TASK I. TENSE REVISION (10)
Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form.
1. I (work) ……………………………………….. on my lesson plan for 2 hours but I (not/ achieve) ……………………………………….. much. I (only/ write) ……………………………………….. one page.
2. I (break) ………………………………………. my leg when I (play) ……………………………………… football with my friends. I (slip) ……………………………………………. on wet grass.
3. By the end of this semester I (learn) ………………………………………….. English for 4 years and I hope I (understood) …………………………………………. the tense system.
4. When Anna finally (arrive) …………………………………………. at the restaurant I (already/ wait) …………………………………………….. for an hour. I was mad!
TASK II. REPHRASING (15)
Rewrite the sentences in such a way that the new sentence means the same as the previous one.
1. Martha didn't tell me about the meeting and that's why I didn't come.
I ……………………………………….. to the meeting if ……………………………………………
2. You smoke too much so you have this awful cough.
If ………………………………………………………………………………… this awful cough.
3. You stayed up all night so no wonder you're tired.
You ……………………………………………………………………………….all night.
4. I can't lend you any money because I'm broke.
If ……………………………………… broke, …………………………………………some money.
5. Why didn't you tell us about your problem? We might have been able to help you.
I wish …………………………………………….............. about your problem.
6. Our neighbour is making so much noise. It really drives us up the wall!
I wish …………………………………………………….. so much noise.
7. If only my English was better…
I wish …………………………………………………...English better.
8. What I hate most is having to get up early every day.
I wish ………………………………………………………………………..
9. It's impossible he's sleeping. He said he had tons of things to do tonight.
He ……………………………………………………… as he's got tons of things to do.
10. I remember telling you about the meeting .
I ……………………………………………………………….. about the meeting.
11. It's possible John got lost on the way. He's terrible at reading a map.
John …………………………………………………………… on the way.
12. The mechanic is just servicing my car.
My car ………………………………………………………………….....
13. Everybody knows she is the best teacher in this school.
She ……………………………………………………………… the best teacher in this school.
14. They say Michael Jackson was the greatest musician ever.
Michael Jackson ……………………………………………………………. The greatest musician ever.
15. They say that at least 25 thousand people have already watched this film. (2 passives)
This film ………………………………………………………………………
TASK III. BUSINESS & ADVERTISING. Complete the words in the sentences. (9)
1. A person who works for somebody else is called an e ……………………………
2. The firm I work for is being taken o …………………………..by a multinational company.
3. Our company m …………………………with the one from Lubin and now we are better off.
4. Did you notice that Play has just l ………………………. a new advertising campaign?
5. My sister works in a local b ………………………..of her company.
6. They closed down factory near my house because it wasn't ……………………………… enough profit.
7. ………………………………. business with you is a real pleasure.
8. If you ………………………………… your job properly, you can expect a reward.
9. My uncle was ……………………………….. redundant but soon found a new job. What a lucky man!
TASK IV. CONTRAST, PURPOSE, FEELING, FEATURE … (14)
A. Fill in he gaps with proper phrases of contrast and purpose.
1. ………………………..…………….. the exam was hard, I managed to pass it.
2. I like maths, …………………………………………… I'm not very good at it.
3. I went to the library ……………………………………….. look for a book about art.
4. I phoned my boss ………………………………………… he would know I wasn't coming.
5. …………………………………………….. the heavy traffic, we got to the airport on time.
6. I lent Jane some money, …………………………………………….. I didn't have much.
7. We took a taxi so as ………………………………………………. be late.
B. Add a proper ending to the words in italics. In one example you have to modify the word.
1. I get a bit depress ……………………… during the winter months.
2. Sammy is quite amuse …………………….when he's in a good mood.
3. It really annoy …………………… me when people shout on mobile phones.
4. I need to rest. I've had a really stress ……………………. day.
4. I was disappoint …………………….when I got a bad mark in my maths exam.
5. After three exhaust …………………….. days on the road, we finally reached the house we'd rented.
6. It was such a scare …………………….. film that I was sitting on the edge of my seat.
7. What really frustrate …………………….me about learning Polish is the difficult pronunciation.
TASK V. Complete the sentences with a suitable phrasal verb (the meaning is given in brackets). Choose the words from the box. Some verbs and prepositions will not be used, some must be used more than once. (10)
break set carry get find sort look go take put give |
at on in out off up over away back down after forward for |
1. During my journey to Bristol the car …………………………………………. (stopped working well).
2. I am ……………………………………………… (waiting impatiently) to meeting them!
3. Could you ……………………………………………………. (get to know/learn) what this word means?
4. I want to ……………………………………………………. (continue) learning English next year.
5. People who ………………………………………………….. (stop) smoking often put on weight.
6. The plane ………………………………………………….. (started flying) and I looked down on London.
7. I want to ………………………………………………….. (start) a new hobby.
8. I can …………………………………………………….. (check) this word in the dictionary.
9. I complained and the travel agent tried to ……………………………………………….. (solve) the problem.
10. In the kindergarten teachers ……………………………………………………. (take care of) small children.
TASK VI. OPEN CLOZE. Fill in the blanks with ONE word. (16)
The Internet is …………………………… of websites which seem to offer dream jobs. There are quotations from people who seem to have succeeded …………………………… making large amounts of money without having to …………………………….. any real work at all. Instead, these lucky people have …………………………….. able to earn enough to live well by playing various kinds of computer games and then evaluating ………………………….. It seems too good to ………………………… true!
There are also other jobs in ………………………. people seem to be paid to play, or to do work that is such good fun that it does not seem ……………………… work at all. For example, …………………….. you like cinema and computer games, then being the manager of a video shop ……………………… be very enjoyable, because you have to watch or play with the latest releases so that you ……………………… decide what to buy for the shop.
Obviously, playing a sport like tennis or volleyball professionally is really being paid to play, but even working ………………………… a travel guide or doctor on a cruise ship can also be quite good. …………………….. of my friends, …………………………. had spent years working long hours in hospitals, was ……………………….. to get work with an adventure travel company. She now spends ……………………… life trekking in Nepal or white -water rafting in New Zealand - and being paid for it!