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G R AM MAR
1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the 6 Sam went to France for his holiday last year, ________
verb in brackets. he?
Example: I’ve known (know) Nathan since I was child. 7 The man with ________ I used to share an office has
just set up his own company.
1 Take a map with you in case you ________ (get) lost.
8 Neither Ben ________ Liz can come to my party.
2 Where have you been? I ________ (wait) for you for
9 The café, ________ is on the corner of Green Street,
ages!
sells great coffee.
3 It’s very noisy here at the moment because the flat next
10 I can’t ________ used to driving this car. It’s really
door ________ (redecorate).
different from my old one.
4 She would have been happier if she ________
11 ________ having a lot of work, the lawyer agreed to
(not get married) so young.
take on a new client.
5 You shouldn’t ________ (say) that to her yesterday.
12 ________ earlier we leave tomorrow morning, the less
She’ll never forgive you.
traffic there will be.
6 My little brother has promised ________ (not talk) in
13 You can’t ________ left your keys at the restaurant.
class.
You used them to open the door.
7 I arrived at the cinema half an hour late and the film
14 It was ________ a windy day that we decided not to go
________ (start).
to the beach.
8 The man that the police are looking for ________ (say)
15 I don’t feel well. I’d ________ go to the doctor’s.
to be in his 30s.
15
9 By the end of the year we ________ (save) enough to
buy a house.
10 This time tomorrow I ________ (sit) on the plane to
3 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Hawaii. Example: Who made this cake?
11 When it started raining we ________ (play) for about Who made Who did make Who make
half an hour.
1 Do you know what time ________?
12 I’ll phone you as soon as I ________ (speak) to Tim. the film ends ends the film
13 Ouch! I ________ (cut) my finger – have we got any does end the film
plasters in the house? 2 She has ________.
14 The thief admitted ________ (steal) the bracelet. dark beautiful long beautiful long dark
15 I wish I ________ (not tell) the truth when my friend long beautiful dark
asked me if I liked her boyfriend. 3 I watch British and American TV programmes
15 ________ forget my English.
to not not to so as not to
2 Complete the sentences with one word. 4 ________ the fact that the exam was difficult,
everybody passed.
Example: A I loved the film. B So did I.
Although In spite Despite
1 It sounds as ________ the people next door are having 5 Her father is in ________ hospital. He’s having an
a party. operation tomorrow.
2 Julian didn’t ________ to be very sociable, but now he the a (–)
goes out much more often. 6 ________ are famous for their cooking.
3 We’re ________ the living room painted at the French The French The French people
moment. 7 The climbers have reached the summit of ________
4 I don’t speak German, but my husband ________. Mount Everest.
5 There’s ________ milk. We’ve finished it all. (–) a the

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8 ________ of us passed the exam. We all failed. 5 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Neither None Some
Example: It’s quite chilly today and I’ve heard it’s going to
9 I love ________ in their house. get even colder.
some furnitures the furnitures the furniture warm chilly damp
10 On the weather forecast they said that it’s ________ to
1 I’ve got a terrible ________ in my shoulder.
snow tomorrow.
ache pain hurt
likely probable probably
2 Watch ________! You nearly hit that car.
10
up to out
Grammar total 40 3 Their business ________ a huge profit last year.
did made had

