Vocabulary
Could you get me some ____ from the chemist’s, please? I’ve got a terrible headache.
painkillers
Alex is a guy ___ I met in Greece last summer.
who
I don’t know what the problem is. My emails keep bouncing _____ .
back
Jenny is at the shops right now.
Jenny _________ right now.
is shopping
Jack is a very _____ (create) boy. He loves drawing and painting.
creative
We’re mostly using the Internet to get our information but we’ve also got access to some old _____.
encyclopaedias
(Write the word in brackets in the correct place(s) in the sentence).
This book I’m reading isn’t interesting the one I read last term. (as)
This book I’m reading isn’t as interesting as the one I read last term.
If you turn the photo ____ , you’ll see our names on the back.
over
There weren’t very many people at the concert.
There were _______ at the concert.
few people
There was a lot of ______ (excite) when they announced the winner of the competition.
excitement
I’m at home now, but I’m really ____. There’s nothing on TV,
bored
Hospital visitors ___ talk in a loud voice or shout because it is prohibited.
mustn't
I ______ across some old family photos the other day.
came
There were some things that were incorrect in his homework.
He _____ mistakes in his homework.
made some
We saw Romeo and Juliet at the theatre last night. It was very ____ (move) and I cried at the end.
moving
There was no rain last year and the country had a very bad _____ in the summer.
drought
I would change my job if I __ (enjoy) it.
didn't enjoy
Can you give me a call when you get ___ from school?
back
Watching football is more popular than watching tennis.
Watching tennis is ___ popular ___ watching football.
less popular than
It was so ____ (embarrass) when the presenter forgot what to say.
embarrassing
I got ___ today when I was playing football. I’ve broken my ankle.
injured
In the future, do you think that the whole world ____ (connect) by the Internet and social media?
will be connected
I found the Internet really useful because it was easy to _____ useful information.
look up
Learning Russian is more difficult than learning French.
Learning French ______ (as) learning Russian.
isn’t as easy as
I hate high places. Yesterday we went up a really big tower. I was really ____.
frightened