1 Paula
a works on a small farm.
b feels different about home than her parents.
c went abroad as a teenager.
d travels every weekend.
2 Sam says that
a his father is angry with him.
b his father is more relaxed than he is.
c his father has a lot of problems.
d his financial situation is worse than his father’s.
3 Christine says that
a she has the same job in London as in New York.
b she was a good pupil at school.
c she spends her free time the same way in London as in New York.
d she uses her bike to travel everywhere.
4 Amir was born in
a India.
b Pakistan.
c France.
d England.
5 All the speakers
a are not married.
b mention their parents.
c have full-time jobs.
d think things are better now.
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LISTENING SKILLS
1 Sally c
2 Darren c
3 Rob c
4 John c
5 Jane c
A I just choose stories to read from various newspapers.
B I read newspapers from the first to the last page.
C I don’t want to read things that make me feel bad.
D Too much competition makes the quality lower.
E Everybody can find a paper to suit them.
F I always read the same newspaper.
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G I use my paper to check the sports results.
CD Track 7 Listen again. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or is there no information (NI)?
1 Sally thinks newspapers are more interested in adverts than news. c
2 Darren thinks having too many papers is a problem. c
3 Rob only reads the newspaper he likes best. c
4 John is interested in politics. c
5 The newspapers that Jane reads influence how she looks. 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 When I was a child, women rarely went out to work though / in spite of / whereas today it is quite common.
2 The trouble / error / failure is that we don’t know how much time we will have, so it’s hard to say what will happen.
3 I’ve just felt / realised / believed that there’s a problem here.
4 Don’t worry, we’ll get round / under / by that problem somehow.
5 Coming / Stepping / Moving on, the next point is number six on the agenda.
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