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Olimpiada VII Lungan
Olimpiada VII Lungan
1. John is __________ organised than Peter. 2. Mary works __________ a nurse at Pillby
Hospital.
a. more b. such
c. most d. like
e. least f. as
3. I’d rather go out for dinner tonight than 4. John is soaking wet because he __________ in
__________dinner at home. the rain.
a. have b. has been walking
c. having d. had been walking
e. to have f. will be walking
5. __________ is that car parked outside? 6. If you had studied harder, you __________ the
entrance exams.
a. Who’s b. will have passed
c. What d. would have passed
e. Whose f. will be passing
7. My cousin __________ his holidays with us next 8. I wish I __________ at Mike; he’s not talking to
summer. me now.
a. spends b. hadn’t shouted
c. is spending d. haven’t shouted
e. was spending f. wasn’t shouting
9. By this time next year, Jane __________ Spanish 10. I don’t think there is __________ bread left.
for two years.
a. will have been studying b. some
c. will be studying d. any
e. is going to study f. no
11. Let’s go shopping, __________? 12. __________ he’s rich, he never spends any
money.
a. will we b. Despite
c. shall we d. Although
e. do we f. In spite of
13. Alice won’t be able to buy that car __________ 14. Do you remember __________ that film?
she saves some money.
a. unless b. see
c. if d. to see
e. as long as f. seeing
II. For the questions below, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.
2. “Don’t touch the exhibits!” the museum guide said to them. WARNED
6. The new Italian restaurant is more expensive than the old one. AS
I ______________________________________________________ before.
8. Tim would rather go to the rock concert than watch it on TV. RATHER
9. Perhaps they were listening to loud music and they didn’t hear the phone. BEEN
the phone.
III. Fill each blank with a word derived from the one written in capitals at the end of the sentence.
4. I looked up at the ______________________________ sky and saw the moon and the stars. CLOUD
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5. He was ______________________________ looking for a place to spend the night. DESPERATE
8. Tim was very ______________________________ when Lisa said she wouldn’t come to the party.
DISAPPOINT
9. If you want to make a good detective, you need to develop your powers of
______________________________ OBSERVE
10. Most young people have ______________________________ with their parents about the time they have to be
home. ARGUE
3. She has been travelled through Europe before she got married.
When we got out into the fresh air, we felt relieved. We were safe, at last. (180 words)
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TEST 2
I. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals:
2. They paid less for the house because it was in an _________________________ part of the town. FASHION
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence written before it, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.
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There _________________________________ here for months.
III. Put the verbs in the following sentences into the right tense:
1. Roderick _________________________________ on June 12th and nobody has seen him ever since.
DISAPPEAR
2. Peter _________________________________ in Barcelona for three years and then moved to Paris to study
law. LIVE
3. That helicopter _________________________________ round the house for the last half hour. Do you think
4. As I _________________________________ the road, I stepped on a banana skin and fell heavily. CROSS
“When I looked out of the window that night, something strange caught my eye. It looked like a huge
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TEST 3
2. “I went to the gym and I _________________________________ home when Michael called me.” JUST
ARRIVED
3. “What were the children doing when you _________________________________ home?” ARRIVE
6. “Where is Jack?”
7. Many children with they _________________________________ HAVE an exotic pet. But the fact is that if
they were given one, they probably _________________________________ NOT KNOW how to look after it
properly. Take my little brother, for example: “If only I _________________________________ CAN have a
Dad _________________________________ BUY me one for my birthday last month. If they had, I
_________________________________
2. Have you met many other famous people? asked the reporter.
_________________________________
3. What did you make for dinner yesterday? Bob asked me.
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_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
4. They will add new subjects into the syllabus this year.
_________________________________
_________________________________
IV. Use the word in capital letters to fill in the sentence in a meaningful and suitable way:
3. The results of the test were quite different from our _________________________________. EXPECT
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She _________________________________ us her secret.
