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His name is James Bond, 6 Her surname ~ Sharf ~ i always being changed by spellcheck | He reverted to Felipe as'an act of defiance, a political ac’, because Chicanos wanted to be recognised for their ancestry and their roots. ‘Pilip" 's on his official documents 2 She thought t was ‘pretty extreme’ She changed her name to Summer Davies when she lft home. 3. They compromised by cling him David Donald, but realised it was too lone Netasmmh, fe sounds ike knee 5. His rame isa good ‘conversation starter’ and people smile when he tells them. But some people don't believe him, or think he changed his name as way to attract attention, His parents called im James before the name became famous so it wasn’t thle faut 6 Because when she uses a computer, spel-check always wants to change it Her surname is probably from Germany or Eastern Europe. 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My aunt would coming come and collect us from school and take us to her house for the weekend, 5 Asarule lke to ty a recipe out on my family first, before | invite people round to eat it 6 Ihave an inetine inclination to be rather dsorganised 7 Itend to agree with everything they say, le makes things easier av 9 Nine times out of ten, he'll be home by 6.30, but occasionally he'll get stuck in wae ov 4a c B IT 27 37 4F ST 6T ci | caught off guard 5 surplus 2 niceties 6 taken aback 3 smithereens 7 business acumen 4. aloof 8 deficit 5 1 body 5 ways 2 soul 6 horse 3 sheep. 7 kid 4 box 8 neck 1.3 ' | posed 4 flicker 2 presence 5 caricatures 3 dismal 6 farcering 2 le) 28) 30) 4b) Sd) 6a) 3 | | guess it could be 2. Id hazard a guess that 3. | wonder if 4 Ireckon it 5. 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Wild Swans 1 The realty is (that) corruption isa ee 6 Tokio Mockng irs huge problem, ee 7 To the Ends of the Eorh 2 Inmy humble opinion, cars should be 2 8 Zen and the Ar of Motorcyle banned from the ity centre. 1b) 2¢) 3¢) 4b) 5a) 6a) 7¢) Ba) ‘Maineenonce 3. As farasi'm concerned, Kurtis the 94) 10b) Ite) 128) 5 best candidate 3 | eptomise 2 gripped 3 poreryrien * Tamat an gar te company 11g) 2f) 3) 40) 5h) 6b) 70) 84 ignant 5 premise 6 swamps ea meres ne ree Se nae rmmrepat cy co) 2 | otimte|> matine < ayetes 5. For what t's worth, | want to say! 4a 4 love your idea! 1 wish Fd studied | preconceptions 2 stereotype 6 If you ask me, his early CDs are much 2 only hadn't 3 second thoughts 4 an open mind better than the later stuf. 3. would've been Srarrowminded 6 eye-opening 7 Ifyou want my opinion, | don't ike 4 if distened 7 perspective 8 convincing that colour. 5. wouldn't¥ve known 5 8 Quite frankly. thnk she's a genius. 6 Supposing you'd won 1 making 2 0 have, to invite 9. now you hate dogs, but lok a it 5 3 changlng 4 tobe, to do this way: they are great guards 5 tohave stolen 6 to have changed 4 2 Because experience i vita Jap have to & being ven 9 having on mountaineers don't usualy reach their [gor nae ssached 1 fing that high uel peak unt thei fortis. 2 I don't know about that 3. My tennis has gone downhill as I've 6A 3. I'mnot really sure about that/'m got older, infact 2 Asa result 3 However realy not sure about tht. 4 Iwasata crossroadsin my careers| Nevertheless 5 On the other hand, 4 Where did you get that idea? had to make a move. 6 Consequently, 7 However, 5. That's very debatable 5 Ifind alot of his theories ratherhard eer IV lV 3K AY SK EK TY Ae Ses see) {6 When | joined the company my boss said, "You' ge far! 23 I 7 This report says human cloningis ony iq | comes 2m studying 3 changed a few years away. Hmm, tats Food ; 4 moved 5 found 6 always teased for thought. i phy aaa 7 called 8 makes 9 planned / was planning 8 He emails me with thes ridiculous bse on melee TlObeen thinking 11 tked I2 hoped / half-baked ideas on how o improve __ ©) sPeakyour mind were hoping 13 re considering the business. 64) beat about the bush a 6) have a vested interest 6B eres 1 a)liveupto b) make She's poor: Yes. she has a large family: 2 a) clear your name Sheis from lly: Yes, people like era B ©) pucyourrame forward lot: She taught hers to read, 14) 2d) 36) 4b) Se) 6a) 3 a poeeteeinene c c ©) maiden name | When did she move/go to Brazi? I siton the fence 2 vested interest Siegen b) perceptive 2 What did her husband do?/What was 3 speakmy mind 4 play devi's advocate 5-8) apathetic b) conscientious her husband's job? 5 beat about the bush 6 axe to grind 6 8) prejudiced 6) rebelious 3 How many children di she have? 2 7 a)soltary —_b) inquistive 4 How long iit take her to learn to | iryouwantformyhonestopinion,| --& 8) obstinate _—_b) neurotic a think smoking should be made ilega. i ip ah 5 What dd she thinkaboutthe moon «There are nominate dee Lookary 10. 2)caricatured ) ficker landing? conthis way: those det ads ae seling 3 6 oe ny poco caer et you an impossible dream. 