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B1 PRACTICE 8 (Total 145)

I. Read this text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.
More and more people live in large cities these days and this means that it is becoming more and more difficult to find
space and time for ourselves. But for many people, personal privacy is very important. In many homes, a few minutes
in the bathroom is all the privacy that is (1) _________.
Teenagers especially need their own personal space at home where they can feel relaxed and private. But, of course,
not all teenagers are (2) _________ enough to have a room of their own. Where space is short, they often have to (3)
_________ a bedroom with a brother or sister. In that case, it’s a good (4) _________ for them to have a special area
or corner of the room to (5) _________ their own. It’s especially important for young people to have somewhere to (6)
_________ their personal things. This may or may not be a tidy place and it is not a good idea for parents to try and
tell teenagers how to (7) _________ their space as this is (8) _________ to lead to arguments. Parents can, however,
(9) _________ sure that there are enough storage spaces such as shelves, cupboards and boxes. This will (10)
_________ the teenager to keep their space tidy if they want to.
1. A confident B. available C. general D. average
2. A. dizzy B. early C. lucky D. happy
3. A. separate B. share C. divide D. join
4. A. sense B. opinion C. idea D. thought
5. A. mind B. call C. say D. tell
6. A. belong B. save C. support D. keep
7. A. organize B. repair C. operate D. review
8. A. really B. quickly C. actually D. likely
9. A. find B. make C. get D. put
10. A. afford B. let C. allow D. set
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.
• The Millennium Dome in Greenwich (1. build) ________ to celebrate the end of the second millennium. It (2.
complete) ________ in 1999. It is a huge construction, large enough to fit Wembley Stadium inside – twice!
100,000 m2 of fabric (3. stretch) ________ across 43 miles of cable inside its 1 km circumference. At its centre the
Millennium Dome (4. reach) ________ a height of 50 m.
15 different exhibitions (5. house) ________ within the Dome. These (6. design) ________ to show the progress
mankind (7. make) ________ during the second millennium. In addition, up to six live shows (8. perform)
________ in its central arena every day with a cast of about 200 performers.
The Millennium Dome (9. link) ________ to Greenwich via Underground links and a footpath, but cars (10. allow)
________ on the site of the Dome.
• A pair of birds (11. build) _________ a nest in the porch since last week. I (12. watch) _________ them from my
window since then.
• We suggested (13. sleep) _________ in hotels but the children were anxious (14. camp) _________ out.
• We (15. finish) _________ your homework by the time the movie (16. start) _________.
• It is no good (17. try) _________ (18. persuade) _________ me. You won’t succeed.
• She’ll have the report (19. write) _________ to you at once.
• It’s time we (20. do) _________ something to stop accidents.
III.1. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. this B. that C. think D. there
2. A. look B. food C. took D. book
3. A. define B. decline C. determine D. mine
4. A. means B. meant C. bean D. clean
5. A. wondered B. arrived C. relied D. laughed
III.2. Pick out the word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words.
6. A. national B. engineer C. figural D. scientist
7. A. money B. annual C. metal D. design
8. A. provide B. combine C. service D. account
9. A. success B. amount C. system D. receive
10. A. newspaper B. magazine C. teenager D. telegraph.
IV. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Sam lost his job because he was lazy. è Sam was _______________________________________________
2. I couldn’t buy the house because it was expensive. è The house was too _____________________________
3. The book was so interesting that I couldn’t put it down. è It was _____________________________________
4. There was too much noise, so we couldn’t hear the speech. è There was so ___________________________
5. The house was too small to live in comfortably. è The house wasn’t __________________________________
6. We can’t eat now because there isn’t enough time. è There is too ___________________________________
7. I can’t come to your party because I’m too busy. è I’m too _________________________________________
8. The class was cancelled because there weren’t enough students. è There were so _____________________
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. I have a lot of money and I don’t know what to do with it. SUCH
è I have ________________________________________ that I don’t know what to do with it.
2. Adrian fell asleep during the film because he was very tired. SO
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è Adrian ________________________________________ he fell asleep during the film.

