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FINAL TEST SAMPLE TASK - PART 3

For questions 17-24 read the texts below. Use the word given in capitals at the
end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There
is an example at the beginning (0).

Why your sibling is your best friend

People and friends come in and out of our lives, but the
FRIENDSHIP we have with our sibling is like no other. As FRIEND
(0) …………….……………
children, you may have fought or tormented each other
mercilessly. What is more, you might have thought that it was
(1) …………….…………… for you to live together. However, one day, POSSIBILITY
out of nowhere, you (2) …………….…………… realise that they’re the SUDDEN
best friend you’ve ever had.

Do you remember learning to ride a bike? Or that big exam you

failed? What about the time when that (3) …………….…………… girl BEAUTY
told you she liked you as a friend? Those events form
(4) …………….…………… memories attached to emotions, all of MEANING
which your siblings are a part of. It is clear that, despite our
(5) …………….……………, our siblings will always play an important DIFFER
role in our lives.

In fact, research states the intimate (6) …………….……………that KNOW

siblings have of one another, as well as the (7) …………….…………… EMOTION
intensity of the relationship, means that siblings have the
potential to have an (8) …………….…………… impact on one AMAZE
another’s development and wellbeing.
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FINAL TEST SAMPLE TASK - PART 4

For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.

Example:

Example: There isn’t enough clean water in the world.

LACK
IS A LACK OF
There …………………………………………………………… clean water in the world.

1. Working on Saturdays is not a problem for me.

MIND
I ………………………………………………………. on Saturdays.

2. She has always wanted to enter the world of fashion design.

BREAK
She has always wanted to ……………………………………... the world of fashion design.

3. I don’t know Marina very well because we grew up in different cities.

HARDLY
I ……………………………………………. because we grew up in different cities.

4. I would never steal money from my parents.

CHANCE
There ………………………………………………. I’d steal money from my parents.

5. My friend George always makes everybody laugh.

BUNDLE
My friend George is ………………………………………………………… laughs.

6. Helen didn’t have enough money to buyIfthe

youred
needcar.
an
If you need a noun,
AFFORD decide if it must be
adjective, decide if it
should be positive or Make a guess if
Helen ……………………………………………………..………
singular or plural. the red car.
negative. For necessary
For example: ‘actor’
example: ‘legal’ or

or ‘actors’?
‘illegal’?