TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

Estelle Dupont was 100 years old in 2000. She was born near Bordeaux in France, where her father was a rich businessman. Today she lives in an old people’s home in Paris.
“My father was a rich businessman and we lived in a chateau about ten kilometres from Bordeaux. Our home was very comfortable. The house was very big – there were twenty bedrooms, beautiful gardens and lots of servants. But my childhood wasn’t happy. I was an only child, and my mother was always ill. She died when I was eight, and my father died two years later when I was ten. It was a very bad time. I was a very unhappy child, but life is better now.”

1. How old was Estelle Dupont in 1967?

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

Estelle Dupont was 100 years old in 2000. She was born near Bordeaux in France, where her father was a rich businessman. Today she lives in an old people’s home in Paris.
“My father was a rich businessman and we lived in a chateau about ten kilometres from Bordeaux. Our home was very comfortable. The house was very big – there were twenty bedrooms, beautiful gardens and lots of servants. But my childhood wasn’t happy. I was an only child, and my mother was always ill. She died when I was eight, and my father died two years later when I was ten. It was a very bad time. I was a very unhappy child, but life is better now.”

2. Where did she live when she was a child?

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

Estelle Dupont was 100 years old in 2000. She was born near Bordeaux in France, where her father was a rich businessman. Today she lives in an old people’s home in Paris.
“My father was a rich businessman and we lived in a chateau about ten kilometres from Bordeaux. Our home was very comfortable. The house was very big – there were twenty bedrooms, beautiful gardens and lots of servants. But my childhood wasn’t happy. I was an only child, and my mother was always ill. She died when I was eight, and my father died two years later when I was ten. It was a very bad time. I was a very unhappy child, but life is better now.”

3. Did she like the gardens at the chateau?

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

Estelle Dupont was 100 years old in 2000. She was born near Bordeaux in France, where her father was a rich businessman. Today she lives in an old people’s home in Paris.
“My father was a rich businessman and we lived in a chateau about ten kilometres from Bordeaux. Our home was very comfortable. The house was very big – there were twenty bedrooms, beautiful gardens and lots of servants. But my childhood wasn’t happy. I was an only child, and my mother was always ill. She died when I was eight, and my father died two years later when I was ten. It was a very bad time. I was a very unhappy child, but life is better now.”

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

5. My sister likes Mexican food, but I don’t like ____.

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

6. Does _______ friend like classical music?

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

7. My parents haven’t got calculators, but ______ have a computer at home.

TEST A
Read the text and mark the correct answer (a–c) to each question (1–4).

8. I really like Craig David’s music. My older brother gave ____ some of his CDs.

TEST A
Read the utterances (9–12). Mark the place (a–c) where you would hear them.

9. Look at exercise 6 on page 21.

TEST A
Read the utterances (9–12). Mark the place (a–c) where you would hear them.

10. How much is a sandwich and a bottle of water?

TEST A
Read the utterances (9–12). Mark the place (a–c) where you would hear them.

11. What time does the main film start?

TEST A
Read the utterances (9–12). Mark the place (a–c) where you would hear them.

12. Fasten your seatbelts, put the backs of your seats in the upright position and fold away your tables.

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

13. We are looking for a green car _________.

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

14. I don’t usually play tennis ________.

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

15. John isn’t going to buy a new house _______.

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

16. Where were you at 6 o’clock ________?

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

17. What time did you leave home ________?

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

18. There are a lot of clouds in the sky _______.

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

19. Do you like going to the beach _______?

TEST A
Mark the correct word (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

20. She never drives her car ________.

TEST B
Read the text and choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

Tim Berners-Lee looks very ordinary. He's about fifty years old and has brown hair. He was born in England but now lives in Massachusetts in the USA. But in 1989 Tim had a very important idea. He invented the world wide web (www).
Tim went to school in London. Both his parents worked with computers so it isn't surprising that he loved computers from an early age. When he was eighteen, he left school and went to Oxford University where he studied physics. At Oxford, he became more and more interested in computers, and he made his first computer from an old television. He graduated in 1976 and got a job with a computer company in Dorset, England. In 1989, he went to work in Switzerland where he first had the idea of an international information network linked by computer. He decided to call it the world wide web, and he also decided to make his ideas free to everyone - that is why today we do not pay to use the Internet.
In 1994 he went to live in the United States where he now works. In 1995 he wrote an article in the New York Times where he said, 'The web is a universe of information and it is for everyone: Today his idea of a web, where people from all over the world can exchange information, is real.

