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Completethedialoguesbelowbychoosingthecorrectoption(A–D).Anexample(0)hasbeendoneforyou.

0 Emily:Whatdoyoudoattheweekends,Yara?
8 Alex:I’dliketomakeacake.eggshavewegot?
Yara: My sister and IAgoing to the
Andrea:Three,Ithink.Letmecheck.
cinema.Alike
A Howbig
B liketo
B How
C want
muchCHow
D wantto
manyDHowlo
ng
1 Manager:Where’sMrDavidson?
Assistant:Oh,he’sLondontoday.
9 Ifrah:Whichbusgoestothehospital?
A in Antonia:the236.Itstopsoutside.
B on
A Get
C to
B Got
D at
C Gets
D Getting
2 Amirah:Doyoulikecats?
Chris:No,buttherelotsofotheranimalsIlike.
10 Father:Arewereadytogo?
A is Daughter:No,Mumcan’tfindhat.
B be
A its
C are
B his
D was
C her
D their
3 Andrew:WhereAliciacomefrom?
Martin:Ithinkshe’sfromtheUnitedStates.
11 ShopAssistant:CanIhelpyou?
A is Customer:Yes,I’dliketobuytrousers.
B do
A a
C are
B an
D does
C this
D these
4 Teacher:Tellmesomethingaboutyourparents,Lucas.
Student:Mymotherandfatherbothverytall.
12 Mother:Where’sthatfishIbought?Itwasonthetable.
A is Daughter:Ohno!Thecatit.
B isn’t
A eat
C are
B eats
D aren’t
C iseating
D areeating
5 Ayla:That’sanicetable,Sophie!Isitnew?
Sophie:Ohno,it’smyolddiningtable.
13 Amanda:Ilikeyournewsofa.
AmotherB Fahima:Thanks.It’scomfortablethantheotheronewehad.
mothersC
A too
mother’sD
B very
mothers’
Cmuch
Dmore
6 Emma:Whatdoyoudoafterschool?
Chloe:Iseemyfriends.Doyouvisitpeople,too?
14 Alicia:I’mgoingtothesupermarket.Doyouwantanything?
Emma:No,Igoout.
Peter:Couldyougetmilk, please?
A
A a
oftenB
B any
neverCal
C some
ways
D every
Dsometimes

7 Katie:IsCharlotteatschooltoday? 15 Karina:Whendoyouwanttoplayfootball?
Laura:No,she.She’snotwelltoday. Aniqa:Itoplaytomorrow,becauseIdon’tneedtogo towork.
AlikeBl
A isn’t
B aren’t
ikesCli
C doesn’t
ked
D‘dlike
D hasn’t

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16 Manisha:Whatdidyoudoattheweekend?
24 Sophie:Howlongmarried?
Nicola:ItenniswithmyfriendonSaturday.
YingYue:Twoyears.ImetmyhusbandwhenIwasworkinginNew
A play York.
B played
A hadyougot
C plays
B didyouget
D playing
C haveyoubeen
D areyoubeing
17 Wife:Havewegotanycheeseinthefridge?
Husband:No,wehaven’t.I’mbuysomethisafternoon.
25 David:Haveyouthatnewfilmyet?
A go Susanna:No,Ihaven’t.WecouldgoonThursdayifyoulike?
B goto
AseeB
C going
sawCs
D goingto
een
Dseeing
18 Laura:WhereyoulastTuesday?Itriedtophoneyou.
Beatriz:Oh,Iwasvisitingmygrandmother.Ididn’thavemy
26 ShopAssistant:Excuseme,please.CouldIgetpast?
phonewithme.
Customer:Oh,I’msorry.I’mgettingintheway,I?
Awere
Adon’t
BwasC
B
are
aren’tC
Dis
can’t
Dhaven’t
19 Miriam:AreyoucomingtomypartyonTuesday?
Brian:I’mreallysorry,butItotakemydaughterto 27 Wife:Advertisingisabigbusinessformusicians.
theairport.
Husband:Yes,musiciansalotofmoneyforwritingshortpiecesof
AhasB music.
hadCh
A pay
ave
B paid
Dhaving
C arepaid
D arepaying
20 Saif:Whydoyoulikerunning?
Isabella:Becauseit’swaytokeepfit.
28 Son:Mum,I’dreallylikeaguitar.CanIhaveone?
A best Mother:OK,butifwebuyoneyouhavetopractise
B better playingit.
C thebest
A will
D thebetter
B can
C could
21 Anna:Haveyoulivedherealongtime? D must
Stefan:Yes, over40 years. I knowofpeopleinthistown.
A any 29 Juliana:DoyoulikeBraziliancoffee?
B lots Miriodere:NoIdon’t,becauseit’sstrong.
Cmore
A too
Dmost
B such
C much
22 Josef:Whydidn’tyoucometothecinemalastweek? D enough
Chloe:IwantedtobutIcouldn’t.IstudyingforthattestwehadonM
onday.
30 Matthew:Wouldyoulikeanythingfromtheshop?
AwasB Alicia:Yes,I’dlikeoneofcelebritymagazines,please.
wereC
A mostrecent
am
B morerecent
Dbeen
C themostrecent
D themorerecent
23 Anna:Thatbird’sonthegardentableagain.Ithinkit’shungry.
Juliana:Yes,look!Iteatthebreadweputthere.
A is
B will
C goesto
D isgoingto

