I.Fill in the missing words. bring up / research / salary / uniform / prize / freelancer / overtime / deadline
1. Ann has worked ….. every day this month, as it’s the busiest time in her company.
2. John has to wear a ….. , there are strict rules in his school.
3. Tony loves working as a ……. because he doesn’t have to spend 8 hours in the office every day.
4. Marie Curie was the first woman who won the Nobel … .
5. I really admire Jane. She could …. two children when her husband had died.
6. If Jane gets the promotion, it will add an extra four thousand pounds to her annual
7. After many years of scientific …… ……., Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
II. Choose the correct item.
1. I believe Sam will have a brilliant career in/by law.
2. In/At the beginning of his career, Thomas Edison mostly invented telegraphic devices.
3. Mary was under/in charge of presenting our science project to the class yesterday.
4. Joe couldn’t believe it while/when he won first prize at the science show.
5. This job brings him about/in enough money to get by.
III. Fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions: in, out, up, round, about, back
1. Kate passed out after the operation and the doctor brought her …..
2. We thought that new students would bring ….some changes in our work and daily routine.
3. John was brought …. in the USA that's why he can speak English fluently.
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Continuous.
1. Mum was angry because she ……….(CLEAN) the house all morning when the children came in with those muddy shoes.
2. Tom didn’t want to go to the cinema with us because he … already …. (SEE) the film.
3. The woman sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He …. never …(FLY) before.
4. When we got home last night, we found out that somebody ….(BREAK) into the flat.
5. We ……(PLAY) tennis for half an hour when it started to rain.
V. Put the verbs into the correct PAST TENSE.
1. Alice (paint) for three years before she sold her first painting.
2. While Emily (read) a book her brother was listening to music.
3. Jenny ( drive) along a country road when a huge creature came out of nowhere and fell onto her car.
4. Sam didn’t go to the exhibition because he (not/finish) his project.
5. Paul (not/watch) a film yesterday.
6. When I was younger I (use/go) for long walks in the countryside with my family.

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