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Vocabulary 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

words in the box. There is one extra word you do
1 What do you call the following people? Write the
not need.
correct names for the jobs.
confidence create determine flexibility
1 someone who designs houses – ____________
patience sensitivity
2 someone who takes care of sick animals –
____________ 1 David’s a ______________ boy. Take care what
you say to him, and try not to hurt his feelings.
3 someone who knows about economics –
____________ 2 Julius wants to be a doctor one day and he is
completely ______________ – nothing is going to
4 someone who can mend taps, pipes and showers –
stop him.
____________
3 Sally isn’t at all nervous about playing the piano in
5 someone who stays with a family and helps with
the school concert. She is ______________ that
young children – ____________
she will be fine.
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4 Hattie is very ______________. Her artwork is
amazing and she designs lovely clothes.
2 Choose the best answers.
5 Bob takes a bit more time to learn things. You just
1 People in banks tend to earn high ____________.
have to be ______________ with him and don’t
A figures B salaries C monies D finances rush things.
2 You need to be physically fit to do ____________. Score __/5
A overtime B paperwork C manual work D teamwork
4 Complete the sentences with a word from A and a
3 Police officers spend a lot of time dealing with word from B.
members of the ____________.
A: badly easy full left well
A public B outdoors C people D nation
B: behaved going handed paid time
4 My basic salary’s not that good, but I have the
chance to do ____________ in the evenings and at 1 It’s been lovely having the children to stay. They’ve
weekends, so that helps. been so polite and ______________.
A outdoors B overtime C teamwork D finance 2 I love my job, but the problem is that it’s so
______________. I can’t afford to stay.
5 My uncle has always worked in ____________ – in
fact, he’s been in the same bank all his life. 3 My mum used to work three days a week, but now
she’s got a ______________ job.
A figures B money C finance D retail
4 Jake is really nice to live with. He’s always really
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relaxed and ______________.
5 I can’t borrow my friend’s golf clubs. They’re no
good for me because I’m ______________ and he
isn’t.
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Grammar
5 A girl is talking about her new school. Complete the
text with have to or don’t have to.
I’ve been here a few weeks now, and it’s getting better,
but it’s very different. For a start, we (a) ____________
wear a school uniform – it’s a grey skirt, white shirt and
a blue tie. Actually, it’s not so bad, at least it means you
(b) ____________ worry about what to wear in the
morning, so that saves a bit of time. We even have a
school hat! Can you believe it? Luckily, we (c)
____________ wear it unless it’s a special day like
Speech Day or Sports Day. One good thing is that I’m
17 now, so I (d) ____________ do games any more,
and as you know, I was never very sporty. I’ve got a
friend called Emily who is 14 and she’s not so lucky. I
spoke to her just now and she says she (e)
____________ play hockey this afternoon – and it’s
snowing. Poor thing.
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6 Read what the doctor says to a patient. Complete
the text with must or mustn’t.
Mr Jackson, I‘ve had a look at your blood tests, and I’m
afraid they don’t look good. Now, I’ve written a list of the
things you must and (a) ____________ do, and you can
have a look at it when you get home. Right, well the first
thing is that you are over 100 kilos, and you’re not a tall
man, so you
(b) ____________ lose some weight. That means cutting
out a lot of fat, so you (c) ____________ eat things like
butter, cheese or mayonnaise. Now, your blood pressure
is high, too, so you (d) ____________ cut down on the
salt you eat – so no crisps, peanuts or that sort of thing.
And you
(e) ____________ also do some sort of regular exercise
but begin slowly because we don’t want you to injure
yourself by overdoing things at the start.
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7 Join the sentences to make five sensible interview
tips. There is one extra tip you do not need.
1 You should not arrive … __________
2 If you don’t know much about the company, …
__________
3 You should prepare … __________
4 If they ask you about your current boss …
__________
5 You should wear … __________
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A something smart like a suit.
B late under any circumstances.
C ask about how long the holidays are.
D some questions to ask at the interview.
E you shouldn’t say bad things about them.
F you should do some research before you go.
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8 Complete the sentences with the words and
phrases in the box.
don’t have to have have to mustn’t should
1 You don’t ____________ wear a bicycle helmet, but
it’s a good idea if you do.
2 We ____________ do exams every term, but I don’t
really mind. I quite like them.
3 You ____________ forget to send that card. It’s
Penny’s birthday on Wednesday.
4 Mum, I really don’t want to go to school today. Do I
____________ to?
5 OK, I’ve filled in the application form. Maybe you
____________ check it before I send it off.
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9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
be/accept live/go not have to/go
not pick/be work/earn
1 If my mum ______________ in finance, she
______________ a lot more than she does as a
teacher.
2 I ______________ shocked if they
______________ you for the team – you’re their
best player.
3 If you ______________ work, ______________ you
______________ travelling round the world?
4 If I ______________ you, I ______________ the
job. It sounds really exciting.
5 It never snows here. If I ______________ in
Switzerland, I ______________ skiing every
weekend.
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Use of English
10 Read the text below and think of the word that best
fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
Tips from Fashion Prince Danny
Danny Jason started his own sports fashion
company when he was just 14. The teenager,
(a) ____________ parents are also in the fashion
business, is happy to (b) ____________ advice to
any other young people who want to be their
own boss.
‘I think there are two things that are really
important’, he says. ‘The first is that you
(c) ____________ to choose a business you’re
going to enjoy being in. (d) ____________ I
wasn’t interested in fashion, my business
(e) ____________ not work because running a
company takes a huge amount of time and
energy’.
‘My second piece of advice is to ask yourself
what your best qualities are. Are you well-
(f) ____________? Are you (g) ____________-
working? Are you determined and ambitious? By
the way, (h) ____________ the answer to those
questions is ‘yes’, don’t even think of starting
your own business.’
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Listening
11 Listen to a girl talking to her father. Put the
things they talk about in the order you hear them.
A an idea that the team has rejected 
B the basic rules of the competition 
C what a product should be made of 
D ideas for making a product look more attractive 
E what you have to do to win apart from making
money 
F the things that the different team members have to
do 
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12 Listen to the conversation again. Decide if the
sentences are True (T) or False (F), or if the
information Not Mentioned (NM).
1 The teams are made up of five people. T / F / NM
2 The teams can keep any profit they make.
T / F / NM
3 The teams must have a meeting once a week.
T / F / NM
4 The girl thinks that the shopping bags should have
some kind of design. T / F / NM
5 It is possible to order cheap bags from China.
T / F / NM
6 The father is confident that the girl’s shopping bags
would be successful. T / F / NM
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Reading
ANIMAL MAGIC
A The method she uses is basically fairly simple –
It’s possible that you haven’t heard of Julie
Tottman, but you’ve probably seen the results of
her efforts. She trains animals for films and TV,
and her animals include the owls in Harry Potter,
the dogs in 101 Dalmatians and Blofeld’s white
cat in James Bond. And then there’s Mamma
Mia, Batman, Game of Thrones … the list goes
on.
B
Her love of animals goes back to when her
parents gave her a puppy from a rescue centre
for her 11th birthday. She was so happy that she
cried for days and kept waking in the night to
check if it was still alive. She knew then she
wanted a career working with animals, and when
she was 13, she got a Saturday job at a
hairdresser’s for dogs.
C 7
She got the idea of going into the movie business
when a friend’s father asked her to help with the
animals on a film he was making. After that, she
contacted every film and TV company she could
find, phoning them, writing letters, never giving
up. And then, quite by chance, a film company
started making a movie near where she lived –
and she got a dream job on 101 Dalmatians: ‘I
spent six months being paid to play with puppies,
which was superb’, she says.
D C She has done some work for some famous
She says that you can train almost any animal,
apart from snakes and insects, but that some
learn faster than others. Rats get the message
very quickly, but owls do not, although lots of
people assume they are very intelligent. It took
months and months to teach the owls to deliver
letters in Harry Potter – a trick that other birds
could learn in a week.
E A She was prepared to accept a low salary.
Julie says if anyone asked her for advice, she
would tell them that you don’t need any special
qualifications to be a trainer, but you do have to
be the right kind of person. You have to have a
lot of patience, and you must have a feeling for
animals. She gets many of her animals from
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rescue centres, and they seem to respond well
because someone is finally giving them love and
attention.
F
when she wants an animal to sit, jump or lie
down she rewards it with food or praises it when
it does the right thing. Julie has put down some
of her ideas and methods in a new book – so
now anyone interested in teaching their dog or
cat a few tricks can have a go at home.
13 Read the article and match the headings (1–7) with
the paragraphs (A–F). There is one extra heading
you do not need.
1 Not so clever ____
2 Teach yourself to train ____
3 A hard start in life ____
4 Animal superstars ____
5 A lucky start ____
6 Is it right for me? ____
A perfect present ____
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14 Read the article again. Choose the best answers.
1 What does the text say about Julie Tottman in the
first paragraph?
A One of her animals has been extremely
successful.
B She has appeared in many films and TV
programmes.
movies.
2 What does Julie say about her first pet?
A It affected her future career.
B She was worried when it got sick.
C It made her extremely unhappy.
3 What helped Julie to get her dream job on 101
Dalmatians?
B She made useful contacts through a friend.
C She was constantly looking for opportunities.
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4 Julie says that the owls she trained in Harry

