> Phrasal Verbs bring about: cause to happen bring back: 1) recall, 2) reintroduce bring down: 1) cause to fall, 2) reduce prices bring forward: suggest an idea bring on: cause, usu sth unpleasant g out: publish bring round: 1) help sb regain consciousness; bring to, 2) persuade sb to change opinion bring up: 1) raise a child, 2) vomit, 3) introduce a subject, 4) mention be/get carried away: be/get excited carry off: do sth successfully carry on (with): continue esp despite difficulties carry out: perform, complete carry over: postpone carry through: 1) complete despite difficulties, 2) help sb survive during troubled times Fill in the correct particle(s). 1. The corruption scandal brought ... down... the government. 2 The cold weather probably brought illness. 3. Stephen King's publisher is bringing ... new book next month. 4 Awet cloth helped to bring the unconscious man her his 5 She's brought five children on her own. 6 My father didn’t want to let me buy a car, but in the end | managed to bring him 7 Jane carried her part in the play without difficulty 8 “Cary teacher. 9 Tom got carried wouldn't stop singing It we don't pay the ransom, the kidnappers wil carry their threats your work please,” said the by the music and Be Look at Appendix 1, then fill in the correct preposition. 1. They congratulated him degree. The airport was crowded ...... holidaymakers. She keeps boasting her new house. The Prime Minister refused to comment the rumours about his resignation He's very clever solving crosswords She's capable answering all the questions herself The cause ...... the fire was never discovered. Don't put the blame........ him. It's not his fault. He blamed John ........ Stealing the money. They were astonished .......... the number of candidates who had succeeded. Which political party do you belong 2 Concentrate . what you're doing, on... getting his BON 5 6 1 I'm sure he didn't steal the money. stolen He ...can't have stolen. 2 tis likely that he will travel to Europe to He ... 3 It's a pity you didn’t come to the disco with us. have You : 4 It's too cold to go camping. warm It 5 The car was so expensive that we couldn't buy it for The car .. 43 He charged me £10........ 14 She was charged 15. The police are holding three suspects ....... connection . the bombing in Brighton last week. Is there any connection and skin cancer? the repairs. murder. 16 ... sunbathing 17 More money is needed to help care ...... the homeless. 18 He cares deeply occ the welfare of his students. 19 Italian is frequently compared French as they are from the same language family The standard of education at Mount Carmel College compares favourably the standards elsewhere. 20 Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. the money. .. to Europe. . to the disco with us. to go camping, ... to buy.6 Crying over spilt milk is useless. use It . erat : on spilt milk 7 She tends to get very excited at office parties. carried She — ae ... at office parties. How to treat Multiple Choice Cloze Texts ‘@ Read the whole passage at least once to understand as much of the general meaning as possible. @ Look at the four choices given for each gap and try to reduce the choices you have to make by eliminating the obviously incorrect ones. 69. He o.nnsn. th world record for the long jump in 1992. A did B broke C made D reached The word “record” is not used with “do” or “make”. Also we do not say “reach” a record - you “reach” a destination. Therefore B: broke is the correct answer. ‘© When you have finished, read the text again to see if it makes sense and is grammatically correct. eedibe For questions 1 - 15, read the text below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space. There’s an example at the beginning (0). The lost art of old masters The three blank spaces (0) ... the wall of the Frankfurt Schirn Gallery are probably more photographed than .¢ old paintings which (1) ... there until last Thursday. That was the day when thieves (2) ... two paintings by IW Turer, which were (3) ... loan from London's Tate Gallery. In fact, as theft increases, empty walls are (4) ... an increasingly familiar (5) ... in Europe's galleries. The thieves are usually (6) ... of professional gangs ‘no study the layout of their target in (7) ... beforehand. They are becoming better at overcoming the tightest ccurity. The thieves of Frankfurt waited (8) ... the gallery closed at 10 pm, overpowered the security guard vefore he could (9) ... on the alarm system and (10) ... with the paintings to a waiting car. The pictures are (11) ... at £37,7 million and, since they are (12) ... famous to sell, police suspect that the thieves will hold them to ransom. A £62,800 reward is being (13) ... for information. Unfortunately European Union policy has made + easier for thieves to (14) ... borders and harder for police to follow them. To discourage thieves, galleries may have to turn themselves (15) ... high security fortresses. 0 Ain B over © on D along ~fmeeee& 1A hung B_ stayed C held D_ fixed mAa2 & & 2 A robbed B stole © burgled D borrowed [2/4 8 & 3A for B at c in D on 3(A BSE 4 A getting B becoming C having D growing aA S&S 5 A sight B scene C site D look s|\A BoA 6 A guests B members C partners D_ owners eA SSA 7 A fact B addition detail D_ general ARB o HE 8 A for B while C before D until A SoS 9 A tum B go Cc rely D set (ARES 10 A escaped B parted © got D hid m4 8 S&S 11 A measured B charged C valued D appreciated [11] 4 & & B 12 A too B enough Cc very D auite a ee came 13 A stated B offered C held D taken eee 14 A swap B alter © change D_cross. @aA& SS 15 A for B towards C into D over B.A 2 SEBkide Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Dangerous Work The (0) ....of your being killed or injured at work determines how much life (1) .... you have to pay. An (2) .., for example, has a fairly high life (3) .... - they are only at risk from the odd (4) .... cable - and are therefore in a low risk (8)... Higher premiums are paid by people who have more (6) .... jobs such as (7) .... workers. There were sixty-five deaths on building sites last year alone. (8) .... most accidents and deaths are caused by a (9) .... to ignore (10) ... regulations, when simple precautions and good sense can prevent fatalities. PROBABLE INSURE ELECTRIC EXPECT FAULT CLASSIFY DANGER CONSTRUCT FORTUNATELY TEND SAFE probability |—° w= |- SE REE) 0 0 [ ‘o| «| BQ Read the text carefully. Some of the lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (V) in the space provided. If a line has a word which should not be there, write it in the space provided. The surprising season © Throughout all history, spring weather conditions have 00 varied more than those of the other three seasons. In the 1_ early spring of 1083 the River Thames it froze for over 14 weeks while in spring 1412 itis dried up. Spring flooding in 1092 meant to the year was remembered for much poor crops. In fact, major droughts, floods, hurricanes and earthquakes will have occurred during springtime. Indeed, looking at agticultural records, 1660 is the’only spring having 9 recorded’as “very pleasant’. Spring arrives at slightly 10 different times in different regions of the British Isles. 11_ In lowland England it appears.on around the middle q 3 4 5. through the centuries the most greatest number of 6 7 8 12 of March. In the west and south it arrives even at 13 earlier, while in the north and in hilly areas it does 14 not come until April. Here, when spring is mentioned about, 15 it means the average temperature which is over 6°C. Qe Fil in the following collocation grids. o 3} 3|2/8]0]@]s]o]o]=]o)s]=]g A drive Gs ride sail