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Listening 5 Fast Forward is an exhibition about how

Formula One technology is being adapted
1 Recording 13 Listen to a teacher talking about for use in daily life.
a school trip and complete the notes.
6 The visit will end with a guided tour of
some interesting new galleries.

Visit to the Science Museum

Date: 1 27th May 5
Coach leaves at: 2 a.m.
Museum opens: 10a.m. to 3 p.m.
1st guided tour at: 4
Name of Exhibition: Antenna
Coffee break at: 5 a.m.
Number of themed galleries: 6
Recommended: Making the 7
World and The Secret Life of the Home
Lunch in: 8 area at 12.30p.m.
IMAX film at: 1.15p.m.
Name of film: Space 9
2nd guided tour at: 2.45p.m.
Name of exhibition: 10 Forward
Free time: 3.45 to 11 p.m.
Home by: 8.00p.m.

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2 Recording 13 Listen again and decide if the

following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1 The teacher advises his students to be in
the car park by 7.30a.m. F

2 The Wellcome Wing has exhibitions

about modern art and science.

3 The teacher recommends two permanent

exhibitions on contemporary science.

4 The students will watch a film about daily

life on the International Space Station.

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Grammar 4 They’re building a new factory near the river.

A new factory
3 Correct two mistakes in each sentence. .
1 I told to her that I wanted becoming a doctor.
5 She told him he shouldn’t smoke so much.
I told her that I wanted to become a doctor. She warned
.
2 Were you hearing that loud noise the last night?
6 I wasn’t able to get in touch with her.
I didn’t
.

3 If you will see them, what will you to say?

4 This museum has been designed from the 5 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
architect Norman Foster in 2012.
My feet love Spanish

As fellow language learners, you may understand if

I 1 tell you that I feel different when I speak
5 He’s the man who’s wife is a professor, isn’t she? Spanish. While my ‘English’ self is calm and quiet,
my Spanish-speaking one is 2
complete opposite. When I open my mouth
3
express myself in this beautiful
4
language I a different person:
6 They explain that they had to leave immediately someone who is far 5 outgoing.
and promised calling us the following day. Also, when I 6 Latin music, my
feet start itching and I really have to dance. This
never happens 7 my English feet.
They’ve never 8 that keen on
dancing and probably never 9 be.
10
So, my question to you , how
5 do you feel when you speak 11
language?

4 Complete the second sentence so that it means

the same as the first.
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1 We last saw each other six months ago.
We haven’t seen each other for six months.

2 There aren’t many nice places to eat here.

There are only
.

3 If sales don’t improve, I’ll lose my job.

Unless
.

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Vocabulary 3 It was such a relief to arrive

time after getting stuck in traffic for hours.
6 Match beginnings 1–7 with endings a)–g).
1 What is the most useful learning e 4 Debbie has a passion for wildlife so protecting
animal rights is an issue very to
2 Do you think we should question the her heart.

3 If you ever get the opportunity 5 Oh no, I’ve just realised that I’ve
my keys at work. I’ll have to go back.
4 I love the old-fashioned costumes in period
6 You look like you’ve had a hard day. Why don’t
5 He said it’d be quicker to go by car but you sit down and put your feet
I’d probably have ?

6 I thought she’d decided that we 7 After checking in our luggage we were told to
to security control.
7 If you turn up late, you’ll be lucky to get
8 If you want to friends, you need
to be friendly to people and say ‘hello’ to them.
a) trouble finding a parking space.

b) dramas, don’t you? 7

c) results of this test? Can they be relied on?

d) should meet her in the main square?

e) strategy when studying a language with a

different alphabet to your own?

f) to try something new, take it or you’ll regret it

for the rest of your life!

g) a seat for the match.

7 Complete the sentences with the words in the

box. There are two extra words you do not
need.
close do forgotten left make near off
on proceed up

1 The doctor asked me to take off my

shoe so she could examine my ankle.

2 Can you me a favour and

collect Gina from school this afternoon?

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8 Complete the sentences with the correct form 3 Did you know that if you miss breakfast, you
of the word in CAPITALS. can’t concentrate so well?
a) Oh, really?
1 I think she’s now got a very influential job in the
b) I have no idea.
government.
c) Can’t you?
INFLUENCE
4 What should we get Duncan and Jo for their
2 If you’re going to manage your workload in this
wedding anniversary?
job, you must learn to tasks.
a) You really don’t have to.
PRIORITY
b) I don’t know.
3 The job market for university graduates is far c) If I were you, I’d just send them a card.
more these days than it used to
5 Is it OK to offer to split the bill when you are
be.
invited to eat out in Thailand?
COMPETE
a) I’m fairly sure it’s considered rude to do that.
4 I heard a talk about the meaning b) Sorry, I didn’t know.
of dreams. c) No, you’d better not, as the host expects to
FASCINATE pay.

5 My son, who is a scientist, wants to specialise in

engineering.
4
GENE

6 If you’d arrived on time, Dad wouldn’t have been

so .
ANNOY

7 They were sent home from school for

their teacher.
OBEY

8 My primary school teacher was so

in my education that I will never forget him.
INFLUENCE

Function
9 Cross out the response that is not possible.
1 So should I dress up for the meal tonight?
a) I see.
b) Of course.
c) Yes, definitely.

2 I’m afraid our flight has been cancelled.

a) You must be joking.
b) Sorry about that.
c) That’s terrible!
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10 Complete the conversation with words and You’re joking I’m afraid I can’t
phrases a)–h) below. I’m sorry but Whatever you
Don’t worry about
A: Have 1 a my car keys, Anna?
You lucky thing You’ll never guess
B: I’m fairly 2 I left them on the table.

