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1.01 Circle the correct words.

1 My sister is very good at / in Maths, but I'm not.


2 Could you please help me with / at my revision for the test?
3 Jessica is looking forward for / to her summer holiday.
4 Do you use a blog / dictionary when you're learning new words?
5 What's your favourite lesson / subject at school?
6 If you want to remember new vocabulary, you need to work out / revise regularly.
7 Our teacher got angry with us in the course / lesson today because we were
noisy.
8 This summer I'd like to do a course / subject on Art.

1.02 Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 I'm beginning to think that Science is not such a difficult subject.


A) to think
B) thinking
C) think

2 My little sister is looking forward to starting school.


A) to
B) at
C) in

3 Pete is a bit anxious because tomorrow he's getting his school report.
A) revision
B) timetable
C) report

4 I think PE shouldnt only be about playing football or volleyball.


A) Science
B) PE
C) Geography

5 My favourite subject is Geography, as I love learning about other countries.


A) Geography
B) Music
C) History

6 Henry didn't revise for the test and now he can't remember anything.
A) learn
B) read
C) revise

7 Schoolchildren nowadays often have a very heavy timetable. They have a lot of
lessons at school.
A) timetable
B) break
C) course

8 The last History lesson was very interesting. We learnt about the lives of people
in the 18th century.
A) Geography
B) Physical Education
C) History

1.05 Unscramble the letters and write the correct word.

1 Can you give me your dictionary to look up a word, please? dctnriioay


2 Our Science course is very interesting this year! cncSeei
3 We're really looking forward to the school trip next week. drwrfoa
4 He's very fond of finding information about other cultures on the internet. ndof
5 You mustn't talk to your friends during the lesson. nlsseo
6 Can you help me with this Science experiment, please? plhe
7 My least favourite subject at school was History! tcjbsue
8 Our teacher always writes good things about us in the school reports. strpreo

2.01 Circle the correct words.

As Keith was coming back home one night after an evening out with his friends, he
(1) noticed / gazed something really (2) weird / natural. He had taken a (3) short
cut / way to get home faster, but it seems there was a problem now. In the middle
of the street, there was an (4) awful / enormous dog. He looked as big as a tiger,
Keith said later. Keith very wisely decided not to go near it, but he still needed to
get back home and the dog stood in the way. He thought he'd wait until the dog
was (5) wide awake / fast asleep and then try to go round it. However, he waited
for a long (6) hour / time, but the dog showed no signs of getting tired. Keith was
(7) excited / scared that if he moved fast he'd be in (8) big problem / trouble, so he
decided to go back where he'd come from.

2.02 Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 Darren claims he is a famous artist, but I don't think anybody has heard of him!
A) claims
B) replies
C) whispers

2 She's very ill today. She has a high temperature and a sore throat.
A) big
B) tall
C) high

3 After she broke up with her boyfriend, she stayed up all night gazing at the stars.
A) glancing
B) gazing
C) noticing

4 I just caught a glimpse of something passing behind my back, but I didnt see it
clearly.
A) glimpse
B) glance
C) stare

5 What a marvellous painting! Did you do it?


A) disastrous
B) marvellous
C) distant

6 The car behind us just managed to stop in time. It was a narrow escape!
A) wide
B) narrow
C) weird

7 Have you heard about the bizarre incident of a UFO sighting last night?
A) accident
B) event
C) incident

8 The two students whispered because they didnt want the teacher to hear them.
A) whispered
B) shouted
C) screamed

2.04 Unscramble the letters and write the correct word.

1 We saw a terrific film yesterday evening! I really enjoyed it a lot! cftrriie


2 She gave a marvellous performance as Queen Elizabeth! llsvrmaeou
3 In the last few years, there have been many incidents where men vanished
without a trace. dshvnaie
4 I want to see this scene again in slow motion. ntmooi
5 Her silly experiment had disastrous results. She blew up the entire room!
sssdrtiaou
6 Oh, dear! I can't sleep again. I feel wide awake! kwaae
7 The temperature in the room rose so much that it was uncomfortably hot.
tmprtreeaue
8 Kate glanced at Pierre, but then she turned away and completely ignored him for
the rest of the evening. dcnlgae