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31 Daughter:Mum,mycomputerisbrokenagain.Ireallyneedane
38 Victor:I’dlovetogobackinhistorytoseehowpeoplelived
wone.
hundredsofyearsago.
Mother:Ibuyoneifwehadthemoney,butit’snot
Simon:Metoo!IfIchoose,I’dprobablytravelto
possiblerightnow.
ancientRome.
Awill
A can
Bmay
B will
C should
C could
D would
D would

32 Mother:youpackedyoursuitcaseyet?We’releaving
39 Stephen: The concert was fantastic yesterday.
earlytomorrowmorning.
Youhavecome.
Son:I’lldoitlater.Itwon’ttakelong.
Yuuto:Iknow.Iwantedto,butIhadtoworklate.
ADidB
A
HaveC mustB
WillDA couldCo
re ught
Dshould
33 Lucas:Doyouplaythepiano,Natasha?
Natasha:Well,IplaywhenIwasyounger,butI’mnot 40 Katie:Wouldyouliketogosightseeingortothebeachthisafter
sureIremembernow. noon?
A can Matthew:Idon’tmind,I’llletyoudecide.
B can’t Katie:OK,let’sgosightseeing,we?
C could
A should
D couldn’t
B shall
C might
34 Martina:Whatdidthedoctorsayaboutyourstomachpains? D would
Padma:HeaskedmewhatIforthelasttwodays.
A eat 41 Amanda:Itsaidonthenewsthatthepresidentalsoownsallthenat
B had ionalnewspapers.
eatenCwasea Andrew:Thatberight!Idon’tthinkthat’strue.
tingDwoulde A
at mustB
can’tC
35 Daughter:EveryonehasarrivedapartfromPamela. won’t
Mother:Don’tworry,shephonedmethismorningandsaid Dwould
shebeabitlate.
A can 42 Assistant:Thatmeetingwasreallydifficult.Whatwouldyouhaved
B mustC oneifyouinmyposition?
shouldD Manager:Oh,Ithinkyoumanageditverywell.
would A are
B were
36 Vincent:Didyouseetheweatherforecast? C hadbeen
It’sgoingtobeextremelyhotthisweekend. D wouldbe
Pauline:Iknow,Ican’tbelieveit!ItsinceMonday.
A rains 43 Natalia:Mynewsmartphonedoesn’tseemtowork.
B hasbeenraining Katie:Ohdear!Perhapsyoushouldtakeitandask forarefund.
C israining A up
D wasraining B outC
awayD
37 Ameena:Whatcolourareyougoingtopaintthelivingroom back
?
Charlotte:Iprobably choose something 44 Chris:I wishI couldbe withour cousins …
bright,likeyellow. Alison:Metoo!
AwillB BythistimetomorrowtheyonaGreekbeachwhilewe’r
mayC erevisingforourhistorytest.
can A sunbathe
Dmight B willsunbathe
C willbesunbathing
D willhavesunbathed

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45 Son:AreyouOK,Mum?Youdon’tseemveryrelaxed.
52 Rachel:Thiswouldbealovelyplacetositonadryday.
Mother:IjustwishIanaisleseatsothatIcouldgetupandwalkaroun
Natasha:Yes,Iknow.Ijustwishtherain.
dmoreeasily.
A would stop
A hadchosen
B has stopped
B havechosen
C willhavestopped
C wouldchoose
D wouldbestopping
D shouldchoose

53 Student:What’stoday’slessongoingtobeabout?
46 Nicola:Ilovethispicture,butwon’titcostafortune?
Teacher:Todaywe’regoingtolearnaboutatribedescend
Victor:No,it’sjustacopy.Theoriginal,isaportraitofthe
ants live in Lima,the capital ofPeru.
artist’sfriend,soldfor€4million!
A who
A
B which
whoseB
Cwhose
whichC
Dwhom
whomD
that
54 Andrea:Did your town have a good market?
47 Laura:Ican’tbelievehowtalentedthisartistwas. Katie:Yes.WhenIwasyoungwethereeverySaturdaylookingforbarg
ains.
Emily:Iknow,it’samazing.hewasalmost90whenhe
didthem,hispaintingsarebeautiful. A hadgone
B wouldgo
A Since
C weregoing
B Besides
D hadbeengoing
C Although
D Therefore
55 Daughter:Joannahasbeenreallysupportive.I’msoluckyto
haveherasafriend.
48 Andrea:Iwanttobuysomenewshoesforthewinter.
Mother:Yes.Justthink–ifyouhadn’tsatnexttoherinclass
Shan:Well,Ilookingforanewpairofbootsforweeks,
atschool,yousoclosenow.
butIcan’tfindanythingIlike.
A am
A won’tbe
B wouldn’tbe
B was
C wouldn’thavebeen
C had been
D aren’t
D havebeen

