UPPER-INTERMEDIATE – FRIDAY MORNING – 9B, 10AB, 1AB

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

1 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: A lot of / Many of people cheered when they heard the news.
1 I often get headaches because I spend too much / many hours on my computer.
2 Excuse me, this shirt isn’t enough big / big enough. Do you have a larger size?
3 We have no / none time for arguments. Just hurry up and do it!
4 I don’t like living in the city – there’s too much / many traffic.
5 They don’t have plenty / much money, but they’re still very generous.
6 There are not / no enough seats for everyone.
7 Very little / few money is being invested in the public health system.
8 I was going to have a biscuit, but there aren’t none / any.
9 There are very few / very little modern buildings in this town.
10 There isn’t enough room / room enough in this car. I need a bigger one.
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2 Write the word(s).

Example: A small button you press up and down to turn on electricity switch
1 The glass surface of a computer where the information appears. __________
2 Something you use when a plug won’t fit into a socket in another country. __________
3 The set of keys on a computer. __________
4 A small portable object for storing computer data. __________
5 A part of an electronic device that the sound comes out of. __________
6 An object to control something from a distance. __________
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3 Underline the correct phrase. If both phrases are correct, put a tick ( ✓).
Example: Turn the radio up / Turn up the radio, will you? I can’t hear it! ✓
1 The heating’s on too high. Could you turn it down / turn down it? ____
2 Could you plug the TV in / plug in the TV, please? ____
3 Don’t forget to switch your phone off / switch off your phone in the cinema. ____
4 ’Dad! My laptop says there’s a new version of my word processing software.’ ‘OK, I’ll update it / it
update later.’ ____
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4 Complete the sentences with a relative pronoun and a comma (,) before it if necessary.
Example: This is the beach where we used to have barbecues every summer.
1 Bill Gates ________ role in Microsoft has changed, now does a lot of charity work.
2 The Mini ________ is still made in Oxford, is a classic British car.
3 Patricia Cornwell was the writer ________ possibly solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper.
4 There’s a Sherlock Holmes museum on Baker Street ________ the fictional detective lived.
5 My grandfather ________ is seventy-eight, still works as a lawyer.
6 The town ________ I grew up has changed a lot since I was young.
7 The Mona Lisa ________ was painted in the 16th century, is worth millions of pounds.
8 Isn’t she the designer ________ furniture won the National Design Award?
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5 Cross out the relative pronoun if it isn’t necessary.

Example: The man who I spoke to was tall and slim.
1 The person who I feel sorry for is Jeff.
2 This is the book which won the Nobel Prize this year.
3 Is that the woman who you used to work for?
4 That’s the film which I was telling you about yesterday.
5 Is that the restaurant which does fantastic pizzas?
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6 Complete the questions with the correct question tags.

Example: Caterina will come to the meeting, won’t she?
1 Dan wasn’t working on this project last month, _______ he?
2 The tickets cost us 20 euros, _______ they?
3 She will let him know the final decision, ________ she?
4 You didn’t like your starter, ________ you?
5 She worked in the sales department, ________ she?
6 He hasn’t been to Shanghai before, ________ he?
7 You’ve done this kind of work before, _______ you?
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7 Complete the sentences with one word to complete the compound nouns.
Example: I like driving, but I hate sitting in traffic jams.
1 My cousin Ellie was a child________ at the piano. But she stopped playing when she was twelve and
took up horse riding.
2 Don’t forget your racket this afternoon. I’ve booked a tennis ________ for five o’clock.
3 Jordan is a song________ in his spare time. He sings his own songs when he performs.
4 Have you read Dark Matter by Blake Crouch? It’s a science _________ novel about travelling through
different worlds.
5 That’s interesting. The cycle________ here is green, but in my town I cycle on a red part of the road.
6 You can be fined for not wearing a seat ________, even in the back seats.
7 What was your head________ like at school? Mine was quite scary!
8 I love your desk ________. Is it an Anglepoise?
9 Craig designs book________ for crime novels. You can see his work in most bookshops.
10 Oh no! I left my car here for five minutes, and now I have a parking ________!
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8 Complete the sentences with the correct word.

