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Exercise 1. Complete the following sentences with who/which/where/whose. Also add the commas where they are necessary.

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1. Ive just bought a new gadget _____________ tells you when you need to buy more milk. 2. My new dress _________ my boyfriend hated cost 100. 3. The park _________ we often played football has been redeveloped. 4. There is the park __________ we played as children. 5. This computer __________ has the latest software cost me a fortune. 6. She is the person _________ makes all the calls. 7. The woman ____________ dog was stolen was interviewed on TV. 8. That is the shop ______________ I used to buy my clothes when I was younger. 9. The man ______________ spoke to him at the conference was the director. 10. That is the teacher ___________ helped me with my English. Exercise 2. Match the words to their definitions. /10 a. homesick 1. noun of choose b. windscreen 2. a place where you buy and sell shares c. choice 3. round wooden object used to keep wine in it or to carry liquid d. skull 4. help infants to be born e. stock exchange 5. feeling sad because you are in a foreign country f. explode 6. a person who robs you on the streets g. barrel 7. blow up h. mugger 8. hard i. deliver babies 9. the window of the car j. tough 10. the bone in your head a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or negative form of used to and the verbs in brackets. /5 1 He _____________________________ (eat) meat but now hes a vegetarian. 2 She _____________________________ (be) thin, but now she is. 3 They ___________________________ (live) in the city, but theyve moved to the country. 4 We ____________________________ (study) French but we dont anymore. 5 I _____________________________ (exercise) regularly but now I jog every day. Exercise 4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. finish interview buy eat check /5

1 Dave ___________________ a new employee when I arrived at work this morning. 2 After I _________________________ the post I replied to some e-mails. 3 My secretary went out at 11.00 a.m. and _____________________ us some cakes. 4 The phone rang while I _____________________ one of the cakes! 5 I phoned back when I _______________________ the cake! Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the suitable word from the readings. /8 1. Poppy Day is on _____________________ 2. Some people choose to wear white poppies because they think that white symbolises _____________. 3. On Dougs name ________ the nurse wrote Unknown White Male. 4. The hospital authorities would now _______________ Doug until he had been identified.

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5. If you walk into a factory or a ________________ anywhere in Britain you are likely to hear not just English. 6. Many are highly ___________________; the stereotypical image of an un_______ workers from new Europe is not accurate. 7. I really care about the women I ____________ __________ (phrasal verb), says David Cunningham the male midwife. 8. You need patience and intelligence to work out the problem, which makes the car mechanic job more _______________ for women than for men. Exercise 5. /8

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with the suitable past forms of the verbs in brackets.

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Exercise 7. Read the text and answer the questions. THE WORKPLACE

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The workplace is changing. Gone is the traditional office and gone too are the traditional office hours. We are no longer tied to a desk from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00pm with a couple of coffee breaks and an hour for lunch. Technology has revolutionised our working lives in many different ways. One of the greatest changes that we can see happening today is related to where we do our work. The daily commute to and from the office will soon be a thing of the past for many of us. Technology allows us to work wherever we wish because of the increased ability to communicate via the Internet and send our work round the world in seconds. More and more people are taking advantage of this freedom and working from home. One significant effect of this trend is that people are having to develop their self-discipline and time management skills. And perhaps the greatest danger is that the workforce will become increasingly isolated, and some people will see no one from one day to the next. From a practical point of view, however, the way we organise our days is becoming more flexible and companies

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can cut office expenditure. Only time will tell whether the benefits of working from home make it worthwhile or not. 1. What things are different in the working conditions? (2)

2. What made working from home possible?

3. What are the developing skills for most of us? (2)

4. What are the threats of working from home? (2)

Exercise 8. Explain the words. 1. negotiable: 2. flexible: 3. in charge of something: 4. part-time: 5. embarrassed:

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Exercise 9. Write a letter of application to the following job advert (tourist guide). Include the following information: advert why you are right for the job your qualifications and/or relevant experience your personal qualities your availability for an interview

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the job you are applying for and where you saw the

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TEST B NAME

14. October 2013.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the suitable word from the readings. /8 1. Poppy Day is on _____________________ 2. Some people choose to wear white poppies because they think that white symbolises _____________. 3. On Dougs name ________ the nurse wrote Unknown White Male. 4. The hospital authorities would now _______________ Doug until he had been identified. 5. If you walk into a factory or a ________________ anywhere in Britain you are likely to hear not just English. 6. Many are highly ___________________; the stereotypical image of an un_______ workers from new Europe is not accurate. 7. I really care about the women I ____________ __________ (phrasal verb), says David Cunningham the male midwife. 8. You need patience and intelligence to work out the problem, which makes the car mechanic job more _______________ for women than for men. Exercise 2. /8

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. finish interview buy eat check 1 Dave ___________________ a new employee when I arrived at work this morning. 2 After I _________________________ the post I replied to some e-mails. 3 My secretary went out at 11.00 a.m. and _____________________ us some cakes. 4 The phone rang while I _____________________ one of the cakes! 5 I phoned back when I _______________________ the cake! Exercise 4. Explain the words. 1. embarrassed: 2. negotiable: 3. part-time: 4. flexible: 5. in charge of something: /5 /5

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Exercise 5. Complete the following sentences with who/which/where/whose. Also add the commas where they are necessary.

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1. This computer __________ has the latest software cost me a fortune. 2. My new dress _________ my boyfriend hated cost 100. 3. That is the teacher ___________ helped me with my English. 4. The park _________ we often played football has been redeveloped. 5. There is the park __________ we played as children. 6. Ive just bought a new gadget _____________ tells you when you need to buy more milk. 7. The woman ____________ dog was stolen was interviewed on TV. 8. That is the shop ______________ I used to buy my clothes when I was younger. 9. The man ______________ spoke to him at the conference was the director. 10. She is the person _________ makes all the calls. Exercise 6. Read the text and answer the questions. /7 THE WORKPLACE The workplace is changing. Gone is the traditional office and gone too are the traditional office hours. We are no longer tied to a desk from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00pm with a couple of coffee breaks and an hour for lunch. Technology has revolutionised our working lives in many different ways. One of the greatest changes that we can see happening today is related to where we do our work. The daily commute to and from the office will soon be a thing of the past for many of us. Technology allows us to work wherever we wish because of the increased ability to communicate via the Internet and send our work round the world in seconds. More and more people are taking advantage of this freedom and working from home. One significant effect of this trend is that people are having to develop their self-discipline and time management skills. And perhaps the greatest danger is that the workforce will become increasingly isolated, and some people will see no one from one day to the next. From a practical point of view, however, the way we organise our days is becoming more flexible and companies can cut office expenditure. Only time will tell whether the benefits of working from home make it worthwhile or not. 1. What things are different in the working conditions nowadays? (2)

2. What made working from home possible?

3. What are the developing skills for most of us? (2)

4. What are the threats of working from home? (2)

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences with the suitable past forms of the verbs in brackets.

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TEST B NAME

14. October 2013.

Exercise 8. Match the words to their definitions. /10 a. barrel 1. noun of choose b. stock exchange 2. a place where you buy and sell shares c. choice 3. round wooden object used to keep wine in it or to carry liquid d. windscreen 4. help infants to be born e. mugger 5. feeling sad because you are in a foreign country f. explode 6. a person who robs you on the streets g. skull 7. blow up h. homesick 8. hard i. deliver babies 9. the window of the car j. tough 10. the bone in your head a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. /10

Exercise 9. Write a letter of application to the following job advert (tourist guide). Include the following information: advert why you are right for the job your qualifications and/or relevant experience your personal qualities your availability for an interview

the job you are applying for and where you saw the

TOTAL:

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