Read the following two conversations and write the correct word in each blank

A
dr nevas ¹ Can you lift your arm?

leila No, it feels very heavy.
dr nevas ²you able to bend it?
leila Only a little.
dr nevas I think you ³to go to hospital for an X-ray. We can see any broken bones ⁴ _ we X-ray your arm.
leila It's very painful.
dr nevas I'm ⁵to bandage it in a few minutes. Don't remove the bandage;
you ⁶leave it on until the X-ray. It's very important.

B

amanda Our team's going to win tonight.
kim They lost last Saturday.
amanda That was²Lamb didn't play.
kim Why wasn't he on the team?
amanda He was ill, but he ³recovered now.
kim Is Hill playing?
amanda No, he ⁴play for two months.
kim Why not?
amanda I ⁵know.
kim Didn't he shout at the referee?
amanda I think so. He ⁶be more careful!

3. VOCABULARY (10 marks)

Write the correct word in each blank. The first letter of the word has been given to help you.

A

Brian Bedford was in the ¹ news today after his ²m_______________ against Willie Watts last night. One ³hwas 'Tennis star loses match and temper' and another was 'Bully Brian'. Brian lost his temper with his ⁴o, then threw his ⁵rover the net and swore at the ⁶u.

B

Today it has been cloudy and wet with ¹ strong winds throughout the country, but in the south there have been a lot of ²s Tomorrow's ³fis for showers with sunny ⁴i. Unfortunately, the ⁵wis going to remain unsettled with the ⁶tdropping to 10°C.

4. READING (10 marks)

Match each TV programme title with the most appropriate description of the programme. Write the appropriate letter in each box.

1 How a reporter sets out to interview someone. Different ways of presenting a report to an editor.

3 An introduction to numbers. How numbers really work when we add up.

4 Ways of growing plants and vegetables at the bottom of the sea.

5 Taking exercise and resting. Exercise can make us feel much better but too much exercise can be dangerous.

6 Everyday life in Cairo: a day in the lives of a schoolboy, an office worker and an engineer.

7 How can we help to reduce injury in car accidents?

8 Computers and robots in our homes. Can they ever cook meals for us?

9 Every day hundreds of jobs are vacant, but how many people know about them? In any case, who is able to do these jobs? This programme gives information about jobs and also examines ways of training for jobs.

10 The great fire of London. What happened when fire destroyed most of a city.

11 This programme looks at modern methods of forecasting the weather. This week: Weather balloons.