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3 Complete the second sentence so it means the

Use of English: Grammar same as the first, using the word given. Do not
change the word given. Use between two and five
1 Complete the sentences with a word or phrase words.
using the correct form of the words given. 1 I bought some shoes yesterday, and they’re too
1 Unfortunately, __________ (late) I’m allowed small.
to stay out is 11.30. THE
2 After a class survey, I found out that I live __________________________ yesterday are
__________ (far) from the school. too small.
3 Jack can give you a lift __________ (easy) I 2 The exercise was very difficult, and I had to
can because your house is on his way. phone my friend for help.
4 I definitely don’t speak Spanish __________ SO
(good) as you do. The exercise __________________________ I
5 Number six was __________ (tricky) question had to phone my friend for help.
on the paper. 3 I needed more than half an hour to do the essay.
LONG
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to do the essay.
4 Our new car is bigger than the last one.
2 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
There are two mistakes in each sentence. AS
Our old car ____________________________
1 A man I spoke to in the shop was too helpful
our new one.
and kind.
5 Laptops are easier to use than PCs.
AS
2 My dad’s the lawyer and he works for PCs aren’t __________________________
government in the London. laptops.

3 The bag was too heavy for carry, and I dropped

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it quickly on a floor.

4 It was so a lovely day than we sat in the garden

for half an hour.

5 The fastest I walk, the more bad my back gets.

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4 Complete the text with one word in each gap. Use of English: Vocabulary
The most extraordinary person I’ve ever met has to
be my great grandmother. She’s called Ellie and 5 Replace the adjectives in italics with an
she’s 98 now but she doesn’t seem any older appropriate synonym. You are given the first
(1) ___________ my grandmother really! She’s letters.
bright and intelligent, and her brain still works 1 One boy in our class is very self-confident and
very fast. The thing about Ellie is that she’s always always talks about how much better he is than
happy. Sometimes she gets bad pains in her legs the rest of us.
but, as she says, ‘life’s too short to grumble’, so
she never complains. She’s also always joking and a__________
telling me about things she’s seen on TV. She 2 When we work in groups, Gemma is very
answers all (2) __________ questions on quiz assertive, and a lot of the students don’t really
shows. She’s much better at them than me. She like her.
was a fashion designer when she was younger and b__________
she still wears the (3) __________ unusual clothes. 3 I think it’s good to be stubborn about things
She loves hats and whenever she goes out in her you believe in and focus your attention on
wheelchair she wears a purple and red one. It’s doing what you want.
fantastic and suits her (4) __________ well. She’s
given me lots of her old clothes, some dating back d__________
50 years, and they are in perfect condition. I think 4 Sometimes I believe you need to be pushy to
they must be worth a lot of money. It was Ellie make progress in getting where you want to go
who persuaded me to follow my dream and in your career.
become an artist. I shall always be grateful to her a__________
for that. She’s (5) __________ a dear old lady that 5 When my mum was younger, she was
I’ll miss her a lot when she’s gone. considered a gifted actress but she hasn’t done
any acting for a while now.
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.
1 My brother is more __________ than I am. I’m
so insecure about things that I never believe I
can do well.
2 Jo was so tactless when he was talking to
Serena about her sister’s accident. He needs to
learn to be more __________.
3 My mum is very narrow-minded about some
things, but luckily my dad is more __________.
4 There’s no need to get big-headed if you do
something well. It’s better to be __________
about your achievements.
5 Some of my friends are quite generous when it
comes to sharing the cost of meals together, but
others are really __________. I can’t
understand that.

