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Vocabulary
1 Complete the compound nouns.

a) Please put your card in the card _________ and key in your PIN.
b) My computer has speech _________ , but it can’t understand me!
c) Do you get good cellular _________ with your mobile network, or is it patchy?
d) Have you seen the remote _________ for the TV? I’ve lost it again.
e) You have to punch in the code using the key_________ in order to get into the building.
(5 points)

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. There
are two extra words.

go digital hype produce slick sold trash wow

a) He really _________ me with that presentation. It was fantastic!

b) Don’t believe all the _________ . This gadget is nothing special.
c) The packaging is very _________ , and the phone looks amazing.
d) I’m upset because they completely _________ my idea, and I thought it was brilliant.
e) To be honest, I’m not really _________ on this new digital camera. I prefer my old one.
(5 points)

3 Underline the correct word.

a) Because the article was defamatory, the Prince sued the newspaper for libel / arson /
embezzelment.
b) The defendant was returned a verdict / awarded damages / given a sentence of £400,000.
c) The barrister sentenced / accused / cross-examined the witness very aggressively.
d) The accused was sentenced to 300 hours’ community service / suspended sentence /
probation.
e) If you are arrested, you should phone your barrister / attorney / jury immediately.
(5 points)

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4 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box. There are two extra
phrases.

a law unto in trouble with the law law-abiding lawless lay down the law
take the law into your own hands word is law

a) I can’t believe Luke was arrrested. He’s seems like such a __________________ person.
b) Don’t disagree with mum! You know her __________________.
c) These children __________________ themselves. You can’t tell them what to do.
d) You can’t __________________ like that! Don’t tell me what to do!
e) Keith was often __________________ when he was young, and even did a spell in prison.
(5 points)

5 Replace the underlined words with the words in the box. There are two extra
words.

dawn dusk in the middle of the night last thing at night midnight noon the wee small hours

a) At sunrise, they awoke and tiptoed into the garden. __________

b) James woke up sometime during the night with a start. What was that noise? __________
c) At nightfall, the birds gather in the trees to roost. __________
d) I never forget to set my alarm just before I go to sleep. __________
e) It was far too hot to go out at midday, so they stayed in the hotel. __________
(5 points)

Grammar
6 Rewrite the short sentences as one complex sentence, starting with the words
given.

a) She ate the prawns. They’d been defrosting all day. She started to feel ill.
Having ______________________________________________________________
b) I turned off the lights. I closed the door. I left the house. I realised I’d left my keys inside.
Before I realised ______________________________________________________________
c) Some people don’t like flying. They say it’s stressful. They also say it’s expensive. I love it!
Although ______________________________________________________________
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7 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

almost certainly bound to could easily probably won’t should unlikely

a) It’s __________ that he’ll train as a pilot because he’s colour blind.
b) If we leave now, we __________ be able to get the six o’clock train with time to spare.
c) We __________ get lost in this city. It’s so hard to find our way around.
d) They __________ take their dog with them on holiday. They usually leave it with us.
e) In twenty years’ time, flying will __________ have become too expensive for many people.
f) I’m __________ forget something. I always do.
(6 points)

8 Rewrite the sentences, starting with the word given.

a) The explorers opened the hidden chamber.

The hidden ______________________________________________________________
b) They held up their torches and shone the beams of light into the dark passage.
Holding ______________________________________________________________
c) It was obvious that someone had got there before them.
What was ______________________________________________________________
d) Luckily, it seemed that nothing had been taken from the tomb.
The lucky thing ______________________________________________________________
e) They gasped as they caught their first glimpse of the riches within.
When ______________________________________________________________
(5 points)

9 Complete the sentences with must / may / can’t / should / wouldn’t.

a) Look. The window’s open. We __________ have forgotten to shut it on our way out.
b) You __________ have phoned them to say we were going to be late. Now they’ll be
wondering where we are.
c) It __________ have been easy to park in that space. It looks like they made several attempts.
d) We __________ well have missed our chance to get tickets for that play. It seems they’re all
sold out.
e) Leslie __________ have eaten all the biscuits. I don’t think he’s that greedy. I think it was
Sue!
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10 Underline the correct words.

a) We totally missed the turning, despite / even though it was signposted very clearly.
b) Despite / Even so having already seen the film, they went to see it again.
c) Jenny had been looking forward to the date. In spite of / However, it was not to turn out the
way she expected.
d) In spite of / Try as I might the bad weather, we had a great day out.
e) Try as I might / Even though, I couldn’t persuade Ken to drive me to the airport.
f) We queued for hours to get a ticket, in spite of / even so we didn’t manage to get one.
(6 points)

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