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Progress Test Answer Keys A 1 bled
2 sprained
3 burn
Unit 1 4
5
wrist
injured

Grammar
Use of English
1
7
1 Did you go
1 cool
2 stayed
2 envious
3 wanted
3 kidding
4 forgot
4 That
5 weren’t
5 nightmare
6 went
6 amazing
2 7 shame
1 fell over; broke his arm 8 relief
2 didn’t go to school; he watched DVDs all day 9 frustrating
3 went shopping; bought a birthday present for Tom 10 How
4 lost his mobile phone; he couldn’t phone Tom
3 Listening
1 c; did you do
8
2 e; did you play
A –
3 d; did you go
B 4
4 f; was
C 2
5 b; did you pay
D 1
6 a; did you call
E 3
Transcript
Vocabulary
1 When I was nine, I broke the top of a cupboard in my
4
bedroom. When Mum came upstairs and asked
1 anxious about the noise, I stood in front of the cupboard to
2 envious hide it and told her it was nothing. After that, I put
3 confused magazines and books on top of the cupboard so that
4 suspicious Mum couldn’t see it properly. I felt bad about not
5 embarrassed telling the truth, so I told Mum what really
6 delighted happened … a few months later.
7 proud 2 One day, my friend took a new smartphone out of her
8 frightened bag. I was envious because I really wanted a phone
9 cross like that, but they cost so much money! I was very
10 relieved suspicious when she refused to say where it was
from. I asked her which shop she got it from or if she
5
found it somewhere, but she didn’t say anything. I
1 extremely asked her again and again and in the end I found out
2 very that her parents gave it to her for her birthday. She
3 rather was embarrassed to tell me at first because it was
4 a bit such an expensive present. I was just happy to know
5 a little bit the truth.

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3 I play football for my school, and one time we played

a game against another school and the players Vocabulary
weren’t very nice. I was a little bit anxious when I
took the ball off one of the players, and I was right to 3
be. He tripped me up and I sprained my ankle. 1 Cave
Although my ankle really hurt, I played for the rest of 2 steep
the game. At the end, I got chosen as the ‘Man of the 3 waterfall
Match’ and I felt extremely pleased when my coach 4 desert
told me how well I played. 5 Cliffs
4 My teacher’s good and I usually really enjoy her 6 shallow
lessons, but last week I had a bit of a problem with 7 icy
some grammar that she taught us. I don’t think she 8 shore
explained it very well and when she gave us some
4
homework, I couldn’t do it. I didn’t tell her my problem
for a few days because I was worried and didn’t know 1 rucksack
what to say. When I finally told her, she explained it 2 safety harness
in a different way and it was really clear. 3 jet-skiing
4 boots
5 life jacket
Reading
6 poles
9
1 B 5
1 tiny
2 A
2 terrifying
3 –
3 awful
4 D
4 exhausted
5 C
5 huge
6 –
6 stunning
7 E

Use of English
Unit 2 6
1 C
Grammar 2 B
3 B
1
4 A
1 stopped; went out; put
5 C
2 was waiting; saw
6 A
3 took; ran off
7 C
4 was reading; was watching
8 A
5 was relaxing; appeared
9 C
6 opened; found
10 A
7 was arguing; realised
8 was leaving; remembered
9 was wearing; carrying Listening
10 was running; slipped 7
A 3
2
1 was talking B 2
2 noticing  noticed C 4
3  D –
4 did jumped E 1
5 while  when F 5
6 can’t  couldn’t
7 she saw
8 they were all
9 
10 arrive  arrived

