Collocations/expressions

A The follow ing expressions in clu d e the w ords day, year and time. Com plete them w ith prepositions.

' day YEAR A

nowadays TIME
in this day and age all yearround for a period of time in sb’s free time
day by/ after day year after year from time to time in no time
at this time for the first time have no time for
of the year at the right time take time off work
V -............... J
B Com plete the sentences w ith the collocations /expressions in the box below.

the other day all day long call it a day at times on time
in time pass the time ahead of its time time and time again for the time being

on time
1 Despite technical problems, the flight le ft________________________ .

for the being time

2 We’ll be getting a new printer next month. S o ,________________________ , we have to put up with this one. temporarily
ahead of its time
3 Most engineers agreed that the car’s design w a s ________________________ . too modern
pass the time
4 I started a conversation with the person sitting next to me on the bus t o ________________________ . = kill the time
the other day
5 I saw S a lly ________________________ . Did you know that she had broken her leg? một ngày nọ
in time
6 The match started at 7 pm and Jack arrived ju s t________________________ for the kick-off.
call it a day
7 Let’s ________________________ and go home. We’ve been working for over twelve hours without a break. quyết định dừng lại việc
mình đang làm

time and time again .

8 He keeps making the same mistake________________________

at times
9 I find it very difficult to agree with y o u ________________________ . Your views can sometimes be extreme. đôi khi

all day long

10 I have been sleepy________________________ today. I don’t know what’s the matter with me.

C Read the sentences and com plete them w ith the co rrect form of the verbs hold, run, catch or keep.
caught
1 The student w a s ________________________ in the act of cheating by the examiner. bắt quả tang
keep
2 I just need you t o ________________________ an eye on Sam while I go out.
catch
3 Jenny will certainly________________________ everyone's attention with that dress she's wearing.
run
4 Blue eyes and red h air________________________ in my family. Only my aunt has brown eyes. di truyền
keep
5 When my grandmother was in hospital, I used t o ________________________ her company in the afternoons. bầu bạn
keep
6 Mary is moving to another city, but we promised t o _________________________ in touch with each other.
7 Running a business requires many skills and expertise.
keep
8 You can't rely on Roger. Actually, he's the kind of person that can't________________________ a promise.
catch
9 The winner of the marathon had t o ________________________ his breath before speaking to the journalist.
keep
10 Please________________________ in mind that smoking is not allowed in this building.
held
11 We a ll________________________ our breath when the winner of the competition was being announced. nín thở
catch
12 As I was running t o ________________________ the bus, I slipped and fell.
keep
13 Can y o u ________________________ a secret? Jane is organising a surprise party for Kevin’s birthday!
held
14 The children________________________ hands while walking down the street.
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Read the sentences on the left and m atch the phrasal verbs w ith th eir definitions on the right b y w ritin g the
correct num ber in the box next to each d efinition .

A LOOK
7 have a poor opinion of
1 We looked after Ben’s house while he was on holiday.
8 respect, admire
2 We are all looking forward to the opening game of the season.
5 warn somebody about potential danger
3 The authorities promised to look into the claims of corruption.
1 take care of
4 I looked over your essay and can suggest some improvements.
5 Lookout! The pavement is broken and you might trip.
2 expect sth pleasant to happen

6 Look up the meaning of the word in the dictionary.

3 investigate

7 John looks down on people who aren’t as rich as he is. 4 inspect quickly

8 Children often look up to sports heroes. 6 try to find in a book or list

B CHECK, WATCH, SHO W

1 We were told to check in at the airport as early as possible.
2 Guests are kindly reminded to check out by 12 o’clock.
3 The tourists were told to watch out for pickpockets.
4 The older children were told to watch over the younger ones.
5 The man was showing off his new sports car to his friends.
6 Everybody showed up at the party on Saturday night.
3 be careful about
4 care for sb or sth, especially because it
is your responsibility
6 arrive, appear
1 report one’s arrival at a hotel/airport etc.
2 pay the bill and leave (a hotel/clinic etc.)
5 try to make people notice and admire

Words with Prepositions

A Com plete the blanks w ith prepositions.

Adjectives Nouns Verbs

accustomed. to familiar, to . sb(=well known) knowledge. of fill sth __with sth

addicted___ to familiar with _sb C=friendly) in
a rise_____ else

at/with.by
amused____ be familiar. with _sth (=know well) (feel) sympathy. for involve. in
astonished . by famous___for for
a talent_______ know_about sth
(un)aware_ of of
fond_____ of
a taste________ . (=flavour, (=have knowledge of)

about
crazy_____ impressed by with brief experience)
cruel_____to interested _ in for
a taste__________
curious. about keen_____on (= liking, preference)

delighted „ with known as . (=regarded)

enthusiastic, about pleased. with
about
excited____ rude to
typical of
B Read the fo llow in g sentences and com plete them w ith prepositions.

1 Did you know. about _th e surprise party?

2 Are you familiar. with ___ the company's no smoking policy?
3 Do you like the taste of_______ red wine more than that of white wine?
4 as
He is feared by everyone in the area. He's known___________ ‘The Cleaner'.
5 on
I’m really keen___________ the idea of spending my holiday on an island in the Mediterranean.
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to
6 This village looks fa m ilia r___________ me. Have we been here before?
in
7 A rise___________ inflation would have negative consequences for the country’s economy.
for
8 I didn’t like olive oil but I’ve developed a taste___________ it now that I’m living in Spain.