3. Today was so hot that I didn’t want to do anything. SUCH
è Today was ________________________________________ that I didn’t want to do anything.
4. I didn’t have time to open all my Christmas presents because I got so many! SO
è I got _________________________________ Chrismas presents that I didn’t have time to open them all!
5. They closed the funfair because it was very dangerous. THAT
è The funfair ________________________________________ they closed it.
6. The food was so spicy that I couldn’t eat it. SUCH
è We had ________________________________________ that I couldn’t eat it.
VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1. You can see the Millennium Dome from miles away. SEEN
è The Millennium Dome ___________________________________________ from miles away.
2. Somebody has stolen my wallet! BEEN
è My wallet __________________________________________________________________.
3. The house is being repainted at the moment. ARE
è They __________________________________________________________ at the moment.
4. They might have put the sign there deliberately. BEEN
è The sign __________________________________________________________ deliberately.
5. It was Shakespeare who wrote this sonnet. BY
è This sonnet ______________________________________________________ Shakespeare.
6. Consider yourself warned! YOU
è ____________________________________________________________________ warned!
7. They had redecorated the house before we moved in. BEEN
è The house __________________________________________________ before we moved in.
8. I’m sure the car could have been bought at a better price. YOU
è I’m sure __________________________________________________ the car at a better price.
9. He obviously mistook me for someone else. MISTAKEN
è I ____________________________________________________________ for someone else.
10. We are going to give him a new jacket. GIVEN
è He is ____________________________________________________________ a new jacket.
11. They were building a new office block. BEING
è A new office block ____________________________________________________________.
12. I have never been so offended in my life. MUCH
è Nobody ______________________________________________________________ in my life.
13. A million people watch this programme every day. BY
è This programme __________________________________________ a million people every day.
14. Somebody gave me this note at the door. WAS
è I ___________________________________________________________________ at the door.
15. I want you to leave me alone. LEFT
è I want ___________________________________________________________________ alone.
VII. Choose the correct word or phrase A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
1. The __________ of the ancient temple were only found last year.
A. remains B. rests C. buildings D. makings
2. You can’t have 1,000 computer games. You’re __________.
A suggesting B. exaggerating C. making D. inventing
3. The old house will be pulled __________ and a modern office block will be built in its place.
A. up B. down C. out D. away
4. The statue __________ a great impression on anyone that saw it.
A. made B. did C. gave D. caused
5. If you don’t know what it means, why don’t you __________ it up in a dictionary?
A. search B. find C. read D. look
6. They put __________ a huge office block next to my house.
A. on B. down C. up D. out
7. The bridge __________ down during the earthquake.
A. knocked B. pulled C. fell D. put
8. He was __________ down by a lorry as he was crossing the street.
A. knocked B. pulled C. put D. taken
9. I’m sure when you’ve stopped looking for your keys, they’ll __________ up somewhere.
A. take B. turn C. look D. pull
10. The statue was made __________ gold.
A. from B. by C. of D. with
11. This soup tastes __________ that I can't eat it.
A. so sweetly B. too sweetly C. so sweet D. very sweet
12. They paid him very little but made him __________ all day long.
A. works hard B. work hard C. work hardly D. working hard

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13. As it hasn't rained for many months, there's __________ in the area.
A. a loss of water B. a shortage of water C. a waste of water D. a lot of water
14. Don't worry, some day you will get __________ English.
A. used to speak B. use to speak C. use to speaking D. used to speaking
15. Helen has __________ abilities that everyone is jealous of her.
A. such exceptional B. so exceptional C. such an exceptional D. so exceptional an
16. Jane lives in the house __________ the green door.
A. that with B. Whose has C. where has D. with
17. While some people find advertising very helpful, __________ think it is a waste of time and money.
A. some often B. others C. other D. others people
18. You've__________ quite a lot of mistakes in this essay.
A. make B. made C. do D. done
19. Many people watch TV programmes to __________ time.
A. past B. spend C. kill D. pass
20. Give me your telephone number __________ I need your help.
A. in case B. so that C. unless D. whether
VIII. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits the space in the same line.
1. This temple was built to honor the ____________ Aphrodite. GOD
2. He received an excellent ____________. EDUCATE
3. Are you taking part in the school ____________? PERFORM
4. Scientists are trying to stop the ____________ of the ozone layer. DESTROY
5. What exactly is his ____________? PROFESS
6. They didn’t like my ____________ so we stayed in. SUGGEST
7. Thousands of ____________ visit the Acropolis every year. TOUR
8. I’ve always had the greatest ____________ for Madonna. ADMIRE
9. His ____________ were slow and deliberate. MOVE
10. He has the best ____________ of ancient Greek coins. COLLECT
11. Her ____________ results were excellent. EXAMINE
12. You can’t hope to win the race without any ____________. TRAIN
13. Hard as he tried, he was unable to find ____________. EMPLOY
14. There were over 500 ____________ to the temple every day. VISIT
15. ____________ mention that it was the finest statue ever made. HISTORY
IX. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space.
A crow stole a piece of cheese. She flew (1) ________ it to a tree. A fox (2) ________ the crow. The fox wanted the
piece of cheese (3) ________ himself. He began to praise the (4) ________. He said, "What fine back feathers you
have! Your voice must be fine, too! I should (5) ________ to hear (6) ________ sing. Please sing me a song."
The foolish crow was very pleased. She (7) ________ her mouth to sing. The piece of cheese (8) ________ to the
ground. The sly fox (9) _______ it up at (10) ________. He ran away quite delighted. His trick had succeeded.
X. Fill in the correct preposition.
1. Smoking is harmful _________ one’s health.
2. He was found guilty _________ six robberies.
3. There’s no excuse _________ his terrible behavior.
4. He’s an expert _________ Middle-Eastern mythology.
5. The plumber was an expert _________ unblocking drains.
6. If there’s a delay _________ claiming the money, you’ll never get it back.
7. He’s experienced _________ archaeology.
8. The little girl dreams _________ the same fearsome monster every night.
9. I would never dream _________ leaving you.
10. His failure to appear in court led _________ his being fined.
11. Her failure _________ the exams disappointed her.
12. She’s efficient _________ tying.
13. Success depends _________ good organization.
14. The old woman died _________ pneumonia.
15. He had difficulty _________ understanding her.
16. The helicopter crashed _________ a hill.
XI. Read the text and choose the best answer to questions 1-5.
The agricultural revolution in the 19th century involved two things: the invention of labour-saving machinery and
the development of scientific agriculture. Labour-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labour was scarce.
"In Europe," said Thomas Jefferson, "the object is to make the most of their land, labour being abundant; here it is to
make the most of our labour, land being abundant." It was in the United States, therefore, that the great advances in
19th century agricultural machinery first came.
At the opening of the century, with the exception of a crude plough, farmers could have carried practically all of
the existing agricultural implements on their back; by 1860, most of the machinery in use today had been designed in
an early form. The most important of the early inventions was the iron plough. As early as 1790 Charles Newbold of
New Jersey had been working on the idea of a cast-iron plough and spent his entire fortune in introducing his invention.
The farmers, however, were not interested in it, claiming that the iron poisoned the soil and made the weeds grow.

