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Use of English 2 Complete the gaps in the email with

one word.
1 Complete the second sentence so Hi Tom,
that it means the same as the first, The holidays (1) __________ arrived again! It
using the word given. Do not change doesnt seem like a year (2) __________ the last
the word given. Use between two and summer break, but in a few days well finish
five words. school for six weeks! Im not sure what Im
1 Weve only got a little time left before the train (3) __________ to do this year. Last year I did a
leaves. summer job. I (4) __________ helping out my dad
in his office when he asked me (5) __________ I
NOT wanted to get paid for it! It was only two mornings
There ____________________ before the train (6) __________ week, but it gave me
leaves. (7) __________ money to spend.
How about you? Have you decided
2 Theyve found the stolen car. (8) __________ go away anywhere this summer?
BEEN Ive (9) __________ invited by some friends to go
The ____________________. on a sailing holiday and I think I (10) __________
go. I love sailing. One reason I (11) __________
3 Ill be late home, Mum, said David. writing to you is to ask if you (12) __________
HE like to come and stay (13) __________ a weekend.
(14) __________ you come at the end of August,
David told his mum ____________________
well go to the music festival in (15) __________
home. park. Im not sure if Lily Allen (16) __________
be there this year, though.
4 Pete and I had lunch in that caf last week.
Tell me soon because there arent
THATS (17) __________ tickets left.
____________________ Pete and I had lunch Love,
last week. Olga

5 I want to go to Spain, but I havent got enough

money.
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WOULD
If I ____________________ go to Spain.

6 Mr Townsend started teaching in 2005.

TEACHER
Mr Townsend ____________________ six
years.

7 James needs to be 18 to drive a car and he isnt.

TOO
James ____________________ a car.
8 Whats the time, Brian? she asked.
WAS
She asked ____________________.

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Vocabulary
5 The new library was opened by a well-___
3 Complete the sentences with the author.
correct form of the words given. A thought
B written
1 Dont buy anything from that website. Its not C known
very __________ (rely). D understood
2 I saw a really __________ (depress) film about 6 My uncle went on a ___ last year and won a
climate change last night. holiday in America!
3 My sisters had a good __________ (relation) A chat show
when they were younger, but its not so good B documentary
now. C game show
4 You know its __________ (legal) to drive D channel
without a licence. 7 A ___ broke into our house and stole our new
5 The teacher asked us to write out the words TV and my laptop.
wed spelled __________ (correctly) again. A mugger
B vandal
6 Did you get an __________ (invite) to Mark C pirate
and Janets party? D burglar
7 Weve just got a lot of new electronic
__________ (equip) for the classrooms at
school.
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4 Choose the correct alternatives to
complete the sentences.
1 Mum and Steve ___ a big argument last night
about the computer.
A did
B made
C had
D took
2 The new teacher is very ___ -going and usually
lets us give in homework late!
A light
B easy
C well
D soft
3 I came ___ some old school reports in my room
yesterday. They are so funny to read.
A up
B over
C at
D across
4 Did that book you were looking for ever ___
up?
A come
B turn
C take
D go

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Reading A Then he contacted an international rescue

centre.
5 Read the article from which some
sentences have been taken out. B Mark was with some other men, taking a
boat to Grenada.
Choose the correct sentences AH to
fill the gaps. There is one extra C However, he doesnt have a boat himself.
sentence that you do not need.
D Luckily everyone was OK because of the
actions of a good friend 4,000 miles away!
Long distance rescue
E They couldnt use the long-range radio.
Most people have heard of the Titanic. It was
the largest passenger ship in the world and was F This year he was part of a sea rescue that
launched in 1912, but it hit an iceberg and sank in was a little different!
the Atlantic Ocean with 1,517 people. (1) ___ It is
a very strange tale, but luckily it had a better G Imagine someone phoning you and saying
ending than the story of the original Titanic. that they are on the Titanic and its sinking!
Alex Evans works on a lifeboat in Wales and he H Now another boat with the same name has
spends a lot of his time rescuing people from the been in the news because it got into trouble
sea. (2) ___ A few weeks ago, Alex was shopping at sea.
with his mother when his mobile phone rang. He
was surprised to get a signal and answered it. He /7
was even more surprised to hear the voice of his
friend Mark Corbett, who was on a motorboat in
the Caribbean over 4,000 miles away. (3) ___ He
told Alex that the boat was sinking and they
needed help! Alex first thought that it was a joke.
(4) ___ Then he heard the panic in Marks voice
and realised that it was a real emergency. Mark
said that there was a lot of water in the boat and
they had lost power. (5) ___ He was using the
satellite phone and the only number he could
remember was Alexs!
Alex stayed calm and wrote down the
information about where the boat was. (6) ___
They sent out planes and three hours later they
found Marks boat and rescued them. (7) ___
Maybe boat owners should avoid calling their
boats Titanic in the future!

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Listening (Tests CD, Track 14) Writing

6 Listen to the speakers and choose the 7 Read the email to Tom from Olga in 2
best answers. again. Write Toms reply. Write 120
150 words.
1 What has the boy bought?

A something for his computer

B something to wear
C something to read

2 Why is Martin phoning Angela?

A to apologise
B to give an invitation
C to complain

3 Why did the boy get bad marks in the test?

A because he has a bad memory

B because he was ill
C because he didnt revise enough

4 Who rescued the children?

A their dog
B a dog walker
C some emergency workers

5 Why is the man complaining?

A because a programme was on earlier than

advertised
B because there was a change in the
programme
C because the camera work wasnt very good

6 Why is the girl late this morning?

A because she went to bed too late last night

B because the roads were busy
C because she was in a crash

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8 Your teacher has asked you to write

a story with this title.

Something exciting that I did this year

Write the story in 120150 words.

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