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Reading Part 3
Yourself and others
The best of friends
Look at the exam task. Answer these questions. A Nadia Hassan has been friends with Amina since they
were fourteen. ‘We were born in the same month,’ says
1 What’s the text about? Nadia, ‘and we grew up in the same small town, though
2 How many people can you choose from? the funny thing is we didn’t actually know each other until
3 What must you find? we both took up horse riding, something we still enjoy.
4 How many questions are there? Nowadays Amina and I are at college together here in the
city and I call in at her place several times a week.’ There
Now do the exam task.
are, according to Nadia, some differences between them.
‘Whereas I tend to be a worrier, always expecting the worst
Exam task to happen, Amina is the complete opposite. Maybe between
us we just about strike the right balance. Though of course
You are going to read an article in which four people talk about having such different ways of looking at the same thing
their friends. For questions 1–15, choose from the people (A–D). can lead to tensions, and a couple of years ago we actually
The people may be chosen more than once. stopped speaking for a while, but that didn’t last long.’
B Liam Doherty first met his friend Marc when they were
Which person both doing summer jobs at a seaside hotel. Marc has since
moved to a remote part of the country, but they still keep in
earns less money than their friend? 1 touch by email and chatting online. ‘He comes round to my
works in the same place as their friend? 2 house whenever he’s in town, which is actually quite often.
He’s got a good job and can travel wherever he likes every
believes their friendship may not last? 3 weekend, which is something I wish I could afford to do on
my salary. But he’s different from me in that he’s always
says the two of them did not like each other at first? 4 had this strong desire for success in life whereas I prefer to
take things a bit easier, with plenty of time for hobbies like
denies that their friend is bossy? 5 hill-walking and reading. I sometimes wonder whether the
differences between Marc and me will eventually lead to us
often goes to their friend’s house? 6
losing touch and I suppose that one day we might, but I
has had a similar upbringing to their friend’s? 7 very much hope that won’t happen for a long time yet.’

once fell out with their friend? 8

C Maxim Salenko has been friendly with Andriy ever since
they were at primary school. ‘We grew up in much the same
says their friend is unpredictable? 9 kind of family environment and we usually sat together
at school and enjoyed the same sports, though in some
shares a hobby with their friend? 10 ways he’s not like me. I’m fairly quiet, perhaps a little shy
at times, but Andriy is always a fun guy to be with,’ says
says their friend has a good sense of humour? 11 Maxim. ‘He has lots of great ideas and you never quite know
what he’s going to do next. He can be noisy and some
has a friend who lives a long way from them? 12
people say he tries to tell everyone what to do, but I don’t
describes their friend as rather shy? 13 think that’s true. He just likes to make sure everyone else
has a good time, too. Once or twice I’ve felt a bit irritated by
has a friend who is very optimistic? 14 things he said but that was probably because I was in a bad
mood at the time, and I don’t think he even noticed I was
has a very ambitious friend? 15
annoyed.’
D Camille Leroy and her friend Lara have known each other
for three years now. ‘We’re from different backgrounds,’
says Camille, ‘and to be honest when we were introduced
at a party we didn’t hit it off at all. She seemed a bit
unfriendly and it took quite a while before I realised that
she was in fact lacking in self-confidence, particularly when
meeting new people. To some extent she still is, but once
you get to know Lara you realise what good company she
is. She always has interesting things to say, and she tells
some great jokes, too. I always look forward to seeing her
downstairs in the canteen when we go off duty, and also
later on the bus home because nowadays she lives just
round the corner from me. She moved there to be close to
the golf course, and I’m thinking of taking it up too.’

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Listening Part 1
Look at questions 1–4 in the exam task. Answer these
questions.
1 How many speakers will you hear?
2 Will they be female or male voices?
3 What is the situation?
4 What is the focus, e.g. place, opinion, of the
question?

1.02 Now listen and do the exam task.

Exam task
You will hear people talking in four different situations (in the
exam you will hear eight). For questions 1–4, choose the best
answer (A, B or C).

