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3 She’d soon get promoted in that job if she

well under pressure.
Listening 4 They’ll never learn anything if they don’t take
risks and mistakes.
1 Recording 11 Listen and write true (T) or false 5 I’m going my car to the garage
(F). today.
1 Mary thinks the thief should go to prison 6 If you pass your driving test tomorrow, I
for five years. T a car. I promise.
2 The man thinks the new tennis teacher 7I (not) yet and I’m really hungry.
could be Spanish. 8 You have to study hard an architect.
3 The woman has just bought some books. 9 They a beach party when it started
4 The woman is buying a present for raining.
her father. 10 The company very well now so
5 The Globe Theatre is on Prince Road. they might employ more people.
6 The doctor says the man needs to get 11 Emily won’t find it easy friends if
outdoors more. she’s so unfriendly.

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2 Recording 12 Listen to the phone conversations 4 Underline the correct alternative, a), b) or c).
1 Did your dad work in Canada?
and complete the notes. a) used to b) use to c) never use to
1 2 You’ve missed them I’m afraid. They left
Clarence Hotel Complaints Book about five minutes ago.
a) just b) since c) yet
Name: Mr 1 Brown 3 We chose at home as we were so tired.
Room Number: 2 a) stay b) to stay c) staying
Problem: Breakfast eggs were 3 4 Did you see lions at the zoo?
and 4 were cooked too much. a) a b) - c) the
Action: Talk to the 5 5 Sorry I’m late. It was than I thought.
a) further b) far c) more far
6 I close the window? It’s getting a bit
2 cold.
Portland Hotel Complaints Book a) Would b) May c) Will
7I imagine staying in that hotel – it’s far
Name: Mrs 6 Peters too expensive!
Room Number: 7 a) can’t b) can c) have to
Problem: 8 in room 8 What their new house like?
9
sings loudly in the a) does b) ’s c) are
10
. 9 People eat too junk food these days.
Action: Talk to the 11 . a) many b) enough c) much
10 They told us they at nine.
a) ’d come b) comes c) ’ve come
10 11 What’s the name of the place we
stayed?
a) where b) that c) which
Grammar Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form 5 Cross out the word that does not fit in each
of the verbs in the box. group.
be buy do eat go have make (×2) 1 suitcase biopic souvenir backpack
take (×2) work 2 cheat gossip interrupt talk
3 salary bonus brand tip
4 retail task sales accounts
1 He won’t want tickets for that play. He went to
5 X-ray bills headache painkillers
see it last weekend.
6 litter spam delays blog
2 Over fifty CD players back to the
shop because they were faulty.
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8 Everyone should learn to drive.
6 Underline the correct alternative. 9 Is this the right way to the train station?
10 I’ve been waiting for hours.
1 They’ve been on/for holiday for two weeks.
11 Would you be able to recommend a
2 Why don’t we go to Luigi’s restaurant? We
good hotel in the area?
haven’t eaten away/out for ages.
3 My boss suggested I took some time of/off.
a) Yes, it’s wonderful.
4 If Mary was better at dealing with/for people she’d
b) About a week.
be an excellent boss.
c) No, thank you. I’m just looking.
5 Ashley is a very friendly person and gets by/on
d) Yes, it’s just around the corner. You can’t miss it.
well with everyone she meets.
e) Oh, at 8 o’clock I think.
6 We have decided to go of/away for the weekend.
f) Certainly. There’s the Hotel Royal on King Street.
7 Two men have been arrested for/with fraud.
g) Of course. Can I ask who’s calling?
8 Everyone was very surprised when Sheila turned
h) I’m not sure about that. Not everyone can afford
away/down the job in Australia.
to learn or wants to these days.
9 He didn’t sleep very well last night because he
i) I’m really sorry I’m late. I missed the bus.
was worrying about/with his exams.
j) Perhaps she’s ill.
k) Well, it really hurts when I walk.
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7 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the words in CAPITALS.
9 Complete the words in the conversation.
1 The doctor said it wasn’t a serious illness and
A: In my 1 opinion , public transport should be
he had nothing to worry about.
cheaper. Then more people might use it.
ILL
B: I 2 a . I think the main problem is that
2 If you want to go to that new restaurant, I’ll make
public transport isn’t always reliable.
a for tomorrow night.
A: That’s 3 t , but I think that people also
RESERVE
have to change their way of thinking.
3 You must make a soon or he’ll
B: 4 D . If more people cared about the
