Choose a word
Being ____ can sometimes lead to disappointment.
rough, over-ambitious, grand
over-ambitious
apathetic
grand
historic
showing no interest or energy and unwilling to take action, especially over something important:
Young people today are so apathetic about politics.
important and large in degree:
She has all kinds of grand ideas.
important or likely to be important in history:
In a historic vote, the Church of England decided to allow women to become priests.
Put into passive and choose adj/ adverb
The remarkable/ remarkably book of Romeo and Juliet ___________________ by Shakespeare. (WRITE)
remarkable
was written
Insert the correct word:
I now determined to visit my parents, _______ I had not seen for years.
He has no religion _______ has no humanity.
He was a man _______ had a pleasant wit.
who/whom
which
who
2. As we were travelling alone, we didn't have many _____ with us.
luggage
bags
baggage
4. There is a lot of _____ in this part of the country, so the new factory is very welcome.
unemployed
poor
unemployment
bags
unemployment
They warned her about going alone to the ____ area of town.
rough, historic, residential
rough
date back
renovate
evict
to have existed for a particular length of time or since a particular time:
This tradition dates back to medieval times.
to repair and improve something, especially a building:
He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.
to force someone to leave somewhere:
Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted.
Dinner _________________________ rough/ roughly between 5 and 10 p.m. every day. (SERVE)
The church _________________________ by a famous/famously architect in the 18th century. (DESIGN)
roughly
Dinner is served between 5 and 10 p.m. every day. (SERVE)
famous
The church was designed by a famous architect in the 18th century.
Make cleft sentences:
Linda doesn’t like pizza.
The boys spray-painted the gymnasium wall.
My mother made the chocolate cake.
It's Linda who doesn’t like pizza.
What the boys spray-painted was the gymnasium wall.
It's the chocolate cake that my mother made
6. Every once in a _____, a new sports star comes along to beat all the old records.
period
time
while
7. None of the _____ are happy with what happened in the election.
electorate
voters
voter
while
voters
It's ___ to save money for emergencies.
She was ___ to his feelings and tried to be understanding.
sensible, sensitive
sensible, sensitive
arrogant
stubborn
perceptive
unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people:
I found him arrogant and rude.
A stubborn person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else:
They have huge arguments because they're both so stubborn.
very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice:
Her books are full of perceptive insights into the human condition.
The famous/ famously written books _________________________ yet. (NOT PUBLISH)
The classroom _________________________ hopeful/ hopefully next week. (REDECORATE)
famously
The books have not been published yet. (NOT PUBLISH)
hopefully
The classroom will be redecorated/ is being redecorated next week.
Make cleft sentences
The drought made many people suffer in this area.
Renewable energy will provide a better environment for all of us
It's the drought that made many people suffer in this area.
What will provide a better environment for all of us is renewable energy
1. We got to the hotel with few _____ and went to bed early.
problems
disaster
panic
3. After Michael said he was quitting the position, every _____ gave him their full support.
workers
colleagues
employee
problems
employee
The school's a __ building in need of repairs.
Tourists were shocked by the __ monument in the square.
The __ area is filled with large mansions and luxury cars.
affluent, rough, hideous, residential, high-rise, run-down
run-down
hideous
affluent
solitary
inquisitive
prejudiced
being the only one, or not being with other similar things, often by choice:
I live a solitary life.
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people:
She could see inquisitive faces looking out from the windows next door.
showing an unreasonable dislike for something or someone:
The campaign is designed to make people less prejudiced about AIDS.
When we first/firstly met, I had _________________________ a job at the bank. (ALREADY OFFER)
17.He _________________________ high/ highly French when he spent his childhood there. (TEACH)
first
When we first met, I had already been offered a job at the bank. (ALREADY OFFER)
high
He was taught French when he spent his childhood there. (TEACH)
Make relative clauses
The film was really interesting. We saw it last Saturday. (which)
Maria is a very charming girl. Her brother is a friend of mine. (whose)
We stayed in Mary's place. It is in a small village in the south of England. (which)
The film which saw last Saturday was really interesting.
Maria whose brother is a friend of mine is a very charming girl.
We stayed in Mary's place, which is in a small village in the south of England.
5. Both of the _____ you suggest will improve the situation. We must discuss it all further.
proposals
solution
help
8. We had a little _____ left at the end of the vacation, so bought a gift for my mother.
money
coins
finances
proposals
money
The president __ his visit by laying flowers at the war memorial.
After working her way around the world, she ___ teaching English as a foreign language.
This was her final professional match, and she wanted to __ her career in glory.
She'll __ penniless if she continues to spend like that.
Their marriage ___ in 1991.
Much of this remaining meat will probably __ as dog food.
Eventually, the two girls agreed to ___ their quarrel.
end, end up
ended
ended up
end
end up
ended
end up
end
conscientious
wire
corkscrew
clothes pegs
putting a lot of effort into your work:
a conscientious student
(a piece of) thin metal thread with a layer of plastic around it, used for carrying electric current:
Someone had cut the phone wires.
a device for removing corks from bottles, that consists of a handle with a twisted metal rod to push into the cork and pull it out
Corkscrews are necessary because corks themselves, being small and smooth, are difficult to grip and remove, particularly when inserted fully into an inflexible glass bottle.
a device used for holding clothes onto a clothes line while they dry
That is the sort of tiny clip with which the housewives are replacing the wooden clothes peg.
The application _________________________ exact/ exactly by Friday. (MUST SEND)
The tunnel _________________________ at the moment, so it's closed/ closely for all traffic. (REPAIR)
The severe/ severely injured man couldn’t walk and ___. (have to carry)
exactly
The application must be sent by Friday. (MUST SEND)
closed
The tunnel is being repaired at the moment, so it's closed for all traffic.
severely
The injured man couldn’t walk and had to be carried
Make cleft sentences with IT
The polar bears are starving because of global warming.
We need a fertile land to grow healthy vegetables.
It's global warming that The polar bears are starving because.
It's a fertile land that we need to grow healthy vegetables.
Are these following sentences containing quantifiers correct? Are they Correct or Wrong?
each/every
quite a few
a lot of/ many
a lot of/ many
correct
anyone
none