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Use of English Paft I ln this part you:

o read o choose

a text

with 12 gaps

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Missing words are often verbs, but they can also be nouns, adiectives, adverbs or set phrases.

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When you learn a new word, write

from four options (A, B, C, or D) to fill each gap

Useful language Verbs + prepositions

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write the verbs with the correct preposition. some verbs can go with more than one preposition.

b€lieve

apologise

apply

approve depend combine

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to

2

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on

manage ear€

ot-iqct think

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insist':,

result,

q ..-fu:tp, ........ . in

5 6

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for

complete the text with the correct form of verbs from Exercise

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My mum doesn't (1) . in spending a lot of money on what she wears. she (2) to the high prices of designer label clothes and she doesnt (3) . of whatt in fashion at the moment. This sometimes (a) ........... in disagreements at home because I /ove clothes ln fact, when I leave school I want to (5)............... for a place at fashion college. I already (6) to the art club at my school and l've (7) . in producing several designs for outfits. l've even (8) to make a jacket for myself. I think fashion design would be the perfect job for me because I could (9) . my talent for drawing with my love of clothes. But I know it's a difficult career to get into and success doesn't always (10) only on talent - good Iuck is also important. Cross out the wrong preposition in each sentence.

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I choose my own clothes but my mum always pays for / to them. Hannah's older sister is a chef who specialises of / in lndian cooking.

My dad's always saying that hard work leads at

/

to success.

Our singing club consists in / of people of different ages. If you continue to / for practise, you'll get better. Rafi doesn't enjoy participating in

/

at discussions in class.

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.

1 You should listen ............... this CD - itt greatl 2 I don't know how to deal this problem. 3 You can always rely............... Mari - she's a great friend. 4 lt took a long time to arrive............... a decision. 5 Would you like to come my party on Saturday? 6 We need to concentrate our work.

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it in your vocabulary notebook with words that go with it, e.g. fun - to hove fun; take off - the plone took off lote; believe - do you believe in ghosS?

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lf you want to apply for a passport, you have to information to a form / an official document) lf Sabine doesn't arrive soon, l'm going to something) I

always

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in a huge farm. (to add

up waiting for her. (to stop doing

fonarard to the summer holidays. (to feel excited about something

that is going to happen) 10

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Would you like to take

part...................... a TV

singing competition? (to be a participant)

Correct one mistake in each of these sentences written by exam candidates. When I went on the school trip I made lots of photos of my friends. lf you come in my town, you will see it is a beautiful place. lf you're tired,

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hard to concentrate and you do a lot of mistakes.

Yesterday we visited the Science Museum instead of making shopping.

ln the afternoon I stayed two hours listening to my iPod. There isn't much time to have sightseeing. Everyone who took part to this language course was given a questionnaire at the end.

How often do you practise sports? Nowadays we depend of technology. We can't live without it.

After I've made my homework, I have to help with the washing up.

Focus Meanings of verbs

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For each group of four sentences gap. Use each verb once only.

1a b c d

They have decided to

2a

Lack of sleep

b c d

The airport has decided to

(a-d} choose the correct verb from the box for each

......................

all flights because of the bad weather.

Nobody can get here in time to start at 6 p.m., so Lessons start at 8 a.m. and

is

they

......................

let's

it till 6.30 p.m.

al2 p.m.

off the rugby match because the pitch is too wet.

with low levels of concentration.

I've been waiting for Harry for ages, but he hasn't......................yet. I ...................... my little sister to school on her first day. Sacha has...................... the same school since she was eleven.

a lf you to be late for lessons, you'll be sent to the head teacher b Please here and wait until the teacher arrives. c Students want the school to ...................... the lunch break, as 30 minutes is too short. d Please don't...................... what I told you - it's a secret

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For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, G or D) best fits each gap.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:

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ABCD

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Blooked

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researched

D

watched

Look at the title and read quickly through the whole text. Study the words before and after each gap. Read all the options and cross out the words you know are wrong. Then choose from the remaining options.

