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Vocabulary

A For questions 1–3, which word is the odd-one-out?

(1) a) nephew b) husband c) son-in-law d) daughter

(2) a) castle b) art gallery c) cathedral d) nightlife

(3) a) laboratory b) desk c) multi-media centre d) cafeteria

B Choose the best word or phrase a, b, or c to complete 4–9.

(4) Do you go ____________ often?

a) foreign b) abroad c) tourist

(5) Robert ____________ when he met Rebecca.

a) settled down b) had a lot in common c) got on well

(6) When I was young I lived in a ____________ farmhouse in the countryside.

a) traditional b) flowery c) best-selling

(7) I just had two weeks at a language school in Dublin. It was really cheap. The flight, the accommodation and the school fees were ____________.

a) in addition b) sympathetic c) all inclusive

(8) What English language examinations do people ____________ in your country?

a) make b) take c) pass

(9) I went to the ____________ to borrow a couple of books about Scotland.

a) bookshop b) library c) reunion

C Complete sentences 10–15 with a word from the box.

about of on at in with

(10) Not many of my friends still live ______ home.

(11) I don’t have a lot ______ common with my neighbours.

(12) I get ______ really well with my mother-in-law.

(13) I got bored ______ my maths homework and I didn’t finish it.

(14) Sally is very worried ______ her exam results.

(15) The post office is on the corner ______ the street, opposite the bank.

Grammar

D Complete the text. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. Use used to in two of the examples.

I (16) ______________ (walk) into town yesterday when I (17) ______________ (see) Charlie, my old boyfriend from school. I (18) ______________ (like) him so much, but we lost touch with each other when I (19) ______________ (go) to university and (20) ______________ (meet) my husband. He (21) ______________ (not notice) me because it (22) ______________ (rain) and he

(23) ______________ (talk) to somebody on his mobile phone. We (24) ______________ (be) such good friends, but now we are just strangers.

E Choose the best word a, b, or c to complete 25–28.

(25) There’s only __________ housework for you to do. I did most of it yesterday.

a) a little b) not much c) a few

(26) __________ pollution in this city comes from the traffic, which is really bad.

a) Some of b) Many c) Most of the

(27) The police say they cannot solve __________ in the city, because there are not enough police officers.

a) thousands of crime b) thousands of crimes c) most of crimes

(28) Do you have __________ water in that bottle? I need a drink!

a) many b) any c) some

F Rearrange the words in 29 and 30 to make questions.

(29) gardening any yesterday you do did?

_______________________________________________________________

(30) often rollerblading do how you go?

_______________________________________________________________

Functional language

G Complete the phone conversation between Hannah (H) and Sam (S) with a word from the box in each space.

answer be have call hear help

again pass phone back voicemail ring
H: Sea View Hotels. Can I (31) ____________ you?

S: Hello, yes. I’d like to speak to the manager, please.

H: I’m afraid she’s not able to take your (32) ____________ right now. Could I take your name and number and ask her to call you (33) ____________?

S: Yes. The name’s Sam, Sam Mendes, and my number is 0799 613904.

H: Thank you, Mr Mendes. I’ll (34) ____________ on your message.

S: Thank you. Bye.

H: Goodbye.

H Complete the conversation between Tom (T) and the Student Information Centre (S) with a word from the box in each space.

opposite turn take arrive get any

about of how much far have
T: Hello. Could I (35) ____________ some information about the city, please?

S: Certainly. What would you like to know?

T: Could you tell me (36) ____________ the nightlife, please?

S: Of course. Leeds is a lively city with good nightlife. There are many nightclubs, theatres and cinemas not (37) ____________ from the Information Centre.

T: That’s great. Are there (38) ____________ cheap hotels near here?

S: Yes. The Northern Hotel is quite cheap.

T: How do I (39) ____________ there from here?

S: Go to the end of the street and (40) ____________ the first street on the right. Go straight on, and the Northern Hotel is behind the opera house.

T: Thank you.

S: You’re welcome. Enjoy your stay in Leeds!

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