| Fillin do, make, give or take. m Complete the sentences with the phrases below. 1 Iwas determined to he was trying to avoid me. [= try to settle an arc 1 swe the washing (Up) 8 8 9eat 2 ..make.... a request 9. sb a favour 3 fOhe.... 8 NAP to ...mmake.. afuss 4 $b permission 11 ....$i¥@.... sb a discount 5 sb redundant 12 ....#0K@.... a risk 6. a complaint 13 ....02..... one’s consent 7 ...aKe..... the lead 4 1. a profit have it in one, have it infor sb, have it out with sb, have had it, have sb on | CAE bey, before the situation got any worse, even though ;gument by discussing it) 2. He was great — | didn't know he often [= be capable of doing sth] 3 She must .. have it in for you .............— She does nothing but criticise you alll the time. [= not lke sb ipleasant to them} 4 1 don't believe you ~ you are ... having me on [= try to make eb believe sth that isn't true] 5 My car... as , so I'm thinking of getting a new one. = be in a very bad condi Complete the sentences with the phrases below. [__ ludges, beauties, har, stairs, nk, dust, houses After climbing six Mights of... Singing in front of a panel of Wax polish helps remove specks of The village consisted of a small cluster of .. ‘Why are there blots of ..........fMK. eanena ‘Choosing the Carnival Queen from such a bevy of Ihe opened the door and collapsed ito the nearest armchair .. was the most nerve-racking thing she had ever done. .. from wooden furniture. 1. was not an easy task +houses....... and an old church. . all over your exercise book? aN eM Ce easels Note the use of by in the following structures. 1. He missed the train by ten minutes. 2 We went from Liverpool to London by Coventry. 3 It's ten past five by my watch. 4 The bullet missed him by two inches. 5 The room is ten metres by four. 6 By the look of the sky, itis going to rain. 7 They are both civil engineers by profession. 8 The police searched the area house by house. 9 By law, you are a child until you are 18. 10 | swear by Almighty God that itis true. 27Part 2 Language Development ‘A VERBS, ADJECTIVES, NOUNS WITH PREPOSITIONS a Complete the sentences with one of the prepositions b Choose the correct preposition. below. i 1 Was it difficult adjusting in /to life in Paris? 2 My bank manager advised me for / against 1 She was so absorbed ......... her work that taknoout Sloss she didn't hear me come in. 3 Dave aimed at /in the target, but missed 2 My parents abstain ... ‘over, from, of, to, in, with alcohol. 4 Living on that desert island for so long has ienated him from / off the rest uf suviely. 3 Access ‘some parts of the nuclear power plant is restricted. 5 Have you always been allergic to / in peanuts? 4 According ....19.... her new theory, we are all 6 Is there an alternative for / to this solution? descended from extraterrestrials! 7 | appealed to / at the police for help, but they 5 I'm not accustomed such rowdy ignored me. behaviour. 8 My parents uidn’t approve In / of my decision to 6 Are you acquainted ...¥th_. the new law? leave school at the age of sixteen. 7 Atthe end ofthe trial, he was acquitted ....2f... . oe & great aptitude for /etth that Kind'o¢ murder. 8 Unfortunately, she is addicted 9 Itis vital you always adhere... principles. gambling, 1 Many aifcuites arose for / from the new policy. your 10 As she already knew French, she had an advantage the rest of the class. B IDIOMS a Match the idioms with their definitions, 1 be above one’s head omen be too difficult to understand not know someone at all 2 get above oneself 3 above board 4 over and above behave in a silly way think one is better than one actually is be in a difficult position repeatedly in addition 5 get one’s act together 6 act the fool actions speak louder than words not know someone from Adam add insult to injury legally become an adult make things worse legal what somanna daes is mara important than what someone says time and again be up against something come of ageb Explain what the idioms used in the sentences mean. 1 Good ideas don't come out of thin air. 8 Be an angel and help me with this case, will you? _.from nowhere , Do.me a favour 2. Don't listen to nim - ne’s full of hot alr 9 He's the apple of my eye. I'm very proud of him. ingles, . ‘someone [love very much, : 3 Our holiday plans are stil up inthe air. 40 She welcomed her long-lost brother with open enol arms. warmly, enthusiastically. | 4 Don't worry; Old Jack is stil alive and kicking, healthy and active 11. That dress is yours for the asking. iLyou want I 5 The ghostly figure vanished into thin air. . red. 12 The politician must have an axe to grind; he’s Rrra ace ater F conecto matty, brought up the petrol issue three times this confused, ‘ say tinuously, 7 I'm telling you once and forall to get on with your | homework. for, © PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES ‘a Match the prepositional phrases with their definitions. a 1 ata discount | A Ina good / better position 2 ataglance |B without much waming 3 ata guess “5” | © bylooking quickly at 4 atamoment’snotice | fora cheaper price | | 2 saearyetivantage E making an estimate 6 ata speed of Z F doing a certain number of miles / kilometres an hour ‘Complete the sentences with one of the prepositional phrases. [at fault, at first sight, at hand, at hear, at large first siaht........for Romeo 4 ‘I keep my mobile phone close in case there's an emergency. 