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Grammar
Listening
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form
1 Recording 11 Listen and write true (T) or false
of the verbs in the box.
(F).
1 Mary thinks the thief should go to prison be buy do eat go have make (2)
for five years. T take (2) work
2 The man thinks the new tennis teacher
could be Italian. \F 1 He won’t want tickets for that play. He went to
3 The woman just bought some books. T see it last weekend.
4 The woman is buying a present for 2 Over fifty CD players were taken back to
her father. F the store because they were faulty.
5 The Globe Theater is on Main Street. F 3 She’d get promoted in that job soon if
6 The doctor says the man needs to get she works well under pressure.
outside more. T 4 They’ll never learn anything if they don’t take
risks and make mistakes.
5 5 I’m going to take my car to the garage
today.
2 Recording 12 Listen to the phone conversations 6 If you pass your driving test tomorrow, I will
and complete the notes. buy a car. I promise.
1 7I didn't eaten (not) yet, and I’m really
hungry.
Clarence Hotel Complaints Book
8 You have to study hard to be an
architect.
Name: Mr. 1 Brown
9 They were having a beach party when it
Room Number: 2 38
started raining.
Problem: Breakfast eggs were
3 10 The company goes very well now, so
room ,and 4 sorces were
they might employ more people.
cooked too much.
11 Emily won’t find it easy to make friends
Action: Talk to the 5 chef
if she’s so unfriendly.
2
Portland Hotel Complaints Book 10

Name: Mrs. 6 julian Peters 4 Underline the correct alternative, a), b) or c).
Room Number: 7 319
Problem: 8 the man in room 1 Did your dad work in Canada?
9
318 sings loudly in the a) used to b) use to c) never use to
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top . 2 Sorry—you missed them. They left about
Action: Talk to the 11 manager . five minutes ago.
a) just b) since c) yet
3 We chose at home because we were so
10 tired.
a) stay b) to stay c) staying
4 Did you see lions at the zoo?
a) a b) - c) the
5 Sorry I’m late. It was than I thought.
a) farther b) far c) more far
6 I close the window? It’s getting a bit cold.
a) Would b) May c) Will
7I imagine staying in that hotel—it’s far too
expensive!
a) can’t b) can c) have to
8 What their new house like?
a) does b) ’s c) are
9 People eat too junk food these days.
a) many b) enough c) much
10 They told us they at nine.
a) ’d come b) comes c) ’ve come
11 What’s the name of the place we stayed?

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Vocabulary
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5 Cross out the word that does not fit in each
group. Function
1 suitcase biopic souvenir backpack 8 Match sentences 1–11 with responses a)–k).
2 cheat gossip interrupt talk
1 Nice weather, isn’t it? a
3 salary bonus brand tip
2 Could I speak to the manager please? g
4 retail task sales accounts
3 Gina didn’t come to work today. j
5 X-ray bills headache painkillers
4 How long have you had this problem? b
6 litter spam delays blog
5 Can I help you at all? c
6 What’s the problem? k
5
7 What time does the post office open? e
8 Everyone should learn to drive. h
6 Underline the correct alternative.
9 Is this the right way to the bus station? i
1 They’ve been on/for vacation for two weeks. 10 I’ve been waiting for you for hours! d
2 Why don’t we go to Luigi’s restaurant? We 11 Could recommend a good hotel in
haven’t eaten away/out for ages. the area? i
3 My boss suggested I take some time of/off.
4 If Mary were better at dealing with/for people, a) Yes, it’s great.
she’d be an excellent boss. b) About a week.
5 Ashley is a very friendly person and gets by/along c) No, thank you. I’m just looking.
well with everyone she meets. d) Yes, it’s just around the corner. You can’t miss it.
6 We've decided to go of/away for the weekend. e) At 8 o’clock I think.
7 Two men have been arrested for/with fraud. f) Certainly. There’s the Roosevelt Hotel on Elm
8 Everyone was very surprised when Sheila turned Street.
away/down the job in Australia. g) Of course. Can I ask who’s calling?
9 He didn’t sleep very well last night because he h) I’m not sure about that. Not everyone can afford
was worrying about/with his test. to learn or wants to these days.
i) I’m really sorry I’m late. I missed the bus.
8 j) Perhaps she’s sick.
k) Well, it really hurts when I walk.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the words in CAPITALS. 10

