A. Complete the text with a, an or the.
Stevie Wonder is one of 1……the…… most famous pop musicians in 2…………… world today. He was born in 1950 in Saginaw, 3…………… small city in 4…………… North American state of Michigan, but, at 5…………… age of four, he moved to Detroit. He has been blind his whole life, but began singing and playing instruments, especially the piano, at 6…………… early age. When he was only 13, he had 7…………… number one record with 8…………… song ‘Fingertips’. This was followed by many hit records over 9…………… next 40 years.
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2 the 3 a 4 the 5 the 6 an 7 a 8 the 9 the
B. Complete the text with a, an, the or – (= no article).
Stevie Wonder started as 1……a…… soul singer, but as he got older, he tried 2…………… many different musical styles including 3…………… jazz and electronic music. He has written songs for many other musicians and has made soundtracks for 4…………… films. He has also been involved in 5…………… politics. In 6…………… 1980s, he worked hard with other people to persuade 7…………… American government to make 8…………… birthday of 9…………… Civil Rights leader, 10…………… Dr Martin Luther King, 11…………… national holiday in 12…………… USA. Stevie Wonder is still writing and performing today, and many young musicians all over 13…………… world say that he has been 14…………… great influence on their own musical careers.
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2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 the 7 the 8 the
9 – 10 – 11 a 12 the 13 the 14 a
C. Underline the correct option.
1 We’ve got plenty / several of things to do tomorrow.
2 My brother watches every / all football match he can.
3 Jerry only has a few / little time before he has to go to the airport.
4 Unfortunately, I’ve got a / some homework to do this evening.
5 I still make too many / much mistakes when I speak English.
6 Can I ask you for an / some advice?
7 Olivia’s not too / enough young to watch this film.
8 There are no / any cycle paths in the city centre, unfortunately.
9 Just give me a couple / few minutes to get ready, will you?
10 I think most / lot of students in the college speak at least two languages.
11 I didn’t know no one / anyone at the party.
12 You need a lot of / much patience to play chess well.
13 We can either / neither have rice or pasta.
14 None / Nobody of Angela’s friends know where she is.
15 Put both / each hands on the handle and pull as hard as you can.
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2 every 3 little 4 some 5 many
6 some 7 too 8 no 9 few 10 most
11 anyone 12 a lot of 13 either
14 None 15 both
D. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a, using three words including the word in brackets.
1 a Joe doesn’t care about anyone else. (himself)
b Joe just ……cares about himself…… .
2 a I couldn’t do it on my own. (myself)
b I couldn’t do ……………………………………… .
3 a The computer will turn off automatically. (itself)
b The computer ……………………………………… off.
4 a Terry and Sandra sent emails to each other. (another)
b Terry and Sandra ……………………………………… emails.
5 a We didn’t pay for ourselves. (paid)
b Someone ……………………………………… .
6 a She makes me laugh and I make her laugh. (other)
b We make ……………………………………… .
7 a No one helped them to work out the answer. (by)
b They worked out the ……………………………………… .
8 a Farah thinks that what happened was her own fault. (blames)
b Farah ……………………………………… what happened.
9 a Nancy borrows Linda’s DVDs and Linda borrows Nancy’s DVDs. (one)
b Nancy and Linda ……………………………………… DVDs.
10 a The children’s behaviour was very good. (themselves)
b The ……………………………………… very well.
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2 it by myself 3 will turn itself
4 sent one another 5 paid for us
6 each other laugh 7 answer by themselves
8 blames herself for 9 borrow one another’s
10 children behaved themselves
E. Circle TWO correct options. Then decide if the two correct options have similar (S) or different (D) meanings.
1 My mum lived in Australia …… the 1990s.
a in b on c during ……S……
2 We had a great time …… school today.
a at b in c on …………
3 They drove …… a petrol station.
a over b into c past.
4 Let’s get …… the bus now, shall we?
a on b up c off …………
5 I saw Jane walking …… the exit.
a off b to c towards …………
6 They’ve built a new bridge …… the railway line.
a along b across c over …………
7 Henry was at work …… twelve o’clock.
a within b until c before …………
8 It was a beautiful night and we slept …… the stars.
a under b in c beneath …………
9 You need to get there …… 8.30.
a by b on c at …………
10 I saw two of my oldest friends …… the weekend.
a on b within c in …………
12 My aunt lives …… a farm.
a on b round c near …………
13 They have to complete the construction of the building …… six months.
a during b within c in …………
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2 a and b (S) 3 b and c (D) 4 a and c (D)
5 b and c (S) 6 b and c (S) 7 b and c (D)
8 a and c (S) 9 a and c (D) 10 a and c (S)
11 a and c (D) 12 a and c (D) 13 b and c (S)
F. Complete each sentence using the words in brackets. Add to or for if necessary. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 Can you describe ……it to me……? (it / me)
2 They promised ……John a job / a job to John…… . (a job / John)
3 He’s always telling ………………………………… . (us / stories)
4 Could you pass ………………………………… please? (the water / me)
5 These shoes only cost ………………………………… . (15 euros / me)
6 She just speaks ………………………………… . (Hindi / her mum)
7 Can you say ………………………………… more slowly please? (me / that)
8 Who gave …………………………………? (you / it)
9 It was John who suggested ………………………………… . (me / the idea)
10 I need to buy ………………………………… for her birthday. (my sister / a present)
11 I want to explain ………………………………… . (you / something)
12 She’d like you to teach ………………………………… you were singing ………………………………… . (that song / her)
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3 He’s always telling us stories / stories to us.
4 Could you pass me the water / the water to me please?
5 These shoes only cost me 15 euros.
6 She just speaks Hindi to her mum.
7 Can you say that to me more slowly please?
8 Who gave it to you?
9 It was John who suggested the idea to me.
10 I need to buy my sister a present / a present for my sister for her birthday.
11 I want to explain something to you.
12 She’d like you to teach that song you were singing to her.
G. Complete the text with the most suitable prepositions.
1……In…… the opinion of many people, William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 154 love poems known 2…………… sonnets, but he is most famous 3…………… his 38 plays which have been translated 4…………… hundreds of languages and performed worldwide. We can divide the plays 5…………… four main types: ‘histories’ based 6…………… real historical events; ‘comedies’ like A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It, ‘tragedies’ such 7…………… Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, and ‘tragicomedies’ like The Tempest. The plays are known 8…………… their exciting stories and interesting characters, but they are also full 9…………… interesting ideas and some of the most beautiful poetry ever written in English. People all 10…………… the world know Shakespeare’s plays, but the funny thing is, 11…………… spite of his fame, we have very little information 12…………… the man himself. We know that he probably lived 13…………… 1564 to 1616, that he got married 14…………… Anne Hathaway 15…………… the age of 18 and that he had three children. But we don’t know much more than that. 16…………… fact, we don’t even know if Shakespeare wrote all the plays 17…………… his own or whether other people helped him.
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2 as 3 for 4 into 5 into 6 on 7 as
8 for 9 of 10 over / round / around
11 in 12 about / on 13 from 14 to
15 at 16 In 17 on
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