Potter …
A were very intelligent.
B were better than other birds.
C were surprisingly slow to learn.
5 Julie suggests that anyone interested in a career
like hers should …
A contact her for advice.
B be realistic about their chances.
C have a patient personality.
6 She has written a book about …
A how to teach pets.
B what to feed animals.
C when to start training.
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15 Do you think it is acceptable or unacceptable to use

animals in the entertainment business? Give three
reasons for your opinion.
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Writing
16 You have seen this notice on your school’s
Facebook page. Write a formal letter applying for
the job.
Students!
We look after groups of English and American
students visiting our country, and we are looking
for TOUR GUIDES to show them the most
important historic sites in town. If you know
about our town and speak good English, write to
Jane Williams, 74 Independence Street, saying
why you would like to work for us.
Write a letter of 100–125 words.
_______________________________________________
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Speaking
17 Work in pairs to act out a role-play.
Student A:
You have applied to be a Student Representative on
the School Council. The School Council is made up of
the Head Teacher, three other teachers, three parents
and three students. The Council meets to discuss
things like new school facilities, school food, trips and
excursions, entertainment and any problems that come
along. Student B is interviewing you for the school
magazine and wants to know why people should vote
for you. Answer Student B’s questions.
Student B:
You work for the school magazine, and you are
interviewing Student A, who wants to be on the School
Council. You want to know why Student A thinks people
should vote for him/her.
In the interview:
1 Find out why Student A is interested in getting
elected
2 Ask what qualities Student A thinks a representative
should have.
3 Ask if he/she has these qualities and ask for
examples.
4 Ask what they would want to try and change.

_______________________________________________ 5 Ask what facilities they would argue for.

_______________________________________________ 6 Ask if there are any other problems that they would
want to discuss.
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Vocabulary __/20
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Grammar __/25
_______________________________________________ Use of English __/8
_______________________________________________ Listening __/12
_______________________________________________ Reading __/15
_______________________________________________ Writing __/10
Speaking __/10
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_______________________________________________ TOTAL __/100
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