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Listening 1 We           've been        to Colombia a couple of
times. (go)
1 Recording 1 Listen to an advert for Costa
Rica. Put the topics a–f in the order that you 2 I’m exhausted! I                               in the gym all
hear them. morning. (exercise)
a Landscape and wildlife ___ 3 While I                               (cycling) to work last week, I
b Welcoming people ___ fell off my bike onto the road.
c Local food ___ 4 I always                               the same thing for
d Winter sunshine     1    breakfast: cereal and coffee. (have)

e Two coastlines ___ 5 Sorry, I’ve got to go. I                               Jack for lunch.
(meet)
f Protecting the environment ___
6 By the time we got there, Jack and Emily
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. (already / leave)
2 Recording 2 Listen to the book reviews and
7 After college, I                               to be a doctor. At
choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
least that’s my plan. (train)
1 The first book is about _a_
a someone who has to stop a murder. 8 A: Have you met your new neighbours yet?
b a plot to kidnap a businessman. B: No, not yet, but they’re supposed                              
c a plan to take control of a plane. nice. (be)
2 Book 2 is about a ___ 9 I love history. This term we                               the
a woman who starts a new life abroad. Second World War and it’s really interesting.
b family with financial problems. (study)
c child’s journey to becoming an adult. /8
3 Book 3 is about two people who ___ 5 Underline the correct alternatives.
a grew up together. 1 I told my manager I needed to leave early for a
b meet in a restaurant. dentist’s appointment and hopefully / surprisingly
c work together. she gave me the afternoon off.
4 Book 4 is about a man who ___ 2 In this country, you are supposed to / have to
a used to work for the police. drive on the left.
b has retired to a country village. 3 Lucy would love a new car, but she doesn’t have
c moved to Greece from Belgium. nearly enough / near enough money to get one.
5 Book 5 is about a woman who ___ 4 When I was young, I would / used to live in
a set up a nature reserve in South Africa. France.
b decided to retrain as a vet.
5 The food here is great, but unfortunately /
c did research into animal behaviour.
basically the service is very slow.
6 The final book is about some teenagers who ___
6 You should / must finish this report by 2 p.m. as I
a stop a gang of criminals.
need to read it before the meeting.
b find some buried treasure.
c discover the importance of friendship. 7 I’ve already / still done my presentation, but I
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yet.
3 Listen again and decide if the sentences are
true (T) or false (F). 8 I 'll go / 'm going to Brazil on holiday next month.
1 Daniel O’Bryan lives in a hotel.   F    /7
2 Archie is the youngest of three children. ___
3 Alex and Leila work for the same company.___
4 Pierre Lauront is taking a winter holiday. ___
5 Annabel Havers was born in South Africa. ___
6 The children follow a criminal to his home. ___
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6 Choose the correct answers to complete the

Grammar text, a, b or c.
Hi Lily, How are you? Guess what? Last week I
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. met up with Chris Cook. Do you remember him?
He was the student in the year above us 1     b   

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got a job in a bank in New York. I remember how
jealous we all were at the time! He still looks just
the same, except he’s got 2              less hair than he

3 8 Choose the correct alternatives.

               have. We went to a great restaurant near
1 After the cinema, we went on / went out to a new
Leicester Square, 4             specialises in seafood,
Thai restaurant and had dinner.
and we talked about the old days. He told me he
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                you for ages and said he 6                   to see 2 I don’t like doing flexible working hours /
you again. So I was wondering if you’re free next night shifts because it means I can’t go out in the
Friday. evenings.
3 House prices have been falling steadily /
1 a where b who c which
increased dramatically over this year, which is
2 a slightly b lot c bit good for buyers.
3 a used to b would c use to 4 Robbers attacked / broke into our shop last
4 a whose b which c who Sunday night and stole a lot of money.
5 a has seen b saw c hadn’t seen 5 We’re going to launch / expand some new
6 a loved b loves c ’d love cleaning products in the autumn.
/5 6 We’ve asked our daughter’s teacher for more
feedback / pressure on her progress this term.
Vocabulary
7 Let’s go to the Indian restaurant – they have
7 Match the sentence halves. plenty of choice / a set menu which is good value.
1 We can’t give them pizza for dinner –     e 
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2 We love living here because it's so quiet –
9 Complete the sentences with the words in the
     
box.
3 I’ve been going to art classes since January,
      destination fine force forgot formal
guarantee packed research storage
4 The villa we rented was at the top of some cliffs 1 We expect you to wear formal clothes to work at
by the sea, the bank.
     
