Fill each gap with phrasal verb

try out - work out - take off - reckon on - turn out - put off - go down with

1. I didn't book in advance because I didn't ....reckon on.... tickets being so scarce

2. My teacher has ....gone down with...... a strange disease one after another

3. John .....turns out..... the Prime Minister to perfection on the stage

4. I'll have to ....try out.... the microwave I bought yesterday to see if it works well

5. In this book the mysterious stranger .....turns out ..... to be the long - lost son od the duke

IX. Fill each gap with a suitable word

Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia, on August 27th 1910. She (..1..) ...grew..... up with her brother and sister in a very happy family, and (...2..)....attended........the government school near her home until she was 18. At that time, some missionaries from Yugoslavia were working in Calcutta, and they often (..3..).....spoke..... to the school about their work. She decided to join them. (..4..) .......After...... she finished school, she went first to Ireland and after that to India, (..5..) .....where...... she began to train for the religious life. After training she was sent to Calcutta, where she (..6..) .....taught...... geography at a high school and eventually became principal. However, (..7..) .......∅...... she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left school and went to work in the slums of Calcutta. She did some nursing training in Patna, and (..8..) .....then..... began her work helping (..9..) ......the....  poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Gradually, others came to help her, and her work spread to other (..10..) ....parts.... of India. Mother Teresa was a well-known figure. Dressed in her white and blue sari, she was photographed all (..11..) ......around....... the world, as she traveled to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979 she was (..12..) .......awarded...... the Nobel Peace Prize-a small tribute (..13..) .....to...... the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor. She died (..14..) ......on...... September 5th 1977, to a greatest grief of the (..15..) .....entire...... world.

Complete the paragraph

1. money use / buy / sell things / measure value / store wealth

→ Money is used to buy and sell things, measure value, and store wealth.

2. almost / every society / now have / money economy / base / coins / paper notes / one kind / another

→ Almost every society now has a money economy based on coins or paper notes of one kind or another.

3. however this be / not always / true as / past / system / barter / use            

→ However, this is not always true as in the past, the system of barter was used.

4. barter be / way / goods directly exchange        

→ Barter was a way for goods to be directly exchanged.

5. example / someone could exchange / sheep / anything / they consider / be equal value 

→ For example, someone could exchange a sheep for anything they considered to be of equal value.

6. however / barter  be / very unsatisfactory system / seldom / people's precise needs / coincide

→ However, barter was a very unsatisfactory system as seldom did people's precise needs coincide.

7. as time pass / people realize / more practical system / exchange / need

→ As time passed, people realized the need for a more practical system of exchange.

8. and various money system / develop / base / goods / members / society / recognize / have value

→ And various money systems developed based on goods that members of society recognized to have value.

9. since then / variety / items / shells / salt / use / money  

→ Since then, a variety of items such as shells and salt have been used as money.

10. precious metals / then take over / when / make / coins / they be / flexible / use

→ Precious metals then took over when coins were made, as they were more flexible to use.

1 B

2 C

3 C

4 D

5 A

6 B

7 A

8 B

9 A

10 A

There have been dramatic changes to this planet since the early days of its existence. What is the most noticeable is that since the world became industrialized, the (..1..) of animal species that have (..2...) become extinct or have neared extinction has increased. Bengal tigers, for (..3..), which once roamed the jungles in vast numbers, now (..4..) only about 2,300. By the year 2025, it is estimated that they will become extinct. What is alarming about the case of the Bengal tiger is (..5..) this extinction will have been caused almost entirely by poachers, who, (..6..) to some sources are not always in material gain (..7..) in personal satisfy. This is an example of the callousness that is (..8..) to the problem of extinction. Animals such as the Bengal tiger, as (....) as other endangered animals, are valuable parts of the world's ecosystem. International laws protecting these must be (..10..) to ensure their survival and the survival of our planet.

1. B. number

2. B. all

3. C. instance

4. A. number

5. A. that

6. B. according

7. C. as

8. B. contributing

9. C. many

10. A. enacted

1 bits

2 nerves

3 stuff

4 memory

5 mind

Rewrite the following

1. Based on what Bob said, they don't share many of the same interests       (little)

→ According to Bob, they have little in common.

2. I was surprised by her comments          (aback)

→ I was taken aback by what she said.

3. She watches that TV show almost every day         (without)

→ Without a day goes by that she doesn't watch that TV show.

4. Do you mind if I change the channel ?        (objection)         

→ Do you object if I change the channel?

5. I tried to make her feel comfortable but in vain           (ease)           

→ I tried to ease her but in vain.

6. Your car license has expired, sir           (out)         

→ Your license has expired, sir.

7. Our getting the contract depends on Jonathan       (on)            

→ We depend on Jonathan for the contract.

8. Why can't Roy accept the fact that he is incompetent ?   (face)  

→ Why can't Roy face the fact that he is incompetent?

9. The prisoners have still not been captured  (large)         

→ The large prisoners have still not been captured.

10. Nobody in the whole room blushed but me           (red)           

→ Nobody in the whole room turned red but me.

15 A

16 C

17 A

18 A

19 D

20 B

Today every woman seems to want to get off weight, and it has become almost a (1) ubiquitous topic of conversation. Many women spend hours in (2) heated arguments over what to eat. Newspaper articles are eagerly read and radio and TV (3) programs carefully listened to. There is so much information (4) available that it is no wonder people get (5) confused. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of (6) derailing their diet. And when they have lost a few pounds, are they really (7) happy? Is it really a fact of life that slim women are the only really (8) attractive ones? No, in some parts of the world, a husband would be (9) ashamed to be seen with a thin wife. However, if a woman really has a slimming problem, there is only one (10) decision to make: eat less.

Rewrite the following

1. John's behavior at the party really annoyed us

→ We were really annoyed by John's behavior at the party.

2. The population is booming. The need for housing becomes greater

→ Due to the booming population, the need for housing becomes greater.

3. Had he not helped me. I wouldn't have passed the exam

→ Thanks to his help, I wouldn't have passed the exam.

4. The way people work has changed considerably

→ There has been a considerable change in the way people work.

5. My computer has just been fixed by Mr. Smith         

→ I had my computer fixed by Mr. Smith.

Fill each blank with a given word / phrase

1. Our grandparents used to live in an ......extended family........

2. My mother is a .....sympathetic...... woman. She always cares about how we feel

3. The boys are willing to do what you want them to. They are really ......cooperative.........

4. She is .....tolerant..... of her children even when they misbehave

5. Nowadays the ....nuclear family...... is becoming more common in the cities

6. Having students work in groups, she hoped they could learn to be .......obedient........