1. Put one correct word in each gap
1 get 2 part 3 at 4 sense 5 as 6 Make 7 himself 8 of 9 would 10 yet
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1. I hope to ............... to know a lot of new interesting people in my new school.
2. Mr Giggs doesn't work full time. He's got a .................-time job.
3. Stop shouting ...........….. me. I'm not deaf. I cane hear you very well.
4. You are never bored with Jason. He's got a great ................ of humour.
5. Before she retired, Mrs Hilton had worked ................. a teacher for thirty years.
6. ................ up your mind Jenny, Are you going with me or staying at home?
7. I don't know who that tall boy over there is. He hasn't introduced ..................
8. Thanks a lot for your help, Tom. It was very kind ................. you.
9. What ................. you like to eat sir? Can I recommend the Greek salad?
10. `Have you passed your exams?' `I don't know ................ I'm still waiting for the results.
II. Put the words in the correct form
1 reservation 2 electrician 3 unkind 4 reflection 5 pleasure 6 election 7 bossy 8 mistaken 9 insincere 10 solutions
1. On holiday, we are flying to Crete. We have already made the hotel RESERVE
………………….
2. My neighbour, Mr Edison, works in a car factory. He is an …………………. ELECTRIC
3. Stop being ...................... towards people or nobody will like you. KIND
4. Everyday, when I look at my ..................... in the mirror, I can see REFLECT
there are more and more wrinkles on my face.
5. I don't gamble for money. I do it for my own ...................... . PLEASANT
6. Before the ........................, all the parties are expected to present ELECT
their political platform.
7. Jeff is really hard to work with. He's very ...................... . He does BOSS
nothing but give orders to everybody.
8. You are ....................... about the opera title. It's not Carmen. MISTAKE
9. Frank doesn't deserve to be trusted. I think he is very ……………………. SINCERE
10. Sometimes, there are very simple ...................... to very difficult SOLVE problems.
III. Write in the correct words
1 graduates 2 book 3 sting 4 investigate 5 advertisement 6 wondered 7 customs 8 opinion 9 fond 10 discovered
1. Mark hopes to find a good job after he _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ s from university.
2. I've already phoned the restaurant to _ _ o _ a table for two. I hope Karen will accept my dinner invitation.
3. Don't touch the wasp or it will _ t _ _ _ you on the finger.
4. The detective who is going to _ _ v _ _ _ _ g _ _ _ the crime has a reputation of a top class professional.
5. `How did you learn about the job?' `From a job _ _ _ _ r _ _ _ _ m _ _ _ in our local newspaper.'
6. People have always _ _ n _ _ _ _ d whether there is life on other planets.
7. Sarah lived in Japan for about ten years. She knows a lot about Japanese
_ u _ _ _ _ s and traditions.
8. Dirk says people should kill animals for food but my _ _ i _ _ o _ is completely different. I'm a vegetarian.
9. My wife and I are really _ o _ _ of climbing. We spend almost every weekend in the mountains.
10. At the beginning of the 19th century, a group of French archaeologists
_ _ _ c _ _ _ r _ d a secret passage leading from the pyramid to the tomb.
IV. Choose the correct answer
1B 2D 3A 4D 5C 6B 7D 8A 9D 10C
1. Our English teacher always ................. a point of checking our homework.
a) finds b) makes c) turns d) looks
2. The party upstairs was so noisy that I couldn't ................. asleep all night.
a) rest b) reach c) take d) fall
3. Ron tells everybody that he is a doctor but as a ................. of fact he is just an orderly.
a) matter b) reality c) truth d) case
4. According to the report, two fishing boats sank ................ the storm.
a) while b) until c) within d) during
5. Whenever the air pressure is low, I ................. from horrible headaches.
a) pain b) affect c) suffer d) hurt
6. If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn't have bought a ................. in a poke. I can't believe you've wasted so much money on such rubbish.
a) cat b) pig c) bird d) mouse
7. I'm going to throw him out. I can't ................. his rude behaviour any longer.
a) stick b) spare c) stay d) stand
8. Why go abroad if you have your whole family and a good job here? It simply doesn't make any ................. to me.
a) sense b) point c) reason d) logic
9. I ................. across these old maps while I was tidying up the attic.
a) found b) saw c) moved d) came
10. `Could I ask you a ................. ?' `Again?'
a) goodness b) service c) favour d) benefit
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