MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW

GRAMMAR

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs or adjectives from the
box.

Adjectives Verbs

good few high stop apply take

far busy become try arrive
have read study

1. I ………………………… to book my flight online but there is a problem with the internet
connection.
2. There are far …. …………… people living in the countryside today than a hundred years
ago.
3. It is likely that people ………………… commuting. They will live and work in the same place.
4. Our guests …………………… yet. We expect them to be here soon .
5. The Balearic Islands constitute the ….. ……………….Mediterranean archipelago from the
mainland.
6. I …………………………….. for the job position yesterday but the recruiter told me that I did
not have enough experience.
7. In marketing these days, smartphones …………………………….. more and more
important.
8. My sister-in-law ……………………………….. care of my children if I have to travel abroad
for my job.
9. This month is one of the …………………………. times of the year for banks and other
providers of personal loans. They have lots of work.
10. How long …………………… you …………………………… that book? For almost six
hours!
11. We usually have dinner around nine but we ……………………….… it early tonight
because of the ball game.
12. I need to have a break. I …………………………………….. since eight this morning and I
am bushed.
13. Mount Everest is…………………………………….than any other mountain in the world. Its
peak is an eye-watering 8,848 metres above sea level.
14. The weather this summer is not as ………………………………….. as last year. It hasn’t
stopped raining for weeks.

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IE II
2019-0

Put the words in the correct order and make a sentence. There is one extra word.

1. you what at doing ?

In the are moment

2. definitely both attend will .

meetings Ana attends

VOCABULARY

Read the following sentences and complete them with words from the box.
There are five extra words.

Identity theft fascinating led to disappointed access

put off look after set up break down turn down

1. The young boy was so excited to …………………… and start his own blog account.
2. Nowadays it is so easy to ……………………… to your online bank account. You only need
to enter your ID card number!
3. …………………………………… is considered one of the growing issues in the technology
world as it may have serious consequences.
4. While I’m on holidays I need someone responsible to …………………………… my kittens.
5. When presenting financial data it’s important to ……………………... it ………………. into
parts to have it all clear.
6. It really …………..… me …………………… the fact that the summer resort wasn’t as the
pictures showed.
7. She ……………………………… the job offer as she considered it to be unfair.
8. Their continuous irresponsible actions ……………………………… their firing from the
company.
9. This book is really ………………………………………… I just can’t stop reading it!
10. His father was really ……………………..… when he saw what his son had done to the car.

WORK SKILLS

Complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

1. At the moment, she’s ………………………. a multinational company in London.

2. In my ……………………….., I like to work out and do some yoga.
3. This graph ……………………………. light yogurt sales in 2016.
4. Instead of having long texts in your PPT slides, use ………………………… about the
important points of your presentation.