Complete each sentence with one word if your brother

a)

I think this fruit juice has gone

off..

It smells funny.

b)

Mind

! Our cat has very sharp claws!

c)

I keep my dog on a lead, but I let it

in the park.

d)

I like the idea of camping, but I am put

by the insects.

e)

Our dog never got used

sleeping in its kennel.

f)

I don’t think I want to find

whether that bull has sharp horns!

g) My puppy managed to tear

three of my school books.

h)

I’ve taken

going for long walks in the countryside.

Pets

If you decide to buy a pet, you should (1)

C.

out as much as possible

about the pet you (2)

Cats are easy to (3)

after and

seem to be (4)

, but also need the company of people. If your cat

finds someone who (5)

for it more than you do, it will change

owners! A small puppy may look like a (6)

pet, but don’t forget

that it will (7)

up. You may not be able to (8)

up

with a very large dog that is too big for its (9)

and

which

(10)

on sleeping on your bed! Unless you (11)

it, it

may attack people, or (12)

loudly day and night. Nobody loves a

(13)

pet. Perhaps this is why so many people (14)

in

for birds or fish as pets. Whatever you decide in the (15)

, think

carefully before you make a decision.

1

A go

B look

C find

D take

2

A choose

B decide

C take

D do

3)

A run

B change

C find

D look

4

A singular

B depended

C independent

D single

5

A feeds

B cares

C looks

D loves

6

A suited

B suiting

C suit

D suitable

7)

A grow

B get

C stand

D buy

8

A stay

B live

C put

D feed

9

A lodging

B kennel

C cupboard

D box

10

A relies

B insists

C carries

D concentrates

11

A train

B learn

C lesson

D educate

12

A wag

B quack

C moo

D bark

13

A disobey

B disobeying

C disobedient

D disobeyed

14

A go

B prefer

C decide

D take

15

A house

B fact

C first

D end

bad-tempered

determined

lazy

reliable

cheerful

frank

mean

selfish

considerate

honest

punctual

sympathetic

a) You

always

arrive

on

time.

.punctual

a)

I think I’ll stay here on my own, I’m not feeling very

sociable

today.

b)

Diana wants to get to the top in her company. She is very

c)

It’s not

to stare at people and say nothing!

d)

I think you have to be very

to write a novel.

e)

Thank you for helping me. It was very

of you.

g)

It was very

of Sheila to put out the fire on her own.

h)

Our neighbours look down on us. They are a bit

i)

Don’t eat all the cakes! You really are becoming

!

j)

If you lend me the money,

I’ll be very

k)

I am very

of my new motorbike.

1)

My parents don’t mind my crazy hairstyle. They are very

Jack’s real character

How easy is it to understand another person’s character?

My friend Jack, was once a rather (1)

.annoying..

person. He was

ANNOY

always getting into trouble at school because he was so (2)

OBEY

In class he was very (3)

and never stopped making

TALK

jokes. The teachers all told him he was (4)

because

POLITE

he interrupted them. When I met him he was very (5)

FRIEND

and didn’t want to talk to me at all. People told me that he

stole things, and that he was (6)

His school work

HONEST

was terrible. He didn’t take any (7)

in his writing, he

PROUD

never spent enough time doing his homework, and he

was not at all (8)

One day he saw a gang of boys

CONSCIENCE

attacking an old man. Jack hated (9)

and he fought

VIOLENT

them all until they ran away. He was awarded a medal

for (10)

After that, people changed their minds

BRAVE

about him.

a)

After a few days they realised they were

in.

love.

b)

I went

with a very interesting girl last week.

c)

Andrew acts as

he was the most important person in the room.

d) After two years, their marriage broke

e) John discovered that he was related

his next-door neighbour.

f)

My parents keep treating me

a child, but I’m not one!

g)

I was brought

by my aunt after my parents died.

h)

It was very kind

you to give me a lift.

i)

Teachers should be patient

small children.

j)

James was very disappointed

his new job.

k)

It’s very

of character for Bill to behave

like that.