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Nevertheless, many people devoted their attention to the plough, until in 1869 James Oliver of Indiana turned out the
first chilled-steel plough.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. The need for agricultural advances to help feed a growing population.
B. The development of safer machines demanded by the labour movement.
C. Machinery that contributed to the agricultural revolution.
D. New Jersey as a leader in the agricultural revolution.
2. Which of the following can be inferred from what Thomas Jefferson said?
A. Europe was changing more quickly than the United States.
B. Europe had greater need of farm machinery than the United States did.
C. The United States was finally running out of good farmland.
D. There was a shortage of workers on United States farms.
3.What point is the author making by stating that farmers could carry nearly all their tools on their backs?
A. Farmers had few tools before the agricultural revolution.
B. People in the United States were traditionally self-reliant.
C. Life on the farm was extremely difficult.
D. New tools were designed to be portable.
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements about Charles Newbold is true?
A. He was James Oliver's assistant. B. He was born in Europe
C. He was opposed to scientific agriculture. D. He spent his own money to promote his invention.
5. Why did farmers reject Newbold's plough?
A. Their horses were frightened by it. B. They preferred lighter tools.
C. It was too expensive. D. They thought it would ruin the land.
XII. Read the passage and decide the following sentences are True (T), or False (F).
HEALTH ADVICES FOR TRAVELLERS TO TROPICAL COUNTRIES
Be well prepared so you can enjoy your stay! More than anything, holiday makers go abroad to find
You can get information about the country you are the sun. However, the sun may be much more powerful
visiting from your travel agent or each country’s abroad than what you are used to in your own country.
Embassy. If you think you will need special medical Take care not to lie in the sun for too long, especially in
advice then you should see your doctor at least two the early days.
months before your departure. If you want to take any The sun can burn your skin even if you use sun creams
medicines abroad with you, then find out from your local and cause your body to overheat. Even when you can
chemist if you are allowed to take them into the country avoid direct sun, temperatures may be very high. Try not
you’re visiting. to do anything too energetic in the hottest hours. Wear
If you’ve got any doubts about your teeth, see your light, loose clothing and have plenty to drink. Bathing in
dentist as it may be difficult or expensive to get help the sea will cool you, but remember that accident
abroad. happen very easily.
Take a small first aid kit with you; it will not take up much If you are walking in wooded areas and you get bitten or
space and could be very useful. scratched then go to the nearest hospital immediately. A
Also check the water you use for cleaning your teeth bite from an animal or an insect can lead to illness even
and washing your mouth. if it does not seem dangerous at the time. Even if you
Unless you know it is safe always try and use bottled receive medical help and you are feeling fit, you should
water. visit your own doctor as soon as you get back to your
Be careful with the following foods: raw vegetables, country.
salads, unpeeled fruit, raw shellfish, cream, ice-cream, If you become ill when you come back, tell your doctor
undercooked meat or fish. It is also not a good idea to which countries you have stayed in or travelled through.
eat food which has bene cooked, left to go cold and then He or she will then quickly be able to check whether you
heated up again. Freshly cooked foods are safer. will need specialist medical help.
1. The best time to get medical help is a month before you leave.
2. A doctor can tell you which drugs can be taken through customs.
3. You should go to your dentist before departure if necessary.
4. You should never use tap water for cleaning your teeth.
5. Raw vegetables are safer than cooked ones.
6. Sunbathing is safe if you use sun cream.
7. You should avoid wearing clothes which are too tight.
8. An insect bite, unlike an animal bite, is not serious.
9. If you see a doctor abroad, you should see another one when you return.
10. It is important to remember which countries you visit.

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