Grammar Revision (Adverbs - Comparisons - Articles - Uncountables)

See G ram m ar R e v ie w p age 150

A Read the text b e lo w and complete each blank with one word.

most
Gianni Versace was one of the (1)__________________________ between
successful fashion designers (2)__________________________
very
the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in 1946, in Reggio, a (3)__________________________ small town in Italy, where he learnt
the
how to make clothes. In (4 )__________________________ a
beginning, he sold his clothes to (5)__________________________
as
manufacturer In Milan, but he was not as popular then (6)__________________________ he was in later years. Very quickly he
developed a personal style, which made him famous. He used bright colours and, over time, his clothes became more and
more
(7)__________________________ more
extravagant. The more successful his collections were, the (8 )__________________________ his
like
talent was acknowledged. Celebrities (9 )__________________________ Princess Diana and Elton John loved his style. Versace
same
also paid the (10) __________________________ where
attention to his surroundings (11) __________________________ he did to his
lots
clothes and spent (12)__________________________ of money on art and expensive furniture. Versace’s fame, however, is just
a
(13)______________________ in
side of this story of style, which ended suddenly with his death (14)______________________ the
as
summer of 1997. Some fashion critics have described his clothes (15)__________________________ “fabulous rubbish” and
criticised him for using cheap materials. Nevertheless, he has to be seen as one of the most influential designers of his
generation.

B Choose A, B, C o r D to com plete the fo llo w in g dialogue.

Jim: Have you made up your mind about where to go on holiday?

Mike: I've narrowed down my choices to two (1)___________ large countries, France and
Mexico. What do you think?
Jim: Well, France is one of (2) ___________ countries in Europe. Did you know it’s twice
(3 )__________1 the UK? Since you’ve got eight weeks off (4) ___________ work,
you could go on a cycling tour of the country.
Mike: I'd like to visit (5) ___________ Alps and Mont Blanc, which is (6 ) ____________than any other mountain in Western
Europe. I suppose I could also go on long walks in the country, as the climate there is similar (7) ___________ that in
Britain.
Jim: Really? I think it’s (8 )___________ warmer.
Especially on the Riviera, the Mediterranean in 1 A rather B most C far D too
winter is (9 )___________ temperature as the 2 A larger B largest C the larger D the largest
British coastal waters are in summer! I 3 A bigger than B as big as C so big as D as bigger than
can really picture you, tanned and 4 A a B the C some D -

relaxed, tasting delicious local specialities 5 A an B the C some D -

(10)__________ Camembert cheese, frogs' 6 A higher B highest C the higher D the highest
legs and snails! 7 A as B with c to D of
Mike: Come on, that sounds disgusting! 8 A more B most c much D quite
Jim: Apparently, they taste (11)___________ better 9 A the same B same c similar D the similar
than they sound. 10 A such B as c like D so
Mike: I don’t know. I'd rather go to Mexico and eat 11 A pretty B far c the D more
tortillas and chilli every day!
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Examination Practice

A Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

A TALENT FOR LYING

Although we are all natural born liars, most of us seem to take it for granted that lying
(1 ) is bad. However, psychologists argue that lying is just
(2 ) as im portant as any other social skill we possess.
the
We learn (3)_______________________ art of deception very early in life; by the age of
five, we have not only become quite efficient at lying, but we have also learnt how to read people's
reactions and act accordingly.
For
(4)_______________________ example, if someone is avoiding direct eye contact with us, this makes us think that we're
a
being lied to so we might lie, too. A person's smile is also (5)_______________________ giveaway. A genuine smile makes
same
the skin near the eyes crease, whereas a "put on" smile doesn’t have the (6)_______________________ effect on the facial
as
features (7)_______________________ a real one.
out
Even though both women and men know how to watch (8 )_______________________ for clues that somebody is lying, it
much
is a fact that women are (9 )_______________________ than
more skilful liars (10)________________________men. Despite this,
for
women are also more affected by other people’s feelings, so they have more sympathy (11)_______________________ them.
more
As a result, women tend to be (12)_______________________ willing to have an honest conversation.

B Complete the second sentence so that it has a sim ilar m eaning to the first sentence, using the w ord given
unchanged. You must use between two and five words, including the w ord given.

1 Sarah is a better swimmer than Jessica.

swim swim as well as
Jessica doesn’t __________________________________________________________ Sarah.
2 Mark and Tony are equally tall.
of the same height as
height Mark is __________________________________________________________ Tony.
3 Jane is more enthusiastic about sports than Brendan is.
keen as keen on sports as
Brendan isn’t _________________________________ ________________________ Jane is.
4 The baby’s temperature kept rising, so we took him to hospital.
getting higher and higher
higher The baby’s temperature w as__________________________________________________________ , so we took him to
hospital.
5 Patrick doesn’t usually forget his appointments.
like not like Patrick to forget
It is __________________________________________________________ his appointments.
6 As it got darker, we had more difficulty seeing.
it got, the harder
harder The darker__________________________________________________________ it was for us to see.
7 Daniel is the worst cook I’ve ever known.
cook cook as badly as
None of the people I know __________________________________________________________ Daniel.
8 I couldn’t find a bigger house in the area.
the the biggest house
This w as__________________________________________________________ I could find in the area.
9 The children’s performance made quite an impression on us.
rather rather impressed by
We w ere_________________________________:________________________ the children’s performance.
10 Jeremy doesn’t run as fast as Jonathan.
so so fast a runner as
Jeremy is n o t__________________________________________________________ Jonathan.