O,:,:Qtt*,iaii, ,,€ai'.be'tblls*

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The magic of sleep

A study which

(0) ..

at school start times has shown that a later start can

(1)

in improved attention

and mood of students. Over 200 students aged between 14 and 1 8 took (2) . .............in the study at a school in Rhode lsland, USA. Rather

than beginning classes at 8 a.m., they The students all

(4)

(3)

the start of the school day by half an hour (i.e. until 8.30 a.m.).

in a questionnaire both before and after the study. The number of them who (5)

to sleep for more than eight hours per night rose from 16.4%o lo 54.7% during the study. The researchers who

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out the study claimed that students needed to

amount of sleep

(8) .

(7)...............

around nine hours a night sleeping. This

them to function properly during the day and, in particular, to

(9)...............

on their

lessons.

What else did the researchers find out? The percentage of students who said they were unhappy dropped from 65.8% to 45.1 %.They also felt more positive about school and, because of this, they lessons and they

(11)

(10)

more of their

more progress.

The students and teachers were so pleased with the effect that they voted to

(12)

to start at 8.30 a.m. the

following term.

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develop

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lead

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result

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place

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position

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piece

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postponed

B

stopped

C

put

D cancelled

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completed

B

finished

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answered

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succeeded

B

managed

C

achieved

D arrived

b

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set

B

carried

C

dealt

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based

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take

B

pass

C spend

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last

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enabled

B

let

C

ensured

D

meant

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think

B

consider

C

remember

D concentrate

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attended

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appeared

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associated

D accomPanied

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took

B

did

C

made

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repeat

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continue

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remain

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Use of English Paft 2 r this partyou: o read a text with 12 gaps e think of a word which fills each gap

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Useful language Relative clauses

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ln relative clauses, which of the words in the box are used to describe the things below?

whose who which

when

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a person a

thing

of

text.

understanding dnd 'Gramnrar words' can the include

where

4 5 6

a place

You'll be tested mainly on grammar tTipsl L prepositions, verb tenses and forms, articles and pronouns. You may also be tested on vocabulary such as parts of phrasal verbs, linking expressions and parts of fixed phrases.

why

possession a reason a

time

ln a defining relative clause, what other word can be used for both people and things? Complete these examples. ihe

student

built the car; the car......................Joe built

Complete the text with relative pronouns from Exercise 1. Sometimes more than one relative pronoun is possible.

When you have filled all the gaps, tTrpt L read the text again to check it makes sense.

Sean Spooner and Louis Spencer are two young people (1)

have recently been named the world's youngest publishers. The secondary

school students, (2) ... first publishing project was a magazine for local people in the town (3) they Iive, say that they have always had a love for business (4) ............ they started the quarterly magazine, (5) .. now attracts approximately 5,000 readers, they had no money for the project. They had to find local businesspeople (6) ... were willing to pay to advertise in the magazine. People often ask the reason (7) .. Sean and Louis think they've been so successful. Sean's answer is that they study media, business and photography at school - subjects (8) .. have helped them in their work on the magazine.

'who/which/that' must always be used when it refers to the subiect of a sentence: The CD which/thot is most populor is ... When 'who/which/that' refers to the obiect of a sentence, it can be omitted: The CD I bought yesterdoy ... .

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Useful language Linking expressions Choose a linking expression from the box that has the same meaning as the words in italics in these sentences. as long

as whereas due to

in spite of the fact that

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Linking expressions are often tested in Part 2.

so as to

We decided to stay at home because o/the cold weather. lf you go camping, don't forget to take sleeping bags in addition to lots of warm clothes.

3 Juan went on the school lrip even though he wasn't feeling well. 4 Meg rides her bike to school in order to save money on bus fares. 5 My mum says you can come for a sleepover at my house, but only if your

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mum says itt OK.

Aiden is a fantastic singer, but his younger sister hates music.

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I-i"ra Look at tlre words before and after each gap, For questions 13 '24, read the text below and think of the L and try to decide what kind of word you need. word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap' lf yor-r think several words could fit, try each There is an example at the beginning (0). one and see which makes most sense. You may need to read the sentences before Write your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on your answer and after the one which contains the gap.

