Grammar

1 Complete the text with the -ing or infinitive form means you (5) …………… park there at some times of the
of these verbs. There is one extra verb. day. But in Spain they have ‘blue zones’ which means you
give • go • receive • reply • say • tell must find a ticket machine and buy a ticket.

1 A should B may
Despite the fact Laura’s best friend Jane had arranged for
C need to D are allowed to
her to have her hair cut by the best hairdresser in town,
2 A have to B should
Laura realised that she couldn’t really afford the
C might D are not allowed to
appointment. She didn’t feel like (1) …………………………. Jane
3 A may B might
the truth as her friend would have suggested
C should D must
(2) …………………………. the money to her and then the situation
4 A are not allowed to B should
would have been extremely awkward. Then she
C needn’t D need to
remembered (3) …………………………. an email from her boss
5 A have to B may
the previous week, offering her the chance to do some extra
C should D must
hours. She had completely forgotten
(4) ………………………….. By doing the extra hours, she would be /5
able to afford (5) …………………………. to the hairdresser without
having to ask Jane for a loan. 3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the
story.
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Suzy looked at her rusty, old bike and wondered how much
2 Complete the text with the correct answer, A, B, it was worth. Last summer she was going to sell/was
C or D. selling it, but in the end, she having decided/had decided
against it. The other kids in her class had got rid of their
In England, I’m used to driving on the left hand side and
bikes and now had rollerblades. But Suzy remembered
I’m familiar with English traffic signs and rules. So, when I
fondly the day she had been given her first bike, precisely
hired a car in Spain I found out that some things were
because it was the one thing she had been asking/had
completely different. First of all, in order to drive, you
been asked for all year. She remembered to ride/riding it
(1) …………… be 18 years old. In England, it’s 17. Secondly,
for hours and hours at the weekends. Then she thought of
when you’re on the road, you (2) …………… drive on the right
how much she wanted to join her friends. She decided to
hand side. This was very confusing. It means that when
give/giving it one more ride and then she would make a
you approach a roundabout, you
decision.
(3) …………… turn right onto it whereas in England, it’s left.
Finally, the parking is different too. In England a double /5
yellow line at the side of the road means that you
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 Vocabulary
4 Complete the text with the correct form of make, 6 Complete the text with the correct form of the
take or do. words given.

In my dad’s company, they predominantly (1) ……………………. Is there such a thing as Internet addiction?
business with companies based in South America and Common sense would say ‘yes’ but, in fact,
China. In the morning my dad usually (2) …………………………. (1) …………………………. (research) are divided on the subject.
sales calls offering them our environmentally-friendly First there is a problem of reaching a clear
packaging. Although he is selling, he feels good because (2) …………………………. (define) of what Internet addiction is.
they are (3) …………………………. a difference to the Some experts claim it is a broad term that covers a wide
environment. Last month he asked his staff if anyone would variety of behaviours and impulse control problems,
be interested in (4) …………………………. up a post in China. including obsessive online gambling, shopping, game
One employee was really keen to go to Beijing but is going playing or web searching.
to (5) …………………………. some research first to see what Some studies claiming Internet addiction exists have been
living conditions are like there. criticised heavily for the low number of
(3) …………………………. (participate), while others have come
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to (4) …………………………. (conclude) such as ‘teenagers show
more signs of game addiction than adults’ which are not
5 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the
exactly (5) …………………………. (impress). Whether it exists or
text.
not, if you know someone who's worried about their
I would say I definitely do not have a Internet use, encourage them to tell someone and to get
(1) gift/grasp/master for languages. Every time I have to professional help.
study for a test or an exam, I find my mind
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(2) wandering/recalling/groaning to a different topic. It’s
really frustrating. Last week, I was trying my hardest to
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(3) extend/perceive/memorise vocabulary for a test. Just
staring at the page I felt quite
(4) bewildered/overblown/impressed by all the words. Later
that afternoon when my mum asked me to
(5) recall/memorise/mutter what I had learned, I could only
remember five words out of the 20! Maybe I’m not
a visual learner!

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 Reading
7 Read a selection of posts which give advice to foreign students on how to make friends in the UK. Match
the questions (1–6) with the people (A–D). You may choose each person more than once.

A
When I first arrived in the UK, I wanted to meet lots of native speakers, so 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 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. 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 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 30 people in the group – half of them are native speakers and the rest from different countries
around the world, so there are plenty of people to make friends with! – Ana

B
I work in a small coffee shop in the centre of my town seven days a week, which means not only do I get to practise my
English with countless native speakers, but I also have the chance to make friends. 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. Lena is another 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! – Dieter

C
If you had asked me three months ago what the key was to making friends in the UK, I would have told you I didn’t know.
But now, I definitely know the answer. 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 three other people ranging from 21 to
35 years old. Each of my flatmates works in a different field and has different hobbies, 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! – Hassan

