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1. We ________________ Miguel for years. He’s our neighbour.

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2. If she ________________ your number, she would have phoned you.

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3. Which house is ________? I can’t remember.

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4. He’s going to go to the cinema tonight if he ________________ his homework.

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5. The boy walked ________ the door and up the stairs.

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6. She wanted to buy her friend’s car, so he sold ________________ for a good price.

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7. I ________________ study every evening when I was doing my degree.

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8. Rachel ________________ too much work by the director last week.

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9. Who’s that man standing ________________ your husband?

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10. Some people find it very difficult ________________ my writing.

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11. Ben’s going on a cycling holiday so he ________________ at the local bicycle shop.

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12. We stayed at my ________ in the country last weekend.

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13. People keep on ________________ at their mobile phones during meetings at work.

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14. We prefer to cook ________________ food. We never buy takeaways.

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15. When I met David’s wife, I realized I ________________ her somewhere before.

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1. I was sometimes quite ________ when I was a teenager.

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2. If you want to get a good degree, you should ________ every lecture.

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3. Get a ________ as a paper record when you use an ATM.

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4. The ________ showed that the boys had stolen the food.

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5. Several houses in our road lost roof ________ in the storm.

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6. None of what he said was true. He ________ it all up.

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7. Linda likes to ________ weights at the gym six times a week.

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8. My son’s ________ his final exam next week.

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9. William is very ________. He never does anything stupid.

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10. I always use the portrait ________ when I take a photo of a person.

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11.   A  Excuse me, do you have these in a large?

B  I’m sorry, we’re ________ larges at the moment.

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12. CMS Info Systems Ltd.

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13. I was still ________ my suitcase when the taxi arrived.

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14. We had excellent seats in the third ________ at the stadium.

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15. Amelia is the most active ________ I know. She has a lot of interests.

Choose the odd one out.

1. bridesmaid   dustman   page boy   best man

Choose the odd one out.

2. straightened   poured   dyed   curled

Choose the odd one out.

3. cliff   bush   path   tray

Choose the odd one out.

4. hammer   invigilator   drill   screwdriver

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5. centre   lens   distance   foreground

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6. napkin   tablecloth   bowl   fringe

Choose the odd one out.

7. speakers   sitcoms   soaps   cartoons

Choose the odd one out.

8. adaptor   bin bag   flip flops   insect repellent

Choose the odd one out.

9. close down   be on   turn off   switch over

Choose the odd one out.

10. seminars   professors   halls of residence   current affairs

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Match the words with the same sound.

computer         1 ________, ________

Match the words with the same sound.

bike                 2 ________, ________

Match the words with the same sound.

zebra    3 ________, ________

Match the words with the same sound.

snake          4 ________, ________

Match the words with the same sound.

fish             5 ________, ________

Choose the stressed syllable.

1. a|ssem|ble

Choose the stressed syllable.

2. tee|na|ger

Choose the stressed syllable.

3. ce|re|mo|ny

Choose the stressed syllable.

4. do|cu|men|taries

Choose the stressed syllable.

5. im|pre|ssive

Choose the stressed syllable.

6. me|mo|rize

Choose the stressed syllable.

7. qua|li|fi|ca|tion

Choose the stressed syllable.

8. un|for|ge|tta|ble

Choose the stressed syllable.

9. pro|gramme

Choose the stressed syllable.

10. e|le|va|tor

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Reuters – bringing you the news

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of news and financial information. Formerly known as Reuters Group PLC, it has a worldwide network of 2,000 journalists and provides news stories, photographs, and video to newspapers, television, and internet sites. Although it is most commonly known as a press agency, in fact Reuters makes most of its profits through giving financial information such as currency rates and stock prices to bankers and investors all over the world.

