STREAM 2 – WEEKEND WORKSHEET 11 - MODULE 7&8

USE OF ENGLISH AND VOCABULARY

MODULE 7
A. Choose a, b, c or d.

1. The boat sailed down the ____________.

a. desert b. range c. rainforest d. canal
2. A(n)____________ has eight tentacles.
a. penguin b. octopus c. beetle d. cheetah
3. We had a(n)___________ time at the countryside, so we arranged to go again next weekend.
a. gorgeous b. miserable c. marvelous d. enormous
4. Is there a ____________ around here? I’m really thirsty.
a. water fountain b. tap water c. running water d. water pollution
5. Danny was ____________ with Frank so he didn’t speak to him at all.
a. filthy b. thrilled c. furious d. wounded
6. She was so tired that she didn’t ___________ to get up and open the door.
a. bother b. consume c. depend d. link
7. We need to do everything we can to protect ___________ species.
a. extinct b. endangered c. limited d. gentle
B. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.
1. I was about _to_______ walk out the door when the phone rang.
2. Jack insisted __on_____ driving us to the airport.
3. You shouldn’t take your friends __for______ granted.
4. We are out _of_______ luck. All the tickets to the game were sold out.
5. Please don’t use _up_______ all the hot water. I want to take a shower.
6. You need to learn to cooperate _with_______ your colleagues if you want to achieve your goals.
7. Andrew has been suffering _from_______ a bad back lately.
8. How much money did you spend _on_______ that gadget?
9. Did you hear about the elephant that escaped __from______ the zoo?
10. Sometimes I just don’t know how to deal __with______ my kids’ problems.

C. Complete with the words in the box. There are two extra words that you do not need to use.
violence increase hilarious disease
starving nausea peak decrease

1. It took the climbers three days to reach the __peak_____________.

2. __violence_____________ is never a solution to solving any problem.
3. Fortunately, there has been a(n) _increase _____ in the use of public transportation. This way there
will be fewer cars and less air pollution in our city.
4. I always get a feeling of __nausea_____________ when I travel by ship.
5. Alice’s joke was _hilarious_______. I couldn’t stop laughing.
6. Larry was _starving_____ so he ordered three pizzas.

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D. Choose a or b.
1. A: What did you do when you fell down in front of everyone?
B: ____________
a. I nearly jumped out of my skin.
b. I went red as a beetroot.
2. A: Do you understand why I’m so upset with you?
B: ____________
a. Yeah, I get it.
b. Yeah, I’m absolutely certain.
3. A: Can you believe it? I didn’t win the trip to Italy.
B: ____________
a. It was too good to be true.
b. I can’t say for sure.
4. A: Why didn’t you call for help?
B: ____________
a. There was no hope left.
b. I suppose I didn’t.

Grammar
A. Complete with the Past Simple, the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Progressive of the
verbs in parentheses.
1. Kevin __had finished______ (finish) his History assignment by midnight.
2. Victor _had been working__(work) in the bank for 12 years when he ___retired____(retire).
3. How long _had been waiting___ (wait) for Stacy before you ___decided__ (decide) to call her?
4. Rita _had been looking____ (look) for her cat for three days when she finally
__managed_______________(manage) to find it.
5. All the guests _had already arrived____ (already / arrive) when we _got___ (get) to the barbecue.
6. The passengers ___had fallens___ (fall) overboard before the boat ___sank_ (sink).
7. We___was___________ (be) dirty because we _had been cleaning___(clean) the garage all day.
8. By the time Tom_returned__ (return) from work, the baby __had taken___________(take) a bath.

B. Complete the sentences with a(n), the or —.

1. __The_____ Alps can be found in ___-__ Italy, _-__ Austria and six more _-___ European countries.
2. I think it’s time to go to _-__ bed. You have to be at ___-___ work early in _the_____ morning.
3. I had __an_____ amazing time at ___the____ Museum of Modern Art. It’s __the_____ most
interesting museum I have ever been to.
4. This room is empty. There is only __a_____ lamp and ____an___ armchair.
5. _-______ Peter has two cell phones. _the______ white one is new.
6. __the_____ Jenkins often have __a_____ picnic in _-______ Central Park on ___-__ Saturdays.
7. My father reads _the______ Daily News every morning while he has ___-____ breakfast.
8. I didn’t eat _______ lunch on _______ plane so I’m hungry. I’ll eat something at __-_____ home.

