Grammar
Choose the best word or phrase to fill each blank.
1. What’s __________phone number?’ ‘It’s 554 3874.’
2. ‘I __________got a computer but I’ve got an iPad.’
3. A: I love Rita Ora! _______her?’
B: ‘No. I prefer Ed Sheeran.’
4. A: ‘Messi’s the ________footballer in the world.’
B: ‘No, he isn’t. Ronaldo is!’
5. That's Jana, She is _______ to her friend.
6. Where _______ you yesterday? I didn't see you in the class.
7. He usually meets his friends on Saturdays but today he _______ out with his sister.
8. A: ‘What are you doing tonight?’
B: ‘I _______basketball with Michael. Do you want to come?’
9. A: ‘Have you got _________good DVDs?’
B: ‘No, I haven’t. I watch everything online'
10. A: _______water do you drink every day?’
B: ‘I usually drink one or two litres.’
11. She _______ speak Spanish.
12. There _______ a lot of food in the fridge.
13. More than 6,000 languages _________ in the world today.
14. ‘What________do if you found €100 in the street?’
15. A: ‘Look! There’s Hans.’ ‘It ________Hans. B: He’s on holiday at the moment.’
1 out of 5
Reading
Read the text and choose TRUE or FALSE for the following sentences.
Seven tips for a tidy desk
1. Only keep things you really need on and near your desk.
Use a tray for any papers you have to read. Have a jar for pens and pencils and have a bin near your desk.
2. Don’t keep any drinks on your desk.
Go to the kitchen when you want to have a drink or, if you prefer, keep a drink on a small table near your desk.
3. Reduce the amount of paper that you use.
Try to keep as much information as possible in folders on your computer. Before printing a document, ask yourself, ‘do I really need to read this on paper?’
4. Scan your notes.
If you have a lot of paper (magazine articles, notes, worksheets, etc.), use a scanner and keep a digital version as a PDF on your computer.
5. Use your smartphone to take photos of things you need to remember.
For example, take photos of notes to yourself, the name and address of a place you need to visit or diagrams you need to study for school.
6. Get a noticeboard.
If you really do need to keep small bits of paper, use a noticeboard on the wall. Check it every day and throw old notes in the bin.
7. Clean your desk at the end of every day.
Choose a time to tidy your desk and do it! If you do it every day, it will only take five minutes and you can start each new day with a clean and tidy space.
Read the text and choose TRUE or FALSE for the following sentences.
1. You should put everything you will possibly need on your desk.
2. It's a good idea to have a bin close to your desk.
3. If you have written notes on paper you should type them into the computer.
4. The camera in your phone can help you remember things.
5. You should clean your desk once a week.
Read the text and choose TRUE or FALSE for the following sentences.
The Electric Car
The Electric Car There are more than a billion vehicles in the world today and many of them are cars. People say they can’t live without their cars but the problem is that most of them use petrol. They’re noisy and bad for the environment, so it’s not surprising that people are talking about electric cars. They are becoming more popular. Young people in the future may be learning to drive in electric cars.
Electric cars aren’t new. In fact, inventors were designing them more than 100 years ago. They were slow and expensive but by the beginning of the twentieth century they were very popular. This changed with the invention of the Model T Ford in 1908. It was a petrol-powered car which wasn’t as expensive as electric cars. People could also travel further and faster. When petrol became cheaper, nobody wanted electric cars.
But in the 1990s people started to worry about the environment and they said that cars were a problem. Car companies used new technologies to develop hybrid cars that used electricity and petrol. They were cheaper to use and they weren’t as bad for the environment as petrol cars. The most famous hybrid car is the Toyota Prius. Toyota have sold millions of them and it’s driven by celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Natalie Portman.
Nowadays, more and more companies are making electric cars and they’re getting better all the time. For example, a company called Tesla makes an electric sports car that goes faster than a lot of petrol cars. Electric cars are here to stay this time and the future will be quieter and cleaner.
1. The majority of vehicles in the world are cars.
2. Eletric cars are cheaper than petrol cars more than 100 years ago.
3. Hybrid cars are less expensive and they are a solution to the environmental problems.
4. The hybrid car from Toyota was popular.
5. The writer feels that electric cars have a good future.
3 out of 5