The history of Reuters goes hand in hand with improvements in communication technology. Reuters was established by Paul Julius von Reuter. Originally a bookseller in Germany, he set up a service using carrier pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen in Germany, where the German telegraph line ended, and Brussels in Belgium, where the Belgian telegraph line began. In 1851, London had an important place in the global telegraphic network and due to this, Reuter moved to an office near the London stock exchange. From there, he could supply investors in London and Paris with stock prices over the new Dover–Calais telegraph line. The service grew to include news items, and by the late 1850s, he had offices throughout Europe.

As overland and undersea cables were laid, Reuter’s business grew and began to operate in the Far East in 1872 and South America in 1874. Reuter was the first to publish some groundbreaking news items, for example, it was the first in Europe to announce President Lincoln’s death in 1865. Reuter retired in 1872 and the company changed its name to Reuters Ltd. In 1923, Reuters began to use teleprinters to distribute news to London newspapers and to supply news to Europe.

Reuters was restructured in 1941 in order to maintain its independence as a press agency. At the same time, in the face of competition from American agencies after World War Two, Reuters increased its financial information services. In 1964, Reuters introduced Stockmaster, which transmitted stock information from around the world onto computer screens. In 1973, the launch of the Reuters monitor created an electronic marketplace for foreign currency by displaying currency rates in real time. Reuters expanded this to include news and other financial information. This was followed by the Reuters monitor dealing service in 1981, which allowed foreign currency traders to trade directly from their own computer.

In the 1990s, Reuters continued to develop information systems including multimedia and online services. It bought a number of companies, including a television company which was called Reuters Television. Reuters Television provides news, sports, business, and entertainment via satellite to broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Today’s Reuters is still based on its ‘trust principles’, which state that news and information from the company must be independent and objective. Reuters’ journalists have to provide accurate and clear descriptions of events so that individuals, organizations, and governments can make their own decisions based on facts. Reuters merged with Thomson’s financial information division in 2007 and, as a result, its new name is Thomson Reuters. It remains a leader in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

1. Question:

Reuters is best known

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Reuters – bringing you the news

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of news and financial information. Formerly known as Reuters Group PLC, it has a worldwide network of 2,000 journalists and provides news stories, photographs, and video to newspapers, television, and internet sites. Although it is most commonly known as a press agency, in fact Reuters makes most of its profits through giving financial information such as currency rates and stock prices to bankers and investors all over the world.

The history of Reuters goes hand in hand with improvements in communication technology. Reuters was established by Paul Julius von Reuter. Originally a bookseller in Germany, he set up a service using carrier pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen in Germany, where the German telegraph line ended, and Brussels in Belgium, where the Belgian telegraph line began. In 1851, London had an important place in the global telegraphic network and due to this, Reuter moved to an office near the London stock exchange. From there, he could supply investors in London and Paris with stock prices over the new Dover–Calais telegraph line. The service grew to include news items, and by the late 1850s, he had offices throughout Europe.

As overland and undersea cables were laid, Reuter’s business grew and began to operate in the Far East in 1872 and South America in 1874. Reuter was the first to publish some groundbreaking news items, for example, it was the first in Europe to announce President Lincoln’s death in 1865. Reuter retired in 1872 and the company changed its name to Reuters Ltd. In 1923, Reuters began to use teleprinters to distribute news to London newspapers and to supply news to Europe.

Reuters was restructured in 1941 in order to maintain its independence as a press agency. At the same time, in the face of competition from American agencies after World War Two, Reuters increased its financial information services. In 1964, Reuters introduced Stockmaster, which transmitted stock information from around the world onto computer screens. In 1973, the launch of the Reuters monitor created an electronic marketplace for foreign currency by displaying currency rates in real time. Reuters expanded this to include news and other financial information. This was followed by the Reuters monitor dealing service in 1981, which allowed foreign currency traders to trade directly from their own computer.