Grammar
1 You hear a teenager talking about her new bedroom.
Present tenses What does she like about it?
Some of these sentences written by exam A the way it is decorated
candidates contain mistakes. Correct any mistakes, B the furniture in it
using the present simple or present continuous. C its size and shape

1 I’m belonging to a tennis club and it is my favourite 2 You overhear a conversation on a bus.
sport. Where is the man going first?
A to a shop
2 I’ll pick you up from the airport when you’ll arrive B to the library
at 9.30. C to work

3 You hear a man talking on the phone.

3 I’m having a lovely holiday here on the island.
Why is he calling?
4 Every day we are spending about eight hours at A to apologise
B to ask for information
work.
C to complain
5 When you will receive my letter, please tell Mary
4 You hear part of an interview with a businesswoman.
about this. What does she do?
A She hires out bicycles.
6 Pablo is needing to talk to somebody, but he never
B She hires out cars.
calls me. C She hires out motorcycles.

7 Nowadays it becomes more and more important

to have a good education.

8 I promise that I’ll phone you tonight when I

get home.

9 I need to earn some money, and this is the main

reason why I apply for this job.

10 They are the kind of people who are driving to

work every day in big cars.

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Use of English Part 3 2 Look at the exam task example (0) and answer these questions.

1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences 1 What kind of word goes between the superlative form the most
written by exam candidates, using the and the noun features?
correct form of the word in brackets. Add 2 Does this word describe how someone feels, or what causes a
a prefix and/or a suffix in each case. feeling?
3 What suffix do we use for this?
1 I am worry (worry) about you, so can Now do the exam task.
I talk to you?

2 The biggest disadvantage is that you

Exam task
are always stressy (stress) when you For questions 1–10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the
end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
do that job.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
3 These are my recommendations for Example: 0 SURPRISING
the most attraction (attract) places in
my town.

4 At that time these electronical

(electricity) machines used to be
enormous.

5 Your report about the music festival

is absolutely inacceptable (accept).

6 It was really surprised (surprise) to hear

that Marta was the winner.

7 The streets wouldn’t be so crowdy Staying safe online

One of the most (0) features of the SURPRISE
(crowd) and they would be safer for
computer age is the huge amount of time that young
people. people spend communicating with each other.
Whereas a generation ago children would go home
8 Staying at your house next week will after a (1) day at school and watch TIRE
be really enjoyful (enjoy). TV, nowadays they are likely to do something much
more (2) , such as chat online with SOCIETY
9 That festival was a completely their friends.

unorganised (organise) and dull event.

Others exchange information on (3) INCREASE
popular social networking sites such as Facebook.
10 There are some interesting and
What some parents find rather (4) , WORRY
impressing (impress) museums however, is the ease with which they can make
in this city. online ‘friends’ who they have never actually
met. They are also (5) about the CONCERN
amount of information that their children are so
(6) putting onto these websites for ENTHUSIASM
anyone to see.

Parents are right to be (7) , but with ANXIETY

many children spending hours a day online it is
simply (8) for adults constantly to PRACTICE
watch over them. All they can do is advise them to
be extremely (9) about contact with CAUTION
strangers, and to warn that it is (10) FOOL
and dangerous to put personal information such as
their phone number or home address online.

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Writing Part 2 informal letter 2 Read the model letter and answer these questions.
1 Does Matteo answer Sam’s questions?
1 Look at the exam task and answer these questions.
2 Where would you split the second paragraph to form
1 Who has written to you? two shorter paragraphs?
2 Who do they want to know about? 3 Is Matteo’s letter written in an informal style? Find
3 What examples of informal language can you find? examples.
4 Find and correct these mistakes in the letter:
a a comparative
Exam task b a verb tense
c an article
Here is part of a letter you have received from Sam, an d three adjective suffixes
English-speaking friend.
5 Which of Matteo’s expressions could you use in your
letter?
Though my sister’s quite a bit younger than me, we’re good
friends most of the time! Hi Sam,

So tell me about a relative of yours who you see a lot – and Thanks for writing. It’s always nice to get a letter from you!
why you enjoy being with him or her.
It’s great that you have such a close friendship with your
Hope to hear from you soon. sister. My sister’s actually a lot older that me and my brother’s
much younger, but I have a cousin called Lorenzo who’s about
my age and we get on really well. He lives not far from here
Write your letter to Sam in 120–180 words. Do not write any
and like me he’s a student — though not at the same place.
addresses.
We’ve been friends since we were kids and we’re seeing each
other most weekends, and of course in the holidays. We’ve got
lots of things in common. For instance we love the mountain
biking, and something I really like about him is that he’s so
adventurous. We have great fun when we’re out together
because he’s so enthusiastic about doing excited things,
but without getting too competitious. He can also be quite
sensitive and thoughtful, and whenever I have any kind of
problem he’s always sympatic. In short, he’s a fantastic friend!

