Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs with give 1 Replace the verbs in italics in these sentences with the correct form of give and one of
these words.

I away back in out up I

a When are you going to return the CD you borrowed from me last year?
b At the beginning of the exam, the teacher distributed the question papers.
c I've tried not to play so many video games, but I'm hooked - I just can't stop doing it.
d They are letting you have a T-shirt free with every CD you buy.
e My little brother realized he wasn't going to win the game, so he admitted defeat.

Grammar
Habitual actions 1 In each of these sets of three sentences, two sentences have a similar meaning and
one has a different meaning. Put a cross (X) next to the sentence with a different
meaning.
a 1 I always used to walk to school.
2 I would always walk to school.
3 I've always walked to school.
b 1 I used to get up early.
2 I am used to getting up early.
3 I am accustomed to getting up early.
c 1 I usually check my emails before I get up.
2 Normally, I'd check my emails before I got up.
3 Normally, I'll check my emails before I get up.
2 Choose the correct words in italics to complete these sentences.
a I lived in Africa for nearly five years, but I never got used to/ was never used to
the heat.
b I got used to smoking/ used to smoke, but I gave up nearly three years ago .
.c Even though they are only three years old, the twins are used to getting dressed/
used to get dressed themselves.
d People from other countries get used to driving/ are used to driving on the left quite
quickly when they come to Britain.
e Where did you use to live/ were you used to living before you moved to New York?

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Listening Part 4
1 You will hear part of a radio interview with a woman
called Maggie Lyons, who is talking about gambling
addiction. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer
(A, B or
1 Which of these best describes Maggie's current
situation?
A Her addiction is not as serious as in the past.
B She is receiving advice about how stop gambling.
C She is no longer addicted to gambling.
2 Why does Maggie describe how she got into gambling as
'innocent'?
A She didn't start by gambling large amounts of money.
B She didn't really understand what she was getting into.
C She didn't believe that gambling could become
addictive. Gra niar
3 Why did nobody advise Maggie to stop gambling?
A Nobody even suspected her addiction.
1 Choose the correct word or phrase to complete these
B They didn't realize she was gambling large sums of
sentences.
money.
a I have little experience/ experiences of shift work.
C She had made sure that nobody knew she was
gambling. b Every time I leave the flat, I make sure I turn all the light/
lights off.
4 How did she obtain more money when her own started to
run out? c I can sleep through most kinds of noise/ noises, but not
car alarms.
A She took out a bank loan.
d How many times/ much time did you spend writing that
B Her father lent her some.
essay?
C She sold her car.
e When I graduate, I'd like to get into language/ languages
5 What did the counsellor suggest Maggie should do to teaching.
help herself?
After his operation, the doctor gave him some special
A Find an alternative way of spending her time. exercise/ exercises to do.
B Change her behaviour slowly over time. g Unfortunately, we don't have enough room/ rooms for a
C Join a gambling addicts group. piano in our apartment.
6 What happened to Maggie after she saw the addiction 2 Complete sentences a-g with the correct word from the list.
counsellor? Sometimes more tha11 one answer is possible.
A She pretended she had got over her addiction.
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B She found it easier to stop gambling than she had
imagined. a When I was ten, my father gave me a/ an _ _ _ __
C She developed new interests. of advice I've never forgotten.

7 How do the addicts Maggie works with react to her b Could I borrow a / an of paper to write
methods? notes on, please?
A They all manage to stop gambling. c That was a / an of luck - someone found
my phone and took it to reception.
B Most of them change their behaviour in some way.
d I didn't mean to upset you. It was just a/ an
C Some people react against her methods.
_ _ _ _ _ of fun.
e That's a lovely _ _ _ _ _ of furniture. Do you know
l1ow old it is?
f Do you have a / an _ _ _ _ _ of matches I can
borrow to light the fire, please?
g Tonight, the young pianist will be playing a / an
_ _ _ _ _ of music by Chopin.

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 Reading and Use of English Part 6
1 You are going to read a magazine article which explains some of the reasons why
people collect things. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from
the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which
you do not need to use.