VO C AB U L ARY 4 The man tried to chat ________ a woman who was

waiting for a train.
4 Complete the words in the sentences. off up over
Example: very angry = furious 5 I find it really ________ when people park right
outside my house.
1 extremely pleased = d________
irritate irritated irritating
2 when you open your mouth very wide because you are
6 I burnt myself when I touched the iron, and now I’ve
tired = y________
got a large ________ on my finger.
3 acting without thinking = i________ bruise blister rash
4 the opposite of tight (trousers) = l________ 7 That’s a very deep cut. I think you’ll need to have
5 a person who sees a crime = w________ ________.
6 a snow storm with very strong winds = b________ stitches scan a needle
7 you use these to breathe = l________ 8 That jumper really ________ you. It makes you look
8 the person who plays the drums = d________ ten years younger.
9 a person who writes about the good and bad qualities fits matches suits
of a book, film, or play = c________ 9 I was really relieved when I passed my driving test
10 a group of people who sing together = c________ because I had been ________ to fail.
expecting hoping waiting
11 a person who works with you in a
company = c________ 10 You can’t believe anything you read in that newspaper.
It’s very ________.
12 another word for luggage = b________
objective accurate biased
13 A person who speaks two languages is b________.
11 The criminal was ________ guilty by the court.
14 an illness where you usually have a cold and a
charged found sentenced
temperature = f________
12 You look hot! You’re ________.
15 you put your head on this when you
sweating shivering melting
sleep = p________
13 What’s the matter? You look a bit ________ in the
15
dumps today.
sad low down
14 Don’t ________ your voice! I can’t bear it when people
shout.
rise raise put up
15 You need to learn the new vocabulary by ________.
heart memory mind
15
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P R O N U N C IATI O N
6 Complete the sentences with one word made from 7 Circle the different sound.
the word in brackets. 1 /egg/ weather heatwave heavy sweat
Example: I mispronounced the word so nobody 2 /girl/ allergic slogan burglar beggar
understood me. (pronounce)
3 /shower/ specialist infection choke rash
1 There is still too much _________ in the third world. 4 /key/ ache chemist cheerful orchestra
(poor) 5 /fish/ business mild rhythm physics
2 He behaves like a child. He’s very ________. (mature) 6 /bird/ murder firm jury advert
3 Be careful you don’t fall. The pavement is very 7 /horse/ scorching drought fraud caught
________. (slip)
8 /car/ calm smart warm staff
4 He loved his birthday presents, ________ the new
9 /chess/ scratch machine chest chilly
laptop. (special)
10 /boot/ monsoon flood cool moody
5 His first novel was very ________. I’m sure it’ll be a
success. (impress) 10
6 Microsoft is a ________ company. (nation)
7 Isaac Newton was a very famous ________. (science)
8 Underline the stressed syllable.
8 Chicago is a large ________ city in the USA. (industry) Example: velvet
9 The hotel was great but ________ the weather was 1 presenter
terrible. (fortunate)
2 neighbourhood
10 I felt very ________ when I couldn’t remember her
3 old-fashioned
name. (embarrass)
4 eyebrow
10
5 violinist
Vocabulary total 40 6 export (verb)
7 kidnap
8 hurricane
9 insincere
10 unconscious
10

