WORD PRACTICE 1 Lives people live, Science and technology

²or questions 1–30, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, to complete the sentences.

1 Tom doesn’t care about other people’s feelings. 17 Take a warm hat and gloves! It’s
He’s the most person I know. outside!
A generous B emotional C insensitive A warm B Freezing C boiling
2 I think Sophie is a bit – she never buys 18 Twenty years ago people used to work on big
birthday presents For her Family. computers.
A shy B mean C serious A digital B desktop C electronic
3 Damien’s very . He wants to become 19 A lot of people him on Twitter.
someone important and have lots of money. A splash B Follow C download
A lazy B honest C ambitious 20 Does your friend write a about his life?
4 Zoe loves meeting and talking to people. A blog B virus C menu
I’d like to be as as she is.
21 Did you notes during the Chemistry
A clever B outgoing C honest lesson yesterday? Can I borrow them?
5 Wow! Adam’s really – he writes the A do B take C invent
most interesting stories I’ve ever read!
22 Do you ever this website? There are
A protective B communicative C imaginative a lot of cool articles.
6 I hate people because I can’t stand A go B visit C switch
when somebody lies to me.
23 This will help you find some useful
A outgoing B miserable C dishonest websites.
7 Paul always expects the worst to happen – A text message
he’s very .
B search engine
A unwise B protective C pessimistic
C Internet server
8 I’m not very – I don’t like changes or
new experiences. 24 Can you help me my Facebook profile?

A generous B caring C adventurous A spend B update C switch on

9 I think Jane is perfect to be our leader – she’s 25 Sorry, my battery while I was calling
really intelligent and . you.

A sensitive B sensible C silly A put on

10 Sarah is really good chess. B went dead

A oF B at C about C gave out

11 When I was younger, I was keen 26 Alexander Fleming penicillin – an

playing tennis. important antibiotic – in 1928.

A at B in C on A invented B discovered C collected

12 After twenty years of teaching, Mrs Jones is still 27 This ecological organisation is trying to
it. And her students always enjoy the the environment and make sure we still have
classes too. a planet to live on.

A worried about A collect B observe C protect

B disappointed with 28 He’s always wanted to be so he asked

for a telescope to observe the sky.
C passionate about
A an astronomer
13 I like jeans, but this pair is too tight
even for me. I’ll try a bigger size. B a mathematician

A casual B skinny C designer C a biologist

14 I think you should wear a suit and a for 29 What dictionary do you use to the
a job interview. meaning of words you don’t understand?

A tie B hoodie C uniForm A look up B check up C look aFter

15 We can’t afford to spend money things 30 Bill Townsend has a computer software
we don’t really need. company for seven years.

A on B For C at A made B gone C run

16 It took me three months to learn to type on my

computer without looking at the .
A broadband B keyboard C printer