Listening
1 Recording 1 Listen and underline the correct
answer, a), b) or c).
1 What does the woman complain about?
a) pesticides being used on the vegetables
b) the man not growing enough spinach
c) the price supermarkets charge for organic
vegetables
2 What does the woman say about happiness?
a) It’s impossible to define it.
b) To be happy, you must have family and money.
c) Your personality can give you a more optimistic
attitude to life.
3 What were Sue’s living arrangements when she
first went to university?
a) She didn’t live on her own.
b) She lived with a young family.
c) She lived independently.
4 What was the purpose of the demonstration?
a) to support ways to provide more energy
b) to show how strongly people felt about the
government’s proposal
c) to protect the local fishing industry and wildlife
5 Why is Ann looking to rent a room?
a) Her parents want her to settle down.
b) She wants to experience sharing a flat.
c) She thinks it will help her to get used to being
back in London.
6 What was the best part of the flying lesson for
Julie?
a) when the instructor took off
b) when she looked down as they were flying
c) when she flew the plane by herself.
2 Recording 1 Listen again and write true (T) or
false (F).
1 The man grows most of his own produce. T
2 The woman believes our lives are a
collection of thousands of different
moments all mixed up together.
3 Sue enjoyed playing the role of surrogate
daughter.
4 The demonstrators are from the local area
where the government wants to build the
power station.
5 The woman returned to the U.K. because
she could no longer stay in the U.S.
6 Julie thought the plane looked rather
fragile.
3 Recording 2 Listen and match the people with
what they have been doing recently. There is
one extra answer you do not need.
1 Eric e a) starting a new job
2 Jade ___ b) watching a lot of TV
3 Naime ___ c) going for long runs
4 Anthony ___ d) working late
5 Harry ___ e) painting a boat
6 Daniela ___ f) attending fitness classes
g) getting over an illness.
Grammar
4 Find and correct two mistakes in each
sentence.
1 Could you tell to me what time is it it is?
2 I’ve seen quite a few plays last month but most of
them were really disappointed.
3 Three climbers have being reported missing. The
rescue team must been looking for them now.
4 I’d be interested to knowing where do they work
at the moment.
5 I’ve thought he was honest and law-abiding but
he’s just be arrested for fraud.
6 I’d like knowing why you were being late today.
5 Complete the second sentence with no more
than five words so that it means the same as the
first. Use the word in CAPITALS.
1 I have to finish this by Friday.
MUST
This must be finished by Friday.
2 We haven’t seen them for a year.
LAST
We haven’t
.
3 Where have you been?
MIND
Would
you’ve been?
4 Somebody’s sending me spam emails every day.
SENT
Spam emails
every day.
5 Could you help me with this?
WONDERING
I help
me with this.
6 He started renovating it three years ago and he
hasn’t finished it yet.
FOR
He
three years.
6 Complete the text with the correct answer,
a), b) or c).
The Californian government 1
b come up with an
original way of 2
income: by allowing
adverts 3
shown on car number plates.
Electronic number plates that scroll adverts when a
car is stationary 4
being developed. While
the car is moving, the registration number 5
shown on the plate. However, when the vehicle
6
stopped for more than four seconds, say at
traffic lights, the number could 7
replaced
with a scrolling set of adverts. These 8
chosen by motorists and controlled from inside the
car. The Californian government 9
to find
ways to cut its budget deficit for many months and
says it 10 reduced if this plan 11 into
action.
1 a) will b) ha s c) is
2 a) to raise b) raise c) raising
3 a) to be b) being c) to being
4 a) is now b) now are c) are currently
5 a) is b) is being c) has been
6 a) is being b) ’s been c) is
7 a) to be b) been c) be
8 a) ’ve been b) would be c) should being
9 a) ’s tried b) ’s being tried c) ’s been trying
10 a) can be b) has been c) should being
11 a) is putting b) will be put c) is put
.
