g Just heat up the rice, it's been pre h Mr Jones is incredibly rich.. It's very c Mary is sailing across the Atlantic.. i David was tired of being a/an so he started his own company..
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c) No, I told you not to sell the shares! You must have mis
d) Jack gets very good marks, and is an out student
e) If you co with the police you will receive a light sentence
f) Dave was in the first sub that sailed to the North Pole
g) Just heat up the rice, it's been pre
h) Mr Jones is incredibly rich In fact he's a multi
2 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d formed f r o m the w o r d in italics, beginning
as shown Begin the w o r d w i t h a prefix f r o m the box
a) I'm not satisfied with your work I am dissatisfied with it
b) She doesn't have the usual kind of haircut It's very
c) Mary is sailing across the Atlantic She is on a voyage d) Dan is the President's assistant He is the
e) Terry is no longer a smoker Now he is a
f) Don't wear a formal suit The dinner is quite
g) You haven't written this clearly It'll have to be
h) This steak is cooked too much It's
3 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d formed f r o m a w o r d in the box, ending as
shown
a) I don't want to be a slave! I demand my free dom
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4 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d formed f r o m a w o r d in box A Use one of the prefixes or suffixes in box B
A
a) I travelled to Scotland on the overnight train and slept all the way
b) You're always breaking things! Why are you so ? c) Jane knows a lot of French words, but she tends to them
d) We all believe in between the people of different nations
e) Bad weather caused the of nearly all the football programme
f) George was very with the service at the hotel
g) We live in a flat on the of London
h) Patsy thought the shop assistant had her
i) David was tired of being a/an so he started his own company
j) The government is providing more money to help people
5 Complete the compound w o r d in each sentence w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box
a) I could hear the sound of gun fire coming from the main square
b) We had to take shelter during a severe thunder c) Nobody can read the doctor's hand
d) You look awful Why don't you have a hair ? e) I wanted to do some washing but I've run out of soap
f) If you ride a motorbike you have to wear a crash g) There isn't room in here for another book h) After the shower, the sun came out and there was a rain i) I could hear the sound of foot Someone was coming!
j) At one end of the room is a lovely old stone fire
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the space in the same line
Evening classes
Recently I decided to go to evening classes twice a
week During the day I work in a (1) secretarial agency SECRETARY
as a telephonist It is not a very interesting (2) OCCUPY and I get bored I also got tired of coming home
every evening, putting a (3) meal in the oven FREEZE
and then watching TV So I decided to take up (4) CARPENTER
as a hobby Perhaps I should give you an (5) for EXPLAIN
my choice Learning a skill is a good (6) to the SOLVE
problem of boring work Also, I felt I was a (7) FAIL because any time I tried to put up a shelf, for example,
it always fell down! Now I am quite a (8) wood- SUCCESS
worker! I am working on the (9) of some CONSTRUCT
furniture at the moment And although there are only
two other girls in the class, I don't feel any (10) EMBARRASS
I've turned out to be the best student in the class!
7 Underline the most suitable w o r d or phrase
a) Helen doesn't look well She is extremely slim/thin
b) It's really hot today, but it's nice and chilly/cool in here
c) Peter nodded/shook his head in agreement
d) I can't pay you anything for this old coin It's priceless/worthless
e) The house was surrounded by a high/tall fence
f) The sun is shining, and it's a/an attractive/lovely day
g) This chicken is good It's very tasteful/tasty
h) Be careful of the next corner It's rather dangerous/harmful
i) Graham left the film before the end because he was bored/lazy
j) When I saw him scratch my car I got very angry/nervous
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8 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d formed f r o m a w o r d in the box
a) Those children next door are making a lot of noise
b) I don't really like going out this evening
c) You don't have to hurry You can your time
d) Armstrong was the first person to foot on the Moon
e) The director us permission to park our motorbikes here
f) Can you me a favour? I need some help with the garden
g) I can't talk now I'm just lunch
h) When something goes wrong, people always the blame on me!
i) Tom has just in love yet again!