2 We love our new house, and there’s lots of
5 I find it hard when people stand too close for all our things.
to you –
3 You shouldn’t                               children to eat things
     
they don’t like.
4 Last month I drove through a red light so I had to
6 We bought ourselves a new bed, but
pay a                               .
     
5 My sister has done a lot of                               into solar
7 I’ve been to three job interviews so far, but
power.
     
6 I                               to lock the door when we went on
a we’re surrounded by trees and fields. holiday, but luckily no one got in.
b my personal space is important to me. 7 My new computer has developed a fault, but it's
c and I’ve made a lot of progress. fine because I’ve got the                               for it.
d we measured the length wrong and it didn’t fit. 8 We can’t agree on a                               for our next
e Sam’s allergic to flour and cheese. holiday!
f they all came to nothing. 9 Our local market is always                               on a
Saturday, so we tend to go on a Thursday
g but they were too steep to climb.
instead.
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11 Choose the response that is not possible.
1 I’d rather stay in tonight, if that’s OK with you. I’m
Function really tired.
a That’s fine. We could watch a DVD and relax.
10 Match 1–8 with a–h below. b It’s not my kind of place.
1 I’d prefer to do a job where I’d get training. _c_ c I like the idea of doing nothing this evening.
2 I’m sorry to interrupt, but I’ve got to go. 2 Sorry, but I’m in a rush. My train leaves soon.
I’m on my way to an interview. ___ a Well, it’s been great to catch up.
3 What does ‘intrepid’ mean? ___ b That’s OK. I need to get going, too.
4 I’m worried about my cat. She’s at the vet’s. ___ c I really appreciate it. Enjoy your evening.

5 I think we’re spending too much on 3 I don't know the word ‘timid’. What does it mean?
advertising. ___ a I’m not sure you’d call it English.
b It’s a bit like being shy and easily frightened.
6 If it was up to me, I’d take a year off and
c I’ve forgotten the word for it in Spanish.
travel the world. ___
4 I can’t come out this evening. I’ve got the flu.
7 I’ve just heard I’ve got the job! ___
a You poor thing! Get better soon.
8 I think they should ban cars from the b Congratulations! That’s amazing.
city centre – it would help prevent pollution. ___ c Seriously? What a pain!
a It’s a bit like ‘brave’. Does that make sense? 5 I think politicians have lost touch with ordinary
b I know what you mean. In fact, I think they should people.
ban buses and taxis, too. a I guess so.
b You’re absolutely right.
c That’s a good idea. Then you could get an even
c I’m afraid I see it like that.
better job later.
6 I think I’d rather work with younger children.
d Absolutely! It would certainly be more fun than
a You’d probably be able to control them better.
working.
b I’ve heard some good things about them.
e Oh dear. I hope they can help her. c It would certainly be more fun.
f No problem. It was great to catch up. Good luck! 7 She’s too young to get married. She’s only 21.
g Well done! I bet you’re thrilled. a Thanks. I’ve got it now.
h I’m not sure that’s true. We need to make people b Yes, I know what you mean.
aware of our products. c I understand how you feel.

