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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Have you ever been (go) to Berlin?
1 We _______ (climb) for about an hour when the fog came down.
2 ‘Ellie doesn’t like using Skype.’ ‘Neither _______ (do) Karl and I – we prefer the phone.’
3 I _______ (not read) your report yet. Could you call me back in half an hour?
4 Had my driving test been on a rainy day, I doubt I ________ (pass) it.
5 Scientists say that by 2030, the area _______ (run out) of fresh water.
6 These boots are really uncomfortable. I wish I ________ (not wear) them right now.
7 The solar panels will start working as soon as we _______ (install) them.
8 Emma wishes she ________ (speak) German. Her company is sending her to Vienna.
9 When I got to the train station, I realized I _______ (leave) my wallet at home.
10 Sam _______ (recycle) bottles when he dropped one and cut his foot.
11 This time tomorrow we _______ (swim) in the sea in Mallorca.
12 How long _______ (stand) here? Are you still waiting for your luggage?
13 You should go to the doctor’s if you _______ (have) headaches on and off for over a
month.
14 Why are you wearing a bandage? _______ you _______ (break) your arm?
15 If I ________ (be) you, I would ask them to raise my salary.
16 Who _______ (know) what really happened that night? It’s still a mystery.
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2 Order the words to make sentences.

Example: boots / yesterday / you / buy / did / sale / the / in / those / ?
Did you buy those boots in the sale yesterday?
1 get / sooner / the / there / we’ll / take / quicker / , / we / off / the
2 such / decided / barbecue / weather / have / it / hot / we / a / was / to
3 hadn’t / you / bet / trip / come / wish / camping / you / on / I / this
4 little / brown / bag / bought / lovely / Italian / yesterday / a / I
5 hardly / big / ever / for / we / time / breakfast / have / a
6 the / as / soon / I’ll / at / arrive / as / call / I / you / airport
7 is / have / where / do / reclaim / idea / baggage / you / any / the / ?
8 police / report / had / station / our / to / went / that / we / the / someone / car / to / stolen
9 I’ve / sure / laptop / I’m / left / where / my / not
10 badly / wasn’t / , / accident / the / in / woman / injured / the / luckily
11 before / were / we’d / hiking / for / we / hours / realized / we / lost / been
12 occasion / buying / are / what / red / that / you / hat / for / big / ?

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3 Underline the correct form.

Example: I like reading mystery stories, but my sister does / doesn’t.
1 The rich / The rich people should pay a lot more tax than they do.
2 Your brother doesn’t do extreme sports, does / doesn’t he?
3 A My parents went to Malaysia last year.
B Did / Have they? I’d love to go there!
4 We had such good / a good time paragliding that we booked another session for next
month.
5 I only speak a little / bit Japanese.
6 I wish my brother wouldn’t be / wasn’t so tall – it gives me neck ache to look up at
him!
7 Take a coat in case it gets / will get chilly at the top of the mountain.
8 Come round at 7.30 – we’ll have had / be having dinner by then.
9 The British / British are always talking about the weather.
10 Marco won’t come to the meeting on time. He’s late always / always late.
11 My sister doesn’t eat meat, and neither will / does her husband.
12 I did tell / told you I was going away for the weekend. I remember mentioning it.
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Grammar total 40

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: I’ve had a sore throat for three days now. I’m going to see the doctor.
1 We’re having another h________ this month. It’s been over 35 degrees for weeks.
2 Antonia is a________ to eggs. She comes out in a rash if she eats any.
3 Could everyone please f________ in this form and return it to me as soon as possible?
4 I’ve never felt so much emotion before – I was completely o________.
5 I’m sure Jackie will like your ideas. She’s really o________-minded.
6 The fog was so t________ I could hardly see anything and I had to drive very slowly.
7 ‘Is your handbag made from real l_______?’ ‘No, it’s vegan – it’s made of plastic.’
8 I prefer an a________ seat to a window seat on planes. I need a lot of legroom.
9 High blood p________ can be a result of diet and / or lifestyle.
10 Are you absolutely sure you want to t________ up skydiving?
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: Viktor has sprained his ankle, so he can’t walk very far.
ached sore sprained
1 I was horrified when Sam started ________ on that fish bone!
sneezing fainting choking
2 I’m so ________ that job interview’s over – they asked some really tough questions!
relieved fed up offended
3 We thought we’d never be found, but as you can see, we ________ got rescued.
apparently eventually actually
4 Rabia’s very ________. She always wears the latest clothes.
scruffy old-fashioned trendy
5 I just need to collect my suitcase from baggage ________ and I’ll see you in Arrivals.
check-in drop-off reclaim
6 The weather has been really ________ recently. You never know what we’re going to
get next!
settled humid changeable
7 I was absolutely ________ when the festival was cancelled – I’d been really looking
forward to it!
shattered disappointed gutted
8 Wow! I like that colour – it really ________ you!
suits matches fits
9 You won’t get very wet if you leave now – it’s only ________.
drizzling pouring damp
10 Which artists have most ________ your artwork?
impressed confused inspired
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6 Underline the odd word out.

