‘ach of these sentences contains one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it. ) When I was 12, we moved to a new house ~ partly because the old one wasn't enough-big big enough spfor all of us and partly because there was too much trafic inthe area, ‘My cousin Jamie is a really annoyed person when he talks about his job but I'm always interested in listening to his stories about his trips around the world. It was such long time since Dawn had seen her grandfather that there was a lot for them to talk about. | The person I most admire in my family is my mother because she’s so supportive person and always has enough time to help me. ‘When the twins were too young, we never had enough money to buy them many things. "At the age of ten, David had an amazing singing voice but he usually felt very embarrassing when he sang in front of other people. hoose the correct alternative in italics in each of these sentences. The resort was much more busy than /(@uich busier thant)/ much busier that Uhad expected. It was impossible for anyone to sleep well in the hotel because there was so much noise / so noise / such big noise from the club opposite. Lying on the beach for hours when it’s foo hot / too much hot / too hot temperature is bad for you. We had a such / too / very beautiful view of the castle from our hotel window. It's more better / much better / much more better going on holiday with your parents because they pay for everything. ‘The water was not too warm / enough warm / warm enough to swim in for more than a few minutes. rd formation se the word given in CAPITALS at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits | the gap in the same line. twas my 18th birthday, so my dad decided to take the family out or what we hoped would be a (0) ..memerable.. meal. He had MEMORY thosen a (1) restaurant in the town centre where | LUXURY. /ou sit beside a pool in really (2) chairs surrounded | COMFORT yy exotic plants. In my family we are quite (3) when it comes to eating and enjoy trying out new dishes. ADVENTURE My preference is for really (4) food. SPICE When we saw the size of the menu we were really surprised ~ t was probably the (5) menu Ihad ever seen and it | LONG jad so many sections that we found it quite (6) CONFUSE \nyway, the waiter was very (7) and inthe end we | HELP ach made our (8) 1 asked for a goat's cheese tart__| CHOOSE vhich I didn’t think looked very (9) when Tsaw it. | ATTRACT \nyway, it tasted fantastic. All in all, it was a (10) vay to spend my birthday. WONDER Complete Fist Cartiote ty Guy Brok-Hert © Cantridge Unversty Press 2000 SERENE)WPF you want to (€) 0.4%...» Something useful, why don’t you (b) ....mAaKe. instead of just sitting there? make create do take 1 Every morning, Tess (a) the children ready for school. Then she o all the housework before going off to work. does makes prepares gets 2 When I go out for a (a) always choose the (b) of the day because I know it’s usually the freshest thing on the menu dish diet meal food 3. For long-distance (a) the only way to go is by plane, but for a shorter, business (b) I prefer to go by train if possible, tip journey travel way 4 The TV critic (a) his feelings about the programme on global warming by saying he believed many of the so-called facts were (b) and it was more fiction than documentary. started up made up took up summed up 5 My colleagues often accuse me of being (a) . and perhaps I do upset people sometimes by what I say. But it’s usually because I'm in a new situation and feeling (b) immature nervous fussy tactless Grammar Past tenses © Read the text below and for Questions 1-10 choose the correct alternative in italics. From 2000 to 2005 1 (0) / had worked / had been working as a possip. ‘a national newspaper. It(1) iad been feeling / was feeling / felt like the best job but after five years I realised the excitement (2) started / was starting / used t0 wear off. When I was a young child, I always (3) was dreaming / used to dream / had been : of going travelling. My parents (4) used to stop / were stopping / had d me from ‘a year off after leaving school though, because they (5) had thought / thought / were thinking I'd never come back! When I finally (6) booked / was booking / used to book a round-the-world ticket, 1 (7) was saving / used to save / had been saving the money I needed for more than two years, Less than a week after I (8) was leaving / had left / had been leaving ‘in London, 1 (9) was standing / had been standing / had stood on a fisherman’s boat at ai 1g down the Ganges River. My adventures (10) just began / were just beginning / had just been beginnin and I was happier than I had been for years. fan Seale at See Complete Fist Cortifiate by Guy Brook-Hert © Cambridge Univesty Press 2008 SSISsent tenses ‘Complete this interview by writing the verbs in brackets in the correct form. ‘Complete the second sentence so that it has a si So Jessica, here you are in New Zealand — a long way from home. oO) Pre. YOU... faving... (have) a good time? Yes, fantastic. How long (1) you (rave? ‘Six months, and I'm having the time of my life. a ‘And what (2) (be) your best experience since you left home? I think it’s what I 3) (do) now. Which is? 1@ (learn) to skydive, Really? (5) you (like) doing dangerous things? Yes, I guess since I was a small child 1 (6) always (want) to push myself and this is a great opportunity. ‘Any bad experiences since you left home? People warned me about crime and illness but I (7) (be) lucky so far ~ nothing bad (8) (happen) to me, and I hope it won't in the next six months. 0) you (travel) on your own? Yes, and I (10) (love) it. I've met some really great people. jar meaning to the first sentence, ‘using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Espresso coffee is stronger than the other coffees we sell. THE Espresso is the. strongest. coffee... we sell. In the UK, there are fewer Italian restaurants than Indian ones. AS In the UK, there aren't Indian ones. Generally speaking, we don’t eat as much meat as we used to. LESS Generally speaking, we wwe used to. ‘The new oven isnt as efficient as the old one. WORKED Our old oven the new one. Thate washing-up more than any other job in the kitchen, LEAST : Washingup is my in the kitchen. It’s easier to cook pasta than most other dishes. ONE Pasta is t0 cook. 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