ENGLISH GUIDE 5o.

B
T. Jenny
I. Complete the sentence with the affirmative or negative form of the verb in brackets. Use
contractions. PRESENT SIMPLE
1 The pIane (leave) _______________ in half an hour but Nick (not / be) _______ at the airport yet.
2 My best friend (love) _______________science fiction films but they (not / interest)_______________ me.
3 I (not / study)_______________chemistry because it (be)_______________ difficult.
4 I (not / dance)_______________ because I (look)_______________ stupid.
5 The Sun (not / go)_______________round the Earth, the Earth (go) __________ round the Sun!
6 My new computer (do) _______________lots more things than my old one, and it (not / crash)______________
7 My dad (not / have)______________ any qualifications but he (have)______________ a really good job.
8 Fire (need)______________ oxygen to burn. It (not / burn)_______________ without oxygen.
9. My teacher (not / own) _______________a mobile phone because some people think they (be) _____________bad for your
health.
10. According to scientists, animals (live) _______________longer if they (not / eat) _______________ too much.
II. Complete the sentence with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1 Everybody (know) _________ that the worlds rainforest (disappear)______________.
2 Although rainforests (cover) ______________ only six percent of the Earths land surface, they (contain) ______________ about
50% of all species of life on the planet.
3 They also (remove) _______________ carbon dioxide (C02) from the air and (produce)_______________ oxygen (02).
that the world's rainforests (disappear)
4 As they are important, why (they / vanish) _______________.
5 Most scientists (agree) _________________ that there are two main reasons.
6 First of all, the way of life in these forests (change)_______________
7 In some forests, big companies (cut) _______________ down more and more trees (cause deforestation) _______________and
damage to the land.
8 In other places, another kind of deforestation (happen) ______________
9 Here farmers (bum) _______________ more and more of the forest and (use) ________________the land to feed cattle.
10 Now that governments (understand) _________________the problem, they (begin) _______________to control these activities.
III. Complete the sentence with the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
1 Aztec civilization (develop) _______________ in the Valley of Mexico, 7,500 feet above sea level.
2 The Aztecs (leave) ______________ their own land of Aztlan at some time during the 12th or 13th century.
3 They (believe) _______________ that Huitzilopochtli their war god (want) ______________ them to search
for a new land.
4 They (arrive) ______________ in the Valley of Mexico during the 12th or 13th century AD.
5 They (build) ___________________their capi tal city, Tenochtitlan, on an island in Lake Texcoco.
6 They (plant) _______________trees on the island to make the land better, (work) _______________hard and
(improve) _______________the land.
7 When the Spanish (arrive)_______________ in 1519, Montezuma, the Aztec ruler, (think) _______________
that Cortez was a returning god.
8 When the Spanish (see) _______________ the Aztecs' gold, they (decide) ______________to conquer the city.
9 Later they (kill) _______________Montezuma, (defeat) _________________the Aztecs and (destroy) _________________
Aztec religion and culture.
IV. Underline the correct form. Past continuous.
1 While he took / was taking a bath, Archimedes discovered / was discovering the principles of density and buoyancy.
2 When Edouard Benedictus, a French scientist, worked / was working in his laboratory, he dropped / was dropping a glass bottle
which had same plastic inside - and invented / was inventing safety glass.
3 Columbus arrived / was arriving in America while he tried / was trying to reach the Far East.
4 AIexander FIeming discovered / was discovering penicillin by accident while he looked / was looking at some old experiments.
5 While Hiram Bingham climbed / was climbing in the mountains of Peru in 1911, he discovered / was discovering the lost city of
Macchu Picchu
6 While Isaac Newton sat / was sitting under an apple tree, an apple (fell / was falling) on his head, and he
understood / was understanding gravity.
1