A: No, I’ve looked there. Did you put them in your 1 Don’t worry about a thing. I’ll find someone else
handbag? who can help with the project.

B: It’s possible. I can’t 3 . Where is my 2 do, don’t mention the party

handbag anyway? we’re organising for her fiftieth. It’s a surprise!

A: I 4 a clue. You know, I think we should 3 who I bumped into on holiday

buy a red carpet! last week! Laurence Vines – your first boyfriend!
Apparently, he’s moving to Los Angeles.
B: Really? Why red?
4 ! They can’t be getting divorced
A: I read an article about it. Apparently red helps already – they only got married two weeks ago!
you remember details better.
5 I’m not really sure that I am
B: What exactly 5
mean? capable of taking on this much responsibility so
soon. I’ve only been in this job for a month.
A: Well, for one 6 , we’re getting very
forgetful these days.

B: Yes, but the way I 7 , that’s because we 4

spend lots of time using computers and rely on
them too much.

A: 8 ! I think I’ll try using a red screen on

mine and see if it makes a difference.

a) you seen e) Exactly

b) remember f) haven’t got

c) thing g) do you

d) sure h) see it

11 Complete the sentences with the phrases in

the box. There are two phrases you do not
need.

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Reading in reaching the *peak of El Capitan. They had

achieved their record!
12 Read the article and complete the gaps with
headings a)–f). * The top or summit of a mountain.

1 d Free climbing is something that takes a lot

of strength and courage. It involves climbing
rocks using just your hands and feet. In other a) Americans conquer the Captain
words, you use ropes and equipment but these do
not help you climb. Instead, they provide support b) If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again
if you fall.
c) Getting past the worst of it
2 In 2014, Americans Tommy Caldwell and
d) Not a hobby for the faint-hearted
Kevin Jorgeson became the first people to climb
an extremely difficult part of the rock El Capitan. e) Perseverance pays off
The section they climbed is called Yosemite’s
Dawn Wall, and is about 3,000 feet high. In f) Feet off the earth
climbing terms, it is divided into thirty-two rope-
length sections, which are known as ‘pitches’.

3 Caldwell and Jorgeson’s aim was to 5

become the first climbers to free climb the

complete set of thirty-two pitches. But they were
also going to do it without stopping to return to
the ground. What’s more, they decided that if
either of them did fall during a pitch, they would
restart and complete that pitch before they could
continue.

4 The first 14 pitches, which were said to

include some of the more difficult parts of the
climb, took them only six days to complete. This
in itself was a personal record for them as they
had never before got further than pitch 13 in the
previous years of attempting to climb El Capitan.

5 Two weeks into the climb, Caldwell had

managed to free climb an impressive twenty out
of the total thirty-two pitches while Jorgeson was
having a lot of trouble with pitch 15. For ten days
he had repeatedly tried to complete this section
but without success. He knew that if he couldn’t
complete it, Caldwell would have to continue
alone. This was not something either one of the
climbers wanted.

6 Fortunately, on his eleventh attempt,

Jorgeson managed to finish pitch 15 and in a
matter of days, both climbers had reached a
height of 2,000 feet with only the easier climbing
left above them. After an incredible nineteen days
spent on the rock, the two young men succeeded
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13 Read the text again and choose the correct

answer, a), b) or c). 14 Read the article again. Underline true (T) or
false (F).
1 In free climbing, ropes are used to c .
1 Free climbing requires physical and
a) help you climb faster mental power. T/F

b) give your hands and feet a rest 2 Tommy Jorgeson and Kevin Caldwell
ascended El Capitan in 2014. T/F
c) keep you safe
3 They agreed to reclimb a pitch if either of
2 In climbing, a ‘pitch’ is .
them fell off. T/F
a) an incredibly difficult climb
4 Reaching pitch thirteen was as far as either
b) the same distance as a length of rope climber had ever managed before. T/F

c) one of thirty-two sections 5 Jorgeson took fifteen days to complete

pitch ten. T/F
3 Their climb was harder because they chose
. 6 The peak of El Capitan stood at 2,000 feet. T / F

a) not to go back to previous pitches

b) to climb the same pitch at the same time 5

c) to complete it without leaving the rock

4 They in less than a week.

a) finished the easiest part of the climb

b) got the worst part of the climb behind them

c) planned to complete twenty pitches

5 Neither climber .

a) wanted to fail at this record attempt

b) could get past pitch 15 in the first fortnight

c) could finish without the help of the other one

6 Their record climb .

a) involved harder climbs near the end

b) took them to a new height of 2,000 m on El

Capitan

c) took close to three weeks to complete

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Writing
15 Underline the correct alternative.
A delicious meal

My most delicious meal ever was chicken soup.

1
However/Furthermore, it wasn’t just the soup that
was special 2 because/but also where and when it
was eaten. I was working in Oman 3 while/during
Ramadan, when Muslims don’t eat or drink from
sunrise to sunset. 4 Although/However I’m not a
Muslim, I admired the willpower of my friends so
much 5 than/that I joined them. It was
6
probably/might one of the most memorable days
of my life 7 in order to/because it was full of
emotion. 8 Finally/By the time the sun had begun to
set, crowds of people gathered in the square
9
which/where the cafés had prepared bowls of
steaming chicken soup 10 as well as/also sweet
desserts. 11 Until/As soon as the sun went down, we
all tasted our first mouthful of soup. Delicious!

16 Write an essay to answer the following

question. Use the paragraph notes to help
you. Write 150–200 words.
If you could choose to be a famous person from
history, who would you choose, and why?

Paragraph 1: Explain who the person is and why

they are famous.

Paragraph 2: Give two or three reasons why you

would choose to be them.

Paragraph 3: Say what things you would do

differently from them, and why.

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Total: 100

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