Example: The statistics show that the number of violent crimes, like murders, has reduced over the last
5 years.
1 The man was released because there wasn’t enough ev________ to charge him.
2 Police are questioning three s________ in connection with the robbery.
3 After twenty years, detectives have still not been able to s________ this crime.
4 Two w________ came forward and said that they had seen the attack.
5 My favourite books are about a female d_________ who solves crimes in Dublin, in Ireland.
6 With so little evidence, it will be difficult to pr________ that he committed the crime.
7 Two men have been arr________ and taken to the central police station.
8 Mr Sampson’s death was accidental, and his son is clearly not a m________.
9 The police are doing everything they can to support the v________ of these robberies.
 10 Agatha Christie wrote lots of famous murder my________ books, didn’t she?
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9 Order the words to make questions and sentences.
Example: you / the / enjoy / didn’t / book / ?
Didn’t you enjoy the book?
1 seen / film / the / you’ve / isn’t / this / ever / best / ?
2 interview / the / suit / should / I / this / wear / to / ?
3 car / I / where / my / remember / can’t / I / left / keys / !
4 have / how / worked / companies / you / many / for / ?
5 to / aren’t / you / home / glad / didn’t / you / go / that / decide / ?
6 car / more / , / the / older / it’ll / the / need / the / repairs / .
7 know / experience / about / like / work / to / I’d / more / your / .
8 haven’t / , / met / you’ve / Javier / you / before / ?
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10 Complete the sentences with an auxiliary verb.

Example: Your mother speaks Turkish, doesn’t she?
1 A I’d love to be an actor.
B ________ you? I think I’d find it much too stressful.
2 You’ve been to Portugal before, ________ you?
3 We both like spicy food, but none of our children ________.
4 A I don’t think Chloe wants to come on holiday with us this year.
B She ________ want to! She told me yesterday.
5 A We’re having an Indian takeaway tonight.
B So ________ we!
6 A Will Marco be at the meeting today?
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11 Read the questions and complete the indirect questions.

Example: What time is it in London?
Do you know what time it is in London?
1 Where is the interview room?
Can you tell me ____________________________________________________?
2 Can we bring guests to the ceremony?
Do you have any idea _______________________________________________?
3 When does the performance finish?
I’m not sure _______________________________________________________.
4 What type of questions will you be asked in the interview?
Do you know ______________________________________________________?
5 Why did Oksana leave before the end of the film?
I wonder __________________________________________________________?
6 Where did I leave my phone?
I can’t remember ___________________________________________________?

12 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Amélie will be a great flatmate – she’s really easy-going.
1 If Holly wants something she works hard until she gets it – she’s extremely strong-w________.
 2 I’ve forgotten my PIN number again – I’m getting quite a________-minded these days.
3 Omar will be relaxed about the interview – he’s really l________-back.
4 It’s difficult to get Tom to spend money – he’s really tight-f________.
5 You should think about other people’s feelings more – you’re too s________-centred!
6 I work hard but I manage to spend time with my family too. I think my life’s pretty well-b________ on
the whole.
7 I’ve never seen Robin get angry – he’s very good-n________.
8 Why did you say that to Noura when you told me the opposite? You’re so two-f________.
9 Helena isn’t very open to new ideas – she’s quite n________-minded.
10 Max is always talking about how good he is at football – he’s so b________-headed!

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13 Underline the correct word.

Example: This film is a bit interesting / boring / enjoyable.
1 I think you’re being quite self-confident / well-balanced / self-centred. We should work together as
a team.
2 I like working with Jamal but he is rather hard-working / well-behaved / strong-willed at times.
3 My uncle is a bit good-tempered / open-minded / narrow-minded.
4 This meal is extremely delicious / alright / OK.
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14 Choose the correct words for the definitions.

gut feeling foolproof remote weird job-seeker candidate geek
Example: far away from places where other people live remote
1 a strong sense that something is right or true, but you can give no good reason why ________
2 very strange and unusual ________
3 person looking for employment ________
4 so easy to use that it cannot fail or be used wrongly________
5 person who knows a lot about a particular subject ________
6 person who has applied for a job ________

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Grammar & vocabulary total 100

READING

Read the article about an unusual storybook. Five sentences have been removed. Which
sentence (A–F) fits each gap (1–5)? There is one extra sentence which you do not need to
use.

