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h a v e to w o rry a b o u t th o ir d aily d ie ts. 14..............

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27. A D R EA M
As I am a u n iv e r s ity s tu d e n t I s tu d y h a r d a n d e a c h n ig h t w h e n 0 ...... ỵ
I w ill íĩn is h m y s tu d ie s I p u t aw ay m y boo k s a n d p u t o n oó.... will
m y tr a in in g sh o es. M y s is te r, w ho lives in a n o th e r to w n , sh e 1................
b r o u g h t th e m b a c k m y tr a in in g sh o e s fro m E u ro p e a s a b ir th d a y 2 ................
p re s e n t. T h e y a re j u s t r ig h t fo r jo g g in g a ro u n d th e tra c k . 3................
A fte r jo g g in g for th e f ir s t la p I p u s h m y se lf so h a r d e r 4 .................
a n d h a r d e r fo r th e seco n d lap . M y r u n n in g sty le soon b eco m es 5 .................
c o m fo rta b le a n d e ffectiv e fo r th e r e s t o f th e w h o le w ay. I 6................
hope t h a t to im p ro v e m y sty le so t h a t I do n o t feel a n y 7 ................
tig h tn e s s in th e leg m u sc le s. I a m re a lly lo o k in g fo rw a rd m u c h 8...............
to ta k in g p a r t in m y íĩr s t U n iv e rs ity G a m e s w h e re I w ill b e 9 ...............
r e p r e s e n tin g m y y e a r. I f all goes w ell th e n I c a n e x p e ct to 10.............
ach iev e a t a good tim e w h ic h w ill h e lp m e to b e c h o sen fo r th e 11.............
O lym pic G am es. I t w ill b e a m o m e n t full o f e x c ite m e n t fee lin g s 12.............
fo r m e. I p la n o n to c o n tin u e m y s tu d ie s a s w ell as m y tr a in in g 13..............
u n til m y d re a m is b e in g achieved. M y fre e tim e w ill b e lim ite d 14.............
b u t it w ill b e w o r th it in th e en d . 15.............
28. A E R IC A N M O D E L S
Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have 0.....are
realised Africa's potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a íormer model herselt, recently 00 ỵ
opened one agency's first Aírican ottice. “Atrican women are being graceíul 1...............
and serene" she says, “These qualities could to make them do very well in 2.............
this business." Hovvever, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre 3.............
discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north-eastern Kenya, 4.............
whose the women are reported to be especially striking. “The tribal leaders 5..............
were a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allovved to be meet many of their girls," 6..............
she explains. Another problem is that reports aren't always reliable. Mclntyre 7.............
discovered this when one of village’s “most beautitul girls" turned out to be 8.............
its heaviest ones, She had to explain that VVestern advertisers preíer to 9.............
far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is beautiíul. 10............
In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Ugandan contestants were 11............
disqualitied for being a little much too large around the hips. “I don’t understand 12............
why the tashion industry's obsession with small hips," said one judge tor the 13............
contest. “But because we want the girls to succeed in and to see Atrican 14............
models vvorking internationally, we give the industry what it wants." 15............
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29. HOLIDAY D E ST IN A T IO N S FOR VEGETARIANS
Thanks to cheap air travel, for so many people the world has 0.....so
grovvn signiíicantly smaller over the last decade, but to vegetarians the 00.... y
planet can still seem like írustratingly limited. For the millions of us 1......
who don't eat meat, getting the right food while on the holiday can 2.......
be a key íactor when choosing which our destination. On countless 3.......
trips abroad, after looking round at delighttul cities such as Seville or 4.........
Prague, Ihave been obliged to eat omelette and chips for dinner as 5........
no any other vegetarian dishes were available. Some years ago Iwas 6..........
looking fonward to my first visit to Cuba when some vegetarian triends 7.........
returned from there. They had really liked the country but told to 8........
me to expect two weeks of nothing but rice and beans. As a result, 9..........
Ihave cancelled my booking. Since then, countries with a meat-based 10.......
food culture have been off my travel menu. Why pay for to go hungry? 11.......
On the other hand, food can also be encourage people to visit 12.........
certain places. India is a íascinating country, and the fact that ninety 13.......
per cent of menus are vegetarian adds up to its attraction. Offering 14........
a such wide range of delicious non-meat dishes, Italy is another 15........
holiday destination vvhere vegetarians can feel at home.
30. THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERS

We can tend to think of poverty as the main cause of violent crime, 0. can
Hovvever, research from both sides of the Atlantic shows that íathers 00. y
may be the most important íactor in preventing to children from turning 1......
over to crime. In the United States, children from better-off íamilies were 2.........
compared with ones who from íamilies with lower incomes. Children from 3.........
both groups that lived with their íathers also committed the same number 4.........
of crimes. In the United Kingdom, a study was carried out of comparing 5......
a group of boys who had never been accused of not any crimes with 6.........
another group were living in a detention centre after committing crimes 7..........
such as assault and stealing vehicles. All the boys had difficulties at 8..........
the school and came from large íamilies that didn’t earn a lot of money. 9.........
The biggest ditíerence betvveen from the groups was that fifty-five 10.....
per cent of the 'good boys’ lived with their tathers, while only four 11.........
per cent of the ‘bad boys’ did it. Eighty per cent of the well-behaved 12......
boys said how they felt close to their íathers even if they didn’t live 13........
in the same house. It seems that by having a tather who takes an 14.........
interest in his children encourages youngsters not to break the law. 15.......
31. DISCOVERY OF ST A IN L E SS STEEL

Stainless Steel was discovered by an accident in 1913 by the British 0. an
metallurgist Harry Brearley. He was experimenting with Steel alloys - 00. y
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combinations of metals - that they would be suitable for making gun 1......
barrels. A few months later he had noticed that most of his rejected 2......
specimens had rusted although one was containing 14 per cent 3 ..........
chromium had not. The discovery led to the development of stainless 4 ..........
Steel. Ordinary Steel goes rusts because it reacts easily with oxygen in 5 ..........
the air to produce crumbly red oxides. other metals, such as aluminium, 6 ....................
nickel and chromium, also react in a much the same way but their oxides 7...
form an impermeable suríace layer, stopping oxygen to reacting with the 8 ....
metal underneath. With Brearley’s Steel, the chromium tormed such as

9....
a film, protecting the metal from turther attack, and the whole success of
10.
stainless Steel is based well on the fact that it has this one unique
11.
advantage. In fact, a variety of stainless steels are now made. One
of the commonest contains of 18 per cent chromium and 8 per cent
12.
nickel and is used for kitchen sinks. Kitchen knives are made of Steel 13.
containing about 13 per cent chromium. A very more corrosion-resistant 14.
alloy is achieved by adding up an incredibly small amount of the metal 15.
molybdenum - th e s e steels are used as cladding for buildings.
32. WANTED
“VVanted” ran a small ad in The Times. “Assistant for the íamous cookery 0 ..........the
vvriter. Three-month contract - £400." The ad was ansvvered by a young 00... /
woman, recently widowed and with a small baby, desperate for work 1 .
of any kind. The hours were long and £400 seem ed very little for three 2.........
months of employment. But she was absolutely desperate and she got 3 .
the job. It proved harder than she had been anticipated, as the íamous 4 .
vvriter proved as tyrannical, ungrateíul and a slave driver. The first week 5 .
of helping to him was almost more than the young woman felt she could
6 .
stand. Only did the thought of the bread that she was putting in her
7 .
baby’s mouth prevented her leaving from the job. At the end of the tirst
8 .
week, she was given a lift at home by the cookery writer’s secretary. On
the way she contided how desperately she had needed the job and
9 .
10 .
admitted just how vvelcome even the miserable £400 was mentioned in
the advertisement would be. The secretary gave her such an odd look 11.......
that the young woman asked what it the matter was. “I don’t think you 12.......
quite understand," ansvvered the secretary. “It’s you who has to pay 13 .
for him £400." At first the young vvoman was silent. She was temporarily 14 .
lost for some words, but then she began to laugh, and she laughed until 15 .
the tears poured down her cheeks. 16 .
33. MY AVOURTE FILM

l’m really a keen on going to the cinema, so IVe got lots of íavourite 1............
tilms. But the best one as l’ve seen lately is called Pressure. In some 2 .................
ways, I suppose that you could regard it as a detective film but it’s 3 .
different from most films of that one kind because the characters are 4 .
they such unusual people. The detective in it, for example, is a Computer 5 .
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expert who solves crimes on her Computer using iníormation given to 6.
her by her assistants, who go out and intervievv to people. The case in 7.
the film concerns about the wife of a millionaire, who has gone missing. 8.
Sometimes the plot gets a bit complicated but it isn’t too hard to keep 9.
up with it. There are a lot of strange characters in it, such as a man 10 ,
who always wears two hats on. and some of the scen es really made me 11 .
laugh. Also, there is a big surprise at the end but I won’t say you what 12 .
that is in the case you go to se e it. It’s very well acted and I also like 13.
the music in it. But what do I really like most about the film is that 14. .
it’s so original - l’ve certainly ever seen another film quite like that. 15.
34. IS THERE TOO MUCH MONEY IN SPORT?

It is certainly true that in recent times money has become so more and 1,
more important in sport. I think that in some ways this is not a good 2.
thing. People seem to be Involved themselves in some sports just to 3.
make money and not because of they really care about the sport. For 4.
example, some íootballers get being paid an enormous amount of money 5.
but sometimes they don’t seem to care about the team they are playing 6.
for, vvhich this makes the fans very angry. And sometimes it looks as if 7.
some sports are run so that television companies, the people who own 8.
clubs and the companies that provide sponsorship can make a big protit; 9.
the public who watch these sports don't seem like to matter at all. On 10 .
the other hand, you could say that in these days sport has become a 11 .
global business, and so it is not surprising that money plays such an 12 .
important part in it. Also, it could right be argued that the top players 13.
are so tamous and be under so much pressure both from fans and the 14.
media that they deserve for the enormous amounts of money they earn. 15.
35. THE MOTOR CAR

Many of the developments of the 20th century have changed the way 1.
we live enormously, but a few of them have had the impact of the 2
motor car. In the most parts of today’s world, it is very difficult for 3.
most of people to imagine lỉfe wỉthout it - getting to work, goỉng on 4.
holiday, visiting tamily and triends would not be possible for a lot of 5.
people. Some of tamilies have more than one car. Hovvever, despite all 6.
of the advantages the car gives us, it also has a several disadvantages. 7.
In lots of cities there is so much congestion that none of the traffic 8.
can move during the busiest periods. And much of the pollution that 9.
affects many places is caused by the motor car. Many of people think that 10 .
motorists should give a little bít of thought to these problems and 11 .
make a little effort to resolve them, perhaps by using their cars less. 12 .
With a bít of co-operation, progress could be made, they say. 13.
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36. SHAKESPEARE
Among all of vvriters in history, Shakespeare is perhaps the most 1. ...
well-known. Many of the plays he vvrote are still períormed regularly 2. ..
in many of countries in the vvorld. Over the years there has been a 3. ...
lot of disagreement among scholars and experts about the meanings 4. ...
of Shakespeare’s plays; some of the books about him even suggest 5. ..
that he didn’t really vvrite all the plays that have his name. There has 6. ..
been a lot of research into his life and work but few of the theories 7. ..
about him can be proved. A few people have even said that Shakespeare 8.
was really a vvoman but there is little of support for this theory! 9. ..
Many visitors go to Shakespeare’s birthplace in strattord in England 10. ..
and a lot of them go to se e a play at the Royal Shakespeare Theater there. 11. ..
A few of tourists find it diffĩcult to understand the play because the 12. ..
language is old. Because they don’t understand much it they either 13
leave after a short time or are asleep all the evening! Hovvever, 14. ..
with a little of ettort it is possible to enjoy the plays even if don’t 15. ..
have much of knowledge about them. The productions are alvvays 16. .
entertaining and few of people have dittìculty in following what is 17, ..
happening.
37. E O R T H C O M IN G E V E N T S
There are a number of interesting events Corning up in this City. Tomorrovv 1...
evening the Central Orchestra it will be giving a períormance at the Town 2. ..
Hall - their concert last year that was very well received. For fans of another 3.
kind of music, it will be great to se e Tony Andrevvs appearing here again. 4. ..
Tickets for his show at the Apollo these went on sale yesterday and by 5...
the time the box office opened there were people queuing for miles! It will be 6. ..
interestỉng for Tony's fans to hear what his new material ỉs like and there will 7. ..
be five thousand of them at the show, so it should be a memorable occasion. 8. ..
Pinally, the Ramp Band will be appearing tonight at the Golden Club, lt’s 9..
great this that they’re still playing atter so many years together as a band. 10.
38. E L V IS P R E S L E Y
Although Elvis Presley was died In 1977, he is probably just as íamous 1............
today as he ever was, He became tamous in the 1950s, and he was the 2............
first rock 'n' roll star in the vvorld. He was vvorking as a truck driver 3............
when he had started singing and making recordings. Soon, his records 4 ...........
were extremely successíul and when his tirst appearances on television 5 ...........
caused a sensation because parents disapproved of the way that he 6............
danced vvhile he was singing. Teenagers all over the vvorld thought so 7............
that he was wonderful, as though, and rock ‘n’ roll soon became their 8 ...........
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íavouhte kind of the music. Next, Elvis spent two years in Germany in 9 ........
the u s Army, after vvhich he appeared in more than 30 tĩlms. In 1969, 10.
he started giving concerts again, at mostly in Las Vegas. His records 11.
and concerts now consisted of love songs quite more than rock ‘n’ roll. 12.
He lived for much time of his life in a huge house called Graceland, 13.
and since his death fans have continued to visit the house. To thenn, 14.
he is known as 'The King" - some even think he is still being alive! 15. .
39. ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Altred Hitchcock was an English director who he was best known for the 1. .
thrillers and horrortìlms that he made during his long career. In the 1930s 2.
he became very tamous in Britain where his most successtul films they were 3, ..
The Thirty-Nine Steps and The Lady Vanishes, which were both based on 4. .
novels. In 1940, he moved to the us, vvhere he had even more success there. 5,
Perhaps his best-known film is Psycho, which it is about a man who owns a 6, .
hotel and who he kills all his visiting guests. One scene in the film, 7. .
vvhich shows this man, whose name is Norman Bates, killing a woman in a 8.
shower, considered to be one of the most trightening scenes that has ever 9.
appeared in a film. Psycho, which he made it in 1963, is still regarded as 10.
one of the best films of its kind ever made. other íamous films which he 11.
directed include North by Northwest, which has a very íamous scene in a field 12.
of crops, where the main character is being chased by people in an aeroplane 13.
there, and The Birds, which is about people being attacked large groups of birds. 14.
40. SIG H TSEEIN G IN LONDON

Last vveekend all of the students in my class went on a trip to London 1.
to do some of sightseeing. We left very early in the morning so that 2.
we would be able to see as much places as possible. After getting off 3.
the coach somewhere which in the centre, the ílrst place that we visited 4.
it was Buckingham Palace. As everyone knows, that is the place vvhere 5.
the Queen lives in. Despite the fact that there were loads of tourists 6. .
taking photographs there, I enjoyed seeing this famous building. Next 7.
we went to the Houses of Parliament, vvhich is another one impressive 8.
place. Untortunately, visitors couldn’t go to inside that day. Aíter that, 9.
we saw Dovvning Street, where the Prime Minister’s house is. Then we 10.
sat and had our lunch in a very nice park at nearby. Then it was time 11.
to visit an art gallery called the Tate, and which had modern art in it. 12.
When we came out of there, our coach was waiting to take us back. I 13.
was tired hy then because London is a rather noisy place. But I want 14.
to go back - there are lots of other famous places for to see there. 15.
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PREPOSITIONS
Look at Appendix 5 and fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
1.
1. The factory owner is not in tho habit of fraternising his \vorkers.
2. All the anim als in the forest íled the ííre.
3. If you have a grievance ____ thc company, pleaso lodge a formal
w ritten complaint.
4. My car is gu ara n tced ______ rust for eight years.
5. The teacher told me to stop fidgeting ______ and to sít still and
concentrate.
6. I was furious _ _ _ my s is t e r ______ her always borrowing my clothes
w ithout my perm ission.
7. His g le e ______ the new s of his success was a joy to see.
8. You m u stn ’t g r ie v e ______ one trivial mistake.
9. He has a íix a tio n ______ becom ing the best doctor in the world.
10. She does nothing but f r e t ______ her being overxveight yet never tries to
diet.
11 . His h d e lity ______ the íĩrm has won him great respect.
12 . He is always gloating _ his m eteoric rise as an actor.
13. He is certainly good _ m aths, if not much else.
14. Her sales m ethods have been criticised as being odds with
company policy.
15. I found th e rin g in th e Street p u r e ly ______ luck.
16. I didn’t go to see h im ______ fear of catching his cold.
17. That house has been up ____ sale for two years.
18. Come to the p a rty ,_____ all means.
19. We rcgard this atrocity as an o ffen ce______ hum anity.
20 . all, I spent £500 on holiday.
2.
1. Surgeons operated __ her last night; her condition is said to be
satisfactory.
2. The teacher was deaf _ N ick’s explanation of why he hadn’t done
his homework.
3. It was so cold in the tent that the children had to huddle up to
keep warm.
4. She h a g g led ______ the shopkeeper over the price o f the souvenir.
5. We still h a v e n ’t h e a r d ______ th e Insurance com pany about our claim .
6. Commuters found them selves faced ______ a lengthy public transport
strike.
7. I’ve received an invitation the annual nurses’ conference in Glasgow.

8. Mr Sm ith is becom ing increasingly im patient ______ this class as they
never pay attention.
9. Tm indebted ______ my husband for his support in my new business
venture.
10. The Computer in the reception is in terior______ the one in my offĩce.
11. He says h e’s teeling a b i t ______ colour today.
12. I’m afraid ______ regard to your requcst, m a rot th ere’s nothing I can do
about it.
13. She w asn ’t allowed in the cinema because she w a s ______ age.
14. The castaways were stran d ed ____ an island for nearly a week.
15. He is a solicitor______ profession.
16. This coat was a sale w hen I bought it so it was very cheap.
17. He is ___ arrears w ith his loan repayments.
18. I will lend you the m o n e y ______ condition that you pay it back w ithin
the month.
19. Strawberries are o n ly ______ season in May and June.
20. He is an ex p e r t______ name only; he actually knows very little about the
subject.
3.
1. Terry McWoddle has been named the new chairman of the
football club.
2. Several ílights were delayed and so the departure lounge was jam-packed
______ angry travellers.
3. The harassed mother ju g g le d ______ four bags of shopping, a pushchair
and a dog in the middle of the busy high Street.
4. Many vegetarians argue that there is no justification eating meat
in this day and age.
5. I’ve been asked to key this inform ation ____ the Computer
immediately.
6. The businessm an insisted that he had no k n o w led g e______ the m issing
currency.
7. When I was abroad I lo n g ed ______ a traditional English Sunday lunch.
8. My husband’s always la z in g ______ while I’m always busy.
9. The donkey climbed the steep track la d e n ______ bags of oranges.
10 . Sarah is je a lo u s______ her sister because she is m uch more popular.
11 . She is lo o k in g ______ for a new job, but h asn ’t found anything yet.
12 . No one is kinder children than he is.
13. I think we should lim it this d iscu ssio n ______ the íacts.
14. My uncle le c tu r e s______ the H istory of Art at the university.
15. You m u stn ’t judge p eo p le______ the way they dress.
16. Their new baby is being n a m ed ______ his father.
17. The man kept his c h ild ______ his side throughout the journey.
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18. H e’s not very clever academically but h e ’s good D.I.Y.
19. Margot prefers not to buy g o o d s______ credit.
20. He w ent to the m e e tin g ___ disguise so as not to be recognised.
4.
1. I m u d d led ______ the jigsaw pieccs and the children did the puzzle again.
2. I waved at a com plete stranger in the Street whom I m isto o k ______ my
cousin.
3. Nobody likes Rick because h e’s so m e a n ______ money.
4. I asked the assistant which makc hi-íĩ he recommended.
5. All the evidence m ilita ted ______ a conclusion in our favour.
6. I was born in Britain but was n atu ralised ______ Italy.
7. I’ve been asked to notify the personnel departm ent ______ my new
address.
8. The doctor is not noted ______ his tact when it com es to dealing with
patients.
9. The sw im m ing pool attendant was negligent ______ his duties and the
little girl alm ost drowned.
10. There were a lot o f problems at the beginning of the school year, but
______ the cnd everything was all right.
11 . He was so surprised hy the new s that he w a s ______ a loss for words.
12 . Our teacher w a s ______ a bad mood today; he sh o u ted _______everyone.
13 Try to get the p h otograph______ focus this time.
14. They w e r e ______ the trail of the Yeti w hen the blizzard started.
15 _____ answer to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday
16. Railway engineers joined three additional carriages ______ the train to
accommodate the extra passengers.
17. Classes have increased ______ size since íalling levels of governm ent
funding have rcduced the number of teachers in tho school.
18. He jo in e d ______ w hen he was seventeen and h e ’s been in the army ever
since.
19. Im p a tien t______ her arrival, he kept running to the window every tim e
a car passed.
20 . The organisers tried to get everyone to j o in ______ the games.
5.
1. They spent the su m m er______ a cruise travelling round the world.
2 We a r e ______ íavour of abolishing experim ents on live animals.
3. When they got home, their house w a s ______ íĩre.
4. ______ her b oss’s rcquest, she has worked overtim e nearly every day this
month.
5. They estim ated the candidates’ popularity______ m eans o f opinion polls.
6. a guess, I’d say he vveighs about 70 kilos.
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7. Very short skirts worn with thick vvoollen tights a r e ______ vogue at the
moment.
8. Sho was brought up ______ a farm so she is used to living in the
countryside.
9. Paul has b e e n ______ leave from work for the past m onth.
10 . ___ second thoughts, I don’t think I want to go to the concert.
11. Being new _ _ _ _ _ the neighbourhood, thoy were unable to íĩnd where
the greengrocer’s was.
12. T hat’s ty p ica l______ Peter to refusc to help!
13. Pm having tro u b le ______ my car; it kceps stalling.
14. Jenny is terrified nying.
15. Our neighbours are very tolerant the noise we make.
16. My father is lascinated w ith cars. In fact, h e’s in the garage tinkering
the old Ford right now.
17. Tuck your s h ir t ______ your trousers!
18. The river was te e m in g ______ trout.
19. She is so thirsty _ _ success that she would do an3dhing.
20. Ile triu m p h ed ___ his com petitors hy ílooding the m arket place with
advertising.
6.
1. Mary was im patient the Christmas holidays to arrive.
2 Their school building i s ______ repair, so thcy are having lessons in the
old library.
3. She w a s ______ the point of leaving w hen the phone rang.
4. People were c h o se n __ __ random to try the ncw product.
5. _____ answer to your question, the m eeting will take place next Tuesday.
6. D on’t be so im p a tie n t______ Sue. S h e’s only 10 and doesn’t understand
things quickly.
7. ______ no account m ust you open your book during the test.
8. Gill w asn ’t her usual cheerlul self today. She w a s ______ the vveather.
9. ______ the whole, I think your work is quite satislactory.
10. As there was little tim e left, he outlined his p la n s______ brief.
11 . Jam o o z e d ______ the doughnut when she bit into it.
12 Ile is p rou d ______ his new sports car.
13. The driver was ob liv io u s____the red light and w ent straight through it.
14. The schoolchildren were overburdened______ homevvork.
15. My m other has an o b se ssio n ______ cleanliness and is lorever doing the
housevvork.
16. The surgeon op erated ______ the woman with the Iractured hip.
17. My brother is so mean that he hatcs to p a r t______ a single penny!
18. The villagers left their homes in the valley and moved to higher grounds
as a p recau tion ______ ílooding.
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19. The shop sen t me the co o k er___ approval as I w asn ’t sure it was the
model I vvanted.
20. Ile has a p roclivity______ being dishonest in business.
7.
1, We had to q u e u e __ before we could get into the cinema last night.
2. Ileavy rain resulted ___widespread Aooding.
3. I was rem in d ed ______ my childhood w hen I heard that nursery rhyme.
4. Green vegetables are r íc h ______ vitam ins and minerals.
5. She is q u ic k ______ doing m ental arithmetic.
6. Queen Victoria reigned ______ Britain and Ireland for more than sixty
years.
7. The sight of the snake made him reco il______ horror.
8. Ilis style of w riting is rem iniscent ______Thom as IIardy’s.
9. There has been a sharp rise unem ploym ent this year.
10 Please k e e p ______ touch after you ’ve gone back to America.
11. As she didn’t have a lot of cash, she bought the frid g e______ credit.
12. They liv e ______ the outskirts of a large industrial town.
13. ______ average, English students study at university for three years.
14. Mike is not r e a lly ______ tune with the rest of the group.
15. The writer is very m u c h ______ lavour with the public at the moment.
16. What is the agenda for today’s meeting?
17. the one hand, h c’s a dependable worker, but he is also very slow.
18. Are y o u ______ the mood for a walk on the beach?
19. Jackie is h o p eless______ m athem atics.
20. Mrs H eath p lead ed ______ her husband not to resign from his job.
8.
1. He has an excellent lawyer a c tin g ____him and is bound to win the case.
2. The board o f directors is m ceting today to appoint a rep lacem en t______
the retiring chairman.
3. He was very solicitous ______ our comlort and made every effort to
ensure we had a pleasant journey.
4. W e’d better go out for dinner; the food we have in the house isn ’t
su fficien t______ the six of us.
5. When the dam broke, a su r g e ______ water rushed down the m ountain.
6. As soon as they m et Joe and Elizabeth were s m itte n ______ each other.
7. I can’t pay the electricity b ill______next week as money is short right now.
8. The manager was sym pathetic______their request for a non-smoking area.
9. Her colleagues intend to support h e r ______her fight against discrimination
in the workplace.
10. T hey’re bringing out a se q u e l______ this television series next summer.
11. I a c te d ______ im pulse and bought my wife a large bunch o f ílowers.
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12. IIe’s not only a comedian, but also an ex p e r t______ ventriloquism .
13. We agreed ______ his plan and started m aking preparations immediately.
14. N one of us could a g r e e ______ what to buy our teacher as a present.
15. Sam ’s views are often so outrageous that poople rarely a g r e e ______ him.
16. The secretary’s a rg u m en t__ hor boss led to her being fired.
17. There are strong argum ents __banning the use of aerosol sprays.
18. On our honeymoon we arg u ed ______everything; from the food to the
weather!
19. The explorer arrived ______ the conclusion that ho was the ílrst person
to reach the ancient site.
20. You m ust show your passport as soon as you arrive a new country.
9.
1. D on’t tell me you like his taste __ clothes! He looks terrible!
2. Working ílex itim e has many ad van tages______ regular vvorking hours.
3. This summer, ad m issio n ______ m ost cinemas is double w hat it was last
year.
4. The custom er was very a n g ry __ the assista n t’s casual attitude
towards him.
5. Young children are aw kw ard__ dancing as thcy can’t co-ordinate
their m ovem ents wcll.
6. Iler ad m ission ______ guilt shockcd everyone; no one thought she was
capable of fraud.
7. My husband is so aw kw ard______ a needle and thread that I have to sew
on all his shirt buttons myseir.
8. I was very a n g ry ______ being woken up in the m iddle o f the night hy an
alarm bell.
9. My new Computer has the ad van tage______ being more compact than
my old one.
10. The governm ent was a n x io u s______ the inílux of relugees into the
country.
11. Our visa is v a lid ______ One year and will subsequently need renevving.
12. She felt very uneasy __ leaving the baby w ith Miriam for the
evening.
13. After suffering a major illness, he was very vu ln era b le______ minor
ailm ents such as colds.
14. Ile didn’t ju st express his a v ersio n ______ cloning but also a rg u ed _______
it in a very persuasive way.
15. I can v o u c h ______ Sandra’s integrity, so I recommend we include her in
our discussions.
16. The boys ran down to the garden and v a u lted ______ the fence at the
bottom.
17. Clara is unsvverving______ her determ ination to bccom e a lavvyer.
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18. While running to answer the telephone, I trip p ed ______ m y brother’s
brieícase.
19. S h e’s p a tie n t______ children and so is a very good teacher.
20. The food at that restaurant was labelled “u n íìt hum an
consum ption” by the environm ental health ofíĩcer.
10.
1. Pm very w a r y ______ riding that horse; it ’s been known to shy at trafflc.
2. The schoolboy w in c e d ______ the sight of the cane in the headm aster’s
hand.
3. She y e a r n s ______ a relaxing holiday in the sun.
4. You w on’t solve your problems hy w allow in g______ selĩ-pity.
5. The student w restled ______ the difficult m athem atics problem.
6. Wind and rain have w hittled a w a y ______ the old stone wall for the past
three centuries.
7. Ray w in k ed ______ us to show that he w asn ’t being serious.
8. After six m onths in the countryside, Alan has a y e n ______ the bright
lights of the city.
9. The wom an y e lle d __ the boys w hen they ran through her garden.
10. She tried not to y ie ld ___ __ tem ptation and have another piece o f cake.
11. The spy had little choice _____ the m atter but to destroy the microíĩlm.
12. There’s no point crying _ things you can’t change.
13. We had to c h o o s e ______ a hotel in Rome and a villa in Tuscany for our
last holiday.
14. The restaurant m enu offered a ch o ice___ trout, b eef or chicken.
15. M embership o f the society has decreased ___num ber since last year.
16. The national debt has been decreased ___ £10 billion this year.
17. Do you m ean you still haven’t d ecided__ your holiday yet?
18. She can’t d ecid e______ w hat style of wedding dress to huy.
19. If you clean the hall, w e’ll d e a l______ the kitchen together.
20. My uncle d e a ls ______ antique furniture.
11 .
1. He doesn’t seem to be very h a p p y ______ his new job; he always looks
rather worried and depressed these days.
2. As she handed over the gift, she said that she hoped we would be very
h ap p y______ our new home.
3. It w ill be good ______ Thomas to have a strict teacher; h e ’s never had
any discipline at home.
4. The dispute occurred because the manager is so hopeless people;
he has absolutely no idea of how to handle his workforce.
5. W e’ve ju st h e a r d ______ his unexpected promotion.
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6. Nervous about facing an interview panel, she h o sita tc d ______ the door
and took a deep breath before entering the room.
7. A strong draught blew into the room through the g a p ______ the door.
8. Ruth was a g e n iu s ______ m athem atics and was awarded a scholarship to
Cambridge w hen she was only ĩourteen years old.
9. Have you h ea rd ______ tho lake “Loch N ess” in Scotland?
10. H e’s a genius ______ a pencil and can capture a likeness in a few deft
strokes.
11. His new stereo System was expensive but it ’s guaranteed ______ ílĩteen
years so it was worthwhile paying more.
12. My friend is worried because she h asn’t h ea rd ______ her sister for days.
13. She has a real genius ______ languages and has already m astered the
rudim ents of Greek!
14. There is a popular superstition which says that anyone who has a gap
their two front teeth will be lucky throughout their life.
15. She hesitated ___ ___ taking any action, hoping that there was no real
cause for alarm.
16. I can’t honestly say that I’m happy your decision to em igrate to
France.
17. S h e’s very good ______ anim als and takes food out to the stray dogs in
th e Street every m orning.
18. The new wonder watch from Seiko is guarantecd any type of
breakage, including water damage and accident.
19. The baby was cry in g ____ _ its milk.
20. Having always been good at maths, he decided to study it at university.
12
1.
.
Although we were all rather irritated hy the situation at the time, we
la u g h ed ______ it afterwards.
2. Tom lectured his son _ _ _ _ the dangers of riding a motorcycle.
3. The summ er dress was lined ______ hght cotton to make it less
transparent.
4. He was listening ____ the radio w hen he heard the new s of the
earthquake.
5. I’m expecting an im portant call; could you listen ___ the telephone
while I pop out to the shops?
6. He doesn’t have any savings and, since being made redundant, has been
liv in g ______ his family.
7. The neighbours are very a n x io u s______ their m issing daughter to phone
home.
8. Mark was saved drowning by the heroic action o f his brother.
9. Since passing his accountancy exams, George has had his salary
increased 10%.
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10. Susan’s q u e s t______ a satisfying job was at last realised.
11. _____ everyone’s astonishm ent, she arrived at the party in a Rolls Royce.
12. My cousin has a íla ir _____ languages and can speak more than six.
13. You should not use aerosols because th ey’re h a r m íu l______________ the
environm ent.
14. I’m sure th ere’s a j in x __________ this dress. W henever I wear it I have a
terrible time.
15. I began to get im p a tien t__ his continual lack of punctuality.
13.
1. Tom ’s absorption ___ his studies m eans he has no social life.
2. Eating too much fat and sugar is d etrim en tal______ your health.
3. The am ount of water absorbed cotton wool is greater than that
______ paper.
4. The bank w rote to me to advise m e ______ their new overdraít facilities.
5. If you need a d v ic e ______ exam techniques, any o f our trained staff will
help you.
He cared ______ the environm ent and gave an inspiring speech ______
the issue.
At the C hinese restaurant we sta rted ______ spare ribs, then had chicken
Soup and coconut ice cream to finish.
8. The doctor advised us ______ travelling to Egypt w ithout having the
proper inoculations ílrst.
14.
For questions 1-12 read the text below and think of the word vvhich best fits
each gap. Use only one word in each gap. In this exercise, each missing word
is a proposition. There is an example at the beginning (0).
G IF T OF TH E GAB
Chatting to babies in a particular way boosts their intelligence and gives
them a head start (0) ỉ n life, a new study has found. Speech and language
therapist Dr Sally Ward selected 140 nine-m onth-old children from
M anchester. She then ga ve 70 of the parents detailed advice (1) ______ the
best way to com m unicate ( 2 ) ______ their child and left the other 70 without
guidance. The “com m unicating” parents were told to spend at least 30
m inutes every day talking to their child, (3) ______ any background noise,
about subjects vvhich their infant might take an interest (4) ______ . More
than six years later, and after regular checks had been kept ( 5 ) ______ their
progress, the children had IQ tests. Those in the talking group were, (6)
______ average, a year and three m onths ahead (7) _______ the other group.
N ine children had IQs in the gifted category, whereas none in the non-
talking group was as bright.
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In a separate study at the American Academy of Paediatrics, experts have
warned (8) ______ the dangers of children under the age o f two vvatching
television. Research has shown that exposure to television is responsible (9)
______ anything from delayed speech to A ttention D eíicit Hyperactivity
Disorder. The problem ( 1 0 ) ______ television is that it confuses infants, who
block out the background noise Corning from it. They consequently learn to
ignore all noise, and this includes speech. Paediatric and language specialists
also disapprove (11) ______ radio, which has much the same effect (12)
______ a child’s language development.
KEY TO PREPOSITIONS
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2. from 6. with - about 10. about 14. at 18. by
3. againsưvvith 7. at 11. to 15. by 19. against
4.against 8. over 12. over/about 16. for 20. In
2 1. on 5. from 9. to 13. under 17. in

