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- The lecture was canceled because the professor was ill. They___CALLED OFF_______because the professor was ill. (CALLED)
- He was very angry because of the delay. The delay ___MADE HIM LOSE HIS_________ temper (MADE) MAKE ME LOSE MY TEMPER MAKE+INF
- I think you're the most talented musician I've ever heard. You're the most talented musician I've ever heard, as ____FAR AS I’M__________ concerned. (FAR)
- I strongly suggest you to leave now if you don’t want to miss the train. You __ HAD BETTER __________ leave now if you don’t want to miss the train. (BETTER)
- Those trousers weren’t fashionable anymore. Those trousers went ______OUT OF________ fashion many years ago. (OUT) OUT OF TIME OUT OF TOUCH
- There are a lot of seats available. There is___ROOM FOR_ ______everybody to sit down.(ROOM) ROOMS count There is room for= spazio, unc There is no room for
- Jack asked her: “Did you pass your French exam?” (WHETHER) Jack asked her __whether_she had passed_____________her French exam
- When I got there, they were paving the road When I got there, the road ___was being fixed_________ (FIXED)
- I've received the parcel I ordered. The parcel I ordered ___has arrived_________ (arrived) arrive???intransitivo-> no passivo
- Many people in Western countries believe that the number thirteen is unlucky. In many western countries __it is believed that____________ the number
thirteen is unlucky (BELIEVED)
- After living in the city for a year, I became accustomed to the noise and crowds. After living in the city for a year, I __got used________ the noise and crowds. (USED)
- When I was a child, I would eat ice cream every summer. When I was a child, I __used to________ eat ice cream every summer. (USED) ● Complete the table Base form Past Tense Past Participle bite bit bitten bleed bled bled blow blew blown break broke broken build built built come came come cost cost cost draw drew drawn dream dreamed/dreamt dreamt eat ate eaten fall fell fallen fly flew flown forget forgot forgot/forgotten give gave given grow grew grown hear Heard heard hide hid hidden
throw threw thrown write wrote written see saw seen make made made hide hid hidden forgive forgave forgiven find found found
- People __tend______ to become anxious in difficult situations. (TENDENCY)
- She tends to ___overreact_____ every minor criticism. (REACT)
- He is a liar and a very __dishonest_____ person (HONEST)s
- People discover(COVER) that the more they play the games, the easier it is to find a solution(SOLVE) to the problems posed.
- James quickly _____undressed_____________ and got into the hot bathtub. (DRESS)
- We made a few ____adjustments______________ to the design of the car. (ADJUST)
- According to his ____assessment______________ of the situation we were facing a major conflict. (ASSESS)
- It's an _____embarrassment_____________ to us!(EMBARRASS) ● Fill in the correct prepositions from the list below. (8 min) BY – FOR - FROM - IN – INTO - ON - OUT OF - UNDER- AT
- Those trousers went __out of ________ fashion many years ago.
- We heard about the natural disaster _____from_________ the news.
- I was ___under________ the impression that we didn't want to offend him.
- Unemployment is _____on____________ the increase in many European countries.
- I don't know _____for_________ certain , but I think she's on leave at the moment.
- There was nothing there anymore , so we had to start ____ from __________ scratch.
- I ran ___into___________ my old teacher the other day. It was nice to meet him again.
- The unexpected success of the company took us _____by_________ surprise. 9.They had to translate the document from English _____into_________ Spanish.
- There is a key on computer keyboards labelled ‘Alt Gr’, but nobody knows what it is _for____ 11.He has always _been good at ___________ cooking.
● Fill in withe the correct option (8 min) Even by , out of, any , no, as, unlike, even
- By world standards, __even by ______the standards of highly educated countries, Indians are very well-educated people
- Scots were out of_ touch with the rest of the world.
- I fell _as______ I climbed up the ladder and cracked three ribs.
- __as____ I was just saying, I think the proposal needs further consideration.
- even__ if you take a taxi, you'll still miss your train.