1 twas love ... and Juliet 2 You are clearly wit .inthis 5 Several escaped prisoners were still matter and should pay compensation to the es injured party. 3. He is an adventurer ... atheart D CORRECT OR INCORRECT? | Tick the correct sentence(s). 1a He won £5,000 on the pools. v 4 a It's an epidemy. b_ He won £5,000 at the pools. b It's an epidemic. / [‘epidemy' doesn’t exist) 2 a What can you buy for two pounds? ¥ 5 a He was sent to exile. b What can you buy witn two pounas? v He wars seit inty exile. © What can you buy by two pounds? 6 a He died on exile. 3 a Putit into first gear. v for: Put it in frst gear.) b He died in exile. v b Putin the first gear. © Putin first gear.E COLLOCATIONS Tick the appropriate boxes. ae - p “[_anoffer | an invitation | an accusation refuse v ae Z ony eam F PHRASAL VERBS 1 acount for prove an Seplanation for 7 answer to match / correspond to 2 actup not function properly 8 back down give up 9 notadd up not make sense or seem logical «backup support by providing a service 4 not agree with give sb indigestion (of food) 10 back sb up give one’s support to 5 amountto be equal to 11 back out withdraw 6 answer for accept blame for sth and possibly 12 be after look for be punished as a result 13 be off be absent (from school, work) Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs. 1 The TVis sctiog up again; we'll 8 Make sure that when you buy a new car it's have to have it fixed. PP. BY a full Warranty. y 2 We couldn't. the change in 9 Somebody must..........MSWEFLOF, sue the i his attitude. graffiti on the school walls. 3 The papers have been signed; you can't 10 Nobody the police back out... of the deal now. description was found. 4 If Mum asks where we were, will you .....PSk.....us 11. She. Jn.oft. work today with a ee) bad cold. : 5 The PO!CE wn some robbers, 12 Her reply . son @ flat refusal. i 6 They said they had borrowed enough money, but 13. The speaker's opponent was eventually forced to they're now bankrupt; doesn’t add up, eens BRGK ome. and withdraw from the 7 Don't eat garlic if it.....dgesm't agree with... you, debate. G@ WORDS EASILY CONFUSED 2 Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. 1. Stress is a(n) .... factor in causing high blood 5 For things to run smoothly, we need .... traning, Pressure and other health problems these days. @ ettective B operative @ major Sees 6 She's in... good health. 2 tis not advisable to... our feetings. t's ‘A fully perfectly better to talk about how you feel 7 Today's financially... times are worrying for many suppress B oppress Pantera 22, ne people. 3. I'm concerned that | won't be able to make @ uncertain B unsure ends... this month. 8 He..... a great deal of pain immediately after th a © meet oneiaer? : tone a 4 He is said to be in a critical ..... and has been @ suffered B underwent moved to intensive care. A state © conditionFillin the correct word in the appropriate form. scratch | scrape fortunate / lucky 1 James wasn't looking in front of him and the 1 You are ...... fortunate, branches .....2erehed..... his face and artis. park and not in the city centre. 2 The runners .......99/@ped. in living near a large the mud off their Susan went to the job interview, taking her shoes before entering the sports centre. creed sen chrarm with her. 3 The old man .....seratehed.... his head in a 3 The tenants had a ... escape as, puzzled way at the sight of the tattooed boys. they left the building before the fire spread. seraped....... her knees. 4 She was in the ..... fortunate, having to work. 4. Jenny fell and ... position of not H DERIVATIVES ‘2 Complete the table below. Vorb ‘Adjective (+ opposite if exists) ‘Abstract Noun ‘Concrete Noun 1 abandon abandoned. abandonment = 2 accept accepted, (unacceptable tance, acceptability - 3 access (injaccessi access | g 4 add addition additive 5 admire | admired, admirable, admiting admirer 1 6 admit (njadmissible ‘admission, admittance a 7 adore adorable, adoring adoration. a 8 advertise ron ‘advertising, advertisement | advertiser, advertisement 9 advise (injadvisable, advisory sn i adviser 40 afford affordability - b Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word given. a 24... buildings are dangerous places for childran to play in seanoon 2 Your behaviour is ... table...... . You should be ashamed of yourself. accept 3 Not all the files are ‘60 you may not be able to get all the information you require. Access 4 There are too many ........2¢ditves......... in food nowadays. aod 5 One of her... AMINA... Sent her flowers on Valentine's Day. pom 6 The judge ruled that the evidence was ...... inadmissible... as there was no proof it had ‘come from the crime. sour 7 The baby is simply A0RE 8 Who worked on this . campaign with you? ovens bis. to eat a heavy meal just before you go to bed, especially if you have trouble sleeping. ows 40 The new president promised he would make health care ........Mordable....... for poor families. AFFORDc Fill in the correct word each time. 1 accidentally... spilt my coffee on Susan's new rug. b The coroner recorded a verdict of aes .. death. 