2. to 6. with 10. to 14. on 18. on
3. together 7. for/to 11. off 15. by 19. in
4. with 8. with 12. With 16. in 20. in
3 1. as 5. in/into 9. with 13. to 17. by

2. with 6. of 10. of 14. on 18. at
3. with 7. for 11. ouưaround 15. by 19. on
4. for 8. about 12. to 16. atter 20. in
4 1. up 5. against 9. of/in 13. in 17. in

2. for 6. in 10. in 14. on 18. up
3. with 7. of 11. at 15. In 19. for
4. of 8. for 12. in —at 16. to 20. in
5 1. on 5. by 9. on 13. with 17. in(to)

2. in 6. At 10. On 14. of 18. with
3. on 7. in 11. to 15. of 19. for
4. At 8. on 12. of 16. with 20. over
6 1. for 5. In 9. On 13. to 17. with

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3. on 7. On 11. from 15. with 19. on
4. at 8. under 12. of 16. on 20. to
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2. in 6. over 10. in 14. in 18. in
3. of 7. with 11. on 15. in 19. at
4. in 8. of 12. on 16. on 20. with
8 1. for 5. of 9. in 13. to/with 17. for

2. for 6. with 10. to 14. on 18. about
3. about 7. until 11. on 15. with 19. at
4. for 8. to 12. at/in 16. with 20. in
9 1. in 5. at 9. of 13. to 17. in
2 over 6. of 10. about 14. to - against 18. over
3. to 7. with 11. for 15. for 19. with
4. at 8. at 12. about 16. over 20. for
10 1. of 5. with 9. at 13. between 17. about

2. at 6. at 10. to 14, of 18. on
3. for 7. at 11. in 15. in 19. with
4. in 8. for 12. about 16. by 20. in
11 1. with/in 5. of 9. of 13. for 17. to

2. in 6. at 10. with 14. betvveen 18. against
3. for 7. under 11. for 15. betore 19. for
4. with 8. at 12. from 16. about 20. at
12 1. about 4. to 7. for 10. for 13. to

2. about 5. for 8. from 11. to 14. on
3. with 6. with 9. by 12. for 15. with
13 l.in 3. by - of 5. about 7. with

2. to 4. of 6. about - on 8. against
14 1. about/on 3. vvithout 5. on 7. of 9. for 11. of

2. with 4, in 6. on 8. of/about 10. with 12. on

PHRASAL VERBS
1. Fill in the missing preposition or adverb.
come about = happen

come across = find sth or m eet sb by ch an ce
come by = obtain sth
come down to = be p a sse d to sb
come forward = step forward
come in = b eco m e íashionable
come into = inherit
come on = progress
come out = (1) b eco m e knovvn, (2) be published
come out in = develop
come over = happen; have a result or effect on sb
come round to = ch an ge o n e ’s opinion to another point of view; be persuaded
come round/to = regain c o n sc io u sn e ss
come through = continue to live after (sth bad)
come to = am ount to a total
come up = grow
come up to = reach, equal sth
come up with = have an idea about a way to so lv e a problem
1. TheyV e c o m e __ our way of thinking at last.

2. He c a m e ______ a collection of valuable old coins in the attic.
3. How did you c o m e ______ this painting? It’s a Picasso, you know.
4. This diamond ring c a m e ______ me from my great-grandm other.
5. After she was hit on her head by the cricket ball, it took her several
m inutes to c o m e ______ .
6. How much did the superm arket bill co m e ______ this week?
7. Did the new play at the National Theatre c o m c ______ your
expectations?
8. Those tom ato seeds I planted in the spring haven’t c o m e ______ yet.
9. He c a m e ______ several thousand pounds w hen his grandĩather died.
10. The party w ent rather well. Everyone seem ed to have enjoyed
them selves.
11. The students are Corning___ __ very well in Maths this term.
12. It c a m e ______ that S u e’s husband had been arrested for speeding.
13. I don’t know w h at’s c o m e ______ him; h e’s been acting vcry oddly lately.
14. He c a m e ______ a rash after eating a kilo of straxvberries.
15. Her latest novel is Corning______ in paperback soon.
16. Long hair for m en is Corning______ again. More and morc men are
starting to weeir their hair long.
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17. After the flood, hundreds of volunteers c a m e __ w ith offers of
assistance.
18. We don’t know yet how w e’ll solve the problem but r m sure som eone
will c o m e ______ a solution soon.
19. Most o f the com panies which managed to c o m e______ the economic
crisis are now operating very successĩully.
20. r m not sure how the accident c a m e ______ but I suspect somebody was
being careless.
2. F ill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
be done for = be ruined

deal in = trade in sth
deal with = tackle a problem; co p e with
do away with = abolish
do down = criticise
do out of = deprive of
do up = íasten (a coat etc)
do with = need/w ould like
do vvithout = m an age in spite of lack
drive at = imply, su g g e st
1. Can you my dress, plcase?

2 1’m
. ! Hero comes my teacher and sh e’ll see I should be in my
M aths lesson.
3. The law lim iting the am ount of íoreign exchange you can take out o f the
country should have b e c n ______ years ago.
4. 1’m rcally thirsty. I co u ld ______ a cup of tea.
5. What were y o u ______ when you said you m ight not see Mark for some
time?
6. I l e ______ antique íurniture and paintings.
7. The old man was his life savings hy a coníldence trickster.
8. Surely you c a n __ sugar in your coffee for once?
9. IIow do y o u _____ a class when they are constantly unruly?
10. You shouldn’t __your classm ates just because they didn’t pass their
exam.
3. Fill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
cheat out of = prevent sb from having sth usu in an untair way

check in = register a s a g u est at a hotel
check out = pay o n e ’s bill and leave a hotel
check up on = investigate s b ’s behaviour etc.
feel for = sym pathise
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cut back = reduce (outgoings)
cut in = interrupt sth
cut down on = reduce (consumption)
cut off = (1) isolate, (2) disconnect
cut out = omit
drop in = visit unexpectedly
drop off = decrease
drop out of = withdraw from
fit in = mix well with others
fit up/out = furnish/equip
fold up = collapse or fail
draw in = shorten (of days)
draw on = use part of a reserve
draw out = extend
draw up = come to a stop (of vehicles)
eat into = consume a part of sth
fly at = attack (with blows or words)
head off = prevent
1. The government have dccided to c u t______expenditure on hoalth Services.

2. He was cheated ______ his full holiday entitlem ent due to a change in
company policy.
3. I truly feel ______ you in your terrible m isfortune.
4. The intervievver kept cutting w hen the M inister was trying to
answer the question on environm ental policy.
5. Sales of records and cassettes have dropped______considerably this year.
6. S h e’s tr3dng to get on with her schoolm ates but she doesn’t really íĩt
7. Their house was cut from the village hy the riooding river.
8. W inter is Corning. It’s getting darker and the days are really starting to
d ra w ______ .
9. He had to draw ___ his savings to pay his rent after he was made
redundant.
10. I wish you w ouldn’t í l y __ me like that every tim e I make a m istake.
11. The limousine d rew _____ in front of the theatre and the actress got out.
12. Yes, I’ve already heard the news. Simon d rop p ed ______ to tell me this
morning.
13. During the power w orkers’ strike the electricity was cut ______ at
regular intervals.
14. He was forced to d rop ______ college w hen his father died.
15. The uníoreseen expense on the new house a t e ______ my savings but it
was worth it.
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16. He was told to cut sugar and fats or he would suffer serious
Health problems.
17. This com position would be better if you c u t __ __the second paragraph.
18. TheyV e fitte d ______ their kitchen w ith new cupboards.
19. She drew the lecture to nearly three hours although it was only
supposed to last an hour.
20. 1’m afraid th eir b u sin ess is on th e verge o f lo ld in g ___ due to a lack of
orders.
21. W e’ll have to organise a Union m eetin g if w e w an t to head _ _ _ a strike.
22. Could you c h e c k ______ the children and see w hat th ey ’re up to?
23. We had to w ait to check at the hotel as the receptionist was not at
his desk.
24. All guests should check hy 12 o’clock or they will be charged for
an extra day.
4. Fiil in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s itỉo n o r a d v e r b .
get about = (1) move about, (2) spread (of news, gossip etc)
get across = make understood
get ahead = succeed
get along/on = be on íriendly terms with
get at = mean
get at sb = criticise, tease in an unkind way
get away with = escape punishment
get by = manage despite difficulties
get sb down = depress sb
get off = send
get off with = nearly escape punishment
get on = make progress
get on with = continue doing sth
get out of = avoid
get over = recover from
get round = persuade
get round to = find time
get through = contact by phone
get up to = be busy with sth surprising or undesirable
1. What are you g c ttin g ____? I can’t understand w hat you’re trying to say.
2 I only g e t ______ \vatching TV when the children are in bed.
3. Instead o f being given a ticket, the driver g o t ______ a vvarning.
4. S h e’s having trouble g e ttin g ______ with hcr sprained ankle.
5. Do you g e t ______ with your colleagues?
6. If you don’t get those invitations______today, they’ll never arrive on time.
7. IIow are you getting at school?
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8. He has a talent for getting the m ost complicated id e a s ______ .
9. I’ve been trying to g e t ______ for ages but the bne is always engaged.
10 This awful w eather is really getting m e ______ .
11. My father is always g e ttin g ______ me about my clothes.
12. If you aren ’t well organised, you’ll never g e t ______ .
13. I don’t know how he g e t s ______ cheating on his tests.
14. Stop talking and g e t ______ your work, will you?
15. She has barcly enough m oncy left to g e t ______ .
16. I w ish I could g e t ______ going to this vvedding but I have no choice.
17. News of their “secret” Nvedding got fast.
18. She says she w on’t help us, but w e’ll soon g e t ___ her.
19. I don’t know if sh e’ll ever g e t ______ her husband’s death.
20. What are the children g e ttin g ______in the garden?
5. Fill in t h e m ìs s in g p r e p o s ìt io n o r a d v e r b .
give oneselt up = surrender

give away = (1) reveal, (2) give treely a s a present
give in = (1) deliver, yield
give off = sen d ouưemit
give out = (1) com e to an end, (2) announce, (3) distribute
give up = (1) stop doing sth, (2) admit deteat
give oneself up = surrender
hype up = exaggerate the value of sth
The Chemicals give ___ toxic fumes, so be extrem ely carcful vvhen
using them.
2. The teacher reluctantly g a v e _____ to the stu d en ts’ request to change
the date o f the exam.
3. The athlete has decided to g iv e ___ _ am ateur com pctition and become
a protessional.
4. The man was forcod to give himscir ___ to the policc.
5. She unintentionally g a v e ______ the sccrct of the surprise party.
6 . IlavenT you g iv e n ______ your application form yet?
7. Evcntually their savings gavc and they werc forced to apply to
the State for assistance.
8 . I can’t guess the answer. I give
9. On the new s last night it was g iv e n ___ that the Prim e M inister had
resigned.
10. They have hyped this c a r ______ to such an cxtent that it should be the
biggest scller o f the year.
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6. Fill ìn the missing preposition or adverb.
hold b a ck = (1) prevent developm ent, (2) delay, (3) withhold

hold in = control (íeelings, oneself)
hold o ff = (1) keep at a distance, (2) delay
hold on = wait
hold o u t = (1) last, (2) resist
hold o u t fo r = wait to get sth desired
hold o u t on = keep a secret from sb
hold o v e r = postpone to a later date
hold up = (1) rob (a bank, vehicle) (2) delay
1. Can’t you hold thoso reporters until I’ve rinishod the rehearsal?
2. He is a talented actor but his lack of am bition holds h im ______ .
3. Although they tried, they couldn’t hold _____ their laughter.
4. H o ld ______ a m inute while I get som ething from my room.
5. They offered to buy her a BMW but sh e’s h o ld in g ______ a Porsche.
6. Some ơapanese soldiers refused to believe the war was over and held
______ in the jungle for years.
7. Due to the chairm an’s illness, the m eeting was held _ _ _ _ till the next
week.
8. Strike action held trains and buses all day yesterday.
9. He says he knows nothing about the m issing docum ents but I’m sure
h e’s h o ld in g ______ me.
10. Our water supplies h e ld ______ for three w eeks w hen we wcre marooned
in the desert.
go dow n = (of remarks, proposals etc) be received in a specitied way

go d o w n with = b eco m e ill
go fo r = be sold
go in fo r = take part in
go into = describe, exam ine in detail
go o ff = m ake a sudd en loud noise
go o ff = happen
go on = happen
go on with = continue sth e s p after a pau se
go ro u n d = be enough for everyon e to have a share
go th ro u g h = (1) exam ine sth closely or system atically, (2) con su m e
go up = be built
go with = be included in the price

1. L et’s g o ______ the plan once more to make sure it ’s all clear.
2. Does the shed g o ______ the house or should I pay extra?
3. She had to cancel her holiday w hen she w e n t______ the flu.
4. S he’s g o n e ______ all her savings since she lost her job.
5. I don’t know w hat’s g o in g ______ next door but th ey ’re being very noisy.
6. Tm planning to g o ______ the poetry com petition this year.
7. Suddenly the fire alarm w e n t______ .
8. The Prime M inister promised to go ______ the m atter of lowering
inílation.
Those shoes are going next to nothing. I’ve never seen such a
good sale.
10. I don’t think there’s enough fruit to g o __ . Could you get some more?
11. His proposals didn’t g o ______very well at all; in fact they were all rejected.
12. He paused to answer the phone, and then he w e n t______what he was doing.
13. New blocks of ílats are going ______ everyvvhere, destroying the
character of the township.
lay aside = put asid e

lay into = attack (with blows or vvords)
lay off = stop doing sth irritating
lay out = spend
let down = 1) disappoint, (2) lower sth
let in for = involve in trouble etc
let in on = allow sb to share a plan, secret, etc
let on = reveal a secret
let out = (1) m ake (a garm ent etc) looser or larger (opp: take in), (2) utter a cry
let sb off = not punish severely
let sb through = allow sb to p a ss an exam or a test
let up = b eco m e le s s in d egree
let up on = treat sb le s s severely
1. He laid all his savings on that venture which lortunately succeeded.

2 This blouse is too tight for me. I’d better let i t ______ .
3 He let his p a r e n ts______ by ĩailing his exams.
4. D on’t let ______ that th ey’re planning to get married. Their parents
don’t know.
5. I wish you ’d la y __ telling me what to do all the tim e.
6. You should really let _____ the children. They can’t be perlect all the
time.
7. W e’ll let y o u __ our plans but don’t tell anybody else.
8. Her father laid her when she came home two hours late from a
party.
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9. I let m y s e lf___ a lot of trouble when I agreed to help her.
10. If the rain lets __ , w e’ll be able to play tennis.
11. For the last tw enty years, he has been laying ___ 15% of his salary for
his old age.
12. Your skirt needs ta k in g ______ ; it’s too large.
13. He was let w ith a w arning instead of being given a fine.
14. The student let _____ a cry o f horror w hen she saw her poor exam
results.
9. F ill in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
lead on = persuade sb to believe or do sth by making talse prom ises

lo o k after = take care of
lo o k ah ead = think about the tuture
lo o k at = read
lo o k b a ck = think about o n e ’s past
lo o k do w n on = d e sp ise
lo o k fo r = search for
lo o k in = pay a short visit
lo o k into = investigate/exam ine the tacts relating to sth
lo o k on = watch sth vvithout taking part
lo o k o n to = have a view
lo o k o u t = vvatch out; be caretul
lo o k o u t fo r = (1) search in order to find sth, (2) be alert in order to see/find sb
lo o k o v e r = exam ine (a place)
lo o k to = rely on sb
lo o k up = search for (a word) in a reterence book
lo o k up = visit e s p after a long time
lo o k up to = resp ect
rise up = rebel
rule o u t = exclud e
1. Looking b a c k ______ m y life I realise Fve been very fortunate.

2. In 1917 the R ussian working classes r o s e ______ against their m asters.
3. She lo o k s _____ Mrs Brow n’s children three days a week.
_____ em ployees who have initiative.
4. This fírm lo o k s ____
5 Robert lo o k s______ people who are not as educated as he is.
6 . The police are lo o k in g ______ the m atter hoping to find a solution soon.
7. L ook ______ ! T here’s a car Corning.
8 . He looks his older brother and follows his exam ple in everything.
9. Look __ this m anuscript and tell me w hat you think o f it.
10. L et’s m£ike an appointm ent to lo o k ______ the house that is for sale.
11. The hotel room looked the swim m ing pool.
12. Passers-by lo o k ed ____ as the circus passed through town.
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13. They lo o k ed ______ him to provide funds for the new magazine.
14. W e’ve been lo o k in g ______ a new ílat for m onths but we haven’t found
one yet.
15. You’d better lo o k ______ the dates in the encyclopaedia.
16. I’m sorry; I haven’t had tim e to lo o k ______ your com position yet.
17. Have you look ed ______ at what you’ll be doing in two years’ time?
18. Could you please go to the station and lo o k ______ my grandmother?
19. He was l e d ______ hy her ílattery but soon discovered how insincere she
was.
20. I don’t think we can rule this possibility after all.
10. Fíll in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s itio n o r a d v e r b .
put about = spread (false) reports, rumours

put across = com m unicate
put asìde/by = sa v e for later u se
put away = put into continem ent
put back = delay
put down = vvrite in a particular place
put down to = attribute to
put forward = su g g est, propose
put in (a request) = m ake an otticial request
put in for = (1) apply for, (2) m ake an official request
put off = discourage
put off = postpone
put on = (1) gain weight, (2) pretend to have, (3) advance, (4) clothe o n e se lt
with, (5) present
put out = extinguish
put sb up = give accom m odation to
put sth behind one = deliberately torget
put through = (1) carry sth out, (2) c a u se sb to undergo (an ordeal)
put through to sb = connect by telephone
put up with = tolerate
1. He had a bad tim e in the army but he has put i t ______ him now.
2. It is being put that the vice-president is involved in the scandal
but as yet there seem s to be no real evidence.
3. Just p u t ______ your name and address on this card.
4. The lecturer had difficulty in p u ttin g ______ his ideas.
5. He put his failure in the e x a m ______ bad luck.
6. The drought in Aírica has put ______ developm ent in the area hy
decades.
7. Why don’t you p u t ______ that new positiòn at the university?
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8. Make sure you put the íire before going to bed.
9. Could you put m e ______ to Mr Jones, please?
10. If you can’t afford a hotel, w e’ll put y o u ______ for the night.
11. He p u t ______ an Insurance claim after the accident but he got nothing.
12. How can you p u t ______ the noise in this house? I’d go mad.
13. D on’t be p u t __ __ by his manner. Ile always acts that way.
14. T hey’re p u ttin g ______ a dance perlormance in the town hall tonight.
15. We p u t ______ a sum of m oney each m onth for our sum m er holidays.
16. Mr Jones has put _ _ _ _ _ the proposal that all mem bers of staff should
make a contribution to the earthquake relicf fund.
11. Fill in the m issing preposition or adverb.

hand over = give
live on sb/sth = get the m oney n eed ed from
live through = ex p erien ce over time
live up to = reach the Standard that may be expected
live with = tolerate/accept sth and endure it
meet with = have a s a reaction
miss out = torget to include
move on to = p a ss to another subject
narrovv down = reduce
note down = record
pass over = ignore, overlook
phase out = gradually stop using
piece together = discover gradually
His proposal m e t ______ total opposition from the com m ittee.

I’m afraid you ’ll have to learn to li v e ______ this problem for the rest of
your life.
W e’d better m o v e ______ the housing problem before tim e runs out.
Please n o t e ______ these íigures so we can go over them later.
She asked him to hand the d ocu m en t______ to her.
We can narrow our o p tio n s______ to two or three at the most.
If you think you can live __charity for cver, y o u ’re sadly m istaken.
You ought to try and live __ your parents’ expectations.
I think yo u ’ve m isse d ___ John and Sally from the invitation list.
the events from the few clues he had.
11. H e’s used to hardships because h e’s liv e d ___ two wars.
12. Tom has been p a ssed ______ for promotion in favour of a younger man.
13. New autom ated m achinery in ĩactories has led to the p h a sin g ______ of
old production m ethods.
run a c ro s s = find by chance

run a íter = pursue
run aw ay = leave (school, hom e etc)
run aw ay with an idea = accep t it without careíul thinking ev en though it is
wrong
run b e h in d = be delayed
run d o w n = (1) criticise, (2) gradually stop íunctioning, (3) run sb down (with
a vehicle)
run in = u se a new vehicle careíully
run into = (1) m eet by chance, (2) collide with
run o ff = produce quickly
run o u t o f = exh au st the supply of sth run through = (1) rehearse (2) u se up
run up = accum ulate (bills etc)
run up a g a in s t = encounter difficulties
1. H e’s always running _ _ _ his boss although she actually treats him well.
2. The secretary was asked to run ______ copios of the report for the
employees.
3. We r a n ______Sally at the shops yesterday; I hadn’t seen her for months.
4. He ran the boy, but didn’t m anage to catch him.
5. W e’ve run ___coffee. Could you go and huy some?
6. He ran debts am ounting to m illions of dollars last year.
7. L et’s r u n ___ _that scene again; then you can all go home.
8. Their son ran _____at the age of 12 and didn’t contact them for four years.
9. The old wom an was r u n ______ hy a taxi.
10. You’d better r u n __ __ your new car before you drive it on the motorway.
11. We r a n ______some valuable old books while we were clearing out the attic.
12. D on’t r u n ___ the idea that you can come hom e at w hatever tim e you
like!
13. Ever3dhing was going sm oothly until we ran the problem of lack
of funding.
14. My father fell asleep at the steering w heel and r a n _______a lamp post.
15. I’m ru nning______schedule as my m eeting lasted longer than I’d expected.
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see about = m ake arrangem ents for

s e e o ff = accom pan y a traveller to his/her train etc
s e e o v e r = inspect properly
s e e to = take care of
s e e th ro u g h = (1) not be d eceived , (2) support sb through a difficult time
s e e o u t = accom pan y sb to an exit
settle d o w n = live a m ore perm anent life-style
settle fo r = a ccep t sth (le ss than exp ected)
settle in = b eco m e u sed to a new h o u se or job
settle on = d ecid e on
settle up = pay (a debt, a bill etc)
1. He was hoping to sell his car for £1,000 but he had to s e t t le __ £800.
2. Once w e’ve s e ttle d ______ , w e’ll invite you for a long weekend.
3 Could you please s e e ______ getting the sofa re-covered?
4. They s e ttle d ______ the Ritz as the best place for the reception.
5. We made an appointm ent to s e e ______ the cottage before we decided to
buy it.
6 . The children were s e e n ______ at the station by the entire family.
7. Could you s e e ______ those m essages while I read through this report?
8 . He said he would make me a rich man, but I saw ______ him
im m ediately.
9. After w andering for years, they s e ttle d __ in a sm all village in Wales.
10. He saw his best frie n d ______ his divorce.
11. r il see y o u ___ ; you m ay not be able to íĩnd your way to the lift.
12. L et’s settle w ith the waiter and go home. I’m feeling tired.
14. FMI in t h e m is s in g p r e p o s it io n o r a d v e r b .
set about = begin

set a s id e = s a v e for a special purpose
set b a ck = hinder
set s b b a c k = c o st sb a lot of m oney
se t in = begin (of a period, usu bad)
se t o ff = (1) start a reaction, (2) begin a journey (= s e t out)
se t an a n im al on s b = c a u se an animal to attack sb
se t o u t = begin a task/job with a specitic intention
se t up = (1) establish (a record), (2) start a b u sin ess (3) erect
1. W e’d better have Central heating installed before w inter s e t s _____

2. A wedding reception for two hundred people will certainly set you
thousands!
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3. They s e t ____ for their destination at 5 o’clock in the morning.
4. He s e t ______ a new world record for the 100 m etres race.
5. His jokes set the whole c la s s ______ laughing.
6. A íĩre in the factory set production______ hy several weeks.
7. She set ______ to become a dancer but an injury prevented her from
fulfĩlling her ambition.
8. She decided to s e t ______ a Computer graphics íírm w ith the m oney she
inherited.
9. You’d better set som e m oney every m onth if you w ant to huy a
new car.
10. How would you s e t ______ teaching a dog to perform tricks?
11. The tow n council has decided to s e t ______ a m emorial to the princess.
12. He threatened to set the dogs us if we didn’t get off his propcrty.

sta n d by = (1) remain loyal to sb, (2) do nothing to stop a bad situation, (3)
be ready for action
sta n d d ow n = resign from a position
sta n d fo r = (1) support sth, (2) m ean, sym bolise, (3) tolerate, (4) enter
o n e se lt for election
sta n d in fo r = replace temporarily
sta n d o u t = be conspicu ous/obvious
stan d up fo r = detend; support
sta n d up to = detend o n e se lt against
1. r il s ta n d ______ Ryan, no m atter w hat people say about him.

2. H is grandfather once sto o d ______ Parliam ent, but he only got 5.6. votes.
3. Nobody would sta n d __ that sort of behaviour for a m inute.
4. The police stood ______in case trouble broke out after the lootball match.
5. H e’s such a brilliant dancer that he sta n d s ______ from the rest o f the
troupe.
6 . Our group s ta n d s _ _ equality for people of all races.
7. Could you s ta n d __ John if h e ’s called away?
8 . You ought to stand __ your little brother w hen the others tease him.
9. The letters MP stand _____Member of Parliam ent.
10. How can you s ta n d __ and watch him m istreat the children like that?
11. If he can’t s ta n d ____ his opponent in a debate, he w on’t be a success
in Parliam ent.
12. The President was forced to stand due to his involvem ent in the
scandal.
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16. Fill in th e m issing p re p o sitio n o r ad ve rb .
take a b a c k = surprise
take after = look like a relative
take a g a in s t = dislike sb
take aw ay = rem ove
take b a c k = withdraw a statem ent or com m ent
take d o w n = (1) write down, (2) rem ove sth from a high place
take s b fo r = m istake sb/sth for sb/sth e ls e
take in = (1) d eceiv e, (2) allow sb to stay in o n e ’s hom e, (3) understand, (4)
m ake cloth es snnaller
take up = (1) begin a hobby, sport etc, (2) occupy sp a c e
1. She ta k e s ______ her father: she has the sam e gestures and m annerism s.
2. His lecture was so complicated that I only t o o k ______ a few words of
w hat he said.
3. These m agazines m ust be read in the librEiry. You can’t take th e m ____.
4. The secretary to o k ______ the list of titles as her boss read them out.
5. We were so t a k e n ___ hy his decision to resign that we didn’t know
w hat to say.
6. ril never forgive you if you don’t take __ w hat you said about me.
7. Since his retirem ent, he has ta k e n ___ painting to fíll up some of his
sp2ire time.
8. She seem s to have ta k e n ______ me, as if I had offended her somehow.
9. Nobody w as ta k e n ______ hy his story, although it seem ed convincing
íìrst.
10. You have to ta k e ______ these curtains. They look very dirty.
11. If you take this s k ir t__ a little, it should fit you períectly. It’s too big
for you now.
12. She is always being taken ___ Elizabeth Taylor, even though she
doesn’t look that much like her.
13. When they discovered that the child was an orphan, they offered to take
h im ______ .
14. That desk is so big that it ta k e s ______ m ost of his offíce.
17. FMI in the m issing preposition or adverb.
take o ff = (1) rem ove (clothing), (2) leave the ground (of aerop lan es etc), (3)
imitate sb in a com ic way, (4) begin to su c c ee d (of plans, id eas etc)
take on = (1) undertake sth, (2) em ploy staff, (3) accep t sb a s an opponent
take o u t = (1) extract, rem ove, (2) accom pany sb to a theatre etc
take o v e r = take control of sth e s p in place of sb e ls e
take to = (1) find agreeable; like, (2) begin a habit, (3) e s c a p e to; hide in
take up with = b eco m e involved in (usu derog)
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1. She took the cover the sofa and had it cleaned.
2. The am ateur boxer was apprehensive about taking ______ such an
experienced fíghter.
3. I don’t think h e ’ll t a k e ______ the new project unless we offer him more
money.
4. He has ta k e n ______ drinking cocoa at night to help him sleep.
5. You’d better take this paragraph______ as it w eakens your argum ent.
6. Their plane was due to t a k e ___ at 10 pm but it was delayed because
of fog.
7. H e’s such an aggressive person that nobody really t a k e s _ ____him.
8. Their daughter has taken ______ a group o f friends who have no
intention of ever íìnding work.
9. Mark was sent hom e from school because he was seen ta k in g ______ the
headmaster.
10. Mr Joh n son ’s son is going to ta k e ______ as chairman of the board.
11. After a slow start, their new line of cosm etics has begun to t a k e ______ .
12. TheyV e decided to ta k e _____ at least tw enty new sales people this year.
13. The rebels to o k ____the m ountains after their leader had been captured.
14. He promised to take m e ______ for dinner on Priday evening.

talk a b o u t = (1) g o ssip about sb, (2) consider
talk at = sp ea k to sb without listening to their replies
talk b a c k = reply rudely
talk dow n to = sp ea k to sb a s if they w ere le ss clever than o n e se lt
talk o u t = settle a problem by talking
talk o u t o f = persuade sb not to do sth
talk into = persuade sb to do sth
talk round = persuade sb to agree to sth
tell a g a in s t = spoil c h a n c e s of s u c c e s s
tell apart = distinguish
tell o ff = scold/reprimand
th ink o f = take sth into account
think o u t = prepare plans caretully
th ink o ve r = reílect upon sth betore making a decision
th ink up = invent or d e v ise sth
1. He was against the plan at ílrst, but they managed to talk h im ______ .
2. Jane was so determ ined to become a model that her parents couldn’t talk
h e r ______ it.
3. Ann was told hy her father for Corning home late.
4. You can’t talk me ____ giving you more money. I’ve given you enough
already.
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5. H is lack of a convincing alibi will t e l l ______ him at the trial.
6. Our boss t a lk s ______ us as if we were children.
7. He insisted that children who t a lk ______ ought to be punished.
8. If you can’t t a l k ______ your diíTerences w ith your íĩancé, you’d better
break up.
9. Stop behaving like that or the neighbours will start to t a lk ______ you.
10. The only way one can tell the t w in s ______ is hy their haircuts.
11. He keeps ta lk in g ______ m oving to another city, but I doubt if he will.
12. I’ve never had a real conversation with Peter; he ju st ta lk s ______ you.
13. My parents advised me to think th in g s ____ _ before accepting the job.
14. Racing drivers rarely think ______ the dangers involved in their
profession.
15. She thought her id ea s______careíully before putting them down on paper.
16. We need to t h in k ______ an exciting advertising campaign for our new
product.
turn aw ay = retuse adm ittance to sb

turn d o w n = (1) reject an offer, (2) reduce heat etc
turn in = go to bed
turn s b in = report to the authorities
turn into = convert, ch an ge
turn o ff = switch off
turn on = svvitch on
turn o u t = (1) a sse m b le a s a crowd, (2) produce, (3) prove to be
turn o v e r = fall on on e side
turn sth o v e r (in o n e ’s mind) = think caretully about sth
turn to = go to sb for help
turn up = (1) arrive, (2) in crease volum e
1. I’d better tu r n ______ eeirly. I didn’t sleep well last night.

