The award encourages young people to do (24) ____ cultural, social and adventurous activities in their free time.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Would you like to learn to rock climb? Or spend time working at an animal sanctuary? That's (23) ____ Andrea Black and Jenny Smith are doing as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. The award encourages young people to do (24) ____ cultural, social and adventurous activities in their free time. The Queen's husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, started the award in 1956. He started it (25) ____ he wanted young people to learn to help themselves and other people.

The award is for people aged 14-25, and there are three levels: Bronze, for those aged 14 or over, Silver for over 15s, and Gold for over 16s. You have to complete four activities to (26) ____ the award:

- go on an expedition (e.g. hiking, kayaking or climbing)

- learn a new practical or social skill (anything from painting to podcasting!)

- take (27) ____ a physical challenge (e.g. learn or improve at a sport)

- do voluntary work helping people or the environment (e.g. work with disabled or elderly people, or (28) ______ money for a charity).

Young people usually do the award at a Duke of Edinburgh club at their school or at a local youth group. They (29) ____ what they are going to do, and write a plan. It usually takes (30) ____ one and three years to finish an award.

The chef tastes the meat ___________ before presenting it to the Minister.

All three boys seem to fall ____ over heels in love with her.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Stella McCartney was born in 1972, the daughter of pop star Sir Paul McCartney. She is the youngest of three sisters. One sister is a potter and the other sister does the same job as their mother used to do – she works as a photographer. Stella's brother, James, is a musician. Stella first hit the newspaper headlines in 1995 when she graduated in fashion design from art college. At her final show, her clothes were modeled by her friends, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss, both well-known models. Unsurprisingly, the student show became front-page news around the world. Stella hadn't been in the news before as a fashion designer but she had spent time working in the fashion world since she was fifteen. In March 1997, Stella went to work for the fashion house Chloe. People said the famous fashion house had given her the job because of her surname and her famous parents but Stella soon showed how good she was. She designs clothes which she would like to wear herself, although she's not a model, and many famous models and actors choose to wear them. In 2001 Stella started her own fashion house and has since opened stores around the world and won many prizes. A lifelong vegetarian, McCartney does not use any leather or fur in her design. Instead, she uses silk, wool and other animal-derived fabrics.

1. Which of the following is NOT true about Stella's family?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

There is always a conflict between parents and children. However, they still should talk and share things with each other.

Anna often dresses ______ when going to the parties in order to attract her friends' attention.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

As (A) our teacher said yesterday, we ought to not (B) worry about (C) the mid-term test. Take (D) it easy.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

“I will come back home soon,” he said.

Due to financial conflict over the years, they decided to get ____.

She says she has kissed and ____ up with Nigel, and the reunion was a fun night.

You ____ finish your homework before you go to bed.

“Hello. ____” – “Hello. Hold on please. I get you through.”

“Do you mind if I sit next to you?” – “____”

Stop giving me a hard time, I could not do anything about it.