This document contains an English reading comprehension test with multiple sections, including reading passages, vocabulary, grammar and writing exercises. One reading passage is about a person named Max who climbs out of a hotel window thinking there is a balcony below, but there is no balcony and he falls six stories to the ground. The document tests a variety of English skills through different question types such as true/false, matching, gap fill and short answer questions.

1. 1
Faces1
READING (page 6)
2. This text is about a person who cannot remember the
faces of the people that she meets.
4. 1. False 4. True
2. False 5. False
3. True 6. True
5. 1. b
2. a
6. 1. She realised that she had PA because she often
couldn’t remember people’s faces.
2. PA sufferers use the voice, hair and accessories to
recognise people.
3. A business meeting might be difficult for the writer
because the men are all wearing the same clothes
and have similar haircuts.
4. PA sufferers are often seen as snobbish and strange.
5. It’s one of the excuses they make in case they ignore
somebody they know.
7. 1. frightened (line 2) 4. allow (line 15)
2. along with (line 5) 5. sorts (line 22)
3. clearly (line 10)
VOCABULARY (page 8)
Words from the Text
1. 1. a, c 4. a, b
2. b, c 5. b, c
3. b, c 6. b, c
2. 1. realises 5. pretend
2. disorder 6. cope with
3. injury 7. reminding
4. single 8. All in all
3. 1. c 5. g
2. e 6. f
3. a 7. d
4. b
4. 1. ran off with 5. runs into
2. looks through 6. looking forward to
3. running after 7. look ... up
4. look away
Topic Vocabulary (page 9)
PERSONALITY AND APPEARANCE
1. Positive traits: confident, generous, open-minded
Negative traits: impulsive, bossy
2. 1. talkative 5. selfish
2. nosy 6. helpful
3. considerate 7. romantic
4. stubborn 8. calm
3. Possible Answers
1. I would like a boyfriend who is considerate and
romantic.
2. The president of a country should be confident
and open-minded.
3. I get angry at my dad because he can be too
stubborn and bossy.
4. Very young children are often impulsive.
5. Many TV and film celebrities are generous and
helpful.
4.
Hair Build General Appearance
dark skinny plain
spiky petite unattractive
curly slim chubby
straight well-built good-looking
wavy muscular gorgeous
fair chubby dark
shoulder-length fair
5. Possible Answers
She’s one of the most gorgeous Hollywood actresses.
She’s tall and slim. She’s got long, straight, dark hair.
She’s very generous and helps children in poor
countries. (Angelina Jolie)
6. 1. short-tempered 4. long-legged
2. old-fashioned 5. broad-shouldered
3. kind-hearted 6. big-headed
GRAMMAR (page 10)
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
A. 1. a. Present Simple d. Present Simple
b. Present Simple e. Present Continuous
c. Present Continuous f. Present Continuous
2. 1. a 4. c
2. f 5. e
3. d 6. b
B. 1. -s / -es
2. only in negative sentences and questions
3. am / are / is + verb + ing
4. all sentences

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1. 1. He rarely drives outside the city. (a regular habit
or routine)
2. What is that boy trying to do at the moment?
(an action which is happening now)
3. Diane doesn’t usually get a lot of phone calls.
(a regular habit or routine)
4. Do you understand my question now? (a stative
verb)
5. My mother often works quite late. (a regular
habit or routine)
6. Our neighbours are leaving the country soon.
(a definite plan for the near future)
7. I meet friends for coffee on Wednesdays.
(a regular habit or routine)
8. Fiona is coming with her boyfriend tonight.
(a definite plan for the near future)
2. 1. is studying (a temporary action)
2. Does ... discuss (a regular habit or routine)
3. is winning (an action happening now)
4. are ... trying (an action happening now)
5. uses (a general truth)
6. don’t remember (a stative verb)
7. am not going (a definite plan for the near future)
8. live (a general truth)
3. 1. are thinking (action) / do … think (state)
2. is tasting (action) / tastes (state)
3. is looking (action) / looks (state)
4. Is … weighing (action) / do … weigh (state)
5. have (state) / are having (action)
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4. 1. Her son isn’t practising the piano at the moment.
