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Grammar and vocabulary

LIVES

GOING TO

THEN

BUT

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(-)

WOULD

IS LIVING

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FEWE
R

WAS GOING

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DOES

WERE

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WOULD

´T ON
THE OTHER HAND

AT

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H
AD BEEN

HAD

FRANKLY, I
WOULDN´T WORK WITH HIM

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WOU
LD

FOR

DO

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DIDN´T

HAVE

NEEDN´T

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COULD

MARRIED

large
large    
Example:    big =
 
read
   
study =
  
get
   
receive =
  
begin
   
start =
  
speak
   
talk =
  
choose
   
pick =
  

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w rap
   
To cover with paper or material is to
  
adjust
   
To improve or change is to
  
announce
   
To state or make public is to
  
arrive
   
To get somewhere is to
  
assemble
   
To put something together is to
  

Complete each sentence using a word from the drop-down list.

More and more people go

    abroad
  for their holidays these days.

Drivers need to remain

    alert
  when in charge of a car.

The city has many

    ancient
  and interesting buildings.

She's a highly
    articulate
  person who explains things clearly.

He's a very
    aggressive
  person – always getting into fights.

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Select a word from the list that has the most similar meaning to the word
on the left.

large
large    
Example:    big =
 
schedule
   
timetable =
  
prize
   
reward =
  
line
   
queue =
  
stage
   
phase =
  
mistake
   
error =
  

Select a word from the list that is most often used with the word on the
left.

house
house    
Example:    big +
 
classes
   
aerobics +
  
minister
   
agriculture +
  
seat
   
aisle +
  
strings
   
apron +
  
bomb
   
atom +
  

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READING
PART 1

PART 2

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PART 3

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. C
Part 4

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 A LONG JOURNEY…
 A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME
 ONLY AN EXPERIMENT
 IMITATING LIFE…
 THE DIFFICULTIES …
 IS SPACE THE FUTURE…
 A DISTANT NEW WORLD

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LISTENING

1. THE DATE
2. SUNDAY AND MONDAY
3. A CAKE
4. 2 PM
5. THURSDAY
6. NO FUNNY
7. THE GARDEN
8. THE POOL
9. GO OUT
10. 9 AM
11. COOKING A MEAL
12. AN ANIMAL CHARITY
13. A NEW ROAD SYSTEM

14.

15.

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