ROADMAP™ B2 End-of-course test (Units 6–10)

Listening
1 Recording 1 Listen to the radio programme
Grammar
and tick () the correct answer, a, b or c. 4 Find the mistake in each sentence and rewrite
1 How many types of research did Daniel do for the the sentences.
radio programme? 1 I think Teenage Dream is by more the best Katy
a one Perry album.
b two  I think Teenage Dream is by far the best Katy
c three Perry album.
2 What did Daniel think of the overall research 2 You don’t allowed to take books from here without
results? your ID card.
a They were interesting. ____________________________________
b They were worrying. ____________________________________
c They were surprising. 3 Neil Armstrong was first man on the moon.
3 Who visits art galleries the most? ____________________________________
a tourists ____________________________________
b schoolchildren 4 If we have planned better, we could have brought
c local residents some food to the beach.
4 What is interesting about museum visitor ____________________________________
numbers? ____________________________________
a They are seasonal. 5 I ought to left earlier, but I was having such a
b They are dropping. good time at the party!
c They are always high. ____________________________________
5 What is the most expensive cultural activity? ____________________________________
a going to the theatre 6 The children have been playing in the garden
b going to sports events when the storm hit.
c seeing live music ____________________________________
6 What did people use to do in the past? ____________________________________
a go to fewer cultural events /5
b pay more for cultural events
5 Choose the correct answer, a, b or c to
c go to the theatre more
complete the sentences.
/5 1 When we were younger, we always b come
2 Recording 2 Listen to the conversation. Match home before it got dark.
the statements with the speakers. Write Dave a use to b used to c would
(D), Rachel (R) or both (B). 2 The charity to support elderly people in the
1 feels guilty R community.
2 is emotional about their possessions ___ a set up b did set up c was set up
3 isn’t prepared for tomorrow ___ 3 Here is the painting I bought last month.
4 wants to eat less meat ___ a what b that c where
5 offers to make a meal ___ 4 I know it was his birthday, but he behaved so
6 has worked a lot recently ___ badly.
/5 a shouldn’t have b couldn’t have been not
c mustn’t be
3 Recording 2 Listen again and write true (T),
false (F) or no information (NI). 5 The concert was so dull that of the audience
1 Rachel hasn’t been able to sleep. NI left early.
2 Rachel threw the jeans away by accident. ___ a every b most c plenty
3 Dave demands Rachel replace the jeans. ___ 6 Could you imagine on a desert island?
4 Service at the Thai restaurant is slow. ___ a live b to live c living
5 Dave likes restaurants that offer value for 7 he’s managing the team, they won’t win a
money. ___ match!
6 Dave doesn’t think he spends enough time a As long as b Unless c As soon
with Rachel. ___ as
/5 8 If I you, I’d get a new job.
a be b am c were
9 I’ll probably still off this loan in ten years’ time!
a have paid b be paying c pay
10 I can’t see Mark. I guess he left the office.
a must have b should have c can’t have

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6 Match 1–7 with a–g.
1 I thought Jon’s report was good, but he made g
2 The managers will definitely agree ___
3 Head Office is highly ___
4 We’ve got a good chance of meeting ___
5 I thought the company was doing well until I
came ___
6 We should probably blame ___
7 He will be in trouble for his totally ___
a the sales team for this.
b that deadline next week.
c to discuss your promotion.
d across the latest sales report.
e unacceptable opinions in that meeting.
f unlikely to agree with you.
g those numbers up!
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Vocabulary
7 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in the box. There is one extra
verb.

come cost get let make (x2) see take

1 My brothers have never seen eye to eye on

anything.
2 My homework was hard, but I _______ on with it!
3 _______ a profit is hard for most small
businesses.
4 I really want to buy that coat, but it _______ an
arm and a leg.
5 Aydin is in Istanbul this week, so Lara will
_______ his place in the meeting.
6 This maths homework doesn’t _______ sense to
me.
7 Politicians always say that they won’t _______
people down, but it’s difficult to please everyone.
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8 Choose the correct alternatives.
1 I didn't read the article because it was behind a
paywall / hashtag.
2 Luke really thinks he knows more than everyone
else. He’s so stubborn / arrogant.
3 I don’t know the answer. Could you help me and
give me a clue / hoax?
4 Management need to handle praise / conflicts in
the workplace carefully.
5 Alana was the best flatmate / acquaintance I’ve
ever had. She was so quiet and clean.
6 It’s easy to theorise / assume possible solutions,
but will they work in practice?
7 Most countries enforce / ban traffic laws to keep
the roads safe.
8 I found the dog betrayed / abandoned on the
road.
9 My grandfather receives a pension / budget from
the company he used to work for.

