Vocabulary
A Complete the sentences with the correct word in the proper form.
culture • experience • adventure • pass • top • head • share • grab • embassy • run
1 Who was ... by when we talked about your holidays in Europe?
2 While travelling in Italy we learnt a lot about its ... and traditions.
3 I stood up on ... of a pile of books to see what was on the upper shelf.
4 I took up parachuting to have unusual ... in my life.
5 He couldn’t talk to me as he was ... to some important meeting.
6 When all gathered in front of the fire we could share ... of our trip to Singapore.
7 Mike had to get his new passport from the ... before going to the airport.
8 Polly ... her lunch with her classmate as both girls were hungry.
9 Don’t ... after the dog, it can easily bite you.
10 Leaving the flat Molly ... her school bag and said goodbye.
B Underline the correct item.
1. to catch / grab a bus
2. in the middle / centre of nowhere
3. the turning point / dot
4. an idea came / got to me
5. raise / get up money from investors
6. a catchy / caught name
7. to set / make up an office
8. a search machine / engine
9. show no sign / hint of fading
10. to launch / start a project
C Fill in the prepositions (on • into • to • by • from • at) if necessary.
1. Run … the bushes
2. Stop … a place
3. Feed an apple … some monkey
4. Play … ear
5. To get a passport … the embassy
6. Disagree … everything
7. Commitment … doing sth
8. Appear … a page
9. Criticism … experts
10. Respond … requests
D Fill in the missing part of the word taking them from the frame.
night tail chart breath user child singer net make high
1. a long-… boat
2. brain…
3. …-friendly
4. a ...working site
5. ...-topping
6. a ...-songwriter
7. wear ...-up
8. ...-pitched singing
9. a ...taking event
10. ...-time ghost
Grammar
E Choose the correct answer.
1 Sally was travelling while I … in Japan.
A stayed B has stayed C was staying
2 What did you do yesterday? I phoned you at two. – I … at two.
A was walking B walked C has walked
3 – Was Pete reading when we were drawing that picture? – Yes, …
A he was B he were C we were
4 The TV … for three hours when it suddenly broke.
A worked B has been working C had been working
5 Sue … all the house work by four.
A did B had done C had been doing
6 Pauline … to the park when a child.
A went B had gone C used to go
7 I was so happy as I … all the necessary stuff.
A had prepared B prepared C had been preparing
8 How long … you … here? – About a year.
A had been living B was living C lived
9 The child … to going to bed at nine.
A used B was used C uses
10 We … dinner from three to four yesterday.
A had B were having C had been having
Everyday English
F Choose the correct response.
1 A: What was it like?
B: a It was nice, really.
b Not really.
2 A: Did you enjoy it?
B: a It was nothing special.
b Yes, it was great.
3 A: It was fantastic!
B: a The performance was amazing!
b But not very much! 4 A: You didn’t answer your phone.
B: a Yes, sorry. I was away.
b Yes, that’s all right.
5 A: I was in the theatre.
B: a Really? Oh!
b What was it like?
Reading
G Read the text and mark the sentences T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated).
1 The speaker promised to himself to spend more time on travelling.
2 The speaker couldn’t afford an expensive trip.
3 The speaker’s habit was not to waste money on anything.
4 The speaker had an extravagant taste in travelling.
5 These days all the airlines offer a lot of cheap travels.
6 EasyJet is a budget airline company.
7 The speaker never worries about his travels with budget airlines.
8 The speaker prefers EasyJet to all other companies.
9 The speaker lives in Glasgow.
10 The best way to fly cheaply is to use Skyscanner.
Grammar
E Choose the correct answer.
1 Sally was travelling while I C in Japan.
A stayed B has stayed C was staying
2 What did you do yesterday? I phoned you at two. – I A at two.
A was walking B walked C has walked
3 – Was Pete reading when we were drawing that picture? – Yes, A
A he was B he were C we were
4 The TV C for three hours when it suddenly broke.
A worked B has been working C had been working
5 Sue я не понял что в А ,так что тут хз all the house work by four.
A did B had done C had been doing
6 Pauline … to the park when a child.
A went B had gone C used to go
7 I was so happy as I B all the necessary stuff.
A had prepared B prepared C had been preparing
8 How long have you ben living here? – About a year.
A had been living B was living C lived
9 The child C to going to bed at nine.
A used B was used C uses
10 We C dinner from three to four yesterday.
A had B were having C had been having
Everyday English
F Choose the correct response.
1 A: What was it like?
B: a It was nice, really.
2 A: Did you enjoy it?
b Yes, it was great.
3 A: It was fantastic
b But not very much! 4 A: You didn’t answer your phone.
B: a Yes, sorry. I was away.
5 A: I was in the theatre
b What was it like?
Объяснение:
From an early age we have been taught to be honest with people around us. Our parents and teachers always make us tell the truth and disapprove of a lie. Yet many of us consider honesty not to be the best policy.
In my opinion, people have to set heart on absolute honesty and avoid deceiving others. The main reason is simple and expressed by the famous saying that we must treat others how we want to be treated. If a person does not want to be deceived by others, he/she should refrain from deception. In addition, an honest person is always trusted, which is very important in any sphere of life. For example, your boss can give you more serious tasks because he or she is sure of your good faith. For this reason, you are more likely to get promotion than anybody else.
But there people who often venture to entrench upon the truth. They explain it on the basis that sometimes the truth can do harm to a person. If somebody commits adultery and makes no secret of it, this person may carry his or her spouse to the verge of terrible offenses. In this respect honesty is not the best policy.
Nevertheless I cannot agree with my opponents because I am convinced that not the truth itself can be harmful but the way it is told. If you say things to people right in the face, you hurt them without fail. Yet politeness and tact can diminish negativity and have a better effect.
To sum up, honesty is the best people’s quality. Liars are always held in low esteem, and they end up in being socially rejected.
