Listening

1 Track 11 Listen to six speakers. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?

1 The woman has always enjoyed dancing.   F  

2 The man gets on well with his flatmate.           

3 The woman wishes she hadn't turned down a good job overseas.           

4 The woman enjoys contemporary novels.           

5 The man prefers independent travel.           

6 The woman now uses her mobile phone regularly.           

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2 Track 12 What are they talking about? Listen and tick the correct answer: a), b) or c).

1 a) website forum     

b) manga           

c) e-book           

2 a) pollution           

b) drought           

c) famine           

3 a) speed cameras           

b) phone cameras           

c) CCTV cameras           

4 a) a geek           

b) a people person           

c) a good laugh           

5 a) an advertising slogan           

b) an advertising jingle           

c) an advertising campaign           

6 a) being frustrated           

b) being adventurous           

c) being anxious           

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Pronunciation

3 Track 13 Listen and underline the stressed syllables in sentences 1-6.

1 How   long   have you been   wor  king   here  ?

2 What've you been doing? You look exhausted!

3 Their photos might be sent to the newspapers.

4 Dan was feeling sad because his holiday was coming to an end.

5 If only I hadn't refused to help.

6 I'm not a big fan of autobiographies.

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Grammar and Vocabulary

4 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I'm very particular   about   / for hygiene.

2 I've really got over / into salsa dancing.

3 We were brought on / up in a village.

4 I have finished my report. Now I can hand over / up the project to my colleague.

5 I take care for / of her when she's ill.

6 The Grants turned up / in late as usual so they missed the meal.

7 I always put off / on filling in my tax return until the very last minute.

8 We'll have to take over / on more staff if we want to expand.

9 Dan lives on / in the edge of a forest.

10 At / With hindsight I'd have done a lot of things very differently.

11 Let's cross that bridge when we come to / over it.

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5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the word in capitals.

1 Stephen's   generosity   is almost too much sometimes. GENEROUS

2 His behaviour at the party was totally                     . OUTRAGE

3 Rising unemployment can result in more problems with                    . HOME

4 I could see John's                      as he heard that he'd come second. DISAPPOINT

5 The internet has                      the way we communicate. REVOLUTION

6 `                     guaranteed', that's what it says on the packet! SATISFY

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6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

I've never been interested ¹  in   having the latest gadgets, but Mark is just ²                opposite. He's a ³                of a geek and has recently ⁴                to playing the Warcraft game with all his online friends. He doesn't take ⁵                notice of me. He disappears for ⁶                on end and only comes downstairs to eat! I'll have to get used to ⁷                more time on my own, but I could kick ⁸                for having bought him ⁹                new laptop for his birthday. Mind you, I've taken ¹⁰                ballroom dancing and have met lots of `real' people so I ¹¹                you could say that every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 Correct two mistakes in each sentence.

1 I'm   very   exhausted after all   an   excitement of today.

  absolutely     the  

2 The news last night were extremely disturbed.

                                         

3 Paul was never pulled his heaviness around the house.

                                         

4 Let's build that bridge when we get to it.

                                         

5 I would pay for the meal as often as you make the reservation.

                                         

6 Tony Blair had written about his time as Prime Minister in his biography.

                                         

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8 Choose the correct answers: a), b) or c).

1 Pay attention   c   this announcement.

a) on b) for c)   to   d) at

2 The concert was called off because too few tickets            sold beforehand.

a) had been b) have been c) were being d) are

3            goes around comes around.

a) With b) Why c) Which d) What

4 Chris and Ken have recently            up a web design company.

a) got b) put c) set d) turned

5            calling is an invasion of privacy in my opinion.

a) Cool b) Cold c) Warm d) Hot

6 Simon is really           -fisted and never pays for anything when we go out.

a) tight b) hard c) light d) tough

7 Mark always gets to work late            he leaves before the rush hour begins.

a) as long as b) providing c)if d) unless

8 The train is my favourite            of transport.

a) mean b) modes c) means d) way

9 After graduating Jo went            to do an MA.

a) up b) on c) over d) in

10 I really don't think Maria            go travelling next year.

a) will b) might c) is going d) is likely

11 We            live in a small cottage by the sea before we moved to the city.

a) would b) were used to

c) got used to d) used to

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

1 Peter ignored the crowds of reporters outside his house. TOOK

  Peter took no notice of the crowds of reporters outside his house  .

2 I've been working for five years. AGO

I                                                                       .

3 When will the current director resign? STEP

When                                                                       ?

4 Judy doesn't mix much with others. HERSELF

Judy                                                                       .

5 There isn't any more milk. RUN

We've                                                                       .

6 I'll never recover from the death of my dog. OVER

I'll never                                                                    .

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10 Complete the words.

1 If on l y I hadn't said anything!

2 It's ten kilometres to town as the c          flies.

3 I really enjoy reading b                               of the old Hollywood stars.

4 Ben's having s                thoughts about applying for promotion as he's not sure about his new boss.

5 Where there's life, there's h         .

6 I've never been able to make out the l                of most heavy metal songs.

7 Tokyo is an incredibly d                   populated city.

8 Before you start messing around with your new keyboard, I think you should read the m               .

9 The main d                      to working from home is the sense of isolation which can be quite depressing.

10 It's a p          you can't make it this evening, but hopefully we'll get together soon.

11 Everyone is praying for rain after the longest

d                   in living memory.

