Task 8 Find the word for each definition. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

1. an area of floor joining two sets of stairs, or an area of floor or a passage at the top of a set of stairs which leads to bedrooms and other rooms

2. windows that have two layers of glass to keep a building warm or to reduce noise from outside

3. a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe

4. the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing, and entertaining guests, but not usually for eating

5. a small device or machine with a particular purpose

6. an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live

7. a cover for a window made of a single piece or strips of cloth, paper or plastic that is pulled up or down by a string

8. a wooden cover on the outside of a window which prevents light or heat from going into a room or heat from leaving it

9. a round handle that you turn to open a door

10. a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame which surrounds the fireplace

Task 9. Complete each sentence with one of the words or phrases given. Do not use any word or phrase more than once. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

resemblance, turned him down, smacked his lips, look down on, look up to, got on well with, went out together, bow-legged, pricks up, loathe.

1. Our neighbours ………….. us. They are a bit snobbish.

2. My second cousin .................. her ears at the sound of her boyfriend’s name.

3. The .................. between Susan and her sister was remarkable.

4. Susan feels that her boss is someone to …………… .

5. David and Jean ………….. for three months before they got engaged.

6. He has eaten a plate of soup and ...................... appreciatively.

7. When Brian asked her to marry him, Ann ………………. .

8. I …………….. people who are brutal and aggressive.

9. .................... girls can’t be models.

10. Helen …………. her in - laws.

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TASK 10. Choose the correct item. You get 1 point for every correct answer. More and more parents ........ to their roots and .......... names that .......... their ethnic background. a) are turning b) have turned c) turn a) have chosen b)are choosing c) have been choosing a) has reflected b) reflects c) reflect Hurry up. He ……… your reply since last week. a) expects b) has expected c) has been expecting - Our teacher ……… the class to his house on Saturday. - Are you going? - I’m afraid not. I ……… for my father on Saturdays. a) has invited b) invites c) is inviting a) is working b) work c) have been working My parents .......... in Bristol all their lives a) live b) have lived c) have been living 5. Your eyes are red. ……… ? a) Have you cried b) Do you cry c) Have you been crying

TASK 11. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

Simon, a former furniture designer, is married to Liz. They have two children. Amy, four, and Rowan, eighteen months.

‘My partner Liz is a lawyer in the city – she .................. 1 (earn) two or three times what I can make as a designer, so it makes sense for her to be the main breadwinner. I ................... 2 (be) a full-time househusband for just over a year. It’s much harder work than I expected, but it .............. 3 (get) easier now. I ................ 4 (learn) so much, not only about children, but also about myself.

‘Liz and I share the housework, though I usually ................. 5 (do) all the day-to-day stuff. Liz leaves for work really early so she can be home before the children go to bed, so all the morning stuff – heaving a wash, dressing, breakfast – is my responsibility. Amy ................. 6 (go) to nursery four days a week since she was three, and she really loves it. I think it ................... 7 (make) her much more confident, and she ............... 8 (learn) to get on with other children.

‘At the moment I ................. 9 (do) a distance-learning course in computer-aided design. I’m usually really tired in the evenings, so recently I ................ 10 (study) quite a lot at weekends, when Liz has time to take the kids out. I .............. 11 (completed) two modules, but over the last few days I ................ 12 (stay) up really late to finish an assignment – it has to be done by Friday and it’s killing me!

