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Lesson25–Revision

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part1

(1A,2D,3D,4C,5B,6A,7C,8A)

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part2

(9its,10whereas/while,11may/might,12stop,13as,14size/rest,15up,16would)

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part3

(17faster,18argument,19payments,20al,21update,22security,23

combination,24carefully)

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part4

(25WHOSEPAINTINGSAREDISYED,26’VE/HAVEBEENLIVING,27IFWEDON'TSTOP,28GETTINGRIDOF,29GAVEMYUNCLEAHAND,30LETSARAHDOWN)

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part5

(31C,32B,33A,34A,35D,36B)

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part6

(37C,38F,39A,40E,41G,42B)

ReadingandUseofEnglish●Part7

(43C,44A,45B,46A,47D,48D,49C,50B,51C,52A)

Listening●Part1

(1B,2A,3A,4C,5A,6B,7B,8C)

[Audioscript

Narrator:NowopenyourquestionpaperandlookatPart1.

Youwillhearpeopletalkingineightdifferentsituations.Forquestions1–8,choosethebestanswer(A,BorC).

One.Youhearaboytalkingtoashopassistantaboutapairofshoes.(Femaleadultspeaker,andmaleteenagespeaker)

Boy:Excuseme.Iwaswonderingwhetherthepriceofthesetrainersiscorrect?

Woman:Letmehavealook.

Boy:Yousee,IcameinlastweekandIsawthesameonesinredbuttherewasa25%discountonthem.

Woman:Ohyes.You'reright,butthesearenewer.They'reverysimilarbutthedesignisslightlydifferentfromtheredonesyousaw.Wouldyouliketotrythemon?Thesearesize9.

Boy:Thanks,that'smysizebutI'drathernottrythemonbecauseIreallycan'taffordthem.Couldyoushowmesometrainersthatarearound￡60?

Woman:OK.Letmeseewhichoneswehaveinsize9.

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Narrator:Two.Youhearsomeoneontheradioreviewingafilm.

Womaninher40s

Woman:Irecentlysaw'EnemyintheMist'whichisoneofthefewWorldWarIIfithatIwouldhighly mend.LotsofmoviesandTVserieshavebeenmadeaboutthisperiodinhistory,but'EnemyintheMist'isbyfarthebest.It'sfullofactionscenesthatarebroughttolifewithreallyclevercomputer-generatedeffects.It’shardtolwhat'srealandwhatisn't.Themainactorsarecertainlyreal.Someofthemareatthestartoftheircareerssotheylacksomeofthetalentofthemoreexperiencedactors.However,thisfilmwon'tdisappointyou.

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Narrator:Three.Youheartwofriendstalkingaboutanexamthey'vejusttaken.

Femaleandmaleteenagespeakers

Girl:Hey,Tim!Howdiditgo?

Boy:Phew!I'mnotsuretobehonest,butI'mgladit'sover.IansweredallthequestionssoIhopeI'llpass.

Girl:Welldone!Ididn'thavetimetofinishthelasttwoquestionswhichweretheeasiestones.Itwasreallyannoying!

Boy:Ohdear.WeshouldtalktoMissJonesandletherknowthatwereallyneededatleasttwohoursforthatexam.

Girl:Atleastwegottodoitinroom4Awherethere'sairconditioning.Rememberhowhotitwasyesterdayin3B?

Boy:HowcouldIforget?!

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Narrator:Four.YouhearanEnglishteachertalkingtohisclassaboutatrip.

Maleadultspeaker(inhis40s)

Man:Listenup,everybody.OurtriptoLondonisjusttwoweeksaway.Iknowyou'reallgettingreallyexcitedandsomeofyouhavebeenaskingmewhetherwe'regoingtovisitBuckinghamPalace.I'llgiveyouourscheduleonFriday,butfirstI'dliketoaskyoutohavealookatthis:ABriefHistoryofLondon.Thereareafewcopiesinthelibrarythatyoucanshareandit'dbereallyusefulifyoucouldreaditbeforeweleave.Now,I'dlikeyoutotalkingroupsaboutsituationsinwhichyou'llneedtouseyourEnglishwhilewe'reinLondon.I'llgiveyouafewminutestothinkaboutsomeideas.