8. They took a map with them because they didn’t want to get lost. AVOID
_________________________________ father’s to collect her from the bus station for more than an hour, and she
_________________________________ had lent her umbrella to take on her trip, but she
to collect her. Her mobile phone wasn’t working and there weren’t _________________________________ phone
Environmental Concerns
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Earth is the only 0 _________________________________ we know of in the universe that can support human
life. 1 _________________________________ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the
destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is 4
_________________________________ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so
much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any
is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are 6
_________________________________ increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth’s neutral resources are there
for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to 7
_________________________________ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use
the resources they will 8 _________________________________ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and
excessively, they will soon sun out and everyone will suffer.
VIII. Write a 150–200-word composition starting with the following words. Give it a title
Sam sat on the bench looking out to the horizon. A tear escaped and slid down his cheek. It just wasn’t fair!
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TEST 4
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses (present perfect and past, simple / continuous):
Dear Eileen,
I hope things are OK with you. The doctor _________________________________ (come) yesterday. He
bed looking at the ceiling since Tuesday, and I can tell you, I’m fed up with it. I
_________________________________ (never be) ill like this before. I don’t know what’s happening to me. And
the weather’s terrible. It _________________________________ (rain) all day and I can’t even have a cup of tea
in the morning to cheer myself up, because the milkman _________________________________ (not come) this
morning. Don’t know why – I’m sure I _________________________________ (get) married last week, so now
all Mary’s kids _________________________________ (leave) home. She won’t know what to do with herself,
will she?
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence written before it, using
the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals.
1. It’s _________________________________ to carry some foreign currency when you travel abroad. ADVICE
3. The village is so _________________________________ that many people would like to move there.
ATTRACT
4. This product is _________________________________ in our shop, but you can buy it at the pharmacy.
AVAILABLE
8. His name was _________________________________ to me; I had never heard of him before. FAMILY
9. It was an _________________________________ movie which kept him on the edge of his seat. EXCITE
Sally Brown, mother __________________ three, is a mountain climber. If __________________ talk to her
about why she went climbing on the Eiger when she was pregnant with her first child, she’ll tell you why she
climbed this mountain and not __________________. She doesn’t seem to believe that __________________
she did was at all unusual. “The conditions were perfect, and __________________ I was a bit worried about a
fall. On this mountain, it is not as likely __________________ if you were climbing __________________ it’s
very rocky”. But __________________ did her doctor think? “He supported me and said I was better off
__________________ just sitting at home with my feet up”. Five years __________________ that climb, Sally
has three young children to look after, but she still climbs when she can.
“That’s the last time I go on a fishing holiday”, Tom said and threw his fishing rod away.
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TEST 5
I. Put each verb in brackets into the suitable tense and form:
_________________________________ (work) for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in South-East Asia. He
_________________________________ (buy) himself a small cabin in the mountains and not long after he
_________________________________ (try) to borrow some money from him. Even though the cabin was not
very comfortable, any friend’s schoolmate _________________________________ (stay) for two or three days.
_________________________________ (tell) his guest about some of his exciting adventures, there was a
tremendous crash upstairs. They both _________________________________ (rush) up to the bedroom. A strange
_________________________________ (collapse), falling right onto the bed where the guest
It was 5.30 on Thursday afternoon and it was raining heavily. Donald Bailey was driving (1) ____ a quiet country
road on his way home from work. It was his daughter’s birthday and Donald (2) ____ to get home in time to see
her (3) ____ out the candles on her cake. The party (4) ____ to start at 6 o’clock, so Donald started to drive a little
faster. The road was wet and (5) ____. Suddenly, he saw a man on a bicycle in front of him. He turned the wheel
quickly to (6) ____ him. Seconds later, he crashed into a tree hitting his head on the (7) ____. Everything went
black. Later, Donald woke up in the hospital. His family were there, by his bed. There was a cake on a small table
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(8) ____ his bed and some colourful balloons (9) ____ on the floor. “We decided to have the party here, Dad,” said
his daughter. He smiles happily. Everyone was relieved that Donald (10) ____ a lucky escape.
1 A by B along C in D on
8 A in B by C next D of
1. Please, pay _________________________________, Rita, when I’m explaining what your homework is.
ATTEND
4. Did you know Australia has the highest number of _________________________________ species of snake?
POISON
10. This pop singer has gained huge _________________________________ in Europe lately. POPULAR
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
4. People say that the famous couple are about to get married. SAID
5. You can borrow my camera, but you must be careful with it. LONG
6. “Do you want to come out or not?”, Jane asked Peter. WHETHER
V. Write a composition between 150-200 words, starting with the following words and give it a title.
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TEST 6
1. When you rang, I ____ my bike. a. cleaned b. was c. used to clean d clean
cleaning .
