UNIT 1: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…

I. Fill in each gap with a word from the box.

continued stable repair fields

purchased
break immediately timetable neighbourhood

1. She led the horse back into the .........................

2. I enjoy meeting people in other ......................... of business.
3. The dog bit me but didn’t .......................... the skin.
4. The hotel is currently under ............................
5. Houses in the .......................... of Paris are extremely expensive.
6. I have a busy ............................ this week.
7. They ............................ the land for $1 million.
8. The ............................ continues until 25 July.
9. The rain .......................... to fall all afternoon.
10. Who is ......................... above a colonel in rank?

II. Complete the passage with some of these words. Do not use any word
or phrase more than once.

superstars flying visit hospitably privacy

popular ambition afford
autographs
well-off publicity respect

It’s a real thrill to meet (1) ................. in the flesh. And that’s exactly what happened to
the people of Lower Norton, when the Rolling Stones paid a(n) (2) ................. to the village.
“It’s always been my (3) .................,” Stephanie Heath, aged 15, told us, “to meet a real
live pop star. And now I’ve met five.” The Stones were travelling by private plane to Bristol,
when bad weather forced the pilot to make an emergency landing in a field close to Lower
Norton. They were (4) ................. entertained by the villagers, who took the opportunity of
asking for (5) ................. However, despite the excitement of the event, people were

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careful to (6) ................. the stars’ desire for (7) ................. and rooms were made available
for them at the local pub. The story has given the Stones some useful (8) ................. in the
area, and they are currently the most (9) ................. group among the teenagers of Lower
Norton.

III. Supply the correct form of the word in bold.

1. A reward was offered for ............................ leading to an arrest. INFORM
2. He ................................ the chocolate in two. BREAK
3. We searched the surrounding .................................. for the missing boy. NEIGHBOUR
4. Please state your name, age and .............................. below. OCCUPY
5. The streets were noisy and full of ............................... ACT
6. I have a few ............................. to make. ANNOUNCE
7. These new shoes are not very ........................... COMFORT
8. They are ............................ the free flow of information. COURAGE

IV. Find the suitable word for the sentences below. One example has been
done for you.
0. a. Are you interested in geography lessons?
b. She’s got a degree in geography.
c. Kim knew the geography of the building and strode along the corridor.
1. a. They ............................. up without a fight.
b. She doesn’t ........................... up easily.
c. I ............................. up – tell me the answer.
2. a. They haven’t formally ............................ their engagement yet.
b. The government yesterday .......................... to the media plans to create a million
new jobs.
c. A ring at the doorbell ........................... the late arrival of Jack.
3. a. We made the journey by ............................., though flying would have been cheaper.
b. In the distance the crew sighted ................................
c. The elephant is the largest living ........................... animal.
4. a. The plane landed .............................
b. The bomb has been ............................ disposed of.
c. The money is ............................. locked in the drawer.
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5. a. Please make yourself .......................... while I get some coffee.
b. He’s more ...........................with computers than with people.
c. I never feel very ............................ in her presence.
6. a. The warehouse has been badly damaged by .............................
b. These thatched roofs frequently catch ..............................
c. A small ........................... had started in the kitchen.
7. a. He ........................... on a piece of toast.
b. She almost .......................... to death in the thick fumes.
c. He may have been ........................... or poisoned.
8. a. My parents never used to ............................. me.
b. He ............................. the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
c. She ........................... him on the head with her umbrella.
9. a. These trousers are a ............................... tight.
b. It cost a ........................... more than I wanted to spend.
c. I can lend you fifty pounds, if you want. That should help a ...........................
10. a. He could feel the ............................. of the sun on his back.
b. The fire gave out a fierce ..............................
c. Test the ............................ of the water before getting in.

V. There is at least one mistake in each sentence. Correct all the mistakes
you can find.
1. The merely thought of flying fulls me with panic.
...........................................................................................................................
2. We’d given up hope of everly have children.
...........................................................................................................................
3. The land was very dry and hardly after the long, hot summer.
...........................................................................................................................
4. She punched and kicked by her attackers.
...........................................................................................................................
5. He beat me on chess.
...........................................................................................................................
6. I thought the play rubbish!
...........................................................................................................................
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7. I crept up the stairs, try not to get up my parents.
...........................................................................................................................
8. A dolphin leaped out of the water.
...........................................................................................................................
9. We were waded across a shallow stream.
...........................................................................................................................
10. Music is not like most other art form.
...........................................................................................................................