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(therecordingisrepeated)(pause)

Narrator:Five.Youoverheartwostudentstalkingaboutafriend.

Femaleandmaleteenagespeakers

Boy:Ed'snotcomingoutwithustomorrowevening.Isawhimthismorningandhesaidhehastogototraining.

Girl:Again?Heseemstobetrainingeveryeveningthesedays.

Boy:Well,heis!Hetoldmethathewantstobreaktherecordinthenextchampionship,sothathe’llgetthatprizemoney.

Girl:That'saimingabittoohigh,isn'tit?

Boy:Itriedlinghimthatbutyouknowhowbad-temperedhegetssometimes.Imean,it'sgoodthathe'saimingtodowell,buthe’sputtingalotofpressureonhimself.Ifhedoesn’tbreaktherecordhe’sgoingtobereally,reallydisappointed.

Girl:Exactly!AndI’mworriedhe’sgoingtogetinjuredfromtrainingtoomuch.Ifthathappened,I’dsortoffeelresponsibleifIhadn’tsaidanything.I'lltalktohimafterclass.

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(therecordingisrepeated)(pause)

Narrator:Six.Youhearaconversationbetweenahoguestandareceptionist.

(Maleandfemaleadultspeakers).

Man:Goodafternoon,madam.HowcanIhelp?

Woman:Hi.CouldIhavemyroomkeyplease?I’minroom37.

Man:Ofcourse.[pause]Hereyouare.IsthereanythingelseIcanhelpyouwith?Woman:Thanks.Yes,thereisactually.IneedtophonetheLunaCapreserestaurantbutmyItalianisreallybad.Wouldyoumindcallingthemforme?I'mworriedthattheywon'tunderstandme.

Man:Ofcourse.ShallIaskthemtobookatableforyou?

Woman:Yes,please–for8p.m.tomorrow.I'vereadacoupleofreallygreatreviewsoftherestaurantandtheysayweneedtobookatleastadayinadvancebecauseitgetsreallybusy.Oh,andcouldyoualsoaskthemwhichisthequickestwaytogettotherestaurantfromhere?[startfadeout]We’dliketowalkthereifpossible…

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(therecordingisrepeated)(pause)

Narrator:Seven.Youhearpartofaninterviewwithaboywhoistalkingabouthisexperienceofwhalewatching.

(Femaleadultspeakerandmaleteenagespeaker)

Woman:Whatwasthehighlightofyourholiday,Ian?

Boy:Itwasdefiniythedaywewentwhalewatching.We’dsignedupforthewhalewatchingtripassoonaswearrivedatourhoandonthedaywewentweweren’tdisappointed.Theguidetoldusthatthere'dbelotsofwhalesbecauseitwasthebesttimeoftheyeartoseethem,andhewasright.Therewerewhalesallaroundourboat!Igotsomephotosofthembutthey'renothalfasgoodasmyfriendEmily's.She'ssharedherphotoswitheveryonewhowasontheboat,sowecanallrememberwhatanamazingexperienceitwas.

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(therecordingisrepeated)(pause)

Narrator:Eight.Youoverhearabrotherandsisterorganisingasurprisepartyfortheirmother.

(Female&maleteenagespeakers)

Boy:ThatwasDadonthephone.He'sspokentotherestaurantmanagerandhe'sbookedareallybigroundtableforallofusforlunchtimetomorrow.

Girl:Great!I’dliketomakeabirthdaycakelikewedidlastyear–remember?Mumreallylikedthat.

Boy:Yes,butthere'snotime.Let’sjustgetonefromUncleJohn'sbakery.Hiscakesarealwaysdelicious.

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Girl:Yes,you'reright.Let'spickoneupthisafternoon.Now,whatwereallyneedtodoiscallGrandmaandGrandpaandAuntieMaryandallthecousins.Ihopethey’llbeabletocome.They'reoftenbusyonSundays.AndwecanlUncleJohnwhenweseehimlater.

