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Unit test 3
Unit test 1
1: 2 hugely expensive, freshly-baked,
1: 2 was tidying
organic
3 wasn’t/was not feeling
3 running in and out of the water
4 is having 5 are (always) playing
4 incredibly time-consuming process
6 ’s/is meeting 7 ’s/is growing
5 favourite lime green coffee cup
8 wasn’t/was not paying
6 slowly setting sun
9 haven’t been listening
2: 2h) 3g) 4b) 5e) 6d)
10 ’ve/have been waiting
3: 2 whom 3 (-) 4 who 5 whose
11 was wondering
6 which
2: 2 ’s/is prone to losing
4: 2 picturesque 3 bustling
3 a rule, don’t/do not talk
4 deserted 5 run-down 6 unspoilt
4 keeps on parking
5: 2 dreary 3 gaudy 4 gloomy
5 ’s/is (always) telling
5 roomy 6 shady
6 ’m/am inclined to believe
6: 2 uninhabitable 3 irreplaceable
7 has a tendency to exaggerate
4 maladministration
8 ’ll/will (often) spend, getting
5 Anti-establishment
9 used to be
6 Non-conformity
10 was forever forgetting
7: 2a) 3b) 4b) 5c) 6c)
11 tends to take
8: 2c) 3f) 4k) 5h) 6a) 7l) 8d)
3: 2f) 3d) 4g) 5h) 6a)
9j) 10b) 11m)
4: 2 rebellious 3 neurotic
4 conscientious 5 apathetic Unit test 4
6 obstinate
5: 2 life 3 ways 4 sheep 5 pain 1: 2 really appreciate 3 wonder
6 hand 4 a pity 5 pointless
6: 2b) 3b) 4a) 5c) 6b) 6 has been reported
7: 2h) 3b) 4m) 5g) 6k) 7f) 8c) 7 extraordinary
9j) 10a) 11i) 8 could hardly believe 9 made
10 my fault 11 can’t help it
Unit test 2 2: 2 ’d/had locked
3 ’s/has been revising
1: 2 felt have felt 3 ✔ 4 ’ll ’d 5 ✔
4 not to have gone
6 If If only 7 is regretting regrets
5 ’ll/will have been teaching
8 say said 9 ✔ 10 do have done
6 ’d/had been running
11 didn’t tell hadn’t told
3: 2d) 3f) 4h) 5b) 6g)
2: 2 don’t expect to hear
4: 2 sense 3 rough 4 responsibility
3 ’ll/will be given (an opportunity) to ask
5 vicinity 6 miscarriage
4 wanted to offer
5: 2 freedom, of speech
5 encouraged (Alex) to enter
3 economic, development
6 enjoyed working
4 capital, punishment
7 was advised to make
5 gun, control 6 human, rights
8 ’d/had contemplated moving
7 child, labour 8 environmental,
9 seem to have finished
awareness
10 refused to live
6: 2c) 3b) 4b)
11 dislike speaking
7: 2 preference 3 shadow 4 sooner
3: 2a) 3f) 4b) 5e) 6h)
5 Given the choice 6 leg 7 would
4: 2 time 3 swallow 4 thought
8 shove 9 as soon 10 better
5 crossroads 6 downhill
11 was up to
5: 2 thoughts 3 preconceptions
4 convincing 5 perspective
6 eye-opening 7 mind
8 narrow-minded
6: 2a) 3c) 4b)
7: 2 knowledge 3 far 4 Look
5 gather 6 unlikely 7 In 8 frankly
9 ask 10 statistics 11 honest

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Unit test 5 2: 2 Having wandered/Wandering
3 Standing 4 Not wanting
1: 2 have the courage to open 5 Visited 6 admired
3 We need not have gone OR didn’t/did 7 Not meaning 8 Not being
not need to go 9 doing 10 Having eaten
4 You’d/had better focus more 11 Knowing
5 Do passengers have to wear 3: 2h) 3a) 4e) 5c) 6f)
6 forced me to have 4: 2 reappearance 3 dramatically
2: 2 ’s/is known 3 is being renovated 4 disinfectant 5 deceptively
4 have been made 5 was given 6 incomprehensible
6 to have been destroyed 5: 2 unwind 3 mind 4 hair 5 time
3: 2 beans 3 cat 4 game 6 off
5 himself, himself 6 doors 6: 2 risk-averse 3 deliberately
4: 2 commonly held, perception 4 unsupervised
3 debunked, the myth 5 over-protectiveness
4 uncover, the truth 6 mollycoddle
5 disprove, a myth 7: 2d) 3l) 4b) 5i) 6g) 7m) 8j)
6 conventional wisdom 9e) 10a) 11f)
5: 2b) 3c) 4d) 5a) 6c)
6: 2 protect 3 scoops 4 investigative Unit test 8
5 injunction 6 whistle-blowing
1: 2 were 3 to call 4 was 5 to have
7: 2d) 3j) 4m) 5h) 6b) 7k) 8c)
6 walking 7 wasn’t 8 to explode
9g) 10i) 11a)
9 meant 10 have 11 were
Unit test 6 2: 2 I think so much.