- He's actually very nice, __unlike_____his father, who is very rude.
- Is there _any_____cake left for me?
- This itinerary can be easily covered on foot, ___even by___________ children
- Not winning the competition came __as__a disappointment to her
- We were out of time ____, so we had to finish the project quickly
- The mayor has _no__difficulty in speaking in public.
- Brad’s parents don’t speak as_ well as_ he does.
- You are so good at dancing.___unlike____ you, I'm not a great dancer. **____________________________________________________________________________
HW: ● Fill in the blank with the following verbs:** Go about, go for, go over, go down tend to, earn, deny, react to, overreact, pace (yourself), be about to, be due to, be likely to. Be able to, used to, be used to, get used to, ought to, write off, rise, cause, reach, achieve, land , demand, feel like, to rival, to be supposed to
- I’m not sure how to ____go about_____ talking to my boss about the issue.
- After a long day, I really ___feel like______ relaxing on the couch.
- Please __go over________ the presentation before our meeting to make sure everything is correct.
- The temperature __goes down________ quickly as the sun set behind the mountains.
- People __are likely to tend to________ forget things when they are too distracted.
- He works hard and ___earns_______ a lot of money at his job.
- The company continues to ____deny______ the claims of employee mistreatment.
- She didn’t know how to ___react to_______ the unexpected criticism.
- Try not to _overreact_________ when you’re faced with problems; stay calm.
- If you want to run a marathon, you must ____pace yourself_____ and not start too fast.
- I __am about to________ leave for the airport in a few minutes.
- The project _is due to_________ be finished by Friday, so we have some time.
Part 1 For questions 1-13 , read the text below and decide which answer best fits each gap ( min) Polar bears are in (1) ___________________ of dying out. (2) ___________________ some other endangered animals, it's not hunters that are the problem, it's climate change. Since 1979, the ice cap at the Arctic Circle where polar bears live has (3) ___________________ in size by about 30 per cent. The temperature in the Arctic has slowly been (4) ___________________ and this is (5) ___________________ the sea ice to melt, endangering the polar bears' home. The polar bears' main (6) ___________________ of food are the different types of seal found in the Arctic. They catch them by waiting next to the air holes the seals have (7) ___________________ in the ice. (8) ___________________ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in the water. This means that the bears (9) ___________________ do rely on the ice to hunt. Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can (10) ___________________ a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to another. They have been (11) ___________________ to swim up to 100km, but when there is less ice, they may have to swim further, and this can (12) ________________ fatal to the bears. A number of bears have drowned in the last few years and scientists believe that it is because they were not able to (13) ___________________ more sea ice before they became too tired and couldn't swim any further. 1 threat warning risk danger 2 Unlike Compared Opposite Different 3 reduced cut shortened lost 4 lifting rising gaining advancing 5 creating turning causing resulting 6 origins means materials sources 7 placed made put set
8 Despite As Although Even 9 properly surely fully really 10 cover spread extend pass 11 experienced noticed known taught 12 happen come end prove 13 reach land get achieve Part 2 Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. (10 min) There are some verbs and 1 noun Without (1) __any_________ doubt, traffic is one of the main causes (2) ___of_____________ pollution. The increased use of public transport would be a good solution to the problem (3) _______AS/BECAUSE/SINCE_________ many people could be transported in few vehicles. In order to achieve this the government must (4) ___increase TAKE________ appropriate action to get people to use buses, trains and the underground. One of the most important measures is to make public transport affordable. Some cities have already experimented (5) _____WITH___________ free access to public transport for all citizens. If it (6) __became________ free most people would choose to leave their cars at (7) __home_____ , since petrol and the maintenance of a car costs a lot of money. Authorities could finance free transport (8) ____through/ BY____ raising taxes or charging a small fee. Cities must provide public transport (9) __WHICH____ is comfortable and convenient. Commuters must rely on precise schedules to get to work in time. Buses and trains should have WiFi access, so that people can do work (10) WHILE_____ travelling to the office. It is safe to say that if the government (11) _____spent_______ more money on improving public transport services the majority of citizens (12) ______could_______ change their attitude. That would (13) ____NOT only help combat pollution but also lead to fewer accidents on our streets.
