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B2 End-of-course test B

1  Listen to a marketing expert called Leo 2  Listen again. For questions 1–5, decide if the
talking about advertising. Then choose the statements are true or false.
correct answers to questions 1–5.
1 Leo explains that only brand new products need to
1 Leo says that advertising a new product is be advertised.
important for a company because ___________ 2 Leo gives music festivals as an example of events
that need advertising.
a it helps them to make more money.
3 Leo says that advertising professionals must stick to
b it helps tell them what the public think.
specific rules.
c it helps increase interest in the company’s
4 According to Leo, the most important thing in
other products.
advertising is careful planning.
2 According to Leo, advertising a banking service is 5 Leo says that car makers usually produce one type
__________ advertising a car. of car for each category of customer.
a quite similar to
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b exactly the same as
c completely different from
3 Leo says that advertising can be described as art
because adverts __________.
a are produced by a specific type of person.
b are intended for a wide audience.
c require imaginative thinking and ideas.
4 Leo believes that successful adverts must be
__________.
a easy to understand
b original and different
c aimed at a wide audience
5 ‘Targeting’ in advertising means __________.
a communicating with a specific type of person
b reaching a particular level of creativity
c achieving a certain number of sales

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3 Read the article about urban exploration. When it comes to the morals of UE, many urbexers
follow the approach of cave explorers and outdoor
Urban Exploration hikers: ‘Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing
but footprints’.
A Urban exploration, often shortened to ‘urbex’ or
‘UE’, is the exploration of man-made buildings or F Then there are the ‘preservationists’ as they call
structures, often of a considerable age and usually themselves. These might be people such as historians
abandoned ruins or the little-seen parts of the man- or archaeologists who are genuinely committed to
made environment. Among the sites commonly visited creating a clear photographic and textual record of
by ‘urbexers’ are disused factories, hospitals and buildings that would otherwise crumble unnoticed,
schools, bridges, and storm-drain networks. until a property developer arrives to knock them down
and build a block of new apartments. Their records are
B UE is a hobby that comes with a number of risks carefully presented on websites, and their identities
attached. Storm drains, for example, are not designed protected by the use of false names.
with human access as their primary use. During
periods of heavy rain, they can become flooded, G The so-called ‘real’ explorers make up a third
potentially proving fatal for any urbexers who happen group of urbexers. These people are more motivated
to be down there at such times. Many abandoned by underground systems and networks than by single
buildings may be structurally unsafe with broken glass sites. They love the challenge of getting into secure
or damaged floors, or even harmful chemicals. locations and enjoy behaving in a controversial way.
Like climbers, ‘real’ explorers experience what’s been
C Recent television shows have packaged the hobby called ‘feeding the rat’; the ‘rat’, which exists inside
for a popular audience, and a documentary series on you, lives off your fear and the more fear you feel, the
the History Channel led to further publicity. The series more the rat grows. Consequently, the larger the rat
travelled around the world showing little-known grows the more its appetite needs to be satisfied, which
underground structures in remote areas as well as some means that you must experience more fear in order to
which are right under the feet of city-dwellers. UE has keep the rat happy. ‘Real’ explorers do things like run
also featured in fictional films such as After, a thriller along train tracks in the brief gaps between trains,
set in Moscow’s subways, showing urbexers caught up depending on their attitude to urbex and how much
in extreme situations. risk they want to take.
D So what kind of person is attracted to UE? The
culture is mostly, but not completely, male. It’s
international, with groups around the world, but it’s
too various in its motives and methods to form
anything like a community. It’s not a hobby for
everyone – or, to put it another way, it’s hardly a
hobby for anyone! Having said that, there are a few
different categories of urbexers.
E The first type is the ‘adventurer’. Photography
features heavily in the hobby, so adventurers
specializing in the ‘hero shot’ long to post pictures of
themselves standing on the edge of bridges or
buildings, for instance. These images, usually shot
from behind, appear to have taken their inspiration
from Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, the famous
painting by Caspar David Friedrich, which shows a
dark-coated traveller on top of a peak, with mist,
suggesting the unknown, spreading out beneath him.

