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UNIT1
FRIENDSHIP
I.Choose the words which contain the sound /t∫/ and /dउ/.
education, engineer, damage, mutual, computer, children, teach, Christmas, machine, village, religion, hamburger, enjoy, dirty, schedule, literature, information, question, orchestra, cheap, pleasure, feature, imaginary, jealous, cheese, jacket, geometry, green, purchase, suggest, instruction, essential, nature, fortunate
/dउ/ …
/t∫/ …
II.Complete these sentences with the correct form of the word in the box.
Constant, capable, selfish, loyal, suspicion ,acquaint,
enthusiast ,sympathize, hospitable, friend
1.His…for music has stayed strong throughout his 23 years in radio.
2.He showed unswerving…to his friends.
3.We all have great … for the victims of the flood.
4. ….. is very important because uncertain people cannot have a
lifelong friendship.
5. It was very …of him to offer US his room.
6. We were delighted by the wonderful …of the local people.
7. The wine had made him …of thinking clearly.
8. Playing a game with the children is a good way of getting them …
9. Inform the police immediately if you see anything….
10. … need time to develop.
III.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1.I didn’t have enough time …(finish) my work yesterday.
2. As she drove past his house, she noticed him …(run) away from home.
3. I was relieved …(find out) that I had passed the exam.
4. She made her son … (wash) the windows before he could go outside … ( play) with his friend
5. She lets her children … (stay) up very late
6. We had nothing … (do) except look at the cinema posters.
7.We both heard him … (say) that he was leaving.
8.It made him angry … (wait) for people who were late.
9.I couldn’t understand what the passage said, so I had my friend…
(translate) it for me.
10.It’s important … (start) the meeting on time.
11.There are too many people here for me… (talk) to all of them.
12.It took ages… (download) the pictures from the Internet.
13.Whenever I have free time, I like … ( wath) the basketball team … (practice)
14.She sent me an e-mail … (inform) me that the meeting had been canceled.
15. It was a thrill … (see) my brother … (win) thechess tournament last year.
IV. Combine the given idea into one sentence. Add to when an infinitive is required.
1.use/ scissors too/ are/ for/ sharp/ very young children
…
2.wrong/ consider/ they/ smoke/ it/ in public places
…
3.let/ I/ stay/ think/ them/ should/ the weekend/ until/ we
…
4.climb/ the first/ oxygen/ who/ Everest/ without/ person/ was?
…
5.noticed/ run/ him/ from/ away/ she/ home
…
6.made/ the film/ laugh/ right from/ them/ the first few minutes.
…
7.I’ll/ look at/ the plumber/ have/ the central heating boiler
…
8.the answer/ you/ it/ work out/ clever/ of/ was
…
9.the tourists/ back/ when/ be/ the guide/ didn’t/ tell/ at the coach
…
10.hear/ enough/ the guide/ clearly/ everyone/ didn’t/ loudly/ for/ speak
…
V. Choose the correct answers.
1.Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones….
a. repair
b.torepair
c.repairing
d.repaired
2.It’s possible…a train across Canada.
a. take
b.totake
c.taking
d.to be taken
3.Now that we’ve finished painting the house, there is nothing left….
a. to do
b.for doing
c.to be done
d.for beingdone
4.. Before we leave, let’s have Shelley….a map for us so we won’t get lost.
a. draw
b.todraw
c.drawing
d.drawn
5.I can hear a cat…. at the window.
a. scratches .
b. to scratch
c. scratching
d. was scratching
6.I think your nfother should let you…your own mind.
a. make up
b.to make up
c.making up
d.made up
7.The police never found the money….in the robbery.
a. stealing
b. be stolen
c. steal
d. stolen
8.Do you know what made so many people….their home?
a. evacuate
b.to evacuate
c.evacuated
d.be evacuated
9.….. bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast.
a. Make
b.To make
c.Making
d.For make
10.We saw our favorite ballet….at the theater last night.
a. perform
b.performing
c.performed
d.in performing
11.He was never heard ….‘thank you’ in his life.
a. say
b.to say
c.saying
d.said
12.I was delighted….my old friends again.
a. to see
b.seeing
c.seen
d.to be seen
13.…to friends is nice butalone is also enjoyable.
a. Talk/ tobe
b.To talk/ be
c.Talk/ be
d.Talking/ being
14.I’d rather …to Elvis than the Beatles.
a. listen
b.to listen
c.listening
d.listened
15.I can make myself …pretty well in English.
a. understand
b. to understand
c. understanding
d.understood
VI.There is at least one mistake in each sentence. Suggest appropriate corrections.
