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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