Pronunciation total 20

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End-of-course Reading and Writing
R EAD I N G
Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
China is a modern, dynamic country that is currently
undergoing such a remarkable period of regeneration
and renewal that a visitor returning after ten years away
would find it difficult to recognize the place. It is a
country of brand new cities, and, as factories are built
and the economy booms, people are flooding into these
thriving urban centres at an alarming rate. At first, it was
the great cities along China’s southern coast which
experienced sudden population growth, but the demand
for urban living amongst China’s poor, largely rural
population is such that completely new cities far from
the sea are now rising up and expanding outwards.
Chongqing is one of these great new cities. It’s a huge,
sprawling metropolis of half-built skyscrapers and
towering cranes wrapped in grey clouds of wintry mist
and man-made pollution, and its mighty yet
monotonously uniform buildings stretch far into the
distance. Its population already exceeds 30 million, and
with 40,000 people making their way to the city from the
countryside every month, this population growth shows
no sign of slowing down.
This marked shift from rural to urban living has worried
many of China’s national decision makers, but not its
urban planners. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the
idea of population movement on a scale not experienced
up to now, these architects and designers are rising to
the challenge and attempting to meet the needs of their
new citizens. In the next two decades, China plans to
create 20 new cities, designed to meet the needs of an
estimated 12 million people whom the government
expect to move from the countryside.
China is concerned about its international image as a
nation whose economic and industrial emergence is at
the expense of its own and the world’s environment. To
address this, it has ambitious plans to build eco-cities,
which, it hopes, may provide a model for the developing
world. One such project is on Chongming, an island near
Shanghai. Homes in this new city will be built using
modern materials and will be designed to be energy- and
waste-efficient.
These new eco-cities have many critics, however. They
argue that the real aim of city authorities is not to use
modern technology in order to create an eco-friendly
city, but to build housing with the latest gadgets to appeal
to a growing prosperous class of people who wish to live
in attractive surroundings while feeling they are helping
the environment. The true aim is to attract more wealth
to their cities, and, therefore, critics claim, more
consumption, waste, and pollution.
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Example: China is changing rapidly.
A True ■ ✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
1 One reason why new cities are being built is that China is
going through a period of economic growth.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
2 According to the text, China’s most densely-populated
cities are on its southern coast.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
3 Chongqing is not near the coast.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
4 They haven’t finished building the city of Chongqing.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
5 The population of Chongqing is growing faster than
builders can build homes for them.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
6 Those responsible for city planning and design in China
are concerned about the number of people moving to live
in cities.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
7 In 20 years, there won’t be enough living space in cities for
the 12 million new people who want to live there.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
8 According to the text, economic growth is a more
important issue than the environment in China.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
9 Chongming will be designed to be
environmentally-friendly.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
10 Eco-city critics say that the rich people who will move to
the new eco-cities will help make the environment better.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
Reading total 10
WR ITI N G
Write a description of the most interesting city you
have ever visited. Include the following information:
• which city it is and where exactly it is
• what the people
what you can see and do there
• what the weatherwho live there are like
• what was special about
was like
• and how it made you feelthe place when you were there
Writing total 10
Write 140–180 words.
Reading and Writing total 20
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End-of-course Listening and Speaking
LI STE N I N G
1 Listen to the interview on a science programme.
Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
1 Professor Jones has most recently published research
on the relationship between the brain and
______________.
A music ■ B noise ■ C language ■
2 At the moment, Professor Jones is carrying out
research ______________.
A on his own ■ B with American support
C with other colleagues ■
3 In his research, Professor Jones decided to use
______________.
A eighteenth-century music ■
B nineteenth-century music ■
C twentieth-century music ■
4 Professor Jones didn’t want to use ______________.
A memorable pieces of music ■
B music people didn’t recognize ■
C famous composers ■
5 Professor Jones thinks we could use music to
______________.
A make work more enjoyable ■
B improve our concentration ■
C understand the science of silence better ■
2 Listen to five extracts from an interview with rock
star Mick Stagger. Tick (✓) A, B, or C.
Example: Rock Today is on the radio ________.
A every day ■
B every week ■ ✓
C every month ■
1 Mick’s been in a rock band for ________.
A exactly 20 years ■ B less than 20 years
C more than 20 years ■
2 In Mick’s opinion, his best song is ________.
A Love is the Answer ■ B I’m Always Wrong
C neither of the songs in answers A and B ■
3 Mick’s first concert in America ________.
A took place many years ago ■
B took place quite recently ■
C will take place soon ■
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4 When he was at school, Mick ________.
A was often rude to teachers ■
B was caught stealing ■
C passed his exams ■
5 Mick’s advice to new rock bands is to ________.
A socialize with the right people ■
B avoid arguments ■
C be realistic ■
■ 5
Listening total 10
S P EAKI N G
1 Make questions and ask your partner.
1 Which living person / most admire?
2 What / change about your life so far?
3 What / make / a great city?
4 What / dream about?
5 When / last feel disappointed?
Now answer your partner’s questions.
2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if you
5 agree or disagree. Give reasons.
‘In the future most people will meet and fall in love
through the Internet.’
‘If you don’t have a healthy lifestyle, you shouldn’t be
allowed free medical care.’
‘People who don’t recycle or use too much energy at
home should have to pay a fine.’
3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?
■
Speaking total 20
Listening and Speaking total 30
■
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Upper-intermediate

G R AM MAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). 5 I’ll phone you as soon as I ________ (speak) to Alex.

