Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Choose a word from the box that matches the definitions 914.
bare / bear
coarse / course
hole / whole
pray / prey
principal / principle
tail / tale
(9) A belief or theory about what is right or wrong. I think freedom of speech is a basic ______.
(10) A space dug in the surface of the ground. Im sure he was hiding in that _____ over there.
(11) A story, often imaginary or exaggerated. He told us a _____ about a enormous snake.
(12) An animal that is caught by another animal and eaten. Spiders usually catch their ______ in a web.
(13) Feeling rough and hard. Many people think that snakes feel ______ to touch, but actually they are
quite smooth and dry.
(14) With no cover and not using any equipment. I cant believe youre going to pick that up with your
_____ hands, youre so brave.
C Complete the text with the words in the box. Be careful! There are 3 extra words.
aggressive anxious bossy confident
reserved self-assured
Its funny really, but I dont find many things (15) ______. However, when a friend asked me to hold her
snake I was terrified. Ive never been so (16) ______ and nervous. Usually Im a very (17) ______ person
and it takes a lot to worry me. Whats even stranger is that shes very shy and (18) ______.
I knew the snake was (19) ______ but I kept on thinking about it biting me. Now I realize being
(20) ______ doesnt mean that we cant be scared.
D Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
(21) Ive just finished / been finishing watching a programme on TV about sharks.
(22) I went / Ive been on a course about overcoming your fears last week.
(23) I was / have been frightened of the dark since I was young.
(24) Ive read / been reading a book about Rosa Parks and its really interesting.
(33) a) Over the past two months I went to Paris, Moscow and New York.
b) Over the past two months Ive been to Paris, Moscow and New York.
(34) a) Martin Luther King died more than 40 years ago.
b) Martin Luther King has died more than 40 years ago.
(35) a) Did you finish reading that book yet?
F Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets, passive or active.
Jill Sumner (36) _______ (keep) spiders as pets since she was ten years old. Her unusual hobby
started when she visited her aunt in Australia. She (37) _______ (visit) the local zoo and saw the poisonous
spiders there. As soon as she got home she went to the library and took out a book. In 1995 she (38) ______
(see) a story about a man who was in the Guinness Book of Records for sitting in a room for a week with
more than fifty poisonous spiders. Jill decided she wanted to beat the record. She (39) _______ (try) three
times but hasnt been successful yet, but last week she (40) _______ (start) her latest attempt. Now she (41)
_______ (sit) in a room with sixty deadly spiders for almost five days. She (42) _______ (bite) twice but she
doesnt want to give up.
G Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.
(43) People need to face their fears in order to / so that overcome them.
(44) I need to sit in the front of the car in case / otherwise Ill be sick.
(45) You need to treat everyone equally in order to / so that they feel youre being fair.
(46) Sometimes you need to be assertive in order to / so that you get what you deserve.
(47) Dont take the kids to watch that film in case / otherwise theyre scared of horror films.
(48) In order to / Otherwise get into the Guinness Book of Records Jackie Bibby from Texas sat in a bath
with 75 rattlesnakes.
(49) Dont show her those spiders so that / otherwise shell scream.
(50) I wouldnt touch that in case / in order to it bites.