VOCABULARY
At the conference I was given a
s _ _ _ _ _ _ with my name on it. I had to wear it on my jacket.
STICKER
According to a legend,tea
originated in China thousands of years (1) _________________, when leaves from a tea bush
fell (2) _________________ a hot water pot of the Chinese emperor.
ago, into
Jane isn’t here yet. I ____________ for her since noon but she _________ . (WAIT,
NOT COME)
have been waiting
hasn't come
___________________, we didn't get caught cheating. (LUCK)
Luckily
The music at the party was too quiet for us to hear it properly.
ENOUGH
The music at the party________________ for us to hear it properly.
wasn’t/was not // loud enough
We didn’t know where Andy was until Harry
s _ _ _ _ _ _ him in the café.
SPOTTED
Some time ago, if we wanted to call someone, we had to be at home to do so. There were
public phones in the street, but it was often difficult to find (1) _________________ that was
working.
one
At 3 o’clock yesterday, Jessica ________ in bed. She _______________ a book when
suddenly the wind __________ to blow. (LIE, READ, BEGIN)
was lying
was reading
began
He likes reading ___________. (POEM)
poetry.
Neil first played football when he was five and he still plays now.
BEEN
Neil ________________he was five.
has been playing football // since
I always buy o _ _ _ _ _ _ fruit and vegetables because they don’t contain pesticides.
ORGANIC
___________________ first people used ivory from Asian elephants but then saw that the ivory
of African elephants was (1) ___________________ to carve.
At, easier
She ___________ happy now because he ___________ her some flowers. (BE, GIVE)
is
has given
I _________ eating alone. I always have to have someone to talk to. (LIKE)
dislike
I couldn’t understand the end of the film.
SENSE
The end of the film ____________________to me.
didn’t/did not // make (any/much) sense / made // no sense
Erica doesn’t have a head for
h _ _ _ _ _ _so she didn’t come up the Eiffel Tower with us.
HEIGHTS
A low-fat ______ may be good for your waistline, but research suggests it may have negative
psychological ____________.
diet,effects
When we visit Rome next month, we ………………………………………………… with some relatives. (stay)
will be staying
The treatment the patient got was completely ________-. (PAIN)
painless
I had expected the half marathon to be more difficult.
AS
The half marathon_________________ I had expected
wasn’t/was not // as difficult as
Briony spent a long time on her project, but it was
w _ _ _ _ it because she got excellent marks.
WORTH
René Lacoste was one of the best and most successful tennis players of
the 20th century. The Frenchman (1) __________________ the sport in the
1920s and early 1930s when he won many tennis (2) _________________
in Europe and the America.
dominated, tournaments
After I __________ my old house, I started looking for a new one to buy. (SELL, START)
had sold
started
We were driving along the motorway when a sportscar _________ us. (TAKE)
overtook
I enjoyed that day out so much that I’d definitely go to that beach again.
SUCH
It _________________day out that I’d definitely go to that beach again.
was such // an enjoyable