Pioneer Intermediate Unit 12

Vocabulary A. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

for the time being, of all time, slim chance, some time to kill, stand a chance, from time to time, on time, by chance, in no time, half the chance

1. I met my old History teacher...           .... at the supermarket last week.

2. I’ll be back..            ..... . You won’t even notice I’m gone.

3. I’d like to think that I can win, but in reality I don’t ....                .....

4. There’s a(n)..             ...... that I’ll be able to get tickets for the football final on Saturday.

5. Mary’s flight landed ....         ...., so I didn’t have to wait around to pick her up.

6. Who do you think is the best tennis player...             ..... ?

7. Put your bags over there ..                    ....... We’ll pick them up later.

8. I enjoy going for a walk along the beach ...                   .....

9. We sat down for a cup of coffee because we had...                   .... .

10. My uncle will eat a whole pizza given..                 .... .

Vocabulary B. Choose a, b, c or d. Write ONLY a letter.

1. This hotel has an excellent ..   [b]....for service and entertainment.

a. inspection b. reputation c. profit d. coincidence

2. When Ian realised he was safe, he gave a...   [c].... of relief.

a. flash b. blow c. sigh d. birth

3. I’m sorry about shouting before. I don’t know what ...   [b]....over me.

a. felt b. came c. went d. gave

4. When I graduated, I felt on top of the ...   [d].....

a. heart b. mind c. time d. world

5. We have to make a decision quickly. If we....   [a].. , it may be too late.

a. hesitate b. expand c. remove d. progress

6. Raymond couldn’t sleep. He was....   [d]... and turning all night.

a. spilling b. sleeping c. jumping d. tossing

7. I’m sorry to hear about your bad performance. Better ...   [a]....next time.

a. luck b. late c. win d. chance

8. Let’s think about this some more before we start....   [c]...... to conclusions.

a. taking b. going c. jumping d. making

9. Jack was furious. He walked out of the room and .....   [a]......the door behind him.

a. slammed b. knocked c. stuck d. dropped

10. Look on the .....   [c].....side. It might be raining, but we’ve got a great DVD to watch.

a. spooky b. odd c. bright d. reasonable

11. She gave me a present ....   [c].....the blue. I was totally surprised.

a. on top of b. in c. out of d. from

12. Don’t worry about Fred. He usually sleeps like ...   [a].....

a. a log b. a bell c. beans d. ears

Grammar. Choose the correct form to make third conditional sentences.

1. If you had trained more, ................                    [you didn't lose, hadn't lost, wouldn't have lost]so easily.

2. We wouldn't have spent all the money if you ...                        [wouldn't have insisted, hadn't insisted, didn't insist]..... on going to that boutique.

3. If you had told me that you were having problems, I ..                   [could have helped, would help, had helped]......you.

4. If I ...                  [would have known, would know, had known]..... that she was in town, I would have called her.

5. If she had offered a better price for the car, I ...                   [might have bought, would buy, had bought]..... it.

6. There wouldn't have been so many problems if they ....                      [had organised, would have organised, organised].... the race a bit better.

7. We ..                    [hadn't got, wouldn't get, wouldn't have got]......lost if you had asked for directions.

8. I wish I __                [had, would have had, had had]_____ a better job. I don’t enjoy this kind of work.

9. I wish it _             [would stop, stopped, had stopped]______ raining. This rain is annoying. I want to go out.

10. I missed my flight yesterday. If only I ___                   [would get up, would have got up, had got up]____ a bit earlier!

11. If only he ___          [would be, had been, was]____ here. He’d know what to do.