I. Put one correct word in each gap
1 own 2 of 3 no 4 order 5 take/have 6 time 7 enough 8 There 9 fed 10 hardly/barely
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1. After years of renting rooms and flats we have finally bought a house of our ………..
2. Alex says he's thinking ................. emigrating to Australia when he grows up.
3. There's ................. saying what might have happened if our boat had capsized during the storm.
4. We've collected the firewood in ................. to make a bonfire.
5. I suggest you ................. a rest for a while. You've been working too long.
6. Josh can be very creative and at the same ................. he can be very lazy.
7. I`m sorry Pete but your qualifications aren't good ................. to get the job.
8. ................. seems to be a problem with the server. Let's ask someone for help.
9. I'm really ................. up with this cold climate. Let's move somewhere hot.
10. After the accident, Josh could ................. walk and he had to use crutches for support.
II. Put the words in the correct form
1 consideration 2 sensible 3 racial 4 troublesome 5 depression 6 l3ngth 7 occasionally 8 miserable 9 ease 10 careless
1. Before making the final decision, you should take all our suggestions CONSIDER
and conclusions into deep .............................. .
2. Martha is a .............................. young girl. Everything she does is SENSE
well thought over.
3. .............................. discrimination was the cause of the riots that RACE
broke out in Los Angeles.
4. The question of mass redundancies is the most .............................. TROUBLE
and it needs to be solved immediately.
5. David's been in deep .............................. ever since his girl left him. DEPRESS
6. `What's the .............................. of the Thames river?' 'It's 340 km.' LONG
7. Our children are only .............................. allowed to have lunch in OCCASION
fast food restaurants.
8. What's wrong with you, Hannah? You look .............................. . MISERY
9. Leave it to me. I can repair your bike with .............................. . EASY
10. It was very .............................. of you not to have stopped the car at CARE
the traffic lights.
III. Write in the correct words
1 stage 2 surgery 3 pressure 4 expensive 5 mean 6 postage 7 funeral 8 otherwise 9 peak 10 accommodation
1. Karen is an actress. She says she prefers performing live on _ _ _ g _ to playing in films.
2. Some people go for the plastic _ _ r _ _ _ y because they believe they will look better and more attractive after changing their appearances.
3. It's this low air _ _ _ s _ _ r _ that's killing me. I can't function properly.
4. `The shoes you've bought are rather _ _ _ _ n _ _ v _ .' `Indeed, they are not cheep. But they are of excellent quality.'
5. Mrs Pincher is known to be a very _ _ a _ person. She's never shared her riches with anyone.
6. `How much is the _ _ _ t _ _ _ for sending a two-kilogram parcel?' `Two pounds, sir.'
7. Mr Watson died on Wednesday and his _ u _ _ _ _ I was on Friday.
8. Next time, don't forget to pay the rent, _ _ h _ _ w _ _ _ I will make you move out of my flat.
9. We started climbing at eight a.m. and only reached the _ e _ _ of the mountain at six p.m.
10. The school don't provide _ _ c _ _ m _ _ _ t _ _ _ to students, so you will have to find a room to rent on your own.
IV. Choose the correct answer
1C 2B 3C 4B 5A 6D 7C 8B 9C 10A
1. When the medicine takes ................ the pain will go away.
a) working b) action c) effect c) result
2. Who's that good-looking woman ................ in the white cocktail dress?
a) worn b) dressed c) wrapped d) embodied
3. Finally, we can call it ................ . It's been a hard work.
a) an hour b) an end c) a day d) a last
4. Remember that you're going down the cave at your own ................ . We don't take responsibility for your decision.
a) danger b) risk c) consequence d) chance
5. Despite its sore hoof, the horse still ................ a chance of winning the race.
a) stands b) lies c) runs d) sits
6. Alice's been in high ................ since morning.
a) mood b) feelings c) mind d) spirits
7. I've got a ................ nose. I must have caught a cold.
a) drippy b) leaking c) runny d) watery
8. It was Nick who ................ on keeping the wallet. Rob suggested giving it back.
a) encouraged b) insisted c) urged d) maintained
9. The corruption allegations will be ................ into by a special committee.
a) seen b) considered c) looked d) examined
10. I don't want this information to ................ so keep it secret, please.
a) spread b) expand c) reach d) broadcast
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