A3 – End-of-term Review

A Listening: Listen to a man and a woman talking about living at home. Take notes on the main points. Then answer
the questions below

1. Why can’t Anita make up her mind?

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________.

2. Why is it hard for Jim to understand Anita’s parents?

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________.

3. If you were Anita, what would you do? Justify your answer.
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B Match the expressions on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the letters on the lines.
There is one meaning that you do not need to use.

1. take advantage of __E_ a. accept praise

2. take credit _A__ b. have courage
3. take precedence __I__ c. assess, judge, think about,
4. take refuge __H__ d. take control of
5. take responsibility for _D___ e. make use of
6. take the initiative _G__ f. pay attention
7. take heart __B__ g. do something before others suggest it
8. take steps __J___ h. hide
9. take note of __F___ i. take priority
10. take stock of _C____ j. act

C Complete the sentences with – at least - six more words

1. My old neighborhood has changed so much _______________________________________________________
2. Smartwatches are being increasingly used __________________________________________________________
3. I’m sure that by the time _______________________________________________________________________

D Circle the correct words to complete the conversation.

A I’m concerned that by the time (1) I’m / ’ll have been / I’ll be 50 years old, most of the Arctic sea ice
(2) will have been disappearing / will have disappeared / is disappeared!
B Well, it’s certainly possible, as it (3) will probably have been melting / has probably melted / will
probably melt steadily for years by then.
A And if that (4) will have happened / happens / will happen, our planet (5) has lost /will have lost
/ will have been losing some important animal and plant habitats – with all the ice melting away.
B Yeah, and if so, there’s a danger that many species (6) will have been becoming / is becoming /
will have become extinct.
A I know. We really ought to do something about it, so our children (7) won’t say / won’t have said /
won’t be said that we didn’t try to stop it!
E Complete the conversation. Write participle clauses, using the verbs in parentheses.

A When I was at school, I remember everybody talking about this new TV series. I couldn’t join in the
conversations, though, ___not having seen___ (not see) it. I felt really left out of things.
(1)
B So it bothered you?
A Yeah, it did. My parents, you know, __being_____ (be) serious academics, never let us watch much
(2)
TV. And certainly not any of the popular shows.
B That must have been hard. My family loved TV shows, but ___having_____ (have) four older
(3)
brothers and sisters, I invariably had to watch their favorite shows.
A I wish I’d had a large family. I mean, _____having lived____ (live) with just my mom and dad,
(4)
I was often lonely.
B But you had friends, right?
A Yeah, but __not knowing__ (not know) about all the latest fashions and stuff, I was never one of the
(5)
cool kids at school.
B Well, you presumably had other advantages. ____having been___ (be) one of the so-called cool kids
(6)
when I was at school, I now wish I’d focused on my schoolwork a bit more!

F Complete the sentences.

1. Social Security recipients are granted an annual increase ______in line with_________ the cost of living. If the cost of living
rises, so does their support.

2. He sprained his wrist and, _____as a result of_____ the fall, he will not be playing in the tournament.

3. ______Thanks to_________ foreign loans, the economy was showing signs of recovery.

4. They used to call me the White Cheetah __________on account of the fact that________ I was so fast.

5. The room was empty _______apart from______ one man seated beside the fire.

6. I didn't like the fact we were traveling together. __________Far from_________ being relaxed, we both felt so
uncomfortable we hardly spoke.

7. This is a two-year course taught ______by means of____________ lectures and seminars.

G Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Add
the adverbs in parentheses to the verb phrase. Use by if necessary.

1. Downloadable music files have replaced CDs as far as most people are concerned.
CDs ____________________________________ as far as most people are concerned. (largely)
2. By the late 1990s, manufacturers had abandoned the production of audio cassettes.
By the late 1990s, the production of audio cassettes ____________________________. (generally)
 3. Retailers are selling vinyl records in surprisingly large numbers.
Vinyl records ____________________________________ in surprisingly large numbers. (still)
4. More and more people are appreciating the richer sound from a vinyl record.
The richer sound from a vinyl record _____________________________________. (apparently)
5. Engineers are developing new high-resolution formats for recording music.
New high-resolution formats for recording music ______________________________. (reportedly)

G
1. have been largely replaced by downloadable music files / have largely been replaced by downloadable music files
2. had generally been abandoned by manufacturers / had been generally abandoned by manufacturers
3. are still being sold by retailers
4. is apparently being appreciated by more and more people
5. are reportedly being developed by engineers

H Match the adjectives on the left with the more formal adjectives on the right.
Write the letters on the lines. There is one letter that you do not need to use .

1. out of date, not used _____ a. compact

2. modest, ordinary _____ b. countless
3. necessary _____ c. functional
4. small _____ d. humble
5. simple, basic _____ e. innovative
6. new, creative _____ f. integral
7. useful _____ g. obsolete
8. important, big _____ h. portable
9. usual, not special _____ i. rudimentary
10. easy to carry _____ j. significant
k. standard

H
1. g 2. d 3. f 4. A 5. i 6. e 7. c 8. J 9. k 10. h