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1.Choose the correct words.

a) Shes got three brothers, one/all of which/whom I went to school with. He
was incredibly intelligent. ONE OF WHOM
b) Im a big fan of hers. Shes released two albums as a solo artist, both/most
of which/whom Ive got on CD. BOTH OF WHICH
c) I cant stand where I work. My office is full of gossips, neither/none of
which/whom I get on with. NONE OF WHOM
d) Id read several of his books, none/all of which/whom Id thoroughly
enjoyed. So I was really looking forward to this one. ALL OF WHICH
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2.Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
a) What time are you leaving? (you know) Do you know what time you are
leaving
b) What did I do with my keys? (cant remember) I cant remember what I
HAVE DONE/DID WITH MY KEYS
c) Why didnt Paul go to the party? (wonder) I WONDER WHY Paul didnt
go to to the party
d) A I cant go to Jacks party. B I cant either. (neither) Neither can I or
Neither A nor me can go to Jacks party
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3.Gerund or infinitive? Fill in the right forms.
a) Peter keeps ____asking________me the time and I keep _____telling_______
him to buy himself a watch. (ask / tell)
b) Did you enjoy _________watching_______

the game of football? (watch)

c) I am looking forward to ____seeing____________ this film. (see)

d) Would you like _______to see_________ the pictures I took at the party?
(see)
e) Mr Williams has offered __to teach______________ me French. (teach)
f) Are you not used to _____getting___________ up so early? (get)
g) After ________trying________ in vain for about an hour I managed
______to_solve_____ the mathematical problem. (try / solve)
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4. Rewrite these sentences in one of the phrases in brackets.

a) We launch our new website next month. (set to/sure to)
- Were set to launch our new website next month
b) We probably wont finish before July. (unlikely to/not due to)
- We are unlikely to finish before July
d) Their new album will definitely be a success. (on the verge/certain to)
-Their new album is certain to be a success
e) Were landing at 5.30. (bound to/due to)
Were due to land at 5.30
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5.Rewrite the sentences to give them extra emphasis. Begin with the
word between brackets.
She just wanted to apologize. (All)All she wanted to do was (to) apologize
I spoke to the assistant manager not the manager. (The)The person I spoke to
was the assistant manager not the manager
Were only trying to give you some useful advice.(All)All we are trying to do is
give you some useful advice
Her grandmother taught her to how to bake bread. (It)It was her grandmother
who taught her how to bake bread
Jane shut the door with her keys still inside. (What happened) What happened
was that Jane shut the door with her keys still inside
I need a good, long rest. (What) What I need is a good long rest
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6.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in
brackets using an infinitive with or without to or a gerund.
My neighbor wasnt feeling well so I persuaded him to seek medical help.
(persuade/he/seek)
A bad experience in Marias youth taught her not to tell Lies. (teach/she/not
tell)

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We dont advise administering... These pills to children. (advise/administer)

Theyre late with the pizzas. We planned for them to arrive during halftime. (plan/they/arrive).
Our friends lent us their apartment but they recommended us not to eat/
recommended that we didnt eat in the local bar. (recommend, we, not eat)
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7.Rewrite the sentences to make them more emphatic.

The woman had just sat down when her baby started crying.
Hardlyhad the woman sat down when her baby started crying
He betrayed my trust and he wrecked my car.
Not onlydid he betray my trust,(but) he also wrecked my car
As soon as the teacher turned her back, the children started whispering.
No soonerhad the teacher turned her back than the children started
whispering
The exam began when all the papers had been given out.
Only

when all the papers had been given out did the exam begin
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8.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the same
as the first using the words in brackets.
a) My suitcase is only a bit heavier than yours. (almost)
Your suitcaseis almost as heavy as mine
b) The repairs were four times more expensive than we had planned. (much)
-

The repairs costfour times as much as we had planned

c) Hes not half as outgoing as his sister. (far)

-

His sister isfar more outgoing than him

d) The most elaborate dishes are the most difficult to cook. (more)
-

The more elaborate a dish is, the more difficult it is to cook.

e) Id never eaten such a bad meal. (far)

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It was by far the worst meal I have/had ever eaten.