3. “Is that Jane and Mary’s house?” a. hers b. her’s c. theirs d their’s
“No, ____ is the one across the .
street.”
5. “How long have you been working a. Since 6 b. For 6 c. From 6 d 6 months
here?” months months months . last year
“____.”
6. Leon never ____ about it, but he was a. talks b. is talking c. was talking d talk
once a world champion skier. .
7. “Have you ever been to China?” a. have gone b. went c. was going d have been
Yes, I ____ there in 2010.” . going
8. I can’t unlock the door because I ____ a. lost b. am losing c. have lost d had lost
my key. .
9. They ____ the baby a name yet. a. haven’t b. didn’t c. haven’t been d don’t give
given give giving .
10. If you are polite ____ people, of a. tow b. with c. over d about
course they will like you. .
II. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
He did _________________________________.
So far, I _________________________________.
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in capitals.
4. She showed great _________________________________ when she worked here as a nurse. PATIENT
5. She will never forget your _________________________________; she is grateful to you. KIND
8. Could you please speak more _________________________________? I don’t understand what you are
saying. SLOW
9. You want me to buy you a new car – do you think I’m a _________________________________ or
something? MILLION
Football became the _________________________________ we know today during the reign of Queen Victoria
_________________________________ the nineteenth century. So many different forms of the game were being
played in Britain _________________________________ that time, that in 1863, the Football Association was
Throughout the country new football grounds were built and the development of the railways meant that football
teams and their fans _________________________________ travel to the matches. In 1888, he Football League
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was set up with 12 clubs, and football became a national _________________________________, preferred to
Sometimes, people _________________________________ the game in just a field. In one town, Burnley, the
field had a river running along the side of it in _________________________________ players took baths after
matches. People stood on banks _________________________________ from earth and it was not until the early
V. Write a story about a day in your life when everything seemed to go wrong, but, in the end, it turned
out to be for the best. Give your story a suitable title. Use between 120 and 150 words.
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TEST 7
I _________________________________ (learn) English for seven years now. But last year I
_________________________________ (not work) hard enough for English, that’s why my marks
_________________________________ (not be) really that good then. As I want to pass my English exams
successfully next year, I _________________________________ (study) harder this term. During my last summer
(meet) lots of young people from all over the world. There, I _________________________________ (notice) how
(begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again. I _________________________________ (think)
II. For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one
When the day comes, give yourself plenty of time to do everything; have breakfast but don’t drink
_________________________________ much, go to the toilet, arrive on time, but not too early or you will find
yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start. Try not to talk
_________________________________ exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction words
_________________________________ can do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you’ve learnt from
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practising questions and doing mock exams previously and plan your use of time. Don’t panic
_________________________________ everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and
don’t be tempted to follow their example. Finally, after the exam, don’t join in a discussion about
frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next exam. Above
_________________________________, remember that exams are not designed to catch you out,
_________________________________ to find out what you know, what you understand and what you can do.
III. Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.
1. The dentist promised that the whole procedure would be completely ___________________________. PAIN
2. Make yourself clear so that you can avoid any _________________________________. UNDERSTAND
3. All _________________________________ of the company are entitled to four-week paid holiday. EMPLOY
4. The party was quite _________________________________ and I met a lot of interesting people. ENJOY
7. The boy was so _________________________________ that he broke almost everything he touched. CARE
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
10. You can borrow my bicycle but you must bring it back before 5 pm. LONG
V. Write a composition between 150-200 words, starting with the following words and give it a title:
It was a sunny afternoon. Mark and his friends were sailing along the coast.
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TEST 8
I. Think of the word which best fits in each sentence. Use only one word in each space:
Exam Tips - When the day comes, give yourself plenty of time _________________________________ do
everything; have breakfast but don’t drink _________________________________ much; go to the toilet; arrive
on time, but not too early or you will find yourself getting more and more nervous while you wait to start. Try not
In the exam, calm _________________________________ down by breathing deeply and thinking positively.
