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language and skills test 3a

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
1 Match the verbs 16 with the nouns/ expressions ag. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 save __e_ turn ___ fall ___ destroy___ pick___ reduce___ keep___ a b c d e f g pollution the environment out with your sister the central heating down fuel in touch somebody up

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ep!ace the under!ined words. I know a lot about global heating. ___warming__ She's a single mother and takes after her two children by herself. _______________ Ella is very sympathetic- she doesn't let her boyfriend talk to other girls. _______________ 3 4 After two years !ark and "ane decided to split off. _______________ #obert is my old school colleague - we went to primary school together. _______________ 5 I usually get lots of presents for $hristmas. I'm really bored because this year I only got two. 6 " I think we should have more cycle passes in our town. _______________ I don't like travelling long destinations in the car - it makes me very tired. _______________ /7

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#ut the verbs in brac$ets into the correct tense. 0 1 2 &hy are you so late' I have been waiting (wait) for you for over an hour* She'll be upset if you _______________ (not come) to her party. I believe the internet _______________ (become) even more popular in the ne+t ten years. 3 4 I_________________(study) really hard and pass all my e+ams this year. ,hat's my goal. !eg and I are very good friends. &e _________________ (know) each other since secondary school. 5 6 " -eth_________________(try) to contact .wen all day but he isn't answering his phone. /ook out* 0ou_________________(hit) the cyclist* ,hey_________________(live) together for three years but last year !att decided to move out. /7

%hoose the best word a& b or c to co'p!ete the sentences. 0 I think everybody___with !r -rown's criticism. a 1 agree b will agree c 's going to agree

&ill you remember to switch off the lights before you___' a will leave b leave c 're going to leave

I___a cake but nobody liked it. a made b have been making c have made

&e haven't been to the theatre___$hristmas a for b last c since

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Sandra I won't buy you these 2eans___you try them on. a if b unless c when /2

%o'p!ete the text with one word in each gap.

(ow green are )ou* I care about the 3 environment and my family and I are 4uite green. -efore throwing anything
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___________ we always separate our rubbish into different bins. &e 1___________paper glass

and plastic. #ecently we 5 _____________________ also started to be more careful about wasting energy. &e use only 6___________light bulbs in our house and I never leave my computer on standby. &e're not very green when it comes to transport though. !y father drives every day and I use
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___________transport a lot. -ut from ne+t week I'm 8___________to walk or cycle to school

more often. /6

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READING
6 1 2 3 4 5 6 a b c d e ead the text about trains and fi!'. Match the tit!es 16 with the correct descriptions af. L'Arrive d'un train a La Citotat The Great Train Robbery From Russia with Love The Lady Vanishes The Bourne U timatum !orth by !orthwest ,he earliest very good film with a train in it. A film that the writer recommends. A film by the director Alfred 9itchcock. A very short early film. A film with a crowd scene at a station. /6 f film with an e+citing fight scene in it.

+rains and the si!ver screen Are you a film fan' If you are then it's likely that at least one of your favourite films has a train in it. :rance the country famous for its film festivals has been holding a festival to celebrate the role of railways in the world of film for nearly twenty years - last year over 1 333 attended the week-long event. ,rains have been in films since the first days of cinema. ,he film pioneer /ouis /umi;re's film L'Arrive d'un train a La Citotat showed a train arriving at a station. ,he film was less than a minute long but audiences loved it - although apparently many people in the first audience ran out of the cinema as they were sure that the train was going to hit them* ,he first great train film

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was The Great Train Robbery in %<35 but since then trains and stations have appeared in thousands of films from thrillers to comedies to love stories. !oving trains are great for dramatic tension because you can't escape from a moving train. .ne of the most thrilling "ames -ond scenes ever is the fight on the train in From Russia with Love there's nowhere for the characters to go it's a deadly battle. !urders and mysteries on trains are also common themes - if you haven't seen The Lady Vanishes" then you should. ,he meeting of two men on #trangers on a Train leads to murder. And what about all those guilty or frightened people who board trains to escape' It isn't 2ust trains that feature in films stations are great locations too. ,he tension is often increased because the action takes place among crowds of people who are unaware of the drama taking place. Some of the best action scenes in The Bourne U timatum and $ission% &m'ossib e use this techni4ue to great effect. And how many film couples have got to know each other or fallen in love on trains met or said goodbye at a train station' :rom "ennifer Aniston meeting $live .wen in (erai ed to classics like 9itchcock's !orth by !orthwest" romance has begun on trains.

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LISTENING
" 4 ,isten to the radio progra''e about green trave!. %o'p!ete the sentences with one or two words in each gap. 1 2 3 4 5 6 " __________people want to go on green holidays now than in the past. =eter Smith says you should ideally _______________ or walk because you save fuel. If you use a local guide you'll learn more about the __________ and culture of the area. >ood things to buy include local crafts and ________________. Smith 2oined a pro2ect for drinking water in _______________ after his holiday there. ,o protect the environment it is better to go on __________ holidays less often. :lying less fre4uently helps __________ your carbon emissions. ,en-kilometre hotels are hotels that employ local people and get food from __________. /8

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COMMUNICATION
Match the .uestions and state'ents 16 with the answers af. 1 2 3 4 5 6 a b c d e f ?o you know the ,ate !useum' _______________ ,hanks very much. _______________ &hich part of 9ungary do you come from' 9ow do I get to the sports centre' _______________ 9ow long have you been living in /ondon' ________ I'm from the north of Scotland. _______________ 0ou're welcome. >o past the station and then turn left. .h really' 9ow interesting. 0es it's five minutes from here. About three years. :rom the south. And you' /6

%o'p!ete the dia!ogues with the words be!ow. looking sorry catch introduce pleased

01 /et me %________myself. I'm Sam =ratt. 21 I'm >eorge Spade.1________to meet you. &hat do you do for a living' 01 I'm an architect. -@ Sorry I didn't 5________what you said. 01 I'm an architect. 01 I'm 6________for the art gallery.

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21 .h I'm a visitor here. I don't know where it is. 7________I can't help. 01 ,hanks anyway. /"

Marks %$&a'ula#( and )#amma# +eading Listening C$mmuni&ati$n Tota ! * 5 ma#ks *6 ma#ks *, ma#ks *"" ma#ks /"# $arks

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