2. The wom an turned the escaped p rison er______ to the police.
3. They w ant to turn that basem ent ro o m ______ a play room.
4. Hundreds o f people tu r n e d ______ to vvelcome the royal Eamily back to
London.
5. After being offered the post Simon turned i t ______ in his mind carefully
before accepting.
6. When her business failed, she tu rn ed ______her parents for financial help.
7. Although Mark said h e’d be there at 8.00, he didn’t tu r n ______until 10.30.
8. Could you tu r n ______ the light? I can’t see well enough to read my book.
9. I offered to help him but he turned m e ______ .

10. We wero tu rn ed ___ at the door of the Club for being improperly dressed.
11. You ought to turn _ __ the heat before the sauce burns.
12. That factory turns ___ hundreds of small appliances every day.
13. The lorry tu r n e d _ in the middle of the motorway, causing an
enorm ous pile-up.
14. He tu r n e d _____ to be a liar and a cheat.
15. I have a feeling I forgot to turn the cooker before we left.
16. Could you please turn the volume a bit? I can’t hear it very well.

th row a b o u ư a ro u n d = scah er sth
throvv aw ay = discard sth a s u s e le s s
th row sth b a c k at s b = remind sb of sth bad they did in the past
th row o ff = e s c a p e from, g et free of
throvv o n e s e lt into = begin to do sth energetically and enthusiastically
th row o n e s e lt o n sb/sth = rely on sb/sth
th row s b o u t = torce sb to leave
throvv sth o u t = g et rid of unvvanted item s
th row s b to g e th e r = bring people into contact with ea ch other
th row up = (1) give up (a job etc), (2) vomit
try on = check the fit (of clothes)
try o u t = test
1. He threw his studies w hen he was offered a well-paid sales job.

2. Although Paul is having a hard tim e, he doesn’t w ant to throw him seir
______ his íriends and ask for their help.
3. W hen Joana lost a lot of weight, she decided to th r o w ______ all her
larger sized clothes.
4. Would you like to t r y ______ this new electric shaver?
5. He was th ro w n ______ of the library w hen he started singing.
6. It was fate that had thrown the engaged co u p le______ .
7. During the Prench Revolution the people tried to th r o w ______ the
shackles of poverty.
8. She has tr ie d ______ at least tw enty dresses but she can’t find one she
likes.
9. I w ish you would throw these old m a g a zin es______ .
10. She felt very sick and th r e w ______ several tim es.
11. Even though Fd only lost one contract in my career I knew my manager
would throw i t ______ me in my annual appraisal.
12. On finishing university, she threw h erseir______ her new editing career
w ith great enthusiasm .
13. Joan threw books and p a p ers______ the room w hilst trying to fínd her
passport an d her cheque book.
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21. C o m p le te th e fo llo w in g s e n te n c e s using a p hrasal v e rb w ith G IVE.
Y ou m a y h a ve to use s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n once.
1. You never know w hat Ben is thinking. He doesn’t ______ a n y th in g ____ .

2. When children in the area started to suíĩer from serious illnesses, their
m others blamed a local factory w here the tall ch im n ey ______ fumes.
3. I’ve no idea w hat the answer is. I . Tell me.
4. The w restler w on the contest because his o p p o n en t______ .
5. This is a lovely room. As you can see, i t ______ the rose garden.
6 . Sam was forced t o ______ his job in the City because of ill health.
7. David enjoys borrowing books, but írequently forgets t o _____ them
8 . It was a diíĩlcult decision but Maria knew it was best to _____ her
boyíriend rather than face opposition from both íam ilies.
9. A log f ir e ______ plenty o f heat.
10. Daniel w anted to lose w eight but w asn ’t too keen on the idea of
eating lots o f the things he liked best.
22. Complete the following sentences using a phrasal verb with PUT.
You may have to use some verbs more than once.
1. I don’t believe for a m inute that Suzie is really ill. If you ask me, sh e’s
j u s t ______ i t _______.
2 . Because o f heavy snowfalls in the region we have had to ______ the
m eeting o f th e Conservation Group.
3. The plan ______ by the council didn’t m eet w ith the approval of the
electorate.
4. At least five people h a v e ______ the job in Accounts.
5. I ju st had to m ove out of my flat. I couldn’t ______ the noise from the
road any more.
6 . The school drama society has decided t o ______ Richard III.
7. It’s expensive staying in a hotel in London. Isn ’t there anyone who could
you?
8 . Please rem ember to the lights w hen you leave the room.
9. The Sales Director it that the Pinance D epartm ent was being badly run.
10. Richard and Anne w anted to go clim bing but the bad w eather them
23. Complete the íollovving sentences using a phrasal verb with DO.
You may ha ve to use some verbs more than once.
1. I’m worn out. I could a cup o f tea.
2. Robert has ju st bought a run-down old cottage and is looking forward to
______ i t _______.
3. Jennifer w as going to have an operation in the afternoon, so she had to
lunch.
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4. John’s not at all popiilEư-, perhaps because h e’s alvvays his colleagues.
5. With the introduction of computers, a lot o f íĩrm s have begun t o ______
outmoded clerical Systems.
Hairry w a s ______ a fortune w hen his accountant tricked him into
investing in a shady business in which he him seir had an interest.
7. A tw enty-m ile hike is enough to make anyone f e e l______ .
8 . A cold wind was blowing so Andrevv told the children t o ______their coats.
9. Thomas is so naughty I ju st don’t know what t o ______ him.
10. “The bullet got Harry,” said the soldier. “H e’s
2 4 . C o m p le t e th e fo llo w in g s e n te n c e s u s in g a p h ra s a l ve rb w ith
M A K E . Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e .
1. When questioned by the police about her whereabouts on the night of

the crime, the su sp e c t______ that she had been w ith a boyíriend.
2. You’ve known Paul for a w eek now. What do you _ _ _ _ him?
3. It’s always easier to start a quarrel than t o ______ after it.
4. The adventurer was . the N orth Pole w hen bad w eather made it
necessary to turn back.
5. The m uggers attacked the pensioner a n d ______ w ith her money.
6 . After tw enty days out of sight o f land, the sh ip ’s captain thought he
cou ld ______ an island on the horizon.
7. The actor w a s ______ his face before the performance.
8. I’m soriy I íorgot your birthday. L et’s go out on Saturday, and ru it
______ to you, I promise.
9. How did y o u ______ on your trip to South America?
10. The lawyer couldn’t ______ whether her Client was telling the truth.
25. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h F A L L .
Y o u m a y h a v e t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e .
1. Paul was ill in hospital for ten weeks £md so h e ______with his school work.
2. As the longest-serving em ployee in the company, it . me to make the
speech w ishing our office manager well in his retirem ent.
3. It is not a successíul group. They don’t get on w ith one another and
over the slightest thing.
4. Sales of the electric car were buoyant in the last qu2irter o f the year but
they h a v e ______ this spring.
5. D on’t m ake any special arrangem ents for me. ru ______ w ith w hat other
people want.
6. I should be in Italy now but my holiday plans ___ w hen the travel
company w ent bust.
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7. The w all __ w hen heavy rain caused th e ground to move.
8. Mary m ade a good effort in th e test b u t ______ on th e last question.
I
9. There was no fence around the pool and a number of children _ _ _ _ _ .
10. Jane and Shelley ______ w ith each other w hen it came to determ ining
w hat each should contribute to the household budget.
26. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h P IC K .
Y o u m a y h a v e to u se s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n o n ce .
1. Frank never studied German. Ile just ___ it on holiday in

Germany.
2. Tom ’s a bully. He a lw a y s______ boys younger and sm aller than he is.
3. Anna w asn ’t feeling well, and it was obvious to her friends from the way
she j u s t ______ her dinner.
4. Sales were poor last year, but with the improving economic situation this
year, we expect them t o ______ considerably.
5. The idea in identiílcation parades is that a w itness will __ the person
responsible for the crime from a group of specially selected people.
6. It had been a long day. H elen ______ her papers, put them in her
briefcase and left the offíce.
The sniper positioned h im self at the window and was ready to _____
any soldier who attem pted to get across the Street.
8. Janet w as quite ill after the operation but is beginning t o ______ now.
9. The old steam engine laboured up the hill b u t ______speed on the descent.
10. The m usic teacher had an uncanny knack of being able to those
pupils w ith prom ise after they had played ju st a few bars.
2 7 . C o m p le t e t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b (o r a n o u n
d e r iv e d fr o m o n e ) w it h T A K E . Y o u m a y h a v e to u s e s o m e v e r b s
m o re th a n o n c e .
1. He decided to a life Insurance policy.

2. Mrs Brown no lo n g e r ______ lodgers.
3. He w a s ______ w hen he saw the extent of the damage to his orchard.
4. You’ll have to move these íĩling cabinets. They ___ too much space.
5. I explained th e plan but I don’t think he i t ___
6. As far as her behaviour is concerned she really her father.
7. I don’t feel like cooking tonight. L et’s get a Chinese
8. This p atien t’s ______ of carbohydrates is very low.
9. You are not obliged to say anything, but anything you do say will be
______ and m ay be used in evidence against you.
10. R unning a m arathon really __ it of you.

28. C o m p lete th e follow ing sentences using a phrasal verb w ith TU R N .
Y o u m ay h a ve to use so m e v e rb s m ore th a n o n ce.
1. Life very rarely as you expect.

2. Chris was offered an interesting post in the north o f England but she
had t o ______ i t ______ w hen her husband refused to move there.
3. A number of fans were ______ from the concert because there were no
more tickets left.
4. If you don’t pay your rent you can expect to b e ______ o f your flat.
5. Charlotte certainly knows w hen it pays t o ______ th e charm.
6. We were cold so w e ______ the Central heating to 70. degrees.
7. If you hadn’t been teasing the dog, it w ouldn’t h a v e ______ you.
8. People who live alone often feel they have no one to ___ in case of
emergency.
9. If you don’t w ant the neighbours to complain, you ’d better your
stereo.
10. Archaeologists excavating the Bronze Age site have _____ som e very
interesting rem ains.
2 9 . C o m p le t e th e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l v e r b w it h K E E P .
Y o u m a y h a v e to u se s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n o n ce .
1. D an ger.______ !
2. The number of deer in the woods i s __ hy the gam ekeeper who culls
the aged anim als each autumn.
3. Sam m akes a lot o f eíĩort but he finds it hard t o ______ w ith th e m ost
talented m em bers of the group.
4. Although Shirley gave up studying the piano at the age o f eighteen, she
s t ill______ it and períorm s for family occasions.
5. D on’t accuse H ugh of cheating. He a lw a y s_____ the rules.
6. Although Caroline and John have lived abroad for ten ye6irs, they still
m anage t o ______ w ith their íriends” new s through a regular exchange
of letters.
7. In learning a language, it’s iníuriating how easy it is t o ______ m aking
the sam e grammatical m istakes.
8. Mark has all the m akings of a politician. He certainly knows how to
the people that matter.
9. The supervisor ______ at the st£iff to improve their períorm ance until
they were sick of hearing the sam e thing.
10. Although the interview er tried hard to get the ansvvers to se£irching
questions, the politician always managed t o ______ so m eth in g _______.
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30. C o m p le te th e s e n te n ce s using a phrasal v e rb w ith H O LD . Y o u m ay
need to use so m e v e rb s m ore than once.
1. please w hile I see if Mr Sm ith is in his oíĩĩce.

2. His boss always it David that he had criticised his m arketing strategy in
front o f senior staff.
3. Four armed m e n ______ a security guard as he came out o f the bank, ::
cariying two bags full o f used notes.
4. The staff didn’t ______ a soft approach to discipline.
5 D espite his illness, he managed t o ______ a very dem anding job.
6. After tw enty-one days no hope w a s ______ for earthquake victim s buried
underground.
7. A strike at the p o r ts ______ export orders for two m onths.
8. The fort was surrounded but the garrison ______ the attack for more
than tw enty-four hours.
9. The m anagem ent side made an improved pay oíĩer but the unions
decided t o ______ for the original demand of 12%.
10. Furious, M arianne managed, with diíĩlculty, t o ______ her anger.
3 1 . C o m p le t e e a c h s e n t e n c e u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b w it h CLEA R . You
m a y n e e d t o u s e s o m e v e r b s m o re t h a n o n c e .
1. There was a lot of fog this morning but now it is and the sun is shining.
2. W hen everyone at the table had hnished eating, the plates w e r e ______ .
3 Mary developed a bad rash on her hands after u sing that detergent, but
i t ______ w hen she used th e ointm ent the doctor prescribed.
4. Why don’t you j u s t ______ and leave me alone?
5. There seem s to have been som e sort of m isunderstanding about the
S m ith s” bill. Could you help m e t o ______ the m atter ?
6. It’s always fun to have a party, b u t ______ afterwards is a big chore.
7. It w as tim e I ______ those cupboards. Just look at all the stu ff I’ve got
for the next jum ble sale.
8. As soon as the w e a th e r ___ the climbers resum ed their attem pt on
the sum m it.
9. Your study looks a total m ess. D on’t you ever think of _ it
10. By xvorking overtim e every week, Alice was able to the debt
w ithin six m onths.
3 2 . C o m p le t e e a c h s e n te n ce u s in g a p h ra s a l v e r b w it h D RO P. You
m a y n e e d to u se a v e rb m o re th a n o n ce .
1. We were feeling a bit fed up after an awful day at work, so we decided to

______ for a drink at the pub before settin g OÍT for home.
2. John found it so com íortable in his íĩrst-class Seat on the train from
London to Bristol that he couldn’t stop h im seir______ . He only woke up
w hen the train got to the station.
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3. Teenagers w h o _____ of school oílen find it hard to gain qualiíícations later.
4. The hom e help promised t o ______ the sh op p in g_____ on her way home.
5. Virginia Sm ith had to of the com petition because the horse she
was riding injured its leg.
6. Sales of p etro l______ when the governm ent increased the tax hy 50.%.
7. The runner made a great start to the race b u t ______ during the last lap.
8. G eorge______ w ith his studies w hen he started to play football seriously
and the crunch came w hen he had to revise for his exams.
9. Guess w h o ______ w hen you were out.
10. Interest in the project ______ sharply w hen it becam e clear there was
inadequate hinding for it to be íully successful.
3 3 . C o m p le t e th e fo llo w in g se n te n c e s u s in g a p h r a s a l, ve rb w ith
S T A N D . Y o u m a y n e e d to u s e s o m e v e r b s m o r e t h a n o n c e .
1. What do the letters I.M .F ______ ?

2. E v ery o n e______ after the accident íeeling helpless, ju st w aiting for the
police and ambulance.
3. Robert, I ju st can’t make the m eeting tomorrow. If I give you all the
details, could y o u ______ me.
4. The plane is on the ru n w a y ,__ for take-off.
5. This tim e you ’ve gone too far. I w on’t ___such behaviour. I’m going
to report you to the boss.
6. I’ve never understood in detail w hat the Green P a r ty ______ .
7. Paul Sim m ons put h im selí forward as a candidate in th e presidential
elections, but after a poor show ing at the polls, he was íorced t o ______ .
8. If you don’t ______ your rights, you will soon lose them .
9. Amongst a group of very talented m usicians, this co m p etito r______ as
being quite exceptional.
10. Women in the borough are being encouraged to attend self-defence
classes to teach them how to their attackers.
3 4 . C o m p le t e th e f o llo w in g s e n te n c e s u s in g a p h ra sa l ve rb w ith
C O M E . Y o u m a y n eed to use s o m e v e rb s m o re th a n o n ce .
1. I know Frank doesn’t agree w ith you about going to Spain on holiday,
but if you try hard to persuade him, h e’s sure to ______ your way of
thinking.
2. How did i t ______ that you w ent to university in Edinburgh?
3. Darling, Pm aíraid ru be home late tonight. Som ething’s ______ at work.
4. Doctor, Pm worried about Sam. H e’s ______ in spots.
5. Caroline expects t o ______ quite a lot o f m oney w hen her aunt dies.
6. Steve was knocked unconscious when he fell off his m otorbike and didn’t
for several m inutes.
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7. __ it! I don’t believe for a m om ent that you’re serious about getting
a job in Australia.
8. W here’s the price tag for this dress? It m ust h a v e ______ .
9. D on’t stand there on the d oorstep .______ t o ______ !
10. ______ ! I can’t spend all day w aiting for you.
35. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e list.
ease off - bowled over - brought down - whisked away - picked up

gone down with - soldier on —crack down —phased out —warm-up
1. W hen day Doncaster, the pop star, arrived at London Airport, he gave a
press conference and was then to a secret destination in the Capital.
2. If you are thinking of going jogging, it ’s always essential to do some
exercises íĩrst.
3. It’s pouring. L et’s w ait for the rain t o ______ before we go shopping.
4. A ndy’s ______ ílu and w on’t be able to attend the m eeting.
5. The regim e’s economic problems caused it to b e ______
6. Out-of-date com puters will b e ______ in schools to allow updated models
to be introduced.
7. The sight of his bride in her wedding dress j u s t ______ T o m _______.
8. The police decided t o ______ on drug offenders, and staged a number of
early m orning raids.
9. D espite having had two heart attacks, dack decided to ______ at work
until he reached retirem ent age.
10. M artin ______ a virus on a trip to Europe and is now gravely ill.
36. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e lìst.
wear off - run out of - passed over - clued up - knocked out

pass up - fall-out - called up - cooling off - call-out
1. At the W imbledon T ennis Championship, the reigning Champion was

in the first round.
2. If you w ant to know anything about computers, ask Richard. H e’s very
3. Oh dear! W e’v e ______ tonic water. r i l have to have soda instead.

4. N u c lea r______ is a major hazard in the event o f an accident at a nuclear
power station.
5. dohn w a s ______ for promotion so he decided to leave the company.
6. I hate having injections at the d en tist’s. They always take ages t o ______
afterwards.
7. In disputes betxveen m anagem ent and trade unions, it ’s a good idea to
allow a ______ period.
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8. D on’t the chance of visiting D isney World.
9. U ntil 1958, young m en o f 18 in the UK were for m ilitary Service.
10. If you need a plumber during a Bank Holiday vveekend, don’t forget that
there’s a £50 m in im u m ______ charge.
3 7 . C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s w it h a w o r d in t h e list.
shoot-out - make-up - get-up - turn-out - stand-in

put-down - take-over - take-off - sell-out - getaway
1. The plane crashed im m ediately a fte r ______ .

2. The ______ at the m eeting was m ost satisfactory. N early a hundred
people came.
3. After the __ of British Caledonian by British Airvvays, new contracts
were issued to the staff.
4. Louise w anted tickets for the Madonna concert but couldn’t get any. It
was a ______ on the íĩrst day tickcts were available.
5. The thieves made th e ir ______ in a stolen car.
6. The soldiers surrounded the house whcre the terrorists were holding
hostages, and in t h e ______ that followed, two people were killed.
7. “I thought we were going to see Anthony Ilopkins in this play.” “Yes,
but h e’s ill. T h at’s h i s ______ .
8. The fashion in this year i s ______ for green eye-shadow.
9. The tw ins appeared at their m other’s party in the str a n g e st______ .
10. Michael regarded it as a ______ w hen his boss chose som eone else to be
in charge of Sales Promotion.
3 8 . C o m p le t e t h e s e n t e n c e s w ith a w o r d in t h e list.
over and done with - worn out - fed up - put out - tired out
done for - stand-by - cut out for - tied up - burnt out
It’s no good expecting May to sm ile. S h e’s alvvays th o ro u g h ly______ .

I don’t know w hat ílight ru be Corning hy. Fm travelling on a ___
ticket.
No, I’m afraid you can’t speak to Mr Sm ith. IIe’s ______ at a m eeting.
Shirley was m o s t ___ w hcn her fíancé said he was going on holiday
w ithout her.
ru have to get som e new shoes. These are q u ite ______ .
John w a s ______ . T h at’s why he w ent to bed at 8. o’clock.
I’ve resigned. I’m ju st n o t ______ a career in selling.
The past i s ______ . L et’s make a new start.
In the City m any people a r e ______ hy the age of thirty.
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3 9 . R e w r it e th e s e n te n c e s , u s in g a p h ra s a l ve rb th a t m eans th e
o p p o s it e o f t h e vvo rd s in ita lỉc s . M a k e a n y a d d it io n a l c h a n g e s t h a t
m ay be n e ce ssary.
EXAMPLE: Andy w ent to bed early.

A n d y g o t up early.
1. Alexander fell asleep at ten o’clock.
2. Those housos were built in 1950.
3. The plane will land in ten m inutcs.
4. Henry put on his jacket.
5. Charles and Anna have started going out together.
6. The company has taken on two hundred workers.
7. M aria’s parents disliked her boyíriend the m om ent they m et him.
8. The nurse was there when Alastair lost consciousness.
9. Jan gave up jogging last summer.
10. Sam left the party at m idnight.
4 0 . C h o o s e t h e c o r r e c t p h ra s a l v e r b t o fill t h e g a p in e a c h s e n te n c e .
1. The Computer h a s ______ a long way over the last thirty years.
A. taken on B. come on c. broken down D. put in
2. I heard that they a r e ______ a new software company in town.
A. putting in B. gettin g through
c. taking back D. settin g up
3. I don’t w ant to go out tonight because I’m ______ for my holidays.
A. saving up B. keeping up c . getting by D. m aking out
4. I ______ quite a lot o f m oney w hen my grandfather died.
A. came into B. looked into c. took off D. let down
5. Did you m anage t o ______ to D ennis on the phone yesterday?
A. put in B. get through c. take back D. check in
6. The Carters don’t have a lot of money, but they seem t o ______ .
A. get by B. break down c. give up D. close down
7. My dad’s decided t o ______ a new w ashing machinc.
A. cut off B. take after c. put in D. come on
8. Scientists a r e ______ the possibility of life on other planets.
A. doing w ithout B. taking back c . secing off D. looking into
Tài liệu ôn thi THPT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h 367

KEY TO PHRASAL VERBS
1. 1. round to 5. round 9. into 13. over 17. torvvard

2. across 6. to 10. off 14 . out in 18. up with
3. by 7. up to 11. on 15 out 19. through
4. down to 8. up 12. out 16,, in 20. about
2. 1. do up 3. done away with 5. driving at 7. done out of 9. deal with

2. done for 4. do with 6. deals ỉn 8. do vvithout 10. do down
3. 1. back 5. off 9. on 13. off 17. out 21. off

2. out of 6. in 10. at 14. out of 18. out 22, up on
3. for 7. off 11. up 15. into 19. out 23. in/out
4. in 8. in 12. in 16. down on 20. up 24. out
4. 1. at 5. along/on 9. through 13. away with 17. about

2. round to 6. off 10. down 14. on with 18. round
3. off with 7. on 11. at 15. by 1 9 .over
4. about 8. across 1 2 .ahead 16. out of 20. up to
5. 1. off 3. up 5. away 7. out 9. out

2. in 4. up 6. in 8. up 10. up
6. 1. off 3. in 5. out for 7. over 9. out on

2. back 4. on 6, out 8. up 10. out
7. 1. through 4. through 7. off 10. round 13. up

2. with 5. on 8. into 11. down
3, down with 6. in for 9. for 12. on with
8. 1. out 4. on 7. in on 10. up 13. off

2. out 5. off 8. into 11. aside 14. out
3. down 6. up on 9. in for 12. in
9. 1. on 5. down on 9. at 13. to 1 7 .ahead

2. up 6. into 10. over 14. for 18. out for
3. after 7. out 11. onto 15. up 19. on
4. out for 8. up to 12, on 16. at 20. out
10 . 1. behind 5. down to 9. through 13. off

2. about 6. back 10. up 14. on
3. down 7. in for 11. in 15. aside
4. across 8. out 12. up with 16. forward
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11. 1. with 3. on to 5. over 7. on 9. out n.through 13. out
2. with 4. down 6. down 8. up to 10. together 1 2 .over
12. 1. down 4. after 7. through 10. in 13. up against

2. off 5. out of 8. away 11. across 14. into
3. into 6. up 9. down 12. away with 15. behind
13. 1. for 3. about 5. over 7. to 9. down 11. out

2. in 4. on 6. off 8. through lO.through 12. up
14. 1. in 3. off 5. off 7. out 9, aside 11. up

2. back 4. up 6. back 8. up 10. about 12. on
15. 1. atter 3. away 5. aback 7. up 9. in 11. in 13. in

2. in 4. down 6. back 8. against 10. down 12. for 14. up
16. 1. after 3. away 5. aback 7. up 9. in 11. in 13.in

2. in 4, down 6. back 8. against 10. down 12. for 14. up
17. 1. off 3. on 5. out 7. to 9. off 11. oft 13. to

2. on 4. to 6. off 8. up with 10. over 12. on 14. out
18. 1. round 4. into 7. back 10. apart 13. over 16. up

2. out of 5. against 8. out 11. about 14. of
3. off 6. down to 9. about 12. at 15. out
19. 1. in 4. out 7. up 10. away 13. over 16. up

2. in 5. over 8. on 11. down 14. out
3. into 6. to 9. down 12. out 15. off
20. 1. up 4. out 7. off 10. up 13. about/around

2. on 5. out 8. on 11. back at
3. out 6. together 9. away 12. into
21. 1. give anything away 4. gave in 7. give them back 10. giving up
2. gave off 5. gives on to 8. give up
3. give up 6. give up 9. gives out
22. 1. putting it on 4. put in for 7. put you up 10. put them off
2. put off 5. put up with 8. put ouưoff
3. put forward 6. put on 9. put ỉt about
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23. 1. do with 4. doing down 7. done in 10. done for
2. doing it up 5. do away with 8. do up
3. do vvithout 6. done out of 9. do with
24. 1. made out 4. making for 7. making up 10. make out

2. make of 5. made off with 8. make it up
3. make up 6. make out 9. make out
25. 1. fell behind 4. tallen off 7. fell down 10. fell out
2. falls to 5. fall in 8. fell down
3. fall out 6. fell through 9. fell in
26. 1. picked it up 4. pick up 7. pick off 10. pick out

2. picks on 5. pick out 8. pick up
3. picked at 6. picked up 9. picked up
27. 1. take out 4. take up 7. takeavvay 10. takes it out

2. takes in 5. took it in 8. intake
3. taken aback 6. takes after 9. taken down
28. 1. turns out 4. turned out 7. turned on 10. turned up

2. turn it down 5. turn on 8. turn to
3. turned away 6. turned up 9. turn down
29. 1. Keep out 4. keeps it up 7. keep on 10. keep something back

2. kept down 5. keeps to 8. keep in with
3. keep up 6. keep up 9. kept on
30. 1. Hold on 4. hold with 7. held up 10. hold back

2. holds it against 5. hold down 8. held off
3. heid up 6. held out 9. hold out
31. 1. clearing up 4. clear off 7. cleared out 10. clear off

2. cleared away 5. clear the matter 8. cleared up
3. cleared up 6. clearing up 9. clearing it up
32. 1. drop in 4. drop ... in 7. dropped back 10. dropped off

2. dropping off 5. drop out 8. dropped behind
3. drop out 6. dropped off 9. dropped in
33. 1. stand for 4. standing by 7. stand down 10. stand up to

2. stood around 5. stand for 8. stand up for
3. stand in for 6. stands for 9. stands out
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34. 1. come round to 4. come out 7. Come off 10. Come on
2. come about 5. come into 8. come off
3. come up 6. come round/to 9. Come in
35. 1. vvhisked away 4. gone down with 7. bovvled Tom over 10. picked up
2. warm-up 5. brought down 8. crack down
3. ease off 6. phased out 9. soldier on
36. 1. knocked out 4. fall-out 7. cooling off 10. call-out

2. clued up 5. passed over 8. pass up
3. run out of 6. wear off 9. called up
37. 1. take-off 4. sell-out 7. stand-in 1 put-down

10.
2. turn-out 5. getavvay 8. make-up
3. take-over 6. shoot-out 9. get-up
38. 1. fed up 4. put out 7. cut out for 10. done for
2. stand-by 5. worn out 8. over and done with
3. tied up 6. tỉred out 9. burnt out
39. 1. woke up 4. took off 7. took to 10. turned up at

2. were pulled down 5. split up/broken up 8. came round/to
3. take off 6. laid off 9. took up
40. 1.B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. c 8. D
Tài liệu ôn thi TH PT Ọiiôc stici môn Tiéii" A n h 371

VERB TENSES (ACTIVE AND PASSIVE)
1. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g e ìt h e r t h e s im p le p r e s e n t
o r p r e s e n t c o n t in u o u s .
1. The line (be) very bad. I can’t hear w hat you (say).
2. “I (look) for a builder to do some work on my house. You (know) anyone
who (be) suitable and (be) available at the m om ent?” - “Afraid not.
Everyone I (know) (be) up to their eyes in work repairing the damage
caused by the gales.”
3. Rob, I (try) to concentrate, but it (be) very diffícult. The children (make)
too much noise. You (think) you could take them out for an hour or so?
4. I (believe) Tom (be) the person who (try) to sell his house. He (want) to
move out of the city.
5. ơeremy, you (be) rather foolish in refusing to speak. Everyone (get)
rather fed up w ith your behaviour.
6 . Anna (make) a lot of progress learning Russian m ainly because she now
(spend) two hours a day studying.
7. I always (tidy up) my desk before I (leave) work.
8. Tony always (criticise) his family - they never (do) the right thing as far
as he is concerned.
9. Tell me all about it. I (die) to hear all the latest news.
10. Oil (leak) from a petrol tanker onto the motorway, so the police (close)
off the section betw een dunctions 5 and 6.
2. C o m p le t e t h e fo llo w in g s e n t e n c e s b y p u t t in g t h e v e r b in e it h e r a
f u t u r e o r p r e s e n t fo r m a s a p p r o p r ia t e .
1. Stephen not (be) happy until he (be promoted) to the Chief Accountant’s job.
2. When the sun (set) this evening, the sky for m iles around (be suffused)
w ith a rosy glow.
3. I (ring) my parents the m om ent I (get) my exam results.
4. Many industrialists (predict) a major increase in trade w hen the new
road network (come) into operation.
5. By the time Anthony (finish) work on the design project, he (be) exhausted.
6. The Opposition (be) ready and w aiting to exploit any sign of disunity in
the governm ent as soon as it (appear).
7. If you (have) no objections, we (go ahead) with the project as planned.
8. What (be) the State of the planet w hen w e (reach) the year 2100?
9. Once we (get) a reply from the ministry, we (be able) to coníírm om* intentions.
10. Before Alice (sign) the contract, she (need) to ensure that every detail
(be) correct.
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3. P u t t h e v e r b s ìn b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g e it h e r th e
p r e s e n t p e r t e c t o r s im p le p a s t t e n s e a s a p p r o p r ia t e .
1. This is the íĩrst tim e I (visit) Hungary.

2. On my visit to the school, I (be) pleased to see that many students
(know) how to handle Computers.
3. This is the best steak I ever (taste).
4. Sally (live) and (work) in Paris for several years now.
5. For five years from 1980 to 1985, Tom (live) in Madrid.
6. I already (read) 200 pages and so I expect to ílnish the book by the weekend.
7. Yesterday I (work) for six hours and (complete) two reports.
8. Jane is only six and already she (pass) two piano exams.
9. A lthough I (know) Sarah and Frank for m any years now, I never
(understand) w hat (attract) them to each other.
10. I never (be) so plo2ised as when I (hear) Anna had recovered from her iUness.
4. P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g e it h e r t h e p a s t
c o n t in u o u s o r s im p le p a s t te n s e .
1. Jane (live) in France w hen she (meet) the man who later (become) her
husband.
2. When Terry (hear) the job he (want) (be) his, he im m ediately (invite) his
colleagues out for a celebration.
3. When the liner (hit) the iceberg, m ost o f the passengers (have) dinner.
4. I (can) not accept Richard’s invitation to dinner because I (go) to the
theatre that night.
5. Try as we m ight, it (be) im possible to m anoeuvre our sailing boat out of
the harbour. The wind (blow) too hard.
6. It (be) a horrible day. Ever3rthing that (can) go wrong (do). The children
(get) up late. The cat (be) sick. The car not (start). I just (want) to give up.
7. The clock ju st (strike) tw elve w hen Cinderella (come) back from the ball.
8. The m anager not (be) available. He (travel) to a m eeting in Edinburgh.
9. Annabel not (ride) in the horse trials. No one (be) surprised w hen she
later (announce) she (expect) a baby.
10. It (be) a fabulous day. The sun (shine), the birds (sing), the countryside
(look) lovely.
5. P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in t h e c o r r e c t f o r m , u s in g t h e p r e s e n t
p e r t e c t s im p le o r c o n t in u o u s a s a p p r o p r ia t e .
1. I (love) Tim all my life.