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7 Complete the sentences with words formed from
the words given.
1 There are a lot of __________ (difference)
between __________ (educate) in Britain and
France.
2 We shouldn’t underestimate the __________
(important) of developing young children’s
__________ (creative).
3 I can’t see the __________ (relevant) of
discussing __________ (employ) with nine-
year-olds.
4 It’s __________ (mad) to think that everyone
can be a good __________ (perform).
5 Jake has the __________ (able) to become an
excellent __________ (science).
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8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the
text.
Do you believe that people can tell what sort of
personality you have by the music that you listen
to? I am sure that most people instinctively get an
impression of someone on the (1) ___ of their
choice in music, but until now there hasn’t been
any solid evidence that what you feel may indeed
be true. Now, however, there has been a world-
wide survey about people’s musical (2) ___ and
how they are linked to their personalities, and,
whereas some of the results are what we would
probably have expected, some are quite (3) ___.
We would think that music lovers would generally
be creative people, and this has been proved
correct. It is also no surprise that jazz and blues
fans are relaxed and easy going. It may be more of
a surprise to find that those of us who like country
and western and pop music are considered hard-
working. The most surprising discovery in the
survey for me was that there are a large number of
(4) ___ between fans of heavy metal music and
fans of classical music. I would have thought the
people who enjoyed those types of music would be
very different indeed. However, according to the
survey both sets of fans are creative, relaxed but
not outgoing. One difference that the survey
indicates is that classical music lovers are self-
confident while the heavy metal fans are not. The
results of the survey are very interesting and
(5) ___ checking out. But it seems to me that it
doesn’t cater for those of us with eclectic tastes in
music. Perhaps it means that if I love both soul and
indie, I’m a very confused person? They could be
right!
1 A foundation B fact C basis D reasons
2 A options B tastes C enjoyments D decisions
3 A exceptional B interested C surprising
D unfavourable
4 A relations B same C reflections D similarities
5 A mean B worth C necessitate D value
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Reading
9 Read the article from which some sentences have
been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–F
to fill the gaps 1–5. There is one sentence you do
not need.
An Amazing Brain
The brain is an amazing organ, and the
complexities of the way it works will never be
fully understood, but scientists have made a lot of
progress in explaining how and why different parts
of our brains are used. There are, however, a
certain number of people whose brains seem to
work in a completely different way to most of us.
(1) ___ Some are able to do amazing mathematical
calculations at high speed. Others can perform
music without ever having had a music lesson in
their lives. One American savant, Kim Peek, the
person who inspired the famous film Rain Man,
can read two pages at the same time, one with each
eye, and has total recall of the 7,600 books he has
read. (2) ___
It is believed that savants may have these
exceptional abilities because of some form of
damage to the brain which allows an unusual form
of communication between the different sides of
the brain. Some scientists believe that we all have
the potential to use this ability but we do not know
how. The problem in understanding a savant’s
abilities has been that most are unable to explain
how they do these extraordinary things either
because their language skills are less advanced or
because they themselves do not know how; the
abilities simply ‘come’ to them.
(3) ___ This man’s name is Daniel Tammet.
Scientists believe that what Daniel can tell them
may help unlock some important secrets of the
brain.
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(4) ___ He is obsessed with numbers and
counting. He says he has been like this for as long
as he can remember and it set him apart from other
children at school. While they were playing in the
playground, he was standing there counting the
number of leaves on the trees! For him, counting is
an absolute joy. It makes him happy and content.
However, Daniel needs to be in control of what is
happening around him. (5) ___ For example, going
to a supermarket is not an enjoyable experience for
him as he is distracted by counting the tins and
calculating anything and everything that he sees
there. Likewise, working nine to five in a typical
office environment would be difficult. He
therefore works from home helping clients with
literacy and numeracy skills. He can also speak
seven languages and is in the process of writing
his own language called Manti!
According to Daniel, he sees numbers as
different colours, textures and images, and when
he calculates complex numbers, the images change
and form new images which give him the answers.
If Daniel’s explanations can help scientists
discover more about the way the brain works, then
perhaps we can all learn to develop our own
potential to a greater level.
A Daniel is capable of doing extremely
complicated mathematical calculations in his
head in a matter of seconds.
B However, scientists have found one savant who
has excellent language skills and is able to
describe his thought processes clearly.
C These people are sometimes called ‘autistic
savants’, and their mental abilities are brilliant
and inexplicable.
D He gets uncomfortable when there is too much
disorder.
E Apparently there are very few people who can
match this in the world.
F A British savant, Stephen Wiltshire, can draw
incredibly detailed drawings of places after
seeing them once.
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Listening
10 You are going to hear four people talking
about extraordinary people. Listen and match the
speakers 1–4 with the questions A–E. There is one
extra question you do not need.
A Which speaker talks about a person who leads a
sort of double life? Speaker ___
B Which speaker talks about a person who has
refused to change a situation? Speaker ___
C Which speaker talks about a person whose
achievements could be copied by others?
Speaker ___
D Which speaker talks about a person whose life
is not fully documented? Speaker ___
E Which speaker talks about a person who has
shown a great deal of courage? Speaker ___

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Writing
11 Write a description of a person who has influenced
you at some point in your life. It can be a friend,
relative or famous person. Explain why they have
influenced you.

Write 120–160 words.

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