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1 Choose the correct words. 3 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs
1 How long have you lived / did you live here? You in the box.
haven’t unpacked yet! enjoy ​­work ​­move ​­be (x2) ​­grow
2 Did / Have you ever been married? ​­ rite ​finish ​­have ​­begin ​­use
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3 What have you done / did you do at the weekend?
4 She moved / has moved to Barcelona in 2001. Erica Luetzow (1) has worked as an interpreter
5 I haven’t seen / didn’t see you for months! for twenty years and (2) fluent in
How are you? Spanish. At present she runs her own translation and
interpretation business in Raleigh, North Carolina.
6 They got / have got back from their holiday last
night.
‘While I was in college on a language course in
7 What did he do / has he done before he became a Mexico, I (3) the opportunity to train
musician? as a conference interpreter,’ says Erica. ‘The course
8 How long have you known / did you know Tom and (4) and I (5) back to
Cathy? They’re great! the USA. I (6) working as a volunteer
9 My great-grandmother died / has died last year. interpreter.’

1 point for a correct answer 8 ‘As the demand for translation and interpretation
services (7) in my hometown of
Raleigh,’ she continues,
2 Complete the three conversations with the Present
Simple, Present Perfect, or Past Simple form of the
verbs in brackets. ‘I (8) my bilingual skills to start my
own translation and interpretation business.’
Conversation 1
A (1 do) What do you do          ? Erica (9) the variety of jobs, people
B (2 be) I ‘m a TV presenter for The BBC. and opportunities that her interpretation job
A (3 work) Where you ? includes. ‘I (10) never
bored so far,’ she says. ‘I (11) even
B All over the world.
a book about interpreting!’
A (4 work) How long you
in TV?
B (5 leave) Since I university. 1 point for each correct answer 10

Conversation 2
4 Complete the sentences with for or since.
A (6 meet) Where you
Anya? 1 I’ve had this laptop for years.
B At a tennis match at Wimbledon. 2 The lawyers have been in that meeting
ten o’clock.
A (7 know) How long you
each other? 3 I haven’t seen Sam we were at school
together.
B About ten years.
4 He studied at the University of Buenos Aires
A (8 talk) What you about three years.
at the match?
5 We’ve been married fifty years.
B (9 talk) We about our passion for
tennis! 6 I haven’t been anywhere on holiday
I was in Kenya.
Conversation 3
7 She worked as a journalist ten years.
A (10 have got) you
a tablet? 8 I’ve become interested in my family history
I talked to my grandmother about it.
B Yes, I have.
9 We haven’t had a break ages.
A (11 cost) How much it ?
10 He hasn’t seen his parents the
B (12 pay) My dad for it. So I don’t beginning of the year.
know exactly.
11 They’ve been in the cinema a couple
1 point for a correct answer 10 of hours.
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5 Read the interview answers and write the questions. 5 What’s the name of that act ? He’s been in
lots of films.
David Romney-Phillips is an English celebrity chef.
We talked to him about his passion for food. 6 Do you know a good electric ?
A (1) How long have you been interested in cooking? 7 Could you ask the reception to bring us
coffee?
B I’ve been interested in cooking ever since I can
remember. 8 My great-grandfather was a farm . He kept
dairy cows.
A (2) ?
9 That politic is awful. He’s talked for over an
B My granny and my mum taught me to cook.
hour and hasn’t answered a single question!
A (3) ?
1 point for each correct answer 8
B No, I’ve never won any prizes!
A (4) ? 8 Complete the table.
B My last holiday was in June. I went to New NOUN VERB
Orleans in the USA. They have amazing food
there. competition 1 compete    
A (5) ? 2 invite
B No, I’ve never thought of moving to the USA.I’m behaviour 3
very English! explanation 4
A (6) ? 5 decide
B I can’t tell you how much money I’ve made.
But my books and TV programmes are very NOUN ADJECTIVE
successful … ambition 6
2 point for each correct answer 10 7 responsible
8 expensive
6 Complete the sentences. Write always, ever or never. danger 9
1 ‘Do you ever      travel abroad for your job?’ success 10
‘Not very often.’
1 point for each correct answer 9
2 ‘Have you been interested in old
coins?’ ‘Yes. When I was little, I became fascinated 9 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 8.
with them.’
1 Have you ever won a competition ?
3 ‘Do you like Egyptian food?’ ‘Actually, I’ve
tried it, so I don’t know.’ 2 I’ve been enormously in my business
and I’ve made a lot of money.
4 ‘Cape Town was amazing!’ ‘I’ve
wanted to go there myself. You’re so lucky!’ 3 Who did you to your party?
5 ‘I don’t think I’ve seen an aqueduct.’ 4 Does Marcos badly at school?
‘Oh, I bet you have.’ 5 Don’t touch that – it’s !
6 ‘I’ve wanted to be famous. It must be 6 It’s been a difficult choice , but I’ve to
horrible.’ ‘I disagree.’ move to Paris.
1 point for each correct answer 5 7 We think politicians are for the
country’s economic problems.
7 Use the endings in the box to complete the words. 8 My is to work for a children’s charity
There are some spelling changes. when I leave college.
1 point for each correct answer 7
-ian ​­-or ​­ -ant ​­-ian ​­-er ​­-ist

