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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences by writing the correct form of the verb in each gap. Use one word from box A and
one word from box B.

A
drop give hand pick point take try turn

B
after back on out out up up up

1 Louis managed to some Spanish when he was on holiday in Barcelona.
2 The kids really their mother, they are just like her.
3 Don’t worry about Lindsay and Miguel, I am sure they will at the party soon.
4 Most of the students were keen at the start of the year. I am surprised so many have before
the final exam.
5 I felt embarrassed when the teacher all of the mistakes I had made to the rest of the class.
6 I have decided to coffee because I can’t sleep at night.
7 I like to new clothes before I buy them, so I hardly ever buy things on the internet.
8 I’m just to you the book that you lent me last week, because I’ve finished reading it.

2 Circle the correct option in italics in these sentences.

1 The road to the village goes through the mountains, but it is a long and dangerous journey / travel / trip.
2 We only wanted a light dish / food / meal, so we just had soup and a salad.
3 My ambition / career / experience is to design computer games. I’ll do it one day.
4 I only met my great-grandmother on one occasion / opportunity / possibility. She was a hundred years old, so it
was a special moment for me.
5 Make sure you check / control / supervise your answers carefully before you hand in your paper at the end of
the exam.
6 We want to walk to the restaurant from the river but we don’t know the travel / trip / way.
7 I don’t usually do / go / play any exercise, but I know I should.
8 My parents used to buy organic dish / food / meal, but they stopped because it was too expensive.

3 Complete these sentences by writing one word in each gap.

1 About 200 people part in the swim across the port every year.
2 I’m trying to contact Kimiko but I can’t get of her. Why doesn’t she answer her phone?
3 We do not let the public know the exact location of an endangered animal like the black rhino. It could put the lives
of the rhinos in danger and should be avoided at costs.
4 We don’t know what causes this disease. Many scientists have their lives to finding a cure.
5 All the tickets for seats at the baseball match are sold out, but there are some tickets left which are standing
only.
6 Could you me a favour, please? Could you help me translate this email into Italian?
7 It’s a holiday , so it isn’t very well-paid.
8 The city is expecting an important visitor, so the airport is protected.

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Grammar
1 Complete these sentences by writing one word in each gap.
1 That was an interesting book. I loved it!
2 I hope see you tomorrow.
3 After practising for ages, Brad was finally to pass the exam.
4 I’m nervous about going stage in front of an audience.
5 I met a girl brother has the same name as me!
6 How much information there on the website?

2 Complete these sentences by writing the correct form of a verb from the box in each gap. Use contractions
where possible.

disappear buy dye study swim warn

1 Cheyenne has had her hair bright green! I still can’t believe it.
2 They’re hungry now because they in the pool.
3 Not Harry about the dog was a big mistake. It nearly bit him.
4 Kira fell asleep on the bus to school because she all night.
5 The ship in a storm on 15th January 2016. It was never seen again.
6 If they have these shoes in my size, I them.

3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1 I love spicy food now but I didn’t like it in the past.
USE
I love spicy food now but I it.
2 Everyone got 100% in the test, so I’m sure it wasn’t difficult.
CAN’T
Everyone got 100% in the test, so it difficult.
3 That joke was terrible – I’ve never heard one as bad as that!
THE
That joke was terrible – it’s I’ve ever heard!
4 Oh no! I wrote the essay about Napoleon’s life but actually I had to write about a different subject.
SUPPOSED
Oh no! I wrote the essay about Napoleon’s life but I about a different subject.
5 My parents are not happy that so many people want to come to my party. I regret telling everyone about it.
TOLD
My parents are not happy that so many people want to come to my party. I wish
everyone about it.
6 I like everything about my school, except for one thing. It’s not perfect because it doesn’t have a basketball court!
BE
I like everything about my school, except for one thing. If it had a basketball court,
perfect!

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Grammar & Vocabulary

Read the text below and circle the answer (A, B or C) which best fits each gap.