1. Where was Tim Berners-Lee born?

TEST B
Read the text and choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

Tim Berners-Lee looks very ordinary. He's about fifty years old and has brown hair. He was born in England but now lives in Massachusetts in the USA. But in 1989 Tim had a very important idea. He invented the world wide web (www).
Tim went to school in London. Both his parents worked with computers so it isn't surprising that he loved computers from an early age. When he was eighteen, he left school and went to Oxford University where he studied physics. At Oxford, he became more and more interested in computers, and he made his first computer from an old television. He graduated in 1976 and got a job with a computer company in Dorset, England. In 1989, he went to work in Switzerland where he first had the idea of an international information network linked by computer. He decided to call it the world wide web, and he also decided to make his ideas free to everyone - that is why today we do not pay to use the Internet.
In 1994 he went to live in the United States where he now works. In 1995 he wrote an article in the New York Times where he said, 'The web is a universe of information and it is for everyone: Today his idea of a web, where people from all over the world can exchange information, is real.

2. What did Tim study at Oxford University?

TEST B
Read the text and choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

Tim Berners-Lee looks very ordinary. He's about fifty years old and has brown hair. He was born in England but now lives in Massachusetts in the USA. But in 1989 Tim had a very important idea. He invented the world wide web (www).
Tim went to school in London. Both his parents worked with computers so it isn't surprising that he loved computers from an early age. When he was eighteen, he left school and went to Oxford University where he studied physics. At Oxford, he became more and more interested in computers, and he made his first computer from an old television. He graduated in 1976 and got a job with a computer company in Dorset, England. In 1989, he went to work in Switzerland where he first had the idea of an international information network linked by computer. He decided to call it the world wide web, and he also decided to make his ideas free to everyone - that is why today we do not pay to use the Internet.
In 1994 he went to live in the United States where he now works. In 1995 he wrote an article in the New York Times where he said, 'The web is a universe of information and it is for everyone: Today his idea of a web, where people from all over the world can exchange information, is real.

3. What did he make when he was at Oxford?

TEST B
Read the text and choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

Tim Berners-Lee looks very ordinary. He's about fifty years old and has brown hair. He was born in England but now lives in Massachusetts in the USA. But in 1989 Tim had a very important idea. He invented the world wide web (www).
Tim went to school in London. Both his parents worked with computers so it isn't surprising that he loved computers from an early age. When he was eighteen, he left school and went to Oxford University where he studied physics. At Oxford, he became more and more interested in computers, and he made his first computer from an old television. He graduated in 1976 and got a job with a computer company in Dorset, England. In 1989, he went to work in Switzerland where he first had the idea of an international information network linked by computer. He decided to call it the world wide web, and he also decided to make his ideas free to everyone - that is why today we do not pay to use the Internet.
In 1994 he went to live in the United States where he now works. In 1995 he wrote an article in the New York Times where he said, 'The web is a universe of information and it is for everyone: Today his idea of a web, where people from all over the world can exchange information, is real.

4. When did he invent the world wide web?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (5–8).

5. Which verb is the opposite of sell?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (5–8).

6. Which word means very good?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (5–8).

7. Which word is not about family?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (5–8).

8. Which word is not a language?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

9. Do you sell toothpaste?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

10. Excuse me, are you Mr Rogers?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

11. What’s the time?

TEST B
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

12. Would you like a drink?

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

13. _______ Peter come from Dublin?

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

14 Do you like ________ house over there?

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

15. Where did you ___ when you were a child?

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

16. ______ it raining in Amsterdam today?