56 David:Didyouseetheheadlinethisevening?
49 Client:Idon’thavemuchmoney–justenoughto.
Nicola:Yes–thePrimeMinisterwasto resign today.
Accountant:Well,letmesuggestawayofhelpingyou
savemore. A charged
B argued
Aget
C struggled
byBpay
D forced
offCdowit
h
Dmakeup 57 Student:I’mconcernedaboutthechemicaltestresultsI’ve
justhadfromtheriver.
50 Pablo:InAprilnextyearIherefortenyearsexactly. Professor:Itbeagoodideatochecktheacidlevelsaswellthen.
Alison:Wow!Itreallydoesn’tseemthatlong. AmustBs

A willlive houldC
B willbeliving mightDo
C amgoingtolive ught
D willhavebeenliving
58 Aamir:They’vejustannouncedthatourtrainhasbeend
elayed.
51 Student:IsittruethatittookBellandWatsonagestoinventthetelep
hone? Laura:That’sannoying.Wehaverushedtogethere afterall.
Teacher: Yes. When they finally succeeded, theyon it A needn’t
forabout30years. B could
C should
A mustwork
D mustn’t
B hadbeenworking
C haveworked
D wouldbeworking

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59 Liam:So,yourDad’sgotalaptop!
66 Pauline:Ihearyougotsoakedonthegolfcoursethism
Cian:Yes,Iboughtitforhimlastyear–untilthenheatypewriter!
orning.
A used Chris:Yes.IwishIlistened to the weather forecast.
B hasused
A had
C hasbeenusing
B have
D hadbeenusing
C wouldhave
D shouldhave
60 Isabella:Theflightisfullybooked,soIwon’tbeabletogoto
Barbadosnextweek.
67 Laura:Howwasthemeeting?
Safia:Ifyoutheticketsooner,you’dhavefoundaseat.
Ricardo:ItfinishedlatebecauseVictordidn’tarriveuntil5 pm.
AhadbookedBw He told me hebeengiventhewrongdirections.
erebookingCbo
A has
oked
B had
Dwouldhavebooked
C shouldhave
D wouldhave
61 Receptionist:Youtakenataxitothehotelsinceyouarrivedsol
ate.
68 Andrew:Ipickedupsomeofthatcatfoodyouwanted.
Customer: It was OK, actually. There was a direct bus
Pedro:Ohgood.Oncetothesenewcatbiscuits,they
servicefromtheairport.
won’twanttogobacktotheotherstuff.
A willhave
A we’veswitched
B should
B we’llbeswitching
haveCmight
C we’llhaveswitched
haveDwouldh
D we’vebeenswitched
ave

69 Antonia:Hasyoursondonewellinhisexams?
62 Sophie:Havetheyfinishedinterviewingforthemanager’spos
Phillip: Yes. Only oncehe wasn’t sufficiently
itionyet?
prepared,buthecantakethatoneagain.
Rafi:No,buttheyallthecandidatesbynextFriday.
A hefound
A won’tsee
B hehasfound
B wouldsee
C didhefind
C haven’tseen
D couldhefind
D willhaveseen

70 Son:Ihadabitofastomachachethismorning.
63 Athlete:hardItry,Ican’trunanyfaster.
Mother:Ohdear!Well,Ididsayyoueatenthatchicken
Coach:You’veimprovedalot.Iwouldn’tworryaboutit.
lastnight.
A
Awouldn’thave
ThoughB
Bcouldn’thaveCm
WhereasC
However ustn’thaveDshoul
DConsidering
dn’thave

64 Laura:That’s a reallybeautiful painting.The

coloursaresovivid.
Jeremy:Yes,it’samazingtothinkitwaslostforyearsand.
Amust be
restoredBhadtoberes
toredChasbeenrestor
ing
Dwouldberestoring

65 Charlotte:Isawthephotosfromthefilmfestival.Wasthatyouwit
htheactorfromTheHobbit?
Niall:Yes,itwas!didIimagineIwouldeveractuallymeethim.
A Not
B Much
CHardly
DLittle

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Teacherinstructionsandanswerkey
70wouldmeanacandidatewouldprobablybereadyforPre-
Intermediate,whileascoreof27/70wouldplaceacandidateinthesecondhalfof
Pre-Intermediate.Ascoreabove60wouldplacestudentsatAdvanced.

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