9 Tom's very pleased he took an accounting course, 16 Use the word in bold to complete each because now he is qualified for a higher position in the ew sentence with a similar meaning company to the original. Us two to five words Do not change the word in bold. 10 Harvey finds it easy to learn Maths and Science, but he is terrible at History and English (quick) 15 Choose the correct answer -A, B, C or D 1 I wouldnt Ryan if I were you. He's quite irresponsible of b on behalf of 2 Would everyone, Paul, please leave the a at the side of c notorious for B with the exception of D eligible for we are al classes tomorrow! A c in the mood for B at odds with D capable of 1 Don't go to work without eating anything You wont be able to function properly (stomach) 4 The President announced that there was Don't go to the two countries should remain each other You won't be able to function properly A in mergency C addicted to 2 Something unusual happened on my way to work B on behalf of d at odds with today that kind of behaviour! I simply won't Something tolerate it! on my way to work today a take pride in c rely 3 Many great artists have been famous for having a d at odds with bad temper. (notorious) Many great artists 6 Lets not watch TV again tonight. I'm a bad temper something different a in the mood for C notorious for 4 I can usually learn new things in a very short period B objecting to of time D exempt from I am usually 7 I must be chocolate. I cant seem to stop 5 You should be ready to leave without any prior A k at c at odds with warn D addicted to ou should be ready to 8 You can travel from England to France.........the Netherlands 6 The teacher said that Timmy could get higher marks a on behalf of c by way of (capable) b at the side of D at odds with The teacher said that Timmy higher marks if he worked harder 9 I'm sorry, but you are not…………. that scholarship ur marks aren t high enough 7 The world's population has risen dramatically over C exempt from the last fifty years (increase) B eligible for D addicted to population over the last fifty years 10 It's remarkable that the city of London has managed 8 My car broke down and i was stranded next to the to keep all the old buildings road for hours before help came side A on an empty stomach c out of the ordinary My car broke down and I was stranded B in an emergency D in good condition road for hours before help came
Unit 3 1 Read the dialogue and match the verbs in a telephone several people/places bold to the definitions on the right b reach a total of c wash the plates/dishes/etc after a meal f finish what one is drinkin g gain admission to a place (e.g. club) h□ stop liking sth/ sb i split something into smaller parts i look at a book/list/etc without reading carefully 2 Replace each phrase in bold with a Ted: Hello, Val Have any of the others arrived yet? suitable expression from the list, using Val: Not yet. I haven 't been here long myself. Let me the correct tense/form get you a drink. After all, it is nearly Christmas Ted: Thanks, Val. Cheers! drink up, eat out, ring around, settle up, Val: You know, Ted, it was a great idea of yours to 1)eat out instead of the usual office party 1 There s nothing in the fridge. Let's go to a restaurant and this is a fabulous restaurant! How did you nstead find it? Ted: By accident, really. You have to book weeks in 2 I telephoned several places but I couldnt find the advance to 2) get into the"Taj Mahal", which is material you want. the first place I thought of. Anyway, I 3)rang around the other Indian restaurants in town and 3 I hate to say this, but you owe me ]30 and I think it's eventually got us in here. I didn't actually know about time you paid me what it was like Val: Well, the decor is marvellous- and I must say, 4 I like giving dinner parties, but I can't stand having from 4)browsing through the menu, the range to wash the dishes afterwards of dishes they offer is most impressive, too. Have you always liked Indian food? 5 It's getting rather late. We'd better finish our drinks Ted: I used to.. To be honest, I've 5) gone off it now and go home but everyone else in the office likes it. By the way, before the others arrive, I need to ask you a favour. I was in such a hurry to get here I for 3 Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition got my credit card, and I havent got much cash from the list with me. Could you pay my share of the bill tonight? I'll 6)settle up with you tomorrow into, off, through al: Dont worry, there's no need for you to pay. Turnbull has given us 200 from the company browsing some old newspapers in expense account. If the bill 7) amounts to more the attic when I saw a story about my grandfather than that, we'l just 8)divide the rest into equal 2 Including the cavalry, Alexander the Greats army shares. It shouldnt be more than a few pounds amounted no more than 15.000 men eac 3 The company is divided Ted: That s a relief! I was afraid I'd end the evening departments, each with its own responsibilities having to 9)wash up 4 I used to love that restaurant, but I've gone... al: Well, now you can relax and enjoy yourself, Ted it now it's under new management Oh, look, here are the others. 