I. Put one correct word in each gap
1 in 2 degree 3 make 4 open 5 redundant 6 get 7 of 8 put 9 point/sense 10 made
.
1. Raymond is fluent ................. French. He's been living in France for thirty years.
2. Stella's father teaches at university. He has a professor ................. in economics.
3. Don't ................. so much fuss about one pound. I'll give it back to you tomorrow.
4. We are going camping next week. I'm dreaming of sleeping in the ................. air.
5. Mr Howard lost his job. He was made ................. last month.
6. `Do you ................. on well with your neighbours?' `Yes, we are close friends.'
7. James is a very good student. His parents are really proud ................. him.
8. We couldn't meet on Friday, so we ................. it off till the following week.
9. There is no ................. in inviting the Robsons. They never come to parties.
10. Mike and Judy quarrelled in the morning but they ................. it up in the evening.
II. Put the words in the correct form
1 permission 2 pleasure 3 acceptable 4 priceless 5 economical 6 encouraged 7 independence 8 preferable 9 skilled 10 fashionable
1. You cannot enter the military area without a .............................. . PERMIT
2. Cars are my hobby. I repair them for .............................. . PLEASE
3. Wearing short skirts and bikinis became socially .............................. ACCEPT
in the sixties.
4. You cannot buy this jewellery. It is of .............................. value. PRICE
5. The new model of the car is very .............................. . It makes one ECONOMY
hundred kilometres on less that three litres of petrol.
6. `Who .............................. you to take part in the competition?' COURAGE
`My parents did.'
7. I'm an adult now and the money I earn on my own give me a total DEPEND
.............................. . I can lead my life the way I want to .
8. A white shirt and a tie would be .............................. to a polo shirt for PREFER
the official meeting. You should look more formal.
9. We need more workers ............................. in computer designing. SKILL
10. I'm not going to wear these shoes. They aren't .............................. FASHION
any longer.
III. Write in the correct words
1 floods 2 boarding 3 wrap 4 anxious 5 designer 6 sense 7 footsteps 8 disappointed 9 works 10 involves
1. Heavy rainfalls have caused _ _ _ o _ s in northern France. Many people have lost their homes.
2. My parents didn't have to pay for renting a room. I went to a _ _ _ r _ _ _ g school.
3. I asked the shop assistant to _ _ a _ my presents in decorative paper.
4. We were _ _ x _ _ _ s about our relatives' safety when we learned the plane they were travelling on had been kidnapped by terrorists.
5. We are planning to hire an interior _ _ s _ g _ _ _ to decorate our new flat.
6. Rob's got a lot of common _ _ n _ _ even though he isn't well educated.
7. Cathy didn't follow in her mother's _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ s. She chose a completely different profession.
8. I am really _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ n _ _ _ with our national team. They have lost the fifth game in a row.
9. I am not interested in art. I haven't seen many _ o _ _ s of art in my life
10. Simon is a conjurer. His job _ _ v _ _ v _ s performing magic tricks.
IV. Choose the correct answer
1D 2A 3D 4B 5C 6B 7A 8D 9C 10C
1. Tim is a thoroughly ................. child. He's got everything he wants.
a) devastated b) damaged c) destroyed d) spoilt
2. Where is the annual surgeons' conference being ................. this year?
a) held b) kept c) carried d) dealt
3. `Could you lend me a few pounds?' `I'm sorry I am ................. of money myself.'
a) low b) flat c) narrow d) short
4. All the evidence clearly points to the man's guilt but he still ................. that he is innocent.
a) persists b) maintains c) resolves d) undertakes
5. Let's try to ................. a lift. We haven't got enough money for bus tickets.
a) finger b) fist c) thumb d) hand
6. The boy was ................. by his father for lying.
a) put down b) told off c) taken in d) turned up
7. The pollution and the devastation of the natural environment have ................. many species of animals to extinction.
a) driven b) shifted c) drawn d) carried
8. You have to shout when you speak to him. He is ................. of hearing.
a) bad b) short c) barely d) hard
9. John ................. stealing my bike. He said he had only borrowed it for a while.
a) objected b) refused c) denied d) protested
10. We strongly ................. of smoking in the conference room, sir.
a) dislike b) dismiss c) disapprove d) disgust
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