Example: Who made this cake? 6 This time tomorrow I ________ (sit) on the plane to
Who made Who did make Who make New York.
7 By the end of the year we ________ (save) enough to
1 ________ of us passed the exam. We all failed. buy a house.
Neither None Some
8 When it started raining, we ________ (play) for about
2 On the weather forecast they said that it’s ________ to an hour.
snow next week.
9 I arrived at the cinema half an hour late and the film
likely probable probably ________ (start).
3 I love ________ in their flat. 10 My little sister has promised ________ (not talk) in
some furnitures the furnitures the furniture class.
4 ________ are famous for their cooking. 11 Where have you been? I ________ (wait) for you for
French The French The French people ages!
5 The climbers have reached the summit of ________ 12 You shouldn’t ________ (say) that to her yesterday.
Mount Everest. She’ll never forgive you.
(–) a the 13 It’s very noisy here at the moment because the house
6 ________ the fact that the exam was difficult, next door ________ (redecorate).
everybody passed. 14 Take a map with you in case you ________ (get) lost.
Although In spite Despite
15 He would have been happier if he ________
7 Her father is in ________ hospital. He’s having an (not get married) so young.
operation on Friday.
15
the a (–)
8 Do you know what time ________?
3 Complete the sentences with one word.
the film ends ends the film
does end the film Example: A I loved the film. B So did I.
9 I watch British and American TV programmes 1 ________ earlier we leave this evening, the less traffic
________ forget my English. there will be.
to not not to so as not to
2 Sam went to Italy for his holiday last year, ________
10 She has ________ hair. he?
dark beautiful long beautiful long dark 3 You can’t ________ left your keys at the restaurant.
long beautiful dark You used them to open the door.
10 4 It was ________ a windy day that we decided not to go
to the beach.
2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the 5 I don’t feel well. I’d ________ go to the doctor’s.
verb in brackets.
6 I can’t ________ used to driving this car. It’s really
Example: I’ve known (know) Nathan since I was child. different from my old one.
1 The thief admitted ________ (steal) the bracelet. 7 The café, ________ is on the corner of Tudor Street,
sells great coffee.
2 I wish I ________ (not tell) the truth when my friend
asked me if I liked her boyfriend. 8 ________ having a lot of work, the lawyer agreed to
take on a new client.
3 Ouch! I ________ (cut) my finger – have we got any
plasters in the house? 9 The woman with ________ I used to share an office
has just set up her own company.
4 The woman that the police are looking for ________
(say) to be in her 30s. 10 Matthew didn’t ________ to be very sociable, but now
he goes out much more often.

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11 Neither Simon ________ Rebecca can come to my
party.
12 It sounds as ________ the people next door are having
a party.
13 We’re ________ the kitchen painted at the moment.
14 I don’t speak French, but my husband ________.
15 There’s ________ milk. We’ve finished it all.
Grammar total
VO C AB U L ARY
4 Complete the gaps with one word made from the
word in brackets.
Example: I mispronounced the word so nobody
understood me. (pronounce)
1 Chicago is a large ________ city in the USA. (industry)
2 I felt very ________ when I couldn’t remember his
name. (embarrass)
3 Microsoft is a ________ company. (nation)
4 He behaves like a child. He’s very ________. (mature)
5 There is still too much ________ in the third world.
(poor)
6 Be careful you don’t fall. The pavement is very
________. (slip)
7 The hotel was great, but ________ the weather was
terrible. (fortunate)
8 His first novel was very ________. I’m sure it’ll be a
success. (impress)
9 Isaac Newton was a very famous ________. (science)
10 He loved his birthday presents, ________ the new
laptop. (special)
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5 Complete the words in the sentences.
Example: very angry = furious
1 a group of people who sing together = c________
2 you put your head on this when you
sleep = p________
3 the person who plays the drums = d________
15 4 when you open your mouth very wide because you are
tired = y________
40 5 A person who speaks two languages is b________.
6 a person who writes about the good and bad qualities
of a book, film, or play = c________
7 another word for luggage = b________
8 A person who acts without thinking is i________.
9 a snow storm with very strong winds = b________
10 extremely pleased = d________
11 an illness where you usually have a cold and a
temperature = f________
12 you use these to breathe = l________
13 a person who sees a crime = w________
14 a person who works with you in a
company = c________
15 the opposite of tight (e.g. trousers) = l________
15
6 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: It’s quite chilly today and I’ve heard it’s going to
get even colder.
warm chilly damp
1 You need to learn the new vocabulary by _______.
heart memory mind
2 That jumper really _______ you. It makes you look ten
10 years younger.
fits matches suits
3 The criminal was _______ guilty by the court.
charged found sentenced
4 Don’t _______ your voice! I can’t bear it when people
shout.
rise raise put up
5 What’s the matter? You look a bit _______ in the
dumps today.
sad low down
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P R O N U N C IATI O N
6 You can’t believe anything you read in that newspaper. 7 Underline the stressed syllable.
It’s very _______.
Example: velvet
objective accurate biased
7 I was really relieved when I passed my driving test, 1 hurricane
because I had been _______ to fail. 2 unconscious
expecting hoping waiting 3 neighbourhood
8 Watch _______! You nearly hit that car. 4 kidnap
up to out 5 eyebrow
9 That’s a very deep cut. I think you’ll need to have 6 export (verb)
_______.
7 violinist
stitches scan a needle
8 presenter
10 You look hot! You’re _______.
9 insincere
sweating shivering melting
10 old-fashioned
11 Their business _______ a huge profit last year.
did made had 10
12 I burnt myself when I touched the iron, and now I’ve
got a large _______ on my finger. 8 Circle the different sound.
bruise blister rash. 1 /car/ calm smart warm staff
13 I find it really _______ when people park right outside 2 /fish/ business mild rhythm physics
my house. 3 /boot/ monsoon flood cool moody
irritate irritated irritating 4 /chess/ scratch machine chest chilly
14 The man tried to chat _______ a woman who was 5 /girl/ allergic slogan burglar beggar
waiting for a train.
6 /bird/ murder firm jury advert
off up over
7 /horse/ scorching drought fraud caught
15 I’ve got a terrible _______ in my shoulder.
8 /egg/ weather heatwave heavy sweat
ache pain hurt
9 /key/ ache chemist cheerful orchestra
15
10 /shower/ specialist infection choke rash
Vocabulary total 40 10

