GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: I’ve lived (live) near Nathan since I was a child.
1 I think you’d have got the job if you ________ (not ask) that stupid question.
2 Call an ambulance! Mrs Jones ________ (run over) by a car!
3 I immediately regretted ________ (send) the email.
4 I ________ (writing) my essay for an hour when my computer crashed and lost it all.
5 I’m sure you wish you ________ (not buy) that car. It’s been nothing but trouble.
6 We ________ (practise) this dance for nearly two months, so it should go well tonight.
7 I think I ________ (learn) enough Chinese by the time I go to China.
8 I’ll let you know the test results as soon as I ________ (discuss) them with your doctor.
9 I wanted to meet Anna, but she ________ (already leave) when I got to the party.
10 We couldn’t go inside the church because it ________ (redecorate).
11 You ________ (not sit) here now if I hadn’t managed to get us the invitation.
12 One of the greatest 20th century paintings ________ (report) to have been stolen.
13 I’ll bring something to eat in case we ________ (get) hungry.
14 I ________ (still work) at 7.00. I don’t finish till 8.00 on Thursdays.
15 You shouldn’t ________ (spend) so long in the sun yesterday – you’ve got sunburn.
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2 Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: A I loved the film. B So did I.
1 I wish you ________ keep leaving the door open when you leave the room.
2 Don’t ________ me for your problems – they’re your responsibility.
3 I don’t really feel ________ going out tonight – let’s stay in.
4 I don’t speak French, but my sister ________.
5 Do you have any idea ________ Marc is coming to football practice this week?
6 Robert sang that song really well, ________ he?
7 It sounds as ________ the neighbours are arguing again.
8 Neither Roger ________ Belinda are interested in joining the reading group.
9 We didn’t ________ to do much sport, but we’re really into volleyball now.
10 It was ________ a shock when Gabby walked into the room!
11 We’re ________ the roof fixed next week – the rain is starting to come through it.
12 There’s ________ milk in the fridge. Can you go and get some from the corner shop?
13 We ________ have been crazy to buy this house! There’s so much wrong with it.
14 I can’t ________ used to this computer mouse – it’s really different from my old one.
15 If you still feel unwell, you’d ________ go home and go to bed.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: Who made this cake?
Who made Who did make Who make
 1 I ________ when I’m cleaning my apartment.
play often music play music often often play music
2 ________ are becoming an increasingly large proportion of many societies.
Unemployed The unemployed The unemployed people
3 We played the music quietly ________ wake the children.
to not not to so as not to
4 ________ the very steep climb up the last hill, I really enjoyed the walk.
Although In spite Despite
5 Our eldest daughter is at ________ university. She’s studying Physics.
the a (–)
6 That’s a _______ table – where did you buy it?
lovely little wooden little lovely wooden lovely wooden little
7 I like the dogs that my neighbour has, but generally I prefer ________ cats.
(–) some the
8 ________ of our team played well today – that’s why we lost.
Neither None Some
9 I love ________ in that shop.
a furniture the furnitures the furniture
10 Does anyone know where ________?
lives Petra does Petra live Petra lives
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VOCABULARY

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT WORD.

Example: It’s quite chilly today and I’ve heard it’s going to get even colder.
warm chilly damp
1 Have you ________ finished reading that newspaper? Can I have it when you have?
yet nearly still
2 Newspapers in my country don’t tell you the real situation – they’re all ________.
objective censored accurate
3 I was so ________ when the doctor told me I wouldn’t need an operation.
disappointed relieved bewildered
4 Both of the teenagers have been charged ________ shoplifting.
of with for
5 You’ll need to remind Simon to lock the door – he’s very ________-minded.
narrow open absent
6 This café is part of a ________ – I often go to the one in my home town.
chain branch company
7 Scientists studying climate change have ________ an important discovery.
done carried out made
8 Please don’t ________ your voice, there’s no need to get angry.
rise raise put up
9 We’re ________ and tired of hearing the same song on the radio.
fed up sick bored
 10 We must take into ________ that Robin was very ill before the exam.
place care account
11 The choir came back and gave two ________ before the audience were ready to leave.
encores choruses performances
12 I’ve still got ________ on my feet from all that walking we did last week.
bruises blisters rashes
13 I think this jumper really ________ me. It goes well with my hair.
fits matches suits
14 I don’t think Anna slept well last night – she’s ________ asleep on the sofa now.
full fast deep
15 Don’t you find it ________ when Americans say the date differently?
confused confusion confusing
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Underline the correct word.
1. It’s difficult to say what the weather will be like later – it’s so settled /changeable.
2. Have you ever fallen asleep at the cinema because the film was bored/boring?
3. Have you ever been really disappointed / disappointing by a test result?
4. When I decided to leave my job and travel, my parents thought I was mad / moody.
5. Did he apply for / to that job?
6. Why are you snoring / yawning? Are you tired or just bored?
7. A lot of students work as / by waiters to earn some money.
8. Liz takes after / off her mother. They’re both musical.
9. Harry’s taken part / up Karate. He really enjoys it.
10. Jo didn’t say anything, but I know she agreed with me- she nodded/stared.

