UNIT 1
Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?
a) keyboard
b) drums
c) orchestra
c) orchestra
An ________ is someone you know, but not well.
a) sibling
b) relative
c) acquaintance
c) acquaintance
Something confusing or difficult to understand or solve:
a) unbelievable
b) entertaining
c) puzzling
c) puzzling
A programme where students of different nationalities live in each other's countries for a period of time:
a) a degree
b) an exchange
c) a career
b) an exchange
The person who plays the guitar:
guitarist
TRUE OR FALSE?
To bump into means to defeat someone in a game or other competitive situation.
FALSE!
To bump into means to to meet by chance, unexpectedly.
TRUE OR FALSE?
We use must when we think something is definitely not true.
FALSE!
We use must when we think something is definitely true.
We use can't when we think something is definitely not true.
TRUE OR FALSE?
To come of age means to reach the age when you are recognized as an adult.
TRUE!
Also, if something has come of age, it has reached its full successful development.
TRUE OR FALSE?
We use the present perfect continuous to emphasize the duration or repetition of an action that started in the past and continues in the present.
True!
Is this relative clause defining or non-defining?
"Santana met a stranger who looked like her."
It's defining - it gives essential information that defines the noun "stranger".
Which of these is NOT an adverb of manner?
a) smoothly
b) everywhere
c) well
b) everywhere
We use the future _________ to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future:
"I will be studying at university in three years' time."
We use the future continuous or progressive to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
Turn the following adjectives into abstract nouns:
embarrassed
kind
pessimistic
embarrassment
kindness
pessimism
Which of these phrasal verbs is NOT inseparable?
a) cheer up
b) fall out with
c) hang out with
Cheer up - it is a separable phrasal verb you can cheer someone up.
We form the past perfect with subject + _____ (not) + past participle.
HAD
The verbs rely and depend are usually followed by which preposition?
The verbs rely and depend are usually followed by ON.
Give us three examples of question tags using different verb tenses.
Possible answers:
He isn't very optimistic, is he?
You sang along to the song, didn't you?
She's seen them in concert, hasn't she?
When do we use reflexive pronouns?
Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) are used when the same person is the subject and the object of an action.
Complete the sentence with the past perfect form of the verb in brackets:
We _________ (not think) of researching this before we read about it.
We hadn't thought of researching this before we read about it.
Make a sentence using the future perfect and the time expression "by 8 o'clock".
Possible answer:
I will have had dinner by 8 o'clock."