Vocabulary
7 Underline the correct alternative.
1 My neighbour’s not a people person/woman. She
likes to keep it to/herself to herself.
2 Leo is a self-confessed computer wit/geek and
spends all his free time creating software.
3 We were over/on the moon when we found out
we’d been selected for the team.
4 Rising unemployment is a global/domestic issue
and doesn’t just affect our country.
5 The thought of eating insects made Joanne’s
stomach jump/turn.
6 I was so embarrassed I wanted the earth to
finish/swallow me up.
7 Sioban decided to sign up/get in for evening
classes at the local college.
8 The project/record gained so much support that
over £300,000 was raised.
9 It’s reasonable/outrageous that he’s been paid
twice as much as us but has done so much less.
10 Police are appealing/suspecting for anyone who
witnessed Friday’s incident to come forward.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the word in brackets.
1 Experts have projected (project) that there will be
an upturn in the economy in the final quarter.
2 It was totally (embarrass) having to
sing in front of my workmates.
3 After days without any news, Helen felt
(frustrate) at not knowing what was going on.
4 CCTV cameras may be a deterrent but they are
also a (disturb) invasion of our
privacy.
5 The idea of living in the jungle for a month was
something Bertram found totally
(appeal). He simply had no interest in doing it.
6 Olivia’s (disappoint) was obvious as
she read her exam results.
7 If you want to enter the castle, you have to gain
written (permit) from the king.
8 Any (anxious) Sue may have felt
about speaking to such a large crowd didn’t show.
9 Jamie’s friends like him for his
(spontaneous). He’s always up for doing
something on the spur of the moment.
10 The plan was (ethics) and
completely went against the company’s moral
stance.
11 His behaviour was completely
(respond) – luckily nothing serious happened. .
Function
9 Match sentences 1–6 with a)–f) below.
1 According to the news, the price of petrol is
going up again. b
2 Can you tell me if you have this in a size 8?
3 Sorry to be difficult, it’s just that the TV in
my room’s not working either.
4 Take the case of this airport they want to
build. Imagine the air pollution!
5 It’s been shown again and again that
passive smoking is bad for people.
6 You can get a diesel or petrol engine.
a) Good point. But I’m still not convinced that
banning it everywhere is the answer.
b) Yes, apparently it’s going to rise by 20 percent
over the next three months.
c) OK, but isn’t diesel cleaner than petrol?
d) Certainly. I’ll just go and check.
e) I agree to a certain extent, but if the demand is
there, what alternative do they have?
f) Bear with me a minute. I’ll just find out when the
repair man can fix it.
10 Complete the sentences with the words and
phrases in the box.
far as I know Fair hold on I’d appreciate
I’d like I see me asking if you you mind
suppose there be you tell me
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, please. 1
I’d like to talk to someone about
this toaster. I bought it last Friday.
A: Of course. Could 2
what the problem
is?
B: Well, I switched it on and it didn’t work. Would
3
any chance of a refund?
A: Can you 4
a minute, sir? I’ll just call
the manager. Oh, I’m afraid he’s at lunch.
B: Well, as 5
I have the right to a
refund.
A: 6
your point, sir, but we need to find
out what’s wrong with it first.
B: I 7
so. 8
it if you’d be
quick, though. I have to go back to work.
A: Do you mind 9
dropped the toaster,
sir?
B: Dropped it? Of course not!
A: 10 enough. However, it’ll have to be
sent back to the manufacturer.
B: But it only cost €9.99! This is ridiculous! Would
11 explaining why?
A: I’m sorry, sir, but it’s company policy.
