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Cumulative Test Units 1 –5 A Grammar 1

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have eaten

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to risk cycling

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will easily catch

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getting up

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will have begun

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hadn’t remembered to pay  pay 

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had been teaching

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will have been reading

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has been repairing

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will have seen

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had always enjoyed

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weren’t   weren’t

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stop to call

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couldn’t be let  let 

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Have you bought

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been waiting

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won’t let  let 

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Vocabulary 3

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showed

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worth, fortune

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pleaded

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beyond

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ripped, off

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arrested

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back

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civil unrest

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grow

10 evidence 4

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Forgery

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eviction

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unpredictable

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nationalist

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assertive

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activist

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taken

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driving me crazy

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affluent

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extortionate

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Use of English 6

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near as

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used to

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you took

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had been

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must be

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Listening 7

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Tapescript Good afternoon. Today we’re going to look at current crime trends. Firstly, we have seen a con considerable siderable rise in crime recently, with the number of reported crimes actually doubling over the last decade. Although recent court sentences have been more severe than in the past, this has not managed to keep rising crime at bay. There are currently almost 50,000 criminals serving prison sentences, which is 20% over the official capacity. Due to this undesirable situation, the government government has even been forced to release a certain number of convicted offenders from prison, wearing an electronic bracelet monitoring their t heir every move. Although violent crime is on the t he increase, it is concentrated in certain parts of large cities, and we certainly cannot say that members of the general public are more at risk today than they were, say, ten years ago. Unfortunately, Unfortunatel y, one of the t he most vulnerable age groups is the elderly. We’ve had quite a number of cases where  pensioners have have been targeted targeted by muggers. muggers. There’s even even been a case where where an elderly elderly farmer was was robbed of his apple crops when an armed group of robbers entered his farm and demanded that he gave up all his crops. But I must say that cases like this are rare, and unless you live in the capital or its suburbs, which are notorious for organised crime such as drug-trafficking and robbery, becoming a victim of violent crime is extremely unlikely. You are much more likely to be targeted by pickpockets, so everyone needs to keep an eye on their valuables at all times. Also remember that security systems, such as CCTV, are operating in public and official  buildings. Looking at the most common types of crime committed, committed, it is clear that the majority are crimes against  property, such as burglary and and shoplifting. Popular targets of burg burglars lars these days days are holiday homes, homes, so fitting a burglar alarm or even keeping a dog is essential if you want to protect your home from intruders. Of course crime figures are better if you live in a rural area. You will find a large number of villagers still don’t lock their front doors and even leave their cars unlocked, as the crime rate is quite low. Be careful about car theft, though, particularly if you have a foreign-registered foreign-registered car. There have been many cases of vandalism and joyriding in villages in recent years. Again, a car alarm is a good iidea, dea, and remembe rememberr that Neighbourhood Watch schemes are run in many areas, and that with many new government crime-prevention schemes, police forces are becoming much more efficient at preventing crime.

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Cumulative Test Units 6 –10 A Grammar 1

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F

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E

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G

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A

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I

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J

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C

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H

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could

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managed to

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if she had seen

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Few

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Can you

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ate

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would have retired

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have been having

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to have been owned

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Vocabulary 4

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track

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carry

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front

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called

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fumes

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nuclear waste

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rink

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circulation

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pollution

10 sighted 5

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anti-war

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greasy

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cynical

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redo

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Overeating

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visibility

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consumption

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championship

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meaningful

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comparable

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Use of English 7

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correspondent

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shorten

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employment

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possibility

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hardship

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fanciful

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disastrous

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earnings

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justly

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Listening 8

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Tapescript Interviewer Today, we have with us John Saunders, who works for RESOW. John, what is RESOW? John 

Good morning. RESOW stands for Renewab Renewable le Energy to Save the World. We work together with a large number of experts on energy efficiency and renewable energy. We have teachers, activists, engineers and energy solutions experts with international project experience. Through our expertise, we offer sustainable to industrial and developing countries.

Interviewer So, the idea is to educate other countries, rather rather than people in your own country? Why do you think this is important? John 

Well, the problem is that some non-renewable resources resources are overused in some countries. We need to help these countries use fewer non-renewable resources and find more sustainable energy sources, so that it doesn't affect us globally.

