UPPERINTERMEDIATE C

HOMEWORK UNIT 7
Name: Sergio Calderón Marín Grade: _____ / ​50 ​= _____%

A. GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 5 points, 1 each.

1. Dolce and Gabbana’s​ / Dolce´s and Gabbana´s​ new collection might be the company’s
best ever.
​ irls​’​ clothes and blue for ​boy’s / ​boys​´
2. It´s terrible that designers use pink for ​girl’s / g
clothes.
3. The company ​closing´s / ​company´s​ closing will leave dozens of designers unemployed.
4. The company was named by combining the two ​designers’ mothers’ ​/ designer’s mothers’
names.
5. The ​designer and CEO’s / ​designer’s and CEO’s​ ​ideas for the company often conflicted
with each other.

II. Complete the text with an apostrophe (’) or (’s) after the words. If no apostrophe is
needed write an (X). 11 points, 1 each.

I had a billion-dollar idea! POSTED, Tuesday 11:24 p.m.

Tonight I was looking at celebrity pictures online and thought to myself, “I love that 1​​ star’s​ shoes!
Where can I get them?” Well, why isn’t there a website for that? You should be able to click on 2​
celebrities’ 3​​ ​shoes ​__X__​ in a picture to find out where to buy them.

My​ 4​ ​sister’s​ 5​​ ​husband's​ cousin is a computer programmer – maybe she can help me. She could
handle the​ 6​ ​site’s​ programming, and I could do the design and talk to the shoe 7​​ ​companies
__X__​. ​It’s a great idea, isn’t it? Everyone would like it –men and women, people who like 8​
sneakers ​_X_ ​and people who like high​ 9​​ heels
​
​_X_​.​ ​I’m sure​ 10​ ​ ​Gucci’s​ marketing
​ ​Adidas’ and​ 11
departments would both love it. ​Just remember that it ’s my idea- don’t try to steal it.

III. Complete each sentence with the past perfect or past perfect progressive form from the
words and phrases below. 6 points, 1 each.

1. Peter was Sally's best friend. She ​had known​ (know) him all her life.
2. The children were wet because they ​had been playing ​ (play) football in the rain all
afternoon.
3. We were very hungry because we ​hadn't eaten ​ yet. (not /eat)
4. I was delighted when I found my keys. I ​had been looking​ (look) for them for hours.
5. She was exhausted because she ​had been working ​(work) since eight o'clock that morning.
6. Everything was white because ​it had been snowing​ for the last 48 hours straight. (snow)
7. The passengers were angry because the airline ​had lost​ (lose) everyone's bags.
8. I ​hadn't seen​ (not / see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately.
 IV. Complete each sentence with the past perfect or past perfect progressive form of the
words and phrases below. In some cases both verb forms are possible. 6 points, 1 each

be / come up with / draw up / end / open / wait

1. Because we were an hour late, the fashion show for the label’s Autumn/ Winter 2017
collection ​had​ ​ended ​before we arrived.
2. I ​had been drawing​ u​ p ​sample designs for two hours when the client finally turned up.
3. His design talent was clear from a young age. By the time he was 30, he ​had opened​ stores
in Paris, London and Tokyo.
4. Jorge ​had been ​in New York for a year when he met Mika during an interior design class.
5. We ​had been waiting​ for over an hour before the models and designers finally arrived.
6. Maria and Jim ​had been coming up with ​design ideas for over a year when they decided to
start their own company.

B. VOCABULARY
V. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition for the phrasal verb.
6 points, 1 each.

1. Is Victoria Beckham going to ​bring out​ a new collection this year?

2. When did Frank Gehry’s career in architecture really ​take off?
3. How did Jerry I’ve ​come up with​ this design for the iPod?
4. Did Zaha Hadid ​draw up​ her building designs herself?
5. Why do you think Prabal Gurung’s designs have ​caught on​?
6. Do you think kids ​look up to​ designers?

VI. Complete the text with the words below. 16 points, 1 each.

top-quality / template / manufacture / miniature

unique / innovative / affordable / personalized

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