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1 It’s late, so let’s head e Reading
2 Skateboarding seems to be a piece ___
3 It’s difficult to have a sense ___ 11 Read the text. Match the headings 1–6 with
the paragraphs A–F.
4 The moment I met her, I knew she was my soul ___
1 The worst kind of hoax E
5 I need to go to the shops, but dinner is in the
2 Why do people do hoaxes? ___
oven, so keep ___
3 A day of hoaxes ___
6 My parents are staying with me this weekend, so I
4 A more believable hoax ___
need to stock ___
5 Modern hoaxes are easy ___
7 He got his big ___
6 A hoax out of control ___
a break in the music industry at just 18 years old.
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b up on food.
c of belonging in a new place. 12 Read the article again. Choose the correct
d of cake for a lot of teenagers. answers, a, b or c to complete the summary.
Internet hoaxes often start from information which
e for home.
members of the public have 1 a and put online.
f an eye on it, please.
In the past, the media and 2___ were generally
g mate for life.
the only groups to spread hoaxes, for example
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people were fooled into thinking they could 3___
Function pasta by fake TV news. But not all hoaxes are
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10 Complete the conversations with the words ___. For example, there was 5___ after a radio
in the box. show about aliens was broadcast because it
seemed so 6___. Even worse, some hoaxes 7___
account business deal fault met mind that someone is going to receive money, when in
mistake move own refund serious reality they are an attempt to steal it. Not all
solution stop views word work people realise that this is a common 8___ to get
money. Some people start hoaxes for 9___, while
A: Can you 1 refund the money?
others do it to 10___ to a certain perspective or
B: I’ll have a 2________ with my manager.
group of people, but the majority of hoaxes are
A: There must be a 3________ . I don’t think this done purely for 11___.
delivery is mine. 1 a faked b researched c observed
B: I’m sorry. It’s entirely my 4________ . I’ve 2 a government b companies c celebrities
misread the address. 3 a grow b smell c buy
4 a funny b successful c harmless
A: My wifi doesn’t 5________ . Can you help me?
5 a anger b confusion c panic
B: Let’s try and find a 6________ . First, is your
6 a real b strange c dangerous
router switched on?
7 a fake b pretend c transfer
A: Welcome, everyone, to the weekly accounts 8 a reason b trick c email
meeting. Has everyone 7________ Carly? She’s 9 a attention b motivation c purpose
the new accounts assistant in our regional office. 10 a create b deserve c appeal
Right, let’s get down to 8________ . First, we 11 a fun b politics c attention
need to spend more money on advertising. I’d like /10
to hear your 9________ on how we do this, but
please bear in 10________ that we cannot spend
more than ten thousand pounds per year on it. Hoaxes: fake news or just a joke?
A: I’m so sorry, I have to 11________ up. I think I've A
broken the tablet you gave me. Hoaxes are everywhere today, largely due to the
B: It’s no big 12________ . I didn’t really use it much internet. These days, anyone can put a fake picture or
story online and share it with millions of people. One
anyway.
such hoax was a claim that a smartphone could be
A: So, that’s what’s happening in Asia. Now, let’s charged by an onion. Lots of people then attempted to
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________ on to the next item on the agenda … do this, obviously to no effect. Hoaxes didn’t use to be
so widespread though. In the past, they generally had to
B: I have to 14________ you there. I have more
be incredibly spectacular for people to hear about them
information about our expansion into Japan. and were often created by news agencies or large
companies.
A: I think we might win this match!
B: You’re not 15________ ! We’re losing right now.
A: Yes, but you have to take into 16________ that
they have two injured players. They’ll get tired easily.

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The first of April has long been famous for practical
jokes. For many years, broadcasters have played tricks
on the public on this day. One of the most famous Writing
examples was a hoax by a British TV company about
‘spaghetti trees’. On 1st April 1957, they showed a 13 Tick () the correct function for the
news report about a tree which could grow spaghetti. At sentences, a or b.
the time, British people weren’t very familiar with pasta 1 Could you imagine looking up to the skies to see
and many people rang up to find out where they could superhighways?
buy the tree. Another famous TV hoax was ‘smell-o- a an interesting mental image 
vision’. A programme reported that televisions could b informal language
now produce smells and that if you watched a cooking
2 Imagine being able to travel without worrying
programme, you would be able to smell the food.
People actually rang in to say they could smell what about the traffic.
was being cooked! a not stating the obvious
b an idea that an intelligent adult would find
C
interesting
Some big companies also play April fool jokes on the 3 Flying cars may seem like a distant dream, but
public. Famous examples include a fast-food company they could soon be a reality.
who advertised that they were planning to sell
a an interesting first sentence
individual French fries, and a restaurant chain which
claimed that they had developed a pizza-making robot. b informal language
While some hoaxes seem ridiculous, other stories seem 4 Driving is bad for the environment, but
nearer to reality, such as a robot that can make food. unavoidable in many parts of the world.
For most of us, it’s not difficult to believe that this a not stating the obvious
could happen. b an interesting mental image
D 5 Someone once said ‘travelling opens our eyes to
different worlds’.
April fool claims are often harmless, but other hoaxes
a a summary of the main information
can cause problems. These can be created by accident,
but also on purpose. One famous example of an b an interesting first line
accidental hoax was a 1930s radio show called War of 6 I’m sure we’d all love to jet off to work in our own
the Worlds. The half-hour show was presented as a flying cars.
news bulletin about aliens attacking the Earth, and a informal language
caused panic among many people as they didn’t realise b not stating the obvious
they were listening to a play and thought the
information was real. /5

E 14 Write an article on the future of travel. You

should write about one of the following topics:
Deliberate hoaxes can also be distressing. In some • Space tourism
cases, people pretend that they are from a bank or a rich • Self-driving cars
person who lives abroad. They write emails asking for • High-speed trains
people’s bank details so they can transfer them money,
giving reasons such as the fact the receiver deserves a Make sure your article contains:
refund, or they want to help them achieve their dreams. • an introduction
Obviously, this is a trick, but sometimes people do send • a summary
their bank details, and the email sender then takes funds • at least two main paragraphs
from the account rather than puts money in it. • an interesting first sentence
• informal language
F
• interesting mental images
What are the motivations behind these kinds of hoaxes?
• ideas that an intelligent adult would find
In the case of negative hoaxes, the purpose seems
interesting.
obvious – to get money. But this isn’t always the case.
Some people create hoaxes because they want attention
Write 170–220 words.
and to be in the public eye. Other people want to appeal
to a particular viewpoint, especially in politics. Of
course, not all hoaxes are bad. In the case of April
Fools’ Day jokes, for example, people just want to have
some fun!

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