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Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Part I → GRAMMAR
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Part I → GRAMMAR
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Part I → GRAMMAR
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
Look at the following text. Decide which word needs to be filled into the gaps (1 – 12) to make the sentences grammatically correct.
The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app (1) ____ is taking the world by storm. The next big thing and new Internet sensation is an augmented (2) ____ game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in (3) ____ to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to (4) ____ Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn’t even been launched (5) ____ yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending (6) ____ as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat.
Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social (7) ____. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to (8) ____ millions of smartphones. Other criminals have used the game to (9) ____ unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location (10) ____ GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: “Don’t go walking around neighbourhoods late at night for your Pokemon (11) ____. If you can, collect Pokemon in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady (12) ____ at two a.m.”
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
13. I can’t believe that you wrote a seven-page proposal in one day. That ________________.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
14. I know a lot about Microsoft Excel. If you ___________________.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
15. One of my coworkers gave me some good advice. She suggested ___________________.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
16. I stopped ________________________.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
17. __________ I work on this all day, I’ll never finish on time.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
18. My team will definitely have the work done on time. ____________________.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
19. If I were you __________________________________.
For questions 13 to 20, please select the correct answer.
20. My previous boss always insisted _______________. He didn’t tolerate people arriving late.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
21. The airline in the article is Europe’s biggest low-cost carrier.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
22. The airline employs almost 42,000 pilots.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
23. The airline offered a salary increase of up to $14,000.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
24. The airline provides pilots with uniforms free of charge.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
25. The airline made a mistake with its pilots’ holiday schedule.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
26. Over 700,000 passengers have been affected by flight cancellations.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
27. The article said pedals on aeroplanes weren’t put back.
Text 1: Read the text and decide whether questions 21 – 28 are true or false.
The boss of Europe’s biggest low-cost airline has promised to increase the pay and working conditions of pilots to stop them leaving the company. Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, made a personal pledge to the budget carrier’s 4,200 pilots to address concerns that pilots are dissatisfied and want to quit the company. Pilots have been offered salary increases of up to $11,700 and loyalty bonuses of $14,000. A long-serving pilot told the BBC this was, “too little, too late.” He said: “There is a lack of basic benefits [for pilots] – no free bottles of water, coffee or tea and no crew meals.” He said pilots also had to buy their own uniform.
He added: “People have just had enough of the toxic atmosphere.” Mr O’Leary is attempting to repair the damage done to Ryanair’s reputation after a scheduling error with pilot holidays. The costly mistake meant more than 20,000 flights have been cancelled recently because of a lack of available pilots. This has affected over 700,000 passengers. An industry analyst said the airline made this costly error, “by initially disrespecting the skill set of pilots”. He added: “In a rare move, [Ryanair] is being forced to backpedal, apologize and meet [pilots’] pay demands.” O’Leary is confident that pilots will stay. He said: “I urge you to stay with Ryanair for a brighter, better future for you and your family.” He added: “We are a very secure employer in a very insecure industry.”
28. The article said pedals on aeroplanes weren’t put back.
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
29. How old is the entrepreneur?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
30. What did the man see that made him decide to start his business?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
31. When did the man start his company?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
32. What is the name of the industry the man is in?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
33. How much air can you buy for $115?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
34. Where in Britain was the entrepreneur born?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
35. Where does the entrepreneur live now?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
36. Who can be fussy about the kind of air they buy?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
37. What does the man sometimes have to go to the top of to get air?
Text 2: Read the text and answer questions 29 to 38.
An English entrepreneur has started a booming business from selling bottled, British countryside air to Chinese consumers. Leo De Watts, 27, struck upon the idea of selling air to China after seeing news footage of pollution and smog in Chinese cities. He guessed there was a market for cleaner air. De Watts launched his company last year in the somewhat imaginatively named industry of “air farming”. His team “harvests” air in bottles from various locations across Britain and ships it to China. Even though the air is cheap to collect, De Watts puts a hefty price on his products.
Chinese lovers of British air have to pay around $115 for a 580 ml bottle of the fresh stuff. De Watts was born in the British countryside and said he appreciates the quality of the air in rural Britain. He now lives in Hong Kong where he sells his fresh air at local street markets. A lot of his merchandise is sold in Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, where pollution can be particularly bad. He said his Chinese customers can be quite fussy about exactly what kind of air they buy. He explained in a promotional video that: “Quite often, a lot of our orders are bespoke. We have clients who request very particular circumstances for their air. Sometimes we’ll be at the top of a mountain, and other times at the bottom of a valley.” He added: “There’s really a market for this. We’ve just started.”
38. What does the man sometimes have to go to the bottom of to get air?
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Listen to an interview recording about how computer science has changed the way people think and answer questions 39 – 45.
39. Ann believes that computer science is basically…
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Listen to an interview recording about how computer science has changed the way people think and answer questions 39 – 45.
40. Emily is convinced that computer science gives people…
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Listen to an interview recording about how computer science has changed the way people think and answer questions 39 – 45.
41. Bella thinks that…
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Listen to an interview recording about how computer science has changed the way people think and answer questions 39 – 45.
42. Zavain thinks
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43. Justin fell in love with his profession after writing codes for
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Listen to an interview recording about how computer science has changed the way people think and answer questions 39 – 45.
44. Brina says that
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Listen to an interview recording about how computer science has changed the way people think and answer questions 39 – 45.
45. BHow do you understand Ann’s phrase “the sky is the limit” for computer science to solve problems?
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Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
h1>Part 4 → READING
Put these words into the spaces (46 – 53) in the paragraph below.
Convenience stores provide many of us with a (46) ____________ place to pop into 24 hours a day to buy things we have forgotten or didn’t have time to get from other stores. They also (47) ____________ part-time jobs for thousands of people. A new report from Japan suggests that some convenience stores are not so (48) ____________ for their workers. The report, from Japan’s (49) ____________ broadcaster NHK, says overbearing and unrealistic sales quotas are being (50) ____________ on many part-time workers. Labor rights experts are calling on store bosses to stop what they deem to be an exploitative (51) ____________. There are reports of workers having hundreds of dollars (52) ____________ from their salaries and having to buy unsold stock for failing to (53) ____________ the quotas.
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
54. In a meeting, your boss asks for ‘a show of hands’. What must you do?
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
55. ‘This is Ken’ is used when:
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
56. IIn a meeting, you hear someone say ‘let’s wrap this up.’ What do they mean?
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
57. To ‘take the minutes’ in a business meeting means:?
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
58. What does ‘I dropped the ball’ mean?
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
59. IWhich type of product is intangible?
Here are some typical business phrases. In questions 54 – 60, select the correct meaning.
60 What does ‘We don’t see eye to eye’ mean?