we have 3 u _ _ _ _ _ ed to our blog.

Some people
Vocabulary have been 4 c _ _ _ _ _ _ l of our posts in the past,
saying they are too personal and we try too hard to be
1 Choose the correct words.
humourous and make people 5 l _ _ _ h but I feel sure
1 The suspects managed to escape / release from
prison. that these ones are much better.
2 You can burn out / off more calories doing a ballet /5
class than any other form of exercise.
3 If you come along / across a pair of red socks
while you’re tidying up, they’re mine. Grammar
4 I’m going to sign / write up for that new Modern 4 Choose the correct verb forms.
Government class. It sounds fascinating!
5 You can’t let a few mistakes stop you. Just carry / 1 If one of those bees stung you, it hurts / would
hurry on and you’ll soon get better at the job. hurt.
/5 2 I wish my friend isn’t / wasn’t so selfish.
3 The doctor asked have I had / if I had had hay
2 Complete the sentences with words formed from
fever before.
the words in the box. There are two words you
4 I need to have my eyes testing / tested.
don’t need.
5 The two thieves were arrested / arresting by the
police.
challenge create repeat vandal /5
memory renew murderer 5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 Why are some people against investing in
1 The doctor told me ________________________
_______________ energy?
(not / do) any sport until my leg was better.
2 I think the ____________________ of a Safe
2 You ___________________________ (not / be)
Neighbourhood committee is a good idea.
late for school if you had got up earlier! 3 The
3 There is some disagreement as to whether spray
winner of the competition _______________
painting on buildings is ___________________ or ____________ (announce) last night.
an art form.
4 Carla said that she ___________________ (have)
4 We were surprised when our neighbour was
a lot of work to do.
arrested for the ____________________ of his
5 Call me at 10 o’clock. The film
business partner.
_______________ _______________ (finish) by
5 In the past, students had to _________________
then.
texts word for word, but now we just read them
/5
and answer questions about them.
/5 6 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One
sentence is correct.

3 Complete the text with the correct words. 1 Jo asked me what did I want to do.
Last month, I went on an adventure holiday to ________________________________________
northern Greece. I had never been there before, and 2 We would go to the cinema every week when I
its beauty took me by 1 s _ _ _ _ _ _ e. With its was young.
walking paths, amazing villages and hidden beaches, ________________________________________
it’s a great place to explore. I went there with a
group of friends who are all interested in journalism. 3 The poverty is a huge problem in this country.
We write a travel blog, and we really hope our posts ________________________________________
will go 2 v _ _ _ l with the material from this trip. We
spent three weeks hiking and taking photos, which 4 Ellie told us wait outside.
 _____________________________________ famous TV presenter, and it was a great show. My
5 You should have this room decorate. friends’ band won, and they now spend their time
_____________________________________________ touring around the world. If I 5____________ joined
them that evening, I would have become famous too!
___/5
/5

Use of English
9 Complete the text with the correct form of
7 Decide which answer, A, B, C or D, best fills each
the words in CAPITALS.
gap.

Sara Aldis is an exciting and talented young singer. Ben Vickery didn’t have a good start in
Her concert last night was full, and the 1___ of the life. He grew up in a tough inner-city
audience certainly seemed to enjoy the show. Her neighbourhood, and at the age of 15 was
songs really have the power to 2___ people’s arrested for causing CRIME
1
emotions. She has just been awarded her first 3___ ________________ damage in his
contract, so let’s hope that she becomes as successful local park. He had done this because of
as she deserves to be. As well as being a great singer, some friends who later went on to ROB
she also has a really human side. One young fan who commit 2_________________ and other
has recently recovered from cancer was invited up more serious crimes. Ben was lucky,
onto the stage, which really 4___ her day. And Sara however, as he was taken on by a
always insists that some space at the front of the mentor who gave him a lot of ENCOURAGE
3
concert hall is kept free for people in wheelchairs. As ________________ and support, and
found ways to 4________________ STRONG
a disabled person herself, she believes that everyone
Ben’s belief in himself. Ben went on to
should have 5___ to live
study city planning, and has since led
music shows.
many projects to make the IMPROVE
5
_______________ of his old
1 A most B all C many D majority
neighbourhood faster, including a new,
2 A engage B expect C feel D produce
family-friendly design for the park
3 A recorder B recording C record D recorded
where he was first arrested.
4 A created B produced C made D formed
5 A entry B entrance C access D doorway
/5
/5 10 Complete the second sentence so that it has
a similar meaning to the first. Use between two
8 Complete the text with one word in each gap. and five words including the word given.
A few years ago, some friends 1_____________ me if
1 ‘Don’t come in yet,’ Sam said to me. TOLD
I would like to join their band. At that time, they Sam _______________________________ in yet.
2
____________ being watched by several music
2 Phil is so mean with money. ONLY
companies, and believed that they had the chance to
If ______________________________ so mean
make it big. They had decided to take part in a music
with money.
competition and they needed an extra singer.
3 ‘What film do you want to watch?’ Tom
said. ME
I was a bit concerned that I had never performed in Tom asked ___________________________ to
public before, but they told me 3_____________ to watch.
worry about that. I was in the middle of exams at the 4 Someone mended my bike last week. HAD
time, and in the end I decided not to join them, but I
I _______________________________ last
went along to watch the concert. The judge,
4
week.
____________ name I can’t remember now, was a
 that was hard to imagine during a game at home.
4
5 The judges have already made the decision. ____ Still, an authentic Spanish meal after the
BEEN
match, and a chance to mix with the Spanish fans,
The decision ______________________________
would have improved the experience a lot for me.
the judges.
/5 A I certainly didn’t think so. Out of interest, though,
I decided to accept Ted’s invitation.
Reading B These fans travel from country to country just to
11 Read the article. Complete gaps 1-4 with support their favourite teams.
fragments A-F. There are two extra fragments. C I have to admit I was disappointed by the quality
of the playing, though. Perhaps the absence of
I love to travel, and I get away from home as often as local supporters reduced the players’ enthusiasm.
I can. But when I choose a place to visit, it’s usually D It could also be a place I’ve read about in a novel
because I’ve heard great things about the food, the or biography and have been inspired to visit.
scenery or the museums. 1____ The purpose of my E My enjoyment of the matches was spoiled a bit,
travels has always been to learn more about the world however, because I kept thinking about all of the
and to immerse myself in the culture of unfamiliar sights I could be seeing.
places. F The fact that our teams won two out of three
matches was great, of course.
Until I met Ted, I never imagined that people might
travel just to watch a sporting event. I like watching
football and basketball, sure, but would I ever travel
thousands of miles for no other reason? 2____ We
were to go to Barcelona for a long weekend where
there were several football matches scheduled, with
great teams playing. Why not give it a try?

Several things impressed me during the weekend.

First off, I’d had no idea of how many people follow
sports. 3____ I admit that it seemed inconceivable to
me that they wouldn’t take advantage of what being
in another country has to offer. To my amazement,
however, most of them behaved exactly as if they
were at home. They showed surprisingly little interest
in anything Spanish. When it came to food, most of
them chose the so-called ‘English’ pubs and refused
to try anything local. Why travel at all when you can
watch the same matches on television at home or
with friends at the local pub?

By the time we got to the third match, though, I was

beginning to see their point of view. There is an
amazing energy at live matches between rival
countries that is impossible to find in any other
situation. It was definitely a battle between opposing
sides. But the sometimes rude behaviour of fans in
the UK was absent. Instead, there seemed to be an
enjoyment of the skills of the players on both sides