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UNIT 1 More Practice

VOCABULARY

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 You don’t need to dress up / out / off for the party. Just wear jeans and a T-shirt.
2 This project will give you the chance to show up / for / off your artistic skills.
3 I’ve decided to set up / off / on my own business designing websites.
4 What did you make off / of / up / his remarks? I thought they were interesting.
5 Why do I have to stay along / behind / over? I want to come with you!
6 People tend to / in / on / make mistakes when they aren’t paying attention.
7 Small weddings are unheard for / about / of in this culture. When people get married, it’s a big event!
8 The scientists are going to carry through / out / over an interesting experiment.

2 Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold.

1 She’s a very sensitive person.
a She doesn’t lose her patience.
b She gets upset easily.
2 I called on my aunt yesterday.
a We spoke on the phone for hours.
b It was a lovely visit.
3 This area of the desert is untouched.
a No plants grow there.
b Nothing has been built there.
4 You caught me by surprise!
a I didn’t expect to see you.
b I’ve been waiting for you for hours.

3 Complete the sentences with the expressions below. Pay attention to the words in bold.
accept cultural differences | consider important speak loudly in public | learn Chinese | fall asleep
fall asleep
1 When I’m anxious, it’s hard for me to .............................................. .
accept cultural diferences
2 A narrow-minded person doesn’t .............................................. .
3 In my country, it isn’t appropriate to speak loudly in public
.............................................. .
consider important .
4 Values are things that you ..............................................
learn chinese
5 Next year, I’m going to attempt to .............................................. .

4 Complete the sentences with catch, lose or fall.

1 Can you ...............................
catch a cold by going out with wet hair?
fall
2 I think I’m about to ............................... in love with Beth.
lose
3 I know it’s difficult, but try not to ............................... your patience.
fall
4 If you ............................... asleep, you’ll miss the end of the film.
catch
5 Be prepared. Don’t let the next storm ............................... you by surprise.
lose
6 There are many challenges along the way, but we won’t ............................... sight of our goal.
lose
7 We can solve the problem. I’m not going to ............................... sleep over it.
fall
8 If the politician doesn’t make some important changes, he will ............................... out of favour with the voters.
lose
9 I’m sure I’ll ............................... sight of him at the festival.

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5 Complete the text with the words below.

lost touch with | resentful | rude | open-minded | fit in | manners | gap
During World War II, thousands of children from Britain’s cities were sent to live in the safety of the
gap
countryside. However, there was a big culture 1. .......................................... between the city children and their
manners
new families. Many of the families thought the children didn’t have good 2. .......................................... and
rude
considered them to be very 3. .......................................... . In this new environment, the children found it difficult
fit in
to 4. .......................................... , and some even felt 5. ..........................................
resentful of the families that were helping
them.

open-minded and tolerant

Fortunately, some lucky children were sent to families that were more 6. ..........................................
lost touch with their substitute families,
of their cultural differences. Many of these children never 7. ..........................................
and they remained close friends for the rest of their lives.

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UNIT 1 More Practice

GRAMMAR

1 Complete each pair of sentences with the verb above it. Use the Present Perfect Continuous or
Past Perfect Continuous.
drive
have been driving for three hours. Can’t we stop somewhere and buy some food?
1 We ....................................................
had been driving
2 Lily realised she .................................................... with her lights off.
study
had been studying all day.
3 The boys were tired because they ....................................................
have been studying for this test all week, but I still don’t feel prepared.
4 I ....................................................
rain
has been raining all afternoon. When is the sun going to come out?
5 It ....................................................
had been raining
6 It was clear from the wet pavements that it .................................................... for hours.
work
had been working at the company for ten years when she decided to find
7 Lauren ....................................................
another job.
8 My father ....................................................
had been working very hard lately.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or
Present Perfect Continuous.
have not finished
1 They .................................................... (not finish) the project yet.
2 Mia .................................................... (be) to London before?
3 You ....................................................
have been checking (check) your phone all day.
has not been feeling (not feel) well for the past few days.
4 Ryan ....................................................
5 My uncle ....................................................
has lived (live) in six different countries.
knowntexto (know) each other?
have you and Adam .............................
6 How long .............................
has been living
7 She .................................................... (sleep) since 7 o’clock last night.

3 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple
or Past Perfect Continuous.
A: I was late to an important meeting last night because I’d been busy with something else.
B: Why? What 1. .............................
had you .............................
been (do)?
have been trying
A: I 2. .................................................... (try) to book a flight to New York. My sister is getting married,
and I was nervous because I 3. .................................................... (not buy) a ticket yet.
Had
B: I see. 4. ............................. started
they ............................. (start) the meeting by the time you arrived?
A: Yes – they thought I wasn’t coming. I 5. .............................
hadnever .............................
been (be) late to
a meeting before.
B: So what did you tell them when you got there?
had been preparing (prepare) for the meeting, and that’s why I was late.
A: I said that I 6. ....................................................

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4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Perfect Simple or
Perfect Continuous.
My parents are both from London, but they met on the plane coming home from Canada. My father 1.
.................................................... (visit) his cousin there, and my mum 2. ....................................................
(study) at university. When they met, they thought it was funny that they 3. ....................................................
(fly) all the way to Canada only to fall in love with someone from home. Now, they 4.
.................................................... (be) together for 25 years. They always talk about going back to Canada
together, but they 5. .................................................... (not do) it yet. That’s why, for the last few weeks,
I 6. .................................................... (plan) a surprise trip to Canada for them!