Unit 1-2
Choose the correct options (all three must be correct!)
a. I've called/been calling/'m calling the doctors all morning, but no one's answered
b. How many times have you visited / been visiting Canada
c. She's raised /been raising / raising 1,000 pounds for charity
a. been calling
b. visited
c. raised
Complete the sentences with a word
1. Driving less is the simplest way for individuals to reduce their carbon -o-------.
2. More and more organisations are turning to --n---- energy such as wind and solar power.
3. We need to move away from natural -----e- such as oil and gas and look for sustainable alternatives.
1. footprint
2. renewable
3. resources
Choose the right option
1. I hadn’t done an interview up to that point/for a while/in no time and I’d forgotten how to prepare properly.
2. By the time/in no time/up to that point we’d all introduced ourselves, the meeting was almost over.
3. I feel really comfortable in my new job and I made friends for ages/in no time/for a while.
1. for a while
2. By the time
3. In no time
Use a word to fill the gaps:
1. Our singer left to join another band. He thought the grass was ________ on the other side.
2.
A: Did you do the swimming competition?
B: No. But it was a blessing in ________ because I had a rest and now I’m making great progress.
3. I wasn't convinced about how the project was turning out, so I decided to go back to the ________ board. It just wasn’t good enough.
1. greener
2. disguise
3. drawing
Choose the correct adjective: ambitious, stubborn, rebellious
1. He's so ________ He's planning to open two restaurants this year
2. People often gto through a ______ stage, where they only want to break the rules.
3. My sister's so _______. Once she's made up her mind, she won't change it.
1. ambitious
2. rebellious
3. stubborn
Spot and correct the mistakes in this sentences:
1. It is a pizza what I want to order, not a hamburger
2. They were my grandparents who gave me my ‘lucky’ socks
3. That I want to know is how to get into film acting.
2. It was my grandparets who...
3. What I want to know is...
Past intentions and plans (that probably never occured) Choose the right option:
1. At he age of 18, I hope/was hoping/has hoped to become a journalist but ended up in marketing.
2. I was arranging/had arranged/arranged to go shopping with my sister, so we met up after work.
3. I was planning about/have thought/was supposed to open a student bank account today, but I forgot.
1. was hoping
2. had arranged
3. was supposed
Add the correct modal in each case:
1. She ____ have been affected by the fall – look, she can barely walk properly!
2. I _____ have left my purse on the train – it had it with me when I arrived at the bar a minute ago!
3. They ____ have stopped the match because of the snow, but I’m not sure.
1. must
2. can't
3. may/might/could
Choose the correct idiom
1. Isabella Parks... that name definitely __________ . Did we go to college together?
a. is on the tip of my tongue
b. rings a bell
c. refreshes my memoryb. rings a bell
Fix the mistakes in the sentences:
1. In two years’ time I’ll be completing my degree and hopefully found a job.
2. This time next week, you’ll have swum in the sea and thinking of me back at home!
3. If I’m lucky, I’ll have got a visa and work in Australia by next summer.
1. I'll have completed
2. you'll be swiming
3. (I'll) be working
Add the correct suffix: dis, im, mis, re, sub and un
I’m afraid the latest project you handed in is ___standard and you’ll need to revise it thoroughly. However, don’t spend too long making __necessary changes. Be sure not to ___understand the instructions this time!
substandard, unnecessary, misunderstand
Use the words to fill the gaps:
condition - unless - if not - provided - long as1. unless
2. if not
3. long as
4. Provided
5. condition
Which is correct?
1.I suspect there are a few/few/a little rooftop gardens in this area because the houses don’t have flat roofs.
2. Only a little/majority/minority of residents are in favour of the plans to change the shared lawn into a vegetable plot.
3. I found a handful of/a lack of/plenty of new cycling routes round here – not many, but it might be interesting to see where they go.
1. few
2. minority
3. a handful of
Choose the right option
1. I'm a heavy sleeper/an insomniac/exhausted – I never wake up, even if there’s a thunderclap outside!
2. I rarely get a drop off/lie-in/ nap– my kids are up at dawn practically every day!
3. My husband says that I snore/overleep/fast sleep and keep him awake at night.
1. a heavy sleeper
2. lie-in
3. snore
Reported orders, requests and advice: Use the correct form of the verbs:
1. My line manager ____ (propose) me ____ (take) some management training sessions.
2. I ______ (advise) my children _____ (not make) the same mistakes that I had in life.
3. The teacher ______ (order) us _____ (stop) talking and get on with our work.
1. proposed me to take
2. advised my children not to make the same mistakes
3. ordered us to stop talking
What social issues are related to these situations?
1. The group has been sleeping in an abandoned building for the past two years.
2.This area of Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world.
3. I missed a lot of school as a child, but I’m am now catching up with my reading and writing.
4. There is a shortage of affordable places to live, and these new apartment blocks will help solve the crisis.
1. homelessness
2. overpopulation
3. (il)literacy
4. housing
2. Are you coming to the party? (I was wondering...)
3. Where is you bag? (I'd like to know...)
1. ...what the way to the station is.
2. ...whether/if you're coming to the party
3. ...where your bag is.
Complete the sentences in a formal, non-personal way: Some facts about sleeping.
Recently, It __________ (suggest) that sleeping runs in families. If you've a sleepwalker in your family, it _____________(generally/accept) that you're ten times more likely to be one yourself. Moreover, In the past, it _____________ (believe) that people who snored had Satan inside of them.
it's been suggested
it's generally accepted
it was believed
1. I must/had to/can bring my homework done to class if I want to learn something
2. You mustn't/don't have to/can't buy your drinks at the cinema snack bar. You are allowed to bring them from home.
3. You can't/must/should never run a red light while driving
1. must
2. don't have to
3. must
Use the correct word of contrast of purpose:
1. I hardly ever smoke. ______, when I go to parties, I usually ask for a cigarette.
2. We went hiking ______ the bad weather
3. _______ my English isn't very good, I always try to speak to English people.
3. I'm going to piano lessons _____ that I'll be able to play in a band someday
4. She bought me this knife ____ opening letters
1. However
2. despite
3. although
4. for