Interviewer How does overusing non-renewable resources by other countries affect us? John 

Many nations use chiefly coal, oil and natural gas to supply their energy needs, but relying only on fossil fuels presents a big problem. Once we run out of fossil fuels that are easily accessible, we could theoretically, say, mine more coal or oil shale, but the cost will almost certainly be too high to make it effective. Fossil fuel use also causes air, water and soil pollution, and produces greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Renewable energy resources offer a much cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, and they never run out.

Interviewer So which of the renewable energies should we use? John  It depends on where we live. Coastal countries, for instance, can rely on the ocean. It provides several forms of renewable energy, such as wave power and tidal power, and even ocean thermal energy, by which I mean energy stored in sea water, can be converted to electricity. Employing current technologies, it is much cheaper to generate electricity using ocean energy than from other renewable energy sources, such as solar or wind power. But of course it isn't possible to t o use it in inland countries. Interviewer And what choices do inland countries have? John 

Our most powerful source of energy is the sun. Solar energy utilised through solar panels can be used to generate electricity for heating, lighting and cooling buildings, heating water, and in various industrial processes. processes.

Interviewer But what about countries that have long, cold winters? John 

Actually, it's the sunlight rather than the heat that creates the energy, so it can be used in any season, but it's not a good to rely one type of energy anyway. Here Europe, sola solar r is often combined with windidea energy. Theon energy of the wind has been used forincenturies to sail

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Interviewer Thank you, John.

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Cumulative Test Units 1 –10 A Grammar 1

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wouldn't

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a little

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are you to

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can

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used to

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doing

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hadn't had

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had been running

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would have been

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paying for

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wouldn't even know

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were looking for

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haven't been searching for

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could deliver

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hadn't been so rude

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have now grown tired of

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to risk holding

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Vocabulary 3

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squeaky

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invisible

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misinformation

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proceedings

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unassuming

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defrauded

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hardship

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heroic

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tangible

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affluent

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offensive

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assertive

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crumbly

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timid

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patronising

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cricket pitch

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zoomed in

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lost /words

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insulted

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take / our stride

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Use of English 6

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on

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trade

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under

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kind

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level

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make

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leg down

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honest

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Listening 7

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Tapescript David

I really don't have much confidence in our politicians, as they don't even want to know what goes on in this country. Everything in the shops is a rip-off, the taxes are too high, and whilst  politicians themselves themselves live their their affluent lifestyles, lifestyles, ordinary people people struggle on a daily daily basis and are forced to budget for stuff. But politicians don't care about those who struggle financially. There's no justice in us working hard and paying for them, is there, Alice?

Alice

I agree with you, David. Last year, my husband waved goodbye to me and our children and refused to pay maintenance for them. Then I lost my job and my whole world turned upside down. I was broke and couldn't afford to buy things for my kids. And what did the government do about my husband not paying maintenance? maintenance? Nothing. Politicians don't help poor single mothers, they just keep talking about environmental issues, freedom of speech and human rights,  but what about my my rights? I have have a lot on my plate plate and I work hard. I'm no couch couch potato. But in the current economic situation it's impossible to find enough money to support my family, and it's it 's taking far too long to get my husband to pay what he owes us!

David

You're right, Alice. I'm definitely getting more cynical as I get older, especially when I watch the news. Politics are a nightmare. There's There's apparently so much unpleasantness unpleasantness between individual  politicians, it's untrue. Every one of them seems seems inconsiderate and and deceitful. Politicians Politicians are full of  promises, but all all of them are just more pie in the sky. As you said, Alice, they talk too much much about environmental issues, but do so little. With so many animals near extinction, it wouldn't take much time or effort to establish nature reserves, but politicians just don't care. What do you think about politicians, Wendy?

Wendy 

Well, what drives me crazy the most is what criminals get away with. I see it on the news all the time, how convicted criminals are released from custody until their trial starts, and then, instead of getting aIt prison sentence, sentence they're just a fine, get acquitted lack of evidence. just seems that ,the police aregiven arresting soor many criminals,for, andapparently, then they plead guilty and get even lower sentences. In a nutshell, our justice system is not strict enough. Of course, as a  pensioner, I'm thinking about my grandchildren grandchildren and what what a terrible society society they'll be living living in.

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