2. I always (want) to travel around the world.
3. How m any tim es I (be asked) why I live in the country?

4. Doctor, I (have) trouble w ith m y hands for m onths. W hat’s wrong?
5. Colin (have) bad headaches for two m onths now. They suspect a brain
tumour.
6. You don’t know w hat vir means! How long you (study) Latin?
7. I (try) to get you on the phone for over a week. Where you (be)?
8. “Jan et’s looking very fĩt.”
“Yes, she (go) to exercise classes.”
9. Who (take) my pen?
10. “Who (sleep) in m y bed?” Jane asked, looking at the rumpled sheets.
6. P u t th e verb s in b ra c k e ts in t h e c o rre c t fo rm , u s in g th e past

p e r t e c t o r s im p le p a s t t e n s e a s a p p r o p r ia t e . U s e t h e c o n t in u o u s
f o r m s if n e c e s s a r y .
1. Jake (graduate) in 1987 and (spend) two years appl3ãng for jobs beíore
he (be oíTered) the one he (want).
2. Tom (look) for the right person to be his wife for ííve years before he
(meet) and (fall) in love w ith Sally.
3. If I (know) w hat to do, everything would have been all right. As it (be),
everything (go) wrong.
4. Mary (have) a nervous breakdown last year. No one (be) surprised. She
(work) much too hard for m onths.
5. The garden (look) absolutely lovely last year, m ainly because o f the hard
work we (put in) the previous autumn.
6. Stories about the two politicians and their liaison (circulate) for many
m onths before any statem ent (be made).
7. John (receive) treatment for two years before he finally (be told) he (be cured).
8. Before she (begin) her university course, Lesley (read) all the books on
the íìrst year reading list.
9. “Why you not (go) to see the íĩlm at the Odeon last week. I (think) you
(like) Paul N ew m an.”
“Because I already (see) it. I (go) when it (be) on in London.”
10. “Why (be) you not at the m eeting?”
“I not (be told) about it.”
7. P u t t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s in to t h e c o r r e c t p a s s iv e f o r m .
1. Poreign currency can (convert) into sterling at a num ber o f points in the
city, but th e best rate and low est com m ission charges (provide) at banks.
2. The im pact o f the postal strike began (feel) after only three days.
3. Visitors to the castle (show) around hy an experienced guide. They not
(allow) to vvander around on their own.
4. The nuclear power station at Berkeley currently (decom m ission), but the
process not (finish) for a hundred years.
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5. Everyone (dress) up, as if they (invite) to a wedding.
6. Many medieval towns (damage) by fire because the houses (make) of wood.
7. By th e end o f next year, sixty houses (build) on that green field site.
8. Custom ers (ask) to ensure they (give) the correct change as m istakes
cannot afterwards (rectify).
9. Trials now (conduct) to determ ine w hether the aircraít is safe enough
(use) by trainee pilots.
10. The identity o f Jack the Ripper, a murderer responsible for a num ber of
horrendous killings in the nineteenth century, never (establish).
8. In t h e f o llo w in g s e n t e n c e s , p u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m .
1. Teresa (type) all day and still not (finish) the report.
2. Doctor, I (get) lots of aches and pains. (Be) anything wrong? I (be)
terribly worried.
3. John ju st (complete) a course in engineering and now (want) pursue his
studies by (take) a M aster’s degree.
4. For som e years now Sam antha (believe) strongly in reincarnation and
(try) to persuade her friends to come round to her way o f thinking but
they (be) still not convinced.
5. Martha (think) of going on a three-month trip to Mexico next year and
(wonder) for some time if any of her fellow students (like) (accompany) her.
6. While Thom as (spend) the last few m onths working hard at his studies,
his sisters (concentrate) their attention on how to get their new business
off the ground.
7. It (look) as if oil (leak) from this pipe for som e tim e. We (have) to
dism antle the m achine if it (be) (be put right).
8. I not (want) to go to the superm arket again at the m om ent. I (preíer) to
wait till th e end o f the m onth, w hen I (can) do all the shopping in one go.
9. “You (go) to the Towcr o f London?”
“No, not yet. I (want) to go ever since I arrived in London, but
som ething always (come) up. I (hope) (go) som etim e soon. Perhaps you
(like) (come) w ith m e?”
10. The constant hum m ing from the word-processor (give) m e a headache. I
(have) to take an aspirin.
9. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo rm .
1. This candidate (look) very promising. Just think about his experience.
He (live) in H ong Kong, Australia and the U SA and (work) for a number
of m ulti-national companies. I (think) w e defínitely (interview) him.
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2. There (be) a terrible storm last m onth and several trees (fall down). The
telephone lines (bring down) and some still not (be íĩxed). Roads (be
blocked) for several hours. Several hom es (suffer) damage to their roofs
and chim neys th at (be) very expensive to repair.
3. I asked Tom last w eek to íĩnd out this inform ation, but he still not (do)
so. I (have) (ask) him again.
4. M arianna (complain) about her husband for ages. I not (be) surprised
that he (leave) her. W hat she (do) now, on her own?
5. I (try) for ages to reach you. Where you (be)?
6. Someone (try) get in through the kitchen window during the night. If
you (look) carefully, you (be able) see the marks.
7. The police (question) the suspect for several hours, but so far they not
(get) any new iníorm ation from him.
8. Everyone (be) excited about the new s of the vvedding and (think) about
what they (wear) on the big day next month.
9. The ílood w ater (breach) the new dam and villagers now (flee) from the
ílood.
10. N ew s from the earthquake zone (be) that over two hundred people (be)
injured. Help (be) urgently required.
10. P u t th e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m .
1. “How m any tim es Stephen (telephone)?” “I not (know), but I w ish he

(stop). It’s such a bore w hen he keeps on (phone).”
2. If you (be) president of the country, what changes you (want) introduce?
3. I w ish I not (eat) so many cakes. They (make) me feel quite ill.
4. Martin (be) here now if he (allow) plenty of tim e for the journey. As it
(be), we (have) to start the m eeting w ithout him.
5. Mary (agree) to the conditions, laid down by the court yesterday,
provided that her husband (keep) to his side o f the bargain.
6. I not (believe) w hat you (say) about Anna. She never (lie) to anyone,
least of all to me about such an im portant m atter.
7. If only I (realise) you (come) to England this week, I (keep) my diary
free. As it (be), I (be) aíraid it (be) ju st im possible to m eet unless you
(come) to Oxford on Tuesday evening.
8. Supposing the company (offer) you a pay rise o f 50.%, (be) you so
determ ined to leave and look for a job elsewhere?
9. “How you (feel) w hen you (receive) the offer?” “Like everyone, I (be)
delighted. You not (be)?”
10. H elena (think) (set up) her own business. What advice you (give) her?
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11. Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. What you (mean), the accident (be) my fault? If it (be), surely I not (call)
the police.
2. If John (telephone) you last night and (invite) you to dinner, what you (do)?
3. It not (be) possible for me attend the m eeting yesterday, if my deputy
not (agree) (stand in) for me at short notice.
4. Basil certainly not (get) through the interview so successfully if Jim not
(spend) a lot o f tim e (prepare) him about w hat to say.
5. I w ish I (speak) Swedish. If I (can), I (understand) the fílm we (see) last
night much better.
6. The bank account not (overdraw) at the end of last m onth if you not
(write) a cheque (pay) for the new \vashing machine.
7. It (be) hot in this room, and the lecturer (be) very boring. I w ish I (lie) on
the beach, (enjoy) the sun and (listen) to the waves.
8. I quite (agree) w ith you. Rupert (be) a good worker, I not (say) he not
(be). I ju st w ish he (co-operate) more w ith other people.
9. I (go) to see the íllm last night but at the last m inute I (receive) an
im portant phone call and (have) to stay at hom e to finish som e urgent
work. I not (regret) it. I (hear) since from my friends who (go) that it not
(be) very good.
10. Ruth (regret) (be) rude to Simon. The atm osphere betw een them (be)
now very tense, and she (like) make things up. He not (help) hy (be) very
distant.
12. Put the verbs in the correct form, using appropriate modal verbs
as necessary.
1. I w ish the Central heating not (keep) (play up). It (be) a bore not (know)
from one day to the next if it (work) or not.
2. This chicken (taste) better if the chef (add) a little more seasoning.
3. If only it not (rain), then I (be able) to plant the seedlings today.
4. Tim not (regret) (spend) m oney on (modernise) the house if he (get) his
m oney back w hen he (sell) it.
5. I (go) to the party but for the fact that my youngest son (have) a
tem perature and I not (want) leave him. Just as well, as it (turn) out,
because w hen the doctor (come) he decided Stephen (admit) to hospital.
6. “W here’s Joan? She (say) she (be) at the station at 3, and now it ’s 3.15.
She m ust (miss) the train. I (hope) she not (miss) the next one, otherwise
we (be) late for the opening address at the conlerence.”
7. “What you (do) w hen the course (finish)?” “I not (know) yet. Perhaps I
(have) a holiday first and then (look) for a job.”
8. I not (ask) you such an em barrassing question here in front of other
people if I not (feel) it necessary to get at the truth.
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9. “W hat you (do) if the police realise you (give) them false inform ation?”
“I ju st (say) I (be) m istaken.”
10. By the tim e Julius (read) my letter telling him it ’s all over betw een us, I
(be) hundreds of m iles away, sunning m yself on a tropical beach, only
w ishing I (leave) him sooner.
13. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo rm .
1. If John (ask) w here I (go), tell him I (be) back as soon as I possibly (can).
He (need) not worry, it not (be) later than Thursday.
2. When the President (step) off the plane on his official visit to our
country next week, he (greet) by the Prim e M inister and the Defence
Minister. He then (drive) to the Prim e M inister’s oíTicial residence where
a State Reception (take) place in his honour. The m om ent that (be) over,
he (take) to W orcester Castle where he (spend) the night.
3. I (tell) John the whole story about my early life, but the fact that he (be) so
unsympathetic about the íírst details I revealed (make) me decide not to.
4. I not (realise) that Stella (pass) the exam the last tim e it was conducted.
If I (know), I not (insist) on her filling in another form.
5. I (realise) I not (understand) the question w hen the interpreter (repeat)
it slowly in my own language.
6. (Be) it not for Mary’s help, I not (be able) to take part in the com petition.
As it (be), I (manage) to win íírst prize, so I (be) eternally indebted to her.
7. When the school finally (close) its doors in 1988, Mr Roberts (teach)
there for 25 years. As a result of the closure, he (decide) to take early
retirem ent and (be) now to be seen tending his garden m ost sunny
afternoons.
8. C onsultations (take) place for m any years at the highest level before
concrete peace proposals (accept).
9. Leading a life of luxury on the Costa del Sol (become) a reality for many
íugitives from British justice in the 1980.”s.
10. The hnancial scandal (rock) the governm ent w hen m any senior
politicians (see) to be im plicated and (force) (resign).
14. P u t t h e v e r b s in t h e c o r r e c t fo r m , u s in g a p p r o p r ia t e m o d a l v e r b s
w h e n n e ce ssary.
1. You m ust (be) very pleased w hen you (hear) you (win) th e prize. What
you (do) to celebrate?
2. I (try) (get) John on the phone for the past week. I think he m ust (go)
abroad. You (have) any idea w hen he (be) back?
3. I not (need) (tell) Alison the bad news. She already (hear). Chris (tell)
her the previous evening.
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4. I really ought (let) the college know where they (can) contact me in case
of em ergency during the vacation. If I (have), they not-need) (get) in
touch w ith the local police.
5. Oh, Martin. What a lovely bunch of flowers you (givo) me. How very kind
of you. But really, you (do).
6. The interview er not (dare) ask the M inister the questions he really
(want) to. The atm osphere (be) too threatening.
7. Sam (offer) a new job. He not (be able) (decide) if he (take) it or not. He
(have) (let) them (know) by the end o f the week. .
8. I (spend) ages (make) preparations for the dinner party but I not (need)
(bother). At the last m om ent, Philip (ring) (say) he not (be able) (come).
9. (Be) you sure the answer (be) what it (be)? In my opinion, it not (be)
right. Surely you (forget) (include) som ething essential?
10. I (have) a day off last week. I just (dare) not ask my boss for another day
off tomorrow.
KEY TO CORRECT VERB FORMS
1.
1. is - are saying
2. am looking - Do you know - is - is - know - is
3. am trying - is - are making - Do you think
4. believe - is - is trying - wants
5. are being - is getting
6. is making - spends
7. tidy up - leave
8. is alvvays criticising - do
9. am dying
10. is leaking - are closing off
2.
1. will not be - is promoted
2. sets - will be sutíused
3. n i-g e t
4. predict/are predicting - comes
5. finishes/has tinished - will be
6. will be/is - appears
7. have - will go ahead
8. will be - reach
9. get - will be able
10. sỉgns - will need - is
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3.
1. have visited
2. was - knew
3. have ever tasted
4. has lived and worked - has been living and vvorking
5. lived
6 have aiready read
.
7. worked - completed
8 has passed
.
9. have knovvn - have never understood - attracted

10 have never been - heard
.
4.
1. was living - met - became
2. heard - vvanted - was - invited
3. hit - were having
4. could - was going
5. was - was blovving
6 .was, could - did - got - was - did not start - wanted
7. was just striking - came
8 .was not - was travelling
9. did not ride - was - announced - was expecting
10 . was - was shining - were singing - looked/was looking
5.
1 .have loved
2. have alvvays vvanted
3. have I been asked
4. have been having
5. has been having
6 .have you been studying
7. have been trying - have you been
8 . has been going
9. has taken
10 . has been sleeping
6.
1 graduated - spent - was offered - wanted 2. had been looking - met - fell
,
3. had known - was - went

4. had - was - had been vvorking
5. looked - had puưput
6 had been circulating - was made
.
7. had been receiving/had received - was íinally told - had been cured
8 . began - read/had read
9. didn’t you go - thought - liked - had already seen - went - was
10 weren’t you - was not told/hadn't been told
.
7.
1 . be converted - are provided
2. to be felt
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3. are shown - are not ailowed
4. is currently being decommissioned - will not be íinished
5. was dressed up - had been invited
6. were damaged - were made/had been made
7. will have been built
8. are asked - are given/have been given - be rectiíied
9. are now being conducted - to be used
10. has never been established
8.
1. has been typing - has not tìnished understood - we saw
2. have been getting - is - am
3. has just completed - wants - taking vvritten - to pay
4. has believed - has been trying - are
5. is thinking - has been vvondering - would like - to accompany
6. has been spending - have been concentrating
7. looks - has been leaking - will have - is - to be put right
8. do not want - would prefer - can
9. Have you been to - have been wanting - has alvvays come up - hope - to go ■
would like - to come
10. has given/is giving - shall have
9.
1. looks - has lived - has vvorked - think - should deíinitely intervievv
2. was - fell - were brought down - have still not been íixed - were blocked -
suííered - will be
3. still has not done so - shall have - to ask
4. had been complaining - was not surprised - left - will she do
5. have been trying - have you been
6. tried - look - will be able
7. have been questioning - have not got
8. is - is thinking - will wear/are going to wear
9. has breached - are now Aeeing
10. is - have been - is
10 .
1. has stephen telephoned - don’t know - would stop - phoning
2. were - would you want to introduce
3. had not eaten - have made
4. vvould be - had allovved - is - will/shall have to start
5. agreed - kept
6. don’t believe - said - has never lied/never lies
7. had realised - were Corning - would have kept - is - am - is - come
8. offered - would you be
9. did you feel - received - was - would you not have been
10. is thinking of setting up - would you give
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11.
1. d o y o u m e a n - w a s - h a s b e e n - w o u ld not h a v e c a lle d
2. h a d te le p h o n e d - invited - w o u ld y o u h a v e d o n e
3. w o u ld not h a v e b e e n - h a d not a g r e e d
4. vvould not h a v e g o t - h a d not s p e n t -
5. co u ld s p e a k / s p o k e - co u ld - w o u ld h a v e
6. w o u ld not h a v e b e e n overdravvn - h a d not
7. is - is - w e r e lying - e n jo yin g - listening
8. a g r e e - is - a m not s a y in g - is not - w o u ld c o - o p e ra te
9. w a s g o in g - re c e iv e d - h a d to sta y - d o not regret - h a v e h e a rd • went - was
10. regrets - b e in g - is - vvould like - is not h elp in g - b e in g
12 .
1. did/would not k e e p p layin g - is - knovving - will work/is vvorking
2. w o u ld ta ste - h a d a d d e d
3. w e re not raining - w o u ld b e a b le
4. will not regret - s p e n d in g - m o d e rn is ỉn g - g e ts - se lls
5. vvould h a v e g o n e - h a d - did not w a n t - tu rn e d out - c a m e - s h o u ld b e a dm itted
6. sa id - s h e vvould b e - h a v e m is s e d - h o p e - w o n ’t - will b e -
7. will you do/are y o u going to d o - finishes/ h a s tinished - don't know - will h a v e - look
8 . w o u ld not b e a s k in g - did not feel

9. will y o u d o - g a v e - ril ju st s a y - w a s m ista k e n
10 . re a d s/ h a s re a d - will b e - h a d left
13 .
1. asks - have gone - will be - can - needn’t vvorry - won't be
2. steps - wili be greeted will be driven - will take place- is- will be taken - will spend
3. would have told - was - made
4. didn't realise - had passed - had knovvn - would not have insisted
5. realised - did not understand/had not understood - repeated
6 . Had it not been - vvould not have been able - was - managed - am
7. closed - had been teaching there - decided - is
8 . took place - were accepted
9. has become
10 . rocked - were seen - íorced to resign
14 .
1. h a v e b e e n - h e a rd - h a d w o n - did y o u d o
2. h a v e b e e n trying - to g e t - h a v e g o n e - H a v e y o u - will b e
3. d id n ’t n e e d - to tell - h a d a lr e a d y h e a rd - h a d told
4. to h a v e let - c o u ld - h a d - n e e d n ’t h a v e got
5. h a v e g iv e n - s h o u ld n ’t h a v e d o n e
6. did not d a r e - w a n te d - w a s
7. h a s b e e n o ffe re d - is n ’t a b le to d e c id e - sh o u ld ta k e - h a s - to let - k n o w
8. spent - m a k in g - in d e n t h a v e b o th e re d - rang - to s a y - w a s n 't a b le to c o m e
9. A re - is - s h o u ld b e - is n ’t - h a v e torgotten - to in c lu d e
10. h a d -d a re n o t
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READING COMPREHENSON
You are going to read an article about holidays. For questions 1-6, choose the
ansvver (A, B, c or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
HOW TO AVOID TEEN TANTRUMS ON HOLIDAY!

Sarah Tucker has been intervievving lots of teenagers for her new book. Here,
with the school holidays upon us, she tells you what it takes to have a family
holiday that doesn't end in tears.
Given the choice, teenagers prefer not to go on holiday with their parents.
Given no option, teonagers take a holiday with their parents because their
parents pay. According to more than 1,500 parents and toenagors I’ve
interviewed over the past twelve m onths for my next book, the concept of the
happy family holiday appears to go vvrong when the child reaches adolescence.
Desmond Morris, an expert on human behaviour, says, “At this age, teenagers
are starting to assert their independence. They may begin to resent help from
theừ parents, seeing it as interference. And, above all, they like to be among theừ
peers - especially on holiday.” IIc adds: “There are additional tensions on holiday
when ĩamilies are brought together for a long period of time and, just like at
Christmas, there is an cxpcctation of cvcryone enjo3Óng themselves without
having to work at it. Only it doesn’t always happon that way.”
So w hat does work w ith tecnagers on holiday? Spcciílc countries as well
as holiday options proved more popular than others. Italy is becom ing the
m ost popular destination for tecnagers, closely followed by Australia and
Canada. The popularity of these countries appears to be as m uch to do with
the personality and culture o f the people as the location and facilities on site.
“The people are lively and laid-back,” com m ented one fifteen-year-old, who
had ju st returncd from a two-weck broak with his family. “I m et a group of
ItEilian teenagers from Bologna and w e would go down to the beach every
evening and play guitars till dusk. The cam psite was on th e beach, so parents
knew where we were and w hat we were doing.”
An option m any o f those fam ilies I interviewed had tried included going
w ith another fam ily who also had tcenage children. One m other explained
that this only works if the teenagers as well as the adults are compatible.
Personality clashes m ay make tense situations worse.
Some 90% of those teenagers I spoke to preferred the guarantee of
sunshine and heat. Teenagers enjoy the beach, as long as they are
surrounded hy their peers. Their new com panions do not have to be of the
same sex or even the sam e nationality - the main criterion appears to be that
they are of the sam e age. Get the tcenagers to take a friend w ith them , so

that they can go out by them solves. Moro than 80% of teenagers interviewed
preferred an outdoor adventuro o f som e sort on holiday. There are many
activity holidays which cater for teenagors, but choose a location which is
exotic, if you have the budget. Som e resorts offer discounts for teenagers.
A resounding 99% of the tcenagers I spokc to recommended package holidays,
particularly where you stay at a specially-designed resort, like Club Med.
Hovvever, parents felt they were a bit too controlled, and they didn’t see enough of
theừ children. The beauty of Club Med (or similar style) holidays is that you can
do as little or as much as you want. Typical activities include horse-riding, tootball
training - and therc’s even a circus school at one Club Med resort!
Most teenagers thought that the othcr side of the world was more
interesting than anything to be found in Europe. And the destination on
most w ish lists was Australia. Those who had visited Down Under claimed it
was the best holiday they had ever experienced, w ith or w ithout their
parents. Teenagers m ight visit later, in their gap year, so w hy not see what
it’s like before they go hy them selves?
A fínal word on holidays to avoid. A big thum bs down from teenagers for
vvalking, fishing or cycling holidays. Or any holiday w ith “leisurely”
m entioned anywhere in the brochure. And if you are planning a holiday to
improve your tecnagers’ minds, forget it. They also rejected any holiday that
claims to be cultural, romantic, scenic or relaxing.
W herever you decide to go this year, I hope you all enjoy it - as a family!
1. Teenagers generally go on holiday with their parents because they

A. don’t have any choice.
B. don’t w ant to cause problems.
c. are being punished for som ething.
D. like to makc their family happy.
2. What does Desm ond Morris say is m ost im portant to teenagers?
A. being on holiday
B. being w ith other teenagers
c. getting away from thcir parents
D. helping their parents
3. Why can Christm as be a difficult time?
A. People think no effort is needed.
B. Teenagers refuse to help.
c. Many peoplc lose their jobs.
D. It’s not easy for fam ilies to m eet.
4. Teenagers prefer to go on holiday to countries
A. that are more popular with tourists.
B. w here they can go to the beach.
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c. which their parents have chosen.
D. which havo a relaxed culture.
5. Pam ilies going on holiday with other fam ilies should make sure
A. everybody is includcd in all activitics.
B. the adults understand the situation.
c. the teenagers do some work.
D. the children get on with each othcr.
6. What do parents dislike about package holidays?
A. They have to do too many activities.
B. They aren ’t intercsted in the activities on oíTer.
c. They don’t have enough freedom.
D. They don’t likc having so much responsibility.
Read the article and choose the best ansvver (A, B, c or D) for each of the
questions (1-7).
COME FLY WITH ME!

Kites were invented about 2,500 years ago and vvere made by the ancient
Egyptians and various Asian people. Today kite f1ying is a popular pastime all
over the vvorld.
In Asia, there are special com petitions vvhere kites have complex designs
and Eire equipped w ith instrum ents such as w histles that make musical
sounds as the wind blows through them . Although all kites have a similar
structure, the variety o f shapcs is alm ost endless. The size of the kites also
varies greatly - som c are so large that sevcral people are needed to control
them. K ite-íĩghting contests are also hcld, in which com petitors use their
kites to attack and bring down their opponent’s kites or cut their strings.
For over 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Kactory has been giving kite-making and
kite-flying classes for the childrcn on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. Jonathan
Socher started the Big Wind Kite Pactory inl980. “We were down to our last $300
when someone suggestcd wc go íly a kite at the hotel,” he explains.
Their kites are made o f nylon, and Tibreglass is used for the sticks. Their
designs are m ostly IIawaiian them es created by Jonathan’s wife, Daphne.
These include hula danccrs, palm trees, dolphins, w hales and Hawaiian
boats, to m ention just a few of the dozens available. The designs are cut out
of the nylon w ith a hot knife that seals the edges to prevent íraying. The
designs are th en applycd directly onto the kite. On a tour of the B ig W ind
K ite Pactory, visitors can see the whole kite-m aking process, from the cutting
and “h ot-stitch in g” o f the designs to the íinal sticking and íĩttin g o f the
System th at joins the kite to the string.
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In one o f Jonathan’s kite-m aking lessons, students can m ake kites in as
little as 20 m inutes! Provided there is enough wind to fly a kite, they are
taken out to the Aeronautical T esting Pacility next door to the factory.
T hat’s spelt p A R K! Children as young as four years old can learn how to
fly a kite, and the B ig W ind K ite Pactory recently trained a 92-year-old
grandmother who had always w anted to fly a ki te!
The kite which is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite w ith a
rainbow pattern. The difference betw een this kite and the ones they make
during the lessons is that it is a tw o-string controllable acrobatic kite. Pirst
both lines are stretched out approximately 22 m etres. This is th e set distance
the kite will fly from the flyer.
B ig W ind em ployees launch the kite and for a few m inutes dem onstrate
how pulling on one line and then on the other Controls the direction the kite
goes in. Then the Controls are given to the student. Som etim es an em ployee
holds onto their hands for initial guidance. After about ten or fífteen
m inutes, several o f the students have taken turns and m ost are gettin g used
to the idea o f it. If they really know w hat they are doing, they can be left
alone in the park for as long as they wish.
donathan in sists that it is not necessary to make a huge im pressive kite to
have fun m aking and Aying kites. Even the sim plest structure can work, and
can give hours of pleasurc. Go on, give it a try!
1. How can kites make music?
A. They are designed in a complicated way.
B. They are equipped with musical sounds.
c. The wind blows through them.
D. The wind blows through instrum ents on them .
2. In kite-íĩghting c o n te sts,______
A. kite strings are som etim es cut.
B. kite strings m ust not be cut.
c. kites are always brought to the ground.
D. kites are never brought to the ground.
3. Who designs kites for the B ig W ind K ite Pactorỵ?
A. Jonathan Socher
B. a Hawaiian designer
c. Daphne Socher
D. D aphne’s husband
4. Why is a hot knife used?
A. to iron the nylon
B. to stop the edgcs Corning apart
c. to fray the edgcs
D. to prevent sealing
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5. What is different about the kite which is used for ílyin g lessons?
A. It has a rainbow pattern.
B. It is a normal kite.
c. It is diamond shaped.
D. It has two strings.
6. Em ployees show stu d e n ts______
A. how to control the direction the kite goes in.
B. how to pull the strings of the line.
c. how to make the kitc fly in the air.
D. how to guidc their hands.
7. According to donathan, to havc fun with kites, you need
A. an enorm ous kite.
B. any type o f kite.
c. complicated structure.
D. a kite which im presses others.
You are going to read an article about vvater parks. For questions 1—7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fĩts best according to the text.
LET’S GET WET

Fun in the svvimming pool has come a long way in the last twenty-five years.
Dawn Davis looks at the latest generation of water parks.
Back in the 1970s, a typical family day out was a trip to the local leisure
centre. Every town had One and they were basically all the same, w ith a large
rectangular svvimming pool (shallow at one end, deep at the other), a
separate deep-water area with several diving boards, and a kiddie-pool for
babies or those who couldn’t swim. If you were lucky, there was a short,
straight slide that had to be kept w et w ith a bucket of water. And after your
leisure centre experiencc, there was a drinks m achine selling hot chocolate
for mum and cans o f fizzy drinks for the kids. And t h a t was it.
How things change! Now - thankfully - we have the water park, based on
the notion that sw im m ing on its own is not the m ost in teresting activity in
the world. People get borcd easily, and demand a lot more entertainm ent for
their money.
In Britain, m ost water parks are a combination of pools in an enclosed area

and in the open air. In Mediterranean countries, because of the warmer and
drier climate, they are more often than not completely outdoors. Some are
dedicated water parks, and others are part of a larger leisure or holiday complex.
All, hovvever, provide much more than the chance to swim a few lengths.
Tài liệu ôn thi THPT Quắc gia môn Tiếng A n h 1-387
U nlike the leisure centre, th ere’s little point ju st turning up for an hour
or two. This is partly because thero’s so much to do, and partly because
there’s usually an entrance fee which, although quite reasonable if you make
the most o f w hat’s on offer, is not cheap.
So w hat is there to do? All w ater parks have a number of slides. These are
not the old-fashioned straight slides of the 1970s, though. They come in all
shapes and sizes —som e are open, some are totally enclosed tunnels, some
are steep, some are bumpy, som e tw ist sharply, som e you can go down in
pairs or on rubber rings. All of them have water flowing down them . You can
often choose how you w ant to go down - head íĩrst, feet íĩrst, on your front or
back, sitting up, lying down. Your position aíTects your speed - and how
much w ater will splash into your face!
Other attractions often include the rapids - in which you make your way
through a man-m ade river, surviving the obstacles such as backwards
flowing currents, waterfalls and rapids. It’s exhilarating and - at tim es - a
little scary, and for som e reason kids are much better at gettin g round than
adults. The baby-brother of the rapids is the lazy pool, where the current
gently takes you round a circular channel o f water. It’s relaxing more than
exciting, and som e lazy pools even have a Jacuzzi h alf way round.
Some larger w ater parks have a wave m achine in the xnain pool which
makes waves up to a m ctre high. That m akes the whole swim m ing
experience rather more thrilling than in the old leisure centre days. Some
have a “death slid e”, w here you hold onto a bar which slides down a cable
over the pool. W hen it hits the end, you drop into the water! T here’s also a
lot more on offer than a drinks machine. Many w ater parks boast shops,
cafes, bars and restaurants, and a bar actually in the m iddle of the pool is
not uncom m on in m any M editerranean water parks. Ju st rem ember to keep
your m oney dry!
1. What does the word “th a t” (paragraph 1) refer to?

