- •Unit one reading
- •Young people - coping with an unpredictable future
- •11. According to the writer, some systems are more advanced in South-East Asia than in the West because
- •12. According to the writer, training for the developments that he describes will be provided by
- •13. The writer concludes that
- •Listening
- •9 Who are Lisa, Olaf and Sasha?
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Underline the correct word to complete each sentence.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit two reading
- •Listening
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Circle the two suitable words in italics which best complete each sentence correctly.
- •3. Read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit three reading
- •Views of intelligence across cultures
- •Listening
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
- •Select the best answer (a, b, c or d) which is appropriate for all three gaps in each of the following sets of sentences.
- •Complete the text using the words from the box.
- •Winners and Losers of Globalisation
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit four reading
- •The Sound of Silence
- •Listening
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •1. Use the words given in capitals to form a word which fits in the blank space.
- •2. Complete the text using the words from the box.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit five reading
- •Individualism or society?
- •13 Which of the following statements best summarizes the writer's view of individualism?
- •Listening
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
- •2. Read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit six reading
- •3. Which part of the selection process now has most influence on who gets a job?
- •4. What is the main aim of interviews these days?
- •6. Why are interviews in some ways more relaxed now than they used to be?
- •7. How successful are modern interviews in helping employers to choose the right candidate?
- •8. This article was probably published in
- •Listening
- •9. John hopes to train as a teacher because
- •10. John says living in France improved his
- •С French and cultural awareness. Academic vocabulary in use
- •Circle the two suitable words in italics to complete each sentence correctly.
- •4. Read this short text and complete it with words from the box.
- •Speaking Speak on one of the following topics for 2 min. Two minutes’ preparation time is allowed.
- •Writing
- •Unit seven reading
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit eight reading
- •1. Be a Leader
- •2. Generate Ideas
- •3. Be Willing To Work Hard
- •4. Do Not Scheme
- •Listening
- •You will hear an interview with the head of employment agency, where she talks about expectations in today’s job market.
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •3. Fill each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •Unit nine reading
- •Give Pennies a Chance
- •Is it time to rehabilitate copper pennies?
- •Listening
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •1. Read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •3. Read the text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
- •Speaking
- •Practical advice:
- •Writing
- •Reading
- •Listening
- •Academic vocabulary in use
- •Use the words given in capitals to form a word which fits in the blank space.
- •Speaking
- •Writing
- •I. Кто на новенького?
- •10 Правил новичков
- •1. The successful use of barter depends mostly on
- •2. According to the text,
- •Нужно ли спасать исчезающие языки?
Academic vocabulary in use
Fill in each gap with one suitable word.
Loneliness All around us …(1)… the grids of communication – mobile phones, e-mail and Internet. And all …(2)… us are the merry images of belonging: all those TV soaps based …(3)… communities of work or neighbourhood. These programmes all emphasize the group culture, …(4)… if it is only in a group that we can find our identity. Who do you meet at the gym? Who do you go home to, and plan with and cook with …(5)… quarrel with? We don’t talk …(6)… loneliness. It seems …(7)… have become the last taboo: the thing we fear, the failure we can’t own up …(8)… . There is …(9)… good vocabulary for solitude in a society of compulsive relating, and people who are or want to be …(10)…are pathologised. …(11)… are degrees of loneliness. …(12)… many of us the extreme loneliness of some people is unimaginable. We all need to learn …(13)…to be alone – to withdraw from the crowd, to be …(14)… peace with the self – but this kind of loneliness has …(15)… to do with the solitary anguish that is the fate of so many. It is …(16)… talking about the virtues of eating a little bit …(17)… when people are starving. |
2. Read the following text and decide which answer (a, b, c or d) best fits each gap.
The devil you know Whenever the gossip columns feature the …(1)… of some famous couple marriage, they are likely to add that one who has been …(2)… is seeking consolation in a former relationship. According to marriage …(3)… experts, women are more likely than men to take this way out of a broken heart situation, but it makes good …(4)… . Your friends may begin to yawn as you …(5)… out your tales of woe but your ex may be curious to know what went wrong this time. The relationship may not last, but if you long for security, it may be wise to put your …(6) in the devil you know. |
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A break-off |
B break-up |
C cut-off |
D cut-up |
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A disgusted |
B discharged |
C discarded |
D disengaged |
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3 |
A assistance |
B direction |
C guidance |
D management |
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4 |
A judgement |
B logic |
C understanding |
D sense |
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5 |
A give |
B pour |
C send |
D throw |
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A confidence |
B hope |
C belief |
D trust |
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3. Complete the following text with the adjectives from the box.
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Adept discerning heart-rending inevitable life-preserving perverting
Lying
Is it best to come clean and tell the truth or lie through your teeth when you are in the public eye? In order to answer this question, it might be useful to look at the worlds of politics and business, where lies are not in short supply.
There are three basic reasons why politicians and company directors, both of whom are …(1)… at lying, choose not to spill the bean. Firstly, they know the truth will not always come out and any potential damage is therefore not …(2)… . Secondly, they are also well aware that far from being deeply moved by a …(3)… confession of wrongdoing, a …(4)… public is likely to be as unforgiving as a spurned lover. Thirdly, they have realized that the public has a limited attention span, which means that stories go away relatively quickly.
The bottom line for these professionals is that even …(5)… the course of justice is acceptable if it means saving one’s neck. After all, evasion is a …(6)… instinct.