1 Nine times out often hell be right, funeral 3. From what thet I can gather, lobal bout that sno guarantee. D warmingisa very real problem. f we 2. was forever having to apologise for 114) 2e) 31) 4a) $<) 6b) don't address it now, be too late. his behaviour, 4. By according tothe government 3. Kids ae prone for to eat to0 much 2.2 ‘migration i out of contro. The junkfood 1B 5 ee newt ete 4) Greg asa tendency to be critical, Ga decile’ bogashy of wadereie or what it's been worth | thi ‘which makes him unpopular with is cere at military service isa great ide. In my tenets 2 ‘humble opinion, young people today 5A a rule, most students finish thelr wads need the kind of discipline that the Cli pegprk by the ond ttt army brings.6 I generally to have just apiece of toast for breakfast. 7. She was not inclined to get up early on Sunday morning. 8 When we were younger we would spend for hours just plying inthe arden, 4 hand 2black 3lfe 4 ways 5 kids ‘6 busybodies 7 chatterbox 8 neck 5 Ud hazard a 2 makes 3 suppose 4 I reckon 5 pretty sure 6 gives 6 earning the ropes 2 trust your instinct 3 steep learning curve 4 second thoughts 5 open mind 6 whole new perspective 7 narrow-minded 8 devils advocate ‘9 speak his mind 10 beating about the bush | would never have met 2. wouldn'thave had to call 3. wouldn't have just gone 4 would you have done 5. would never have found 6 would probably be / would probably have been 7. not going / not having gone 8 thought 9 ‘drealised you'd already done 10 ‘never had | You've done really well kid, You'll go too far 2 Iestarted off well, but quickly went dovinill bottom from there. 3 Thanks for those comments. It's given Us some food for the thought. 4. Iewas very shocking news. | found it hard for to swallow at first. 55's no good wasting precious a time worrying about things you can’t change. 6 Afterall this time, | can't believe that they've come up with such a hal baked for idea. 7. think he's reached for the peak of his 8 found myself at a crossroads decision land wasn't sure what to do, 9 Well need to put off aside some time to discuss this at the end of the meeting. 10. Yous can’t afford to spend so much time to watching television, 1 He has an incredible memory — he is forever regurgitating on obscure facts about things he has learned, 12 We knew we would have to move out of the house so tft ike we were forever living on borrowed money time, 9 | Talking. 2 Having spent 3 being 4 to be S spending 6 returning 7 to look after Brolead 9 winning. 10 to hand over 11 (G0) visit 12 not being alowed 10a, 4) Look atit his way ) As faras'm concerned ) From what can see 4) if you want my honest opinion «If you ask me f) The realty s B 1) 2a) 34) 49) 50) 6) Ib) 2¢) 32) 46) Se) 6a) 7) 8b) 9) 10b) 1b) 12c) 13a) 14b) 15) 16b) 17) 18.8) 19) 20a) 21 b) 22¢) 23.) 24) 25b) 26.) 27) 28b) 29.2) 30b) 3. ' | picturesque 2 run-down 3 bustling ancient 5 unspoitt 6 magnificent 7 deserted 8 tranquil 2 2a) 3d) 4) Sb) 6) 71) Bj) 9n)/h) 1Oh)/n) 111) 129) 13m) 14K) 3A terraced cafés, the smell of bread. busy restaurants, cobbled streets, clichés, designer handbags, poodles, the Eiffel Tower, the Pompidou Centre, flea markets, velib bike(s) B IT 2F 37 4F SF 6T7T 8T 4a | the Swedish istand of Bld, inthe Stockholm archipelago 2 byboat 3 Midsummer is good time to visit because itis beautiful then. 4 radiant green ike a fairytale 5. strawberries, herring, new potatoes and sour crear 6 The atmosphere is tranquil and relaxed. He says, ‘the pace of Ife soon slows. The beautiful scenery And natural landscape (with deer) Contribute to the tranquil atmosphere. B The Stockholm archipelago consists of ‘over 24,000 islands and sets scattered. across the Baltic Sea. The nearest tothe ‘shore are divided by causeways from the ‘mainland and possess all the amenities ‘of modern Sweden. Other islands are served by free and efficient public ferries. ‘The outer islands are reachable only by vate boat The rule of thumb is that the further our, the greater the foation. First plumbing, then electricty appears nol rally, outin the Bate Sa, uy hus. share afew metres of exposed granite with ust the wind and seal The archipelago ia place of beauty at anytime, but during Midsummer, it's the place to1be. On the way out to the archipelago from Stockhoim, the roxd winds trough the cant green. landscape ofa fainale forests timber houses, rye fields, fatcows. Wid flowers. odin the hedgerows Road signs warn of rogue moase. In Nort, the gateway town tothe archipelago, the supermarkets packed_ ‘with alleys the day before Midsurnmers Eve. The prescribed Midsummer foods of strawberries, hering, new potatoes and sour cream are fying ff the shelves. ‘Aworker complains that they're shifting a tonne of potatoes every hour Heavy. laden cas leave the carpark forthe islands For my inaugural Midsummer Eve, heading tothe island of Bid ls not remote ~ jst two short fery tips to cross the bay ~but the pace of fe soon slows. The aris luminous lear and, scoured by sea breeze, feos ike i's rejuvenating the ngs. Roe deer skip out ‘othe path of bicycles on the roads. 3.2 IA 1b) 24) 34) 41) 5b) 6a) 79 Be) 9.2) 10b) Ie) 12b) 130) I4e) B 1b) 2b) 3b) 4a) 5a) 6b) 7b) Ba) 2 I poky 2 gaudy 3 roomy 4 dreary S airy 6 shady 7 chily 8 gloomy 3 11a) 2b) 34) 4b) Sc) 66) 7a) Ba) 96) 10a) 11) 12) 4 | unprepared 2 understatement 3 overpowering 4 pro/ant- government 5 ant/pro-goverament 6 mismanaged 7 post mortem 8 impossible 9 non-profit 10 malfunctioning 11 depopulated 12 pre-Katrina 1Birreversible 3.3 1 | regeneration 2 congestion 3 abandonment 4 amenities 5 trafic 6 urban 7 infrastructure 8 tolls