1.

Read the text below and decide which ariant A, B, C or D best fits each space:
A house in the country
The house is situated among beautiful (1).... , two miles from the nearest village, surrounded by
(2) ............. . On a (3) ........... a short distance from the house ia a (4) ...... , and a small (5)
.........flows past the end of the garden, which also contains a small (6) ...... . The name of the
house , Rose Cottage , is on the garden (7)..... , from which a (8) leads to the (9) ....... door. On
the (10) ....... floor there is a large living room , a dining room a kitchen and a bathroom.
1. A.view B.scenery C.sights D.looks
2. A.grass B.flats C.earth D.fields
3. A.mountain B.peak C.hill D.summit
4. A.wood B.greenery C.jungle D.forest
5. A.river B.channel C.stream D.canal
6. A.sea B.bath C.water D.pond
7. A.gate B.door C.opening D.entrance
8. A.road B.path C.way D.pavement
9. A.forward B.front C.first D.further
10. A.bottom B.back C.ground D.earth
(10 x 1point= 10 points)

II. Read the text below and think of a suitable time word or expression in each space. Each
space is for one word.

Just a quick message (1)…….. I leave for the airport. Sorry I haven’t been in touch (2)……..
Wednesday, but I’ve been busy getting ready (3)……. ……. , and I haven’t collected my ticket
(4).. ….. from the travel agency. (5) ..…. …… …… I get to Sydney, I’ll send you an e-mail.
I’ve (6)…. been to Australia before but I’ve been reading a lot about it (7)…. It sounds great!
I’ll be in Sydney (8)…. the end of next week, and then I’m travelling to Melbourne. I’ll be there
(9)…... a month. (10) ….. ….. ….. I get back, all my friends will have forgotten me!

(10 x 1point= 10 points)

III. Fill in the correct word derived from the word in bold:
1. Actually, I thought Tony’s book was …………..interesting. SURPRISE
2. I can’t sit on this chair. It’s really ………….. COMFORT
3. Harry asked for a …………… and the cashier gave him one. RECEIVE
4. The ……… of the diamonds baffled the police. THIEF
5. …………..., my father used to go to school with your father. INTEREST
(5 x 2poinst= 10 points)

IV. Put the words in brackets in the right tense:

Maria’s homecoming
When the bus (1)........(stop) in a small square , Maria (2)......(read) her magazine and didn’t
realize that she (3)...... ( arrive) at her destination. ’This is Santa Teressa”, Martin said.
’(4)....(arrive) home!I suppose your cousin (5) .... (wait) for us. Come on. (6) ... (carry) the bags’.
Maria thought,’ All those years when I (7)..... (live) in New York, I (8)......(dream) of this
moment. And now it’s real, I can’t believe it! Here I am, (9) .... (stand) in the square’. Santa
Teressa was Maria’s birthplace, but she (10).....(leave) the town at the age of six.
(10 x 1point= 10 points)

V. Rephrase the following sentences starting with the given word(s).

1. I don’t know the answer, so I can’t help you.
If I……….
2. Two policewomen arrested the robber.
The robber ………
3. You were wrong to study so late.
You shouldn’t ……..
4. They are servicing my car tomorrow.
I’m ……………
5. I ate all the ice cream, and now I regret it.
I wish…..