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First

2 Success!

1 Complete the phrasal verb in bold in 6 than / the / new / slightly / previous /
each sentence with the correct more / design / complex / ones / little /
preposition. is
1 She took her computer apart to work
how it functioned.
2 We came up the idea of repairing / 12
people’s computers and Harper made
enough money to take a course in 3 Complete each gap using one word or phrase
programming. from the box. You may need to change the
form of any verbs. Each word/phrase may
3 When she was babysitting, she’d looked be used once only.
the children of a successful
company director. runners-up tournament play win
beat match crowd boots spectator
4 The company director took Harper as score pitch take part
an intern in his software company to get
work experience. In my teens and twenties I used to do a lot of
exercise and was really fit. My main sport was rugby
5 After a few years, Harper left the company
and I used to train every weekend with my local
and
squad until a bad injury meant I had to hang up my
set her own software business.
(1) .
6 Harper went to become a millionaire by However, though I may not (2) for a
the time she was 25. team any more, I’m an enthusiastic (3) .
One thing I should explain is that I don’t support
/6
a particular side. My habit is always to cheer for
the underdog. Of course, they usually lose
2 Rearrange the words to make
horribly but sometimes …
comparative sentences. There is one
extra word in each sentence which you In the 2015 Rugby World Cup (4) , Japan
do not need. who hadn’t (5) a match against any
other team for over twenty years, were playing
1 a / hundred / are / living / years /
twice-champions South Africa. Nobody would
more / much / longer / ago / people /
ever have thought that Japan could (6) these
now / than
formidable opponents but they battled on through
the whole (7) and they never gave up. Then in
the last minutes their winger was able to
2 expected / as / the / lot / a / more / (8) one last try and that brought them
than / test / was / difficult / I victory 34-32! The (9) went absolutely wild.
So as the players ran off the (10) , this time
it was South Africa who left as the (11) . All
of the Japanese players who (12) in the
3 easily / was / the / most / she / woman game will doubtless be national heroes for years to
/ I’d / met / far / ever / interesting come.
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4 the / class / shortest / person / in / is /

Maya / than / my

5 go / advised / him / study / I / harder /

to / and / out / less / the

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Reading and Use of English Part 3 Reading and Use of English Part 4
Word formation Transformations
4 For questions 1–8, read the text below. 5 For questions 1–6, complete the second
Use the word given in capitals at the end sentence so that it has a similar meaning
of some of the lines to form a word that to the first sentence, using the word
fits in the gap in the same line. There is given. Do not change the word given. You
an example at the beginning (0). must use between two and five words,
Example: including the word given. Here is an
(0) INTENTION example (0).
Example:
0 They think that the fugitive is hiding
In it to win it in the mountains.
Italian housewife, Maria Assunta BELIEVED
Lombardo cheerfully admits to being The fugitive IS BELIEVED TO BE HIDING
addicted to online competitions and she
in the mountains.
has no (0) INTENTION of giving up in INTEND
the near
Be future. Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
prepared
And that’s hardlyto(1)give your SURPRISE
(4) information to
1 James is slightly heavier than Ben.
once you learn that this lucky lady has
wonmany
around different
100,000companies. If you’re
euros worth of NEARLY
theinkind
prizes theoflast
person who’s
5 years! Inworried
fact, as a Ben weighs James
about
result privacy,
of her almostthen
(2)this pastime isn’t BELIEF 2 Dr Errol Gardiner founded the charity in 2008.
for you.
success, Mrs Lombardo has decided to SET
giveTo
upstart with, work
full time you might have
and concentrate on
PRODUCT The charity 2008 by
her (5)
rather (3) deciding
hobby. She
Dr Errol Gardiner.
which competitions to enter but
has started a blog about her experiences this
and comes
you can with practice.
read her topMytips
advice
here:is 3 Do you know who these swimming
• enter as many as possible in the PERSON goggles belong to?
(6) to maximise WHOSE
your chances. You can give away Can you tell me ?
any
(7) prizes to
4 We can’t afford the tickets because they cost
• far too much.
friends and family. DIFFICULT
And finally, remember it’s just a bit of
EXPENSIVE
(8) fun and The tickets we
can afford.
5 ‘Did your team win the competition?’ asked
Lauren.
BEGIN
WHETHER
WANT Lauren asked me
the competition.
• 6 She has had more success in athletics than
HARM anyone else in the school.
MOST
She is in the school.
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