A. the drinks m achine
B. a day out in the 1970s
c. the leisure centres íacilities
D. w hat you did after leaving the centre
2. The idea behind w ater parks is that p eo p le______

A. w ant more than ju st a sim ple svvimming pool.
B. felt leisure centres were too expensive.
c. need to be entertained twenty-four hours a day.
D. don’t enjoy swim m ing.
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3. How do watcr parks in Britain differ from those in MediterraneEin countries?
A. Pools in British wator parks are always inside.
B. Pools in M editerranean water parks are always in the open air.
c. Mediterranean water parks are somotimes connected to a holiday resort.
D. British w ater parks have indoor and outdoor facilities.
4. What point is the writer m aking in the fourth paragraph?
A. W ater parks do not have an entrance fee, whereas leisure centres do.
B. W ater parks provide value for money if you stay long enough.
c . People rarely spend more than a couple o f hours at a leisure centre.
D. D espite their beneíĩts, water parks are too expensive.
5. How do w ater park slidcs differ from leisure centre slides?
A. W ater park slides are m uch faster.
B. Water park slides are connected to a water supply.
c. Water park slides are more írightening.
D. W ater park slides are much wider.
6. What do the rapids and the lazy pool have in common?
A. The w ater is moving.
B. They both take you round in a circle.
c. They are designcd for children.
D. They are both very exciting.
7. What is the effect of the word “boast” in the last paragraph?
A. It em phasises that w hat follow are positive attractions.
B. It shows that w ater parks advertise heavily.
c. It dem onstrates that water parks are always expanding.
D. It rem inds us that water parks are very modern.
You are going to read an article from a magazine. For questions 1-7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
MAKING EVERY DROP COUNT

Lisa Campbell looks at the challenge of conserving water,
Drip, trickle, splash. Do you ever think about the water we use every day for
cleaning, drinking, cooking and growing plants? W ater is essential to life. It
is one of the m ost common substances in the universe, and our planet, with
its vast oceans, is lucky to have a generous share of it. U nfortunately, ninety-
seven per cent o f that share is salty, and much o f the rest is in the form of ice
at the North and South Poles. G etting an adequate supply of fresh w ater is
not always easy, especially in the developing world, w here drought is a
constant threat in som e areas.
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H alf o f the world’s population still suffer from water Services iníerior to
those available to the ancient Greeks and Romans. More than a billion
people don’t even have access to clean drinking water and face problems
caused hy pollution and disease. As the world’s population grows, there is
increasing pressure on agriculture, which demands large am ounts o f water.
Changing the course o f rivers and building dams threaten físh, w ith rare
species of fish becom ing extinct in some seas and lakes.
Throughout the íírst three quartcrs of the 20th century, the quantity of
freshwater used by each person doubled. The em phasis was on u sing more
and more water. Large-scale facilities were built for water treatm ent and
recycling and large num bers of rcservoirs wore constructed to store water.
However, m any people have now realised that basic hum an and
environm ental needs are the top priority. The building o f new w ater facilities
is now less im portant than using w hat we already have eíĩicien tly and wisely.
Repairing the existing System could have huge beneíĩts. Through leaking
pipes and faulty equipm ent, Mexico City, for example, loses enough w ater to
m eet the needs o f a city the size of Rome.
Over the last twenty-fíve years, new technology and greater avvareness of
the problem have m eant that water is used more eữĩciently. Industrial
processes have been discovered that use less water; it now takes only six tons
of water to make a ton of Steel, compared to sixty tons sixty years ago. People
around the world are also more effective at protesting against the eíTects of
water use on their local environm ent.
D espite this, a lot o f water is still wasted. We can all do our bit for the
environm ent hy following a few sim ple vvater conservation dos and don’ts.
Bathroom
The bathroom is a key area where you can save water. Short showers use
less water than baths, especially if you have a special water-saving
showerhead íĩtted. Toilets which use less water can be íĩtted, and even a
plastic bottle filled w ith water in the cistern will save a litre w ith each ílush.
Up to tw elve litres of water is lost every m inute if you leave the tap running
while you brush your teeth or w ash your hands.
Kitchen and Laundry
Fill a sink to wash up instead of leaving the tap running 2ind you can reduce
the amount of water needed hy half. Dishw2ishers and washing machines shoiild
only be \ised when they are full, and then on a short cycle when possible.
Outdoors
You can save w ater outside the home in a num ber of different ways. If
you have a garden, rainwater can be recycled to w ater plants, which should
be done in the evening or early m orning so that less w ater is lost through
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evaporation. Pavem ents and balconies should be swept instead o f being
washed, it can also help to save water if any leaks or w aste in your
neighbourhood are reported to your local council.
So, next tim e you have a shower or open a bottle of drinking water, think
about w here the water com es from and where it ’s going.
1. Why does th e w riter m ention the North and South Poles?
A. They are badly affected by pollution.
B. M ost o f the E arth’s w ater is frozen there.
c. They aíTect the am ount of drinking w ater available.
D. T hey provide m any people w ith a water supply.
2. The w ater Services in ancient Greece and Rome w e r e ______
A. more eíĩlcien t than m ost people think.
B. designed to provide w ater for h alf the world’s population.
c. badly polluted and carried disease.
D. better than those in m any parts of the world today.
3. Why are som e fish in danger, according to the writer?
A. An increasing population m eans more ílsh are eaten.
B. Lakes are becom ing increasingly polluted.
c. H um ans alter the direction that som e rivers take.
D. They are forced into areas w ith salty water.
4. What do people now think is m ost im portant in w ater use?
A. building large treatm ent facilities
B. ílnding less w asteful ways to use water
c. m oving w ater from one city to another
D. storing w ater so that pcople can use more
5. What does the w riter say has happened in industry?
A. Most Steel is now made w ithout u sing water.
B. More efficient m othods are used to create Steel.
c. Less Steel is b ein g produced due to a lack o f w ater.
D. More S teel is being made than ever before.
6. The w riter says that water can be saved in the bathroom b y ______
A. having shovvers and baths less often.
B. brushing your teeth in running water.
c. u sing bottled w ater instead of tap water.
D. replacing bathroom ííttin gs w ith more efficient ones.
7. Which of th ese w ater-saving m easures is not m entioned in the text?
A. iníorm ing the right people about waste
B. u sing rainwater to w ash your balcony
c. turning the tap off w hen w ashing up
D. m aking sure the dishvvasher is full when used

You are going to read an article about healthy eating. For questions 1-7, choose
the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
WHY YOUR HEALTHY DIET ISN ’T

T h in k y o u ’r e e a t ỉn g h e a lth ily ? T h in k a g a in !
Once upon a tim e, eating was simple. You plucked food from trees or
hunted it in the wild. You ate when you were hungry and stopped w hen you
were full. Now, due to improvod cfficicncy in food production, food com es in
boxes and cans, w ith complicated labels and m isleading nam es. Not
surprisingly, the kinds o f people who consider them selves healthy eaters
have m ultiplied as well. There are vegetarians who abstain from animal
protein but eat few vegetables, and snackers who nibble non-stop to keep
their energy up. The problem is that many people become so obsessed with
extrem es that they no longer appreciate, or enjoy, food for the good things it
provides (including Aavour). T h is can lead to poor nutrition. With the help
of food and nutrition expert Dr Elaine Turner, we look at three people’s diets
and offer some easy, practical suggestions to help them get the m ost out of
their meals.
First up is D iana Collins, 19, a university student who w ants to lose
weight, it m ight not be very scientiíĩc,” she says, “but I have this idea that if
I don’t w ant to be fat, I shouldn’t eat fat.” S he’s on a low-fat diet and m ost of
what she eats consists of non-fat food like pasta, cereal bars and fat-free
crisps. Because she never feels full, sh e’s constantly eating - and consum ing
far more calories than she needs. “This diet is quite old-fashioned,” says Dr
Turner. “Some fats are beneficial, likc nuts and olive oil, and Staples like
pasta contain lots of calories. Diana should add more fat and protein early in
the day. A good breakíast of scrambled eggs and m ushroom s will m ean that
she eats less during the rest of the day. She should also use olive oil as a
salad dressing.”
Our second subject is Gos Ilussain. Gos is sixteen and has chosen to be a
vegetarian because of his concern for anim al rights. IIowever, som e people
aren’t so much vegetarians as they are food avoiders. Gos survives on cheese
pizza, pasta, and sw eets. “W e’ve got nothing against a m eatless diet, as long
ais it’s approached properly, but some vegetarians sim ply don’t eat enough
vegetables, not to m ention fruit and protein,” Dr Turner says. She advises
Gos to fill his plate w ith food in a variety of colours, a quick and sim ple way
to ensure that you get your daily requirem ent of im portant vitam ins and
other healthy substances. “Gos is still growing so w hat he eats is even more
important. He should go for toppings like spinach and peppers rather than
cheese alone, and cut down on the am ount of cheese generally.”
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Pinally, there’s the snacker, Lisa Chandler. Lisa is eighteen and works as a
secretary. She likcs to think that she has a fairly healthy diet and always has
qui te smEdl meals. “I’m lucky in that I never seem to put any weight on no
matter w hat I eat, but I want to look after my body because I know that it’s
the only one I’ve got.” Dr Turner agrces that long-term health is important,
but what some people don’t realise is that they pick all day at nominally
healthy food like raisins or roduced-fat biscuits and end up eating twice as
much as they should. Lisa m ight be slim now, but all those mini-meals will
eventually add pounds without boosting energy levels. “The philosophy behind
snacking is that you eat several small meals instead of three big ones,” Turner
says, “but it doesn’t m ean that you can just eat throughout the day. Lisa needs
to avoid having snacks by her Computer where sh e’ll be tem pted to use them
to relieve boredom or stress. Stash your goods in the cupboard or refrigerator
where they belong and remember that yoghurt with berries or apple wedges
with peanut butler make good snacks. There’s really nothing better than a
sensible, well-balanced diet that gives your body exactly what it needs.”
1. The w riter says that food today
A. is produced using artiíĩcial methods.
B. is worse quality than in the past.
c. is less filling than it should be.
D. comes in conĩusing packaging.
2. What does “T h is” in line 10 refer to?
A. eating food that is full of ílavour but unhealthy
B. taking an extrom c view o f what a healthy diet is
c. lack of knowledge about dieting
D. constantly changing the diet you are on
3. The problem w ith D iana’s diet is that s h e ______
A. doesn’t get the energy she needs.
B. forgets to eat in the morning.
c. needs to eat the right kind of fat.
D. is bored by w hat she eats.
4. According to Dr Turner, v eg eta ria n s______
A. should eat less fruit than they do.
B. often lack protein in their diet.
c. need to have m eat in their diet.
D. get no nutrition from w hat they eat.
5. What does Dr Turner suggest Gos do?
A. eat a broader range of food
B. try to avoid eating pizza
c. eat larger portions of food
D. stop eating cheese
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6. Dr Turner believes that L isa’s diet will lead to her
A. gaining weight.
B. having more energy.
c. developing health problems.
D. spending more m oney on food.
7. Dr Turner says that Lisa shouldn’t ______
A. spend so m uch tim e at her Computer.
B. feel under pressure to oat healthily.
c. keep food near whcre she works.
D. w ait so long botween meals.
Read the text. For questions 1-7, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you
think fits according to the text.
ARE YOU A HEARTBROKEN TEENAGER?

If you've been let down by a boyĩriend or girlíriend, you're probably hurting.
It's not stupid or childish to feel like this.
Your boyíriend or girlfriend has told you they don’t w ant to go out with
you any more. You feel rejected, alonc, unwanted and m iserable. You had
thought that this relationship would last forever and now it ’s over. L et’s be
honest - it ’s a horrible feeling. Maybe the worst feeling you ’ve ever felt.
Perhaps you feel that life’s not worth living and you’ll never get over it. You
probably feel that no-one has ever felt this way before.
It may sound im possible now, but you will get over it. It ju st takes time.
And you’re not alone - alm ost everyone goes through this at som e point in
their life. It’s an im portant part of growing up and actually m akes us
stronger. What you m u stn ’t do is think that you have failed. Remember:
relationships aren’t likc exams.
If a friend came betw een you and your bo3rfriend or girlfriend and helped
cause the relationship to end, you ’ll be dealing w ith f e e lin g s o f b e tr a v a l as
well. If your parents or friends disapproved of your relationship, you might
also feel hum iliated and embarrassed about discussing how you feel. These
feelings are normal, but it does help to talk. Try talking to your parents and
íriends - they may be more sym pathetic than you think. Ask your parents
about their íĩrst relationships. The chances are they w ent through similar
experiences.
D on’t do anything im pulsive. It m ight seem a good idea to go out and get
a tattoo or your nose pierced, but you’ll probably regret it in a few days.
T h a t doesn’t m ean you shouldn’t treat yourself: how about buying some
new clothes or gettin g a new hairstyle? Is there a fĩlm you ’ve been vvanting
to see at the cinem a for ages? N ot sure w hether to go to that party you’d
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been invited to? Go! And if you’re worried that your ex-boyfriend or
girlfriend m ight be thore, let them seo you can have a good tim e vvithout
them . T h at’ll make you feel a lot better!
Som etim es couples who split up get back together and som etim es they
don’t. D on’t sit around w aiting for your ex to call to say th ey’ve made a big
m istake and think you should start going out w ith each other again. The
chances are that w on’t happen, but it’s actually more likely to come about if
you ju st get on w ith your life rather than sit at hoxne w aiting for the phone
to ring. It may sound corny, but there are plenty more fish in the sea. You
will —in tim e —íĩnd som cone new. But don’t be tem pted to rush into another
relationship. This is called going out w ith som eone “o n t h e r e b o u n d ”. This
kind o f relationship rarely works, as you’re not together for the right
reasons. Give it a little tim e before you start your next relationship.
H ere’s one other thing to remember. You’ve ju st experienced one of the
most traum atic things that people experience. From now on, things can only
get better. Each day, you ’ll feel slightly less unhappy. In a week, it will be
bearable. In a m onth, you ’ll be able to laugh about it. In a year, it will all
seem ancient history. YouVe got a lot of life ahead of you - look to the future
and go out and enjoy yourselíl
1. According to the writer, heartbroken teenagers often feel that t h e y ____
A. have w asted their tim e being in the relationship.
B. do not understand why the relationship came to an end.
c. are the only person who has expericnced this situation.
D. should have been more honest about their leelings.
2. What does the vvriter say about a relationship ending?
A. It helps us develop em otionally.
B. It helps us understand that we can all fail.
c. It forces us to stop being childish.
D. It rem inds us that relationships are not like tests.
3. A heartbroken teenager m ight have “feelings of betrayal” (line 13,
paragraph 3) w h e n ______
A. their parents did not w ant the relationship to succeed.
B. they d on’t feel able to talk about their leelings.
c. their partner was responsible for the relationship ending.
D. som eone they trusted got involved in the relationship.
4. What does the word “T h at” (line 21, paragraph 4) refer to?
A. regretting the im pulsive behaviour
B. the advice not to do anything im pulsive
c. the idea of doing som ething im pulsive
D. treating you rsell to som ething you want

5. How should heartbroken teenagers react if they seo their former partner
at a party?
A. They should be concerned about their former partner.
B. They should show that they are better off now.
c. They should make it clear that they can survive on their own.
D. They should see w hat their former partnor is doing.
6. A relationship “on tho robound” (line 35, paragraph 5) is o n e ______
A. in which you fall in love very quickly.
B. which is never succossful.
c. in which both partners have ju st bnished a relationship
D. which starts too soon after a previous relationship.
7. What point is tho writer m aking in the íĩnal paragraph?
A. H um ans are survivors.
B. We beneíĩt from painful oxperiences.
c. We forget unpleasant experiences quickly.
D. Time will heal the pain.
Read the following article. For questions 1-8, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D)
vvhich you think fits best according to the text.
TWO LANGUAGES GOOD,

THREE LANGUAGES EVEN BETTER
Nine-year-old Naomi Cray is like many British children in that when she gets
home from school, she loves to lose herselt in a Harry Potter book. What makes
her different is that she will have chatted to her school triends ìn Prench on the
bus home, and spent her day with them learning her lessons in Breton.
Naomi is the daughter o f Jane and Dug Gray, a translator and stone-
mason who live-in Pinistere, the heart of Celtic B rittany in north-west
Prance. They have opted not to bring up their three children bilingually in
Prench and English, but trilingually, hy enrolling them in B rittany’s
educational System, Diwan, whcreby all lessons, bar English and p^rench, are
taught in Breton. Around 3,000 children in Brittany are educated via this
im m ersion m ethod that has played an im portant role in the revival of the
Breton language.
Jane adm its th at the decision was controversial: “Other B ritish parents
said: “How dare you do that? D on’t your children have enough to take on?”
But she had seen how quickly th e girls absorbed í^rench; “I felt sure they
could take in another lan guage”. The girls’ íather, Dug, adm its to being
envious of their abilities. “After 16 years in Erance, Tm com fortable w ith
the language, but th e kids still pick m e upon my pronunciation and
grammar m istak es,” he says.
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It was once thought that forcing a child to learn more than one language
could slow academic devolopm ent but according to Protessor Colin Baker, a
world expert on bilingualism , the effect is the opposite. The evidence is that
bi- and trilingualism actually increases mental capacity and that multilingual
children tend to do better at school. “Tho latest research shows that in
intelligence tests, children w ith two or more well developed languages have
higher scores,” he says. “Bilingual children have two or more words for
objects and ideas, so the links betw een words and concepts are looser,
allowing more íluent, ílexible and Creative thinking.” li e adds that children
learning languages young also tend to have more conhdence and better
general com m unication skills.
Proíessor Tony Cline is an educational psychologist specialising in language
development in children. He says, “We used to think [the brain] had a limited
capacity, like a milk bottle, and that it was impossible to pour two pints of milk
into a pint bottle. Now we undorstand that our brains are capable of making
an inhnite number of connections; there is no limit to what we can take in.”
He concedes that there m ight be minor disadvantages in having a bi- or
trilingual childhood: “The child som etim es applies the rules of one language to
another, and so m akes m istakes - but these grammatical “errors” are soon
outgrovvn, as long as the child is exposed to good models of language.”
It seem s th at by giving your child the option o f becom ing m ultilingual,
you are offering them far more than just the acquisition of a foreign language.
That certainly seem s to be the case for the Gray girls. AU three are getting top
grades at school and are literatc in three languages, Naomi has also
successhilly taken on German, where she is proof that bilingualism increases
language-learning aptitudc. Says Prof Clinc: “M ultilingual children pick up
other languages quickly because they have a more ílexible approach and are
used to handling diíTerent forms of syntax, grammar and vocabulary.”
Jane thinks her daughters have gained more than ju st language; they
have also gained culturally. In fact, the girls are all enthusiastic about
Breton culture: Naom i does extracurricular Breton step dancing and loves
singing in Breton and attending dance evenings known as fest-noz while
N ina takes part in the Breton sport of Gouren, a form of Celtic wrestling.
Says Prof Baker: “M ultilingual children gain the benefits o f m ultiple sets of
literatures, traditions, ideas, ways of thinking and behaving.”
And, he stresses, if parents have the opportunity to give their child the
gift of another language, they should jump at it. Because in today’s global
marketplace, on top of all the above, m ultilinguals are far more employable
than m onolinguals. “I find it a great sham e that languages don’t have a
higher place in the classroom in the UK because E nglish is a m ainstream
language o f business but, in the futurc, that is going to change.”
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1. What does the w riter say about the school that Naom i attends?
A. All o f the lessons are taught in lìreton.
B. English and French are not taught.
c. It is helping lìreton to regain its popularity.
D. The pupils are all íluent in three languages.
2. Some people criticised the Grays fo r ______
A. not encouraging their children to learn French.
B. helpíng to promote a m inority language.
c. not sending their childrcn to a lìritish school.
D. expecting too m uch of their children.
3. Dug Gray says that his children ____ _
A. som etim es correct him in his usc of í^rench.
B. are not as íluent in French as thcy would like to be.
c. need to improvo their Frcnch pronunciation.
D. would like to Icarn another language.
4. Professor Baker says that, compared to other children, m ultilingual
ch ild ren ______
A. work harder at school.
B. tend to do better in exam inations.
c. have a less rigid way o f thinking.
D. are generally marc talkative.
5. Professor Cline uscs the example of the m ilk bottle to illu str a te ______
A. our knowledge that the brain has lim itations.
B. how m uch language can be stored in the brain.
c. the link betw een brain sizc and intclligence.
D. a previous way of thinking about the brain.
6. What does Professor Cline say about mistakes made by multilingual children?
A. They are only apparcnt in childhood.
B. They are only a temporary issue, given the right conditions.
c. They usually only occur in one of the child’s languages.
D. They can increase in number as tho child grows older.
7. N aom i’s experience is prcscnted as evidence that m ultilingual children
A. enjoy taking part in group activities.

B. are better equipped to learn toreign languages.
c. take advantago o f opportunities they are offered.
D. integrate easily into any new cultural cnvironm cnt.
8 . What does “it ” refer to in the íĩrst sentence o f the last paragraph?
A. the opportunity B. their child
c. the gift D. another language
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8
You are going to read an article about the Lost City of Atlantis. For questions
1-8, choose the ansvver (A, B, c or D) vvhich you think fits best according to
the text.
THE SEAIICH FOR ATLANTIS

The location of the Lost City of A tlantis is a m ystery which has puzzled
hum anity for thousands of years. Since Plato ílrst told the story of this
fabulous island city more than 2000 years ago, historians and archaeologists
have continually debatod w hether or not the story was true and where the
island may have been located. In recent years an international investigation
team began searching w aters off the South coast o f Spain in an attem pt to
establish once and for all the true location of Atlantis.
The story of A tlantis begins in 360 BC, w hen Plato wrote two short
works, C ritias and Tim aeus which m entioned a great civilisation based on an
island in the Atlantic. In P lato’s account, a large number of pcople lived on
this huge island which he called Atlantis, and they developed an alm ost
períect society. They built a wonderful city surrounded hy circular canals
and protected at each entrance hy huge gates and towers. A íter lĩghting wars
against Europe and N orth Africa, the A tlanteans were eventually deíeated.
Some tim e later, according to Plato, “there occurred violent earthquakes and
íloods; and in a single day and night the island of A tlantis disappeared in the
depths of the sea .”
This may seem an unlikely tale, but m any people believe even today, that
while Plato undoubtedly invented some of the story, parts of it are based on
historical fact. And like all the best stories, it has been retold m any tim es in
different forms. A num bcr of other ancient historians described similar
island civilisations and the tale of A tlantis was passed down through
generations, although it then appears to have been largely forgotten for
many years. However, in the late nineteenth century there was a huge
resurgence of interest in A tlantis, particularly after the American writer
Ignatius D onnely wrote a book suggesting that all the major ancient
civilisations were iníluenced hy the Atlantean Empire.
This controversial work inspircd many different theories in the years that
followed, including one that suggested that A tlantis was an island located in
the Caribbean w hose inhabitants used fantastical ships and even aircraít.
Edgar Cayce, who dcvelopod this theory, also suggested that parts of A tlantis
would rise from the sea in 1968 or 1969. As if to coníírm his theory, a major
underwater geological lorm ation was in fact discovered in the Caribbean in
1968. Som e people believe this to bo the true location o f A tlantis and it is
still being explored today.

In trying to locate Atlantis, historians have often given close
consideration to one particular issue. Plato described the destruction o f the
island as taking place 9,000 years before his tim e, in other words roughly
11,000 years ago. Hovvever, modern archaeologists and historians do not
believe that highly developed civilisations existed so long ago.
Some people believe that Plato may have m istaken his dates and was
actually describing events that happcned 900, not 9,000, years before his
time. This would m ean that A tlantis disappeared around the sam e tim e that
the Greek island of Thera, now known as Santorini, was partially destroyed
hy a volcanic eruption. So perhaps A tlantis is Santorini? There is some
evidence o f a well-devclopcd ancient society on this island, but as yet no
proof that it is the sam e place that Plato reĩerred to as Atlantis.
If we assum e that Plato didn’t get his dates wrong, and that other details
of his story are factually accurate, then A tlantis m ust be located som ewhere
in the Atlantic. But the A tlantic is, of course, a vast ocean, and w here do we
begin to look? Plato also relerred to the Pillars of Hercules in his story and said
that Atlantis was “in front of the straits”. Many historians now believe that
these Pillars are in fact the Straits of Gibraltar, in the western Mediterranean.
A number of islands, such as the Axores and the Canaries have been
suggested as possible locations. The m ost recent expeditions have locused on
a mud bank submerged beneath the sca, known as Spartel Island. But still
no absolute proof has hoen found. D cspite all of our modern technology and
scientiílc knowledge, A tlantis stubbornly continues to rcm ain one of the
great unsolved m ysteries of hum an civilisation.
1. The story of the Lost City of A tla n tis______

A. was íĩrst told hy an archaeologist.
B. is set on an island ncar Spain.
c. has led to som e disagreem ent.
D. was in P lato’s ílrst book.
2. According to Plato, the A tla n tea n s______
A. lived in large buildings.
B. built city deíences.
c. kept detailed records.
D. lost m any battles.
3. According to the text, why are there many diíTerent versions of the story
of Atlantis?
A. because it ’s such a good story
B. because historians can’t agree
c. because it was forgotten for so long
D. because Plato made up the story
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4. What did Edgar Caycc bolievo?
A. A tlantis w asn ’t a true story.
B. Aircraft were used a very long tim e ago.
c. A tlanteans couldn’t have used ships.
D. The sea level would riso in the 19605.
5. Why do som e people say that P lato’s dates were wrong?
A. because he was not an archaeologist
li. because he lailed to consider one im portant issue
c. because he used a different num bering System from ours
D. because complcx societies are thought to ha ve developed later
6. What happened in Santorini?
A. An ancient civilisation lived there.
B. Part o f the island collapsed into the sea.
c. The people of Thera destroyed it.
D. Plato lived there w hen he wrote about Atlantis.
7. What is the b elicf o f som e modern historians?
A. The Pillars o f H ercules are in the middle of the Atlantic.
B. A tlantis cannot be found in such a large ocean.
c. P lato’s story is com pletely inaccurate.
D. A tlantis may be located near the Straits of Gibraltar.
8. Where was the latest search for A tlantis carried out?
A. on an underwater island
B. in the Azores
c. in th e Canaries
D. at a number of diíTerent locations
The following text was vvritten by Bill Bryson, an American who vvrites about
his fellow Americans, mainly for a British audience. Read through the text
quickiy and choose the best ansvver A, B, c, or D, to the following questions.
THE CONVENIENCE SOCIETY, OR CON FOR SHORT

The other day I took my younger children to a Burger King for lunch and
there was a line of about a dozen cars at the drive-through window. Now, a
drive-through window is not a window you drive through, but a window you
drive up to and collect your food from, having placed your order over a
speaikerphone along the way; the idea is to provide quick takeaway food for
those in a hurry.
We parked, w ent in, ordered and ate and came out again. all in about ten
m inutes. As we departed, I noticed that a w hite pickup truck that had been
last in the queue w hen we arrived was still four or íĩve cars back from
collecting its food. It would have been much quicker if the driver had parked
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like us and gone in and got his food himseir, but he would never have
thought that way because the drive-through window is supposed to be
speedier and more convenient.
Americans have become so attached to the idea of convenience that they
will put up w ith alm ost any inconvenience to achieve it. The things that are
supposed to speed up and sim plify our lives more often than not have the
opposite effect and I started w ondering why this should be.
Americans have always looked for ways to increase comíort. It is an
interesting fact that nearly all the everyday inventions that take the
diíĩiculties out of life - escalators, autom atic doors, passenger lifts,
refrigerators, w ashing m achines, frozen food, fast food - were invented in
America, or at least íìrst widely used here. Am ericans grew so used to seeing
a constant stream o f labour-saving devices, in fact, that by the sixties they
had come to expect m achines to do alm ost everything for them .
The m om ent I íĩrst realized that this was not necessarily a good idea was
at Christmas o f 1961 or ‘62, w hen my father was given an electric carving
knife. It was an early model and not as light as the ones you can buy today.
Perhans mv m em orv is plaving tricks on me. but I have a clear im pression of
him putting on goggles and heavy rubber gloves before plugging it in. What
is certainly true is that w hen he sank it into the turkey it sen t pieces Aying
ever3Twhere and th en th e blade hit the plate w ith a shower o f blue sparks and
the whole th ỉn g flew out of his hands and shot across the table and out of the
room, like a creature from a G rem lins movie.
My íather was always buying gadgets that proved to be disastrous -
clothes steam ers that failed to take the wrinkles out o f su its but caused
wallpaper to falloff the walls in whole sheets, or an electric pencil sharpener
that could consum e an entire pencil (including the tips of your fingers if you
w eren’t quick) in less than a second.
But all o f this was nothing compared w ith the situation today. Americans
are now surrounded w ith item s that do things for them to an alm ost absurd
degree - autom atic cat-food dispensers, refrigerators that m ake their own ice
cubes, autom atic car windows, disposable toothbrushes th at come w ith their
own ration o f toothpaste. People are so addicted to convenience that they
have become trapped in a vicious circlc: the more labour-saving devices they
huy, the hatrder they need to work; the harder they work, the more labour-
saving appliances they feel they need.
When we moved into our house in New I lam pshire it was full of gadgets
installed by earlier owners, all of them designed to make life a little easier.
Most, however, were completely useless. One of our rooms, for instance, came
equipped with automatic curtains. You ílicked a switch on the wall and four
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pairs of curtains eíĩortlessly opened or closed. That, at least, was the idea. In
practice what happened was that one opened, one closed, one opened and
closed repeatedly and one did nothing at all for five m inutes and then started
to produce smoke. We didn’t go an3Twhere near them after the íírst week.
Autom atic curtains, electric cat-food dispensers and clothes steam ers only
seem to make life easier. In fact, all they do is add expense and complication
to your existence.
1. What is the author’s opinion of everyday invention?

A. On the w hole they make life easier.
B. Some people do not know how to use them very well.
c. They cause more problems than they solve.
D. He likes them now more than he used to.
2. What point is the author m aking w ith the story o f his experience at
Burger King?
A. Fast food restaurants are not very fast.
B. Som e aspects o f modern life are not always as convenient as they are
intended to be.
c. The driver o f the pickup truck had parked in the wrong place.
D. The queues at the drive-through windows are usually very long.
3. What does the author tell us about everyday inventions in America?
A. They were all inventod there.
B. They make life less exciting.
c. People assum ed they would make life more comíortable.
D. There aren’t as m any now as there used to be.
4. What does the author m ean hy “Perhaps my mem ory is playing tricks on
m e” (paragraph 5)?
A. He is som etim es very forgetful.
B. He cannot remember all the details.
c. What he says m ight not be com pletely true.
D. He rem embers having fun.
5. What does “the whole th in g” in the fifth paragraph refer to?
A. the turkey
B. the plate
c. the rubber gloves
D. the carving knife
6. What does the author say about labour-saving devices today?
A. People cannot stop buying them.
B. People try to do ridiculous things w ith thom,
c. They are better than the ones in the sixties.
D. They help people to do more work.
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7. What does “th em ” in p2iragraph 8 refer to?
A. earlier owners
B. the gadgets
c. houses in N ew Hampshire
D. the w riter’s family
8. What are we told about the autom atic curtains?
A. They had been brought from a previous house.
B. Some of them worked as they were supposed to.
c. The room where they were íìtted was never used.
D. The author and his íam ily decided not to use them .
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Read the artìcle and ansvver questions 1-8 by choosing the correct ansvver, A,
B, c or D.
THE MAKE-A-WISH EOUNDATION

Find out all about vvhy volunteers are important for making vvishes come true
in our intervievv with Sophia Giorgi.
When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking o f volunteering to

help the M ake-A-W ish Poundation, nobody understood w hat she was talking
about. But Sophia knew ju st how im portant M ake-A-W ish could be because
this specied organisation had helped to make a dream come true for one of
her best friends. We were interested in finding out more, so we w ent along to
m eet Sophia and listen to w hat she had to say,
Sophia said that the previous year M ake-A-W ish had helped her best
friend, Andreas, who was seventeen years old and had been ill for a long
time. “Andreas had always wanted to be a pilot, but he knew it probably
w asn’t possible because of his illn ess,” explained Sophia. “But, thanks to the
M ake-A-W ish Poundation in Greece, Andreas had a brilliant day at the Air
Base in Araxo. He flew in a helicopter and learnt all about war planes.”
Sophia said one o f the pilots had spent a lot of tim e w ith Andreas, answering
his questions and explaining things to him. Andreas certainly had a day to
remember, and M ake-A-W ish has helped nearly 90 other children in Greece
to “live” their dreams.
But w hat exactly is M ake-A-W ish? Sophia told us that M ake-A-W ish is a
worldwide organisation which started in the U nited States in 1980. “It’s a
charity which helps children who have got very serious, life-threatening
illnesses. M ake-A-W ish helps the children to feel happy even though they are
ill, by m aking their w ishes and dreams come tru e.” Sophia explained.
We asked Sophia how M ake-A-W ish had íĩrst started. She said it had all
begun w ith a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dream ing for a
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long tim e o f becom ing a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to
find a way to m ake Chris’s dream come true — so, w ith everybody’s help,
Chris, only seven years old at the tim e, had been a “policem an” for a day,
“When people saw how delighted Chris was w hen his dream came true, they
decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of
M ake-A-W ish,” explained Sophia.
When we asked Sophia if she could explain how M ake-A-W ish worked, she
told us the Poundation trics to give children and their fam ilies a special,
happy tim e. “Som etim es it ’s hard for fam ilies w ith children who are really ill
to enjoy them selves and laugh together. They often feel sad a lot of the
tim e,” said Sophia. “A M ake-A-W ish volunteer visits the fam ilies and asks
the child w hat they would w ish for if they could ha ve anything in the world.”
Sophia said the volunteers were im portant because they were the ones who
helped to make the w ishes come true. They do this either by providing things
that are necessary, like plane tickets or equipm ent, or by raising m oney or
helping out in vvhatever way they can.
We wondered w hat things tho children wished for. Did a lot o f them want
to m eet somebody famous? Sophia agreed that a lot of children did ask to do
this. But she said other children wanted to own som ething special or go
som ewhere, and som e children, like Chris wanted to be a different person or
do a different job for a day. “W hatever the child’s w ish is, M ake-A-W ish tries
to make it real for th em ,” she said.
So, how did Sophia become a volunteer? She told us sh e’d had to ring the
M ake-A-W ish ofíĩce in A thens to gct some more inform ation. She said sh e’d
become a volunteer the following week and that she was glad to be doing
som ething to help make children’s w ishes come true. Sophia suggested that
other young people could also volunteer.
M ake-A-W ish says that w ithout the help of volunteers like Sophia they
would not be able to pcrform thcse “m iracles” for children. Why not see if
there’s som eth in gyou can do to help?
1. How did Sophia find out about Make-A-W ish?