Boy:Callthemallnowandmakesuretheydon'tsayanythinginfrontofMum!

Girl:Don'tworry.I’llmakesuretheyknowit’sasurprise!

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(therecordingisrepeated)(pause)

Narrator:ThatistheendofPart1.NowturntoPart2.

Listening●Part2

(9lemonade,10magictricks,11basketballteam,12interestedinthecustomer(s),

13advertisingandmarketing,14websites,15filmstars,16neighbours,17organised,

18YoungBusinesswoman)

Audioscript:

(30-year-oldwoman)

Hi.I'mreallyhappytobepartoftheCareersDayatyourschoolandtotalktoyouaboutmybusiness–'Tara'sT-shirts'.Asyouknow,mynameisTaraBrydenandtenyearsagoIstartedabusinesssellingT-shirts,whichhas eahugesuccess.ButT-shirtsweren’tmyfirstbusiness.I’vebeentryingtocomeupwithcleverwaystomakemoneyforaslongasIcanremember!Forexample,whenIwasabouteight,Iusedtomakelemonadeandsellitattheweekendstomyfamilyandfriends.IalsoorganisedgaragesaleswhereIsoldmysister'sandmyoldtoysatgoodprices.Icouldn'talwayspersuademysistertoletmesellherdollsthough!WhenIwasabout13,Igotapresentformybirthdaythatturnedouttobeareallygoodbusinessidea.ItwasaboxofmagictricksandforafewpoundsIusedtogotopartiesandperformfortheguests.IhadtopractisealotbutitwasquiteprofitableandIreallyenjoyedit.Iwasoftenaskedtostaytilltheendoftheparty–whichmeantfoodanddrinksforme,too!

IgottheideaformyT-shirtbusinesswhileIwasngmydegreeinfilmstudiesat

university.Iwasreallygoodatdrawingandatbasketball.IyedfortheuniversityteamandonedayourcoachaskedmetodrawapicturetoprintonT-shirtsforeveryoneintheteam.IdidthatandtheT-shirtsbecamesopopularthatthebaseballandvolleyballteamsaskedmetodesignT-shirtsforthemtoo.QuitequicklyIstartedgettingordersfromlotsofdifferentpeoplesoIdecidedtostartmyownbusiness.ThenclothesshopsfoundoutaboutmyT-shirtsandaskedtoseesamples.ThisleadtoquiteafewtripsalloverthecountrywhichIreallyenjoyedbecauseImetallsortsofpeople.Ifyouaskme,whenyou’remeetingpotentialcustomers,showinginterest

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inthemisessential.Youmaybesellingagreatproduct,butifyoudon’tseemtocareaboutthecustomer,youwon'tsellanything.Thefirstyearofthebusinesswasquitetough.Iworkedreallylonghoursandonlymadeasmallprofit,butIinvesteditinadvertisingandinmarketingmybrand,especiallyonline.I'mreallygladIdidthatbecausemybrandquicklybecamestrongerandmoreandmorepeoplestartedtorecogniseit.CompaniesthatsoldclothesonlinewantedtoincludemyT-shirtsontheirwebsitesandIwashappytoagree.IhadawebsiteofmyownbutthemoreT-shirtsIsoldthebetter–Ididn’tmindwheretheyweresoldfrom!Andsalesdidincrease!TheextramoneymeantthatIcouldspendmoretimethinkingaboutnewdesignsformyT-shirts.InthebeginningmyT-shirtshadhadsportsdesignsbutthenIstartedmakingT-shirtswithfilmtitlesandthenamesofbandsonthem.Andnowthedesignsthatsellmostaretheoneswithfilmstarsonthem.They'remyfavourite,too!Inthelastcoupleofyears,mybusinesshasgrownsomuchthatI'vehadtohirealotmorepeople.SoonafterIstartedthebusiness,mybrotherandafriendjoinedmebutwenowhaveateamof30employees,mostofwhomareourneighbours.It'sareallygreatfeelingknowingthatI'msupportingmycommunity.Ialsofeelreallyluckybecausewe'reallverycreativeandcaring.Idon'tknowwhereI'dbewithoutmyteam,allofwhomarereallyorganized–exceptme!(laughs)TheylaughatmeallthetimebecauseIoftenlosethingsorforgetaboutmeetings.Well,nobody'sperfectandImustbengagoodjobbecauseI'verecentlyreceivedthe'MostInspiringYoungBusinesswomanoftheYear’award.Icouldn'tbehappieraboutthatandit'ssomethingI'llrememberfortherestofmylife.(fadeout)Now,I'vebroughtsomeT-shirtswithmetoshowyou...