Example: temperature blister bandage rash
1 freezing chilly boiling cool
2 suit match fit undress
3 injection operation treat burn
4 relieved offended desperate bewildered
5 checked loose plain striped
6 really a bit incredibly extremely
7 gradually eventually in the end basically
8 homesick fed up delighted devastated
9 press rub allergic pinch
10 long-haul turbulence direct connecting
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7 Underline the correct word.

Example: Our hotel is nearly / near the beach.
1 I’m going to take notice / advantage of the dry weather and cut the grass.
2 I hate having to eat in a rush. I prefer to take my easy / time.
3 That dress was specially / especially designed for her.
4 We usually go on a camping trip in / at the end of July.
5 That restaurant’s been open nearly a year and we still / yet haven’t tried it.
6 I don’t need to check anything in, I’ve only got hand baggage / luggage.
7 Holly’s going to take part / up climbing. There’s a course starting in April.
8 Apparently / Ideally, we’d like to find a cottage not too far from the sea.
9 It’s just an informal event so there’s no need to get dressed / dress up.
10 We’ve been working very hard / hardly recently. I hope things get easier soon.
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Vocabulary total 40

PRONUNCIATION

8 Match the words with the same sound.

allergic scratch caught crew drought

relieved especially injury lycra
homesick frustrate

Example: rub frustrate

1 pressure _________________
2 boarding _________________
3 shower _________________
4 budget _________________
5 headache_________________
6 loose _________________
7 hurt _________________
8 striped _________________
9 cello _________________
10 breathe _________________
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9 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: gla|mour|ous
1 fa|shio|na|ble
2 poi|son|ing
3 a|ston|ished
4 re|ac|tion
5 in|fur|ia|ting
6 a|ppa|rent|ly
7 change|a|ble
8 tem|pera|ture
9 im|pressed
10 pa|ra|gli|ding

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Pronunciation total 20
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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Reading and Writing A

READING

1 Read the article. For questions 1–5, choose the correct answer
(A, B, C, or D).

The future of smart clothing

Scientists have been developing smart clothing for medical purposes for some time, but now
we’re beginning to see it coming onto the market with a wider variety of uses. While it hasn’t
become popular just yet, it’s likely we’ll all be wearing smart clothing soon. Why? Because it
allows technology to be part of our clothing whatever activity we’re doing. Here are just a few
examples.

Sports

A few years ago, we were all attaching smartphones, watches, and pedometers to our
bodies to monitor our fitness and sporting performance. But the days of checking a device
every few minutes at the gym are over. In future, your sports clothing will collect all the data
you need, leaving you to concentrate on your performance. The newest technology features
sensors which are fitted into your sports clothing. It can perform various tasks such as
monitoring your heart rate and breathing, tracking the movement of your muscles, and
counting the number of calories you’ve burned. Your data appears on a smartphone app
which then designs your own personalized training programme.

Another invention which is likely to become popular is clothing which allows you to practise
activities like yoga without an instructor. Specially designed fitness leggings have technology
in them which vibrates at key points such as the hips, knees, and ankles. These are
programmed to direct your movements, helping you get into the correct position, which
prevents you from injuring yourself.

Work

Many people spend a large part of their week commuting to and from work. Several
technology companies are working on creating ‘connected clothing’ to make that regular
journey easier and more enjoyable. One particularly appealing commuter jacket has sleeves
with built in sensors which are both touch and gesture sensitive. This allows the wearer to
interact with online services during their commute, including maps and entertainment apps.
They can use hand or arm gestures to get directions or dismiss phone calls without actually
getting a phone out of their pocket. Similarly, a smart business suit has been developed. It is
fitted with ‘smart buttons’ which allow the wearer to swap digital business cards, or engage
with their smartphone, during business activities.

