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Use of English: Grammar 2 Read the text and then select

the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
1 Choose the correct verb and the
In England, Im used to driving on
correct form of the verb (verb +
the left hand side and Im familiar
ing or verb + infinitive) to
with English traffic signs and rules.
complete the gaps.
So, when I hired a car in Spain I
found out that some things were
predict
completely different. First of all, in
go in
order to drive, you (1) _________ be
meet
eighteen years old. In England, its
tell
seventeen. Secondly, when youre
think
on the road, you (2) _________ drive
on the right hand side. This was
Despite the fact Lauras best friend
very confusing. It means that when
Jane had arranged for her to see the
you approach a roundabout, you (3)
best dream interpreter in the world,
_________ turn right on to it whereas
Laura realised that she couldnt
in England, its left. Something that
really afford the appointment. She
also surprised me was that you (4)
didnt feel like (1) ___________ Jane
_________ always have reflective
the truth as she would have
jackets in your car, in theory one for
suggested paying for her and then
each passenger, and these (5)
the situation would have been
_________ be worn by law if you have
extremely awkward. So, she began
an accident.
(2) ___________ of different excuses,
when suddenly, her phone rang. It
1 A should
was her boss who asked her if she
B may
could do some extra hours on
C need to
Sunday. She had given up working
D are allowed to
at the weekend as she enjoyed her
free time, but this time, she agreed
2 A have to
(3) ___________. By doing the extra
B should
hours, she could afford to visit the
C might
dream interpreter without having to
D need to
ask Jane for a loan. Full of
excitement, she started (4)
3 A may
___________ what the interpreter
B might
would be like. She expected the
C should
interpreter to be an old lady with
D must
round glasses. But then, in a
moment of despair, she
4 A might
remembered she had agreed (5)
B should
___________ Alex for lunch on the
C need to
same day as the interpreter. She
D are allowed to
had already changed it once. Now
what was she going to do?
5 A have to
B need to
5 C should
D might

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dont feel they are ready. They

/5 would prefer to have more time.
4 Just by recycling her bottles and
newspapers, Laura felt she was
3 Complete the sentences with taking/making/doing a difference
the correct form of the verbs to the environment.
given. 5 She asked her neighbour if she
would be interested in
1 Last summer she ______________ doing/making/taking up a new
(sell) her house, but in the end, course in September.
she decided against it.
2 They ______________ (arrive) too /5
late and unfortunately missed
the dolphin show. 5 Complete the paragraph with
3 Graphologists ______________ the correct word or phrase in
(study) peoples handwriting for the correct form.
many years.
4 Recent scientific discoveries faze
______________ (make) regarding have a gift for
the beginning of the world. memorize
5 When he died, it came to light recall
wander
that he ______________
(investigate) the extinction of the I would say I definitely do not (1)
dodo for many years. _____________ languages. Every time
I have to study for a test or an
/5 exam, I find my mind (2)
_____________ to a different topic. Its
really frustrating. Last week, I was
trying my hardest (3) _____________
Use of English: Vocabulary vocabulary for a test. I thought I was
doing well until later that afternoon
4 Choose the correct alternative when my mum asked me (4)
to complete the sentences. _____________ what I had learned. I
could only remember five words out
1 He picked up the phone and of the twenty! But I wasnt (5)
made/took/did a call. Nobody _____________ by this, I just went
back to my room and started
knew why he was ringing but he
studying again.
looked worried.
2 In our company, we /5
predominantly make/do/take
business with companies based 6 Complete the sentences with
in South America and China. words formed from the words
3 It is possible to do/make/take the given.
test in December but the class
1 As he didnt have many
volunteers, the (research)

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_____________found it difficult to found through my university. In

carry out his experiment. the beginning, I wasnt keen on
2 The (conclude) _____________of his the idea, but a friend of mine
essay was without a doubt the spoke highly of it. I thought that
the people would be really boring
best part.
and shy, but they arent at all.
3 Its (virtual) _____________
They are really interesting and
impossible to become bilingual in outgoing. We meet once a week
the space of one year. for a couple of hours. There are
4 The essay discussed the (similar) roughly thirty people in the group
_____________ between two half of them are native
European countries. speakers and the rest from
5 Would you classify yourself as an different countries around the
(optimist) _____________ person or world, so I have plenty of friends
are you the opposite? to make there!
Blanca

