Vocabulary
Her _ m _ r _ _ p _ u decision about _ m _ a _ _ i _ g on a journey was _ n _ e s _ _ i _ a _ _ e.
impromptu / embarking / indescribable
You would be _________ off taking the morning flight to the USA.
better
to like or enjoy something:- _____________________ (6 letters)
relish
Ona żałuje, że nie poddała się biegowi wydarzeń. [Use: go]
She regrets not having gone with the flow.
Put the verbs in the correct forms
We regret _________________(inform) you about this incident but we vow __________________(not do) it in the future.
to inform / not to do
This _ n _ e _ _ o _ s idea _ r _ v _ _ home the message that we have to _ n _ _ r _ a _ e some actions connected with pollution.
ingenious / drives / undertake
The school children piled _____ the bus, _________ up to have more place on the seats and off they went.
into / squashed
to accept something enthusiastically:- _______________________(7 letters)
embrace
Nie mam nic przeciwko na natykanie się na nienaruszone krajobrazy [Use: on]
I don't mind stumbling on unspoilt landscapes.
I bought a 5-month-old washing machine in a _ r _ _ t _ _ e condition - almost a new one
pristine
What is your take ______ this ? Even if it might cost an ______ and a leg, we don't want to be ______ hat and we can go there. Other people might be _____ in arms, otherwise.
on / arm / old / up
extreme and without hope - ____________________(6 letters)
abject
Mówi się o nich, że przypadli sobie do serca. [Use: fire and personal passive voice]
They are said to have got on like a house on fire.
Choose the correct answer or answers
1. Somehow I can’t imagine ………………… a house in this area.
a) Mark to build b) building c) to be building d) Mark building
2. After she retired, Mrs Hopkins committed herself to ………………… for charity.
a) work b) having worked c) being working d) working
3. Your hair looks untidy. It needs ………………… immediately.
a) being cut b) to be cut c) cut d) cutting
1 B, D
2 D
3 B D
Musical comedies are popular at the moment, but it could be a _ a _ s _ _ g fancy.There will be more _ n _ _ u _ l _ e _ programmes which will be _ l _ u _ _ n _ _ i _ g.
passing / unequalled / illuminating
After he had cut _____ on me, I decided to pull _____ and flag ______ a taxi. In the meantime I tripped ______ one of the branches.
in / up / down / over /
a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging:- ____________________(3 letters)
pit
Mówi się o niezatartych wrażeniach, że wyrywają nas z wszechobecnego szaleńczego pędu. [Use: personal passive voice construction and of]
Lasting impressions are said to yank us out of omnipresent frenzied pace.
_ v _ r _ e _ s goods will definitely be _ a _ _ u _ a _ l _ and they will become soon the _ i _ e _ l _ _ d of our economy. If they do not _ a _ c _ on, we will have a _ i _ _ l _ effect.
overseas / favourable / lifeblood / catch / ripple
If you let ________ take its course, sooner or later it will be up in the ________ and it will be hard to see the ______ for the trees. For this reason, at _____ costs, like-_________ people (those ones who think in the same way) should read _____ on something together.
nature / air / wood / all / wise / up
to spread through something and be present in every part of it:- ________________________ (8 letters)
permeate
Jesteśmy w trudnej sytuacji od długiego czasu [Use: deep] i chcielibyśmy się ulotić [Use: do] ponieważ nie chcemy być zdani na łaskę [Use: mercy] naszej twardo stąpającej po ziemii matki [Use: earth] Ona dałaby się pokroić żeby być z nami.
We have been in deep water for a long time and we would like to do a bunk because we don't want to be at the mercy of our down to earth mother. She would give her right arm to be with us.
Correct all possible mistakes in the following sentences.
1. He is just a kid and he can't imagine to shot for the stars.
2. If you let nature to take its course, you risk to be exposed to shooting yourself in the foot.
3. At all costs she went on talking about missing on the tourist drive. She hopes to win the heart of local people during her last trip. She will never forget to take her memories away from this soaring trip.
1. shooting
2. take its course / rish being
3. missing out on / tourist dive / hopes to have won / forget taking / stellar