3 My brother loves eating cheesecake
1: 2 won’t have 3 will be doing and so does the rest our family love it.
4 will have eliminated 5 will take 4 Do you Remember what you said to
6 ’s/is going to rain me when we first met?
7 ’re/are meeting 5 Pat forgot to buy bread and she also
8 is going to be finished 9 to see forgot to buy cheese so we haven’t got
10 will (probably) regret anything for lunch.
11 isn’t/is not going to study 6 I’ll help you later if you want (me to)
2: 2 as 3 Despite 4 Although help you later.
5 though 6 In spite of 7 These shoes are too tight and those
7 Whichever 8 Even though 9 if shoes are too big. What a shame!
10 however 11 Difficult 8 So, have you ever been to Venezuela?
3: 2h) 3d) 4g) 5a) 6e) 9 Hi, do you fancy a beer?
4: 2d) 3c) 4b) 5c) 6d) 10 Well, I like both but I prefer the first
5: 2 official 3 command 4 barrier one of the two.
5 mind 6 dead 11 When he asked me if I had everything
6: 2 appeal 3 mouth 4 passing I needed I replied ‘I think I have
5 imagination 6 chord everything I need so, thanks.’
7: 2 stems from 3 originated 3: 2b) 3d) 4b) 5c) 6d)
4 can be traced back 4: 2 safe, sorry 3 picture, thousand
5 attributed to 6 has brought 4 sight, mind 5 practice, preach
7 gave rise 8 led to 9 caused 6 home, heart
10 started by 11 have resulted 5: 2d) 3h) 4f) 5a) 6g)
Unit test 7 6: 2 pushed 3 hands 4 herself
5 in 6 pass
1: 2 about travelling is that 7: 2 Having told said, That makes perfect
3 I want to know is logic sense
4 yesterday that we booked 3 looking for at, I’d never made thought
5 couldn’t/could not get in was 4 I know how what, That’s very truth true
6 didn’t/did not realise was (that) 5 Has anyone achieved managed,
Though Mind you
6 But I’m watching looking, Can you say
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Unit test 9 Achievement test 1
1: 2 It’s/It is time (you) grew 1: 2c) 3b) 4c) 5a) 6b)
3 as if (she) owns/owned 2: 2g) 3c) 4f) 5b) 6d)
4 What if (that bus) hadn’t stopped? 3: 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T
5 Supposing (you) were offered 4: 2 wanted 3 acquiring 4 remark
6 I’d/would rather (you) didn’t/did not 5 Being 6 Having 7 always
smoke 7 as though (we) were 8 tends 9 will 10 thinking
8 Imagine (you) lived/could live 11 regret
9 It’s/It is about (time Russell) 5: 2 you only only you, keeping to keep 3
learnt/learned is has, taking to take
10 ’d/would sooner (we) stayed 4 splitting to split, go going
11 wishes/wished (she) was 5 giving to give, bother have bothered
2: 2b) 3a) 4b) 5a) 6a) 7a) 8b) 6 To get Getting, having to have
9b) 10b) 11a) 6: 2 would never do
3: 2 subtle 3 striking 4 well-received 3 I hate being told
5 offbeat 6 compelling 4 They were prone to arguing
4: 2c) 3b) 4a) 5b) 6c) 5 regrets not having
5: 2b) 3d) 4g) 5h) 6c) 6 Had it not been for
6: 2 piece 3 perspective 4 raving 7: 2 maiden 3 up 4 beat 5 put
5 speak 6 rant 6 married 7 second 8 spoke
7: 2k) 3b) 4i) 5m) 6d) 7g) 8c) 8: 2 fence 3 capture 4 inquisitive
9h) 10j) 11f) 5 ropes 6 provocative
7 half-baked
Unit test 10 9: 2b) 3c) 4a) 5c) 6b) 7c) 8a)
1: 2 No sooner had I gone out than it 10: 2 make 3 reckon 4 seems
started raining. 5 gives 6 makes 7 pretty
3 Rarely do you see such beautiful 8 hazard
sunsets. 11: 2c) 3h) 4k) 5f) 6a) 7j) 8b) 9i)
4 Had I known the truth, I wouldn’t/would 12: 2b) 3a) 4c) 5c) 6b)
not have told him. 13: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6T 7F 8F 9T