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

17. Are you _____ José tomorrow?

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

18. You _______ clean your car.

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

19. I went home ______ my new baby.

TEST B
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

20. This is _____ picture of my friend.

TEST C
Read the text and choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

During the last ten years, Ameet has had ten different jobs: he has worked in the import-export business; he has been an estate agent, and now he has just started his own company which sells mobile phones - but he hasn't made a £l million yet.
Edward has moved to the United States, where he now works designing computer games. His most popular game Death Trap -has already sold over ten million copies, and has made him very rich! He isn't married, and in fact he's never had a girlfriend, and he still spends most of his time playing computer games in his bedroom.
Lucy is an actress and a part-time waitress. In the last few years, she's appeared in several plays and a couple of TV commercials but there's been no call from Hollywood yet!
Since leaving university with a brilliant degree, Kate has worked for Greenpeace and other similar organisations, first as a volunteer and now as a manager. She's just had her first baby.
In the last ten years, Hannah has been married three times; and has lived in Italy, Egypt, France and Australia. At present, she is running a small restaurant and bar on the Greek island of Kos with her third husband, Nikos.

1. Who has earned the most money?

TEST C
Read the text and choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

During the last ten years, Ameet has had ten different jobs: he has worked in the import-export business; he has been an estate agent, and now he has just started his own company which sells mobile phones - but he hasn't made a £l million yet.
Edward has moved to the United States, where he now works designing computer games. His most popular game Death Trap -has already sold over ten million copies, and has made him very rich! He isn't married, and in fact he's never had a girlfriend, and he still spends most of his time playing computer games in his bedroom.
Lucy is an actress and a part-time waitress. In the last few years, she's appeared in several plays and a couple of TV commercials but there's been no call from Hollywood yet!
Since leaving university with a brilliant degree, Kate has worked for Greenpeace and other similar organisations, first as a volunteer and now as a manager. She's just had her first baby.
In the last ten years, Hannah has been married three times; and has lived in Italy, Egypt, France and Australia. At present, she is running a small restaurant and bar on the Greek island of Kos with her third husband, Nikos.

2. Who works in a bar?

TEST C
Read the text and choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

During the last ten years, Ameet has had ten different jobs: he has worked in the import-export business; he has been an estate agent, and now he has just started his own company which sells mobile phones - but he hasn't made a £l million yet.
Edward has moved to the United States, where he now works designing computer games. His most popular game Death Trap -has already sold over ten million copies, and has made him very rich! He isn't married, and in fact he's never had a girlfriend, and he still spends most of his time playing computer games in his bedroom.
Lucy is an actress and a part-time waitress. In the last few years, she's appeared in several plays and a couple of TV commercials but there's been no call from Hollywood yet!
Since leaving university with a brilliant degree, Kate has worked for Greenpeace and other similar organisations, first as a volunteer and now as a manager. She's just had her first baby.
In the last ten years, Hannah has been married three times; and has lived in Italy, Egypt, France and Australia. At present, she is running a small restaurant and bar on the Greek island of Kos with her third husband, Nikos.

3. Who has appeared on television?

TEST C
Read the text and choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (1–4).

During the last ten years, Ameet has had ten different jobs: he has worked in the import-export business; he has been an estate agent, and now he has just started his own company which sells mobile phones - but he hasn't made a £l million yet.
Edward has moved to the United States, where he now works designing computer games. His most popular game Death Trap -has already sold over ten million copies, and has made him very rich! He isn't married, and in fact he's never had a girlfriend, and he still spends most of his time playing computer games in his bedroom.
Lucy is an actress and a part-time waitress. In the last few years, she's appeared in several plays and a couple of TV commercials but there's been no call from Hollywood yet!
Since leaving university with a brilliant degree, Kate has worked for Greenpeace and other similar organisations, first as a volunteer and now as a manager. She's just had her first baby.
In the last ten years, Hannah has been married three times; and has lived in Italy, Egypt, France and Australia. At present, she is running a small restaurant and bar on the Greek island of Kos with her third husband, Nikos.

4. Who worked for no money?

TEST C
Choose the correct word (a–c) to complete each phrase (5–8).