A. Her friend had volunteered to help.
B. M ake-A-W ish had helped her friend.
c. It is a special organisation.
D. Her friend had dreamt about M ake-A-W ish.
2. What did the pilot do w hen he was with Andreas?
A. He gave him lots of inform ation he wanted.
B. He flew w ith him in a war plane.
c. He asked him lots of questions.
D. He rem inded Andreas about his day.

3. The M ake-A-W ish Foundation
A. doesn’t exist in Greece. B. is only in America.
c. isn ’t a charity. D. is an international organisation.
4. A boy called C h ris______
A. had the idea that began M ake-A-W ish.
B. was th e ílrst child M ake-A-W ish helped after it had been set up.
c. gave people the idea of starting MaÃe-A-Wis/i.
D. w anted people to help him to make his dream come true.
5. M ake-A-W ish volunteers visit children and their fam ilies t o ______
A. find out w hat the child’s w ish is.
B. make the child happy.
c. make the family fecl special.
D. see if the child is fceling sad.
6 . Volunteers zire im portant for M ake-A-W ish b eca u se______
A. they decide if the w ish can come true.
B. they help in lots o f ways.
c. they provide all the plane tickets.
D. they know how to make people laugh.
7. Which of these statem ents about the children’s w ishes is true?
A. All the children w ant to m eet famous people.
B. Most o f the vvishes involve owning som ething.
c. Lots of the children wonder what to wish for.
D. Some of the children w ant to m eet som eone special.
8. When did Sophia telcphone the Make-A-Wish office?
A. She rang on the day of the intcrview.
B. She rang before the interview.
c. She rang th e week after the interview.
D. She rang w hen she had got som e more information.
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Read the following text. Seven sentences have been removed from the text.
Choose from the sentences A—H the one vvhich fits each gap (1—7). There is
one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
CASA DE CRISTAL
He was invigilating the exam in the Casa de C ristal, a huge glass-fronted
building on the edge of the city used twice yearly as an exam ination centre.
It was a cold December day and the heating had broken down.
With their coats and scarves pulled tightly round them, the four hundred or
so candidates struggled to forget the temperature and focus their attention
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instead on the four examination papers which would t£ike them m ost of the
day to complete. 1................. However, no obvious improvement W21S ever made.
The job o f invigilator was not one he particularly enjoyed, but it earned
him som e much-needed cash before the approaching Christm as holidays. As
well as patrolling a sm all part o f the large exam ination room, answering
questions and discouraging cheats, he had to carry out a number of
adm inistrative duties. 2 ................... And then, of course, there were the
question papers to hand out and answers to take in. It was all rather dull,
but it made a change from the rigours of teaching.
To relieve the boredom he set him seir several sim ple arithm etical tasks to
perform. 3 .................. This helped to pass the tim e and made the whole thing
more bearable. N ow and again he would walk up and down the aisles, giving
out rough paper, rem inding candidates to use pens rather than pencils and
picking up item s which had been dropped on the floor.
He was w alking back up the exam room in his soft shoes w hen he caught
her. 4 ................... The candidates were now on the third paper, which tested
English grammar and vocabulary, and as he neared her desk from behind. he
could hardly believe w hat he saw. He had heard of som e ingenious m ethods
of cheating but nothing likc this.
5 ...........She was now looking down at the back of her exposed leg, which was
covered with several columns of phrasal verbs and their translations. copied out
onto her skin in fine blue ink. Suddenly, she felt his presence behind her and she
pulled the trouser leg down to her ankle and looked round.
6 ................ Then she blushed, acutely embarrassed but also uncomfortably
aware of the possible consequences of having been found out and she looked
away to contem plate her fate.
N one o f the other candidates seemed to have noticed w hat was happening,
which gave him tim e to decide how best to deal with the situation. 7.................
But this was not a course of action he had considered and as he asked her to
accompany him to the front, he noticed the tears íorming in her eyes.
A. The girl was w earing loose íittin g trousers and had pulled one of the
trouser legs up as far as the knee.
B. He counted the number of separate window panes (85), worked out the
m ost popular colour for coats (blue) and calculated the ratio o f fem ales to
m ales in the room (5:2).
c. There were lists of nam es to make, seating plans to draw and identity
papers to check.
D. This brief delay gave her hope that he m ight turn a blind eye and forget
he had seen anything.
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E. She had obviously not heard him approaching.
F. They had only hoen w riting for some 20 m inutes w hen he received the
ílrst complaint,
G. For a brief m om ent they stared at each other in disbelief, neither one of
them qui te sure w hat to do next.
H . The cold was terrible and the caretaker of the building had assured him
that a heating engineer was trying to solve the problem.
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You are going to read an article about hygiene and Health. Seven sentences
have been removed from the artĩcle. Choose from the sentences A—H the one
vvhich fits each gap (1—7). There is one extra sentence vvhìch you do not need
to use.
TOO CLEAN FOR OUR OWN GOOD?

It’s a c o m m o n and n a tu ra l a s s u m p t io n th a t g e r m s a n d b a c t e r ia a r e b a d f o r u s .
C l e a n l i n e s s a n d g o o d h y g ie n e p r a c t i c e s a r e g e n e r a lly t h o u g h t t o b e e s s e n t ia l to
g o o d H e a lth . H o v v e v e r , r e s e a r c h ìs b e g ín n in g t o s h o w t h a t w e m a y a c t u a l l y b e t o o
c le a n f o r o u r o w n g o o d .
1................ We wrap food in Cellophane, treat kitchen equipment with

antibacterial Products, spray bathrooms with disinfectants and spend only 5% of
our time in the dangerous, germ-íĩlled environment outside of the house.
There is good reason for these fastidious habits. 2 ................. Before we
períected these techniques, conditions such as cholera were killers in the
West, and still are in countries w ithout the resources to build protection.
But recent scientihc research suggests that there may be a price to pay
for safe W estern lifestyles. 3 ................N ot only that, but som e of our hygiene
habits may be creating problems for the future, causing bacteria to become
resistant to our efforts to destroy them. Scientists believe that hy lim iting
the number of germ s that children come into contact w ith, we could also be
lim iting their ability to build up natural immunity.
The increase in the number of different allergies such as asthm a over the
past 100 years may be evidence of this. 4 .................... Furtherm ore, it was
restricted to those peoplc who were rích enough to be able to live
hygienically. It now affects one in three people in the UK, w hile allergies
remain rare in less developed countries.
The idea that children need to be exposed to germs early in their lives to
develop resistance to bacteria has been supported by three separate studies in
Europe. 5 ................ It would appear that Irequent contact with animals leads to
frequent contact with bacteria, and this builds up protection against allergy.
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So have we gone too far w ith hygicne? Should wo loave our kitchens dirty?
6 .................. M aking a conscious effort to expose ourselves to more germs
would be full of dangers, according to m icrobiologist Professor Tom
Ilum phrey. ‘Tt may be true that a little bit of dirt is good for you, but only as
long as you can control the am ount of type of dirt it is, and th a t’s very
d iíĩĩcu lt,” he says.
He recom m ends sensible hygiene routines, which do not always involve
spraying antibacterial Products. 7 ...................... “Aftcr you have done the
chicken, for example, you may need to use a basic antibactcrial product to
clean work surfaces.”
A. They have all shown that children brought up on farms containing animals
have 60% fewer allergies than those raised in non-farming environments.
B. Public health expcrts are in no doubt as to the answer.
c. Man is the only creature on earth to wash its hands before meals.
D. U nlike anim als, man is able to develop ways to protect him seir from the
hostilc elem ents o f the natural world.
E. Most germ s can be killed with hot water and detergent, although
som ething a little stronger may be necessary after preparing raw meat.
F. Hay fever was rare w hen it was first dcscribed in 1819.
G. They go on to recom mend a number of Products, which, w ith proper use,
prevent the spread of bacterial infection.
H. In our obsession w ith clcanlincss we have bccome less capable o f íĩghting
germs.
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Read the following article. Seven sentences have been removed from the
article. Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7).
There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
SHOPPING: A CURABLE DISEASE?

An American psychiatrist has launched trials of a drug to help people who
cannot stop spending. Protessor Lorrin Koran of stantord University in
California believes he has found a cure for shopaholics.
The news will come as a great relief to millions of people sulĩering from
compulsive shopping disorder, a condition which is thought to aữlict up to onc in
30 American women. 1................... Koran, however, describes it 81S a “hidden
epidemic” comparable to compulsive gambling, kleptomania and pyromania.
Since tho announcem ent of his test programme, Koran’s offíce has been
inundated w ith hundreds o f calls from shopping addicts keen to become his
guinea pigs. 2 ..................... But ju st w hat typc o f people suffer from it?
According to Koran’s research, the majority of shopaholics are women.
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3 .................... H ow ever, an increasing n u m ber o f m en are also becom ing
addicted to shopping. T h ey usually collect p o w er tools an d car accessories.
One m an could n o t sto p bu yin g spanners, even though h e a lrea d y h ad 4,000,
while an oth er had bought o ver 200 diữ eren t sea t covers for h is car.
Lorrin Koran’s clinic is ideally located in Silicon Valley, the high-tech

region near San Francisco that has seen some o f the fastest w ealth creation
in America’s history. 4 .................... W hereas the former get pleasure from
shopping and only occasionally splash out on som ething expensive, tjîcal
shopaholics go on a binge at least once a week. They experience urges to huy
item s that are not needed and then feel sadness and remorse. With good
reason: they often get into financial diữĩculties.
“The thrill they have is in the purchase and not in the possession,” said
Koran, who identihes low self-esteem as a common factor. “They are filling
their life w ith things because they feel em pty inside.”
5 ................... As she made her way through an expensive shopping centre in

Staníord last week, she coníessed that she recently spent $35,000 on fashion
accessories, gettin g h erself $22,000 into debt. Salesw om en at her favourite
boutiques assum e she is a rich businessvvoman rather than a design assistant
at a furniture store.
‘T’ve been doing it since I was 12 w hen my father would give m e his credit
card,” she said. She has tried giving up her own cards and leaving her
handbag at home, but has never managed to stop shopping. 6 ................... “It is
ruining m y life,” she said.
In the 12-week trial, Laura and 23 others will be treated w ith a drug
which restores levels of serotonin. Serotonin carries m essages betvveen nerve
cells in the brain and deíĩciencies are thought to lead to compulsive
behaviour. 7 .................... Lee Sm ith, a retail consultant, claim s that people
have always used shopping as a way of cheering them selves up.
A. Her addiction was the main cause of her split with a boyíriend of nine ye2irs.
B. The considerable interest in the supposed cure com es as no surprise to
Koran, who has been aware of the extent o f the problem for m any years.
c. D esign assistant Laura Olsen, who is the exception to this rule, says she
has absolutely no regrets.
D. Koran believes that a clear distinction m ust be made betw een
recreational shoppers and those who cross the line to addiction.
E. U ntil now, few psychiatrists have regarded the problem as vvorthy of
serious medical attention.
F. Howover, not everyone agrees that com pulsive shopping is a disease
which needs treating.
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G. Most buy item s th at improve their appearance such as clothes, shoes,
make-up and jewellery.
H. For Laura, 44, who has a liking for designer clothes, Koran’s trial is a
lifeline.
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You are going to read an article about a couple who are travelling round the
vvorld. Seven sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the
sentences A—H the one vvhich fits each gap (1-7). There is one extra
sentence vvhỉch you do not need to use.
ROUND THE WORLD - WHAT’S THE RUSH?

“Wait a m inute. You mean, you ’re going to travel all the way round the
world, w ithout taking a plane?” This was the usual reaction w hen Ed
Gillespie told people about his plans for a som ew hat unusual
circum navigation of the globe. After a little consideration, though, som e of
them found the adventure intriguing. After all, w hen you stop to think about
it, the idea o f travelling through so many different countries and cultures at
a gentle pace, w ith tim e to reílect, and to actually com m unicate w ith the
people living there, is quite appealing.
So is Ed Gillespie a fanatical cnvironmentalist or just a reílective traveller?
1............ H e’s the director of a climate change company, Euterra, which teaches
people about ways to protect the environment. IIowever, he admits that he’s
done plenty of ílying in his time. In his former career as a marine biologist he
worked in Australia and damaica, so long-haul travel was a necessity.
Recently he came to the decision that the flying had to stop. “Four years
ago, I took m y last holiday ílight to visit Iriends in Malaga in Southern Spain.
Now I find it increasingly difíĩcult to justify the environm ental im pacts of
Aying purely to indulge m yself.” 2 .............. You travel through a landscape,
not just over it,” he points out, “and see íírst-hand the transition of scenery,
culture, languagc and people that Aying robs you of w hen it dumps you
dazed and disorientated on the other side of th J world.”
When their journey is complete, Ed and his girlfriend Fiona King will
have travelled to 20 different countries, covering 65,000 kilom etres hy a
variety o f sea and land transport. 3 ............. A round-the-world air ticket could
be íound for less than a íĩfth of that amount.
Clearly, saving m oney is not w hat this trip is about. 4 .............. Another is
the sheer pleasure o f m oving through the world and appreciating its subtle
changes as you go, rather than simply ílying over it. More im portantly, they
feel th ey’re m aking a real statem ent about the íu tility of modern 2Ũr travel in
this age o f falling oil supplies.
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The íírst leg of the journey is now over and it has lived up to expectations
in many ways. 5 .............. N ext, the train sped them to the ferry port of
Portsmouth: journey tim e 1 hour 50 m inutes. So far, so good. At
Portsm outh, however, they hit the íírst setback of the trip, perhaps the íĩrst
of many. The ferry to Bilbao, they were intormed, was delayed hy three
hours due to bad w eather at sea.
Eventually, they boarded the ferry and as the ship pulled out into the
open sea, they quickly discovered that the pleasant cruise advertised in the
brochures was about to turn into a lurching, rolling, seasickness-inducing
ordeal. 6 ............... Was this really any worse than being stuck in an
overcrowded airport lounge for 24 hours while air traffic controllers take a
day off to press for higher wages?
Ultimately, Ed and Eiona arrived safely in Spain, where they jumped on a
train and are currently heading east across P]urope. N ext stop Singapore. 7.
.......... Erom Singapore, they will travel hy Container ship to Australia, a yacht
will speed them on to New Zealand and a cargo ship will take them to Los
Angeles. Then it’s on to Costa Rica, where a banana boat should be w aiting to
take them home to England. It will have been a wonderful adventure for Ed
and Eiona, but above all they hope it will show the world that it is possible to
travel widely without doing major damage to the environment.
A. N ot a great start perhaps, but then any type of travel has its diữĩculties.
B , The total cost o f this little adventure will be about £5,000 per person.
c. So these days he does most of his holiday travel the slow way; hy boat or train.
D. We don’t have to do ever3dhing at the speed that modern technology allows.
E. One advantage, according to p]d and í ’iona is the greater ílexibility of routes.
F. Well, probably a bit of both
G. The journey tim e is expected to be about four m onths.
H. F'rom their flat in Brixton, London, they caught a bus to Waterloo
station: journey tim e 15 m inutes.
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You are going to read an aiticle about the povver of nature. Eight sentences have
been removed from the aiticle. Choose from the sentences A-H the one vvhich
fĩts each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need to use.
GONE WITH THE WIND

As hurricane-force vvỉnds hit Brĩtaĩn's coasts, John Leavey takes a look at the
amazing povver of nature.
Now that the hum an race has madc great technological and scientific
progress and is about to clone whatever or vvhoever it w ants, it is very easy
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to forget about the forcos of nature. 1.................... Although the im ages of
destruction which we have seen on our television screens are horriíĩc, they
are, in fact, ju st the tip of the iceberg compared to w hat nature can really do.
Tornadoes, which are the fastest and m ost violent w inds on earth, can
reach speeds o f over 500 kph. 2 .................... Roofs of houses, cars, animals,
buses and people have been lifted into the air in this way. Those people
whose lives have been put at risk hy “tw isters” have described how helpless
they felt in the face of such power.
A tornado is a violently spinning column of air that can start to form
during a thunderstorm, of which there are about 45,000 a day worldwide. Of
course, not all thunderstorm s bring about tornadoes and not ^dl tornadoes
bring about total destruction. The most destructive ones occur in India,
Bangladesh and “Tornado Alley” in the USA. The worst ever “tw ister” hit this
area in March 1925, when a huge tornado travelled across Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana, killing 695 people and injuring a hirther 2,027. 3 ..................
A blizzard is another natural phenomenon which aíĩects North America. It is
a deadly mixture of wind, snow and freezing temperatiưes. 4 .................Muscles
and internal organs then fail to work when body temperature íalls below 30°c.
In the USA, blizzards are quite common, with winds travelling at up to 65 kph.
It is believed that global warming, which is causing ice caps to melt, will
be the cause o f more blizzards in the future. Even Britain may experience
blizzards as violent as the One which hit New York, W ashington, Boston and
Philadelphia in ơanuary, 1996. These cities became com pletely paralysed
when snow up to 78 cm deep and w eighing a total o f lĩve billion tons covered
an area 800 km long. 5 ...................
Apart from causing death and injury directly, tornadoes and blizzards can
also cause íloods. Naturally, floods are usually caused by heavy rainfall, but
whichever way they are created, they can be very destructive. The most
dangerous and dram atic ones are known as ílash Aoods. In June 1976, hot
air blew north from the G ulf of Mexico, bringing huge thunderstorm s to the
Big Thom son Gorge, where they released 25 cm of rain in six hours. All the
m ountain stream s filled up and m et at the Big Thom son Gorge. 6 ...................
The water then flowed through the canyon, rem oving ever3dhing in its path,
killing 139 people and causing damage worth $36 million. Other íloods on
record have developed more slowly but have been equally destructive.
7 .................... If we choose to ignore it and believe we are the supreme
rulers of the planet, w e m ay be in for a big surprise. Remember, lightning
can strike twice in the sam e place.
A. A nything in their path can be picked up OÍT the ground and dropped
hundreds of m etres away.
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B. Scientists who explore the Antarctic have learnt a great deal about the
earth ’s w eather Systems.
c. O f these, the wind is the m ost life-threatening part because it removes
the heat from its victim s’ bodies.
D . This week, however, w e have been reminded o f w hat nature can do as
hurricane w inds continue to cause chaos across the South coast.
E. W herever we look, we can w itness the power of nature in action.
F . As a result, em ergency Services could not operate properly, however hard
they tried, and more than 300 people died in the “safety” o f those cities.
G. Here, the water level rose from two to seven m etres w ithin m inutes.
H . It moved along the ground for an incredible 352 km, bringing total
destruction w herever it went.
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You are going to read an article about digital photography. Seven sentences
have been rem oved from the article. Choose from the sentences A -G the one
vvhich fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not need
to use.
E verything You Should Know About

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
W hat is a d ig ỉta l p h o to g r a p h ?
A digital photograph is a photo, produced w ith Computer techniques,
made up of hundreds of thousands or m illions of tiny squares of colour. 1.
................ If you look at a digital photograph through a m agniíying glass you
can see the sep2U"ate dots o f colour. The qu2dity of any digital photo depends
on the number of pixels per square centim etre —the more pixels, the better
the photo, which is why you should always try to huy the best digital camera
you can afford.
W hy s h o u ld I “g o d ig it a l”?
There are m any reasons why people ought to consider changing from
ordinary cameras to digital photography. 2 ................... You don’t waste time
going to the shops for your íílm s or photos, and you don’t have to spend money
on íílms. There is also the advantage that digital photography is instant. You
can view your pictures immediately allowing you to decide which photos you
want to keep and which you don’t. No more vvondering if you should have
taken a photo or not - with digital cameras you can take the picture íírst and
decide later whether or not you want it. Of course, with digital technology you
are able to change your picture so that it looks great an3^ a y - th at’s another
huge plus w hen it comes to digital cameras. Lastly, and som ething we all
ought to think about, is the fact that digital photography doesn’t use toxic
Chemicals that oíìten end up in our rivers and lakes.
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How does it work?
You don’t need to be a Computer wizard to use digital cameras. Put
simply, w hat happens is that the camera produces your picture in digital
format - i.e., made up of pixels - so that it can then be “read” hy your
Computer. 3 ..................... They can be saved until you w ant to use them,
included in le tte r s y o u ’ve w ritten on your Computer or se n t to friends and
fam ily in an e-m ail.
Which type of digital camera should I buy?

First o f all, w hen you ’re looking at digital cameras and thinking, “Which
one shall I buy?”, bear in mind that nobody yet knows w hat a digital camera
ought to look like, so there are lots of strange shapes and sizes. 4 ...................
Secondly, there is the cost. At the cheaper end o f the market, there are
the “point and sh oot” cameras. These cameras are fully autom atic and
anybody ju st starting digital photography should begin w ith one o f these.
They’re so sim ple that after only a couple of w eeks, you should have learnt
all you need to know about how to use the camera. 5 ................... Some of these
are a bit too complicated for everyday use. At the top end o f the price scale
are proíessional cam eras and digital video cameras - very expensive and only
necessary for the serious photographer.
Checklist
If you ’re buying a digit2d camera for the íírst tim e, you can easily get
confused. Thereíore, before spending your m oney you should think about
why you w ant the cam era and w hat you are planning to use the pictures for.
Will you be taking pictures indoors or outside? W hat kind of pictures do you
w ant to take - landscapes, portraits, sports shots, etc? 6 ................... All these
questions affect the kind o f camera you should choose. W hen youV e thought
about all th ese questions, you should be ready to make your choice.
A, Once your photos are stored on your Computer, you can decide w hat you
w ant to do w ith them .
B. You can change these pictures w ith your digital camera if you follow the
instructions.
c. However, the design doesn’t make any difference to the CỄunera’s
perĩorm ance and you shouldn’t be too inAuenced hy this.
D. The technical nam e for these squares is picture-elem ents or pixels.
E. For more m oney you can huy one of the mega pixel cameras, which, as
their nam e suggests, produce better quality photos hy using more pixels.
F. Do you w ant to take picturcs o f things close up or far away?
G. For a start, digital cam eras save you both tim e and money.
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You are going to read an article about vvinter holidays. Six sentences have
been removed from the artìcle. Choose from the sentences A-H the one
vvhich best fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence vvhich you do not
need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
WINTER W ONDERI^ND
Carol VVhitely looks at what's available if you're planning on going away this
vvinter.
Plolidays are a summ cr thing, right? Sun, sand and sea? Wrong.
0. .....H ..... And w c’re not just disappoaring to íĩnd distant sun, although
places like A ustralia are vcry popular vvinter dostinations. From Europe to
America, there are som e great breaks if you liko your fun served cold.
W hether it’s action or relaxation you need, you ’re hound to íĩnd som ething
to suit you.
Traditionally, a wintor holiday has m eant skiing, and we still ílock in our
thousands to the slopes. 1...................One of the more popular places to íĩnd it
is in Chamonix, in the French Alps. Chamonix caters for beginners, but the
real appeal of this resort is the cross country ski trails and ski mountaineering.
2 .................. One of the highest cable cars in Europe will taike you far above the
town and you can spend a few hours getting back down at breakneck speed!
If you prefer a quieter life, treat yourseir to a bit of luxury at
Jukkasjarvi, a village in northern Swedish Lapland. Here, every November,
100 tons of ice and 300 tons of snow become the Ice Hotel. It is constructed
in November and lasts until the end of April, w hen the spring sun íĩnally
w ins the battle and the hotel m elts. 3 ................... There are around 300 rooms
with beds of ice covered w ith reindeer skins and therm al sleeping bags.
They’ll keep you warm in tem peratures betw een -4°c and -9 ° c , although it
has been known to drop to -2 5 ° c . Just don’t ask the m anagem ent to turn up
the heating or you m ight find yourself w ithout a room!
The hotel includes an ice-art exhibition, an ice sauna and a cinem a w ith a
huge screen carved out of, youV e guessed it, ice. If th a t’s not enough for you,
there’s lots to do in the surrounding region, including skating at the local
rink, and it ’s a short trip to the tow n of Kiruna for the Snow Festival. 4.
................ Learn som ething about the local Sam i culture and íĩnd out w hat
it ’s really like to spend your life in the snow.
When you’ve had enough relaxation, take the daredevil in you on a winter
vvilderness adventure. F'ly into Anchorage, Alaska, for the start of your dog
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sledding tour. 5 ................... You’ll be shown how to handle your huskies by an
experienced guide and then you ’ll set off together into the great unknown. 6.
................ Spending the night in comfortable log cabins and the day exploring
the vast icy glaciers w ith your team of dogs, you ’ll vow never to vvaste a week
lying on a beach again!
Today’s w inter vvanderer has so much choice that th ere’s no excuse for
just sittin g at home staring at grey skies. More and more com panies are
realising that we don’t all w ant to spend Christm as eating turkey and sitting
vvatching the TV. pînd out more from your local travel agent and get
packing!
A. There you can watch concerts, reindeer races and even a winter fashion show.
B. You’ll travel out of town hy car and hy snowm obile to vvhere your
adventurc begins.
c. These demand a little more than your average downhill run, so you need
to be physically ílt.
D. There’s nothing like the feeling of treedom as you are pulled along the
ground through spectacular frozen scenery.
E. It has become world famous and attracts guests from all four corners of
the globe.
F. Increasingly, though, people are looking for an extra challenge.
G. This m eans that a winter break can often be much cheaper than getting
away in the summer.
H. More and more o f us aro getting away from it all in th e winter.
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You are going to read an article about a scientist's predictions. Seven
sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences
A-l the one vvhich fìts each gap (1-7). There is one extra sentence vvhich you
do not need to use. There is an example at the beginning (0).
ROBOTIC FUTURE RUSHES T O W A R D S us

Narinda Clarkson talks to scientist Phil VVhicker about
what the future has in store for us
Phil Whicker is head of a team of scientists who are turning Science ílction
into reality. I caught up with Phil at his high tech research laboratory in
Kent to find out what th ey’re working on at the m om ent.
“W e’ve seen major technological advances over the last tw enty years,” says
Phil, “and the next tw enty years or so are going to be equally exciting. 0.
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It may sound unlikoly, but Phil bolieves that some taxi companies will have
introduced robot-controlled taxis before the end of the decade. “It’s going to
happen,” says Phil. “líu m an s won’t be driving the taxis of the future. They’ll be
driven hy computers - hy robots - vvhich will respond to electronic signals from
navigation beacons. 1..................There are well over a million industriad robots in
the world already doing things like putting cars together in íactories. It’s only a
matter of tim e before we see them being used outside the factory as well. By
about 2030, there’ll be more robots than people in developed countries.”
So does Phil think that there w on’t be a place for hum ans in this robot-
controlled future? “No, not at all. 2 ................... For exam ple, I predict that, hy
2015, som e TV new s reporters will have had m icroscnsors - tiny cam eras -
im planted in their eyes and w e’ll be able to see livc on our TV screens exactly
w hat they can see. H um ans w ill still be doing jobs like reporting, but th ere’ll
be incredibly powerful technology to help th em .”
“It’s the same w ith mobile phones.” says Phil. “Twenty years ago no-one
had a mobile. 2 .................. In the not-too-distant future, we w on’t want to carry
them around, so w e’ll probably implant thcm somexvhere in the body - maybe
in our teeth or in our shoulders. Scientists are already working on th is.”
I w asn ’t convinced about im plants, so I asked Phil W hicker if anyone had
actually had a microchip im planted in them . “Oh yes! 4 .................... Kevin
Warwick, for exam plc, w ho’s a proĩessor o f cybernetics at Reading
U niversity, im planted a chip into his arm to make doors open and turn
m achines on. 5 ................... Ile calls him seir “part man, part cyborg”.”
Although I was shuddering a little at the thought of having som ething
im planted in my body, Phil thinks wo shouldn’t be scared about the future.
“It’s all about m aking our lives better and easier,” he says. “Take going to a
cashpoint. At the m om ent, you have to rem ember to take your cash card
with you, and you also have to remember your PIN number. 6 ................... In a
few years, yo u ’ll ju st go up to the m achine and a sensor will recognise the
unique iris pattcrn in your eye, and know that it ’s you. No more bank cards
and PIN num bers. W on’t that be great? It’ll help reduce crime, too.”
“So we will at least still be using m oney in ten years” tim e.” I suggested
hopetully. “Well, th a t’s actually an in teresting point. 7 .................... It will
m ainly be digital m oney. Superm arkets will probably have iris recognition
Systems too, so th e m oney for your groceries will autom atically be
translerred from your bank account into the superm arket’s bank account as
you’re standing at the checkout.”
A. O f course it ’s still not commonplace, but it has been done.

B. T here’ll always bo things for hum ans to do but w e’ll rely more and more
on technology.
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c. This probably w on ’í happcn for another fifty years or so, though.
D. That will m ake them both safcr and cheaper.
E. That can be very annoying, can’t it?
F. Now th ey ’re evcryvvhere and m ost peoplc couldn’t livc w ithout them.
G. It worked perfecily.
H. I think we will, but w e w on ’t rely nearly so much on cash and credit
cards as we do now.
I. There are projects w e’ro vvorking on now th ai are going to havo a radical
offcct on all aspccts o f our life, from hcalth to travel to the mcdia.
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Y o u a r e g o in g t o r e a d a n e v v s p a p e r a r t ic le a b o u t a d v e r t is ìn g . C h o o s e fr o m t h e
lis t A - H t h e s e n t e n c e w h ic h b e s t s u m m a r is e s e a c h p a rt C l— 6) o f t h e a r t ic le .
Th ere is one e x tra se n te n ce v v h ic h you do not need to use. T h e re is an
e x a m p le a t t h e b e g in n in g ( 0 ).
I WANT THE ONE I SAW ON TV
L iz H o llis in v e s t ig a t e s th e w ays th a t c h ild r e n a re b e in g ta rg e te d as
con su m ers.
A. Children are not com pletely intluenced by the ads they se e .

B. Advertisers have to understand how parents and children think.
c. Advertising may give children negative ideas about their parents,
D. Children are aíTected by marketing at a very young age.
E. Vievvers often complain about advertising targeted at children.
F. The increase in advertising targeted at children is due to their increased
vvealth.
G. New techn ology creates new opportunities for advertising aimed at
children.
H. My daughter has been intluenced by the advertising sh e has seen .
0 .......H .....
Wc are shopping for T-shirts. My three-year-old has vcry firm ideas about
what she w ants. “Is that one a lìarbie T-shirt?” Thankfully, it is. “I want
this one, M um m y.” I pay the extra few pounds for the lìarbie logo hocause I
know it is an object of such desire am ong her peers that she will actually
wear it. Somevvhcrc, a m arketing tcam is congratulating itseir on an ad that
hit the target.
1 ....................
Charlotte is a potcntial consum cr in a pre-school m arkct worth around
£4.3 billion a ycar in the UK. (yhildrcn of all agcs are legitim ate targets. The
combined annual pocket m oney income of childrcn in the UK is £2.3 billion a
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ye^lr and rising. Add to this the iníluence children have over their parents”
spending power on clothes, food and even holidays - and the total m arket is
estim ated at £30 billion.
So w hat m arketing techniques are used to attract children? The ílrst rule
is to base your ads on a good knovvledge of child and parent psychology. Dr
Dale Southerton o f the U niversity o f M anchester says: “The m arketing
vvorld plays on children’s w ants and needs. Children w ant peer acceptance,
and m arketing creates com petition betw een children hy suggesting they will
be more popular if they own the product. M arketing also plays on a parent’s
anxiety that their child will not fít in or m ight be bullied unless they own the
product.”
3.
A m arketing executive’s dream is to secure cradle-to-grave brand loyalty.
According to studies, a child’s awareness of brands may begin as early as
two. One m arketing tactic is sim ply to make sure that children see large
numbers o f ads, hoping that som e of them will stick.
4..................
More worr3ãngly, another key m essage of advertising aim ed at kids is:
‘Tgnore your parents.” It is rare to see adults in the ads, and, w hen they do
appear, they are portrayed as killjoys trying to stop children gettin g what
they want. One recent study found that children who w atch TV on their own
are more susceptible to advertising than those who watch w ith their parents.
5 .......
By the tim e a child is old enough to use the Internet, she or he will find
the advertisers ready and xvaiting. Sonia Livingstone, Proĩessor of Social
Psychology at the London School of Economics, m onitors their techniques.
“Parents m ainly worry about television advertising, but m arketing m essages
6ire increasingly Corning via the Internet - a medium w here children are less
able to detect S£des. I would like to see schools teaching pupils to be more
sceptical.”
6 .................
M arketing experts argue that children are not as innocent and gullible as
parents think. N evertheless, many parents fear that their children are
becoming corporate targets beíore they are m ature enough to question
m arketing m essages for them selves. But there are still parts of childhood
that m arketing cannot reach. “Kids like going to the park, playing with
friends and drawing pictures just as much as ow ning branded goods,” says
Southerton. There is research evidence that m ost would choose a birthday
party w ith their triends rathcr than an expensive g ift.”
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Y o u a r e g o in g t o re a d a n e v v s p a p e r a r t ic le b y t h e J a m a ic a n t o o t b a lle r J a m ie
L a v v re n ce , w h o w as a c r im in a l b e fo re he becam e a p r o te s s io n a l t o o t b a lle r .
Choose fro m th e lis t A —I th e se n te n c e v v h ic h best s u m m a r is e s each p art
(1 —7 ) o f t h e a r t ic le . T h e r e is o n e e x t r a s e n t e n c e v v h ic h y o u do n o t n e e d to
u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ).
TRIUMPH AND DESPAIR

J a m ie L a w re n c e r e v e a ls h o w b e in g se n t to p ris o n f o r ro b b e ry
k ic k -s ta rte d h is fo o tb a ll c a re e r.
A. My football career continued when I w as free.

