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VOCABULARY

A. Match the first half 1-8 with the second half a-h of these sentences.
1. I’d like to test ….H
2. I’m afraid we couldn’t find ….F
3. Without doing some ….A
4. It shouldn’t be much longer before they’ve built …..D
5. They say they’ve made …..B
6. They haven’t met one single …..E
7. Maybe we could solve …..C
8. He’s doing his …..G

a) tests it’s impossible to know if it’s safe.

b) a major breakthrough.
c) the problem with a new version.
d) us a prototype.
e) deadline since we started.
f) a solution.
g) research into nanotechnology.
h) your theory with this experiment.

B. Match these words to their definitions.

devastation meteorite collision comet

deflect asteroid threat impact

1. A piece of rock that falls from space and lands on the Earth. ___METEORITE___
2. A rock the size of a small planet which travels around the sun. ___ASTEROID____
3. To make something move in a different direction. ___DEFLECT_____
4. A bright object in space with a tail of gas and dust. ___COMET_______
5. Damage or destruction to a large area or number of people. __DEVASTATION__
6. The moment when one object hits something by accident. ___IMPACT_______
7. When a moving object hits something by accident. ____COLLISION___
8. A situation that could be dangerous. ____THREAT______

KEY LANGUAGE

C. Match the phrases with the similar meanings.

1. I’m not sure about that idea. D a. We all agree then. We’ll do that.
2. How about… F/C b. Great idea.
3. That’s one possibility. E c. What do you think about that?
4. Do you agree with that? C d. I don’t think that’s a good idea.
5. Sounds good. B e. That’s a possible solution.
6. I suggest we ask Lance Weiss. G f. Why don’t we…?
7. Let’s do that then. A g. Why don’t we ask Lance Weiss?

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NEW GRAMMAR

CAUSATIVES

1. We use the structure have/get something done when we want to say that we ask someone else to do
something for us.

Compare the sentences:

I fixed the washing machine. (I did it myself)
I had my washing machine fixed. (I asked someone to fix it for me)

FORM

Tense have/get something done

Present Simple I have/get my hair cut.
Past Simple I had/got my hair cut.
Present Continuous I'm having/getting my hair cut.
Past Continuous I was having/getting my hair cut.
Present Perfect I have had my hair cut.
Past Perfect I had had my hair cut.
will I will have my hair cut.
must I must have my hair cut.
be going to I'm going to have my hair cut.

2. We use CAUSATIVE HAVE to show that you ask someone to do something.

(have + someone + infinitive without TO.)

I had my sister do my exercises.

They had their mothers pick them at school.

3. We use CAUSATIVE GET to show the idea that someone convinces another person to do something.
(get + someone + infinitive WITH TO)

I got her to let me copy her homework.

He'll get them to arrive before 10 pm.

4. We use CAUSATIVE MAKE to show the idea 'to force someone to do something'.
(make + someone + infinitive without TO.)

The mother made her kid do his homework.

Did teacher make you memorize all the poem?

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A. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs ‘let, make, have and get’.

1. Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn't ____LET___ him have a pet.

2. I can't believe she __MADE___ you look at her vacation pictures again last night. We have to look at those stupid
pictures every time we go to her house.

3. I don't know how you convince your children to clean up their rooms. I couldn't ___GET___ my children to clean
up their rooms if my life depended on it.

4. Professor Yu ___HAD___ each of her students write an essay describing their future goals in life.

5. Professor Yu ___LET___ her students use a dictionary while they were taking the test.

6. Debbie's husband hates the opera. But after days of nagging, she finally ___GOT___ him to go see the new
production of La Boheme.

7. Sally ___MADE___ me take off my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to keep the carpet
clean.

8. Rebecca Smith requested a copy of that expense report, so I ___HAD___ the courier take one over to her last
week.

9. Diane thinks television is a waste of time, so she won't __LET___ her children watch TV.

10. Mr. Levine ____HAD__ his secretary call Ms. Jackson and reconfirm their meeting on Thursday.

11. Marcus ___LET____ me drive his new BMW. I couldn't believe how quickly it picked up speed.

12. How did you ____GET___ the doctor to make a house call? I haven't heard of a doctor actually going to a
patient's house in years.

13. My boss __MAKES___ me get him coffee, pick up his dry cleaning and buy presents for his wife. He can't do
anything by himself!

14. Tommy didn't want to go to his cousin's birthday party, but his mom ____MADE__ him go.

15. I can't believe the zoo keeper ___LET___ you feed the snake. That was so cool!

16. The contract was very detailed, and it was essential that the wording be absolutely correct. Therefore, I
__HAD___the translator recheck his work several times to make sure there would be no misunderstandings.

17. Cheryl didn't want to wash her car, so with a little smooth talk she ___GOT___ her boyfriend to wash it for her.

18. If you ask me nicely, I'll ____LET___ you lick the bowl after I make the cookies.

19. Dr. Jackson ____HAD___ the nurse monitor the patient's condition overnight.

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20. The news coverage of the recent tornado was incredibly moving. The interview with the little boy who lost his
family in the tragedy ___MADE____ everyone cry.