MODULE 8

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A. Choose a, b, c or d.
1. It didn’t take him long to ________ the truth.
a. create b. make c. develop d. discover
2. The factory was closed ________ because it was pumping waste into a river.
a. down b. by c. on d. off
3. Unfortunately, in many areas around the world water is __________.
a. scarce b. artificial c. devastating d. severe
4. Smoke and exhaust __________ are responsible for causing smog.
a. chemicals b. fumes c. fuels d. materials
5. It’s good to __________ things if you can instead of throwing them away.
a. absorb b. leak c. cut down d. reuse

B. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. There are two extra words that you do not
need to use.
beverage outcome process congestion
criticism destruction poisoning habitat

1. Humans shouldn’t destroy animals’ natural __habitat________.

2. The last time I ate from that restaurant I got food ___poisining______. I’m not going there again.
3. The traffic __ congestion ________ is bad in the morning on my way to work.
4. The ___ destruction __ of forests is called deforestation.
5. Would you like a ___ beverage _______ with your meal?
6. Nobody knows if the __outcome_______ of the meeting will be positive or negative.

C. Circle the correct words.

1. It is much more affordable / valuable to eat from a food stand than go to a restaurant.

2. I’m in a hurry. Can you speed in / up?

3. Vegetables like spinach and apricots / eggplant contain many vitamins.

4. I prefer to eat commercial / organic food because I consider it healthier.

5. Global expanding / warming is the rise of the Earth’s temperature.

6. There was a(n) vendor / intruder selling peanuts outside the movie theater.

7. The government banned / passed a law that will help protect the existing forests.

Grammar

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A. Circle the correct options.

1. Recycling bins have put / have been put all over town, but many people think that the government

should take / should be taken stricter measures to protect the environment. For example, fines can

give / can be given to people who throw / is thrown trash on the ground.

2. I think my bag stole / was stolen. I accidentally left / was left it on a bench in the park and when I

went back after a few minutes it was gone.

3. The students will take / will be taken their final exams tomorrow. All of them will give / will be

given pencils and paper at school.

4. The room had painted / had been painted before our daughter was born. We had hired / had been

hired a professional painter to do a beautiful design on the wall.

5. Flyers for the concert were giving / were being given out outside the supermarket. That’s how I

found / was found out about it.

B. 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,
including the word given.
1. People think that Mr. Carter is one of the best architects in the city. to

Mr. Carter _is thought to be________one of the best architects in the city.

2. They are serving lunch at the cafeteria at this moment. is

Lunch __is being served___________ at the cafeteria at this moment.

3. The children were picking up the garbage from the beach when I arrived. being

The garbage _is being picked up_____ from the beach by the children when I arrived.

4. The authorities have informed all the residents about the coming storm. been

All the residents __have been informed____________ the authorities about the coming storm.

5. Everyone must protect the environment. be

The environment ___must be protected____by_____________ everyone.

6. They say that the use of alternative energy is a good way to protect the environment. said

It ___is said that the use of alternative energy is a good way to protect the environment.

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Read the text and write T for True, F for False or NM for Not Mentioned.

Y u r i Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was born in the village of Klushino in 1934, but grew up in the nearby town of Gzhatsk.
After graduating, he joined the Air Force where he flew MiG-15 jet planes. In 1960 Gagarin was chosen
as one of the 20 pilots to join the space program.
The pilots went through tough physical training and psychological tests to see whether they would be
able to take part in the Vostok program which was designed to send the first human into space.
Gagarin performed well in training and was very popular with his fellow cosmonauts. When they were
asked who they would like to see fly first, all but three said Gagarin. It also helped that he was only 5ft.
2in. tall, as there was little space in the Vostok 1 capsule.
On April 12th 1961, Gagarin made history as the first human to travel to space, and the first to orbit
Earth. The mission was a complete success and Gagarin became an instant worldwide celebrity and
traveled to Germany, Canada, Egypt, Japan and Finland. Later he returned to Star City in Moscow
where the Vostok program had begun. He spent seven years working on a spacecraft that could be
used many times.
Officials of the Vostok program didn’t allow Gagarin to fly planes for many years after his space
voyage, because they were worried about losing their hero in an accident. However, on March 27 th
1968 he was on a routine training flight with another flight instructor, when his plane crashed and he
died.
After his death, Gagarin was honored in a variety of different ways. The town where he grew up was
renamed Gagarin, coins were made with his face on them, and statues were created not only in Russia
but all over the world. But perhaps his biggest honor was when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin flew to
the moon in 1969, and left a leather bag with medals commemorating Gagarin on the surface.

1. _NM____ Gagarin had always wanted to travel to space.

2. _F____ Gagarin’s height made it difficult for him to fly in the Vostok 1 capsule.
3. _T____ In 1961 Gagarin accomplished something nobody else had until then.
4. _F____ Gagarin died in space.
5. _NM____ Armstrong and Aldrin were on the Vostok program along with Gagarin.