5 Not until it was too late did Robert see 10T 11F
the car. 14: 2 However 3 Evidently
6 At no point did anyone explain what I 4 Furthermore 5 Consequently
had to do. 6 As a result
7 Never before had I felt so exhilarated. 15: (sample answer: 238 words)
8 Not once has Jules (ever) thanked Hello everyone. My name is Cesar
Rafe for helping her. Carrillo and I was born in Caracas,
9 Only after the fall did I realise how Venezuela. I’ve got two siblings, one
lucky I’d been. brother and a sister and I’m the baby of
10 Never before had I sailed so far. the family, the youngest.
11 Not once did Mitch ask me how I was Being a bit of an IT geek and gamer, I’ve
coping. just completed a BSc in computing and
2: 2 bit 3 deal 4 sooner am hoping to land a job in Silicon Valley
5 nothing 6 nowhere 7 more in California where I want to put my skills
8 merrier 9 just 10 any 11 every and passion to good use.
3: 2 run 3 beaten 4 quit 5 head You won’t often find me parted from my
6 valuable laptop or tablet as I like to keep abreast
4: 2 gripping 3 concealed of everything that’s going on in the cyber
4 embarking 5 miniscule 6 master world but when you do, I’m usually
5: 2f) 3g) 4e) 5a) 6h) playing basketball with mates or working
6: 2 compromises 3 tactful out in the gym – a good balance to
4 concessions 5 haggling 6 defer counteract my otherwise sedentary
7: 2h) 3b) 4j) 5l) 6f) 7c) 8g) lifestyle.
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My other passion is animals. When I was
growing up, my parents were always
taking in waifs and strays that they’d
found abandoned. We’d get home from
school and we’d never know what we
might find in the bath or in the garden so
I’m used to all kinds of exotic creatures.
I’m currently planning to go to Borneo to
work at an orang-utan sanctuary for two
months over the summer.
It’d be great to meet like-minded people,
especially when I start travelling as it’s
the best way to get to know a country. I
look forward to hearing from anyone out
there who’s interested in getting to know
me and who has similar interests.
Achievement test 2
1: 2a) 3c) 4f) 5b) 6g)
2: 2F 3F 4T 5T 6F
3: 2c) 3b) 4a) 5c) 6a)
4: 2b) 3c) 4a) 5a) 6b) 7b) 8c)
5: 2 at which point
3 whose son is in prison
4 neither of which is working
5 where he was born
6 in which case I’ll/I will
6: 2 To approach Approaching, whom
which
3 many of whom, crashing crashed,
4 me, five-miles-tailback five-mile
tailback
5 are you have you been, old beautiful
beautiful, old
6 hardly believe it when, leather brown
brown leather
7 twenty-miles-long twenty-mile-long,
for of
8 not no, isn’t hasn’t been
9 chocolate large rich large rich
chocolate, who which
7: 2 overrated 3 uninhabited
4 irreplaceable 5 degenerate
6 immortalised
7 anti-establishment
8: 2 gaudy 3 infrastructure
4 convictions 5 uninhabitable
6 innocence 7 deserted 8 vicinity
9: 2 against 3 down 4 justice
5 carry 6 awareness 7 rights
8 mind
10: 2 Taken Given 3 dilemma doubt
4 doubt way 5 situation question
6 jump shove
11: 2j) 3d) 4l) 5h) 6g) 7b) 8k)
9a) 10c) 11m)
12: 2b) 3a) 4c) 5b) 6c)
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13: 2T 3F 4F 5T 6T 7F 8T 9T
10T 11F
14: 2 issues 3 solution
4 consequences 5 represents
6 led
15: (sample answer) (214 words)
Famed throughout the world for its
stunning architecture and fairytale
atmosphere, Prague is quite simply a
beautiful city with a long, colourful
history. Situated in the centre of Europe,
it flanks the two banks of the Vltava
River. On one side, you will find the Old
Town with its quaint, winding cobbled
streets leading up to the Castle complex
which houses St Vitus’ Cathedral,
churches, museums and the President’s
residence, as well as Golden Lane,
home to Franz Kafka. On the other side,
you will be able to enjoy the finest shops
and restaurants that the city can offer.
