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Choose the correct preposition to complete each of the following sentences: 1. The plane took ________ ( = departed) at 7:00 AM. on off in 2. They took ________ ( = saw) a play while they were in New York. on away in 3. He took ________ ( = started) smoking after his accident. on up away 4. They will have to take ________ ( = compete against) another opponent. on up after 5. He really takes ________ his father. = He is really similar to his father. after on up 6. I'll take it ________ with the boss. = I will speak to the boss about it. about on up 7. I have to take ________. ( = leave) off over on 8. After Bill was fired, John took ________ ( = assumed) his position. ...
Advanced Expert Progress Test 2 (Modules 3–4) ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS Vocabulary and Grammar 1 For questions 1–9, read the sentences below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. I’m not sure if the weather (1) _____ any good next Friday but let’s hope so. It’s been quite off and (2) _____ this week; showers one minute, sunshine the next. As long as it’s not windy, we’ll be fine. I know you’ve never done a parachute jump before but I guarantee you’ll get a real (3) _____ from it. Admittedly, the first time I had butterflies in my stomach the moment the plane left the (4) _____ and when it came to the actual jump, I found myself (5) _____ to the spot before someone kindly helped me out of the plane. As soon as I got over my initial fear, I realised how much I loved the experience and how silly it was to get into a (6) _____ about jumping out of the plane. After all, doing a tandem jump is really straightforward. Once they’ve given us the special (7)...
Word formation V ocabulary building 1 Suffixes: -ing, -ible, -able, -ent, -ant, -ful, -ial, -ed, -ive Examples: amusing, collapsible, dependable, dependent, hesitant, influential, pleased,productive 2 Suffixes: -ate, -ive, -ous, -etic, -c(al), -ful, -less Examples: affectionate, aggressive, dangerous, energetic, historic(al) , hopeful, successful,hopeful, defenceless 3 Suffixes: -ment, -ation, -ion, -ce, -y -ness, -ant, -ence, -ure, -iour Examples: amusement, confrontation, decision, defence, discovery, participant, persistence, pleasure, saviour 4 Suffixes: -cy, -ty, -ence, -fly, -y, -ness, -fly, -ance Examples: accuracy, cruelty, confidence; happiness, diversity, jealousy, loneliness, popularity, tolerance 5. Suffixes: -en, -ise Examples: deepen, generalise 6 Suffixes: -ify, -en Examples: beautify, strengthen Prefixes and suffixes Wordformation1 word formation2 Practice of word formation 1/word formation exerci...
The task The following pie charts show the results of a survey into the most popular leisure activities in the United States of America in 1999 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Step 1: seeing the big picture The first step is to identify the main points of the two charts. This is not just an important part of the task and your band score, it will also help you write your description. The main points are normally obvious. Sometimes they are so obvious that candidates ignore them. Look at these questions: How many activities are there in each chart? – Just count Are the activities the same in each chart? – Read the key Are there any changes in popularity between the two years? – Look at the colours You should get these answers: There are 8 activities for each year 7 of 8 activities are the same There are a number of differences in popularit...