1 (A) Could you mind (B) telling me the way (C) to the (D) nearest restaurant?

2 (A) Many people believe that New York is (B) the (C) most great city (D) in America.

3 (A) The food that Mark (B) is cooking in the kitchen (C) is smelling (D) delicious.

4 Jane is the (A) only one of (B) our students who (C) have received national recognition for (D) her musical ability.

1 "You'd better not lend that man any more money, Mary" - said John.

John advised...............................................................................................................

2 Although he took a taxis, Bill still arrived late for the concert .

Despite ........................................................................................................................

3 It is ages since Alan visited his parents.

Alan ............................................................................................................................

4 They manage to finish the project in time for the presentation.

They succeeded ............................................................................................................

A friend of yours has written to you, asking for some advice. He wants to visit your country for three weeks this summer and would like to know which places to visit, where to stay, what sights to see, and what clothes to bring. Write to him, giving as many suggestions as you can and mentioning any national customs that may seem strange to him.

1. The keepers feed the lions at 3 pm every day.

The lions ................................................................................................................................

2. We got lost because we didn't have a map.

If we ........................................................................................................................................

3. I would prefer you to deliver the sofa on Friday.

I would rather.........................................................................................................................

4. The bridge was so low that the bus couldn't go under it.

It was .......................................................................................................................................

5. That was a silly thing to say.

What ........................................................................................................................................

Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. “You never know when you might need it” was (1) ...................................... of her favorite sayings. She lived (2) ...................................... herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. Although I never went to her house, I knew it was full (3) ...................................... antique furniture, Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was (4) ...................................... an art gallery. I remember my father (5) ...................................... that she was a “ Staffordshire Darby” but I had (6) ...................................... idea what he meant. I (7) ...................................... out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Staffordshire. We used to make up stories (8) ...................................... her. My sister Alice, (9) ...................................... was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she (10) ...................................... saw him again

I (write) (1) ....................................... to express my dissatisfaction of my stay at the Lord Hotel in London last weekend. I (book) (2) ...................................... the hotel in Sweden and also (receive) (3) ............................. information about the hotel. I (promise) (4) ................................ a luxury weekend. However, I (be) (5)..................................... not satisfied. The room was comfortable, but the traffic from the road opposite the hotel (make) (6) .................................... it impossible to (sleep) (7) ............................ I (ask) (8) ...................................... for another room, but no single rooms (be) (9) ................................. available. I required room-service one night and I (have) (10) .................................. to wait for almost one hour before someone came.

A study into children's television (0) viewing habits reveals VIEW

that children whose parents have a high level of (1) _________________ EDUCATE

tend to watch less television than children from less educated

family(2) ________________ . The report also suggests that a high rate of BACK

TV watching among children in poorer (3) _________________ areas SUBURB

and in the provinces, compared to those living in large urban centre,

is often due to (4) _________________ and a lack of other kinds of POOR

(5) _________________ in the area. Disco, cinema, theatre and sports ENTERTAIN

(6) ________________ offer children in urban centre a wider range ACTIVE

of pastimes, which leads to far (7) ______________ hours being spent FEW

in front of the box. (8) ______________, comedies and adventure films COMMERCE

are children's (9) _______________ programmes, while twenty per cent FAVOUR

of children said they preferred (10) _______________ films and thrillers. VIOLENCE

Circle the letter (A, B, C or D) next to the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.

1. It's a good idea to see your doctor regularly for ................... .

A. a revision B. a control C. an investiagation D. a check-up

2. Last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better ................... .

A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop

3.When the starter gave the ................... all the competitors in the race began to run round the track.

A. signal B. warning C. shot D. show

4.................... from Bill, all the students said they would go

A. Except B. Only C. Apart D. Separate

5. The new manager explained to the staff that she hoped to ................... new procedures to save time and money.

A. manufacture B. establish C. control D. restore