3.01 Circle the word that doesnt belong.


1 smuggler thief shoplifting
2 break the law commit a crime make off
3 cheating confiscation detention
4 burglar criminal thief
5 warning cheating bullying
6 punish arrest commit
7 be arrested be let off be under arrest
8 crime robbery smuggling

3.02 Circle the correct word.

1 If you're caught talking on the mobile phone, the punishment is swearing /


confiscation.
2 As soon as she went / got off the bus, she was arrested.
3 Why was Karen placed under / in arrest? What did she do?
4 If you break / cut the law, you have to pay for it!
5 He was lucky, he was let / made off with just a warning because it was his first
offence.
6 He was put in prison for armed robbery / shoplifting.
7 Have schools in your country found a way to deal with exclusion / bullying?
8 It is illegal / legal to drive a car without a driving licence.

3.04 Write the words in the correct spaces.

burglary shoplifting smuggling murder


hijacking kidnapping theft robbery

1 shoplifting
Gretchen looked right and left and without being noticed slipped the CD into her
bag.

2 murder
The victim was found in his living room with a gunshot through the heart. There
was no evidence of the weapon used.

3 hijacking
As soon as the aeroplane took off, two armed men got up and demanded that the
plane changed direction and went to the South Pole!

4 smuggling
'And what is all this jewellery in your suitcase, Miss?' the customs officer enquired.

5 kidnapping
The parents of the child are asking anyone who has information about the
whereabouts of their daughter to give the information to the police.
6 burglary
Quiet as a mouse, he broke into the house under cover of darkness. He was very
good so the alarm didnt go off.

7 robbery
'Put your hands up and give us all your money!' they shouted. They were wearing
masks and nobody could see their faces.

8 theft
He approached the woman and when she wasnt looking, he put his hand in her
bag and took her wallet.

4.04 Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 Did you watch Lady Gaga's interview? It was on TV last night.


A) interview
B) article
C) premiere

2 Madonna has been a very popular pop star for more than twenty years!
A) popular
B) unpopular
C) possible

3 Why are TV presenters so popular? They dont act or report. They dont do
anything important!
A) actors
B) journalists
C) TV presenters

4 My bed is very uncomfortable. I can't sleep in it anymore.


A) comfortable
B) uncomfortable
C) unhelpful

5 I think that some types of entertainment are really boring and silly.
A) entertainment
B) awards
C) autographs

6 She was unable to answer the difficult personal questions the journalist asked
her in the interview and she got angry.
A) able
B) uncertain
C) unable
7 Do you think it is legal to take photos of people without asking them first?
A) legal
B) comfortable
C) honest

8 I prefer getting information from websites rather than the traditional media.
A) journalists
B) interviews
C) websites

4.05 Circle the correct words.

Liam is a very big (1) journalist / fan / celebrity of Lady Gaga. He knows the (2)
lyrics / letters / interviews of her songs by heart and he sings them all the time. So
when he learnt that she was going to appear at a film (3) autograph / premiere /
programme he decided to go and wait outside the cinema in order to meet her and
get her (4) award / signature / autograph. He had been waiting outside the cinema
for six hours when he got tired and decided to go to a caf to get a coffee. As he
was coming out of the caf, he saw a lot of people shouting and pushing one
another. He realised that Lady Gaga was there (5) taking / asking / signing
autographs for her fans, but Liam was too far away and couldnt get any closer!

My sister's got a (6) TV programme / blog post / newspaper. She writes in it


regularly about all her (7) interviews / news / articles and uploads it on the internet.
It's very funny so it's quite (8) helpful / happy / popular among the kids in her
class.

4.06 Unscramble the letters and write the correct word.

1 Dennis was very unhappy when his pet fish died. uaynhpp
2 My sister buys Celebrity magazine because she likes to learn about the lives of
famous people. aaiemgzn
3 Mack became very unpopular with his classmates when he bullied a younger
child. npplruoua
4 Lying to me, your best friend, was extremely dishonest! I'll never trust you again!
dshnstioe
5 All of my friends were looking forward to the premiere of the last Harry Potter
film, but I didnt care. prmreiee
6 When is the next Pirates of the Caribbean coming out? I can't wait! cmngoi
7 Many people feel that they can't trust the media for their information. mdeia
8 In my opinion the best actress ever is Meryl Streep. She's won so many awards
for best performance! wrdsaa

5.02 Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 The police are conducting an investigation into the murder.