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A car called 'Splinter' The hi-tech car in the picture looks like something from the future, but it's of wood. Joe Harmon, the man actually just made (0).....

(13)

developed the 'splinter' car, claims it could travel at over 385km order to build per hour. Harmon carried out lots of experiments (14) different parts of the car as possible using wood' This includes as (15) .....

the bodywork and the frame, as (16)

.

..

.....

as some comPonents of the

wheels. Harmon designed and built the car for a project at university. lt was (17) his intention to persuade people that wood is the best material

..... to develop new ways for making cars. lnstead, he says his aims (18) .......... innovative way to use wood. Several of working and to find (19). as to have the right to companies have paid to sponsor the car (20)

use Joe's ideas in their Products. Harmon is confident his car could last

(22)

(211

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very long time in spite

the fact that it's made from wood' However, you probably .. 'day long in wouldn't want to leave the car parked rn the street (23) of it would be winter. Also, if the car caught fire, considerably l24l .....

14 This is port of o linking expression which exPloins the

purpose of his experinents.

t 5 Thk is o word thqt refets to quontity/nwnber.

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port of o linking expression which meons and. t

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The onswer is

This sentence sounds as if it's

conect olrcoc{y, but you need to unde$tond the meoning of the text oround this question. The sertence exploins on oim thot people thought he hod (but theY were wtong). lnsteod ot the stott of the next sentence gives a clue.

18 The onswer is o verb in the post tense. Be coreful, the word before the qop is oim|.

24 thon loter in the senfenre /i o clue. joe s wooden car is beitg contpored to normol vehicles.

damaged than if the same thing happened to a normal vehicle.

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Use of English For questions 25 - 34, 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. There is an example at the beginning (0).

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Read the whole text first to find out what it's about. You

don't have to understand every word. Before you try to fill in a gap, read the whole sentence. Look carefully at the words before and after the gap to help you decide which kind of word you need (noun,

Write your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on your

verb, adiective, adverb).

answer sheet. Example:

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Want to be a teenage model? Ceri Palmer used to be the

(0)

..

hasmadeseveral(25)......................onTV.

(26)

growing list of

..of amagazine for teenagers and Sherecentlyadded'designer'toher

. Ceri's experience in the magazine industry

means she has lots of advice on stafting 'A lot of the most (28).....

............

a

career in (271 ......................

girls and boys become models because

(30) .

......

APPEAR ACHIEVE MODEL SUCCESS

......................

. But

AGENT

to happen to many people, so you should

send

LIKELY

they are spotted on the street by the owner of an (29)

this is

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your photos to an agent instead. Don't pay to have photos taken (31)

.

. ...............

(32) . . . Your (33)

are

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if an agent likes you, they'll organise this. You may find it

...... to hear that models

......................

(34)

don't need to be really good-looking.

and your look matter more. Finally, schools for models and a waste of money, in my opinion.'

PROFESSION

SURPRISE HIGH EXPENSE

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When you've found an answer, read

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your word fit with the meaning of the sentence and does it fit

the whole sentence again. Does

grammatically? For exam ple,

adiectives could be positive (with a

suffix) or negative (with a prefix), nouns could be plural (art + artists) or verbs could be past tense (courage - encouraged).

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Use of English Part 4 ln this part you:

o read eight sentences o rewrite the sentences using the word in capital

letters so that your

answers have a similar meaning

Useful language -ing and to + infinitive Some verbs are followed by -ing and some are followed by to + infinitive. Others can be followed by both -ing and fo + infinitive with no change in meaning. Write these verbs under the correct heading.

Verbs+to+infinitive

Yerbs + -ing

Some verbs can be followed by either -ing or ro + infinitivg but there is a change in meaning. Look at the examples and, with a partner, try to work out the difference in meaning in each pair of sentences.

a b

'l a b 2a b 3a b 4a b 5a b

I remember visiting my grandma. = I remember (now) that I visited her (in the past).