10)Drink up and 5 I only managed to get us let's join them at the table this restaurant because there was a last-minute cancellation
4 Read the dialogue and match the verbs in 5 Choose the correct answer -A, B, C or D bold with the explanations belo 1 This milk smells odd. It must have gone……, join you for the meal before Christmas, but I'd 2 I'm so hungry I could polish ke: Happy New Year, Val! I'm really sorry I couldnt all the food already promised to take my wife to"Framboise in the fridge I was lucky to get a table, so I couldn't change our lans Val: Everyone's been 1)going on about what a nice from the table and restaurant it is. Was it as good as they say? you can start your homework dd Luke: Actually, no! When my meal arrived, I took one mouthful and realised the meat had 2) gone off. 4We'‖ have to cut that branch because Val: That's awful! You could have got food poisoning it's blocking our view Luke: Exactly. But the good thing is, the meal was free of charge. I 3)totted up what we would have paid and we saved ourselves over 260. Anyway, how 6 Fill in each gap with a suitable preposition from the list Val: Very nice, actually. Ted ordered all sorts of things to 4)nibble at while we were waiting for the main down, on course Luke: And what did you have? You don't like very hot I've heard the story of his operation at least ten stop going about it. Pete: Oh, there were lots of different dishes to choose 2 I've totted the bill. and it will be about 10 from most of us had a mild chicken korma. The for each of us food was still too hot for Sue though. She didnt 3 The mouse was busy nibbling the cheese say anything, but she 5)gulped down nearly a so it didn 't notice the cat creeping up on it whole jug of your milk like that- you'll get Luke: And what about Steve? He always likes a curry Pete: Actually, he didnt have much of an appetite. He 5 I needn't have made so much food -everybody st 6)picked at his food for a while, then said he just picked it and there was lots left over couldnt eat any more. Luke: Never mind, I bet Paul ate well -he always has a healthy appetite 7 Use each word in bold to make a new Pete: Yes, he 7)polished off his meal and the rest of sentence similar in m to the teve's. I reminded him he was supposed to be iginal. Do not change the word in bold. on a diet, and he said it was all right because he'd 8)cut off all the skin from the chicken, so it don' t like Geoff any more, because he was so rude asn't fattening to my friend Pete: No, but we had another round of drinks at our 2 Mike and i have dinner at a restaurant at least once table after they 'd 9)cleared away the dishes. The a week (eat) waiters probably thought we'd never leave 3 Unfortunately, my rent, bills and car insurance total add figures to find the total more than my monthly income. (amount) eat small amounts in an uninterested way 4 He must have been very thirsty, because he drank a mall, quick bi er really quickly d(food)decay, become bad e remove part of sth using a sharp object 5 You'd better put that food in the fridge before it turns f talk repeatedly about sth (goes) g drink sth very quickly in large swallows h put sth away after using 6 King Henry Vill killed some of his wives by removing their heads i finish(a large portion of) food completely
