I.       Write correct sentences from the suggested words.

1.     How many/ lessons/ you/ learn/ since/ start/ this course.

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2.     He/ such/ kind/ man/ that/ all/ colleagues/ like him.

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3.     It/ best book/ I/ ever/ read/ life.

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4.     When/ I/ see/ Peter/ yesterday/ he/ talk/ beautiful girl.

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5.     In spite/ be rich/ he/ not feel/ happy/ at all.

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6.     If/ she/ not study/ hard/ next exam/ she/ not pass/ it.

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7.     The child/ apology/ mother/ break/ vase.

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8.     Nobody/ know/ exactly/ when/ castle/ build.

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9.     She/ graduate/ university/ 6 months ago/ but/ not find/ job/ yet.

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10.  When/ we/ arrive/ the city/ last year/ they/ build/ new theatre.

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I.       Fill the gaps with correct prepositions

1.     I started taking ……………….. a sport when I was 7.

2.     I’m not used …… getting up early on Sunday.

3.     I look forward …….. hearing from you.

4.     He was busy …………….his homework so he took part …………….. the party late.

5.     She has arrived ……….. the hotel.

6.     I’m trying to work. Can you turn your music ………………….?

7.     The referee sent David ………………….for arguing with him.

8.     It wasn’t very rude …….you to serve yourself without asking.

9.     Would you mind looking ……….. my children for a while. I want to buy some milk for them.

10.  This is my favourite song. Turn it ………………….!

I.       Fill in the blank with one suitable word.          

Tom Cruise is one of the (1) ………………… successful actors in cinema history. However, his life hasn’t always been that easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had (2) ………………… in finding friends, although he really enjoyed (3) ………………… part in school plays. After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to (4) ………………… for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the (5) ………………… time, he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first (6) ………………… in a film. Ten years later, he had become (7) ………………… successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars (8) ………………… each film. Today, Tom still (9) ………………… in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from (10) ………………… around the world.

I.                Rewrite the following sentences.

1.     They visited their uncle two months ago.(FOR)                                

They………………………….……………………..

2.     When did you get your new bike?                                                    

How long……………………………………………?

3.     My father started working for that company 30 years ago.(FOR)      

My father has……………………………………….

4.     Sarah hasn’t had pizza for 6 weeks.                                                

The last time …………………………………..……

5.     The last time we met our grandparents was 2 months ago.(FOR)     

We haven’t…………………………………..………

6.     My father was able to use a computer when he was 9.(SINCE)        

My father……………………….…………….………

7.     I knew how to swim when I was 6 years old. (SINCE)                                   

I have ……………………..……….…………………

8.     The last time we went dancing was months ago.(FOR)                     

We ……………………………………………………

9.     His involvement in politics started when he was at university. (INVOLVED)

He……………………………………………

10.  The last time I went to Crete was in July 2003. (SINCE)       

I ……………………………………………………….

11.  The weather was so bad that we had to cancel our camping trip. (SUCH)

It was…………………………………………………...

12.  Due to her carelessness, she lost her bike.  

Because she …………………………………………..

I.                Choose the correct answer.                            Space experiment

Some exciting photos of space have recently appeared on the internet - all taken by teenagers!

Using a cheap camera and a simple balloon, some school students got a large (amount / sum / number / total)¹ ………….. of amazing photos from 15 miles (among / above / about / along)² …………..  Earth.

The teacher said, '(It / There / These / They)³ …………..  carried out an experiment to explore what different (positions / distances / areas / backgrounds)⁴ ………….. on the Earth look like from space - and prove that you don’t have to use expensive equipment as the textbooks say.’

Seventeen-year-old student Miguel reported, ‘We’d spent long (times / hours / ages / days)⁵ ………….. working on the experiment after school, but then had to put it (off / down / out / up)⁶ …………..  due to the weather. Then we were worried that the balloon (shouldn’t / needn’t / mustn’t / wouldn’t)⁷ …………..  rise higher than 10,000 metres, which wasn’t (quite / so / rather / very)⁸ ………….. high enough for our experiment. But in the end it wasn’t a problem. And (unless / although / because / if)⁹           …………..  the balloon had travelled so far, it was still working when it returned! So we’ve learned that in (true / actual / normal / real)¹⁰ …………..  life, experiments don’t always have to follow the textbooks!’

I.                Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1.     Recently healthy food has increased in (popular) …………………

2.     The old lady hid all her (save) ………………… under the floor.

3.     The gas from the chemical factory was extremely (harm) …………………

4.     The restaurant is now under new (manage) …………………

5.     Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete (satisfy) …………………

6.     They are having a (discuss) ………………… about putting on a play for the neighbourhood children.

7.     I’m writing this letter in answer to your question about (volunteer) ………………… work.

8.     Young people in my country often take part in outdoor (active) ………………… when they have free time.

9.     I am so happy to receive your (invite) ………………… I have waited for it for ages.

10.  When I was in the (music) ………………… performance last night, I wore a wonderful skirt made by a designer.

I.                Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1.     John Bruce (win) ………………… three million euros in a lottery. He (buy) ………………… the lottery ticket last Saturday.

2.     Princess Lola and Sir John Falstaff (marry) ……………… They (meet) ……………… at a party at Windsor Castle in 2009.

3.     I (buy) ………………… a new house last year, but (not sell) ………………… my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.

4.     Peter (try) ………………… to come in quietly but his mother (hear) ………………… him and called out. “Where you (be) …………………? Your supper (be) ………………… in the oven for an hour.

5.     In the evening, I often play chess with my next door neighbor. I (play) ………………… chess with him ever since I (come) ………………… to live here ten years ago.

6.     How long you (be) ………………… in your present job?” “I (be) ………………… there for 6 months”. “And what you (do) ………………… before that?” “Before that I (work) ………………… for Jones and Company.”

7.     Pop star Madonna (go) ………………… to live in Greenland. She really (like) ………………… her new house.

8.     This bicycle (be) ………………… in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) ………………… it for the first five years, my brother (ride) ………………… it for the next five, and I (have) ………………… it for the last four.

9.     - I hear that your MP, Mr Simpson, (make) ………………… a very clever speech last night. How long he (be) ………………… your MP?

- Oh, we only (have) ………………… him since January. His predecessor Mr Alien (resign) ………………… suddenly because of ill-health and there (be) ………………… a by-election

I.                Phonetics.

1.     A. curtain                            B. furniture                                C. cure                               D. burst

2.     A. word                               B. world                                    C. work                               D. for

3.     A. birthday                          B. firm                                      C. chirrup                            D. term

4.     A. animal                            B. architect                               C. continue                         D. elephant

5.     A. chemistry                        B. geology                                C. geography                      D. biology