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Unit 1
A Choose the correct answer, a, b, c or d.
1 I got an A in my test and was ___.
a as good as gold b tickled pink c green with envy d feeling blue
2 That child is much too ___ and bullies his classmates.
a depressed b skinny c attractive d aggressive
3 Some villagers are dressed in black because they are in ___.
a mourning b depressed c feeling blue d luck
4 My French teacher is a ___ and she has been working at my school for three years.
a stranger b foreigner c colleague d classmate
5 He’s quite ___ and enjoys team sports.
a trustworthy b attractive c aggressive d athletic
6 My English teacher always says, ‘Keep your friends close and your ___ closer.’
a peers b neighbours c enemies d colleagues
7 I was terribly ___ after walking into that glass door I’d thought was open.
a shy b embarrassed c naughty d depressed
8 Everyone in his family loves riding horses except him. He’s the black ___ of the family.
a reptile b kangaroo c stranger d sheep
B Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use an expression
including the given word.
1 I hate it when people don’t keep their word.
BREAK
It is so annoying when people ________________.
2 I got so angry I almost hit him.
RED
I ________________ and almost hit him.
3 The students behaved like little angels.
AS
The students ________________ gold.
4 I don’t really enjoy his company.
HANG
I don’t really like ________________ him.
5 It truly annoys me when there are blackouts and I don’t have any candles in the house.
GET
Blackouts truly ________________ nerves.
6 You need to pay attention to detail in this job.
FOCUS
It’s necessary ________________ details in this job.
C Complete the sentences using the present simple or the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 It ___________ (seem) to be a bit confusing. I’ll explain it again.
2 Sorry, but I don’t have any idea what you ___________ (talk) about.
3 She cannot wake up in the morning unless she ___________ (have) at least two strong cups of coffee.
4 Tomorrow, I ___________ (see) an old friend who I haven’t seen in years.
5 Thanks, but I ___________ (not need) any help at the moment.
6 He ___________ (always/disturb) the class. It drives me crazy.
7 It’s so terribly hot today. I ___________ (want) an ice-cream right now!
8 Be careful! If you ___________ (drop) that vase, it will shatter into a million pieces.
9 The bus ___________ (leave) in ten minutes, so we’d better hurry.
10 More and more people ___________ (travel) by bicycle in my town these days.
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1 We were amazed to learn the drawings on the walls of the ___________ were thousands of years old.
2 I’m absolutely ___________ I’ve seen that man somewhere before.
3 He grew up on a Texan ___________ so he knows how to herd cattle.
4 The police have ___________ the crime but don’t think they’ll be able to solve it.
5 In the Middle Ages, the Bubonic Plague, also called the Black Death, was a(n)___________ that killed
millions of people and is thought to have been carried by rats.
6 We found a tiny ___________ kitten on the road and immediately adopted it. He’s the sweetest little thing
you’ve ever met.
7 We have to save the Tasmanian Devil, which is on the endangered species list, before they’re all
___________.
8 When there is a risk of ___________, people are not allowed to water their lawns or wash their cars.
9 He has been so ___________ with his help. I truly appreciate it.
10 It was such an outrageous story that we thought it was a(n) ___________ , but it turned out to be true
in the end.
11 The ___________ of multiple intelligences has really caught on in the field of education.
12 Well done! I’m really ___________ of you! You’ve done a fabulous job on this exercise.
B Complete the text with the past simple or the past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
In all mysteries, there is usually someone who knows what really happened. Our English teacher told us about
a particular class she 1 ___________ (have) when she first 2 ___________ (start) teaching. One hot summer day,
when everybody wished they were at the beach, she 3 ___________ (teach) phrasal verbs. She noticed one
student 4 ___________ (chew) what must have been a whole packet of gum. She 5 ___________ (tell) him to get rid
of the gum, which he did immediately. He 6 ___________ (stand) up, throwing the gum out the window, and it
went flying straight through the open window of a flat opposite the school. The whole class 7 ___________ (go)
silent. Honestly, she told us that he couldn’t have aimed it better if he had tried. After that, everyone
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___________ (suggest) where the gum 9 ___________ (land). One explanation was that the gum had stuck to the
TV screen. Then everyone wondered about the people who 10 ___________ (live) there. What in the world would
they think when they 11 ___________ (see) it? Those people would have been quite puzzled when they
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___________ (find) the gum, no matter where it had ended up in their house. Anyway, the case of the
mysterious gum was certainly no mystery to the class or to our teacher.
