Use of English

Complete the second sentence so that it has a

similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. D o not change the word given. You
must use between two and five words, including the
word given. Here is an example (0).
EXAMPLE

0 If you go on eating chocolate, you'U make

yourself ili.
unless
You'll make yourself ili unless you. slop eating
chocolate.

Sally will probably phone us this evening.

likely
We
a phone cali from Sally this
evening.

6 They asked us to wait in the corridor until they

called us.
We
wait in the corridor until they
called us.
7 I'm really against paying such high mobile
phone charges.
object
I really
such high mobile phone
charges.
I think too much money is spent on holidays.
less
I think people should
on
holidays.
2 These sentences ali describe past or present
habitual actions. Complete each sentence with
one of the words below.
keep
tend
used
would

1 When I was a teenager, I often spent whole days

playing computer games.
would
As a teenager,
whole days
playing computer games.
2 It isn't that easy to stop smoking.
Giving
isn't that easy.
3 Nobody I know works harder than Joe does. He's
a workaholic.
hardest
Joe
know. He's a workaholic.
4 She keeps complaining about the noise from next
door.
always
She
about the noise from next
door.

a The dogs next door

barking. It's

really annoying.
b When I was a child I

to enjoy

going to the cinema,

c Even nowadays trains

to be late

when the weather is bad.

d Ten years ago I

frequently work

right through the night, but I can't do it now.

e People with fair skin

to bum easily

if they sunbathe for too long,

f I don't know why, but I

thinking

it's Friday today.

g In the past, people rarely
their hair.

to wash

Phrasai verbs with give

1 Replace the verbs in italic in these sentences with the correct form of give and
one of these words.
away

back

in

out

up

a When are you going to return the C D you borrowed from me last year?
b At the beginning of the exam, the teacher distributed the question papers.
c I've tried not to play so many video games, but I'm hooked - I just can't
stop doing it.
d They are letting you have a T-shirt free with every C D you buy.
e M y little brother realised he wasn't going to win the chess game, so he
stopped trying.
Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs
2 Complete these sentences with the comparative or superlative forms of an
appropriate adjective or adverb from this list.
bad
carefully
clearly

clever
expensive
fat

a She's the

good
heavy
high

patiently
superstitious

person I've ever met. This morning on the way to

college, she refused to walk under a ladder.

b M y suitcase is

than it was yesterday. I can hardly lift it.

c That's the

car we've looked at so far. I couldn't possibly afford

to buy it.
d I can see much
e I'm
f

now that I've cleaned my glasses.

than I was this time last year - I must go on a diet.

Women drive

than men - that's why they have fewer accidents.

g There's no doubt that she's the

always gets the

student in the class. She

marks i n tests.
_ than

h He's a brilliant maths teacher. H e explains things much

any teacher I've ever had.
i

I hope the weather doesn't get

- we should be going on

holiday on Saturday.
j That was the

film

I've seen for a long time - even

than The Lord ofthe Rings.

+ Verb-noun collocations
1 W h i c h nouns in the list below follow these verbs
from the recording? One noun can follow ali
three verbs.
eh ange

pay

2 Answer these questions with a verb-noun

collocation from 1.
a Your feet are wet. What should you do?

win
b What has a successful politician done?
c The police stop you for driving too fast. What
do you have to do?
d What do you have to do before you leave a
restaurant?

a bill
your clothes
a competition
a debt
an election

a fare
a fee
a fine
your job

your mind
money
a prize
a race

your shoes
the subject
trains
a war

e M y horse carne first. What did he do?

f You are fed up with the work you are doing.
What could you do?