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Transcript
1 I love white-water kayaking. It’s such an exciting
sport! Kayaking through a rocky valley in the middle
Unit 3
of beautiful countryside is fantastic. To be honest, it’s
not something I do very often because I live in a city, Grammar
and there are no rivers or streams nearby. I can only
1
do it at weekends, unfortunately.
1 a few
2 I thought rock climbing was great as soon as I started 2 how many
doing it. It took ages to get good at it, though. I was
3 some
OK at going up normal cliffs, but if there was a
4 much
difficult bit of rock that you had to climb around, then
5 a lot of
I found that so hard because my arms weren’t strong
enough. I like the challenge, though, and these days 6 any
I find I can do even the most difficult climbs. 7 not many
8 some
3 I did a bungee jump twenty years ago when I was
travelling in New Zealand. Most people are really 2
scared when they’re standing waiting to jump. 1 I must bring some food and water with me.
Actually, I was very excited then and I wasn’t 2 I mustn’t use my mobile phone on the set.
disappointed when I was flying through the air either. 3 I mustn’t look at the camera when I’m acting.
It was a little bit scary when my head nearly hit the 4 I must learn the script.
water, though. I won’t forget that bit! And I think it’s
5 I have to bring a parent with me.
something you should only do once in your life. You
6 I needn’t wear special clothes.
need to do it when you’re young and brave!
7 I don’t have to stay on the film set after 6 p.m.
4 I started hang-gliding years ago after doing a few
weeks of training. I do it as much as I can now. 3
People think that it’s a dangerous sport, but if you 1 must
know what you’re doing, it’s actually safer than 2 have to
driving a car! I’ve been lucky, anyway, and I think 3 don’t have to
that’s because I understand the weather and I’m so 4 mustn’t
experienced. And actually, if something did happen 5 must
to me, maybe it would stop me flying for a while, but I
would do anything to get in the air again as soon as
possible. I love it too much!
Vocabulary
5 Mountain biking through the forest at the back of my 4
house is the best way to relax. If I have a hard day at 1 news (bulletin)
work, I just get on my bike. It doesn’t matter what the 2 musical
weather’s like. The rain makes it really difficult and 3 game show
you get filthy, but that’s all part of the fun. I tell all my 4 romantic comedy
friends that there’s nothing better than the feeling of 5 period drama
going down the hill, then up the other side. 6 talent show
Sometimes I fall off and injure myself, but I don’t
care. It’s brilliant! And when I go back in the house, 5
work is just a memory! 1 gripping
2 special effects
3 convincing
Reading 4 script
8 5 violent
1 c 6 characters
2 b
6
9 1 concern
1 E 2 take part in
2 C 3 have
3 A 4 decisions
5 research
6 grades
7 express
8 provide

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4 I don’t really like sitting at home watching TV or

Use of English
playing video games. I prefer to do more interesting
7 things. So when my friend told me about the drama
1 I’m quite = I quite group that she was in, I couldn’t wait to join. There
2 I rather = I’d rather are some really good actors there and every six
3 on months we do a show. The next thing we’re doing is
4 with = on a musical. I did one a few years ago at school so
5 watching = to watch I hope I can be in this one – and I’ve got a great
6 in = on singing voice. There are lots of people with talent in
7 to = of the group though, so we’ll have to see!
8 fancying = keen 5 My dad knows that I love learning languages, so he
9 That’s great = That’s a great paid for me to do a new online Spanish course, which
10 agree = agreed was really good of him! I think the course is fun
because you can learn new words, listen to people
speaking and even try speaking to the online teacher.
Listening I wasn’t much good when I started, but I think I’m
8 getting better all the time.
A –
B 5 Reading
C 3
9
D 1
1 a
E 2
2 c
F 4
3 b
Transcript 4 a
1 I think I watch too much TV, but that’s because 5 b
there’s so much good stuff to watch. I really enjoy all
the reality shows because it’s like watching people
you know on TV. They almost become part of the Unit 4
family. Mum thinks I should pick up a book now and
again as I might learn more, but then I would miss all
my favourite programmes!
Grammar
2 A lot of my friends like going to the gym, but I love my 1
video games and I can’t believe how lucky I am at the 1 bigger than
moment. For my birthday, Mum and Dad bought me 2 not as warm as
not one, but two brilliant games – one’s a role-playing 3 earlier than
game and the other’s a combat one. Some of my 4 not as long as
friends have them and they both sound amazing. The 5 not as high as
only question is, which one will I play first? It’s really 6 hotter than
hard to choose. 7 not as cheap as
3 I love my new phone. It’s great because it does
2
everything. I’ve got so many games and apps on it,
1 the highest
so if I have to wait around, I never get bored. I can
also get the internet wherever I am, so if there’s 2 the smallest
something I’m thinking about – a difficult question 3 the most dangerous
that I need the answer to – well, I can just search for 4 the most expensive
it right away. I think there was some research that 5 the fastest
said people who use their phones don’t use their 6 the oldest
brains much, but I can’t remember who said it. One 7 the coldest
minute, I’ll just look it up.
3
1 enough sugar
2 too cold
3 enough rain
4 too late
5 too loud
6 big enough

