Listening

1 Track 1 Listen to a woman telling a story and underline the correct answers.

1 The woman           .

a) has never been embarrassed

b) likes talking about herself

c) prefers other people's stories

2 Her brother           .

a) hates people laughing at him

b) is a very good story teller

c) likes talking about other people

3 She can remember exactly when           .

a) her brother went to Spain

b) he separated from his ex-wife

c) he went to Turkey

4 Bob's story happened           .

a) when he was on a boat

b) when he was twenty-six

c) on a beach in Turkey

5 Bob communicated with the man           .

a) with gestures and incorrect English

b) using only sign language

c) in Turkish

6 Bob felt embarrassed because           .

a) the man laughed at him

b) the man didn't speak English

c) he had behaved in a silly way

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Pronunciation

2 Track 2 Listen and complete the sentences.

1 I    've         met him before somewhere.

2 He                 at home when I called.

3 They                 living in the same house at the time.

4 When I got there, they                 already left.

5 He                 written over twenty best-sellers.

6 We weren't having lunch, we                 in the garden.

7 She                 met him when she was working in France.

8                 you told him yet?

9 He realised he                 brought his keys.

10 She                 speaking to him last week.

11 I                 been there for ages.

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Vocabulary and Grammar

3 Cross out the incorrect word / phrase, or the odd word out, in each group.

1 say hello / do a prize / tell a lie / go crazy

2 go on holiday / take ages / do a nothing / get excited

3 niece / pupil / nephew / cousin

4 by my own / by chance / in a hurry / by mistake

5 in the summer / at night / in Friday night / in May

6 mentor / fantasy / adventure / biopic

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

1 Avatar was the most    successful    film of year in 2009. SUCCESS

2 Tom's grandmother had ten children, so his                      family is very large. EXTEND

3 I love                      comedies. They always make me feel good. ROMANCE

4 My parents have no brothers or sisters, so my sister is my only living                     . RELATE

5 The film The Sixth Sense, with Bruce Willis, was an excellent                      thriller. PSYCHOLOGY

6 Adam has a successful business with more than thirty                     . EMPLOY

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5 Complete the interview tips with the words in the box.

prepared full smartly clearly make firmly

briefly references on research show

1 Before you go to the interview, it's important to be  prepared .

2 You should                 enthusiasm when you answer questions.

3 Don't answer questions                . Speak                 and try to give                 answers.

4 Before the interview, do some                 and don't forget to send                 with your CV.

5 It's a good idea to dress quite                 and make sure you arrive                 time.

6 If you want to make a good first impression, shake hands                and                 eye contact with the interviewer.

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6 Underline the correct alternative.

1 He hasn't heard the news already / yet.

2 My grandmother's learnt already / just learnt to ski. Before that, she's learnt / learnt to fly a plane.

3 When are we going / do we go home tonight? It gets / 's getting late.

4 Does this belong / Is this belonging to anybody here? I found / 've found it under the desk.

5 Have they left / Did they leave England in 2007? I thought they'd yet / 'd already moved to Canada by then.

6 Who does go / goes to bed before 12.00p.m.? I never do / does.

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

Last call!

¹    d      you ever missed a plane? I nearly ²           last summer. I was flying from London to Sydney and had to change planes in Los Angeles. The plane landed there at 6.30 ³           the morning and my flight to Sydney was at 9.30. I walked around while I ⁴            because ⁵           been to LA airport before. Then I ⁶            some breakfast in a coffee shop, read my book and checked emails on my iPhone.

By 8.15, I was feeling rather bored so I ⁷           to find out which gate my Sydney flight ⁸            from. I saw an information screen on the wall and went to look at ⁹          .I found my flight on the screen - and saw `Last call' written there. I couldn't believe it! I then looked at my watch and realised ¹⁰           the time on my watch back by eight hours instead of seven! I ran to the gate and ¹¹            the time I got there, I was the last person to get on the plane. How embarrassing!