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Two years ago, my grandmother had to have a minor 1 ___________. She had been very tired and was
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___________ with a heart problem. So the 3 ___________ was going to install a small device. Fortunately,
everything went really well. My granny, however, decided to change her lifestyle completely. First she went
to see a(n) 4 ___________ for advice on how to eat a(n) 5 ___________ diet. Now she has just taken up ballroom
dancing to relieve 6 ___________. She hopes this will also increase her 7 ___________. Last week, she had a
check-up and the doctor said she was as 8 ___________ as a fiddle!
Hi Jane,
Guess what! I’ve just decided I 1 ___________ (study) to become a medical technician. I like working in a
café, but the pay isn’t very good and I’m sure I 2 ___________ (never/get) promotion. So it’s time for a
career change. I think the starting pay for medical technicians 3 ___________ (be) almost twice what I make
now.
So, here’s the plan. The course 4 ___________ (start) next January, so I 5 ___________ (work) really hard to
save up enough money for it. If I cut down on eating out and forget about going away on holiday,
I 6 ___________ (save) up enough money by the end of the year. It’s a one-year-course, which means in two
years’ time I 7 ___________ (make) the money back that I paid for the course. I might even be able to take
you on holiday!
Have I lost my mind? Give your honest opinion when you 8 ___________ (have) time to think about this.
Love,
Maria
C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words
in bold.
1 I’m positive everybody has studied modal verbs.
MUST
Everybody ________________ modal verbs.
2 It’s possible he wasn’t feeling motivated.
MAY
He ________________ feeling motivated.
3 Was it possible for you to make any progress on that project?
ABLE
Were ________________ progress on that project?
4 In the end, it wasn’t necessary to buy as much bread as I did.
NEED
In the end, I ________________ bought as much bread as I did.
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B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 He denied ___________ (rob) the bank and claimed he was visiting his grandmother at the time.
2 He refused ___________ (go) back into the flat for three days after the earthquake.
3 You’d better ___________ (secure) the windows. There were hurricane warnings on the news.
4 Oh, no. I forgot ___________ (bring) an umbrella and it looks like we’re in for a thunderstorm.
5 My parents won’t let me ___________ (stay) out late except on Saturdays.
6 How have you been? I haven’t ___________ (see) you for ages and was just thinking about you the other
day.
7 It’s not safe enough ___________ (go) to the beach yet after the tsunami two days ago.
8 He stopped ___________ (smoke) three weeks ago and has noticed a big difference in his health.
9 Yesterday, I was made ___________ (clean) my room before I could go to the beach.
10 He thinks he can hook up the washing machine without ___________ (look) at the instructions.
C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words
in bold.
1 This is the worst wildfire we’ve had in decades.
BAD
We haven’t had a wildfire ________________ in decades.
2 It was such a strong tsunami that many boats in the harbour were totally destroyed.
SO
The tsunami was ________________ many boats in the harbour were totally destroyed.
3 It was too hot for me to enjoy the excursion.
THAT
It was ________________ didn’t enjoy the excursion.
4 I’ve never been to such an informative talk on what to do in case of an earthquake.
MOST
That is ________________ been to on what to do in case of an earthquake.
5 That’s the best pizza I’ve ever had in my entire life.
SUCH
I’ve never ________________ pizza in my entire life.
Nowadays, it is not 1 ___________ (usual) to find more and more people turning to the Internet to get the
news rather than the mainstream media on TV. They do not feel 2 ___________ (satisfy) that the news on TV is
objective. While it may be true that it can be a bit 3 ___________ (risk) to trust what is on the Net, at least there
are many reports with a wide variety of opinions.
Additionally, possibly for economic reasons, traditional newspapers seem to be losing favour with the public
as well, although most of them also have an online version of each 4 ___________ (publish). In fact, some
newspapers only have their content available online, in which case their 5 ___________ (edit) tend to allow a
wider range of opinions. This gives 6 ___________ (journal) more freedom to report on anything they want.
Another advantage of the Internet is the speed news can spread as the general public can upload videos on
social media of events, such as 7 ___________ (nature) disasters, within minutes of the event happening.
So, where do you get your news from? How much longer do you think traditional TV news broadcasting can
survive before it is replaced with yet another 8 ___________ (real) show?
C Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 It is my pleasure to inform you that you ________________ (accept) for the job.
2 I couldn’t go to the beach yesterday because my car ________________ (service).
3 The media ________________ (think) by some to be one-sided and not objective.
4 If you missed it last night, the documentary ________________ (broadcast) again next Friday at 9 p.m.
5 My report is ________________ (hand in) by next Monday at the latest.
6 A statement ________________ (give) to the press next week.
7 It ________________ (know) that eating a nutritious diet makes you feel better.
8 He ________________ (award) a medal of honour for bravery in battle last week.
9 I ________________ (shock) to see my friend being interviewed on the news last night.
10 The publisher will fire Joe if they ________________ (give) another article about his pets!
C Change the sentences into reported speech using the following reporting verbs.