B. I w as betrayed by som eon e w ho I had defended.
c. I w as noticed vvhile representing the prison.
D. I m ade the m ost of the tacilities and activities.
E. I learnt that violence just leads to more violence.
F. I have been extrem ely successtul.
G. I believe you alvvays have a second chance.
H. I let my em otions show .
I. 1 stole because I needed the m oney.
0 ........ 1.......
My parents w ent back to ơamaica w hen I was seventeen and suddenly I

was in the big wide world w ith nothing. So I w ent and lived w ith my sister.
N either of us had much money; the easiest way for me to survive was
through crime. N ot long afterwards, I was arrested for the ílrst time. A
friend and I were caught driving a stolen car. When I was nineteen, I was
sent to prison for theft, assault and num erous robberies.
I w ent to Eltham Young Offenders Institute. Although I was scared,

many of my friends were there and that made it easier. I w ent to the gym
every day, I worked out in my ccll, I did some courses, and I played football
constantly because I still believed I could make it.
2..................
I was released a m onth before my tw enty-fĩrst birthday and, ju st six

weeks later, I was back in trouble. This was w ith a guy who was having a go
at a friend o f m ine, so I beat him up, then robbed him. Then the friend who
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I’d stuck up for did a deal w ith the police: he agreed to give evidenco against
me in return for being Ict off. I w ent on the run for six w ecks, hiding out at
my sister’s. It w asn ’t fair on her and w hen you ’re in hiding the only way of
earning is to com m it more crimc.
3 ..................
While I w as on remand, my m other came over from ơamaica. She visited
me and said, “Son, why are you doing this to me?” Shc began to cry, which
made me cry as w ell - the only tim e I cried through all o f this.
At the trial, I was sentenced to four years for robbery w ith violence. Even
at this stagc, I kncw I could make it as a ĩootballer and on Boxing Day 1993,
I played for the prison against a scm i-professional team , Cowes Sports. I
scored two goals and their manager asked the prison governor if I could play
for them.
5 ..................
I took it from there. For the íĩrst m onth or so I played against team s on
the island and bccam e a bit of a local celebrity. I continued playing well and
professional clubs started to watch me. This was my big opportunity, but I
was never nervous. Nervous, for me, is standing in a courtroom w aiting to be
sentenced. I was releascd in 1993 aftcr tw enty-six m onths inside. I w ent up
to Sunderland for a trial and managed to do well enough to be offered a one-
year contract. The following Tuesday, I played in front o f cighteen thousand
people. W hen I came OÍT, I received a standing ovation.
6 ....................
Now, ten years later, I’ve appeared in more than 250 m atches, won the
Littlewoods Cup w ith Leiccster, and have thirtcen caps for ơamaica. If it
were not for prison, I would never have made it as a prolessional footballer.
7..................
When my football career is over, I’d like to work in the com m unity with
young people. I’d like to use m y experience to show them that if you get into
trouble as a young pcrson, your life is not neccssarily over. You can always
ííght back and m ake som ething of your life.
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R e a d t h e a r t i c l e a n d m a t c h t h e s e h e a d i n g s w i t h p a r a g r a p h s 1 —6 .
A. An easy lĩfe
B. Less money; less waste
c. Homes like people
D. Not all good news
E. starting to take control
F. Everything under control
INTELLIGENT HOUSING
1. xnake houses more economical and
comfortable to live in, as well as
Have you ever thought about how
tr3Õng to reduce the amount of
your body works? Every day you
damage that houses do to the
make your body do lots o f different
environment. “Intelligent” housing
actions, such as w hen you walk, talk
seem s to be the ideal solution. Clever
or dance. B ut at th e sam e tim e your
use of building m aterials and
body autom atically does m any other
techniques has brought us houses
things th at are essential for
that are easier and cheaper to keep
everyday life. For instance, w hen
warm than traditional housing.
you blink or yaw n or breathe, you
Modern water Systems, together with
don’t have to think about w hat you
the recycling of w ashing water from
are doing; your body sim ply carries
bathrooms and kitchens, m eans that
out these tasks for you. You m ight
“intelligent” houses use 30% less
think th is is strange, but the latest
water than conventional homes.
houses are like this, too.
4.
“In telligen t” hom es m ight look a
Now, thanks to th e work o f some
little unusual from the outside. This
far-sighted architects and designers,
is because the builders use a lot of
houses have becom e more
glass and wood to m ake the walls.
“in telligen t”. It isn ’t quite true to
Some of the houses even have a
say that houses are starting to think
grass roof because it ’s kinder to the
for them selves, but som e modern
atmosphere! But, inside, they are
hom es are now u sing sophisticated
comfortable and bright. The
technology to control m any of the
technology, which is sim ilar to that
routine jobs th at up to now have
o f your TV rem ote control, m akes
always been our responsibility.
sure o f this. There are always
3. enough lights on in every room and
the windows close w hen it st£u:ts to
For yeairs, architects and builders
rain. The water is always at the
have been tr5ãng to find w ays to
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correct tem peraturo w hencver you h ou ses d o n ’t have to do as m uch
w ant to have a shower and the house w ork to keep th eir hom e clean and
doesn’t allow you to use more water com fortable - and th e hi-tech
than you need. You can even watch k itch en m ean s it is n ’t difflcult to
television in every room, or use the prepare fam ily m eals.
close-circuit cameras to see w h at’s
6.
happening in the garden.
Hovvever, w h at happens, for
5.
exam ple, if th e Computer System s
U ntil recently, we have always had th a t control cv ery th in g in th e house
to think about everything we want sudd en ly break down? W hat can we
our house to do. If we have wanted it do if a Computer viru s som ehow gets
to be vvarmer or cooler, lighter or in to th e System and ch an ges all the
darker, we have had to turn the au tom atic program s? W hat is m ore,
heating or lighting on or off. “in te llig e n t” h o u ses a r e n ’t cheap
However, for som e fam ilies already and not everybody can afford to buy
living in “in telligen t” houses, daily one. D esign ers are w orking on th ese
life has changed in m any ways. They and other problem s, so “in te llig e n t”
don’t worry about turning off the h ou ses are still im proving. Who
light or locking the door before they know s, perhaps som e d esign ers are
go out. The house does all this for tryin g to create a hou se th a t can
them. Pam ilies in “in telligent” even do your hom ew ork!
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You a r e g o in g to read an a r t ìc le a b o u t a S e r v ic e f o r t e e n a g e r s . C h o o s e th e
m o s t s u ita b le h e a d in g fro m th e li s t A - H fo r e a c h p art (1 -6 ) o f th e a r tic le .
Th e re is one e x tra h e a d in g v v h ic h you do not need to use. T h e re is an
e x a m p le a t t h e b e g in n in g ( 0 ).
A. Job satisíaction
B. Not trained for everything
c. The aim of the Service
D. How do they pay?
E. A range of options
F. No-one else to coníide in
G. Solution for adults?
H. Serious problems only
HELP IS AT HAND
The c h ild r e n 's c h a r it y C h ild Povver UK has la u n c h e d a new S e r v ic e fo r
t e e n a g e r s in n e e d o f a t r i e n d l y e a r . C h a r l i e B e n n i n v e s t i g a t e s .
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0. H m ain w a y s,” says Jan et. “T h ere’s a
free num ber you can call (0909
“Being a tecnagcr has never becn
9090909). you can send u s an e-m ail
easy, and, from all our research, it
and w e ’ll get back to you vvithin h alf
seem s to be gettin g more difficult
an hour, or you can chat directly
every year.” So says Janet Kaulkner,
vvith one of our cou n sellors Online
Dircctor of C h ild P o L v e r ƯK.
through our w cb site (www.
H elping H and, a now Service for
childpow cr.org.uk/helpinghand).
thirteen to ninctecn year olds, is hcr
W e’rc also p lan n in g to introduce a
brainchild. “I realised that there was
Service soon th a t allow s teen agers
lots of help at hand for young pcoplo
w ith sim ilar problom s to talk to each
in extrem e difíìculty. They can ring
other Online.”
ChildLine, for example, if th ey ’re
suíTering from bullying or have run
away from home, things like that,
There are five full-tim e Ilelpin g
but nothing for the morc everyday
Ila n d counsellors at present, all
problems they face. And so I creatcd
trained in child psychology and
Ilelpin g Ila n d to íĩll the gap.”
counselling. One of the team, Jenny,
1. described hcr work. “It’s a great
feeling being able to make a
The concept is simple. A thirtecn-
difference to som cone’s life,” says
year-old girl is being teased hy her
Jcnny. “This morning, for cxample, I
older brothcr. A teenage boy feels
helped one tecnagcr who was rcally
embarrassed evory tim o he goes
upset because nonc of her friends at
shopping with his mum. Som eone is
school had remembered her
jealous of their best friond because
birthday. I think our chat made her
theyV e got a cool ncw (yl) playcr.
feel a lot better. And there was a
Who do they turn to? Ilelp in g Iland.
fiftcen-year-old boy who had seen
“T hey’rc little things, y cs,” says
the íĩlm B illy E lliot and wanted to
Janet, “but all problems nced to be
start doing ballct, but was aíraid of
sorted out and talked about. And
what his fathcr would say. IIe’s
often it’s better to talk to a complete
going to make his dad watch the íilm
stranger about these things, rather
before he talks to him about it.”
than som eone you know really well.
We provide a 24-hour free Service to
do two main things - listen
Ilelp in g Ila n d doesn’t claim to be
sym pathetically, and offer advice
able to solvc every problem. “We
where appropriate.”
can’t work m iracles,” says Andrew
2. Carter, another counsellor, “and we
can’t make all problems disappear
Since its introduction two m onths
just like that, but H elping Ila n d
ago, H elpin g H an d has already dealt
gives kids the chance to express
with over 1,000 cases. “If you ’re a
their frustrations and anxieties, and
teenager, you can contact us in three
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th at’s a help in itself. I had a I knew w here they could huy a cheap
teenager the other day who had just second-hand digital camera. We
split up w ith his girlfriend. He didn’t don’t really have answ ers to
w ant to talk to anyone in his family questions like th at!”
about it, and his friends ju st joked
6.
about it w hen he brought the subject
up; he really ju st needed somebody “H elpin g H a n d has been such a
to listen to him. And th a t’s w hat success, th ou gh,” says Janet, “that a
w e’re there for.” num ber of other charities are
looking into ways o f running sim ilar
Services for older people. It’s not just
“Som etim es,” says Jenny, “there are teenagers that have problems -
issues we ju st can’t deal w ith at all. everyone has problem s som etim es
We’re not doctors, so th erc’s no way w ith their relatives, their colleagues,
we can discuss medical problems. All their neighbours, their boss! And it
we can really do is suggest they go really does help to talk. Who knows?
and see their GP. And last week Maybe w e’ll all be u sin g a Service
som eone sent m e an c-mail asking if like this in the future!”
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You a re g o in g to re a d an a r t ic le a b o u t e le c tr o n ic gam es. Choose th e m ost
s u ita b le h e a d in g fr o m t h e l i s t A — H f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 —6 ) o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e is
o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e
b e g in n in g ( 0 ).
YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY
M on ey d o e sn ’t go f a r th e s e d ays,
e s p e c ia lly in th e w o rld o f h ig h te c h .
la n K e lly in v e s tig a te s .
A. An unusual vvorking environment

B. Paying for the marketing
c. The consumer's vievvpoint
D. Some surprising research
E. An interesting experiment
F. The designer's defence
G. What should happen
H. A bevvildering choice
0. H players to DVDs, from hand-held

com puters to hom e cinem as, today’s
Walk into any high Street electrical
consum er is coníronted by displays
store and the range o f Products
of the latest gadgets everyvvhere
available is dazzling. From MP3
they turn. Recently, though, people
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have begun to wonder vvhethcr they gam es keep creeping, or som etim es
are actually gettin g value for m oney leaping, up.
w hen they splash out on the next
3.
piece o f electronic wizardry. The
theory is that com petition in the To find out why that m ight be, I
market forces prices down and we all visited Softplay, the gam es software
beneílt from cheaper and better m anufacturer responsible for such
goods. But does it work? hits as Unknoiun L an ds and
E a rth sta lk er. On arrival, I was led
1.
into their laboratory by Matt
I spoke to Vivian Parris of the Koenig, gam es developer. Although
consumer group Buỵiuatch about one they call it the laboratory, the room
area o f concern: video games. of people testin g gam es, shouting
Buyiuatch carried out an extensive their high scores to each other
survey over the last six m onths into across pizza boxes and drinks cans
popular gam es consoles and the couldn’t be further from the image
gam es th at run on them . The results of scientists in w hite coats. “This is
m ight shock anyone w ithout any where it all happens,” com m ents
previous experience o f this sector of Matt. “One o f the reasons for our
the m arket. “Basically, teenagers success is that w e are all just
and other gam e players are being ordinary gam ers at h eart.”
ripped off,” says Vivian. “The prices
4.
of the consoles them selves are
coining down, but the gam es are We moved into M att’s office where I
becom ing more and more expensive, grilled him about the prices of
and there doesn’t seem to be any games. “Look,” he said. “A huge
cleair reason for it.” am ount of research and developm ent
goes into today’s gam es. You can’t
2.
just create a character and expect
Vivian explains that in com puting people to be happy collecting keys or
there is som ething called M oore’s whatever. You have to give them
law. Gordon Moore was a Computer stunning graphics, stereo surround
engineer in the 60s and 70s and he sound, the w hole works. And that
noticed th at Computer chips double costs.” I ’m not com pletely convinced.
in power roughly every eighteen We look at a few recent titles and
m onths. That should m ean that compare the prices. “To be honest,
faster and more powerful com puters we don’t set the prices. T h at’s up to
become easier and cheaper to make. the individual shop at the end of the
Over the last thirty years of the day. All these gam es are very
Computer industry that has popular, and if you w ant som ething
happened, and a shopper today can badly enough, you ’ll save up your
afford technology undream t of cven allowance and go out and buy it. It’s
ten years ago. Yet the prices of as sim ple as th a t.’
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5. 6.
Obviously I w asn ’t going to get far So w h at have I learned from my
here. I decided to hit the streets and brief trip into th e world o f video and
spoak to the people who matter: the Computer gam es? Kirst o f all, nobody
buyors. At a large gamc store in even tries to deny th a t gam es are
Central London, I ran into a group of probably th e m ost costly b its o f
teenagers, busy admiring the latest plastic in th e shops. T h er e ’s also no
releases. “Som ctim es you can Tind a doubt th a t adolcscen ts, w ho m ake
bargain,” says Jade Mitchell. 14. up th e m ajority o f th e gam e-buying
“Mostly, though, it m eans putting public, w an t th e se gam es and are
money by each w eek until you can preparod to savc to get them . W hat
afford the one you want. Either that lcft m e íe e lin g u n ea sy w as th e fact
or start hassling your parents to get th a t th c se Products have huge
it.” The others laugh. “The console ad vertisin g bud gets, sp en t on
is nothing, and cveryone’s got one,” persuading y ou n g pcople how badly
she continues. “T hat’s the trick. th ey need thom , and th a t m on ey has
They get you playing, and then to com e u ltim a tely from toenagers,
charge you a tortune for the gam cs.” or often th cir parents.
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You a re g o in g to read an a r t ic le about in s ta n t m e s s a g in g , a w ay of
c o m m u n ic a t in g u s in g th e In te rn e t. Choose th e m o s t s u ita b le h e a d ín g fr o m
th e li s t A — H fo r each p art ( 1 —6 ) o f t h e a r t ic le . T h e r e is o n e e x tra h e a d in g
v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e is a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ) .
CHAT WITH A FRIEND IN AN INSTANT

E v e r y t h in g y o u n e e d t o k n o w a b o u t in s t a n t m e s s a g in g
b y C h r is T o r n e y
A. Ways to communicate
B. Gettĩng started
c. Choose your category
D. Speed and ílexibility
E. Making new íriends
F. Long-distance solution
G. Personal identification
H. What is instant m essagíng?
0. H quicker w ay to keep in touch

through th e Internet: in sta n t
Despite the huge popularity of e- m essaging. T h is lets you type a short
mail, millions of Computer users note and sen d it from your Computer
have discovered there’s an even to another, w h ere it pops up straigh t
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aw ay on th e screen. So if you and a 4.
friend or relative are both Online,
you can “c h a t” aw ay w h ile u sin g The first step in using IM is to
your Computer for oth er task s. download a piece of software from
one of the vvebsites that offer the
1. Service. If you already have íriends
who use IM, íĩnd out which program
Instant m essaging - or IM - is more
they have. It ’s free, doesn’t take long
im m ediate than e-mail as you don’t
to download and the only costs you
have to check your inbox for new
face are the Standard call charges
m essages - they appear instantly.
while you’re Online.
Another advantage is that more
than two people at a tim e can join in 5.
an IM conversation, so it ’s ideal for,
say, m aking social arrangem ents O nce y o u ’ve in stalled th is softw are
among a group of friends. and connected to th e In tern et you
can start exch an gin g m essages w ith
2. your Iriends Online. E ach User o f th e
Service has th eir ow n User nam e. If
C om m unication hy IM is n ’t
you ílnd out th e User nam es of
restricted to text. You can send
people you know , you can create a
pictures stored on your Computer,
Iriends list. T hen, w h en you go
and if you have m icrophones and
Online, th e softw are tells you w hich
speakers you can talk - the
of them are also con n ected to the
advantage b ein g th a t in tern et
Internet, and you can send them a
con n ection charges are u su ally
m essage.
cheaper th a n p hon e calls. If you and
a friend have vvebcams. you can also 6.
m ake a video call, in w h ich you can
see as w ell as hear each other. T he lea tu res on offer vary depending
on w h ich Service you opt for,
3. althou gh th ere is not m uch
difference b etw een in sta n t
John Moran, 13, from Southport
m essen ger packages. As w ell as
uses instant m essaging to keep in
allow ing you to u se m icrophones and
touch w ith relatives on the other
vvebcams, m ost give you a range o f
side of the world. “W hen I go Online
option s regarding your sta tu s. You
I swap m essages w ith my cousins in
can usu ally appear as “o n lin e ”,
A ustralia,” says John. “It’s much
“b u sy ” or “aw ay from PC”. The
cheaper than phoning them and
“b u sy ” sta tu s is u sefu l if y o u ’re
m eans I can speak to them more
Online but d o n ’t w an t to be
often.” Carol Taylor, 24, who lives in
disturbed. T he “aw ay from PC ”
Argentina, agrees. “My parents live
sta tu s is u su ally used hy th ose who
in the UK, and w e prefer using an
are perm an en tly Online (people who
instant m essenger to sending e-mails
have broadband or an office
or text m essages as it ’s more like a
connection) b u t a r e n ’t alw ays at
real conversation,” she says. “I’d
th eir Computer.
rather chat Online than call them as
it costs so much le ss.”

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Y o u a r e g o in g t o r e a d a n a r t ic le g ĩv in g a d v ic e t o t e e n a g e r s a b o u t p a r t - t im e
jo b s . C h o o s e t h e m o s t s u it a b le h e a d in g fr o m t h e l i s t A —I f o r e a c h p a r t ( 1 —7 )
o f t h e a r t i c l e . T h e r e i s o n e e x t r a h e a d i n g v v h ic h y o u d o n o t n e e d t o u s e . T h e r e
ís a n e x a m p l e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g ( 0 ).
PART-TIME JO BS FOR TEENAGERS

A . C a rry o u t so m e re se a rch F . N o t a lv v a y s s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d
B . B e t t e r o f f v v o r k in g t o g e t h e r ? G . V V o r k in g f o r f r e e
c. T h e y c o u ld d o w it h y o u H . P ic k a S e r v ic e t o p r o v id e
D . T h in k p o s it iv e ly ! I. I n c o m e a n d o t h e r b e n e f it s
E. W h o to c o n t a c t
0. I many positions as possible and ask

lots of questions about cash flow,
As a teenager, you are likely to have
staffing, etc. Appljdng this attitude
both a fair am ount o f spare tim e and
to any job you havc will really pay
a desire to earn som e money. By
off; you ’ll learn a huge am ount.
working to earn m oney yourseir, you
can learn a lot about the value of 2.
things as well as the world of
For m any teenagers, there are a
business. Typical and obvious jobs
variety of problem s associated with
for teenagers include working at a
getting a job. You may not be old
fast-food restaurant, working as a
enough or you may lack reliable
shop assistant or stacking shelves at
transportation. You m ay not have
a supermarket.
enough total tim e available or a
1. regular enough schedule for
som eone to be w illing to hire you.
What you get out of a job likc this
You m ight not even be able to find a
depends on your attitude. If your
job in an area th at you enjoy. If any
attitude is “I hate this job” then
of these problems holds true for you,
obviously you w on ’t b en eílt much
then working for yourseir on a part-
from it; if, on the other hand, you
tim e basis may be the best way to go.
look at it as an opportunity to learn
how a business works from the 3.
inside out, then the beneíits can be

lia b y -sittin g , for exam p le, is a tried
great. M any of the new generation of
and tested w ay for resp onsible
m illionaires, for example, are owners
teen a g ers w ho like b ein g w ith kids
of franchise and private restaurants.
to m ake m oney. T h ere are several
Owning a restaurant is not easy,
th in g s you can do to m ake your
however, and it requires knowledge
Services m orc valuable. T h in k about
and skill to be successful, so start
tak in g a íĩrst-aid course so th a t you
gathering this as a teenager. Try as
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know how to handle em ergencies. custom ers w hat they are used to
Secondly, you m ight w ant to paying and/or w illing to pay, or ask
consider team ing up w ith som e like- your friends w hat they charge for
minded friends. T hat way your sim ilar activities. In the case o f an
group will be able to say yes more activity like car vvashing, you could
often, increasing the am ount o f work also call garages in your area and
you’re oíTered. ask w hat they charge.
4. 6.
If baby-sitting doesn ’t appeal to you, A nother way o f gaining experience is
then you m ight w ant to consider to offer your Services to a small
garden care. D uring the summ er you business. Although it m ay not be
mow lawns, trim hedges and so on, obvious to you, every com m unity has
in the autum n you rake leaves and thousands o f sm all ílrm s which do
in the vvinter you shovel snow! all sorts of things: printing,
Indoor house painting is another plumbing, Computer programming,
option. Before undertaking this, you advertising and so on. Many of these
need to m ake sure you know what could really beneíít from a part-tim e
you are doing by vvorking w ith helper who is reliable and mature. In
som eone w ith experience and return, you can learn an am azing
practising at hom e (but get your am ount about the business. You will
parents’ perm ission ílrst!). Other be surprised at how quickly you
activities include providing in-hom e become a valued part o f the team.
pet care w hen ow ners are on
7.
holiday; errand-running for busy
people; vvashing cars for neighbours Volunteer positions are another
or teaching people how to use option. You can volunteer your
computers or th e Internet. Services at m any hospitals, old
people’s hom es, and m ost charitable
5.
organisations or political groups.
One question you will have as soon You w on ’t earn any m oney, but you
as you choose an activity is “Iiow can gain valuable experience and
much should I charge?” This is a colleges and universities will be
question which is best answcred by im pressed by any voluntary work
doing a m arket survey. You’ll need you have done.
to call around and ask potential
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KEY TO READING COMPREHENSION
1. 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. c
2. 1. D 2. c 3. c 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. B
3. 1. c 2. A 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A
4. 1. B 2. D 3. c 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B
5. 1. D 2. B 3. c 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. c
6. 1. c 2. D 3. D 4. c 5. c 6. D 7. D
7. 1. c 2. D 3. A 4. G 5. D 6. B 7. B 8. A
8. 1. c 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. A
9. 1. c 2. B 3. c 4. G 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D
10. 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. G 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. B
11. 1. H 2. c 3. B 4. F 5. A 6. G 7. D
12. 1. c 2. D 3. n 4. F 5. A 6. B 7. E
13. 1. E 2. B 3. G 4. D 5. II 6. A 7. F
14. 1. F 2. c 3. B 4. F 5. II 6. A 7. G
15. 1. D 2. A 3. II 4. c 5. F 6. G 7. F
16. 1. D 2. G 3. A 4. G 5. F 6. F
17. 1. F 2. c 3. F 4. A 5. B 6. D
18. 1. D 2. B 3. F 4. A 5. G 6. F 7. II
19. 1. F 2. B 3. D 4. c 5. G 6. A
20. 1. D 2. B 3. II 4. c 5. A 6. F 7. G
21. 1. c 2. F 3. B 4. F 5. A 6. D
22. 1. c 2. F 3. A 4. F 5. B 6. G
23. 1. D 2. G 3. A 4. F 5. c 6. B
24. 1. D 2. A 3. F 4. B 5. G 6. c
25. 1. D 2. F 3. B 4. II 5. A 6. c 7. G
Appendix VERBS, ADJECT1VES, NOUNS WITH PREPOSITIONS

A
abashed by/at sth {adj) accompanied by sb (adj)
abide by {v) accord with (u)
abscond (with sth) from somevvhere (v) according to {prep}
absent from (adj) account for iu)
absorbed in (adj) (+ noun/gerund) accuse sb of sth (u)
absorption by (n) (= action of being absorbed accustomed to sth (adj) (+ gerund)
by) acquaint sb with sth (u)
absorption in sth (n) (= íascination for) acquainted with sb (adj)
abstinence from sth (n) acquit sb of sth (v)
abstain from sth (u) act for (u) (= on sb’s behalt)
(in) abstraction (of sth) from sth in) act of (n) (= do as advised)
abuse of (n) act on (d) (= as a result of sth)
acceptable to sb (adj) addicted to sth (adj)
access to sth/a place (n) addictíon to (n)
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adequate for {adj) arrest sb for sth ( li)
adhere to (i>) arrive at ( li) (a fixed address, a small place,
adjacent to {adj) conclusion)
adjust to (ư) arrive in ( li) (a large area, country)
admission of in) (= coníession) ashamed of (adj)
admission to/into (n) (= permission to enter a ask (sb) about ( li) = (ask for intormation about
place, join a group, Club etc) sth)
admit to (u) ask (sb) for ( li) (= say that you would like sth)
advantage over sb (n) (= better position than assault on (n)
sb) assigned to (adj)
advise sb against sth (v) (= advise sb not to do associate (sth/sb) with ( li)
sth) assure sb of (v)
advise sb of sth (y) (= inform sb about sth) astonished at/by (aự/)
advise sb on sth (v) (= give suggestions) attached to (adj)
affectionate towards (adj) attempt on (sb’s life) (n)
affinity with sb/sth (n) attend to sth/sb ( li)
atraid of (+ noun) (adj) (spiders, the dark etc) attendance at in)
atraíd to (+ verb) {adj) (look, swim etc) attítude to/towards (n)
age o f (n) auxiliary to (,adj)
agree on sth (v) (= to reach a decision with averse to (adj)
others) aversion to )n)
agree to (v) (= agree to do slh or allow sb else avoidance of (.n)
to do sth) aware of iadj)
agree with sb about sth (u) awkward at/with {adj) (at dancing etc/with one’s
agree with sth ( li) (= to approve of sth) hands etc)
agreeable to sb/sth (adj)
ahead of (adj) B
aim (sth) at ( li) back out of ( li)
allergic to sth (.adj) bad at sth (,adj)
allusion to (n) bad to sb (adj)
amazed at/by (adj) bags of in) (+ noun)
amenabie to (adj) ban on sth in)
amount of sth (n) barter for (ii)
amount to (Li) base sth on (u)
amused aUby (adj) bash in/up ( li)
angry at sb (+ gerund) (adj) basis for/of (n)
angry with sb about sth (adj) bear with sb (u)
animosity tovvards in) bearerof(/i)
annexed to (n) (make a) beeline for {n)
annoyed at/about sth (adj) beg (sb) for (u)
annoyed with sb (adj) begin by (+ gerund) ( li)
answer to (n) begin with (+noun) ( li)
antipathetic to (adj) belief in (n)
anxious about/for sth (adj) believe in ( li)
anxious for sb (adj) belong to sb (ii)
apologise to sb for sth ( li) benetit from ( li)
apparent in/from sth (adj) benetit of (n)
apparent to sb (adj) (= clear, obvious) bet (sth) on ( li)
appeal to sb (v) bevvare of ( li)
apply to sb for sth ( li) bit of in)
appreciative of (adj) blame sb for sth iv) {but: put the blame on)
apprehensíve of/about (adj) boast of/about sth ( li)
approve of (u) book into (n)
aptitude for (n) bored with/by (,adj)
argue about sth ( li) (= to disagree about sth) borrow sth from sb ( li)
argue for/against sth (u) (= give reasons bother about/with ( li)
why/why not sth should be, happen etc) bottom of in)
argue with sb (u) breach of (n)
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break into/out of (u) consult sb on/about sth (ra)
brilliant at (adj) consumption of (ra)
bump into (v) content with iadj)
burst into (v) contrary to (adj)
busy with (adj) contrast wìth/to (ra)
contribute to (ra)
control of/over (ra)
campaign for (n) convert to/into (ra)
capable of (adj) convince of (ra)
care for sb/sth (ii) (= like, look after) cope with (ra)
(take) care of sb/sth (n) correction of (ra)
care about sth (v) (= be concerned about) correspond with (ra)
(in) care of sb (n) count on sb for sth (ra)
careíul about (adj) (= take care when doìng sth) cover in/with (ra)
careíul of (adj) (= avoid danger to oneselt) crash into (ra)
be careíul o f the dog craving for (ra)
careful with iadj) (take care not to do harm to crazy about iadj)
an object) crime against (n)
careless about/of {adj) crovvded with (adj)
centre of (n) cruel to í.adj)
certain of (adj) cruelty to (adj)
challenge sb to sth (u) cry about (sth which has happened (ra)
change in/to (v) (= become sth else) cry for (sth you want) (ra)
change sth for sth (i;) (= replace with) cure of (ra)
changeable towards (adj) curious about (.adj)
characteristic of tadj)
charge at (v) (= rush towards)
charge sb with (u) (= accuse of) dabble in/at sth (ra)
cheque for (money) in) damage to (ra)
choice between (two thlngs) (n) damaging to (adj)
choice in (a matter) (n) danger of (ra)
choice of (n) (a number of things) (make a) dash for (ra)
clever at (+ gerund) {adj) date from (ra)
clever with (adj) (hands, tools etc) deaf in tadj) (one ear)
close to (.adj) deaf lo Xadj) (sb’s arguments)
coax sb into (v) deal ìn (ra) (= have a business involving
coincide wìth (v) particular things)
collaborate with sb on sth/in (u) (+ gerund) deal with (ra) (= manage sth)
coliíde with (li) dear to (.adj)
comment on iu) death by (n)
communicate with (l>) decide about (a plan etc) (ra)
compare with/to (u) decide on (ra) (an object) He c o u l d n ’t decide on
complain to sb abouưot sth/sb (li) whi ch car to buy.
compliment on (li) decline in (n)
comply with (y) declìne to (ra)
concentrate on (li) decrease by (ra) (a certain amount)
concern about (n) decrease in (ra) (size, number)
contidence in in) decrease in (ra)
contident of (adj) dedicate to (ra)
contine to (i;) deep in sth (adj)
coníusion about (n) (in) detault of (ra)
congratulate sb on sth (u) deter sth (to sth) (ra)
connected to (.adj) detìciency of/in (n)
connection betvveen (ra) deticient in tadj)
conscious of (.adj) delay in (ra)
consent to (ii) delight (sb) with/in sth (ra) (= entertain/ amuse
consist of (ra) sb with)
consistent with (adj) delight in (ra) (take pleasure (n)
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delìghted with (oựý) distracted from (adj) (what one is doing)
demand for (n) dìther about sth/doing sth (u)
demand sth from (v) divide sth among (v) (more than 2 people/
depart from (u) things)
depend on/upon (v) divíde sth betvveen (y) (2 people/ things)
deposit in (u) (the bank) divíde sth by (v) (another number) divide 4 b y 2
deposit on (u) (the ground) divide sth into (v) (parts)
deputise for sb (v) divide the cake into 6 parts
đerive from (v) divisible by (adj)
descended from (adj) do sth about sth (i;)
deserted by (adj) doubưul about/of (adj)
desire for (n) dream about (u)
despair of (v) dream of (v) (= imagine)
destined for (aclj) drive into/ from/ to/ at/ in/ with/ against/ in/
destructive to (adj) abouư for etc (u)
determined about (adj) due for (adj) (= deserving sth)
detrimental to sth (adj) due to (adj) (= because of)
deviation from (n) due to bad iveather
devoid of (adj) (+ noun) dust (sth) off (d)
devotion to (n) dvvell in/at (y) (= live in/at a place)
dìe from (i;) (a wound) dwell upon/on iv) (= thìnk about, usu sth
die of (v) (illness, hunger etc) unpleasant)
differ from sth (v) (= be unlike)
differ with/from sb on/about sth (u) (= have a
different opinion) (at the) expense of in)
difference between (n) (two or more things/ eager for {adj)
people) economise on (i;)
difference of (n) (amount, opiníon) efficient aưin iadj)
different from (adj) eject (sb/sth) from ivì
difficulty in (n) (+ gerund) elated aưby i.adj)
difficulty with (n) (+ noun) elìgìble for (,adj)
diffident about (adj) elope with sb í,u)
diligence in (n) emanate from sth/sb (y)
direct (sth) at/towards (i;) embark on/upon (v)
disadvantage in (n) (situatlon) embroil (sb) in sth (v)
disadvantage of (n) (+ gerund or noun - emerge from (u)
weakness, poverty etc) emphasis on iu)
disagree with sb on/about sth (v) empty sth out of/into/onto sth (v)
disappointed with/by/in (adj) encounter with sb/sth (n)
disapprove of (u) encourage sb in sth (u)
disbelieve in (u) end sth with sth (u)
díscharge from (u) engaged in (adj) (= busy with)
discourage from (v) engaged to sb iadj) (= promised to marry sb)
discrimination against (n) engagement to in)
discrimination in tavour of (n) engrossed in sth (adj)
dìscussíon about (n) enlist (sb) as/kn/for sth (v)
disgruntled at/about (adj) entice sb away from sth iu)
disgusted at/by/with oneself/sb/sth (adj) entitle (sb) to iu)
dislike for sb/sth (n) entranced by/with iadj)
dismìss sb from (u) entry into/to sth (n)
displeased with sb/sth (adj) entvvine (sb/sth) with/in/round sth (v)
dispose of sth/sb (i>) envious of sb/sth (adj)
disqualíty sb from sth (ơ) envy of sb - at/of sth (n)
disregard for/of sb/sth (n) equal to sb/sth (adj)
dissatistied with/at sb/sth (adj) equivalent to sth iadj)
distaste for sb/sth (n) escape from sth (y)
distinguish betvveen (v) essential to/for {adj)
distracted by (adj) (a disturbance) establish oneselt as sth (u) (= take positíon/ office)

