Контрольная работа Part A

Exercise 1.    Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct answer.
1)    Everyone said they had _________ themselves at the wedding.
A    enjoyed        С    pleased
В    impressed        D    excited
2)    Mary seems to go out with a different _________ of friends almost every night.
A    group            С    company
В    band            D    collection
3)    People can become very _________ when they are stuck in traffic for a long time.
A    nervous        С    stressful
В    bad-tempered    D    pressed
4)    More and more people are living into _________ age and it's a serious social problem.
A    high            С    far
В    ancient        D    old
5)    Stephanie seems to be very _________ with her classmates.
A    likeable        С    known
В    famous        D    popular
6)    Most _________ people have no idea what it's like to be famous.
A    usual            С    typical
В    ordinary        D    medium
7)    When my parents got divorced, my best friend was very _________ and
listened to all my problems.
A    likeable        С    sympathetic
В    amusing        D    enjoyable
8)    Rita's very _________ and easily gets upset when people criticise her.
A    level-headed    С    sensible
В    sensitive        D    open-winded
9)    Police were called in when the _________ of people began to get violent.
A    crowd            С    audience
В    company        D    herd
10)    My dad says he once met Robbie Williams when he was still _________.
A    unknown        С    infamous
В    hidden        D    unrelated
Exercise 2.    Topic vocabulary in contrast. Choose the correct word.
1)    These days, many parents find it difficult to assist / support a large family.
2)    Forgetting to thank us for dinner is usual / typical of George.
3)    My grandma doesn't have any close / near family her own age left.
4)    In ancient / old times, people had a very different view of the world.
5)    Who was to blame / fault for the argument?
6)    Don't you know it's kind / polite to close your mouth when you are eating?
7)    Nathan's parents were very enjoyed / pleased when they saw him in the school play.
8)    I have a very good connection / relationship with my mother.
Exercise 3.    Phrasal verbs. Complete using the correct form of the words in italics. You need to use one word twice.
get    make        put        look        bring        fall        grow
Personality
Some of us seem to be infinitely kind, while others seem to 1) _________ down on everyone around them. Some of us never forget an argument, while others 2) _________ up and forgive easily. As we 3) _________ up, our personality develops and we find that we 4) _________ on with certain people more than others. Who we are seems to have a large genetic element, but is also influenced by those who 5) _________ us up. If we 6) _________ up to our parents or other family members, we may want to be like them. On the other hand, if our parents seem to 7) _________ us down all the time and we 8) _________ out with them a lot, then perhaps we will develop quite different personalities.
Exercise 4.    Phrasal verbs. Write a phrasal verb in the correct form to replace the words in italics. And any other words you need.
1)    The doctor said that the old woman had died ________ peacefully in her sleep.
2)    I always support ________ my brother when he gets into trouble.
3)    Tony seems to have really fallen in love with ________ Vanessa.
4)    Mark is such a bully and treats badly ________ the younger boys at school.
5)    I was surprised ________ when Michaela said I'd hurt her feelings.
6)    Richard finally met the woman of his dreams and got married and started to live quietly ________ in Australia.
7)    I saw Mrs Khan in the centre of town and she asked for news about ________ you.
Exercise 5.    Phrases and collocations. Write one word in each gap.
1)     Could ________ you me a favour and ask Oliver to see me in my office?
2)    I don't have many ambitions, but I'd like to graduate and then ________ a family.
3)    As we walked down the street, Helen ________ pity on the beggar and gave him some money.
4)    Nadia's hair looked awful, but I didn't ________ the courage to tell her.
5)    My dad can't stand ________ an argument and always has to have the last word.
6)    The new law seemed to ________ with everyone's approval.
7)    Can you ________ care of your little sister for a minute while I go to the shop?
8)    When you first ________ in love, the whole world seems a beautiful place.
9)    I don't really ________ friends very easily because I'm quite shy.
10)    I didn't recognise Ed when I saw him because he was ________ disguise.
11)    You're in a very good ________ Why are you so happy?
12)    If you keep ________ your promises, people won't trust you any more.
13)    I ________ a really strange dream last night about my best friend.

Exercise 6.    Word patterns. Choose the correct answer.
1)    The government is trying to convince people ________ the need for higher taxes.
A    with        С    that
В    of        D    for
2)    I believe that judges should be independent ________ the government.
A    to        С    with
В    from        D    on
3)    Local residents object ________ the new power station in their area.
A    to have    С    of having
В    having    D    to having
4)    Do you think they should ban people ________ smoking in public places?
A    from        С    in
В    that        D    of
5)    The MP asked ________ the prime minister was aware of the growing social problem.
A    that        С    if
В    him        D    what
6)    Most people seem to agree ________ the newspapers'criticism of the government.
A    on        С    with
В    to        D    that
7)    I don't think people should rely ________ the state, even if they are unemployed.
A    to        С    on
В    with        D    by
8)    The mayor was attacked ________ public money.
A    for wasting    С    he waste
В    to waste    D    of wasting
Exercise 7.    Word patterns. Find the extra word in each line.
Living together in society
1)    ___Hell, said Jean-Paul Sartre, is other people, and whether you agree with
2)    ___or not, we are all have to learn to live together. We may not always
3)    ___approve of that other people's behaviour, but we do have to live with it.
4)    ___It is impossible to force other people in to behave exactly how we think
5)    ___they should behave. Of course, the law bans from all kinds of behaviour
6)    ___and if you can convince to enough people, you might be able to get the
7)    ___government to pass a new law. Mostly, though, you have to let off people
8)    ___live their own lives, in the same way you expect them to allow you for to
9)    ___live your life.You don't have to pretend it that you like how some other
10)    ___ people live, but letting them to be themselves is often the only choice    .
Exercise 8.    Word formation. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
I had a really stupid 1) _______ with my best friend the other day. It all    ARGUE
started because we were talking about 2) _______ and having a family.    MARRY
I said that 3) _______ is important when you are married and she said    POLITE
that she thought that was rubbish and that4) _______ is much more        KIND
important. Well, we were 5) ) _______ to agree and, in the end, she        ABLE
left without saying goodbye. I do hope it doesn't spoil our 6) ______        FRIEND
Exercise 9.    Word formation. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
1)    My best friend has a great _______ (PERSON) and everyone likes her.
2)    I have a good. _______ (RELATE) with my mum and I can talk to her about anything.
3)    They’ve just published a book of George Bush’s _______
(CORRESPOND) and it looks really interesting.
4)    Jenny seemed_______ (WILLING) to talk about her argument with Nancy, but I eventually got the facts.
5)    As I waited for Kelly to arrive at the cinema, I bit my nails __________
(NERVE).
6)    Ignore what Sharon says about you. It's just_______ (JEALOUS).
7)    In the past, children were expected to be very _______ OBEY).
8)    Brenda blames her _______ (HAPPY) on being single, but I'm not so sure.
9)    Tom knew that being chosen as class president was a real_______ (ACHIEVE).
10)    Kevin's so sensitive that you have to be very _______ (CARE) what you say to him.