A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 When he was a teenager, he grew very
2 When he won the lottery, it made him
3 He played so well that they elected him
4 This food tastes
5 I felt really cold, so I put on a sweater to keep
6 I found the exam
7 This picture looks
8 The party proved
9 He was angry because she called him
10 The leaves look beautiful as they gradually turn
a warm.
b a disaster – everything went wrong.
c tall very quickly.
d captain of the team.
e red in the autumn.
f normal, but there’s something strange about it.
g disgusting. I can’t eat it.
i a very rich man.
h an idiot.
j really difficult.
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1 c 2 h 3 d 4 g 5 a 6 j 7 f 8 b 9 i 10 e
B. Write at least two possible adjectives to complete each sentence. Use the words in the box and your own ideas.
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angry black blond dangerous delicious difficult dirty disgusting exciting healthy horrible ill impossible modern nice old pink sad salty sick sleepy spicy strong stylish tired tiring tricky upset weak young |
1 This soup tastes really …………………………………. .
2 He’s dyed his hair …………………………………. .
3 I’m worried about our dog. She seems very …………………………………. .
4 A: I’m going to spend a month climbing in the mountains.
B: That sounds really …………………………………. .
5 When you forgot my birthday, it made me really …………………………………. .
6 They bought an old house and made it really …………………………………. .
7 These old clothes smell …………………………………. .
8 You look so fit. How do you stay so …………………………………. .
9 A: Could you get me a free ticket to the concert?
B: That could prove …………………………………. .
10 Can I lie down? I’m feeling a bit …………………………………. .
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Possible answers
1 salty / spicy / delicious
2 black / blond / pink
3 old / ill / tired
4 exciting / tiring / dangerous
5 angry / sad / upset
6 nice / modern / stylish
7 disgusting / dirty / horrible
8 healthy / young / strong
9 difficult / impossible / tricky
10 weak / sick / sleepy
C. Underline the correct option.
1 Last night I dreamt I had an accident – I hope it doesn’t get / come / turn true.
2 Take a map if you don’t want to end up / turn up / go lost.
3 This party’s too quiet. I hope it gets / becomes / comes alive soon.
4 It’s a really important day for me. I hope nothing turns / goes / gets wrong.
5 I’m afraid Julie has gone / turned / fallen ill and can’t come today.
6 Make sure you don’t end up / fall / find victim to an Internet trick to steal all your money.
7 The apples on the tree are slowly turning / turning out / staying red.
8 Suddenly, the room went / turned up / proved very quiet.
9 I thought the book would be boring, but it went / kept / turned out very interesting.
10 It makes / turns / finds me very sad when you laugh at my work.
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1 come 2 end up 3 comes 4 goes 5 fallen
6 fall 7 turning 8 went 9 turned out 10 makes
D. Put the lines of the story in the correct order 1-10.
___ a On our first day in Spain, by lunchtime we were really hungry, so we looked for a restaurant that didn’t look
___ b green when she saw it! But it turned out
___ c ‘quite nice’!
___ d me crazy when people only eat the food they know. She told me last time she ate Spanish food it made
___ e a nice little restaurant in a quiet square away from the tourists. It looked
___ f her very ill. Anyway, we found
___ g too expensive. Jackie said she wanted a burger, but 1 said we should eat Spanish food in Spain. It drives
___ h delicious on the menu. But when it came to our table, it looked awful – lots of shellfish and crabs’ legs and things. Jackie’s face turned
___ i really friendly and nice. We ordered the speciality, paella, which sounded
___ j much better than it looked. Even Jackie said she found it
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1 a 2 g 3 d 4 f 5 e 6 i 7 h 8 b 9 j 10 c
E. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a, using the word in brackets.
1 a Monica was the best player in the club, and she still is. (remains)
b Monica ………………………… in the club.
2 a The other players elected him president of the club. (by)
b He ………………………… players.
3 a I know it may be hard to believe, but it’s true. (find)
b You …………………………, but it’s true.
4 a It made her angry when they refused to say sorry. (got)
b She ………………………… they refused to say sorry.
5 a Some people consider it rude to talk and eat at the same time. (considered)
b It ………………………… to talk and eat at the same time.
6 a You may think I’m crazy, but I’ve decided to give up my job. (call)
b You …………………………, but I’ve decided to give up my job.
7 a Your trousers are too long. You need to shorten them. (shorter)
b Your trousers are too long. You need to ………………………… .
8 a He was so shocked that his hair went grey. (turned)
b The ………………………… .
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1 remains the best player
2 was elected president of the club by the other
3 may find it hard to believe
4 got angry when
5 is considered rude (by some people)
6 may call me crazy
7 make them shorter
8 shock turned his hair grey
F. In your notebook, write a list of four things you could do to change your appearance and four things you don’t want to change as you get older.
Examples: I could dye my hair pink. I want to stay fit.
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
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your own answers
G. Circle the correct option.
1 It’s getting …………… tonight.
a dark quickly
b darkly quickly
c darkly quick
2 In my opinion, the idea of living to 1,000 …………… terrible!
a appears b sounds c goes
3 When she said I looked older than I am, I …………… really angry.
a proved b got c kept
4 I’m going to …………… .
a paint black my room
b paint my room in black
c paint my room black
5 The man was …………… innocent of the crime and sent home.
a driven b made c found
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1 a 2 b 3 b 4 c 5 c