydreaming or checking
for messages on Facebook. Then, because I waste so much time, I
need to study all day! I’m really stressed, but I know it shouldn’t be this
stressful. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Write a reply to the comment with your suggestions. Write about 100 words.

You can receive ten marks for including all the necessary points and the conventions of posting comments.

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