Underline the correct word.

1. I need this shirt in a bigger size – it’s too loose / tight.

2. We’re going shopping soon, so get dressed / dress up.

3. That jacket really suits / matches those trousers.

4. John’s very honest / hard-working, he always tells the truth.

5. Nina often argues with / to her husband about money.

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READING COMPREHENSION.

1 Read the texts and choose the answer (A, B, C, or D) which you think fits best according to
the text.

Megacities
In 1800, only 3% of the world’s population lived in cities, a figure that had multiplied almost sixteen-
fold to 47% by the end of the twentieth century. In 1950, there were 83 cities with populations
exceeding one million; by 2007, this number had risen to 468. The term ‘megacity’ was first used
as far back as the early 1960s by French geographer Jean Gottman to describe the north-eastern
United States. The term is used more widely now and is defined as an urban area with more than
10 million people living closely together. A megacity can be a single area, or several areas that
merge to make one huge area known as a megalopolis. As of March 2013, there were 28
megacities in the world.
Megacities are the result of the process of urbanization. When cities started to become crowded,
people who could afford to moved out into the suburbs at the edge of the city. Then, when the
suburbs started attracting too many people, people moved further out into villages and the
countryside. It was important that they were still close enough to the city to be able to commute
comfortably every day, though. For this reason, the countryside was growing in popularity for the
first time since industrialization in the nineteenth century. London, for example, lost 15% of its
population between 1950 and 1970, and Detroit in the USA lost 47%.

However, movement away from cities does not mean the end of the city. Far from it, in fact. The
city continues to spread, and from the old city develops a greater metropolitan area. And with the
passing of time these grow into megacities with millions of people. Currently, the world’s six
greatest megacities are all to be found in Asia. The largest of these is the Tokyo-Yokohama area,
home to 37 million people, followed by, in order, the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, Seoul-Incheon,
Delhi, Shanghai, and Manila in the Philippines.

In the ancient world, Rome with its one million inhabitants was a megacity. And today, London
could be considered one. Although the capital of the UK was one of the world’s first modern cities
of a million people, it is not on the list of megacities. In fact, the only western urban areas among
the world’s biggest megacities are now Moscow, Los Angeles, and Paris. The fastest-growing cities
in the last decade have all been in the developing world and this trend looks likely to continue. It is
expected that by the year 2030, 60% of the world’s population will be living in megacities.

Megacities have several things in common, mainly the problems they all experience. Among these
are high traffic levels resulting in bad pollution, housing problems, and various social problems
such as unemployment. Often the huge division of wealth in such cities means that the only
affordable housing is unplanned and illegal. However, large population numbers alone do not
create these problems: city problems are thought to be caused mostly by weak and ineffective city
governments. Despite the fact that megacities are increasingly more common in the developing
world, the developed world needs to pay attention to them. What happens in the megacities of the
developing world may shape the rest of the world. And that’s something for us all to think about.

1 The word ‘megacity’ was initially used

A to describe several crowded cities in the world. 
B to describe places of fewer than ten million people. 
C by a European to describe somewhere in the United States. 
D by an American to describe a European city made up of smaller cities. 
 2 More people began living in the suburbs because
A cities had too many people. 
B villages were too expensive. 
C industry there improved greatly. 
D the countryside had too few people. 
3 The writer says that
A Jakarta is the world’s third-biggest megacity. 
B the world’s smaller cities are not growing at a fast rate. 
C the world’s top megacities are on the same continent. 
D Tokyo has only recently become the world’s biggest megacity. 
4 According to the writer, the megacities of the future
A will probably include London. 
B will no longer include Rome. 
C will be home to most of the world’s people. 
D will be in both the developed and developing world. 
5 What does the writer say is the reason for most problems in megacities?
A rich people 
B bad management 
C unplanned housing 
D unemployed people 
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Translation
Translate the sentences into Italian.

1. I won’t start cooking until you arrive.

2. I’ll be thinking of you while I’m away.
3. The students will have finished the test in a minute.
4. In thick fog the planes can still land automatically.
5. I didn’t use to like rice much but now I love it.
6. I used to eat junk food, but I’m used to it now.
7. Jason scratched the bite on his arm and made it bleed.
8. Michael looks as if he’s had a really difficult day.
9. Claire must have gone home – her computer’s switched off.
10.I ignored her mistake so as not to embarass her.

1.____________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________
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4.____________________________________________________________
5.____________________________________________________________
6.____________________________________________________________
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