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UNIT 1 More Practice: Vocabulary

1 Choose the correct answer.

1 You don’t need to dress up / out / away / off for the party. Just wear jeans and a T-shirt.
2 This project will give you the chance to show across / for / to / off your artistic skills.
3 It seemed like the ceremony wasn’t going to happen, but then everything fell on / into / to / of place.
4 What did you make off / on / up / of his remarks? I thought they were interesting.
5 Why do I have to stay along / behind / at / under? I want to come with you!
6 People tend to / in / out / on make mistakes when they aren’t paying attention.
7 Small weddings are unheard for / up / about / of in this culture. When people get married, it’s a big event!
8 We’re going to carry out / at / through / over an experiment to learn more about human behaviour.

2 Choose the correct explanation for each sentence. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1 The boy is trembling.
a He is afraid.
b He is relaxed.
2 I called on my aunt yesterday.
a I spoke on the phone for hours.
b I visited her yesterday.
3 Judy felt awkward at the party.
a She had a lot of fun.
b She felt like she didn’t belong.
4 I fetched his coat for him.
a I brought him his coat.
b I put his coat in the cupboard.
5 You caught me by surprise!
a I didn’t expect to see you.
b I was waiting for you for a long time.

3 Complete the sentences to show you understand the meaning of the words in bold.
1 Next year, I’m going to attempt to ............................................................................................................ .
2 When I’m anxious, I .................................................................................................................................. .
3 A narrow-minded person doesn’t ............................................................................................................ .
4 In my country, it isn’t appropriate to ........................................................................................................ .
5 Most people learn their values from ......................................................................................................... .

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4 Complete each set of sentences with the correct form of catch, lose or fall.
A
1 She ............................. a cold last week and couldn’t come to work.
2 Have you ever ............................. in love?
3 I know it’s difficult, but try not to ............................. your patience.
B
4 If you ............................. asleep, you’ll miss the end of the film!
5 Dave tried to cheat in the exam, but the teacher ............................. him red‐handed.
6 There were many challenges along the way, but he never ............................. sight of his goal.
C
7 Tim was going to tell his mother that he broke the glass, but then he ............................. his nerve.
8 The politician is ............................. out of favour with the voters. He must make some changes.
9 When Mia ............................. sight of him across the room, she smiled.

5 Complete the text with the words and phrases below.

overwhelming ■ lost touch with ■ resentful ■ rude ■ open-minded ■ fit in
manners ■ gap
During the Second World War, over 800,000 children were evacuated from Britain’s cities and
sent to live with families in the safety of the countryside. It wasn’t an easy change. There was
a big culture 1. ............................. between the working-class children from the cities and their
new middle-class families in the countryside. Many of the families thought the children didn’t
have good 2. ............................. and considered them to be very 3. ............................. . For the
children, being in this new environment was 4. ............................. . They found it difficult to
5.
............................. , and some even felt 6. ............................. of the families that had helped
them.

Fortunately, some children were lucky enough to be sent to families that were more
7.
............................. and tolerant of their cultural differences. Many of these children never
8.
............................. their substitute families and remained close with them for the rest of their
lives.

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UNIT 1 More Practice: Grammar

1 Complete each pair of sentences with the correct form of the verb in capitals. Use the Present
Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous.
DRIVE
1 We ......................................... for three hours. Can’t we stop somewhere and buy some food?
2 Lily realised she ......................................... with her lights off since she had left the house.
STUDY
3 The boys were tired because they ......................................... all day.
4 I ......................................... for this test all week, but I still don’t feel prepared.
RAIN
5 It ......................................... all afternoon. When is the sun going to come out?
6 It was clear from the water in the streets that it for days.
WORK
7 Paula ......................................... at the company for 30 years when they fired her.
8 My father ......................................... very hard lately.
LEARN
9 Sherry ......................................... English since she was a child, but she still doesn’t feel confident when she
speaks.
10 By the time Mark was eight years old, he ......................................... French for four years.

2 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
1 they / not finish / the project / yet / .
..........................................................................................................................................................................
2 Nina / be / to London / before / ?
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3 you / check / your phone / all day / .
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4 Ray / not feel / well / for the last few days / .
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5 my uncle / live / in 20 different countries / .
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6 how long / you and Will / know / each other / ?
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7 she / sleep / since 7 o'clock last night / .
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3 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Perfect Simple
or Past Perfect Continuous.
A: I’m so embarrassed. I was late to a big meeting at work last Friday because I lost track of time.
B: Why? What 1. ............................. you ......................................... (do)?
A: I 2. ......................................... (try) to book a flight to New York. My sister is getting married there next month
and I was nervous because
I 3. ......................................... (not buy) a ticket yet.
B: Oh, I understand. 4. ......................................... they ......................................... (start) the meeting by the time
you arrived?
A: Yes. I 5. ............................. never ............................. (be) late to a meeting before, so they thought I wasn’t
coming.
B: Oh. What did you tell them when you got there?
A: I said that I 6. ......................................... (prepare) for the meeting and that’s why I was late. I was just too
embarrassed to tell them the truth!

4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple,
Present Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.
My parents are both from London, but they met in Canada. At the time, my father 1. .........................................
(visit) his cousin in Vancouver, and my mother 2. ......................................... (study) at a university nearby.
When they finally met, they thought it was funny that they 3. ......................................... (come) all the way to
Canada only to fall in love with someone from home. Now, they 4. ......................................... (be) together for
almost 40 years. They always talk about going back to Canada to visit the place where they first met, but
they 5. ......................................... (not do) it yet. That’s why, for the last few weeks, I 6. .........................................
(plan) a secret trip to Canada for them. It’s going to be the best surprise ever!