11th
form
Level
1
1.1 Fill
the gaps in the text with suitable words from the box. (There are two words you
do not need to use)
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sense timid punctual confident shy
initiative cheerful miserable
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I spent the weekend camping with
friends but it wasn’t very successful. Sally is not very (1) ___ and we had to
wait an hour for her to turn up. Apparently she had a problem with the train,
but didn’t have the common (2) ____ to ring me on my mobile and warn me she
would be late. Then, when she finally arrived, she had a friend with her,
called Jill. She was quite nice, but so (3) ___ that she didn’t really speak to
anyone on the first day. She’d got a bit more self-(4) ___ by the end of the
weekend. However, she didn’t seem to have much (5) ___ we were only 400 metres from a farm
but Jill said she couldn’t make tea because we had no water! Bill got angry at
that, for no real reason, and poor Jill almost started crying. Bill’s problem
was that he never really wanted to go camping in the first place, so he was
pretty (6) ___ most of the time.
1.2 Find
the logical ending for each of the sentence beginnings on the left.
- Rebecca was born
- She grew up
- Her first boyfriend
- She went out with him
- She went to university
- She fell in love
- They got married
- She had a baby
- Her father retired
- was a boy at her secondary school.
- in her early thirties.
- on a farm with lots of animals.
- when she was in her late twenties.
- in a small local hospital in 1972.
- for six months.
- just after the baby was born.
- with another student doing medicine.
- when she left school.
1.3
Complete the definitions of subjects
people study at university from the box below:
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psychology sociology architecture law politics agriculture medicine philosophy engineering chemistry
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1.
the
study of the human mind and people’s behaviour _______
2.
the
study of how buildings are designed and constructed ______
3.
the
study of the activities of government ______
4.
the
scientific study of substances and how they react _____
5.
the
design and building of machines, roads and bridges _____
6.
the
study of how to treat illness and injuries _____
7.
the
study of farming: producing crops and keeping animals _____
8.
the
study of the rules of the country _____
9.
the
study of the way society is organized _____
Level 2
2.1 Choose the correct answer to
complete the sentence.
1
I've ........ made some coffee.
It's in the kitchen.
a)
ever b) just c) never d) yet
2
We.............. to Ireland
for our holidays last year.
a)
goes b) going c) have gone d) went
3
Robert…….... ill for three weeks. He's still in hospital.
a)
had been b) has been c) is d) was
4 My
arms are aching now because ….........
since two o'clock.
a)
I'm swimming b) I swam c) I swim d) I've been swimming
5 I'm
very tired. ………. over four hundred miles today.
a) I
drive b) I'm driving c) I've been driving d) I've driven
6 When
Martin ……………..the car, he took it out for a drive.
a)
had repaired b) has repaired c) repaired d) was repairing
7 Janet
was out of breath because…… ...
a)
she'd been running b) she did run c) she's been running d) she's run
8
Don't worry. I ……….. be here to help you.
a)
not b) shall c) willn't d) won't
2.2 Complete
the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. Use the past perfect or
would have.
Nick:
United didn't play very well today.
Tom: We
were awful. But if Hacker had taken (take) that easy chance,
we would have won (we / win).
Nick:
We didn't deserve to win. It (1)………………………………. (be) pretty unfair if
Rangers (2)…………………………………(lose).
Tom:
Hacker was dreadful. My grandmother (3)
........................................ (score) if
(4)
........................................ (she / be) in that position.
Nick:
And if Burley (5) ..................................... (not / be)
asleep, he (6) …………….
(not / give) a goal away.
Tom:
If Johnson (7).......................……………… (not / be) injured when we
needed him most, (8)
………………………………..(it/be) different.
Nick:
Yes, (9)………………………………(we / beat) them if (10)………………………… (he / be) fit.
Level 3
3.1
Write about your attitude to higher
education. Include this information:
·
theoretical knowledge or practical
skills: what is more important?
·
your future career
·
boys and girls: who needs education
more?
P. S. I've got the right answers. Post yours in the comments box and I'll check them.
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