vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answer.
1. We’re going camping with friends for a term / fortnight this summer.
2. They’ve just met. They’re virtually / above all strangers.
3. I wasn’t fired. Leaving the company was my regret / choice.
4. Cars and lorries in that country run on oil / docks.
5. The change was so slight / terrific that at first, I didn’t even notice it.
6. Tony has applied for / summoned a summer job at the hamburger restaurant.
2 Complete the sentences with the words and expressions below.
a good deal ■ came along ■ got off ■ poured down ■ abroad
straight ■ sailed away ■ turned out
1. She stood and waved goodbye as the ship ......
2. The rain ...... all morning so we stayed indoors.
3. The plane landed in Paris and all the passengers ......
4. The whole evening ...... differently from what we had expected.
5. After living ...... for five years, he came back to England.
6. An excellent opportunity ...... , and he decided to take it.
7. The business went well, and they made ...... of money.
8. Kate didn’t want to talk to anyone so she went ...... upstairs to her room.
3 Choose the correct answer.
1. You should leave now. I’ll turn you away / see you out.
2. This window must be cleaned. I’ll see to it / see through it at once.
3. Our hosts saw us into / turned us into a taxi at the end of the party.
4. We were watching a film on TV last night when Jim turned up / saw us off.
5. The party turned out / turned round even better than we had hoped.
6. No one expected the dog to turn on / turn in its owner and bite him.
4 Decide if the statements below are in American or British English. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1. I tore my pants when I was playing football.
a. American b. British
2. Sam went to the chemist’s to buy pills.
a. American b. British
3. The pavement outside the cinema was crowded.
a. American b. British
4. Mrs Brown offered us a plate of cookies.
a. American b. British
5. The waiter brought me French fries with the chicken.
a. American b. British
6. In the last fortnight we’ve had three big exams.
a. American b. British
7. The children like playing in the yard behind the house.
a. American b. British
8. She put the car keys in her purse.
a. American b. British
9. Hang your coat in the wardrobe in my room.
a. American b. British
10. The faucet in the kitchen sink is dripping.
a. American b. British
5 Match the words in bold from Exercise 4 to their corresponding word or expression below.
1...... : handbag
2...... : two weeks
3...... : drugstore
4...... : biscuits
5...... : chips
6...... : tap
7...... : garden
8...... : trousers
9...... : sidewalk
10...... : closet
GRAMMAR
1 Choose the correct answer.
1. I couldn’t finish the test. If only I would have had / I’d had a bit more time.
2. Don’t forget to put out the lights before you go / will go to bed.
3. If you’re going to be late, call / you would call and let us know.
4. I wish I would lie / could lie on the beach all day.
5. Jack might have accepted / would accept the job if they’d offered it to him.
6. If we lived near the bus route, we won’t have to / wouldn’t have to use the car so often.
7. I wish I had / have a brother or sister.
8. She had lent / would have lent me money if I’d asked her.
2 Choose the sentence which is closer in meaning to the original sentence.
1. If he weren’t so talented, he wouldn’t go to art college.
a. He goes to art college because he’s very talented.
b. He doesn’t go to art college because he isn’t talented enough.
2. We wouldn’t have left early if the film had been any good.
a. The film was good so we stayed till the end.
b. We left the cinema early because the film was bad.
3. Mike would fix your bike for you if he were here.
a. Mike isn’t here so he can’t fix your bike.
b. Mike will be here soon to fix your bike.
4. I wish I could take my dog with us on the trip.
a. When we went on the trip, I had to leave my dog at home.
b. We’re going on a trip but I can’t take my dog.
5. I wish I knew English better.
a. I didn’t know English well enough.
b. I don’t know English well enough.
6. Bill won’t speak to Jane unless she calls him.
a. Bill is waiting for Jane to call him.
b. Bill doesn’t want to speak to Jane at all.
3 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs below.
arrive ■ find ■ meet ■ discuss ■ help ■ get
1. As soon as they get here, we ...... the matter with them.
2. I’m so sorry. I wish I ...... you more with the project but I’m too busy.
3. The plants will die unless they ...... water.
4. Jill thinks she would have passed her driving test if she ...... a better teacher.
5. If you didn’t live so far away, we ...... more often.
6. I hear you’re coming to England. Call us when you ......
4 Correct the errors in bold.
1. If I hadn’t seen the picture, I had never recognised you.
2. I wish I would have steak for dinner tonight.
3. If the buses came more frequently, we didn’t have to wait so long.
4. It will be very late by the time we’ll arrive in London.
5. If Dan fixes the TV, we watch a DVD later.
6. She would have been very angry if I forgot her birthday.
5 Rewrite the sentences using the words given.
1. Tommy is sorry that he shouted at his little brother.
Tommy wishes
2. We can’t afford to travel as much as we would like to.
If we
3. Karen always wanted to be tall.
Karen wishes she
4. I’ll get the test results tomorrow and I’ll call you at once.
As soon as I
5. Dan was late for work because his car broke down.
If
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