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Vocabulary 2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete the boredom cut down impatient loan make mouth
sentences. overtime set aside subway work on

1 Greg didn’t make notes because he couldn’t hear 1 I money by buying and
what the was saying. selling sports shoes on the Internet.
A lecturer B lecture C tutorial 2 Charlie is exhausted after working
for the last week. But he’s earned lots of money, too!
2 All must have a ticket before they
get on the train. 3 Jenny is so that she can’t even
wait for a lift for more than two minutes without getting
A crew B visitors C passengers
annoyed.
3 I’d prefer to get a job such as a
4 Jake had to take out a student to
mechanic or a builder as I’m good at working with my
pay for the cost of his lessons and accommodation
hands.
while at university.
A secure B high-pressure C manual
5 Monika is something of a big . She
4 You can be sure that Ash will do the right thing. He’s tells everyone your secrets.
a guy.
6 I don’t earn very much, but I like to
A creative B sensible C sensitive a little money every month.
5 Lawrence was surprised to get an A 7 Six people are going to the new
for his assignment on Roman marketing project.
history.
8 Carrie has got into a lot of debt and needs to
A term B subject C grade on her shopping.
6 The road was closed when a caught fire. 9 The safest way to cross the railway tracks is to use
A vehicle B cruise C traffic the .

7 These new jeans were a real . 10 The primary emotion I had when watching that film
They were less than half price. was one of .

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8 I started off on a contract with this

company, but I was pleased that they made me
permanent after six months.
A shift B temporary C redundant
9 Nina’s a good person to be around. She’s always
really .
A moody B tactless C cheerful
10 I had to take those jeans back to the shop to get a
. They fell apart when I washed
them.
A purchase B refund C receit

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Grammar 4 Complete the text with the best words (A, B or C).

3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar

meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.  
Do not change the word given. Use between two and
five words. 24 hours in Bucharest
1 When my grandparents were young, they often went By the time our train arrived at Gara de Nord, the city’s main
dancing in the town hall. railway station, early in the afternoon, we
1 for sixteen hours and were absolutely
USED exhausted. Luckily, we 2 Bogdan and
My grandparents in Monica, 3 couple, on the train, and they
the town hall when they were young. offered to give us a lift to our hostel.
2 Martha played basketball all morning. Afterwards she In the afternoon, we visited the Palace of the Parliament. It’s
was very tired. the heaviest building in the world and has over a thousand
rooms. It 4 years to build it.
PLAYING
After that, we decided to go to the old centre. It’s full of
Martha was tired because
cafés and restaurants and you can also visit the ruins of a
all morning.
castle where Vlad the Impaler 5 ! The old
3 They don’t look it, but Tim and Beata are the same centre wasn’t 6 I’d hoped, but it was full
age. of people and great fun.
OLD This morning, we’re going to go for a walk around Cișmigiu
Beata Tim, even Gardens. Unfortunately, we 7 see any
though she doesn’t look it. more of the sights as we’ve got to catch the train to Sofia in
Bulgaria this afternoon. I 8 about that in
4 It was a bad idea to invite Joe to the party. my next blog.
SHOULD
1 A ’d travel B travelled C ’d been travelling
You Joe to the party.
2 A met B ’d met C ’d been meeting
5 It was too difficult for Shona to repair the bike herself.
3 A the Romanian B a Romanian C Romanian
MANAGE
4 A must take B must took C must have
Shona the bike
taken
herself.
5 A would live B used to live C was living
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6 A as pretty as B as pretty like C pretty as

7 A couldn’t B won’t manage C won’t be able to

8 A ’m writing B ’ll write C ’ll have
written

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5 Find and correct the mistakes in four of the
sentences. Tick (✓) the correct sentences. Use of English
1 Alicia was watching her favourite TV series when her
best friend had called with some surprising news.  6 Read the text below and think of the word that best
fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.

Career coaching
2 I’d waited for ages for my friends to arrive when I
decided to go home.  If you’re (a) to be leaving school soon,
it can be (b) uncertain time. Many young
3 Our old dog would often sit for hours and stare at the people underestimate how difficult it is to find a
front door. 
job, and some don’t succeed (c) finding
work for many months.
4 Is that a man that you told me was trying to steal my
bike earlier?  Before I left school last year, I (d)
already talked to a career coach. (e)
5 I’m really pleased that we could visit the Taj Mahal coach I spoke to was (f) to help me
when we were in India on holiday.  explore the many options available and work on
my CV so that it highlighted my skills and
6 We needn’t have taken our own towels on holiday as experience. She also advised me on the best way
the hostel we were staying at supplied them.  to approach employers.

It took me about three months to find my job in a

7 By the time Jake arrives, we’ll have finished eating
dinner.  bank. I’ve been working here (g)
October and I’m really enjoying it. Having the
career coach really helped me. It might not
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(h) been so easy to find a job
without her.

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Listening 8 Listen again. Complete the sentences with one or two
words in each gap.
7  Listen to a radio interview with a woman about a
1 Eva has recently been travelling in
trip. Choose the best answers (A, B or C).
.
1 Eva managed to travel in a number of countries …
2 In France, Eva looked after while
A without spending any money. they were away.
B without spending much money. 3 In Rome, she cleaned in
C by splashing out. exchange for somewhere to live.