2 (accompany, (unaccompanied, accompaniment ‘a The couple walked down the aisle to the .. animent.. of the Wedding March. b My sister is stil too young to go anywhere ..naeo 8 (Gchieve, achievable, achievement, achiever @ She felt a wonderful sense of ...aehievement... when she passed her diving test b Its always best to set small... 20h/evable.... goals, 4 (addict, addicted, addictive, addiction a Heroin is a highly... A0@/@HV@..... substance. b Martin is seeking help for his drug .......24d#etion, 5 (Gisjadvantage, (dis)advantageous, (dis)advantaged a Having been brought up in a(n) Signing the peace treaty would be ... 6 (Gisjagree, (dis)agreeable, (disjagreement Not wishing to get caught up in their petty... disagreement .. to both countries. disadvantaged... area, she received a poor education. ., got up and left the room, b We spent the best part of the day trying to come up with a solution that both parties would find sgrecable, 7 (alienate, alienated, alienation, allen a Jealous of Sarah's wealthy background, Simon tried to .... b The scientist’s ideas were 22D... to modem thinking. 8 (@muse, amused, amusing, amusement) Tos colleagues’ .....27MUS®MENt...., John ended up taking the wrong briefease home. b I can't say that ! was particularly . by the antics my young son got up to yesterday. her from the group.Fortunately, we had a second plan to fall... ‘A stages ® coats © levels D courses 3 One day I'll get... to finishing this project. A over round © about D up 4 The information he can provide will hopefully... more light on this difficult case. Katine B reflect © direct ‘© shed 5 Use a sharp ..... to cut the card. ® biade B point © metal D steel 6 Jackie has had more than her fair... of training opportunities. @® share B helping € entitlement D portion 7 1 su. to accompany him to the theatre. @ agreed B accepted © acquiesced D admitted 8 Several people agreed to .... in the organisation of the party. ‘A support B aid C partake O assist 9 One year after the crime was committed, there is stil lite ... of it being solved. ‘A demonstration (8) sign © token D manifestation 10 My brother gave me no help ..... with the cooking, @® whatsoever B_ however C nonetheless D in so far 11 1... myself on being a careful driver. A please pride © comment —D_ boast 12 Ihad some time to ..... before the performance, so | looked round the shops A attack kill ¢ strangle DB hang back ’on B behind © in with D out 2 Most people apply at least two ..... of paint when decorating. | 2. Fillin the correct word in the appropriate form. e ¢[ wooden, wooded | [Enotes raise, AL. arise 1 Ifthe opportunity ..... 28 , try to speak 1 The ....W209€N.... table is obviously much better to him about it. than the metal one. 2 She ..... £2804... the glass to her lips. 2 Every summer, we go camping in a ...woeded... ‘area near the south coast. 3. The number of people buying second-hand ‘ears rather than new ones is 3 He's avery eden... actor — | can't imagine 4 When my class gets noisy, | have to how he got the Part [nt showing enough expression, - wooded valley. .. my voice to be heard. 4 They live ina Ieovered with trees) B[ gentle, soft D[__ picture, eocne 1 Try some ofthis cream. it keeps the skin really 1 The film doesn't paint a particulary pleasant no Plcture... of rural life in the eighteenth century. 2 Many people think the judge was .. on the criminal and that he should have given 2 The police arrived at the Scene... of the hhim a longer prison sentence. crime minutes after they had been called. scene 3. A gentle | soft. breeze was blowing. 3. What was your favourite ... . in the film? in my mind of what the 4 My doctor recommended | take some 4 Ie gota. gentle... exercise. place could look like.3. Fill in the correct verb in the appropriate form. 5 Fill in the correct verb in the appropriate form. { enslave, encircle, enlist, enlighten, enforce encircled, 1 Ahigh wal... 2. Itls about time the authorities made sure that the ban was actually .. worced 3 He.......enliated, war was dectared. the prison. in the army as soon as 4 couldn't work out how to use the machine and no one was able to ......2nlanten..... me. enslaved, 5 Those who were had little choice but to do as they were told. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word given, [alrace] 1 It cannot be denied that we live in a ......2¢is..... society. will decline, 2 Hopelully, tie level of . 3 Anumber of have been committed. .. motivated crimes [B [DISCRIMINATE | 1. Immigrants ciaim they are the victims of discrimination 2 These laws are, without a doubt, racially fOr. [e [Migrate 1 Itis practically impossible for ilegal immigrants... to find a well-paid job in the ‘country they have moved to. 2. Many gypsies are choosing to Canada as they have heard they will @ijoy a better qualty of life there emigrate | 49 [D|PERSECUTE | 1. We must put a stop to the ..perseeution of ethnic minorities in our country. 2 Adolt Hitler can be considered one of the main ...of the gypsies. Pepper, spice, curry 1 Although his French is quite good, it tends to be ...Peppered , is be <.bereeze. with English words publisher advised him to up the account of his travels with a number of funny anecdotes. [make more exciting / interesting] 3. Politicians will do anything to favour with voters, [do things to try to gain suppor, ete.) 2 oun 6a Match the expressions with their meanings. be on the move make a move ‘get a move on oe be (deeply) moved by not move a muscle eoanen move heaven and earth feel strong feelings because of sth b be travelling from one place to another © take a particular course of action d try as hard as possible to do sth huny stay completely still b Fill in the correct expression from above. move heaven and earth 1 He swore he would to stop them closing down the factory. 2 Ifyou don't. et welll be late, 3. After only a year in Leeds, the family .-d¥as.on.the move, again. 4 When the music stopped, the children playing the game had to stand stil, 5 We. ee). words. her kind, 6 She always waits for someone else to MAK. instead of doing so herself.Part 4 Reading & Use of English You are going to read a short article about gypsies, two sentences of which have been removed. Read the text and decide which two gaps (1-4) the sentences have been removed from. They are often referred to as Europe's largest minority and, totalling some six million, can be found in almost every country here. Their numbers are highest in Romania and the rest of the Balkans, but they can also be found as far away as Ireland. They have resisted changing their lifestyle for over six hundred years, but since the end of the First World War, the gypsies, or the Roma, as many call themselves, have increasingly been forced to give up their wandering lifestyles and settle into some bare resemblance of modern European life. Yet, despite this, they are stil seen as outsiders. ‘They see nothing unusual in that; it has been that ‘way for as long as they remember. (1) Itis due to this insularity, however, that they have managed to retain their identity in the hundreds of years since they arrived in Europe. Where they came from was for many years subject to rumour and legend; they have no written or oral history, and had in the past a tendency to create a history that worked to their best advantage in Europe. (2)... Thus the old practice of calling themselves pilgrims (to justify their travelling ways) and also ‘the lost tribe of Israel’ stil looking for Zion. Itis also responsible for the name they are known by, ‘gypsy’ coming from the word “Egyptian’; with thelr dark skin and strange ways they were mistaken for such by Christian Europe. It was not until the nineteenth century that the resemblance was noted between their language and that of many Indo-Iranian dialects in north-west India. Q) Itis thought that they were originally a tribe that left the strictly hierarchical caste system that was (and stil is) part of Indian life, travelling through Persia and Asia Minor and into Europe. In this respect, they are like a lost tribe, always on the move, looking for a home. No promised land, however, awaited them. Despite ‘an initial welcome, laws were soon being put in place to ban their music and practices, and generally attack their wandering ways. (4) ...4..... Stil, most managed to keep to the travelling life, adapting slightly to the country they happened to find themselves in while keeping their own ways alive. So itis that they have tended to take on the religion of the region they have settled in (a wise precaution ‘against the widespread religious persecution they must have witnessed in their early years in Europe). ‘They take words from the local language into their ‘own, or use the language but pepper it with gypsy words. A Inthe Balkans, under the auspices of the Ottoman Empire, they were enslaved. B Indeed, they admit to being partly responsible, in the sense either Roma or what they call ‘gadje’ (non-Roma). } that they think of themselves as a people apart; you are | b Now answer the following questions. 