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And it was really difficult getting the rightvisas and things .. .5A: Hi. Would you mind answering a few questions? It'llonly take a minute or two.B: Of course. No prob lem.A: Have you ever considered emigrating?B: I certainly have. I.'d love to do it.A: Why?B: Well, the job opportunities, really. I'm in the middle ofan engineering degree and when I finish I'm going toapply for jobs in the Middle East. There are loads ofwell-paid engineering posts over there ...Grammar Igmodifying comparativesRead the article and choose the correct words in italics.The Ultimate ThrillEveryone loves excitement and people say there is nothing(1) just / quite as exciting as a rollercoaster ride .

Foryears, these rides were all fairly similar, with only smallimprovements - each new ride being (2) slightly / nearlymore exciting than its predecessor.But with the latest technological developments, newrollercoaster rides are (3) far more / easily excitingthan ever before. Thrill-seekers looking for the ultimaterollercoaster ride are now torn between two monsterrides on opposite sides of the world . By (4) a lot / far thebiggest is Steel Dragon 2000 in Nagashima Spa land, atheme pa rk 200 miles west of Tokyo .

The ride is over on eand a half miles long, lasts four minutes and includes a 68degree drop. At times, riders reach speed s as fast(5) than / as 95 miles per hour. Costing $55 million, theride was also a (6) lot / much more expensive to build thanmost other rides .aSteel Dragon 2000's arch rival is the Kingda Ka ride at SixFlags Great Adventure Park, near Philadelphia, in the US.It (7) is / isn 't quite as long as its Japanese competitor, butwhat it lacks in size it makes up fo r in speed and height.With riders travell ing at up to 128 miles per hour (206kilometres per hour) it is (8) by / just as far the fastestrollercoaster ride on Earth . It is also (9) slightly / easily thetallest, with a height of 456 feet (139 metres).

But at lessthan one minute, the ride is (10) the / a lot shorter thanthe four-minute experience of Steel Dragon 2000.Find the mistakes in eight of these sentences andco rrect them .1Alva ro had by far the better resul ts in the exam .2This exe rcise is bit more diffic ult than the last one .3 The wea th er wasn't as hot as I'd expected .4 I don't go to the gym as often tha t I used to.5 The Mayback is easi ly the more expensive car BMW hasVocabulary ImMatch the senten ce beginnings (1-8) wi thth e sentence endings (a-h).1I've always dreamed about2See you later.

I'm003Make sure you've got yo ur passport an dtickets before04ever made.6In th e summer, Moscow can be th e much wa rmer tha nmost peop le expect.7 This nove l isn't nea rl y as interesting as hi s previous one .8If you wa nt to pass t he test, yo u'll have to answer thequestio ns lot faster.9 Antoni o has n' t go t qui te as ma ny fri ends on Facebookas I have .verb phrases aboutmoving / travellingWe hate the cold weat her here so we'regoingNow th at I'm 18 I think it's tim e56 She we nt to Greece and7 His girlfrie nd didn't eve n both er to goto th e station8 We don't have enough bedroom s so weneedato em igrate.b to move house.coff to work.d to see him off.10I'm as tall just as my siste r.11Co uld you speak little more slowly? I can't understand you.12Walter's new fl at is far ni ce r th an hi s previous on e.ero amed aroun d th e be ac he s.se ttin g off.g livi ng abroad.h to le ave home.00000Present Perfect Simple andContinuousQuestionsg.

. Complete the article using Past Simple, PresentPerfect or Present Perfect Continuous forms of theverbs in brackets.There are eight incorrect questions in thedialogue . Find the mistakes and correct them .'A: Where we nt you for you r holidays?' B: We wen t to Florida.'A: Who di d go on ho lid ay with you?4B: My girlfriend.BONO (1) _ __(be) a rock star for th e last 30years. But recently he(2)(become)famou s for somethin gcompletely different - hi s"ork for charity. In fa ct he(3)(be) acandidate for th e Nobel PeacePrize three times - in '2003,2005 and 2006. Since 2003 Bono (+) _ ___ _(lead) th e fight against pow rty in .-\frica, try ing toget more people to under stand that continent'sterribl e probl ems of famin e and di sease.

For se \'eralyears no\\ he (5)(appear) regularly onTV sho\\s and at international ewnts, attemptin gto get th e \\'orld 's media to pay attention to thi s(ha\ e) meetings \\'ithiss ue. He (6)many \\ orld leaders and in '2005 he (I) _ __ _ _(help ) organise th e Li\ e8 concerts in London andaround th e ,,'oriel. Bono li ws in Dublin but spend smuch of hi s tim e trawllin g \\ith hi s g roup, U'2.Bono heli ews hi s position as an internationalcelehrity (8)(gi\e) him a uniqu eopportunity to influence yo ung people.

