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2  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Intermediate

GRAMMAR 3 Underline the correct word or phrase.

1 Complete the time expressions with for or since. Example: You’ve been working / worked hard for
months – you need a holiday.
Example: for many years
1 I’ve had / been having the same bank account since I
1 ____ Monday was a student.
2 ____ the lecture began 2 How long have you been saving up / do you save up for
3 ____ a really long time a car?
4 ____ a couple of weeks 3 Don’t worry. She hasn’t been crying / cried – she’s got
5 ____ we met at school a cold.
6 ____ 2007 4 I’ve known / been knowing him for years.
6 5 She’s been planning / planned her visit to Peru for
years.
2 Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in brackets 6 He’s learning / been learning English for three years
in the present perfect simple or the past simple. now.
Example: I’ve been to Beijing, but I’ve never been (not / 7 I’ve disliked / been disliking mushrooms since I was a
go) to Shanghai. child.
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Vicky How long 1 ________ (you / know) Chris?
Leo Well, we 2 ________ (meet) in 2006 and we’ve Grammar total 20
been good friends ever since.
Doctor What seems to be the problem? VOCABULARY
Jim I 3 ________ (fall) over playing basketball. I
4 Write the synonym.
think I 4 ________ (break) this finger.
Example: very tasty  delicious
Anne 5
________ (you / remember) to pay that
money into the bank? 1 very frightened ________
Jo Yes, it went in this morning. 2 very ________ starving
Brian 6
________ (you / ever / borrow) anyone’s car? 3 very dirty ________
Paul Yes, I borrowed my sister’s and I had an 4 very ________ freezing
accident! 5 very funny ________
Bob Hi, can I speak to Tom, please? 6 very ________ positive
Diane I’m sorry, he 7 ________ (just / go) out. 7 very angry ________
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct

preposition.
Example: Can I pay by credit card?
1 They charged us £8 ____ this concert programme!
2 I gave my nephew £50 ____ cash for his birthday.
3 You can borrow the money from me if you pay it
____ by next week.
4 People should avoid getting ____ too much debt
these days.
5 She spends a lot of money ____ clothes!

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s). PRONUNCIATION

Example: I hope my boss will raise my salary soon. 7 Underline the stressed syllable.
charge raise afford
Example: mort|gage
1 Dave still __________ me the £50 I lent him last
1 in|vest
week.
owes charges borrows 2 re|ce|ssion
2 I ________ a lot of money from my grandfather 3 po|si|tive
when he died last year. 4 de|ligh|ted
invested inherited charged 5 sa|la|ry
3 She’s going to ________ some of her salary every 5
month.
save afford cost 8 Match the words with the same sound.
4 Do you need a business ________ if you start your
own business? boiling money worth
phone bill  cash machine  bank account owe afford honest
5 I’m sure you’ll ________ a lot of money selling toys in
Example: boy  boiling
this market.
pay make do 1 horse ________
6 My parents ________ me money so I could buy a 2 phone ________
house. 3 clock ________
lent borrowed owed 4 bird ________
7 I don’t want to ________ money on gadgets I don’t 5 up ________
need.
5
invest waste charge
8 It isn’t easy to get a ________ from a bank during a Pronunciation total 10
recession.
contract loan tax Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

Vocabulary total 20

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2  Reading and Writing   B Intermediate

READING 3 1 Dollar a Day lends money to people who have no

_____.
1 Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C. A  bank account  ■  B water ■ 
C education ■
In 1990, the World Bank published a report showing that
4 Two American people spent one dollar a day on
there were over a billion people in the world with an income
_____.
of just one dollar a day. At the start of this century, the
A eating ■  B fruit ■  C books ■
United Nations promised to halve this figure by 2015. It has
been working hard to keep this promise ever since. A series 5 They often felt very _____.
of short films was made to show what you can buy in A happy ■  B hungry ■  C tired ■
different countries with this tiny amount. In a market in 6 They couldn’t buy _____ with only a dollar.
Nepal, for example, they could only buy four bananas and a A  unhealthy food  ■  B vegetables ■ 
loaf of bread. It was impossible to buy meat or any protein. C  boring food  ■
Other people have been horrified to learn how enormous 7 _____ countries often buy food that is not produced
the problem is and have taken action in different ways. A UK locally.
charity called 1 Dollar a Day has been raising money to A Poor ■  B All ■  C Rich ■
invest in projects to improve health, clean water, education,
8 In 2008, _____ of the world’s population was very
etc. They have also given people loans to help them set up
poor.
a business as it is difficult to borrow money if you have no
A 22% ■  B 43% ■  C  1 billion  ■
bank account.
9 You can buy _____ with a dollar than in 1990.
In the US, two school teachers decided to try spending only
one dollar each day on food for a month and have now
A less ■  B more ■  C  the same  ■
written a book about their experience. They say they were 10 The writer says there are still _____ people who need
often starving, and got bored with eating the same food. help.
And they couldn’t afford to buy healthy foods such as fresh A some ■  B  a few  ■  C  millions of  ■
fruit and vegetables. The book describes how much rich
countries waste, and how they try to save money by buying 10

cheap food from other countries.

The World Bank has recently published another report on 2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true)
how the situation has changed since 1990. One dollar is or F (false).
worth less now, and food and fuel cost more, so it is difficult Example: At the start of the 21st century, over a billion
to work out exactly how much progress there has been. people lived on one dollar a day.      T    
However, there have clearly been some amazing changes.
1 By 2015, the number of people with an income of a
Between 1990 and 2008, the number of people who earned
dollar a day will be reduced by half.  _____
salaries below the poverty line went down from 43% of the
developing world to 22%, so the UN has already made a big 2 Short films showed people buying meat in
difference. Of course there is still a huge amount to do to Nepal.  _____
improve the lives of millions of people throughout the 3 1 Dollar a Day has lent people money to open bank
world. accounts.  _____
4 Two people ate on a dollar a day for four
Example: In 1990, more than a billion people _____ weeks.  _____
one dollar a day. 5 Rich countries use more food than they need.  _____
A gave ■  B saved ■  C earned ■ ✓
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1 The UN promised to cut the poverty figures by half
by _____. Reading total 15
A 1900 ■  B 2000 ■  C 2015 ■
2 In Nepal it costs one dollar to buy four bananas and
_____.
A meat ■  B  some bread  ■  C cheese ■

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WRITING
Imagine you are writing in your diary or updating
your status on a social media site about today
(140–180 words). Answer the questions.
• How are you feeling?
• What did you do when you got up?
• What have you done today?
• What haven’t you done yet?

Writing total 10

Reading and Writing total 25

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