Grammar

1. Complete the text with the correct answer, A, B or C.

I was lucky enough to get tickets to the London Fashion Show today and so far it’s been amazing. I realise that I
(1) _____ out on quite an experience! Until today I (2) _____ a top model up close. How do they manage to look
so flawlessly beautiful? Earlier I watched two designers showcase their collections, which (3) _____ it would be
hard to keep up with the fashion because it’s all things people rarely wear in real life. In the second show, while
one group of models (4) _____ down the catwalk, another group (5) _____ out of the audience and leapt up onto
the runway. It was quite a sight to see.
1 A ’ve missed B ’ve been missing
C was missing
2 A hadn’t never seen B had never seen
C had seen never
3 A made me realise B had made me realise
C has been making me realise
4 A has been gliding B was gliding
C has glided
5 A did appear B had appeared
C appeared
2. Complete the text. Write one word in each gap.
Last weekend my brother and I completed our first ever marathon. I have to say it was (1) ………………………
the hardest race I’ve ever done. Up until then, 20 kilometres was the furthest I’d ever run. I thought I’d finish in
around five hours, so I was very pleased to finish it (2) ……………………… faster than I expected with a time of
four hours and two minutes. However, I had scarcely
(3) ……………………… energy left in the last two kilometres, so my brother ran alongside me to the finish line.
That was good of him because he could have beaten me (4) ……………………… miles. Crossing the finish line, I
had (5) ……………………… the most wonderful feeling of accomplishment.
3. Complete the text. For each gap use the correct form of one of these verbs and the word(s) given.
arrange • complain • play (x2) • suggest

It’s interesting how some fashions come and go, but football remains constant. When I was at school I
(1) …………………………………………………………………… (used to) football every day at break time,
lunchtime and then after school. I remember Mum (2) ………………………………………
……………………………… (always) because my uniform was dirty. Now that I’m at university I still play,
though perhaps not three times a day! Friends (3) ……………………………………
………………………………… (constantly) games at the weekend and it’s a ritual on Saturday afternoon.
Sometimes
during the week it can be distracting though as friends
(4) …………………………………………………………………… (keep) a game to me when I have work to do
and it’s hard to say no. My girlfriend gets a bit annoyed with me sometimes too as she says I (5)
…………………………………………………………………… (always) football. I don’t see any harm in that
though; at least it keeps me fit!
4. Complete the text with who, which, that or 0 (if no relative pronoun is necessary). Sometimes more than one
answer is possible.
There are a lot of people (1) ……………………… are still unaware that every time they log on to the Internet,
they are adding to their digital footprint, (2) ……………………… is a trail of posts, photos and messages that you
unknowingly create when you go online. Although you might not think that this trail is worrying, it can cause
problems if you’re not careful. A lot of companies now do background checks on potential employees, (3)
……………………… include looking at your digital footprint. This is only a problem if you speak out about
issues that annoy you online, because a future employer might see your rants and decide not to hire you. However,
the issue (4) ……………………… I consider most pressing is identity theft. If you use social media frequently,
you are more likely to become a victim of identity fraud. In social media, oversharing is a problem (5)
……………………… could supply the wrong people with too much information. So, think carefully before you
take a stand or tell people all about yourself online.
Vocabulary
5. Complete the text with these words and a suitable prefix. There is one extra word.
adequate • advantages • bearable • comfortable
efficient • literate

We’re studying feudalism at the moment and the lifestyle of the ordinary people of that period. It seems that most
people at the time were (1) ………………………………., with only the nobles being able to read: they preferred
to keep it that way as it helped them remain in power. A lot of people lived in what I would consider (2)
………………………………. conditions with (3) ………………………………. systems of hygiene. They usually
slept on the floor, which must have been very (4) ……………………………….. However, in spite of these (5)
………………………………., most ordinary people accepted their role in society and worked and played hard.

