I. Tick (√) the correct column for the ending sounds of the words given /S/ /IZ/ /Z/ 1. thinks 2. arranges 3. invites 4. knows 5. uses 6. watches /S/ /IZ/ /Z/ 7. drops 8. coughs 9. organizes 10. plays 11. leaves 12. hats II. Read the text and choose the option that best fits each of the blanks. hopeless used proud essential allergic fond afraid interested angry covered Two years ago I went to a language school in England and stayed in a host family. At the time I was (1) ______ at English and couldn’t understand them very well, but I could see they were more than a little mad. They got (2) _____ with me when I arrived because I didn’t take my shoes off. They were really (3) _____ of their house and (4)_____ of getting even a bit of dirt on their carpet. But my big problem was in the bedroom. I am (5) _____ to cats and there, sitting on the bed, which was (6) _____ in cat hair, was the ugliest animal you have ever seen. “He always sleeps here,” they said. “You soon get (7) _____ to him.” I explained that I wasn’t very (8) _____ of animals but they didn’t seem to be the least bit (9) _____ in what I said. The next day, I went to the accommodation office at school and said it was (10) _____ to change family. III. Choose the word or phrase that has closest meaning to the underline words or phrase 1. Dad is always to give a hand with cleaning the house. A. help B. Give a part of his body C. Use his hand 2. My mother takes the responsibility for running the household. A. moving quickly B. Making the house run C. Managing 3. In my attempt to win a place at university, I am under a lot of pressure. A. difficulties B. Force C. Strong influence 4. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly. A. arise B. arrive C. Are solved 5. We are in a very close-knit family. A. happy B. knitting C. Having a closed relationship 6. My mother has to work on a night shift once a week. A. job B. hospital C. Period IV. Match the word in column A with the suitable meaning in column B 1. caring 2. responsibility 3. mend 4. attempt 5. mischievous 6. obedient 7. supportive 8. confident a. try; make an effort b. giving help or encouragement c. duty or commitment d. doing what one is told to do e. showing sympathetic concern f. trust; feeling of certainty g. repair h. fond of behavior that is annoying V. Complete the following sentences with a suitable form of the word from the list above 1. She revised her lesson well and could answer all the questions with ______ 2. My brother is quite good at _____ electrical appliances such as TV and fridge. 3. Our neighbors have been very _____ since we moved to this village. 4. If you decide to do it, you should take the _____ for all the consequences. 5. I don’t think _____ children are less creative than those who are naughty and stubborn 6. Young children need a _____ environment in which they can feel the love and care of their parents. 7. My little brother is very naughty; our grandparents always say he is as _____a monkey. 8. Hurry up! We must _____ to reach the top of the hill before it gets dark. VI. Choose the correct option 1. Everything is going well. We didn’t have/haven’t had any problems so far. 2. Lisa didn’t go/hasn’t gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well. 3. Look! That man over there wears/is wearing the same sweater as you. 4. Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew/ has grown a lot. 5. I still don’t know what to do. I didn’t decide/haven’t decided yet. 6. I wonder why Jim is/ is being so nice to me today. He isn’t usually like that. 7. Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn’t read/ wasn’t reading it. 8. I wasn’t very busy. I didn’t have /wasn’t having much to do. 9. It begins/ It’s beginning to get dark. Shall I turn on the light? 10. After leaving school, Tim got/has got a job in a factory. VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tenses: 1. While I _____ (have) a bath, someone _____ (knock) on the door. 2. When I nearly reached the office, I suddenly _____ (remember) I _____ (forget) to turn off the gas stove. 3. Laura felt so tired that she _____( fall) asleep on the sofa. 4. While Pat_____ (clean) the house, she _____(notice) a secret door behind the wardrobe. 5. They had a good rest when all their guest _____(leave). 6. When _____(you, last play) for the national team? 7. I ______ (not, listen) so I missed what the teacher said. 8. It _____ (rain) hard all day yesterday. 9. James _____(drive) home alone a deserted street when he _____(see) a strange animal. 10. The robbers _____ (run) away by the time the police ______ (arrive) VIII. Read the text and choose the option that best fits each of the blanks. for facts inform however other occupy called defined absent leaders Family life continue to (1) _____ a somewhat ambiguous position in public debate and policy in Britain today. On the one hand, references to the important of family, however, (2) _____, or understood, are rarely (3) _____ from speeches at political party conferences or statement from religious (4) ____ . On the (5) _____ hand, in contrast to some other European countries, we do not have minister with special responsibilities (6) _____ ‘the family’ and nor do we have anything like a coherent program that could be (7) _____ a family policy. Some sociologists might lend their support to particular programs or social policies, on the basis of the evidence as they see it. More often, (8) _____, the popular impression would seem to be that the sociologists provide the (9) _____ about family life and that these facts, thus ‘discovered’ provide the basis for public statement or, possibly, public policy. For instance, sociologists may provide facts about the circumstances of lone mother and their children and these studies may (10) _____ policy-makers. . of the words given /S/ /IZ/ /Z/ 1. thinks 2. arranges 3. invites 4. knows 5. uses 6. watches /S/ /IZ/ /Z/ 7. drops 8. coughs 9. organizes 10 . plays 11 . leaves 12 . hats II. Read the text and. accommodation office at school and said it was (10 ) _____ to change family. III. Choose the word or phrase that has closest meaning to the underline words or phrase 1. Dad is always to give a hand with. get dark. Shall I turn on the light? 10 . After leaving school, Tim got/has got a job in a factory. VII. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tenses: 1. While I _____ (have) a bath, someone