1.She longed the holidays to come so that she could be with her family again.
2.I overheard say that he’s thinking of moving to Manchester.
3.They were seen climb through the window.
4.Very reluctantly, he consented her to lend the money to Janet.
5.My parents always encouraged work hard at school.
6.For years the group has been campaigning an inquiry to hold into the accident.
7.I watched a pavement artist to draw a portrait in crayons.
8.Sam promised me to show me how to fish for salmon, but he never had the time.
9.It’s easier to do it yourself than to explain to somebody else how to do it.
10.He was never heard say ‘thank you’ in his life.
11.This card entitles to take an extra person with you free.
12.They let me to borrow their car while they were on holiday.
13.I explained enough for her understanding what was happening.
14.To see him to walk down the street, you’d never know he was blind.
15.Most people are afraid hearing the truth about them.
VII.Complete each of the sentences with an appropriate preposition.
1.A selfish person is incapable …true friendship.
2.He was accused… being disloyalthe government.
3. How much time do you spend… homework?
4. Good friendship should be based…mutual understanding.
5.Do you keep in touch…any school friends?
6.Some adults have a total lack… sympathyyoung people.
7.He’s more concerned… what people think about him than any
thing else.
8.She had been briefly acquainted….him more than 20 years earlier.
9.She thought….him very often.
10.Some people take ….interest with enthusiasm, but they are
soon, tired…. it.
VIII.Rewrite the sentence or join the pairs of sentences beginning with the word(s) given.
1. He worked out the answer. It was clever of him.
It was ….
2.Marie always pays her bills regularly. She’s careful that way.
Marie is always…
3.He was crossing the road. I caught sight of him.
I noticed….
4.When we finally heard that David had arrived, we were very relieved.
We were relieved….
5.Why have you thrown up your job? You’re mad.
You are….
6.Jimmy got into his car and drove away. I saw this.
I saw..
7.It is disappointing that we haven’t heard from Molly.
We are….
8.Contacting her at work is usually quite easy.
She is….
9.The house shook violently and all of US felt that.
All of us felt….
10.Can you sign the papers please? They are ready now.
The papers are…..
11.Don’t lend Tom any money. That would be most unwise.
You…..
12.Mr. Pinchley doesn’t allow his teenage children to go out in the evenings.
Mr. Pinchley makes…..
13.What I want to do is start my own business. I’m keen.
I am….
14.Harry couldn’t get his parents’ permission to buy a motorbike.
Harry’s parents didn’t let…..
15.We can’t possibly work in this noise.
It’s….
TEST 1
1.PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.
a. machine
b. change
c. teacher
d. choose
2.
a. condition
b. option,
c. suggestion,
d. relation
3.
a. believe
b. readily,
c. friend
d. pleasure
4.
a. good
b. gossip
c. game
d. geometry
5.
a. trust
b. mutual
c. number
d. uncertain
II.LANGUAGE FOCUS
A.Choose the one word or phrase -a, b, c, or d -that best completes thesentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6.It was so relaxing to be … old friends.
a. in
b. between
c. among
d. around
7.She’s made friends …. a little girl who lives next door.
a. to
b. of
c. by
d. with
8.The children seem to be totally capable …. working by themselves.
a. on
b. of
c. in
d. for
9.Your friendship should be based on….trust.
a. basic
b.fragile
c.mutual
d.blind
10.The company expects…from its employees.
a. constancy
b.quality
c.interest
d.loyalty
11.I’ve got lots of…, but only a few are really good friends
a. close friends
b.acquaintances
c.neighbors
d.partners
12.Friendship is a two-sided …, it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair
b.event
c.aspect
d.feature
13.Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
a. romantic part
b. important part
c. difficult part
d. interesting part
14.They … a close friendship at university.
a. created
b.became
c.promoted
d.formed
15.We stayed friends even after we…and left home.
a. brought up
b.turned up
c.grew up
d.took up
B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentence.
