1 Choose the correct option in each sentence.

1. The .......... on that game show has just been given a thousand euros for
answering one easy question!
A) presenter
B) viewer
C) cameraman
D) contestant

2. Oh, no! Not another .......... show! I'm bored with seeing real people living
real lives!
A) documentary
B sitcom
C) reality
D) soap

3. Live .......... can now be seen globally, thanks to satellite.

A) images
B) cable
C) headlines
D) soap

4. You can't go into the studio, they're .......... at the moment.

A) logging on
B) on air
C) front page news
D) carrying on

5. That cameraman has been given many awards for always being .......... at
the right time.
A) on air
B) on the spot
C) in the headlines
D) up to date

6. This sitcom isn’t very funny; let’s .......... and see what else is on.
A) turn on
B) carry on
C) turn over
D) log on

2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words.

1 They don’t put on many advertisements after

midnight.
are
Not many __________________________________________ midnight.
2 More people watched the last episode of Wild Islander than any other programme.
by

The last episode of Wild

Islander__________________________________________ people than any other
programme.

3 Someone said that people love David and Victoria Beckham more than the Queen.
loved

It is said that David and Victoria Beckham

__________________________________________ than the Queen.

4 They gave that newsreader the sack for laughing while reading the news.
sack

The newsreader__________________________________________ for laughing

while reading the news.

5 I wanted to be a journalist but a friend told me it was verv hard work.

was
I wanted to be a journalist but I__________________________________________
that it was very hard work.

6 The viewers voted A Day in Prison the best reality show this year.
was

__________________________________________the best reality show this year

by the viewers.

3.Rewrite the sentences replacing the words in bold with the correct form of a
phrasal verb in the box.

put on - get through - grow on - go on - get on with

1 My favourite soap is broadcast very late at night now.

__________________________________________

2 I didn’t used to watch the news very much, but now I like it more and more.
__________________________________________

3 The fight between the two main characters of Daydream Days has continued for
years!
__________________________________________

4 For some reason, my computer won't let me connect to the internet.

__________________________________________
5 My parents have a very good relationship with my friends.

__________________________________________

4.Choose the correct option in each sentence.

1 It wasn’t a very good journey, because the sea was rough and the ________
moved around a lot.
A train
B hovercraft
C plane
D train

2 My little sister is very sweet but I think she’s a bit ________.

A generous
B spoilt
C arrogant
D icy

2 She was late for school because she ________ the bus and had to walk.
A missed
B lost
C couldn't find
D forgot

3 My brother and I always split the housework between us to ________ time.

A kill
B borrow
C make
D save

4 My mum has been working really hard recently. I'm sure she’s going to
get________soon.

A promoted
B the sack
C retired
D overtime

5 They can send live images all over the world because of ________.
A electricity
B cable
C satellite
D the Moon

6 I don’t know why he looks ________ on me.He’s no better than I am.

A up
B through
C in
D down
5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.

1 My dad is so handsome that he’s the most ________ man I know. ATTRACT

2 My friend's new________ is very good to him and treats him well. EMPLOY

3 It was your________ that got you the sack. Nothing else! LAZY

4 You can’t put that in your composition — it’s completely ________.RELEVANT

5 Smoking in public places should be made ________ . LEGAL

6 He must get a lot of ________ from his job as an actor. ENJOY

6.Choose the correct answer.

1 I practise/am practising the piano now. I can’t come out.

2 We were having/had dinner when we heard the news.

3 Our new teacher is quite young and hasn’t been teaching/doesn't teach for long.

4 The family has/had already gone to bed when I got home last night.

5 I had been learning French for five years when I decided/had decided to go and
live in Paris.

6 When my friend asked/ was asking me out, I had finished my homework, so we

went to the
cinema.

7 I have worked/have been working for three hours and I still haven't finished.

8 We knew they would be late because they had called/had been calling us to let
us know.

9 My car has stolen/has been stolen! What am I going to do?

10 The work is done/is being done at the moment.

7. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use
between two and five words.

1 When we were young, Grandfather would tell us stories about when he was a boy.
used
When we were young, Grandfather _______________________ stories about
when he was a boy.
2 You look very pale — you might have the beginnings of a cold.
down
You look very pale — you might_______________________

3 When I see starving children on the news, I feel very sad and depressed.
gets
It_______________________ when I see starving children on the news.

4 Our house is smaller than yours.

small
Your house_______________________ours.

5 He's the most intelligent person I've ever met.

never
I’ve _______________________intelligent person.

6 John isn’t as handsome as Joe.

than

Joe_______________________John.

8. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 I didn’t used to like school, but now I love it.

____________________________________

2 That soap on TV has been going down for years. It’s a bit boring now.

____________________________________

3 That's the most best programme on TV at the moment.

____________________________________

4 When I got to the station, the train has already left.

____________________________________

5 I learn German for six months and I really like it.

____________________________________

6 Don’t be so unpolite to your mother.

Apologise at once!

____________________________________

9. Choose the correct option in each sentence.

1 We can only accurately _________ the weather for the next couple of days.
A broadcast
B suggest
C consider
D forecast

2 It’s snowing so hard, I think there’s going to be a_________.

A shower
B blizzard
C hurricane
D frost

3 I can’t go out in this; it’s _________ with rain!

A dripping
B spitting
C pouring
D freezing

4 Everything is so dry. There hasn’t been a _________ of rain for weeks now.

A flake
B gust
C drop
D flash

5 Look at the snow _________! Aren’t they pretty?

A flakes
B stones
C falls
D storms

6 The ground is all white and sparkling. There must have been a _________ last
night.
A hailstorm
B frost
C mist
D fog

10.Complete the sentences using the correct word in the box.

although - despite - however - in spite - since - so

1 The air conditioner still doesn’t work ____________we're going to be a bit hot
today.

2 I think we should go on the picnic____________ of the rain.

3 The rain is still pouring through the roof____________. We had it fixed last
summer.
4 We still insist on sitting in the sun for hours____________knowing it’s harmful to
our skin.

5 In the winter we need to have some hours of sunshine every day____________,

it’s not always possible.

6 When it rains I put my plants on the balcony____________water is good for them.