X: There are 11 mistakes in the following passage. Read, underline then correct them. The first one has been done for you as an example.

   An increased number of people is now going on trip to Egypt. last year, for example, about one or a half million tourists visited Egypt. The people of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira, a busy city of just under nine millions people. Although the temperature is hot, dry and most of country is desert, but average climate from October to March is not too high. Most famous sights are the Pyramids at Giza. However it's also pleasant to see Alexandria and several other places.

Your answer:  0. increased -> increasing

      1........................->..........................    6..........................-> ...........................

      2........................->..........................    7..........................-> ...........................                                       

      3........................->..........................    8..........................-> ...........................

      4........................->..........................    9..........................-> ...........................   

      5........................->..........................   10.........................-> ...........................

For each of the following sentences below, write a new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence, but using the words given. The words MUST NOT BE ALTERED in any way. Here is an example

1. There'll be trouble if you do that again (better)

............

2. Their house has been broken into three times this year (had)

......

3. His last letter to me was written three years ago (heard)

........

4. The children made every effort to please their father (best)

.........

5. I remember very few things about my childhood (scarcely)

...........

III. Read the passage and then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

I live in a house near the sea. It’s an old house, about 100 years old,
and it’s very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs but no bathroom.
The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there’s a living room
where there’s a lovely old fireplace. There’s a garden in front of the
house. The garden goes down to the beach and in spring and summer
there are flowers everywhere. I live with my parents, and we have a lot
of visitors. My city friends often stay with me. I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the
flowers in summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.
22. The author lives in the seaside. ...............
23. There is no bathroom in her house. ...............
24. The house has two floors and four rooms. ...............
25. There are flowers in the garden in front of the house. ...............
26. Her family rarely has visitors. ...............

Task 1. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You can’t change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS- Here is an example:

0.       The bookshop is opposite the library.

1.      Answer: 0. There is a bookshop opposite the library.

2.      We bring reusable water bottles. We don’t bring plastic bottles. (INSTEAD)

à We bring reusable water………………………………………..plastic bottles.

3.  No one in my family cooks better than my dad. (THE)

à My dad is                                                                   in my family.

4.  This is a present for you. (YOURS)

à This                                                                                      .

5.  The show was interesting. It was too long. (BUT)

à The show was interesting,  ………………………………………… too long.

2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You must not change the word. Write no more than THREE words.

Task 1. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets. You can’t change the word. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS- Here is an example:

0.       The bookshop is opposite the library.

1.      Answer: 0. There is a bookshop opposite the library.

2.      We bring reusable water bottles. We don’t bring plastic bottles. (INSTEAD)

à We bring reusable water………………………………………..plastic bottles.

3.  No one in my family cooks better than my dad. (THE)

à My dad is                                                                   in my family.

4.  This is a present for you. (YOURS)

à This                                                                                      .

5.  The show was interesting. It was too long. (BUT)

à The show was interesting,  ………………………………………… too long.

III. WRITING

1. For each sentence, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in the brackets. You do not need to change the word. Write NO MORE THAN FOUR words.

 Here is an example.
0. The bookshop is opposite the library.
There is ____________________.
Answer: 0. There is a bookshop opposite the library.

I. Read the passage and choose the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

I live in a house near the sea. It is an old house, about 100 years old and (1) ______ very small. There are two bedrooms upstairs (2) ______ no bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen. There is a living room where there is a lovely old fire place.  There is a garden (3) ______ the house. The garden goes down to the beach and in Spring and Summer (4) ______ flowers everywhere. I like sitting alone with my dog, Rack, but we have a lot of visitors. My city friends often stay with (5) ______. I love my house for many reasons: the garden, the flowers in Summer, the fire in winter, but the best thing is the view from my bedroom window.

1.    A. it’s                           B. it                               C. there’s                        D. they’re

2.    A. so                             B. or                              C. but                             D. too

3.    A. in front                     B. front of                     C. of front in                  D. in front of

4.    A. these are                 B. they are                    C. there are                    D. those are

5.    A. me                            B. I                                C. my                              D. I’m

Read the passage and answer the questions

I live in the house near the sea. It is an old house, about 20 years old, and it is not very large. There are two bedrooms upstairs but not bathroom. The bathroom is downstairs next to the kitchen and there is a living room where there is a lovely old fireplace. There is a garden in front of the house. The garden goes down to the beach and in spring and summer there are flowers everywhere. I live alone with my dog, Boxer but we have many visitors. Many of my friends work in the city, so they often stay with me because they want to relax.

How many bedrooms are there in the house?