Whv do we collect?
1 People have beep i:olfectiogthinSt?for; centuries.Tfieir ··•
c:ollections range frolf' rare baseball carotJswortft thf)Uf>and$
ofdoHarst~beautiful1br1ghtiY~colo4red 0de~~l.jewelsthat .
·• gHste!) in Qisplavcase.s. ~nawingthekQwner~~wealttr. IQ··
s Even with a valuab.le cQHection, itisn;t oftehthlilt a coJlector
sells upanddairns the rnC>ney. Why, then, would someon.e
put so mu~h time and. effort into. amassJoga va.luable
coHectio,n?
KlmHerzinger1 anEngUshpro sspranclanaYl ch~ftor/····. ·...
Terry shoptaughJ from Minne19ta StateUnlver~ity .
30 provides yet .an9ther explanatil1?for ovrObse:ss(on~i~~ •.•.· . ··
10 Moorhead, can shine sorne light o~ w~yp~ople cbHect . In
c0Uecting~~erzingersay5:.'<;:0U.ectipgjs~wayofdealing.;.····
an article, heoffersthe id.ea th~tcollectlngis based on a
with a feeling oflncompletenessthatmanypeopleJeel>. ·.)(
.need to inspire.rEKOIJectfon.llQ~We usekeep5akestO
stimulate memory, especiallytp \rigg~rna~pynwmori~s,'
.··.in, childhood,' Headds,·h9\f\l~v~r,thatq.,llectin9 isals9~.· ; /i.:
Shoptaugh writes. 'But
evenifm:emorycan!'l9t be.relied·
passion. CJ Herzlnger aJs?.•believest~at it~si~P~rt~nt~or·•··.··.
~sc~llectorsto maintain a s~mse of control overth~ip:olle;ti9n.··,,
151,lpoq.tQ faithfUJl)I rep~odµcethe pa$t,it l'el)1~ins. vital to O(Jr
. l!JTo avoi.d .this, .t~ecollectorna;rr9~~·t~eft~l~fr9m•. ·.·····{•.)
understanding of the pa?t. 'This may explainw~y people. ·
baseb.all cards to,for example; theNewYorl<Yarik~~s cards. ..• •· ·
collectunattractive1 01dyvarmemo~a~Hi.a in.an efforttQ
remember the romantic aspects of war while .nolforgettlng
, , ' " , , ,- - ', - ,-,
Herzi.ngeradmitstha~~.hil~·the.c0l1.et,116n.brJ~gscrj)Lcfijb'/···i·'· ....
the true horror of such time~.·· to the.coUectbr,·therewill always.bedisappbirltfuerit.'ib~~e···
4ohad a \le& go{)dfhen.a;'a.rec~rOcbtt~<:t?rrwh~·V\f~s.s~bwi(1.9•.·.
AnthropologistMarjorie'f'..kio is als{)·a.ne.xpert.0 n collecting.
me armind hiscol!ectlon ofvaluable/krn~riC:an ja~z ,-eco.rds.
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She shares Shop\augh's[de.a thatpeopJ~coH~ctfora

CJ.Manypeople,feel thev·.have.~special.boncl~it~melr
collecti.on and can't helpfeelirfofrlistrated if no.pile~ls~ ·. ·
can connect the cdlfeaort&.thehistodc,valvedpast,'Akln seems to appreciate it as rh!J<:i"J .as they do.'
alsogive~fourotherr~~s 0 1'ls\1Vhy peo~lecollect.The first ··· · ·· ·. ...... · · .· · · ·.. ·· ·
2s is to satisfy asen:seofpers~~aforder and beauty; Some. . ..· 4sA simpler explanation for the popul~rityofcqll~tfrng;s~•
collecttoplease p~rs~naltaste$, llQAnotherreasonis the hobby is suggested by Kurt Kuersteihe"r,who. ia)ls,'lbeli~y~·
collector's .need forcotnpleteness. }I.kin saysshe has seer1 a
.the main reason people coll.ecttfOngs is baslcfote'restJ!Jthe.
people cry ol)tWith.reHef: ol'icetheircollection i~complete. ·topic.' Can it really be thatslmp!~?

