UNIT 1
Complete the sentence:
She ______ constantly correcting my pronunciation lately.
has been
Complete:
"The longer you wait, ______ impatient you become."
the more
Which word describes someone who cannot afford basic necessities at all?
A) Affluent B) Deprived C) Destitute D) Prosperous
C
A woman is offered a job abroad. Instead of comparing salaries, researching the country or discussing the decision with her family, she immediately accepts because it simply feels right.
Which expression from Unit 4 describes the way she made her decision?
Correct the sentence:
"She suggested me to apply for the position."
She suggested me applying for the position / She suggested that I apply for the position
"When I first started learning Japanese, I struggled to understand even basic conversations. However, as the months went by, my listening skills improved ______."
A) abruptly B) steadily C) reluctantly D) temporarily
B
Rewrite using FAR. Keep the meaning the same.
"The second expedition was significantly more demanding than the first."
The second expedition was FAR more demanding than the first.
Complete:
"Never before ______ I ______ (see) such a breathtaking landscape."
had / seen
Complete:
"I can't ______ (get / my brother / stop) interrupting me."
get my brother to stop
Complete:
"Under no circumstances ____________ (students / allow) to enter the laboratory without permission."
are students allowed
Complete the sentence:
"By the time I moved abroad, I ______ (study) English for ten years."
had been studying
During an expedition, the group reaches a narrow mountain path. One of the climbers loses his footing and begins to move uncontrollably down the steep, rocky slope.
Which verb of movement best describes what happens to him?
slide / slip
Complete:
"We ______ (drive) for hours when the engine suddenly broke down."
had been driving
Complete:
"I ______ (have / my laptop / repair) yesterday."
had my laptop repaired
Rewrite using HAVE.
"Someone stole my phone while I was on holiday."
I had my phone stolen while I was on holiday.
"Hardly I had started learning French when I realised how difficult it was."
"Hardly had I started learning French when I realised how difficult it was."
"The more higher we climbed, the more difficult it became to breathe."
The higher we climbed, the more difficult it became to breathe.
Complete:
"We were about to leave when we realised that our passports ______ (disappear)."
had disappeared
Rewrite the sentence beginning with Her.
"The fact that she remembered every detail surprised me."
Various answers, ex. her detailed remembering surprised me.
Complete the sentence using the most appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
"By the time the researchers published their findings, they ______ (collect) data for five years."
had been collecting
Rewrite this sentence using DESPITE
"Although she had been studying English for over a decade, she still found it difficult to understand certain regional accents."
Despite having studied English for over a decade, she still found it difficult to understand certain regional accents.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.
"The expedition was nowhere near ______ (dangerous) we had been led to believe, although the conditions were still considerably worse than expected."
as dangerous as
Rewrite beginning with NO SOONER.
"Immediately after we reached the summit, a storm broke out."
Answer: No sooner had we reached the summit than a storm broke out.
Combine the information into ONE sentence, beginning with THE.
The researchers made a discovery.
The discovery was unexpected.
The discovery: the relationship between memory and sleep.
The discovery surprised the scientific community.
Suggested answer: The researchers' unexpected discovery about the relationship between memory and sleep surprised the scientific community.
Correct all the errors:
"Not only she had forgotten the appointment, but she also got her assistant cancelling it without telling anyone."
Not only had she forgotten the appointment, but she also got her assistant to cancel it without telling anyone.