Listening

1 Track 7 Listen to six recordings. Are statements 1-6 true (T) or false (F)?

1 The woman reads two papers at the weekend.   T  

2 The man admits it's important to know what's going on.           

3 The boy enjoys watching comedies.           

4 The woman reads a broadsheet for news.           

5 The man was very confident on the show.           

6 The woman has always watched television late at night.           

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Pronunciation

2 Track 8 Listen and complete the sentences using contractions if necessary.

1 I would never   have bought   those shoes if   I'd known   how expensive they were.

2 We                      to the cinema if                      back in time.

3 Even if                      the truth I                      believed you.

4 He                      passed his driving test even if                      loads more lessons.

5 What would you                      if you                      at that meeting?

6 It                      easy for Jack to admit that he                      dishonest.

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Vocabulary and Grammar

3 Complete the words.

1 I watched a really interesting d o c u m e n t a r y about ancient Egypt yesterday.

2 Most people talk about the characters in TV

s          o                as if they know them personally!

3 I only read the sport and financial

s                               in the weekend paper.

4 Tabloids tend to have higher r                               than broadsheets.

5 Who wants to be a Millionaire? is a phenomenally successful q          show.

6 The BBC is well-known for historical c                   dramas such as Pride and Prejudice and Cranford.

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4 Correct the two mistakes in each sentence.

1 As soon as the   alarming   clock goes off, I'm wide   wake  .

  alarm     awake  

2 Don't agree for taking off your decision. There's plenty of time and you need to be sure.

                                         

3 Very little people are bright and windy first thing in the morning.

                                         

4 I hadn't have been so angry if you would have told the truth.

                                         

5 There isn't plenty coffee left so please just have a few.

                                         

6 Let me take you up tonight. It's late and we've still got so many to talk about.

                                         

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5 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in capitals.

1 `Let me buy you lunch, Hannah.' OFFERED

Jack   offered to buy lunch   for Hannah.

2 My parents don't like to be separated. STAND

My parents                                                             .

3 `I'm sorry I'm late.' APOLOGISED

John                                                             .

4 My new car stopped working in the middle of a busy junction. DOWN

My new car                                                             .

5 I hope everything went as you'd expected. TURNED

I hope everything                                as you'd expected.

6 `David's been driving my car without asking.' ACCUSED

Ben                                                             .

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6 Underline the correct alternative.

1 What's the origin of the expression `once in a green /   blue   moon'?

2 I tend to sleep / sleeping late at the weekend.

3 Tom's tried time over / after time to get through to his bank manager but without any luck.

4 It's important to stick on / to your principles if you want to be respected.

5 I want you to apologise and take on / back what you just said.

6 Clare insisted / suggested booking tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

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7 Choose the correct answers to complete the text: a), b), c) or d).

People talk a lot about the effect of TV on kids, but what about the rest of us? If you ¹  a   to ask most people how ²           time they spend watching television ³           week, I suspect you would ⁴           shocked. In many households, the television is on a good ⁵           of the time, although often no one will be watching. Take my neighbours for example. As soon as they get ⁶          , they turn the television on. They'll watch the ⁷           over breakfast and perhaps one of the morning chat shows. In the afternoon it'll be time for a soap ⁸           or two, followed by an ⁹           of the latest reality show. They would never ¹⁰           to being addicted but I wonder how they ¹¹           manage if someone took their television away for a few days. And to be honest, if someone took my TV away, so would I!

1 a)   were   b) will c) are d) have

2 a) much b) many c) few d) a little

3 a) in b) during c) each d) the

4 a) being b) be c) to be d) been

5 a) number b) part c) much d) deal

6 a) on b) down c) over d) up

7 a) news b) show

c) documentary d) sitcom

8 a) show b) opera c) chat d) quiz

9 a) example b) episode

c) introduction d) item

10 a) say b) tell c) admit d) suggest

11 a) would b) will c) can d) did

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Speaking

8 Complete the conversation. Use the prompts in brackets.

A: (you / got / minute) ¹  Have you got a minute  ?