In the 1990s, Reuters continued to develop information systems including multimedia and online services. It bought a number of companies, including a television company which was called Reuters Television. Reuters Television provides news, sports, business, and entertainment via satellite to broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Today’s Reuters is still based on its ‘trust principles’, which state that news and information from the company must be independent and objective. Reuters’ journalists have to provide accurate and clear descriptions of events so that individuals, organizations, and governments can make their own decisions based on facts. Reuters merged with Thomson’s financial information division in 2007 and, as a result, its new name is Thomson Reuters. It remains a leader in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

2. Question:

Paul Reuter moved to London because

Read the text and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

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Reuters – bringing you the news

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of news and financial information. Formerly known as Reuters Group PLC, it has a worldwide network of 2,000 journalists and provides news stories, photographs, and video to newspapers, television, and internet sites. Although it is most commonly known as a press agency, in fact Reuters makes most of its profits through giving financial information such as currency rates and stock prices to bankers and investors all over the world.

The history of Reuters goes hand in hand with improvements in communication technology. Reuters was established by Paul Julius von Reuter. Originally a bookseller in Germany, he set up a service using carrier pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen in Germany, where the German telegraph line ended, and Brussels in Belgium, where the Belgian telegraph line began. In 1851, London had an important place in the global telegraphic network and due to this, Reuter moved to an office near the London stock exchange. From there, he could supply investors in London and Paris with stock prices over the new Dover–Calais telegraph line. The service grew to include news items, and by the late 1850s, he had offices throughout Europe.

As overland and undersea cables were laid, Reuter’s business grew and began to operate in the Far East in 1872 and South America in 1874. Reuter was the first to publish some groundbreaking news items, for example, it was the first in Europe to announce President Lincoln’s death in 1865. Reuter retired in 1872 and the company changed its name to Reuters Ltd. In 1923, Reuters began to use teleprinters to distribute news to London newspapers and to supply news to Europe.

Reuters was restructured in 1941 in order to maintain its independence as a press agency. At the same time, in the face of competition from American agencies after World War Two, Reuters increased its financial information services. In 1964, Reuters introduced Stockmaster, which transmitted stock information from around the world onto computer screens. In 1973, the launch of the Reuters monitor created an electronic marketplace for foreign currency by displaying currency rates in real time. Reuters expanded this to include news and other financial information. This was followed by the Reuters monitor dealing service in 1981, which allowed foreign currency traders to trade directly from their own computer.

In the 1990s, Reuters continued to develop information systems including multimedia and online services. It bought a number of companies, including a television company which was called Reuters Television. Reuters Television provides news, sports, business, and entertainment via satellite to broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Today’s Reuters is still based on its ‘trust principles’, which state that news and information from the company must be independent and objective. Reuters’ journalists have to provide accurate and clear descriptions of events so that individuals, organizations, and governments can make their own decisions based on facts. Reuters merged with Thomson’s financial information division in 2007 and, as a result, its new name is Thomson Reuters. It remains a leader in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

3. Question:

The company’s business increased when

Read the text and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

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Reuters – bringing you the news

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of news and financial information. Formerly known as Reuters Group PLC, it has a worldwide network of 2,000 journalists and provides news stories, photographs, and video to newspapers, television, and internet sites. Although it is most commonly known as a press agency, in fact Reuters makes most of its profits through giving financial information such as currency rates and stock prices to bankers and investors all over the world.

The history of Reuters goes hand in hand with improvements in communication technology. Reuters was established by Paul Julius von Reuter. Originally a bookseller in Germany, he set up a service using carrier pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen in Germany, where the German telegraph line ended, and Brussels in Belgium, where the Belgian telegraph line began. In 1851, London had an important place in the global telegraphic network and due to this, Reuter moved to an office near the London stock exchange. From there, he could supply investors in London and Paris with stock prices over the new Dover–Calais telegraph line. The service grew to include news items, and by the late 1850s, he had offices throughout Europe.

As overland and undersea cables were laid, Reuter’s business grew and began to operate in the Far East in 1872 and South America in 1874. Reuter was the first to publish some groundbreaking news items, for example, it was the first in Europe to announce President Lincoln’s death in 1865. Reuter retired in 1872 and the company changed its name to Reuters Ltd. In 1923, Reuters began to use teleprinters to distribute news to London newspapers and to supply news to Europe.

