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1 C
‘Learning long lists of vocabulary isn’t a very good idea’ – Mr Stevens thinks you should not try to do
this (option C). Option A is incorrect because although he says watching films ‘sounds a lot more fun’, he
doesn’t say fun is important when learning vocabulary. Option B is incorrect because he says it’s difficult to
remember new vocabulary if you learn too much, but it’s not ‘always difficult’.
2 A
Tom says ‘it was very kind of you … I’m very grateful’, which shows he’s thanking Jane (option A). He
mentions the sort of car he’s looking for, ‘a five-door model’, but doesn’t describe the sort of car he likes,
so option B is incorrect. ‘I think I’ll keep looking for a five-door model’, suggests he is looking for the car for
himself, so option C is incorrect.
3 C
Thomas says, ‘I’ll definitely try a few of those recipes’, so he was interested in some (option C). He says he
‘can’t quite see why every cookery programme … has to be a competition’, so option A is incorrect as he
didn’t find it exciting. Option B is incorrect because he says ‘I suppose they think that’s what viewers want’,
which suggests he is uncertain that audiences will find it popular.
4 A
Laura is turning down the invitation to the party on Friday, but accepting another – ‘that other weekend
you mentioned would be fine’ (option A). Option B is incorrect because ‘that other weekend you
mentioned’ isn’t a new date. Option C is incorrect because Laura and Jan are going to meet, so Laura isn’t
cancelling the plans.
5 A
The note describes the benefits – a ‘free 5ml bottle of Sensation’ – of using the offer of a 20% discount,
so option A is correct. Option B is incorrect because there are no details of how to apply for the free gift.
Option C is incorrect because the customer has 30 days to use the voucher so does not need to place an
order immediately.
6 B
Annie says ‘it would be great if everyone could actually read it this time’. This suggests that at the last
meeting, nobody had read the book. Option A is incorrect as she is only reminding them about the
meeting, not persuading them to come. Option C is incorrect because 8:30 is not mentioned as a new time.

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1 A
Middle Market (A) meets all Bella’s requirements. It’s got a flower shop (for roses), a shop selling ‘designer
clothes for kids’(for a new dress), and ‘Georgina’s – everyone’s favourite café’(for a cup of tea). The Old
Factory (C) sells children’s clothes and has a café, (Polly’s), but it hasn’t got a flower shop.
2 B
Westway Walk (B) meets all Dieter’s requirements. It’s got ‘Cool Gear’, a clothes shop which ‘teenagers
love’(for a T-shirt), ‘two discount sports stores’(for tennis balls), and a phone shop (for a mobile battery).
Middle Market (A) is behind ‘the Marathon Sports Superstore’ and sells ‘designer clothes for kids’ (although
that implies young children, rather than teenagers), but only sells covers for mobile phones, not batteries.
3 A
Middle Market (A) has got everything Hasan needs – a café where he can get a quick lunch, a jeweller’s (for
a necklace), and a greengrocer’s (for fruit and salad). He could get jewellery and lunch at The Old Factory
(C), but no fruit or salad, or on Pettifer Street (D) he could get jewellery and fruit/salad, but no lunch.
4 C
Jana could go to a café and get jewellery at Middle Market (A), or she could get jewellery and furniture on
Pettifer Street (D), but only The Old Factory (C) sells old ‘antique rings’, and ‘old books or tables and chairs’.
It’s also got a café.
5 D
Middle Market (A) sells ‘fine footwear for adults’, but nothing else that Ken needs. Westway Walk (B) has a
travel agent and he could maybe take food away from the burger bar, but it hasn’t got anywhere to buy
boots. Pettifer Street (D) has a shoe shop (for boots), a travel agent (for holiday information), and ‘a famous
night market selling Asian food to take away’ (for food he doesn’t have to cook).

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 6 B
Marie Claire could have a quick lunch at either Middle Market (A) or The Old Factory (C), but only Westway
Walk (B) has a clothes shop for older people (for a smart jumper for her dad), and a bookshop (for
something to read). It’s also got a burger bar (for a quick and easy lunch).

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1 D
Before the gap, the writer mentions her connection to both Australia and Cambodia. In the sentence
after the gap, she talks about her connection to Australia and uses the reference word ‘too’. This means
the missing sentence will be about her connection to Cambodia, which is mentioned in sentence D,
‘Cambodian traditions and the Khmer language’.
2 A
Before the gap, the writer says ‘we weren’t rich but we didn’t need anything’. This contrasts with sentence
A where she says her family in Cambodia ‘were poor and had very little’. Sentence A also links to the
sentence after the gap which uses the word ‘nevertheless’ to show the contrast between the family being
poor, but also being really happy.
3 C
The sentences before and after the gap talk about the writer’s first job. Sentence C mentions learning
about business and ‘my time working there’.
4 B
Before the gap, the writer mentions Cambodia and this connects to ‘visit and live there’ in sentence B. ‘So
that is what I did’ in the sentence after the gap connects to her decision to go back to Cambodia.
5 E
Before the gap, the writer is talking about jewellers and designers and this connects to ‘a lot of them’ in
sentence E. Sentence E also says the jewellers and designers ‘all know each other’, which connects to the
following sentence where she talks about being ‘connected with a whole network of talented jewellers’.
6 G
Before the gap, the writer mentions the ‘beautiful products’ she sells. This connects with ‘the people who
buy them’ in sentence G. ‘The people’ are the customers, who are mentioned after the gap.

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1 B
Option C is incorrect because the writer had seen the building before, but ‘like most teenagers … not paid
much attention’. Option B is correct because he says ‘from then on I started appreciating the architecture I
saw’. Option A is incorrect because when he saw the building, he didn’t know who the architect was.
2 A
The writer says Mackintosh’s buildings ‘still seem so beautiful today’, meaning they were beautiful
when they were built and are still attractive. Option B is incorrect because although the buildings were
described as ‘full of light’, the writer doesn’t mention how they were painted. Option C is incorrect because
Mackintosh’s buildings were designed to be different to ‘the dark, dull buildings of the time’, but not to
replace them.
3 C
The writer says Mackintosh ‘turned his attention to absolutely everything’. This doesn’t say that everything
had to be perfect, so option B is incorrect, but it does mean Mackintosh wanted to be in control. Option A
is incorrect because although the text mentions what Mackintosh designed inside the house, it doesn’t say
he preferred designing the inside to the outside.
4 B
Mackintosh retired because there was ‘little demand for his services’, meaning nobody wanted to employ
him as an architect. Option A is incorrect because it is not mentioned in the text that he didn’t want to
design buildings. Option C is incorrect because he didn’t become ill until he was already living in France.
His ‘poor health forced him to return to London’.

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