* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. the team / was awarded / First prize / to / in / the smallest girl / Jackie Stevens, /.
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2. that / was / The master / so / his students’ progress / them / he praised / in class / satisfied with /.
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3. the word / in order to / They write / example / sentences / remember / to use / in the right way / how /.
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4. you / right now / If you / my advice / the first place, / wouldn’t be / had listened to / in this mess / in /.
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5. I / Although / spoke to / many times, / him / he / never paid / to / what / I said / any attention /.
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6. In the 18 th century / was made / from cotton / at that time / loved wearing / jean cloth / the material / and it / it because / did not / wear out / and workers / easily / completely / was very strong /.
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* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.

* Put the following words in the correct order.
1. the team / was awarded / First prize / to / in / the smallest girl / Jackie Stevens, /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. that / was / The master / so / his students’ progress / them / he praised / in class / satisfied with /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. the word / in order to / They write / example / sentences / remember / to use / in the right way / how /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. you / right now / If you / my advice / the first place, / wouldn’t be / had listened to / in this mess / in /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. I / Although / spoke to / many times, / him / he / never paid / to / what / I said / any attention /.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. In the 18 th century / was made / from cotton / at that time / loved wearing / jean cloth / the material / and it / it because / did not / wear out / and workers / easily / completely / was very strong /.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

* Choose the sentence – A, B, C or D – which is closest in meaning to the printed one.
1. My brother and I go to that school.
A. I went to that school and my brother, too.
B. I went to that school and so my brother did.
C. I went to that school and so did my brother.
D. I went to that school and so my brother did, too.
2. I do apologize for my forgetting your birthday.
A. I did forget your birthday.
B. I am really sorry I forgot your birthday.
C. I never apologize for my forgetting birthday.
D. I am not sorry at all because I remember your birthday.
3. The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.
A. The coffee was so hot that it didn’t keep us awake.
B. We were kept awake because the coffee was strong.
C. The coffee was not strong enough to keep us awake.
D. The coffee was very strong, but it couldn’t keep us awake.
4. I feel lonely because I don’t have any friends here.
A. I wish I had many friends here.
B. Because of my friends, I feel lonely.
C. I feel happy in spite of having no friends here.
D. Although I have many friends here, I feel lonely.

* Give the correct form of the verb in bracket.
1. He kept (talk) ……………………………about you last night.
2. The church (build) ……………………………about 100 years ago.
3. Do you hear someone (cry) ……………………………softly in the next room?
4. Every house in the street (demolish) …………………………….
5. After John (wash) ……………………………his clothes, he began to study.
6. My friends (wait) ……………………………for me when I got to the stadium.

* Use the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1. Some people claim to be able to ………………………the future. (tell)
2. We had an ………………………picnic in the Botanical Garden. (enjoy)
3. Many nations cooperate in the fight against ………………………. (terrorist)
4. Young people today have a ………………………to play down the problems they may encounter. (tend)