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Vocabulary test
1.-Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs

Grumble
gossip
up bicker chat

butt in

overhear

have a row

witter on

chat her

Example 1 Anna never grumbles about all the extra work she has to do
2 Luke thought Claire looked gorgeous and spent all evening _chatting her up_
3 On the train yesterday, Jo _____overheard__ a woman talking about losing her
job.
4 David, you cant just__butt in_______when someone else is talking!
5 I couldnt stop___wittering on______________about my cat even though nobody
looked interested.
6 Andrea had a great time at the party__chatting___________to an old friend.
7 After Mike and his mother_____________had a row__, they didnt speak for days.
8 Give both kids a toy to play with otherwise they___will bicker about it all
morning
9 I find it hurtful when people _____gossip________about me.
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2.- Complete each definition with the correct word from the viajes
family.
_TRIP_an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a
business~, a school~to France, Tomorrow there will be a boat~to the island.

__Journey an act of travelling from one place to another especially when they
are a long way apart: It was a long and difficult~across the mountains. They
continued their~on foot. We broke our~ (stopped for short time) in Madrid.

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_Travel___ the activity of going to different places for business or pleasure,

especially over long distances: Her interests include music and foreign~.
Continued fighting makes~in the area dangerous. Air/rail/space~.
~insurance/~documents/~guide.
__Voyage_______a course or period of travelling by other than land routes: She
set off on a long ~across the South Seas.
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3.-Complete the table with positive and negative character adjectives.
To make it easier we give you the first letter of each word
Someone who
1 Ex. is certain of their abilities

+ confident

-arrogant

2 believes that other people are

good

trusting

gullible

3 is careful with money

thrifty

Tight fisted

4 pays great attention to detail

meticulous

finicky

5 is happy to spend money

generous

extravagant

6 does things in a natural, often

sudden way

spontaneous

Impulsive/imp
etous

7 has the ability to control their

fear

courageous

reckless

8 wants to do something very

much

determined

obstinate

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4. Circle the two verbs that collocate:
1. Ella got/achieved/obtained a place at the best art college.
2. Jacob spent years doing/carrying out/gaining research into
earthworms.
3. Did you have/get/do a good education?
4. She did/got/achieved a degree in applied physics.
5. I carried out/took/sat my final exam last week.
6. Our students dont have the opportunity to do/get/take work experience.
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5. Complete the sentences with the following pairs: leaps and bounds,
up and down, short and sweet, safe and sound, here and there, part and
parcel, peace and quiet, life and limb, pick and choose.
1. How are you getting on now? ~ Oh, up and down., as usual. I have
good days and bad days.
2. I'll try and keep this short and sweet. I know you don't
want to stay here longer than you need to.
3. Oh, I'm so glad to have you back home safe and sound. . I was
beginning to get worried about you.
4. I feel that my English is coming on in leaps and bounds
now that I can understand idioms.
5. I could see a number of houses scatteredhere and there over the hillside.
6. You'll risk life and limb.. if you decide to go white-water rafting after such
heavy rainfall.
7. It's impossible to get any peace and quiet in this house with you
two arguing all the time.
8. You cannot pick and choose. which rules to accept and which to ignore.
9. Being recognized on the street is part and parcel.. of being a
celebrity.
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6. Fill in the gaps with these words: Odd, plain, flat, heavy, branch, top.
Use each word twice.
1. What was the matter with Sam last night? His behavior was very odd.
2. The view from the top.. of the mountain was breath-taking.
3. The Manchester branch of my favourite department store is closing
down.
4. I like my food plain.., not drowning in sauces.
5. Dan used to be a heavy smoker.
6. Alice wore odd gloves as a matter of choice.
7. This mineral water is flat.. because someone left the top off the bottle.
8. The heavy. rain forced us to abandon our trip.
9. One branch of our family is in Canada.
10. Have you got a big flat. dish to put the sandwiches on?

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11. When Jan saw her friends glamorous clothes, she felt ashamed of her plain
dress.
12. Jason is one of the countrys top. golfers.
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7. Choose the correct verb for the collocation:
1. read/receive a lot of coverage.

2. hold/make a press conference.

3. seek/issue publicity

4. run/read tabloids

5. run/issue a story

6. receive/hit the headlines

7. seek/sue for libel

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