intermediate

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures

01 Which James Bond film did Waris Drie appear in? (Lesson 03)

Tomorrow Never Dies
The World is Not Enough
Goldeneye
The Living Daylights

02 Why is Elizabeth Blackwell famous?
(Lesson 03)

She is a model.
She has written many best-selling songs.
She was the first woman doctor.
She was born in the Amazon jungle and studied at Oxford.

03 According to Dr Mary Karskaden, why can't teenagers concentrate in class early in the morning? (Lesson 05)

They are lazy.
They go to bed too late.
They have a different biological clock.
They don't like it.

04 What does Eunice Jackson find difficult about living in England? (Lesson 06)

People socialize much more.
People tend to stay at home.
People have a lot of children.
A lot of people live in apartment blocks.

05 What did the writer's daughter choose to keep?(Lesson 08)

the computer
the phone
the TV
her boyfriend

06 Which one of these is not a rule for Alice and Colin's children? (Lesson 10)

If they are not at the table in time for dinner, then they don't get any pudding.
They must wait for other people to finish speaking before they speak.
They have to help with the washing up.
They have to go to bed at 9.00 p.m.

07 Which word is difficult for British people to say? (Lesson 12)

Yes
No
Please
Sorry

08 What is the function of the front area of the brain? (Lesson 13)

thinking, planning, the intellect.
appreciating art and music, the emotions
balance and movement
body clock

09 Which of these facts about Albert Heinstein is false? (Lesson 14)

He came from a poor family.
He was a brilliant student.
He had an affair with his cousin.
He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.

10 Sumita's parents brought her up to...
(Lesson 15)

work for her father's computer company
be independent
do what she was told
be very shy

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures

11 Which expression is not an appropriate greeting? (Lesson 01)

Hiya.
Good to see you.
What've you been up to?
You're welcome.

12 Which expression can't you use to end a story? (Lesson 03)

Finally...
In the end...
And so...
At last...

13 Which one of these expressions is used to talk about dislikes? (Lesson 04)

I really enjoy...
One of my favourite...
Whenever I get a chance...
I'm not very keen on...

14 Which expression doesn't mean the same as usually? (Lesson 06)

normally
occasionally
most of the time
frequently

15 Which expression could you use to disagree with someone? (Lesson 07)

Me too.
So do I.
Neither do I.
Do you? I don't.

16 If someone says I've passed the exam! what do you say? (Lesson 09)

What a shame!
Well done!
Good luck!
Oh dear!

17 Complete this invitation: Do you fancy...
(Lesson 12)

going for a drink?
to go for a drink?
go for a drink?
went for a drink?

18 Which expression can you use to talk about something that's not likely to happen? (Lesson 18)

There's no chance...
There's no doubt...
I'm sure...
There's a good chance...

19 Which expression is wrong?
(Lesson 18)

I think so.
I hope so.
I don't think so.
I don't hope so.

20 Which reporting verb completes this sentence? _____me what happened. (Lesson 19)

Say
Explain
Speak
Tell

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures

21 What should you do in Moscow if you want to have conversations with strangers? (Lesson 01)

buy a dog
wear a fur coat
drink vodka
speak Russian

22 Where is there no difference between family life and work life? (Lesson 02)

Afghanistan
Iceland
Russia
Taiwan

23 Where did Waris Drie grow up?
(Lesson 03)

in the desert
in the city
in the countryside
in a village

24 Which South American country doesn't have a border with Brazil? (Lesson 03)

Bolivia
Ecuador
Columbia
Peru

25 Where might you see the words Dress formal? (Lesson 09)

on an aeroplane
on a job application letter
on an invitation
on an exam question paper

