Practice Tasks

Listening

You will hear a man called Tom Aitken talking about a company called Crunch, which makes cereal bars,
which he set up with two other people. For questions 1-10, COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Tom studied 1. __________ as his main subject at university.

The activity that Tom, Alan and David enjoyed at university was 2. __________.
Tom says he and his flatmates made a sample cereal bar using 3. __________, which they distributed free of
charge.
Tom says that, at first, he and his friends sold their cereal bars in a 4. __________ at the weekends.
Tom uses the word 5. __________ to describe his, Alan’s and David’s attitude to starting the business.
Tom, Alan and David asked both 6. __________ and 7. _________ for financial help, but without success.
Tom points out that, unlike Crunch, most cereal bars have 8. _________ added.
According to Tom, Crunch cereal bars will be available in more 9. _________ very soon.
Crunch may use 10. __________ as the base for their proposed new dessert range.
The company hopes to use more 11. __________ for its wrappers in future.

Use of English
For questions 12-20, read the text below. Use the word given in CAPITALS at the end of some of the lines to
form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.

Cycling

I have been a keen 12. __________ for about nine years. When I CYCLE
began cycling, I found the flat roads easy but the hills almost
13. __________. Surprisingly, now it's the opposite. A long flat POSSIBLE
ride can be both dull and 14. _________ as you never experience EXHAUST
that fantastic feeling of freedom when speeding downhill. Years
ago, going uphill left me 15. _________. Now I have learned BREATH
to take hills slowly and steadily.

When I set off, I'm full of energy and the first hundred metres are
16. _________, the next couple of kilometres a bit tiring, but on the MARVEL
whole the experience is very 17. __________. ENJOY

Cycling is 18. __________ any other forms of exercise I have tried; LIKE
it is never a chore but always a 19. __________. The physical PLEASE
benefits are obvious but the mental benefits are 20. __________ EQUAL
important; when you are travelling calmly at a sensible speed, you
breathe fresh air, have time to think and can relax.

Unit 9 Tests
Vocabulary
1 Read the text. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.

1 Julia became interested in basketball _______ chance.

A B C
at by in

2 Her best friend had a spare ticket for a match and Julia didn’t want to _______ the opportunity.
A B C
give miss reach

3 She decided to join a basketball club. And she was in with a _______ of getting on the team.
A B C
goal chance target

4 So, Julia _______ herself the goal of achieving this in six months.
A B C
set won accomplish

5 She made progress and _______ her target of getting on the team.
A B C
wasted reached won

6 The captain said he was happy to _______ a chance on Julia because she’d worked so hard.
A B C
take miss have

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2 Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.

to
Planning for the future is necessary for everyone. You can’t just leave everything 1 _______ chance. It’s
achieve
important to have aims in life. When you manage to 2 _______ an ambition, you get a sense of satisfaction. If
you 3 _______
makea success of something, you want to have that feeling again. This encourages people to do
more things with their lives. On the other hand, there are also people who can’t 4 _____
cope with such
fail
challenges. They’re also more likely to 5 _______ in their plans because they have little self-belief.

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Grammar

3 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

would come
1 I (come) _______ with you if you had told me earlier.
2 They might be able to help you if you (ask) _______
ask them.
had tickets, we would go to the match.
3 If we (have) _______
4 If she won the lottery, she (not / stop)wouldn't
_______ stop
working.
had trained
5 They could have been world champions if they (train) _______ harder.
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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word
given in bold. Use between two and five words.

1 He didn’t win the race because he was tired. would

would have won
He ____________________ if he hadn’t been tired.

2 We want to buy a house, but we haven’t got enough money. had

had got
If we ____________________, we’d buy a house.

3 Get that job and then we can have a party. if

We can ____________________ you get that job.

4 She did well because he helped her. not

She ____________________
wouldn't have done well if he hadn’t helped her.

Unit 10 tests

Vocabulary

1 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Last year, the economy was stable. But the usual / actual / current situation is quite different.

2 They couldn’t come across / around / up with any ideas of what to talk about.

3 Look at this shell! I came across / into / around it when I was walking on the beach.

4 As usual / typical / regular, Jenny was late for school. She always oversleeps.

5 John came around / through / into a lot of money when his grandmother died.

6 That necklace is alone / unique / particular. There’s no other like it in the world.

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2 Complete the sentences using words from the boxes.

level-headed like-minded quick-tempered strong-willed kind-hearted

1 My brother does whatever he wants and he doesn't change his mind. He’s very _______.
strong-willed

2 They won a community award for helping homeless people. They’re very _______.
kind-hearted
 like-minded
3 I enjoy spending time with people who like similar things to me - people who are _______.

level-headed
4 John never panics under pressure. He is very calm and _______.
quick-tempered
5 Be careful what you say because he gets angry easily He’s very _______.