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Dear Prudence,
Just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how my trip has been going so far.
As you know, I didn’t take a suitcase but decided on a 1 ___________ instead. I’m so glad I did because it’s been
so much easier to carry around, particularly since I like to go off the beaten 2 ___________ where there aren’t
a lot of tourists.
I went 3 ___________ through the Taygetos mountain 4 ___________ and although it was tiring, it was well worth
it. It was so peaceful. I also visited the ancient castle of Mystras, which was incredible. The 5 ___________ are
so friendly. Even though it’s difficult to communicate at times, I seem to be able to make myself understood
because most people there can speak English.
Back in Athens, I went on a one-day coach 6 ___________ to Delphi. It wasn’t very informative although it was
interesting to see the ancient 7 ___________ of the oracles. I plan to read up on it when I get back.
I was wondering if you would consider hiring a 8 ___________ with me next time and we can go up to northern
Greece. I’ve heard the 9 ___________ is breathtaking and there’s this place called Meteora that I’m dying to see.
My 10 ___________ is supposed to be at the end of this month, but I might just stay a bit longer!
Take care,
Byron
B Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold.
1 He’s so ___________ and simply cannot handle any sudden change of plans. METHOD
2 Chicago is well-known for its ___________. There are some fantastic buildings in the city. ARCHITECT
3 T
here is a lack of ___________ on some remote islands so you had better book well in
advance. ACCOMMODATE
4 James booked his tour through a travel ___________ in the centre of Glasgow. AGENT
5 A
___________ has gone missing in the Alps and a search party has been organised to try to find
him. MOUNTAIN
6 All ___________ to the museum must go through a security check. VISIT
7 I’ll meet you at the ___________ gate at twelve. Don’t be late! DEPART
8 The synchronised swimming team swam in perfect ___________ and their timing was perfect. FORM
C Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 It’s a pity you didn’t bring a map.
If only ________________ a map.
2 He drives me crazy with all his talk about an alien invasion.
I ________________ always talk about an alien invasion.
3 I didn’t call you because I don’t have your number.
If I ________________ called you.
4 I can’t go on holiday this year because I can’t afford it.
If I ________________ go on holiday this year.
5 Luckily, no one saw us. Otherwise we would be in big trouble.
If someone ________________ in big trouble.
C Rewrite the sentences using a suitable participle clause to replace the words in bold.
1 Who are those men who are being led away in handcuffs?
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2 The castle which was built in 1639 is now a famous tourist attraction.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3 After the detectives found his fingerprints at the scene of the crime he was soon arrested.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4 The man who was sentenced to ten years was, in fact, innocent.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7 The detective who was assigned to investigate the murder soon solved the case.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8 The student who was attempting to cheat on the test was made to do fifty exercises on phrasal verbs.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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I hate shopping. I know many people enjoy it and some people love it so much they become real 1 ___________
but, personally, I hate it.
Anyway, the other day I had no choice. My most comfortable shoes were really starting to 2 ___________.
I could still wear them casually, but they were not 3 ___________ enough to wear at work. I have found that you
really have to 4 ___________ shoes to make sure they 5 ___________ so buying shoes online or ordering from a
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___________ was out of the question. Off to the centre I went.
Surprisingly enough, I found a pair within half an hour that were good 7 ___________ and exactly what I wanted.
They were also a real 8 ___________ because the shop was going out of business and you can imagine how
crowded it was. The salesperson put my 9 ___________ in a bag and I was quite proud of myself for having
accomplished my mission so quickly.
On Monday morning, I was getting ready for work and, of course, had planned to wear my new shoes.
I opened the bag and inside was a pair of bright red 10 ___________. Don’t get me wrong. They were lovely, but
they’re the kind of shoes I never wear because I’d break my neck within seconds. I had obviously been given
the wrong bag and would have to 11 ___________ them.
So after work, in my old shoes, it was back to the centre. Luckily, I had the 12 ___________ and I was hoping they
still had the shoes I had wanted.
You’re not going to believe this, but the shop had closed down for good. Naturally, I hate shopping even more
now but, by the way, would you happen to be interested in a pair of red shoes for your next birthday?
C Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the one above it using the word in bold.
1 She was going to make the dress herself but her mother did it in the end.
HAD
She was going to make the dress herself but ________________ in the end.
2 Celebrities rarely do their own makeup before an awards show.
DONE
Celebrities usually ________________ before an awards show.
3 He was handsome as well as being talented.
ALSO
He was not ________________ talented.
4 She made her brother do his chemistry homework.
WAS
Her brother ________________ homework.