5. I’m looking _____ to seeing my friend next week.

TEST C
Choose the correct word (a–c) to complete each phrase (5–8).

6. She thinks all Spanish men look ____ Antonio Banderas!

TEST C
Choose the correct word (a–c) to complete each phrase (5–8).

7. Can you look ____ Bill’s address in your address book?

TEST C
Choose the correct word (a–c) to complete each phrase (5–8).

8. I’m looking ____ my coat. Have you seen it?

TEST C
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

9. Your letter begins ‘Dear Sir’, what do you write above your signature?

TEST C
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

10. Where exactly is New York?

TEST C
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

11. You walk into a shop. What does the shop assistant say to you?

TEST C
Choose the best answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

12. Your restaurant bill says ‘service not included’. What should you do?

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

13. The Roxy Cinema closed seven years _____.

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

14. You ____ park your car on the pavement.

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

15. My hair is _______ than my sister’s.

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

16. She’s been in India ______ 1999.

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

17. How long __________ a student?

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

18. Yes, I’ll come to the party but I _____ arrive late.

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

19. Stop _____ lazy. Go out and dig the garden!

TEST C
Choose the correct word or phrase (a–c) to complete each sentence (13–20).

20. She said that she _____ never seen him before.

TEST D
Read this text and choose the best answer (a-c) for each question (1-4)

Pizza has a long history. The ancient Greeks first had the idea of putting vegetables on large flat pieces of bread, and ‘pizza ovens’ have been found in the ruins of Roman cities. But for centuries one vital ingredient was missing - the first tomatoes were not brought to Europe until the sixteenth century, from South America. It was the nineteenth century before Rafaele Esposito, a baker from Naples, began to sell the first modern pizzas. He was asked to bake a special pizza for a visit by the Italian King and Queen in 1889, and so the first pizza Margarita was created, named after the Queen.
Pizza became a favourite dish in Italy, but it was after the Second World War, when thousands of American soldiers went home from Europe, that pizza really became an international dish. Soon there were pizzerias all over the USA, and American chains like Pizza Hut spread the idea around the world. Today the average American eats over ten kilogrammes of pizza a year, and the world's largest pizza (measuring thirty metres across) was baked not in Italy, but in Havana, Cuba!

1. Where were the first pizzas made?

TEST D
Read this text and choose the best answer (a-c) for each question (1-4)

Pizza has a long history. The ancient Greeks first had the idea of putting vegetables on large flat pieces of bread, and ‘pizza ovens’ have been found in the ruins of Roman cities. But for centuries one vital ingredient was missing - the first tomatoes were not brought to Europe until the sixteenth century, from South America. It was the nineteenth century before Rafaele Esposito, a baker from Naples, began to sell the first modern pizzas. He was asked to bake a special pizza for a visit by the Italian King and Queen in 1889, and so the first pizza Margarita was created, named after the Queen.
Pizza became a favourite dish in Italy, but it was after the Second World War, when thousands of American soldiers went home from Europe, that pizza really became an international dish. Soon there were pizzerias all over the USA, and American chains like Pizza Hut spread the idea around the world. Today the average American eats over ten kilogrammes of pizza a year, and the world's largest pizza (measuring thirty metres across) was baked not in Italy, but in Havana, Cuba!

2. When did the first tomatoes arrive in Europe?

TEST D
Read this text and choose the best answer (a-c) for each question (1-4)

Pizza has a long history. The ancient Greeks first had the idea of putting vegetables on large flat pieces of bread, and ‘pizza ovens’ have been found in the ruins of Roman cities. But for centuries one vital ingredient was missing - the first tomatoes were not brought to Europe until the sixteenth century, from South America. It was the nineteenth century before Rafaele Esposito, a baker from Naples, began to sell the first modern pizzas. He was asked to bake a special pizza for a visit by the Italian King and Queen in 1889, and so the first pizza Margarita was created, named after the Queen.
Pizza became a favourite dish in Italy, but it was after the Second World War, when thousands of American soldiers went home from Europe, that pizza really became an international dish. Soon there were pizzerias all over the USA, and American chains like Pizza Hut spread the idea around the world. Today the average American eats over ten kilogrammes of pizza a year, and the world's largest pizza (measuring thirty metres across) was baked not in Italy, but in Havana, Cuba!