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Reading

11 Match gaps 1-6 in the text with a)-g).

There is one extra sentence you do not need.

Hi Annie

Thanks so much for your newsy email - I'm glad you're enjoying your new job. I know how you were rather dreading it but I think it's always hard to start again especially when you have to move as well. And what about accommodation - did you decide to find something on your own or are you sharing? ¹  c  

Quite a lot's happened here as well since I last wrote to you. I finally moved last month. You know I'd been looking to move out of the city centre, well, I found a lovely little house half way between where I had been living and the coast. ²           And dark too as there are no street lights - so you can see the stars. I haven't quite got used to it yet, having always been a city girl!

Everyone has been very friendly though. You know, before I moved everyone was saying that I was crazy because villagers tend to keep themselves to themselves and don't welcome outsiders, but I can't tell you how kind everyone has been. ³           I'm living in a terraced house so have neighbours on either side. Both sets are friendly, but not too friendly, if you know what I mean. In any case, it's certainly good to know that there are people there if I need help.

⁴           You know what it's like in the city - everyone's in a rush all the time and it's hard not to join in somehow. Here, however, everything is much slower. I really like it. It usually takes me an hour or so to go to the post office by the time I've stopped a few times to chat to people!

Things are going well on the work front as well. I wasn't sure how this would work out at first. My boss was happy to let me work from home so that's what I'm doing at the moment. ⁵           I bet some of my colleagues think I'm not really doing anything down here but in fact, I think I get far more done at home as I'm not constantly being disturbed by colleagues. It's amazing how much you can get through in an hour when there's no one else there.

It's early days yet I know, but I really do feel very happy and settled here. Long may it last! ⁶           You can give me some tips on the garden. It's not very big but there's enough room for a small vegetable patch.

Let me know how you're getting on. And send me some photos if you get the chance. I want to see what your new haircut looks like!

Love

Hannah x

a) I still have to go into the office once a week for meetings but it's a good balance (and a chance to catch up on office gossip!).

b) It's been a very stressful time for me recently with all the problems at work and problems with my health.

c) I guess it must be quite expensive if you want to be in town so you might not have much choice.

d) Of course I was the hot topic of conversation for the first week or so but I guess that's to be expected in a small community, so I didn't feel bad about it.

e) I hope you can get some time off soon to come and visit as I know you'll love it too, and it will do you good.

f) The hardest thing for me to adjust to has been the change of pace in life here - I've found it difficult to slow down.

g) It's on the edge of the village so it's really peaceful and very quiet, especially at night.

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Speaking

12 Rewrite the sentences using the prompts in brackets.

1 Where's the nearest bank?

(Could / tell)

  Could you tell me where the nearest bank is  ?

2 Help me with my luggage.

(Would / mind)

                                                                                ?

3 Send me another copy of the latest contract.

(I / grateful)

                                                                                .

4 Tell me about the council's plans for the city centre.

(like / enquire)

                                                                                .

5 When did the language courses for foreign students start?

(Can / tell)

                                                                                ?

6 Can I make a reservation for this evening?

(wondering / possible)

                                                                                .

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13 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

convinced point favour suppose sure way

A: I'm all in ¹  favour   of lowering the voting age.

B: Hmm, I'm not so ²               . After all, a lot of teenagers are quite immature, aren't they?

A: You've got a ³                there, but only those who are really interested would bother to vote.

B: I ⁴                so, but how would you encourage them?

A: Well, the ⁵                I see it, kids need to learn about politics and current affairs at school.

B: I'm still not ⁶               , but why don't we see what Jan thinks?

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14 Put the words into the correct order to make sentences.

1 into / science / John / really / fiction / isn't

  John really isn't into science fiction  .

2 I'm / short / of / big / a / stories / fan

                                                                                .

3 stand / I / punctuation / of / couldn't / lack / the

                                                                                .

4 thing / the / writing / The / love / his / I / about / is / humour

                                                                                .

5 I / What / their / main / was / characters / liked / the / about / relationship

                                                                                .

6 couldn't / I / into / mood / get / the / just / right

                                                                                .

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Writing

15 Underline the mistakes using the correction code. Then write the corrections.

1 (sp) Dad is such an   embarrasment   on the dance floor.

  embarrassment  

2 (p) If you knew you were going to be late why didn't you call?

                                                                      .

3 (wo) I feel as though I'll never get this cold over.

                                                                      .

4 (ww) I thought the documentary was really interested.

                                                                      .

5 (v) We lived in the same house since 2005.

                                                                      .

6 (gr) I'll never get used to drive on the left.

                                                                      .

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16 You have just started a new job in a new town. Write an informal email to tell your friends how everything is going. Write 140-180 words.

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

                                                                                    

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Total:

100

Upper Intermediate Mid-course Test A

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