Listening●Part3

(Speaker1–F,Speaker2–D,Speaker3–H,Speaker4–A,Speaker5–B;C,EandGarenotneeded)

[Audioscript:[5teenagespeakers–around17yearsold][Speaker1(boy)]

Wewenttothisgreatinternationalrestaurantformybestfriend'sbirthdayandI

orderedaMexicandishwithriceandchicken.I'dneverhadMexicanfoodbeforebutI'vealwaysreallywantedtotryitbecauseIlikehotfood.Itwasdelicious!Thechickenwascookedwithlotsofreallytastyspices,butitwasn’ttoohot.I'velookeduptherecipebutIhaven'tattemptedtomakeityet.Ithinkthat’sprobablybecauseI'mtoolazytogooutandbuyalltherightingredients.Mymum'sbirthdayiscomingupnextmonthsoImightmakeitforlunchthatday.

[pause][Speaker2(girl)]

It'sapiewithcheeseandvegetablesthatmygrandmotheralwaysusedtomakefor

us.IremembertheargumentsIusedtohavewithmyparentsbecauseIdidn’tlikevegetablesandIwouldn'teventryit.Butthatwasalongtimeago.Nowit'sprobablymyfavouritedishandmygrandmotherhasgivenmeherrecipe.IgotanotheronefromaTVshowbuthersismuchnicer–especiallywithpeppersinsummerorspinachinwinter.Butyoucanmakeitwithanytypeofvegetablereally.Justchoosethevegetablesthatgrowinthatparticularseasonandtryoutdifferentcombinations.

[pause]

[Speaker3(boy)]

BeforeIwasborn,myparentsspentayeartravellingaround andthat'swhentheirloveofnfoodbegan.Athomewehaveatleastonendishperweekandit'susuallyquitespicy!Myfriendsdon'tunderstandhowIcaneatfoodthat'ssohot.Anyway,myfavouritedishisthisnsoupwithriceandvegetables.Iliketomakeitextrahotandit'sasoupI'vealwaysloved,evenwhenIwasakid.WheneverIcomedownwithacoldorflu,Iaskmydadtomakeitforme.It'sfullofvitaminsandmuchbetterthananymedicine.

[pause][Speaker4(girl)]

ThefirsttimeIwenttoItalywastwoyearsago.Iworkedasavolunteeratasummer

campandIhadthebestpastaeverduringthattime!Everyday,Ihaddifferenttypesofpastawithreallytastysauces–spaghetti,macaroniandlotsandlotsmore.Eachonewasmoredeliciousthanthelast.WhenIcamehome,Iwasdeterminedtocookpastaformyfamily–homemadepasta.AfewmonthswentbyandIdidnothinguntilonedayIwatchedthischefmakingpastaonacookingprogrammeonTV.Itdidn'tlookcomplicatedsoItrieditathome.Afteracoupleoffailures,Imadethemostdeliciouspastawithmyfavouritecreamsauce.Myparentsandmysisterlovedit!

