GRAMMAR
1 Underline
the correct form.
Example: We
usually get up / get up usually early every morning.
1 Jake
is taking / takes vitamins every day.
2 Clare
buys a lot of takeaways, but I prefer
/ I’m preferring home-made food.
3 Do you watch / Are you watching the football match tomorrow night?
4 I don’t usually have / I’m not usually having dessert, but I’ll
have one tonight.
5 Helen
doesn’t work / isn’t working tomorrow, so we’re meeting for lunch.
6 In
the summer, we often cycle / we’re often cycling to work.
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2 Complete
the sentences with shall / going to / will or the present continuous.
Example: I’m
sure that Jess will help
(help) you with your work.
1 A I
________ (go) into town this afternoon. ________ (I / go) to the supermarket on
my way back?
B Yes,
we need bread, milk and some fruit.
A OK.
I ________ (get) all that, and some eggs, too.
2 A I
heard on the radio that the weather ________ (be) excellent this weekend.
B That’s
good, because my parents ________ (come) to stay with me.
3 A I
went to see Cloud Atlas yesterday at
the cinema. It’s excellent.
B Oh
good. I ________ (see) it tomorrow.
A I
think you ________ (love) it.
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3 Complete
the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: We’re meeting (meet) Bob outside
the cinema at 7.30.
1 Paolo
________ (buy) a new car next week.
2 I
________ (need) a lot of sleep at the moment so I can concentrate on my exams.
3 We
hardly ever ________ (eat) together as a family.
4 Hi,
Beth. Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I ________ (drive).
5 You
look very serious! What ________ (think) about?
6 I
know that Carlos ________ (hate) me! He never says anything nice to me.
7 I
________ (have) dinner with my younger brother at 8.00 tonight.
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Grammar total
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VOCABULARY
4 Underline
the odd word out.
Example: beans salmon
spicy sausages
1 spicy jar
fresh frozen
2 duck lamb
chicken beans
3 cherry cabbage
pepper cucumber
4 grilled roast
boiled raw
5 crab squid
beef prawn
6 frozen low-fat
tinned cook
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6 Complete
the sentences with the correct word.
Example: Jim’s
really shy. He hates meeting
new people.
shy
sensitive extroverted
1 Sergio
is so ________ for his age! He seems much older than 14.
competitive sensitive
mature
2 Vicky
can seem like a different person on different days – she’s very ________.
sensible moody
mean
3 You
should think about how other people feel instead of being so ________!
spoilt independent
selfish
4 In
sport, boys are often more ________ than girls. They always want to win.
bossy competitive
reliable
5 Natalia
was very ________ tonight. Do you think she’s OK?
extroverted confident
quiet
6 She’s
just ________ because you got a higher score than her in the test yesterday.
ambitious spoilt jealous
7 Juan
is always trying to pay for everything. He’s very ________.
generous honest
sensitive
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GRAMMAR
1 Complete
the dialogues. Use the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple or the
past simple.
Example: I’ve
been to Beijing, but I’ve never been
(not / go) to Shanghai.
Petra 1________ (you
/ remember) to pay that cheque into the bank?
Alan Yes, it went in this
morning.
Tom 2________
(you / ever / borrow) anyone’s car?
Dave Yes, I borrowed my
brother’s and I crashed it!
Anna Hi, can I speak to Sally,
please?
Beth I’m sorry, she 3________
(just / go) out.
Doctor What seems to be the
problem?
John I 4________
(fall) over playing volleyball. I think I 5________ (break) my
finger.
Peter How long 6________
(you / know) Mike?
Liz Well, we 7________
(meet) in 2008 and we’ve been good friends ever since.
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2 Underline
the correct word or phrase.
Example: You’ve
been working / worked hard for months – you need a
holiday.
1 How
long have you been saving up / do you save up for a motorbike?
2 He’s
learning / been learning Chinese for three years now.
3 I’ve
been planning / planned my visit to the Amazon for years.
4 She’s
known / been knowing him for years.
5 Don’t
worry. I haven’t been crying / cried – I’ve got a cold.
6 He’s
disliked / been disliking bananas since he was a child.
7 I’ve
had / been having the same bank account since I was a student.
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VOCABULARY
4 Complete
the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: I’m
hoping my boss will raise my
salary soon
charge
raise afford
1 You
need to open a business ________ when you start your own business.
cash
machine bank account phone bill
2 I
think you’ll ________ a lot of money selling clothes in this market.
do pay
make
3 Felipe
still __________ me the €100 I lent him last month.
owes charges
borrows
4 I
try to ________ some of my salary every month so that I can go travelling.
save afford
cost
5 It’s
difficult to get a ________ from a bank during a recession.
contract loan
tax
6 He
________ a lot of money from his grandmother when she died last year.
invested inherited
took out
7 I’m
trying not to ________ money on gadgets I will never use.
invest waste
charge
8 My
parents ________ me some money so I could buy a car.
borrowed owed
lent
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5 Complete
the sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: Can
I pay by credit card?
