2. Complete the passage with the words and phrases below. There are more
words than you need. (8x2=16)
On sale- have a chance to- price tag- cash- lend- in turn- amount- bargain-
property- afford- affluent
Most of us are familiar with eBay, the auction website where people
_________________ to buy and sell almost everything. So without a doubt,
there have been some very unusual items that have been
_________________. Not only houses and buildings sold as
__________________ om eBay, but also entire countries. And surprisingly, you
don’t really have to be_____________________ to buy a country. A man from
Australia proposed to sell New Zeeland. The starting price was less than a
dollar and the __________________ had risen to $ 3000 before eBay
intervened and closed the auction. What a __________________ that could
have been. Iceland was also put for sale on eBay with a
______________________ that anyone could __________________ -99
pence.
3. Write sentences with relative using the words below. Make any necessary
changes and omit the relative if possible (6x2=12)
1. people/ in poverty/ our organization/ needy/ helps / live
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3. in a fire/ we/ meet/ last night/ the café/ usually/ was destroyed
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4. first/ ordered/ will/ I / the time/ my/ always/ I / suspended coffee/ remember
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6. left/ we/ had been sitting/ Kate/ her laptop/ on the bench
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4. combine the sentences using suitable relative pronouns. Make any necessary
changes and omit the relative if possible. (6x3=18)
1. the donation came from an anonymous donor. We received it yesterday.
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2. Mrs. Smith is a regular costumer at our café. She always leaves a generous
tip.
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3. The driver escaped without any injuries. His car crashed into a tree.
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4. Several shop assistants had to fold all the clothes. The woman had tried
them on.
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5. Rewrite the sentences using a suitable relative pronoun. Use the formal
structure. (4x3=12)
1. The volunteers I work with are very helpful.
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