II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. His ...............  to understand mathematics prevented him from going on studying. (able)

2. It would be .....................  of you to resign from your present job before you are offered another one. (prudent)

3. Some people still think it is ....................... for men not to stand up when a woman come into the room. (polite)

4. Since time ...................... man has been interested in .................... depths of the universe. (memory, measure)

5. It’s virtually .......................... to predict the future .................. (possible, accurate)

6. If you weren’t so ................... you wouldn’t be so fat. (active)

7. It’s most ..................  that the level of .................... will fall. (probable, employ)

8. The children seem .....................  of working quietly by themselves. (capable)

9. Scientists in different countries working ...........................  of each other have come up with very similar results. (depend)

10. ...................  hunters should be severely punished. (legal)

11. There are so many ........................ in this translation. (accurate)

12. He’s interested in stars that are ..................  to the naked eye. (visible)

13. He was dismissed for .................................  (efficient)

14. ..................... restaurants are usually ...................... (expensive, comfortable)

15. I’m afraid we’ll have to put up with some slight ...................... (convenient)

16. It is ...................... to have too much sugar in your diet. (advise)

17. His rudeness to his parents were ..................... (excuse)

18. The failure of the scheme resulted from...................... preparation. (adequate)

19. He’s an ................ clever but totally ...................... young man. (academic, practice)

20. The fallen trees made the road ................... (pass)

21. We are waiting .................... for the summer holiday to come. (patient)

22. Shakespeare is regarded as one of the .................... of classical literature. (mortal)

23. The letter was written .......................... so it was impossible to read it. (legible)

24. You must be ...................  if you’ve never heard of Marx. (literate)

25 Can you notice the ...................... of the conclusion? (logical)

26. My patient is not........................... (exhaust)

27. He is a man with ...................  temper. (flame)

28. These philosophical theories are ............................ to ordinary people. (access)

29. Don’t be................................. to the needs of others. (attend)

30. The ........................  of beef has gone down in the last five years. (consume)

31. Rights are .............. from duties. (separate)

32. He is ......................  courteous. (vary)

I. Supply the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that …1… (seem) incredible 50 years ago. Over the past 20 years computers …2… (completely revolutionize) our lives. Yet we can expect the rate of change …3… (accelerate) rather than …4… (slow) down within our lifetimes. The next 25 years …5… (see) as many changes as …6… (witness) in the past 150 yeas. These developments in technology are bound …7… (have), a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new, technology …8… (revolutionize) communications. People …9… (transmit) messages down the telephone lines that previously …10… (send) by postal. A postal system which …11… (essentially be) the same since the Pharoahs …12… (virtually disappear) overnight. Once these changes …13… (introduce), not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper- free society. All the routine tasks they perform …14… (carry) on a tiny silicon chip. As soon as this technology is available, these people will be as obsolete as the horse, and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change …15… (make) thousands if not millions, redundant.

VII. Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Most people think of deserts as dry, flat areas with little vegetation and little or no rainfall, but his hardly true. Many deserts have varied geographical formations ranging from soft, rolling hills to stark, jagged cliffs, and most deserts have a permanent source of water. Although deserts do not receive a high amount of rainfall - to be classified as a desert, an area must get less than 25 cm of rainfall per year - there are many plants that thrive on only small amounts of water, and deserts are often full of such plants.

1. What causes an area to be classified as a desert?

2. Is it true that deserts are dry and flat areas?

3. What kind of plants can be found in deserts?

4. Is there little vegetation and no rainfall in deserts?

5. Can rolling hills be found in deserts?

VIII. Complete the sentences with one word connected with the idea of   ONE

1. This group of words is unusual because the plural is the same as .....................  

2. The guide told the tourists that the museum had a ...............................  collection of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts.

3. Please can I have a ......................... ticket to Manchester?

4. I don’t like being an ............................ child.

5. Although Aunt Harriet lived ........................... , she had lots of friends who came to visit her.

6. I’ve only been to Glasgow ..................................... before, and that was many years ago.

III. Finish each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.

1. He doesn’t like repairing the car himself. He prefers ............................................. by a mechanic.

2. The trouble is that .......................................................  he says, his wife disagrees with him.

3. Difficult .......................................................... it is not completely impossible.

4. His cold attitude showed that he was not ....................................................  being criticized.

4. In spite ............................................................................... the bus he still arrived on time.

6. There you are! I ................................................................. you everywhere.

7. If you had been in that situation, ........................................................  taken?

8. ................................................. those books to the library immediately, you will have to pay a fine.

9. Give ................................................................... tomorrow evening. My number is 4729915.

10. He would sooner ....................................................... than by boat.

I. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the words in brackets.

