Read the text about the lost continent, Atlantis.
Some of the lines are correct. Some have a word
that shouldn’t be there. Write this word in the box
next to the line.
1 There are many theories as to so what happened to the
2 legendary world of Atlantis. Debates on whether or not
3 the ancient civilisation has existed at all have been
4 going on for decades ago. While some say the island
was
5 an invention of the Greek philosopher Plato, others even
6 regard Atlantis as having been a real continent that
never
7 was destroyed by a natural disaster.
8 Those who believe in Atlantis claim them that it was a
9 highly advanced culture, but are not being sure about its
10 exact location and size. There are others who think
11 that Atlantis is an ancient civilisation that may have
been
12 existed in many places on the earth.
13 Despite of all the theories it is hard to believe that
14 Atlantis was a lost land and that simply disappeared
from
15 the face of the earth. People, however, like to believe
16 in mysteries that cannot be explained enough.
EXERCISE 2
1 NASA has discovered the eighth planet of a star system,
is
2 similar to our solar system. The star, named Kepler-90 is
3 over 2,500 light years away and larger and hotter than
only
4 our sun. It is the first star not known to have as many
planets
5 as our solar system. The Kepler-90 star system is more
than
6 compact than our solar system. The outermost planet
orbits
7 the star at about the same distance as such the Earth
orbits
8 the sun. Its inner planets are small and rocky while the
outer
9 ones are being larger and made up of gas.
10 The newly discovered planet, Kepler-90i, is called the
third
11 celestial object in the star system. While it is rocky and
similar
12 to our Earth, but if because of its closeness to its home
star
13 has an average surface temperature of about 400° C. It
moves
14 around the star both once every 14.4 days.
15 The discovery was made based up on data provided by
the
16 Kepler Space Telescope. Launched in March 2009, the
telescope
17 has constantly been scanning always certain parts of
the
18 universe in the search of new stars and planetary
systems.
19 Up to now, over 2000 new worlds have just been
discovered.
Feelings and emotions
Tara was too _____ to speak when she heard the shocking news.
a.ecstatic
b.calm
c.proud
d.stunned
2
Although the rest of the family had strong opinions about the
matter, Maud felt quite _____.
a.calm
b.indifferent
c.hysterical
d.relieved
Everything had gone exactly as planned, and I felt very _____.
a.satisfied
b.overwhelmed
c.bewildered
d.terrified
4
Maria was _____ by her husband’s insensitive comments about
her weight.
a.relaxed
b.exhilarated
c.anxious
d.offended
I opened my wife’s diary because I was _____ to find out what
she’d written about me.
a.calm
b.furious
c.curious
d.proud
Choose the most suitable option to complete each sentence. You
can use each option ONLY ONCE.
1Sally
was furious/disappointed/reserved/guilty/puzzled/hysteric
al/
relieved/proud/tired/relaxed after being robbed, and nobody
could calm her down.
2
After working a 14-hour shift, Bob was very -----
I felt------- when I made it to the station just in time to catch my
train.
4
Luke was ----- by the math problem. He couldn't understand why
he could not get it right.
Everyone else was nervous about the exam, but Tom was very
------
Ann was ----- when she found out her son had been skipping
school all term. She wouldn't stop yelling at him.
7
Sara is quite ----- so it’s hard to know how she’s feeling.
8
Nick was very ------ of his son for doing so well in his exams.
9
Frida felt ---- after eating all her young son's chocolates.
10
We were a bit ------ with our meal. We’d expected it to be better.
Complete the sentences using words from the box. You can use
each word ONLY ONCE.
bewildered – bored – calm – depressed – devastated – ecstatic
– excited – hopeful – neutral – terrified
1Sandra was absolutely --- when her fiancé got down on his
knees and proposed to her.
We were all ---- when our beloved dog, Richard, passed away.
3Cara was ---- when she woke from her coma, as she had no
idea where she was.
4
Though they wanted us to take sides in their argument, we
remained ---- .
