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2 Complete the mini-dialogues by putting the

1 Complete the sentences with the words from the
words in italics in the correct order.
box. Use the same word for parts a and b.
1
however no matter whenever whichever
whoever Marc How was the art exhibition?

1 a You can drop the items off at my place today or Sami 1 time / an / we / amazing / had .
tomorrow, __________. ____________________ We especially enjoyed the
b __________ I catch up with my friend, we seem talk that the artist gave.
to spend the whole time laughing. 2
2 a You still have to go through the security
procedures, __________who you are. Igor Have you heard the news? Olga’s been accepted
into Harvard!
b __________ what happens, let’s try to stay in
touch. Alexander Well, 2 million / in / years / never / a
3 a __________ gets home first should start ____________________ did I expect that!
preparing dinner.
3
b We should ask __________ we speak to about
the fees to carefully explain the charges Husband Have you got your mobile phone on you?
involved. Wife Sorry, I haven’t. And it was 3 we / only / here /
4 a You’ll find that __________ model of this car when / got ____________________ that I realized I’d
you go for will be economical to run. left it at home.
b I really don’t mind ordering the vegetarian pizza
or the chicken one, _________. 4
5 a __________ you do it, just make sure you get Lucia Do you think I should take my digital camera
here in time! on the safari trip next month?
b Jack said he’s definitely coming,
Paul I definitely would, but 4 that / thing / you / the
__________long it takes.
____________________ really must take is a decent
2 points for each correct answer 10 pair of binoculars.
5
Mustapha Are you glad you joined us now?
Katia Definitely! 5 for / minute / not / a
____________________ did I think sailing would be
such fun.

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3 Identify the one underlined word or phrase that 4 Put adjectives from the box into a suitable
should be corrected or rewritten. Write the word position in the underlined sentences. Use the
or phrase. You do not need to correct the word insert symbol (˄) to show where the adjective
or phrase. should go. There are two adjectives that you
don’t need.
1 If you think you’re not going to be able to complete
the assignment, please inform head of faculty as published complete involved conscious
soon as possible. ____________________ available present main
2 The ACCA is a professional body concerned with
the regulation of the rules accountancy.
____________________
1
Although Amira had said she didn’t have a lot of time
3 A lingua franca is a language that is used wide for
to attend the two-day conference and 2 thought it might
communication between people from different
linguistic backgrounds. ____________________ be a waste of time, in the end she seemed pleased that
4 Henri started as a salesman, then he went on to
become a manager, before finally finished his she’d gone. 3 She was also glad she made a decision to
career as chairman of the board.
____________________ stay right until the last speaker had given his
5 Although it has it’s limitations, the final report
presentation. 4 When we discussed the usefulness of
produced about the events of 29th June provides us
with the most detail yet. ____________________ the conference, she said that one of the points she’d
6 If you are wanting to get a lift with me, you’d better
hurry up as I have to leave in the next minute or taken away from it was 5 the significance of an article
two. ____________________
7 Although popular, it must be said that cricket is in a well-known medical journal on the perceived
secondary to football in their minds of most British
dangers of saturated fats.
sports fans. ____________________
8 Our schedule consists of two hours of talks
2 points for each correct answer 10
following by an hour’s guided tour of the out-of-
town production plant. ____________________
9 While most of people may believe that they eat
very little soya, it is in fact a major food additive.
____________________
10 I’m ashamed to admit that I absolutely forgot to
buy something to celebrate the birth of my best
friend’s baby. ____________________

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5 Complete the sentences with the correct words. 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
All the words begin with the letter a. the phrase in brackets.

1 Yolanda barely has time to complete her own work, 1 ______________________________, I don’t think
let __________ help me with mine. posting updates about everything you do on social
2 Patrick’s quite an __________ guy – he never media is such a good idea. (tell / truth)
seems interested in making new friends. 2 In the end, Harry had to
3 I wasn’t __________ that I had to let you know of ______________________________ it was time to
my travel plans in advance, otherwise I would have replace his car. (face / fact)
told you. 3 People living on the Turkish Black Sea coast
4 These two ice creams have quite similar flavours, ______________________________ harvesting
so I can’t tell them __________. tea. (long / tradition)
5 When they ran into money problems, they kept the 4 To my amazement, the spectacular birthday cake
company __________ by selling some shares. collapsed ______________________________
(very / eyes) as soon as I cut into it.
2 points for each correct answer 10 5 Ellie, ______________________________ her
sister, is very quiet and rather shy. (complete /
6 Complete the recipe with the correct form of
contrast)
verbs from the box. There are two verbs that
you don’t need. 2 points for each correct answer 10

beat chop grate grill melt peel season

French toast with cheese and mushroom

Clean a handful of mushrooms before 1 __________
them finely. Break an egg into a bowl and
2
__________ with salt and pepper according to taste.
After 3 __________ the egg lightly, add the
mushrooms to the bowl. Gently pour a little of the
mixture over a slice of bread, then after you
4
__________ some cheese on top, place under a
preheated grill. 5 __________ the cheese and allow the
egg mixture to cook. Serve on a warm plate.

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8 Complete the second sentence so that it has a

9 Read the pairs of sentences. Circle the reference
similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word(s) in the second sentence and underline the
word given. Do not change the word given. You
part of the text which is referred to in the first
must use between three and six words, including
sentence.
the word given.
1 Scientists are working on a group of drugs to treat
1 Even when Olivia did very badly, her teacher
the common cold. This development, according to
always gave her encouragement.
some, is long overdue.
MATTER
2 It’s best to present your data in the form of graphs,
______________________________ Olivia did,
tables and charts. Where possible, try to have your
her teacher always gave her encouragement.
visual aids in colour.
2 ‘It’s not a good idea for you to invest in that
3 First of all, put some sheets of newspaper at the
company,’ Pierre told Jacques.
base of the fire, then add some small pieces of
AGAINST
wood on top. Repeat the procedure until you have
Pierre said that
several layers.
______________________________ in that
4 It took a while for the information to work its way
company.
down from the board of directors. These people are
3 ‘I’m absolutely certain you’ll have a wonderful
very busy, so I suppose it’s understandable.
time in London,’ said Anna to me.
5 After weeks of discussion, moving to a new
WHATSOEVER
building rather than renovating the old one was the
Anna said that
option everyone went for. The decision was based
______________________________ that I’d have
solely on cost.
a wonderful time in London.
4 We didn’t realize it was Carlos until he took off his 2 points for each correct answer 10
sunglasses.
ONLY
______________________________ sunglasses
did we recognize him.
5 There were none of the SLRX 200 cameras left
when we got to the shop.
TIME
______________________________ the shop, all
the SLRX 200 cameras had been sold.

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10 Complete the text with nouns from the box.

There are two nouns that you don’t need.

belief exercises people resources style

system technology

These days, anyone interested in learning a language

can do so if they have a decent Wi-fi connection speed.
Access to such 1 __________ means you literally have
a world of websites, apps, online learning communities
and translators at your fingertips. But with so many
learning 2 __________ available at the click of a
button, language learners are actually spoilt for choice
and may struggle to make the right decisions.
3
__________ today are busier than ever, whether it be
due to concentrating on their careers or family life, and
they don’t have time to spend on checking endless
websites for self-study language programmes.
Studying a language is not a one-size-fits-all activity,
and no single way of learning will appeal to everyone.
Some like plenty of quizzes and games, whereas others
prefer more mechanical 4 __________ such as listening
and repeating or grammar practice. Whatever your
personal language-learning 5 __________, though,
there’s bound to be an online course that suits you.

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