Read _________________________________ exam questions carefully and underline all of the key instruction
_________________________________ can do easily to give you confidence. Remember what you’ve learnt from
practising questions and doing mock exams previously and plan your use of time. Don’t panic
_________________________________ everyone around you seems to start writing furiously straight away and
don’t be tempted to follow their example. Finally, after the exam, don’t join in a discussion about
frighten yourself, and drain your self-confidence for the next exam.
1. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor a. thought / b. thinks / sees c. have thought / d. thought / had
before. saw had seen seen
4. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock a. was doing / b. did / have c. have done / d. has done /
yesterday and when my mother had had was having
came home, I ___ supper.
5. When he ___ to the station, the a. comes / left b. came / were c. had come / d. came / had
train ___ already. leaving left left
6. Have you read that Mike’s firm a. exported b. is exporting c. will export d. has been
___ wool since 1935? exporting
7. Payphones ___ from fewer than a. increased b. have c. has increased d. were
1,000 to nearly 9,000 covering increased increasing
virtually all urban, rural and
market centres for the last three
weeks.
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8. I feel so exhausted. I ___ the a. was b. have c. have been d. will weed /
garden for two hours and I ___ for weeding / weeded / weeding / haven’t
single moment. didn’t rest had rested haven’t rested rested
10. How can you imagine I will forget a. was making b. would make c. made d. have made
the first time I ___ a speech in
front of so many people? My
heartbeats were really fast!
III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between to and five words, including the word
given.
10. A friend is looking after the baby while I’m away. CARE
IV. Use each word in capitals at the end of the sentence to make a word that best fits each sentence:
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1. The __________________________ to become a vegetarian is a difficult one. DECIDE
2. The long journey in an old bus with hard seats was very __________________________. COMFORT
3. Most __________________________ agree that the sea level will continue to rise in the coming years.
SCIENCE
4. The huge waterfall was so __________________________ that I couldn’t hear a word anyone said. NOISE
5. Our situation on the island seemed __________________________ as we had no food or water left. HOPE
6. Mr Hyde was having dinner when his meal was __________________________ interrupted by a phone call.
RUDE
8. A __________________________ is a small electronic machine that can add, multiply, divide, etc.
CALCULATE
10. Mr. Tate was one of the best guitar __________________________ I had ever met. PLAY
It was only then that I really understood the meaning of the saying “A friend in need is a friend
indeed”.
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TEST 9
I. Think of the best word which fits each space. Use only one word in each space:
in July and August. They would stay on the beach and relax eery day. Every time I ask certain friends “Where
1. When I ____ home, mother a. have b. got / already c. have got / had d. got / had
____ dinner. got / made already made already made
already
made
2. It ____ such a long time since a. was / b. was met / met c. had been / met d. has been / meet
we ____. met
3. By the time she ____ home, we a. will get b. got / will have c. gets / will have d. will get / will
____ painting the hall. / will finished finished have finished
finish
4. I ____ a shower when the a. had / b. had / was c. was having / d. was having /
telephone ____. rang ringing rang was ringing
5. This time last week, I ____ a a. was b. will be having c. had d. had had
hot chocolate on a terrace in having
Paris.
7. I ____ to find a decent job for a. have b. try c. have been d. tried
months now. tried trying
9. As it ____, we ____ to go back a. was b. rained / decided c. was raining / d. was raining /
home. raining was deciding had decided
/
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decided
10. She ____ home and ____ a. came / b. came / had c. had come / had d. was coming /
dinner with her family. had had
had
III. Rewrite the following sentences using the word given, so that the meaning stays the same. Do not
change the word given. You must use two to five words including the word given.
We _________________________________ bread.
IV. Use each word in capitals at the end of the sentence to make a word that best fits:
PERFORM
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4. You don’t need those old brushes, they’re _________________________________. USE
10. You should be _________________________________ of yourself! Look what you’ve done! SHAME
It was getting dark when Jim finally got home and all he could think was that he had had the experience
of a lifetime.
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TEST 10
1. I ____ to finish this composition for the last a am b tried c. have tried d. have been
half-hour I wish you’d leave me alone. . trying . trying
2. He was very polite. Whenever his wife a was b stood up c. had stood d. has stood
entered the room, he ____. . standing . up up
ups
3. Would you mind ____ EUR 50? I’ve left my a to lend b to c. borrowing d. lending
wallet at the office. . . borrow
5. His German is not very ____ but his French is a well b good c. highly d. fluently
excellent. . .
