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Grammar
a Cross out the words in italics if possible.
1 The gymnast who is awarded the most points
wins the gold medal.
2 The programme that is most watched is Top
of the Pops.
3 The letter that arrived this morning had bad
news.
4 The show, which was broadcast live, was
watched by 500 million people.
5 The man, who was last seen at the train
station, is wanted by the police.
6 The man who attacked me had a black jacket.
7 The team that played best only came second.
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b Complete the sentences with
question tags.
1 That was a great film, wasn’t it ?
2 You can come to my party,
?
3 She didn’t phone you, ?
4 You would tell me, ?
5 Dave’s not very happy about it,
?
6 You won’t tell anyone, ?
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2 Vocabulary
a Complete each sentence, using a word
from the box.
word make out gist catch lost pick
1 He spoke so quietly that I couldn’t make out
what he was saying.
2 I’m sorry, but I didn’t understand a
of what you just said.
3 My Spanish is very poor, so he me
completely after two sentences.
4 Could you repeat that, please? I didn’t quite
it.
5 I got the of the lecture.
6 Don’t try to understand everything – just
see if you can out the important
words.
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b Complete each sentence, using a word
from the box. (There is one word you
won’t use.)
sensation for enjoyed name
big household
1 He’s more famous for his lifestyle
than his talent.
2 She’s made a for herself as a
tough interviewer of world leaders.
3 Although he’s not American, he’s made it
in Hollywood.
4 Spandax 4 are not exactly a
name in popular music, are they?
5 They a bit of success in the
90s but then they disappeared.
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c Put the words in order to make
expressions to give your opinion.
1 as / as / concerned / I’m / far
As far as I’m concerned.
2 all / I’m / it / for
3 less / I / care / couldn’t
4 doesn’t / it / matter / really
5 it / a / thing / be/ bad / can’t
6 it / I’m / against / completely
7 a / idea / good / it’s / not
How did you do?
Check your score.
Total score
26 Very
Not very
good OK good
Grammar 9 – 11 6 – 8 less than 6
Vocabulary 13 – 15 8 – 12 less than 8
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