PRACTICE 2

I. Animals Idioms: Match each idiom with its meaning

1. You can't teach an old dog new tricks a) Don't presume anything until it is certain.
2. Crocodile tears b) Someone in a bad mood.
3. Bear with a sore paw c) False tears to give impression of sadness.
4. Have a whale of a time d) Someone who is too accustomed to old habits won't want
to change.
5. To rat on somebody e) Husband who is nagged at by his wife.
6. Cold turkey f) Extremely tired.
7. Don't count your chickens before they hatch g) Have an exciting, interesting time. Enjoy oneself
enormously.
8. Hen pecked h) One big problem in an otherwise faultless plan.
9. Dog tired i) Be angry, resentful about a certain issue.
10. A fly in the ointment j) Tell a person in authority about the bad behaviour of
another person.
11. A bee in your bonnet k) Period of time without something you are addicted to.
II. VERB TENSES/FORMS
A/ Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs
1. Jessica (never fall)…………………. in love until she (meet)…………………. Ben two years ago.
2. Bruce (not start)…………………. studying until he (revise) ………………….all topics this evening.
3. When the old woman (hear) ………………….that her grandson (arrest)…………………. for robbery, she
(get)…………………. a big shock.
4. When Megan (have)…………………. problems at school, her parents (usually help)…………………. her to
cope with them.
5. We (wait) ………………….for the bus for nearly half an hour, but it (not arrive) ………………….yet so I
don't think we (be able to)…………………. attend the meeting on time.
6. The teacher insists that her students (be) …………………. on time.
7. It is crucial that you (be) ………………… there before Tom arrives.
8. I suggest that you (not take) ……………………….. the job without renegotiating the salary.
9. I'd rather your boyfriend (stop) ………………. calling you in the middle of the night. (Your boyfriend keeps
calling you.)
10. He looks as if he (know) ………………. the answer. (but he doesn't.)
11. I wish they (arrive) ………………… on time. They missed the most interesting part of the party.
12. No sooner I (inform) ………………. him the news than he burst out (cry) ……………….. .
13. She resents (keep) …………………. (wait) ………………… for the whole morning.
14. If I (win) ……………………..the first prize, I would celebrate it with a big party.
15. You constantly (complain) …………………about the meals Mum cooks. Why not (cook) ……………them
yourself?
B/ Fill in each blank with a proper verb in its correct form
slow finish commute expect / complete take cause use clear
You will have trouble (1...........................) this afternoon, folks. Interstate 5 is blocked for two miles north and
south of 80th Street, so I strongly suggest (2...............) an alternate route if possible. Construction on the
Factoria interchange has caused (3.................) on I-405, so use caution there. Repairs on the Evergreen Point
Bridge (4...........................) by 6:00 A.M. today, but the bridge is still closed. The Highway Department issued a
statement apologizing for (5....................) further inconvenience to motorists, but the repairs are taking longer
than planned. The repairs are expected (6....................) by 5:00 A.M. Tuesday. Meanwhile, an accident
involving an overturned van in the left lane on the 509 freeway isn't expected (7................ ) for at least half an
hour, so avoid the 509 northbound. You can improve your commute by (8................) Highway 99, where traffic
is smooth and relatively light.
III. WORD FORMATION: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words.
1. Many people often make a……………………… between London and New York. compare
2. This book …………… as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades ago.origin
3. There are power stations across Europe that use the …………………. rise and fall of the ocean tides.day
4. If you weren't so …………………… of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.critic
5. Don't you find it ………………………….. how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?intrigue
6. Doctor's say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ………………. night's sleep.rest
7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ………………… of the world wide web. invent
8. On the final day, we visited the ……………………… Victoria Falls and then flew home. majesty
9. Words in a dictionary are in …………………….. order. alphabet
10. She is a very …………………. singer. People don’t like her at all. popular
IV. PHRASAL VERBS: For each space in each sentence, use the verb Break (in the correct tense)
with one of the prepositions from the box. 
In Up Into Down Out Down Out Even Up In
1. When he saw the police behind him, he ……………………………………… a run.
2. Bring your mobile phone just in case the car……………………………………. on the motorway.
3. War has ……………………………………….. in the small African country of Gabon. All Europeans are
advised to leave immediately.
4. If the expenses and income of a company ……………………………. are equal, the company . If it earns
more money, it has made a profit.
5. Someone is…………………. ! I heard a window smashing. Call the police!
6. When Prince Charles…………………… with Princess Diana, nobody imagined he would marry again.
7. A general election was called after negotiations………………. between the government and the opposition .
8. After the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was …………………………………………… .
9. In "Jurassic Park", there is panic and chaos when the carnivorous dinosaurs ……………. of their enclosures.
10. Go slowly in that new car for a few days. You need to ……………………………… the engine.
V. REWRITE
1. "Can you tell me how the accident happened?" he enquired
COME
He enquired ________________________?
2. The bed separates into pieces so you can store it when you don't need it.
COMES
Since _____________________ you can store it when you don't need it.
3.You can't be serious, that's not something ‘worth remembering’.
COME
___________________, that's not something ‘worth remembering’.
4. Don't worry- he'll change his opinion and think like us, I'm sure of it. 
COME
Don't worry- he'll __________________ our way of thinking, I'm sure of it. 
5. We believed that the basic message of the TV programme was understood quite well.
COME
The basic message of the TV programme _______________________________ quite well. 
6. The pilots stopped working in order to show their support for the cabin crew during the one-day strike last
week. 
CAME
The pilots ___________________________ the cabin crew during the one-day strike last week. 
7. Languages seem to be easy for Petra- she speaks at least five. 
COME
It ________________________________________ Petra- she speaks at least five. 
