VII. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1. The oceans contain about 97% of the world’s water supply, and about another 2% of the world’s water is ices.

2. Brain waves patterns vary among different people and in different activities.

3. Dinosaurs are classified as reptiles, although some appear to have been warm-blood.

4. Human brain are more powerful than those of other species because of their complex circuitry.

5. The brain loses fifty thousands neurons a day and yet maintains its basic patterns and memories.

6. Each part of the brains controls a separate part of the body.

7. Intelligence is the ability to use thought and knowledges to understand things and solve problems.

8. The number of oxygen available to the brain is important.

9. If your brain gets fewer oxygen than it needs, you could become unconscious.

10. The most animals rely on instinct.

VIII. Choose the correct answer.

Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp?

Many things had to be invented and built before electric lamps could really …1… (use, used, be used, be using) by all; machines to …2… (measure, test, obtain, take) the electricity each home or office used; things …3… (make, to make, making, to be made) it certain that the electricity in the wires did not …4… (like, put, start, begin) fires; things to send electricity …5… (to, by, at, in) the right places.

Everything that was …6… (obtained, accepted, tried, needed) had to be thought of and …7… (building, built, was building, builds) by Edison and the men who worked …8… (about, near, with, together) him. There was no place where they could buy the things they …9… (need, are needing, were needing, needed). Edison made 360 inventions …10… (less, least, much, more) in order to send electric power to …1… (whoever, wherever, whatever, whenever) it was wanted.

Edison directed all the work himself, …12… (to test, test, testing, tested) new machines, pulling wires underground, fixing lights, and so on. He …13… (seemed, worked, thought, looked) to be everywhere at the same time. He wanted his men to do as much as he …14… (was done, is doing, does, did). But he …15… (neither, never, nor, ever) asked them to do things he …16… (oneself, themselves, itself, himself) would not do or could not do.

He had never thought much about regular hours for sleep; and he often …17… (forgot, remembered, thought, wanted) completely about sleeping. He …18… (sleeps, was sleeping, slept, can sleep) for a few minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room at his power station, …19… (in, at, with, within) a metal box for his bed. …20… (For, At, During, Between) these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.

IIII. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.

You can now phone almost any country in the world, although in some cases you can only call major cities. When you cannot make a direct dialing call, you can ask the international operator to help you. This more expensive and takes more time, but it may be helpful if you want to speak to a particular person and no one else. In this case you should ask for a ‘person to person’ call. Even more expensive is a reverse charge call where the person who receives the call pays. If the international line is busy, you can reverse a call: explain the number you want and the operator will call you back when the line is free. You can save money by calling outside office hours, e.g. early in the morning, late at night, and no Sundays.

1. What is the most expensive type of call?

2. What do you do if the international line is engaged?

3. When is it cheaper to make an international call?

4. What is the closest meaning to ‘major cities’?

5. What do you do when you cannot phone directly the person you want?

I. Complete the space with the right form of the word in brackets.

THE HISTORY OF FISHING

…1… (commerce) fishing has been carried out since the middle ages. Before that it was …2… (possible) to keep fish for long periods, but the …3… (develop) of …4… (store) methods such as drying and salting made it possible for …5… (fish) to go on fishing trips further away. In fact, although …6… (Europe) were completely …7… (aware) of America’s …8… (exist), they were fishing near its coasts then. They were, however, still …9… (ability) lo keep fish fresh for any …10… (long) of time.

All this changed as a result of the new …11… (technology) advances in …12… (fridge) in the nineteenth century. Soon the …13… (coast) waters of Africa and the Mediterranean were full of Northern European …14… (fish). In the …15… (twenty) century, scientific …16… (discover) made during the Second World War were used for discovering large groups of fish.