2. I’m taking my dog to the vet tomorrow.
3. Walter and Cindy don’t call their parents every day.
4. I know what she means now.
5. Vera usually jogs with a friend.
6. Do the nurses finish work at five o’clock now?
7. Does Mr Washington play tennis every morning?
5. 1. Do you like your new school?
2. Do you often see your old friends?
3. What are you studying this term?
4. Do you know Alex Gardner?
5. Are you doing anything special this afternoon?
6. Possible Answers
1. At least once a week, I go to the gym with
my friends.
2. Stop making so much noise! We are trying
to study.
3. This weekend my family is going on holiday
to Chiclana.
4. Jenny can’t come to the party tonight. She is
studying for her exams.
5. Every morning, our dog needs to go for a walk.
6. According to experts, PA sufferers don’t remember
faces.
7. 1. is sitting 5. provides
2. is opening 6. use
3. enjoys 7. are now planning
4. doesn’t realise 8. allows
Grammar Review
8. 1. How much does this magazine cost?
2. I don’t own a car.
3. We are meeting for lunch tomorrow.
4. Brenda often plays football.
5. The children are not talking at the moment.
6. I am seeing Paul tonight.
SKILLS (page 12)
LISTENING
A LECTURE
1. c
2. a, c, d
3. 3 (wide face, eyes far apart, small nose, thick lips)
4. 1. a, b 2. b, c 3. a, b
SPEAKING (page 13)
DESCRIBING PEOPLE
1. very intelligent, quite generous, considerate,
stubborn, helpful and romantic
2. 1. What does he look like?
2. he’s got
3. What’s he interested in?
4. He likes
5. What’s he like
6. he’s very
WRITING (page 14)
A Description of a Person
1. Possible Answers
Yes, I would like to have a friend like Rania because
she’s a great student and she sounds like fun.
I don’t think I’d like Rania because I don’t like people
who are always studying. I find them boring.
2. 1. Paragraph 3 4. Paragraph 4
2. Paragraphs 2 and 3 5. Paragraph 5
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2
3. 1. f 4. b
2. a 5. c
3. d 6. e

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4. 1. This is fantastic!
2. Are Paul, Mark, Bianca and Claire all going
on the trip?
3. She asked the driver where they were, but he
refused to answer.
4. There were a few people – mostly children – /
(mostly children) at the pool.
5. The man stood up, put on his coat and walked
out angrily.
6. I can’t believe it!
7. I’ll pass all my exams (I hope) / – I hope –, and get
into university.
8. Why aren’t you working?
5. Dear Sheryl,
The funniest thing happened to me the other day.
Mark convinced me to go to a talk on
personology – analysing someone’s personality by
looking at their face. Have you ever heard of it?
The speaker asked for a volunteer and for some
strange reason I raised my hand. The next thing
I knew she had chosen me. It was so embarrassing!
I didn’t quite agree with some of her comments
(especially the part about talking too much), but it
was a lot of fun.
LIFE SKILLS (page 16)
APPLICATION FORMS AND
INTERVIEWS
TASK QUESTIONS
1. Accept all logical and grammatically correct answers.
2. Questions 1, 3, 6, 8
3. Questions 6, 8 and 3
The administrator also asks Tomas:
What dates are your second preference?
Do you already know how to ski?

4. 4
READING (page 18)
2. b
3. 1. Ausable went to his room because he had
received a phone call arranging a meeting in
his room. (lines 13-14)
2. When they entered the room, Fowler and Ausable
were surprised by a man with a gun. (lines 23-
24 and 26-27)
3. Max became nervous when someone suddenly
knocked at the door. (lines 42 and 46)
4. Max climbed through the window because he
thought there was a balcony underneath it.