A After showing me his favourite items, he became silent, apparently disappointed

with my lack of response.
B And, like most similar obsessions, it lets you live in another world for a while.
C Despite this, she believes that some people collect for money and profit.
D However, more collections consist of oddities that have nothing more than
sentimental value for the collector.
E In other words, people collect in an effort to remember and relive the past.
F Others collect items that are weird or unusual to show their individualism.
G To collect every baseball card would be impossible, leaving the collector with a
feeling of always being overwhelmed.

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 Vocabulary
Word f1nmatim1 1 This table contains verbs and nouns from the reading text. Complete the table with the
missing words. The first one is done as an example.

a collection co/led
b inspire
c relief
d explain
e provide
satisfy
g disappointment
h appreciate
response
believe
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0 Order of adjectives 2 Read the information in the box. Then complete these sentences a-e with the
in front of no1.1r1s adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

... collections range from baseball cards to beautiful, brightly-coloured orientaljewels

(opinion + colour + origin)
This may explain why people co/led unattractive, old war memorabilia (opinion + age)
... his collection of valuable American jazz records (quality + origin)
The normal order of adjectives is:
opinion > size > quality > age > shape > colour > origin > material > purpose
But remember, we rarely use more than three adjectives together in front of a noun.

a We saw several statues in the museum. (Roman/ old/

huge)
b The whole team were wearing baseball caps. (green/
cotton / unusual)
c I work in a office building. (tall / modern/ beautiful)
d One room of the exhibition was full of photographs.
(black and white/ large/ square)
e I've just bought myself a digital camera. (brand new/
Japanese / tiny)

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 Reading and Use of English Part 2
1 For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of the word which best ms each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Vocabulary
Adverbs 1 list these adverbs under the correct headings.

absolutely always completely dangerously deliberately especially

even hard interestingly luckily occasionally only rarely sensitively
sometimes surprisingly totally unfortunately very

Adverbs of manner: _ _ _ __
Comment adverbs: _ _ _ __
Focusing adverbs: _ _ _ __
Frequency adverbs: _ _ _ __
Adverbs of degree: _ _ _ __

2 Rewrite these sentences using an appropriate adverb from the list in i. in the correct
position. Sometimes more than one adverb can be used.
a I only caught my train because it was a few minutes late - that was lucky.
Luckily. I caught my train because if was a few minutes late.
b I go to the theatre from time to time if there's something good on.

c My brother was stopped by the police because he wasn't driving safely.

d I hate long road journeys. I hate them most in the winter when the roads are icy.

e My sister passed her driving test first time. That surprised everyone.

When I was four, I broke my brother's favourite toy. It was not an accident.

g That was a terrible fire. The house was destroyed - there's nothing left of it.

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Writing Part 2 - Article
1 Here a1e eight subjects for magazine articles. Find a suitable title A-H for each subject,
then choose one of the 'first lines' a-h. The first one is done as an example.
Subjects Title First line
1 changes to my town in the last five years _A__ __e_
2 clothes you like wearing
3 an ideal holiday
4 the worries of today's youth
5 superstitions in the modern world
6 the future of money
7 a school subject you found useful
8 methods of relaxing

Titles
A That's progress - or is it?
B Ways to chill out
C Paradise on earth
D Today's teenagers - their hopes and fears
E Comfort or looks?
F A lesson worth learning
G Tomorrow is plastic
H We can't go today- it's Friday 13th

First lines
a I hate coins because they make holes in my pockets; and I hate bank notes because,
except when they're new, they look dirty and tatty.
b Do you ever do something for luck, or avoid doing something because doing it may
bring you bad luck?
c What keeps you awake at night?
d Some people like to sit around watching TV, or sunbathe on the beach. Not me!
e I remember the main street before they closed it to traffic.
I'll never forget looking at my timetable and wondering what exactly the letters CDT
stood for.
g Imagine the scene: the sea is deep blue, trees are swaying in the warm breeze, and
you're a day's car journey away from the nearest city.
h Everyone wants to look their best, but if that means having sore feet and cold hands,
I'm not sure that I care that much about my appearance.

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