Warm-up exercises mix

TASK ONE. Choose the correct item(A-D) to complete each sentence (1-15).

1. She is ..... in the class.

A/ the most tall B/ tallest C/ taller D/ the tallest
2. The toys ..... by a naughty boy.
A/ were broken B/ is broken C/ was broken D/ broke
3. The tourist ..... us that he had been to Cairo.
A/ says B/ said C/ told D/ talked
4. The beach is too far away ..... to. We’d better go there by car.
A/ by walk B/ to walk C/ for walking D/ going on foot
5. I’d like ..... English.
A/ to improve my B/ improving my C/ can speak D/ study
6. My sister enjoyed ..... cakes for our family gatherings.
A/ to bake B/ bake C/ in baking D/ baking
7. Tomorrow our pupils ..... on a trip to the zoo.
A/ go B/ can be C/ are going D/ have gone
8. If everything ….. well, they will win another match.
A/ will go B/ went C/ would go D/ goes
9. Do you know what ..... to do?
A/ do we need B/ we need C/ are we needed D/ we should
10. Whenever there was a visitor, the dog ..... very loudly.
A/ will bark B/ used to bark C/ barks D/ uses
barking
11. She was very ..... in the story.
A/ interested B/ interesting C/ interestingly D/ interestedly
12. We can't go by car as it ..... by a mechanic at the moment.
A/ was repaired B/ is being repaired C/ has been repaired D/ is repaired
13. He asked whether ..... London.
A/ we like B/ we are liking C/ we liked D/ do we like
14. If you were to drop it, it ......
A/ broke B/ will break C/ breaks D/ would break
15. Which would you ..... do: clean the garage or work in the garden?
A/ prefer B/ better C/ rather D/ want

TASK TWO. Choose the correct item(a-d) to fill in each gap (1-20) in the texts below.

Text 1
Sid: Have you [1]..... been to Africa?
Liz: Yes, I visited one or two African countries [2]..... .
Sid: Did you go there [3]..... holiday?
Liz: No, I went with a group of European teachers. We wanted [4]..... the schools there. We [5]..... in
some of the big towns and then we visited [6]..... schools in villages.
Sid: What was [7]..... interesting thing about your visit?
Liz: Well, in some schools the children [8]..... many books, but they could often [9]..... English very well.
Sid: And were the pupils happy at school?
Liz: Yes, I think [10]..... .

[1] a. ever b. yet c. still d. any time

[2] a. 4 years ago b. since 4 years c. for 4 years ago d. for 4 years since
[3] a. as b. on c. for d. in
[4] a. to visit b. visit c. visits d. visiting
[5] a. begin b. begun c. begins d. began
[6] a. some of b. few c. a few d. a little
[7] a. more b. most c. the more d. the most
[8] a. haven’t had b. didn’t have c. hadn’t have d. weren’t having
[9] a. speak and wrote b. spoken and written c. spoke and wrote d. speak and write
[10] a. that b. this c. so d. it

Text 2
What do you do at the weekend? Some [11].....like to stay at home, but [12].....like to go for a walk or to
play football. My friend Rob works [13].....a factory during the week. At the weekend he [14].....the same
thing. On Saturday he [15].....his car and on Sunday he goes with his family to a village [16].....the country.
His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t [17]..... but [18].....so much to do on a farm. The children help
with the animals and give [19].....food. Rob and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they
[20].....hungry and Rob’s aunt gives them a big meal.

[11] a. one b. ones c. people d. peoples

[12] a. another b. other c. others d. other ones
[13] a. hard in b. hardly in c. hard on d. hardly on
[14] a. makes always b. does always c. always makes d. always does
[15] a. wash b. watch c. washes d. watches
[16] a. into b. on c. in d. at
[17] a. a big b. one big c. big one d. a big one
[18] a. it’s always b. there’s always c. always it’s d. always there’s
[19] a. it his b. its there c. they its d. them their
[20] a. all have b. have all c. all are d. are all

TASK THREE. Vocabulary practice

Exercise 1: Complete the text with the words and phrases in the box. There are three extra words.
trip travelled took stop off set out ran into leave
last year hitchhike give up get by exploring picking

(1) ____ I went on a fantastic holiday with my best friend. We had just finished school and had never really
(2) ____ so we decided to (3) ____ around Europe. We (4) ____ from London and (5) ____ the Eurostar
train to Paris. We thought we’d (6) ____ there for a few days and then carry on. When we were there we (7)
____ a couple of girls from Sweden and decided to carry on together. We spent six weeks (8) ____ France,
Italy, Greece and Turkey – it was great. When we left, my parents were worried that we wouldn’t (9) ____
but it was easy to find jobs (10) ____ grapes and working as a waiter. Next year …
Exercise 2: Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.

Bruce
My friend Bruce is a professional (11) …. He plays the trumpet with MUSIC
a band. He is also a successful (12) … whose music is very original. COMPOSE
Bruce is definitely a (13) … man. He has a lot of friends because he is SOCIAL
always (14) … , reliable and ready to help anyone in need. When there is CHEER
a dangerous situation, Bruce always acts (15) … . For example, a few BRAVE
weeks ago he saved a little boy’s (16) … by pulling him out of the path LIVE
of a speeding truck. When giving advice, he is always very (17) … and HELP
supportive. However, he can be rather (18) … , especially when he is AGGRESSION
driving – sometimes he drives so (19) … that his friends are too CARELESS
(20) … to get in the car with him. FRIGHT

TASK FOUR. Choose the item(A-D) best satisfying the translation to complete each sentence (1-15).

1. Jonathan /mieszka/ in Newcastle permanently.

A/ is living B/ has lived C/ live D/ lives
2. Mary /zamierza zmienić/ her present job.
A/ would like to change B/ is changing C/ is going to change D/ will change
3. We have got /mało/ time to complete the project.
A/ little B/ a little C/ some of D/ less
4. The children /mają/ a new teacher since last Wednesday.
A/ have B/ have got C/ has had D/ have had
5. You /nie musisz/ drive to work today yourself. I can pick you up in my car.
A/ mustn’t B/ needn’t C/ don’t need D/ don’t have
6. Our headteacher /wyjeżdża/ for New York next week.
A/ leave B/ will leave C/ is leaving D/ will be leaving
7. How many films /Betty widziała/ last year?
A/ Betty saw B/ has Betty seen C/ did Betty saw D/ did Betty see
8. We have /radę/ for you – don’t despair.
A/ a piece of advice B/ one advice C/ an advice D/ some advices
9. Mike /słuchał/ to the radio when the telephone rang.
A/ listened B/ had listened C/ was listening D/ has been listening
10. What /Bob może robić/ at the moment?
A/ may Bob be doing B/ can Bob do C/ may Bob do D/ Bob can be doing
11. The teacher /nie rozmawiała z/ the pupils’ parents yet.
A/ hasn’t talked to B/ didn’t speak to C/ hasn’t spoken D/ didn’t talk
12. How often /Tom ma/ his driving lessons?
A/ Tom has B/ has Tom C/ does Tom have D/ does Tom has
13. Our kindergarten isn’t /tak duże jak/ yours.
A/ bigger than B/ as big as C/ so big than D/ big as
14. When /Mary była/ in Canada?
A/ did Mary be B/ Mary was C/ was Mary D/ has Mary been
15. Mrs Grey had her breakfast at 8 o’clock /jak zwykle/.
A/ as usually B/ usually C/ as usual D/ how usually