MIXED PRACTICE WITH ANSWERS

Vocabulary

  1  Complete the sentences with the words below. There are more words than you need.

helicopter • be hurt • fattening • hockey stick • it’s tough • make a discovery • caller ID • treadmill

       1.  Mark is calling. I can see his picture on my …………………… .

       2.  My dad is a pilot. He’s in that …………………… .

       3.  When it’s rainy, I run on my …………………… .

       4.  …………………… being a mum. You’re always worried about your children.

       5.  If you do enough research, you will ……………………………… .

       6.  Don’t eat a lot of crisps. They’re …………………… !

  2  Choose the word that doesn’t belong. 

       1.  lung • brain • heart • toe

       2.  disgusted • delighted • annoyed • furious

       3.  kitchen • oven • fridge • sink

       4.  cloth • paper • plastic • can

       5.  chemist’s • library • office • coast

       6.  helmet • hood • bracelet • cap

       7.  destroy • construct • create • produce

  3  Complete the e-mail with the words below. 

bottles • get back to • win an award • art gallery • popcorn • cook • fashionable

Hi Janet!

I really enjoyed our trip to the ¹…………………… yesterday. Your pictures are beautiful!
I liked the picture of a girl eating ²…………………… at the cinema but my favourite was the ³…………………… preparing food. The Statue of Liberty was amazing! Did you really make it from recycled plastic ⁴…………………… ? You have got clever ideas, and your type of art is very ⁵…………………… today. You will probably sell everything for a lot of money. Maybe you will ⁶…………………… for your work. Would you like to see a film on Friday? Please ⁷…………………… me when you’ve got time.

Ryan

Grammar 

  1  Correct the mistakes in bold in each sentence. 

       1.  Did you ever visit Thailand? I’ve be there twice.

                                                                                                                                                  

       2.  Please drive slow. The road is dangerously.

                                                                                                                                                  

       3.  Should I have some sugar? My tea isn’t too sweet.

                                                                                                                                                  

       4.  If you won’t stop talking, the baby wakes up.

                                                                                                                                                  

       5.  Jack swims good than Mike, but Mike is the faster runner in class.

                                                                                                                                                  

       6.  We didn’t went to the library yesterday but we go there soon.

                                                                                                                                                  

       7.  We’re on a aeroplane. You don’t have to talk on a mobile phone!

                                                                                                                                                  

  2  Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use to be, have got or the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple or Past Continuous. 

       1.  I …………………… (need) chocolate right now!

       2.  The bags aren’t here. Adam …………………… (carry) them to the car five minutes ago.

       3.  Who …………………… my history textbook?

       4.  Susan …………………… (run) when I saw her.

       5.  The dog …………………… (not sleep) on the sofa. She’s in the garden.

       6.  The tennis courts …………………… in the park.

  3  Choose the correct answers. 

How often ¹ are you using / did you use / have you used the @ symbol to write someone’s
e-mail address? You probably ² are using / uses / use it every day. But do you know what the @ sign means? In English it ³ calls / is calling / is called “at”, but it ⁴ has got / is / are more interesting names in other languages. For example, Germans ⁵ call / are calling / calls it
a “monkey’s tail”, and in China, it’s known as “little mouse”.

Some experts think the @ sign ⁶ is used / is using / was used in the sixth century. Its modern use ⁷ began / begins / has begun in 1971. While Raymond Tomlinson, an American computer programmer, ⁸ wrote / was writing / were writing the computer code for the first e-mail, he
⁹ has decided / was decided / decided to use the @ sign. Since it’s an easy symbol to use, the @ sign ¹⁰ isn’t / will probably be / aren’t going to be with us for a long time.

                                       ANSWERS

VOCABULARY

1     1.  caller ID            3.  treadmill           5.  make a discovery
       2.  helicopter         4.  It’s tough          6.  fattening

2     1.  toe                   3.  kitchen             5.  coast                         7.  destroy
       2.  delighted          4.  can                  6.  bracelet

3     1.  art gallery         3.  cook                5.  fashionable                7.  get back to
       2.  popcorn           4.  bottles             6.  win an award

GRAMMAR

1     1.  Have you ever visited Thailand? I’ve been there twice.
       2.  Please drive slowly. The road is dangerous.
       3.  Can I have some sugar? My tea isn’t sweet enough.
       4.  If you don’t stop talking, the baby will wake up.
       5.  Jack swims better than Mike, but Mike is the fastest runner in class.
       6.  We didn’t go to the library yesterday but we are going to go / are going there soon.
       7.  We’re on an aeroplane. You mustn’t talk on a mobile phone!

2     1.  need                          3.  has got                      5.  isn’t sleeping
       2.  carried                       4.  was running                6.  are

3     1.  have you used            4.  has got                      7.  began                       9.   decided
       2.  use                            5.  call                            8.  was writing               10.   will probably be
       3.  is called                     6.  was used