(line 54)
5. Max screamed because there was no balcony
and he fell six storeys to the ground. (lines 5
and 72)
4. 1. b 3. b
2. d 4. a
5. 1. followed (line 3)
2. romantic (line 9)
3. slender (line 25)
4. grimly (line 32)
5. swiftly (line 52)
6. raised (line 56)
VOCABULARY (page 20)
Words from the Text
1. 1. a 6. a
2. b 7. a
3. a 8. b
4. b 9. a
5. b
2. Possible Answers
1. When he arrived, he switched on the TV because
there was an important football match that night.
2. They offered their guests a glass of Rioja wine.
3. The athlete is breathing hard because he’s just
run a race.
4. The children’s mother made sure that they had
already gone to bed.
5. Please stop pointing at that girl or she will notice
we’re talking about her.
6. The old man poured me some hot chocolate.
3. 1. original 5. protective
2. graphic 6. furious
3. personal 7. harmless
4. valuable 8. useful
4. 1. heroic 5. psychological
2. dangerous 6. traditional
3. educational 7. admirable
4. effective 8. tragic
Topic Vocabulary (page 21)
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
1. 1. e 4. f
2. a 5. d
3. c 6. b
2. 1. risked his life 4. lucky to be alive
2. occupational hazard 5. living on the edge
3. seriously injured 6. a close call
3. 1. shocked 4. startled
2. threatening 5. frightened
3. thrilling
4. 1. risk their lives 5. living on the edge
2. courage 6. fear
3. survived 7. thrill
4. seriously injured
GRAMMAR (page 22)
PAST SIMPLE
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. 1. c 4. d
2. e 5. a
3. b
2. 1. an incomplete action – Past Continuous
interrupted by another action – Past Simple
2. two incomplete actions in progress at the same
time in the past – both Past Continuous
3. an incomplete action in progress at a specific time
in the past – Past Continuous
4. a description of a scene – Past Continuous
5. a completed action in the past – Past Simple
3. 1. We use verb + ed to form the Past Simple for
regular verbs.
2. We use was / were + verb + ing to form the Past
Continuous.
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
1. 1. had expected
2. had expected
2. We use had + the past participle of the verb to form
the Past Perfect Simple.
1. 1. were washing 4. didn’t finish
2. did ... arrive 5. wasn’t talking
3. called
2. 1. noticed, was following
2. were … singing; were having
3. called; were … doing
4. was explaining; interrupted
5. arrived; were having
6. was sleeping; knocked
Danger!2

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3. 1. had already escaped
2. had planted
3. had been
4. had finished
5. woke up
6. had forgotten
7. visited
8. reached
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4. 1. rescued, had sunk
2. hadn’t saved, retired
3. didn’t believe, had walked
4. saw, had stolen
5. Had … made, went
6. had already got off, realised
7. was, had lost
8. didn’t pass, hadn’t prepared
5. 1. Laura fell asleep while she was watching TV. /
While she was watching TV, Laura fell asleep.
2. Elizabeth recognised Andrew because she
had met him at a party.
3. They were driving to the airport when their car
broke down. / Their car broke down when they
were driving to the airport.
4. The show had begun by the time we arrived. /
By the time we arrived, the show had begun.
5. David read the newspaper after his children
had gone to bed. / After his children had gone
to bed, David read the newspaper.
6. As I was leaving the house, our dog ran out
of the door. / Our dog ran out of the door as
I was leaving the house.
7. He packed his bags and left the house.
8. They caught the spy after he had entered enemy
territory. / After he had entered enemy territory,
they caught the spy.
6. Possible Answers
1. He started to cry because he had hurt his knee.
2. Joan learned English while he was travelling.
3. John felt ill because he had eaten too much.
4. She had an accident because she was driving
too fast.
5. The spy destroyed the document after he / she
had memorised it.
6. I had skiing lessons while I was staying in
the Alps.
7. Possible Answers
1. By the time Joyce got to school, the bell had
already rung.
2. The basketball player fell as she was shooting
the ball.
3. Alan was relaxing in his room when his mum
knocked on the door.
4. The boy apologised because he knew he had been
very rude.
