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USE THE CORRECT AUXILIARY: During Shakespeare's lifetime, drama developed faster than ever before. With some theaters holding two or three thousand people, there were huge profits to be made, and new material was always needed. Drama was not seen as 'literature', but merely as popular entertainment. When Shakespeare was young, he could have watched, or even taken part in, several different kinds of drama. Plays were performed by townspeople, schoolboys and University students. The first purpose-built theatre opened in London in 1576. Playwrights did not often make up new plots: they used traditional tales or borrowed ideas from other books. Many plays were set in other countries and in times gone by.

A Teenage Sensation

Louisa Johnson is probably not a name that rings any (1) bells but it is a name that you should remember. Louisa was almost (2) unknown to the British public before she (3) rose to fame.

'Listen to great music while you run,' suggests Toby Jones. 'If I hadn't done this at the beginning, I would quickly (3) ....................become bored.'

'Run with a friend,' is the advice of marathon runner Jenny Pulham. 'I started alone and it was difficult. Tomorrow morning I'll (4) ............. enjoying my run with four friends.'

'I wish I (5) .............. not pushed myself so hard when I started,' explained Randy. 'I got an injury and couldn't run for three months. I regret that. Also, remember that stretching before you run is just as important ............ (6) running at the right speed.'

There you have it! Now, put your trainers next to your bed and tomorrow morning get ready, set and go!

43. Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Do

'Is Jim going to watch the race?' Mary asked. (IF)'Do you know ...................................... to watch the race?' Mark asked.

How We Learn

Scientists investigating how we learn (1) ....................made some interesting discoveries. They found that when we are children, we learn faster because we get lots of immediate feedback on our actions: we learn by trying (2).................. do something and failing many times. If you have (3) .................. seen a young child exploring a room you will know what I mean. They touch everything, put objects in their mouth and fall over, a lot! This interaction with the world builds up memories and, (4) ......................... a result, children gradually learn the best way to do things. How could students apply these ideas? First, they ought (5) .................... make repetition a part of their learning, which means doing their homework and revising regularly. Secondly, students should get

People use cars less. In addition, many shops are appearing from the cities and moving their businesses online or to out of town shopping centres where costs are reduced. As for the future, Paris has already taken the decision to introduce car-free days which have reduced pollution significantly, and the city of Oslo is preparing to be car-free by 2019.

When Columbus arrived in America, the only inhabitants were the American Indians. There were over one million of them, but only about 300,000 remained. Then, immigration changed the face of America completely in the last four centuries, during which people went to America from many European, Asian and African countries. Some of them suffered from religious or political persecution at home. Some looked for a second chance, as life in their country was

year. That will give me time to find a job or course that's suitable for me.

1 My teacher said I should study Maths at university. It was my teacher who said I should study Maths at university.

2 Terry lives in a house that's joined to one other house. Terry lives in a semi-detached house.

3 Bill has a job that doesn't pay very well. Bill is badly paid for his work.

4 Joanna's hoping she'll be accepted at university. Joanna's hoping she'll get a place at university.

5 We can't go to the park - it's raining. It's too rainy to go to the park.

Went to go to the park. I've never been to a bigger city than New York. New York is the biggest city I've ever been to.

Read the text and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. Last summer I decided to take an exam in French. I didn't want to put (1) ________ revising for the exam till the last moment, so I prepared a great study schedule. I was going to learn a bit every day. It worked well at the beginning. After lunch, I (2) ________ go to my room and get (3) ________ to work for a good few hours. However, things went wrong one day when I needed to use an online dictionary. I saw some new messages from my friends, replied to them, watched a few videos and, before I knew it, it was dinnertime. In the end, I did very (4) ________ revising and I failed the exam. Going online while studying is not always a good idea!

Recently my dad has shown me an application which he uses to manage his time at work.

simply blocks access to Facebook and other pages. If only I had discovered it before! Maybe I'd have passed the exam and wouldn't have to re-take it now!

51. Complete the text with the words in the box. There are four extra words.

When I was a small child, we were to go on a lot of family trips to the beach. I loved arriving at the beach on a sunny day. My brother and I always ran down to the water as soon as the car stopped in the car park! It was always very exciting. What trips did you go on when you were young?

52. Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B or C.

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