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LISTENING

1 TRACK 2 You will hear five people talking about studying. Match statements
A-F with speakers 1-5. There is one extra statement.

This speaker…
A took a long time to show his/her real personality at university.
B changed his/her mind about what to study.
C surprised someone in a positive way.
D spent a lot of time alone.
E upset someone in authority.
F had financial problems.

Speaker 1 2 3 5 5

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VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

2 Complete the sentences with the missing words. Some letters are given. There
is one space for each missing letter.

Jack used to be a b u l l y but now he’s kind to everyone in the class.

1 The exam was hard but I think I managed to s _ _ _ _ _ through.

2 David has a p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h _ _ memory. He only has to see something once and
he remembers it.
3 After thinking about it all day I had a b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and worked out how to solve
the problem.
4 I have a v _ _ _ _ memory of the day I met my best friend. He came to school
wearing a superhero costume.
5 Julia is extremely b _ _ i _ _. She never has to work very hard to get good grades.

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3 Match the verbs in A with the nouns in B. Then complete the sentences.
You may need to change the form of the verbs. There is one extra verb.

A feel rack call enrol remain acquire jog

B one’s memory a mystery one’s brains an urge a skill on a course

Can you jog my memory what the homework is?

1 If we all ______________ our ______________, we might remember what the

teacher told us.
2 I don’t _____________________ to go to university, I’d rather get a job.
3 You will only _____________________ if you work hard at it.
4 I’ve always wanted to learn Spanish. I’d like to _____________________ this
summer.
5 I’ve tried to get to know her better but she _____________________ to me. She
never talks about herself.
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4 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap.

When I was a teenager, my parents were always complaining about how long I slept.
They 1_________________ even let me sleep in at the weekends because they
wanted me to maintain a steady sleeping routine! I 2_______________ to get very
angry at them for waking me up too early but then, slowly, I got used to it. Nowadays
I 3_______________ normally get up around sunrise and I really enjoy it. A good
friend of mine 4_______________ always complaining she can get nothing done at
the weekends because the day is short. Well, no wonder, she never gets up before
noon! I didn’t 5_______________ to appreciate my parents’ strict rules about sleep
but I am now grateful to them.
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

You can’t afford to waste (waste) any more time. You’ll miss the train.

1 Living in such a small town, you can’t avoid _____________________ (run) into

people you know all the time.

2 Grandma would never let us _____________________ (get) away with such

misbehaviour.

3 Can you imagine _____________________ (fail) every single exam?

4 I somehow managed _____________________ (persuade) the teacher to let me

retake the test.

5 The head teacher refused _____________________ (let) us invite students from

other schools to the show.

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USE OF ENGLISH

6 Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

The Power of the Mind

I’ve always had a terrible memory _____ dates, numbers and names and I’m always
losing things, particularly my keys and phone. So when my friend sent me information
about a course that she thought would be 1_____ interest to me, I was happy to
enrol. On the first day I attended a lecture by a renowned scientist who guided us
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through some visualisation techniques. She asked us to focus on a _____
memory from childhood and slowly helped us to remember more and more about that
time. Later, there was another lecture by a man who had an excellent command
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_____ languages. He spent a lot of time 4_____ about his amazing memory which
was very interesting but not very helpful for me! The next day was much more
practical. The lecturer advised 5_____ at least eight hours of sleep every night and
to keep a healthy diet. Unfortunately, I’ve forgotten a lot of the advice, so I can’t help
thinking the course didn’t help me after all.
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A with B for C about

1 A in B of C for
2 A vivid B close C sieve
3 A of B for C with
4 A to talk B on talk C talking
5 A we get B us to get C us getting
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7 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
Use the words in capitals. Write up to six words.

I was in the habit of drinking coffee before breakfast. USED

I used to drink coffee before breakfast.

1 Winning my first competition is a moment I’ll always remember. FORGET

I’ll ________________________________________________ my first competition.

2 My mum never let me put off studying until the last moment. ALLOW
My mum _____________________________________ off studying until the last moment.

3 He has a very annoying habit of complaining about the weather. ALWAYS

He __________________________________________________ about the
weather.

4 Jenny absolutely loves animals. She plans to be a vet. PASSION

Jenny ______________________________________ animals. She plans to be
a vet.

5 My sister always did her homework right after school. WOULD

My sister __________________________________ her homework right after
school.
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READING

8 Complete gaps 1-5 with sentences A-F. There is one extra sentence.

LEARNING FROM HOW OTHERS LEARN

If we want to give our children the best education possible, it is sensible to look at the most
successful education systems in the world for ideas. Different countries have different
ideas about how to ensure that their children maximise their potential. It’s clear that no
education system is perfect. (1) So, what, if anything, can we learn from them and are there
any similarities between them at all?
The two countries are South Korea and Finland. Korea has a one hundred percent
literacy rate. Its students achieve outstanding grades in all kinds of tests compared to
those in other countries. How do they do it? (2) Many are taught by private tutors after
their normal lessons. Despite large class sizes, there are no problems with discipline.
Teachers are respected and teach in a traditional manner with the children paying
attention and obeying instructions unquestioningly.
Finnish children also do very well in comparison with school students in other countries.
However, in Finland, schools combine a short school day and extra after-school activities to
develop individual interests and motivate the children. (3) There is much less stress in
Finnish schools than in Korean schools but that doesn’t mean that the teaching is
unprofessional. Finnish teachers spend less time teaching but more time in professional
development. They are highly educated and teaching is a well-respected and well-paid
profession.
So, what can we learn from this brief look at two countries who are able to educate their
children more effectively than we can? Firstly, children need a reason to learn. That may
be pressure from parents, peers and society as a whole to succeed. (4) Too often in
our schools, we find children who are uninterested in the lessons and parents who are
uninterested in their progress. Politicians and journalists would rather criticise teachers
than praise them and, as a result, members of the teaching profession lack the respect they
receive in other countries. (5) The opposite should be true.

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As we can see, Finland and South Korea do share one great similarity. In both societies,
people look up to teachers and recognise the importance of the job they are doing. So, let’s
have more respect for teachers, students and education in general and, maybe, our
children can be challenging those from South Korea and Finland in the future.

A Alternatively, it could be an interest in what they are learning and a thirst for
even more knowledge.
B However, in most studies, two countries have a higher standard of education
than others, even though the way they educate their children seems to be
completely different.
C The public are more aware of the length of teachers’ holidays than the
enormous pressure they are under in the classroom.
D These comparisons can hide faults and ignore positive aspects of poorly
performing students but, generally, they give us a good idea of which
education systems work best.
E The idea is that they will work hard because they want to rather than because
they are forced to.
F The answer appears to be by sheer hard work. Students are under
immense pressure to achieve their goals.
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WRITING

9 Do the writing task.

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opiszesz swoje umiejętności konieczne do jej wykonania.

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