CENE A U1 2 TestA
CENE A U1 2 TestA
CENE A U1 2 TestA
Pronunciation
1 Track 1 Listen to the sentences. Are the speakers American, British, Australian or
Indian?
British
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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
I know that times are hard, but it’s important to stay positive. (know)
1 Why so obstinate? He’s usually so cooperative. (John be)
2I you’ll be exhausted after your trip so I won’t make any plans. (expect)
3 You don’t look as though you 90 kilos. (weigh)
4 Peter of having a gap year and going abroad. (think)
5 a good time at college? (you have)
6 My jeans any more because I’ve been eating so much recently. (fit)
7 Your cooking always delicious! (taste)
8I George this evening so I won’t be at home until quite late. (see)
9 I believe Lady Gaga in London this evening. (appear)
10 What’s wrong? You very distracted these days. (seem)
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Patterns to notice
6 Put the words in brackets in the correct order.
(that / to / important / consider / one / point / is) the local community will be affected.
One important point to consider is that the local community will be affected.
1 (raising / most / might / the / of / drawback / be / interest rates / obvious) a decline in sales.
a decline in sales.
2 (would / exams / another / that / for / good / more / be / reason / introducing) students would
focus more.
students would focus more.
3 (urbanisation / second / is / problem / that / the / with) the villages are dying.
the villages are dying.
4 (be / that / advantage / a / language / one / global / of / would) we would all understand each
other.
we would all understand each
other.
5 (might / most / the / that / advantage / English / obvious / learning / be / of) you can travel
almost anywhere in the world and communicate.
you can travel almost anywhere
in the world and communicate.
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Vocabulary
8 Match the words to form collocations. Each word can only be used once.
1 local c a life
2 multi-national b tourism
3 global c produce
4 brain d crisis
5 clash of e brand
6 way of f diversity
7 standard of g drain
8 financial h corporation
9 multi-ethnic i living
10 religious j society
11 mass k cultures
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9 Replace the underlined words with the words in the box and make any necessary
changes. You do not need all the words.
overcrowding no-go area a green belt slums squalor congestion
infrastructure sky-high urban sprawl residential demolition
I don’t like living in the city now because of the large number of people. overcrowding
1 The destruction of so many iconic buildings has been really upsetting.
2 The high volume of traffic during rush hour is simply unacceptable.
3 So many of the world’s poorest people live in terrible conditions with no running water or
electricity.
4 Most large cities in England are surrounded by agricultural land , which can’t be built on.
5 Harlem used to be a dangerous place many years ago, but now it is much safer.
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11 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. You do not
need all the words.
fit in backfire leave out flatter pamper set up turn off
I’ve always found it difficult to fit in because I don’t like doing what most people of my age
enjoy doing.
1 Alex has been of the team several times this season as he hasn’t been
playing very well.
2 I’m going to myself this weekend and go to the spa.
3 Seeing people smoke really me . It’s such a disgusting habit.
4 We’d like to a new reading group in town so I hope you’ll join us.
5 If you’re not careful, your plan on you and then you’ll be sorry!
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12 Complete the sentences with the correct form of laugh, cry or tears.
You know that I’ll always offer you a shoulder to cry on whenever you need to talk.
1I my head when I heard what had happened to Jack. I can’t
believe how crazy he is!
2 I could see that Anne was close when she heard that she’d
lost her job.
3 I always my eyes when I watch Wuthering Heights as it’s so
sad and romantic.
4 I don’t know why you find this funny. It’s certainly matter.
5 Lucy burst when she won her gold medal as she was
overcome with emotion.
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Total: 100