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Transcript
Vocabulary 1 Did you know that in some countries the weather is a
4 popular topic of conversation? In places like England,
1 a where the weather can change several times a day,
2 a people often start a conversation with a comment
3 c about the weather. So rather than saying ‘Hello’ or
4 b asking someone about their health, people will often
say what a lovely day it is, or comment on whether it
5 a
might rain later. I don’t think they are really worried
6 c
that it’s going to rain – in my opinion, they just need a
7 b
safe topic to start a conversation!
8 b
2 Well, it’s been an unlucky week for the people who
9 c
live on Sunshine Island. First, a tornado hit the island
10 c
and some buildings fell down. Fortunately, because
5 this happened on a Sunday and a lot of these were
1 avalanche offices, no one was injured. This was followed by a
2 drought small earthquake and many people felt this during
3 flood the night. After this, there was a problem with
4 earthquake flooding because of all the heavy rain. Unlike the
earthquake, this did a lot of damage to people’s
5 famine
homes, and firefighters are still trying to rescue
6 people from the flooded areas.
1 sweltering 3
2 hot
Sandra Hi, Gary. How's your work going? Can I see the
3 warm
latest pictures? And are you still using your garage
4 mild as an artist’s studio?
5 cool
Gary I am, yes. I can't do it all the time, though. There
isn't any heating in there, so it's freezing in the winter.
Use of English It's not that bad now, but still a bit too cold to be out
7 there.
1 Both Sandra Oh well, it’ll soon be spring!
2 common Gary I can't wait. As soon as it gets a few degrees
3 shows warmer, I'll start painting again!
4 whereas 4
5 contrast Mary What a storm that was last night! I didn't sleep
6 second at all.
7 first Ethan Neither did I. The lightning kept me awake. I was
8 but worried about the house.
9 difference
Mary Me too, and the garden. Have you seen the tree
10 unlike on its side?
Ethan I know. The wind was so strong … I can't believe
Listening there isn't a river outside the house after all that rain.
8 5
1 b Carl Hi, Janna. How was your holiday?
2 c
Janna Well, we wanted hot weather and that’s what
3 a we got.
4 b
Carl Oh, that’s good! It’s always difficult to know what to
5 a
do with the kids if it rains on holiday. We usually have
to find lots of games to play.
Janna That’s why I chose Egypt – the weather’s usually
perfect at this time of year. I wanted them to spend
lots of time in the water, but actually it was boiling
and we didn’t really enjoy it. We stayed in a lot of the
time, because I was worried about the kids getting ill.
Carl Oh dear!

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Reading 5
1 team
9
1 T 2 indoors
2 F 3 long
3 T 4 feet
4 F 5 repetitive
5 T 6 rewarding
7 challenging
8 children