For those who prefer green spaces,
parks are plentiful, both wild and
manicured. From the Castle hills,
terraced with old vineyards, the views
over the terracotta roofs are reminiscent
of Tuscan landscapes, while further
afield you are reminded of the
Communist era when high-rise blocks
dominated the skyline.
After a day’s sightseeing, where better to
relax than at one of the many street
cafés and bars, where you can enjoy a
plate of the local speciality, which of
course comes with dumplings, washed
down with a glass of pleasantly chilled
Czech wine or beer. Conclude your
evening with a visit to the opera, ballet or
a classical concert in one of the many
local churches.
Achievement test 3
1: 2b) 3a) 4a) 5b) 6c)
2: 2T 3F 4F 5F 6T
3: Suggested answers:
2 The health service & online
pharmacies 3 to sell health-related
products or to con people
4 It has updated regulations to further
restrict access to personal data
5 Insurers 6 Nothing
4: 2 may 3 is compelled
4 have now been 5 will probably
6 is to introduce
5: 2 ought 3 In 4 to 5 on
6 spite 7 is 8 be 9 spite
10 have 11 going
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6: 2 It was compulsory (for us) Achievement test 4
3 have been built
4 might have seen what happened 1: 2d) 3c) 4b) 5g) 6f)
5 weren’t/were not allowed to stay 2: 2a) 3c) 4b) 5b) 6a)
6 will be walking 3: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6T
7: 2b) 3a) 4d) 5c) 6c) 7b) 4: 2a) 3b) 4b) 5a) 6b)
8: 2 slip 3 danger 4 risk 5 present 5: 2 What 3 was 4 to 5 Tired
6 game 7 beans 8 chord 6 point 7 changed 8 would
9: 2 behind, closed doors 9 meant 10 had 11 going
3 by word, of mouth 6: 2 he who 3 wasn’t I I wasn’t
4 disproved, the myth 4 Dreamt Dreaming 5 are were
5 offensive, language 6 to get getting
6 protect, its sources 7: 2 set off 3 suffer from
7 uncovering, the truth 4 take (your mind) off
8 taking out, an injunction 5 let (your hair) down
10: 2b) 3b) 4c) 5c) 6a) 6 deal with
11: 2e) 3c) 4a) 5d) 7 date back
12: 2 put 3 on 4 back 5 saying 8 brought back
6 how 7 has 9 take (time out) from
13: 2C 3A 4D 5B 6E 8: 2 clearance 3 evasive 4 electrify
14: 2T 3F 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F 9T 5 trustworthy 6 meaningless
10F 11T 9: 2 vain 3 time 4 take 5 sorry
15: 2 decline 3 soared 4 increase 6 shift 7 come 8 world
5 dropped 6 risen 10: 2 surely 3 Suppose 4 absolutely
16: (sample answer) (219 words) 5 How 6 couldn’t
I’ve always enjoyed a challenge, so 11: 2d) 3k) 4e) 5j) 6m) 7i) 8c)
when I was asked whether I’d like to take 9b) 10a) 11f)
part in a charity fundraising trek to 12: 2T 3F 4T 5T 6NG 7NG 8T
Everest Base Camp, I needed no 9T 10F 11NG
encouragement but immediately said 13: 2c) 3b) 4a) 5b) 6b)
yes. It was only after the euphoria had 14: 2 danced enthusiastically to…
died down that I realised just how much 3 I have a hazy recollection…
I’d taken on. Not only did I have to raise 4 has an unquenchable thirst…
funds, but I also quickly came to the 5 I distinctly remember…
conclusion that I would have to set 6 to a screeching halt…
myself a very rigorous training 15: (sample answer) (235 words)
programme to make sure that I’d be fit Welcome
enough for the adventure of a lifetime. The Brava Language School welcomes
The sights and sounds of those majestic all new students. We hope that you will
Himalayan mountains surpassed enjoy your stay with us and enjoy
anything I could have dreamed of. At first learning English in a relaxing and friendly
we walked through lush, green fields and environment. Our highly qualified
forests, with blue skies overhead and teachers and staff will ensure that you
thundering rivers by our side. This was get the most out of your stay with us, so
truly a paradise but as we climbed higher make sure you check the notice boards
and higher, the air became thinner and regularly.