1 What do we understand about the Roma in the first paragraph? A. Their lifestyles resemble that of modern Europeans. B They are slowly decreasing in number. © They have only been in Europe since the First World War. © They are reluctant to give up their traveling ways. 2 According to the writer, why did the early Roma tend to be vague about their origins? A to disguise the fact that they were pilgrims ® to gain local accantance € tohide the fact that they were lost D to avoid being mistaken for Egyptians | | |EXAM PRACTICE Part 1 For questions 1-, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B,C or D) best fits each gap. BORN IN THE WRONG ERA Fred had grown up wanting to be a cowboy; the fact that he lived in a small town outside London in the latter half of the twentieth century did litle to (1)... the hope. So it was that every job he tried after leaving schoo! foft him @) ... , Somewhere deep inside him remained thal childhood (8)... for life on the open range and sleeping under the stars. By the time he was twenty-five, he had quite a sum of money put (4) .... , and surprised family and friends by announcing his (6)... to travel the world for a few years — something quite extraordinary in his (6)... of fends. There were no more real cowboys in the US, he found, and he (7) .... travelling through South America. In Argentina, e found Ue gauchos ~ cowboys of the southern part of the continent. Those childhood dreams stirred within him, and by (8)... willpower, he convinced a ranch owner to take him on. Soon, he was living out his fantasy, and we heard very litle from him until ten years had passed. 1 A extinguish —Bshatter ©dim D spoil 2 A lost © cold ¢ numb D alone 3 A desire B hanker © covert © yearning 4 Aup B down © apart © aside 5 @ intention B meaning CC target D purpose 6 @eircle B area © company D field 7 A finished off endedup C ended off —_D finished up. 8 A total B mere © sheer D utter Part 2 For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. Life on ... Mars? The Red Planet has yet to (9) sive, Up its secrets and still evokes awe and inspiration in the intropid oxplorors who droam that one day they will 2et (10) .r.nn(90h on its mystorious flery aurface. The reality, of course, is quite different; even with the (11) .. pease modem 21st-century technology (12) lh, nce can provide, and the sharpest minds in the field, a round trip to Mars would impose quite terrible hardship (13) . . the unfortunate crew members who were chosen to undertake the first mission. The main problem wouldn't necessarily be the time scale ~ (14) ........although... only a very dedicated and determined crew would be prepared to endure a mission that is (15) ..ihely,/.eseeeted,.. to take more than six years and, moreover, De (16)... S@R9BE...... oF surviving it! 'No, the main problem would be acclimatising to the living conditions on board the craft. 36Part 3 For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some ofthe lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line, A CHILD PRODIGY Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) was (17) .....undoubledly, oust the most prolific composer of the (18) 1880... period. His cLassic works include twenty-five piano concertos, twenty-three string quartets, thirty-five violin sonatas, and more than forty symphonies, all the (19) ......07ealon's)....... of a genius whose long list of cREATE (20) .....a¢hlevements... were made within a short lifetime. Influenced acHIEVE by Haydn, among others, Mozart's music shows great (21) ......adherenge...... to the prescribed norms of classicism, being ADHERE characterised By (22) .....Pl ...of form and melody. Mozart PURE has been the (23) ......!nspiration... for generations of composers INSPIRE after him and his works are still among the best-selling classical music today. Who doesn't have an immediate (24) tothe React not to mention the many well-loved arias from his operas, of which he composed many superb examples? strains of Eine Kleine Nachimusi Part 4 For questions 25-30, complete the second sentence so that it nas a similar meaning to the fist sentence, using the word glven. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and eight words, Including the word given. 25 Unfortunately, he’s flat broke these days. penny Unfortunately, he ... hasn't got a penny to.his...... name these days. 26 Anne doesn't have her own phone at the moment as she’s just moved house. on Anne Is not . at the moment as she's just moved house. 27. Will you ever find time to fx that tap? round Will you ever set. roun . that tap? 28. This essay is better than your last one. improvement This essay .........../8.anumprovement.on, your last one, 29 Carol hadn't been feeling particularly well, so she decided to go to the doctor's. weather Caro! ....fiad been (feeling) us .. . 80 she decided to go to the doctor's. 30 John really didn't know what he was supposed to be doing. faintest OEE nf 92M «wre le wes Suppused lu be Uviny. 37