Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets, beginning as shown.. It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend..[r]
(1)UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF… I Fill in each gap with a word from the box continued break stable immediately repair timetable fields neighbourhood purchased exhibition She led the horse back into the I enjoy meeting people in other of business The dog bit me but didn’t the skin The hotel is currently under Houses in the of Paris are extremely expensive I have a busy this week They the land for $1 million The continues until 25 July The rain to fall all afternoon 10 Who is above a colonel in rank? II Complete the passage with some of these words Do not use any word or phrase more than once superstars popular well-off flying visit ambition publicity hospitably afford respect privacy autographs It’s a real thrill to meet (1) in the flesh And that’s exactly what happened to the people of Lower Norton, when the Rolling Stones paid a(n) (2) to the village “It’s always been my (3) ,” Stephanie Heath, aged 15, told us, “to meet a real live pop star And now I’ve met five.” The Stones were travelling by private plane to Bristol, when bad weather forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in a field close to Lower Norton They were (4) entertained by the villagers, who took the opportunity of asking for (5) However, despite the excitement of the event, people were careful to (6) the stars’ desire for (7) and rooms were made available for them at the local pub The story has given the Stones some useful (8) in the area, and they are currently the most (9) group among the teenagers of Lower Norton III Supply the correct form of the word in bold A reward was offered for leading to an arrest INFORM He the chocolate in two BREAK We searched the surrounding for the missing boy NEIGHBOUR Please state your name, age and below OCCUPY The streets were noisy and full of ACT I have a few to make ANNOUNCE These new shoes are not very COMFORT They are the free flow of information COURAGE (2) IV Find the suitable word for the sentences below One example has been done for you a Are you interested in geography lessons? b She’s got a degree in geography c Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor a They up without a fight b She doesn’t up easily c I up – tell me the answer a They haven’t formally their engagement yet b The government yesterday to the media plans to create a million new jobs c A ring at the doorbell the late arrival of Jack a We made the journey by , though flying would have been cheaper b In the distance the crew sighted c The elephant is the largest living animal a The plane landed b The bomb has been disposed of c The money is locked in the drawer a Please make yourself while I get some coffee b He’s more with computers than with people c I never feel very in her presence a The warehouse has been badly damaged by b These thatched roofs frequently catch c A small had started in the kitchen a He on a piece of toast b She almost to death in the thick fumes c He may have been or poisoned a My parents never used to me b He the nail squarely on the head with the hammer c She him on the head with her umbrella a These trousers are a tight b It cost a more than I wanted to spend c I can lend you fifty pounds, if you want That should help a 10 a He could feel the of the sun on his back b The fire gave out a fierce c Test the of the water before getting in V There is at least one mistake in each sentence Correct all the mistakes you can find The merely thought of flying fulls me with panic We’d given up hope of everly have children The land was very dry and hardly after the long, hot summer She punched and kicked by her attackers He beat me on chess (3) I thought the play rubbish! I crept up the stairs, try not to get up my parents A dolphin leaped out of the water We were waded across a shallow stream 10 Music is not like most other art form VI Choose the correct word from the pair in bracket to complete the sentences James didn’t mind living at all In fact, he quite enjoyed it (lonely/ alone) Jean won the Newburg scholarship, which gave her the of studying in Boston (possibility/ opportunity) Our new neighbours must be fairly , they’re having a swimming pool built (wealthy/ luxury) The headmaster sighed He was counting the days to his (retirement/ retreat) The James have a charming in the Lake District where they spend their holidays (summerhouse/ second home) Malu’s parents have a large house, with a beautiful garden all round it (detached/ one-family) Andy and his friends live like on and old houseboat on the Thames They haven’t got jobs, but can just get by on social security payments (yuppies/ hippies) VII Put the verb into suitable tenses One example has been done for you He works (work) for an import-export company Last year he went (go) to Bangkok for a course Now he is travelling (travel) around Europe What you (do) now? I know you (work) for a big company in Myanmar two years ago When I (be) a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river with my friends Now I (not climb) trees any more I promise I (go) back to my village to find my friends there Last year he (come) here and (ask) me to marry him but I (be) too young to get married He (leave) the city and (promise) to come back after five years Now I (wait) for him I hope he (come) back very soon What (happen) to you last month? I (hear) from my mother that you (decide) to leave the city because something (go) wrong with you and your family I (watch) TV when he came He (tell) me he (see) ghost in his house you (believe) in ghost? I (not know) if there is ghost but I sometimes hear people telling ghost stories you sometimes (go) out with friends? How long you (write) novels? VIII Fill in each gap with a suitable word THE STRANGE SOLDIER It was a beautiful sunny morning in Mexico City The date was October 10 th, the year was 1593 (4) In the main square of the city, soldiers (0) stood in front of the Royal Palace The people of the city came and (1) as usual But there was something strange about one of the soldiers, he (2) a different uniform from the others, and had different type of gun When the other soldiers (3) him, they began asking him questions “Who are you?” “Where are you from?” one of the soldiers asked “I am a Spanish soldier”, “he answered, and because the governor died last night, it is my job to stay in front of the (4) here” “The governor?” one of the soldiers replied, “Which governor?” “The governor of Manila, of course.” The other soldiers told him he (5) in Mexico City – thousands of kilometers from the city of Manila The young soldier was amazed and had no (6) how he came to be in a city so far from his house Nobody believed his strange (7) In the end, they put the young man in prison, and left him there until they decided (8) to Two months later, a Spanish ship (9) from Manila I brought the news that the governor of Manila was dead – and the time of his (10) was 10 p.m on the evening of October th, 1593 Was the young man’s story true? 400 years later, no one knows how it was possible for a man to travel across the world in one night without knowing how or why IX Write sentences using the words given How long / they/ live/ there? You/ break/ light? He/ cheerful/ outgoing/ personality? You/ another/ cup/ coffee? This / one/ my favourite/ song He / think/ unusual/ eat/ dogs/ snakes Temperature/ rarely/ fall/ below/ zero/ witer She/ suffer/ poverty/ hardships/ all life Ho Chi Minh/ regard as / father/ Vietnam 10 The thief/ send / prison/ 10 years X Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets, beginning as shown It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend (difficulty) I the work by the weekend Harry’s home is still in Spain, is it? (lives) Harry he? (5) When Sandra walked out of the meeting, she didn’t say goodbye to anyone (without) Sandra left .goodbye to anyone You can borrow my bike if you’re in a hurry (mind) I you my bike if you’re in a hurry Angus rarely takes a holiday (rare) It .take a holiday We lost the game because of my mistake (fault) It was win the game Are you planning to anything on Saturday? (plans) Do Saturday? Tim looks nothing like his father (take) Tim .his father at all The film I saw last week was better than his one (good) This film the one I saw last week 10 I regret giving Dennis my phone number (Dennis) I wish .my phone number XI Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise If I Without his wife’s constant support he would never have achieved his ambition If he Follow this instruction carefully and you won’d have any problems As long as But for his presence of mind there might have been a serious accident If it Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe No sooner They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them So Only after all the guests had gone home could we relax It wasn’t I was going to leave, but because of what she said, I didn’t She persuaded I didn’t know why people are attracted to spending all day on the beach I can’t see the 10 The cost of living has got higher How XI Multiple choice Our host each of us warmly by the hand a held b embraced c shook your seatbelts, please a Wear b Put c Tighten The moment I saw her, I something was wrong a realized b recognized c aware d took d Fasten d know (6) A look of crossed his face when he saw the snake a panic b terrorism c horror d threat I gave my weekend to help him paint his apartment a in b up c out d over Do we have to listen to this music? a litter b garbage c trash d rubbish of births, marriages and deaths appear in some newspapers a Announcements b Declarations c News d Informations The book’s powerful is the murder of Nancy by her lover Bill Sike a point b peak c climate d climax It’s comfortable bed a so much b such a c so d such 10 The boys were a ball around in the yard a clicking b hurtling c kicking d kissing 11 “Did he need a watch?” “Yes, he one or he couldn’t get to class on time.” a had had b had have c has had d had to had 12 Thomes for Bangkok as soon as he of your accident a had left, was informed b had left, had been informed c leaves, has been informed d left, was informed 13 “Did you see anyone interesting at the party?” “Yes, were there.” a some of John’s friends b some friend of John’s c some of John’s friend d some of John friends 14 “I see the travel agency gave you a lot of information.” “Yes, some of it is useful but isn’t.” a the remain b another c the rest d the other one 15 Everything seems all right, ? a isn’t it b doesn’t it c don’t they d hasn’t it 16 Clever boys need never work very hard, ? a needn’t they b don’t they c need they d they 17 “You should go home now.” “I will wait here until Mary tomorrow.” a comes b will come c would come d to coming 18 He won’t pass his examination a unless he is diligent b unless he was diligent c if he not diligent enough d unless he wasn’t diligent 19 The advertisements on the front part of the newspaper usually the most expensive a is b are c has been d have been 20 An eclipse of the sun when the moon comes directly the sun and the earth a occurs, among b occurs, between c is occurring, among d is occurring, between (7) KEY I stable fields break repair neighborhood timetalbe purchased exhibition continued 10 immediately II superstars flying visit ambition hospitably autographs respect privacy publicity popular III information broke neighborhood occupation activity announcement comfortable encouraging IV gave announced land safely comfortable fire choked hit bit 10 heat V The mere thought of flying fills me with panic We’d given up hope of ever having children The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer She was punched and kicked by her attackers He beat me at chess I thought the play was rubbish! I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents A dolphin leapt out of the water We waded across a shallow stream 10 Music is not like most other art forms VI alone opportunity wealthy retirement second home detached hippies VII are you doing/ worked was/ not climb/ will go came/ asked/ was/ left/ promised/ am waiting/ will come happened/ heard/ decided/ had gone (went) was watching/ told/ seen Do you believe/ not know Do you go have you written VIII went wore saw palace was idea what arrived 10 death IX How long have they lived there? Did you break/ Have you broken the light? Does he have/ Has he got a cheerful and outgoing personality? Would you like another cup of coffee? sorry (8) This is one of my favourite songs He thinks it’s unusual to eat dogs and snakes Temperature rarely falls below zero in (the) winter She has suffered from poverty and hardship all her life Ho Chi Minh is regarded as the father of Vietnam 10 The thief was sent to prison for 10 years X would you have difficulty (in) finishing still lives in Spain, does the meeting without saying don’t/ won’t mind lending is rare for Angus to my fault we didn’t you have (any) plans for doesn’t take after isn’t as/ so good as 10 I hadn’t given Dennis XI If I were you, I’d take more exercise If he hadn’t had his wife’s support, he would never have achieved his ambition As long as you follow this instruction carefully, you won’t have any problem If it hadn’t been for his presence of mind, there might have been a serious accident No sooner had the thieves touched the safe than tear gas was released So fierce was the dog that nobody would visit them It wasn’t until all the guests had gone home that we could relax She persuaded me not to leave I can’t see the attraction of spending all day on the beach 10 How much higher the cost of living has got! XII c d a a b d a 15 b 16 a 17 a 18 a 19 b 20 b d b 10 c 11 b 12 d 13 a 14 c (9)