Part 4: You are going to read a text. Choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. (15 min)
- All the guests were going to be there soon, but Jade hadn’t finished yet. She had been preparing this wedding for a while and wanted everything to be perfect. Although it wasn't her wedding, she felt just as nervous as a bride – it was her first project as a wedding planner. She could hardly contain her excitement in spite of everyone’s doubt. Her family members had never believed that she would actually leave her stable 9–5 job to pursue such a financially unpredictable career until she announced it.
- It was a sunny Sunday afternoon at her parents’ house. Jade knew they would have all been there at that time. She and her brothers were chatting while watching TV; their mum and dad were playing cards, enjoying each other’s company. Suddenly, Jade stood up and shyly but proudly shared her news: she had resigned from her well-paid job as a personal assistant to dedicate herself to becoming a wedding planner.
- The whole family stood still. They all just sat there, staring at her and shaking their heads in disapproval. Her mother had a worried look in her eyes, while her father was clearly disappointed. Jade’s brothers broke the silence by asking questions: Do you know what you are doing? How are you going to find clients? Why do you think this is a good idea? Their reaction didn’t come as a surprise to Jade. Her family had never been supportive of her dreams and ambitions. They thought that work was all she cared about, but they wished she had a conventional lifestyle. She was 37 years old and not only did she have no intention of getting married, but she also had no wish to become a mother. Jade had rejected all the goals that her parents had set for her.
- But at that point, their opinion didn’t matter. After all, they had never pushed themselves out of their comfort zones. None of them had ever tried anything new in their life because they had always played it safe. Her parents’ disappointment, her brother’s disbelief, her ex-employer's doubts were a distant memory. She knew what she wanted and she was going to achieve it. It wasn't going to be
easy, and there were going to be ups and downs, but she was confident that her business would be a success. In that moment, all that mattered was the outcome of that wedding that Jade had been planning – together with the bride and the groom – for months. The flowers had already been arranged on the tables and all around the room by the florist, the delicious food was ready to be served by waiters wearing impeccable uniforms, and musicians, who were tuning their instruments, were ready to entertain the guests.
- Only the cake was missing… The wedding cake hadn’t been delivered yet! Jade immediately called the bakery to find out what had happened. There had been an accident on the road that slowed down the traffic – the cake was on its way. While she was on the phone, the delivery van arrived at the venue. There it was! The cake had finally arrived and Jade heaved a sigh of relief. She couldn’t even begin to imagine what would have happened if the cake hadn’t turned up. Without a doubt, the bride would have been in tears, the groom would have been extremely angry and Jade’s career would have ended in a flash.
- Everything was finally ready. As the musicians started to play their cheerful music, the guests began to arrive. Everyone was talking, but the atmosphere was tense. Some seemed shocked, some seemed upset, in contrast with the music. Something must have happened at the ceremony and she hadn't been informed. Jade had desperately tried to find the bride and groom, but there was no sign of either of them. There was the mother of the bride, crying on her husband’s shoulder. There was the father of the groom shouting at his one and only son. Something must have gone terribly wrong. Selfishly, Jade thought about the effect that might have had on her business. Would they have recommended her services to other clients? Luckily, they had already settled the payment, so she didn’t need to worry about the money.
- In the first paragraph, why is Jade nervous? A Because she is the bride at this wedding. B Because she has left her job. C Because she is starting her own business. D Because her family doesn’t support her financially.
- In paragraph 2, Jade makes her announcement on a Sunday afternoon because: A her family members hardly ever see each other. B her family members are all together. C her brothers are in a good mood. D her mum and dad aren’t busy.
- In the third paragraph, Jade’s family doesn’t support her dreams because they: A want Jade to have a traditional lifestyle. B want Jade to spend more time with them. C think Jade works too much. D believe Jade is too ambitious.
