Word-formation

1. The Sultan spent over fifty million dollars making the capital city's

main hotel the most ______________ in the country.

luxury

2. Police working on solving the bank robbery have by chance

_____________ a plan to murder a leading politician.

cover

3. We should go and eat at "Franco's" which is __________ a great

little restaurant.

suppose

4. I left the house at 8am and stared at the empty garage

in______________ . My car was nowhere to be seen. Someone had

stolen it!

believe

5. If you have any problems finding things, just ask Roger. He is very

___________________ and will tell you where to find what you want.

help

6. You paid $25 for a simple breakfast?! They have certainly

_____________ you! You should go back and complain.

charge
7. The gang robbed three banks in the same city and all at about the

same time. Not ________________ , they were caught by the police

during the fourth attempt.

surprise

8. Sarina is only my half sister because we have __________ mothers.

differ

Word order

Form the sentences.

often / have / at about three o'clock / a cup of tea / they / at the hotel / in the
afternoon

news / them / we / the / afternoon / tell / tomorrow / will

alarm / immediately / got / rang, / the / of / the / When / bed / out / I

to change / their / like / many women / from time to time / appearance

written / plays / has / up to now / several / my brother

Connectors and linking words

Fill in the correct connectives and linking words from the list. There may be more
than one answer in some sentences

1. Take your camera with you, just _____________________ mine

doesn't work.
2. _____________________ having muscle problems, the defender was
able to play.
3. Bring an umbrella with you _____________________ it rains
tomorrow.
4. Skiing is a safe sport _____________________ you obey the rules on
the slope.
5. All flights to and from London have been cancelled
_____________________ fog.
6. They arrived in time for the meeting _____________________ having
to travel in bad weather.
7. I like travelling by underground, _____________________ it gets
pretty crowded during rush hours.
8. She has been living in the country her whole life.
_____________________, she has decided she wants a change and
plans on moving to the city.
9. We had a wonderful time in Barcelona. _____________________,
transport workers were on strike so we couldn't use the underground.
10._____________________ life was hard during the war, we managed
to survive.
11._____________________ heavy traffic on the motorway, we couldn't
make it in time.
12._____________________ of the low temperatures during the winter,
Moscow is always worth visiting.
13.I can't come now _____________________ the children are ill, and I
have to look after them.
14.The economy collapsed, _____________________ the government
had to resign.
15.You may go out with your friends tonight, _____________________
you never go alone and stay with them all the time.
16.I already knew a lot about cybersecurity. _____________________,
the lecture was quite interesting.

Vocabulary
Health and Medicine

1. The Red Cross has urged the population to give

____________________ whenever possible.
2. Dr Jones was the best surgeon able to ____________________ such a
difficult operation.
3. If you're on ____________________ you shouldn't drink any alcohol.
4. Take aspirin three times a day. It will help ____________________
the pain.
5. After being treated for over three weeks, he was
____________________ from hospital yesterday.
6. Doctors in developing countries often don't have enough supplies to
treat severe ____________________.
7. The patient hasn't regained ____________________ yet, so we'll have
to wait and see what happens next.
8. Everyone in the family has gone down with the
____________________.
9. The injury was pretty bad, but the doctors expect him to make a full
___________________.
10. Many patients don't ____________________ to such an aggressive
treatment.
11. The disease was highly ____________________, so they put
everyone into quarantine.
12. When the painkillers start to ____________________ off, you'll feel
soreness back.
13. This is the second nervous ____________________ she's had this
year.
14. Dad got an ____________________ stomach because he probably
ate some spoilt food.
15. Up to now, research hasn't found a ____________________ for the
disease.
16. I got the ____________________ from my doctor, so I went to the
next pharmacy to get the pills.
17. She's only got a ____________________ nose and a sore throat,
otherwise she's OK.
18. Her situation was so critical that she had to spend a few days in
intensive _____________.
19. She suffers from ____________________, especially when the
weather changes a lot.
20. Although the patient is still in critical condition the doctors expect him
to pull ____________________.