5. It started to rain while we were playing football.
6. Sam was pleased after he had passed his driving
test.
8. 1. travelled 5. attacked
2. put 6. had often taken
3. had done 7. were not
4. was chasing 8. survived
Grammar Review
9. 1. While we were having our picnic, it started to rain. /
It started to rain while we were having
our picnic.
2. We moved after we had found a better flat. /
After we had found a better flat, we moved.
3. By the time he came to help her, she had finished
all the work. / She had finished all the work by the
time he came to help her.
4. I’m leaving in a week.
5. I never listen to classical music.
SKILLS (page 24)
LISTENING
A CONVERSATION
1. Possible Answers
construction worker: they often fall from heights or
are injured by heavy machinery
police officer: armed criminals may shoot them
taxi driver: they pick up dangerous passengers who
may rob or kill them
firefighter: they risk their lives when they go into
a burning building
pilot: terrorists may hijack their aircraft or they may
crash
pizza deliverer: they often have accidents while
delivering pizza or are robbed
secret agent / spy: enemy spies may kill them
war correspondent: they can be injured in crossfire
miner: they may die from lack of air and inhalation of
toxic gases
2. 1. c 2. d 3. b
3. 1. The correspondent believes she is lucky to be alive.
2. Sometimes the correspondent does not change
her clothes for a week.
3. Ellie enjoys mountain biking because she likes
living on the edge.
4. Chris believes being a war correspondent can’t be
compared to mountain biking.
5. War correspondents want people to know how
terrible war is.
SPEAKING (page 25)
TALKING ABOUT A PICTURE
1. Possible Answer
A vet is taking care of a tiger’s teeth. Maybe the vet is
pulling out the tiger’s rotten tooth. The tiger is asleep
because the vet has probably anesthetised it.
2. 1. d 4. e
2. a 5. c
3. b

6. 6
WRITING (page 26)
A Narrative
1. The writer says she’ll never go on a banana boat
again.
2. 1. The writer and her friends Lily and Jack
(paragraph 1)
2. On the beach (paragraph 1)
3. Last summer (paragraph 1)
4. While they were riding a banana boat, they fell
into the water and Lily got hurt. (paragraphs 2
and 3)
5. The writer felt quite panicky, but they managed to
take Lily to a hospital as soon as they got to shore.
(paragraphs 2 and 3)
6. Lily was taken to the hospital. She had a broken
nose, but she wasn’t seriously injured.
(paragraph 3)
3. as, then, suddenly (paragraph 2), as soon as, later
(paragraph 3)
4. 1. while / as 4. Then
2. When / As soon as 5. When
3. First 6. In the end
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5. 5, 8, 2, 7, 1, 6, 3, 4
6. 1. The incident happened during our holiday.
2. We climbed onto the banana boat after we had
taken off our shoes. / After we had taken off our
shoes, we climbed onto the banana boat.
3. Eventually, Natalie felt better.
4. We started cooking the meat. Then, we saw the
bear.
5. At last, our friends came to bring us food.
7. Possible Answers
1. At first everything was fine, but then it started to
rain heavily.
2. A man was sitting in the airport when suddenly
a woman started to scream.
3. Two people were badly injured when their car
crashed into a lorry.
4. She had destroyed the document before anyone
else could read it.
5. It felt like we had waited for hours. Finally, the
waiter asked us if we were ready to order.
LIFE SKILLS (page 28)
USING A DICTIONARY
TASK QUESTIONS
1. fickle and fidget
2. BrE British English
prep. preposition
adv. adverb
v. verb
pl. plural
AmE American English
adj. adjective
n. noun
3. a. phonetic spelling
b. other forms of the word
c. example sentence
d. definition
e. part of speech
4. The entry shows two parts of speech for bear (verb
and noun).
5. In the context of the sentence, bear is a verb
(definition number 2).
6. Noun definition 3
A person that you cannot see clearly.
