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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Example: Ralph rang earlier. He wants you to call him back.
back him him back
1 My parents are going out tonight and I have to __________.
look after my brother look my brother after
2 Do __________ later at the weekend?
get you up you get up
3 ‘I can’t see without my glasses.’ ‘Well, put __________.’
them on on them
4 ‘I don’t want to watch TV.’ ‘Why don’t you turn __________, then?’
off it it off
5 Dad, can you __________ from the station?
pick up us pick us up
6 ‘What’s he doing?’ ‘He’s __________.’
looking his wallet for looking for his wallet
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2 Underline the correct word.

Example: Andy slipped as he was walking over / up / towards the door of his
house.
1 Chris went past / into / through the shop to buy some milk.
2 Why don’t you come out / towards / in and sit down?
3 He took some photos as the plane flew over / onto / along the city.
4 Mike saw his brother as he was walking under / along / around the street.
5 Don’t run across / along / down the stairs, Juliana. You’ll fall.
6 I walk past / out / into the cinema on my way to work.
7 We had to turn over / round / out because we went the wrong way.
8 The quickest way to get there is to go through / into / over the park.
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3 Complete the sentences using the present or past passive.

Example: My niece played the part of Cinderella.
The part of Cinderella was played by my niece.
1 Millions of people speak Spanish.
Spanish _______________________________________.
2 My father decorated the living room.
The living room ___________________________________.
3 The chef doesn’t do the washing up.
The washing up _________________________________.
4 I didn’t write these letters.
These letters ___________________________________.
5 Rubbish pollutes our rivers.
Our rivers _____________________________________.

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6 Our school won the art competition.

The art competition ________________________.
7 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
The telephone _________________________________.
8 Mr Sharp doesn’t teach maths.
Maths _________________________________________.
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Grammar total 20

VOCABULARY

4 Complete the phrasal verbs.

Example: The doctor told me to give up smoking.
1 The meeting will be __________ soon, then we can go home.
2 Josh’s desk is a mess. He never puts his things __________.
3 Turn the radio __________. It’s too loud.
4 How did he find __________ about the concert?
5 Lucinda gets __________ well with her sister. They never argue.
6 I’m filling __________ my university application form.
7 If you don’t know the address, look it __________ on the internet.
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5 Match the sports to the sentences.

basketball cycling golf motor racing

rugby skiing windsurfing

Example: You drive round a track. motor racing

1 You wear things on your feet to help you go down a mountain. __________
2 You move across water on a board. __________
3 You kick a ball over a goal. __________
4 You hit a small ball into a small hole. __________
5 You throw a ball through a ring, which is high on the wall. __________
6 You ride a bike around a track. __________
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6 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: The shopping centre was opened by a well-known actress in June
2016.
opened painted built
1 The tea we sell is __________ in China.
created discovered produced
2 When was America __________?
discovered used designed

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3 This film was __________ by Truffaut.

directed played invented
4 The picture Guernica was __________ by Pablo Picasso.
played called painted
5 The film Tomb Raider is __________ on a video game.
given based invented
6 Who was her wedding dress __________ by?
used designed built
7 Many people believe that the board game chess was __________ in India.
invented directed based
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Vocabulary total 20

PRONUNCIATION

7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: cus|to|mer
1 ath|le|tics
2 re|la|tion|ship
3 tech|no|lo|gy
4 wind|sur|fing
5 in|ven|tion
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8 Match the words with the same sound.

questionnaire apologize
information relationship
energetic China

1 Argentina apologize __________

2 watch __________ __________
3 Swedish __________ __________

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Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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Reading and Writing B

READING

1 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.

Inventions in sport
This week in Inventor’s World, we speak to three professional athletes about how
modern inventions have changed their sport.
Luke Gautier, road cyclist

Professional cycling is a very inventive sport. Riders and bike teams are always
happy to try out new types of bicycles, helmets, cycling clothes – anything to try to
save one second in the race. In my opinion, the biggest change in recent years is
what the bikes are made of. Thanks to a technology called carbon nanotubes, racing
bikes are stronger and lighter than ever before. Carbon nanotubes were invented by
the computer company, IBM, but so far no one has used them inside computers. In
1996, the Swiss company BMC made the first ‘carbon fibre’ racing bike – it won the
Tour de France that year. Carbon nanotubes are also used in tennis rackets and the
screens of phones.