The Puzzle of Masquerade

Everyone likes a good story, but few tales have thrilled readers more than Masquerade, a storybook written
and illustrated by the British artist Kit Williams. As soon as it was published in 1979, people realized
Masquerade was a storybook unlike any other. It was a work of fiction with a fascinating puzzle attached: each
detailed painting in the book held a clue that could lead the reader to real buried treasure – an intricate piece
of gold jewellery in the shape of a hare.
 In the days before social media, no one could have predicted the effect Masquerade’s publication would have.
The story caused an international sensation, started the UK's biggest ever treasure hunt, and sold over a
million copies worldwide. Overnight, Kit Williams, the shy artist, became world-famous. (----- 1 -----) It would
be three years until the jewel’s hiding place was revealed.

William’s had set a difficult and thrilling challenge. The book’s fifteen paintings were decorative with plenty of
details designed to lead the readers in the wrong direction. The story follows Jack Hare on a special journey
to deliver a precious jewel from the moon to the sun with whom she was in love. (----- 2 -----) The jewel in the
story is, of course, the real jewel that Williams had handcrafted from gold and precious stones. He had buried
it in a special case with the message, ‘I am the keeper of the jewel of the Masquerade, which lies waiting safe
inside me for you ... or eternity’ written on it.

In order to solve the main part of the puzzle, you had to look carefully at each of the fifteen paintings. Then
you had to draw a line from the eye of each character Jack Hare meets through their hand or paw to a word
at the edge of the page. When you put the first letters of each word together, they read, ‘Close by Ampthill’.
This gave away the location, Ampthill, a small town Williams had once lived near.

The puzzle was first solved by two physics teachers, but despite this they did not end up with the treasure. (-
---- 3 -----) This is because Williams had intended the edge of a shadow from the statue in the park to indicate
where the treasure was buried – but only at twelve noon on the day of either the Spring or Autumn equinox
(when day and night are equal). The two teachers realised this so they decided to come back at the equinox
in March.

But before they could return, the treasure was found by a man known as Ken Thomas. However, Masquerade
fans soon became suspicious because he would not talk about or share what he’d found. They began to think
that perhaps he had not solved the puzzle at all. Then several years later, a newspaper printed a story which
revealed that ‘Thomas’ was actually operating under a false name. He knew Williams' ex-girlfriend who had
apparently guessed the location of the treasure based on a visit she and Williams had once made to Ampthill
together. (----- 4 -----)

The golden hare was sold privately and disappeared. Williams was very upset and stayed away from the
media, but he continued painting and creating artworks. Then, over twenty years later, Williams returned to
public life with an exhibition of his art. (----- 5 -----) The makers of the documentary wanted to know what had
happened to the golden hare which had not been seen for twenty years. They traced its owner, and he agreed
to display it at Williams’ exhibition. When Williams saw the hare again, he said he felt emotional but proud.
While Masquerade had had a disappointing ending, for many, the wonder and fascination of it lives on. There
are websites devoted to the genius of Williams’ work, which explain how to solve each of the complex puzzles,
and Ampthill still remains a popular destination for Masquerade fans decades later.

A Although they dug in the park where the jewel was buried, they couldn’t find it.
B This received a lot of publicity and he agreed to feature in a BBC TV documentary.
C Over the next two years, he received more than a hundred letters a day, but he would not give away
his secret.
D Copies of the first edition of Masquerade now sell for over £300 each.
E Sadly, it seemed the puzzle had not genuinely been solved after all.
F Along the way he meets various animals and people who give him difficult puzzles to solve.

Reading total 10
LISTENING

1 Listen to five people talking about interviews they have had. Choose from the list (A–F)
which situation each person mentions. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter
which you do not need to use.
A being unable to answer the question
B thinking they had been unsuccessful
C refusing to answer the question
D being late
E walking out of the interview
F feeling inappropriately dressed

Speaker 1: [ ]
Speaker 2: [ ]
Speaker 3: [ ]
Speaker 4: [ ]
Speaker 5: [ ]
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2 Listen to a psychologist talking about how our personalities are formed. Underline the
correct answer.
1 Angela completely agrees with the behavioural psychologists / completely agrees with the
biological psychologists / thinks both the environment and biology have an influence on our
personalities.
2 According to Angela, our physical features are the result of genes / environment / a mixture of both
genes and environment.
3 The presenter wonders if he has inherited blue eyes /an easy-going personality / forgetfulness
from his parents.
4 Angela explains that there is no specific gene for eye colour / certain personality characteristics
are often shared with family members / scientists have discovered genes for specific
personality characteristics.
5 According to Angela, brothers and sisters can have different personalities because they have grown
up together / boys and girls are raised differently / their personal experiences are unique.

Listening total 10