1. Fill in the missing word.

1. Mary has always been the center of attention at parties.

2. Helen offered to pick me up from the airport.
3. Chocolate is popular with youngsters.
4. As I made my way through the bazaar, I noticed a wonderful aroma of spices in the air.
5. Jim likes to keep up with current affairs by reading different newspapers.
6. The quiet little village is on the west coast of Ireland.
7. The older she gets, the more difficult she becomes.
8. They were taken aback by the news of the accident.
9. He goes to work on foot as it's only two blocks away from his house.
10. Jane was late for her appointment after being held up in a traffic jam.
11. You had better get going if you want to catch the train on time.
12. She smiled and said hello in a very warm and friendly manner.
13. Lyn had to take a taxi because her car broke down in the middle of the street.
14. Coca Cola is one of the most famous brand names in the world.
15. This shirt matches the trousers nicely.
16. He is addicted to video games.
17. Do you have to go so soon? I was hoping you'd stay for dinner.
18. Red Square is in the center of Moscow.
19. I couldn't believe how the children took to the new babysitter.
20. It's getting late, we'd better hit the road now
 2. Circle the correct item.
1. It's a film about a famous …… who discovered an island no one had ever travelled to before.
A pilgrim В sightseer С explorer D backpacker

2. Our boss is very ……; she's always calm and relaxed.

A self-centred С down-to-earth
В easy-going D level-headed

3. I picked up a great travel …… about Russia at the travel agent's.

A leaflet В pamphlet С brochure D prospectus

4. The cruise was cancelled due to the……sea.

A calm В rough С open D dark

5. Ann loves to ……. every new fashion.

A start В follow С sit D pass

6. What was your first ……. of the new Maths teacher? Was she nice?
A look В view С impression D sight

7. The road was blocked so we had to take an alternative …….. via Arlington Avenue.
A road В route С street D lane

8. Mrs Smith was a rather old-fashioned woman with …… beliefs.

A conventional В adventurous С imaginative D immature

9. The minister was in the public …… after the scandal was exposed.
A eye В service С interest D light

10. Bill is on a business …… to Mexico.

A travel В trip С journey D voyage
3. Complete the second sentence using the word in bold. Use two to five words
including the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. She couldn't concentrate on her work because of the noise. (so)
It was so noisy that she couldn't concentrate on her work.
2. It's easy for Sam to speak in public. (difficulty)
Sam has no difficulties speaking in public.
3. They will ask to see your passport at the airport. (show)
You will be asked to show your passport at the airport.
4. Getting cheap tickets to London is harder than I thought. (not)
Getting cheap tickets to London is not as easy as I thought.
5. You'd better take an aspirin if you've got headache. (you)
I think you better should take an aspirin if you've got headache.

4. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold.

1. Why does he insist on being so ……. in front of visitors? CHILD
2. The local authorities organized a week of ……. events. CULTURE
3. She grew up in luxurious ………and never had to worry about a thing. SURROUND
4. They tiptoed .......... across the hall so as not to wake the others. CARE
5. The environmental…... ………was established in 1984. ORGANISE
1. childish; 2. cultural; 3. surroundings; 4. carefully; 5. organization.

5. Read the sentences. If a sentence is correct, put a tick (√). If it has a word that
should not be there, write this word on the line.
1. The cause of this strange disease is not been known. (been)
2. I think the film must have been shot in Ireland. (√)
3. The idea is that money will make you the happier and more successful. (the)
4. She goes to the cinema twice as more often as most people I know. (more)
5. The film got such very good reviews that it became a great success. (√)
 6. Complete the dialogue.

A: Why 1) don’t we get tickets for the concert tonight?

B: To 2) be fair, I don't fancy it. I'm 3) not in the mood for live music.

A: OK, how 4) about going to the theatre?

B: That 5) sounds like a good idea to me.

7. Circle the correct response.

1. A: Guess what? Jim is in town.
В:
a. I kind of like it.
b. No, really?

2. A: I'm sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if you could do something about that noise.
B:
a. It's about time you did something, isn't it?
b. I'm terribly sorry about that! I'll see to it as soon as possible.

3. A: It's all your fault that we're late!

B:
a. What exactly is the problem?
b. I'm so sorry!

4. A: That's absolutely delicious!

B:
a. Thanks, I'm glad you like it.
b. Well, I don't believe it.

5. A: How do you like it?

B:
a. Thanks for saying so.
b. I think it's brilliant.
 Reading
8. You are going to read a magazine article about cartography, the study of maps. Seven
paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from the paragraphs A-H the
one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
There is an example at the beginning (0).

Mapping the Past and the Present

When Jeremy Dale started to study cartography,
he discovered that there was more
to maps than he had realised.

