With answer key for advanced

The world we live in is changing fast – but is this a good thing?

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ADVANCED READING AND USE OF ENGLISH  | PART 6 | 1
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Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences, a or b. 
1. He gave 
a to his employees some advice. 
b his employees some advice.
2. Can you please explain 
a this theory on development to the class? 
b the class this theory on development?
3. I’d like you to write 
a to me a letter explaining the changes. 
b me a letter explaining the changes.
4. The professor asked 
a the students their opinions on the trend. 
b to the students their opinions on the trend.
5. She described 
a for him her family background. 
b her family background to him.
6. He took 
a the report Mrs Green once it was finished. 
b Mrs Green the report once it was finished.
7. The teacher asked his colleague to 
a leave him the book when she went. 
b leave the book to him when she went.
8. The company decided to offer 
a staff an extra three days’ holiday. 
b to staff an extra three days’ holiday.
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In this part, you read four texts giving different opinions on a topic. 
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You must read all the texts to be able to match questions summarising opinions to the texts.
Exam facts
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parents is going to stand the newest generation in 
good stead. That said, by the time the first child 
arrives, both mother and father are generally some 
way up the career ladder. This is one example of the 
many ways in which swift development has contributed 
to the enhancement of many nations’ wealth.
D Zhang Wei
The rapid progress we’ve seen over the last few 
decades has been interesting to live through. 
Despite some notable clouds on the horizon, it 
has been an era which we have ended in a more 
comfortable and optimistic frame of mind than 
when we started. Most full-time employees’ hours 
are gradually being reduced as some of what 
has frankly been an over-stretched and untenable 
workload is taken over by the rapidly increasing 
cohort of part-time staff. It’s extremely hard to 
judge whether the financial situation has improved 
over that time for a majority of the world’s 
population. What clouds the issue more than 
anything is the astonishing rise in the number of 
people on the planet. I’ve yet to be persuaded that 
the recent rise in starting a family later in life will 
spread sufficiently to control this. It’s my view that 
starting a family when in your forties goes one step 
too far against nature.

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