Complete the sentences with the correct forms of suitable verbs.
1 Did you .....................or fail your exam?
2 My friend .....................out of university because he couldn’t afford the fees.
3 Tom .....................school when he was only sixteen years old, but now he’s a millionaire
1 pass
2 dropped
3 left
Rewrite these sentences using reported speech and the verb given.
accused agreed apologized congratulated deniedpromised remindedRuben said, .1Victor said, ‘OK, I’ll come to the party. (agree)
2Jennifer said, ‘I’m so sorry that I broke the phone.’J( apologise)
3‘Tania, you’re a liar,’ said Bea.(caused)
1. Victor agreed to come to the party
2. Jeniffer apologised for breaking the phone.
3. Bea accused Tania of being a liar.
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of suitable verbs
4 I’m very proud because my son .....................from university this year.
5 I .....................myself French and .....................good grades when I did exams in the language.
6 Max .....................a business on his own.
4. Graduated
5 taught; got
6 started/ is starting
Write sentences in reported speech with the verb given.
1‘Don’t forget to take your lunch, Rico,’ said Mum. ( remind)
2 Ayisha said, ‘Well done for passing your exam.’ ( congratulated)
3 ‘I didn’t steal the purse,’ said Pete.( deny)
1. Ricos mum reminded him to take his lunch
2 Aisha congratulated me on passing my exam
3 Pete denied that he had stolen the purse.
Complete the sentences with a compoundadjective formed with a word from A and a wordfrom B.
A ankle- average- clean- friendly- scruffy- well
B dressed length looking (x2) shaven sized
1His clothes were old and his hair was very messy –he was ..............................
.2She was wearing a blue T-shirt and a long,.............................. skirt.
3He was .............................. in a suit and tie.
scruffy-looking
ankle-length
well dressed
4 Order the words to form sentences.
1.I / that / most. / the / is / Skiing / sport / love /
2.late, / brother / unusual. / My / is / is / which.
7a subject / Chemistry / interests / is / that / him
1. Skiing is the sport that I love the most
2. my brother is late which is unusual.
3. Chemistry is a subject that interests him.
2Complete the sentences with the correct verb form of the words .
1The village was ........................... by the storm.(flat )
2How can you ........................... your decision?(justice)
3.The sky ........................... and then it began to rain. ( dark)
4.You must ........................... yourself up before your job interview.(smart)
1 flatenned
2. Justify
3. darkened
4 smarten
write the correct relative pronoun
1. I cannot remember the reason ________ he wanted us to leave.
2. She's the most hard-working student ________ I've ever had.
3. The company gave a promotion to John, ________ department performed best last year.
4. I didn't get a pay raise, but this was not the reason ________ I left.
5. I went to the party ________ I was going to see Mark.
1. why
2. nothing
3. whose
4why
5 where
Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs in the box.
1Martin Luther King encountered a lot of opposition to his ideas during his lifetime............................
2They transferred control of the project to another company............................
3Abraham Lincoln helped establish the Republican Party in the USA in 1854............................
4There’s enough food to feed everyone in the world, but it's not distributed fairly...........................
1 came up against
2 handed over
3 set up
4 shared out
Make these sentences Passive in two different ways
1They gave discounts to all shoppers.
2.They gave a computer to Nei
1. Discounts were given to all shoppers
All shoppers were given discounts
2 A computer was given to Nei
Nei was given a computer
Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms of phrasal verbs made from the words in bold.
1 Suddenly, the phone line went dead –the person I was speaking to had ...........................! (hang)
2 My ring tone is very loud –I must ...........................the volume. (turn)
3 James is going to the gym because he wants to ........................... . (bulk)
4 In this shop, we make sure that we never ...........................our customers. (rip)
1 hang up
2 turn out
3 bulk up
4 rip off
Make these sentences passive with a causative structure
1 Someone stole my wallet
2. They are painting their house soon ( by the painters)
1I had my wallet stolen last week.
2They’re getting their house painted soon.
Complete the sentences with suitable prepositions.
1Make sure you keep ............ touch when you goaway to university.
2 I think it’s time for me to go ............ a diet.
3 I can’t wait to dive ............ the sea.
4 Gina has to walk ............ hot coals as part of the obstacle course.
5 My brother is trying to bulk ............ at a gym by lifting weights.
1 in
2 on
3 into
4 over
5 up
Write the correct model in each sentence
1. might
2. shouldn't
3. ought to
4. was able
3 Correct the mistakes in the idioms in the sentences.
1Lara is totally hooked in internet shopping.........................
2My spending has got out of finger and I’ve got nomoney left. ........................
3 Are you sure you want to buy this watch? It costs an arm and a foot! ........................
4 Have you been bitten by the internet shopping insect yet? ........................
1 on
2 hand
3 leg
4 bug
Write the correct modal verb
1 can
2 have to
3 must
4 couldn´t
Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb
1I’m having trouble ................................. to my sister. I think her phone must be broken.
2I must ................................. the volume of my text alert – it’s too loud!
3 I’m sorry, Mr Smith is not here. Could you................................. later, please?
4I’m going into my bedroom so Mum can’t................................. on our conversation.
5I’ve ................................. credit, so I can’tmake any more calls until I .................. it.................. .
1 getting through
2 turn down
3 call back
4 listen in
5 run out of; top....up
Rewrite the sentences
1When I play tennis, Ifeel happy. (makes).
2 Harry can’t wait to start university. (looking forward)
3‘I’m not going to smoke any more’, said Luke. (giving up)
1. playing tennis makes me happy
2. Harry is looking forward to starting University.
3. Luke is giving up smoking
Transform the following expressions with an idiom in English.
1.to become very enthusiastic about something
2. to have enough money to live on and nothing extra.
3. terapia de compras
1. to be bitten by the bug
2. to live from hand to mouth
3. retail therapy
Rewrite the sentences. Use a present or perfect participle.
1 First I put on my coat. Then I left the house.
2 While I was playing tennis, I hurt my ankle.
3 First I chose afilm,and then I bought my ticket.
4I went to bed after I had eaten my dinner.
1. having put on my coat I left the house
2 Playing tennis I hurt my ankle
3 Having chosen a film I bought a ticket.
4. having eaten my dinner I went to bed