B3 I If you want to take part in this preliminary exam, fill in the form ...

B3
I If you want to take part in this preliminary exam, fill in the form. Write in BLOCK
CAPITALS and in ink, please. Do not leave blank spaces, if some of the data are not
available write n/a.
Last name: _____________________________________________________________
First Name: ____________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
Student’s Booklet: Fluent in:
Date of birth: Sex: Nationality:
Date (write month in letters)
Signature: ______________________
II Complete the email from Nick’s boss with the verbs in brackets in the right tense.
Dear Nick,
Last month you (1) _____________ (say) you were suffering from stress and too
much work. This month I (2) ___________ (take) notes on your work.
- You (3) _____________ (take) two days off this month.
- You (4) _____________ (leave) the office one hour earlier than your colleagues
on Friday three weeks ago.
- You (5) _____________ (be) late for work three times this month.
- You (6) _____________ (miss) two meetings in the last two weeks.
- On Thursday 13 th , you (7) _____________ (spend) three hours on the Internet.
Please arrange a meeting with me as soon as possible.
Angela
III Complete the sentences with some, any or no.
1. There are __________ disadvantages. I love my children, but it is boring if you don’t
see __________ adults all day.
2. You don’t earn __________ money being a househusband! But Flora gives me
__________ cash for shopping.
3. When our first baby, Joe, was starting to walk, I got __________ peace at all. There
was __________ time to do the housework.
4. __________ people have __________ idea how difficult it is to look after children all
day.
5. ‘Do you have __________ other rules I should obey?’ – ‘There are __________ other
little things, but nothing important.’

B3
IV Correct the sentences.
1. Are you having a boyfriend at the moment? ______________________________
2. I go out with a guy called Paul. ________________________________________
3. I was never in Russia. _______________________________________________
4. ‘Do you need a taxi?’ – ‘No, thanks. A friend will come to pick me up.’
__________________________________________________________________
5. ‘Could you give me a wake-up call in the morning?’ – Yes, sir. We’re going to do that
for you. _______________________________________________________
6. Which is the most busy street in your town? ______________________________
7. I’m interested in hearing more about your special offers.
__________________________________________________________________
8. Are your friends studying English also? _________________________________
V Match the words in BOLD in the article to the definitions 1 – 10.
Restaurants of the future
Futurefood.com invited French chefs, waiters and foodies to describe ‘the restaurant
of the future.
Gerard, restaurant manager: ‘In the future, you’ll book online. There’ll be a menu
with pictures on the screen and you’ll order your food before going to the restaurant.’
Claude, chef: You won’t need waiters to take your order or serve you. You’ll choose
the starter, your main course and dessert by pressing a button on the table.
Charlotte, customer: People will only go to traditional restaurants for special
occasions. Most people don’t want to spend time making a booking and waiting for the bill.
1. people to take your order _____________
2. important dates for you _____________
3. make a reservation _____________
4. professional cooks _____________
5. list of food _____________
6. people who love food _____________
7. bring your food _____________
8. make your choice _____________
9. paper with the total _____________
10. reserving a table for a particular evening _____________