John will pick me up ________

If she ________ me, tell her to leave a message.

SECTION I: LISTENING

Listen to an interview on the radio, with two schoolmates, who both work on their school magazine. Choose the correct answer A, B or C for each of the following questions.

Why did Callum and Gemma’s school first start producing a magazine?

Several election/options are offered for the student's senior year.

This shop has a very limited option/choice of ties.

Solar power is now a viable alternative/selection to oil-fired water heaters.

Her can-do attitude is what made her our choice/option for the job.

I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It ______ around here somewhere. Where ______ it be?

We offer a broad alternative/selection of products.

She's going to do it. She doesn’t have much election/choice, really, does she?

We ______ walk all the way home. We ______ take a taxi.

We interviewed a random selection/option of teenagers.

You have the selection/option of working full-time or part-time.

Frank’s wallet is lying on the coffee table. He ______ it here last night.

The choice/election for the leadership of the council will take place on Tuesday.

Leaders must make good decisions and tough choices/options.

You have to go through a tough choice/selection process to win a place in the Olympic 800 metres team.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

They had only been in Greece for a week but they early/soon learned to speak a few words of the local language.

You're early/soon. We haven't had breakfast yet.

John ______ drive when he was eighteen.

     A. cannot                   B. could not            C. would rather not D. might not

I got up soon/early this morning to walk the dog.

The temperature drops to below freezing in the early/soon evening.

When you have a small child in the house, you ______ leave small objects lying around.

Circle the word which best fits the sentence.

We ______ be able to go to the party. We are going to a wedding.

Women of childbearing/childbirth age should take folic acid every day.

The risk for women dying in childbirth/childbearing is 250 times higher in poor countries than in rich ones.

Even if the delivery of a baby was successful, the mother could still fall prey to illness due to the lack of hygiene during childbearing/childbirth.

John was sacked last year. He ______ harder.

Women had shorter life expectancies than men since many died in childbirth/childbearing.

It is estimated that only about 5 percent of women of childbirth/childbearing age use birth control devices.

Massage during childbearing/childbirth can shorten the length of labour and be effective as a form of pain relief.

______ you mind if I brought a colleague with me?

Our teacher is so strict. We ______ forget to do our homework.

Are teen mothers likely to display poorer parenting skills compared to women who delay childbearing/childbirth?

Are you joking? David ______ a new car last week. I am sure that he does not have money.

Your diving equipment ______ regularly if you want to keep it in good condition.