Pronunciation total 20

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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End-of-course Reading and Writing
R EAD I N G
Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C.
China is a modern, dynamic country that is currently
undergoing such a remarkable period of regeneration
and renewal that a visitor returning after ten years away
would find it difficult to recognize the place. It is a
country of brand new cities, and, as factories are built
and the economy booms, people are flooding into these
thriving urban centres at an alarming rate. At first, it was
the great cities along China’s southern coast which
experienced sudden population growth, but the demand
for urban living amongst China’s poor, largely rural
population is such that completely new cities far from
the sea are now rising up and expanding outwards.
Chongqing is one of these great new cities. It’s a huge,
sprawling metropolis of half-built skyscrapers and
towering cranes wrapped in grey clouds of wintry mist
and man-made pollution, and its mighty yet
monotonously uniform buildings stretch far into the
distance. Its population already exceeds 30 million, and
with 40,000 people making their way to the city from the
countryside every month, this population growth shows
no sign of slowing down.
This marked shift from rural to urban living has worried
many of China’s national decision makers, but not its
urban planners. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by the
idea of population movement on a scale not experienced
up to now, these architects and designers are rising to
the challenge and attempting to meet the needs of their
new citizens. In the next two decades, China plans to
create 20 new cities, designed to meet the needs of an
estimated 12 million people whom the government
expect to move from the countryside.
China is concerned about its international image as a
nation whose economic and industrial emergence is at
the expense of its own and the world’s environment. To
address this, it has ambitious plans to build eco-cities,
which, it hopes, may provide a model for the developing
world. One such project is on Chongming, an island near
Shanghai. Homes in this new city will be built using
modern materials and will be designed to be energy- and
waste-efficient.
These new eco-cities have many critics, however. They
argue that the real aim of city authorities is not to use
modern technology in order to create an eco-friendly
city, but to build housing with the latest gadgets to appeal
to a growing prosperous class of people who wish to live
in attractive surroundings while feeling they are helping
the environment. The true aim is to attract more wealth
to their cities, and, therefore, critics claim, more
consumption, waste, and pollution.
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Example: China is changing rapidly.
A True ■ ✓ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
1 One reason why new cities are being built is that the
economy is growing.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
2 According to the text, the majority of Chinese people live
in cities.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
3 Chongqing is a city on China’s southern coast.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
4 Chongqing covers a large surface area.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
5 The rate of population growth in Chongqing is faster than
predicted.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
6 City planners are concerned about how they are going to
meet the needs of new city residents.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
7 In 20 years, there will be ten million more people living in
Chinese cities than there are today.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
8 According to the text, China’s environmental reputation
abroad isn’t very good.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
9 The Chinese authorities hope the Chongming project
may be copied by other countries in the future.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
10 Eco-city critics say that the eco-city plans will not help the
environment.
A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
Reading total 10
WR ITI N G
Write a description of the most interesting city you
have ever visited. Include the following information:
• which city it is and where exactly it is
• what the people
what you can see and do there
• what the weatherwho live there are like
• what was special about
was like
• and how it made you feelthe place when you were there
Writing total 10
Write 140–180 words.
Reading and Writing total 20
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LI STE N I N G
1 Listen to the interview on a science programme. 4 When he was a kid Mick used to ________.
Tick (✓) A, B, or C. A steal things ■ B work really hard ■
1 Professor Williams’ first research was about the C do OK in exams ■
relationship between the brain and _________. 5 According to Mick, to be successful, rock stars should
A noise ■ B language ■ C music ■ ________.
2 Research into the relationship between music and the A not be arrogant ■ B be well organized ■
brain is being carried out by _________. C speak to people who can help them ■
A American research teams ■ 5
B various research teams ■
C only one research team ■ Listening total 10
3 Which century did Professor Jones decide to use music
from?
S P EAKI N G
A the eighteenth-century ■
B the nineteenth-century ■ 1 Answer your partner’s questions.
C the twentieth-century ■ Now make questions and ask your partner.
4 Professor Jones wanted to use _________. 1 Who / most interesting person / ever met?
A imaginative music ■
2 What / hope will happen to you in the future?
B music people didn’t know ■
C the most exciting music he could find ■ 3 In the future, which city / like to live in?