I remembered to visit my grandma. = I needed to visit her, and didn't forget to do it.

l've tried to open the window but I

tried opening the window but

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itt stuck.

still very hot in here.

After the training session, they went on to play a proper match. Three of the team went on playing after the referee had blown his whistle. I regret to tell you the concert is cancelled. I regret telling you the concert is cancelled because now you are very

upset. He worked for an hour and then stopped

to have a break.

He needs to stop having so many breaks during the day. You need to take your phone with you.

Your phone needs charging.

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The use of -ing or fo + infinitive is often tested in Part 4.

Verbs + -ing and to + infinitive (no change in meaning)

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Theret no point waiting

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to wait for him any longer.

Some people can't be bothered walking lt's

/ to watkto

Part 4 sometimes focuses on expressions (e.9. prepositions,

tllpt \-

Ctroose the correct alternative in each sentence.

adlectives, common phrases) that are followed by -ing or to infinitive verbs.

school.

worth sitting / to sit at the front because you can see a lot better.

They were throwing rubbish everywhere without caring To avoid the crowds,

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possible going

/

/

to care at all.

to go shopping at night.

We are responsible for looking / to look after the environment. lt's

no use phoning / to phone him - his mobile isn't working.

lf parents set a good example, children are more likely being

/to

be good.

/ to lend me money. 10 Let's focus on the future instead of thinking / to think about the past. 11 I want to show my parents I am capable of doing / to do well at school. My parents are getting fed up wilh lending

Usefu language Comparatives

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Complete the sentences with the expressions for comparison in the box.

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Part 4 sometimes tests

comparatives, for example: I had expected it to be a lot harder to find Colette's house.

MUCH

Example

Your bike is newer than mine

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l've had mine

It wos much easier thon l'd expected to find Colette's house.

ages.

for Amber and so he's easier to understand.

1 Michael speaks 2 That was ...................... book l've ever read. 3 My grandfather says......................you get, the wiser you become. 4 Writing Arabic is so hard - it's...................... speaking it. 5 Josef is...................... me at climbing - l'm only a beginner. I thought it would be - I didn't laugh once. 6 The film was I did about my maths test - thanks for helping me 7 I feel 8 E-readers aren't they were - I can afford one now Useful language Phrasa verbs

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Match phrasalverbs 1-10 with meanings a-k.

0 grow up

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Phrasal verbs often appear in the answers to Part 4 questions.

look forward to

a b

think of an idea or a plan

come up with

c

change from being a child to an adult

turn up (at)

d say'no', e.g. to an invitation or offer

look into

e

change or develop and become something different

run out of

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arrive or appear

put up with

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be excited about something

look after / take care of

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turn down

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make sure a person is OK and has what they need

thatt going to happen

/ someone

unpleasant

begin ajourney use up

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have no more of something

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For questions 35 42, 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. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).

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our school sports day is held at the end of the summer term. PLACE Our school sports

day................

at the end of the summer term.

The gap can be filled by the words 'takes place', so you write:

Example:

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TAKE9 ?LACE

Write only the missing words lN CAPITAL LETTERS on your answer sheet.

Jenny has no intention of joining the hockey team' INTEND hockeY team. ..... the Jenny 36 CDs are much cheaper than they used to be. NEARLY as they used to be. CDs are noi.................

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'l'm sixteen now and I can look after myself,' said Holly. GARE Holly said that she

could

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now that she's sixteen.

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Pippa's parents had planned to visit Denmark this year but in the end they visited Portugal instead. GOING ..... Denmark this year, in the end Pippa's lnstead parents visited Portugal.

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Callum doesn't run as fast as Max. FASTER Max is a...................... ......... Callum.

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I don't have enough money for a birthday present

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.......

for her.

her a birthday present.

It's the captain's job to motivate the team. RESPONSIBLE The captain ...................... ......... the team.

Joshua's in a bad mood today, so don't bother to ask to borrow his laptop. POINT ..... Joshua if you can borrow his laptop as he's in a bad mood todaY. There's Use of English Part 4

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