1 My husband is an economy ist     for a big bank. 10 Underline the stressed syllable.
2 I’m a press photograph . I’ve worked for 1 famous 5 compete
The Daily News for five years. 2 behave 6 employ
3 Has your mother always worked as an account ? 3 kindness 7 discussion
4 He’s an invent – he has invented several toys 4 danger 8 collection
for babies and young children.
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11 Read 1–6. Match them with a reply and comment.

1 Our dog is huge, isn’t he? 11    c         .
2 Your mum married young, didn’t she?

3 You’ve got ten grandchildren already, haven’t you?

4 My chess playing has improved, hasn’t it?

5 He’s visited The Guggenheim Museum, hasn’t he?

6 Leo loves playing computer games, doesn’t he?

Reply
7 No, he doesn’t.
8 No, we haven’t.
9 Yes, she did.
10 Yes, it has.
11 Yes, he is.
12 Yes, he has.
Comment
a You’ll be winning major competitions in no time!
b We’ve got eleven – six boys and five girls.
c And he’s still a puppy!
d It’s Sophie who really loves them.
e She was only twenty.
f It’s the one in Bilbao with the amazing architecture,
isn’t it?
1 point for each correct answer 10

12 Correct the mistake in each item.

1 Alexei has no ever been to Germany. never      
2 You will be there on time, don’t you?
3 ‘Have you been to Brazil?’ ‘Yes, I’ve.’
4 They’ve already make an important discovery.

5 Have you ever saw a Roman bath?

6 Tabitha is an assist in a university science
department.
7 He have moved to Moscow, hasn’t he?
1 point for each correct answer 6