3. Who created the first Pizza Margarita?

TEST D
Read this text and choose the best answer (a-c) for each question (1-4)

Pizza has a long history. The ancient Greeks first had the idea of putting vegetables on large flat pieces of bread, and ‘pizza ovens’ have been found in the ruins of Roman cities. But for centuries one vital ingredient was missing - the first tomatoes were not brought to Europe until the sixteenth century, from South America. It was the nineteenth century before Rafaele Esposito, a baker from Naples, began to sell the first modern pizzas. He was asked to bake a special pizza for a visit by the Italian King and Queen in 1889, and so the first pizza Margarita was created, named after the Queen.
Pizza became a favourite dish in Italy, but it was after the Second World War, when thousands of American soldiers went home from Europe, that pizza really became an international dish. Soon there were pizzerias all over the USA, and American chains like Pizza Hut spread the idea around the world. Today the average American eats over ten kilogrammes of pizza a year, and the world's largest pizza (measuring thirty metres across) was baked not in Italy, but in Havana, Cuba!

4 When did pizza become an international dish?

TEST D
Mark the word (a–c) which has the same vowel sound as the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in each sentence (5–8).

5. I CAN’T read your handwriting.

TEST D
Mark the word (a–c) which has the same vowel sound as the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in each sentence (5–8).

6. She OUGHT to stay at home and study.

TEST D
Mark the word (a–c) which has the same vowel sound as the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in each sentence (5–8).

7. I’m studying LAW at university.

TEST D
Mark the word (a–c) which has the same vowel sound as the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in each sentence (5–8).

8. Have you READ Tolstoy’s War and Peace?

TEST D
Choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

9. Which is the normal way to write an address on an envelope in Britain?

TEST D
Choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

10. What should Peter Thomas say when he answers the telephone?

TEST D
Choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

11. How would you recommend that someone should visit the Grand Canyon?

TEST D
Choose the correct answer (a–c) for each question (9–12).

12. You want to borrow a dictionary from a friend. What do you say?

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

13. I haven’t seen her _______ four days.

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

14. Don’t forget _________ your umbrella. It might rain!

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

15. Jill’s shorter ________ her brother.

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

16. I remember _________ delicious fruit in Brazil.

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

17. It was raining when I __________.

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

18. She _________ four more detective stories before she died.

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

19. I won’t come to see you if the weather ____ bad.

TEST D
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete these sentences

20. They weren’t allowed ___________ the military base.

TEST E
Read the text. Choose the correct answer (a-c) for the questions 1-4.

Rather than investing in expensive scientific equipment to predict earthquakes, perhaps scientists should spend more time watching their pets.
Many scientists now believe that the behaviour of certain animals could help them to predict certain natural disasters. For example, Chinese scientists in the 1970s thought that reports of farm animals running round in circles might indicate an impending disaster. They decided to evacuate the city of Haichin, which shortly afterwards was hit by a huge earthquake. Thousands of lives were probably saved as a result.
Japanese scientists have also discovered that catfish become livelier several days before moderately strong earthquakes. Many scientists now accept that this can't be pure coincidence; they believe that the explanation may be linked to slight changes in the Earth's magnetic field. Although human beings can't perceive such changes, it is thought that the sensitive nervous systems of some animals must be affected by them. Now scientists must discover exactly which animals are affected in this way, so that more lives can be saved in the future.

1. What is the article about?

TEST E
Read the text. Choose the correct answer (a-c) for the questions 1-4.

