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Use of English Paft I

ln this part you:o read a text with 12 gapso choose from four options (A, B, C, or D) to filleach gap

Useful language Verbs + prepositionsI write the verbs with the correct preposition. some verbs can go withmore than one preposition.

blieve approveapologise dependapply combine

manageear

ot-iqctthink

.................. to,................. on

FEFf Sometimes the preposition you

-need to look at doesn't comeimmediately after the gap.

l. Missing words are often verbs, but: they can also be nouns, adiectives,adverbs or set phrases.

insist':,

result,

ffi| When you learn a new word, write

-it in your vocabulary notebook withwords that go with it, e.g. fun - tohove fun; take off - the plone tookoff lote; believe - do you believe inghosS?

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complete the text with the correct form of verbs from Exercise 1.My mum doesn't (1) . in spending a lot of money on what she wears.she (2) to the high prices of designer label clothes and she doesnt(3) . of whatt in fashion at the moment. This sometimes (a) ........... indisagreements at home because I /ove clothes ln fact, when I leave schoolI want to (5)............... for a place at fashion college. I already (6) to theart club at my school and l've (7) . in producing several designs foroutfits. l've even (8) to make a jacket for myself. I think fashion designwould be the perfect job for me because I could (9) . my talent fordrawing with my love of clothes. But I know it's a difficult career to get intoand success doesn't

always (10) only on talent - good Iuck is alsoimportant.Cross out the wrong preposition in each sentence.I I choose my own clothes but my mum always pays for / to them.2 Hannah's older sister is a chef who specialises of / in lndian cooking.3 My dad's always saying that hard work leads at / to success.4 Our singing club consists in / of people of different ages.5 If you continue to / for practise, you'll get better.6 Rafi doesn't enjoy participating in / at discussions in class.

Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.1 You should listen ............... this CD - itt greatl2 I don't know how to deal this problem.3 You can always rely............... Mari - she's a great friend.4 lt took a long time to arrive............... a decision.5 Would you like to come my party on Saturday?6 We need to concentrate our work.

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For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer(A, B, G or D) best fits each gap.

There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:

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C researched D watched

ma Look at the title and read quicklyL through the whole text.Study the words before and aftereach gap.Read all the options and cross out

the wordsyou

know are wrong.Then choose from the remainingoptions.

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The magic of sleep

A study which (0) .. at school start times has shown that a later start can (1) in improved attentionand mood of students.

Over 200 students aged between 14 and 1 8 took (2) . .............in the study at a school in Rhode lsland, USA. Rather

than beginning classes at 8 a.m., they (3) the start of the school day by half an hour (i.e. until 8.30 a.m.).

The students all (4) in a questionnaire both before and after the study. The number of them who (5)to sleep for more than eight hours per night rose from 16.4%o lo 54.7% during the study. The researchers who

{6} . out the study claimed that students needed to (7)............... around nine hours a night sleeping. Thisamount of sleep (8) . them to function properly during the day and, in particular, to (9)............... on theirlessons.

What else did the researchers find out? The percentage of students who said they were unhappy dropped from65.8% to 45.1 %.They also felt more positive about school and, because of this, they (10) more of theirlessons and they (11) more progress.

The students and teachers were so pleased with the effect that they voted to (12) to start at 8.30 a.m. thefollowing term.

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A develop

A place

A postponed

A completed

A succeeded

A set

A take

A enabled

A think

A attended

A took

A repeat

B lead

B position

B stopped

B finished

B managed

B carried

B pass

B let

B consider

B appeared

B did

B continue

C result

C piece

C put

C answered

C achieved

C dealt

C spend

C ensured

C remember

C associated

C made

C remain

D fullow

D patt

D cancelled

D filled

D arrived

D based

D last

D meant

D concentrate

D accomPanied

D went

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Use of English Paft 2

r this partyou:o read a text with 12 gapse think of a word which fills each gap correctly

Useful language Relative clausesI ln relative clauses, which of the words in the box are used to describethe things below?

when whose who which where why

1 a place2 a person3 a thingln a defining relative clause, what other word can be used for both peopleand things? Complete these examples.