1: Present Perfect Continuous. Formula: ______________________________________

1. It (rain) ____________________ for hours.
2. Mike (collect) ____________________stamps since 1995.
3. Bob (play) ___________________ tennis since he was seven.
4. I (wait) __________________ for the bus for 15 minutes.
5. How long your brother (play) __________________ guitar?
6. How long he (play) ___________________ golf?
7. I (work) ___________________for this company for seventeen years.
8. How long it (rain)__________________?
9. Mary (study) __________________German for two years.
10. My grandparents (live) __________________ in that house since 1962
2: Past Perfect. Formula : ________________________________________________________
1. The pupils talked about the film they (watch) ______________.
2. I was late for work because I (miss) ______________ the bus.
3. We lived in the house that my father (build) _______________.
4. We admired the picture that Lucy (paint)_______________ .
5. They watered the trees that they (plant) _______________.
6. The teacher corrected the tests that the pupils (write)_______________ .
7. I received a good mark in my test because I (practice) _______________ online.
8. The mail order house did not send me the shirt that I (order)_______________ .
9. I had to clean the floor because my cats (knock) _______________over the flower pots.
10. My friend was in hospital because she (slip) _______________ on a banana skin
3: Read these famous failed predictions. Then complete the sentence using will + the verb in
brackets.
1.
We are in September 1914: according to most newspapers in Britain and Germany, the
war (be) __________ over by Christmas. They cannot imagine that the war (continue) __________
until1918, and (claim) __________ the lives of about 9 million in the military and a further 7
million civilians.
2.
We are in 1919: according to geologist Albert Porta, the conjunction of six planets
(cause)__________
the Sun to explode. In fact, the Sun (probably destroy)__________ the Earth one day,
when it becomes a red
giant in about 4.5 billion years.
3.
We are in 1977: according to Ken Olson, he ad of a computer company, people (never
want)__________
a computer in the home. Latest predictions (2005) suggest that computer ownership
(reach) __________ 1.3 billion machines worldwide by 2010.
4.
We are in 1999: according to many scientists, computers (crash) __________ and
(cause)__________chaos on the first day of the new millennium.
5.
And one to look forward to: according to the Aztec calendar, the world (come)
__________ to an end on 22 December 2012. We (have to) __________wait and see.
2

I.
Underline the correct form.
1. 'Be careful with that test tube. It will break / it breaks.'
2. 'The egg is cracking. The baby bird will come out / is going to come out / comes out.'
3. 'Can you hurry up please. The film will start / is going to start / starts.'
4. 'Carry this very carefully.' 'Don't worry, Im not dropping it / I won 't drop it.'
5. 'We're playing / Well play football this afternoon. Do you want to play too?'
6. 'This dictionary costs 5O, but the red one is cheaper.'
'Ok, Ill take / Im taking / Im going to take the red one.'
7. 'Have you decided about next year yet?'
'Yes, Im studying / Im going to study / Ill study journalism. Well, that's the plan anyway.'
8. 'Ok, bye for now.'
'Bye, Ill see you / Im going to see you / Im seeing you at the same time on Friday.'
II.
Complete the sentence with there, they're or their.
1. Whales have been hunted for centuries for _________ oil and meat.
2. _________ now in danger of disappearing completely.
3. _________ are now less than 12,000 of these beautiful creatures left.
4. __________ have been laws to protect whales since 1967.
5. __________ numbers have increased slightly in recent years
6. __________ still a source of food and oil in some parts of the world.
7. __________ meat is sold in several countries.
8. __________ also in danger from sonar equipment on ships.
9. __________confused by the sound signals.
10. As a result, they lose __________ way and swim into shallow water, and die .
III. Complete a short answer for each question.
1. Do all birds spend winter in a different part of the world?
2. Is the peregrine falcon the fastest bird?
3. Can a racehorse run faster than a lion?
4. Does the giant scolpender centipede really eat mice?
5. Have termites really built nests seven metres tall?
6. Do millipedes really have a thousand legs?
7. Are we really discovering more species of insect all the time?
8. Is it true that wasps make paper to build their nests?
9. Can some fish really climb trees?
10. Did unicorns really exist once?
IV.

