Use of English: Vocabulary

Use of English: Grammar

1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs given.

A: Hi, Carrie. I (1) __________ (not see) you since your party. Have you been working hard or maybe playing all those computer games you got as presents?!

B: Neither! I wish I (2) __________ (have) time to chat to you before, but everything happened really quickly. After we’d cleared up after the party (thanks a lot for the books by the way, I (3) __________ (nearly read) them all!) we went on a surprise holiday. We spent two weeks in New York!

A: Wow! What a great place to go!

B: Yeah. Apparently Dad (4) __________ (try) to find somewhere to take us for ages. It was my birthday present. He was browsing through some last minute holiday deals and found one for New York. So we went!

A: Some birthday present! I expect I (5) ___________ (go) for a meal in town for my birthday! Have you been back long?

B: No, just two hours! I (6) __________ (hope) to see Mr Browne to give him my project, which I finished in New York. Is he around?

A: Well, his timetable has changed a bit. At two o’clock he (7) __________ (teach) Year 10, so I suggest going to Room 11 just before. He (8) __________ (be) pleased you’ve done it.

B: I hope he’s still pleased when he reads it!

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2 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences. There are two mistakes in each sentence.

1 Harry asked me what will I do after school.

2 I needn’t have answered all the sections in the exam, so I chose A and B but not C.

3 The second programme in the series wasn’t that interested as the first.

4 Shakespeare is thought to write another play, but this was later found to be untrue.

5 The website for old friends I found it last night helps you to contact people you use to know at school.

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3 Complete the sentence so it means the same as the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words.

1 I have never seen such a beautiful painting before.

MOST

This _________________________ I have ever seen.

2 Although the music was very loud, I enjoyed the concert.

SPITE

I enjoyed the concert ____________________ loud music.

3 I did both Tony and Dave’s homework for them.

ONLY

I _________________________ but I also did Dave's.

4 Gary said he was very sorry that he forgot to pick you up at the station.

FOR

Gary _________________________ pick you up at the station.

5 It’s a good idea for you to leave before the rush hour to avoid the traffic.

BETTER

_________________________ before the rush hour to avoid the traffic.

6 The recipe was very complicated, and I couldn’t follow it.

SO

The recipe _________________________ I couldn’t follow it.

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4 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

James Martin has (1) __________ involved in film-making since his early teens. He was initially interested (2) __________ photography and he was encouraged by his father, (3) __________ gave him an expensive camera for his eleventh birthday. James mastered the skill of taking both artistically and technically pleasing photographs and (4) __________ on to win several local competitions. Although he had never shown any interest in film-making, he was asked to help out a friend who was making a short film (5) __________ part of a media studies course he was taking at college. He knew (6) __________ James’ expertise with a camera. James showed real talent and discovered that he loved taking moving pictures. He later decided to follow the same course (7) __________ his friend. Now, ten years and five Oscar® nominations later, James has proved to be one (8) __________ the most talented film-makers of his generation.

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Use of English: Vocabulary

5 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 I rely ___ my brother to repair my computer if it goes wrong.

A at

B for

C on

2 What do you think the ___ of the meeting will be?

A outcome

B drawback

C turnout

3 I like to ___ out two or three times a week.

A play

B work

C run

4 We had a really interesting business ___ to Venice last month.

A journey

B travel

C trip

5 There was a big accident near us, and it ___ all the headlines on Sunday.

A got

B did

C made

6 I couldn’t get a ticket because the theatre had sold ___.

A off

B out

C over

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6 Complete the definitions with the correct words. You are given the first letters.

1 M__________ software is software that is designed to cause problems.

2 When you break a bone, it is called a f__________.

3 When you are given something to encourage you to do something, it is called an i__________.

4 A t__________ person is a person who says something and doesn’t consider how it may hurt the listener.

5 A heavy piece of rock flying about in space is called a m__________.

6 A p__________ animal is an animal that lived millions of years ago.

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7 Complete the text with words formed from the words given.

Who says young people are less (1) __________ (invent) these days than they used to be? Seventeen-year-old Aseem has proved that we underestimate young people far too often. He has just won a major award for a young (2) __________ (engine) of the year competition with an unbelievable invention. He has designed a pair of jeans that you can play the drums on. Yes, you didn’t (3) __________ (understand)! Apparently, Aseem was given the inspiration to design the jeans because he plays in a band and he was fed up with having to transport a heavy drum kit around all the time. His special jeans contain (4) __________ (vary) sensors that the wearer taps in different places. When he taps the things in one place, you hear one drum beat and when he taps in another, you hear cymbals clashing. It’s amazing! The only (5) __________ (advantage) at the moment is that you have to plug in your jeans to an energy source. However, Aseem is working on a wireless version. He will be demonstrating his ‘drum jeans’ at an (6) __________ (national) competition in the near future. So, good luck, Aseem!

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8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

I’ve just (1) ___ I haven’t updated my blog since I went to Cambridge for my interview, and that was a week ago. So, here’s what happened on that dreaded day! I’d been preparing for the interview for a (2) ___ weeks but the night before I was really nervous and I had a more or less sleepless night, (3) ___ I wasn’t in a very good mood the following morning. My dad gave me a lift to the station (that’s (4) ___ dads are for!), and somehow I managed to miss the London train by ten seconds. Can you believe it? I caught the next one and had to sit listening to a one-way phone call from a businessman to a work (5) ___ for most of the journey. I took the underground across London, but it was so crowded I had to stand (6) ___ the way and by the time I was on the Cambridge train, my shoes were dirty, my coat was creased and I felt a mess. However, in Cambridge the sun was shining, and I immediately started to feel better. It’s amazing what a (7) ___ of sunshine can do, isn’t it? I walked to the college, going through possible questions they would ask me in my head. Cambridge is such a lovely town with loads of old buildings, pretty gardens and ancient churches. And of course the river’s great too; all the punts were full of students. Shouldn’t they have been at lectures? I felt much more relaxed when I finally arrived for the interview. And how did it (8) ___? Well, I’ll write about that next time.

1 A reminded B realised C understood D remarked

2 A several B some C couple D few

3 A so B because C why D resulting

4 A that B why C what D reason

5 A friend B person C partner D colleague

6 A for B all C by D most

7 A bit B little C piece D amount

8 A result B get C make D go

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Reading

9 Read the article from which some sentences have been taken out. Choose the correct sentences A–F to fill the gaps 1–5. There is one sentence you do not need.

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