Fill in each gap, either with one of the verbs or one of the particles. Put the verb in the correct form.
You can shut your television __________ as no one is watching it.
Fill in each gap, either with one of the verbs or one of the particles. Put the verb in the correct form.
I’m _____________ forward to meeting her very much.
Fill in each gap, either with one of the verbs or one of the particles. Put the verb in the correct form.
She ___________ up three children on her own.
Fill in each gap, either with one of the verbs or one of the particles. Put the verb in the correct form.
I live in Bristol now, but I grew ________ in Leicester.
II-Fill in each gap with one suitable verb given in the box in either the gerund or the to-infinitive forms.
earn miss pay look after visit
overdraw leave find be able to buy
go work stay redecorate save
Jane is a nurse, but she is trying 1._________ a new job. Although she enjoys 2.______________ people, nursing is not very well paid, and she cannot afford 3._______ all her bills. She finds it impossible to live on such a low salary without 4.____________ her account at the bank. Her flat needs 5._____________ and she would like 6.__________ a car. She managed 7.__________ enough last year for a short holiday by 8. __________ some extra money in her spare time, and this year, she is hoping 9. ___________some friends in France. She has stopped 10. __________ to the theatre, which used to be one of her greatest pleasures. She is thinking of 11.____________ in America, where she could earn a higher salary in a private hospital, but would prefer 12.___________ in this country if possible. She likes 13.___________ see her parents whenever she wants to. A friend of hers went to America after 14.__________university, but began 15._____________ her friends so badly that she had to come back.
II-Fill in each gap with one suitable verb given in the box in either the gerund or the to-infinitive forms.
earn miss pay look after visit
overdraw leave find be able to buy
go work stay redecorate save
Jane is a nurse, but she is trying 1._________ a new job. Although she enjoys 2.______________ people, nursing is not very well paid, and she cannot afford 3._______ all her bills. She finds it impossible to live on such a low salary without 4.____________ her account at the bank. Her flat needs 5._____________ and she would like 6.__________ a car. She managed 7.__________ enough last year for a short holiday by 8. __________ some extra money in her spare time, and this year, she is hoping 9. ___________some friends in France. She has stopped 10. __________ to the theatre, which used to be one of her greatest pleasures. She is thinking of 11.____________ in America, where she could earn a higher salary in a private hospital, but would prefer 12.___________ in this country if possible. She likes 13.___________ see her parents whenever she wants to. A friend of hers went to America after 14.__________university, but began 15._____________ her friends so badly that she had to come back.
Part 3: Complete each sentence with the correct form of ONE of the phrasal verbs below. Write your answer in the numbered box. Each verb is used only once.
slip up | run out of | get into | figure out | drink up |
wear off | fall into | cut down on | egg on | take off |
1. I just can’t ___________ why President Clinton did that! What a stupid thing to do!
2. If you plan the project well, then everything should __________ place.
3. At first the guys were just having a small argument, but their friends ______ them ______ until they started fighting.
4. The doctor told me to __________ sugar and fat in my diet.
5. I’m sorry, I just can’t __________ the game right now. I’m thinking about work.
6. You _________ when you told Sara about her surprise party. You shouldn’t have done that.
7. In many cultures, it is appropriate _________ your shoes when entering a house.
8. Most patients find that the numbness from the injection __________ after about an hour.
9. We ___________ milk this morning, so we need to go to the store.
10. __________ everyone! The pub is closing in five minutes.
III. Complete each sentence with the correct tense or form of one suitable verb from the box. One verb must be used in negative form
1. After Mary (speak)___in public on many occasions, she got the TV job offer
2. My wife and I (travel)___to Mexico at this time last summer
IV. READING
1 Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list
handicraft ; design ; quality
costumes ; artisan ; history
There are many embroidery villages in VN, but Quat Dong village in HN is widely known for its products of high (1)___. Embroidery has been developing around here since the 17th century. In the past, local skilled artisans were chosen to make embroided (2)____for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family memebers
In order to create beautiful embroideries, a/an (3)____must be patient, careful and have an eye for (4)____ along with clever hands. Nowadays, Quat Dong products may range frlm clothes, bags, pillowcases, to paintings and decorations, which are exported to many countries
III. Fill each gap with ONE suitable word. Write the answers in the box. (10 ms)
SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ENGLAND
In England, children start secondary school (86) ………………. the age of 11. In the first two years of secondary school, all the students study the same 12 (87) ………………………... They are: English, maths, science, design and technology, history, geography, a foreign (88) ……………………. , art and design, music, citizenship and P.E. When students are 14, they can (89) ……………………. the subjects that they like, but some subjects (e.g. maths, English, science and P.E.) are still (90) ……………………..
At the (91) ………………………. of sixteen, students take national exams called GCSEs (General Certificate of secondary Education exams). After the (92) …………………….., about 25% of students leave school and find jobs. The other 75% stay at (93) …………………. They study two, three or four school subjects and take advanced level exams (‘A levels’) when they are 18.
Most students in England (about 90%) (94) ……………..… to state secondary schools. State schools are free. The other 10% go to private schools. Some of these schools are very famous – and very expensive. For (95) ……………………, it costs about £24.000 a year to study at Eton College!