No, _________________________
Yes,_________________________
No,__________________________
Yes,_________________________
Yes,_________________________
No,__________________________
Yes,_________________________
Yes,_________________________
Yes,_________________________
No,__________________________

Complete each sentence using a verb from the list.

decide to
prefer to

hope to

learn how to

manage to

1. In developed countries, most students __________ continue into higher education.

2. They know that if they __________ get a university degree, they will stand more chance of getting a good job.
3. Those who __________ leave school at the age of 16 usually have opportunities to continue in education in a college of further
education.
4. This is the kind of college where you can __________ become a chef or a tourist guide, and concentrates on the practical side of
a job.
5. And for those who __________ go straight into employment at this age, there is always the chance of training on the job, or
going back to full-time education at a later date.

aim to

fail to

long to

need to

6. Do you ever __________ get away from school and try something different?
7. Then perhaps you __________ go for work experience.
8. Many schools __________ give their pupils the chance to find out what work is like, by sending them to work for a few hours a
week.
9. Employers say that very few pupils __________ learn useful skills.
10. 'We __________ make sure that all the children who work here understand themselves a bit better when they leave,'
commented one employer.

I.
Underline the correct word or phrase.
(5)
1. New research shows same young people can't help/ consider / risk eating food which contains large amounts of sugar, salt, and
animal fat.
2. Many young people also avoid / enjoy / keep taking any exercise.
3. They don 't even avoid / enjoy / suggest walking to school or playing active games with their friends.
4. For too many young people, enjoyment feels like / involves / keeps sitting in front of the television, or in front of a computer
playing games.
5. Of course if they involve / keep / suggest doing this, they are very likely to have health problems at an early age.
II.
Read the information about the Trojan War. Then put one pronoun or reference word in each space.
(13)
1. I love you, Helen, and I want you to come with me to Troy,' Paris told Helen.
Paris told Helen that he loved __________ and he wanted __________ to go to Troy with _________
2. I'm going to attack Troy and get my wife back because she loves me best!' Menelaus told his brother.
Menelaus told his brother that he was going to attack Troy and get __________ wife back because __________ loved__________
best.
3. We'l1 come with you to Troy and get your wife back, the Greek heroes told Menelaus.
The Greek heroes told Menelaus that__________ would go with __________ to attack Troy and get __________ wife back.
4. We've been fighting here for nine years and we want to get back to our families,' the Greeks said.
The Greeks said that they had been fighting __________ for nine years and they wanted to get back to __________ families.
5. I'm going to take some soldiers with me inside this wooden horse,' Odysseus told them.
Odysseus told them that he was going to take some soldiers with _________ inside __________ wooden horse.
III. Match the sentences a to h with the same words reported in 1 to 8.
1. This is how you turn on the computer.
2. I wouldn't turn on the computer if l were you.
3. Ill turn on the computer.
4. It's not true - I didn't turn on the computer.
5. Careful - don't turn on the computer.
6. Why don't you turn on the computer?
7. Would you like to turn on the computer?
8. No, I won't turn on the computer!
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

(8)

_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____

He explained how to turn on the computer.

He warned me not to turn on the computer.
He invited me to turn on the computer.
He suggested I turned on the computer.
He refused to turn on the computer.
He denied turning on the computer.
He offered to turn on the computer.
He advised me not to turn on the computer.

IV. Rewrite each sentence as reported speech with tense changes.

(4)
1. I get up every day at 6.30, she said.
She ____________________________________________________________________________________
2. I forgot to phone the doctor, he said.
He ____________________________________________________________________________________
3. Everybody likes comedy films, he said.
He ____________________________________________________________________________________
4. I'm thinking about it, he said.
He _____________________________________________________________________________________

I.

Complete the sentence with the past simple passive form of the verb in brackets.

