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2 Success!

1 Complete the phrasal verb in bold in each 6 than / the / new / slightly / previous /
sentence with the correct preposition. more / design / complex / ones / little /
1 She took her computer apart to work is
how it functioned.
2 We came up the idea of repairing
people’s computers and Harper made / 12
enough money to take a course in
programming. 3 Complete each gap using one word or phrase
from the box. You may need to change the
3 When she was babysitting, she’d looked form of any verbs. Each word/phrase may
the children of a successful be used once only.
company director.
runners-up tournament play win
4 The company director took Harper as
beat match crowd boots spectator
an intern in his software company to get score pitch take part
work experience.
In my teens and twenties I used to do a lot of
5 After a few years, Harper left the company
exercise and was really fit. My main sport was rugby
and
and I used to train every weekend with my local
set her own software business.
squad until a bad injury meant I had to hang up my
6 Harper went to become a millionaire by (1) .
the time she was 25. However, though I may not (2) for a
team any more, I’m an enthusiastic (3) .
/6
One thing I should explain is that I don’t support
2 Rearrange the words to make a particular side. My habit is always to cheer for
the underdog. Of course, they usually lose
comparative sentences. There is one
horribly but sometimes …
extra word in each sentence which you
do not need. In the 2015 Rugby World Cup (4) , Japan
who hadn’t (5) a match against any
1 a / hundred / are / living / years /
other team for over twenty years, were playing
more / much / longer / ago / people /
twice-champions South Africa. Nobody would
now / than
ever have thought that Japan could (6) these
formidable opponents but they battled on through
the whole (7) and they never gave up. Then in
2 expected / as / the / lot / a / more / the last minutes their winger was able to
than / test / was / difficult / I (8) one last try and that brought them
victory 34-32! The (9) went absolutely wild.
So as the players ran off the (10) , this time
it was South Africa who left as the (11) . All
3 easily / was / the / most / she / woman of the Japanese players who (12) in the
/ I’d / met / far / ever / interesting
game will doubtless be national heroes for years to
come.
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4 the / class / shortest / person / in / is /
Maya / than / my

5 go / advised / him / study / I / harder /

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Reading and Use of English Part 3 Reading and Use of English Part 4
Word formation Transformations
4 For questions 1–8, read the text below. 5 For questions 1–6, complete the second
Use the word given in capitals at the end sentence so that it has a similar meaning
of some of the lines to form a word that to the first sentence, using the word
fits in the gap in the same line. There is given. Do not change the word given. You
an example at the beginning (0). must use between two and five words,
Example: including the word given. Here is an
(0) INTENTION example (0).
Example:
0 They think that the fugitive is hiding
In it to win it in the mountains.
Italian housewife, Maria Assunta BELIEVED
Lombardo cheerfully admits to being The fugitive IS BELIEVED TO BE HIDING
addicted to online competitions and she
in the mountains.
has no (0) INTENTION of giving up in INTEND
the near
Be future. Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
prepared
And that’s hardlyto(1)give your SURPRISE
(4) information to
1 James is slightly heavier than Ben.
once you learn that this lucky lady has
wonmany
around different
100,000companies. If you’re
euros worth of NEARLY
theinkind
prizes theoflast
person who’s
5 years! Inworried
fact, as a Ben weighs James
about
result privacy,
of her almostthen
(2)this pastime isn’t BELIEF 2 Dr Errol Gardiner founded the charity in 2008.
for you.
success, Mrs Lombardo has decided to SET
giveTo
upstart with, work
full time you might have
and concentrate on
PRODUCT The charity 2008 by
her (5)
rather (3) deciding
hobby. She
Dr Errol Gardiner.
which competitions to enter but
has started a blog about her experiences this
and comes
you can with practice.
read her topMytips
advice
here:is 3 Do you know who these swimming
• enter as many as possible in the PERSON goggles belong to?
(6) to maximise WHOSE
your chances. You can give away Can you tell me ?
any
(7) prizes to
4 We can’t afford the tickets because they cost
• far too much.
friends and family. DIFFICULT
And finally, remember it’s just a bit of
EXPENSIVE
(8) fun and The tickets we
can afford.
5 ‘Did your team win the competition?’ asked
Lauren.
BEGIN
WHETHER
WANT Lauren asked me
the competition.
• 6 She has had more success in athletics than
HARM anyone else in the school.
MOST
She is in the school.
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