26 Where in England mustn't you look at anyone or talk to strangers? (Lesson 10)

in a pub
on the tube
in a restaurant
at a club

27 Where does the colour red mean bravery?
(Lesson 11)

Ghana
Russia
Hungary
Nepal

28 Where did Albert Heinstein grow up?
(Lesson 14)

Switzerland
Germany
New York
London

29 Where did Dean begin his journey?
(Lesson 15)

Tel Aviv
Athens
London
Cairo

30 Bruce Chatwin called his wife from Sydney and told her to meet him in... (Lesson 15)

London
Boston
Nepal
Sydney

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures

31 Which adjective is not connected with describing Geography? (Lesson 02)

mountainous
conservative
humid
densely populated

32 Which 'health' adjective has a positive meaning? (Lesson 05)

cheerful
stressed
unfit
lazy

33 What word follows similar? e.g. She's similar ____ him. (Lesson 06)

from
like
to
as

34 Which 'feelings' adjective is positive?
(Lesson 07)

exhausted
miserable
embarrassed
confident

35 Which verb comes before an exam?
(Lesson 09)

get
take
win
make

36 What's another adjective that means relaxed? (Lesson 11)

irritated
fed up
angry
calm

37 Which word ending makes the adjective kind into a noun? (Lesson 12)

-ful
-ity
-ness
-ly

38 Which preposition comes after interested?
(Lesson 14)

with
at
in
to

39 Which verb is not connected with travelling by aeroplane? (Lesson 15)

touch down
take off
get on
put through

40 Which verb comes before a secret?
(Lesson 19)

keep
take
get
give

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures

41 What's the population of Hong Kong?
(Lesson 02)

one million
three million
six million
nine million

42 What percentage of people in the world have never seen a telephone? (Lesson 02)

15%
30%
50%
60%

43 How much can Waris Dirie earn in a day?
(Lesson 03)

£5
£50
£500
£5,000

44 How long do Zambian families sometimes stay with their married children when they visit? (Lesson 06)

a week
a month
six months
a year

45 How many people are killed by toothpaste every year? (Lesson 07)

6
60
160
1,600

46 How old do you have to be to leave school in England and Wales? (Lesson 10)

15
16
17
18

47 How many words do people know in their first language? (Lesson 13)

30,000
300,000
3,000,000
30,000,000

48 When did Albert Einstein die?
(Lesson 14)

1900
1925
1940
1955

49 How long was Dean delayed on his flight to London? (Lesson 15)

30 minutes
4 hours
17 hours
40 hours

50 What are the chances of asteroid XF11 hitting the Earth? (Lesson 18)

one in a hundred
one in a thousand
one in a hundred thousand
one in a million

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People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures
01 Which James Bond film did Waris Drie appear in? (Lesson 03) Tomorrow Never Dies The World is Not Enough Goldeneye The Living Daylights	02 Why is Elizabeth Blackwell famous? (Lesson 03) She is a model. She has written many best-selling songs. She was the first woman doctor. She was born in the Amazon jungle and studied at Oxford.
03 According to Dr Mary Karskaden, why can't teenagers concentrate in class early in the morning? (Lesson 05) They are lazy. They go to bed too late. They have a different biological clock. They don't like it.	04 What does Eunice Jackson find difficult about living in England? (Lesson 06) People socialize much more. People tend to stay at home. People have a lot of children. A lot of people live in apartment blocks.
05 What did the writer's daughter choose to keep?(Lesson 08) the computer the phone the TV her boyfriend	06 Which one of these is not a rule for Alice and Colin's children? (Lesson 10) If they are not at the table in time for dinner, then they don't get any pudding. They must wait for other people to finish speaking before they speak. They have to help with the washing up. They have to go to bed at 9.00 p.m.
07 Which word is difficult for British people to say? (Lesson 12) Yes No Please Sorry	08 What is the function of the front area of the brain? (Lesson 13) thinking, planning, the intellect. appreciating art and music, the emotions balance and movement body clock
09 Which of these facts about Albert Heinstein is false? (Lesson 14) He came from a poor family. He was a brilliant student. He had an affair with his cousin. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.	10 Sumita's parents brought her up to... (Lesson 15) work for her father's computer company be independent do what she was told be very shy

