EGC8-QUIZ1 (U5-U6)-T49

Ex: Keith brought up (up / in / away) his children to believe that competition was always healthy.

1. Harriet picked (on / up / at) the rules of chess really quickly.

2. The journey was so long that I dropped (over / out / off) to sleep on the train.

3. After three years of operation, my company finally took (on / off / in).

4. The idea took (off / out / away) online and soon everyone was trying it.

5. They don’t get (on / away / up) with their neighbors.

6. She (dropped off me / drop me off / dropped me off at the supermarket on her way to work yesterday.

7. We asked our friends to look (after / for / at) our dog while we were away.

8. I hate to bring (in / on / up) the question of money, but we have to discuss it.

9. I hope I’ll get (through / over / across) the I’ve studied really hard.

10. When you see a new word in an English text, do you (look it up / look up it / look it) in an online dictionary straight away?

1. I revised those words, but I think I still got some questions (hard / badly / wrong).
2. The concert started (right / straight / late) which made Dani cross.
3. You need to train (good / hard / hardly) before you run a marathon.
4. Please don’t play your music so (large / light / loud). I can hear it downstairs.
5. I organised the event (straight / single-handedly / altogether).
6. Don’t stand so (straight / close / heavily) to the door.
7. The new skis were problematic at first, but he’s doing (fine / right / fast)
8. I run (right / regularly / fluently) because I’m training for a marathon.
9. Fahad left (smartly / peacefully / suddenly) in the middle of the concert.
10. The scientist explained the new technique (clearly / deeply / smartly) for the audience.

Ex: I think grandma’s really ill. We a call a doctor immediately.
a  must                   b can

1. If there is a fire, you leave the office.
a have to                b  are allowed to

2. You make a fire in a forest in dry weather.
a  don’t have to      b  mustn’t

3. You drive on the left in Australia.
a  must                   b  should

4. My cousins play computer games on weeknights. They have to do homework.
a  aren’t able to       b  aren’t allowed to

5. My car’s broken Do you think I get a new one?
a should                b can

6. You always keep your passport with you when you’re abroad.
a should                b can

7. You swim here! This beach is closed.
a  don’t have to     b  mustn’t

8. I think this meat is bad! You eat
a  mustn’t        b  aren’t allowed to

9. Do you think I tell Fiona that her boyfriend loves Gail?
a can                     b  should

10. Come on! You tell me the truth. I need to know.
a  must                   b  are allowed to

1. I lived (lived / ’ve lived) in Bristol in 1997.
2. She (worked / has worked) abroad after she’d finished university.
3. She (didn’t learn / hasn’t learned) a foreign language at school.
4. (Has he been / Was he) famous when he was still alive?
5. We (have started / started) playing hours ago.
6. My grandmother (has retired / retired) when she was 66.
7. Andrea (is / has been) a teacher for a very long time.
8. (have you seen / Did you see) the match yesterday?
9. Where (did you go / have you gone) on holiday last year?
10. (Are you / Have you) finished your work?
11. I (lived / have lived) in this flat since I was child.

Instruction: Read about eight different holidays and write T (True) or F (False). The first one has been done as an example.

Example: In Roman times, bathing was popular in Budapest.  T  

1. Young people mainly go to Ibiza to explore historic towns and rugged landscapes.

2. You can pay a company in Soria to transport luggage to your hotel.

3. In Cyprus, you can work in a garden if you want.

4. The Italy tour includes trips to the countryside.

5. The mountain rivers in Slovenia are quite fast.

Radio host  In this afternoon’s programme, we’re continuing our series of interviews with successful entrepreneurs … from Poland. Today, we have with us in the studio Pawel Kowalski. Hello, Pawel, thank you for joining us.

Pawel          Good afternoon, Sean. Thanks for 1. me.

Radio host  Now, Pawel, tell us a bit about yourself.

Pawel          Well, I set up my own business here in London last year. But I first came over to Britain three years ago from Kielce, which is a city in central Poland, and I fell in love with your country 2. . Anyway, I’m the managing director, and my wife, Barbara, who’s actually British, is 3. for looking after employees and recruiting staff.

Radio host  And what does your company do?

Pawel          It’s an events management company. We 4. weddings, conferences, receptions, that sort of thing. We do a lot of business events for the banking trade, for example – they’re usually quite formal, so we have to be sure that the service we offer is of a very high 5. . That’s our main priority. To offer the best, at all times.

Radio host  You used to be a policeman in Poland, didn’t you? Are you still in charge of security?

Pawel          No, I’m not. We usually work with a security company who provides our security arrangements. But this is not always so important at every event. Recently, we’ve been doing a lot more weddings than usual – maybe it’s the right season to feel 6. !

Radio host  Maybe you’re right. Do you provide the food for wedding dinners yourselves?

Pawel          Yes, we do. My wife’s an 7. cook, so she’s in charge of the cooking when we do a dinner and we always buy the freshest 8. in the food market – only organic, of course. We order drinks over the internet because it is cheaper than in shops, but otherwise we try to find everything locally – even staff! We hire temporary staff for cooking and serving. But we always try to provide whatever our clients 9. .

Radio host  So, you always serve what the clients ask for?

Pawel          If they tell us specifically, yes. Otherwise, we try to guess what would make them happy. For example, if you get a lot of foreign visitors at a 10. , they may be more interested in visiting a typical British pub and eating fish and chips, or going to see dog racing after the presentations than sitting down to a formal dinner – they do enough of that anyway.

Radio host  And do your clients 11. all this attention to detail?

Pawel          Well, we don’t expect them to come up to us in person to say thanks. But we get many 12. comments from them. They usually send us their written feedback after the events, and we usually try to improve our service all the time.

Radio host  I’m sure you do. Now, tell us a bit more about how the business operates …