I. Put the verb in brackets in the correct form.

1. When I looked at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) to open it.

2. I wanted to be the first (tell) her the news, but I was too late. Someone else (tell) her.

3. Is it important that we (be) on time for the meeting tonight?

4. The children are filthy. Where they (be)?

5. I’m going to bed. I (work) for hours and I’m tired.

6. She was badly hurt when her car hit another car. If she (wear) her seatbelt, she (not hurt) so badly.

7. Tom (sit) in a corner with a book. I (tell) him that he (read) in very bad light.

8. I wish I (know) you needed the book. I could (buy) it for you in London.

9. I (do) my homework when my mother (send) me lo the chemist’s with the prescription she (give) by the doctor.

10. We came to sit on a park bench for a rest. We (shop) around all morning and (buy) a lot of food.

VII. Fill each of the blanks with one suitable word.

When people are asked why they choose ……1…… live in big cities, most of them usually talk about the variety of entertainment to be ……2…… there. But I wonder how ……3…… of them actually feel like ……4…… to the theatre or a concert after a hard day ……5…… the office and a crowded ride home on the Underground. And how many of them visit the famous galleries and museums other than ……6…… they are caught in the rain without an umbrella?

Meanwhile, those tourists ……7…… make shopping and travel ……8…… the centre of town so difficult in the summer months are visiting the sights which the inhabitants are so proud of, but don’t quite have the time ……9…… see. It was only ……10…… moving to the country that I realized how to enjoy my free time. Living there ……11…… me aware that legs are not intended simply to ……12…… you ……13…… your front door to your car! Evening are filled ……14…… little more ……15…… a leisurely drink with friends who’d ……16…… talk about darts than discotheques. Of course, there are days ……17…… the entertainment page of the national newspaper to go up ……18…… town, but when you go……19…… a walk across the fields, talk to the postman, and see the amateur dramatic society’s latest production, you’re far ……20…… busy to find the time!

VI. Supply the correct form of the word in parentheses.

Television now ……1…… (play) such an important part in so many people’s lives. ……2…… (Obvious) television has both advantages and ……3…… (advantageous). In the first place, television is not only a ……4…… (convenience) source of ……5…… (entertain) but also a ……6…… (compare) cheap one. For a family of four, for example, it is ……7…… (convenience), as well as ……8…… (cheap) to sit ……9…… (comfort) at home, with ……10…… (practice) ……11…… (limit) entertainment available, than to go in search of ……12…… (amuse) ……13…… (where). There is no transport ……14…… (arrangement). All they have to do is ……15…… (turn) a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind, not ……16…… (mention) ……17…… (politics) discussions and the latest ……18…… (excite) football matches. Some people, however, ……19…… (maintenance) that is ……20…… (preciseness) where the danger lies. The television ……21…… (view) needs to do nothing. He doesn’t even use his hand. There are many ……22…… (argue) for and against television. The poor ……23…… (qualify) of its programmes is often ……24…… (criticize)

V. Change the sentences into the reported speech.

1. “We have moved into our new flat. We don’t like it nearly so much as our last one,” said my aunt.

2. “It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,” he remarked.

3. “I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key, so I had to break a window,” he said.

4. “It’s time we began training for our next match,” the coach said to them.

5. “I wrote to him the day before yesterday. I wonder why he hasn’t rung up,” she said.

6. “My wife wants to take a job but I’d rather she concentrated on our home,” he said.

7. “I wish you’d seen it,” I said to her.

8. “I don’t know what your father will say when he sees what a mess your puppies have made of this five-pound note,”

9. “Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun,” she said.

10. “My father forbids me to see this man again,” she said to me.

IV. Rewrite the sentences.

1. It is pointless to have that old typewriter repaired.

.... Þ That old typewriter is not ..................................................................................

2. You needn’t make an appointment to see the bank manager.

.... Þ There’s................................................................................................................

3. He lives for the others and he finds his life meaningful.

.... Þ Unless.................................................................................................................

4. The sea was so rough that the ferry couldn’t sail.

.... Þ The rough sea made............................................................................................

5. Their farm raises cattle.

.... Þ Theirs..................................................................................................................

6. He will come because he wants to be sure of meeting you.

.... Þ He will come so .................................................................................................

7. They will not announce the decision formally.

.... Þ No formal ...........................................................................................................  

8. They believe that the robbers got into the bank through the roof.

.... Þ The robbers ........................................................................................................

9. Thanks to Janet’s support I was able to finish the project.

.... Þ Had it .................................................................................................................

10. The students are doing the test that Mr. Brown gave.

.... Þ The test ..............................................................................................................