Vocabulary 1 Complete the sentences with the noun forms of the adjectives in italics.
1 It’s important that your parents support your dreams and hopes for the future. Many people don’t understand the of this.
2 The regulations in our school say that students mustn’t be violent, but despite that, there is some from time to time.
3 Confident people are usually good leaders, but too much can turn them into bad leaders.
4 The country where Emmanuel Jal was living wasn’t independent, so he joined the army to fight for its .
5 If you’re learning something new, you should be patient, but I have absolutely no .
6 My brother is a brilliant football player! His was at the recent national junior football championships.
7 It’s good to be different from other people – this makes us all unique.
8 There are lots of tests that can tell how intelligent we are, but students shouldn’t be given tests.
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2 Complete the sentences with the words below. There are two words that you do not need.
achieve change find make put rise solve take
Become the greatest!
• If you want to 1 progress in life, you have to 2 your mind to it.
• 3 a way to 4 advantage of all the opportunities that come up in your life.
• You won’t 5 the world, but you can 6 small problems and this will help you to become a better person.
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3 Match the words below to definitions 1–8. There is one word that you do not need.
civil servant president government capital election monarchy economy politician empire
1 a country ruled by a king or queen
2 a group of countries ruled by one person or government
3 a person who is employed by the government, but doesn’t make political decisions
4 the wealth and resources of a country
5 the most important city or town in a country
6 the leader of a republic
7 selecting a person or group of people for a position by voting
8 a person who works in politics
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Grammar
4 Choose the correct answers.
1 When we arrived at the stadium, the race had started.
a The race was in progress when we arrived at the stadium.
b The race started after we arrived.
2 Louise had done a lot of training when she took part in the tennis competition.
a Louise first did a lot of training and then she took part in the tennis competition.
b Louise did a lot of training at the same time that she took part in the tennis competition.
3 The record company had to pay back all the money to the people that had bought tickets.
a The record company paid the money first and then people bought tickets.
b People first bought tickets and then the record company paid the money.
4 He told everyone that he had won a gold medal.
a He won a gold medal and at the same time told everyone.
b He first won a gold medal and then he told everyone.
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6 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect tense.
Cheating in school
Gina Davis was shocked when she got the call from school. The teacher 1 (tell) her that her daughter 2 (cheat) in a test. What was even more shocking was the fact that her daughter was only eight! ‘Before this 3 (happen), I 4 (talk) to my daughter about cheating,’ says Gina. ‘I 5 (explain) what it meant to cheat and why it was wrong.’
Young children don’t understand the difference between right and wrong in the classroom. ‘Before they 6 (start) school, most kids 7 (already / cheat) when playing games and 8 (understand) that it was wrong. But it’s difficult for them to then apply that understanding to school situations,’ explains child psychologist Barbara Rey.
‘This 9 (not / be) a problem before they 10 (introduce) exams and testing,’ says Davis. ‘Now every child is feeling the pressure to get the best grades.’
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7 Rewrite the sentences with used to in the correct form.
1 When I was younger, I played a lot of tennis. I don’t do it now.

2 When my mum was at school, they never cheated in tests and exams.

3 I never liked PE lessons in school.

4 Did you go to a lot of football matches when you were a kid?

Mark: ___ / 4