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1. Choose the correct answer to show you have understood the meaning of the words in italics.
1. Can you hear / smell that scent?
2. She’s looking very pale today. She must be ill / happy.
3. You need to whisper. Everyone is asleep / talking.
4. Which firm do you work for / live in?
5. It tastes so bitter! There’s too much vinegar / sugar in it.
6. Turn down / up the volume. That music is deafening.
7. He’s been having a tough time. That’s why he looks so tired / good.
8. Take advantage of the dangerous road / good weather.
9. She thanked / shouted at him for being so nasty to her.
10. I thought the exhibit was educational / delicious.
11. What’s your favourite flavour of ice cream / television?
12. She’s started up her own restaurant / cookbook.
2. Match the phrasal verbs in I to their definitions in II.
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II
1. set up
..... a. begin again
2. set off
..... b. delay
3. set one back
..... c. start a business
4. start out
..... d. cause to return, remember
5. start over
..... e. begin life, career
6. bring back
..... f. cause something to start happening
3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2.
1. The bad weather on our trip ………………………… us ………………………… a few days last week.
2. Watching old films ………………………… memories of my childhood.
3. He ………………………… as a waiter and now he owns the restaurant.
4. His speech ………………………… demonstrations across the country.
5. My daughter ………………………… her own company about ten years ago.
6. Why don’t you ………………………… ? You might do better next time.
4. Complete the sentence with the idioms below.
a sweet tooth • go in one ear and out the other • a taste of his own medicine
keep in touch • see eye to eye • common sense
1. Buy her a box of chocolates. She’s got …………………………… .
2. We don’t always have to …………………………… . It’s good to have different opinions.
3. Talking to him is a complete waste of time. Everything I say seems to …………………………… .
4. I can’t always tell you what to do. You’ll just have to use your …………………………… .
5. It was great seeing you after all these years. Let’s try and …………………………… .
6. He always plays jokes on everyone, so we decided to give him …………………………… and play a joke on him.
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5. Complete the passage with the words and phrases below.
pleasant • nasty • bring back • set up • remain • odour • accurate • firm
Unlike most of his friends, George Aldrich doesn’t work at a 1. ……………………… and hasn’t 2. ……………………… his
own business. George goes to work every morning with an important piece of equipment – his nose. George’s job is to
recognise different smells and he has to be 3. ……………………… because he can’t make any mistakes.
George is a sniffer for NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and it’s his job to smell everything that
goes into the spaceships.
Astronauts can’t open a window, even if there’s a 4. ……………………… smell. It’s very hot in spaceships, so even
5.
……………………… smells can be disturbing. It costs millions of dollars to send a spaceship into space, so it would be
a waste of money to 6. ……………………… a spaceship because of a bad 7. ……………………… . And what happens if
George has a cold? Well, he has to 8. ……………………… at home until it passes.
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1. Choose the correct answer.
1. Ann said that she has already completed / had already completed the project.
2. We promised being back / to be back by midnight.
3. Our teacher told us that we would have a test the week before / the following week.
4. Carol wanted to know if had we bought / we had bought her an ice cream, too.
5. The policeman warned him don’t leave / not to leave the car unlocked.
6. He advised us not to eat / not to eat the meat.
7. Celia wondered why had the dog bitten / the dog had bitten her neighbour.
2. Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A:
B:
2. A:
B:
3. A:
B:
4. A:
B:
5. A:
B:
What did your teacher say?
She reminded me ………………………… (finish) the project by next week.
When will Jenny help us with the homework?
Jenny promised that she ………………………… (meet) us as soon as possible.
Did you speak to Kelly about your sports shoes?
Yes, but she denied ………………………… (borrow) them for the race.
Why didn’t you leave your bike outside?
A neighbour warned me ………………………… (keep) it in the house.
Did John apologise to you for his nasty behaviour?
Yes. He even admitted ………………………… (be) jealous of me.
3. Rewrite the sentences in direct speech.
1. Gillian asked if I was hungry then.
“ ..................................................................................................................... ?” Gillian asked.
2. Steven announced that he wasn’t taking the cat to the vet that day.
“ ........................................................................................................................ ,” said Steven.
3. Marge promised to tidy her room the following day.
“ ......................................................................................................................... ,” said Marge.
4. Dean explained that he had been looking after his little sister all day.
Dean said, “ ........................................................................................................................... .”
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4. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. “We’ve been painting this room since yesterday,” Elizabeth said.
Elizabeth told me ................................................................................................................ .
2. “I didn’t walk the dog last night,” I told my father.
I admitted ............................................................................................................................ .
3. “I’ll return your book tomorrow,” Jane said to me.
Jane promised .................................................................................................................... .
4. “Don’t forget to turn out the lights, Carol,” Michelle said.
Michelle reminded Carol ..................................................................................................... .
5. “We won’t take part in violent sports,” the boys said.
The boys refused ................................................................................................................ .
6. “Where can I put this old chair?” she asked me.
She asked .......................................................................................................................... . .
7. “Have you visited the new museum yet?” Gus asked us.
Gus wanted to know ........................................................................................................... .
8. “I let the birds out of the cage,” Ron said.
Ron admitted ...................................................................................................................... .
9. “Why didn’t you tell me about it last week?” asked my mother.
My mother wondered .......................................................................................................... .
10. “When are you going to tell me?” his father asked.
His father wanted to know .................................................................................................. .
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