5 Professor Jones found that listening to music 4 How / get to sleep at night?
_________. 5 What / most amusing thing which / happen to you
A makes the brain inattentive ■ recently?
B helps your brain concentrate ■
C is more interesting than studying ■ 2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if you
5 agree or disagree. Give reasons.
‘Anti-social crimes such as vandalism or drunken
2 Listen to five extracts from an interview with rock behaviour should be more severely punished.’
star Mick Stagger. Tick (✓) A, B, or C. ‘The cost of air travel should increase to stop people
Example: Rock Today is on the radio ________. from flying as much and to prevent climate change.’
A every day ■ ‘The more sleep you get, the longer you are likely to
B every week ■ ✓ live.’
C every month ■

1 Mick’s been making music for ________. 3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?
A exactly 20 years ■ B less than 20 years ■ Speaking total 20
C more than 20 years ■
2 In the opinion of Mick’s fans, his best song is Listening and Speaking total 30
________.
A Love is the Answer ■ B I’m Always Wrong ■
C neither of the songs in answers A and B ■
3 Mick’s band first performed concerts in America
________.
A ten years ago ■ B last year ■
C a couple of years ago ■

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End-of-course Test Answer Key A

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation

GRAMMAR

1 1 get
2 ’ve been waiting
3 is being redecorated
4 hadn’t got married
5 have said
6 not to talk
7 had started
8 is said
9 ’ll have saved
10 ’ll be sitting
11 ’d been playing
12 speak / have spoken
13 ’ve cut
14 stealing / having stolen
15 hadn’t told

2 1 if
2 used
3 having
4 does
5 no
6 didn’t
7 whom
8 nor
9 which
10 get
11 Despite
12 The
13 have
14 such
15 better

3 1 the film ends

2 beautiful long dark
3 so as not to
4 Despite
5 –
6 The French
7 –
8 None
9 the furniture
10 likely
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VOCABULARY

4 1 delighted
2 yawn
3 impulsive
4 loose
5 witness
6 blizzard
7 lungs
8 drummer
9 critic
10 choir
11 colleague
12 baggage
13 bilingual
14 flu
15 pillow

5 1 pain
2 out
3 made
4 up
5 irritating
6 blister
7 stitches
8 suits
9 expecting
10 biased
11 found
12 sweating
13 down
14 raise
15 heart

