EXAM Lesson 1 UNIT
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ART AND MEDIA GET READY FOR YOUR TEST A. Choose the best option to complete the sentence. 1) You gained some weight = You put (on, up, in) a few pounds. 2) Don’t tell anyone about it. = Keep it (to, for, in) yourself. 3) Have you been in contact with Sarah? = Have you heard (about, of, from) Sarah? 4) I’ve been spending time with her. = I’ve been hanging (out, in, on) with her. 5) Please take care of my little sister. = Please look (after, about, at) my little sister. 6) He disappointed me. = He let me (down, back, out). 7) You can trust me. = You can count (at, on, for) me. 8) We often eat in restaurants. = We often eat (around, out, in). 9) I can’t understand why you would say that. = I can’t figure (in, about, out) why you would say that. 10) He is planning something. = He is up (to, for, with) something.
B. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences. 1) Are you surprised _______________ the outcome of the game? a) by/around b) by/in c) by/at 2) I’m not guilty _______________ this crime! a) of b) with c) in 3) I’m a little short ________________ cash these days. a) on b) in c) with 4) Are you excited ________________ your trip? a) with b) on c) about 5) Don’t be frightened _______________ him. He’s harmless. a) of b) at c) about 6) He’s really tired ________________ being told what to do. a)of b)at c)with 7) I don’t remember names well. = I’m not good __________ names. a) with b) in c) around 8) I’m really sorry losing your book. I’ll buy you another one. a)for b)of c)about 9) We weren’t aware __________ any problem with the water a) of b) in c) about 10) She too nervous __________ speaking in public to be a politician. a) for b) of c) about
C. Choose the suitable suffix or prefix to form the correct word. 1) Some TV shows are completely _______ for children. (suitable) 2) Teenagers will _______ rules if adults do so. (obey) 3) The report in the news paper was totally _______ wrong. (accurate) 4) I _______ mushrooms greatly so I asked to _______ them with beetroots. (like), (place) 5) The painting looked real, but the _______ was obviously a forgery. (sign) 6) George Lucas‘s Star Wars transformed 20th century _______ and raised audience ________ to alarming heights for film producers. (entertain), (expect) 7) Do you have any particular _______ where we sit? (prefer) 8) Dickens’s last novel was _______ The Mystery of Edwin Drood. (title) 9) I have been sworn to _______ so I can’t say a word. (secret)
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