Reuters was restructured in 1941 in order to maintain its independence as a press agency. At the same time, in the face of competition from American agencies after World War Two, Reuters increased its financial information services. In 1964, Reuters introduced Stockmaster, which transmitted stock information from around the world onto computer screens. In 1973, the launch of the Reuters monitor created an electronic marketplace for foreign currency by displaying currency rates in real time. Reuters expanded this to include news and other financial information. This was followed by the Reuters monitor dealing service in 1981, which allowed foreign currency traders to trade directly from their own computer.

In the 1990s, Reuters continued to develop information systems including multimedia and online services. It bought a number of companies, including a television company which was called Reuters Television. Reuters Television provides news, sports, business, and entertainment via satellite to broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Today’s Reuters is still based on its ‘trust principles’, which state that news and information from the company must be independent and objective. Reuters’ journalists have to provide accurate and clear descriptions of events so that individuals, organizations, and governments can make their own decisions based on facts. Reuters merged with Thomson’s financial information division in 2007 and, as a result, its new name is Thomson Reuters. It remains a leader in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

4. Question:

The company developed its financial services because

Read the text and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to the text.

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Reuters – bringing you the news

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of news and financial information. Formerly known as Reuters Group PLC, it has a worldwide network of 2,000 journalists and provides news stories, photographs, and video to newspapers, television, and internet sites. Although it is most commonly known as a press agency, in fact Reuters makes most of its profits through giving financial information such as currency rates and stock prices to bankers and investors all over the world.

The history of Reuters goes hand in hand with improvements in communication technology. Reuters was established by Paul Julius von Reuter. Originally a bookseller in Germany, he set up a service using carrier pigeons to fly stock prices between Aachen in Germany, where the German telegraph line ended, and Brussels in Belgium, where the Belgian telegraph line began. In 1851, London had an important place in the global telegraphic network and due to this, Reuter moved to an office near the London stock exchange. From there, he could supply investors in London and Paris with stock prices over the new Dover–Calais telegraph line. The service grew to include news items, and by the late 1850s, he had offices throughout Europe.

As overland and undersea cables were laid, Reuter’s business grew and began to operate in the Far East in 1872 and South America in 1874. Reuter was the first to publish some groundbreaking news items, for example, it was the first in Europe to announce President Lincoln’s death in 1865. Reuter retired in 1872 and the company changed its name to Reuters Ltd. In 1923, Reuters began to use teleprinters to distribute news to London newspapers and to supply news to Europe.

Reuters was restructured in 1941 in order to maintain its independence as a press agency. At the same time, in the face of competition from American agencies after World War Two, Reuters increased its financial information services. In 1964, Reuters introduced Stockmaster, which transmitted stock information from around the world onto computer screens. In 1973, the launch of the Reuters monitor created an electronic marketplace for foreign currency by displaying currency rates in real time. Reuters expanded this to include news and other financial information. This was followed by the Reuters monitor dealing service in 1981, which allowed foreign currency traders to trade directly from their own computer.

In the 1990s, Reuters continued to develop information systems including multimedia and online services. It bought a number of companies, including a television company which was called Reuters Television. Reuters Television provides news, sports, business, and entertainment via satellite to broadcasters in more than 90 countries. Today’s Reuters is still based on its ‘trust principles’, which state that news and information from the company must be independent and objective. Reuters’ journalists have to provide accurate and clear descriptions of events so that individuals, organizations, and governments can make their own decisions based on facts. Reuters merged with Thomson’s financial information division in 2007 and, as a result, its new name is Thomson Reuters. It remains a leader in what has become a multi-billion dollar industry.

5. Question:

Reuters grew due to its

Listen to a man talking about the work of a newsreader. Choose the correct answer.

Listen to five news reports. What is the main message of each report?