‘Sit with us’ aims to beat the bullies

It happened to me. When I was thirteen, I started (1) a new school. On my first day,
when I (2) to the canteen, I sat down with my lunch. Not one person sat next to me
while I (3) . It was the longest lunch hour of my life.
Natalie Hampton’s situation was much worse. She ate lunch on her own for a whole year. Being
so alone also meant she had no hiding (4) from the school bullies.
However, Natalie didn’t give up. Now sixteen, Natalie has invented an app called ‘Sit With Us’. The
idea is simple. Certain kids act as the app’s ‘ambassadors’ and create an open ‘lunch event’
(5) any student can join. It’s a great way of (6) friends with people
you don’t know.
Because everything happens over a phone, the app doesn’t (7) shy kids from
using it. The kids also know that they won’t be (8) because the others will always
welcome them to the group.
‘Sit with us’ was immediately popular with Natalie’s fellow students, and she now hopes
(9) the app to other schools. I certainly wish I (10) it when I was
at school.

1 A at B on C to

2 A arrived B got C reached
3 A  used to eat B  had eaten C  was eating
4 A place B room C space
5 A when B which C whose
6 A doing B having C making
7 A  pull in B  point out C  put off
8 A embarrassed B embarrassing C embarrassment
9 A expand B expanding C  to expand
10 A  had had B  would have C  would have had

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Listening
Part 4

You will hear an interview with a young man called Callum Firth, about his career as a racing driver. For
questions 1–7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
FT

1 Callum says that when he was younger, he

A  learnt to drive in order to help his father on the farm.
B  displayed a talent for the skill of driving.
C  was more interested in repairing vehicles than driving them.
2 What does Callum say about his early go-kart races?
A  He was grateful to his mum for the support she gave him there.
B  He learnt that he shouldn’t push his vehicle too hard on the track.
C  He owed the fact that he became competitive to those events.
3 Why did Callum want to move on to racing adult racing cars?
A  He realised that driving go-karts had its limitations.
B  He became too old to enter teenage go-kart races.
C  He wanted to be less reliant on funding from his family.
4 What does Callum reveal about the racing school he went to?
A  He initially disliked being criticised for his driving.
B  He had a lot of respect for the people training him.
C  He found it hard to remember everything he was told.
5 Callum admits that, in the early stages of car racing
A  he was relieved to be taken on and funded by a big team.
B  he was surprised by the value of the prizes he received.
C  he spent far more money than he should have done.
6 Before each race, Callum prepares by
A  spending time doing a range of relaxation exercises.
B  thinking about strategies for coping with his mistakes.
C  imagining how he will drive around the entire route.
7 What is Callum’s opinion of a career in racing?
A  The unpredictability of the job sometimes worries him.
B  There are big compensations for the downsides.
C  It’s useful to plan ahead as far as possible.

Reading & Use of English

Part 7

You are going to read an article in which teenagers are talking about unusual sports. For questions 1–10,
choose from the four people (A–D). The people may be chosen more than once.
Which teenager mentions

being impressed by the inventiveness of some participants? 1

choosing the event over other available attractions? 2

how spectators can follow the progress of a competition? 3

having no wish to take part in the activity personally? 4

working out what it takes to be successful in the sport? 5

having little interest in the result of a competition? 6

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some of the sport’s safety regulations? 7

initially feeling disappointed with how clearly an event could be seen? 8

feeling sorry that the sport isn’t better known? 9

being surprised by the attitude of some participants? 10

Unusual Sports Events

Four teenagers describe unusual sporting events they have attended

A  Dan: Cliff-diving
Last year I was lucky enough to go on holiday in the Azores, where as well as
various watersports, you can go whale watching. I gave that a miss because
it’s pretty tame compared to the thing I was lucky enough to see – cliff diving.
Basically there’s a platform attached to some really steep cliffs, twenty-seven
metres above the sea – and the competitors dive off. It’s amazing. The only
downside is that if you want to see the action, you have to hire a boat. We
eventually managed to arrange this, having firstly tried to watch from the land.
But only the judges are close enough to the cliff edge to really see the dives
themselves, so it was a bit pointless being there. Once on the boat, you can
download the App to see the scoreboard in real time. That way, you know who’s in
front, but you’re also closer to the action. I’m hardly a great diver, but I can imagine
it’s the experience of a lifetime.

