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Q1 - LESSON 9 Student’s name: …………………………

Class: 8A… Corrector’s name: ………………………

A. LISTENING
Choose the correct letter A, B, or C.
A CONSULTATION WITH THE RETURNING STUDENTS ADVISOR
21. What does the man want to have? 22. What does the man think of children nowadays?
A. Confident
A. A break B. Intelligent
B. A talk C. Mature
C. A class

23. What type of people does the man want to teach? 24. What did the man do when he encountered former
A. Children students?
B. Students A. Had a conversation
C. Adults B. Ran away
C. Taught them

25. What is the man’s greatest weakness? 26. When did Doctor Lindsey go to college?
A. Being old-fashioned A. 18 years ago
B. Lack of confidence B. Before starting a family
C. Being introverted C. When she was 35 years old

27. How did the woman feel when she was a 28. How does the man feel about his career?
freshman?
A. Hopeless A. Unique
B. Unsuccessful B. Boring
C. Stressed C. Impressive

29. What does the man finally decide to study? 30. Which change in students’ life is NOT important
to Frank?
A. Languages A. Classroom technology
B. Business B. Student housing
C. Liberal Arts C. University facilities

B. GRAMMAR
I. Underline the correct word or phrase in the following
1. He denied telling / to tell lies.
2. He denied / refused that he had told lies.
3. They suggested to postpone / postponing the match to the following week.
4. The weather delayed that they arrived / their arrival.
5. I can’t bear to see / see children suffer.
6. We really can’t afford buying / to buy a new washing machine.
7. I look forward to seeing / to see you at the party.
8. Before going / that I went to the interview, I bought a new tie.
9. I’d rather stay / to stay at home tonight, if that’s all right.
10. I saw someone to climb / climbing through the window.

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II. Complete the second sentence so that it is as similar in meaning as possible to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change this word.
11. I’m sorry but we have decided not to accept your application. regret
I ..................................................................................................we have decided to reject your application.
12. Funnily enough I’d prefer a pizza for a change. rather
Funnily enough ...............................................................................................................................................
13. We were not allowed to drink too much Coke when we were children. let
Our parents ......................................................................................................................................................
14. I think it would be a good idea to take the train. suggest
I .......................................................................................................................................................................
15. She succeeded in persuading her parents to let her go. managed
She ..................................................................................................................................................................
16. It looks as if this door’s locked after all. appears
This ................................................................................................................................................................
17. One of the things I hate is people eating popcorn in the cinema. stand
One of the things I...........................................................................................................................................
18. The singer arrived two hours late but I’m glad I waited for him. worth
The singer........................................................................................................................................................
19. Jack said he had to catch the early flight. insisted
Jack .................................................................................................................................................................
20. I can’t wait to get your next letter. forward
I .......................................................................................................................................................................

III. Complete each sentence with a form of one of the verbs from the box. Use each verb one only.
afford bear continue expect happen
learn love offer prefer pretend

21. John really ……………………………………. spending all day at the beach.

22. I’m completely broke, so I can’t ……………………………………. to go on holiday.
23. Excuse me, but do you……………………………………. to know the way to Old Street?
24. We ……………………………………. our team to win, but they were badly beaten.
25. Carolyn ……………………………………. to speak French and German when she was at school.
26. Even when the examiner told him to stop, Robert ……………………………………. speaking.
27. I’m sorry, but I can’t ……………………………………. to listen to this awful music!
28. Last week Chris ……………………………………. to help me paint my bike.
29. Paul ……………………………………. to have a bad leg so he didn’t have to go to the gym.
30. Sam usually ……………………………………. playing football to doing homework.

IV. Complete the conversations. Use the correct form of the verbs in the box.
agree be (x2) go keep leave look love
spend stay travel understand work

a. A: Aren’t you ready (31) ……………………………………….. yet?

B: I’m sorry (32) ……………………………………….. you waiting. I’ll be ready in fifteen minutes.
A: All right, but please hurry. It’s not polite (33) ……………………………………….. late for dinner and we
have a long way (34) ………………………………………..
b. A: You hate your job. Why don’t you leave?
B: Look, it’s not hard (35) ……………………………………….. why I stay here. My ambition is (36)
……………………………… sales manager and I’ve made a decision (37) …………………………….. here
for another year because it’ll be good for my career.

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 c. A: I think we should find somewhere (38) ……………………………………….. the night. It’s getting late.
B: It’s expensive (39) ……………………………………….. in a hotel. Where do you suggest?
A: I don’t know, but I brought a guidebook for us (40) ……………………………………….. at. Why don’t we
see if there’s a nice bed and breakfast nearby?
d. A: Did you leave the door open?
B: I don’t think so. Hazel was the last person (41) ……………………………………….. the house. It must
have been her that left it open.
e. A: I’m lonely. I need someone (42) ………………………………………..
B: Have you considered getting yourself a puppy?
f. A: I must have been crazy (43) ……………………………………….. to this.
B: Don’t worry. Everything will be all right - you’ll see.