Maps are so common today that many of us recognise the shape of familiar countries like
Africa, Italy or the USA. And most of us could quite easily draw the outline of our country
with some degree of accuracy. But this was not always the case. In order to become so familiar
with the world we live in, it has taken thousands of brave explorers.
0____________________H_____

I have been fascinated by maps for as long as I can remember. Even as a young child, I would
spend hours turning the pages of our worn-out old atlas of the world. So when my local college
announced that it was running a cartography course, I decided to revive an old interest.
1. _____________________D_____

Ptolemy understood the problem of representing the earth, which is a sphere, on a flat surface.
This is difficult but extremely important. Imagine, for instance, if you saw a map of your
country which was the wrong shape, or only half as big as it should be.
2. _____________________A_____
The invention of the printing press in 1450 meant that maps could be widely distributed and
everyone would have the same copy. Until this point, each map would have been hand made -
and as a result, no two were exactly the same. By this time, more people could read, so they
were more likely to buy maps.
3. _____________________G_____
Obviously by the nineteenth century, we knew so much more about population, education,
crime, disease and other things that this information could now be included in specially
designed maps. In an interesting use of mapping, a famous 1855 map of London marked the
sites where people had died from cholera.
4. _____________________C______
 The first lesson was interesting, then, but the second one was absolutely fascinating, as it
focused on the way some maps distort the truth. Did you know, for example, that many maps
over the years have shown certain countries to be much bigger or smaller than they are in
reality?
5. __________________________F_______
You can easily see how people could get the wrong idea from maps, believing that one country
is very advanced, with tremendous road systems, extensive rail networks and huge modern
cities. The country next door, however, would have none of these things marked on the map -
even if it was more advanced!
6.__________________________B________

Which goes to show that with maps, as with most things, you should look very carefully and
not believe all you see. As for me, I'm very much looking forward to lesson three. I'll let you
know! what I find out.

A. Around the same time as Ptolemy, the Roman Empire found that maps were
extremely useful. Places as far apart as England and North Africa could not easily
have been controlled from Rome without the use of maps. But for the really
interesting time in map-making history, we move forward to the Middle Ages.

B...And in case you are tempted to think that these were tricks that mapmakers got
up to in the past, think again. Many satellite maps are retouched with colour to show
green vegetation or blue rivers. The time of day and the time of year plays a part, too.
Think about it. If you make a map in winter, there will be a lot more snow in certain
areas, and a lot less in others.

C...Thanks to the accuracy of this map, it soon became clear that a large number of
deaths had happened very close to one particular water pump. This not only led
directly to the closing of the pump, but also to an understanding of how the disease is
spread by water.

D...The first lesson was amazing. The course started with a brief history. We were
told about the earliest maps, one of which is from Babylonia and was made on a clay
tablet about 4,500 years ago. Then, around 2,000 years ago, the Alexandrian
astronomer Ptolemy changed the way we thought about the world.

E...Maps can be made in stone, in the sand, even in the earth. Early maps were made
on animal skins. Very often, there were colourful pictures on them to make them
look more attractive.

F...In some cases, this is accidental but in others, it has been done on purpose. What
happens is that the country which produces the map shows their own land to be much
 bigger than it is, while neighbouring countries are shown to be small and
unimportant.

G...Even more people bought maps after the discovery of America in 1492. In fact,
new lands were being discovered all the time and our knowledge of the world grew
rapidly. Africa and Asia, as well as the Americas, now began to interest people, and
maps satisfied our curiosity about the world.

H. Imagine, for example, setting out on a sea voyage not knowing what, if anything,
you would find. But to make a map, you need more than just bravery. It has taken the
world's greatest thinkers, scientists, mathematicians and geographers to put all this
information together and make sense of it.

Listening
9 ' You will hear five peopie talking about problems they faced while travelling. For
questions 1-5, match the events (A-F) to the people talking about them. There is one extra
letter which you do not need to use.

A He was forgetful.
В Не made a wrong decision. Speaker 1__D
С Не got to the wrong place. Speaker 2__B
D He was treated badly. Speaker 3__F
E He didn't take safety precautions. Speaker 4__A
F He was involved in a frightening
incident. Speaker 5__E

Speaking
10. Answer the following questions.
1 How do you usually travel to work / school?
2 What do you like most about the place you live?
3 What does your neighbourhood look like?
4 Can you tell us a few things about your family?
11 a. Look at the following two pictures showing different hobbies. Compare and
contrast the two pictures, saying which hobby you think is more rewarding.

b. What do you do in your leisure time?

c. Look at the following two pictures showing people with unconventional appearances.
Compare and contrast the two pictures, saying why you think each person has chosen
their style.
d. Is it right to judge people from their appearance?