Exercise No.

1 – Choose the correct item (A – B – C) for each gap in the text:

Consequences of cheating in school by Andrew Smith: Kids of all ages and even students in college
may (1) ________ (2) ________ at one time or another to cheat on a test. (3) ________ students
think this is an easy fix, but of they (4) ________ caught, the repercussions will be severe. Here is
some information on consequences for (5) ________ in school. Types: There are numerous ways
(6) ________ students use to cheat in school. The (7) ________ way is looking at another student’s
paper (8) ________ an exam. Some students bring in “cheat sheets”, (9) ________ contain
answers to exam questions. (10) ________, not all cheating takes place in the classroom. Students
sometimes (11) ________ off of a friend (12) ________ they are writing a paper or working on a
project. Plagiarism is another form of cheating (13) ________ the student is stealing another
person’s work. Features: Students who (14) ________ cheating at school will be disciplined
differently than college students. If he cheats, the student (15) ________ an “F” (or “0”) on the
exam. The student’s parents will either be called or a note will be sent home. (16) ________, the
teacher could (17) ________ the student to the principal’s office, depending on the situation.
Cheating in college is a more severe offense. At most universities, students who are caught
cheating will be given an “F” for the entire course. They will (18) ________ have to face a student
disciplinary board. In most cases, the student will be put on academic probation for a first offense.
If that same student is caught cheating again, he will most probably be expelled. History: There
have been many famous stories about cheating in school. Actor Samuel L. Jackson once admitted
he (19) ________ to win a high school election. In his biography, actor and director Woody Allen
was (20) ________ as saying, “I was (21) ________ out of NYU my freshman year. I cheated on my
metaphysics final. I looked within the soul of the boy sitting next to (22) ________”.

Exercise No. 2 – Write the correct plural of the nouns in brackets:

1. The (man) ___________ in this bar drinks a lot of water. a. mans b. men

2. These (person) ___________ are meeting their teacher. a. peoples b. people

3. A lot of (woman) ___________ work out in an academy. a. women b. womans

4. I don’t have (child) ___________. a. childs b. children

5. Peter has been running for hours. Now his (foot) ___________ hurt. a. feet b. foots

6. The (wolf) ___________ were considered dangerous animals. a. wolfes b. wolves

7. A butcher needs different (knife) ___________ to cut the meat. a. knives b. knifes

8. The ocean is full of (fish) ___________. a. fish b. fishs

9. My son doesn’t like (potato) ___________. a. potatoes b. potatos

10. I must get my (luggage) ___________ at the luggage claim. a. luggage b. luggages

11. When you need (policeman) ___________, there is never any. a. policemen b. police

12. My neighbor has some (goose) ___________. They make a horrible noise. a. geese b. geeses

13. (Piano) ___________ are expensive. a. Pianoes b. Pianos

14. Are there any (tomato) ___________ to make a salad? a. tomatos b. tomatoes

15. There are no more (orange) ___________ left. a. oranges b. orangs

16. You must brush your (tooth) ___________ several times a day. a. teeth b. teeths

17. The (student) ___________ must answer. a. students b. studentes

18. At the bus stop, there are a lot of different (bus) ___________. a. buses b. bus

19. (Sheep) ___________ give us wool. a. shoop b. sheep

20. I love (cherry) ___________. a. cherrys b. cherries

21. (Housewife) ___________ work a lot. a. Housewifes b. Housewives

22. Please, go to the market and buy some (strawberry) ___________. a. strawberrys b.
strawberries

23. My (cousin) ___________ are going to visit us on Sunday. a. cousins b. cousin

24. I need new wine (glass) ___________ for my dinner party. a. glasses b. glass

25. You can leave the (box) ___________ here, in front of the window. a. boxes b. bosses

26. The (elf) ___________ are Santa’s helpers. a. elves b. elfes

27. You can always eat new (dish) ___________ in this restaurant. a. dishes b. dishs

28. A lot of (tourist) ___________ visit our town every year. a. touristes b. tourists

29. Salvador has 345 (church) ___________. a. churchs b. churches

30. The (fox) ___________ like eating (chicken) ___________. a. foxies b. foxes
31. They found a lot of (topaz) ___________ in this place. a. topazes b. topas

