INTERMEDIATE 10 ACTIVITY 01

I. For questions 1-7 read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits
each gap.

What would you do if you found a bag full of jewellery?

Paul Edwards got a surprise when he stopped to pull a large bag off the highway. ‘I thought that
someone had (1) ………… the bag because it was old and in the middle of nowhere. However, I
couldn’t move it because it was very heavy.’ When Paul opened the bag, it was filled with jewellery.
It was unclear how much money the bag contents were (2) ………….

In the beginning, Paul got excited and went home to tell his wife, who had much more
self-control and, after thinking about it, insisted (3) ………… going to the police station. ‘I couldn’t
believe my ears when she said we should make a (4) ………… property report’, says Paul. ‘She said
the (5) ………… were strange and that we could get into trouble if we kept the jewellery and I hated
to admit she was right, so we went to the nearest police station to hand the bag in.

After the investigation, it turned out that the bag belonged to an old couple that owned a
jewellery shop. The bag had (6) ………… dropped from their car when they were moving out and
they were desperate because they thought they had lost their valuables in a silly way. ‘We
(7) ………… have kept the jewellery and nothing would have happened, but I think we did the right
thing in the end.’ Paul’s wife claimed.

1. A) suspended B) justified C) abandoned D) rewarded

2. A) official B) reported C) justified D) worth
3. A) in B) on C) about D) from
4. A) missed B) lost C) suspended D) accidental
5. A) properties B) profits C) circumstances D) sentences
6. A) accidentally B) illegally C) reportedly D) carefully
7. A) can’t B) can C) must D) could

This activity often Check the words Read the complete

Eliminate the
tests collocations, before and after text when you
options you know Make a guess if
so try to the gaps to decide finish and check if
are wrong. necessary.
remember words which option is it makes sense.

that go together. the best one.

 INTERMEDIATE 10
ACTIVITY 01

II. For questions 1-7, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only ONE word in each gap.

Home office
Before the coronavirus pandemic, working from home was on the increase as many
employers identified the advantages (1) ………… it and the benefits that it could bring to
their business. For example, home working enables more agility and flexibility in working
arrangements and employees might be more willing to work flexible hours, so employers
can count (2) ………… them earlier or later in the day or even at weekends. Besides this, as
employees are exposed (3) ………… fewer interruptions, which often happens in an office
environment, their productivity increases as a quieter place can facilitate more focused
work.

However, some employers are not sure (4) ………… these good points and claim that a
home office does not apply to all jobs. They say it is obvious (5) ………… some people
prefer the routine and structure that working in an office environment means.
Furthermore, there could be difficulty managing home workers and monitoring their
performance and some of them have protested (6) ………… the way they are being
monitored because they feel ‘invaded’. Finally, some employees have openly criticized
their companies (7) ………… not providing them with all the equipment they need, so they
have ended up spending a considerable amount of money on laptops, cameras,
headphones, etc.
This activity often tests
prepositions, auxiliaries,
phrasal verbs, articles,
pronouns, grammar tenses. Read the complete text when

you finish and check if it

makes sense.

Try to decide what kind of

word you need before
completing the gap.

Make a guess if necessary.

Check the words before and

after the gaps to make sure
you complete the gaps with
the correct word.