IX. Read the text and choose the correct answers
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I. Underline the correct preposition.
1 I’m meeting them at / in lunchtime.
2 He complimented her on / of her new hairstyle.
3 I dialled the wrong number for / by mistake.
4 We can’t possibly predict what changes will take place in / on ten years’ time.
5 You haven’t said a word for an hour. What’s at / on your mind?
6 He couldn’t stop for a chat because he was from / in a hurry.
7 I warned him about / from the traffic jams.
8 She had to apologise on / for forgetting the time of the meeting.
9 He couldn’t finish the exam because he ran up / out of time.
10. I think the situation will get slightly worse of / in the short term.
11. She forgot to switch up / off the lights when she left the house.
II. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
1 He’s been unemployed for six months. He can’t find a job. EMPLOY
2 They’re trying to find a solution to the conflict. PEACE
3 I can’t use my mobile. The battery needs . CHARGE
4 They had to close the business because it had become . PROFIT
5 There are fewer people sleeping on the streets now there are more shelters for them. HOME
6 Commuting to work in big cities is more than it used to be. EXHAUST
III. Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
1 My students don’t hear me and that’s why they do mistakes.
My students don’t listen to me and that’s why they makemistakes.
2 My ancestors are coming for lunch today. My uncle says very funny stories.
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3 He got fired from his boss so he’s looking for a new work.
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4 I said him I’d be late because I forgot my purse at home.
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5 You didn’t remember me about Alan’s birthday and now I’m in boiling water!
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6 She made medical research after university, but she didn’t win much money.
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IV. Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences: a), b), c) or d).
1 You b eat so much junk food.
a) might b) shouldn’t c) must d) have to
2 We to stay with friends when we get to Sydney.
a) will b) would c) likely d) ’re going
3 I’ve never been to China, but I to Japan last year.
a) went b) ’ve been c) used to go d) gone
4 He her name now.
a) isn’t remembering b) don’t remember
c) doesn’t remember d) remember
5 When she got to the airport, she realised she her passport at home.
a) left b) forgot c) ’d forgotten d) ’d left
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6 We met them we were living in Tanzania.
a) during b) until c) while d) as soon as
7 My ancestors from Ireland.
a) came b) comes c) lived d) are coming
8 Have you seen his latest play ?
a) just b) yet c) ever d) last night
9 When we were children, we in the garden all day.
a) ’d played b) ’d play c) were playing
d) ’ve played
10. You to go now. You can go later.
a) don’t have b) must c) mustn’t d) ought
11. The house was more beautiful than he remembered.
a) very b) little bit c) far d) not as
V. Complete the sentences with the correct narrative tense of the verbs in brackets.
1 It was the most beautiful beach he ’d ever seen . (see)
2 As soon as he closed the door, he he his house keys on the table. (remember / leave)
3 While they for the taxi to arrive, they the doors and windows. (wait / lock)
4 As she over the bridge, the car in front crashed and nearly into the river. (drive / fall)
5 By the time he to the station, the train . (get / go)
6 While I the joke, I suddenly realised I the ending! (tell / forget)
7. He suggested to see a film. (go)
8. They managed to the station on time. (get)
9. I’m really looking forward to a holiday. (have)
10. They invited us to a concert with them. (go)
11. We suggested that they us at the restaurant. (meet)
12. He gave up chocolate for 6 months. (eat)
VI. Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with a)–k) below.
A:There’s something I’ve 1 got to tell you.
B: Oh, no! You haven’t crashed the car again, 2 ?
A:No, of 3 ! It’s the washing machine. It 4 . Maybe I put too many clothes in it.
B: 5 . It’ll cost at least £80 just to get somebody to come and look at it.
A:I know. Would you 6 at it now?
B: OK. But could 7 the washing machine instructions for me first?
A:OK.
(Later)
B: I’ve 8 good news. The washing machine’s working!
A:You’re 9 ! Did you fix it?
B: I didn’t have to. I just tried 10 on and it started working normally.
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A:That’s fantastic! 11 .
a) got some
b)doesn’t work
c) Well done
d)got to
e) switching it
f) course not
g)have you
h)mind looking
i) That’s terrible
j) you find
k)joking
VII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
1 The world’s a much smaller place than it used to be. (small)
2 He’s the least person I’ve ever met. (friendly)
3 It’s the supermarket in town, but not the . (big / cheap)
4 His marks in the last test were slightly in maths, but much in English. (low / high)
5 The food wasn’t as as we expected, and it was far . (delicious / expensive)
6 It was by far the (interesting) film he’s ever made, but not the .(interesting / successful)
7 Actually, our new house is a little bit than we need. (large)
VIII. Match 1–6 with a)–f).
1 Where would he work b
2 If they got engaged,
3 We wouldn’t be able to buy it
4 If you lost your passport,
5 What would we do
6 If you got a good degree,
a) unless we got a loan from the bank.
b)if he left school now?
c) if we couldn’t pay back the money?
d)would you be offered a better job?
e) we could organise a party for them.
f) how would you get back to this country?
IX. Read the text and choose the correct answers
How cool is science?
A recent survey of schoolchildren’s 1 b of science suggests they know amazingly 2 about major scientific achievements of the last 500 years. One in ten pupils thought the phone 3 invented by the Queen, while some said it was Charles Darwin. Around 60% of 10-year-olds thought that fire was discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, 4 others said he discovered the solar system, and even America! 5 , only 49% of boys knew that Newton 6 gravity, although 80% of them knew the telephone 7 invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
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However, figures also showed that younger school children are really interested 8 science. Nearly 70% of 10-year-olds wanted to be famous 9 a Nobel Prize in science, rather than The X Factor. Unfortunately, only a third of secondary school pupils felt the same. Experts 10 doing more to interest teenagers in science, and revive some of their early 11 aspirations.
1 a) knowing b) knowledge c) knowledges d) know
2 a) little b) few c) a few d) a lot
3 a) is b) ––––– c) was d) has
4 a) when b) because c) so d) while
5 a) Furthermore b) What more c) Unless d) And
6 a) invented b) discovered c) founded d) found
7 a) is being b) has been c) were d) was
8 a) in b) on c) for d) at
9 a) to win b) for winning c) winning d) win
10 a) want b) warn c) say d) recommend
11a) childs b) children c) childhood d) child
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