Vocabulary

1. Complete these sentences by writing the correct preposition in the gaps.

1. Sports personalities need to be good role models, as many young people look up
___________________ them.

2. I am not planning on doing anything this week, I just want to chill

___________________ in front of the TV.

3. Both of the children take ___________________ their mother. They both have
black hair and blue eyes.

4. We will need to set ___________________ at 5 o’clock if we want to arrive at the

station on time.

5. We can try ___________________ your plan, but I am not sure if it will work.

6. I always keep my promises, so you can rely ___________________ me if I say

that I will do something.

2. Circle the correct option in italics in these sentences.

1. Hurry up, Pete! You haven’t done / made your bed yet!

2. We always do / make the shopping on Saturday. It’s so boring going to the

supermarket with my parents.

3. Don’t worry. You’ll do / make lots of new friends when you start your new school
tomorrow.

4. I did / made a mistake on last week’s test. The capital city of Brazil is Brasilia, but I
wrote Rio de Janeiro.

5. Can you do / make me a favour? Can you help me write an email in English,
please?

6. Our kids usually do / make some housework, like washing up and cleaning.

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7. We’ve got something to tell you. We’ve done / made a big decision – we’re going
to move house next year.

8. My brother’s doing / making a painting course this week. I don’t think he’s very
good at it!

9. Agnes usually does / makes her homework in the school library. I often see her
there.

10. Don’t stop now! You’re doing / making progress – finally!

3. Circle the correct noun in italics in these sentences.

1. Jade isn’t at home at the moment. She’s on a business journey / trip / way to
New York.

2. What’s the quickest journey / trip / way to get to the station?

3. For me, travel / trip / journey is the best way of learning about different people
and cultures.

4. We’ve been sailing on the lake all day but we’re on our travel / trip / way back
now.

5. My uncle went to the Himalayas and he marked his journey / travel / trip on this
map. Look, here.

6. We went on a day journey / travel / trip to the air museum and we really enjoyed
it.

7. Is journey / travel / way bad for the environment? We all know that flying
produces a lot of pollution.

8. My journey / travel / way to work takes quite a long time because I have to

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change trains.

9. I’d like to visit the city library but I don’t know the journey / travel / way.

10. We’re going on a weekend journey / travel / trip to Berlin. It’s just enough time
to see the sights.

4. Complete these sentences by writing a word from the group below in each
gap.

supply | organic | convenience | simplest | shortage | balanced | elaborate | source |

light | filling

1. I just want a _________________________ meal – a salad or something like that.

2. Our farm only produces _________________________ food. We don’t use any

chemicals at all.

3. There is a serious food _________________________ in this country. Reports say

that some people are dying of hunger.

4. Rogan Josh is an _________________________ dish of Persian origin. There are

a lot of different ingredients in it.

5. I like fish and chips but it’s a very _________________________ meal. I can’t eat
a dessert afterwards.

6. Like most people, I eat a lot of _________________________ food. When you’re

busy, it’s so easy to put something in the microwave.

7. The fruit and plants in the jungle are a key food _________________________ for
many different species of animals and birds.

8. An example of a _________________________ meal is a cheese omelette with

salad, followed by fruit for dessert.

9. There are no more problems with the food _________________________ here.

The government are confident that they can feed everyone.

10. A fruit salad is the _________________________ dish you can make. You just
chop up some fruit and put it in a bowl!

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5. Complete these sentences by writing a verb from the box in each gap.

put off | looked back | got away with | get out of | pointed out | dropped out | handed it
back | didn’t live up to

1. I showed the photo to my grandma but she just

_________________________________ without looking at it.

2. Those guys sprayed graffiti all over the school gates but they
_________________________________ it because the school’s security cameras
weren’t working that day.

3. Nobody _________________________________ that I had ketchup all over my

jeans, although I was wearing them all day!

4. Freddy started the marathon well but he _________________________________

after ten kilometres. He was exhausted.

5. Roger refused to go to the dentist yesterday and he

_________________________________ his appointment until next year!

6. Jenny is really lazy, she will do anything to

_________________________________ doing her homework.

7. I wanted to enjoy my time at university but it

_________________________________ my expectations.

Grammar

6. Circle the correct form of the verb in italics in these sentences.

1. We have sat / have been sitting on the train for ten minutes and we’re still the
station!

2. I didn’t go to the Great Lakes while I have been travelling / was travelling in
Canada.

3. I am doing / have been doing this crossword for hours but there are still two
answers I can’t get.

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4. My uncle lives in a small village in the mountains. He lives / has lived in the same
house all his life.

5. I love playing football video games with Steve but I haven’t beaten / haven’t
been beating him yet. He’s much better than me!

