I. Put one correct word in each gap
1 does 2 put 3 allowed 4 make 5 in 6 where 7 at 8 look 9 against 10 least
.
1. `Who ................. the cooking in your house?' `All of us are responsible for it.'
2. The poor man has nowhere to sleep in and there is nobody to ................. him up.
3. 'Can you play with us outdoors?' `No, I'm not ................. to go out after dark.'
4. When it gets cold, ................. sure that you put on some warm clothes.
5. Jack's ................. trouble. We have to help him.
6. The car park is full. I've got no idea ................. to park the car.
7. Water boils ................. 100°C.
8. 'Could you give me Betty's phone number?' 'Wait a second, I have to ................. it up in my notebook.'
9. In football, you can't pull the other players by the sleeve. It's ................. the rules.
10. I need at ................. two hours to prepare a good speech.
II. Put the words in the correct form
1 costly 2 worthless 3 powerful 4 talkative 5 personal 6 offensive 7 quarrelsome 8 acceptance 9 arrangement 10 humorous
1. Travelling by plane is quite .............................. . We'd better think of COST
some cheaper way of getting to Toronto.
2. This antique furniture that he sells are totally .............................. . WORTH
They are nothing but rubbish.
3. Steven is a .............................. young man. He practises judo and POWER
body-building.
4. Sarah is the most .............................. person I know. She never TALK
stops talking.
5. Celebrities don't like to be asked .............................. questions by PERSON
interviewers.
6. In Japan, it is considered .............................. not to bow lower in OFFENCE
front of a person of a higher rank.
7. Howard is a .............................. person. He's really hard to talk to. QUARREL
8. The notion of longer classes didn't meet with the students' …………… ACCEPT
9. You have mixed the photographs. They are in a wrong ARRANGE
.............................. now.
10. The articles that I write for our school magazine are rather light and HUMOUR
III. Write in the correct words
1 strangers 2 water 3 hostitable 4 widespread 5 manners 6 exchange 7 income 8 permanent 9 rarely 10 straight
1. My mother always told me not to talk to _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ s in the street.
2. If you don't _ _ t _ _ the plants, they will die soon.
3. Mrs Huxley is a very _ _ s _ _ t _ _ _ _ person. We like visiting her as she always treats us like her own family.
4. The use of English is _ _ d _ _ p _ _ _ _ in the present day world. More and more people speak the language.
5. Sticking your tongue out at someone is an example of bad _ _ _ n _ _ s .
6. It wasn't a long meeting. We decided to _ x _ _ _ _ g _ our business cards and meet later.
7. Our neighbour doesn't earn much. His monthly _ _ c _ _ _ is rather low.
8. I don't have a _ _ _ m _ _ _ _ t address. I change places quite often.
9. We _ _ r _ _ y meet. We live too far away from each other to see often.
10. Don't hesitate too long to ask her to marry you. Just do it _ _ r _ _ _ h _ away.
IV. Choose the correct answer
1B 2B 3C 4A 5A 6D 7C 8B 9B 10D
1. After a long and lively debate, the ministers finally ................. an agreement.
a) captured b) reached c) caught d) received
2. ................. of street peddlers. They will do anything to make you pay a lot for objects of little value.
a) watch b) beware c) care d) afraid
3. I'm sorry I didn't ................. to offend you.
a) lead b) focus c) mean d) aspire
4. `I don't ................. much of the boss's statement.' `I don't understand it, either.'
a) make b) take c) do d) come
5. It is ................ of salmons to die after laying eggs.
a) typical b) particular c) common d) ordinary
6. Mark wasn't invited to the party. He appeared out of the ................. .
a) black b) green c) red d) blue
7. The police say they are about to catch the criminal who had ................. that horrible crime.
a) performed b) executed c) committed d) acted
8. Everybody waited for the meeting to ................. to an end. It was so boring.
a) reach b) come c) arrive d) stop
9. Remember to always ................. attention to what your teachers say.
a) fill b) pay c) stick d) attract
10. "Why don't you and your husband live together?' ` ................. your own business, will you?'
a) notice b) watch c) regard d) mind
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