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1 Match the questions (1–8) and answers (a–h). 4 Choose the correct words.
1 What does she look like? e . 1 I’m a little oldest / older than my sister.
2 What’s Francisco like? 2 Greg is better / good at maths than Nahla.
3 How’s your brother? 3 London isn’t as exciting as / than I hoped.
4 What sports do you like? 4 Today is the hotter / the hottest day of the year
5 Do you like Hector? so far.
6 Do they like Chinese food? 5 Tokyo has a bigger population from / than Osaka.
7 Do you like Mrs Radzinski? 6 Do you earn the most / the more money in your
family?
8 What’s the weather like?
7 Effie’s Café has more delicious / the most delicious
a Yes, they love it!
cakes in town.
b No, I don’t. I think he’s rude and unfriendly.
8 Let’s eat here. It’s most cheaper / much cheaper than
c Yes, I like her a lot. She’s a great teacher. the other restaurant.
d He’s tall, dark and good-looking. 9 The traffic here is bad / worse than in Mumbai.
e She’s got long brown hair and she wears glasses. 10 Today is warmer / more warm than yesterday.
f Beautiful! Blue skies and sunshine. 11 Please be most careful / more careful next time.
g He’s fine, thanks.
1 point for each correct answer 10
h I like swimming and cycling.
1 point for each correct answer 7 5 Complete the sentences using the adjectives in
brackets. You may need to add other words.
2 Write questions using the notes. 1 She’s (intelligent) more intelligent than         
1 what / Mexico City / like? her brother, but I don’t think she’s (creative)
What’s Mexico City like?                           as creative                   as him.
2 what / New York taxis / like? 2 We think London is (exciting)
city in
Europe, and it’s also one of (important)
3 what / food / like / in Paris? financial centres.
3 He’s (good)
4 what / his children / look like? student in the class, but he’s also (boring)
!
5 what / weather / like? 4 The Taj Mahal restaurant serves (good)
food than the
Maharani restaurant, but it’s also (expensive)
6 what / buildings / like? .
5 Niko was (confident)
1 point for each correct answer 5 candidate. But was
he (friendly) than
3 Match the questions in exercise 2 to the answers. Yasser? What do you think?
a When we were there, it was hot with beautiful blue 6 Paris is usually (hot)
skies. than London in the summer, but it isn’t (hot)
as Madrid.
b They’re a mix of old and new.
7 His new job in the city is (hard)
c It’s much more delicious than the French food you his old one – he
get here! 3    . works very long hours. But his new salary is (good)
d They are yellow – and there are many of them in he’s ever had.
the streets. 8 My sister is (quiet)
e It’s big and crowded, and surrounded by and more shy than me. But she’s also much
mountains. (ambitious) . She’s
f They’re both tall and they have beautiful brown going to be very successful!
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6 Match the adjectives in A (1–8) with the antonyms in 8 Complete the sentences to agree politely.
B (a–i). There is one adjective in B you don’t need. 1 A I’ve got the messiest children in the world!
A B B Yes, they aren’t very tidy         , are they?
1 small b a sad 2 A I’m sorry the house is so dirty.
2 happy b big B Don’t worry. My house is never very
3 easy c poor either.
4 intelligent d stupid 3 A Shall I turn the TV off? This programme is
5 rich e cheerful boring.
6 awful f difficult B OK. I suppose it isn’t very .
7 noisy g quiet 4 A I’m really angry with Max. Sometimes he’s so
stupid!
8 light h lovely
B Yes, sometimes he isn’t too .
i dark
5 A Cheer up! You look miserable.
1 point for each correct answer 7
B I know. I’m not feeling particularly
today.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
words in the box. 6 A This classroom is really cold today!
B You’re right, it isn’t very .
clever ​­difficult ​­bright ​­unusual ​­terrible ​­
7 A The waiters in this restaurant can be rude
out of focus ​­famous ​­afraid ​­pleased ​­ crazy
sometimes.
1 A I think your cat is frightened of me. B I agree. They’re not always .
B No, he’s not afraid         of you. He’s just a 8 A I can’t hear you! This restaurant is incredibly
little shy. noisy.
2 A Are you happy with your new job? B What? It isn’t very here, is it?
B Actually, I’m not very with the 2 points for each correct answer 14
salary.
3 A Our new neighbours are a little bit strange. 9 Join the sentences. Use who, where or that.
BT hey certainly have some clothes. 1 This is the town. I grew up here.
But I like them! This is the town where I grew up.
4 AH e’s intelligent – he’s going to study medicine at 2 The café was wonderful. We had tea and cake there.
university.
The café where we had tea and cake was wonderful.
B I know. He’s the in the family.
3 The film is on at 8 o’clock. I want to see it.
5 A I think she’s very well-known in India.
B Yes, she’s a actress in Bollywood
films. 4 That’s the dress. I want it for my birthday.
6 A That was the hardest test I’ve ever taken!
B I agree. It was very . 5 That’s the man. He found my dog.
7 A The weather is awful this summer. The skies are
always grey. 6 The factory made steel. My grandfather worked
B Was it as as this last summer? there.
8 AT  he weather forecast says it will be nice and
sunny for our party tomorrow. 7 We visited a gallery. It had a sculpture exhibition.
B I’m glad it will be than today.
9 A This selfie isn’t very clear, is it? 8 The artist lived in this town. She painted this
B I t’s a little . Let me take a picture picture.
of you.
10 A Nora really loves Real Madrid. She’s a huge fan. 9 This is the place. I met your father here.
B I know. She’s even about them
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10 Choose the correct options to complete the 11 Correct the mistake in each item.
conversations. 1 I don’t feel to like going to the cinema. like
1 A What would you like to do today? 2 I think Jamilia earns a most money.
B a Never mind. 3 ‘Do you think Ben is handsome?’ ‘Yes, he’s quite
b I’m not sure. good-look.’
2 A Do you like art galleries? 4 That’s the building where Mat was talking about.
B a I don’t really feel like painting.
b Yes, I’m very interested in art. 5 This is the spicy curry in this restaurant.
3 A So would you like to go to an art exhibition?
6 ‘That was really interesting.’ ‘Yes, it was fascinated.’
B a What’s on?
b What films are showing?
7 Do you think this show is funny than School of
4 A It’s a big Picasso exhibition of his most Rock?
famous work.
8 The photographer is someone which I knew at
B a That sounds interesting! school.
b That sounds like a very big business! 9 A musical isn’t my kind on thing.
5 B Where’s it on?
1 point for each correct answer 8
A a It’s on every day from ten till six.
b It’s at the Museum of Modern Art. TOTAL 100
6 B Can we go on the Underground?
A a Green Park station.
b It’s probably quicker to go by bus.
7 B How much is it to get in?
A a That’s very expensive!
b It’s about ten pounds each I think.
8 B OK! Great idea!
A a Let’s go!
b Let’s see a film!
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