1. In ancient times, fires (light) __________ to use smoke as a signal over long distances.
2. Morse code (invent) __________ by an American called Samuel Morse.
3. The world's first television images (show) __________to scientists in Scotland in 1926.
4. Radios (use) __________ to broadcast coded messages during the Second World War.
5. The World Wide Web (design) __________ physics researchers to communicate.
II.
Complete each sentence using present continuous causative have. Leave out the words underlined.
1. What are you doing on Monday?
In the afternoon a photographer is taking my photograph.
In the afternoon I _____________________________________________________________
2. What is Anna doing on Tuesday?
In the morning a hairdresser is cutting her hair.
In the morning she ____________________________________________________________
3. And what is Alan doing on Wednesday?
In the afternoon a dentist is taking out a tooth.
In the afternoon he ____________________________________________________________
4. What is happening at your house on Thursday?
Some decorators are painting our kitchen.
We ________________________________________________________________________
5. Are you using your car on Friday?
No, the garage is servicing it.
No, I _______________________________________________________________________
III.
Choose the correct option, A, B, C or D, to complete the sentence.
1. Are you any good at athletics? How fast ___ you run?
1. a) should
b) must
c) need
2. You ___ take some money with you in case you need it.
2. a)have to
b) shouldnt
c)can
3. I think that was the last bus. ___ look for a taxi.
3. a)We neednt b)Wed better
c) Were able to
4. I'm really tired, but luckily I ___ get up early in the morning.
4.
a)
cant
b)
dont
have
to
c) had better
5. You ___ look at other students' work. It's against the rules.
5.a)had better not b) neednt
c)dont have to
IV.
Complete the sentence with could or couldn't.
1. The suitcase was so heavy I ________ lift it.
2. I learned to play the piano when I was ten but I ___________ only play one song.
3. I have to go home soon, my parents said I ___________ stay out late.
4. We don't know how, but the ancient Egyptians __________ move huge pieces of stone to build the pyramids.
5. Frank Sinatra _________ sing really well but he __________ write his own songs.

d) can
d)should
d)We dont have to
d) shouldnt
d) mustnt

V.
Complete the sentence with may or may not.
1. They sky looks a bit grey. It __________ rain later.
2. I don't think the new secretary likes her job. She __________ stay very long.
3. If you leave right now, you ___________ arrive on time.
4. In the future when technology has improved, _________ be possible to build a spaceship that can travel to distant planets.
5. I'm not sure if Sue's at home today. She __________ have come back from her holiday yet.
VI.
Underline the correct form.
1. Even if you don't live in a Mediterranean country, you can / might already know about earthquakes.
2. They can / might be frequent in some countries, though most are too small to be noticed by humans and you may not / cannot
even notice when one occurs.
3. Earthquakes are the result of movements of the Earth's tectonic plates, though human activity may / will be responsible.
4. Most earthquakes happen at depths of 20 or 30 km, though they will / can be as deep as 600 km.
5. What is it like to experience an earthquake? If the tremor is very small you might / couldn't feel nothing at all.

I.

Complete the comment using the word in capitals.

1. You almost dropped the computer and you nearly damaged it.
(COULD)
You ______________________________________________________________
2. You weren't careful when you were carrying it.
(MIGHT)
You ______________________________________________________________
3. It would have been a good idea to ask for help!
(MIGHT)
You ______________________________________________________________
4. You pulled out the sheet of paper and you nearly broke the printer. (COULD)
You ______________________________________________________________
5. You opened an e-mail and the computer nearly got a virus.
(COULD)
The computer _______________________________________________________
II.
Choose the correct form, A, B or C, to complete the sentence.
1.____ sit here, or do you want me to sit somewhere else?
2. I'm sorry I haven't got my homework. ___ forget it again.
3. I don 't think you've understood this. ____ look at Unit 12 again.
4. Good morning, welcome to our school. ____ help you?
5. We need to talk about our group presentation for Friday. ____meet after school tomorrow?
1. a) Could you
2. a) Do you mind if I
3. a) If I were you
4. a) May I
5. a) How about

b) Shall I
b) If I were you I wouldnt
b) Do you think I could
b) Would you mind
b) Why dont we

c) Why dont we
c) I wont
c) I think you should
c) Lets
c) If I were you, Id

III. Choose the correct form, A or B, to complete the sentence.

1. Martin had same very strange _____ when he stayed in the old castle.
a) experience
b) experiences
2. I've always enjoyed _____ , which is why I have worked abroad a lot.
a) travel
b) journey
3. The teacher was upset at the children's _____.
a) behaviour
b) behaviours
4.Kate is earning a lot of _____ in her new job.
a) money
b) moneys
5. The computer printer has run out of _____.
a) paper
b) papers
III.

Use some of the words to make a two- or three-word compound. You may have to change a word from plural to
singular.

