1. Choose the correct prepositions.
1 Chris is really good at / with / by football.
2 John's fed up for / with / by working late.
3 My boss was quite angry with / about / on me.
4 My granddaughter is very worried for / on / about her driving test.
5 We were surprised of / on / by the letter we received yesterday.
6 I don't think Kim's very satisfied with / on / at her new laptop.
7 My brother is very bad for / of / at maths.
8 Dave is bored for / about / with his new course.
9 Kim's frightened of / from / about the dark.
10 I'm pleased of / on / with my test results.
11 We're angry with / by / about what happened.
12 I often get annoyed at / for / on my boss.
13 We're very happy at / by / with our new flat.
2. Complete the words in these sentences.
workaholic spending working pressure hours
deadline time home time overtime
1 Danny is a ____________
workaholic . He never stops! 6 Rob doesn't have much ____________ to relax.
2 She hardly ever takes ____________ off work. 7 My sister works very long ____________ .
3 I worked all night to meet my ____________ . 8 We're under a lot of ____________ at work.
4 We have very good ____________ conditions. 9 I always take work ___________ in the evenings.
5 Nurses often have to work ____________ . 10 Jo's _________ a lot of time at work these days.
3. Conplete the table with the correct words.
gradable adjectives strong adjectives gradable adjectives strong adjectives
1 bad ______________
terrible 8 frightened ______________
2 ______________ filthy 9 ______________ fantastic
3 tired ______________ 10 angry ______________
4 tasty ______________ 11 ______________ gorgeous
5 ______________ delighted 12 difficult ______________
6 interested ______________ 13 cold ______________
7 big ______________ 14 ______________ tiny
4. Write the character adjectives.
1 S _e _l f_ _i _s _h people only think about themselves.
2 R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people always do what you want or expect them to do.
3 A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people want to be very successful or powerful.
4 G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people like giving money and presents to other people.
5 S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people make good decisions based on reasons and facts.
6 B _ _ _ _ people are not frightened in dangerous or difficult situations.
7 M _ _ _ people don't like spending money or giving things to other people.
8 S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people won't change their ideas or plans when others want them to.
9 C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people are sure that they can do things successfully or well.
10 P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people are good at planning things and dealing with problems.
11 T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people have a natural ability to do something (paint, write, etc.).
12 S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people are able to understand other people's feelings and problems.
5. Complete the table with correct words.
noun adjective noun adjective
1 health healthy
_____________ 8 _____________ famous
2 _____________ lazy 9 comfort _____________
3 fashion _____________ 10 _____________ possible
4 _____________ active 11 adventure _____________
5 knowledge _____________ 12 _____________ modest
6 _____________ kind 13 tradition _____________
7 music _____________ 14 _____________ popular
8 _____________ confident 15 patience _____________
9 nature _____________
6. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 work
I'd rather _____________ (work) at home.
2 My car wouldn't _____________ (start) today.
3 Liz doesn't need _____________ (go) to the meeting.
4 Should we _____________ (try) a different restaurant?
5 We pay someone _____________ (do) the gardening.
6 I really enjoy _____________ (go) to exhibitions.
7 This seems _____________ (be) the right place.
7. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of make or do.
1 Maria always ____________ me laugh.
2 I ____________ dinner for my family last Sunday.
3 I'm ____________ a course in photography.
4 Have you ____________ an appointment yet?
5 I hate ____________ the cleaning.
8. Write the words/phrases connected to computers.
1 add a new comment to your page on a social networking site: u _p _d _a _t _e your s t_ _a _t _u _s
2 download a computer program from the internet or from a disk: i _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 unwanted emails, usually advertisements: s _ _ _
4 remove something from a computer's memory: d _ _ _ _ _
5 personal information you add to your page on a social networking site: a p _ _ _ _ _ _
6 use a machine to put a document, etc. into a computer: s _ _ _
7 a small piece of equipment that you use for storing information or photos: a m _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _
8 a computer program which stops a computer from working normally: a v _ _ _ _
9. Complete the following exercise with a / an or the articles. Put "X" where no article is needed.
According to 1_____ National Weather Service, 2_____ cyclones are 3_____ areas of circulating winds that
rotate counterclockwise in 4_____ Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in 5_____ Southern Hemisphere.
They are generally accompanied by some kind of 6_____ precipitation and by 7_____ stormy weather.
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_____ tornadoes and 9_____ hurricanes are 10_____ types of cyclones, as are 11_____ typhoons, which
are 12_____ storms that occur in 13_____ western Pacific Ocean. 14_____ hurricane is 15_____ cyclone that
forms over 16_____ tropical oceans and seas and has 17_____ winds of at least seventy-four miles 18_____
hour. 19_____ hurricane rotates in the shape of 20_____ oval or 21_____ circle. 22_____ hurricanes can
cause great environmental damage. 23_____ Hurricane Andrew, which hit 24_____ coasts of Louisiana and
southern Florida in August 1992, caused 25_____ extreme devastation. In terms of 26_____ environmental
damage, 27_____ Hurricane Andrew is one of 28_____ most devastating hurricanes ever to hit 29_____
United States. Fourteen people died because of 30_____ Andrew's effects.
10. Fill in the gaps with these wirds/phrases.
1 when bad food makes you ill: f o_ o_ d_ p o_ _i _s _o _n _i n
_ _g
2 an allergy caused by flowers or grass in the spring or summer: h _ _ f _ _ _ _
3 when you breathe noisily and with difficulty: w _ _ _ _ _
4 be sick, vomit: t _ _ _ _ u _
5 when you can't breathe through your nose: a bl _ _ _ _ _ - u _ n _ _ _
6 a b -up n 15 a type of painkiller: pa _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7 a type of antibiotic: pe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
11. Choose the correct reporting verb to fill in the gaps.
admitted promised refused suggested
warned agreed offered threatened
1 refused
The criminal ______________ to answer any questions without a lawyer present.
2 The bank officials ______________ to lend him the money.
3 The guide ______________ us not to drink the water there because it wasn't safe.
4 The burglar ______________ to kill me if I screamed.
5 Jane ______________ us a speacial trip to Thailand after her graduation.
6 I ______________ my son that I would attend his concert.
7 The politician ______________ that he had had an affair with another woman.
8 Bill ______________ going to see the new film at the cinema
12. Choose the correct words.
1 I like dealing with / for customers.
2 We can only stay for a few / little minutes.
3 I always take an umbrella in case / unless it rains.
4 Despite / Although he was ill, he went to work.
5 Don't bother go / going to see that film.
6 Ian's been / gone to Rome. He'll be back on Friday.
7 I've been living here for / since I was young.
8 Emma threatened to tell / telling his parents.
9 You mustn't / don't have to go walking in the jungle alone. It's very dangerous.
