Skills tests answers

Skills test 1A Listening

1 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
Reading 2 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 NS 8 NS
9 F 10 F
1 2A 3F 4B 5D
2 1 NS 2 F 3 T 4 NS 5 F
3 1 homestay 2 flatmates 3 mealtimes 4 coffee table Speaking
5 talking point 6 hometown 7 mind-reader Students’ own answers

Writing Skills test 2B

Students’ own answers
Reading
Listening 1 1 g 2 a 3 c 4 e 5 d
1 Speaker 1 e, g Speaker 2 a, d Speaker 3 c, h 2 1 C 2 A 3 F 4 B 5 D
2 1 T 2 NS 3 NS 4 F 5 NS 6 F 3 1 dwelling 2 coating 3 scuttle 4 humble
3 d 5 burrow
4 1c 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 a
Writing
Speaking Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
Listening
1 1  2 3  4  5  6  7  8
Skills test 1B 2 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 NS 7 T 8 NS
9 F 10 NS
Reading
1 2 E 3 C 4 F 5 G Speaking
2 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 NS 5 F Students’ own answers
3 1 room-mates 2 gap year 3 homesick 4 lifestyle
5 housebound 6 grocery shopping
7 programme director Skills test 3A

Writing Reading
Students’ own answers 1 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
2 1 a 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 b 7 b
3 1 Rumour 2 acquisition 3 speculation
Listening 4 phenomenon 5 ridicule 6 slew
1 Speaker 1 e, h Speaker 2 a, d Speaker 3 b, g
2 1 NS 2 NS 3 NS 4 T 5 F 6 F Writing
3 c
4 1 a 2 b 3c 4b 5 b Students’ own answers

Speaking Listening
Students’ own answers 1 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
2 1 c 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 c 8 c
9 b 10 b
Skills test 2A Speaking
Reading Students’ own answers

1 1 d 2 f 3 a 4 e 5 b
2 1 B 2 D 3 A 4 F 5 E
3 1 deliberate 2 vents 3 slopes 4 prey 5 critters

Writing
Students’ own answers

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Skills test 3B Listening

1 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 b 5 b
Reading 2 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 c 8 a
9 c 10 a
1 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 
2 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 a 7 c
3 1 remaining 2 sizeable 3 spontaneous 4 former Speaking
5 astonishing 6 handful Students’ own answers

Writing Skills test 5A

Students’ own answers
Reading
Listening 1 A tragically near miss
1 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  2 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 NS 5 F 6 F 7 T 8 F
2 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 c 8 b 9 T
9 a 10 c 3 1 set out 2 running out 3 made up for
4 came across 5 carry out
Speaking
Writing
Students’ own answers
1 2 c 3 f 4 h 5 g 6 d
2 Students’ own answers
Skills test 4A
Listening
Reading 1 Speaker 1 b, g Speaker 2 c, h Speaker 3 d, e
2 1 T 2 NS 3 T 4 T 5 NS 6 F
1 1 T 2 T 3 NS 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T 8 T 3 1 Both 2 Speaker 5 3 Speaker 5 4 Speaker 4
9 T 10 NS 5 Speaker 4 6 Speaker 4 7 Neither
2 1 remote 2 sick and tired 3 average 4 mod cons
5 distinctive
Speaking
Writing Students’ own answers
Students’ own answers
Skills test 5B
Listening
Reading
1 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b
2 1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 b 1 So near and yet so far
9b 10 c 2 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 NS 5 F 6 T 7 T 8 NS
9 F
Speaking 3 1 set up 2 leaving behind 3 headed for
4 came up against 5 ran into
Students’ own answers
Writing
1 2 b 3 a 4 g 5 h 6 f
Skills test 4B 2 Students’ own answers

Reading Listening
1 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 NS 8 T 1 Speaker 1 c, d Speaker 2 a, g Speaker 3 f, h
9 T 10 NS 2 1 NS 2 F 3 T 4 NS 5 F 6 F
2 1 docked 2 turned out 3 flee 4 imposed 3 1 Speaker 4 2 Neither 3 Neither 4 Speaker 5
5 smuggling 5 Speaker 4 6 Speaker 5 7 Speaker 5

Writing Speaking
Students’ own answers Students’ own answers

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