Reading
11 Read the text opposite and underline the
correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Matt Damon c .
a) is a well-known boxer
b) is the founder of Water.org
c) made his name as an actor
2 Water.org was set up to .
a) help people in urban areas
b) make money to buy clean water
c) help those lacking safe water
3 don’t have clean sanitation globally.
a) 2.9 billion people
b) over 2.5 times the U.S. population
c) 4,000 people
4 Matt work in Africa and Asia.
a) has seen 4,000 clean water projects
b) has seen for himself how clean water projects
c) has plans to see how clean water projects
5 The Board Guard slum .
a) is home to 4 million inhabitants
b) is where Moina lives with her parents
c) is one place water aid has yet to reach
6 Moina is now a community group
a) looking to set up
b) working with other residents in
c) accessing clean water through
A world without clean water
Hollywood actor, Matt Damon is world famous for
his box-office hits such as the Bourne films but he is
also a well-known humanitarian. Back in 2009, he
co-founded Water.org, a non-profit organisation that
provides the developing world with access to safe
water and sanitation. Its aim still remains the same:
to assist the 2.6 billion people worldwide that lack
clean sanitation and the 1 in 9 people who lack
access to safe water, many of whom live in rural
areas. To put it into perspective, that’s the same as
two and a half times the population of the USA.
As Matt explains, ‘Over 4,000 children in the
developing world die from water-related diseases
every day. After visiting project sites in Africa and
Asia, I’ve seen the problem and the impact of safe
water and in this day and age it’s totally unnecessary
that people die from a lack of clean water.’
Twenty-one-year-old Moina is one of the many
thousands of people that Water.org has been helping
over the years. Working as a housemaid, she lives in
Board Guard slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her
husband and eight-month-old daughter, along with
four million other people. Her husband is a rickshaw
puller. As the slum has no access to safe water,
Moina has to get her family’s drinking water from
a public source about a mile away. They have to pay
$1.45 a month to use it. It’s not unusual for the
water to run out before everyone in the queue has
been able to fill their pots. She collects water twice
a day and each trip takes her from one to two hours.
Moina uses a nearby pond for all other daily water
needs, like bathing and washing clothes. The pond is
contaminated by human and animal waste, as well
as pollution. There are no sanitary toilets in Board
Guard, only ‘hanging latrines’, which are basically
sheets of cloth hung on bamboo poles for privacy.
Moina and her family have suffered from
water-related illnesses, such as diarrhoea and
jaundice, as well as various skin diseases. She is
a young woman with tremendous energy and spirit,
and is now working with other Board Guard
residents who have formed a community-based
organisation and applied for a small loan through
Water.org to build a well and latrine. Moina’s
dream is to have access to clean water right by her
home. .
12 Read the article again. Are the statements
true (T) or false (F)?
1 Water.org has existed since 2009. T/F
2 1 in 9 people in developing countries live
in rural areas. T/F
3 Nearly four thousand children die from
diseases relating to contaminated water
every day. T/F
4 Matt sees no reason why people in
developed countries should die due to
a lack of safe water. T/F
5 Safe water can be found a mile away from
Moina’s home. T/F
6 There’s usually enough water available
for everyone at the nearest public source. T/F
7 Three hours of Moina’s day is spent
collecting water. T/F
8 Moina uses a pond to do her family’s
laundry. T/F
9 Bamboo huts are used as toilets in Board
Guard. T/F
10 All of Moina’s family have suffered
health issues resulting from the poor
water conditions. T/F
11 Moina’s wish is to have clean water
close at hand for her and her family. T/F.
Writing
13 Underline the mistakes in the email using the
correction code. Then write the corrections in
spaces 1–6.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m writing with regard to cable TV and broadband
package I ordered on August 22nd.
1 (gr) to the cable
Briefly, the problem is that I’ve been waited for
three weeks and have heard nothing from your
installation department. 2 (v)
I already have pursued the matter with your
customer services department, who have advised me
to contact you. 3 (wo)
In order to resolve the matter, I am requesting that
you send an installation engineer within three days
of the date of this email. 4 (p)
If you need to get in touch with me by telephone,
you may reach me at (0187) 653-907.
5 (st)
Thank you for your prompt atention to this matter.
6 (sp)
Yours faithfully,
Teresa Green
Ms T. Green
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