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a So what happens next? Will they call you?
b Seriously? What a pain. Can’t you get out of it?
c Good luck! I hope they offer you a job.
9 I think she’s the best manager we’ve ever had.
a Absolutely! I should leave here soon as
possible.
b I agree up to a point, but she takes a lot of time
off.
c You might be right, but I miss Ian. He was so
nice.
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Reading I now use my writing to campaign for the
12 Read the travel journalist’s blog and match
protection of the planet's amazing wildlife .
headings a–f with paragraphs 1–6. 5             I had a letter from a young boy last month
a The most frightening experience asking me about the weirdest place I’ve ever
b A life-changing experience visited. It was another cave, but this was one in
c Next holiday a cliff by the sea in a part of Wales where people
used to mine coal many years ago. I was asked
d Favourite hotel
to write an article about the cave by my editor
e The strangest experience
because his son was doing some research there.
f An essential travel item What made the cave so unusual were the strange
1     d      As a travel journalist, I’m often asked to noises I kept hearing. I was very glad to get out
recommend hotels, and my absolute favourite is of there, I can tell you.
Hotel Alexander in the hills above the city of 6             I’m really looking forward to my next trip.
Sorrento, with views across the blue sea of the I’m going to an island in Thailand where I’ve
Bay of Naples. The hotel is actually an old enrolled on an art course. I’ll need to get fit
palace, but the owners decided to paint and before I go, though, as I'll be staying in an old
decorate it last year, so now it looks more Buddhist temple at the top of a hill. We're going
modern than it used to. But it still has lots of to start painting when the sun comes up every
character and atmosphere. day to make the best use of the light before it
2         People also ask if I’ve ever been frightened gets too hot, so it certainly won’t be the most
on my travels and the answer is yes! My worst relaxing holiday I’ve ever been on!
experience was in 2008, when I was invited to
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write about some British scientists doing research
for the South African government. They wanted 13 Read the text again and choose the correct
answer, a, b or c.
to find out if a particular cave in a place called
1 Tim’s favourite hotel     c    .
Mpumalanga would be a good destination for a is by the sea
tour groups. It was all going well until I looked b is in the centre of a city
up and saw thousands of bats hanging from the c looks over a city
roof of the cave. I completely forgot that bats 2 The hotel        .
never attack humans, and I ran out screaming. I a is next to the site of an old palace
spent the remaining days looking at the birds and b was recently improved
butterflies around the cave. c is very old-fashioned
3           It was lucky I was there, though, as one of 3 In 2008, Tim visited a cave        .
the scientists was badly bitten by mosquitoes a as the guest of a South African minister
and became very ill. It turned out that she’d had b as part of a private tour group
an allergic reaction to them. Something similar c with a team of British scientists
happened to me once and now I never go 4 Tim is scared of        .
anywhere without a first aid kit, so I had some a bats
cream to give her. b birds
4               Something else quite scary happened to me c butterflies
last year on a trip to Australia. I’m a strong 5 Tim always travels with        .
swimmer and I was a long way out at sea when a a first aid kit
b a powerful torch
suddenly I was surrounded by sharks. I didn’t
c mosquito spray
know what to do, but the next minute a group of
6 On a recent visit to Australia, Tim       .
dolphins arrived and they started attacking the
a was bitten by a shark
sharks who swam off. Then just as quickly the
b was helped by dolphins
dolphins disappeared. It was an amazing c nearly drowned
experience. Since then, I’ve only gone on holidays
7 Tim now only goes on             holidays.
that don’t cause damage to the environment. I feel
a adventure
terrible that so many wonderful animals, such as b environmentally-friendly
tigers and elephants, are in danger of disappearing. c wildlife

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8 Tim also campaigns for more
protection for        . It was one of the happiest days of my life.
a natural environments
b marine life                                                               
c mammals            
9 The strangest place Tim has ever been is           .
a an underwater cave                                                               
b a cave in a cliff by the sea            
c a coal mine
                                                              
10 Tim went to the cave        .            
a as part of his work
b to see an old friend                                                               
c to help with some research            
11 On his next holiday, Tim is going to        .
a relax                                                               
b get fit            
c attend lessons
                                                              
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14 Complete the sentences with the correct
           
form of the words and phrases in the box.
There are two extra phrases.
                                                              
argue that as because of describe            
explore how give mind so
                                                              
1 Would you       mind  if we changed our booking to            
Saturday, 10th March?
                                                              
2 This report                                         recent research into
           
climate change.
3 I got a pay rise last month                                         I’m                                                               
going to get a new car.            
4 To prove his point, the author                                     the
                                                              
example of the temperature of the Arctic sea.
           
5 According to the government, more people have
jobs than last year. However, I would                                                               
much of this is part-time work.            
6 The plane was really late,                                         we
had such terrible weather over France.                                                               
           
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15 Write a story beginning with the line It was                                                               
one of the happiest days of my life. Use the            
prompts to help you. Use descriptive
adjectives and adverbs to create interest.                                                               
Write 150–200 words.            
• Who are the main characters in your story?
                                                              
• Where and when does the story take place?            
• What is the main action that you will include in
your story?                                                               
           
• Why did the main action make you so happy?
                                                              
           

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