He(9)(\i sit ) .-\frica many times and th ese(clearly influ ence) hi sexperi ences ( 10)political \i e\\ s. In 2003 Bono ( I I) _ _ __ _(meet ) Nelson \1andela in Cape TO\YIl a nd in July'2005 he ( 1'2)(s peak ) to \\ orld leadersat th e Gs Conference in Scotland, helping toinflu ence th eir dec isions on reducing .-\fri ca's deht.Bono ( 13)(a ppear) at th e WorldEconom ic Forum meetin gs in Da\ os, S\\itzerland,sewral tim es. In 2008 he ( 1+)(mak e)a speech \\hich link ed th e internation al debt crisis\\ith g ro\\ing co ncern s about global \\armin g.Critics sometimes say th at Bono ( 10';) _ ___ _(only do ) this for th e last ten years to compensatefor hi s g roup 's declining popularity.

But " 'ith th eirlatest CD high in th e charts, thi s can hardly beth e case.'A: Can I ask what is her name?' B: Of co urse. Her name's Lucy.'A: Could you tell me what does she for a living ?BB: Yes. She's a hotel receptionist .' A: Do you kno w how ol d she is?,oB: She's 21."A: Can you tell me is she British?" B: No . She's Australian." A: How long she has lived here?" B: About six months." A: I'd li ke to know where did you meet.'6B: We met at a party,"A: Why did you go to Florid a?,B B: Well, we wan ted to see Miam i," A: Would you tel l me how long did you stay in Florida ?,oB: We stayed there for three weeks.Modifying comparativesaChoose the correct options (a, b or c).

Sometimesmore than one is possibl e.I don't think Barcelona is _ _ Malaga.a as sunny asb quite sunnier thanc nearly as sunny as2My new mobile is __ myoid one.a as better asb a lo t be tt er tha nc far better th an3The y say Bill Gates is still _ _ the richest man inAmerica.4Th is model isn't __ as expensive as the otherones wi th similar features.a easilya quite5b by farc a lotb justc nearlySan Diego is usually __ Los Angeles.a slightly hotter thanb a bit hot asc by far hotter than6Ella arrivedthe others.a a bit later thanb much later thanc just as late as7Did you drive _ _ we did?a mu ch further thanb a bit further thanc just as further as8He takes life __ than most people his age.a sl ightl y more serious b far more seriousc a lot more seriouslyWeatherExploringmFind the mistake in each of these sentences andcorrect them.aComp lete th e weath er words with pa irs of letters .orum(2Experiencing culture shocked can be one of themost difficult parts of living in a foreign country.1cl __6dri2c__7sc __ chingDo you make itchy feet or are you happy to stayin your home town?3br__zy8c- -m4p__ r9chi- y4My sister has always loved travelling - she wasbitten by the journey bug as a teenager.5h__ id10W5After a month away I began to feel housesick andwas desperate to go back to my own country.Verb phrases about moving6We never go on organised tours - we prefer towonder around on our own .•2eaee00Choose the co rrect words inz0Iemitalics.1I moved/changed house last year.2When I left for university my parents came to thestation to see me out/off.3Their daughter lives abroad/outside so theydon't see her very often.4Over a million Scots migrated/emigrated to theUS in the 19th century.Describing situations, feelings~ Use th e clues to complete the crossword.arouI went as an independence traveller, not in agroup.3alII1The police found a small child roaming round /around in the streets.6 When do you go/set off on your trip?7 I was 16 when I left home/house.8 I can't talk now.

I'm off! out to meet my brother.546Expressions with goC. Complete each sentence with one word.810121Which car did you decide to go?2I'd love to3Do you think Johan will be able togo of the new business?a go at ice-skating.a4We'll pay - that goes _ _ _ _ saying.I'm a bit __ about Miriam. Is there somethingwrong with her?5Trust me. I never go6She found the task __ but she managed toachieve it in the end.I hope you like this CD. I went to great_ _ _ _ to find it for you.7What's going _ _ _ _ in the news?8Kieran's always onseems to stand still!on a promise.go - he never3It's a __ story, full of twists and turns that keepyou interested.4I can't stand cabbage soup, I think it's __ .5You shouldn't have told the children that scarystory.

They were __ .6Picasso was __ by African tribal art.7Babies are often __ by brightly colouredobjects.1The sooner you see the doctor, the _ _ __you'll feel better.8That new horror film was absolutely __ .29It's very __ when people push in front of you atthe supermarket check-out.We went skating on the frozen pond, _ _ __was incredibly exciting!3The4I took plenty of warm clothes,thick pullovers!5The more you work, thehave to spend with your family.10Some people feel __ by marathons but I takethem in my stride.How to ...g Complete each sentence with one word_I practised, the better I became.threetime you•ListeningIII aAUDIOSCRIPT* 10Cover the audioscript. Listen to anextract from a radio programme about epic films.Complete the table with a number or a word.Hollywood's greatesthistorical epicsGladiator.