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8 Complete each sentence with one of the words in the box. Use each word once
only.
a) Don't make such a fuss! I'll only be gone a week!
b) I try not to touch with my old friends.
c) What this paper says doesn't much relation to the truth.
d) Please me a line and tell me all your news.
e) Come on, hurry up, don't time.
f) I managed to sight of the prince through the crowd.
g) He says he's going to walk, but he'll probably better of it.
h) Ann was able to a lot of experience in her first job.
i) Please a seat. I'll be with you in just a moment.
j) I will the news to Dave of his sister's accident.
9 Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning, and contains the word
given in capitals. Do not change the word in any way.
a) Nothing you do will alter anything. DIFFERENCE
Nothing you do will make any difference.
b) I hope I'm not inconveniencing you. TROUBLE
c) Let's measure the room. TAKE
d) Mark looked disappointed when I told him my name. FELL
e) The old car suddenly started burning. FLAMES
f) Susan didn't know where she was. WAY
g) I can't bear to look at that boy! SIGHT
h) Helen became responsible for the business. CHARGE
i) What did you do while you were waiting for the train? TIME
j) I now think differently about this matter. MIND
VOCABULARY 20 WORD FORMATION 2
10 Complete each sentence with one suitable word.
a) Go away. I want to be by myself.
b) I met Jack at the airport completely chance.

c) This wasn't an accident! You did it purpose.
d) We have similar tastes, and a lot of other things common.
e) Don't worry! Everything is control.
f) I'm going to study much harder now on.
g) Our birthday presents took him completely surprise.
h) This painting is now loan to the National Gallery.
i) Let's go to Brighton this year a change.
j) The little boy who had lost his parents was tears.
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Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Each word is used three
times.
a) Take one of these pills three times a day before meals.
b) All the dishes on the menu look good, but I think I'll the fish.
c) Can I a suggestion? Why don't we have the party on a different
day?
d) He said he would me a lift to the airport.
e) I can't stand those rap singers! They me such a headache!
f) I don't usually well in mathematics, but I'm quite good at
English.
g) I like babysitting, although the children always such a mess.
h) I wonder if they have that dress in my size? I a size 10.
i) I'll everything I can to help.
j) I'm sorry, I absolutely no idea.
k) In your revision you should priority to tenses.
1) It doesn't matter if you don't win. Just your best.
m) People say that the English a good sense of humour.
n) We don't normally give refunds, but in this case we'll an
exception.
o) We live near the station. You can walk or the bus.
VOCABULARY 21 COLLOCATIONS

3 Complete each sentence with a verb from box A and a noun from box B.
A
B
a) 1 knew he disagreed with my idea when I saw him shake his
head
b) This music doesn't really my Can we listen to
something more lively?
c) Stay calm, don't your It's nearly finished.
d) The situation is serious, but I'm not sure what's the best way to
the
e) Jorge works as a salesman now. He gets an extra bonus every month if he can
his
f) I need to find a cash machine to some
g) If you want to do First Certificate you can on the
in the middle of September.
h) It's a great opportunity for you. You shouldn't the
to go to London.
4 Underline the adverb that does not make a common collocation with the verb
in bold.
a) He talked dominantly/'openly/vaguely about the political situation in his
country.
b) It means exactly/precisely/evidently what it says.
c) Patricia danced wildly/gracefully/severely around the room.
d) The coffee bar inside the shop is run quickly/efficiently/independently.
e) Sara greatly/instantly/hardly recognized her brother.
f) He searched clearly/frantically/thoroughly for the missing book.
g) My project focuses mainly/specifically/carefully on young people's attitudes to
smoking and drinking.
h) It was raining enormously/heavily/non-stop all day.
i) She feels deeply/exactly/strongly about the rights of people in poor countries.

j) Her flight has been slightly/unavoidably/inevitably delayed.
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5 Complete each sentence with a noun from box A and a noun from box B.
A
B
a) I like shopping there. The , are usually very helpful.
b) Coke sells more than Pepsi in my country. It's the
c) You can get a free map of the town from the
d) The plane was out of control and had to make a
e) is rising in China because the farmers are using
more modern machinery.
f) We only have a twice a week and so it can be a bit
smelly at the back of the flats.
g) We're facing a serious in our hospitals and so we
have to recruit nurses from other countries.
h) The roads will be very busy on Friday evening as it's a
6 Complete each sentence with a verb phrase from the box.
a) Close your eyes and try to relax completely.
b) Unfortunately, the doctors say his condition is
respond to treatment.
c) Work on our new kitchen is start this weekend.
d) It is believe that the holiday is nearly over.
e) I'd be show you around Lisbon.
f) Everyone is give generously to the charity.
g) I wondered how old she was but I didn't ask.
h) Candidates are not use dictionaries in the exam.
i) The window is stuck. See if you can open it a
little bit.
j) Newspapers stress bad news rather than good

news.
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7 Complete these common idioms with a word from the box.
a) I just didn't see the other car. It came out of the blue
b) I'm going to move to the country. I've had enough of the rat
c) I'm completely different to my sister. We're like chalk and
d) I receive my salary next Friday. At the moment I'm in the
e) It's a difficult decision. There are many pros and
f) She rushed into her second marriage head
g) I know how to programme the DVD. It's a piece of
h) I'm not sure if we're going to move house, but it's on the
i) I can't stand him. He really gets on my
j) I could have explained in more detail, but that's the problem in a
8 Complete each sentence with an adverb from box A and an adjective from box B.
a) The problems in Africa were largely created by the colonial
powers.
b) This chocolate mousse is ! I'm going to have some
more.
c) In his early films he looked OK, but now he's
d) There's almost nothing left of the town. It was by
the earthquake.
e) I'm that I left the country before the war started.
f) Our performance in the World Cup was a disaster. The tactics of the team
must be if we want to win next time.
g) Look at those designer shoes! They're ! I'm going
to wait until the January sales.
h) For the first few months after her marriage she was
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Present simple
I/you/we/they like. She/he/it likes.
Do you like? Does she like?
You don't like. He doesn't like.
Present continuous
I am going. You/we/they are going.
She/he/it is going. Am I going?
Are you going? Is she going?
I am not going. You aren't going.
She isn't going.
Present perfect
I/you/we/they have left. She/he/it has left.
Have they left? Has she left?
They haven't left. He hasn't left.
Present perfect continuous
I/you/we/they have been waiting. She/he/it has been waiting.
Have you been waiting? Has she been waiting?
We haven't been waiting. He hasn't been waiting.
Past simple
1 I/you/she/he/it/we/they started. (Regular)
Did you start?
You didn't start.
2 I/you/she/he/it/we/they went. (Irregular)
Did you go?
You didn't go.
Past continuous
I/she/he/it was going. You/we/they were going.
Was he going? Were you going?
She wasn't going. You weren't going.
Past perfect

I/you/she/he/it/we/they had left.
Had he left?
They hadn't left.
Past perfect continuous
I/you/she/he/it/we/they had been waiting.
Had they been waiting?
He hadn't been waiting.
Future perfect
I/you/she/he/it/we/they will have finished.
Will they have finished?