Upper Intermediate Mid-course Test B

Listening
1 Track 11 Listen to six speakers. Are the
statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 The woman has always enjoyed dancing. F
2 The mans flatmate is quite reserved.
3 The woman wishes she hadnt stayed in Australia.

4 The woman has read Jane yre several times.

! The man "refers organised holidays.
# The woman now uses her mo$ile "hone all the
time.
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2 Track 12 What are they talking about? Listen
an ti!k the !orre!t ans"er# a)$ b) or !).
1 a% we$site forum
$% manga
c% e&$oo'
2 a% "ollution
$% famine
c% drought
3 a% ((T) cameras
$% "hone cameras
c% s"eed cameras
4 a% a "eo"le "erson
$% a gee'
c% a good laugh
! a% an advertising cam"aign
$% an advertising slogan
c% an advertising jingle
# a% $eing adventurous
$% $eing frustrated
c% $eing an*ious
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%ronun!iation
& Track 13 Listen an unerline the stresse
syllables in senten!es 1'(.
1 +ow long have you $een wor 'ing here ,
2 -hatve you $een doing, .ou loo' e*hausted/
3 Their "hotos might $e sent to the news"a"ers.
4 0an was feeling sad $ecause his holiday was
coming to an end.
! 1f only 1 hadnt refused to hel".
# 1m not a $ig fan of auto$iogra"hies.
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)rammar an *o!abulary
+ ,nerline the !orre!t alternati-e.
1 1m very "articular about / for hygiene.
2 Jac' never got into / over technology.
3 1 grew on / up in a small village.
4 2artin than'ed 3ucy on / for her interesting
"resentation.
! 1 loo'ed for / after her when she was ill.
# 1 always "ut off / on filling in my ta* return until
the very last minute.
4 -ell have to ta'e over / on more staff soon.
5 At / With hindsight 1d have done a lot of things
very differently.
6 1ll cross that $ridge when 1 come to / over it.
17 8ur neigh$ours turned up / in late as usual so
they missed the s"eech.
11 0an lives on / in the edge of an estate.
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. /omplete the senten!es. ,se the !orre!t form of
the "or in !apitals.
1 9te"hens generosity is almost too much
sometimes. :;<8=9
2 1 could see the in his face.
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3 1ans at meetings ma'es me feel very
uncomforta$le. A-?-A<0
4 <ising unem"loyment can result in more "ro$lems
with . +82
! @ guaranteedA thats what it says on
the "ac'et/ 9AT19B.
# The mo$ile "hone has the way we
communicate. <)83=T18;
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( /omplete the text "ith one "or in ea!h gap.
1ve never $een interested
1
in having
2

latest gadgetsA $ut 2ar' is just the o""osite. +es
3
$it of a gee' and
4
recently ta'en
to "laying the Warcraft game with his online
friends. +e doesnt
!
any notice of me. +e
disa""ears for hours
#
end and only comes
downstairs to eat/ 1ll have to
4
used to
s"ending more time
5
my ownA $ut 1 could
'ic' myself
6
having $ought him a new
la"to" for his $irthday. 1ve ta'en
17
salsa
dancing and 1ve met lots of @real "eo"leA so you
could
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every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 /orre!t t"o mistakes in ea!h senten!e.
1 1m very e*hausted after all an e*citement of
today.
absolutely the
2 -e would live in an old house at close "ro*imity
to a la'e.

3 3ets $uild that $ridge when we get to it.

4 >aul was never "ulled his heaviness around the
house. +es just too laCy.

! 1 wont "ay for the meal as often as you ma'e the
reservation.

