Name……………………………… Score………………………………..

1. Complete the sentences using one word which has similar meaning to the one in brackets.
a) Writing with your left hand is a natural i___________________ which is hard to change. ( tendency)
b) She was really ___________________ by the beauty of the building. ( blazed by)
c) After the injury he lost his memory for good. It as p _______________________.( not temporary)
d) Can we p______________________ our meeting? I can’t make it this Saturday. (reschedule)
e) Her c_________________ of English is extraordinary! ( fluency in)
f) Our new accountant has r __________________ skills for his position. ( suitable)
g) Our Math’s teacher always gives his explanations a__________________. (precisely)
h) I have v___________________ memories from my childhood. I hardly remember my kindergarten. (unclear)
2. Match the words with their opposite meaning
1.lenient a)vivid
2.commence b)start
3.concise c)go into sth 1. __ 2. __ 3. __ 4. __ 5. __
4.vague d)strict
5.give sth up e)long
3. Complete the sentences with words from the box. Change the form if necessary. There are 2 extra words.
{ catch scrape fall go hand look bring put }
1. I’m not ____________________ forward to the end of the holidays.
2. Jack tends _______________________ off things. He always does what he has to do on time.
3. Maths wasn’t my best subject ad I just managed ________________________through the exams.
4. Connor spends so much time training for karate that he has ____________behind with his work at school.
5. Nobody in my class has ever _______________in an assignment before the deadline.
6. Please don’t be late. It can____________________ about serious consequences!

4.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given word.

1. His knowledge __________________________________ to our success significantly. CONTRIBUTION

2. It may be a __________________________ benefit for you if you know how to use this programme. CONSIDER
3. Her skills are ___________________________! She will become famous one day! REMARK
4. You need to be good with numbers and have a ____________________ ability to cope with stress. PROVE
5. His memory is awesome. He is _________________________ of forgetting anything. CAPABILITY

5.Rewrite the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the words given.

1. I was there when William was painting and I saw the final painting .It is great! PAINT
I ____________________________________________________________________ the painting. It is great!
2. Some older students forced the boy to measure the corridor with a match. MADE
Some students _______________________________________________________the corridor with a match.
3. I will never forget how he kissed me for the first time! REMEMBER
I will always __________________________________________________________ for the first time.
4. This dress is far too expensive for me to buy. AFFORD
I _____________________________________________________________________________ this dress.
5. My brother doesn’t listen to jazz anymore. He started to listen to rap two years ago. STOPPED
My brother ____________________________________________________________________
 6. Translate into English. Use the words given.

1. Widzę sie dzisiaj z moim chłopakiem o 5.30. SEE

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2. Czy on wydaje się być miły? APPEAR
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3. Dlaczego wąchasz to mięso? SMELL
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4. Czy ten samochód należy do Ciebie? BELONG
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5. Rozumiem co masz na myśli. SEE
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7 Complete the text with the sentences below. There is one extra sentence

LEARNING FROM HOW OTHERS LEARN

If we want to give our children the best education possible, it is sensible to look at the most successful education
systems in the world for ideas. Different countries have different ideas about how to ensure that their children
maximise their potential. It’s clear that no education system is perfect.
(1) So, what, if anything, can we learn from them and are there any similarities between them at all?
The two countries are South Korea and Finland. Korea has a one hundred percent literacy rate. Its students achieve
outstanding grades in all kinds of tests compared to those in other countries. How do they do it? (2) Many are
taught by private tutors after their normal lessons. Despite large class sizes, there are no problems with discipline.
Teachers are respected and teach in a traditional manner with the children paying attention and obeying instructions
unquestioningly.
Finnish children also do very well in comparison with school students in other countries. However, in Finland, schools
combine a short school day and extra after-school activities to develop individual interests and motivate the children.
(3) There is much less stress in Finnish schools than in Korean schools but that doesn’t mean that the teaching is
unprofessional. Finnish teachers spend less time teaching but more time in professional development. They are highly
educated and teaching is a well-respected and well-paid profession.
So, what can we learn from this brief look at two countries who are able to educate their children more effectively than
we can? Firstly, children need a reason to learn. That may be pressure from parents, peers and society as a whole to
succeed. (4) Too often in our schools, we find children who are uninterested in the lessons and parents who are
uninterested in their progress. Politicians and journalists would rather criticise teachers than praise them and, as a
result, members of the teaching profession lack the respect they receive in other countries. (5) The opposite should be
true.
As we can see, Finland and South Korea do share one great similarity. In both societies, people look up to teachers and
recognise the importance of the job they are doing. So, let’s have more respect for teachers, students and education in
general and, maybe, our children can be challenging those from South Korea and Finland in the future.

A The answer appears to be by sheer hard work. Students are under immense pressure to achieve their goals.
B These comparisons can hide faults and ignore positive aspects of poorly performing students but, generally, they give us a
good idea of which education systems work best.
C Alternatively, it could be an interest in what they are learning and a thirst for even more knowledge.
D However, in most studies, two countries have a higher standard of education than others, even though the way they educate
their children seems to be completely different.
E The idea is that they will work hard because they want to rather than because they are forced to.
F The public are more aware of the length of teachers’ holidays than the enormous pressure they are under in the classroom.