8. Their relationship didn't turn sour because of religion but because they had very different personalities.
CAME
It wasn't _____________________________________ but their very different personalities. 
9. Tickets for the concert are free and will be distributed strictly in the order in which people arrive. 
COME
Tickets for the concert are free and will be distributed ______________________________ basis.
10. This chairman is good at making promises but he hardly ever does what he has promised to do.  
COMES
This chairman is good at making promises but he hardly ever ______________________ goods.
VI. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Believe me sir, I ___ how you should manage your household; it’s not my place to say.
A. wouldn't venture to suggest B. wouldn’t suggest to venture
C. cannot venture suggesting D. am not to venture suggesting
2. Direct government action has proven largely ineffective ___ job losses during the economic crisis.
A. to complete prevention of B. in completely preventing
C. at preventing completion of D. at complete prevention in
3. By the time we arrive downtown, Laura’s flight ___ at the international airport already.
A. will have been landing B. will have landed C. would have landed D. will be landing
4. - “I just set the burglar alarm off by accident.”
- “____ the alarm off, press the switch next to the front door.”
A. To have turned B. For turning C. To turn D. Turning
5. One of the regional managers moved ___ until all the delegates had had time to review the new material.
A. that the meeting be adjourned B. to adjourn the meeting
C. adjourning the meeting D. he who adjourns the meeting be
6. The low cost of air travel ___ encourage people to travel this summer.
A. is presuming B. presumes it C. is presumed to D. has presumed it to
7. ___ of papers to the online system requires a university account with a username and password.
A. The submitting B. Submits C. Submitted D. Submission
9. It is difficult to study certain human traits which are ___ determined our DNA.
A. so much by environment by B. by environment as
C. as much by environment as by D. as much as environment by
10. ___ dishes and outstanding service, the Shangri-La is feted as one of the best restaurants in the city.
A. Appetizingly its B. It is appetizing C. Appetizing it with D. With its appetizing
11. Marcus is an introvert and doesn't say much, ____ he surprisingly has lots of friends.
A. yet B. except from C. apart for D. despite for
12. The international market ____ over forty percent of the firm’s annual revenue, which we can’t afford to
overlook.
A. accounts for B. is an account for C. is an account of D. is accounting
13. ‘Tm happy for Paula, she really deserves her new job." “Absolutely! Truer words _____ .”
A. aren't ever spoken B. were never spoken C. didn’t get said D. aren’t said 
14. Now that James is back in New York after so long he can finally ____ up for lost time and reconnect with his
friends.
A. do B. build C. follow D. make
15. The Wellness Retreat offers a deluxe spa experience for anyone ____ from the frenetic pace of daily life.
A. to long to escape B. longing to escape C. escaping to long D. longing in escaping
16. Helen is highly qualified and is no doubt _____ applicant for the new vacancy in the design department.
A. the most suitable B. more suited than the C. suitable more than anyone D. more than suitable
17. The workers decided to rebel against the ___ factory owner.
A. respective B. reflective C. receptive D. repressive
18. No ____ of diplomatic relations between the two countries was anticipated.
A. resumption B. consumption C. assumption D. presumption
19. It's ____ whether Sam will be well enough to play in the championship on Sunday.
A. hanging by a thread B. touch and go C. from left field D. out of bounds
20. This is an ____ version of Shakespeare’s works, as most of the plays have been shortened.
A. affiliated B. abridged C. accredited D. aspiring
VII. GUIDED CLOZE
A lost Amazonian civilisation
In the early years of the 16th century, the first Europeans to travel to the Amazon region (0) seeing widespread
settlements, including cities and roads. These accounts were subsequently (1) as fantasies,
however, and for centuries the region was considered a largely untouched wilderness.
In recent decades, however, deforestation has helped reveal evidence, mainly in the (2) of large
earthworks, of extensive ancient settlements. In one recent study of a (3) remote part of the Amazon,
researchers (4) satellite images and identified 81 ancient sites, (5) from single hamlets to
large fortified villages. The team also visited many sites and came (6) fragments of ceramics and other
traces of human presence.
These discoveries have added (7) to the idea that populations in the Amazon were much greater than
once thought, and it is now estimated that as many as 10 million people lived there. What happened to them all?
According to one expert, ‘Diseases travelled faster than people, and populations were weakened by European
diseases, like smallpox, even before Europeans ever (8) foot in the area.’
1 A. declined B. dismissed C. denied D. dispelled
2 A. form B. model C. pattern D. feature
3 A. virtually B. roughly C. practically D. relatively
4 A. sought B. probed C. scoured D. peered
5 A. ranging B. lining C. covering D. grading
6 A. over B. about C. across D. through
7 A. size B. force C. charge D. weight
8 A. left B. set C. put D. stepped
VIII. OPEN CLOZE
There are solid reasons for supporting, preserving, and documenting endangered languages. First,
(1)________and every language is a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of our planet; second, each
language is an (2)________ of a unique ethnic, social, regional or cultural identity and world view;
third, language is the repository (3)________ the history and beliefs of a people; and finally, every
language encodes. a particular subset of fragile human knowledge about agriculture, botany, medicine,
and ecology. Mother tongues are (4)________ of far more than grammar and words. For example,
Thangmi (known in Nepali as Thami), a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by an ethnic community of
around 30,000 people in eastern Nepal, is a mine of unique indigenous terms for local flora and fauna
that have medical and ritual (5)________. Much of this local knowledge is falling into (6)________as
fluency in Nepali, the national language, increases. When children (7)________ to speak their mother
tongue, the oral (8)________ of specific ethnobotanical and medical knowledge also comes to an end.