D
I must admit I had a pretty clear idea of how I was going to find friends in the UK. In fact, I started before I came. I used
an Internet site called FriendfinderUK. It’s simple to use and you can use filters to look for people by area, age, interest
and gender. I was looking for people who were into films and writing. I made one friend, Geoff, before I arrived in
Manchester and he not only met me at the airport but gave me a tour of the city. Since then I’ve made a number of
acquaintances using the site but Geoff is the only one I would say is a friend. He introduced me to his writing group and
we meet every Wednesday and practise our writing skills and then afterwards we just chat in English. I know some
people who think working in an English environment is the best way to improve fluency, but I think to make friends you
can’t beat a well-organised website. – Luis

Which person ...
1 likes the method they chose because they didn’t use to be very social? ………………………….
2 changed their approach to finding friends after an unsuccessful experience? ………………………….
3 has daily contact with numerous native speakers? ………………………….
4 thinks working in an English environment is not the ideal way to make friends? ………………………….
5 began searching for British friends in their own country? ………………………….
6 found that their expectations of some people were pleasantly different in reality from their expectations? ……………………………….
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8 Read the posts again and choose the best answers, A, B or C.

1 What happened when Ana placed an advert in a 4 What does Hassan say about flat sharing?
newspaper? A He now goes out every Saturday night.
A She was surprised by the response. B Every week the flatmates eat together.
B She stopped it after a month. C He stays in every evening.
C She could not understand why some people had 5 What are the advantages of using the FriendfinderUK
called her. website, according to Luis?
2 What does Ana say about the language exchange A You can meet people using specific criteria.
group? B You can meet people in Manchester.
A She hopes that she will make a lot of friends. C The people on the site are very friendly.
B She liked the idea when she heard about it. 6 What does Luis say about Geoff?
C She met her best friend there. A He thinks working in an English environment is a
3 According to the text, Dieter ... good idea.
A watches films with the first friend he made. B He is the only Internet contact that Luis would call a
B recommends working in a clothes shop. friend.
C sees his customers as possible future friends. C He works as a tourist guide.

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Use of English
9 Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the text.

Social dining with a difference opinions. Instead, I sat with a couple from Helsinki and we
With the economic crisis hitting hard, many chefs have talked about music. To be honest we didn’t exactly
taken to closing their restaurants and opening their homes (8) …………. eye to eye – but it was really interesting!
to (1) …………. costs. So imagine my delight when I found 1 A raise C down
myself eating in the home of Michelin star chef Chema B reduce D low
Fernandez. Instead of sitting only with my friends, we 2 A respectful C household
joined a communal table with (2) …………. foodies, eager to B beneficial D like-minded
try a new dining experience. We didn’t have to make any 3 A mess C decisions
(3) …………. as there was no menu, and each dish was B work D promises
prepared with an accompanying drink. Chema (4) …………. 4 A told C suggested
each dish to us and I have to say everything was at the B explained D commented
level you would expect from someone of his experience. 5 A bothered C seemed
He (5) …………. eager to hear our opinions of the food and at B thought D perceived
the end of the meal we gave him a round of applause, 6 A went up well C went down well
which (6) ………….. We even lent him a (7) …………. with the B made him up D sent him up
clearing up. I’m pleased to say the movement is growing 7 A help C favour
and there are more and more opportunities to taste high B hand D touch
quality food at a reasonable, though not cheap, price. The 8 A watch C look
communal table was a great way to meet new people, too. B see D view
I love eating out with my friends, but we all have the same
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 Listening
10 Listen to part of an interview with a scientist. 11 Listen again. Are these statements True (T) or
Complete the notes with one word in each gap. False (F)?
An experiment performed on a group of volunteers 1 The scientist’s experiment produced results
concluded that a siesta or a power nap during the day which were not conclusive. T/F
2 To activate lateral thinking skills you need to
improved people’s ability to solve a (1) …………………………..
spend hours asleep. T/F
‘REM’ stands for ‘rapid eye movement’. During this stage 3 Some people can enter the REM sleep phase
of the sleeping cycle, good quality sleep is experienced. straight away. T/F
Effectively, a short power nap can enhance people’s 4 The scientist recommends a nap of up to half
chances of success and benefit those with problems an hour. T/F
related to (2) ………………………….. 5 The scientist’s relaxation technique involves
repeating an exercise on different parts of the body. T/F
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• Ensure the room is at the (3) ………………………….
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temperature.
• Don’t consume any caffeine beforehand.
• If possible, close any (4) …………………………. or curtains.
• Set your alarm clock.
The scientist also suggests a progressive muscle
relaxation exercise. In order to carry out this exercise, you
should lift your shoulders up and (5) …………………………. them
slowly. Then try the same exercise with different parts of
the body.

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 Writing
12 You have been discussing in class the importance of getting enough sleep for teenage brain development.
Look at this statement and write an essay giving your opinion.

‘Schools should start later so teenagers can get more sleep.’

You should:
• decide if you agree, disagree or half-agree with the statement.
• write a short introduction giving your opinion(s).
• write two or three paragraphs supporting your opinion.
• write a conclusion.
• use a neutral/formal style (e.g. don’t use contractions).

Write 250–275 words.

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Speaking
13 You are going to interview someone in your class. Think of answers to the questions below. Work with a
partner. Take it in turns to ask and answer the questions.

1 Tell me something about your best friend.

You should:
• try to think of at least two things to say
• give a reason
• give an example
• add something else

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