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Use of English: Grammar /5

1 Identify the conditional. Match
1-5 with A-E.
3 Complete the second sentence
1 zero conditional so that it has a similar meaning
2 first conditional to the first sentence using the
3 second conditional word given.
4 third conditional
5 mixed conditional 1 The decorator will paint your
room, but only if you pay him the
A If researchers had continued their full amount next week.
investigation, there would be PROVIDED
more information about the side The decorator ___________ you
effects. pay him the full amount next
B If they studied for the exam, they week.
would be prepared.
C If people insist on travelling by 2 If she doesnt pay her rent, she
car to work the levels of CO2 will will be evicted from her house.
continue to increase. UNLESS
D If I go to bed early I wake up She will be evicted ___________
refreshed and relaxed. her rent.
E If I had taken two extra
photocopies, I would have had 3 What a shame the police couldnt
enough for the whole class. find the stolen car.
ONLY
/5 If ___________ the stolen car.

2 Complete the gaps with the 4 The bank has offered to increase
correct form of the verb. her overdraft because she may
need some extra cash.
1 Robert knew that if he had CASE
invested on the stock market last The bank has offered to increase
month, he ___________ (be) a rich her ___________ some extra cash.
man right now!
2 If the scientists go ahead with 5 Ill go to the concert this evening
their presentation on Friday, they but only if you pay for my ticket.
___________ (give) us the results LONG
of their latest research. Ill go to the concert this evening
3 If the researchers had calculated ___________ for my ticket.
their costs more efficiently, they
___________ (not/run out) of money.
4 The doctors told Lucy that if her /5
mother took the medication, she
___________(feel) a lot better.
5 It is a well known fact that if you
eat a large quantity of junk food,
you typically___________ (gain)
weight.

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Use of English: Vocabulary 3 His argument has come under

____________ by many researchers
4 Complete the sentence with the as it clearly lacks any empirical
correct words. You are given evidence.
two letters that make up either 4 In todays meeting, the presenter
a compound noun or a ____________ the real issue, as he
compound adjective. only commented on how to
overcome global warming and
1 People that work in the field of
not the actual causes.
i___t___ tend to spend time 5 Some pupils have to be removed
configuring and maintaining from ____________ education
technology systems. because of the disruption they
2 The machine had b___d___ which
cause other students.
undoubtedly meant they were
unable to complete their
experiments.
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3 Nowadays, it is believed that the
average l___ s___ of a human 6 Choose the best word to match
each definition.
being is 80 years.
4 He went to a w___e___ university
Cryogenics
in London to complete a Masters Cybernetics
programme in biochemistry. Genetic engineering
5 When asked about their research, Information technology
the chemists stated that a Nuclear engineering
b___t___ was doubtful given the
circumstances. 1 ____________is the scientific study
of very low temperatures and
/5 how they are used to preserve
dead bodies.
2 ____________ is the study of
5 Choose the correct word in the
correct form to complete the technology and how it is used to
sentences. make replicas of living
organisms.
circumvent 3 ____________ is the study of
document computers and electronic
mainstream systems and how they store and
sceptical use information.
scrutiny 4 ____________ is the study of the
usage of nuclear power.
1 We hired a video camera and a
5 ____________ is the science of
cameraman ____________ our
combining genes with living
journey through the jungle.
organisms, with the aim of
2 She was feeling ____________
making them more suitable for a
about the promotion. She was
particular purpose.
unsure it was the right decision.

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Reading The procedure of designing your