6 1 poverty
2 immature
3 slippery
4 especially
5 impressive
6 multinational
7 scientist
8 industrial
9 unfortunately
10 embarrassed

PRONUNCIATION

7 1 heatwave
2 allergic
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3 choke
4 cheerful
5 mild
6 jury
7 drought
8 warm
9 machine
10 flood

8 1 presenter
2 neighbourhood
3 old-fashioned
4 eyebrow
5 violinist
6 export
7 kidnap
8 hurricane
9 insincere
10 unconscious

Reading and Writing

READING
1 A
2 C
3 A
4 A
5 C
6 B
7 B
8 C
9 A
10 B

WRITING

Student’s own answers.

Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand.
(4 marks)
Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not
obscure the meaning. (3 marks)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the
message clearly. (3 marks)
End-of-course Test Answer Key A

Listening and Speaking

LISTENING

1 1 A
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 B

2 1 B
2 C
3 B
4 C
5 A

SPEAKING

Interactive communication and oral production: The student communicates effectively

with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary
initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to
complete the task successfully. (10 marks)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and
structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication.
(5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the
message clear and comprehensible. (5 marks)
End-of-course Test Answer Key B

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation

GRAMMAR

1 1 None
2 likely
3 the furniture
4 The French
5 –
6 Despite
7 –
8 the film ends
9 so as not to
10 beautiful long dark

2 1 stealing / having stolen

2 hadn’t told
3 ’ve cut
4 is said
5 speak / have spoken
6 ’ll be sitting
7 ’ll have saved
8 ’d been playing
9 had started
10 not to talk
11 ’ve been waiting
12 have said
13 is being redecorated
14 get
15 hadn’t got married

3 1 The
2 didn’t
3 have
4 such
5 better
6 get
7 which
8 Despite
9 whom
10 use
11 nor
12 if
13 having
14 does
15 no
End-of-course Test Answer Key B

VOCABULARY

4 1 industrial
2 embarrassed
3 multinational
4 immature
5 poverty
6 slippery
7 unfortunately
8 impressive
9 scientist
10 especially

5 1 choir
2 pillow
3 drummer
4 yawn
5 bilingual
6 critic
7 baggage
8 impulsive
9 blizzard
10 delighted
11 flu
12 lungs
13 witness
14 colleague
15 loose

6 1 heart
2 suits
3 found
4 raise
5 down
6 biased
7 expecting
8 out
9 stitches
10 sweating
11 made
12 blister
13 irritating
14 up
15 pain

PRONUNCIATION

7 1 hurricane
2 unconscious
End-of-course Test Answer Key B

3 neighbourhood
4 kidnap
5 eyebrow
6 export
7 violinist
8 presenter
9 insincere
10 old-fashioned

8 1 warm
2 mild
3 flood
4 machine
5 allergic
6 jury
7 drought
8 heatwave
9 cheerful
10 choke

Reading and Writing

READING
1 A
2 B
3 B
4 A
5 C
6 B
7 B
8 A
9 A
10 A

WRITING

Student’s own answers.

Task completion: The task is fully completed and the answer easy to understand.
(4 marks)
Grammar: The student uses appropriate structures to achieve the task. Minor errors do not
obscure the meaning. (3 marks)
Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of words and phrases to communicate the
message clearly. (3 marks)
End-of-course Test Answer Key B

Listening and Speaking

LISTENING

1 1 B
2 C
3 A
4 B
5 B

2 1 C
2 A
3 C
4 C
5 C

SPEAKING

Interactive communication and oral production: The student communicates effectively

with his / her partner, asking and answering simple questions, and where necessary
initiating conversation, and responding. The student uses appropriate strategies to
complete the task successfully. (10 marks)
Grammar and Vocabulary: The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary and
structure to communicate clearly. Minor occasional errors do not impede communication.
(5 marks)
Pronunciation: The student’s intonation, stress, and articulation of sounds make the
message clear and comprehensible. (5 marks)