B  Katie:  Flug Tag

When I was in South Africa last year, I saw an extreme sports event called Flug
Tag, where you can see human-powered flying machines in action. I was a bit
taken aback to see that not all the contestants were taking it that seriously, even
though there are pretty strict rules you have to follow. The flying machines come in
all sorts of shapes and sizes and they’re mostly home-made and fairly whacky. One
by one, they’re ‘launched’ off a platform 30 metres above the sea – and they don’t
stay in the air very long. You wouldn’t get me up in one of those things. Anyway, it
was really entertaining, even if I couldn’t tell you who had won or how the scoring
worked. Like most of the people there, I was too busy enjoying the spectacle to
worry about that – though apparently there is a website where it’s all explained.

C  Seb:  Soapbox Racing

I didn’t know what to think when my cousin Jed suggested going to see soapbox
racing. It was a new sport for me. He explained that some friends of his had
designed and built their own cars and were entering them in a race. Now, when
he said ‘car’, I got the idea that we were talking about engineering. But actually,
four-wheeled soapbox cars have no motor and any speed they reach is purely the
result of gravity as they descend a winding course with obstacles along it. Apart
from that, the only rules seem to be that a helmet is compulsory and so is a brake,
but there may be others. I didn’t get to have a go in a ‘car’ myself, but some of the
whacky designs that people had come up with were awesome. Jed’s friends seemed pretty committed, even if their
cars are a bit improvised. They didn’t actually win anything, but it was a great day out.

D  Emily:  Freestyle Soccer

When it comes to ball control, some of the most skilful players in the world are
to be seen at freestyle soccer tournaments, and it’s a shame there’s not more
media attention. Because the players compete at an individual level, you don’t
get the excitement of a big match with opposing teams, but if you want to see an
exhibition of real soccer skills, then it’s the place to be. Each player has just three
minutes and a ball to show what they can do, and they’re on their own. As well
as the feet, freestyle involves the head and shoulders, and some players do the
whole thing sitting down – that’s amazing. The other amazing thing about freestyle
is that girls can do just as well as boys, as I’ve proved a number of times at local tournaments. It took me some time to
realise what the judges were looking for, but once I’d cracked that, it was just a matter of practice.
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Writing
You see this announcement in an international magazine for teenagers.

Write your answer in 140–190 words in an appropriate style.

Articles wanted
Learning a language

We are looking for articles about learning a language. Why do you think learning a new language is important?
What’s the most difficult thing about learning a new language and what advice would you give a language learner?
The best articles will be published in the magazine.

Speaking
1 Complete the dialogue from a Speaking Part 4 task by completing the words. The first letter of each word
has been given for you.
Examiner: Do you think it’s better to live in a flat or a house?
Cheng: A house. If you have a house, you have lots of bedrooms, a living room, and maybe a garden. In other
(1) w_ _ _ _ , you have more space. I wish I lived in a house.
Examiner: Dagmar, do you agree with Cheng? Do you think it’s better to live in a flat or a house?
Dagmar: Well, I (2) p_ _ _ _ _ agree with him. A house would be lovely. On the other (3) h_ _ _ , when you have a
house, there is a lot of housework. I live with my parents and we do lots of housework, and we only have
a small apartment!
Examiner: Do most people in your country live in a house or a flat?
Cheng: Generally (4) s_ _ _ _ _ _ _, most people live in a flat. There are lots of big cities in China and people live
in flats because it’s close to their workplace. Is it the same for you, Dagmar?
Dagmar: Well, in Croatia, some people live in houses. My grandparents have a house but, on the (5) w_ _ _ _,
people live in flats. Especially in Zagreb, my home town.
Examiner: Thank you.

2 Answer these Speaking Part 4 questions.

1 Some people say we worry too much about keeping fit and healthy these days. What do you think?
2 Do you think it’s a good idea for everyone to join a gym? (Why? / Why not?)
3 Do you think it’s better to do sports during the school day or after school? (Why / Why not?)
4 Is doing sports the only way to keep fit and healthy?

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