1. window in which things are displayed in a shop

2. a ticket you buy so that you can travel on a bus
3. a key you use to open the front door
4. a chain you use as part of a bicycle
5. a directory which contains a list of telephone numbers
IV.

Underline the correct word.

1. I dont like that coat. The / A colour is horrible.

2. He doesn't like going to see the / a dentist.
3. She asked for the / a cup of coffee, but she got tea instead.
4. The / A laboratory is a place where scientific experiments are done.
5 I don't believe he's the / a policeman, he looks too young!

_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________
_______________

Telephone
Bicycle
Bus
Front

chain
directory
keys
ticket

window
shop
door

6
I.
Complete the text with a / an, the or leave blank for zero article.
1. __________ people often say they have flu when all they have is __________ cold and __________slight temperature.
2. __________ full name of flu is __________ influenza.
3. __________ real flu is caused by __________ virus.
4. There are many different kinds of __________flu virus.
5. They give you__________ .high temperature, aching muscles and __________ headache.
II.
Complete each sentence with a / an, same or any.
1. My shirt is dry now, but I need __________ iron to press it with.
2. Would you like __________ chicken? And how about __________ potatoes?
3. I can't print off my project because I haven't got __________ paper.
4. Have you got __________ money for the machine? I didn't bring __________.
5. Sorry I didn't come to the party. I had to finish __________ work.
III.
Underline the correct option.
In geography, a desert is an area which receives 1. few / little rain and which loses a 2. few / lot of its moisture through evaporation.
3 Many / Much polar regions can be called deserts, but most of us think of a desert as being a sandy, rocky area with 4. not enough
/ few water. 5. Lots / Lot of deserts consist of sand dunes or bare rock, and 6. many / much are near mountain ranges, which take
away the
moisture from clouds. Others are far away from the sea or other water, so receive7. few / little moisture. Although we might assume
that very 8. few / lots kinds of life live in deserts, in fact there are 9. lots / many of plants, animals and insects in these regions. 10.
Lots / Many desert plants store water in their leaves or roots, and some desert plants can live for 11. lots / many years. Some desert
animals live underground. They spend 12. little / a few time in the sun and only come out at night. There are 13. enough / lots of
( insects, scorpions and spiders as well as reptiles. such as snakes, lizards and tortoises, in deserts. They need to spend 14. much /
many hours in the sun to generate body heat, so they have 15. few / little difficulty living in high temperatures.
IV.
Choose the correct option A, B, or C.
Nowadays 1. ____ us spend a lot of time watching DVDs or going to the cinema, but so far there is 2. ___ sign that we have
stopped reading books. It sometimes seems that 3. ____ child in the world has read a Harry Potter book, and 4. ____ people on
the beach, and not only older people, seem to be reading something. Obviously it is possible to enjoy 5. ____ books and films, but
books do seem to have a number of advantages. With new DVDs costing around 30 6. ____ ,it is clearly cheaper to read. 7. ____
you need to enjoy a book is a comfortable chair, after all. Films show you all the action in colour, but for many people 8. ____ of
the special effects in a film is as good as the pictures in their own imagination. And the 9. ____ experience of reading a good book
can be a lot more rewarding.
Of course, films can be great too, but in the end, 10. ____ of us has to decide how we would rather spend our time.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A every
A no
A whole
A most of
A both

B most of
B none
B every
B all
B neither

C all
C neither
C all
C most
C every

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

A every
A either
A all
A whole
A none

V.
Complete the sentence with a possessive or an object pronoun.
1. This CD belongs to me. This CD is ____________
2. This is his calculator. This calculator is ____________.
3. That bike belongs to her. That bike's ____________.
4. This ball is ours. This ball belongs to ____________.
5. That is your desk That desk is ____________.
6. We own this house. This house is ____________.
7. Those boots are theirs. Those boots belong to ____________.
8. That's mine. It belongs to ____________.
9. Those are their books. These books are ____________.
10. Is this yours? Does this belong to ____________?
VI.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Complete the sentence with somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere.

Eighty per cent of the flora and fauna on the Galapagos Islands exists _______________ else.
A mosquito will lay its eggs _______________ there is water.
Every second, someone _______________ in Africa is infected with tuberculosis.
Forests in general and rainforests in particular are in danger _______________.