1)

Most famous people behave quite normally

private.

Ann Johnson — A confidential report

Ann Johnson has worked at this college for three years. She is a (1)

A

employee, and (2)

on well with the other members of the

department. We have all found her to be an excellent (3)

She

has always been (4)

for her lessons, and is an extremely

(5)

member of staff who is able to work independently. I can

always (6)

on her to organize the end of term play, and she has

put on some extremely (7)

productions. Her students often tell me

how (8)

she is, always ready with a smile, and she has been very

(9)

to many of them. In (10)

she is not very talkative

and seems rather (11)

at first,

and might not show her true

(12)

in an interview. Her work is excellent, and she is

(13)

to succeed. She is also quite (14)

, and has

applied for two other positions as Director of Studies. I think that you can

count (15)

Ann to make your school a success, and I recommend

her for the post of Director.

1)

A conscientious

B conscience

C consciousness

D conscious

2)

A goes

B carries

C gets

D likes

3)

A colleague

B adult

C employer

D fellow

4)

A times

B late

C hourly

D punctual

5)

A greedy

B reliable

C stubborn

D lazy

6)

A request

B concentrate

C take

D rely

7)

A imaginary

B imagination

C imaginative

D imagined

A tempered

B cheerful

C frank

D proud

9)

A kind

B aggressive

C polite

D mean

10)

A first

B times

C usual

D private

11)

A but

B shy

C however

D alone

12)

A person

B behaviour

C character

D part

13)

A used

B determined

C had

D supposed

14)

A obedient

B disappointed

C grateful

D ambitious

15)

A on

B for

C with

D to

a) The text appears at the position of the flashing

cursor.

a)

James is going to be late. His car has D

A) broken out

B) broken up C) broken in

D) broken down

b)

If your camera is faulty, you should return it to the

A) creator

B) manufacturer

C) inventor

D) builder

c)

It is hard to get

parts for this car if something goes wrong.

A) extra

B) spare

C) additional D) emergency

d)

I bought this electric drill from a

-it-yourself shop.

A) do

B) repair

C) make

D) fix

e)

This clock

on two small batteries.

A) goes

B) works

C) runs

D) moves

f)

Lift the

and listen for the dialling tone.

A) microphone

B) dial

C) receiver

D) number

g) Don’t touch the wire! You’ll get an electric

A) surprise B) current

C) charge

D) shock

h)

It’s difficult to repair a car unless you have the right

A) gadgets

B) instruments

C) appliances

D) tools

i)

This knife is really

I’ll have to sharpen it.

A) blunt

B) dull

C) flat

D) frank

j)

Don’t forget to

your alarm clock for 6.30.

A) put

B) set

C) ring

D) go off

How does the DVD work?

When I was young, I always dreamed of becoming a

famous (1)

…scientist..

. When I was at school I decided to study

SCIENCE

(2)

, and then become a millionaire by inventing

ENGINE

a wonderful new (3)

which would make the world

PRODUCE

a better place. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good at technical

subjects. Any time I operate any kind of (4)

,

EQUIP

something terrible happens. Machines which use (5)

,

ELECTRIC

such as computers or televisions, always seem to give me a

(6)

shock. The instruction booklets are always

POWER

(7)

They never help me at all. Nowadays you need

USE

to have (8)

knowledge just to use the DVD. To

SPECIAL

my great (9)

it is always a child of six who helps me

EMBARRASS

out of my (10)

DIFFICULT

a)

There’s nothing good on the television. Why don’t you turn it

off……

b)

Can you plug the electric fire

for

me?

c)

Hurry up sir. We’re just going to lock

for

the night.

d)

The machine is quite automatic — it does everything

itself.

e)

We’d better stop for some petrol. We’ve nearly run

f)

The parts come from Japan, but we put them

here in Italy.

g)

The workstation consists

a keyboard, a monitor and a printer.

h)

This looks like wood but actually it’s made

plastic.

i)

What exactly is a file used

?

j)

These two metal sections are then bolted

to make one.

k)

Have you saved your accounts file

my directory by mistake?