Read the text again and choose the correct answers

1 Paula says that

a her life is like it always was.

b her life has changed a great deal.

c she likes to travel occasionally.

d she has homes in several cities.

2 Sam is

a from London.

b unemployed.

c the only person working in his family.

d as worried about money as his father was.

3 Christine says that

a her life in London is quite similar to her life in New York.

b she does many things differently now.

c she is not surprised how her career turned out.

d she’s used to everything about living in London.

4 According to Amir,

a there was more intolerance in the past than today.

b there were things about his religion that people objected to.

c he travelled a lot as a child.

d there are still many problems with tolerance in the UK.

The four speakers

a are all immigrants to London.

b all feel their life today is better than before.

c are all working full-time.

d all mention their school days.

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LISTENING SKILLS

1 CD Track 7 Listen to the radio phone-in show about newspapers. Match opinions A – G to callers 1 – 5. There are two extra opinions that you do not need.

1 Sally c

2 Darren c

3 Rob c

4 John c

5 Jane c

A I like to pick and choose what to read from different sources.

B I read newspapers from the first to the last page.

C I read things that make me feel good.

D Less competition would mean better quality.

E People can buy the paper that matches their interests.

F I always read the same newspaper.

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G People can read their paper in any way they want.

CD Track 7 Listen again. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or is there no information (NI)?

1 Sally thinks newspapers don’t have enough intelligent stories. c

2 Darren doesn’t like the newspapers he reads. c

3 Rob reads different papers every day. c

4 John is very interested in politics. c

5 Jane uses newspapers in a practical way and not just for fun. c

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COMMUNICATION

Choose the correct answers.

Anybody / Nobody / Somebody looks very happy in the picture as far as I can see.

1 Any / None / Whole of the groups are satisfied with the decision.

2 The last idea, in / on / for contrast, has been very popular.

3 I’m afraid I can see several slips / pitfalls / crashes with this suggestion.

4 I don’t think we’re getting very far / long / fast with this, are we?

5 Let’s put / keep / leave that for now and come back to it later, shall we?

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TOTAL

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