establish oneself in (v) (place) tinish by ( li) (+ gerund)
evacuation of (n) (+ noun) íinish with (u) (+ noun)
evocative of sth (adj) firm (sth) up ( li)
excellent at (adj) (cooking etc) fish for sth (v)
excellent with (adj) (a sword etc) fit for/to (adj)
exception to in) (+ noun) fit in/into (u) (be comtortable with a particular
excited abouưby (adj) group of people etc)
exclaim aưabout (i;) fit into ( li) (= go into the right place)
exclude (sb/sth) from (a place or activity) (u) tixatíon on/with sb/sth (n)
exclusion of sb from sth (n) ílair for sth (u)
excuse for (n) flake off/away from (ti)
excuse sb for sth (v) (= torgive sb for sth) flee from sb/sth ( li)
excuse sb from sth (v) (= free sb from a duty, flirt with sb ( li)
requirement, punishment) flock of (n)
exempt from sth (adj) flow from/out of/into (u)
expel sb/sth from (a place) iv) flow of (n)
experienced in iadj) (activity) fond of (adj)
experienced with {adj) (tools, vveapons) torget about ( li)
experiment on (i;) (anlmals etc) torgive sb for sth (u)
experiment with (y) (methods etc) tortunate in (adj) (+ gerund)
expert in/at/on (adj) (activity) traternise with sb ( li)
expert with (adj) (tool, weapon etc) fraughtwith ( li) (problem, risks)
explaín sth to sb (i;) free sb from sth (u)
exposed to (,adj) treedom from in) (chains, problems)
expressive of iadj) (one’s mood) treedom of (n) (speech, action)
expressive with iadj) (one's hands, voice etc) íreshen (sth) up ( li)
exult at/in sth (u) fret about sth ( li)
triendly to sth (adj) (= not harmíul to sth)
triendly with (sb) (adj)
tabric of (sth) (n) trightened of/by sth + gerund (adj)
taced with iadj) frown at sb/sth ( li)
tailure in in) frown with (u) (anger, conĩusion etc)
taith in sb/sth in) full of (adj)
faithful to sb/sth ịadj) turious wíth sb about sth (adj)
fall from (n) (a height)
fall in (n) (prices, popularity)
tamed from sth (adj) (be a) genius at (n) (subject)
tamiliar to sb iadj) (be a) genius with in) (tools etc)
tamous for {adj) (one’s actions) (have a) genius for sth/doing sth (n)
tamous in (adj) (a country etc) gain by/from (+ gerund) ( li)
tatal to/for sb/sth iadj) gap betvveen in) (2 things)
tatten (sth/sb) up iv) gape at sb/sth (v)
tavourable for/to sb/sth (adj) gargle with sth (u)
fear of (+ noun) (n ) garnish with sth ( li)
teature at (u) (the cinema) gash in/on sth (n)
teature in (u) (a magazine) gather round sb/sth (Li)
teature on (y) (TV) gaze aưupon iu)
tetch sth for sb iv) generosity to/towards (n)
feud with sb over sth '.v) generous with sth (adj)
tiddle with sth (v) gíbe at/about sb/sth (u)
tiddle around/about {v) g ig g le at (Li)
tidelity to sb/sth (n) glance at ( li)
tìdget abouưaround (u) glare a t (ư)
fight with sb about sth/ against sth Ịu) glee at sth (n)
tilled with (adj) (+ noun) glisten with sth (ii)
film of (n) glitter with sth (Li)
fine sb for sth/ doíng sth ( li) gloat about/over (Ii)
tinish (sth) off (L’) glovver at sb/sth (v)
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good at sth (adj) impressíon of sth/doing sth (n)
good for sb (adj) (= good iníluence on sb) improvement in (n) (condition, situation health)
good to sb (adj) (= kind to sb) ìncapable of sth/doing sth iadj)
gracious to sb (adj) {= klnd to sb) include sb/sth in sth (u)
graduate from (i;) (universlty) increase in (n) (size, number, level)
graduate in (v) (subject) increase sth by (u) (amount, percentage)
grapple with sb/sth (i;) indebted to sb for sth (,adj)
gratetul to sb for sth (adj) independent of/from (adj)
grief aưover (n) indifferent to sth/sb {adj)
grievance againsưvvíth (n) indignant aưabouưover sth {adj)
grieve aơover sth (v) indulge in sth (li)
grudge against sb (n) interior to sb/sth (adý)
grumble to/at sb abouVover sth (u) injurious to sb/sth (adj)
guaranteed against (adj) innocent of iadj)
guaranteed for Cadj) (breakage etc) inoculate sb against sth (li)
guess at (v) inseparable from {adj)
guilty of (adj) insist on (li)
inspired by (.adj)
H insure sth/sb against (u)
(be in the) habit of (n) intent on sth/doing sth iadj)
haggle with sb abouơover sth (i;) intention on sth/doing sth (adj)
hand on/over (u) intention of (n)
handy for sth/doing sth (adj) interest in in)
hanker after/for sth (u) interested in/about (,adj)
happen to/upon (u) (= come across by chance) intertere with (li)
happy about (adj) (situation) invest sth in (ii)
happy in (adj) (a new house etc) investment in (n)
happy with sth/sb (adj) invitation to (n)
harmtul to (adj) invite sb to sth (li)
harmonise with (u) involve sb in (u)
hazard to (n) 7ce is a hazard to motorisls. involved in/with sth iadj)
heap sth up (v) irrelevant to sth (adj)
hear about/of sth (li) (= receive iníormation irritated by/with sb, by/at sth í.adj)
about) ìsolate sb from sb/sth (u)
hear from sb (li) (= receive a letter, a telephone
call from sb)
heat sth up (li) jam sth/sb in/between sth (li)
heir to sth {n) jam-packed with sth (adj) (informal)
hesitate about/over (li) (doing sth) jealous of (adj)
hesítate at (u) (the door etc) jest with sb about sth (v)
hinder sb/sth from sth/doing sth (li) jinx on sb/sth (n)
hìss at sb/sth (u) join in sb/sth (n)
honest about sth {adj) join sth onto sth (ii) (= attach one thing to
hope for sth (i;) another)
hopeless at iadj) (maths etc) join up (n) (= become a member of esp
hopeless with (ữự/) (a gun etc) army/attach sth to sth else)
huddle up to sb/sth {u) join up with sb/sth (u) (= become partners with)
hunch up (li) joke with sb about sth (u)
jostle against sb/for sth (l>)
I judge sb/sth by/from sth (li)
identical with/to sb/sth (adj) judgement about (n) (action, crime etc)
ignorant of (adj) judgement of (n) (court, judge etc)
(have an) impact on sb/sth (n) judgement on sb (n) (punishment for sb)
impatìent for sth (.adj) (= eager for sth to juggle with sth (li)
happen) justification for (n) (+ noun or gerund)
impatient with sb (adj) (= intolerant of)
impolite to (adj) K
impressed by/with (aựý) keen on sb/sth (adj)
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key sth into sth (v) mistaken about sb/sth (adj) (= wrong in
keỹ to (n) (+ noun) opinion)
kind to sb (adj) mistaken for (adj) (= believed to be sb/sth else)
knock aưon (u) mistrust of (n)
know of/about (u) mock at sb/sth (u)
knovvledge of/about (n) moon around/about/over (tí) (+ noun)
motion to/towards sb (u)
mould sth into sth (u)
label (sth) as (v) mourn for/over sb/sth (tí)
lace (sth) up (v) muddle (sth/sb) up (u)
lack of (n) mutiny against sb/sth (u)
laden with sth (adj)
lag behind sb/sth (u) N
lap (sth) up (v) nag at (v)
lather (sth) up (v) name sth/sb after/for sb (u) (= give a name to
laugh about (u) (situation) sth/sb)
laugh at sb/sth (v) name sb for/as sth (f) (= nominate sb for a
laze around/about (v) position)
lean on/towards/againsưover (u) naturalise sb/sth in (u)
leave for (f) necessary for/to (adj)
lecture on (v) (= give a lecture) necessity for/to (n)
lecture sb for/about sth (v) (= scold/ warn sb) need for (n)
legislate for/against (v) negligent of (adj) (one's duties, responsibilities)
lend (sth) to sb (i;) negotiate (sth) with sb (v)
lìable for (adj) nervous of (adj) (+ noun/gerund)
lie to sb about sth (v) new to (adj) (an area, one’s experience)
limit (sb/sth) to (u) news of (n)
line (sth) with sth (u) next to (adj)
listen for (v) (= listen careíully to hear the nibble at sth (u)
telephone, doorbell etc) nice to (adj)
listen to (v) (radio, music etc) niggle abouưover (i;)
live at (v) (an address) nod to/at sb (t;)
live on (y) (a big Street) nominate sb as (ii) (president)
live in (u) (a small Street) nominate sb for (f) (a position)
live for (v) (a particular time, person, thing) noted for (adj)
live with (v) (person, emotion, memory etc) (take) notice of (rỉ)
long for sth/to do sth (ơ) notity sb of sth/sth to sb (u)
look about/around (u) notorious as (adj) (criminal etc)
look at (u) (= view) notorious for (adj) (crime etc)
loyal to (adj)
lukewarm about sb/sth (adj) (= not eager)
obedient to sb/sth (adj)
M object to sb/sth/doing sth (u)
(in the) mood for sth (n) objection to/about sth (n)
mad aưwith sb (adj) obliged to sb for sth (adj)
make of sth (n) oblivìous of/to sth (adj)
malevolent to/towards (adj) obsession vvith/about sb/sth (n)
married to (adj) obtain sth for sb (u)
marvel at/about (i;) obvious to sb (adj)
mastery of sth (n) occur to sb (ti)
mean to sb/with sth (adj) offense against (rt) (= breaking of a rule or law)
meddle ìn sth (u) offense to (n) (= insult)
mediate betvveen (u) ogle at sb (v)
mention to (u) omen of sth (n)
milìtate against sth (u) onslaught on sb (n)
mingle with sth (u) ooze out of/with (f)
misintorm sb about (tỉ) operate on (u) (person)
mistake sb/sth for sb/sth (v) operate with (ư) (tools, instruments)
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opinion of/about (n) preach to sb about/against sth (v)
opposed to sth (oự/) precaution against sth (n)
opposite to sb/sth <,adj) preconception about sb/sth (n)
optimistic about {adj) predisposition to/towards sth (n)
originate sth in/from sb (u) prefer sth/sb to sth/sb (u)
oust sb from sth (v) prejudicial to/againsưtowards sth (adj)
outlay on sth (n) prelude to sth (n)
outlet for sth (n) prepare (sb/sth) for/to (v)
Outlook for (n) (= torecast, prediction) prepared by (adj) (+ gerund)
weather Outlook for the uieekend (be) prepared for (adj) (= ready for sth to
Outlook on (n) (= opinion of) happen)
Outlook on life prepared with/from (adj) (ingredients,
Outlook onto/over (n) (tields, tovvns etc) components)
outskirts of (n) present at (adj) (event, ceremony, place)
overburden sb with sth {v) present for (adj) (event) present for the parade
owìng to (prep) present in {adj) (place, court)
present sb with sth (v)
p prevail agaínst (u) (= to work against)
pale with (t;) prevail in/among (v) (= to exist In/ among
part with (v) people, places etc)
pass by (v) (= go past) pass by s b ’s house; prevail over (i;) (= to be more powerful over)
Christmas passe d by quietly prevail upon (v) (= persuade sb to do sth)
pass on (i>) (= to go on from one thìng to prevent sb/sth from doing sth (lí)
another) L e t ’s p as s on to the next question. previous to sb (adj)
patient with {adj) pride in sb/sth (n)
pay by (u) (cheque) príde oneselt on sth/doing sth (v)
pay for (v) (shopping) proclivity to/towards (n)
pay in (i>) (cash) proticient at/in sth (adj)
peck at sth (i;) prohìbit sb from doing sth (v)
peculiar to (adj) prone to sth (adj) (illness, intection)
peek at sth (v) proot against (n) (= which denies claim/secure
peeved about sth (adj) against)
pelt sb/sth with (i>) proof of (n) (what has been claimed)
pernìcious to sb/sth (adj) propensity for/to/towards sth (n)
persist in sth/doing sth (v) protect sb/sth againsưtrom (v)
pile (sth) up {v) protection against (n)
pity for sb/sth (n) protest abouưagainst/at (v)
plague (sb/sth) with (v) pl ague me wi th a lot proud of (adj)
more questions provide (sth) for sb (u)
plan for (n) pull aưon sth (u)
plead with sb to do sth (.v) punish sb for sth (u)
pleased with/about (adj) puzzled abouưby (adj)
pleasure in/of (n)
pledge sth to iv) (an organisation activity)
poínt aưto (v) quality (sb) as/for (i>) (have/give required
ponder on/over sth (d) abllitles, qualitications etc)
popular with (adj) quality Is b) for (y) (have/give right)
portent of sth in) quality of (n)
pose for sb/sth (y) quarrel with sb about/over sth (v)
possessive with/about (adj) questtorsth (n) (truth, happiness)
possibility of sth/doing sth (n) queue up (for) (i>)
PostScript to sth (n) quick as (adj) (= comparison)
(im)polite to (adj) quick at (adj) (+ gerund or noun)
potential as (n) (+ noun) quiet sb/sth down (i;)
potential for in) (+ noun) quote (sth) from sb/sth (v)
praise sb for sth (u)
pray to (v)
pray to sb for sth (v) race against sb/sth (n)

radiate from (i;) (= originate from) reputation for/of (ra) (+ gerund)
radiate with (ti) (happiness etc) request for sth (ra)
rage aưagainst sb/sth (u) research into/on sth (ra)
raid on sth (n) resignation trom (ra)
rally round (v) resort to (v)
rant at sb about sth (v) respected for (adj)
rave aưagainst (v) (= act opposite to sb/sth) respite from sth (ra)
reach for sth (v) respond to (u) (question, stimulus etc)
react against (v) (= act opposite to sb/sth) respond with (v) (= reply by doing sth)
react to (v) (= take action as a result of sth) respond ivith a smile
readjust to (f) (a new situation) responsìbility of/for (ra)
ready for (adj) responsible for (adj)
reason for (n) result in (v)
reason vvith sb (v) result of/from/in (ra)
rebel against sth/sb (v) resulting from {adj) (= arising from)
receipt for (n) (proot of having paid for sth) resulting in (adj) (= leading to)
receipt of (n) (sth being received) reticent about sth {adj)
receive from (u) retire from iu) (one's job)
recipe for (n) retire to (u) (a place)
recipient of sth (n) (of awards) reverence for sb/sth (ra)
recite sth to sb/from sth (v) reverse of (ra)
reckless of/about sth (adj) revert to sth iv)
recoíl from sb/sth at sth (u) revolt against (y)
recommend sb/sth to sb/for sth (v) revolve around (ư)
recovery of sb/sth from sth (n) rhyme with (u)
recruìt sb to sth/as sth (n) rich in iadj) (humour, vitamins)
redolent of/with sth (adj) rid of (,adj)
reduction in (n) (size etc) rise in/of/out (ra)
reduction of (n) (amount by which sth Is risk of (ra)
reduced) rival for (ra) (sb's affections etc)
reter to (v) rival in (ra) (a competition etc)
reterence to sb/sth (n) roar at (y) (object)
retrain from sth/doing sth (v) roarvvith (n) (pain, laughter)
retuge from sb/sth (ra) room for (ra) (creativity, correction)
regard to/for (ra) rude to/towards sb {adj)
regardless of iprep)
reign over (v)
rejoice aưover/in sth (u) sad about {adj)
relapse into (ư) (unconsciousness/ crime) safe from sth/sb (adj)
related to (adj) sateguard (sb/sth) agaínst/from sth/sb (i')
relationship between/with (ra) sated with sth iadj)
relative of (n) satistied with {adjì
release from (ra) (v) save sb/sth from (v)
rellef trom (ra) scared of (adj)
relish for/in (ra) schooled in sth (adj)
rely on/upon (v) scorn for sth/sb (ra)
remark on/upon/at (v) scovvl at sb/sth (u)
remedy for (ra) search for (u)
remind of (v) secret from sb (adj)
reminiscent of (adj) secret from (ra)
remorse for sth/doing sth (ra) sensible about (adj)
remote from (adj) sensìtive to (adj) (sb’s needs)
remove from (v) sentence sb to sth (u)
reply to (lí) separate from (adj)
reply to/from (ra) separate sb/sth from (u)
report on/to (ra) sequel to sth (ra)
repulsìon for (n) serious about sth (adj)
reputation as (ra) (+ noun) set of (ra)
440 - yĩfì/ì Bá
sever sth from sth (d) strain of (n) (= quality)
share (sth) with sb iv) There is a strain o f u nki ndness in him.
share in sth (v) strain on in) (= exertion on sth) B uyi ng that car
shelter (sb/sth) from sth (v) will be a strain on our resources.
shiver with sth (u) streak of sth (n)
shocked aưby (adj) stricken with/by sth iadj)
short of (adj) strip (sth) off/down ( li)
(have a) shot at sth (n) strive for/after/towards (u)
(have a) shout at sb (i;) (from anger) struggle for sb/sth ( li) (= fight for) struggle for
shout for sb (i;) (indirectly) breath
shout to sb ( li) (to attract attention) struggle with sb/sth iv) (= fight with)
shriek (v) (obscenities, a vvarning) strum on sth ( li)
shriek with (ii) (fear, etc) sub for sb ( li)
shy of sth/doing sth (adj) subject to sth iadj) (alteration, approval)
sick about/over iadj) (situation) submit (sth) to sb (n)
sick with (adjì (emotion) sick with fear subsist on sth ( li)
sidle up/over to sb/somewhere (u) substitute for (n)
sigh wíth sth ( li) subversive of {adj)
similar to sb/sth - in sth {adj) succeed in sth ( li)
skílltul at/in (adj) (job) succeed sb to sth ( li) (the throne, a post)
skilltul/skilled with/in (adj) (tool, weapon, etc) successtul in/at iadj)
skilled aưin iadj) (job) successor to (n)
slow at (adj) succumb to sth (ii) (an illness, an attack)
smile at sb ( li) suffer from/with iv)
smitten with/by sb/sth (adj) sufficient for (adj)
sneer about (Li) (situation) sufficient for/to (adj)
sneer at sb/sth (Li) suitable for (adj)
snipe at sb/sth ( li) suited for/to (adj)
snoop abouưaround (u) supplicate for sth ( l>)
snuggle up to sb/sth ( li) support for (n) The f ans shoived their support
solace sb with sth ( li) for the team.
solicitous for/about (adj) support of (n) Money was collected in support
soluble in (adj) o f Greenpeace.
sorry about sth (adj) support sb in (u) (a plan, decision etc)
sorry for sb (adj) support sth with (n) (money)
spatter sth on/over ( li) spalter paint on the wall sure of (,adj)
spatter sth with (v) spatter the Luall ivith paint surge in (n) (rise in)
speak to sb about sb/sth (v) surge of (ra) (people, the sea, etc)
specialíst in (n) surprised at/by {adj)
spend (money) on ( li) surrender (sb/sth) to sb ( li)
spend (time) on sth (u) surrogate for sb/sth (ra)
spend (tìme) in/at ( li) (place) suspect sb/sth of sth/doing sth ( li)
split sth into ( li) (pieces) suspicious of/about iadj)
split sth up ( li) (= break sth up) swill (sth) ouưdown (adj)
sprig of sth (n) (usu plant) swipe (out) at sth ( li)
spy on sb/sth ( li) svvoop down on sb/sth (ra)
squabble with sb about/over sth ( li) sympathetíc to/towards/with sb (adj)
squint at/through ( li) sympathise with sb aboutytor sth (ra)
squirt (sth) out of/into/around etc from sth (u) sympathy for/towards sb/sth (ra)
stack (sth) up ( li) sympathy with (ra) (sb’s ideas = agreement with
stamp abouưaround ( li) them)
stare at ( li)
stash (sth) away ( li) {inỊormal)
steal (sth) from ( li) talent for (ra)
stimulus to/for sth (n) talk to sb about sth (ra)
stock of (n) tamper with sth (ra)
story aboutyot (n) taste in (ra) (clothes, etc)
straighten (sth) up/out (Li) taste of (ra) (food, etc)

taunt sb with sth (u) use of sth (n)
team up with sb (,v) used for/as (adj) (employed)
team sb/sth wíth sb/sth (v) used to (adj) (accustomed to)
terriíied at sth (,adj) usetul to sb for/as sth (,adj) T h i s wood ivill be
thank sb for sth iv) useỷủl to me as a table.
thankíul for sth (aựý)
think about/of sth (u)
thirsty for sth (adj) (rain, success) valid for (adj) (use)
thoughtless of sb (adj) valid in (adj) (a place)
threaten sb with sth (i;) valued aưfor (adj) (a price/a purpose)
throw sth at sb (v) variation in/of sth (ra)
throw sth to sb (i;) vary in (v)
tinge sth with sth (v) vault over sth (v)
tìngle with sth (n) vexed aưvvith sb/sth (adj)
tinker at/with sth (d) view of/to (ra)
tired of {adj) visible from (adj) (somevvhere)
tolerant of iadj) (different opinìons, particular visible to (adj) (sb)
conditions) visible with (adj) (an instrument etc) T he moon
trade in sth for sth (i;) is visible to our planet wi th the na k e d eye.
traitor to sb/sth (n) visitation of/from sb/sth (n)
transition from sth to sth (ra) visítor to (ra)
translate sth from sth into sth (i;) void of sth (adj)
treatment for (ra) (shock, lung cancer) votary of sb/sth (ra)
tribute to sth/sb (ra) vote for/against (ra)
trip (sb) up/over (v) vote for/against (u)
trip over sth (v) vouch for sb/sth (v)
triumph over sth (v) vulnerable to sth/sb í,adj)
(make) trouble for sb (ra)
(have/be in) trouble with/for (n) l ỉ e was in
trouble wi th the police for stealing a car.
w
wage sth againsưon sth/sb (v)
trust in (n) wail abouưover sth (v)
tuck sth into sth (v) wait for (u)
tug aưon (v) wallow around/about in sth (v)
turn (sth/sb) around/over (v) warn sb of/about sth (u)
tussle with sb (u) vvarrant for sth (ra)
tutor sb in sth (v) wary of sb/sth (adj)
type of (ra) weak aưin (adj) (at the knees, in the head)
typical of sb/sth (acij) weary of sth/doing sth (v)
whiff of (n)
u vvhittle away at/down sth (u)
unavvare of sth (adj) win a t (v)
unconcerned with sth/sb (adj) wince at (v) (the thought of...)
uneasy about sth (adj) wink at sb (v)
unequal in (adj) (size, etc) wish for (ra)
unequal to (adj) (in comparison with sth else) wìsh for (ii)
unfaithful to sb/sth (adj) worried about (adj)
unfit for sth (adj) worry about (v)
uninterested in sb/sth (adj) worthy at (adj)
unjust to sb (adj) worthy of (adj) (a reward, recognition etc)
unmindtul of sb/sth (adj) wrestle with sb (u)
unqualitied as/for sth (adj) vvrite to sb about sth (v)
unreasonable about (adj) He was
unreasonable about p a y i n g his share.
unreasonable of sb (adj) (= to behave in a yearn for sb/sth (v)
particular way) yearning for (ra)
unsvverving in sth {adj) yell (out) (u) (abuse, a name, in pain)
upset abouưwith sth (adj) yell at sb abouưtor sth
upvvind of sth (oự/) yen for sth (ra)
442 yĩf7/i Bá
PREPOSITIONS WITH WORD PHRASES
AT by all means
a t... km per hour by appointment
at a cost by auction
at a disadvantage at a discount by birth
at a distance by bus/train/plane/car (but: in my own car, on
at a glance the 8 o'clock train)
at a guess by chance
at a loss by cheque
at a moment’s notice by day/night
at a proĩiưloss by degrees
at all costs bỹ for
at all events by torce
at an advantage by hand (= using the hands)
at any rate by heart (= from memory)
at brẽakfast/lunch by land/sea/air
at church/school by law
at ease by luck (= lucklly)
at fìrst hand by marriage
at fĩrst sight by means of
at hand {= close) by mistake
at heart (= in one's real nature) by name (= using the name(s) of sb/sth)
(have sb/sth) at heart (= be concerned about by nature
sb/sth) by now
at home by one's side
at last by oneselt
at least by order of
at length by posưairmaìl
at liberty by protession
at night (riole: ìn the night) by request (= as a response to sb's wish)
at noon by sight (= recognise sb when you see them but
at odds with have nèver meưtalked to them)
at once by surprise
at one’s request (= because sb wishes it) by the dozen
at peace/war by the end (= before sth ĩinishes)
at present by the side of
at random by the time (= betore reaching a certain point)
at risk by the way (= incidentally)
at sea by virtue of
at speed
at the age of FOR/FROM
at the beginning (= when sth started) for a change
at the end (= when sth tinishes) for a moment (= for a short time)
at the expense of for a visit/holiday
at the front of (= in the most forward position/ for a walk
place) for a vvhile
at the last possible time for ages (informal)
at the latest (= time) for breaktast/lunch/dinner
at the moment (= time) for certain
at the point of (= at that particular time) for ever
at the present time for fear of (= in case sth happens)
at the same tíme for good (= torever)
at the time (= at a particular time) for granted
at times (= sometimes) for hire
at work for life
for love (= out of love, vvithout payment or other
BY
reward)
by accident for nothing
by all accounts for once (= on one occasion)
for sale (= to be sold)
Tài liệu ôìì thi TH PT Quốc gia UIÔÌÌ Tiếng A n h - 443

for sb’s sake n ink/pencil
for short n length/width etc In lengths o f 1 Om.
for the moment (= for now, for the time being) n love (with)
for the sake of n moderation
for the time being n mourning (for)
from memory n name only (= not really)
from now on n no time (= very quickly)
from time to time n one’s free time
n other vvords
IN n pain
In a (good/bad) mood n partìcular
n a hurry n person
n a mess n pieces
n a way (= to some extent) n place of
n action n possession of (= ovvnlng)
n addìtion (to) n practice/theory
n advance (of) n principle (= theoretically)
n agony n prison/jail
n agreement with n private/public
n all n progress
n answer to n return
n any case (= anyvvay) n satety
n arrears n sb’s interest
n bed n sb’s opinion
n blossom n season
n briet n secret
n case (+ clause) n self-defence
n case of (+ noun) n sight (of) (= within one's range of Vision)
n cash n some respects (= in certain ways, concerning
n charge (of) some aspects)
n code in stock
n comtort in summer/vvinter
n common (with) in tears
n comparison wíth ìn the aír
n compensation for in the beginning (= originally)
n conclusion in the case of (= in the event)
n contidence in the dark
n control (of) in the end (= finally)
n danger in the flesh
n debt in the habit of
n detail in the meantime
n difficulty in the mood for (= vvanting to do sth)
n disguise in the morning
n disorder in the mountains
n doubt in the name of (= on sb’s behalt)
n exchange for in the news
n existence in the nude
n fact in the righưvvrong
n tashion in time (= early enough)
n tavour of (= supporting) in time of (= during a particular time)
n tavour with (= liked by) in touch
n fear of (= afraid of) in town
n tlames in tune (with)
n focus in turn
n tront of (= turther forward than) in two/half
n tuture in unitorm in use
n gear in vain
n general in view of (= because of, taking into account)
n good/bad condition in vogue
n hand (= being dealt with)
n horror of
444 Vĩnh Bấ\

ON out of doors
on a ... day out of tashion
on a diet out of hand
on a farm out of luck
on a journey out of order
on a trip/cruise/excursion out of píty
on a(n) atternoon/evening out of plãce
on account of (= because of) out of practice
on an expedition out of print
on an island out of reach
on approval out of respect for
on average out of season
on bail out of sight (= beyond one’s range of Vision)
on balance out of stock
on behalf of out of the ordinary
on busíness out of the question
on conditíon that out of town
on credit out of use
on demand out of work
on duty OFF
on fire off colour
on foot off duty
on good/bad terms with off school/work
on holiday off the record
on impulse off the road
on leave
on loan UNDER
on no account (= under no circumstances) under age
on one’s mind under arrest
on one’s own under control (= controlled)
on order under discussion
on paper under one’s breath
on principle (= according to a particular beliet) under orders
on purpose under pressure
on sale (= reduced in price) under repair
on second thoughts under the impression
on sight (= as soon as sth is seen) under the vveather
on strike
on the agenda WITH/WITHOUT
on the air with a view to (= intending to)
on the contrary wíth ditticulty
on the front/back (of a book, jacket etc) with luck (= hopeíully)
on the increase with reíerence to
on the job with regard to
on the one hand with the compliments of
on the other hand with the exception of
on the outskírts vvìthout delay
on the phone vvithout fail
on the point of (= about to) vvíthout success
on the radio/TV vvithout vvarning
on the trail of
on the way
on the whole ROUND
on time (= at the correct time) round the corner
OUT OF TO
out of breath to one’s astonishment
out of control (= uncontrolled) to one’s surprise
out of danger to sb's face
out of date to this day
out of debt
ĩà i liệu ôn thi TH PT Quốc gia môn Tiếng A n h 445

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key
1. Muitiple Choice Tests....................... ......... 5...... .......93
2. Lexical Cloze Tests.................................100...... ..... 135
3. Open Cloze Tests............................. ......139...... ..... 160
4. Word Pormation............................... ......163...... ..... 179
5. 100 Trlos of Gapped Sentences........ ......182...... ..... 199
6. Key word transíormation.................. ......200...... ..... 248
7. Sentence transíormation................. ..... 232...... .... 292
8. Error Correction............................... ......309...... ..... 327
9. Prepositions.................................... ......331...... ..... 340
10. Phrasal Verbs.................................. ......342...... ..... 368
11. Verb Tenses (Active and passive)............372...... ..... 379
12. Reading Comprehension.................. ......383...... ..... 432
13. Appendices...................................... ..... 432
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