I keep a vocabulary notebook. It’s organized (16) ……………………. Whenever I hear or read a new word, I write it (17) ……………………. Then (18) ……………………I have time, I look it up in my dictionary. Then I put down some key (19) ……………………about the word – you know, (20) ……………………it’s a noun or a verb, and some (21) ……………………of how it’s used. I go (22) ……………………the notebook and study the words as often as I can. I really (23) ……………………that the only way to learn new words – (24) ……………………in your own language – is by (25) ……………………them.

I. Put the following words in the correct order.

01. This coat / so / that / I / big / can’t wear / it / is /.

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02. I / so / that / didn’t know / surprised / was / I / what to say /.

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03. I / so / that / keep / I / couldn’t / my eyes / am / open / tired /.

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04. That dress / so / that / I / couldn’t / expensive / buy / was / it /.
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05. She / so / that / couldn’t do / she / was / anything at all / tired /.

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06. That bag / so / that / none of us / was / could / carry it / heavy /.

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07. The weather / so / that / I / warm / didn’t / a / was / coat / need /.

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08. She / so / that / couldn’t / she / do / busy / the housework / was /.

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09. The coffee / so / that / strong / was / to sleep / she couldn’t / go /.

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10. That boy / so / that / lazy / he / does / never / his homework / is /.

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11. The boy / so / that / is / the story / he / can’t understand / young /.

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12. The stadium / so / that / hold / it / large / can / 60,000 people / is /.

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13. Those lessons / so / that / are / difficult / he / them / can’t understand /.

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14. The climate / so / that / bad / all the plants / well / couldn’t / was / grow /.

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15. That woman / so / that / she / was / could almost touch / tall / the ceiling /.

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I don’t have anything to eat (I’m hungry).

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07. I have to work today (but I’d like to stay at home).

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08. I don’t know Paul’s phone number (and I regret it).

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09. There are many people here (and it’s very crowded)

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10. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that’s a pity)

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11. My friend cannot stay with me longer (I don’t want her to go home early).

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12. Your bicycle is going to break down but you don’t have money to repair it.

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13. I do not know many English words (I need more words to talk with my friends).

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14. You want to talk with your pen pals on the phone, but it is too expensive for you to afford it.

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15. You don’t have a computer therefore you cannot get access to the Internet (You need a computer).

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16. You don’t have time to take your friend to many beauty spots in your city (You feel sorry about that). 

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17. You want to send an e-card to one of your friends on her birthday (You don’t have her email address).

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18. You want to watch a TV program called “The Wonders of The World” but you can’t because you have to finish your homework.

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19. There is a car show at the city show ground, but you can’t go there because you have to go to the countryside with your family. 

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20. One of your pen pals has written to you and asked you to send her one of your most recent photos but you can’t send her one because most of your photos were taken about two years ago. 

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I don’t have anything to eat (I’m hungry).

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07. I have to work today (but I’d like to stay at home).

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08. I don’t know Paul’s phone number (and I regret it).

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09. There are many people here (and it’s very crowded)

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10. I’m not lying on a beautiful sunny beach (and that’s a pity)

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11. My friend cannot stay with me longer (I don’t want her to go home early).

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12. Your bicycle is going to break down but you don’t have money to repair it.

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13. I do not know many English words (I need more words to talk with my friends).

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14. You want to talk with your pen pals on the phone, but it is too expensive for you to afford it.

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15. You don’t have a computer therefore you cannot get access to the Internet (You need a computer).

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16. You don’t have time to take your friend to many beauty spots in your city (You feel sorry about that). 

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17. You want to send an e-card to one of your friends on her birthday (You don’t have her email address).

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18. You want to watch a TV program called “The Wonders of The World” but you can’t because you have to finish your homework.

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19. There is a car show at the city show ground, but you can’t go there because you have to go to the countryside with your family. 

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20. One of your pen pals has written to you and asked you to send her one of your most recent photos but you can’t send her one because most of your photos were taken about two years ago. 

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VI. Combine the two sentences using defining relative clauses.

41. I have never met the man. He gave me a lift this morning.

The man …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

42. Can you show me the room? Meetings are held in that room.

Can you …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

43. Most of the books are still popular today. I read them as a child.

Most of the books ………………………………………………………………………………………………………

44. We won’t forget the day. We went to Justin Bieber’s concert that day.

We …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

45. The book is about Gagarin’s flight to the space. Mr. Henry gave it to me.

The book …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

46. What would you do with the scholarship? You were offered it this month.

What ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

47. I don’t really like the woman. She is in charge of the Marketing Department.

I don’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

48. Scientists are working with stem cells. Stem cells will revolutionize medicine.

Scientists …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

49. The Nation Air and Space Museum has been renovated. We visited it last year.

The Nation Air and Space Museum …………………………………………………………………………………

50. I want to introduce you to Mrs. Black. Her husband is a software engineer at Google, Inc.

I want ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

V. Put the verbs in the past perfect or past simple.

31. I (take) …………………the book back to the library when I (read) …………………it.

32. After she (fill) …………………the basket, she (go) …………………to the check out.

33. Two days ago I (meet) …………………an old friend who I (not see) …………………for years.

34. The house was very quiet when I (get) …………………home. They (go) …………………out for dinner.

35. Karen (not want) …………………to come to the cinema with us because she (already see) …………………the film.

VI. Choose the correct option for each gap in the sentence.
36. How many …………………orbit the sun?

A. spaces                           B. Mars                               C. UFOs                            D. planets

37. This aircraft is capable of …………………30 passengers.

A. holding                         B. placing                           C. accommodating            D. flying

38. Do you believe that space …………………have landed on planet?

A. robots                           B. terrorists                         C. aliens                            D. pioneers

39. The Milky Way is just a …………………in the universe and it contains our Solar System.

A. planet                           B. comet                              C. meteorite                      D. galaxy

40. …………………food is specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.

A. Universe                       B. Land                               C. Planet                           D. Space

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

01. A. habitat                    B. parabolic                      C. spacewalk                       D. galaxy

02. A. telescope                B. microgravity                C. cooperate                        D. rocket

03. A. universe                 B. museum                        C. rinseless                         D. space

04. A. necessarily             B. mechanic                      C. exception                        D. apprentice

05. A. double                    B. enough                          C. resource                          D. rough

II. Choose the word that has the different stress from the others.

06. A. universe                 B. satellite                        C. experience                      D. meteorite

07. A. spacewalk              B. trainee                       C. object                             D. private

08. A. telescope                B. collection                     C. giant                             D. atmosphere

09. A. champion               B. spaceship                      C. galaxy                       D. galactic

10. A. solar                       B. asteroid                        C. comet                       D. environment