Hope to hear from you again soon.

Bye for now,

Matteo

3 Plan and write your letter to Sam. Try to include some

of Matteo’s expressions and character adjectives.

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2 Eating and meeting

Listening Part 2 Grammar
1 Look at the exam task instructions. What is the
Past tenses
recording about?
1 Complete the text with the correct alternatives.
2 Look at questions 1–10 and decide what type of (Part 1 of this story is in Student’s Book Unit 2.)
information, e.g. adjective, you need for each gap.
1.03 Now listen and do the exam task.
Meeting at the station (Part 2)
Exam task As I ran down the road I hardly (1) noticed / was noticing
that it (2) snowed / was snowing, and when I got to the
You will hear part of an interview with artist Leonie Meyer, who
has made new friends online. For questions 1–10, complete the station I (3) kept / was keeping on running until I reached
sentences. the platform where I hoped to catch the train Sophie
was leaving on. But it (4) already went / had already gone.

Leonie decided to make friends with people online because

Furious with myself for missing her, I was about to leave
she nearly always works 1 . the station when suddenly there was an announcement
saying that so much snow (5) fell / had fallen this side
Leonie’s home is more than 2 from of Upton Junction, the next station, that the line was
the nearest town. blocked in both directions. Which meant that Sophie’s
train (6) didn’t go / wasn’t going anywhere, at least for a
When Leonie moved into her cottage, there was no while.

3 there.
I remembered there (7) used to be / was being a bus to
Leonie registered on a 4 website. Upton, but when I asked about it at the information
office they told me it no longer went there. It (8) was
In her personal profile, Leonie said she was looking for seeming / seemed there was no way I could catch up with
Sophie, and I left the station. But right outside I spotted
someone who enjoyed 5 .
a row of bicycles for hire.
Leonie described herself as a 6
Fortunately I (9) ’d been / ’d been going to a cashpoint
person. earlier and I had plenty of money on me, so I chose
a bike and a few seconds later I (10) would pedal / was
Nobody interesting contacted Leonie through the website
pedalling as fast as I could in the direction of Upton.
until 7 last year.

Leonie says she wanted to be friends with Hannah because

their 8 was similar.

Leonie and Hannah often go to the 9

together.

Leonie’s friend Nina now works as a 10 .

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2 Correct the mistakes in these sentences written

by exam candidates, using suitable past tenses. In
It was mostly uphill and the weather was very cold. By sentences 3 and 9 more than one answer is possible.
the time I (11) was riding / ’d been riding for 15 minutes
my hands were frozen solid. There was both ice and 1 When I got dressed, I found I lost my wallet with
snow on the road, and on one particularly sharp bend I
completely lost control of the bike and (12) crashed / was more than 100,000 yen in it.
crashing into a wall.

2 In the letter, Marta was asking him to come to

The front wheel was bent and I (13) realised / was realising
immediately that I would have to continue on foot, Caracas at the weekend.
but I could also see I (14) cut / ’d cut my leg quite badly
in the accident. Leaving the damaged bike behind, I
3 When emails didn’t exist, I was writing letters to
slowly and painfully (15) walked / used to walk the last
four miles, eventually arriving in the small town of friends.
Upton at around ten o’clock. Just then I heard the train
approaching.
4 I went downstairs but I didn’t realise that my

I ran as fast as I (16) could / ’d been able to down the husband started painting the walls.
brightly lit but empty street that (17) was leading / led to
the station, but seconds before I reached the platform
the whistle blew and the train pulled out. With a feeling 5 The boss of the restaurant didn’t used to eat there,
of sadness, I (18) ’d been watching / watched its lights
but that day was special.
disappear into the darkness, and then stepped into the
waiting room to get warm.
6 When I climbed the cliff next to the beach just now I
As I (19) had done / did so, a friendly voice to my left said
fell and I hurt my leg.
‘Hi’. It was Sophie. ‘I saw you from the train,’ she said,
‘so I (20) was deciding / decided to get off and wait for you.
There’s another train due here at eleven. Shall we get 7 When she got off the bus, she wondered why Luisa
that one together?’
decided to settle in that horrible town.

