5 Extra Language Practice Straight to Advanced

Vocabulary
Work
Complete each gap with the appropriate option a, b or c.
1 It’s great news. Finally I’ve been the position at head office.
a dismissed from b laid off c offered
2 There are around a hundred workers in the factory, as well as administrative .
a counterparts b personnel c professionals
3 If you have any questions about the job, speak to your .
a solicitor b successor c supervisor
4 Improved health and safety means that nowadays the is a much better place to be.
a workplace b workforce c workload
5 The majority of employees we spoke to felt and underpaid.
a irresponsible b overworked c unprofessional
6 According to his CV he the post of financial director in the New York office.
a appointed b held c practised
7 Luckily, she had enough savings to take a(n) internship and gain some experience in the industry.
a highly paid b well-paid c upaid
8 They won’t that vacancy unless they offer a better salary.
a appoint b fill c recruit
9 One of the main of the job is that you get given a company car.
a perks b revenues c risks
10 Their company was involved in a last year. They are now owned by Google.
a takeover b transaction c transformation

Health
Match each sentence beginning 1–8 with an appropriate ending a–h.
1 Give me a few moments to get my
2 He fell and bumped his head. When he came
3 Although the medication seems to be working,
4 It seems that his family has a history of
5 During the clinical trials many people reacted
6 For the last few weeks she’s been feeling under
7 After last year’s bout of the flu I felt worn
8 He fell off his bike and badly sprained
a the side effects are causing a few other problems.
b heart disease which could be related to his condition.
c his ankle, which took a long time to heal.
d out for the next few months.
e round he couldn’t remember what had happened.
f badly to the treatment.
g the weather. She should see a doctor.
h breath back. Those stairs are steep.

Language focus
Conditionals
1 Choose the best ending (A, B or C) to complete each sentence.
1 If you’d told me you weren’t feeling well,
A I can get you some medicine. B I’d have called a doctor. C I phoned the hospital.
2 If you do decide to come to the meeting,
A it’s really useful. B I will be going too. C let me know.
3 If I hadn’t have got off at the wrong stop,
A I will arrive on time for B I would have arrived on C I arrived on time for the
the interview. time for the interview. interview.

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4 Provided they agree to give me a pay rise,

A I’ll be the happiest B I’d have had a smile C I would look forward to it.
employee here. on my face.
5 Unless she’s too ill to come to the party,
A I won’t see her until later B I wouldn’t have bothered C I cancelled it.
in the week. to call.
6 If it weren’t for the state of the economy,
A we will be successful. B we are better off. C we would be doing quite well.

2 Rewrite each sentence in two different ways, using the words in brackets.
1 I won’t go out for dinner if you aren’t coming.
(unless)
(only)
2 Without her encouragement, I would have given up years ago.
(hadn’t been)
(but)
3 If they offered you the job, would you accept?
(were to)
(happened)
4 If you hurry up, you won’t miss the deadline.
(don’t)
(or)
5 I’ll play tennis with you on the condition that you buy lunch afterwards.
(provided)
(long)

Unreal time, wishes

1 Complete each sentence with the best form of the verb in brackets.
1 I’d rather you (not listen) to such loud music.
2 I wish I (spend) more time learning to surf last summer.
3 If only I (take) her advice and gone to study abroad.
4 I wish I (apply) for that job after all.
5 I’d rather you (sit) in this chair – it’s much more comfortable.
6 I wish I (go) to Paris with you.

2 Correct the underlined error in each sentence.

1 I hope it would stop raining soon. I want to go for a run.

2 I wish I didn’t listen to your suggestion.

3 Imagine if we never met. Our lives would be so different.

4 I wish I was gone on a round the world trip like Jennifer.

5 If only I can explore the mountains near Kathmandu.

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Word formation
Verbs
1 For sentences 1–6, complete sentence b so that it has a similar meaning to sentence a. Use the
verb in brackets with a suitable prefix.
1 a She refused to consider the doctor’s suggestion for improving her diet.
b She completely the doctor’s suggestion for improving her diet. (dismissal)
2 a It’s probably time that they thought again about their business strategy.
b They should really their business strategy. (think)
3 a Listening to music helps him to relax after work.
b Music helps him to after work. (wind)
4 a The company’s claims about health benefits aren’t true.
b The company is customers about health benefits. (lead)
5 a I thought they decided to ban those adverts.
b Haven’t they decided to those adverts? (law)
6 a There’s no way the government can make people follow their policy.
b There’s no way the government can their policy. (force)

Reading and Use of English Part 1

Multiple-choice cloze
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

Are teenagers risk-takers?

If people were asked which age (0) C were most likely to take risks, many would say teenagers. But a
(1)  experiment came to the opposite conclusion. Teenagers were asked to make a (2)  of
decisions. They could either win an insignificant (3) of money, or take a gamble to win more or lose it
all. In some cases, they were (4) what the odds were, in others, they were not. Their responses were
then (5) with other people’s in their 20s, 40s and 60s. Surprisingly, whenever teenagers were made
(6) of the likelihood of increasing their chance of winning or losing, they behaved as cautiously as their
grandparents’ generation. But when they did not know the odds, they (7) to take a chance. Sometimes,
their gamble paid off, but more often it did not. What this shows is that (8) teenagers show a willingness
to explore the unknown – they prefer to minimise or avoid risk when they are conscious of it.

0 A range B generation C group D category

1 A current B recent C actual D timely
2 A series B sequence C row D group
3 A sum B number C total D quantity
4 A clarified B explained C inquired D informed
5 A opposed B connected C contrasted D related
6 A clear B alert C aware D attentive
7 A inclined B tended C intended D calculated
8 A whereas B however C while D nevertheless

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