A Use of English
i-Circle the correct answer.
1 Sam’s going to …………… with friends.
A chat B have C meet D tidy
2 I’m very …………… on cooking. It’s a great way to relax.
A fond B interested C keen D serious
3 I’m totally fed up …………… politicians at the moment.
A at B from C of D with
4 It’s a secret and no one knows about it yet so you …………… tell anyone.
A doesn’t have to B don’t have to C must D mustn’t
5 The doctor says I’m stressed out and that I …………… go on holiday for a month or so.
A am supposed to B don’t have to C mustn’t D should
6 Steve …………… chips at the moment because he’s on a diet.
A eats B doesn’t eat C don’t eat D isn’t eating
7 In my job I have to …………… with a lot of difficult customers.
A act B deal C make D treat
8 Last year I …………… a lot of business trips.
A have B travelled C was D went on
9 Could you …………… me up from the airport, please?
A collect B last C pick D take
10 Sting has just …………… a new album.
A had B liberated C released D won
11 She …………… her hair when you rang last night.
A was washed B was washing C washed D washes
12 She doesn’t mind …………… me with my computer.
A help B helping C to help D to helping
13 My case is a …………… heavier but not much.
A bit B lot C most D much
14 Ring me as …………… as you get home, please.
A early B soon C unless D until
II Read the text and fill the gaps with one word only.
My Amazing Sisters
I have two amazing sisters. …………… of them speak French. However, they are both very bad …………… cooking.
At the moment, I’m a bit angry …………… Carla, the younger one, because she hasn’t sent me an email …………… two weeks now.
They are very hard-working and hardly ever take …………… off work and they always …………… their deadlines. Carla is a doctor and she has to work very long …………… . Samantha is an architect and she is also …………… a lot of pressure.
Despite all this, my sisters have a lot of energy. In fact, Samantha is …………… to flamenco classes at the moment. Carla goes to yoga classes twice a week …………… help her relax. She …………… smoke 20 cigarettes a day but now she has given …………… .
Samantha is more creative …………… her sister. In fact, she makes a lot of her clothes …………… . She also really enjoys …………… to art exhibitions.
I think the best thing about my sisters is that they are also best friends.
B READING
I-Read the article and add the titles which best fit to each paragraph.
For Your Protection
Lessons To Be Learnt
The Study Of Indigenous Medicine
The Wisdom Of Animals
1-…………………………………………………….
In Western society there is a widespread belief that animals are not very intelligent. Indigenous peoples, on the other hand, tend to have a lot of respect for other living things and this is often to their great benefit. Native Americans (or the Indians) noticed that when elks, a kind of large deer, were sick, they looked for and ate a certain plant and quickly recovered. This pretty plant is called the purple coneflower or echinacea and is now on sale in every high street chemist all over Britain.
2-…………………………………………………….
Melvin R. Gilmore was the first modern scientist to study how indigenous people use plants for medicine. He discovered that the Native Americans use echinacea for a lot of different health problems. The Sioux used the root to treat snakebites while another tribe inhaled the smoke from the burning plant to cure headaches. The juice from the root was used to treat burns and the Cheyenne made tea from the dried leaves to treat sore throats.
3-…………………………………………………….
In more recent times, echinacea has become very popular in Germany where it is used in nearly 300 different products, from ointments for eczema and sunburn to pills for boosting the immune system. The Germans use it to avoid catching colds and flu.
4-…………………………………………………….
Did you know that 25% of prescription drugs come from plants? Incidently, the word ‘drug’ means ‘dried plant’. Perhaps Westerners should pay more attention to indigenous people and also to animals. They may be able to teach us a lot more about staying healthy.
IIi- Find synonyms in the text for the following words:-
1 get better ………………………………
2 find out ……………………………….
3 increasing ……………………………..
C WRITING
Answers for the close exercise
I have two amazing sisters. Both of them speak French. However, they are both very bad at cooking.
At the moment, I’m a bit angry with Carla, the younger one, because she hasn’t sent me an email for two weeks now.
They are very hard-working and hardly ever take time off work and they always meet their deadlines. Carla is a doctor and she has to work very long hours. Samantha is an architect and she is also under a lot of pressure.
Despite all this, my sisters have a lot of energy. In fact, Samantha is going to flamenco classes at the moment. Carla goes to yoga classes twice a week to help her relax. She used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day but now she has given up.
Samantha is more creative than her sister. In fact, she makes a lot of her clothes herself. She also really enjoys going to art exhibitions.
I think the best thing about my sisters is that they are also best friends.