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1 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Use the letters to help you.
1 I can’t sit in the sun for too long because I have very fair s________________.
2 She u________________ to work in a hospital, but she’s retired now.
3 Could you c________________ the table after the meal, please? Put the plates in the dishwasher.
4 I need to pay back the money I b________________ from Esme.
5 Some companies, FedEx and DHL for i________________, offer next day delivery.
6 I run a company with my sister. She’s my business p________________!

2 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Use one word in each blank.
1 We got ________________ know each other when we were in school.
2 That’s the friend ________________ introduced me to Pia.
3 ________________ you use to read a lot when you were younger?
4 That restaurant is too expensive. We ________________ afford to eat there.
5 My roommate works as ________________ architect.
6 We visited the house ________________ Shakespeare was born.
7 Josef ________________ left his phone at home, so we couldn’t call him.
8 She has played ________________ guitar since she was thirteen.

3 Read the sentences and write the correct words.

1 Jeans are usually made of this material. ________________
2 This part of your body is between your hand and your arm. ________________
3 This is a person who you don’t know. ________________
4 This machine cleans dirty plates and glasses. ________________
5 This store sells clothing and many different products for the home. ________________
6 Athletes win these at the Olympic Games. They are made of gold, silver, and bronze. ________________

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1 I like your jacket – it’s really ________________. (style)
2 I have to do the ________________ tonight. (iron)
3 I think you should ________________ to Rachel. (apology)
4 He doesn’t get along ________________ with his boss. (good)
5 She’s worked for the same ________________ for many years. (employ)
6 It’s really important to ________________ up before you exercise. (warm)
7 That laptop costs ________________ $800. (rough)
8 They invited us out for dinner, but we had already ________________. (eat)

5 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one.
1 “I’m getting married,” said Tom to John yesterday.
Tom told John yesterday that he ________________ married.
2 “I’ll send her an e-mail later,” said Natalia.
Natalia said that she ________________ an e-mail later.
3 I baked some cookies earlier. Would you like one?
Would you like one of the cookies ________________ earlier?
4 We’re organizing a sports day at school. Did Amit tell you?
Did Amit tell you about the sports day ________________ organizing at school?
5 We decided to move to the country.
We made the ________________ to move to the country.
6 This government spent a lot of money on public transportation last year.
A lot of money ________________ by this government on public transportation last year.

6 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 I didn’t use to / used to like fish when I was younger.
2 This painting is cost / worth a lot of money.
3 My in-laws live in an old big / a big old house.
4 Flights to the U.S. / U.S. from Europe are very expensive.
5 I can’t imagine working / to work in another country.
6 He had a bike accident and broke several muscles / bones.

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7 Complete the text with the words in the box. There are five words that you do not need to use.

around as bargain by cotton discount feel for hope load oven

part pillows refrigerator rugs sink to want to wash wood

Great Escapes Glamping

Come to Great Escapes 1________________ relax and escape into nature! Our large tents are extremely
cozy, with comfortable beds and patterned 2________________ on the floor. Although the tents don’t have
central heating, each one has a wood-burning heater to keep you warm in the evenings. We provide
comforters and 3________________ for the beds and we also have blankets available if you need them. 
If you 4 like cooking, each tent has its own kitchen area with a 5________________ picnic table and a
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____sink___ where you can 7________________ the dishes. Glasses, plates, and cooking equipment are
also provided and each kitchen has a small 8______ refrigerator ______ to keep food cold. However, if you 9

eat out, we can also recommend some great restaurants in the area. 
There is plenty to do near the campsite. At the White Water Center, you can try a variety of water sports, such
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_______as______ canoeing and kayaking, or why not take 11______part__________ in one of their family
activity days? For shopping and sightseeing, the beautiful city of Portland is 12________________ fifteen
minutes away by car. 
Our campsite is suitable for guests of all ages. We accept payment 13________________ credit card and, if
you book for a group of ten or more people, you’ll receive a 15% 14______ discount ____. We
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________________ to see you here soon! 