Unit 5 9
10
stressful
c

Grammar
Use of English
1
6
1 I’m going to
1 Although my brother is hard-working, he can’t find a
2 I won’t
well-paid job.
3 it’s going to
2 Even though the film was really gripping, she fell
4 I’ll
asleep.
5 she’s going to
3 Although she works long hours, she finds time to do
6 are going to sport.
7 he’s going to 4 It’s a low-paid job. Nevertheless, I love working with
2 the animals .
1 I’ll buy the tickets 5 Even though he’s a doctor, he’s terrible at
2 I’ll apply for another job communicating with people.
3 you’ll get a degree 6 I can’t speak much French. However, I want to work
4 you’ll be really fit in France this summer.
5 I’ll stay in bed 7 Liam failed his driving test. However, he can take it
6 you’ll improve your English again next month.
7 you’ll get in trouble with the teacher 8 Although I went for two interviews, I didn’t get a job.
9 It takes an hour to get to school by bus.
3 Nevertheless, all my friends go there.
1 I’ll  I’m going to 10 My sister loves her job. Nevertheless, she still finds it
2 Probably I’ll  I’ll probably very stressful.
3 going to see
4 
Listening
5 I’ll have to
6  7
1 F
2 T
Vocabulary 3 F
4 4 F
1 cleaner 5 T
2 dentist
3 architect
4 solicitor
5 travel agent
6 farm worker
7 photographer
8 locksmith
9 journalist
10 stunt performer

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Transcript
Interviewer Today, I’m talking to Sue Perkins. Sue Reading
works for Job Search, an online agency that helps 8
people get the jobs they want. Hello, Sue! 1 C
Sue Hello! 2 –
Interviewer So, Sue, what’s the first thing that people 3 A
should do when they want to find a job? 4 D
Sue Well, an important thing is to think about what they 5 B
really want to do. So, people should think about what 6 E
they’re good at and what makes them happy. 7 –
Interviewer Isn’t it more important to think about which
job pays the most?
Sue Actually, money isn’t that important to most people. Unit 6
Obviously you need enough money to live on, but
there have been studies to prove that earning more Grammar
than a certain amount doesn’t make you happier.
1
Interviewer So, when you find a job you like, what
1 haven’t watched
should you do next?
2 has read
Sue Well, you either need to send in an application
3 hasn’t been
form, or a CV and covering letter. But before you do
4 walked
that, it’s a good idea to find out as much as you can
about the job and the employer to make sure it’s 5 told
something you really want to do. You can usually get 6 Have you ever done
all the information you need online. 7 Did you send
Interviewer And I suppose it’s difficult to get jobs these 8 enjoyed
days, especially for young people. You need a 2
degree in the right subject to be successful … 1 arrived
Sue Oh, don’t worry too much about having the right 2 have done
qualifications. A lot of jobs involve working as a team, 3 went
and that’s more important to some employers than 4 enjoyed
which degree you have. 5 have eaten
Interviewer That’s good to know. So you get an 6 has been
interview … What should you do next?
3
Sue Well, you need to think about what to wear for the 1 When
interview and also the kinds of questions people will
2 gone
ask you. Don’t get your answers ready in advance,
3 run
though. You won’t sound natural if you do that. Just
4 for
go along and be yourself. Try to talk about what you
can do rather than what you can’t, because then 5 ever
people will think you’re really positive. And don’t lie 6 since
about what you can do, as people will be
disappointed when they find out the truth. Vocabulary
Interviewer So what do you do if you don’t get the job
4
you want?
1 aquarium
Sue My advice is: don’t worry. If you don’t get the job, 2 ruins
it’s probably because the job isn’t right for you. Just 3 botanical gardens
start looking for the next job. Getting a job is a
4 castle
journey and what you learn along the way is very
5 fountain
important.
6 safari park
Interviewer Thank you, Sue. That’s great advice.
7 theme park
8 art gallery
9 opera house
10 cathedral

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Transcript
5
1 b Interviewer Now, today in the studio, I have Ella and
2 a Harry, who have just come back from a trip round the
3 c world. Hello!
4 c Ella & Harry Hello.
5 a Interviewer So, Ella, tell us what was special about
your trip.
6
1 backpack Ella Well, we wanted to do it a bit differently, so we
2 sunglasses decided not to go on any planes.
3 travel programme Interviewer Wow. And what was reason for that, Harry?
4 penfriend Harry Well, many people don't go on planes these days
5 sightseeing because they're worried about the environment, but
for us it was more about finding out where we were
travelling through. When you're on a plane going
Use of English from A to B, you miss out on that.
7 Interviewer OK, but was it difficult to do the trip without
1 Shall going on a plane?
2 sure
Harry It was a bit. It's hard to get from the UK to South
3 What
America without flying, but we managed to book a
4 Either place on a ship that was going there.
5 Why
Ella Yes – we didn't want a cruise ship because
6 keen
although the final destination was where we wanted
7 Let’s to go, it stopped in lots of places we weren't
8 plan interested in on the way. The ship we went on was
9 fancy taking produce to South America and we had a large
10 not room on it so it was very comfortable.
Interviewer But I suppose that took a long time ... Was
Listening it a bit boring?