/5 B I work in a small coffee shop in

the centre of my town and every
working day not only do I get to
Reading practise my English with
countless native speakers, but I
7 You are going to read a also have the chance to make
selection of posts which give friends. I know some people dont
advice to foreign students on like to mix business with
how to make friends in the UK. pleasure, but I dont exactly do
For questions 1-5, choose from that. I have made several friends
the people (A-C). who are actually customers. The
first person that I met, Tony, is a
A When I first arrived in the UK, I regular customer and after a
made a huge mistake. I wanted couple of weeks of constantly
to meet lots of native speakers, discussing football players and
so, for that reason, I put an teams, he invited me to watch
advert in a newspaper stating him play. Since then, Ive joined
that I was looking for friends. I his football club and we typically
remember the advert went out meet twice a week. Len is
on the Thursday and that very another example of a friend Ive
day I received roughly 80 phone made. We share a love of films
calls and about 130 text and we go to the cinema as
messages. Everything was a little much as we can. So my advice to
out of control and not as I had you is to prepare your CV and
envisaged. There was no way I start job hunting. There are
could befriend that many people. plenty of websites and agencies
Also, some of the people that that you can sign up to. A job in a
contacted me were clearly not coffee shop or a restaurant is
native speakers and I found it ideal for meeting people, as part
difficult to understand them. I of your job is talking to and
decided to dump that idea and entertaining customers or, as I
the following week I joined a think of them, potential friends.
language exchange group which I Good luck!

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George 5 has found a friend that also has a

passion for the cinema? ___
C If you had asked me three
months ago what the key was to
making friends in the UK, I would
/5
have told you I didnt know. But
now, I definitely know the answer
living with other people. Ive
been living in shared
accommodation for one month
now and it has had an extremely
positive effect on my life. Before
this I didnt go out in the
evenings, I ate on my own and I
stayed in every weekend. Now, it
seems my life is completely the
opposite. I live in a house with
five other people ranging from 21
to 35 years old. Each of my
flatmates works in a different
field and thats what makes
things so interesting. One of
them is a chef and he cooks for
us all once a week. The food he
cooks is delicious. Its very
different from the food in my
country. Another flatmate is a
hairdresser and she has already
cut my hair twice! Then we have
a mechanic, a teacher and a
trainee accountant. We tend to
eat together, socialise together Listening
and as we are all relatively new
8 You are going to hear
to Manchester, we even explore
an interview with a scientist.
the city and the surrounding
Complete sentences 1-5. Use no
areas together.
more than three words and/or a
Phil
number in each gap.
Which person:
An experiment performed on a
1 thinks the key to finding friends
group of volunteers concluded that
is through employment? ___ a siesta or a power nap during the
2 was pleasantly surprised by the day enhanced peoples (1)
people they met at a social ___________ abilities.
gathering? ___ REM stands for rapid eye
3 takes advantage of the different movement.
professions of their friends? ___ During this stage of the sleeping
4 gave up advertising for friends? cycle, good quality sleep is
___ experienced. Effectively, a short
power nap can enhance peoples

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chances of success and benefit

those with pressing (2) ___________ Writing
problems or issues that need instant
solutions. 9 Write an essay of 200-250
words.
Certain things can be done to help
you sleep during the day: Which mode of transport do you
Ensure the room is at the consider the most reliable and
optimum temperature of (3) efficient? Compare your mode of
___________. transport with at least one
Dont consume any caffeine other.
_____________________________________
beforehand.
_____________________________________
Close any (4) ___________.
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Set your alarm clock.
_____________________________________
The scientist also suggests a _____________________________________
progressive muscle relaxation _____________________________________
exercise. In order to carry out this _____________________________________
exercise, you should lift your _____________________________________
shoulders up and (5) ___________. _____________________________________
Then try the same exercise with _____________________________________
different parts of the body.
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