unborn babys gender is
7 You are going to read an article
straightforward. All that is needed is
from a newspaper. For
the consent of both parents, a
Questions 1-5, choose the
nominal fee of approximately 1500
correct answer A, B, C or D.
and a couple of hours. One thing to
bear in mind in the US,
Design your baby
nevertheless, is that they do not
We live in a world where we have
accept couples who are trying to
access to our hearts desires. If we
determine the gender of their first
wish for the finest tea from India or
unborn child. They insist the parents
the purest silk from Thailand, all we
already have one child before they
have to do is shop around or, easier
can determine the sex of the
still, find it on the internet. In
second.
todays consumer society,
everything and anything is
The procedure started with a view to
accessible. If it isnt, then people get
aid parents that had inherited
angry and they want to know why.
gender-related medical problems.
Years ago, when buying a car, for
Families who knew that the women
example, people used to go to the
in the family always contracted life-
car show room and enquire about
threatening diseases were given the
the engine and about how it worked.
option to visit the US clinic. The
In todays world, we ask
clinic gave hope to those families
considerably more questions and
that had thought they would never
find out about how we can design
have children, due to the potential
our own cars. We choose the colour
dangers. What started as an
and effect, the material of the seats,
experiment had such a high success
the gadgets we want inside and
rate that other parents started to
much much more. We are obsessed
enquire about it for their own
with options and designing our own
egotistical reasons. Ive always
belongings. So much so that parents
wanted a girl....so cute! one
now have the desire to design their
mother claimed. Another mum said,
own children.
Ive got two boys and all I need is
one girl to make my family
In the US, a hospital clinic has now
complete. Suddenly parents
successfully enabled hundreds of
wanted to choose the gender of
couples to choose the sex of their
their unborn children like they would
unborn children. Although this
choose sweets in a sweet shop.
number is not huge for a country so
vast, it is expected that it will
With the rapid development of
quickly rise, as parents become
science and with new research
aware of the success rate and the
being carried out, there have been
relatively low cost associated with
talks of the next step. Scientists
the process. In the UK, a number of
have already predicted that in the
clinics exist which also offer this
next few years parents are going to
relatively new phenomenon, but
be able to further design their
success rates in this country are
unborn children. They will have the
considerably lower than those found
ability to enhance intelligence levels
in the US.

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and develop personalities. But is 3 What does the US insist on for

this going too far? the gender designing procedure?
A The parents have inherited
Many humanitarian organisations gender-related medical issues.
are completely against the concept B The parents agree on the sex of
of designing babies. They see the the unborn child.
process as discriminatory, inhumane C The parents have sufficient
and appalling. There are also many money and that both parents
dangers connected with scientists give their consent.
playing with genes. There was an D There is already one child in the
experiment carried out on mice family.
some years ago which had the aim
of re-engineering the mices 4 According to the writer, why are
intelligence. Although the parents without inherited gender-
experiment worked, the mice related medical problems
suffered considerable side-effects. interested in the procedure?
A They want to feed their selfish
It is clear that people in todays interests.
society always want more. To date, B They think girls are cuter than
they can choose the sex of their boys.
unborn child and it is certain that in C They usually find it difficult to
the future other genes will be able have girls.
to be tampered with, meaning D They think children are as nice as
inevitably more choices to be made. sweets in a confectionery shop.
How close we are to this, is
however, unknown. 5 What happened when the
scientists carried out an
1 The writers overall view of experiment on mice?
people in todays society is A The intelligence of the mice was
A they buy everything they want enhanced without any
online. consequences.
B they always want more and they B There was a negative effect on
ultimately get what they want. the mice.
C they are obsessed with cars and C The experiment went exactly to
designing them. plan.
D they are getting increasingly D Scientists realised they could not
more aggressive. use the drug on humans.

2 What does the writer imply by /5

saying Although this number is
not huge for a country so vast?
A The quantity is high for such a
small country.
B We would expect triple this
number.
C The number is relatively low
considering the size of the
country.
D We would expect to see less.

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somehow able to
protect the coral
against (2)__________.

Next Discover compound

step and start testing.

Testing to be carried
out on (3)__________.

Predictio Within the

n of (4)__________
when the
pill will
be
available

Future To be carried out on

research crops.

If research successful,
will grant developing
countries access to
(5)__________food
sources all year
round.
Listening
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8 You are going to hear
an interview with a British
scientist. Complete 1-5 in the
fact sheet below. Use no more
than three words in each gap. Writing
Fact sheet for Dr Wilkinsons 9 In the future, drugs will be
research available which prolong lives. Some
people believe we should be able to
Purpose To protect human take these drugs as they will give us
of the (1)__________ and the ability to live longer, meaning
new pill __________ from the we have more time to spend with
sun our family and friends. Others are of
the opinion that we shouldn't take
Current Examining how algae these drugs as they will create a
research pass a compound to serious imbalance in our society.
coral which the coral
in turn modifies. Write an essay (200-250 words)
to discuss both of these
The modified viewpoints and then give your
compound is own opinion. Don't forget to

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