Look and read. Choose the correct words from the box. There is one example.
| a diary; a desert; a waiter; a dictionary; woods; an ambulance; caves |
Example: Some people write in this at the end of every day. a diary
1. These are dark cold places inside mountains, and sometimes bats live in them.
2. A driver takes people who are very ill to see doctors in the hospital in this.
3. If you can’t spell a word, you can look for the meanings and spellings of different words in this.
4. This person carries meals on plates to people in restaurants.
5. This is a very dry place where there is usually sand on the ground.
6. If you go for a walk in these, you see some trees and perhaps birds, too.
_____ the attractive salary, he turned down the job.
______ entering the hall, he found everyone waiting for him.
Choose the correct answer.
We take ______ in doing the washing-up, cleaning the floor and watering the flowers.
______ is a complete mystery how they ever got there in that car.
I will get there by taxi; _____, you can prepare for the party.
Choose the correct answer.
I_____ never _____ her do that.
If I had my credit card with me, I _____ the coat.
The fog is so ______ . I can ______ see anything at all.
A customer is at the clothing store. Read and choose the best answer to complete the conversation. Write a letter (A-G) for each answer. You do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.
A Yes, have you got this T-shirt in other colours?
B And in purple?
C OK, red. Can I try it on?
D Medium.
E Cash please. Here’s twenty.
F Thanks. Bye.
G Yes, I’ll take it.
Shop assistant: Can I help you?
Customer: A
Shop assistant: We’ve got it in white, black, red and purple. What size do you want?
Customer:
Shop assistant: OK, in medium we’ve got black and red.
Customer:
Shop assistant: No, just black and red.
Customer:
Shop assistant: Yes, of course. The changing rooms are over there.
(a minute later)
Shop assistant: Is it OK?
Customer:
Shop assistant: That’s £10.95. Would you like to pay by credit card or with cash?
Customer:
Shop assistant: OK, thanks, that’s £9,5 change and here’s your receipt.
Customer:
Read the text. Choose the correct word from the box to fill in each blank.
| piece | felt | air | bridge | built | sure | ready | key | nicer |
David’s parents decided to move to a new house. But David didn’t want to live in another town and he sad about leaving all his friends. Last Tuesday, David’s family drove to their new house. David was unhappy. He just sat quietly and looked out of the window.
When they arrived at the house, David’s dad gave him a . "Go and open the front door with this, David," he said. "Mum and I will bring in some of the boxes."
David went inside. The house was much than their old one and from a window upstairs he could see some boys in a park. He could see a forest too and a across a river.
"I can play football in that park and go for great walks in that forest, and perhaps I can fish in that river," he thought. There was no park, forest or river near his old house. David began to smile. "I’m I’m going to be happy here!"
Now choose the best name for the story:
Pictures of the Year
People today take lots of photos. Many people use cell phones to photograph their daily lives with friends and family.
Some photographs are really memorable. They capture important events, such as birthday parties or weddings, or they show beautiful places. Years later, people may look at these special photos to remember the past.
Long ago, however, cameras had not been invented yet. How did people back then record important moments?
Some people told stories about old times. Others wrote down what they remembered. Some people made special drawings to help them recall important moments. Among those people were Native Americans of the Lakota tribe.
Every year, Lakota leaders decided which event was most important. A Lakota artist was then asked to draw a special picture of that event. Because each year’s picture was decided on during the winter, the drawings became known as winter counts.
For a long time, winter counts were drawn on animal skins. Later, the drawings were done on paper. The pictures told the history of the tribe. Each year, the newest winter count was added to the Lakota collection of pictures from earlier times. That helped people keep track of the years.
Today, winter counts are important records of the Lakota’s past.
Source: Readworks.org
The Lakota leaders would only choose one event to draw each year. All together, these pictures told the history of the Lakota tribe. Based on this evidence, what can you conclude?
Rewrite the following sentence in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
He tried so hard, but he did not succeed. => However ............ , he did not succeed.
Rewrite the following sentence in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
The school will announce the exam results in two weeks. => The exam results ........ by the school in two weeks.
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
"Please sit down,” the teacher said to me.
=> The teacher asked me ............
Rewrite the following sentence in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
Tan doesn't have her phone number, so he can’t contact her.
=> If Tan ............
Rewrite the following sentence in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
Although he has been warned by the doctor, he doesn't quit smoking.
=> He doesn't quit smoking in ............
Rewrite the following sentence in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.
For safety reasons, security officers are checking more people. => An increased ............ are being checked for safety reasons.