C. VOCABULARY
I. Choose the correct word from the pair in brackets to complete each sentence.
44. The two secretaries kept up their ……………………………… for six months, and did not speak to each other
unless they had to. (feud / argument)
45. Don’t ……………………………… him by pointing out his mistakes. (antagonize / exacerbate)
46. What was the Minister’s ……………………………… for giving his assistant the sack? (cause / motive)
47. When they heard of the atrocities committed by the occupying army, the exiled government vowed to
……………………………… a terrible revenge if they ever regained power. (wield / wreak)
48. Throughout world history, countries have engaged in ……………………………… for reasons of territorial
aggression, or religious or racial hatred. (warfare / rioting)
49. The marriage guidance counsellor is hoping to bring about a ……………………………… of both parties, to
prevent a divorce. (redress / reconciliation)

I. Match the words or phrases to make common expressions connected with revenge or forgiveness. Use each
word or phrase only once.
50. Many bandits took the opportunity to settle a. the other cheek when you’re provoked.
………….. b. just deserts when the truth came to light.
51. Dennis Wilson, in a fit of ………….. c. grudge against me for years after she found out
52. It’s very difficult to turn ………….. that I said her wedding dress was ugly.
53. Jonathan bullied me mercilessly at school, but d. old scores with the Nationalist government they
I eventually got my own ………….. once fought.
54. He got his ………….. e. the hatchet and make up with your sister already?
55. I really do want to move on, but I just can’t f. amends with each other.
forgive ………….. g. jealousy directed at Karen Lamm, his wife, had
56. The teacher refused to let the class resume their torched her Ferrari.
recess until the students who got into a fight h. and forget that you tried to steal my favorite book!
made ………….. i. back when I bought out his father’s business and
57. My sister-in-law bore a ………….. became his boss.
58. Can you please bury …………..

D. READING
You are going to read an extract from a novel. For questions 59-65, choose the answer (A, B, c or D) which you
think fits best according to the text.
On the very last day of a bad year, I was leaning against a pillar in the Baltimore railway station, waiting to catch the
10.10 to Philadelphia. There were a lot more people waiting than I had expected. That airy, light, clean, polished feeling
I generally got in the station had been lost. Elderly couples with matching luggage stuffed the benches, and swarms of
college kids littered the floor with their bags.
A grey-haired man was walking around speaking to different strangers one by one. Well-off, you could tell: tanned skin,
nice sweater, soft, beige car-coat. He went up to a woman sitting alone and asked her a question. Then he came over to

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a girl standing near me. She had long blond hair, and I had been thinking I wouldn’t mind talking to her myself. The
man said, ‘Would you by any chance be travelling to Philadelphia?’
‘Well, northbound, yes,’ she said.
‘But to Philadelphia?’
‘No, New York, but I’ll be ...’
‘Thanks, anyway,’ he said, and he moved toward the next bench.
Now he had my full attention. ‘Ma’am,’ I heard him ask an old lady, ‘are you travelling to Philadelphia?’ When the
woman told him, ‘Wilmington,’ he didn’t say a thing, just marched on down the row to one of the matched-luggage
couples. I straightened up from my pillar and drifted closer, looking toward the platform as if I had my mind on the
train.
Well, I was going to Philadelphia. He could have asked me. I understood why he didn’t, of course. No doubt, I struck
him as unreliable. He just glanced quickly at me and then swerved off toward the bench at the other end of the waiting
area. By now he was looking seriously stressed. ‘Please!’ he said to a woman reading a book. ‘Tell me you’re going to
Philadelphia!’
She lowered her book. She was thirtyish, maybe thirty-five - older than I was, anyhow. A schoolteacher sort.
‘Philadelphia?’ she said. ‘Why, yes, I am.’
‘Then could I ask you a favor?’
I stopped several feet away and frowned down at my left wrist. (Never mind that I don’t own a watch.) Even without
looking, I could sense how she went on guard. The man must have sensed it too, because he said, ‘Nothing too difficult,
I promise!’
They were announcing my train now. People started moving toward Gate E, the older couples hauling their wheeled
bags behind them like big pets on leashes. Next I heard the man talking. ‘My daughter’s flying out this afternoon for a
study year abroad, leaving from Philadelphia. So I put her on a train this morning, stopping for groceries afterward, and
came home to find my wife in a state. She hardly said “hello” to me. You see my daughter’d forgotten her passport.
She’d telephoned home from the station in Philadelphia; didn’t know what to do next.’
The woman clucked sympathetically. I’d have kept quiet myself. Waited to find out where he was heading with this.
‘So I told her to stay put. Stay right there in the station, I said, and I would get somebody here to carry up her passport.’
A likely story! Why didn’t he go himself, if this was such an emergency?
‘Why don’t you go yourself?’ the woman asked him.
‘I can’t leave my wife alone for that long. She’s in a wheelchair.’
This seemed like a pretty poor excuse, if you want my honest opinion. Also, it exceeded the amount of bad luck that
one family could expect. I let my eyes wander toward the two of them. The man was holding a packet, not a plain
envelope, which would have been the logical choice, but one of those padded envelopes the size of a paperback book.
Aha! Padded! So you couldn’t feel the contents! And from where I stood, it looked to be stapled shut besides. Watch
yourself, lady, I said silently.
59. What was the narrator’s impression of the station that morning?
A. People were making too much noise.
B. It was unusually busy.
C. There was a lot of rubbish on the ground.
D. The seating was inadequate.

