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1 Complete the second sentence so that it has a 2 My English teacher is a person which / who
similar meaning to the first sentence. really encourages me to work hard.
3 The room which / where I study is always cool in
EXAMPLE: I filmed my party. the summer.
I made a film of my party. 4 A cassette recorder is something which / where
you don’t see very often these days.
1 Sarah dreamt about flying last night. 5 The children which / that live in my apartment
Sarah __________________ about flying last block are very polite.
night. 6 The woman who / which found my wallet gave it
2. She often dreams about her parents to the police.
She often __________________ about her 7 We visited one town that / where most of the
parents. buildings were new.
3 We’re going to plan what to do on each day of 8 The map that / where we had was very easy to
our trip. use.
We’re going to ________________________ 9 I think the food which / who we ate last night
of what to do on each day of our trip. was Mexican.
4 I’ll look at your new photos on Facebook later. 10 Nelson Mandela was one of the greatest men that
I’ll _________________________ at your new / which ever lived.
Facebook photos later.
5 I promised Nikos I would help him.
I ________________________ to Nikos that I 3 Read the following sentences and choose the
would help him. correct answer from the words in italics.
6 Hahn is blogging about his round-the-world
trip. 1 Natalia was finishing / finished her project
Hahn ________________________ about his when her boyfriend arrived.
round-the-world trip. 2 While Mustafa was cycling to work, he was
7. Lamborghini or Ferrari? It is so hard to choose falling off / fell off his bike.
now! 3 I was asking / asked her several times to be
Lamborghini or Ferrari? It is so hard to quiet.
________________________ now 4 We saw an amazing sunset as we were driving
8. I have money to travel, but I haven’t decided / drove around Croatia.
yet where to go! 5 Milan was ringing / rang the doorbell and
I have money to travel, but I haven’t waited for someone to come.
_______________________ yet about where 6 We were scared when we were seeing / saw the
to go! large dog in our garden.
7 I was having / had lunch with my friends when
I heard about the storm.
2 Choose the correct answer from the words 8 Axel’s car suddenly was breaking down /
in italics. broke down when he was near Zurich.
9 Nobody came into the kitchen while I was
1 The smartphone is an invention who / that has
preparing / prepared dinner.
made people's lives easier than before.
10 They stopped writing, picked up their bags and
were leaving / left the room.

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4 Choose the correct answer from the words in

6 Use be going to or the present continuous.
italics.
1 I _________________________ my boss at three
o’clock to discuss plans for next year. (meet)
1 Elisabeta didn’t know anyone when she moved to
2 Vlad ______________________________ his
London, so she felt lonely / embarrassed.
dentist later today. (see)
2 I never feel confused / calm before I take an exam
3 ____________________ a tweet about the concert
– I’m always very worried.
to everyone later? (you send)
3 Svetlana is pleased / stressed because she’s going
4 We ____________________________ pizza and
on holiday tomorrow and she hasn’t made any
salad for dinner tonight. (have)
preparations yet.
5 I _________________________________ that new
4 Wait a minute – did you say left or right? I’m
film about China at the weekend. (download)
confused / disappointed.
6 We ________________________________ our
5 Mary felt really exhausted / guilty when she broke
new barbecue at our party tomorrow. (use)
her boyfriend’s new watch.
7 Kazumi _____________________________ at the
6 Most people feel anxious / angry before a job
end of June. (get married)
interview – it’s perfectly natural.
8 Everyone __________________________ football
7 Our English teacher was in a good mood / stressed after work. Why don’t you join us? (play)
when everyone passed the test! 9 Stefan ___________________________ some new
8 The first time Max went on a plane he was quite furniture for his apartment when he moves in. (buy)
lonely / nervous, but now he loves flying. 10 Jacek and Anya ____________________________
9 You must be exhausted / excited after working so drinking coffee. (give up)
hard all day.
10 There’s no need to be calm / scared – that spider
won’t hurt you! 7 Read the text and choose the correct answer
5 Use the infinitive with to or the -ing form. from the words in italics.

Will Scott is a scientist who lives in London. He loves I’m so tired 1 so / because I’ve just spent the whole
his job and enjoys 1__________ (work) in the day cleaning the apartment! It was my birthday
laboratory with his colleagues. At the moment, Will’s yesterday, 2 as / so we invited a few friends round. I
doing some research and he hopes 2__________ work in another city most of the time. 3 Therefore /
(develop) some medicine to help people with heart Since I can’t see my friends as often as I’d like to.
problems. In fact, his dream is 3__________ (see) a Anyway, we had a big party last night. 4 Because / As
world where everyone has a healthy heart. Will spent a result, our apartment was in a terrible mess this
some time at a hospital in Miami in the US last year morning. Still, it was worth it 5 as / therefore we had a
and he plans 4__________ (go) back there later this really good time. I’m going to bed now, 6 as a result /
year. He’d like 5__________ (move) to Miami one day since I have to get up early for work in the morning.
because he likes 6__________ (be) in the sun, but his I’ve got a busy week, 7 so / as I need to have a good
girlfriend, Laura, can’t imagine 7__________ (live) rest.
anywhere apart from London. They’ve decided
8
__________ (stay) where they are for now because
Laura needs 9__________ (complete) her studies, and
she’s agreed 10__________ (think) about going abroad
when she has some work experience.