Fashion

A particular appeal of smart clothing is that it can be both stylish and practical. An innovative
design team has developed a material which contains sensors that react to temperature and
movement, and then respond by heating or lighting up. So, if it’s cold, your footwear will
become warm, and when it gets dark, your jacket will light up to ensure that you remain
visible in traffic. The lightweight material works as a sensor which can be fitted to any
clothing like a label. It contains metal inks which can conduct electricity. These inks connect
to a battery and generate heat or light when they are required. Unsurprisingly, this new smart
material has attracted the attention of several big clothing brands.

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Reading and Writing A

Smart clothing is not only useful and fashionable, it can allow its wearer to make money too.
The sensors in your outfit can gather large amounts of data as you go about your daily life.
This data is valuable to clothing brands because they can use it to develop better
advertising. The clothing brands give wearers tokens, which can be used to purchase more
products, in exchange for their data. Clever clothes that look great and can earn you money
too, isn’t that what we’ve all been waiting for?

1 According to the writer, smart devices that measure sporting performance ...
A are going to become more popular.
B will soon be a thing of the past.
C are not yet mainstream.
D do not provide accurate data.

2 What advantage do smart yoga leggings have in comparison to regular ones?

A They’re more comfortable.
B They improve sleep quality.
C They are less expensive.
D They can prevent injury.

3 The commuter jacket is activated by …

A smartphone app.
B voice.
C gesture.
D temperature control.

4 What innovation allows smart clothing to respond to temperature and light levels?
A metal inks
B a new app
C solar sensors
D a special battery

5 Smart clothing brands will reward customers if they ...

A test new clothing and write positive reviews.
B give the companies the personal data their clothing collects.
C promote the companies’ clothing on social media.
D get a friend to buy a product too.
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2 Match five of the highlighted words to the definitions.
Example: technology that notices changes in the environment sensors
1 makes something, e.g. electricity or heat
2 new and clever
3 movements of the body
4 attractive
5 moves up and down or side to side very quickly
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WRITING

Write an article for one of the following. Write 140–180 words.

1 What advice would you give to someone who was going for a job interview?
2 Write a short story about an experience you had while travelling or on holiday.
3 In your country, what is in fashion for young people at the moment?

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25

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Listening and Speaking A

LISTENING

1 Listen to five people talking about regrets. Choose from the list (A –H)
what each person says they regret or don’t regret doing. Use the
letters only once. There are three extra letters you do not need to use.
A accidentally upsetting another person
B causing an accident
C letting another person make an important decision
D making a decision without thinking carefully about it
E a decision which has cost them money
F neglecting a person they cared about
G missing an important deadline
H getting married

Speaker 1: [ ]
Speaker 2: [ ]
Speaker 3: [ ]
Speaker 4: [ ]
Speaker 5: [ ]
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2 Listen to two age-gap friends talking about their shopping habits.

Underline the correct answer.
1 Chloe feels that consumers will go for the cheapest clothing options / have
more money to spend / become less interested in fast fashion in the future.
2 Chloe feels that social media doesn’t successfully promote fast fashion to
Generation Z / isn’t used enough by big brands / profiles aren’t important
to Generation Z.
3 Vanessa offers to repair some of Chloe’s clothes / lend Chloe some of her
old clothes / help Chloe shop more ethically online.
4 Vanessa does most of her shopping in town / online / by mail order.
5 Vanessa feels delivery charges are too high / is unsure whether shopping
online is better for the environment / doesn’t like to shop online.

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Listening total 10

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SPEAKING

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

Now make questions and ask your partner.
1 If you / be / superhero / who / be? Why?
2 What / the most interesting book or article / ever read?
3 What / know about first aid?
4 anything / annoys you / people do?
5 What / do if someone had an allergic reaction?
6 What / do / be more environmentally friendly?
7 How / you feel about flying? Why?
8 What kind of weather / think / have in the next three months?
9 enjoy taking risks? Why / Why not?
10 How / think our shopping habits / changed in 50 years’ time?

2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if you agree or

disagree. Give reasons.
1 ‘It is important to keep up with the latest fashion trends.’
2 ‘People should stop all non-essential air travel to protect the environment.’
3 ‘Taking risks is an important part of a healthy life.’

3 Listen to your partner. Do you agree with him / her?

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25

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