B all
B all
B none
B most
B all

C each
C none
C every
C both
C each

5.

Is there _______________ on Earth where life is impossible?

I.

Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct order to complete the sentence.

1. The best way to get around in the city is to get on_______________ bus. (red, big)
2. The city is fun of _______________ palaces along the sides of the canals. (old, wonderful)
3. Just outside the city you soon see the _______________ shapes of the Pyramids.(stone, vast)
4. From the top of the _______________ tower you can look across the French capital. (graceful, iron)
5. At the heart of the city is this _______________ fortress which is still home to the president. (medieval, well-known)
II.
Complete the sentence with an adverb formed from the adjective in brackets.
1. The play begins rather (slow) _________ with a scene at a bus stop.
2. Just as you think the main characters are going to live (happy) __________ ever after, the film takes an unexpected twist.
3. This book is (beautiful) __________ written, but in the end the story is disappointing.
4. Mark's guitar playing is pretty good, but he sings so (bad) ________ that I just wanted him to stop
5. The whole show was (real) __________ entertaining and the singers and dancers showed a lot of enthusiasm.
III.
Underline the correct word.
1. I recommend this book. I think it's too / very interesting.
2. This is a too / very unusual film, and probably won't appeal to everyone.
3. This book has more than 700 pages, so it's too / very long to read in an afternoon!
4. I liked this film because it is too / very funny, and it made me laugh a lot.
5. What I like most about this book is that the characters are too / very true-to-life.
IV.
Complete the sentence with the superlative form of the adjective in capitals.
1. The ______________whale ever caught weighed more than 171,000 kg.
2. The _______________ whale recorded was over 33 m in length.
3. A specimen of king's holly, a plant found in the rainforest of Tasmania, is one of the __________ plants on
Earth - over 43,000 years old.
4. The cheetah is the _______________ creature on Earth, and is capable of running at over 110 kph.
5. The _______________ part of the ocean where a fish has been found was 8,372 m down in the
Puerto Rican Trench.
V.

easy

HEAVY
LONG
OLD
FAST
DEEP

Rewrite the underlined part of the sentence, using a comparative form of an adverb in the list

fast
hard
well
1. When you tell a lie, your brain has to work more.

heavy

long

often

slow
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________
__________

2. If you cut your hair a lot it won't grow at an increased speed.

3. Acts of forgetting occur with increased frequency as people get older.
4. Same crystals grow at a lower speed in space.
5. Goats' milk is digested with less difficulty than cows' milk.
6. People may live for a greater number of years by eating less.
7. People drive with more skill along tree-lined streets.
8. As a law weather front approaches, it starts to drizzle and then rains a lot as a warm front approaches.
VI.
Underline the correct option.
1. More than a thousand people came at / to the match.
2. I'm sorry, but no children beneath / under twelve are allowed.
3. The noise was loud, so I put my hands above / over my ears.
4. Are you going at / to the cinema this evening?
5. There was a bird singing in the tree just outside / out of the window.
VII.
Complete the sentence with a suitable preposition.
in
at
1. The uvula is a small piece of flesh that hangs down _____ the back of your throat.
2. The island of Alcatraz is _____ the middle of San Francisco Bay.
3. Write your address _____ the top of the letter on the right-hand side.
4. It was hard to watch the match because there were several tall people standing _____ front of me.
5. _____ the end of the play, the whole audience burst into applause.
6. The man was completely bald _____ the top of his head.
7. Anna felt tired, so she stopped the car _____ the side of the road and got out.

on

by

I.
Complete each question with at, in or on.
What happened ...
1. _____ 1918 _____ November 11th. _____ 5 am?
2. ____1937 the 26th of April ____ the late afternoon?
3. ____1793 about 11 o'clock ____ January 21st?
4. ____1865 about 10 o'clock ____the evening _____ the 14th of April
5. ____1928 ____ November 18th?
II.
Underline the correct option.
1. You should have finished your project soon / by now.
2. I nearly dropped the eggs, but managed to catch them just in time / on time.
3. Let's meet after / later school and talk about it.
4. From now on / later on, things are going to be different!
5. The results come out next week, so before / until then, you'll have to wait.

