With answer key for advanced

1. If I 
(factor) in the importance of mental training when I prepared for 
the marathon, I 
(tackle) the race better.
2. I reckon they 
(score) another goal if they 
(have) a couple more minutes of injury time in last night’s match.
3. Marta 
(not try) hypnotherapy in her efforts to quit smoking, if you 
(not spend) as long as you did convincing her to give it a go.
4. I kept telling Ben that if he 
(not eat) that burger and chips so fast, he 
(not end) up with indigestion, but he didn’t listen.
5. Vasilova 
(have) more chance in the match if she 
(not be) injured for so much of the previous season.
6. There 
(be) many more unnecessary deaths from treatable diseases in 
the 20
th
century if it 
(not be) for the discovery of penicillin.
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PART 3
Brain and senses
Exam task
1
Track 9
 You will hear two students called Jolie and Alan talking 
about a TV series they watch called ‘The Sensing Brain’. For questions 
1–6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to 
what you hear.
1. What point is made about a good sense of smell?
A It is a natural ability that is hard to improve.
B Some people have a far better one than 
others.
C It can be developed in a similar way to 
other abilities.
D Some people exaggerate how poor theirs is.
2. What does Jolie say about describing perfumes?
A Experts use a vocabulary that is hard for 
people to understand.