ihe student built the car; the car......................Joe builtComplete the text with relative pronouns from Exercise 1. Sometimesmore than one relative pronoun is possible.Sean Spooner and Louis Spencer are two young people (1)have recently been named the world's youngest publishers. The secondaryschool students, (2) ... first publishing project was a magazine forlocal people in the town (3) they Iive, say that they have alwayshad a love for business (4) ............ they started the quarterly magazine,(5) .. now attracts approximately 5,000 readers, they had no moneyfor the project. They had to find local businesspeople (6) ... werewilling to pay to advertise in the magazine. People often ask the reason(7) .. Sean and Louis think they've been so successful. Sean's answeris that they study media, business and photography at school - subjects(8) .. have helped them in their work on the magazine.

Useful language Linking expressionsChoose a linking expression from the box that has the same meaningas the words in italics in these sentences.

as long as whereas due to as well as so as toin spite of the fact that

I We decided to stay at home because o/the cold weather.2 lf you go camping, don't forget to take sleeping bags in addition to lots of

warm clothes.

3 Juan went on the school lrip even though he wasn't feeling well.4 Meg rides her bike to school in order to save money on bus fares.5 My mum says you can come for a sleepover at my house, but only if your

mum says itt OK.6 Aiden is a fantastic singer, but his younger sister hates music.

4 possession5 a reason6 a time

tTipsl You'll be tested mainly on grammarL dnd understanding of the text.'Gramnrar words' can includeprepositions, verb tenses and forms,articles and pronouns.You may also be tested onvocabulary such as parts of phrasalverbs, linking expressions and partsof fixed phrases.

tTrpt When you have filled all the gaps,L read the text again to check itmakes sense.

'who/which/that' must always be usedwhen it refers to the subiect of asentence: The CD which/thot is mostpopulor is ... .When 'who/which/that' refers to the

obiect of a sentence, it can be omitted:The CD I bought yesterdoy ... .

[ilpl Linking expressions are often testedL in Part 2.

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Use of English ' Part 2

For questions 13 '24, read the text below and think of theword which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap'

There is an example at the beginning (0).

Write your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on your answer

sheet.

Example:

I-i"ra Look at tlre words before and after each gap,L and try to decide what kind of word you need.lf yor-r think several words could fit, try eachone and see which makes most sense.You may need to read the sentences beforeand after the one which contains the gap.

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A car called 'Splinter'

The hi-tech car in the picture looks like something from the future, but it's

actually just made (0)..... of wood. Joe Harmon, the man

(13) ..... developed the 'splinter' car, claims it could travel at over 385kmper hour. Harmon carried out lots of experiments (14) order to buildas (15) different parts of the car as possible using wood' This includesthe bodywork and the frame, as (16) . .. ..... as some comPonents of the

wheels.

Harmon designed and built the car for a project at university. lt was

(17) his intention to persuade people that wood is the best material

for making cars. lnstead, he says his aims (18) ..... to develop new waysof working and to find (19). .......... innovative way to use wood. Several

as to have the right to

14 This is port of o linkingexpression which exPloins thepurpose of his experinents.

t 5 Thk is o word thqt refets to

quontity/nwnber.t 6 The onswer is port of olinking expression which meonsand.

l7 This sentence sounds as if it'sconect olrcoc{y, but you need tounde$tond the meoning of thetext oround this question. Thesertence exploins on oim thotpeople thought he hod (but theYwere wtong). lnsteod ot the stottof the next sentence gives a clue.

18 The onswer is o verb in thepost tense. Be coreful, the wordbefore the qop is oim|.

24 thon loter in the senfenre /io clue. joe s wooden car is beitgcontpored to normol vehicles.

companies have paid to sponsor the car (20)

use Joe's ideas in their Products.

Harmon is confident his car could last (211 ..... very long time in spite(22) ..... the fact that it's made from wood' However, you probablywouldn't want to leave the car parked rn the street (23) .. 'day long inwinter. Also, if the car caught fire, considerably l24l of it would bedamaged than if the same thing happened to a normal vehicle.

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Use of English . Part 3

For questions 25 - 34, read the text below. Use theword given in capitals at the end of some of the linesto form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.There is an example at the beginning (0).

