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Complete the sentences by using the opposite of the words in brackets at the end of each sentence. Use the words given above.

missed spend lose emptied succeeded fallen laughed forget failed leave

1. She tripped over the carpet and everyone         . (CRY)

2. He         the bottle of spoilt milk into the sink. (FILL)

3. Don't        to come to our party tomorrow. (REMEMBER)

4. We have           in stopping the spread of the illness. (FAIL)

5. When does your train       ? (ARRIVE)

6. We       too much money on unimportant things we really don't need. (SAVE)

7. The dollar has        against the euro recently (RISE).

8. The car        the tree and crashed into a telephone pole instead. (HIT)

9. The exam was very difficult. As a result, most of the students        . (PASS)

10.We don't expect our team to      tomorrow. (WIN)

Use the words in capitals to form a new word that fits into each blank!

1. _______         __________ people are not always the happiest. (WEALTH)

2. There was an ______         ___________ line of cars waiting to cross the border. (END)

3. He runs a _________             ________ restaurant near the beach. (FASHION)

4. The new cars are equipped with very ______          ___________ engines. (POWER)

5. It was at a very early age that she decided to become a _______          __________. (MUSIC)

6. She deserved the ________             _________ she was given by the headmistress. (PUNISH)

7. The refugees got ________            _________ from the local police force. (PROTECT)

8. _____               ____________, a number of people died in the accident. (FORTUNATE)

9. It was very ________       _________ at the disco, so we decided to go somewhere else. (NOISE)

10.We __________        _______ eat out. In most cases we get some takeaway food. (RARE)

11.There are thousands of _______          _________ people in the large cities of the world. (HOME)

12.Use your _____              ____________ and think of something that will work. (IMAGINE)

Read the text about how video games affect the lives of young people. Some of the lines are correct. Some have a word that shouldn’t be there. Write this word in the box next to the line. If the line is correct put a plus (+) in the box. The first two lines have been done for you.

Task 5

Read the text below. For questions (23-32) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).

House-sitting

One of the easiest ways of (23)            [A making, B doing, C working, D being]____ a living must be house-sitting. This is where people who are away from their home for a period of time employ others to look after their house and any pets they have.

Many house-sitters over the years have been (24) ___               [A promoted, B striking, C voluntary, D retired]_older people who liked the idea of earning some extra money. They won’t get a fixed monthly (25) ___             [A wage, B fortune, C salary, D payment]_, but they live rent free and don’t have much to do. Having the opportunity of moving around and living in different places is another (26) _               [A employment, B attraction, C activity, D occupation]___ of the job.

Of course you need people you can trust living in your house. You don’t want anyone (27) _              [A weird, B valuable, C rare, D balanced]___, so many people use a house-sitting employment agency which fully checks house-sitters’ application (28) ___            [A forms, B reports, C lists, D notes]_ and makes sure they are (29)               [A financial, B voluntary, C suitable, D stressful]____.

What might get me (30) _         [A off, B out, C down, D up]___ if I was a house-sitter would be having to go back to my own little place once the job was over. But maybe as a writer who works from (31) _              [A house, B home, C apartment, D flat]___, I could travel the world, live in luxury and have an income. I haven’t applied yet, but now I’ve learned a bit about how it works and I certainly wouldn’t (32) __           [A look, B turn, C get, D come]__ down a housesitting job if one were offered to me.

Listen to a recording about how the findings of a new research on arguing teenagers. While listening, choose the correct answer (A,B,C or D).

https://www.npr.org/player/embed/144495483/144633235#

1. A recent study found out that   [a, b, c, d]

A. parents found it stressful to argue with their teenagers.

B. teenagers profit from discussions with their parents.

C. teenagers do not learn how to solve conflicts.

D. parents are annoyed by teenagers who talk back.

2. Parents who quarrel with their teens should   [a, b, c, d]

A. avoid criticizing them.

B. try to find a compromise.

C. worry about what to say.

D. see this as good practice.

3. Videos of young teens showed that most discussions were about   [a, b, c, d]

A. staying out late.

B. bad school results.

C. part-time jobs.

D. inappropriate clothes.

4. It's important that teenagers learn how to argue because   [a, b, c, d]

A. they need to deal with disappointments.

B. they are often too emotional.

C. it helps them accept rules.

D. it is useful during conflicts with friends.

5. Teens who practised negotiating at home   [a, b, c, d]

A. tried to prevent their peers from taking risks.

B. persuaded their parents more often.

C. could resist the bad influences of people their age.

D. became more confident than their parents.

6. Teenagers who had not learned to argue   [a, b, c, d]

A. gave in more easily.

B. felt misunderstood by their friends.

C. worried about coming home late.

D. broke the rules less often. www.english-practice.at

7. Parents can support their children by   [a, b, c, d]

A. taking their arguments seriously

B. praising their behaviour.

C. being honest.

D. being interested in their hobbies.

8. When setting up rules, parents should motivate their kids to   [a, b, c, d]

A. put everything down in written form.

B. discuss them.

C. understand possible consequences.

D. agree to them.