VI.

Complete the sentence with at, in, on,

next or last.

1. The __________ time you visit us, you must stay

for dinner.
2. Wait here, and I'll be back __________ a few
minutes.
3. I haven't seen Helen since _________ month.
4 Are you having a party __________ your
birthday?
5. Your salary will be paid __________ the end of
the month.

III.
Complete the sentence with a suitable preposition.
1. Most people would expect a work environment
to differ __________an educational environment.
2. When you start your first job, you may find that you are not used __________ the way that your colleagues behave.
3. You may not understand what people are talking __________.
4. You may have to ask a lot of questions, and worry that other people can't rely _________ you.
5. Or you may find it difficult at first to cope __________ the demands your job places on you.
I.

Use a phrasal verb from the list to replace the words underlined

Run into

get at
head for

get over
take after

run through
look into

come across

join in

look after

1.A special committee investigated ____________________ government's actions, but found nothing wrong.
2. Everyone said that Richard was just like ____________________ his father.
3. If things go on like this, the company is going in the direction of ___________________disaster!
4. Our neighbour took care of ___________________ our cats while we were away.
5. When a man at the front started shouting, everyone else did the same ___________________.
6. I found __________________ this article while I was doing my project.
7. Listen carefully, the teacher is explaining ___________________the details again.
8. Maria is slowly recovering recovering from ___________________ her illness.
9. I don't understand what she is trying to say ___________________
10. I keep meeting ___________________ Harry in the library.
II.

Complete the sentence with a phrasal verb from the list. Change the tense if necessary.

Come up with

look into

get over

fill in

leave out

1. Basic tomato and basil sauce - you can __________ the basil if you don't have any available, or use half a teaspoon of dried
basil instead.
2. Learn how to __________ your feelings of shyness quickly and permanently!
3. Scientists __________ ways of treating cancer by strengthening the immune system.
4. __________ the details at parts 3 and 4 of this form, and return it to us at the address shown above.
5. Wallace and Gromit's Children's Foundation is challenging pupils in schools throughout the UK to __________ ideas for new
inventions in 'Wallace's
Inventing Competition'.
9

I.

Complete the sentence with however, even though, or while. More than one answer may be possible.

1. Oil is an import ant part of the glob al Economy ____________ it is becoming more expensive all the time.
2. Some large industrial countries, such as the USA and Russia, produce their own oil, _______________ most European countries
have
to import their oil.
3. And _______________ in 2001 the USA, for example, produced 181 million barrels of oil, it still imported 273 million barrels
from
other countries.
4 _______________ many countries produce large amounts of oil, exploration must continue to find new oil fields.
5. New fields have been found under the sea, _______________ it is harder to extract the oil in this problem.

Rewrite each pair of sentences as one sentence, containing the relative pronoun in capitals, or zero pronoun.
1. Einstein is a scientist. I admire him.
WHO
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. Shakespeare is a writer. I don 't understand him.
ZERO
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Marie Curie is a scientist. We are studying her.
WHOM
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Leonardo is an artist. Everybody knows him.
THAT
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Homer is an ancient Greek writer. We study him in translation.
WHO
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentence using why, when or where.
1. Most of us at same time have wanted to __________ leaves change colour and fall in autumn.
2. It is difficult to predict exactly __________ this will happen, as it depends on the autumn weather.
3. It also depends on ___________ exactly the tree is growing, since some trees may receive more light than others.
4. The leaves start to change colour ___________ the tree stops making chlorophyll, the substance which gives them a green
colour.
5. The tree stops making chlorophyll ___________ there is not enough light for the process of photosynthesis to work.
Rewrite the sentence so it contains the word enough.
1. If all the blood vessels in the body formed one line, it would be very long and would reach more than twice round the Earth .
________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Some metals, eg sodium, are light and they float.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. A week after it is born, a baby gazelle is strong and can run with adults.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. The planet Pluto is very small and can't have a proper atmosphere.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. The dinosaurs were not adaptable and didn't survive c1imate change.

_______________________________________________________________________________________

10