16.He finds it … lasting friendships.
a. difficult to make
b. difficulty in making
c. is difficult to make
d. difficult making
17.You … any friends if you…talking like that.
a. will win/ carry on
b.won’t win/ carryon
c. wouldn’t win/ carried on
d.would have won/had carried on
18.The aim of the culture festival is…friendship between the two countries.
a. promote
b.promoting
c.to promote
d.being promoted
19.People he… turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
a. trusted
b.has trusted
c.was trusting
d.had trusted
20.How can you let such a silly incident…your friendship?
a. wreck
b.to wreck .
c. wrecking
d.that wrecks
21.It has become necessary … water in the metropolitan area because ofthe severe drought.
a. rationing
b. ration
c. to ration
d. to have rationed
22. All the passengers were made…. their seat belts during the turbulence.
a. buckle
b.to buckle
c. buckling
d.for buckling
23.….good ice cream, you need to use a lot of cream.
a. Make
b.Making
c. To make
d.For make
24.I got my friend…. her car for the weekend.
a. to let me to borrow
b.to let me borrow
c. let me borrow
d.let me to borrow
25.They… good friends, but they’ve fallen out recently.
a. used to be
b.would be
c. were ,
d.are
c. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, c or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26.Whatever happened (A) I didn’t want(b)to lose(c)friendship of (d) Vera.
27.The basic aims of (a) science and magic are very similar(b) - to understand (c) and to control( d)nature.
28.It was a period of (a) her life when she made(b) some lifelong(c) friendship (d).
29.Simon finds (a)it hard (b)for making(c) friends with(d) other children.
30.Not longer(a) are contributions (b) to the advancement (c) of industry made (d)
primarily by individuals.
III. READING
A. Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box.
Terms, words, came, pieces, touch, change,
Last,experience, talk,accent,get,make,
Meeting old school friends again can be a strange (31)…. Some
have changed so much that you can hardly recognise them: they speak with adifferent (32) …, are interested in different things, and all you can do
is make small (33)…. and hope they’ll go soon. Others, though you
might have been out of (34)….with them for years, are just the
same as they always were - it’s as if you (35)….saw them yesterday.
Before you know it, you’re exchanging (36)…. about your families
and friends, and setting out the (37)….for another game of chess. A
few change for the better. There’s one person that I (38)….on with very
well now, though we weren’t on speaking (39)…for our last two years atschool. One day, we met at a party and made it up and (40)….engaged
the same evening. .
B. Read the passage carefully, then decide whether the following statements aretrue (T) or false (F).
The proverb “A friend in need is a friendindeed’ means that we shall knowwho our real friends are when we are in need. Those who desert US when we arein difficulty are just unfaithful friends.
A true friend would remain with US whether we are rich or poor. Some peoplebe friend the rich, simply for the sake of getting benefits from them.
It is useless to have insincere friends because these friends remain with US
as long as we are rich or powerful. It is better to have one or two good friendsrather than having hundreds of insincere ones.
A true friend will stand by US in our trials and tribulations. He will be agreat source of consolation and comfort in our troubles. So we must be careful in choosing our friends. It is difficult to choose a sincere friend overnight; it takes years for US to find a sincere friend.
41. Real friends share everything we need.
42.Unfaithful friends stop being our friends when we are in trouble.
43.A rich friend is always a true friend.
44.A true friend is always loyal to US and support US through our difficulties.
45.It’s not worth having a lot of friends.
46.It may take a lot of time to find a real friend.
IV. WRITING
From the four words or phrases - a, b, c or d, choose the one that best completes the sentence.
47.…the promotion of health and to helping people avoid injury and disease.
a. To committhe RedCross
b.The Red Crossto commit
c. Committedto the RedCross is
d.The Red Crossis committed to
43. It is possible….may assist some trees in saving water in the winter.
a. the leaves are lost
b. when leaves have lost
c. that the loss of leaves
d. to lose leaves
49. It can sometimes …a home.
a. to take months to sell.
b. take several months to sell
c. selling takes several months
d. to sell taking several months
50. Pioneer men and women endured terrible hardships, and…..
a. so do theirchildren
b.neither did thechildren
c. also the children
d.so did their children
TEST 2
I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others.