- I __am not going to work_________________ tomorrow so we can go to the beach. (NOT WORK)
- If you touch the stove, you __will burn_______________________ yourself. (BURN)
- She ______haS applied___________________ for the job that was advertised in the newspaper. (APPLY)
- Next week at this time we _____will be lying ___________________ in the sun in Spain (LIE)
- By the time I arrive home, the workers __will have been finishing _____ repairing my TV set. (FINISH)
- Romeo and Juliet ____WAS WRITTEN_______________ by Shakespeare. (WRITE)
- The books _haven’t BEEN published___________________ yet. (NOT PUBLISH)
- As soon as I got home, I realized that my wallet __haD BEEN stolen____________. (STEAL)
- Dinner ____is served_____________________ between 5 and 10 p.m. every day. (SERVE)
- No letters ____have BEEN delivered____________________ since the start of the strike. (DELIVER)
- The building ________was_BEING_______ torn down when we got there (BE).
- He couldn't concentrate on his exam because of the noise. (SO) It was ____so noisy/LOUD that he___________ couldn't concentrate on his exam. Noise-> noisy
- I haven't received an answer yet. (STILL) I _still haven’t received_________ an answer.
- He has always found cooking easy. (GOOD) He has always been good for his AT___________ cooking. I am good AT_ videogames.
- This is the strangest music I have ever heard. (STRANGE) I have _NEVER heard this strange_____ music before.
- I have only been to America once before. (TIME) This is only the __SECOND time that I have been_________ to America.
- Sam would rather not go to the cinema tonight. (FEEL) Sam __doesn’t feel like going ______________ to the cinema tonight. I FEEL LIKE GOING TO THE CINEMA
- She looks just like she did when I last met her. (SAME) She looks exactly ______the same_AS SHE DID___________ when I last met her.
- Getting tickets for the concert is harder than I thought. (NOT) Getting tickets for the concert __is not as simple as_____ I thought.
- My friend said, " You took my schoolbag away from me!" (ACCUSED) My friend _accused me of taking____ her schoolbag away from her. 10.It's easy for the mayor to speak in public. (DIFFICULTY) The mayor ___doesn’t find ANY difficulty_IN_____________ speaking in public. HAS NO DIFFICULTY Part 1 For questions 0-8, read the text below and decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap (6 min) Messages from the Stone Age The incredible pre-historic Chauvet cave art in France is painted in 0 _____ colours and dates back to a period around thirty thousand years ago when early humans first started to create rock art. Although various 1 _____ of this art have been found in caves in Western Europe, very few people have seen the art at Chauvet because it is located 2 _____ inside an inaccessible underground cave system. Those who have seen it say that it is very impressive, showing animals 3 _____ horses, rhinos and cows, and that the artwork is good enough to 4 _____ modern compositions. The first scientists to 5 _____ the Chauvet paintings missed some other important 6 _____ however. The walls of the cave are also marked with a series of lines and symbols, that were initially 7 _____ as insignificant. But recent research has suggested that these marks may represent humankind’s first steps towards the development of writing, which is 8 _____ people to rethink their ideas about when written communication first started.
- A bright В fair C keen D sharp
- A illustrations B models C cases D examples
- A deep B thick C long D dense
- A by means of B apart from C as well as D such as
- A rival B compare C compete D oppose
- A arrive B reach C meet D know
- A instances B matters C details D issues
- A believed B regarded C thought D agreed
- A resulting B having C making D causing
- Cycling is not allowed in the park. (SUPPOSED) You _ are not supposed to cycle___ in the park.
- ‘I’m sorry I didn’t let you know I was going to be late, Ann,’ said Jamie. (APOLOGISED) Jamie _apologised for not letting ___ Ann know that he was going to be late.
- A heavy fall of snow prevented them from getting home that night. (ABLE) They _weren’t able to get____ home that night because of a heavy fall of snow.
- Ursula was disappointed not to win the competition. (CAME) Not winning the competition came AS a disappointment__ to Ursula.
