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LANGUAGE AND SKILLS TEST 4 B UNITS 7–8

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

1 Complete the text with one word in each gap. You can see the first letter of /6
each word.

Vote Business and Growth Don’t listen to the Greens. They say they want to 0 help the
environment, 1 r_________ pollution and 2 p_________ animals. Of course they do. We all do.
But if they win the election, they will do these things without thinking of the economy. There
won’t be any new technology if the Greens win power and that will i_________ pollution. We
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will make a new law that means all people will have to s_________ their rubbish and we will
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r_________ this waste: paper, plastic and glass. And we won’t d_________ forests, we will use
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them carefully.

2 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. /6

0 I don’t know if I can do this. I’m not very good at selling.

1 What’s your _________ ? I’m an engineer.

2 I don’t know why the manager doesn’t sack Bob. He always turns ______ late for work.

3 I’m a student. I just want a _________ -time job in the evenings.

4 Where do you __________? In an office in the centre of town.

5 Why are you interested __________ working for us?

6 She’s very fond ___________ children. She’d be a good teacher.

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3 Underline the correct answers: a, b or c. /6

0 a be b to be c being

1 a live b to live c living

2 a work b to work c working

3 a leave b to leave c leaving

4 a make b to make c making

5 a make b to make c making

6 a think b to think c thinking

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4 Complete the questions for the answers given. The lines show how many /4
words you need to use.

0 A Are your parents going to be happy with your school work?

B Yes, they are. I got much better grades this year.

1 A _________ _________ _________ _________ next summer?

B I don’t know. I might work or I might have a long holiday.

2 A What _________ _________ _________ like in 50 years?

B I think people will look the same as they do now. Maybe they’ll be taller.

3 A _________ _________ _________ _________ have a test?

B Yes, I think we are. Look the teacher is moving the desks.

4 A Is _________ _________ _________ _________ be at the party?

B Yes, he is. My brother never misses a party.

5 Complete the story with the verbs in brackets in the correct form. /8

If Sue 0 (pass) _passes_ her exams, her parents 0 (give) ___will give___ her £100.

If her parents 1 (give) ______________ her £100, Sue 2 (go) ______________ to France. Sue 3
(learn) ______________ French if she 4 (go) ______________ to France.

If Sue 5 (learn) ______________ French, she 6 (get) ______________ a job in France. Sue 7 (not
come) ______________ back to England if she 8 (get) ______________ a job in France.

If Sue doesn’t come back to England, her parents will be sad.

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LISTENING SKILLS
Track 5

1 Listen to six people taking part in a competition. Match the speakers (1-6) to /6
the headings (A-G). There is one extra heading.

A Work can wait 

B I don’t have any plans yet 

C I want to be rich 

D I’m tired 

E I’m doing it for my family 

F I want to help the world 

G I want to be famous 

READING SKILLS
1 Read the interview with a politician. Tick true and cross false. /7

1 The Truth and Freedom party might win the election. 

2 Sir Jeffrey was friendly at the start of the interview. 

3 The Truth and Freedom party won the elections two years ago. 

4 Sir Jeffrey wants to make the country freer. 

5 Sir Jeffrey thinks we need more laws. 

6 If Sir Jeffrey wins the election, there won’t be any laws. 

7 Sir Jeffrey wanted to talk to the interviewer about his problems with the police. 

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The truth about Truth and Freedom
THE ELECTIONS ARE GETTING CLOSER AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING OF
VOTING FOR A NEW PARTY, TRUTH AND FREEDOM. THEY WON’T WIN THE ELECTION
BUT THEY MIGHT WIN A LOT OF VOTES. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT
IT, OR ITS LEADER, SIR JEFFREY COLLINS, SO LAST WEEK I WENT TO THEIR PARTY
OFFICES TO ASK A FEW QUESTIONS. SIR JEFFREY WAS FRIENDLY AT FIRST BUT, AS
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE INTERVIEW BELOW, HE BROUGHT THE INTERVIEW TO A
SUDDEN END WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS PAST.
MARK DAVIES: Sir Jeffrey, thank you for letting me talk to you. This is your first election
since you set up the Truth and Freedom party two years ago. Why did you do that and how
exactly is it different to the more traditional parties?
SIR JEFFREY: Well, the name should tell you that. Our country isn’t free and our leaders don’t tell
the truth. I feel that we need both.
A lot of people may be surprised to find out that they aren’t free. Can you explain?
Of course. We think we are free but there are many laws that take away that freedom. Are we free to
drive at 150 kilometres per hour? No. Are we free to say what we want? No. Are we free to smoke
where we want? No.
But we need some laws. Where do you stop? Would you give people the freedom to kill?
No, of course not. Yes, we need some laws but we’ve got far too many. If we get into power, we will
remove these stupid, unnecessary laws. It will make life much easier for everyone.
Now, can I ask you about yourself, Sir Jeffrey? You were a soldier and a businessman. I
remember reading a few years ago that you were in trouble with the police. Can you tell us
about that?
I’ve got nothing to say about that.
I read that you earned £2 million selling chemicals that you knew were dangerous and that five
people died.
Right. I’m not going to stay here any longer listening to this. The interview is over.
And that was the end of the interview. You can decide for yourself whether Sir Jeffrey is the sort of
person you want to be the leader of the country.
By Mark Davies

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COMMUNICATION
1 Put the conversation in the correct order. /7

A I’m sorry. She isn’t here. Can I take a message? 

B Good morning. Weymouth College. Can I help you? O

C That’s right. Can you tell Mrs Trent that I won’t be at work this morning. My daughter’s ill
and I’m going to take her to the doctor’s. 

D Thank you very much. I’ll be in at about two o’clock this afternoon. Goodbye. 

E Yes, good morning. Could I speak to Mrs Trent, please? 

F Oh yes, the new receptionist. 

G Yes. My name’s Christine Williams. 

H OK, Mrs Williams. I’ll let her know. 

Score / 50

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