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Task 1

You are going to read about an incident that happened to an elderly couple and their dog,
Blackie. Some words are missing from the text. Your task is to fill in each gap (1-8) with
ONE word only. Write the word on the lines below. There is an example (0) at the
beginning.

Blackie

Mr and Mrs Brown were going 0)_______ for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie
which they were very fond of, but they could 1)___________ take him abroad with them, so
they looked for a good place to leave him while they were away, and at last found a place which
looked 2) __________dogs very well while their 3) _________were away. They took Blackie
there just before they left for their holiday, and sadly said goodbye to him.

At the end of their holiday, after they had got back to England, Mr Brown got into his car and
drove off happily 4)_____collect Blackie.

When they arrived 5)_________with the dog, he said to his wife , 'Do you know, dear, I don't
think Blackie can have enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked all the way home
in the car as if he 6) ___________to tell me something.'

Mrs Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, 'You 7)_______ quite right, dear.
He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn't trying to tell you that he hadn't
enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only trying to tell you that you were bringing the
8)________dog home. This isn't Blackie!'

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Task 2

In this section, you are going to read about an extreme sport, bungee jumping. Parts of
some of the sentences have been taken from the text. Your task is to match the gaps (9-16)
with the letters (A-K). There is one extra part you do not need. Write the answers in the
boxes after the text. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

Bungee Jumping

Is it sport or is it suicide? It's a sport! You throw yourself off a bridge and you fall towards a
river which is, let's say, 0)___________ ! The rope that is tied round your ankles stops your fall
just 9) ___________. As soon as you reach the water, 10)_____________, almost back to the
bridge. You continue to bounce, like a human yo-yo, up and down, four or five times. Then you
hang upside down 11)___________.
The first famous bungee jump was from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The jumper, A.J. Hackett,
then threw himself off the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. On that occasion he had
forgotten 12)________________rescue him at the bottom. He had to hang upside down for half
an hour before the police helped him down. Then 13)____________ him.

In America, a leading maker of sports shoes 14)______________. In the film two people attach
15) ______________and jump. The man wearing the advertised shoes bounces back onto the
bridge but the shoes belonging to 16)____________come back empty!

A) you bounce back again

B) didn't come to him easily
C) the ropes to their running shoes
D) forty metres below
E) to ask someone to
F) has used the craze in a TV advertisement
G) before you hit the water
H) they arrested
I) the rival company
J) until someone in a boat rescues you

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Task 3
In this section, you are going to read an account by Racheal White, co-founder of
Thingimijigs, of how she made more than El million from the eBay business she started
at home. Some words are missing from the text. Your task is to use the words in brackets
to form words which fit in the gaps (17-25). Write the appropriate form of these words on
the lines below. Use only one word for each gap. There is an example (0) at the beginning.

How I Made El Million (Without Leaving My House)

It all began at my kitchen table. My three children were 0)____________(grow) up fast and
regularly needed new clothes and toys. My husband, Colin, and I started
17)___________(sell) their old belongings on eBay and buying them items from the site.

It dawned on us that we 18)________________(probable) weren't the only ones doing this, and
we decided to expand it into a proper part-time business to supplement our salaries.

We bought new clothes and toys, and 19)_______________(invest) 200 pound in stock. Then
we listed it all on eBay and crossed our fingers. Eleven years 20)___________(late) we have
an annual turnover of El.3 million.
Thingimijigs, as the business is 21)___________(call), has eight full-time employees. People
often think the internet is an easy way to make money quickly, but it didn't work like that. It
was slow at first, partly because shoppers were 22) _____________(care) about paying for
goods before they received them.
As people gained 23)____________(confident) in shopping online, it picked up. So we decided
to leave our jobs and make it a full-time business. Suddenly our children's futures depended on
this little business, so we 24)___________(have) to make it work.
We worked very 25)__________(hard) and learnt quickly that you need to treat your customers
well - then hopefully they'll keep coming back.

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