Focus 4

Grammar 1

100

I can’t afford 1__________________ (buy)    a new computer

to buy

200

Before I bought mine, I __________________ (use) my brother’s bike for several months.

had been using

300

She carefully washed and dried each / all glass in turn

all

400

I think I should _________ (check) everything more carefully before I switched it on

have checked

500

The shop assistant ______________ it aside for me so I’ll go back and get it later.

put

Grammar 2

100

I __________________ (study) for the next two years, so I won’t have any money until      I finish university and start work!

will be studying

200

I’m inviting few / a few friends round on Friday – do you want to come?

a few

300

Somehow I was 1_____ to save enough money to buy a beautiful old house in the middle of nowhere and quickly moved in.

1    A bound        B able       C managed    D permitted

able

400

______________ checked the price in all the shops, we finally found the cheapest one.

Having

500

We always have __________ a good time when he comes to visit that I can’t sleep the night before he arrives

such

Vocabulary 1

100

The children were left to r ____ w _____all over the neighbourhood. The parents didn’t know where they were or what they were doing

run wild

200

Many people live in this village as the d _ _ _ _        c _ _ _ _ _ _ to the capital doesn’t take more than an hour.

daily commute

300

We had to move out of that house. The rooms were damp/shabby and extremely cold

damp

400

They are campaigning to save the _____________ zone. The mayor wants to allow cars into the city centre again.

pedestrian

500

• Make sure you k _ _ _ your w _ _ _ about you in the city centre. There is a lot of crime.

know your wits

Vocabulary 2

100

Turn left at the s _ _ _ _ _ building. It’s really old and neglected. You can’t miss it.

shabby

200

In a few years we’ll have more money and won’t be living from h _ _ _ to m _ _ _ _ like this.

hand to mouth

300

If you practise what you _____________ , you’ll make more of an impact.

preach

400

None of my friends bought me a birthday present so I decided to _____________ myself to a new book.

treat

500

We had a hairy/cobbled moment when we thought the roof was going to collapse but overall the renovation went very well.

hairy

Use of English

100

My sister’s got a new boyfriend. She goes out with him every weekend. WHO

      My sister’s got a new boyfriend _______________ ________________________ every weekend.

(who) she goes out with

200

It wasn’t necessary for us to cook because there was plenty of food in the house. NEED

      We _____________________________________ because there was plenty of food in the house.

didn't need to cook

300

We will be waiting for two hours before they arrive. BEEN

      By the time they arrive, we ___________________ _____________________________ two hours.

will have been waiting for

400

There’s loads of rubbish on the Internet. DEAL

                  There’s _____ on the Internet

a great deal of rubbish

500

I’ve never been good at keeping a cool __________  in a crisis

head