8 The plants in his garden were including vegetables

and flowers.

9 After she had living in Singapore for three years, she

had saved enough money to go to university.

10 When Julie came home, she saw that all her

jewellery disappeared.

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Use of English Part 2

Quickly read the text without filling in any gaps.
Answer the questions.
1 What kind of text, e.g. short story, is it?
2 Which ancient civilisations does it mention?
3 Look at each gap and decide what kind of word is
needed.
Example: 0 modal verb
Now do the exam task.

Exam task
For questions 1–12, read the text below and try to think of the
word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example: 0 MAY / MIGHT

The early history of the onion

Although the onion (0) not be everyone’s In (6) to the magical qualities claimed for
favourite vegetable, it certainly has many uses and onions, there were practical reasons for growing them.
a very long history. It can be fried, boiled, grilled, (7) most other kinds of food, they do not
baked or eaten raw, it adds flavour (1) go bad during the winter, which means the onion does
many kinds of food, and is an essential ingredient of not have to be eaten only when it is (8)
dishes ranging (2) expensive restaurant season.
meals to the simplest burger or hot dog.
In India 2,500 years ago, the onion was considered a
The Chinese grew onions 5,000 years ago, and there medicine that was good (9) the stomach,
is some evidence that the Egyptians (3) heart and eyes, while in Ancient Greece athletes
done so 500 years before then. In ancient times (10) sometimes eat onion to build up their
some people believed that the structure of the strength before they (11) part in a race
onion, (4) is formed by circles within or other competition. In Roman times (12)
circles, represented the idea of living forever. That is was believed to cure headaches and toothaches, and
probably (5) it appears in so many wall in later centuries people used onion to treat hair loss
paintings of the time. and even dog bites.

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Vocabulary Writing Part 2 short story

Fixed phrases
1 Look at the exam task and answer these questions.

Complete the sentences with words from the 1 Why are you writing?
wordsearch. 2 Where should you use the words given?
3 What style should you write in?
1 Keith’s in very bad because he
never does any exercise. Exam task
2 It broke Mario’s when Gemma
You have decided to enter a competition in a magazine for
left him for another man.
English-speaking people.
3 I’m up with going to that café The story must begin with these words:
every day. Let’s go somewhere else.
My day didn’t start well, but it improved later on.
4 Jay asked everyone to leave him
Write your story in 120–180 words.
because he was so upset.

5 I bought a ring and to Sam, 2 Look quickly at the story written by an exam
candidate and answer these questions. Ignore gaps
suggesting we could have our wedding in June.
1–5 for now.
6 Some individuals are to people 1 Has he followed the instructions?
who have very different personalities. 2 Is his story well organised?
3 Is it written in a suitable style?
7 My friend Fearne is totally at
4 Does it have a good title?
making speeches, but I get very nervous.
A day that got much better
8 The sound of water dripping from that tap is really My day didn’t start well, but it improved later on.
getting on my . (1) I didn’t hear the alarm and I got up
45 minutes late. It was obvious that I would be late for work.
9 Tony was the only lazy one in our team. He really let
As I worked in this job for only two months I didn’t want to
the down. make a bad impression by being late in the morning. When I
10 At first the food looked fine, but left the house I tried to find a taxi in order to go to my office
faster. I was waiting for 20 minutes when I realised that the
it didn’t taste very good.
taxi drivers were on strike. (2) I got to
11 Sadly, I lost with Alicia after she my office two hours late.
went to live in New Zealand. I began work when (3) my boss called
12 My dog Rusty kept me while my me into his office. After I went in he told me that I was a
hardworking young man and he offered me a better position
family were away.
in the company. I accepted his offer (4)
and I went back to my office. While I was working the
U F I I T H E A R T phone rang: it was Susan, the girl who lives in the next flat.
(5) she asked me if I wanted to go for
T G R T A L O N E Z dinner with her. Of course I accepted the invitation. It was
T A T T R A C T E D something that I had wanted to ask her from the first time I
saw her.
C S P R O P O S E D
O H N E R V E S N T 3 Correct three mistakes the candidate has made with
past tenses, and fill gaps 1–5 with these linking
M A D X S B B F I O expressions.
P P A P M V C Q S U
Eventually immediately suddenly
A E B Q E A S E I C It all started when To my amazement
N N G S I G H T D H
4 Plan and write your story. Follow the instructions in the
Y Y L N Y Y N F E D exam task.