2 Eva joined the pet sitting website … 4 Eva only used the ride sharing website because she
was able to read about .
A before she went travelling.
5 A couple of the people she met using the ride sharing
B when she was travelling. website became .
C when she was in Italy. 6 Eva found out that on Friday evenings, people under
3 How was Eva able to afford to stay in Rome? 26 years old can visit the Louvre Museum for
.
A She found a cheap, but dirty hostel.
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B She looked after someone’s house.
C She got a job in exchange for food and
accommodation.
4 With regards to ride sharing …
A Eva thinks it’s something everyone should try.
B Eva didn’t feel comfortable with it.
C Eva appreciated the information on the website.
5 Eva travelled cheaply on public transport by …
A travelling at unpopular times of the day.
B booking her tickets months in advance.
C travelling with friends.
6 Eva saved money in Oxford by …
A visiting in the evening.
B visiting on a Friday.
C visiting with a student.

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Reading F These days, many experts believe psychometric
testing is not accurate. For example, one person can
do the same test two weeks in a row and end up with
completely different results. There is also the concern
A test that’s all about you!
that they can do more harm than good. For example,
A When you apply for a job or attend a job interview, a test may be good at choosing which people are not
you may have to take a psychometric test. These tests, suitable for a job, but it also may turn down people
which may involve answering lots of multiple choice who are very suitable and would be excellent. Having
questions, are designed to assess your ability or skill to said that, psychometric testing is here to stay. The
do certain tasks and your personality as well as how business of testing is worth billions of euros each year
you behave in certain situations. and testing companies are constantly working to
improve their tests. So, the best advice for anyone
B Psychometric tests began to appear in the late 19th
who is applying for a job soon is simple: practise and
century. In France, three psychologists, Alfred Binet,
prepare.
Victor Henri and Théodore Simon, developed a test that
aimed to identify children with mental problems. The
test was developed over 15 years. It assessed the
speaking skills and mental ability of children. It might be 9 Read the article about psychometric testing and
surprising to hear that it is still used to identify children complete the sentences (1–6) with the correct
who have problems with their mental development paragraph (A–F).
today. 1 Paragraph talks about a very well-known
C Other early forms of psychometric testing included test.
phrenology and graphology. Phrenology works by 2 Paragraph mentions a test that looks
assessing someone’s mental abilities and personality closely at a person’s head.
by measuring the size and shape of their head. It was 3 Paragraph explains what a psychometric
very popular in the 19th and early 20th century. test is.
However, once scientists had begun to study it, they
4 Paragraph looks at some of the criticism of
soon realised that there was no relationship between
the tests.
the shape of someone’s head and either their
intelligence, abilities or personality. 5 Paragraph talks about the origins of the
psychometric test.
D Graphology also first became popular in the 19th
6 Paragraph talks about a test that looks at
century. It analyses a person’s handwriting to assess
how people write.
their personality and psychological state at the time
they are writing. While its supporters believe that it is Score /6
accurate and useful, especially when trying to find the
right person for a job, there is little to no evidence to 10 Read the text again and choose the best answers
show that it works. Having said that, it is still used (A, B or C).
today by some employers when they are trying to 1 Psychometric tests can be used …
employ new staff.
A to find out how intelligent someone is.
E The most famous psychometric test is probably the
B to see how people act in different situations.
Myers-Briggs test. It was invented by mother and
daughter Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs C to find out why people behave like they do.
Myers in the US in the 1940s. The test is based on the 2 Binet, Henri and Simon’s test …
work of the Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung. Jung had A looked at children’s ability to speak and think.
suggested that people experience the world using four
psychological functions and one of these functions is B was only used for a short time.
the most used by a person for most of the time. The C could tell which children in a class were the cleverest.
test, that took more than 20 years to develop, involves
answering almost a hundred questions. The results are
then used to put a person into one of 16 personality
types. These days over million people take the test
each year, often when they are applying for a job, and
even as a way to find a suitable boyfriend or girlfriend!
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3 Scientists found that phrenology …
A was a useful way of studying someone’s ability.
B showed that people with larger heads were generally
more intelligent.
C had no evidence to support it.
4 In order to find the best person for a job, some
companies today use …
A phrenology.
B graphology.
C Binet, Henri and Simon’s test.
5 The Myers-Briggs test …
A can be used to tell someone what their personality
type is.
B uses evidence from a previous researcher.
C is rarely used today.
6 According to the writer, one criticism of psychometric
tests is that …
A they can end up suggesting unsuitable people for a
job.
B they can prevent talented people from getting a job.
C they can be repeated and offer the same results.

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11 In your opinion, what is the best way to choose the

right person for a job? Give two reasons for your
answers.

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Writing
12 Read the email from your friend and write your reply
in 140–190 words.

From: Jim

Subject: Your region

Hi,

My class is organising a two-day trip to your region

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this summer. What do you think are the best
places to visit? Have you got any ideas about
where we could stay? Are there any hostels or Speaking
campsites?
13 Work in pairs. Do the task below.

Please write back and give me any advice you can. 1 Here are some different personality adjectives. Talk to
each other about which personality types you think
Many thanks, are the most important for a leader.
2 When you finish 1, you have a minute to decide which
Jim personality type you think is the most important.

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Vocabulary /20
Grammar /25
Use of English /8
Listening /12
Reading /15
Writing /10
Speaking /10

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