1.Complete the table using the words listed below.

neutral

                                                             formal

                                                                                                 informal

               offspring

sunglasses

policeman/woman

               police officer

                                                    brolly

               repast

make sure


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2.Select the most suitable collocation in these sentences. The word you choose should have the
approximate meaning given in brackets.

.A (quick and energetic) walk before breakfast helps to  (increase, make stronger) the appetite.

·  The death

·  in the earthquake has now risen to 20,000. (number or total)


·  Let's take a

·  stroll along the beach, shall we? (slow and not energetic)


·  If you want to stay at home tonight, that's

·  OK with me. (completely, 100%)


·  My aunt

·  £20,000 in her will to cancer research, (gave after her death)


·  If I remember

·  she had two brothers, both older than her. (correctly)


·  If you want information about the publisher of this book, you can

·  their website at www.cambridge.org (consult, look at).


·Eating all those peanuts has spoiled-lowered my appetite. I don t   feel like dinner now.
(destroyed , decreased)









3.Match each adjective on the left with the two nouns it best collocates with


Country, delay, mistake, income, knives and forks, expression, criminal, expression, glove, dish,
problems, speech, food, story, drinks, personality, room, booth, economy, illness, mistake




additive-free

avoidable

disposable

guilt-ridden

high-minded

newsworthy

oil-rich

ovenproof

soundproof

stress-related





4. Circle the correct word

1.He was continually/continously complaining about something or other.

2. The signal/sign changed to green and the train moved away from the station.


5. Some words are not used correctly or in their usual way. Correct them.

1.      My boss rose  my salary with  2000 crowns a month. I was delighted.

2.      I am underpaid and overworked, like anybody! And I’m always stresed up.

3.      He got maternity leave when his wife had a baby.


6. Fill the gap:

Sheila and I have always got ………… like a house……………………











Now complete these sentences which include words from the table above, using the correct
preposition.
 1. She's absolutely devoted ___her mother and visits her every day.
 2. I've always had a lot of respect ___my boss, and I do enjoy my job a lot.
 3. She's been so loyal ___me all these years, I can't let her down now.
 4. He's very supportive ___his colleagues; they're very lucky.
 5. I'm quite fond ___Larry, but that doesn't mean I want to marry him.
 6. He puts a lot of trust ___me, and I feel I can trust him too.


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