8 Study the tables, then underline the correct 2 I can't sleep at night-I think I should prepositions in the sentences below the amount of coffee i drink c cut out cut back (on) reduce(amount spent on sth b cut down on D cut off from cut*down 1 make sth fall by chopping. 3 You should to the gallery this weel 2 reduce the size of st They' re showing Picassos most famous paintings. cut down on do sth(e.g. eat/drink/smoke) less a go along with c go along B go on cut* off 1 remove part of sth with a knife/etc, 2 interrupt sb/sth, 4 We've got to do something about these mice 3 stop a supply/service(e.g. electricity) they ve been the woodwork again a gulping down cut*off (from) separate sb/sth from sth B nibbling at D cutting off The construction project is usu. engine/appliance) stop working should be completed by the end of the year. a going off c going along with o progress or develop B going along d going go along with agree with/accept sth (e.g. suggestio in the soldier’s 1(usu. electrical) stop, fail; A cut c cut back 2 explode/make a sudden noise, cut 3(e.g. food) start to decay 10 Replace the words in bold with a suitable expression to make a new sentence similar 1 talk repeatedly about sth, 3( time, money) be spent on 1 I agree with his idea on the whole, but we need to judge according to(e.g appearance) look into the matter further 1 I was driving along when the engine just cut out/off. 2 Most of my time and energy gets used up looking 2 Sharon woke up with a shock when her alarm clock went on/off 3 We'll have to cut out/back expenditure this month, 3 We cant judge according to last year's figures when or we won 't be able to pay all our bills reviewing the company' s performance this year. 4 There s no need to go along/on with what someone suggests just because they are older than you 4 Your article is too long for our purposes - coul 5 The flooding was so bad that our village was cut you shorten it? down/off from the outside world 6 I havent spoken to him since he went off/along 5 Finish your drink and I'll buy you another beer with my favourite CI 7 Our phone was cut off/ out last week, because the 6 I've been told to reduce the amount of sugar I eat telephone company thought we hadn t paid our bill m only allowed two bars of chocolate a week! It's not a good idea to go along/on appearances, as they often give a false impression 7 You must have been hungry! You finished that pie 9 Most experts agree that cutting out/down the rain in no time forests contributes to global warming 10 The street lights go on/off automatically as soon as 8 Due to the storm, the power failed for three hours it begins to get dark. 9 I used to hate washing the dishes, so I decided to 9 Choose the correct answer-A B C or D buy an automatic dishwasher. 1 I wish he'd stop about how much money he earns 10 The aircraft had almost reached 30,000 ft when the a going off c going along with engine stopped working B going along d going on
11 Complete sentence with at, by, off, on 13 USe each word in bold to make a new out of or un sentence similar in meaning to the 1 I had some difficulty first. but now i can original. Do not change the word in bold play the piano quite well 2 The taxi driver decided to go duty as he 1 Sally was very close to crying when she heard the bad news (verge) was beginning to feel sleepy 3 The band was the verge of stardom 2 I can' t talk now because I'm working on an article 4 Jim won,'t be coming tonight because he's feeling a ave to write yorK the weather 5 Investigations later confirmed that the fire had 3 Dark colours are fashionable this winter. (vogue) started accident 6 No, you certainly may not borrow my car! It is 4 If you are not sure about something, you may asl simply the question your teacher for help (doubt) 12 Underline the correct alternative in each 5 You may not succeed in the beginning, but don't get sentence discouraged (first) 6 The policeman arrested two hooligans even though (duty) 7 Staying out all night is completely unacceptable for someone of your age 8 The charity managed to raise a lot of money to help the homeless (aid) 14 a) Underline the most suitable preposition in each of the expressions. 2 adjacent by/to sth 7 aware for/ of sb/sth 3 cope on/with sb/sth 8 a/the reason for/of sth 4 sb's taste at/in sth 9 dedicate sth into /to (e.g. music sb/sth special honour about /for sth b) Use each word in bold to make a new sentence similar in meaning to the 1 Short hair seems to be on vogue/in vogue this year original. Do not change the word in bold 2 Dock workers went on strike/under strike today, demanding higher wages 1 Michelle can 't handle situations in which she has to 3 I read that Stephen King is currently off work/at work quI k decision on his next novel 4 Bill was a lawyer at profession/by profession, but 2 The hotel is conveniently located beside the towns he's been retired for over seven years now main square. (adjacent) 5 a benefit concert was performed in aid of /by aid of the local hospital 3 The film festival happens to occur at the same time as 6 Farmers were out of doubt /in doubt as to whether the city's bi-centennial celebrations (coincide) there would be a good harvest this year 18