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GA MACMILLAN EXAMS Ready for aa a r Unit 1 Reading: Handle with care A Match each of the nouns in the box with one of the definitions 1-5, Reading: Going to extremes Ps A. Complete each gap with an adjective from box. booking Hiner een brittle custom-built state-of-the-art fashion shoot cover steep thrilling tough 1A person is strong and able 1 the narrow, raised area which models walk along at fashion shows 2 the plan of a journey, including the places you will visit 3. the front page of a magazine 4 a session during which a series of photographs are taken of a model 5 a reservation for a hotel room, a show, a table in a restaurant, ete B_ Match each of the verbs in the box with the situation in 1-5 which best illustrates its ‘meaning. reassure encourage (someone to do something) humiliate cheer someone up complain 1 Look at Mark, everyone! Have you ever seen such unfashionable clothes before? 2 When I bought this coat you told me it was waterproof, Well it isn't, and I'd like my money back, 3 He looked a little depressed so I bought him a nice new tie to make him feel better. 4 There's no need to worry, sir. Your suit will be ready in time for the wedding on Saturday, 5_ It be cold in the mountains, Believe me, you'll be much more comfortable if you wear a hat and scarf. € Complete each of the gaps with one of the words. in the box, of after for Bookers are people who 1 care models. 2. take care models, 3. look models. deal with difficult situations, 2A hill rises quickly and is difficult to climb, 3 ice is ice which can easily into pieces. aa sport is an extremely exci SA ‘ear is one which is desi and built for one particular person. 6 ‘equipment uses the newest most advanced ideas and features B_ Match each of the underlined verbs in sente 1-8 with one of the meanings a-h. 1A dog ran out in front of the ear and I had to brake suddenly. 2 It very difficult to steer a ear with one hand and speak into a mobile phone at the same ti 3 Skliers were hurtling down the slopes at sp of up to 80 miles an hour, 4 We clambered up the hill with our heavy rucksacks. 3 It was Shakespeare who coined the phrase ‘All the world’s a stage’. 6 We should do away with exams and just have continuous assessment throughout the year. 7 ‘These new tyres grip the road firmly and help prevent accidents 8 He shifted his weight nervously from one Foot the other climb with difficulty get rid of move your body or part of your body slightly stop or slow down a vehicle use a word or phrase that no one has used before move or travel very quickly, often in a dangerous way & hold a surface tightly ‘h control the direction in which a vehicle moves nae oe unit 3 Reading: The convenience society, or con for short Page 27 | A. Match each of the following items of vocabulary 1.6 with the correct picture a-f. | 2 a b c a e f 4 plug pencil sharpener pickup truck __ switch, goggles ___ escalator Complete each of the gaps with a noun from the box. You may need to use the plural form. blade hurry stream | up wrinkle Tcan't stop ~'m ina Tm late for work already. You obviously haven't ironed that shirt, have you? It’s full of . ick the knife up by the handle, not the ‘You don't want to cut yourself, do you wanted to become a ballet dancer, but I could of my toes, of phone calls since we put the job advertisement in the newspaper never stand on the We've had a constant © Macmillan Publishers Ltd. This page may be photocopied and used within the class. Photocopiable exercises Unit 3 Listening 2: Multiple choice Page 34 Decide which answer (A, B, € or D) best fits each gap in these sentences from the listening. Then listen to the recording again or read the listening script on page 220 of the Coursebook to check your answers. 1 Keith’s company, ELA Robotics, ___ the news last year with their Home Help robot. Aappeared Bhit C stroked D beat 2 We've all been given our instructions and signed. an agreement not to___ anything away until it actually comes onto the market. Agive Cell Bsay Diet 3. Welll look forward to that. In the __, perhaps you could tell us what you think are the most important applications of robots in our lives. Amoment B duration C actuality D meantime 4 That's not an exhaustive list, but it gives you an idea of the Arrange of different uses they have. Bwhole Creach — D limit 5. They might feel happy for example that they have __out a domestic task particularly well Aworked Bdone — Cearried _D performed 6 Yes, unfortunately, robots do get rather a bad sometimes, don’t they? Afame Brumour C reference D press 7 There is actually an ethical code which what we can and can't do in robot design. Aputs Caives — Dwrites out B sets 8 If we ___ intelligent robots do all of our thinking for us, there is a danger we won't be able to make any of our own decisions. Apermit Blet Callow tolerate 9 Ifyou __ back to Just twenty five years ago, few of us then would have predicted that we'd soon have a personal computer in our home. Ase Bremind Cthink — D wonder 10 When they eventually become ___ available, people will be ready for them. Awidely Bdeeply highly D shortly

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