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Match the summary sentences 1–5 to the correct 5 Match 1–5 to A–H to make complete sentences.
paragraphs A–G. There are two paragraphs that There are three letters that you don’t need.
you don’t need.
1 One regret I have is not spending more time on my
1 a definition of the basic attitude of urbexers to the education;
sites they visit _____ 2 I can’t believe we lost in the end;
2 examples of the dangers urbexers may face _____ 3 It’s good to be able to rely on friends;
3 an explanation of why some urbexers need to 4 I don’t really care about the appearance of things;
continue to put themselves in risky situations _____ 5 I have vivid memories of my wedding day;
4 an explanation of why urban exploration has risen
in popularity_____ A I have no recollection of it whatsoever.
5 a reason why urbexers do not form a close group B I completely disapproved.
_____ C I should have listened to those who were advising
me about my future.
2 points for each correct answer 10 D I wish I hadn’t frittered it away.
4 Read
E it’s as if it were just yesterday.
the text again and complete the sentences. Use
F I know I can always count on Anna.
one word from the text for each answer.
G victory was almost guaranteed at one point.
1 Urban exploration mainly takes place in the H I think it’s more important that they’re functional.
_____________ of old buildings.
2 Some buildings may be unsafe to visit because they
contain dangerous _____________ or their
structure has been damaged.
3 A recent film showed scenes of urbexers in various
challenging circumstances in _____________ in
Moscow.
4 Adventurers may take their motivation for the ‘hero
shot’ from a well-known _____________.
5 Preservationists, when writing about buildings, use
invented names as they don’t want their
_____________ to be known.

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6 Complete the email with the correct tense of the 2 points for each correct answer 10
verbs from the box. There are three verbs that
you don’t need. 7 Complete the text. Use one word in each
space.
blame for distinguish between drop out of
get on have enough of invest in Throughout history, money in one form or another has
make up set aside settle down given people 1 _________ ability to buy and sell
stand up for think ahead wander back goods. Thousands of years ago, civilizations had to
zone out rely 2 _________ a system called the ‘barter system’ as
a way of exchanging goods. The system involved two
Hi Sennur, people exchanging one thing 3 _________ another.
This meant that 4 _________ parties involved had to
Sorry I haven’t been in touch for ages. I’ve been really 5
_________ an agreement as to what they thought
busy with work and various things. Do you remember I their products were worth. Items 6 _________ as
told you about that accountancy course I was doing? It wheat, tobacco and livestock have all been used as
was mainly so that I could 1 __________ at work and money at one time or another. People 7 _________
hopefully get promoted. I’m afraid it was too much for exchange a cow for two sheep, for example. It was not
me in the end; I 2 __________ getting home late and until 8 _________ later that humans came up with the
then having to do assignments. I was tired and not idea of money in the form of metal coins. So why did
concentrating in class. I used to find myself the barter system come to an end? The answer is
3
__________ when the teacher was explaining things. simple. Coins were easier 9 _________ handle and
Anyway, I 4 __________ the course last week, so I’ll carry around. Since their invention, using coins has
have a bit more free time to meet up. I can’t 10
_________ the normal way to pay for goods. It has
5
__________ the course __________ taking up my made commerce simpler and 11 _________ countries
time now. the opportunity to develop trade by 12 _________
Also, I’m planning to buy one of those new apartments business with other countries. Paper money, invented
near the river soon. It’s not that I’m thinking of some time later, is now more common all
13
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__________ or getting married any time soon. It’s _________ the world, as it’s even easier to use. It
just that I think it’s a good time to 7 __________ a may 14 _________ be long, however, before plastic
house as prices aren't bad, so I 8 __________ some cards take over completely, replacing coins and paper
money to put down a deposit on a property. money as people may prefer to avoid carrying
15
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_________ too and just use a bank card.
__________ to next month, do you fancy coming to
stay one weekend? We can do some sightseeing and
just 10 __________ to my place when we feel like it 2 points for each correct answer 30
and have some dinner. Let me know what you think.
Ilkem

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8 Choose the best way to complete the following 5

statements.
A I wish I’d never agreed to go on that business
trip! It was a nightmare from start to finish!
1
B Well, you’re back now … ____________
A Do you fancy signing up for the marathon next
March? a I kick myself about it now, actually.
b No point in crying over spilt milk.
B There’s no____________ of me doing anything
c With hindsight it was a good thing.
like that. I’ll stick to the gym!
a doubt
b suppose
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c chance
2
A ____________. Did we meet at the Invention Show
last year? End-of-course test total 100
B Yes, that’s right! We chatted about engines as far as
I remember.
a I couldn’t help overhearing.
b How do you know?
c You do look familiar.
3
A Did you enjoy the conference last week?
B Actually, I have to say ____________. It’s not as if
we learned anything new, is it?
a what I particularly loved was the last speaker.
b I wasn’t that impressed overall.
c it was a bit too long for my liking.
4
A Sorry – did you say ‘Walsall’ or ‘Warsaw’?
____________ the name of the place you’re going
to next week.
B Walsall.
a I didn’t quite catch
b I’m right in thinking
c If I’ve understood you correctly

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