1 a) Did b) Are c) Was d) Have

2 a) missed b) did c) had d) was

3 a) in b) at c) on d) -

4 a) 've waited b) 'd waited c) wait d) was waiting

5 a) I'd never b) I've ever c) I never d) I've

6 a) 've had b) had c) was eating d) 'd had

7 a) 'd decided b) was decided c) decided d) 've decided

8 a) had left b) will leave c) leaves d) was leaving

9 a) it b) them c) the screen d) that

10 a) it changed b) I've changed c) I'd changed d) was changing

11 a) at b) on c) from d) by

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Reading

8 Match gaps 1-6 in the text with a)-f) below.

Elvis is alive!

There is a persistent belief in the USA that music legend Elvis Presley ¹      a     after all. Many conspiracy theorists say that he `faked' his death. But why would he do that?

The answer, they say, is because ²          . According to them, Elvis was going to give evidence in court against a Mafia group, who wanted to kill him. They believe that the FBI put another body in Elvis's grave and then ³          . They also claim that after this, he worked in Las Vegas for years performing as an Elvis impersonator. Because there were so many Elvis lookalikes, nobody could ever know who the `real' one was.

Whatever the truth of these claims, over the last three decades there have been reports from ⁴           they have seen Elvis in one place or another. At the same time, two US tabloid newspapers published articles about Elvis's continuing `life' for a long time after his death. They provided all kinds of fake detail, <sup>5</sup>           in a motorbike accident to his `real death' in the 1990s.

There was even a museum called the `Elvis is Alive Museum' in Missouri. It collected papers that they say ⁶          , including government documents. The museum is now closed … but is Elvis alive?

a) did not die in August 1977

b) `proved' the conspiracy theory

c) thousands of people who say

d) from reports that he broke a leg

e) his life was in danger

f) helped him to `disappear'

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9 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Conspiracy theorists claim that Elvis
pretended that he'd died.   T  

2 They say the FBI wanted to protect
Elvis from the Mafia.      

3 They think Elvis started a new life in
Las Vegas.      

4 It was easy to identify the real Elvis in
Las Vegas.      

5 Thousands of people believe they've
seen Elvis alive recently.      

6 You can't visit the museum any more.      

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Speaking

10 Cross out the response which is not possible.

1 So then I fell off my bike!

a) Oh no. b) That's right. c) Oh dear.

2 And you'll have three weeks holiday a year.

a) I see. b) Go ahead. c) I understand.

3 Can I use your phone, please?

a) Go ahead. b) Of course. c) Yes, I know.

4 Could I ask you something?

a) I see. b) Go ahead. c) Of course.

5 It finishes at 8.30, right?

a) That's right. b) Yes. c) No problem.

6 Thanks for telling me.

a) You're welcome. b) Of course. c) No problem.

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11 Match gaps 1-11 in the conversation with
a)-f) below.

A: Do you know what ¹      a     to me when I was working in the bank last October?

B: No, ²           happened?

A: Well, I'd just finished serving a customer and was putting things in my drawer. And the ³           knew, there were two people standing in front of my desk - wearing masks!

B: ⁴          ? I ⁵           it! What ⁶           do?

A: Nothing! I was too scared. I thought they were going to shoot me.

B: Oh ⁷          . What ⁸          ?

A: Well, I just looked at them. I was waiting for them to say `Hands up!' or something. Then ⁹           sudden, I remembered it was Halloween. That's why they were wearing masks. They were going to a party!

B: Oh, no. That's ¹⁰          !

A: Yes. ¹¹           end, we all laughed about it.

a) happened

b) no

c) what

d) happened next

e) don't believe

f) Really

g) did you

h) In the

i) all of a

j) really funny

k) next thing I

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Writing

12 Underline the correct alternative.

1 I was in the bath until / when the phone rang.

2 By the time / While the train came, it was more than two hours late.

3 They didn't go out as soon as / until it had stopped raining.

4 Somebody broke into their house and stole their money while / during the night.

5 He had something to eat as soon as / by the time he got home.

6 They visited all their relatives during / while they were in Australia.

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13 Write a news report about one of the headlines below. Use the prompts to help if necessary. Write 100-120 words.

1 80 people homeless after floods

2 Airline employees strike demonstration

3 Film star shot outside London home

1 Introduction - what happened

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

2 Background details                                                                            

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

3 Quote(s) of people's opinions

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

4 Conclusion - the current situation

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                           

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Total:

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Intermediate Progress Test Units 1-2B

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