1.a. generous
b. suspicious
c. constancy
d. sympathy
2.
a. sorrow
b. mutual
c. pursuit
d. influence
3.
a. acquaintance
b. unselfish
c. attraction
d. humorous
4.
a. intelligent
b. interesting
c. hospitable
d. favourite
5
a. loyalty
b. success
c. incapable
d. sincere
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS
- Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c, or d - that best completes the sentences or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
6. Sarah brightened … considerably as she thought of Emily’s words.
a. with
b.on
c.up
d.for
7. Does he tell you how he is getting….his new friends?
a. on with
b.on of
c.away with
d.out of
8. There is no truth inthe….thatMargarethaslosther job.
a. rumour
b.case
c.instance
d.news
9.Friendship is a two-side …; it lives by give-and-take.
a. affair
b. event
c.way
d. aspect
10.Jen had confided her secret to Mark, but he betrayed her….
a. loyalty
b.trust
c.constancy
d.sympathy
11.They were extremely…to my plight.
a. sympathized
b. sympathetic
c. sympathy
d. sympathetical
12.The President expressed his deep sorrow over the bombing deaths,
a. sadness
b.anxiety
c.disappointment
d.interest
13.Let me know if you see any one acting...
a. properly
b. constantly
c. suspiciously
d. carefully
14.Business leaders gave an….welcome to the proposal.
a. official
b.exciting
c.enthusiastic
d.warmly
15.The school appeared essentially…. since my day.
a. changed
b.unchanged
c.changeable
d.unchangeable
B. Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c? or d - that best completes the sentences.
16.'How about going to the theater?’ ‘O.K., but I would rather ….a concert.’
a. attend
b.to attend
c.attending
d.have attended
17.Neither my friends nor I….particularly interested in the training coursenext month.
a. are
b.am
c.be
d.being
18.It’s time you …harder for the next exam.
a. work
b.are working
c.worked
d.have worked
19.Jim doesn’t speak very clearly. …..
a. It’s difficult to understand him
B.It’s difficultfor understanding him
c. He’s difficult in understanding
d.It’s difficultto understand
20.Only when she apologizes ….to her again.
a. I’ll speak
b.will I speak
c.that I speak
d.I speak
21.Let’s go ahead and do it now. Nothing ...... by waiting.
a. accomplishes
b. accomplished
c. has accomplished
d. will be accomplished
22.Last night, we saw a meteor…through the sky.
a. streaked
b. to streak
c. streak
d. to have streaked
23.At the end of this month, we…. friends for ten years.
a. will be
b. are
b. has been
d. will have been
24.The skiers would rather….through the mountains than go by bus.
a. to travel on train
b.traveled bytrain
c. travel by train
d.traveling bythe train
25.If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop….lunch.
a. having
b. to have
c. having had
d. for having
c. Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B, c or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.
26.When I kept (A)getting (b) unwanted calls, I called the phone company andhad(c)my phone number change (d).
27.During a (a) curfew it is not possible walking (b)on(c) the streets after a specified (d) hour.
28. Clay that (a)has been (b) heated or fired in a kiln cannot to be(c ) Softened(d) again.
29.It is educational (a)for children (b)to observe(c) adults to perform(d) their daily tasks.
30.As they grow older (a), children in many cultures taught (b) not to rely (c) on their parents. (d)
III. READING
A. Choose the correct words or phrases that best complete the passage.
Dear Jane,
I’m sorry for not (31) …to you for two months. In my postcard sent to youwhen I was on vacation in July, I told you about a new friend of (32)…, Lisa.Moran, who lives near my uncle’s farm in Napan Valley, California. You maybe curious to know what she is (33)…..
Well, Lisa is of our age - 17 - and not very tall or slim. In fact, she has (34)… rounded shoulders and a plump face. The best (35) …on Lisa’s faceare her green eyes and the two dimples on her checks. She (36) …lively withher hair cut short and dressed in (37)….clothes - jeans and a T-shirt. When I first met her at my cousin’s birthday party, I was attracted by her (38)… and pleasingly direct manners. Curiously enough, Lisa has the same (39)… in music as you and I.
That’s (40) …. about Lisa for the moment. How have you been doingwith your school work? Please write soon.
Best wishes
Ann Maxfield
31.
a. write
b. to write
c. writing
d. wrote
32.
a. I
b. me
c. my
d. mine
33.
a. looking
b. like
c. seen
d. similar
34.
a. slightly
b. hardly .
c. scarcely
d. reasonably
35.
a. aspects
b. points
c. features
d. marks
36.
a. feels
b. seems
c. appears