find someone else for the job.
environment, then public transport would
DECIDE
become more popular. It would then get better.
4 I stayed at home and watched a film. It was a
A: Exactly. The problem is that governments prefer
really evening.
to spend their money on building new roads. I
RELAX
also 5 t they care more about the car
5 She gave an amazing in the
industry than the environment.
concert.
B: I 6 t agree but it does make sense if
PERFORM
you think about the economy.
6 All new students must go to the
desk on their first day.
5
REGISTER
7 You don’t have many so it won’t
take you long to move house.
POSSESS Reading
8 Her as a writer grows every 10 Read the article and complete the gaps in the
year. summary below with a number or a date.
POPULAR
The Queen of Chess
7 The champion chess player, Hou Yifan, was born on
27th February 1994 in Xinghua, China. She first
Function
became interested in the game when she was three
8 Match sentences 1–11 with responses a)–k). and her parents bought her a chess set*. Then, at five
years old, she began taking lessons with a world-
1 Nice weather, isn’t it? a
famous chess tutor who encouraged her to play in
2 Could I speak to the manager please?
local chess competitions from the age of six. These
3 Gina didn’t come to work today.
gave her experience in playing against others and
4 How long have you had this problem?
improved her skill at the game. Amazingly, she won
5 Can I help you at all?
the World Youth Chess Championship for Girls
6 What’s the problem?
when she was only ten and two years later, she
7 What time does the post office open?
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became the youngest person to play in the World
Women’s Championships.
11 Read the poster and the message. Then
Her success continued when in 2008, at the age of
complete the notes below.
13, she became the youngest ever Chinese chess
champion and the youngest female to become a
grandmaster. Then, a few years later in 2010, she
Island Tour
won her first Women’s World Championship. She
also won it in 2011 and 2013 and is the only player
Take a boat trip around six beautiful islands.
in history who has won three world championships
Mon–Fri: 10.00a.m. to 2.00p.m
before the age of 20.
Sat and Sun: 10.00a.m. to 4.30p.m.
These days, you will find her studying in the School
Leaves from the boat tour office in the port.
of International Studies at Peking University as well
as playing chess professionally. Her chess career
Tickets:
still continues and in March 2015, at the age of 21,
€10 (Mon–Fri with coffee/cold drink)
she was officially named as the best female player in
€25 (Sat/Sun with lunch and drinks)
the world. More recently, she nearly beat the Male
World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, and many
people think that in the future, she may become the
Adam,
world’s best chess player.
*The board and pieces used to play the game of chess. I’m just going shopping for the
afternoon. Hope your game of golf
Hou Yifan started playing chess when she was was good. I’ve just seen an ad for a
1
three years old and was taught by an boat trip round the islands. We
international chess teacher from the age of can't go tomorrow because we
2
. She won her first world-level have the coach trip to the old
competition when she was 3 and Greek ruins. How about Saturday?
became the youngest grandmaster in 4 We can have a lovely day sailing
around the islands with lunch
. She won the Women’s World Championship 5
included! Do you think you could get
times. She became the world number one female
the tickets? I'm sure you'll love it.
chess player in March 6 .
Jx
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Notes

Name of tour: 1 Island Tour

Day: 2
Time: 3 to 4.30p.m.
Number of tickets: 4
Price per ticket: 5
Leaves from: 6 in the port

Writing
12 Match the underlined words in the email to
formal phrases a)–f).

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¹ Hi, Mr Mackenzie

² Just a quick note about the plans for the new

airport in Falton. I think having a new airport
is ³ a great idea. I travel to Berlin a lot and the
airport will make my life much easier.
⁴ Also, it’ll bring more foreign tourists to our
area.
⁵ Write back soon,
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⁶ Bye,
Vicky Dobson Total: 100

a) In addition
b) Yours sincerely
c) Dear 1
d) I look forward to hearing from you
e) I’m writing about
f) an excellent

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,

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