B. Rewrite these sentences with the verbs ‘have, let, make, get’.

1. My father permits me to take the car when it’s rainy.

___My father lets me take the car when it’s rainy___.
2. Susan persuaded us to stay a little later.
____She got us to stay a little later_____.
3. Our teacher will force us to rewrite the essay.
___Our teacher will make us rewrite the essay____.
4. I’ll ask the driver bring the car round at 4:00 p.m.
___I’ll have the driver bring the car round at 4:00 pm_____.
5. Her hair was cut yesterday.
___She had her hair cut____.
6. The doctor advised him to test his eyes every month.
The doctor advised him to__have his eyes tested____.

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C. Read the text and choose the correct word for each space.

1C 2A 3C 4C 5B 6A 7C 8A 9B 10A

D. Complete the email with an article: a, an, the, or – (no article).

Dear all,
We’re having a fantastic time in Paris. We arrived yesterday afternoon so we had time to find 1 ___A__
nice little hotel and relax after our journey.
We woke up early this morning because 2 ___THE__ sun was shining in through the window. We had a
delicious breakfast and then went out to explore 3 ___THE___ city.
Later, we’re meeting Kathy’s friend Peter, who’s 4 ___AN___ artist studying at university here. He’s going
to take us to 5 ___THE__ best café in town, (at least he says it is!) just beside the River Seine. After that we’re
going to go up 6 ___THE__ Eiffel Tower and then do some more sightseeing.
7
___Ø__ French cities are wonderful!
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We’ll be back 8 ___Ø___ next Saturday. See you soon!

Love,
Stacy

EXTRA PRACTICE

A. Complete the paragraphs with an appropriate sentence.

1. Influenza develops after the virus enters a person’s nose or mouth. It causes muscle pain, sudden high
blood temperature, breathing problems and weakness. ___________. But it can be very dangerous. It is
especially dangerous to the very young, the very old and those with weakened defences against disease.
A. The virus stopped spreading completely after the treatment
B. Generally, most people feel better after a week or two
C. Then, they changed the temperature and humidity levels
D. But they did not really know why until recently
E. They say it is because the virus remains in the air longer

2. A fax machine works by scanning each outgoing page, turning the image into a series of light and dark
dots. This pattern is then translated into audio tones, and sent over regular phone lines. The receiving fax
‘hears’ the tones, pieces the grid together, and prints the total number of dots. ___________.
A. He invented a machine capable of receiving signals from a telegraph wire
B. The idea of fax machines has been around for a long time
C. They were an easy way to send documents to any phone number
D. The resulting document is a black and white copy of the original page
E. Then he finally managed to translate these symbols into images on paper

3. Dogs are easy to educate. Well-educated dogs are sometimes used as watchdogs. _____________. It is
interesting, though, that these dogs, which can become terrifyingly wild in times of danger, pose no harm
to their owners. In the face of a threat, they put their lives in danger to save their owners.
A. There are hundreds of dog species of different colors and sizes
B. A watchdog can stop a creature that is five to six times bigger
C. Dogs have 42 teeth, that is, 10 more than human beings
D. They were able to perceive moving objects from farther away
E. This extraordinary sense of smell itself is a miracle

B. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the given one.

1. You can renew your passport whenever you wish, but you must pay the full fee."

A. You would have paid the full fee if you had wanted to renew your passport.
B. Even if you don't renew your passport on time, you are not charged the full fee.
C. The fee for a new passport depends on why you wish to renew it.

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D. The time when you renew your passport is not important as long as you pay the full fee.
E. You might be charged the full fee if you didn't inform the authorities that your passport is about to expire.

2. Even though many of us don't suffer from a mental disorder, it is clear that some of us are mentally healthier
than others.

A. Many people who are diagnosed as having mental disorder are mentally healthier than we are.
B. The proportion of those who have been identified as having a mental disorder is higher than that of the
mentally healthy.
C. Compared to the number of mentally healthy, the number of people with a mental disorder is increasing
D. It is not clear how many people suffer from a mental disorder since many of them seem mentally healthy
E. That some of us are not as mentally healthy as other is obvious but the number of people
having a mental disorder is not very high.

3. After failing a doping test at the Seoul Olympics, Ben Johnson was stripped of his gold medal.

A. At the Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson and many others were disqualified after failing a doping test.
B. If Ben Johnson hadn't been tested positive for doping at the Seoul Olympics, he wouldn't
have lost his gold medal.
C. Since Ben Johnson confessed having used doping his gold medal was taken back.
D. As Ben Johnson failed the doping test again at the Seoul Olympics, he was stripped of his gold medal.
E. Although Ben Johnson failed the doping test he wasn't disqualified from the Seoul Olympics.