REPASO

Choose the correct answer.

1. When I go on holiday, I like to stay at an elegant … .
a. youth hostel b. campsite c. resort
2. The art class enjoyed the … to the museum.
a. school trip b. boat trip c. business trip
3. Katie bought a new camera so she can … on her holiday.
a. sunbathe b. take lots of photos c. buy postcards
4. Ask your … to suggest a nice place to stay on your holiday.
a. travel agent b. travel expenses c. travel arrangement
5. The actress went on a … to Paris to buy new clothes.
a. sightseeing holiday b. camping trip c. shopping trip
6. … is much faster than going by train.
a. A boat trip b. Air travel c. A caravan

Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets. Add a suitable prefix where necessary.
1. People get ……………… (patient) when their bus arrives late.
2. Rita is an excellent secretary because she is so ……………… (organised).
3. The sales assistant was so ……………… (polite) that I complained to the manager.
4. Beware of ……………… (honest) politicians.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.

1. I ……………………… (sit) at the computer at the moment.

2. Tina always ……………………… (apply) for a summer job the moment school is over.
3. My parents ……………………… (not allow) me to stay out late on weekdays.
4. The teachers ……………………… (leave) for the seminar after school ends.
5. My mobile phone ……………………… (ring). Where is my bag?
6. These biscuits ……………………… (taste) delicious.
7. What ……………… the students ……………… (study) now?

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1. Max flew to Venice last year and ……………………… (stay) in a little hotel.
2. When I arrived at the campsite, it ……………………… (snow).
3. There was a big earthquake while we ……………………… (trek) in India.
4. The visitors ……………………… (not see) a lot of wild animals during the safari.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

1. By the time we arrived, the bus ……………………… (leave).

2. The restaurant ……………………… (close) early on Sunday.
3. She couldn’t take photos because she ……………………… (forgot) her camera.

Choose the correct answer.

1.Top athletes must … for hours every day.

a. challenge b. train c. score
2. The tennis … at Wimbledon are covered with grass.

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 a. tracks b. courts c. matches
3. … are necessary equipment for mountain climbing.
a. Ropes b. Baskets c. Nets
4. Some experts are against … sports for children because of the pressure and stress.
a. outdoor b. competitive c. indoor
5. Rosie took first place in the swimming competition, and Sophia was the … .
a. extreme sport b. finish line c. runner-up
6. Marathon runners need a lot of … to get up every winter morning and run in the cold.
a. discipline b. competition c. gymnastics
7. The fans were sure their team would win, so they were disappointed when the game ended in … .
a. a helmet b. a challenge c. a draw
8. When Adam was in Canada, he … ice hockey.
a. went b. did c. played
9. I go dancing every day in order to keep … .
a. skating b. fit c. the record
10. The football team wanted to win … , but they lost to a much better team.
a. the rucksack b. the goal c. the match

Choose the correct answer.

1. Ian lost / has lost his racquet yesterday.

2. Let’s go home. The coach cancelled / has cancelled the tennis game because of the rain.
3. Jody won / has won many matches. These are her medals.
4. The coach made / has made me an offer when we met last week.
5. Lewis received / hasn’t received the results yet. He will be so disappointed.
6. The girls baked / have baked you a cake. Happy birthday!

Complete the passage with the words or expressions below.

decompose • environment • environmentally-friendly • care about • ecological disaster • recycle

Do you (1) ……………………… the future of life on Earth? Do you want to protect the (2)
……………………… and help prevent an (3) ……………………… ? Then don’t throw your cans and bottles
away. You can (4) ……………………… them instead. It can take 200 years for an aluminium can to (5)
……………………… , and glass bottles never do. Throwing out recyclable rubbish isn’t
(6) ……………………… behaviour. So stop pollution and join the solution!

Complete the sentences with the prefixes below.

inter- • anti- • under- • over- • re-

1. …………population is a major environmental problem.

2. They …………estimated the fire damage.
3. The fax didn’t arrive. Please …………send it.
4. We will need …………national cooperation to solve the problem of global warming.
5. They went to an …………nuclear demonstration to protest against the new power plant.

Complete the conversations with the verbs in brackets. Use be going to, the Future Simple, Future
Continuous or Future Perfect Simple.
1. A: Look at the clouds! It looks like it ……………………………… (rain).
B: I hope we ……………………………… (not get) wet!
2. A: Meet me at 7 o’clock. I ……………………………… (wait) outside the cinema.
B: By 7 o’clock, I ……………………………… (not finish) helping my dad. Let’s meet at 8.
3. A: ……………… you ……………………… (go) on holiday soon?
B: By this time next month, we ……………………………… (travel) in Italy.

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 4. A: When ……………… Dan ……………………… (come) home?
B: He ……………… probably ……………………… (arrive) home in half an hour.
5. A: By next Tuesday, I ……………………………… (complete) all my exams.
B: Good! I ……………………………… (book) a table in a restaurant to celebrate!

Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Continuous or Future Perfect
Simple.

1. At this time next week, I ……………………………… (fly) to Paris on my honeymoon!

2. By the end of the marathon, the runners ……………………………… (run) 42.2 kilometres.
3. On their next anniversary, Mr and Mrs Johnson ……………………………… (be married) for 25 years.
4. Susanne is ill. She ……………………………… (not sing) in the concert tonight.
5. We’re late! By the time we get to the theatre, the play ……………………………… (already start).

Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns below.

who • which • where • when • whose

1. The Nile, ……………… is the longest river in the world, is in Africa.

2. This is the place ……………… we decided to have lunch.
3. Peter, ……………… lives in India, often sends me text messages.
4. Nicole met Ben in 2003 ……………… he was visiting France.
5. Frank, ……………… wife sells computers, doesn’t know what a chat room is.

Match the collocations in A to their definitions in B.

A B
1. body language …… a. mother tongue
2. foreign language …… b. not your own language
3. first language …… c. used by people who can’t hear
4. sign language …… d. physical communication

Join the sentences with the relative pronoun in brackets. Make any necessary changes.
1. Simon has got a new mobile phone. It takes wonderful pictures.
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2. That’s the hotel. I work there.
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3. The dog is big and frightening. It bit George.
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4. A thief broke into my car. I was at home sleeping then.
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5. Peter doesn’t speak a word of English. His mother is British.
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6. The policeman is speaking at the school. He caught the thief.
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Which gift would you give to each of the following people? Choose the most appropriate
present from the list below.

a laptop • a GPS • headphones • a Palm Pilot • a digital camera

1. Debby: She always gets lost trying to find new places. ………………………
2. Robert: He loves to take photographs, but film is very expensive. ………………………

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 3. Sam: He’s always so disorganised. What could help him remember his many meetings?
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4. Sofia: She travels a lot for work. She really wishes she could work online while she’s travelling.
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5. Ben: He makes his parents crazy with his loud music! ………………………

Complete the sentences with a result that logically follows the first sentence. Use the first, second
or third conditional.
1. Tony was late for the appointment because he missed the train.
If Tony ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
2. I haven’t got a burner so I can’t copy my pictures onto a CD.
If I ....................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. Ann hopes to buy a laptop and give her computer to her brother.
Unless .............................................................................................................................................................................................
4. Chloe isn’t rich so she isn’t going to buy a digital camera.
If Chloe ............................................................................................................................................................................................
5. Jack lost all his files in the power cut because he hadn’t made backup copies.
Jack .................................................................................................................................................................................................

Complete the mini-dialogues with the verbs in brackets. Use the first or second conditional.
1. A: Mum, can you drive me to the library?
B: If your father ……………………… (arrive) home soon, I ……………………… (take) you.
2. A: Have you ever thought about winning the lottery?
B: If I ……………………… (win) the lottery, I ……………………… (travel) around the world!
3. A: Why are you spending so much time studying?
B: Unless I ……………………… (study), I ……………………… (not get) a high mark.

Match the words to the definintions.

costumes • plot • rave review • musical • box-office hit • romantic comedy • soundtrack • based on a novel •
subtitles

1. the music that is in a film ………………………………

2. the story of a film ………………………………
3. a successful film that makes a lot of money ………………………………
4. the clothes worn by the actors in a film ………………………………
5. a film that was originally a fictional book ………………………………
6. an amusing film about love ………………………………
7. a film with singing and dancing ………………………………
8. written dialogue that appears on the screen ………………………………
9. very enthusiastic evaluation or opinion ………………………………

Rewrite the sentences using the passive.

1. A new designer will create the costumes.
The costumes ................................................................................................................................ .
2. A guide is taking the visitors round the studios.
The visitors .................................................................................................................................... .
3. Science fiction books often influence film writers.
Film ............................................................................................................................................... .
4. When did the spider bite you?
When ............................................................................................................................................ ?
5. Her room was messy because she hadn’t cleaned it. Her room…….

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Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning
of the sentences.

1. They haven’t changed the prices here for at least five years. (been)
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2. I didn’t enjoy the trip because it was so cold. (if)
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3. Do they make these shoes in China? (made)
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4. That’s the teacher. I told you about him. (who)
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5. Security men were guarding the Prime Minister as he spoke. (was)
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6. Our new kitchen is being put in next week. (having)
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7. I’m not coming because I haven’t got anything to wear. (if)
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8. Did someone cut your hair? (get)
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9. The washing-up must be finished by nine o’clock. (you)
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10. If you take the medicine, you will get better. (unless)
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Complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need.
worldwide • covered • fashion • journalist • programme • horoscope

1. There are photographs of all the latest dress styles in the ……………… section of the newspaper.
2. My ……………… says this is a bad day for Virgos to make business decisions.
3. The ……………… who reports from Moscow said the weather was freezing cold.
4. The reporter who ……………… the Oscars ceremony got to meet many film stars.
5. CNN reports on news events of ……………… importance as well as local news.

Rewrite the following sentences using reported speech and the words below. Do not change the
original meaning of the sentences.
warned • wondered • requested • recommended • complained • wanted to know

1. “Please help me paint my flat,” Don said to his friends.

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2. “Be careful, Betty! The road is wet,” said Robert.
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3. “Why is the sky blue?” asked the little child.
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4. “You should eat lots of vegetables every day,” my mother said.
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5. “Did you go to the opera last night?” Jill asked.
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6. The reporter said, “My photographer has been late three times this week!”
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