32. My friend has many (kilo) ___________. a. kiloes b. kilos

33. I’m not going to buy a lot of (toy) ___________ for my daughter. a. toies b. toys

34. Have you already found your (key) ___________? a. keys a. keies

35. Where is the (lady) ___________ room, please? a. ladies b. ladys

36. (Dictionary) ___________ are very useful. a. Dictionaries b. Dictionarys

37. I need some (match) ___________ to set the fire. a. matches b. matchs

38. The (monarch) ___________ of the two countries. a. countrys b. countries

39. When you rub the lamp, you get three (wish) ___________. a. wishes b. wishs

40. My teacher gives many (class) ___________. a. class b. classes

41. I send you a lot of (kiss) ___________. a. kisses b. kiss

42. Do you know where the (Eskimo) ___________ live? a. Eskimoes b. Eskimos

43. Nowadays there are a lot of (policewoman) ___________. a. policewomenb. policewomans

44. Boys are interested in (superhero) ___________. a. superheroes b. superheros

45. This game is played with two (die) ___________. a. dice b. dies

46. Two (half) ___________ makes a whole thing. a. halves b. halfes

47. Many people are afraid of (mouse) ___________. a. mouses b. mice

48. Snow White met seven (dwarf) ___________. a. dwarfes b. dwarves

49. You should respect everybody’s (belief) ___________. a. believes b. beliefs

50. In autumn, all the (leaf) ___________ fall from the (tree) ___________. a. leaves/trees b.
leafes/trees

Exercise No. 3 – Use the words below and place them correctly into the text:
aftereffects anesthetic appointment bandages bleeding chemist’s emergency examined fatal
general practitioner (GP) herbal incurable insurance laboratory tests neurologist nurse pain
prescribes pressure rehabilitation surgery surgery
Medical care: When we don’t feel well it is not always necessary to visit the doctor immediately,
we can try to get over our cold easily by staying in bed, taking pills and vitamins, keeping warm,
sweating and drinking (1) ___________ tea with lemon or honey. But sometimes when a patient is
trying to overcome a feverish sickness without staying in bed and curing properly, he takes a risk,
as the illness often leaves very dangerous (2) ___________. If we still do not feel well, we finally
decide to see a physician who is called a (3) ___________. It is better to make an (4) ___________
with the doctor in his surgery time (during his office hours) if we want to avoid long waiting in his
waiting room which may often be crowded. Before that the (5) ___________ invites us into the
consulting room she has to look for our medical record and check our (6) ___________ card. Then
we are ready to enter the (7) ___________. The doctor usually asks what the trouble is and checks
our chest and throat. The doctor wants to know if we have a temperature and where we feel (8)
___________. Then he or she listens to our lungs and heart and we have to take a deep breath, he
also wants us to open our mouth to see if our tonsils are swollen. Sometimes he or she checks our
blood (9) ___________, feels the pulse or takes the blood sample for (10) ___________. We have
to say how we feel, if we have a headache, a sore throat, a cold, a runny nose, etc. Finally the
doctor diagnoses the problem and (11) ___________ the medicine. Most often we suffer from
common illnesses such as flu, tonsillitis, bronchitis or pneumonia. At the (12) ___________ we get
vitamins, pills, syrup, gargle, pain killers or antibiotics. Other things available at the chemist’s are:
(13) ___________ plasters, ointment, drops, ... we can also buy some medicinal herbs or herbal
tea. GP is not the only doctor we can visit. In case of more specific health problems we need the
help of various specialists like a dentist, an orthopedic, dermatologist, ophthalmologist, (14)
___________, gynecologist, psychiatrist, etc. In serious cases, when we are injured, we have to call
the (15) ___________ or be taken to hospital. The injured people are (16) ___________, X-rayed,
or generally given any kind of first aid which is needed. Fix fractures, mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation, stop (17) ___________. In case of very serious problems, the operation or (18)
___________ is necessary. Before it, the patient must undergo a set of test and then just before
the operation he is anaesthetized by means of an injection or inhalation of (19) ___________. The
patient might consequently be sent to a (20) ___________ where he undergoes treatment,
massages or exercises. However, there are still (21) ___________ diseases like cancer or AIDS that
are (22) ___________ so far. In most cases the best help is the prevention and healthy lifestyle.

Exercise No. 4 – Where can you see these signs? Choose the correct place for each sign:
1. Protective footwear must be worn.

a. In a drugstore. b. In an art museum. c. In a factory.

2. No vacancy

a. In a farm b. In a park c. In a cheap hotel

3. How do I drive? Phone 28345613

a. On a bus b. On a plane c. On a bat

4. No pets allowed
a. In a pet shop b. In a shopping mall c. In a vet shop

5. Wrong way. Go back

a. In a bank b. In a church c. On a road

6. Please: Be sure your cell phone is on quiet or vibrate

a. In a meeting room b. In a pub c. In the street

7. Sports are not allowed

a. In a playground for children b. In a soccer field c. In a reading room

8. No hunting

a. In a farm b. In a zoo c. In a forest