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Review 1 Test B

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2 Read the text and then select the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

Use of English: Grammar 1 Choose the correct verb and the correct form of the verb (verb + ing or verb + infinitive) to complete the gaps. be pay see visit work Despite the fact Laura’s best friend Jane had arranged for her (1) ___________ the best dream interpreter in the world, Laura realised that she couldn’t really afford the appointment. She didn’t feel like telling Laura the truth as she would have suggested (2) ___________ for her and then the situation would have been extremely awkward. So, she began to think of different excuses, when suddenly, her phone rang. It was her boss who asked her if she could do some extra hours on Sunday. She had given up (3) ___________ during the weekend as she enjoyed her free time, but this time, she agreed to go in. By doing the extra hours, she could afford (4) ___________ the dream interpreter without having to ask Jane for a loan. She began to feel excited. She started predicting what the interpreter would be like. She expected the interpreter (5) ___________ an old lady with round glasses. But then, in a moment of despair, she remembered she had agreed to meet Alex for lunch on the same day as the interpreter. She had already changed it once. Now what was she going to do?

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Not sure when At the moment, I’m uncertain about whether I’m going to start driving when I reach my seventeenth birthday. My parents have told me that they (1) _________ pay for a few of my lessons but that it really depends on my exam results. They have said that if I (2) _________ pass all three subjects with grades A-C and then they’ll pay. So much pressure! I (3) _________ get these grades as I’ve studied a lot but you never know. If I don’t, then I (4) _________ get a job working at the local supermarket although I’m not sure at the moment. I guess if I have a part-time job, I can save some money and pay for my own lessons. That way, I won’t (5) _________ rely on my parents any more! In the meantime, I’ll keep my fingers crossed! 1 A B C D

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given.

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5 If there’s one thing you can say about Alex, he always makes/does/takes his best.

1 The archaeologist ______________ (lift) the stone only to find a pile of rubbish buried beneath. 2 I could feel it, I______________ (make) a breakthrough when unfortunately the funds dried up! 3 She ______________ (look after) the gorilla for over five years when she decided to return him to the wild. 4 It’s nearly September and I still ______________ (not/finish) my research paper. 5 A famous local biologist ______________ (publish) his latest findings in a journal.

/5 Use of English: Vocabulary 4 Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences. 1 Unfortunately, my comment upset her and she made/did/took offence. She didn’t talk to me for days. 2 As soon as she hung up the phone, she knew she had done/made/took a huge mistake. 3 The results suggest that men often make/take/do more risks than women. I think a lot of women would disagree. 4 Why does she have the habit of making/doing/taking comments that offend people? If only she were more tactful!

/5 5 Complete the paragraph with the correct word in the correct form. articulate assume bewilder grasp perceive We all left the classroom (1) _____________. Nobody (2) _____________ what the teacher was trying to say about the use of declensions in German. One of the students (3) _____________ the whole lesson as a waste of time. “I’m now more confused than ever”, he said. Another student blamed our confused state on the fact that the teacher wasn’t good at (4) _____________. On a more positive note, another student (5) _____________ that everything would become clearer with time. “Perhaps next lesson, it will be better”, she suggested.

/5 6 Complete the sentences with words formed from the words given. 1 She was quite upset because he had (deliberate) _____________ avoided her all day. 2 Travelling by tram is the most (effect) _____________ way of travelling through the town centre. 3 One particular player was blamed for the team’s (fail) _____________.

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The manager dismissed him immediately. 4 It was a (coincide) _____________that both of my science teachers were members of the gym I attended. 5 The teacher explained the importance of (accurate) _____________ when writing in a foreign language.

and shy, but they aren’t at all. They are really interesting and outgoing. We meet once a week for a couple of hours. There are roughly thirty people in the group – half of them are native speakers and the rest from different countries around the world, so I have plenty of friends to make there! Blanca

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B I work in a small coffee shop in the centre of my town and every working day not only do I get to practise my English with countless native speakers, but I also have the chance to make friends. I know some people don’t like to mix ‘business’ with pleasure, but I don’t exactly do that. I have made several friends who are actually customers. The first person that I met, Tony, is a regular customer and after a couple of weeks of constantly discussing football players and teams, he invited me to watch him play. Since then, I’ve joined his football club and we typically meet twice a week. Len is another example of a friend I’ve made. We share a love of films and we go to the cinema as much as we can. So my advice to you is to prepare your CV and start job hunting. There are plenty of websites and agencies that you can sign up to. A job in a coffee shop or a restaurant is ideal for meeting people, as part of your job is talking to and entertaining customers or, as I think of them, potential friends. Good luck! George

Reading 7 You are going to read a selection of posts which give advice to foreign students on how to make friends in the UK. For questions 1-5, choose from the people (A-C). A When I first arrived in the UK, I made a huge mistake. I wanted to meet lots of native speakers, so, for that reason, I put an advert in a newspaper stating that I was looking for friends. I remember the advert went out on the Thursday and that very day I received roughly 80 phone calls and about 130 text messages. Everything was a little out of control and not as I had envisaged. There was no way I could befriend that many people. Also, some of the people that contacted me were clearly not native speakers and I found it difficult to understand them. I decided to dump that idea and the following week I joined a language exchange group which I found through my university. In the beginning, I wasn’t keen on the idea, but a friend of mine spoke highly of it. I thought that the people would be really boring

C If you had asked me three months ago what the key was to making friends in the UK, I would

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have told you I didn’t know. But now, I definitely know the answer – living with other people. I’ve been living in shared accommodation for one month now and it has had an extremely positive effect on my life. Before this I didn’t go out in the evenings, I ate on my own and I stayed in every weekend. Now, it seems my life is completely the opposite. I live in a house with five other people ranging from 21 to 35 years old. Each of my flatmates works in a different field and that’s what makes things so interesting. One of them is a chef and he cooks for us all once a week. The food he cooks is delicious. It’s very different from the food in my country. Another flatmate is a hairdresser and she has already cut my hair twice! Then we have a mechanic, a teacher and a trainee accountant. We tend to eat together, socialise together and as we are all relatively new to Manchester, we even explore the city and the surrounding areas together. Phil Which person: 1 meets up with a variety of friends every week? ___ 2 wondered if they would ever make friends? ___ 3 found themselves in an overwhelming situation? ___ 4 experienced a positive change in their life by moving house? ___ 5 was worried by the number of people that had contacted them? ___

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Listening 8

You are going to hear an interview with a scientist. Complete sentences 1-5. Use no more than three words and/or a number in each gap. An experiment performed on a group of volunteers concluded that a siesta or a power nap during the day enhanced people’s problemsolving abilities. ‘REM’ stands for ‘rapid eye movement’. During this stage of the sleeping cycle, (1) ___________ sleep is experienced. Effectively, a short

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power nap can enhance people’s chances of success and benefit those with pressing work-related problems or issues that need (2) ___________.

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Writing 9 Write an essay of 200-250 words.

Certain things can be done to help you sleep (3) ___________:  Ensure the room is at the optimum temperature of 18° Centigrade.  Don’t consume any caffeine beforehand.  Close any curtains or blinds.  Set your (4) ___________.

Which mode of transport do you consider the most reliable and efficient? Compare your mode of transport with at least one other.

The scientist also suggests a progressive (5) ___________exercise. In order to carry out this exercise, you should lift your shoulders up and slowly release them. Then try the same exercise with different parts of the body.

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