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Question 1 of 51
1. Question
Read the article about Ponzi schemes quickly and match the years to the people.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.
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2009
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Question 2 of 51
2. Question
Read the article about Ponzi schemes quickly and match the years to the people.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.
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2008
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Question 3 of 51
3. Question
Read the article about Ponzi schemes quickly and match the years to the people.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.
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1920s
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Question 4 of 51
4. Question
Read the article about Ponzi schemes quickly and match the years to the people.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.
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1880s
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Question 5 of 51
5. Question
Read the text again and complete it with the missing sentences. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 6 of 51
6. Question
Read the text again and complete it with the missing sentences. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 7 of 51
7. Question
Read the text again and complete it with the missing sentences. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 8 of 51
8. Question
Read the text again and complete it with the missing sentences. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 9 of 51
9. Question
Read the text again and complete it with the missing sentences. There is one extra sentence you do not need to use.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 10 of 51
10. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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can be relied on to be good, honest and responsible
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Question 11 of 51
11. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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Question 12 of 51
12. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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Question 13 of 51
13. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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Question 14 of 51
14. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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a voucher which can be exchanged for cash
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Question 15 of 51
15. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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Question 16 of 51
16. Question
Look at the highlighted words and phrases in the text and try to work out their meaning. Then match them to definitions 1-7.
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Ponzi schemes
Want to know an easy route onto the world’s rich list? You may think it’s an impossible dream, out as Charles Ponzi reveals, all you really need is a persuasive smile and the ability to lie very, very well.
The man behind the name Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant living in the United States who cheated countless innocent people out of money in the 1920s. At that time, when a person wanted to send a fetter to another country, he or she (if they were feeling generous) could also send the recipient an international reply coupon. The coupon could then be used to pay for the postage of the reply. Ponzi’s idea was to buy cheap reply coupons in another country and sell them in the United States, where they were worth more. He then planned to share the profits with his investors. However, transporting and paying for the coupons caused delays and incurred extra costs, which meant he couldn’t pay back his investors as quickly as he had promised. But he didn’t tell them that. 1_______ Ponzi paid the early investors their profit with the new money that was pouring in, and kept some of it for himself. At the height of his success, he was buying and selling around 160 million reply coupons, despite only 27,000 existing worldwide. When people realised this, it was all over.2________
How does it work?
The Ponzi scheme is based on a simple principle revolving around paying old investors with money that cones in from new investors. What exactly they invest in doesn’t matter With the money from the first investors you rent a fancy office and buy a new car, which helps you to attract new investors. 3______. One person can only do so much, and sooner or later the scheme flops because there aren’t enough new investors to oay all of the old ones.
Other big schemers
Examples of the Ponzi scheme date back as far as the 1880s, and are still happening now. One of the longest- running operations was headed by Lou Pearlman, former manager of
the famous American boy bands Backstreet Boys and N*Sync. To fund promotional activity for his band roster, he convinced businesspeople to invest in other non-existent side projects 4_______ Pearlman was eventually convicted of cheating investors of over $300 million and, in 2008, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.
But that was nothing compared to Bernard Madcff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. In 2009 Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison after having cheated billionaires, celebrities,
and even banks and charities. 5_______ He was also helped by the fact that he was running a legitimate business at the same time. He didn’t promise ridiculously high returns, and he always gave his nvestors their money when they asked for it. Madoff’s business propositions seemed perfectly trustworthy but a lot of people lost all their money.
So for Charles Ponzi, Lou Pearlman, Bernard Madoff, and countless other Ponzi schemers, their lies eventually caught up with them. Their riches were only temporary and the price they eventually had to pay much more. Our advice? Never try to make an honest buck based on a lie. The truth always wins… eventually.-
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allowed and acceptable according to the law
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Question 17 of 51
17. Question
Complete the text with the correct form of a verb from the box.
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A friend of mine, Anne, was lucky enough to inherit a farm when she left university and so she decided to set up her own organic food business. The company its products under the name of Bioplus and one of the most successful products it makes is muesli. Not all of the ingredients come from the farm, as Anne the nuts and dried fruit from South America. These she mixes with her own cereal products to make the muesli. Nationally, her muesli sells well, but she also to Northern European countries like Norway and Sweden. The company is rapidly and Anne is always looking for new employees. Right now she’s preparing to a new cereal bar the company has been testing. Anne is very realistic as she knows she will never the market leader in the field, but neither does sne want one of the big cereal giants like Kelloggs or Nestlé to her company.
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Question 18 of 51
18. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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I f a company loss, the staff often face job cuts.
