cut down on | reduce (e.g. expenses, consumption) |
cut in | interrupt sb when speaking |
cut...off | disconnect when on the phone (of supplies, communication) stop the flow |
cut...out | remove by cutting stop eating a particular food |
cut...up | cut into pieces with a knife etc. |
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrasal verb.
at | with exact time | ■ at four fifteen |
with points of time | ■ at noon | |
with festivals | ■ at Christmas | |
with mealtimes | ■ at breakfast | |
with age | ■ at the age of 14 | |
in the expression at this/that time | ||
in | with months | ■ in June |
with seasons | ■ in (the) spring | |
with years | ■ in 1976 | |
with centuries | ■ in the seventeenth century | |
with parts of the day | ■ in the morning/afternoon/evening | |
with historic periods of time | ■ in the Renaissance | |
in the expressions in a week’s/month’s/year’s time | ||
on |
With particular days and with parts of the day when the name of the day is also mentioned ■ on Monday, on Thursday morning with parts of the day when they refer to the day itself ■ on that morning, on a cold winter afternoon with dates |
Use at, on, in to fill in the gaps.
Many adjectives can be formed by adding the suffix -less or -ful to nouns.
-less means that sb or sth lacks what the noun refers to:
■ This appliance is useless. (This appliance has no use.)
■ He is a tireless worker. (He is a worker who never gets tired.)
-ful means with or having the quality of:
■ This book is very useful. (This book has a use.)
■ Green is a restful colour.
Form adjectives by adding either -less or -ful to the nouns in capitals.
Use the Past Perfect Simple (I had done) to refer to an action or event that occurred before a particular time in the past when the result of that past action is related to a specific time in the past.
■ John didn’t go to the cinema with his fiends because he had seen that film.
■ I had finished my work, so I could go out with them.
■ His mother was angry because he hadn ’t finished his homework.
The Past Perfect Continuous (I had been doing) is used to refer to an action that began before a point of reference in the past and continued up to that time or stopped just before it.
■ We had been waiting for over an hour before the plane finally took off.
■ I was feeling tired. I had been working since seven that morning.
■ He was happy when he met her at the party. He had been trying to approach her for months.
Correct the mistakes.
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The verbs feel, sound, taste, smell, and look are usually followed by adjectives.
■ That cake you made tasted delicious.
■ You sound exhausted. Why don’t you have a rest?
■ This material feels very soft.
■ Doesn’t she look beautiful?
■ Don’t these roses smell sweet?
Fill in the gaps with appropriate adjectives.
For numbers 1-9, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (✓) by the number. If a line has a word that should not be there, write the word in the box.
DIRTY DISHES
1___________ George called his mother and announced him excitedly that he had just
2___________ been met the woman of his dreams but he didn’t know what to do next. His
3___________ mother suggested that he send to her flowers and invite his new friend to
4___________ his apartment for a home-cooked meal. George thought this a great
5___________ strategy and in a week later, the woman came to dinner. His mother phoned
6___________ after their date to see how things had gone on.
7___________ ‘I was totally humiliated,’ he moaned. ‘She insisted on washing the dishes.’
8___________ ‘What’s wrong with that?’ asked from his mother.
9___________ ‘We hadn’t started to eating yet,’ George replied.
For numbers 10 - 20, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
THE UNWANTED GUEST
(10)…………………. placing the rifle he had carried on his shoulder in a corner of the room, he advanced to the (11)…………………. and without speaking, or even glancing at me, (12)……………………….. lit his pipe and began smoking. The dogs, after growling and snapping at the (13)………………… cat, gave me a very (14)……………………. reception. They sat down on the hearthstone on either side of their (15)……………………. master, (16)………………… observing all that he did. There was a (17)……………………… difference between the dogs. One was a bulldog of the largest size (18)……………, an impressive and (19)……………….. brute; the other was small, deep-chested, and strong-limbed. I watched the man and his companions with silent (20)…………………….. |
CARE FIRE THINK PITY POLITE SILENCE/OBEY REMARK IMAGINE/POWER CURIOUS |
For numbers 21 - 28, read the text below and think of the word which fits each space. Use only one word in each space.
BIG FOOT
It was the end of February. A couple were sitting in their car one night, just gazing (21)………………… the stars above when they saw an unexpected sight in the beam of their car’s headlights. It had (22)………………… stopped raining and there was no wind. They stopped looking at the stars and immediately lowered (23)………….. eyes to the front of the car. That’s when they (24)………………… Both of them stared at it until it was (25)…………………. of sight. (26)……………… a few seconds, it had crossed the road in only three or four steps. They wondered (27)……………. it was a horse or a cow, but it was too tall. When they reported their sighting to the authorities, they described it as being 3 or 4 metres tall and that they had never seen (28)………………. like it before.
For numbers 29 - 33, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given.
29. Peter had been caught peeping through the keyhole, so he was punished. (as)
Peter………………………………………. caught peeping through the keyhole.
30. There's no point in advising him. He won’t listen. (pointless)
It’s…………………………………………. He won’t listen.
31. She tried to peer through the fog but she couldn’t see the car in the distance. (make)
She tried to peer through the fog…………………………………… the car in the distance.
32. I glimpsed him in the crowd just before he disappeared from sight. (caught)
I…………………………….. in the crowd just before he disappeared from sight.
33. The food smelled good and it tasted delicious too. (only)
Not…………………………. good, but it tasted delicious too.