# Tony Dlair has $een written a$out his time as
>rime 2inister in his $iogra"hy.

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1 /hoose the !orre!t ans"ers# a)$ b) or !).
1 >ay attention c this announcement.
a% on $% for c% to d% at
2 The concert was called off $ecause tic'ets
had $een sold $eforehand.
a% a few $% too few c% many d% little
3 calling is an invasion of "rivacy in my
o"inion.
a% (ool $% (old c% -arm d% +ot
4 After "assing his testA Tom went to a""ly
for another jo$.
a% u" $% on c% over d% in
! This is my favourite of trans"ort.
a% means $% modes c% mean d% way
# goes around comes around.
a% -ith $% -hy c% -hich d% -hat
4 1 dont thin' 2aria go travelling ne*t year.
a% will $% might c% is going d% is li'ely
5 (hris and ?en recently u" a we$ design
com"any.
a% got $% "ut c% set d% turned
6 ?aren is really tight& and never "ays for
anything when we go out.
a% handed $% nosed c% fingered d% fisted
17 2ar' never gets to wor' on time he leaves
$efore the rush hour $egins.
a% as long as $% "roviding c% if d% unless
11 -e have a $ig dog at home $efore we
moved to the city.
a% would $% were used to
c% used to d% got used to
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2 /omplete the se!on senten!e so that it means
the same as the first. ,se the "or in !apitals.
1 >eter ignored the crowds of re"orters outside his
house. T88?
Peter took no notice of the crowds of reporters
outside his house .
2 >aul might $e late $ecause its rush hour now.
31?3.
>aul .
3 Judy doesnt mi* much with others. +<93B
Judy .
4 -hen will the current director resign, 08-;
-hen ,
! (laudia will $e u"set if you dont go to her "arty.
=;399
(laudia will $e u"set .
# There isnt any more sugar. 8=T
-eve .
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13 /omplete the "ors.
1 1f on l y 1 hadnt said anything/
2 The p in the city centre is so $ad in
the winter that its hard to $reathe.
3 Dens having second t a$out a""lying
for "romotion as hes not sure that he wants the
e*tra res"onsi$ility.
4 veryone is "raying for rain after the longest
in living memory.
! 1ve just finished reading an e*cellent
b of Dill (linton.
# -here theres l A theres ho"e.
4 1ve never $een a$le to ma'e out the l of
most "o" songs.
5 >hil is such a g / All he tal's a$out is
com"uter games.
6 Defore you start messing around with your new
'ey$oardA 1 thin' you should read the m .
17 -hats going on in the news these days, 1
havent $een 'ee"ing t of develo"ments at
all.
11 1ts a p you cant ma'e it to my "artyA $ut
ho"efully well meet u" soon.
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4eaing
11 5at!h gaps 1'( in the text "ith a)'g).
There is one extra senten!e you o not nee.
+i Annie
Than's so much for your newsy email E 1m glad
youre enjoying your new jo$. 1 'now how you were
rather dreading itA $ut 1 thin' its always hard to start
again es"ecially when you have to move as well.
And what a$out accommodation E did you decide to
find something on your own or are you sharing,
1
c
Fuite a lots ha""ened here as well since 1 last wrote
to you. 1 finally moved last month. .ou 'now 1d
$een loo'ing to move out of the city centreA wellA 1
found a lovely little house half way $etween where 1
had $een living and the coast. 1ts on the edge of the
village so its really quietA es"ecially at night.
2
1 havent quite got used to it yetA having
always $een a city girl/
veryone has $een very friendly though. .ou 'nowA
$efore 1 moved everyone was saying that 1 was
craCy $ecause villagers tend to 'ee" themselves to
themselves and dont welcome outsidersA $ut 1 cant
tell you how 'ind everyone has $een. 8f course 1
was the hot to"ic of conversation for the first wee'
or so $ut 1 guess thats to $e e*"ected in a small
community. 1m living in a terraced house so have
neigh$ours on either side.
3
1n any caseA its
certainly good to 'now that there are "eo"le there if
1 need hel".
The hardest thing for me to adjust to has $een the
change of "ace in life here E 1ve found it difficult to
slow down. .ou 'now what its li'e in the city E
everyones in a rush all the time and its hard not to
join in somehow. +ereA howeverA everything is
much slower. 1 really li'e it.
4

Things are going well on the wor' front as well. 1
wasnt sure how this would wor' out at first.
!

