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1. THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word.

Bat ……….. Rhinoceros ………Donkey ……….. Hedgehog ………Octopus ……….. Reindeer ………Wolf ……….. Hippopotamus ………Elk ……….. Squirrel ……....Fox ……….. Tortoise ………


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2. MISSING WORDS – TRAVEL, ETC.

Put the following words into the correct sentences. Use each word once only.

1) We visited lots of famous towns on our American ____________________ last year.

2) Before the invention of the aeroplane, the ______________________ from Britain to

America could take weeks, even months sometimes.

3) Do you want to come for a _______________________ in my car on Sunday?

4) The plane now arriving is _______________________ SAS 343 from Copenhagen.

5) The first thing I did when I got to London was to go on a sightseeing ____________.

6) In my opinion, the best way to ____________________ is by air.

7) Last summer I stayed in Brighton and one day our group went on a very interesting

___________________ to Blenheim Palace, the home of the late Winston Churchill.

8) My uncle is going on an ___________________ next year to try to discover the lost

city of Atlantis.

9) How long does the train ____________________ from London to Edinburgh take?

10) Last year my mother went on a Mediterranean ___________________ and was

seasick practically the whole time.

11) One of the main advantages of going on a ____________________, apart from the

price, is the fact that you don’t have to spend weeks beforehand planning routes,

finding hotels, buying air tickets, etc. it’s all done for you.

12) We went on a day’s __________________ to the zoo in Copenhagen and the whole

family loved it.


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flight travel run voyagejourney cruise trip

outingpackage tour excursion tour

3. CHOOSE THE WORD 1

Choose the word which best completes each sentence.

1) He used to observe the stars from his attic through the ___________________. a. roof window b. cupola

c. skylight d. French windows e. attic window

2) Excuse me, John, do you think I could ____________________ your phone? a. use b. lend c. borrow d. take e. loan

3) I’m sorry, David. It wasn’t my ___________________ to cause a quarrel between you and Joanna. a. meaning b. point c. intention d. view e. reason

4) Although someone had seen him take the watch, he still ________________ it. a. refused b. rejected

c. disowned d. denied e. hid5) The inside of an apple is called the _____________________.

a. pip b. corec. stone d. peel e. kernel

6) A woman who has never married is called a _____________________. a. virgin b. widower c.

bachelor d. spinster e. widow7) In England, it is easy to drive at night because of the

______________________ along the middle of the road. a. cat’s eyes b.

lines c. signposts d. indicatorse. warning lights

8) The ________________________ between the rich and poor countries of the world is increasing daily.

a. space b. gapc. distance d. interval e. opening


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9) Before every Board Meeting, it is customary for the _______________________ of the previous meeting to be read out.

a. protocol b. notes c. précis d. minutes e. points

10) On first coming to England, I fell _____________________ in love with a girl who lived in the flat below mine.

a. feet over hands b.hole over hole c. foot in mouth d. elbow to toe e. head over

heels11) A cat licks its _________________ before it washes its face.

a. paw b. hoof c. tail d. claws e. fur

12) I’m afraid I haven’t the __________________ idea why we never turned up. a. least b. faintest

c. weakest d. fainted e. simplest13) I badly _________________ my ankle when I fell on my way home

last night. a. stretched b. sprainedc. strained d. pulled e. caught

14) People are _________________ to wear reflectors on their clothing when walking alone a road in the dark.

a. told b. warnedc. advised d. suggested e. informed

15) I’m not surprised he became an author. Even as a child he had a ___________ _______ imagination.

a. large b. greatc. vivid d. bright e. clean

16) The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be ________________ as soon as possible.

a. resumed b. returned c. continuous d. repeated e. recovered


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17) I hate _________________ oranges. I usually get my wife to do it for me since she has long nails.

a. skinning b. slicing c. peeling d. shaving e. cutting

18) My mother was _________________ ill last summer but, fortunately, is now making a slow but steady recovery.

a. critically b. deeply c. fatally d. definitely e. serious

19) You haven’t seen my knitting ________________ anywhere, have you? I can’t seem to find them.

