Vocabulary and grammar. Revision

a) Which of the sentences on the right are answers to the questions on the left? Choose the answer that matches each question.

1. What is she doing? 2. What does she do? 3. When are you having lunch? 4. When do you have lunch? 5. Where are you going for lunch? 6. Where do you go for lunch? 7. Does he speak Japanese or Chinese? 8. Is he speaking Japanese or Chinese?

i. Both, I think. ii. Finishing her homework. iii. It sounds like Chinese to me. iv. Later than usual today. v. Probably to the cafeteria today. vi. She’s a student. vii. To the cafeteria most days. viii. Usually at one thirty

b) In most sentences there are grammar mistakes. Find and correct them.

I. When have you left school?

II. The weather were lovely yesterday and the sun shined all day.

III. I’m going to the zoo last weekend.

IV. Where you went on holiday last year?

V. They got married two years ago.

VI. She has been born in 1980.

VII. Our family was used to living in a smaller flat when I’m younger.

VIII. She speak German fluently.

IX. It was rain yesterday.

X. They are arriving tomorrow.

c) Choose the correct answer.

a. Could I have … milk in my coffee?

a) few c) little

b) a few d) a little

b. He’s boring. He has … friends.

a) few c) little

b) a few d) a little

c. The weather isn’t going to be dry, it’s sure to be ….

a) warm c) wet

b) sunny d) cold

d. The bed wasn’t hard, it was ….

a) soft c) light

b) easy d) difficult

e. I agree … you that it was an awful program.

a) on c) with

b) to d) about

f. Water consists … hydrogen and oxygen.

a) of c) about

b) from d) at

g. We would like to congratulate you … getting engaged.

a) with c) on

b) from d) about

h. Would you like to borrow a pen … me?

a) of c) on

b) from d) about

i. You can’t blame me … your own mistakes.

a) about c) on

b) for d) with

d) Read the text and choose the correct answer.

Success from abroad

Thomas Eckhardt came to London from Germany almost four years ago. After doing a course in theatre costume design, he began working at the National Theatre in London a year ago. ‘I really enjoy designing clothes, and I’ve always loved the theatre, so this job is absolutely perfect for me,’ he says. ‘I started work on a new production of Romeo and Juliet two weeks ago and I’m really excited about it.’

I. Where did Thomas arrive?

a) in Paris c) in London e) in Rome

b) in Berlin d) in Venice

II. Where does Thomas come from?

a) England c) Spain e) Sweden

b) France d) Germany

III. When did he arrive?

a) a year ago d) four years ago

b) two years ago e) five years ago

c) three years ago

IV. What did he study in England?

a) economy c) science e) traditions

b) philosophy d) costume design

V. Where does he work?

a) in a pub c) at the theatre e) at school

b) at the cinema d) in a factory

VI. When did he start working there?

a) a year ago c) three years ago e) five years ago

b) two years ago d) four years ago

VII. What has he always loved?

a) the theatre c) museums e) factories

b) the cinema d) art galleries

VIII. What is he working at now?

1. a new production of Romeo and Juliet
2. an old production of Romeo and Juliet
3. a new image of Romeo
4. a new image of Juliet
5. a new image of Romeo and Juliet

IX. When did he start it?

a) a week ago c) three weeks ago e) five weeks ago

b) two weeks ago d) four weeks ago

X. What is he feeling about his new job?

1. He is embarrassed. c) He is nervous. e) He is excited.

b) He is disappointed. d) He is fed up.

e) Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word.

Diamonds are forever

‘Diamonds,’ sang Marilyn Monroe in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, ‘are a girl’s best friend.’ You might agree or not agree, but we can be sure of this: diamonds are not only the hardest substance in the _1_, they are also the most expensive. A single diamond _2_ $16.5 million when it was sold in Geneva in 1995!

Diamonds are found in a number of _3_ including Australia, South Africa, Brazil and The Russian Federation. In fact, there are two _4_ of diamond; colourless diamonds (about 25% of those found) are the hardest and are often _5_ into jewels. Black diamonds – the remaining 75% - are usually used _6_ industry. Industrial diamonds are also _7_ artificially.

Diamonds are also used for _8_. Between 1885 and 1917, the Russian _9_ Peter Carl Fabergé made a number of decorated Easter _10_ for the tsars and their families. The most valuable of them is decorated with more than 3,000 diamonds. It was sold at Christie’s, Geneva, Switzerland for $ 5.5 million.

1.

1. peace c) soil e) world

2. air d) water

2.

a) bought c) gave e) lent

b) cost d) took

3.

a) planets c) cities e) suburbs

b) villages d) countries

4.

a) types c) dimensions e) textures

b) levels d) structures

5.

a) got c) brought e) done

b) sent d) made

6.

a) at c) behind e) by

b) into d) from

7.

a) established c) produced e) invented

b) drawn d) mined

8.

a) satisfaction c) education e) edition

b) decoration d) composition

9.

a) jeweler c) composer e) plumber

b) painter d) writer

10.

a) books c) eggs e) butter

b) watches d) bread

f) Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with the correct form. Choose from the list a)-e).

1. The book … by our professor is very interesting.

a) write c) written e) writes

b) wrote d) writing

2. He avoided … there.

a) be c) been e) are

b) being d) is

3. I’d better phone Carol, …?

a) wouldn’t I c) hadn’t I e) won’t I

b) would I d) had I

4. I want this article … in the newspaper.

a) publish c) be publish e) to be published

b) to publish d) publishing

5. When … he was always ready to help.

a) asked c) asks e) asking

b) ask d) to ask

6. They congratulated me … getting the driving license.

a) with c) at e) in

b) on d) for

7. Who is that man … to your brother?

a) talking c) talks e) to talk

b) talk d) talked

8. Our new flat … at the moment is on the fifth floor.

a) decorate c) being decorated e) decorated

b) decorates d) decorating

9. Don’t make me … this story again!

a) repeat c) repeating e) to be repeated

1. repeats d) to repeat

10. She was afraid of … alone.