1 still have to go into the office once a wee' for
meetings $ut its a good $alance Gand a chance to
catch u" on office gossi"/%. 1 $et some of my
colleagues thin' 1m not really doing anything down
here $ut in factA 1 thin' 1 get far more done at home
as 1m not constantly $eing distur$ed $y colleagues.
1ts amaCing how much you can get through in an
hour when theres no one else there.
1ts early days yet 1 'nowA $ut 1 really do feel very
ha""y and settled here. 3ong may it last/ 1 ho"e you
can get some time off soon to come and visit as 1
'now youll love it too.
#
1ts not very $igA $ut
theres enough room for a small vegeta$le "atch.
3et me 'now how youre getting on. And send me
some "hotos if you get the chance. 1 want to see
what your new haircut loo's li'e/
3ove
+annah *
a% And its incredi$ly dar' too as there are no street
lights E so you can see the stars.
$% 2y $oss was ha""y to let me wor' from homeA so
thats what 1m doing at the moment.
c% 1 guess it must $e quite e*"ensive if you want to
$e in town so you might not have much choice.
d% 1t usually ta'es me an hour or so to go to the "ost
office $y the time 1ve sto""ed a few times to chat to
"eo"le/
e% 1ts $een a very stressful time for me recently
with all the "ro$lems at wor' and "ro$lems with my
health.
f% .ou can give me some ti"s on the garden.
g% Doth sets are friendlyA $ut not too friendlyA if you
'now what 1 mean.
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6peaking
12 4e"rite the senten!es using the prompts in
bra!kets.
1 -heres the nearest $an',
G(ould H tell%
Could you tell me where the nearest bank is ,
2 -hen did the new course start,
G(an H tell%
,
3 +el" me fill in this a""lication form for a new jo$.
G-ould H mind%
,
4 9end me another co"y of your travel $rochure.
G1 H grateful%
.
! (an 1 ma'e a reservation for this evening,
Gwondering H "ossi$le%
,
# Tell me a$out the councils "lans for the industrial
estate.
Gli'e H enquire%
.
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1& /omplete the !on-ersation "ith the "ors in
the box.
convinced "oint favour su""ose sure
way
A# 1m all in
1
favour of lowering the voting age.
7# +mmA 1m not so
2
. After allA a lot of
teenagers are quite immatureA arent they,
A# .ouve got a
3
thereA $ut only those
who are really interested would $other to vote.
7# 1
4
soA $ut how would you encourage
them,
A# -ellA the
!
1 see itA 'ids need to learn
a$out "olitics and current affairs at school.
7# 1m still not
#
A $ut why dont we see
what Jan thin's,
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1+ %ut the "ors into the !orre!t orer to make
senten!es.
1 into H science H John H really H fiction H isnt
John really isnt into science fiction
2 1m H the H of H $ig H a H not H classics H fan
.
3 stand H 1 H s"elling H just H couldnt H "oor H the
.
4 thing H the H writing H The H enjoy H the H 1 H a$out H
is H humour H most
.
! 1 H -hat H their H main H was H characters H li'ed H
the H a$out H relationshi"
.
# couldnt H 1 H into H mood H get H the H just H right
.
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Writing
1. ,nerline the mistakes using the !orre!tion
!oe. Then "rite the !orre!tions.
1 (sp) 0ad is such an embarrasment on the dance
floor.
embarrassment
2 (p) 1m not feeling very well which is unusual for
me.
.
3 ("o) 0o you thin' youll ever get your first great
love over,
.
4 ("") 1 havent finished my homewor' already.
.
! (-) Jeff wor'ed in the same com"any since 277!.
.
# (gr) 1ll never get used to s"ea' nglish all day.
.
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1( 8ou ha-e 9ust starte a ne" 9ob in a ne"
to"n. Write an informal email to tell your
friens ho" e-erything is going. Write 1+3'113
"ors on a separate sheet of paper.
















































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