Unit 1
Have you ever run a marathon?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
What do you do to vegetables when you cut them into very small pieces?
Chop.
Name three expressions to describe trends
be a fad; be old-fashioned; be trendy; be all the rage; be the next big thing; be on the way out; come back in style; gain / lose popularity; gain / lose interest; be the latest thing; go out of style
Complete:
“She usually ________ from home, but today she ________ at the office.” (work)
works / is working
Put these words in the correct order:
Italian food / will love / if / this restaurant / you like / you
If you like Italian food, you will love this restaurant. OR You will love this restaurant if you like Italian food.
"The __________ is generally much lower in small towns. Big cities are much more expensive."
A) worth
B) cost of living
C) lifestyle
B) cost of living
Choose the correct option:
“I ________ this company for five years.”
A) work
B) am working
C) have worked
D) worked
C) have worked
Complete:
“If I have time tonight, I ________ dinner.”
will cook OR will make
“This phone is ________ expensive for me. I don't have ______ money for it.”
A) too / enough
B) too / not enough
C) enough / not too
D) not enough / too
A) too / enough
Which sentence is correct?
A) I am understanding the problem.
B) I understand the problem.
B) I understand the problem.
Complete the sentence with when, after, or until:
“________ I finish cooking, I’ll clean the kitchen.”
After or When
Which one is incorrect?
"Bus travel is a whole lot cheaper than air travel."
"The movie is by far as good as the book."
"Marta is almost as tall as her older brother."
"The movie is by far as good as the book." is incorrect.
Use by far with a superlative: "That's by far the best movie I've ever watched."
A) read / was calling
B) have been reading / calling
C) am reading / called
D) was reading / called
D) was reading / called
Find the mistake:
“I’ll start eating when my friends will arrive.”
“I’ll start eating when my friends arrive.”
Make a modifying comparison sentence with one of these words:
a whole lot
way
nowhere near
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