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Test 1 Use of English A Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. /8 Celine Dion’s singing career (0) ___started_____ (start) in a similar way to Michael Jackson’s. The youngest of fourteen children, she (1) _______________ (begin) performing with her family in the Canadian province of Quebec when she was just twelve years old. By the age of eighteen, she (2) _______________ (produce) nine albums in her native French, but she was still unknown in the English-speaking world. She (3) _______________ (decide) to learn English so she could enter the world of international pop music. Dion does not write her own love songs. She (4) _______________ (admire) singers who (5) _______________ (write) their own material, but, for the moment, she is happy to interpret other people’s songs. Since she (6) _______________ (become) successful, she says, she (7) _______________ (receive) thousands of songs from writers, so she has plenty of songs to choose from. At the moment she (8) _______________ (record) in French and she wants to introduce her French songs to an English-speaking audience. (Adapted from BBC English)

B Complete the text with adjectives formed from the words in brackets. /8 What is it that makes us like certain people more than others? A new study issued today by the Institute of Psychology sheds some light on the features considered (0) ___important___ (importance) in deciding whom to like and whom not to like. One of the (1) _______________ (decision) factors appears to be the question of whether the person is (2) _______________ (rely). We generally need predictability in other people and this is closely followed by two other features: having a (3) _______________ (logic) mind and being (4) _______________ (tolerate). Not surprisingly, the study also reveals that the least (5) _______________ (like) people are those who are (6) _______________ (mood) and hard to please. But what may come as a surprise, we tend to be (7) _______________ (sympathy) towards weak, erring individuals rather than strong-minded people. The need to help and protect others may well be one of the deepest and most (8)

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_______________ (mystery) factors, in choosing a friend.

C Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. /7 0

If you don’t remember her telephone number, you can look it ______up_______ in the yellow pages.

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Why are you always getting _______________ me? This time it’s not my fault.

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I _______________ forward to seeing you in Paris again.

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Fasten your seat belts, please. The plane is going to _______________ off in a minute.

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I have never been able to _______________ on with my sister. We are just too different.

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I can’t _______________ up with that noise any more! I’ll go and ask them to turn the radio down.

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We can get _______________ with one room at the moment, but we’ll need a bigger flat when the baby is born.

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Tom checked _______________ at the Eaton Hotel at 10 a.m. and went out to do some sightseeing.

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D Complete the sentences with appropriate adjectives. Use only one word in each gap. The first letter of each word is provided. /7 0

They need more money for the preservation of ___historic____ buildings and monuments.

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A s_______________ person cares only about himself/herself, and not about other people.

2

L__________________ citizens always obey the law.

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A c_______________ person is not very willing to accept changes or new ideas.

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You are already 18 years old, but your behaviour is so c_______________! Try to act more mature.

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Mark is highly s_______________ of Ann’s intentions. I guess he doesn’t trust her any more.

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Try to find some good points about her essay first. She is very s_______________ to criticism.

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Look how awfully c_______________ they are! It’s supposed to be a friendly match, but they look like they are trying to kill each other. TOTAL

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Test 1 Listening TASK 1 Track 2

Listen to an interview about stereotypes with Adam Dalton. Decide if the statements are true or false. /5 TRUE 1

Stereotypes often have historical or cultural roots.

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Adam presumes that people use stereotypes unconsciously.

3

Hearing another accent, Adam never judges its speaker.

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British people are considered reserved and many are proud of that fact.

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Advertising agencies rarely use stereotypes to advertise their products.

FALSE

TASK 2 Listen again and answer the questions. /5 1

Does Adam make stereotypes unconsciously?

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Does Adam suggest that Brazilians may consider being reserved a negative feature?

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Can Adam cope without stereotyping other

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Are stereotypes used in advertising?

people? 3

Is stereotyping a sign of survival instinct?

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Test 1 Speaking It used to be the other way round but now the young know better. In the past, the elderly knew all the answers and guided their young towards wisdom. Today it is the young who are knowledgeable about the world and the adults who lag hopelessly behind. For example, think of information technology ...

Debate Task ‘Adults have much to learn from the younger generation.’ You will have a conversation with your examiner. Give your opinion and argue for or against the ideas in the newspaper extract. Your examiner will sometimes contradict you. Try to react to your examiner’s counter-arguments. You have 30 seconds to think over your points. Here are some arguments you may wish to include: For

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Adults are too set in their ways and find it difficult to change. The younger generation is more flexible.

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Adults have a wealth of experience which is invaluable to young people.

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The young are willing learners and can develop new skills quickly.

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Many adults spend a lot of time and energy planning for the future whereas most young people simply live for today.

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Most young people are interested in what is happening in other parts of the world whereas adults are too concerned with their own lives.

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Today’s adults are not the same as their grandparents who expected a job for life and security. Today’s adults are used to adapting.

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Older people like routine and certainty while on the other hand young people prefer variety and risk.

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The older generation are more realistic in their expectations.

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