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Question 19 of 51
19. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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Many countries started business with China when the trade sanctions were lifted.
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Question 20 of 51
20. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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The Managing Director the decision to close the factory yesterday.
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Question 21 of 51
21. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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My company is going to 30 people redundant after Christmas.
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Question 22 of 51
22. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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The factory was badly, so in the end it closed down.
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Question 23 of 51
23. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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Companies always market research before they launch a new product.
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Question 24 of 51
24. Question
Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do.
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If we a profit again next year, the manager may think of opening another office.
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Question 25 of 51
25. Question
Complete the dialogues using whatever, whichever, whoever, whenever, however, or wherever.
1. A. Do you want tea or coffee?
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Question 26 of 51
26. Question
Complete the dialogues using whatever, whichever, whoever, whenever, however, or wherever.
2. A What shall I buy you for your birthday?
B I don’t mind I’ll be happy with_____________you give me.CorrectIncorrect -
Question 27 of 51
27. Question
Complete the dialogues using whatever, whichever, whoever, whenever, however, or wherever.
3. A. How often does your boyfriend go to the gym?
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28. Question
Complete the dialogues using whatever, whichever, whoever, whenever, however, or wherever.
4. A. Can I bring my new boyfriend to your party?
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Question 29 of 51
29. Question
Complete the dialogues using whatever, whichever, whoever, whenever, however, or wherever.
5. A. I’m not sure bow we should decorate the living room.
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Question 30 of 51
30. Question
choose the correct answer.
1. The account manager called his client for / to arrange a meeting.
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Question 31 of 51
31. Question
choose the correct answer.
2. The company is expanding even though / in spite of there is a recession.
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Question 32 of 51
32. Question
choose the correct answer.
3. The firm made several people redundant in order to / so that cut costs.
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Question 33 of 51
33. Question
choose the correct answer.
4. His secretary stayed at her desk to not / so as not to miss an important phone call.
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Question 34 of 51
34. Question
choose the correct answer.
5. Everybody seemed to enjoy Mike’s speech at the wedding in spite of / even though his terrible jokes.
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Question 35 of 51
35. Question
choose the correct answer.
6. The restaurant staff are happy despite / although working long hours every day.
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Question 36 of 51
36. Question
choose the correct answer.
7. She closed the door of her office so as to / so that nobody could hear her conversation.
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Question 37 of 51
37. Question
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word or phrase in bold.
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Although they don’t do any marketing, their products sell well. in spite of
Their products sell well
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Question 38 of 51
38. Question
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word or phrase in bold.
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They reduced their pi ices so as to sell more products. so that
They reduced their prices
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Question 39 of 51
39. Question
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word or phrase in bold.
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I have to leave work by six o’ clock so that I don’t miss my train. so as not to
I have to leave work by six o’ clock
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Question 40 of 51
40. Question
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word or phrase in bold.
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Despite the fact that I was late, my boss wasn’t angry. although
My boss wasn’t angry
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Question 41 of 51
41. Question
Listen and complete the sentences.
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i. Vinyl are becoming popular again.
ii. There’s been a huge in petrol prices recently.
iii. You can only lose weight if you the fat in your diet.
iv. Scientists are making on finding a cure for AIDS.
v. The visa you to stay for three months.
vi. Brazil about a third of the world’s coffee.
vii. We do not give without a valid receipt.
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Question 42 of 51
42. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
1. exports
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Question 43 of 51
43. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
2. records
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Question 44 of 51
44. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
3. increase
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Question 45 of 51
45. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
4. decrease
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Question 46 of 51
46. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
5. progress
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Question 47 of 51
47. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
6. permits
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Question 48 of 51
48. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
7. produces
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Question 49 of 51
49. Question
choose the stressed syllable on the words you wrote in a.
8. refunds
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Question 50 of 51
50. Question
Listen to a radio phone-in programme about Mr and Mrs Stacey, who found a lottery ticket and cashed it.
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How many of the callers think that the couple did the right thing?
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Question 51 of 51
51. Question
Listen again and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
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i. The owner of the ticket was a 71-year-old woman.
ii. If the Staceys don’t pay the money back, they’ll spend 12 months in prison.
iii. Caller 1 says that the Staceys used the money to pay off their mortgage.
iv. Caller 2 compares finding the lottery ticket to finding some house keys.
v. Caller 3 thinks that the couple should have given the ticket to the police.
vi. Caller 4 says that the couple had a moral obligation to return the ticket.
vii. Caller 5 feels some anger towards the couple.
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