Listening Scripts
E N D - O F- CO U R S E TE ST
Listening 1
Presenter Hello and welcome to Science Matters. In the studio
today I have Professor William Jones from the Cardiff
College of Neurological Research. His research into
the way the brain behaves when stimulated by noise
completely changed the way we looked at the
functions of the brain in the nineties. And before
that, some of you may recall Professor Jones’s first
piece of published research on how the brain
responds to words. In his latest research, however,
Professor Jones has been looking at a related but
different field. Good afternoon, Professor.
Prof. Jones Good afternoon.
Presenter So, what has your latest research shown?
Prof. Jones Well, my team and I have been looking at how music
is understood by our brains. Unlike the study of the
brain and its response to everyday noise, where most
of the research is being carried out in America, I
believe we are the only people looking at this area of
study. And an important one at that.
Presenter Indeed. So, how exactly do you measure the brain’s
responses?
Prof. Jones Well, we selected the music carefully first. We wanted
music that was composed of a number of short
sections so that we could find out how the brain was
able to make sense of short pieces followed by brief
silences. That suggested to us that eighteenth-century
baroque music would be best suited rather than the
longer movements of nineteenth-century music or
the more experimental sounds of the twentieth
century. Our other consideration was that we didn’t
want to involve the part of the brain connected with
memory, so it was extremely important that the
people who took part in the research had no idea who
the composer they were listening to was. We then
recorded computerized images of people listening to
these short pieces of music.
Presenter And what are your findings?
Prof. Jones The most interesting image that we recorded involved
how the brain responded in the silence between each
section of music – the pause when the music stops
then starts again. It seems that the brain is more
attentive during this silence than it is when music is
playing. And this has significant implications. It
suggests that listening to music is a way of training
your brain to pay attention more. Equally, it might
mean that playing music while studying or working
will help your brain to focus better and for you to
better think about the task you are carrying out.
Presenter Fascinating, Professor. Thank you.
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Listening 2
1
Presenter Welcome to Rock Today, the weekly radio programme
that lets you interview the stars. On today’s
programme we have Mick Stagger, the legendary rock
singer. Hi Mick. Welcome to the Rock Today studio.
You’ve been doing this for a long time, haven’t you?
Mick Hi everyone. It’s great to be here. Well, I’ve been in the
music business for a while, as you say. Before the band
and I got together almost two decades ago, I performed
on my own, solo, for three or four years.
2
Nigel Hi. I’m Nigel on line 1.
Mick Hi Nigel.
Nigel Hi Mick. My question is: what’s your best-ever song?
Mick Wow. Good question. I always used to say that it must be
either Love is the Answer or I’m Always Wrong. And I know
the fans love those early songs, especially the first one I
mentioned. But I think we just get better and better as a band
so, for me, it’d have to be one of the songs off our last CD.
3
Jackie Hi Mick. It’s Jackie on line 3.
Mick Hi Jackie.
Jackie What’s your greatest regret, Mick?
Mick Well, you should never worry about the things you do. It’s
those things you wish you’d done that frustrate you. We
should’ve gone to America much earlier than we did, I
reckon. We would’ve been huge there ten years ago. The
two live concerts we’ve played, one last year and one the
year before, were both successful, but I wish we’d built up
that fan base way back when we were young. We’ll be
returning to America in the summer, that’s for sure.
4
Diana It’s Diana on line 2. Hi Mick.
Mick Hi.
Diana What did you use to do at school when you were a kid, Mick?
Mick What a question, Diana. I guess you expect me to say the
usual bad boy rock star things like being rude to the
teachers and stealing stuff. But you’ll be surprised to hear
that I was no wild child, and although I didn’t exactly work
hard at school, I did just enough not to fail my exams, and I
didn’t get expelled or anything.
5
Paula Hi Mick. Paula on line 1.
Mick Hi Paula.
Paula I’m in a band myself. What advice would you give us?
Mick Well, you’ve got to believe in yourself. That’s the main
thing. Think you’re better than everyone else. Work hard
and don’t take no for an answer, even if you secretly think
no is actually a pretty good answer. Be honest with yourself
and everyone else, and get to know and mix with people
who matter. And be ruthless with hangers-on who don’t
matter – this is a tough business, and it’s all about knowing
the right people.