a. pins b. nailsc. rods d. sticks e. needles

20) Mr and Mrs Grove were very ________________ when their dog died. a. anxious b. upset

c. confused d. disappointed d. discouraged

4. PHRASAL VERBS 1


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Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. (Make any other necessary changes).

a) If he says that again I’ll ______________________ him _____________________ - I swear it! (kill him)

b) You’d better not drink that mil, Joe. It’s _____________________. (turned sour)

c) We knew he wasn’t English as his accent ___________________________ him ___________________. (betrayed him)

d) The house I live in __________________________ the 15th century. (dates from)

e) Let’s _______________________ Paul and Jan tonight. It’s been ages since we last saw them. (go and visit)

f) I think I’ll go somewhere for the weekend. Things have been ______________ me _________________ lately, so a change of air will do me good. (making me depressed)

g) John can’t come with us tonight after all. It seems he’s ____________________ a cold. (caught)

h) “What does ‘misogynist’ mean, Allan?” “I’ve no is idea, Jill. You’d better ___________________ it

________________ in the dictionary. (find out its meaning)i) The power point was behind the piano, which made it very difficult

to _________________________ (reach)j) You’re not going to wear a mini-skirt are you, Jane? They

_________________ _____________ years ago. (stopped being fashionable)

k) “How old is Eva?” “I’m not sure, but she must be ____________________________

forty.” (nearly)l) If you _________________________ 25 from 100, you’re left with 75.

(subtract)m)No one really believed it when the news came through that the

“Titanic” had _______________________________ on her maiden voyage. (sunk)

n) I tried smoking a pipe once, but I never really ________________________ it. (liked)

o) I was offered a job in Leeds but I __________________ it _________________ because I didn’t want to move away from Hastings. (refused it)


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call on get down cut up get on for go off take off do in

look in go down with turn down take togo out go down get at

give away look up go back to take away

p) I can’t stop now but I’ll _________________________ later on my way home from work. (pay a short visit)

q) You should see Brian _________________________ the new boss. The way he does it is really fantastic. He’s just like him! (imitate)

5. DEFINITIONS – TYPES OF PEOPLE

Fill in the missing words in the definitions below. Choose from the following.

a) A/an _____________________ person is someone who has a variety of skills and

abilities and who is able to change easily from one sort of activity to another.

b) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is very friendly and fond of

eating, drinking and good company.

c) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is very generous towards

other people.

d) A/an _____________________ person is someone who always wants more than his

or her fair share of something-especially food, money or power.

e) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is easily taken in or tricked

by others.

f) A/an _____________________ person is someone who believes that the sex he or she

belongs to (male or female) is better than the opposite sex in all ways.

g) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is unable to read or write.

h) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is fluent in two languages.

i) A/an _____________________ person is someone who seems to have so much

energy that he or she never tires.

j) A/an _____________________ person is someone who has studied a lot and is very

knowledgeable.

k) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is able to make clever, witty

and entertaining remarks or conversation.


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chauvinistic versatile gullibleilliterate magnanimous vivaciousbilingual indefatigable convivialcrudite scintillating greedy

l) A/an _____________________ person is someone (usually a woman) who is full of

life.

6. THE SKELETON

Write the numbers 1-12 next to the correct word or words.

Thigh bone ……….

Collarbone ……….

Kneecap ……….

Skull ……….

Shin bone (tibia) ……….

Wrist bones ……….

Breastbone ……….

Spine/backbone ……….

Shoulder blade ……….

Hipbone ……….

Fibula ……….

Rib ……….


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7. WORD ASSOCIATION

The following groups of four words are all connected with the same thing. Write down the missing word in each group. Before starting, look at the example.