VI. Choose the correct word from the pair in bracket to complete the
sentences.
1. James didn’t mind living ................. at all. In fact, he quite enjoyed it. (lonely/ alone)
2. Jean won the Newburg scholarship, which gave her the ................. of studying in Boston.
(possibility/ opportunity)
3. Our new neighbours must be fairly ................., they’re having a swimming pool built.
(wealthy/ luxury)
4. The headmaster sighed. He was counting the days to his ................. (retirement/ retreat)
5. The James have a charming ................. in the Lake District where they spend their
holidays. (summer-house/ second home)
6. Malu’s parents have a large ................. house, with a beautiful garden all round it.
(detached/ one-family)
7. Andy and his friends live like ................. on and old houseboat on the Thames. They
haven’t got jobs, but can just get by on social security payments. (yuppies/ hippies).

VII. Put the verb into suitable tenses. One example has been done for you.
0. He works (work) for an import-export company. Last year he went (go) to Bangkok for a
course. Now he is travelling (travel) around Europe.
1. What ................. you (do) now? I know you ................. (work) for a big company in
Myanmar two years ago.

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2. When I ................. (be) a little girl, I used to climb trees and go swimming in the river
with my friends. Now I ................. (not climb) trees any more. I promise I ................. (go)
back to my village to find my friends there.
3. Last year he ................. (come) here and ................. (ask) me to marry him but
I ................. (be) too young to get married. He ................. (leave) the city and .................
(promise) to come back after five years. Now I ................. (wait) for him. I hope
he ................. (come) back very soon.
4. What ................. (happen) to you last month? I ................. (hear) from my mother that
you ................. (decide) to leave the city because something ................. (go) wrong with
you and your family.
5. I ................. (watch) TV when he came. He ................. (tell) me he ................. (see) ghost
in his house.
6. ................. you (believe) ................. in ghost? I ................. (not know) if there is ghost
but I sometimes hear people telling ghost stories.
7. ................. you sometimes (go) ................. out with friends?
8. How long ................. you (write) ................. novels?

VIII. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.

THE STRANGE SOLDIER

It was a beautiful sunny morning in Mexico City. The date was October 10 th, the year
was 1593.
In the main square of the city, soldiers (0) stood in front of the Royal Palace. The
people of the city came and (1) ................. as usual. But there was something strange
about one of the soldiers, he (2) ................. a different uniform from the others, and had
different type of gun. When the other soldiers (3) ................. him, they began asking him
questions. “Who are you?” “Where are you from?” one of the soldiers asked. “I am a
Spanish soldier”, “he answered, and because the governor died last night, it is my job to
stay in front of the (4) ................. here”. “The governor?” one of the soldiers replied,
“Which governor?” “The governor of Manila, of course.”
The other soldiers told him he (5) ................. in Mexico City – thousands of kilometers
from the city of Manila.

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 The young soldier was amazed and had no (6) ................. how he came to be in a city
so far from his house. Nobody believed his strange (7) .................. In the end, they put the
young man in prison, and left him there until they decided (8) ................. to do.
Two months later, a Spanish ship (9) ................. from Manila. I brought the news that
the governor of Manila was dead – and the time of his (10) ................. was 10 p.m on the
evening of October 9th, 1593. Was the young man’s story true?
400 years later, no one knows how it was possible for a man to travel across the world
in one night without knowing how or why.

IX. Write sentences using the words given.

1. How long / they/ live/ there?
...........................................................................................................................
2. You/ break/ light?
...........................................................................................................................
3. He/ cheerful/ outgoing/ personality?
...........................................................................................................................
4. You/ another/ cup/ coffee?
...........................................................................................................................
5. This / one/ my favourite/ song.
...........................................................................................................................
6. He / think/ unusual/ eat/ dogs/ snakes.
...........................................................................................................................
7. Temperature/ rarely/ fall/ below/ zero/ witer.
...........................................................................................................................
8. She/ suffer/ poverty/ hardships/ all life.
...........................................................................................................................
9. Ho Chi Minh/ regard as / father/ Vietnam.
...........................................................................................................................
10. The thief/ send / prison/ 10 years.
...........................................................................................................................

X. Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets, beginning as

shown.
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1. It would be difficult for me to finish the work by the weekend. (difficulty)
I ..............................................................................................the work by the weekend.
2. Harry’s home is still in Spain, is it? (lives)
Harry ..........................................................................................................................he?
3. When Sandra walked out of the meeting, she didn’t say goodbye to anyone. (without)
Sandra left........................................................................................goodbye to anyone.
4. You can borrow my bike if you’re in a hurry. (mind)
I .....................................................................................you my bike if you’re in a hurry.
5. Angus rarely takes a holiday. (rare)
It ...............................................................................................................take a holiday.
6. We lost the game because of my mistake. (fault)
It was .......................................................................................................win the game.
7. Are you planning to do anything on Saturday? (plans)
Do ....................................................................................................................Saturday?
8. Tim looks nothing like his father. (take)
Tim .........................................................................................................his father at all.
9. The film I saw last week was better than his one. (good)
This film ....................................................................................the one I saw last week.
10. I regret giving Dennis my phone number. (Dennis)
I wish .................................................................................................my phone number.

XI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first one.
1. It’s my opinion that you should take more exercise.
If I ....................................................................................................................................
2. Without his wife’s constant support he would never have achieved his ambition.
If he .................................................................................................................................
3. Follow this instruction carefully and you won’d have any problems.
As long as ........................................................................................................................
4. But for his presence of mind there might have been a serious accident.
If it ...................................................................................................................................
5. Tear gas was released as soon as the thieves touched the safe.
No sooner ........................................................................................................................
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6. They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.
So ....................................................................................................................................
7. Only after all the guests had gone home could we relax.
It wasn’t ..........................................................................................................................
8. I was going to leave, but because of what she said, I didn’t.
She persuaded ................................................................................................................
9. I didn’t know why people are attracted to spending all day on the beach.
I can’t see the .................................................................................................................
10. The cost of living has got higher.
How .................................................................................................................................

XI. Multiple choice.

1. Our host ................. each of us warmly by the hand.
a. held b. embraced c. shook d. took
2. ................. your seatbelts, please.
a. Wear b. Put c. Tighten d. Fasten
3. The moment I saw her, I ................. something was wrong.
a. realized b. recognized c. aware d. know
4. A look of ................. crossed his face when he saw the snake.
a. panic b. terrorism c. horror d. threat
5. I gave ................. my weekend to help him paint his apartment.
a. in b. up c. out d. over
6. Do we have to listen to this ................. music?
a. litter b. garbage c. trash d. rubbish
7. ................. of births, marriages and deaths appear in some newspapers.
a. Announcements b. Declarations c. News d. Informations
8. The book’s powerful ................. is the murder of Nancy by her lover Bill Sike.
a. point b. peak c. climate d. climax
9. It’s ................. comfortable bed.
a. so much b. such a c. so d. such
10. The boys were ................. a ball around in the yard.
a. clicking b. hurtling c. kicking d. kissing
11. “Did he need a watch?”

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“Yes, he ................. one or he couldn’t get to class on time.”
a. had had b. had do have c. has had d. had to had
12. Thomes ................. for Bangkok as soon as he ................. of your accident.
a. had left, was informed b. had left, had been informed
c. leaves, has been informed d. left, was informed
13. “Did you see anyone interesting at the party?”
“Yes, ................. were there.”
a. some of John’s friends b. some friend of John’s
c. some of John’s friend d. some of John friends
14. “I see the travel agency gave you a lot of information.”
“Yes, some of it is useful but ................. isn’t.”
a. the remain b. another c. the rest d. the other one
15. Everything seems all right, .................?
a. isn’t it b. doesn’t it c. don’t they d. hasn’t it
16. Clever boys need never work very hard, .................?
a. needn’t they b. don’t they c. need they d. do they
17. “You should go home now.”
“I will wait here until Mary ................. tomorrow.”
a. comes b. will come c. would come d. to coming
18. He won’t pass his examination .................
a. unless he is diligent b. unless he was
diligent
c. if he not diligent enough d. unless he wasn’t diligent
19. The advertisements on the front part of the newspaper ................. usually the most
expensive.
a. is b. are c. has been d. have been
20. An eclipse of the sun ................. when the moon comes directly ................. the sun and
the earth.
a. occurs, among b. occurs, between c. is occurring, among d. is occurring,
between

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