1 The doctor said it wasn’t a serious injury and he

had nothing to worry about. 9 Complete the words in the conversation.
INJURE
A: In my 1 opinion , public transportation should be
2 If you want to go to that new restaurant, I’ll make
cheaper. Then more people might use it.
a reservatiom for tomorrow night.
B: I 2 agree . I think the main problem is
RESERVE
that public transportation isn’t always reliable.
3 You have to make a desision soon, or
A: That’s 3 true , but I think that people also
he’ll find someone else for the job.
have to change their way of thinking.
DECIDE
B: 4 Done . If more people cared about the
4 I stayed at home and watched a movie. It was a
environment, then public transportation would
really relaxing evening.
become more popular. It would then get better.
RELAX
A: Exactly. The problem is that governments prefer
5 She gave an amazing performace at
to spend their money on building new roads. I
the concert.
also 5 that's they care more about the car
PERFORM
industry than the environment.
6 All new students must go to
B: I 6 think agree, but it does make sense if
the registration desk on their first day.
you think about the economy.
REGISTER
7 You don’t have many possesions , so
5
it won’t take you long to move house.
POSSESS
8 Her popularity as a writer grows
every year.
POPULAR

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Reading
10 Read the article and fill in the blanks in the 11 Read the poster and the message. Then
summary below with a number or a date. complete the notes below.

The Queen of Chess

The champion chess player, Hou Yifan, was born on Island Tour
February 27, 1994 in Xinghua, China. She first
became interested in the game when she was three, Take a boat trip around six beautiful islands.
and her parents bought her a chess set*. Then, at at Mon.–Fri.: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m
five, she began taking lessons with a world-famous Sat. and Sun.: 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
chess tutor who encouraged her to play in local Leaves from the boat tour office in the port.
chess competitions from the age of six. These gave
her experience in playing against others and Tickets:
improved her skill at the game. Amazingly, she won $10 (Mon.–Fri. with coffee/cold drink)
the World Youth Chess Championship for Girls $25 (Sat./Sun. with lunch and drinks)
when she was only ten, and, two years later, she
became the youngest person to play in the World
Women’s Championships. Adam,
Her success continued when, in 2008, at the age of
13, she became the youngest ever Chinese chess I’m going shopping for the afternoon.
champion and the youngest female to become a Hope your game of golf was good. I just
grandmaster. Then, a few years later, in 2010, she saw an ad for a boat trip around the
won her first Women’s World Championship. She islands. We can't go tomorrow because we
also won it in 2011 and 2013, and she is the only have the bus trip to the old Greek ruins.
player in history who has won three world
How about Saturday? We can have a
championships before the age of 20.
relaxing day sailing around the islands
These days, you will find her studying at the School
with lunch included! Do you think you
of International Studies at Peking University as well
as playing chess professionally. Her chess career could get the tickets? I'm sure you'll love
still continues, and, in March 2015, at the age of 21, it.
she was officially named as the best female player in
the world. More recently, she nearly beat the Male Jx
World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, and many Notes
people think that, in the future, she may become the
world’s best chess player. Name of tour: 1 Island Tour
*The board and pieces used to play the game of chess. Day: 2 saturday
Time: 3 10:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Hou Yifan started playing chess when she was Number of tickets: 4 2
1
three years old and was taught by an Price per ticket: 5 25
international chess teacher from the age of Leaves from: 6 4:30 in the port
2
six . She won her first world-level
competition when she was 3 won and
became the youngest grandmaster in
4
2010 . She won the Women’s World 5
Championship 5 7 times. She became
the world number one female chess player in March
6
2015 .

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Writing
12 Match the underlined words in the email to
formal phrases a)–f).
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¹ Hi, Mr. Mackenzie,
Total: 100
² Just a quick note about the plans for the new
airport in Buffalo. I think having a new
airport is ³ a great idea. I travel to Ontario a
lot and the airport will make my life much
easier.
⁴ Also, it’ll bring more tourists to our area.
⁵ Write back soon,
⁶ Bye,
Vicky Dobson

a) In addition 4
b) Sincerely 5
c) Dear 1
d) I look forward to hearing from you 6
e) I’m writing about 2
f) an excellent 3

13 Write an answer to the question below in

75–100 words. Include at least two positive
and two negative points in your answer.
How do you think technology will change our lives
in the next twenty years?

It seems to me that/In my opinion,

in my opnion the technology change our lives for
the better, because the medicine will evolve a lot
and more lives can be saved and the lefi quality will
be better, it will be easer to obtain information on
the internet or traveling long distancies such go to
another contry or states, there will probaly evev
be robots in 20 years and this could facilitate in the
production area although it can take away many
people's jobs

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