1 I’ll
lend you the money if you promise to pay it ____ by next month.
2 You
really should avoid getting ____ too much debt.
3 I
can’t believe how much I spend ____ coffees!
4 For
my last birthday my aunt gave me £50 ____ cash.
5 They
charged us £10 ____ this theatre programme!
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6 Write
the synonym.
Example: very
tasty delicious
1 very funny ________
2 very ________ positive
3 very angry ________
4 very ________ starving
5 very frightened ________
6 very ________ freezing
7 very dirty ________
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Vocabulary total
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READING
1 Read
the article and tick (ü) A, B, or C.
In 1990, the World Bank published a
report showing that there were over a billion people in the world with an
income of just one dollar a day. At the start of this century, the United
Nations promised to halve this figure by 2015. It has been working hard to keep
this promise ever since. A series of short films was made to show what you can
buy in different countries with this tiny amount. In a market in Nepal, for
example, they could only buy four bananas and a loaf of bread. It was
impossible to buy meat or any protein.
Other people have been horrified to learn how
enormous the problem is and have taken action in different ways. A UK charity
called 1 Dollar a Day has been
raising money to invest in projects to improve health, clean water, education,
etc. They have also given people loans to help them set up a business as it is
difficult to borrow money if you have no bank account.
In the US, two school teachers decided to try
spending only one dollar each day on food for a month and have now written a
book about their experience. They say they were often starving, and got bored
with eating the same food. And they couldn’t afford to buy healthy foods such
as fresh fruit and vegetables. The book describes how much rich countries
waste, and how they try to save money by buying cheap food from other countries.
The World Bank has recently published
another report on how the situation has changed since 1990. One dollar is worth
less now, and food and fuel cost more, so it is difficult to work out exactly
how much progress there has been. However, there have clearly been some amazing
changes. Between 1990 and 2008, the number of people who earned salaries below
the poverty line went down from 43% of the developing world to 22%, so the UN
has already made a big difference. Of course there is still a huge amount to do
to improve the lives of millions of people throughout the world.
Example: More
than a billion people _____ one dollar a day in 1990.
A
gave c B earned
cü C saved c
1 In
_____ the UN made a promise to cut the poverty figures by half.
A 2000 c B 1900 c C 2015 c
2 In
Nepal it costs one dollar to buy _____ and some bread.
A cheese
c B
meat c C a few bananas
c
3 The
charity 1 Dollar a Day lends people
money to _____.
A get water
c B
start a business c C buy food
c
4 Two
school teachers spent one dollar a day on _____.
A a book
c B
vegetables c C eating
c
5 They
were often very _____.
A tired c B hungry
c C
healthy c
6 It
wasn’t possible to buy _____ with a dollar.
A unhealthy food c B anything
c C
fruit c
7 The
book shows how much rich countries _____.
A throw away
c B
spend each day c C can afford to buy c
8 Since
1990, the situation has changed _____.
A very little
c B
not at all c C a surprising amount c
9 In
2008, _____ of the world’s population was very poor.
A 43% c B 22% c Cover a billion c
10 The
writer says we still need to do _____ to help people.
A a little
c B a
lot c C some things
c
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2 Read
the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
Example: The
United Nations wants to reduce the number of people who live on one dollar a
day. T
1 In
Nepal, you can buy fruit and bread for one dollar. _____
2 To
borrow money, you have to have a business.
_____
3 1 Dollar a Day wants to improve
schools. _____
4 To
save money, rich countries pay lower prices for food from other countries. _____
5 Food
has been less expensive since 1990.
_____
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Reading total
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LISTENING
1 Listen.
Tick (ü) the five sentences that are correct.
1 Helen
and her husband moved to the countryside 10 years ago. c
2 They
haven’t changed the house much since they moved in. c
3 The
second photo shows them looking tired and dirty. c
4 At
the beginning they sold apples to their friends. c
5 They
invested money from her husband’s grandfather in the business. c
6 They
started selling apple juice five years ago.
c
7 They
have started to make a good income from the business. c
8 They
haven’t been able to spend much money on holidays. c
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2 Listen
to five conversations. Tick (ü) A, B, or C.
1 Alice’s
friend has _____ her grandmother’s house.
A recently sold
c B
just bought c C just left
c
2 Lisa
has been _____ for WaterAid since April.
A working
c B
giving talks c C organizing events c
3 Kate
tells Wendy that her bus _____.
A hasn’t arrived yet c B didn’t stop
c C
has broken down c
4 The
DVDs from the market cost _____ in the shops.
A the same as
c B
less than c C more than
c
5 Chris
says that he has _____.
A made no changes to his life c B just changed jobs c C lived in another country c
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Listening total
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