B: Sorry?

A: There's something (I / mean / talk / you about) ²                                                            .

B: (What / up) ³                                        ?

A: Well, look, I don't want (you / get / wrong idea) ⁴                                                   but ...

B: But what?

A: It's just that you always leave the kitchen dirty. It's quite selfish. (you know / I mean) ⁵                                                            ?

B: Sorry. (I / not / think / it / be) ⁶                                                   so upsetting.

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9 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

so did absolutely sorry no good helpful the send earth that's

A: I'm ¹  so   upset that the concert has sold out. Why didn't you remind me to get tickets?

B: But I ²                     remind you. I sent you a text.

A: Well that's not very ³                    ! You know I hardly ever use my mobile.

B: That's ⁴                     ridiculous! You're ⁵                     one who's always texting.

A: No I'm not!

B: How on ⁶                     can you say that? Let's just take a look, shall we?

A: Ah … hmm … oh, I'm so ⁷                    . It seems you really did ⁸                     me a text after all.

B: Well, no harm done. The ⁹                     thing is the band's doing an extra night and there are still tickets available. So there's ¹⁰                     way we're going to miss out.

A: Brilliant - ¹¹                     really great news - so what are we waiting for? Let's go!

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Reading

10 Match gaps 1-6 in the text with a)-g) below. There is one extra sentence you do not need.

Hi Jude

I'm sorry I haven't been in touch for such a long time - I can't tell you what I've been through in the last few months. You might remember that I was thinking of applying to be on Big Brother (I can't imagine what possessed me!), well it all went ahead. ¹  a   I couldn't believe it. What had started out as a bit of a joke really, turned out to be my worst nightmare. Before I knew where I was, it was too late to pull out.

As soon as I set foot in the Big Brother house, I knew that I'd made the biggest mistake of my life. ²           It was really difficult. You know how it is - the producers are really only interested in getting good viewing figures. They deliberately chose participants who were going to be controversial.

So there I was, a forty-year-old (normally sane) woman on national television, sharing her every waking moment with my new family and wishing I could be anywhere else. ³           It was hard work, I can tell you. Some of them were very hard to like!

To be honest though, one of the worst things about the whole experience was sleep - or lack of it. ⁴           As you know I'm never at my most alert late at night so I started to feel quite groggy after a few days of sleep deprivation.

To cut a long story short, I was voted out after the first week - probably because the viewers thought I was too boring. ⁵           I didn't say or do anything outrageous so what was the point of being there?

Do you know, I still have nightmares about it all and just hope things will get back to normal soon. Next time I have a crazy idea, please just do something to stop me! ⁶           Perhaps there is something in me that does rather enjoy being the centre of attention after all!

Love

Clare

a) I sent in my application, went through various interview stages and to my surprise, I was accepted on to the show.

b) Most of my fellow inmates were night owls and would stay up until the early hours just messing around.

c) Actually I didn't even like any of the other participants.

d) However, I decided to give it a go and try to get on with everyone.

e) Well, I suppose I was.

f) Meanwhile, I've been asked to write about my mad media week for the local paper.

g) Imagine being stuck in a house together with complete strangers for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

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Writing

11 Underline the correct alternative.

1 Some people have no interest in current affairs however /   while   others love to learn.

2 Despite / However not having time to read the paper every day, I do enjoy listening to the news.

3 Jana refused to sell her story although / despite she was offered a lot of money.

4 While / Despite some readers enjoy reading gossip, there are those who do not.

5 However / While celebrity scandals can be damaging initially, most stars recover quite quickly.

6 A lot of people would like to be rich and famous. However / Although, there are many drawbacks to fame.

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12 Write an informal article: How to reduce the stress in your life. Write 140-180 words on a separate sheet of paper.

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Total:

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Upper Intermediate Progress Test Units 7-8B

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