[pause]

[Speaker5(boy)]

AlthoughtherearelotsofdishesIlike,I'dhavetosaythatroastturkeyismyfavourite.It'swhatwealwayshaveonChristmasDaywithroastedvegetablesandsauce.Mydadisinchargeoftheturkeyandmymumpreparesthevegetables.It'sreallyfunwatchingthemworktogether.We'vesometimeshadturkeyatothertimesoftheyear,butit'sjustnotthesame.Irememberoncemymummadeadishwithturkeyonahotsummerday.Itwasn'tbad,butIthinkturkeydoesn'ttasteasniceifit'snotcoldoutside!(laughs)

Listening●Part4

(24C,25A,26A,27C,28B,29C,30B)

Audioscript:

[radiointerview,malespeaker(inhis40s)&femalespeaker(around17yearsold)]Man:TodayIamtalkingtoa17-year-oldstudentcalledKatiaBell,whohasbeenworkingasaprofessionalphotographerforthelasttwoyears.Katia,howcansomeonesoyoungstartacareerinphotography?

Girl:Withalotofhardwork!(laughs)No,really.Photography,likeanyotherformofart,requirestalentbutalsomanyhoursofpractice–evenifyoudon'thavetherightequipment.Inmycase,nooneinmyfamilyhadagoodcamerasoIusedtotakephotoswithmyphone.ThenI'ddownloadthemontoacomputerandyaroundwiththeimages.MyparentshadsignedmeupforpaintinglessonswhenIwasquiteyoungandknowingaboutcoloursreallyhelpedmedevelopmyownstyle.Ifoundsomesoftwarethatallowedmetochangethecoloursinmyphotosandtoeditthemandcreatenewimages.Itwasgreatfun!

Man:Let'stalkaboutyourfirstrealjobasaphotographerataschoolsummercamp.Whatwasthatexperiencelike?

Girl:Hardworkbutafantasticexperience!MyartteacheratschoolknewIwasreallyinterestedinphotographyandheaskedmetospendamonthatourschoolsummercamp.Mymaindutywastophotographthefacilitiesandalltheactivitiesthatthechildrentookpartin.Ialsoupdatedthecamp'spage.Ihadlotsoffunworkingwiththecampleadersandspendingtimewiththechildren,butthedayswerereallylong.Lookingbackonitnow,itwould'vebeengreatifI’dstayedthereforthewholesummer–twoandahalfmonthsratherthanjustone.Iwould'vegotalotmoreexperienceandtakenbetterphotostoincludeinmyportfolio–thatis,thephotosIshowpotentials.

Man:Well,afteryourfirstjob,youwereapproachedbythepopularRealLife

magazine!lusaboutit.

Girl:Oh,IfeltsoproudofmyselfwhenIwasaskedtogoforaninterview.Iwasalsoquitenervous.Imean,Iknewthattheeditorlikedmywork.She'dcomeacrosssomeofmyphotosbecausehersonwasatthesummercampI’dbeenworkingat.SheaskedMrJames,ourartteacher,howshecouldgetintouchwithmeandthat'showIgothercall.WhenIheardmydadanswerthephoneandsay,‘RealLifemagazine?Yes,Katia'shere,’Ifeltmylegsturntojelly!Butshewasreallyfriendlybothonthephoneandin,andtheinterviewwentreallywell!

Man:Itmustbehardtoworkandstudyatthesametime.Doyouhaveanytime?

Girl:Well–I'vealwaysbeenabusy.BeforeIbecameaprofessionalphotographer,Iusedtotakepartinswimmingcompetitions.Idon'tdothatnow,ofcourse,therejustisn’ttime,butIstillgotothepoolonceaweek.IneedtheexerciseafterstandingforhoursandcarryingalltheheavyequipmentIneed.WhatImissthemostisgoingforwalksinthewoodsnearmyhouseandtakingphotosofthetreesandwildlife.I'vealsomissedoutonacoupleofbirthdaypartiesandabigfamily

get-togetherafewmonthsago,butnowItrytoorganisemyselfbetterandaskforadayoffifnecessary.

Man:Howhasyourworkchangedyouasa?

Girl:Well,Ithinkallphotographerswhophotographpeoplehavetolearntobeprofessionalandfriendlyatthesametime.The