8 Ella I was worried about that, so we took lots of things

1 T to do: lots of reading and board games. There was
also a ping-pong table on the ship so we played that
2 F
a bit. Actually, time went quite quickly so it wasn’t too
3 F
bad.
4 F
Harry We looked forward to mealtimes, because
5 T
although the meals weren't that special, we ate with
the crew and it was interesting to find out what life
was like for them on the ship. We played card games
with them too, when they had time.
Interviewer But how did you carry all these games and
books? Did you take much luggage?
Ella Not at all. I just had a small backpack and I had to
fit everything in there. Harry’s wasn’t much bigger …
Interviewer So what was the most useful thing that you
took?
Ella Ha … Harry and I laugh about this.
Harry Yes, well … For me it was my camping knife
because I used it in every country we went to.
Ella And for me it was my diary. I wrote in it every day.
We both managed to live without lots of things,
though, like mirrors and hairdryers.
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Reading Vocabulary
9 3
1 Stella 1 florist’s
2 Mary 2 greengrocer’s
3 Emily 3 charity shop
4 Cameron 4 estate agent’s
5 Emily 5 launderette
6 coffee shop
7 cosmetics store
Unit 7 8 deli(catessen)
9 DIY store
Grammar 10 bank

1 4
1 I; lived; would go 1 four hundred and fifty-one rupees
2 D; wouldn’t feel; had 2 five thousand, four hundred and sixty-seven pounds
3 G; would save; found 3 three million, five hundred thousand dollars / three
4 B; didn’t go; wouldn’t learn and a half million dollars
5 J; would call; knew 4 five hundred and twenty-two thousand, three hundred
6 H; ate; would be and sixty-four euros
7 E; knew; wouldn’t tell 5 thirty-two thousand, nine hundred and seventy-five
yen
8 A; could; would join
9 F; would see; travelled 5
10 C; was; would become 1 sale
2 bargains
2
3 refund
1 Tina wanted to buy a new dress in the sale, but she
had left her credit card at home. 4 save up
2 Samantha went on the skiing holiday after she had 5 borrowing
learned to ski. / After Andrea had learned to ski, she
went on the skiing holiday. Use of English
3 Andrea stopped shopping online after her computer
6
had broken. / After Andrea’s computer had broken,
1 B
she stopped shopping online.
2 B
4 Gemma could buy a skateboard because she had
3 A
saved her pocket money for three months.
4 A
5 The guests arrived after Sheila had wrapped all the
presents. / After Sheila had wrapped all the presents, 5 C
the guests arrived. 6 B
6 Howard got a free gift because he had bought a lot of 7 C
things in the shop. 8 A
7 Helen and Mark went on a honeymoon to Mauritius 9 C
after they had got married. / After Helen and Mark 10 A
had got married, they went on a honeymoon to
Mauritius. Listening
8 Anna hadn’t spent much money before Christmas, so
she bought some new shoes in January. 7
A 3
9 Ben borrowed his friend’s bike after he had tried to
repair his own bike. / After Ben had tried to repair his B 1
own bike, he borrowed his friend’s bike. C 2
10 Gavin found a well-paid job because he had been to D –
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1 I love cooking, but don’t like spending lots of money
Reading
on food. That’s why I started using free food. That’s 8
not food that companies are giving away or that your 1 F
friends don’t want. It’s food growing in the 2 E
countryside. I noticed that in the bushes by the road 3 C
near my house, there were lots of different fruits 4 A
growing, berries and things like that. Then, when I 5 G
looked on the internet, I found that there were nuts
and other fruit that I could find for free too. You just
need to know where to look for it. People think I do it
because I don’t have much money. That’s one
Unit 8
reason, but even if I had loads of money, I think I
would still enjoy going out and finding what I can get Grammar
for free and then how I can cook it, because it’s really
1
creative. My plan is to write a book about it so that
1 visited
others can learn from my experience.
2 they had seen
2 People throw away so much stuff these days and
3 they hadn’t caught
they don't need to. What you do need is some skills
4 he could help them
that can help you make things last longer. Everyone
5 had
can do it. One thing I'm really good at is sewing and I
make lots of things for my room and to wear using 6 knew
my sewing machine. It's a great skill and it stops me 7 he/she would move
from buying things. When I see something in a shop, 2
I always think about how I could make it and if I could 1 The eyewitness said (that) he hadn’t seen anything