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Grammar

3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

Hannah said she’d help with my assignment 1 as long as / even if I promised to introduce her to my cousin
Michael. He’s a famous actor who now lives in the USA so I hardly ever see him. 2
In case /
Otherwise it’d be quite easy to arrange. But if I don’t I get a good mark for this assignment, I’ll fail the course.
3
Otherwise / Even if I worked all day and night, I still wouldn’t pass without her help. But 4 whether /
provided I get her help, I think I may have a chance. I’ll call my cousin anyway, 5 unless / in case he happens
to be in the UK at the moment. You never know.

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word
given in bold. Use between two and five words.

1 She meets people all day for her job. involves

involves meeting with people
Her job ____________________ all day.

2 We’ll go sailing even if it rains. whether

whether it rains or not
We’ll go sailing ____________________ not.

3 The man standing there. He’s my brother. is

man standing is
The ____________________ my brother.

4 I won’t take him back and no apologies will change my mind. even
Even if he apologies
____________________, I’m not taking him back.

Unit 11

Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with words formed from the words given.
 broaden
1 I’d always wanted to _______ my horizons and travel to another country. broad

challenging
2 But I didn’t feel I had the confidence. It seemed too _______. challenge

inspiration
3 However, my friend had travelled alone and loved it. She.was an _______. inspire
limitive
4 So, I just went away for a month as I had a _______ amount of money. limit

5 I went to Morocco and I was reallyimpressed

_______ with the country. impress

dramatic
6 The people were lovely and the landscape was really _______. drama

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.

on
1 I insist _______ speaking to the manager immediately.

off
2 They called the meeting _______ because only two people could attend.

on
3 He congratulated me _______ winning the prize.

on
4 I can’t rely _______ him. He always forgets to do things.

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Grammar

3 Complete the text. Use only one word for each gap.
There are many things I could regret about my life. But life is too short for regrets. For
example, 1 _______
If I had taken that job in the USA 30 years ago, I could have been a
had
billionaire by now. But then, I would not have met my wife and 2 _______ three lovely children.
Some people wish they 3 _______
would live their lives over again. They hope that they would avoid
 all the mistakes they made the first time. But if I had the choice, would I 4 _______
rather be a billionaire
or the happy family man that I am? Well, the key to a happy life is to enjoy what you have. And I
really do enjoy my life. Although sometimes when I am feeling tired, I 5 _______
wish I had the energy I
6
had when I was 20 years younger! What about you? _______
would you change your life if you
could?

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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word
given in bold. Use between two and five words.

1 I gave up tennis when I was 16. Now I regret it. wish

wish I hadn't given up
I ____________________ up tennis when I was 16.

2 I’m so sorry I said those awful things to her. if

I wish If I hadn't
____________________ said those awful things to her.

3 I don’t want you to go out tonight. rather

rather you didn't
I’d ____________________ go out tonight.

4 I worked late last night. That’s why I’m so tired today. if

____________________
if I hadn't worked late last night, I wouldn’t be so tired today.

Unit 12

Vocabulary

1 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 The man was sent / sentenced / served to four years in prison.

2 The youths were given 80 hours’ work / crime / community service for shoplifting.

3 Chloe was relieved to be sentenced / acquitted / suspended after a long trial in court.

4 You need to protect yourself for / by / against cybercrimes.

6 Katie was unhappy at school because she was suspended / bullied / punished by a group of older

children.

9 Peter was given a six-month community / banned / suspended sentence for shoplifting.

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2 Complete the sentences using words from the boxes.

scams software download retailers

1 I bought some new _______ that cleans up data on my computer.

2 There are many _______ on the internet that try to get your bank details.

3 Online _______ need to make the payment process easy for customers.

4 Just click on the _______ button to save the program to your computer.

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Grammar

3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Downloading films without paying for them is illegal. You mustn’t / don’t have to do it.

2 The lawyer was very busy. We had to / must wait for an hour to see him.

3 You mustn’t / needn’t put a picture of yourself on Facebook if you don’t want to.

4 She wasn’t allowed / didn’t have to give a statement to the police. It wasn’t necessary.

5 We will must / have to put better locks on our doors to prevent any more thefts.
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4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word
given in bold. Use between two and five words.

1 The computer needs checking as soon as possible. have

have it
We should ____________________ checked as soon as possible.

2 Let’s ask Sarah about teaching us that new dance. get

gat Sarah to teach
Let’s ____________________ that new dance.

3 A friend repaired my car after the accident. got

I ____________________ my car after the accident.
4 Someone’s painting the house while we are away. painted
We ____________________ while we are away.

5 My wallet was stolen last week. had

I ____________________ last week.