60. Why does the narrator show an interest in the grey-haired stranger?
A. He was fascinated by the stranger’s questions.
B. He was anxious about the stranger’s destination.
C. He was jealous of the stranger’s appearance.
D. He was impressed by the stranger’s skill with people.

61. What does the writer mean by ‘she went on guard’ in line 25?
A. The woman was employed by the railway company.
B. The woman was ready to call the police.
C. The woman was surprised by the man’s attitude.
D. The woman was cautious in her response.

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 62. According to the stranger, how was his wife feeling when he got home?
A. relieved to see him
B. annoyed by their daughter’s phone call
C. upset about their daughter’s situation
D. worried about planning the best course of action

63. What does ‘this’ refer to in line 33?

A. the story
B. the passport
C. the station
D. the telephone call

64. When the narrator had heard the stranger’s explanation, he felt
A. sympathetic towards the stranger’s daughter.
B. willing to offer his assistance.
C. doubtful about the combination of events.
D. confused by the story the stranger told.

65. What do we learn about the narrator’s character from reading this extract?
A. He enjoys talking to strangers.
B. He has a strong sense of curiosity.
C. He has a kind-hearted attitude to people.
D. He interferes in the affairs of others.

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Q1 - LESSON 9 Student’s name: …………………………

Class: 8A… Corrector’s name: ………………………

HOMEWORK
I. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form.
1. Do you think …………………………………………. (you / still / do) the same job in ten years’ time?
2. She did the opposite what I asked her to do. She …………………………………………. (not understand / what
I said)
3. I remember …………………………………………. (give) a toy drum on my fifth birthday.
4. The train …………………………………………. (arrive) at 11.30, but it was an hour late.
5. I didn’t see anyone but I felt as though I …………………………………………. (watch)
6. This kitchen needs ………………………………………. (repair) as quickly as possible, for the roof leaks.
7. If it …………………………………………. (not be) for you, I would still be in prison today.

II. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the (8) ................... of
adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (9) ................... a musical instrument. As they (10) ................... up they
were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these (11)
................... with great (12) ................... and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards.
But nowadays television and computers (13) ................... an endless stream of easily (14) ................... entertainment, and
children quickly accept these marvelous (15) ................... as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many
children, the sense of witnessing a very (16) ................... live performance is gone forever.
But all is not lost. The (17) ................... of a TV set may have encouraged a very lazy response from (18) ...................
in their own homes, but the (19) ................... of those with ambitions to become performing artists themselves does not
seem to have been at all diminished. And live performances in public are still relatively (20) ..................., albeit with an
older, more specialist audience.
8. A. advantage B. benefit C. profit D. gain
9. A. controlling B. handling C. doing D. playing
10. A. developed B. grew C. advanced D. brought
11. A. circumstances B. occasions C. incidents D. situations
12. A. sensation B. action C. thrill D. excitement
13. A. supply B. send C. stock D. store
14. A. applicable B. convenient C. available D. free
15. A. designs B. inventions C. exhibits D. appearances
16. A. special B. peculiar C. specific D. particular
17. A. attendance B. presense C. being D. company
18. A. spectators B. onlookers C. viewers D. listeners
19. A. want B. appeal C. pressure D. desire
20. A. famous B. favorite C. popular D. approved

LISTENING – QUESTIONS 21 - 30
Questions 21 – 23. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
21. When do Elaine and Adam decide to meet for revision?
...........................................................................................................................................................
22. What item does Adam think will help them work independently on revision?
...........................................................................................................................................................
23. How does Elaine suggest they spend their revision time between meetings?
...........................................................................................................................................................

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Questions 24 – 28. Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
24. It’s best to avoid taking notes …..................................................................
25. Relate …..................................................................to key theories and arguments.
26. Using diagrams can help keep a lot of information …..................................................................
27. Bullet points can enable you to highlight …..................................................................
28. Keep a record of your sources, such as the …..................................................................

Questions 29 – 30. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

29. In future revision sessions Adam suggests using past papers
A. to try to predict future exam questions.
B. to test each other.
C. to discuss the questions.
30. Elaine suggests
A. adding essay practice to the timetable.
B. doing essays under exam conditions.
C. asking a tutor to mark their essays.

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