make it better. Then I go home and try. I don't just do unusual that morning.
this with clothes. I also try to mend things if they 2 The police officer said (that) they had arrested the
break. If I had more time, I would make everything suspect a week earlier.
that I needed, but sometimes I have to buy things
3 The reporter said (that) the police needed more
because I need them quickly.
witnesses to contact them.
3 Recently I read a great book called Your Money or 4 The robber said (that) she was climbing in through
Your Life and it has changed the way I think about the window because she’d forgotten her key.
money. The idea behind the book is that when you 5 The detective said (that) the attack had happened
see something in a shop and you look at how much it outside the restaurant, just after midnight.
costs, you should think about how many minutes of
6 The criminals said (that) the prison warden couldn’t
your life it has taken you to earn that money. A young
keep them in prison forever.
man called Joe Dominguez came up with the idea.
7 The victim said (that) he would wait there until the
He worked on Wall Street in America and because
police arrived.
he followed his own advice he actually retired by the
time he was thirty-one. He then did what he really 3
wanted to do in life rather than working all the time. 1 before
I'd like to do that too! 2 couldn’t
4 I owed my dad lots of money last year and he 3 weren’t working
refused to lend me any more, so I decided to stop 4 were
going shopping. I was surprised by how easy that 5 that
was. On the internet, I read about some people who 6 had been
try to have NSDs or ‘No Spend Days’ – a day when
you don’t spend anything – and I tried that too. I got
really good at it and I managed to pay back
everything I’d borrowed. Now I buy things
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Vocabulary Interviewer In the studio today, we have the famous
4 crime writer Carol Simpson. Hello, Carol!
1 smuggler Carol Hi!
2 murderer Interviewer So, Carol, you have written over forty books
3 looters about terrifying crimes and the name of one of your
4 balaclava characters, Detective Jessica Walker, is recognised
5 shoplifting even by people who don’t read crime novels. But how
6 vandals did you first start writing about crime?
7 thief Carol That’s a good question. Some people think that I
8 arson was a policewoman or that one of my family was a
9 stole victim of a crime. Actually, I found out a friend of
10 dealer mine had robbed a bank and that started me thinking
about criminals. How can one person be good and
5
another person from the same family become a
1 investigation
criminal? What turns a person into a criminal? Or are
2 studying people born to be criminals?
3 searching
Interviewer Very interesting. Do you do any research
4 suspects
for your books?
5 arrests
Carol Well, yes. Lots of writers use the internet, but I
6 witnesses
like to interview people and visit them where they live
7 break into
or work if possible. I’ve also talked to real criminals
8 fingerprints about the crimes they’ve committed. It’s not the
9 patrolling quickest way of doing things, but for me, it brings
10 gum things to life more than reading a biography of a
criminal.
Use of English Interviewer And does it help to make the crimes in your
stories more realistic?
6
1 that Carol Perhaps, but I am more interested in the criminals
2 my than the crimes. No one is all good or all bad. When
you talk to criminals – even murderers – you will find
3 not
that there are good things about them. They might
4 will
have a pet dog, they may rescue injured birds or they
5 to
might like gardening. Finding the good in them helps
6 honest my criminals become characters that readers can
7 don’t believe in.
8 more
Interviewer Have you ever been in a dangerous
9 see situation with a criminal?
10 extent
Carol There was one time when I was having coffee
with a murderer and he made a comment that he
Listening always got to know his victims by having coffee with
7 them. That did make me a bit scared. I don’t think I
1 c finished my cup of coffee, actually.
2 a Interviewer Frightening! Your last novel was extremely
3 a popular. Are you writing a new one already?
4 a Carol I’m so happy readers like it. To be honest, I find it
5 b difficult to write novels fast enough. You spend years
writing a book, your readers take a few weeks to read
it, then they want the next one ... immediately.
Interviewer Well, at least you have a job for life!
Carol I think I do. As long as people keep reading my
books, I’ll keep thinking of more interesting crimes for
my characters to get involved with.

