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1 Complete the second sentence so that it logically follows the first one. Use the words below.
adequate | switch | treat | shelf life | staple | famine | scare

1 Milk doesn’t stay fresh for long.

It’s got ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
2 The report questioned the safety of the drinking water.
It caused ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 I hadn’t had apple pie in years.
It was such ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .
4 We were only given a week to do the project.
There wasn’t ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ .
5 Last year, hundreds of people died of hunger in this region.
There was .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
6 People here eat lots of fish.
It’s .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
7 I heard that frozen yoghurt is healthier than ice cream.
Maybe we .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
2 Complete the sentences in a logical way. Pay attention to the phrasal verbs in bold.
1 To make up for the long wait, the restaurant .............................................................................................................................................. .
2 It’s hard to put up with your ..................................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 They come across as a happy couple, but .................................................................................................................................................. .
4 Please look in on her because .................................................................................................................................................................................. .
5 I’m sorry, but I haven’t got around to ............................................................................................................................................................ .
6 How do they get away with ..................................................................................................................................................................................... ?

3 Complete the sentences with the idioms below.

put all your eggs in one basket | (not) my cup of tea | take it with a pinch of salt
food for thought | in a nutshell

1 Keep your options open.

Don’t ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
2 Well, to be brief, you need more vitamin C.
Well, ........................................................................................................................................ , you need more vitamin C.
3 You said some things that I’m going to consider.
You gave me ............................................................................................................................................................................................. .
4 I wouldn’t take everything in that article as the truth.
I’d ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
5 I don’t like hip-hop music.
Hip-hop music is ................................................................................................................................................................................. .

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4 Complete the e-mail with the words and expressions below.

overlooked | risk | major | dish | cuisine | raw | bland | edible | stored | run out of

To: contact@primaverarestaurant.co.uk

Subject: Complaint

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to complain about my visit to your restaurant yesterday, Friday the 15th. We booked
a table for six to celebrate a birthday but, unfortunately, the evening turned into a 1 ...................................................
disappointment.

First of all, we were extremely unhappy with the menu choices. Your restaurant is advertised as
specialising in Italian 2 ................................................... , so we were surprised when we found not one pasta
3
................................................... on the menu.

Secondly, when some of us ordered pizza, we were told that it would be served without cheese, as
the restaurant had 4 ................................................... mozzarella. Again, we found this to be surprising in an Italian
restaurant, which should have 5 ................................................... plenty of this staple ingredient.

I might have 6 ................................................... everything else if the food had been good, but it wasn’t. Some of us took
the 7 ................................................... and ordered capricciosa pizzas, without the cheese. The crust was hardly baked
and the toppings were nearly 8 ................................................... . Furthermore, the “spicy” olive and tomato salads were
very 9 ................................................... . In fact, we found most of the food to be barely 10 ................................................... .

Given that what was supposed to be a special occasion was so disappointing, I expect an apology and
some form of compensation.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully,

Ian Jefferson

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1 Complete each sentence with a suitable word.

1 We can ................................................... watch TV or play a game.
2 She’s ................................................... to waking up early. She’s done it for years.
3 The food was ................................................... good that I’d like to go there again.
4 I am slowly ................................................... used to eating less bread.
5 That shop owner ................................................... always give kids free sweets.
6 Neither you ................................................... I can make the decision for her.
7 Where did you ................................................... to live?
8 It was such a great party ................................................... nobody left before 2 am.

2 Complete the sentence without changing the original meaning of the first sentence.
1 Tom and I don’t want to go out tonight.
Neither ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
2 The noise of the trains no longer bothers us.
We have ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 The lecture was so boring that we left early.
It was ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. .
4 For a side dish, the options are pasta and rice.
You can have ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .
5 He’s still adapting to the cold weather.
He’s still ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... .

3 Complete the sentences in a logical way.

1 The portions at the restaurant were so big that .......................................................................................................................................... .
2 I live in a big city, so I’m used to .......................................................................................................................................................................... .
3 On summer holidays, we would always .......................................................................................................................................................... .
4 He is very slim. He eats neither .............................................................................................................................................................................. .
5 It was such a tough exam that .................................................................................................................................................................................. .

4 Complete the dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct affirmative or negative form. Where there is no
verb, use a suitable modal.
1 A Why ..................................................................... Jane meet us for lunch today?
B She said that she ..................................................................... (finish) her presentation yet.
2 A Sorry I’m late!
B It’s about time! We ..................................................................... (wait) for over an hour! The restaurant .
.................................................................... closed by now!
3 A If we leave now, we ..................................................................... (get) there in time for lunch.
B You ..................................................................... be joking. We’ll never make it.
4 A ..................................................................... we have lunch in that new place today?
B No. It ..................................................................... (give) bad reviews since it opened.

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5 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
1 Did you finish eating? (already)
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

2 We would go to the beach every day. (used)

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3 The chef hasn’t cooked the meat properly. (been)

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

4 Joe is a physics student. He goes to my university. (who)

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5 “Please get some bread on the way home,” Mum asked. (me)
.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

6 A nutritionist is advising the committee. (advised)

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

7 Perhaps he got stuck in the lift. (might)

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

8 I think you should eat healthier food. (if)

.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................