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures
11 Which expression is not an appropriate greeting? (Lesson 01) Hiya. Good to see you. What've you been up to? You're welcome.	12 Which expression can't you use to end a story? (Lesson 03) Finally... In the end... And so... At last...
13 Which one of these expressions is used to talk about dislikes? (Lesson 04) I really enjoy... One of my favourite... Whenever I get a chance... I'm not very keen on...	14 Which expression doesn't mean the same as usually? (Lesson 06) normally occasionally most of the time frequently
15 Which expression could you use to disagree with someone? (Lesson 07) Me too. So do I. Neither do I. Do you? I don't.	16 If someone says I've passed the exam! what do you say? (Lesson 09) What a shame! Well done! Good luck! Oh dear!
17 Complete this invitation: Do you fancy... (Lesson 12) going for a drink? to go for a drink? go for a drink? went for a drink?	18 Which expression can you use to talk about something that's not likely to happen? (Lesson 18) There's no chance... There's no doubt... I'm sure... There's a good chance...
19 Which expression is wrong? (Lesson 18) I think so. I hope so. I don't think so. I don't hope so.	20 Which reporting verb completes this sentence? _____me what happened. (Lesson 19) Say Explain Speak Tell

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures
21 What should you do in Moscow if you want to have conversations with strangers? (Lesson 01) buy a dog wear a fur coat drink vodka speak Russian	22 Where is there no difference between family life and work life? (Lesson 02) Afghanistan Iceland Russia Taiwan
23 Where did Waris Drie grow up? (Lesson 03) in the desert in the city in the countryside in a village	24 Which South American country doesn't have a border with Brazil? (Lesson 03) Bolivia Ecuador Columbia Peru
25 Where might you see the words Dress formal? (Lesson 09) on an aeroplane on a job application letter on an invitation on an exam question paper	26 Where in England mustn't you look at anyone or talk to strangers? (Lesson 10) in a pub on the tube in a restaurant at a club
27 Where does the colour red mean bravery? (Lesson 11) Ghana Russia Hungary Nepal	28 Where did Albert Heinstein grow up? (Lesson 14) Switzerland Germany New York London
29 Where did Dean begin his journey? (Lesson 15) Tel Aviv Athens London Cairo	30 Bruce Chatwin called his wife from Sydney and told her to meet him in... (Lesson 15) London Boston Nepal Sydney

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures
31 Which adjective is not connected with describing Geography? (Lesson 02) mountainous conservative humid densely populated	32 Which 'health' adjective has a positive meaning? (Lesson 05) cheerful stressed unfit lazy
33 What word follows similar? e.g. She's similar ____ him. (Lesson 06) from like to as	34 Which 'feelings' adjective is positive? (Lesson 07) exhausted miserable embarrassed confident
35 Which verb comes before an exam? (Lesson 09) get take win make	36 What's another adjective that means relaxed? (Lesson 11) irritated fed up angry calm
37 Which word ending makes the adjective kind into a noun? (Lesson 12) -ful -ity -ness -ly	38 Which preposition comes after interested? (Lesson 14) with at in to
39 Which verb is not connected with travelling by aeroplane? (Lesson 15) touch down take off get on put through	40 Which verb comes before a secret? (Lesson 19) keep take get give

People/Language/Places/Vocabulary/Facts and Figures
41 What's the population of Hong Kong? (Lesson 02) one million three million six million nine million	42 What percentage of people in the world have never seen a telephone? (Lesson 02) 15% 30% 50% 60%
43 How much can Waris Dirie earn in a day? (Lesson 03) £5 £50 £500 £5,000	44 How long do Zambian families sometimes stay with their married children when they visit? (Lesson 06) a week a month six months a year
45 How many people are killed by toothpaste every year? (Lesson 07) 6 60 160 1,600	46 How old do you have to be to leave school in England and Wales? (Lesson 10) 15 16 17 18
47 How many words do people know in their first language? (Lesson 13) 30,000 300,000 3,000,000 30,000,000	48 When did Albert Einstein die? (Lesson 14) 1900 1925 1940 1955
49 How long was Dean delayed on his flight to London? (Lesson 15) 30 minutes 4 hours 17 hours 40 hours	50 What are the chances of asteroid XF11 hitting the Earth? (Lesson 18) one in a hundred one in a thousand one in a hundred thousand one in a million