Rather than investing in expensive scientific equipment to predict earthquakes, perhaps scientists should spend more time watching their pets.
Many scientists now believe that the behaviour of certain animals could help them to predict certain natural disasters. For example, Chinese scientists in the 1970s thought that reports of farm animals running round in circles might indicate an impending disaster. They decided to evacuate the city of Haichin, which shortly afterwards was hit by a huge earthquake. Thousands of lives were probably saved as a result.
Japanese scientists have also discovered that catfish become livelier several days before moderately strong earthquakes. Many scientists now accept that this can't be pure coincidence; they believe that the explanation may be linked to slight changes in the Earth's magnetic field. Although human beings can't perceive such changes, it is thought that the sensitive nervous systems of some animals must be affected by them. Now scientists must discover exactly which animals are affected in this way, so that more lives can be saved in the future.

2. How did Chinese scientists save thousands of lives in Haichin?

TEST E
Read the text. Choose the correct answer (a-c) for the questions 1-4.

Rather than investing in expensive scientific equipment to predict earthquakes, perhaps scientists should spend more time watching their pets.
Many scientists now believe that the behaviour of certain animals could help them to predict certain natural disasters. For example, Chinese scientists in the 1970s thought that reports of farm animals running round in circles might indicate an impending disaster. They decided to evacuate the city of Haichin, which shortly afterwards was hit by a huge earthquake. Thousands of lives were probably saved as a result.
Japanese scientists have also discovered that catfish become livelier several days before moderately strong earthquakes. Many scientists now accept that this can't be pure coincidence; they believe that the explanation may be linked to slight changes in the Earth's magnetic field. Although human beings can't perceive such changes, it is thought that the sensitive nervous systems of some animals must be affected by them. Now scientists must discover exactly which animals are affected in this way, so that more lives can be saved in the future.

3. What have Japanese scientists studied?

TEST E
Read the text. Choose the correct answer (a-c) for the questions 1-4.

Rather than investing in expensive scientific equipment to predict earthquakes, perhaps scientists should spend more time watching their pets.
Many scientists now believe that the behaviour of certain animals could help them to predict certain natural disasters. For example, Chinese scientists in the 1970s thought that reports of farm animals running round in circles might indicate an impending disaster. They decided to evacuate the city of Haichin, which shortly afterwards was hit by a huge earthquake. Thousands of lives were probably saved as a result.
Japanese scientists have also discovered that catfish become livelier several days before moderately strong earthquakes. Many scientists now accept that this can't be pure coincidence; they believe that the explanation may be linked to slight changes in the Earth's magnetic field. Although human beings can't perceive such changes, it is thought that the sensitive nervous systems of some animals must be affected by them. Now scientists must discover exactly which animals are affected in this way, so that more lives can be saved in the future.

4. What do many scientists now believe?

TEST E
Choose the correct preposition (a–c) to complete each sentence (5–8).

5. The car stopped because I had run ____ of petrol.

TEST E
Choose the correct preposition (a–c) to complete each sentence (5–8).

6. She apologised ______ being late.

TEST E
Choose the correct preposition (a–c) to complete each sentence (5–8).

7. She has brought ______ a family of five healthy children.

TEST E
Choose the correct preposition (a–c) to complete each sentence (5–8).

8. If you don’t understand, ask your teacher to go ________ it again with you.

TEST E
Select the most suitable sympathetic response (a–c) to each utterance (9–12)

9. My son is having an operation in hospital today.

TEST E
Select the most suitable sympathetic response (a–c) to each utterance (9–12)

10. That wasp is really annoying me!

TEST E
Select the most suitable sympathetic response (a–c) to each utterance (9–12)

11. My girlfriend said she didn’t like my moustache!

TEST E
Select the most suitable sympathetic response (a–c) to each utterance (9–12)

12. I’ve been waiting for my bus for 15 minutes!

TEST E
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete the sentences.

13. I’ll phone you ____________I get home.

TEST E
Choose the correct words (a-c) to complete the sentences.

14. ____________ is very difficult in Cambridge.

TEST E
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15. The criminals had escaped before the police ___________.

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16. 5% more girls than boys ____________ in September 2005.

TEST E
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17. She accused me ____________ an affair with another woman.

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18. What prevents him from being a good speaker, is his _____________.

TEST E
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19. “Sorry I’m late.” She ___________ for being late.

TEST E
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20. “I think the government has made a very wise decision.”