walking harder. The trees disappeared Accommodation
and colour did as well. We were Host families within a radius of five miles
surrounded by grey rock, an inhospitable of the school provide accommodation of
terrain at the best of times. The sense of the highest standard. You will have your
relief as we all stood at Base Camp was own bed/study room with en-suite
quickly replaced by a sense of urgency bathroom and you will be given breakfast
to get back down to civilisation. Despite and an evening meal every day.
the pain and cold, I wouldn’t have missed
that experience for the world and am
now looking forward to my next
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Facilities and Activities
All our classrooms are equipped to the
highest standards to ensure you receive
the best tuition. We also have an
excellent library and IT centre for
self-study. Our team of organisers will
arrange activities throughout your stay,
so whether you’re interested in the great
outdoors or cultural events, we are sure
you will find something to suit you and
your interests.
Local places of interest
You will find a comprehensive list of
venues and events in your welcome
pack. We provide a ticket booking
service, so do come to reception and we
will organise everything you need
whenever you plan to go exploring on
your own.
Fees
Please check on our website for our
current pricing policy. Fees vary
according to the time of year, type of
course (general, business, exam) and
length of stay.
Achievement test 5
1: 2 in public places 3 his luck
4 few weeks ago
5 celebrity gossip/celebrities’ lives
6 (up and) dancing
2: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6T 7T 8F 9T
10T 11F
3: 2 I ’d/would rather go
3 if all your friends were
4 No sooner had we heard
5 wouldn’t/would not have woken up
6 It ’s/is time we were
4: 2 would 3 have 4 my 5 like
6 only 7 but 8 waste 9 would
10 than 11 bit
5: 2 During the summer,…
3 eating eat my …
4 At the no time…
5 Not while until…
6 to grip gripping…
6: 2c) 3b) 4c) 5a) 6a) 7c)
7: 2 speak, mind 3 being, attention
4 held, esteem 5 shot, fame
6 became, success 7 be, spotlight
8 make compromises
9 serve, apprenticeship
8: 2 idea 3 of 4 coming 5 up
6 piece 7 off
9: 2 Basically 3 wall 4 clearly
5 simply 6 completely
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10: 2 driving me up the wall
3 if you have any queries
4 ourselves a deal
5 get in touch
6 we’ll make concessions
7 What if we could
8 By the end of the day…need to have
resolved
9 sound acceptable to me
10 I’m not sure I can agree
11 get back to you
11: 2c) 3b) 4a) 5b) 6b)
12: 2F 3T 4T 5F 6F 7T 8F 9F
10T 11T
13: 2 On 3 into 4 for 5 In 6 against
14: (sample answer) (204 words)
One of the things I love most about
travelling is the opportunity to visit
museums and galleries, and this week
has been no exception. ‘All We Need’ is
a truly extraordinary exhibition dealing
with life in the 21st century from an
environmental, political, spiritual and
materialistic point of view.
Housed in a huge, abandoned industrial
factory, the cavernous halls are home to
different facets of life today, ranging from
leisure to romance, water to food. Quite
simply, each installation is a feast for all
the senses. When you are confronted,
for example, by traditional symbols of
love such as roses and diamonds, and
you are then asked to reflect upon how
they end up in your country, it all
becomes rather disturbing.
An afternoon is not enough time to
absorb all of the information on offer. I
came away with sensory overload,
unable to speak for some time due to all
of the disturbing images, statistics and
sound bites that I’d taken in.
If the aim of ‘art’ is to educate and
entertain, then ‘All We Need’ is the
perfect example. I would urge anyone
interested in the future of our planet to go
along with an open mind and prepared to
be challenged.