USE YOUR SKILLS
struggle (n): a prolonged fight or conflict
clasped: held something or somebody tightly with
the hands or arms.
strain (n): mental or physical stress caused by
extreme pressure
slammed: hit something with a lot of force
bent: to shape or force something into a curve or
angle
give up (phrasal verb): stop making an effort;
accept failure
clasp (verb and noun)

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2. b
READING (page 30)
3. 1. Paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 4
3. Paragraph 5
4. Paragraph 1
5. Paragraph 6
4. 1. Oscar Pistorius is unusual because he is a world-
class sprinter even though he has no legs.
2. Pistorius believed he should be allowed to
compete in the Olympics because his times were
as good as those of able-bodied athletes.
3. The IAAF decided not to let him compete at
Beijing.
4. They made this decision because they believed
that Pistorius’ prosthetics gave him an unfair
advantage.
5. They believe Pistorius has been successful because
he has so much determination and willpower. /
… because he trains harder than other athletes,
sleeps better and wakes up thinking about
athletics.
6. The word ironically is used because in the end
the CAS’ decision made no difference. Pistorius
couldn’t compete because he wasn’t fast enough.
5. 1. a
2. c
3. b
6. 1. accomplishment 4. superhuman
2. top 5. enhance
3. amateur
VOCABULARY (page 32)
Words from the Text
1. 1. True.
2. False. As technology advances, MP4s are
becoming smaller.
3. False. You can’t get your licence if you fail your
driving test. / You can get your licence if you pass
your driving test.
4. False. If you seek something, you haven’t
found it yet.
5. True.
6. False. If you lengthen your trousers, you make
them longer.
7. True.
8. True.
2. 1. superhuman 4. willpower
2. devastating 5. limbs
3. disability
Go For It!3
3. 1. e 4. d
2. a 5. c
3. b
4. 1. win – a medal, a prize, a match, an argument,
a competition, a war
2. raise – an issue, a question, a salary, a flag,
a building
3. set – a precedent, a table, a record, an alarm,
a date
5. 1. raise … salary 5. won … War
2. won … competition 6. set … precedent
3. win … medals 7. raise … issue
4. set … alarm 8. set … record
Topic Vocabulary (page 33)
SPORT AND ACHIEVEMENT
1. Possible Answers
1. skipping ropes, dumb-bells, mats, parallel bars,
tennis racquet, ball, helmet, skates
2. Gervasio Deferr, Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams
3. the European Golden Shoe Award,
the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award,
the NBA Rookie of the Year Award
4. rugby, wrestling, weightlifting
5. mountain climbing, triathlon, kayaking, cycling
6. athletics, football, basketball, skiing
7. train hard every day, lift weights, stay on a diet,
take a protein supplement
2. 1. training 5. broke a record
2. challenge 6. overcame
3. struggled 7. defeat
4. beat an opponent 8. achieve a goal
3. 1. gave up
2. it’s your turn to act
3. cruel
4. understand how things work
5. started before the others
4. sailing: learn the ropes
boxing: throw in the towel, hit below the belt
tennis: the ball’s in your court
horse racing: have a head start
5. 1. competition 5. defeat
2. speed 6. beating
3. endurance 7. achieve
4. training 8. performance

8. 8
GRAMMAR (page 34)
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE /
PAST SIMPLE
1. 1. b
2. c
3. a
2. a. Past Simple
b. Present Perfect Simple
c. Present Perfect Simple
3. have or has
4. Present Perfect Simple: already, since, just, for, yet,
so far, lately, recently, ever, never, always, still
Past Simple: yesterday, last year, then, a month ago,
never, always, for, recently, until
1. 1. hasn’t won 5. has always been
2. Have ... ever played 6. Has … taken
3. have already given 7. haven’t seen
4. have known 8. has decided
2. 1. ever 5. since
2. never 6. last summer
3. then 7. just
4. yet 8. for
3. 1. had 5. have explained
2. Has ... rained 6. Did ... rain
3. Have ... seen 7. haven’t ordered
4. struggled 8. has loved
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4. 1. haven’t given 5. have … met
2. has won 6. visited
3. didn’t play 7. have … heard
4. Has … flown 8. Did … write
5. 1. How long have you been a Chelsea supporter?