5
Months of unsuccessful job hunting had left Gary quite ----.
6
Although the rest of the family was frantic with worry, Edith
remained --- .
7
I was absolutely ---- when I saw the shark swimming towards
me.
The children were really --- when they found out we were taking
them to the zoo.
9
We were all so ---- during the lesson that some of us even fell
asleep.
10
Even though John is very ill, we are ----- that he’ll make a full
recovery.
Choose the correct prepositions to
complete the sentences.
1 My grandmother passed over / through /
away at the age of 88.
2 Dan’s parents split up / off / in when he was
still a toddler.
3 Rachel was brought on / at / up by her aunt
and uncle.
4 We grew up / over / on in a small village, and I
loved living in the countryside.
5 Many people get married and settle around /
down / up in their thirties.
6 My sister fell to / on / in love with a fellow
student at university, and they became
engaged a year later.
Replace the underlined words and
phrases with the correct form of the
words and phrases below.
emigrate inherit learn to drive retire
settle down split up
1 My dad is looking forward to finishing
next year and having more time for his
work
hobbies. …………………………………….
2 When my grandad passed away, my
mum got his house and some money.
…………………………………….
3 My sister is having driving lessons.
…………………………………….
4 My uncle and aunt separated last year after
being married for fifteen years.
…………………………………….
5 I don’t want to get married and have a family until
I’ve had a chance to see the world.
…………………………………….
6 My older brother moved to another country last
year to look for work.
…………………………………….
Complete the text with the correct form
of the words below.
be buy career fall get job
leave married
settle split start study
Not everybody does things in the same order.
My uncle 1…………………………… school at
sixteen and got his
first 2…………………………… a month later.
Then he 3…………………………… a business
and 4…………………………… engaged, and he
got 5…………………………… at seventeen!
When he was 25, he 6…………………………… up
with his wife, sold his business and went back
to school. Then he decided
to 7…………………………… for a degree in
medicine. At university,
he 8…………………………… in love with another
student, and my cousin 9……………………………
born a year after they left university. My uncle
and aunt now work as doctors, and they
have 10…………………………… a house
and 11…………………………… down near us.
That’s what I call changing
your 12…………………………… – and your life!
Complete the text with the correct form
of the verbs below.
budget get into debt knock down
overcharge
shop around snap up
I have to buy lots of things at the beginning of
the university year. I 1………………………
carefully for everything I need to buy and the
most expensive things are my books. So, I
always 2……………………… and see which
shops are selling things the cheapest as I
don’t want to 3……………………… before the
year has even started. Fortunately, I saw a
10% discount on books at a local bookshop
and decided quickly to 4……………………… the
ones that I needed. However, the shop
almost 5……………………… me! They had
forgotten to 6……………………… the price of
the books by 10% on their computers.
Complete the sentences with the verbs
below.
afford knock down rip off shop around
snap up splash out
1 Some restaurants try to
…………………………… their customers by
demanding a 20% service charge.
2 I missed the bus but I couldn’t
…………………………… a taxi so I had to walk.
3 When I get paid at the end of the summer,
I’m going to …………………………… on a new
smartphone.
4 You’ll probably save money if you
…………………………… before buying a new
laptop.
5 I’m hoping to …………………………… a
bargain in the sales.
6 They’ll probably …………………………… the
price of those watches if no one buys them.
Complete the text with the correct form
of the verbs below.
disguise exaggerate lie manipulate
pass photoshop
Taste the goodness!
You can’t say that
adverts 1………………………… about products
to consumers, but I think it’s true to say
they 2………………………… what products can
do. Advertisers try to 3………………………… our
emotions with images of attractive people and
places. Furthermore, they have been known
to 4………………………… images so that
products look better than they really are.
Often, food and drinks
manufacturers 5………………………… off
products which have too much sugar as
‘energy food’ and 6………………………… the
fact that some products contain ingredients
that are not good for us.
Match the gestures below with the
pictures
cover your mouth cross your legs give a
thumbs up
point scratch your head shrug your shoulders