A) discovery
B) research
C) investigation

2 Nikola Tesla's scientific research paved the way for many modern inventions.
A) discovery
B) investigation
C) research

3 Do you need to have special equipment to climb to the top of Mount Everest?
A) equipment
B) machine
C) engine

4 You have to hurry if you dont want to miss the press conference. It starts in ten
minutes.
A) mission aim
B) press conference
C) global climate

5 Becoming an astronaut involves years of very tough training.


A) prevents
B) involves
C) detects

6 Sometimes boredom in the classroom makes pupils naughty.


A) boredom
B) aim
C) mission

7 The battery in my mobile phone's flat. Can I use yours?


A) engine
B) battery
C) electricity

8 One of the most important missions NASA has is to prevent asteroids from
reaching the Earth's atmosphere.
A) destroy
B) collide
C) prevent

5.04 Complete the words. The first letter is already given.

1 Outer space is not completely empty as they used to believe.


2 A collision with a meteor could change the global climate for ever.
3 Are we going to have time to save the planet if an asteroid hits it?
4 An astronaut needs to be prepared for all kinds of emergencies.
5 In the future solar energy will be the main source of energy.
6 When is the next manned mission to the Moon?
7 If the spaceship's engine breaks down, what will we do?
8 The crew of a spaceship must have complete confidence in their captain.

5.05 Circle the correct words.

1 Before leaving the spaceship / spacesuit / asteroid, you need to prepare well.
2 The telescopes didnt have enough time to destroy / detect / investigate the
asteroids before they got into orbit around the planet.
3 What do you think will happen if an asteroid destroys / prevents / collides with
our spaceship?
4 Our scientists have just discovered / invented / developed a new planet near
Andromeda.
5 I dont understand why more people dont use the sun to produce batteries /
electricity / solar.
6 The police search / investigation / research hasnt revealed who committed the
crime yet.
7 Solar / Global / Confident energy is clean and cheap.
8 The machine / equipment / engine he built was so complicated that nobody
understood how it worked or what it was used for!

6.02 Circle the correct answer (A, B or C).

1 My sister made the decision to buy a new digital camera.


A) did
B) had
C) made

2 Simon is very jealous of his little brother and gets angry when he gets a nicer
present.
A) ridiculous
B) rude
C) jealous

3 I was annoyed when Maria took my iPod without asking me first.


A) annoyed
B) selfish
C) excited

4 Irene is so hard-working that she finishes all her homework in half the time that I
take.
A) sociable
B) hard-working
C) nervous

5 Do you ever gossip about celebrities with your friends?


A) respect
B) gossip
C) tease

6 When Peter was younger, he didnt have the confidence to give his opinion.
A) confidence
B) attempt
C) incident

7 I was very nervous before the test because I hadn't revised very well.
A) shocked
B) nervous
C) furious

8 When my father found out that I'd driven his car, he was furious!
A) bright
B) strict
C) furious

6.04 Circle the correct words.

1 After his pet dog died he was very furious / surprised / depressed.
2 My mother taught me that we must treat / trust / tease everyone with respect.
3 She's very arrogant and she treats with respect / looks down on / takes pity on
those she thinks aren't her equal.
4 Dont forget to make / have / do a shower before you go to bed.
5 Ryan was bright / upset / nervous when he learnt the truth about his girlfriend.
6 I often take / have / make quite scary dreams.
7 Come on! Make / Do / Take up your mind! We haven't got all day!
8 Small children can be very popular / strict / selfish because they dont
understand how other people feel.

6.06 Complete the words. The first letter is already given.

1 Our teacher is very strict. He doesnt allow us to talk in class.


2 As a child, Maria felt very lonely, because she didnt have any brothers or sisters
to play with.
3 I don't trust James. He tells lies all the time.
4 Martina likes to show off how clever she is.
5 Bob was surprised when all his friends came to his house on his birthday.
6 I dont feel very secure walking home by myself late at night.
7 When my brother was little, I took care of him when my parents were away.
8 She couldnt make a decision about what colour t-shirt to buy.

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