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3 Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words
Grammar
in bold.
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 I had never before seen such a beautiful sunset.
1 Did you see Jan at the concert? She wore /
was wearing a red coat.
2 Peter wouldn t lend me his dictionary because
he didn t finish / hadn t finished his 2 We not only went out for a meal but we went
homework yet. dancing too.
3 I saw your sister in town yesterday. She
talked / was talking to a couple of friends.
4 Jake phoned me just after he was leaving /
3 They had no sooner started the exercise than
had left the party.
the lesson bell rang.
5 When the exam results came through we all
were celebrating / celebrated!
6 While I was walking to the shops, it suddenly
started / was starting to get very windy.
7 They had waited / had been waiting for half
4 There has rarely been such a high wind.
an hour by the time David arrived.
8 When I got to the classroom, the teacher already
started / had already started the lesson.
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2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect
Vocabulary
simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
1 I (have) this cold
argumentative grumpy tolerant naive
since I went swimming last Friday.
reserved flexible stubborn hot-headed
2 How often (you be)
courteous level-headed
to the USA?
1 The staff at the airport were all very
3 I (often wonder) if
to us. It was a pleasant
learning another language would be difficult.
surprise.
4 Where (you stay)
2 My cousin is quite and
for the last few days?
doesn t say much.
5 What (you do) to your
3 I was very when I went to
hair? It looks great!
university but I m much more experienced
6 How long (you
now.
go out) with Freddy?
4 Don t be so
! You can
7 What (you eat)?
always find something to smile about.
There are red marks on your shirt.
5 In today s society people need to be
8 Katy and I (know)
and listen to others points
each other since we were at primary school
of view.
together.
6 My dad was very when he
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was young and got into a lot of trouble.
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7 I don t think winning a lot of money will
change Sam. He s very IT S A SMALL WORLD
.
8 My sister is so you ll never
Picture this: You re in a boat, a small one, easily
persuade her to apologise to him. 4,000 miles away from home. You re being
tossed from one wave to another in appalling
9 You re being very today!
conditions. Your mast has been damaged in a
You ve disagreed with everything I ve said!
fierce storm and you haven t eaten for two days
10 We re lucky to have Jill as an employee. She s
whilst trying to fix your craft and remain afloat.
and can change her hours
[1 ] You wait, hoping beyond hope that
if we need her to.
someone has heard you and can reach you before
conditions worsen still further.
Mark /10
You re lucky. The message gets relayed to a cruise
liner that is carrying thousands of passengers on
Listening
the holiday of a lifetime and just happens to be
in your vicinity. [2 ] You are very grateful.
5 4.01 Listen to the people talking about
d"
You are taken on board where you re given food
being lucky. Complete the sentences with the
and medical assistance and start to feel human
correct speakers A E.
again. You travel with the liner safely to land.
1 Speaker saved some money.
Your small boat has unfortunately had to be
2 Speaker had a surprising exam result. abandoned in the ocean but you are safe thanks
to the cruise liner.
3 Speaker was successful because he/she
So far, a straightforward sea rescue. [3 ]
was relaxed.
It s certainly not unheard of for large vessels to
4 Speaker didn t expect to achieve what
come to the aid of smaller ones, particularly in
he/she did so quickly.
the big oceans where you can drift for days
5 Speaker doesn t plan ahead.
without seeing another boat. [4 ] The
yachtsman whose boat got into trouble was
Mark /10
John Fielder, a thirty-two-year-old man from a
tiny village on the south coast of England called
Reading
Warsash. Last year John was sailing a trimaran
called (appropriately)  Dangerous When Wet
6 Read the text.
from the Caribbean island Antigua to Rhode
Island, north of New York, when he got into
7 Complete the text with sentences A F. There is
trouble. [5 ] She was the latest addition
one sentence you do not need.
to the fleet of the US based Princess Cruises and
A This happens from time to time when small
it was captained by Captain Clark. Captain Clark
boats run into difficulties in heavy weather.
and John Fielder had never met before, which is
B But there is a twist to this tale.
not surprising. What is surprising is that it turned
C Less than two hours later the enormous boat out the two men live round the corner from each
is alongside you, having altered course to other in that tiny village of Warsash on the south
come to your rescue.
coast! In all probability they buy their newspapers
from the same shop but didn t meet until their
D Finally you admit defeat and put out an SOS call.
paths crossed 4,000 miles away in the middle of
E He was stunned by the coincidence.
the ocean!
F The cruise liner that came to his assistance
An amazing coincidence! If you can beat that
was the Crown Princess.
write in to  What a coincidence! , People Today
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Magazines, Bristol. We re waiting for your story.
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8 Imagine you witness a large fire and see fire-
fighters save a young child from the building.
Write the story of the rescue for a magazine. Use
the writing guide to help you.
Paragraph 1: Say what you were doing when the
fire started.
Paragraph 2: Say what happened and describe
the scene.
Paragraph 3: Describe how the fire-fighters
saved the child.
Paragraph 4: Comment on the bravery of the fire-
fighters and what happened to the other people
involved.
Mark /10
Total /60
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