6. She can’t hear you because she is using / has been using the hairdryer. Wait
until she has finished.

7. Jez has known / has been knowing his best friend since they were at primary
school together.

8. Something’s wrong with my smartphone. It has recharged / has been recharging

for four hours and the battery is still only at 10%.

9. I don’t want to go to bed yet. I have read / have been reading this book and I only
have five more pages left.

10. I’m crying because I have chopped / have been chopping onions and I still
have more to do!

7. Complete these sentences using the words in brackets and an adjective /

adverb from the group below. Make any other changes which are necessary.

badly | expensive | intelligent | difficult | quick | easy | funny | fit | tall | friendly

1. I thought the maths exam was hard but the physics one was
_________________________________________ (far). It was impossible!

2. I went to two different high schools in my teens. I preferred Jefferson School

because it was a _________________________________________ (much) place. I
felt really welcome there.

3. My sister is _________________________________________ (not) me. I’m 1

metre 63 and she’s only 1 metre 60.

4. Einstein was _________________________________________ (one) people

who has ever lived. His mind was incredible.

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5. We laughed a lot when we saw the first film but the second one is
_________________________________________ (even)!

6. I think Sam is _________________________________________ (as) me. We

can both run really fast.

7. Patrick did _________________________________________ (much) on his test

than he expected. He was so disappointed.

8. None of the trainers were cheap so I bought

_________________________________________ (least) ones.

9. The latest version of the computer software is

_________________________________________ (far) to use than the old one. It’s
quite straightforward.

10. I’m looking forward to the 10 km run. I feel

_________________________________________ (much) I did last year because
I’ve been training regularly.

8. Complete these sentences by writing a phrase from the group below in each
gap.

didn’t use to like | broke | used to go | saw | was making | didn’t use to walk | wasn’t
wearing | was doing

1. Brian __________________________________ olives when he was younger but

now he loves them.

2. I __________________________________ to Midtown Primary School. I was

there for four years.

3. Jocelyn went into the classroom very quietly because everyone

__________________________________ an exam.

4. Andy was in hospital for six weeks after he

__________________________________ his leg.

5. My smartphone battery ran out just when I

__________________________________ an important call.

6. It was too hot to walk on the sand because I

__________________________________ any shoes.

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7. I __________________________________ a shark once – it was when we were
on holiday in Mexico.

8. Joe __________________________________ to school every day, but now he

does.

9. Circle the correct option in italics in these sentences.

1. Mandy’s so / such / such a stressed about her exams that she can’t sleep at
night.

2. There was so / such / such a little food in the fridge that I had nothing to eat when
I got home from school.

3. It was so / such / such a surprise to see my aunt in the house. I thought she was
in hospital.

4. I spent so / such / such a much money on holiday! I bought a lot of things I didn’t
need!

5. Chrissie has had so / such / such a good idea. She thinks we should have a
surprise party for Luke.

6. Rachel sings so / such / such a well that they’ve asked her to perform at the
school concert.

7. Our class was invited to visit the city castle. We were lucky because so / such /
such a few people get the opportunity to go inside.

8. I love this author. She writes so / such / such a clever stories. There’s always a
mystery to solve.

9. We phoned a doctor because Kevin was behaving so / such / such a strangely

after taking the medicine.

10. We had so / such / such a great weather on holiday. We were very lucky.

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10. Complete these sentences by writing one word in each gap.

1. The problem is that we have too ___________________________ homework at

the moment.

2. Mark said the right answer but nobody heard him because he didn’t say it loudly
___________________________.

3. We found the computer game quite easy. We finished it without too

___________________________ effort.

4. Going to the mountains by train would be far ___________________________

expensive for us.

5. There are too ___________________________ people in this classroom.

6. Madison didn’t pack ___________________________ clothes. She’s only got one

pair of socks for three days!

7. You’ve brought too ___________________________ plates for the barbecue. We

don’t need all these just for five people!

8. We don’t have ___________________________ rice for dinner. Can you go to the

shops and get some more, please?

9. Are you old ___________________________ to go on this trip? It’s for people

aged 15 and over.

10. Those bags are ___________________________ heavy for you to carry on your
own. Let me help you.

11. Complete the sentences by writing if or unless in the gaps.

1. I can’t help you ____________________ you tell me what the problem is.

2. We won’t play tennis outdoors tomorrow ____________________ it rains.

3. ____________________ we have time, we can go to a juice bar after school.

4. Don’t eat the egg sandwiches ____________________ you like them.

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5. I never go out in the evening ____________________ I have homework to do.

6. You’ll fail the course ____________________ you don’t study.

7. ____________________ you can read Russian, you won’t find out much from this
website.

8. Look, Ollie, you’re not feeling well. You won’t get better ____________________
you take your medicine.

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