Task 12. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

Jane and Andy ________ 1(wait) at the airport in Cape Town to catch their plane back to London. They ________ 2(be) on honeymoon in South Africa for four weeks and they ________ 3(feel) very relaxed and happy. They ________ 4(not wait) long when they ________ 5(announce) their flight. As they ________ 6(make) their way to Gate 4, Jane and Andy ________ 7(hear) another announcement. They ________ 8(arrive) at Gate 4. Two hours later they still ________ 9(not board) their plane, and no explanation ________ 10(give). Eventually when they came back home, they felt really exhausted and worn-out! While they _________ 11(walk) along the path leading to the porch, they _________ 12(notice) something strange. It turned out that their parents _________ 13(redecorate) the flat for 3 weeks. They also ________ 14(relandscape) the flower-beds around the house. Same and Andy’s friends_________ 15(prepare) a spectacular home-coming party and _________ 16(wait) for them in the living-room. During the next 2 hours, the young people _________ 17(have) a wonderful time. Jane and Andy _________ 18(tell) what they _________ 19(do) all that time.

TASK 13. Choose the correct answer. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

1. He …………. the enormous box on the ground and …………… for a taxi

a) was laying b) laid c) has laid

a) looked b) has looked c) had looked

2. By the time Julie ……….. three years old, she ……….. already for a year.

a) has turned b) had turned c) turned

a) had been riding b) was riding c) has been riding

3. He ……….. on “The Tonight Show” many times when he ………….. its permanent host.

a) appeared b) has appeared c) had appeared

a) became b) had become c) has become

4. We ……….. spring cleaning the whole day long and by the evening everything ………… spick and span.

a) were doing b) had done c) had been doing

a) was b) had been c) has been

5. Can you remember what you ………….. ten years ago today?

a) did b) were doing c) had done

6. When the maid servant …………. the dishes a china plate ………… out of her hand.

a) washed b) was washing c) had washed

a) slipped b) was slipping c) had slipped

Total: 11 points.

TASK 14. Choose the correct answer. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

1. She ___________ for very long by the time she takes the exam.

a) won’t study

b) won’t have been studying

c) won’t be studying

2. By the time he leaves school his parents ___________ $25000 on his education.

a) will spend

b) will have spent

c) will have been spending

3. My son ___________ in the sixth form next year. That means that old Dr. Smith ___________ him mathematics.

a) is going to be	b) will have been	c) will be
a) is going to teach	b) will teach	c) will be teaching

4. ___________ any exams at the end of the moth. Do you think you ___________?

a) Are you taking	b) Will you take	c) Do you take
a) are you going to pass	b) will pass	c) pass

5. By the end of this year, I ___________ school and ___________ English for 8 years.

a) will finish	b) will have finished	c) is going to finish
a) will be study	b) will study	c) will have been studying

6. I doubt whether I ___________ computer programming at college.

a) study

b) will study

c) is going to study

7. “Peter’s not well,” she said. – “I ___________ the school and say that he can’t come.”

a) am ringing

b) am going to ring

c) will ring

8. Don’t come on Monday because I ___________ for my exam all day.

a) will revise

b) will have been revising

c) will be revising

TASK 15. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. You get 1 point for every correct answer.

Technology has made such dramatic advances in the past decade that by the year 2050 who knows what changes 1) ………… (take) place. It is quite likely that by 2050 we 2) …………… (use up) most of the earth’s natural resources and so we 3) …………. (rely) on wind power and hydropower for our energy needs. As a result of this shortage of energy, it is quite probable that scientists 4) …………. (find) a way for us to live outside the earth. By the next century it’s possible that people 5) ………….. (live) in cities on the Moon or perhaps in cities on the seabed. It is to be hoped that scientists 6) ………… (discover) cures for fatal diseases such as Aids and, due to the advancement of genetic engineering, hereditary diseases passed down from generation to generation 7) ……….. (exist) no longer. It is quite possible that by 2050 life expectancy 8) …………(increase) to 100 and that we 9) ………… (be able to) enjoy a healthier existence than is now possible. Another area likely to have been further affected by technology in the year 2050 is education. In schools, computers 10) ……….. (replace) teachers and many students 11) ………...(stay) at home to complete their education. We 12) ………… (see) changes in the work-place too. The two main areas of employment 13) ................(be) the so-called creative and caring professions, and the disappearance of jobs in manufacturing 14) ............... (result) in massive unemployment.