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.In 1995, he refused to send a CV when Stanford University offered him a job, arguing that if they were familiar with his work, it should not be necessary.Since 2006, Perelman has given up mathematics and lives a reclusive life in St Petersburg.Described as the world's cleverest man, he lives with his mother in a small flat, where neighbours say he plays table tennis against the wall.1 Perelman is gifted at maths. T 2 The newspapers didn't think he should accept a million dollar prize. 3 Perelman won the prize for solving a very difficult maths problem. 4 It took him several years to solve the problem on the internet. 5 He refused the Nobel Prize in 2006. 6 Perelman scored 100% at the International Mathematical Olympiad. 7 He wasn't interested in anything except mathematics. 8 He did a PhD before he went to the USA. 9 At Stanford University, they knew nothing about Perelman's work. 10 He doesn't work in mathematics now. 11 He lives alone in St Petersburg. 15Speaking9 Match questions 1-6 with responses a)-f).1 Is this a bad time? b 2 Did I do something wrong? 3 My apologies.I'll come back later. 4 Do I need to wear a long-sleeved dress? 5 What should I do if they serve fish? I don't like it. 6 Is it OK if smoke at the table? a) Yes, I think you do.b) No.Please come in.c) If I were you, I'd try to eat a little bit.d) It's OK.We won't be long.e) No, you'd better not.They don't like it.f) It's OK - we can sort it out.510 Match gaps 1-11 in the conversation with a)-k) below.A: 1 a , social networking sites are a complete waste of time.The reason 2 this is because you can communicate with people in so many other ways.B: Yes, I 3 people spend too much time on these sites, but 4 say that they can be useful.5 , you can contact all your family and friends at the same time.A: Yes, I agree, but that's not always an advantage.For 6 , you don't have much privacy.7 said before, you could keep in touch with people by email.B: Yes, I prefer to use email, too.I don't like everybody else's friends to see my news and photos.Having said that, sites like Facebook can be very convenient in some situations.8 give you an example.When I was on holiday in India last year, I 9 to contact family and friends and let them know where I was, all in one go! It was really useful.A: Yes, 10 see your point.But 11 view, you could do that just as easily via email.a) For meb) I mustc) Like Id) was ablee) Let mef) For exampleg) I sayh) do thinki) in myj) I dok) one thing10Writing11 Join the sentences using the words in brackets.Make any necessary changes.1 It's a formal party.Men should wear a dark suit.Women should wear a long evening dress.(and / so)It's a formal party so men should wear a dark suit and women should wear a long evening dress.2 He isn't very reliable.He never does what he promises to do.He's always late.(because / and) .3 The buses never come on time.This makes me very angry.I often get to work late.(which / because) .4 She loves shopping online.It's convenient and easy.It's much cheaper.because / and / also) .5 I get a lot of emails from friends.They want me to join their social networking site.I always refuse.(who / but) .6 They've been living in Benson.It's a very pretty village.It's near Oxford.(which) .512 Write a summary of the text about Grigory Perelman in Exercise 8.Write 100-120 words. 10Total:100Intermediate Progress Test Units 7-8APHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
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