j) I would like to your attention to these instructions
9 Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning, and contains the w o r d given in capitals Do not change the w o r d in any way
a) The forest outside the town started burning last night CAUGHT
The forest outside the town caught fire last night
b) Suddenly Janet started crying TEARS c) What's your occupation? DO d) We'll have to decide soon DECISION
e) Can you look after my plants while I'm away? TAKE f) You will write or phone, won't you? TOUCH g) Diane had a baby boy last week GAVE h) Peter always remains calm in an emergency HEAD
i) Stop holding the steering wheel! LET
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b) We couldn't see the magician! He had become visible c) I could only cross the road by going down a way
d) Nobody believed what Mary wrote in her biography e) Let me introduce you to Janet, my -wife
f) What he said was not clear In fact it was rather leading g) Unfortunately our football team lost in the -final h) Mr Smith regrets that he is able to accept your invitation
i) This is a good train, it goes to Manchester -stop
j) Oh bother, my pencil sharpener has appeared again
2 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d formed f r o m a w o r d in the box, ending as
shown
a) Carol and Andy have just moved into a new n e i g h b o u r h o o d
b) My new er is paying me a much higher salary
c) The local council have decided to en the main road
d) Jerry picked up a ful of the money and smiled
e) I'm a terrible card player I'm really less
f) It's a kind of blue colour, but a bit ish too
g) Bill now works in ship with two other architects
h) Don't drink from the stream You don't know if the water is
able
i) Most people say that they believe in the ity of men and
women
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3 Complete each sentence w i t h a w o r d formed f r o m a w o r d in box A Use one of the prefixes or suffixes in box B
a) I can't eat this! It's completely inedible
b) John has been interested in sailing ever since he was a/an c) The teacher arranged the desks in a/an
d) I like it here The people are really e) There are two figures in the of the picture
f) You have to have a good head for heights if you are a g) It's much safer for a young child to ride a/an
h) Scientists are that a cure for the disease will be found
i) Most countries have signed a/an agreement banning whaling
j) Paintings by this have been sold for millions of pounds
4 Use the w o r d given in capitals at the end of each line to f o r m a w o r d that fits in the space in the same line
How to become Prime Minister
Jack had never wanted to be a (1) politician First of all, he POLITICS
suffered from terrible (2) and blushed violently SHY when he had to make a speech He also (3) with SYMPATHY
people who refused to vote After all, what difference did
it make? As a speaker, he was slow and (4) and ORGANIZE never knew what to say He began his career as a last-minute
(5) for a speaker who failed to turn up Later he PLACE learned to (6) his tie, give a big smile, and read the STRAIGHT
speech which had been prepared by his (7) speech- PERSON writer People liked him 'He has a kind of (8) ,' INNOCENT
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a) The bus from Glasgow arrives at the central bus station/bus stop
b) Bob only works half-time/part-time at the moment
c) Joan has lovely clothes and is always well-dressed/well-worn
d) Some of Bill's ideas are rather old-aged/old-fashioned
e) We left our car in the multi-storey car park/car parking
f) Martin is now a well-known/well-written novelist
g) Thank you You gave me a good haircut/haircutting
h) Excellent That was a first class/first course lunch!
i) I prefer self-made/homemade jam to the jam you buy in shops
6 Complete the compound w o r d in each sentence w i t h a w o r d f r o m the box
a) Thank you for helping me, and being so kind- hearted
b) We searched all day, but had to return home
empty-c) Paul didn't have time to think, but jumped into the river
fully-d) It seems that long- people can run faster
e) Try to concentrate and remember! You are so
absent-f) Mary is very attractive, and her husband is good- too g) Stop shouting! I'm tired of your loud- comments! h) Mike gets angry easily He's a bit
short-i) Steve's book was dirty and
dog-7 Complete each sentence w i t h one suitable w o r d which is the opposite of the
w o r d in italics
a) The team expected an easy victory, but suffered a crushing defeat
b) The bridge is dangerous! It's not to cross it
c) I'm sorry, I can't accept your invitation I have to it d) David thought he would fail the exam, but he managed to
e) We had a good take-off, but the was a bit bumpy