6. Complete the text with the correct answer,

A, B or C.
Shoes have been in use for millennia. According to archaeological evidence, the first shoes were made from
leather. By the 1700s in places such as Paris, where fashion was becoming very important, fabric shoes were (1)
…………… and silk shoes were (2) …………… for a while. Interestingly, men’s and women’s shoes were very
similar in style, shape and colour until the 1800s when heels began to vary a little and boots were (3) …………….
During the Great Depression in the US, the colours black and brown (4) …………… presumably because they
were the cheapest. With the technological advances of the
20th century, shoemaking became much simpler, which meant shoe fashion could change more often. However, this
affected women’s shoes more than men’s, with high heels, for instance, being (5) …………… in the 70s. Men’s
shoe styles have remained quite static, but women’s shoes have become more and more imaginative. Today,
anything goes, but if you really want to (6) ……………, then pay attention to your shoes and pick a pair that might
seem more art than clothing. Don’t plan on walking much though!
1 A all the rage
B all the vogue
C the next thing
2 A the top of fashion
B the height of fashion
C the start of fashion
3 A in trend
B in vogue
C in the radar
4 A caught on
B caught up
C caught out
5 A fusion
B on trend
C vintage
6 A be back in fashion
B be outdated
C make a fashion statement

7. Complete the dialogue with these words. There is one extra word.
gullible • naive • reliable • sceptical
supportive • trustworthy

A: What do you think of this candidate for the internship? Do you think he’d be (1)
…………………………….? We need someone we know will turn up when they say they will.
B: I don’t see why not. His CV is quite comprehensive. Since he does quite a lot of volunteering at the local old
people’s home, he must be (2) ……………………………..
A: I know. I have to say I’m a bit (3) ……………………………. about his work experience – it seems too good to
be true.
 B: Yes, well I had the same feeling actually. I didn’t want to be called (4) ……………………………., so I called
up a few of these places and checked. He has worked there and they all gave him good references. So he’s
obviously a hard worker.
A: Excellent. It’s good to know his past employers are
(5) ……………………………. of him. That’s reassuring. Shall we call him in for a final interview then?
8. Underline the correct alternatives to complete the text.
One of the most famous (1) obstacles/undertakings/trials in history has to be Hannibal’s march across the Alps in
218 BC. Having taken control of most of the Iberian Peninsula, Hannibal decided to invade Rome and he chose to
cross the Alps to catch the Romans off-guard. He was well prepared for the march and knew something of the
(2) adventures/exploits/obstacles that lay before him. Simply controlling 30,000 men, 9,000 horses and 37
elephants was a (3) feat/mission/trial in itself and to do this while crossing a mountain range in snowy conditions
made it a real (4) ordeal/exploit/accomplishment. It really is the stuff that legends are made of.

Use of English
9. Complete the text with the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
Treasure hunting (1) …………… people for centuries with legends of lost treasure and rumours of pirate
maps rarely in short supply. In 1979, author Kit Williams (2) …………… a new fashion, now known as
armchair treasure hunting, when he published his book Masquerade. The book consists of 15 detailed
paintings that tell the story of a hare called Jack Hare, who (3) …………… a treasure from the Moon to
the Sun. Unfortunately the hare lost the treasure on his journey and it is left up to the reader to find it
using clues given in the pictures. A (4) …………… pendant was hidden somewhere in the English
countryside inside a ceramic box to prevent people from finding it with a metal detector. For months
people (5) …………… digging up sites where they believed the treasure had been buried but to no avail.
Finally, having (6) …………… for three years, two physics teachers solved the puzzle. The success of
that book caught on and a series of other treasure hunting books was published.
1 A excited B had excited C has excited D was exciting
2 A started B set out C created D set up
3 A carried B was carrying C has carried D has been carrying
4 A large, hare-shaped, B gold, large, C gold, hare-shaped, D hare-shaped, large,
gold hare-shaped large gold
5 A did go around B went around C had been going around D have been going around
6 A stick at it B stuck it at C stuck at it D stuck it
10. 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.

Answers:
(1) __________________________
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(4) __________________________
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