2. Have you ever been to any Chelsea games?
3. Did you go to last week’s game?
4. How did you feel when your team won the cup?
5. Have you bought tickets to the next game yet? /
Have you (already) bought tickets for the next
game?
6. Possible Answers
1. She has just broken up with her boyfriend.
2. He probably missed the bus.
3. Yes, I’ve just come back from Minorca.
4. I’ve just passed a difficult exam!
5. We haven’t won a game in two months.
6. His parents bought him a new scooter yesterday.
7. 1. have always been 5. imitated
2. has grown 6. didn’t have
3. has become 7. ordered
4. trained 8. haven’t done
Grammar Review
8. 1. George has worked here for four years.
2. Ben never eats meat.
3. While I was talking to my teacher you called. /
You called while I was talking to my teacher. / You
called while I was having a conversation with my
teacher.
4. Anne has never visited our country.
5. John didn’t want to leave before he had seen
the garden.
SKILLS (page 36)
LISTENING
A RADIO INTERVIEW
1. Possible Answer
The record keeps being broken because athletes have
become stronger and faster.
2.
Swimmer Michael Phelps Mark Spitz
Location Beijing Munich
Year 2008 1972
Number of
gold medals
eight seven
3. 1. False. More records were broken in swimming
than in other sports.
2. False. Athletes are better trained, because training
methods are much more scientifically advanced
today.
3. True.
4. 1. He compares hi-tech equipment to performance-
enhancing drugs.
2. Swimming goggles were first used at the Montreal
Olympics enabling swimmers to see underwater
and swim faster.
3. No, she doesn’t. She believes athletes have
enough talent and determination to perform well
without all the technology.
SPEAKING (page 37)
EXCHANGING INFORMATION
1. Questions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6
2. Possible Answers
When did Thierry start playing football?
He started playing football in 1984.
When did he join Arsenal?
He joined Arsenal in 1999.
What did he start in 2005?
He started the Stand Up Speak Up campaign
against racism in football.
Why did he appear in Time magazine?
He was named a “Hero and Pioneer”for his anti-racist
activism.

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3. 1. 1984
2. her size
3. a 20-year school record
4. World Youth Champion
5. she was recovering from an operation
6. 2007
7. Olympic gold
8. continue competing
be world champion again
win another gold medal at the next Olympics
WRITING (page 38)
A Biography
1. Possible Answers
Daida and Iballa began windsurfing at the late
age of 17.
They had almost no formal training and learned
by imitating others.
They were competing professionally within 18
months of taking up windsurfing.
Together, they hold 17 world titles.
2. 1. Paragraph 2 3. Paragraph 3
2. Paragraph 4 4. Paragraph 1
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3.
subject verb direct
object
manner indirect
object
place time
1. Anne drives her car slowly –
through
the streets
every
morning.
2. She described
the
building
– to me –
before
the trip.
3. Dave is meeting his friend – – at the café tonight.
4. The
sprinter
may win
a gold
medal
– –
at the
London
Olympics
in 2012.
5. He wrote that song – for his
girlfriend
in a hotel
room.
4. 1. b 4. a
2. a 5. b
3. a 6. a
5. 1. The parents are coming to school now.
2. Mr Jones walked slowly down the icy street.
3. My uncle gave me £10 last night.
4. My father usually cooks dinner for the family
on Fridays.
5. Children usually learn new languages easily.
LIFE SKILLS (page 40)
BOOKING TICKETS ONLINE
TASK QUESTIONS
1. 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7
2. The Chelsea – Fulham match on 6th February
(You won’t be in London for the match on 27th
January and the match on 31st January takes place
in Liverpool.)
3. the price of the tickets
which category of tickets they can buy
the number of tickets they want
4. € 112 (£ 90)
5. Possible Answers
1, 2 and 4
USE YOUR SKILLS
a. £22.50
b. £18.50
c. Doors 3 or 4
d. No booking fee
e. 9.00 am