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language and skills test 2b

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
1 Cross out the word(s) that you cannot use with the word(s) in bold. 0 1 2 3 full-time/wealthy/well-paid work strict employers/supervisors/wages in his teens/seventies/middle-aged round/wavy/medium-length hair

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Replace the underlined words. 0 1 My brother is 190 cm high. tall He's got e cellent career conditions in his !ob. """""""""" 2 3 4 #top being so easy-going. $ hate it when you tell me what to do all the time."""""""""" $ have to wor% long time. """""""""" &nn is the most dominant person $ %now. #he can't even decide what to have for lunch. """""""""" 5 6 (hey're both very conscientious and argue all the time. """""""""" He's so shy - he goes out every evening. """""""" /6

Choose the best answer a b or c to co!plete the sentences. 0 )lease* """""""""" go* Mum+ $'ll be home before 10. a allow me b let me c ma%e me 1

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$ """""""""" drin% any alcohol until $ was 1,. a wasn't allowed to b mustn't c didn't have to

"# -hat """""""""". $# #he li%es aerobics and reading. a is /ill li%e. b does /ill li%e. c does /ill loo% li%e.

$ don't li%e horror films but my sister """""""""" me watch one with her. a allowed b let c made

(ina's mobile phone is """""""""" to mine. a better b the same c similar

"# -hat""". $# He's very intelligent and organi0ed. a is he li%e. b does he li%e. c does he loo% li%e.

1ortunately the shops are also open tomorrow so we """""""""" do the shopping tonight. a don't have to b mustn't c aren't allowed to /3

4. %ut the ad&ecti'e in brackets into the correct (or!. "dd any necessary words. 0 1 #haron is more intelligent than 2intelligent3 my sister. $t's not """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2difficult3 as some other e ercises on this page. 2 3 4 (he emu is """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2large3 all other birds in &ustralia. His twin sister's a """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2old3 him. 4nly three minutes. My parents and friends are very short. 5ou're by """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2tall3 person $ %now.

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(his sport loo%s much """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2dangerous3 $ e pected. 1or me 7ac 8fron is one """""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 2talented3 young actors in the world. /6

Co!plete the blo) with one word in each )ap.

* lo'e !y &ob+ $'ve finally found a !ob and $ love 0 it + $'m going to 1"""""""""" my living as a call-centre wor%er. My new boss is a woman in 6"""""""""" thirties. #he's very dynamic and has a strong
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"""""""". $ start wor% at : a.m. every day so $ ;"""""""""" to get up <uite early. =ut $ li%e it

this way because $ finish wor% about ; p.m. $ spend the whole day answering the phone. &nd it isn't >"""""""""" boring as you thin%. )eople call with different problems and this ma%es it interesting. $ li%e tal%ing very much but obviously at wor% $'m ?"""""""""" allowed to chat with people. My !ob is to try to solve their problems. (he only thing $ don't li%e is that this %ind of wor% can be much :""""""""""stressful than the office !ob $ had before. /7

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READING
6 Read the te,t about -iona .llis/ &ob and choose the correct answers. 1 1iona's !ob is challenging because she a has a lot of fun. b has to wor% hard. c never gets stressed. 2 1iona's !ob is to find a new models. b famous actors. c fashionable people.

1iona goes to nightclubs because a it's a fun way to rela . b she wants to meet new friends. c young people go to them.

1iona ... in the past five years. a hasn't seen many young people b hasn't found many new models c has only been scouting twice

1iona is well-%nown for choosing a beautiful girls. b glamorous girls. c girls who are unusual.

$n their !ob* models a mustn't be late. ;

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b must tal% to actors. c don't have to be sociable. 0 )hotographers a tell the models when they can move. b choose images with the designers. c don't move when they are ta%ing photos. /7

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1iona 8llis has a very challenging !ob. #ome people thin% it's a fun way to earn a living* but it's actually very hard wor% and it can be stressful. 1iona often wor%s long hours and has to travel a lot. -hat does she do. #he scouts for models - that means she loo%s for new models that could be the ne t face of fashion. #he runs the models department of the talent agency $ndependent* the agency that represents many of the most famous actors and models in the world* including @aniel Araig 2star of the new =ond film3 and the model 8li0abeth Hurley. 1iona travels all over =ritain loo%ing for new models. #he goes to all the places young people go such as music festivals* clothes shops* train stations and clubs. #he goes scouting twice a wee%. &lthough she sees hundreds of young people in a day* she doesn't often find what she's loo%ing for. $n the five years she has been at $ndependent* they have only ta%en on thirty-si new models. 1iona is famous for finding unusual attractive models. #o what does she loo% for in a possible new model. #urprisingly* it is not always beautiful girls. ')eople thin% models have to be beautiful or glamorous* but $ loo% for different <ualities ... a special 'something'. (hat could be the way they wal% or their long wavy hair or their smile.' Modelling is not an easy !ob - the girls have to be punctual and hard-wor%ing. =eing sociable is important too because they wor% with a lot of different people. '$t's li%e being an actor*' says 1iona. '5ou have to move your face and body so that the designer and photographer li%e the image. &nd you have to do it again and again if necessary. -hen the photographer starts you aren't allowed to move until he lets you move.'

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LISTENING
0 3 7isten to the speakers describin) their best (riend. 8atch the speakers 196 with the descriptions a9(. 1 2 a b Bate =en 3 /ohn 4 Maggie 5 (om 6 #usan

(his person's best friend is often bossy. (his person's best friend didn't let him/her pay for anything when he/she didn't have much money.

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(his person has %nown his/her best friend for four years. (his person's best friend is a <uiet but interesting person. (his person's friend en!oys meeting new people and is sociable. (his person's best friend is a member of his/her family. /6

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COMMUNICATION
: Choose the best response (or each !ini dialo)ue. 1 )ersonally* $ thin% /ohn's best for the !ob. a 5es* but he hasn't got much e perience. b $t's a really boring !ob. 2 $ don't thin% Mary is suitable because she wants more hours. a 5es* but she can wor% at the wee%end. b 5es* she wor%s very hard. 3 How about going out to eat. a -hat do you usually have for lunch. b $ suppose so. -hat about pi00a. 4 Have you chosen anyone. a 5es. -e thin% 1ran% is the best candidate. b 5es. -e li%e all the candidates. 5 -hat do you thin% of this A@. a $ thin% it's suitable. b $ love it+ /5

%ut the sentences in the correct order. a Cet's go to the theatre. -e could see Mamma Mia! _1_ b =oring. 4B* $'ve got a better idea. -hat about Stomp? """""""""" c 4B... how about going to see Grease? """""""""" d @o you agree* then. """""""""" e 5es. $ agree """""""""" :

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( -ell* all right* that will be fine. """""""""" ) $ li%e the idea of the theatre* but $ don't li%e Mamma Mia! """""""""" h $ suppose so* but it's a bit boring. """""""""" /7

Marks %$&abula#' and (#amma# +eading Listening C$mmuni&ati$n Total )2* ma#ks ), ma#ks )- ma#ks )"2 ma#ks /5! "arks

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