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Session 5

Grammar

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.

1) Did you ……… anywhere interesting last weekend?

a) go b) going c) was d) went

2) I work as a teacher and my wife ………, too.

a) do b) is c) work d) does

3) I think ……… taxi driver

a) her job is b) she's a c) her job is an d) she's

4) What is your home town ………?

a) situated b) age c) like d) located

5) I’m afraid I ……… here for your birthday party.

a) have not to be b) am not being c) will be not d) can't be

6) How ……… are you?

a) high b) wide c) long d) heavy

7) How long ……… married?

a) have you been b) are you c) have you d) been

8) Would you like ……… help?

a) a b) some c) me d) I

9) They ……… go to the cinema.

a) tomorrow b) much c) rare d) seldom

10) He hasn’t played since he ……… the accident.

a) had b) has had c) has c) had had

11) This is the best tea I’ve ……… tasted.

a) never b) ever c) already d) still

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12) I’m looking ……… the summer holidays.

a) before b) forward c) for d) forward to

13) My girlfriend ……… born on the 2nd of September 1974.

a) is b) was c) had d) has been

14) This beer tastes ……….

a) badly b) lovely c) well d) normally

15) In life ……… can make a mistake; we’re all human.

a) anyone b) some people c) not anybody d) someone

16) She knows that she ……… to pay now.

a) had better b) needn't c) should d) ought

17) If he ……… about it, I’m sure he’d help.

a) had know b) knew c) has known d) knows

18) I'll return the newspaper when I ……… through it.

a) will have looked b) looked c) have looked d) look

19) They said they ……… come, but they didn’t.

a) can b) will c) may d) might

20) They were ……… hard questions that I had no chance.

a) so b) some c) such d) quite

21) I don't have a cent to give you. I ...... bought a new computer.

a) just buy b) had just bought c) 've just d) soon will

22) Mum gave ……… her job when I was born.

a) in b) up c) off d) away

23) It's all right, we ……… hurry. We have plenty of time.

a) mustn't b) shouldn't c) can't d) needn't

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24) You have a terrible fever! ……… call a doctor?

a) Shall I b) Do I c) Must I d) Will I

25) Joanna looks ……… in her new dress.

a) nice b) nicely c) like nice d) such nice

26) Mr Haines wants ……… to his office.

a) that you come b) you come to c) you come d) you to come

27) There are ……… around to start a cricket team

a) enough young boys b) boys enough young

c) young boys enough d) enough youngest boys

28) These bottles ……… of plastic.

a) are making b) are make c) are made d) made are

29) Do you know where ………?

a) did I put the keys b) put I the keys c) I put the keys d) I the keys put

30) Magda knows a lot about badgers, but she ……… a live one.

a) doesn't ever see b) hasn't ever seen c) hasn't ever saw d) didn't ever see
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

Halloween
October 31st is Halloween. (1)_________ this day children in Britain and
USA (2)_________ up as witches and ghosts. They also make lamps out of pumpkins and put
them in the windows. Then they go to the people's doors. They (3) _________ out, "Trick or
(4) _________." When people don't give them a treat (5) _________ play a trick on them.
There also Halloween (6)_________ where they play games. Such a game is "apples on
the string" where people have to eat apples hanging (7) _________ a string without using their
hands. Another game is "bobbing the apple". There you have to get apples out of
a bowl without (8) _________ your hands. A third game is "fortune telling". Therefore, you
have to peel an apple (9) _________ throw the long peel over your shoulder. Then look at the
peel and try to see a letter. This is the first letter of the person's name you are going to marry.
Halloween goes back (10) _________ years when the Celts lived in England. They
thought that at this night the ghosts of the dead came back.
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Listening

Listen to the talks, and and then answer each of the three questions about them by marking
the correct choice-(A), (B), (C), or (D).

Questions 1-3

1. What is the one disadvantage of rowing machine?

A. It is not easy to assemble.

B. It is extremely expensive.

C. It exercises only half of the body.

D. It cannot be used by a beginner

2. What do exercises experts claim?

A. Four months is all that is neeed to get into shape.

B. One should exercise each muscle system separately.

C. Exercising only the upper body is dangerous.

D. It is best to exercise both body halves at one time.

3. How much will a customer have to pay for the Exersystem per month?

A. $100

B. $200

C. $300

D. $400

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Questions 4-6

4. Why should someone rent a car from this agency?

A. To impresss someone

B. To save time

C. To rent the newest models

D. To save money

5. Where is the rental agency located?

A. At the airport

B. On Marshall Boulevard

C. At a downtown hotel

D. In the Oxford Mall

6. Which of the following is NOT serviced by the free shuttle?

A. The airport.

B. Downtown hotels

C. Airport hotels

D. North and South Port ferries

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Questions 7-9

7. What is the speaker doing?

A. Introducing a new topic

B. Agreeing to a change in plans

C. Disagreeing with another speaker

D. Requesting more information

8. What does the speaker imply will take a lot of time?

A. Teaching temporary employee to do the job

B. Finding finacial resources for the next project

C. Convincing the employees to work overtime

D. Scheduling workers for the Shannon project

9. With which of these statements would the speaker agree?

A. The Shannon project should not be completed.

B. Future projetc will be delayed.

C. Jims’s plan will save time and money.

D. Temporary workers should not be hired.

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Question 10-12

10. Who is the speaker?

A. A newspaper journalist

B. A fire chief

C. An owner of a warehouse

D. A television reporter

11. How may people have been reported injured?

A. None

B. One

C. Two

D. Six

12. What was the course of the fire?

A. The owners refuse to say.

B. It was an electrical explosion.

C. it was an act of arson.

D. The cause is still unknown.

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Questions 13-15

13. How fast does Mario’s Restaurant promise to serve items from the special menu?

A. In two minutes

B. In five minutes

C. In eight minutes

D. In ten minutes

14. What does the speaker say about the private room at Mario’s?

A. They can be reserved for ten people.

B. They are only available for lunch.

C. They can be held in advance for an hour.

D. They can accommodate up to twenty-four people.

15. What is the prize in Mario’s weekly drawing?

A. Cash

B. A free dinner for two people

C. A goldfish bowl

D. A free lunch

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