6. Don’t put ____ till tomorrow what you can do a away b aside c. off d. up
today. . .
7. I want to let you know ____ my mind to go to a I made b I’ve c. I made up d. I’ve made
university. . . made up
8. She was ____ nice girl that everybody liked a so a b that c. such d. such a
her. . .
9. It was the worst movie I had ever seen, much a worse b badder c. more d. more worst
____ than Rocky IV. . . worse
10. The money he gave me ____ not enough to a are b were c. is d. have not
pay the bill. . . been
II. Use the word given in capitals to for a word that fits the gap:
1. She felt ___________________________ because she couldn’t do anything for those people. HELP
2. I can see the ___________________________ between you and your sister; you look very much alike.
SIMILAR
3. A man was being questioned by the police in connection with her ___________________________. APPEAR
5. It was a ___________________________ night and the wind was cutting like a knife. RAIN
7. Have you seen Kent’s new girlfriend? She’s a real ___________________________. LOOK???
9. As they were hiking in the wood, they made a ___________________________ discovery. SHOCK
10. The team managed to remain ___________________________ in the final weeks of the season. DEFEAT
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III. Fill in each gap with one word:
ancient times. In those days, divers mainly went underwater to look ___________________________ pearls or
sponges. Various ___________________________ of supplying divers with air, and so permitting them to
said to have gone underwater in an early ___________________________of diving machine, and Aristotle talked
It was not ___________________________ the beginning of the 18th century that more advanced equipment was
developed. In 1717, the first practical diving machine, or “diving bell” ___________________________ it was
called, was invented. This was a small wooden room with an open bottom, glass windows at the top to
___________________________ in light, and a supply of air coming through leather tubes. Something similar,
as building the foundations of bridges. However, ___________________________ divers want to more freely
IV. Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same:
Hardly _____________________________________________________________.
It’s _____________________________________________________________.
I have _____________________________________________________________.
6. Maybe he was driving too fast and that’s why he lost control of his car.
He may _____________________________________________________________.
7. You should ask for a second opinion if you are not sure.
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If you are not sure, you’d _____________________________________________________________.
You _____________________________________________________________.
He must _____________________________________________________________.
“When I finally got home safe, I promised myself I’d always tell my parents about my whereabouts.”
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TEST 11
I. Think of the word which best fits in each space. Use only one word in each space:
Motorbike Stunt Rider - I work ______________________________ a motorbike stunt rider – that is, I do tricks
on my motorbike at shows. The Le Mans racetrack in France was ______________________________ I first saw
some guys doing motorbike stunts. I’d never seen anyone riding a motorbike using just the back wheel before and I
______________________________ to do the same. It wasn’t very long before I began to earn my living at shows
engineering; this helps me to look at physics ______________________________ lies behind each stunt. In
addition to being responsible for design changes to the motorbike, I have to work
______________________________ every stunt I do. People often think that my work is very dangerous, but,
apart ______________________________ some minor mechanical problem happening occasionally during a stunt,
nothing ever goes wrong. I never feel in ______________________________ kind of danger because I am very
experienced.
II. Use the word in CAPITALS to form another word that matches the text:
An Incredible Vegetable - Garlic, a member of the Liliaceae family, which also includes onions, is commonly used
in ______________________________ COOK all around the world. China is currently the largest
northern Africa and southern Europe. It is native to central Asia and has long had a history as a health-giving food,
used both to prevent and cure ______________________________ ILL. In Ancient Egypt, workers building the
pyramids were given garlic to keep them strong, while Olympic athletes in Greece ate it to increase their
day ______________________________ SCIENCE have proven that garlic can indeed kill bacteria and even some
viruses, so it can be very useful for people who have coughs and colds. In ______________________________
ADD, some doctors believe that garlic can reduce blood ______________________________ PRESS. The only
______________________________ ADVANTAGE to this truly amazing food is that the strong and rather
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III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
Use between two and five words, including the word given.
9. Deana really likes The Crows and never misses any of their concerts. CRAZY
Deana ______________________________ The Crows and never misses any of their concerts.