Example: bark, trunk, leaf, branch TREE

a) cell, warder, sentence, bars

b) key, hammer, grand, pedalc) column, circulation, tabloid, articled) springs, head, foot, sheete) green, hole, swing, clubf) hood, hub cap, bonnet, wingg) zodiac, moon, mars, Sagittariush) corner, ring, second, bouti) hand, strap, wind, timej) tile, gutter, chimney, skylightk) paw, fur, whiskers, clawsl) lens, shutter, sped, flashm)circle, stalls, auditorium, box officen) wing, tail, undercarriage, flyo) frame, pane, catch, glassp) coffin, wreath, cemetery, corpseq) pawn, castle, bishop, queenr) moat, battlements, keep, dungeons) scrum, try, all blacks, line-outt) cowshed, pen, barn, harvest


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8. MISSING WORDS – NATURE, etc.

Put the following words into the correct sentences. Use each word once only.

a) Many people choose Switzerland for their holidays because of its beautiful __________________________________

b) Turner was one of England’s most famous ______________________ painters.

c) They stood gazing at the happy ______________________ of children playing in the park.

d) If I had to choose, I would much prefer to live in the _____________________ than in a town.

e) One of the most beautiful and unspoilt areas of Britain are the _____________ ____________________ of Scotland.

f) The main difference between the English and French _____________________ is that in England most fields and meadow are bordered by hedges, giving the impressions from a distance of a large patchwork quilt.

g) Children living in ________________________ areas often have to travel miles to school every day.

h) One of the most frightening examples of the force of ______________________ is seen during a tornado.

i) In Australia, the name given to the wild, uncleared area of the country is the ________________________________

j) The house, standing alone in the middle of the marsh, was the perfect __________________________ for a horror film.

k) Many people are very concerned with the way Man has destroyed and continues to destroy the _________________________


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country side country settingnature

landscape bush scene sceneryenvironment view rural

l) Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the fantastic ____________________________ through the window.

9. WORD BUILDING 1

The word in capitals at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill each blank in this way.

Example: You can always rely on Barbara. She is very DEPENDABLE. DEPEND

a) He was born blind; but despite this ________________________ he still managed to become one of the top Pop singers of his generation.

ABLE

b) _____________________ I’m in favour of the plan, but there are still one or two points that I’m not entirely happy with.

BASE

c) What a lovely painting! Your daughter must be very __________________________, Mrs Green. ART

d) I think it’s very ______________________ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. REASON

e) There is a saying in English: “ _____________________________ speak louder than words.” ACT

f) That rule is not ______________________________ in this case.

APPLY

g) I don’t think Tom’s been getting too much sleep lately. His eye are terribly _________________________________ BLOOD

h) English is a ____________________________ easy language for Swedes to learn. COMPARE

i) Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it’s __________________________ CONFIDE


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j) I don’t think their marriage will last long. They’re ___________ ___________________ quarrelling. CONTINUE

k) The teacher punished the child for _________________________

OBEY

l) Librarians spend a lot of their time ________________________ books. CLASS

m) I don’t care if you’d had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was quite _______________________________

DEFEND

n) If you think I’m going to marry you, then I’m afraid you’re very much _______________________________ TAKE

o) The man was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to three years ____________________________ PRISON

p) Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only _____________ _________________________ successful. PART

q) He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later _____________________________ when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs.

QUALIFY

r) The recent hurricane caused ______________________________ damage. WIDE

s) Industrial robots work with far greater _____________________ _____________ than most men. PRECISE

t) I’ve tried to advice my daughter against hitch-hiking around Europe alone, but she won’t listen to me. She’s so ___________ _______________________________

HEAD


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10. SYNONYMS AND OPPOSITES CROSSWORD – ADJECTIVES

Read through the sentences below and fill in the crossword.

ACROSS DOWN1. Synonym for unbelievable 1. Synonym for annoyed2. Synonym for hard-working 2. Opposite of opaque3. Opposite of generous 3. Synonym for stubborn4. Synonym for thoughtful 4. Synonym for peculiar5. Synonym for impolite 5. Opposite of plentiful6. Opposite for permanent 6. Opposite of voluntary7. Opposite of sharp 7. Opposite of gigantic8. Opposite of modest 8. Synonym for wealthy9. Opposite of deliberate 9. Synonym for reliable10. Synonym for enormous 10. Synonym for thrilling


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