Mid-course test
1: 2b) 3c) 4g) 5e) 6f)
2: 2F 3T 4F 5T 6T
3: 2a) 3b) 4c) 5a) 6c)
4: 2 having 3 to have 4 has been
5 is now 6 having 7 is
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5: 2 is supposed to call us
3 I wish you’d/you would
4 If only Selma was/were
5 I would have
6 ’s/is considered rude to tip
7 whom we always relied
8 would have been able
6: 2 had 3 mislaid 4 heard
5 Had 6 have taken
7 to imagine
8 traditional wholemeal
7: 2 closed 3 thought 4 hands
5 freedom 6 capital 7 give
8 keep 9 down
8: 2 figure, out 3 beating, around/about
4 appealing, against 5 brought, to
6 specialised, in 7 bear, in
9: 2 inquisitive 3 uninhabitable
4 mismanaged 5 disproved
6 evocative 7 preconceptions
10: 2b) 3b) 4a) 5c) 6b)
11: 2 objective 3 plan 4 feasible
5 instance 6 long-term
12: 2 ask 3 what 4 doubt 5 would
6 better
13: 2d) 3b) 4e) 5f) 6c)
14: 2F 3T 4F 5T 6F 7T 8F 9T
10F 11T
15: 2 ever since 3 In fact 4 originally
5 however 6 meanwhile
16: (sample answer) (204 words)
You cannot walk down any main street in
any city of the world now without coming
across a fast food outlet. In fact, you will
most probably be spoilt for choice:
pizzas, burgers, chicken, kebabs or fish
and chips, the list is endless. One thing
that they all have in common, however, is
a certain lack of nutritional value.
Much has been written about a worrying
increase in the number of obese people
in countries of the developed world. On
the one hand, this has been put down to
a sedentary lifestyle with most people
working or playing at computers for
hours every day, but on the other hand,
we can attribute the increase to the
ready availability of fast food.
There is no doubt that the levels of
saturated fats, salt and sugar in fast food
are higher than recommended in a
normal diet, but surely we cannot lay the
blame for being overweight solely at the
door of the burger. We need to take
responsibility for our eating habits.
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In conclusion, I would say ‘everything in
moderation’ is the best way forward. The
occasional burger won’t do you any harm
but fast food should not be a major part
of any diet.
End of course test
1: 2c) 3f) 4g) 5b) 6d)
2: 2F 3T 4T 5T 6F
3: 2a) 3a) 4b) 5c) 6c)
4: 2 was built 3 Having studied
4 missed 5 Deemed
6 have been levied 7 Not wanting
8 ’ll/will have been married
5: 2 What Betty found difficult was
3 wishes he’d/he had taken
4 be seeing Lars tonight
5 was to have taken over
6 Despite the availability of
7 No sooner had we returned
6: 2 ’d/had 3 would 4 did 5 without
6 nowhere 7 last 8 where 9 time
7: 2 advocate 3 out 4 civil
5 passing 6 alarm 7 back
8 worth 9 came
8: 2 ’re/are working, into
3 to weigh, up 4 to figure, out
5 embarking, on 6 hankered, after
7 haven’t/have not got, round
9: 2 understatement 3 miscarriage
4 independence 5 unsupervised
6 misbehaviour 7 aspirations
10: 2 guess 3 concerned 4 leeway
5 evidence 6 luck
11: 2h) 3d) 4b) 5g) 6a)
12: 2a) 3c) 4b) 5b) 6c)
13: 2c) 3b) 4a) 5c) 6a)
14: 2T 3F 4T 5F 6F 7F 8T 9T
10F 11T
15: 2 There has been a gradual decline in
the quality of language teaching.
3 The level of unemployment among
young people has rocketed.
4 The number of teenagers leaving
school without qualifications has risen
sharply.
5 The value of property in the U.S. has
fallen steadily since 2010.
6 Some people believe (that) there has
been a gradual decline in the value of a
university education.
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16: (sample answer) (206 words)
So many of my most vivid memories are
connected with travelling, I think it must
have something to do with the fact that
all your senses are heightened when
you’re in an unknown environment.
Colours are brighter, sounds are clearer,
even the most mundane can appear
exotic. One of my most precious
memories is of a sleepy little bay in
South Africa.
If you can, picture in your mind’s eye
bright blue summer skies, golden sands
and gentle waves rippling backwards and
forwards. Look more closely and you will
see a colony of small penguins splashing
around in the water. No one knows
where they have come from, but they
have taken up residence and have been
living in harmony with the locals for many
years now.
Ever since I was a child, penguins have
been my favourite creatures so to be
able to be so close to them was for me
like a dream come true. Like little old
men in tuxedos, many of them just stood
there absolutely motionless, staring into
the sun, while others ducked and dived
into the foaming waves. It may be a
simple story of a simple experience but
it’s one that has stayed with me for over
twenty years.

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