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8 Complete the text with the correct form of the 10 Complete the sentences with a, b or c.
words in brackets.
1 I think New York is ____________ London.
When you travel abroad, it’s important to know how to a most exciting b the most exciting
behave. If you’re disorganized (organized) and don’t c more exciting than
do any research, you could have problems. When I 2 In my opinion, English is ____________ to learn as
went to India recently, I found that Indians don’t really Japanese.
like using the word ‘no’ because they think it’s a not as difficult b less difficult
1
___________ (polite). Instead, people often told me c more difficult
what they thought I wanted to hear. I don’t think this 3 My boss is __________ person I know!
was 2___________ (honest). It’s just that our cultures a the lazy b the lazier c the laziest
are different. Shaking hands was common, especially 4 Many people think that we’re __________ with our
in cities. Men would shake hands with men, and lives now than we used to be.
women might shake hands with women. However, I a as happy as b less happy
rarely saw handshakes between men and women. This c not as happy
isn’t because they are 3___________ (friendly) 5 I’m so lucky! I’ve got __________ boyfriend in the
towards each other – it’s because of religious beliefs. world!
When you’re invited to an Indian person’s home, it’s a the good b the better c the best
usual to take a gift. One of my Indian friends told me 6 A Ask Jenna to give you a hand.
this was 4___________ (necessary), but I thought it B Yes, I’ll do that. She’s __________ Zara.
would be rude not to take something. However, I a less helpful b more helpful than
avoided taking white flowers – they’re used at c the most helpful
funerals, so Indians consider them 5___________ 7 I’m __________ in being famous as being
(lucky). successful.
a just as interested b the least interested
9 Read the dialogues and choose the correct c more interested
answer from the words in italics. 8 Magda’s improving her French, so she’s
__________ about speaking it in public now.
1 A Let’s go and visit my uncle this weekend.
a less confident b not as confident
B Good idea. We didn’t see / haven’t seen him
c more confident
for ages!
9 My younger sister is __________.
2 A Have you ever been / Did you ever go to
a quieter than I b quieter than me
Australia?
c more quiet than I
B No, I haven’t. But I’d love to go there one day.
10 It’s __________ to keep in touch with people
nowadays, thanks to the internet.
3 A Has Eszter ever been / Was Eszter ever
a easy b not as easy
married?
c as easy as
B Yes, she has, and in fact she’s still married!

4 A Did your friends enjoy the concert last night?

B Yes, they’ve had / they had a great time.

5 A Are you ready to leave now?

B Sorry, I haven’t finished / didn’t finish my
drink yet.

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5 Read the text. Circle the correct answer a, b or Customer behaviour

c.
If you have ever been shopping and thought you were
getting a bargain simply because the price appeared in red,
1 According to one study, when men saw prices
or have left a shop because the sales assistant talked too
written in red
much, you’re not alone. In fact, your actions are quite
a they were not sure about the quality of the typical, according to experts on customer behaviour.
product.
b the colour used made no difference to them. When it comes to shopping, experts explain that women
think about everything much more carefully than men. A
c they thought they were getting a bargain.
recent study showed that when men saw an advertisement
with the prices written in red, they believed the shop was
2 The same study showed that women
offering greater price savings than those printed in black.
a cannot shop as quickly as men. They felt very positive about buying the product as well.
b do not trust ads as easily as men.
c are not such careful shoppers as men. In contrast, red didn’t have the same effect on female
shoppers. It actually made them suspicious. Experts explain
that if women see an ad in red, they question what’s
3 When remembering prices
happening and think they have to be extra careful. ‘Am I
a women pay more attention than men.
being tricked?’ they will ask themselves. Women also seem
b men and women are equally good. to have a much better memory than men when it comes to
c men have better memories than women. the prices in advertisements. This could be because men
don’t think so hard about adverts or because they just aren’t
4 According to experts, what kind of sales staff do that interested.
customers prefer?
In a separate study, it was found that customers seem to
a ones who look happy and friendly
prefer sales people who can correctly read moods. This is
b ones who enjoy chatting to customers news for managers who believe that sales will increase if
c ones who understand their customers’ moods shop assistants are always happy and friendly to customers.
Researchers believe that the findings suggest that customers
don’t always want sales staff to be extremely happy and
6 Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F), chatty. Instead, we prefer staff who understand body
language.
according to the text. If there is no information
about this, choose ‘not given’ (NG). The key to a successful sale, then, is reading the customer’s
mood and matching that mood. The experts explain that it
1 Most people have been unhappy with a shop isn’t advisable to match the mood of a customer who’s
assistant at some point. __________ angry; a customer who is in a hurry or in a bad mood would
2 It’s a good idea for sales assistants to respond to the rather deal with a sales person who understands them, can
customer’s mood. __________ serve them quickly or just leave them alone – and not try to
3 Angry customers don’t want to spend too long get them to chat about their family.
shopping. __________ There are of course some factors which are outside the
4 Shop owners’ moods can change as much as their control of shop owners – like the weather, which can really
customers’ moods. __________ change people’s moods. Experts are confident that good
5 Most shoppers have decided what they will buy weather means good news for shop owners. As much as 60–
before entering a shop. __________ 80% of customer decisions are made while people are
6 Shop sales usually increase when the weather is actually in a shop, rather than before or after their visit. And
as more people are out and about during nice weather, there
bad. __________
is a higher chance they are shopping and therefore more
opportunity for shops to make a sale. Rain and snow have
the opposite effect, as people prefer to stay at home.

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