- I paid far more money for my new computer than I expected to. (SO) I didn’t expect _to pay so much ___ money for my new computer. Part 5 You are going to read an article about a woman’s career. For questions 31-36, choose the answer (А, В, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. (15 min) A varied career Chloe Kelling, a successful model and singer-songwriter, now has a new venture I arrive for my interview with Chloe Kelling and I’m asked to wait in the garden. I hardly have time to start looking round at the carefully tended flowerbeds when Chloe appears. Every bit as tall and striking as I’d expected, Chloe emerges from the house wearing an oversized man’s jacket, a delicately patterned top and jeans. Chloe is known for her slightly quirky sense of fashion and, of course, she looks great as she makes her way towards me through the flowerbeds. ‘Let’s talk in my office,’ she says, leading the way not back to the house, but instead to an ancient caravan parked up next to it. As we climb inside the compact little van, the smell of fresh baking greets us. A tiny table is piled high with cupcakes, each iced in a different colour. Chloe’s been busy, and there’s a real sense of playing tea parties in a secret den! But what else should I have expected from a woman with such a varied and interesting career? Chloe originally trained as a make-up artist, having left her home in the country at nineteen to try and make her name as a model in London, and soon got work in adverts and the fashion business. ‘I went to Japan to work for a short period, but felt very homesick at first,’ she recalls. ‘It was very demanding work and, though I met loads of nice people, it was too much to take in at nineteen. If I’d stayed longer, I might have settled in better.’ Alongside the modelling, Chloe was also beginning to make contacts in the music business. ‘I’d been the typical kid, singing with a hairbrush in front of the mirror, dreaming of being a star one day,’ she laughs. She joined a girl band which ‘broke up before we got
anywhere’, before becoming the lead singer with the band Whoosh, which features on a best- selling clubbing album. Unusually though, Chloe also sings with two other bands, one based in Sweden and another in London, and each of these has a distinct style. It was her work with Whoosh that originally led to Chloe’s link with Sweden. She was offered a song-writing job there with a team that was responsible for songs for some major stars, but gradually became more involved in writing music for her own band. Although she now divides her time between London and Sweden, her first stay there turned out to be much longer than she’d bargained for. ‘The rooms are very tall over there and so people have these rather high beds that you climb up to,’ she explains. ‘I fell as I climbed up the ladder and cracked three ribs. Although the people at the hospital were very kind, I was stuck there for a while, which was very frustrating. Sneezing and laughing were so painful at first, let alone singing!’ It was while recovering from her injuries that Chloe hit upon the idea of staging what she calls vintage fairs. ‘It was snowing in Sweden and I wanted something nice to look forward to.’ Chloe had always loved vintage clothes, particularly from the 1950s, and decided to stage an event for others who shared her passion. The first fair was held in her home village and featured stalls selling all sorts of clothes and crafts dating back to the 1950s. It was a huge hit, with 300 people turning up. ‘When I had the idea of the first fair, it was only meant to be a one-off, but we had so many compliments, I decided to go ahead with more,’ says Chloe. ‘There’s something for all ages and people find old things have more character than stuff you buy in modern shops. It also fits perfectly with the idea of recycling.’ Looking round Chloe’s caravan, I can see what she means.
- In the first paragraph, the writer suggests that Chloe A usually keeps people waiting. В is much taller than he expected. C lives up to her stylish reputation. D is surprisingly interested in flowers.
- What do we learn about Chloe in the second paragraph? A She’s cooked something for her guest. В She’s expecting some other visitors today. C She has no room in her house for an office. D She invites very few people into her caravan.
- What does Chloe say about her trip to Japan? A She soon got used to her life there. В She felt lonely most of the time there. C She wishes she’d done the work better. D She wasn’t old enough to appreciate it fully.
- In the fourth paragraph, we find out that Chloe A gave up modelling to become a singer.
- The film _is going to be shot______in London next month.(shoot)
- I asked him why he _had insulted____his brother.(insult)
