Exercise 1: Each of the following contains a mistake. Underline the mistake and correct it.
1) You can study a lot of different careers at this university
2)Congratulations! I hear you succeeded your examination!
3) Each semester, my parents receive a school mark from my head teacher
4) I have got some good notes in my exams this term
5) She studies how to cook very fast
Exercise 2: Read the article and choose the word that best fits each space:
I have no wife, no b........(1)........ or sisters. My father wanted me to become a musician, but I didn't. I became a pilot instead. My h.......(2)....... is in the air. I do an enormous amount of travelling. It is a fast life and full of work, but I like it and that is the only way for me. Everything is tiring-music, travelling- but what can I do? I am not used to complaining. It is hard to image now that I will ever be very long in one place. My home....(3)...... is on the Caspian Sea. There is sea, wind, sun and so any tourists and hotels. I have my own f......(4)...... with four rooms, but I am seldom there. I don't like being a......(5)...... If I am free for a day or two, I prefer to stay with my p....(6).... They live in a small house, but it is very comfortable. My mother doesn't go to work. She stays at home and she is a good h......(7).... She often cooks for me when I come. I like good, simple food.
Exercise 3: Write the right place or thing in the house:
a) My dad has a small........ where he can work alone at night.
b) Bake it in the..........for forty minutes.
c) I don't have enough time to take a bath, so I'll take a..............
Exercise 4: Tom is decribing his daily routine with his roommates. Fill in the blank with the verbs given in the box. Some of them are in negative. Use some verbs more than one:
| turn up | like | come down | miss | watch | stay | have | get up | take |
| hurry | listen to | go | wake up | switch on | run | start |
Christine (1)..........first at about 7o'clock. She (2)......... downstairs and (3)..........breakfast early, because she (4)..........work at 8o'clock. When I (5)........... ,I(6).............the radio and(7).........the news. Then I(8)........and(9)........ a shower. I (10).........downstairs at about quarter past seven. Sam (11) .......at about 7:30. She (12)........ the radio, so she (13)..........the TV and (14)........ the breakfast programme. She always (15) ............the volume too loud, so we usually (16)........... an argument about that. Collin(17)........... to college and he's always late. He doesn't usually (18)..........breakfast. He (19)............ downstairs at the last minute, and he (20)..............out to get the bus. But he usually (21)...............it, so then I (22).....him in my car and I'm late for work. I (23)............ the weekends, because everyone (24)....... in bed late. But I (25)........in bed. I (26)......first and (27).... my breakfast in peace!