16. When I suggested a drink, she coughed ........................ (approve)

17. Her ......................  to speak Japanese again put her at a ....................... (able, advantage)

18. Physical .....................  causes mental anguish. (able)

19. Even very close friends sometimes .....................  (agree)

20. Her sudden departure has ......................  my plans. (arrange)

21. I felt angry, but her smile ...................... me. (arm)

22. He listened in ......................  to this extraordinary story. (believe)

23. You have no reason to ..................  their account of what happened. (believe)

24. Smoking ....................  the teeth. (colour)

25. He seems cheerful in public, but in private he is ....................  (agree)

26. Operator, I have been .....................  (connect)

27. Cheating at exams is .......................  (honest)

28. ................... children should be punished. (obey)

29. We were quite .................................  by the maze of the streets. (orientation)

30. He was ................  in the first round. (qualify)

31. The majority expressed their ........................  for violent sports. (taste)

32. There is a .....................  railway line not far from here. (use)

33. Negotiations between unions and management are more difficult by mutual ....................  (trust)

34. He has been accused of using ....................... methods to get what he wants. (reputation)

35. I must apologize for my .................... in arriving late. (courteous)

VI. Fill each blank with one suitable word.

The greatest enemy of forests is fire. Every year millions of acres of forests are …1… by forest fires. Most of these fires are started …2… man. More forest fires can be traced to campers, and smokers …3… to any other …4…

Some of the people who start forest fires do …5… because …6… ignorance. They do not …7… to know that …8… is important to watch a camp fire …9… and to put the fire …10… with water when they leave. It is …11… important to know that camp fire should be built only in safe …12…, and that forest soil will often burn because it is so …13… of plant materials. In …14… weather, such soil may …15… ablaze by a camp fire.

V. Choose the correct particles from those given in brackets.

1. When we set (away/ off/ about/ over) from home this morning the weather was fine. Now the rain is coming (down/ on/ in/past) in buckets.

2. The man was standing in the middle of the road waving his arms (around/ up/ out/ away) so we stopped the car and got (off/ down/out/away).

3. John and Mary said they’d be here by 8 o’clock. I’m not going to sit (around/ in/ down/ on) any longer waiting for them. I have a headache and I’m going to lie (about/in/ off/ down).

4. I wouldn’t like to be a football referee. From the time the teams kick (out/ off/ away/ about) until the final whistle you have to race (across/ up/ down/ about) like a madman. And then sometimes you have the unpleasant duty of sending a player (away/ off/ out/ back).

5. “Oh, it’s 8 o’clock. I have to get (out away/ through/ around) now, I’m afraid.” “I’ll see you (away/ out/ past/ through) then. Why don’t you come (about/ in/ on/ around) next week and then we’ll go (away/ out/ off/ through) and see a film.” “That’s a good idea, but why don’t you come (in/ by/ past/ over) to my place at about 7 o’clock. I’ll be waiting (about/ on/ in/ through) for you.”

6. The modern fear is that some fool will spark (away/ around/ off/ up) a nuclear war and then the missiles will start flying (about/ away/ off/ up) and raining (away/down/ in/ through) on all the major cities of the world.

7. Nuclear weapons are not things to play (along/ around/ on/ up) with. Once a missile has been sent (across/ off/ out/ through) on its mission it just cannot be called (away/ off/ back/ down).

IV.

1. What’s this room? (store room)

.... - We use it ..........................................................................................................

2. Where’s Daisy? (holiday)

.... - She's .................................................................................................................

3. What would you like to do now? (shade)

.... - Let’s sit ............................................................................................................

4. Why aren’t you eating any cake? (diet)

.... - I’m....................................................................................................................

5. Can you really afford to buy that CD player now? (credit card)

.... - It’s OK. I’ll pay ...............................................................................................

6. Surely they didn’t drive all the way to Istanbul? (plane)

.... - No. They travelled............................................................................................

7. Was the exhibition interesting? (famous Italian artists)

.... - Yes. The works were all ..................................................................................

8. Why were so many people injured in the crash? (130 km an hour)

.... - Because the train was travelling.......................................................................

9. Why are you writing so slowly? (capital letters)

.... - Because I have to put my address....................................................................

10. Can you ring to let me know you’re home safely? (phone)

.... - Not very easily. You see, I’m not.....................................................................

11. What was the course like? (whole)

.... - Some parts were a bit dull, but it wasn’t bad ..................................................

12. How do you get on with your father? (best friend)

.... - I regard him .....................................................................................................

13. Why were you so late? (fog)

.... - We got lost .......................................................................................................

14. What sort of car has Jim bought this time? (the last one)

.... - A Ford, .............................................................................................................

15. What are you doing in the summer holidays? (motorcycle messenger)

.... - I’ve got a job ....................................................................................................