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5
Reading 1 radio
8 2 screen
1 c 3 on/off button
2 b 4 power lead
3 c 5 USB port
4 b 6 strap
5 a 7 headphones
6
1 invention
Unit 9 2 discovery
3 Deafness
Grammar 4 recording
5 arrangement
1
1 are made out of cardboard because it’s a cheap
material Use of English
2 won’t be used as much in the future 7
3 was developed in the 1930s 1 has = is
4 has been broken 2 did = did you
5 will be recycled more in the future 3 what’s = what’s the
6 was discovered many years ago in South America 4 to
7 is burned to heat buildings 5 return = back
2 6 receipts = refunds
1 When was the telephone invented? 7 I can = Can I
2 Which languages are spoken in Switzerland? 8 refund = receipt
3 How many astronauts have walked on the moon? 9 credit card = credit note
4 Will factories be replaced by 3D printers in the near 10 anything = nothing
future?
5 Who was the novel Great Expectations written by? Listening
3 8
1 b 1 b
2 c 2 b
3 d 3 b
4 a 4 a
5 c 5 c
6 a
7 b
8 c

Vocabulary
4
1 aluminium
2 Paper
3 ceramic
4 stone
5 Copper
6 Gold
7 leather
8 Steel

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Transcript
1 OK, well we all know that you have your exams next
week and you’ve done a lot of work to get ready for
them. I know some of you may think that you’ve done
enough to pass, but don’t let that stop you from
studying. I had a student last year who kept studying
right up until the night before her exam. She didn’t
stop because she wanted to do her best and in her
exam she got one hundred per cent. I think this
shows that you can’t really study too much, so keep
going if you can.
2 Hi, Ella. Thanks so much for my birthday present. I
love it! Sorry you weren’t able to come to the party. It
was at that new place in town called Nero’s and the
food was amazing. Why don’t we go there for your
birthday next week? I know you don’t really want to
do anything, but I think we’d have a great time. You
don’t need to invite lots of people, just go out with a
few close friends. Have a think about it …
3 So, I know your new smartphone is something you
think you can’t live without. It’s great because you
have all your contacts on it, you can receive emails
and you can send messages to your friends all the
time. But think about how much time you are
spending on your phone. You might be with a group
of friends, but you’re still checking your messages.
You really need to put your phone away when you
are with people. Why not just use it a few times a day
or check it once an hour? Don’t let it take over your
life!
4 Hi, I’m Monica and I’m here to make sure you’re all
doing OK. I’m so happy that you have all decided to
move in to the Winter Springs housing development.
It really is a fantastic place to live. I know that most of
you already have other family members here and that
they have encouraged you to move in. We’re so
happy about that because it means that you already
know what a great place this is.
5 Hi there. It’s me. I’m trying to find out about the local
buses because I’m worried that I won’t get there on
time tomorrow if I walk. I know the traffic’s terrible in
the morning so I’ll have to set off really early. If
you’ve got a bus timetable, can you text me the time
of the bus that you think I should get? Thanks – see
you tomorrow.

Reading
9
1 C
2 A
3 D
4 B
5 C

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