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8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

The most expensive recipe book in the world

It’s hard 1________ to believe ________ (believe), but a very special recipe book has 2____been bought____
(buy) by an Indian businessman for three million rupees – nearly $47,000! This amazing book has 1,200
pages and is a work of art. Vikas Khanna, the chef whose idea it was, said it had 3______taken__________
(take) him twelve years to create! He also 4________told________ (tell) reporters that he was proud that the
sale had happened on his father’s birthday and that in the near future, the money would 5_____be sent____
(send) to a children’s charity. 
Since Khanna finished 6_______writing_________ (write) the book, it has become very famous. Eleven
copies 7_____have been given___________ (give) away so far. In 2015, one copy 8_____was given______
(give) to Barack Obama, and others to important people around the world including Narendra Modi. Khanna
explained that when he first thought of the book many years ago, he had 9_______planned/been planning___
(plan) to give the twelfth copy to Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple 10______who/that died__________ (die)
in 2011. When he heard about his death, he was very sad and decided 11_______to sell_________ (sell) this
copy at an auction instead to raise money for charity. 
In 2017, Khanna 12_____was named___________ (name) one of the top ten chefs in the world. He learned
how 13_______to cook_________ (cook) when he was very young and spent a lot of time creating recipes in
his grandmother’s kitchen. Khanna used 14______to live__________ (live) in India, but now he lives in New
York. Before 15______moving/ he moved__________ (move) to the U.S., Khanna developed his skills by
working in several large hotels in India and now has a very successful career. 

Score out of 15

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Why I love playing “ultimate”

by Maria Alberto 
I played ultimate, originally known as “ultimate frisbee,” for the first time when I was in school. I had always
been very active since I was a kid and I felt like trying something new because I was bored of basketball and
soccer. I fell in love with the sport right away! 
Ultimate is an exciting sport which is played in an area about the same length as a soccer field. There are two
teams of seven and players throw a flat disc, or Frisbee, to their teammates. Points are scored when a player
catches the disc in the other team’s area of the field. You can catch the disc with one or both hands. While
you are holding the disc, you have to keep one foot on the ground and, without moving, you have to pass the
disc to another player within ten seconds. 
Ultimate was invented in the 1960s in the United States. The rules were written by a group of students from
Columbia High School in New Jersey. The first college ultimate game was played in 1972 between teams
from Rutgers and Princeton universities. The game took place in the location where the first college football
game had been played 103 years earlier. Rutgers beat Princeton in both sports! 
There are no referees in ultimate. Instead, the players decide when a point has been scored, which means
everyone has to follow the rules. The sport even has a rule called Spirit of the Game (or SOTG), which
explains this idea. This is different from any other game I have played and some people say it makes players
have a lot of respect for each other. However, some ultimate games have special spectators called
“observers” who watch the game – if any of the players disagree about a point that’s been scored, the
observers decide what happened. 
Playing ultimate is a great way to stay in shape, but it also exercises your brain. For example, you have to
think about what the other team is doing, as well as how strong the wind is. I’ve spent a lot of time playing this
sport and I still play several times a week. Trying it out at school was one of the best decisions I ever made! 

9 Read the text. Are the sentences true (T), false (F), or is there not enough information to decide
(N)? Write T, F, or N in the box.
1 The writer wanted to learn a different activity when she was at school. 

2 An ultimate field is much longer than a soccer field. 

3 There are seven players in a game of ultimate. 

4 In ultimate, you can’t hold the disc for more than ten seconds. 

5 Students at an American school created the rules for the game. 

6 Rutgers lost the ultimate game in 1972. 

7 The writer thinks Spirit of the Game is a good idea. 

8 “Observers” are very experienced ultimate players. 

9 Observers sometimes have to make decisions about the score. 

10 During an ultimate game, players need to think about the weather.  Score out of 10

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