UNIT 1
Marco is really ( serious / modest / talkative ). He can have a conversation with anyone for hours.
talkative
Jun is a gifted musician and writes music that is really ( repetitive / commercial / sentimental ). His lyrics make me want to cry.
sentimental
Write the future perfect tense of the words.
By next week, Robert _____ (complete) his training course.
( Every / All / Most ) business has its own set of challenges and problems.
Every
Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make sentences.
leaving / their / before 8:00 / to / I object /./
I object to their leaving before 8:00.
Would you consider ( to take / taking ) a job in another country?
taking
_____ (travel) to China before, or is this your first time?
A. Have you traveled
B. Have you been traveling
A. Have you traveled
To be a successful singer you will need to have a lot of talent, but you will also need to believe in yourself. You will not make it without being ( self-confident / self-centered / self-conscious )
self-confident
( The majority of / A great deal of / Less ) guests wore something formal to the awards ceremony.
The majority of
she / not call / is driving him crazy.
>>> What ____.
What ’s driving him crazy is her not calling.
Don’t forget ( to call / calling ) to see if the computer is fixed and ready to be picked up.
to call
____ (use) my laptop without asking me? Some of the programs aren’t working!
A. Have you used
B. Have you been using
B. Have you been using
Write the future perfect tense of the words.
Stan expects that when he’s 35, he ____ (save) enough money to buy a house.
will have saved
There have been ( all / a little / a number of ) dangerous epidemics in the past ten years.
a number of
Stacey is hardworking / she’s a real people person, too.
(not only…but)
Not only is Stacey hardworking, but a real people person.
( To pursue / Pursuing ) a career in music requires passion.
Pursuing
The violinist was talented but ( eccentric / egotistical / self-centered ); she wore strange clothes and played with her back to the audience.
eccentric
These guys are so ____ . Based on how they behave, no one would believe that they are almost 40.
A. impolite
b. discourteous
c. imature
c. imature
There is ( few / less / many ) money in the budget for community projects.
less
Students shouldn’t be late to class / shouldn’t forget to bring their homework.
(neither…nor)
Students should neither be late to class nor forget to bring their homework.
Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make sentences.
does not permit / more than 15 hours a week / The government / to work / students /./
The government does not permit students to work more than 15 hours a week .
____ (watch) the new episode of the Walking Dead yet. I heard it is really scary.
A. I have watched
B. I haven't watched
C. I have been watching
D. I haven't been watching
B. I haven't watched
Next January, we ______ (be married) for 10 years.
will have been married
There is not ( every / as much / as many ) interest in formal fashion as there once was.
as much
They should smoke outside / they shouldn’t smoke at all.
(either…or)
They should either smoke outside or not smoke at all.