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Skills test 1A Writing

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Reading
1 2 A  3 F  4 B  5 D Listening
2 1 NS  2 F  3 T  4 NS  5 F
1 1 3 ​2  7 ​3  3 ​4  3 ​5  3 ​6  3 ​7  7 ​8  7
3 1 homestay  2 flatmates  3 mealtimes  4 coffee table
2 1 F ​2 T ​3 F ​4 F ​ 5 T ​6 T ​7 NS ​8 NS ​
5 talking point  6 hometown  7 mind-reader
9 F  10 F

Writing Speaking
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Students’ own answers

Listening
1 Speaker 1  e, g ​Speaker 2  a, d ​Speaker 3  c, h Skills test 2B
2 1 T ​2 NS ​3 NS ​4 F ​ 5 NS ​6 F
3 d Reading
4 1 c ​2 a ​ 3 c ​4 a ​ 5 a​
1 1 g  2 a  3 c  4 e  5 d
2 1 C  2 A  3 F  4 B  5 D
Speaking 3 1 dwelling  2 coating  3 scuttle  4 humble  5 burrow
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Writing
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Skills test 1B
Reading Listening
1 1 7 ​2  7 ​3  3 ​4  3 ​5  3 ​6  3 ​7  3 ​8  7
1 2 E  3 C  4 F  5 G
2 1 T ​2 T ​3 T ​4 F ​5 F ​6 NS ​7 T ​8 NS ​
2 1 T  2 F  3 T  4 NS  5 F
9 F  10 NS
3 1 room-mates  2 gap year  3 homesick 
4 lifestyle  5 housebound  6 grocery shopping
7  programme director Speaking
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Writing
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Skills test 3A
Listening
Reading
1 Speaker 1  e, h ​Speaker 2  a, d ​Speaker 3  b, g
2 1 NS ​ 2 NS ​3 NS ​4 T ​ 5 F ​6 F 1 1 3 ​2  7 ​3  3 ​4  3 ​5  7 ​6  3 ​7  3 ​8  7
3 c 2 1 a  2 a  3 c  4 b  5 c  6 b  7 b
4 1 a ​2 b ​ 3 c ​4 b ​5 b 3 1 Rumour  2 acquisition  3 speculation 
4 phenomenon  5 ridicule  6 slew

Speaking
Writing
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Students’ own answers

Skills test 2A Listening

1 1 7 ​2  7 ​3  3 ​4  3 ​5  7 ​6  3 ​7  3 ​8  3
Reading 2 1 c ​2 c ​3 a ​4 b ​5 a ​6 b ​ 7 c ​
8 c ​9 b ​10 b​
1 1 d  2 f  3 a  4 e  5 b
2 1 B  2 D  3 A  4 F  5 E Speaking
3 1 deliberate  2 vents  3 slopes 
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4 prey  5 critters

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Skills test 3B Listening

1 1 b ​2 a ​3 a ​4 b ​5 b
Reading 2 1 a ​2 b ​3 a ​4 a ​5 c ​6 b ​7 c ​8 a
1 1 3 ​2  7 ​3  3 ​4  7 ​5  3 ​6  3 ​7  3 ​8  7 9 c ​10 a
2 1 a  2 c  3 b  4 a  5 c  6 a  7 c
3 1 remaining  2 sizeable  3 spontaneous  Speaking
4 former  5 astonishing  6 handful
Students’ own answers

Writing
Students’ own answers Skills test 5A
Listening Reading
1 1 3 ​2  3 ​3  7 ​4  7 ​5  3 ​6  3 ​7  7 ​8  3 1 A tragically near miss
2 1 a ​2 b ​3 b ​4 c ​5 a ​6 a ​7 c ​ 8 b ​9 a ​10 c 2 1 F  2 T  3 F  4 NS  5 F  6 F  7 T  8 F  9 T
3 1  set out  2  running out  3  made up for
4  came across  5  carry out
Speaking
Students’ own answers Writing
1 2 c ​3 f ​4 h ​5 g ​6 d
Skills test 4A 2 Students’ own answers

Reading Listening
1 1 T  2 T  3 NS  4 T  5 F  6 F  7 T  8 T 1 Speaker 1  b, g ​Speaker 2  c, h ​Speaker 3  d, e
9 T  10 NS 2 1 T ​2 NS ​3 T ​4 T ​5 NS ​6 F
2 1 remote  2 sick and tired  3 average
4 mod cons  5 distinctive 3 1 Both ​2 Speaker 5 ​
3 Speaker 5 ​4 Speaker 4
5 Speaker 4 ​
6 Speaker 4 ​
4 Neither​

Writing
Speaking
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Students’ own answers

Listening
1 1 a ​2 b ​3 a ​4 a ​5 b Skills test 5B
2 1 a ​2 a ​3 a ​4 a ​5 b ​6 c ​
7 b ​8 b
9 b ​10 c Reading
1 So near and yet so far
Speaking 2 1 T  2 F  3 T  4 NS  5 F  6 T  7 T  8 NS  9 F
Students’ own answers 3 1  set up  2  leaving behind  3  headed for
4  came up against  5  ran into

Skills test 4B Writing

1 2 b ​3 a ​4 g ​ 5 h ​6 f
Reading 2 Students’ own answers
1 1 T  2 F  3 T  4 T  5 F  6 T  7 NS  8 T
9 T  10 NS Listening
2 1 docked  2 turned out  3 flee
4 imposed  5 smuggling 1 Speaker 1  c, d ​Speaker 2  a, g ​Speaker 3  f, h
2 1 NS ​2 F ​3 T ​4 NS ​5 F ​ 6 F
3 1 Speaker 4 ​ 2 Neither ​3 Neither ​4 Speaker 5
Writing 5  Speaker 4 ​6  Speaker 5 ​4  Speaker 5​
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Speaking
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