11. If you don’t work harder at school, you’ll never get a good job. UNLESS
13. She sings so well that everyone buys her CDs. SINGER
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15. During dinner, the phone rang. I
1. Please, help yourselves _____ you like. a. whoever b. nothing c. everywhere d. anything
2. Don’t bite your _____! It’s such an a. fingers b. toes c. nails d. teeth
annoying habit!
3. Don’t interrupt me _____ I’m talking. a. while b. after c. by the time d. until
6. He only goes skiing one in a blue _____. a. sky b. world c. moon d. sea
7. We have run _____ milk. We’ll have to a. into b. across c. out of d. without
go to the shop.
10. We thought we would be _____ the a. happy b. safe from c. depended d. cared for
storm if we sheltered under a tree. about on
Dan was terrified to see the same man standing in front of the old house. He said to himself: “So, it wasn’t a
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TEST 12
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
I _____________________________________________him.
2. I expect you were very tired after going to bed so late. MUST
He _____________________________________________ Spanish.
Kate is _____________________________________________.
II. Fill in the correct form derived from the word in capitals:
APPROVE
10. He has two locks on his door for extra _____________________________________________. SECURE
ALREADY / LEAVE.
It was raining heavily and I was exhausted. However, I decided to go for a walk.
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TEST 13
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given.
He ________________________________________________________.
He ________________________________________________________.
It isn’t ________________________________________________________.
He is ________________________________________________________.
Unless ________________________________________________________.
9. “Did you buy this coat in the sales?” she asked her friend. BOUGHT
10. It wasn’t necessary for you to run. We could have waited. HAVE
You ________________________________________________________.
II. Use the word in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits:
1. It can be a huge temptation to apply for a credit card, _________________________ if you are having
3. James was really _________________________ about the idea of spending our holiday abroad.
ENTHUSIASM
Of the five senses, smell is probably the _________________________ that you value the least. Yet, your sense of
smell if the most direct link _________________________ the brain and the outside world. It
_________________________ two seconds for a smell to _________________________ the nose and travel to the
_________________________ fully understood. Nevertheless, a sense of smell can even influence your
3. If you look more time over your work, _________________________ wouldn’t be so many mistakes in it.
4. If you want my advice, I’d think twice about buying a car _________________________ that.
5. They said they would _________________________ Diana didn’t listen to music at work.
When my parents entered the house, they couldn’t believe their eyes.
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TEST 14
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use 2-5 words,
5. Because of what you advised me, I did the right thing. ADVICE.
We _______________________________________________________ of bread.
II. Fill in each gap with a word derived from the word in capitals:
5. It was sheer __________________________ that they were born on the same day. COINCIDE
It’s remarkable to think that since 1950, influenza __________________________ CLAIM more than 50,000 lives
in this country, and in 1957 alone, around 6,000 people __________________________ DIE. But over the last 20
years, we at the Centre __________________________ MAKE considerable progress on understanding the illness.
We __________________________ PRODUCE over a hundred books and article reporting the results of our
research and in 1995, they __________________________ AWARD the Nobel Prize for medicine to one of my
colleagues. In our more recent work, we __________________________ LOOK into the effects of influenza on
heart disease and we __________________________ ALSO EXPLORE a possible link between climate change
and the recent increase in the number of cases of influenza. It is a tragedy that the government
the next decade a large number of people __________________________ CATCH the disease.
A Man of Many Parts - Life on a remote Scottish island is wonderfully peaceful. But for one local, Hamish
McAlpine, life is __________________________ from relaxing. This is because Hamish has fourteen jobs. When
he meets me off the ferry, harbour master Hamish is the one and __________________________ person in sight.
__________________________ he owns. He can even be found serving behind the counter at the local shop. It all
started not __________________________ after Hamish married his wife Donna in 1964. The couple were asked
if they __________________________ like to run the post office. Then, Hamish found himself agreeing to become
fire chief, policeman and coastguard. Now, __________________________ given 35 years of devoted service,
Hamish is __________________________ to retire. But who will take over __________________________ jobs?
Can one person do it all or will the jobs __________________________ to be split up?
And there he was naked and barefoot, waiting for a miracle to spare his life.