Write your answers lN CAPITAL LETTERS on youranswer sheet.

Example:

Read the whole text first to find out what it's about. Youdon't have to understand every word.Before you try to fill in a gap, read the whole sentence.Look carefully at the words before and after the gap tohelp you decide which kind of word you need (noun,

verb, adiective, adverb).

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Want to be a teenage model?

Ceri Palmer used to be the (0) .. ..of amagazine for teenagers and

hasmadeseveral(25)......................onTV. Sherecentlyadded'designer'toher

growing list of (26) . Ceri's experience in the magazine industry

means she has lots of advice on stafting a career in (271 ...................... :

'A lot of the most (28)..... ............ girls and boys become models because

they are spotted on the street by the owner of an (29) ...................... . But

this is (30) . ...... to happen to many people, so you should sendyour photos to an agent instead. Don't pay to have photos taken

(31) . . ............... - if an agent likes you, they'll organise this. You may find it(32) . . . ...... to hear that models don't need to be really good-looking.

Your (33) ...................... and your look matter more. Finally, schools for models

are (34) and a waste of money, in my opinion.'

tTh When you've found an answer, read

-the whole sentence again. Doesyour word fit with the meaningof the sentence and does it fitgrammatically? For exam ple,adiectives could be positive (with asuffix) or negative (with a prefix),nouns could be plural (art +artists) or verbs could be past tense(courage - encouraged).

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APPEAR

ACHIEVE

MODEL

SUCCESS

AGENT

LIKELY

PROFESSION

SURPRISE

HIGH

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Use of English Part 4

ln this part you:o read eight sentenceso rewrite the sentences using the word in capital letters so that your

answers have a similar meaning

Useful language -ing and to + infinitiveSome verbs are followed by -ing and some are followed by to + infinitive. tTiet The use of -ing or fo + infinitive isOthers can be followed by both -ing and fo + infinitive with no change L often tested in Part 4.in meaning. Write these verbs under the correct heading.

Yerbs + -ing Verbs+to+infinitive Verbs + -ing and to + infinitive (nochange in meaning)

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Some verbs can be followed by either -ing or ro + infinitivg but there is achange in meaning. Look at the examples and, with a partner, try to workout the difference in meaning in each pair of sentences.

Example a I remember visiting my grandma. = I remember (now) that Ivisited her (in the past).

b I remembered to visit my grandma. = I needed to visit her, and Ididn't forget to do it.

'l a l've tried to open the window but itt stuck.b I tried opening the window but itt still very hot in here.

2 a After the training session, they went on to play a proper match.b Three of the team went on playing after the referee had blown his

whistle.

3 a I regret to tell you the concert is cancelled.b I regret telling you the concert is cancelled because now you are veryupset.

4 a He worked for an hour and then stopped to have a break.b He needs to stop having so many breaks during the day.

5 a You need to take your phone with you.b Your phone needs charging.

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Use of English ' Paft 4

For questions 35 - 42, 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. Here is an example (0).

Example:

o our school sports day is held at the end of the summer term.PLACE

Our school sports day................ at the end of the summer term.The gap can be filled by the words 'takes place', so you write:

Example: O I TAKE9 ?LACE

Write only the missing words lN CAPITAL LETTERS on your answer sheet.

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Jenny has no intention of joining the hockey team'INTENDJenny ..... the hockeY team.CDs are much cheaper than they used to be.NEARLYCDs are noi................. as they used to be.

g7 'l'm sixteen now and I can look after myself,' said Holly.GARE

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Holly said that she could ..... now that she's sixteen.Pippa's parents had planned to visit Denmark this year but in the end theyvisited Portugal instead.GOINGlnstead ..... Denmark this year, in the end Pippa'sparents visited Portugal.

Callum doesn't run as fast as Max.FASTERMax is a...................... ......... Callum.

40 I don't have enough money for a birthday present for her.AFFORDI ........................ ....... her a birthday present.

It's the captain's job to motivate the team.RESPONSIBLEThe captain ...................... ......... the team.Joshua's in a bad mood today, so don't bother to ask to borrow hisPOINTThere's ..... Joshua if you can borrow his laptop

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