Edgar van Marl, swimmer

Sometimes a new invention can be controversial. In my sport, a new type of

swimsuit caused problems a few years ago. The company involved, Speedo, have
made swimsuits for over one hundred years. They are so famous that in some
countries, a racing swimsuit is simply called ‘a speedo’. In 2008 they made a new
suit that was inspired by shark skin. Called, the ‘LZR racer’, the suits were designed
with long arms and legs to help swimmers cut through the water like a fast shark.
The suit was first sold in March 2008. By November 2008, swimmers wearing the
suit had broken 74 world records. That’s incredible! When Michael Phelps wore the
suit at the Olympics in Beijing he won eight gold medals and said, ‘I feel like a
rocket’. Swimmers loved them, but the judges didn’t. The suits were banned and
there are now a lot more rules about what suits are made of.

Suki Tyler, tennis

The use of video technology has really changed my sport. The most common
system was invented in 1999 by an English company. It was developed especially
for sport on television. It’s called Hawk-Eye – a ‘hawk’ is a type of hunting bird which
has very good eyesight. The video can show very clearly if a ball has or hasn’t gone
over a particular line. Hawk-Eye was used almost immediately to help with decisions
in cricket – in 2001 it was used for the first time in a match between England and
Pakistan. It was soon used in tennis too. The audience loves the excitement that the
technology brings to matches. For me, it’s a positive thing. Sometimes it’s part of the
strategy I use. For example, even when I know that the line judge has made the
right decision, I can ask for Hawk-Eye just because I know it’s going to make my
opponent wait. It’s going to make her really annoyed!

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Reading and Writing B

Example: In his job, Luke _____.

A designs bicycles 
1 Carbon nanotubes were invented for use in _____.
phones
2 Compared with earlier bikes, carbon nanotube bikes are _____ .

3 The company that first used carbon nanotubes in bicycles was _____.

4 The _____ of Speedo’s new swimsuit was inspired by sharks.

design strength
5 Michael Phelps _____ the new suit at the Beijing Olympics.

6 The rules about swimsuits _____ because of the ‘LZR racer’.

7 Hawk-Eye was invented by _____ company.

8 Suki sometimes uses Hawk-Eye _____.

9 Suki says tennis audiences find Hawk-Eye _____.

2 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Example: Inventions don’t often happen in cycling . F
1 Luke thinks helmet design is the biggest change in recent years. _____
2 The first carbon nanotube bike was very successful. _____
3 Speedo was started over a century ago. _____
4 Everyone had the same opinion about the new Speedo suits. _____
5 Hawk-Eye was used in professional sport very quickly. _____
6 Hawk-Eye was named after a shark. _____
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Reading total 15

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Reading and Writing B

WRITING

Write about an invention that has changed your life. Answer these
questions. (100–150 words)
• What is the invention?
• Why has it changed your life? Give your reasons.
• What did people use before it was invented?
• How often do you use it?
• Do you think there might be a better invention in the future?

An invention that has changed my life

The invention that has changed my life is

…

Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25

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Listening and Speaking B

LISTENING

1 Tick () the five sentences that are true.

1 Natalya arrives at the gym earlier than 9 a.m.
2 Natalya isn
3 During the Olympics, women’s gymnastics
4
5 Natalya would like to perform in the same events as the m
6 Natalya would like gymnastics to cop
7 Natalya is one of the
8 Natalya plans to become
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2 Listen to five speakers. Match the speakers with what they do when
they wake up at night (A–G). There are two answers you don’t need.

A drives to the office

B writes down ideas
C listens to the radio
D goes into the garden
E checks emails
F checks the doors
G stays in bed
5
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

Now ask your partner these questions.
1 Are you a morning or an evening person?
2 How do you feel when you first wake up?
3 Do you eat anything before you go to work / college?
4 How do you get to work / college?
5 Could you organize your days better? How?

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2 Make questions and ask your partner about Bethany.

• morning / evening person?
• What time / wake up?
• What time / get up?
• What / do / after / get up?
• What / do / at 7.45 a.m.?
• What / do / when / get to work?

3 Now read the information about Oliver and answer your partner’s
questions.

OLIVER – EVENING PERSON

Typical evening:
6.00 p.m. – get home from work
6.15 p.m. – put away work clothes
6.20 p.m. – put on gym clothes; go to gym
8.15 p.m. – turn on laptop; check email
9.30 p.m. – sit down on sofa; turn on TV

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25

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