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3 Getting away from it all

Listening Part 3 Grammar
1 Look at the exam task instructions. What will you hear?
Modal verbs
2 Underline the key words in sentences A–F. 1 Decide which TWO modal verb forms are possible in
1.04 Now listen and do the exam task. each sentence.
1 It may / can / might be foggy tomorrow morning, but
I’m not sure if it will.
Exam task 2 You mustn’t / don’t have to / needn’t pay an entrance fee
because you’re under 16.
You will hear five different people talking about a journey they
3 Daniel could / might / can have made a mistake,
have recently made. For questions 1–5, choose from the list
though he’s usually very careful.
(A–F) what each speaker says about the journey. Use the letters
4 I can / could / might meet you in the main square at
only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to
noon if you like.
use.
5 Passengers can’t / don’t have to / mustn’t stand up
while the plane is landing.
A I arrived late at my destination. 6 We must / should / ought to have taken the tube
Speaker 1 1 instead of this slow bus.
B I should have used a different 7 I came home early because I didn’t have to stay /
means of transport. needn’t have stayed / didn’t need to stay at work any
Speaker 2 2
C I ate extremely well during longer.
the journey. 8 Francine is away on holiday, so you can’t / couldn’t /
Speaker 3 3 mustn’t have seen her last night.
D At one point on the journey
I didn’t feel safe. 2 Correct the mistakes in these sentences written
Speaker 4 4
E I enjoyed a conversation with by exam candidates by choosing the correct option to
a fellow passenger. replace the underlined words.
Speaker 5 5
F There was a marvellous view 1 You haven’t to say anything if you don’t want to, but
during the journey. listen to me, please.
a mustn’t b don’t have to c can’t

2 The fridge was full of food so we needn’t to go

shopping when we arrived.
a weren’t needed b needn’t have c didn’t need to

3 Here are some things which you can find useful for
your journey.
a ought b may c need

4 We must be quick because we had just 20 minutes

left to get to the station.
a had to b must have c should

5 Sometimes I think about what else could happen to

us while we were there.
a might happen b may be happening
c could have happened

6 The advantage of going by car is that during bad

weather I must not carry an umbrella.
a don’t have to b ought not to c shouldn’t

7 Our plane should leave at 19.35 but there was a delay

of 45 minutes.
a may leave b should have left c might be leaving

8 You must not have got up so early. You have enough

time for breakfast.
a needn’t have b needn’t c didn’t need to

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Vocabulary Vocabulary revision

2 Complete the crossword. All these B2-level words are in
Dependent prepositions the Reading text in Unit 3 of the Student’s Book.
1 In each of these sentences written by exam 1 2

candidates, the dependent preposition is either wrong 3 4

or missing. Correct these mistakes, where necessary
5 6
changing the form of the following verb.
7
1 I am writing to you in response of the letter you sent
me.
8 9 10

2 He is constantly in need for money but his father

doesn’t give him any. 11 12 13 14

15
3 I am prepared for working long hours in the hotel.
16

4 I have to study a lot every day, and sometimes I get

fed up of it. 17

18
5 She had a stomach ache, but it had nothing to do
about missing her lunch.
19
6 I’m awfully sorry about it, but instead to replace it I
bought a new one. Across
7 I believe that I am capable for doing this job. 3 someone who pays for a service or advice
9 to become smaller, or to make something smaller
8 According to your brochure, our hotel was supposed 11 official plan or system
be the Royal but we stayed at the Astrid. 12 series of actions, e.g. manufacturing; or natural
changes, e.g. growing up
9 With regard of your letter, I will make my decision 16 bigger or more important; the opposite of ‘minor’
18 person who sets up an organisation
soon.
19 in a way that involves positive action
10 I would prefer to stay in a tent because it is
Down
something I feel more familiar.
1 something available for us to use
2 one of the things that affects a situation or event
4 include someone or something as an important part,
e.g. the star of a film
5 try to find or get something
6 make a judgement about something
7 unwanted material
8 far away
10 the effect that a person, event or situation has
13 say or show that something is true, or definite
14 level of quality that you can compare something else
with
15 advertise something
17 someone who invites people to stay or eat with them

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