A Complete the sentences using the appropriate verb from the list below in the correct form.
*do *make *hang out *keep *dust *take *mop
1. He never the rubbish out when he lived with his parents.
2. Don’t forget to the washing. It is going to be sunny and warm today.
3. Mum the floor when the children came home from school.
4. Mary already the furniture. The house is ready for tonight’s party.
5. Pamela always her apartment tidy. She is a very neat girl.
6. Messy people find it difficult to their beds when they get up in the morning.
7. I don’t know how Lisa manages to the gardening by herself; she has so many trees in her backyard.
Marks: / 14 (7х2)
B Underline the correct item.
8. David was tired of the noise and pollution of the big isolated/ industrial city, so he decided to move to a small town in the countryside.
9. Ian often makes silly/ sociable jokes at parties and makes everyone feel embarrassed.
10. The astronauts who work on the International Space Station use a vacuum hose/ cleaner to wash with.
11. Objects in space float because of zero/ lack gravity.
12. Natural habitats are often extinct/ destroyed by the growing towns and cities.
13. Jack is a scientist and making/ doing experiments is a part of his job.
14. This time of year the streets of Paris are really spacious/ crowded with tourists from all over the world.
15. Mr Finch is very arrogant/ nosy. He takes all decisions himself and never asks for our opinion.
16. If astronauts don’t work out on exercise bikes and rowing machines, their muscles go/ relax soft.
17. Peter and Frank play football at their local football court/ pitch every day.
18. Of all the household/ housework chores, washing the dishes is the one Jenny hates most.
Marks: / 11 (11х1)
Grammar
C Fill in the correct preposition.
19. The towns lay ruins after the earthquake.
20. He wrote the message a hurry.
21. The armchair was the corner of the room.
22. The grocer’s is the corner of the street.
23. He went the direction of the library.
24. Tom has never lived the suburbs.
25. He lives in a small house the outskirts of the city.
Marks: / 7 (7х1)
D Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
26. You drive me crazy! You never remember (turn) off the lights upstairs.
27. Mark’s parents always make him (wake) up early and (do) physical exercise.
28. My grandma always lets me (eat) sweets and cakes as much as I want.
29. You should (spend) a lot of time on revision, otherwise you won’t be able to pass your Biology test.
30. He suggested (invite) a famous guest speaker to the conference.
31. Helen wants (become) an actress when she grows up.
32. Do you mind (help) me with the housework? I’m feeling exhausted today.
33. John has stopped (work) long hours.
34. Lena avoids (deal) with nosy people. She doesn’t trust them.
35. I can’t stand (have) to explain one and the same thing so many times.
36. I am tired of living in the dirty, noisy city, so I’ve decided (move) to the countryside.
Marks: / 22 (11х2)
E Use too or enough and the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
e.g. Bryan is too selfish (selfish) to care about anyone else’s problems but his own.
37. The book was (boring) to read it to the end.
38. The terrace is (wide) for this bench.
39. The sofa was (big) to fit into our living room.
40. I never get (sleep) these days.
41. The park is (far) away to walk to from here.
42. Is this bridge (strong) to support heavy trucks?
43. The house is not (spacious) for our family.
Marks: / 14 (7х2)
- We use the verb "take" here because it means to remove or carry something away.
2. Don’t forget to do the washing. It is going to be sunny and warm today.
- We use the verb "do" here because it means to perform or complete a task.
3. Mum mopped the floor when the children came home from school.
- We use the verb "mop" here because it means to clean a floor by wiping it with a wet cloth or mop.
4. Mary already dusted the furniture. The house is ready for tonight’s party.
- We use the verb "dust" here because it means to remove the dust from surfaces by wiping or brushing.
5. Pamela always keeps her apartment tidy. She is a very neat girl.
- We use the verb "keep" here because it means to maintain or have in one's possession or control.
6. Messy people find it difficult to make their beds when they get up in the morning.
- We use the verb "make" here because it means to arrange or prepare something, in this case, a bed.
7. I don’t know how Lisa manages to do the gardening by herself; she has so many trees in her backyard.
- We use the verb "do" here because it means to perform or carry out a task or activity.
8. David was tired of the noise and pollution of the big industrial city, so he decided to move to a small town in the countryside.
- We underline the word "industrial" because it is the correct item that describes the city in the sentence.
9. Ian often makes silly jokes at parties and makes everyone feel embarrassed.
- We underline the word "silly" because it is the correct item that describes the jokes Ian makes.
10. The astronauts who work on the International Space Station use a vacuum cleaner to wash with.
- We underline the words "vacuum cleaner" because it is the correct item that is used by astronauts to wash in space.
11. Objects in space float because of zero gravity.
- We underline the word "zero" because it is the correct item that describes the type of gravity in space.
12. Natural habitats are often destroyed by the growing towns and cities.
- We underline the word "destroyed" because it is the correct item that describes what happens to natural habitats.
13. Jack is a scientist and doing experiments is a part of his job.
- We underline the word "doing" because it is the correct item that describes what Jack does as a scientist.
14. This time of year the streets of Paris are really crowded with tourists from all over the world.
- We underline the word "crowded" because it is the correct item that describes the streets of Paris.
15. Mr Finch is very nosy. He takes all decisions himself and never asks for our opinion.
- We underline the word "nosy" because it is the correct item that describes Mr Finch's behavior.
16. If astronauts don’t work out on exercise bikes and rowing machines, their muscles go soft.
- We underline the word "soft" because it is the correct item that describes what happens to astronauts' muscles if they don't exercise.
17. Peter and Frank play football at their local football pitch every day.
- We underline the word "pitch" because it is the correct item that describes where Peter and Frank play football.
18. Of all the household chores, washing the dishes is the one Jenny hates most.
- We underline the words "household chores" because they are the correct item that describes the type of chores Jenny hates.
19. The towns lay in ruins after the earthquake.
- We fill in the preposition "in" because it correctly describes the position of the towns after the earthquake.
20. He wrote the message in a hurry.
- We fill in the preposition "in" because it correctly describes the manner in which the message was written.
21. The armchair was in the corner of the room.
- We fill in the preposition "in" because it correctly describes the position of the armchair.
22. The grocer’s is on the corner of the street.
- We fill in the preposition "on" because it correctly describes the position of the grocer's shop.
23. He went in the direction of the library.
- We fill in the preposition "in" because it correctly describes the direction in which he went.
24. Tom has never lived in the suburbs.
- We fill in the preposition "in" because it correctly describes the location of the suburbs.
25. He lives in a small house on the outskirts of the city.
- We fill in the preposition "on" because it correctly describes the location of the outskirts.
26. You drive me crazy! You never remember to turn off the lights upstairs.
27. Mark’s parents always make him wake up early and do physical exercise.
28. My grandma always lets me eat sweets and cakes as much as I want.
29. You should spend a lot of time on revision, otherwise you won’t be able to pass your Biology test.
30. He suggested inviting a famous guest speaker to the conference.
31. Helen wants to become an actress when she grows up.
32. Do you mind helping me with the housework? I’m feeling exhausted today.
33. John has stopped working long hours.
34. Lena avoids dealing with nosy people. She doesn’t trust them.
35. I can’t stand having to explain one and the same thing so many times.
36. I am tired of living in the dirty, noisy city, so I’ve decided to move to the countryside.
37. The book was too boring to read it to the end.
38. The terrace is not wide enough for this bench.
39. The sofa was too big to fit into our living room.
40. I never get enough sleep these days.
41. The park is too far away to walk to from here.
42. Is this bridge strong enough to support heavy trucks?
43. The house is not spacious enough for our family.
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