The most common side effects with acupuncture are soreness, slight bleeding and discomfort.

A. direct                                  B. Indirect                   C. Original               D. unwanted

Fill in compound adjectives. Use the words in the sentences.

0. The plan covers the next five years. It's a FIVE-YEAR plan.

1. Rescue workers planned the operation carefully. It was a ………………………. rescue operation.

2. As a child I had curly hair. I was a ………………….. child.

3. Linda works really hard. Linda is very …………………..

4. The charity appeal show will go on for 24 hours. It's a …………………….. show.

5. The writing in the script is brilliant. It's a ……………….. script.

6. The canteen here is subsidised in part. There is a ……………………………… canteen.

7. The sports centre was constructed last year so it's still new. There is a ……………………………… sports centre.

1.   If I say that John is making out well in his work, I mean that he _____.

A. likes his work                      B. is succeeding        C. is leaving             D. is about to begin

2.   When one makes good time, he _____.

A. has a good time                                     B. travels at a good speed

C. is connected                                          D. has busy time

3.   To learn something by heart is to learn it _____.

A. quickly                              B. slowly                 C. well                    D. by memory

4.   One way of getting rid of something is to _____.

A. look at it                            B. admire it             C. keep it                D. throw it away

5.   If Mary’s purse goes well with her dress, then her purse and dress _____.

A. match                               B. are expensive       C. are pretty            D. are worn out

6.   Now and then means _____.

A. often                                 B. suddenly             C. early                   D. occasionally

7.   To make sure of something is to _____.

A. be certain of it                    B. call it off              C. turn it off             D. cancel it

8.   To keep house is to _____.

A. refuse to sell                                          B. lock the door against thieves

C. do the usual work in a house                    D. wash the house

9.   To be mixed up is to be _____.

A. happy                               B. worried               C. confused             D. late

10.      To see about something is to _____.

A. attend to it                         B. go to see it          C. admire it             D. look at it

11.      If I say that the meeting is over, I mean that the meeting has _____.

A. just begun                          B. ended                 C. been interesting    D. been called off

12.      If I say that I’d rather wait, I mean that I _____.

A. like to wait                         B. refuse to wait       C. prefer to wait       D. want to wait

13.      If I say that, after studying the message, I finally figured it out, this means that at last I _____.

A. answered the message                  B. understood it        C. put it away          D. picked it up

14.      If the month is up, this means that the period of one month has _____.

A. ended                               B. begun       C. seemed long                  D. been very warm

15.      To put off something means to _____.

A. look for it                           B. put it in place       C. cancel it              D. postpone it

16.      To get sick means to _____.

A. be sick                              B. become sick         C. be well                D. become well

17.      If the doctor says that you’d better do a certain thing, this means that _____.

A. you must do it                                       B. you are going to do it

C. it is advisable that you do it                      D. you prefer to do it

18.      To point out something is to _____.

A. need it                              B. touch it               C. look it up             D. indicate it

19.      By the way is a synonym for _____.

A. however                            B. at last                 C. incidentally           D. immediately

20.      If John arrives at a place on time and Mary arrives in time, who will possibly arrive first?

A. Mary                                                    B. John

C. John and Mary                                       D. Mary and John

1. They___________ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.

A. had been running                                                    B. have been running

C. are running                                                                 D. will be running

2. I___________ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.

         7. The students___________ by Mrs. Linda. However, this week they___________ by Mr. Mike.

are usually taught/ are being taught

usually teach/ are teaching

have usually been taught/ have been teaching

were usually teaching/ are teaching

8. In the past the trip___________ very rough and often dangerous, but things___________ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

A. was/ have changed                                                 B. is/ change

C. had been/ will change                                           D. has been/ changed

9. Now you___________ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

A. are flying                          B. would fly                   C. will fly                                                  D. can fly

10. When Carol___________ last night, I__________ my favorite show on television.

A. was calling/ watched                                             B. called/ have watched

C. called/ was watching                                             D. had called/ watched

11. By this time next summer, you ___________ your studies.

A. completes                                                                   B. will complete

C. are completing                                                          D. will have completed

12. Right now, Jim___________ the newspaper and Kathy___________ dinner.

A. reads/ has cooked                                                  B. is reading/ is cooking

C. has read/ was cooking                                          D. read/ will be cooking

            Last night at this time, they __________ the same thing. She_________ and he the newspaper.

are doing/ is cooking/ is reading

were doing/ was cooking/ was reading

was doing/ has cooked/ is reading

had done/ was cooking/read

            When I_________ home last night, I_________ that Jane________ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

had arrived/ discovered/ prepared

was arriving/ had discovered/ was preparing

have arrived/ was discovering/ had prepared

arrived/ discovered/ was preparing

            Sam___________ to change a light bulb when he___________ and___________.

A. was trying/ slipped/ fell                                      B. tried/ was slipping/ falling

C. had been trying / slipped                                     D. has tried/ slips/ falls

16. Yesterday, I___________ for work late because I___________ to set my alarm.

A. had left/ forgot                                                         B. was leaving/ was forgetting

C. left/ had forgot                                                         D. had been leaving/ would forget

17. By the time we________ to the train station, Susan_________ for us for more than two hours.

A. will get/ has been waiting                                   B. got/ was waiting

C. got/ had been waiting                                           D. get/ will wait

            I___________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I

___________ next year.

A. am working/ will retire                                        B. am going to work/ am retiring

         "Don't repeat this mistake again!" the instructor warned the sports-man.

          The instructor _______________________________________________________.

         "Leave your address with the secretary" the assistant said to me.

          The assistant _________________________________________________________.

         "Phone to me for an answer tomorrow” the manager said to the client.

          The manager _________________________________________________________.

         "Don't be so silly!" the father said to the kid.

          The father ____________________________________________________________.

         "Give a smile!" the photographer said to me.

          The photographer ____________________________________________________.

         "Please, help me to make a decision!" Ann asked her friend.

          Ann asked _____________________________________________________________.

         "Don't leave these books on the table, put them back on the shelf!" she said to the boy.

          She_____________________________________________________________________.

         "Be a good girl and sit quietly for five minutes!" the nurse said to the child.

          The nurse _____________________________________________________________.

         "Leave your things here!" my companion advised me.

          My companion _______________________________________________________.

            "Don't discuss this question now!" said the chairman to the participants.

          The chairman ________________________________________________________.