Column A Column B
pickled A eggs
poached B rice
steamed C vegetables
mashed D meat
roast E potatoes
B Fill in the correct word. There are three odd words.
Scissors pinch sprinkle nourishing basically bargain flea optician’s
It takes me some time to find a good ……….
Traditional Spanish tortilla, which is ………………… a thick potato omelette, is very popular dish.
You should add another ………….. of pepper to the sauce.
There is only one ……………… market in Russia.
………………… the salt and herbs over the top.
C Choose the correct answer A, B or C.
They won the first prize two years ……
just b. ago c. yet
We haven’t left the library …………
recently b. yet c. ever
………….have you been living here?
so far b. how long c. since
This place has changed …………our last visit.
for b. since c. already
Alex has been going out a lot ………….
Last b. recently c. yet
D Put the correct preposition.
Mary went …………the flu yesterday and she stayed at home.
Boys have gone ………..the kitten and caught it.
Don’t use this cheese! It’s gone ……….
Dad is so sad. He is going …………..a difficult time.
The price of oil has gone …………recently.
E Put the adjectives in the correct order.
There’s a/an cotton/English/new/nice cushion on the sofa.
Can you give me that striped/black and white/small/Chinese tea-pot?
Bob is a/an American/young/tall/excellent jumper.
Bring me a/an wooden/traditional/beautiful/Russian matreshka-doll, please.
I like your a/an Thai/silk/square/old/blue scarf.
F Complete the sentences using a lot of, a few, a little, much, many and the words money/minutes/time/sugar/people/days/things. There are some odd words.
I’d like …………………………..in my tea, please.
They leave for Italy in ……………………………
Let’s go now because we don’t have …………………….. before the film starts.
He’s going to be …………………………..late.
They found ……………………………….to buy at the eco-bazaar.
G Fill in the gaps with a/an/the where necessary.
Ann can play ………violin.
…….Browns left for their annual holiday to ………USA from …………..Heathrow Airport.
We go to …….Bolshoi Theatre once a year.
When ……car crashed it was going at 100 miles ………hour.
In ………. Paris we went on …….boat trip down…………River Seine.
H Complete the sentences using idioms: spill the beans/crying over spilt milk/one’s cup of tea/a piece of cake/take everything with a pinch of salt
The test is very easy. It’ ………………………………….
It’s no use…………………………………… you’ve done it badly.
Great! Cartoons are really …………………………………….!
When Liz tells you something you should……………………………….
Please don’t ……………………… It’s a secret.
What you need:
4 sesame buns
300 g mushrooms
200 g of cream cheese
1 clove of garlic
300 g of boiled chicken breast
400 g spinach
olive oil
Salt to taste
How to prepare a sandwich with chicken, spinach and mushrooms:
Sauté mushrooms with spinach and garlic. Add the chopped chicken. Add salt and stir.
Rolls cut in half, spread with cheese. To put on one half finished stuffing, close the second half. Wrap sandwiches in foil and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
Sandwich with chicken, spinach and mushrooms are ready.
1. Important people or rich criminals usually need a bodyguard.
2. A bodyguard indeed is a dangerous job, beecause they can get seriously injured or even killed.
3. Bodyguards usually defend their bosses.
4. I wouldn't want to have a bodyguard because I don't need any.
5. Only strong women can be bodyguards.
6. I wouldn't want to be a bodyguard because I don't like any physical injuries.
1. A vet isn't a dangerous job at all, though they can get bit by an animal.
2. Anyone who likes anymals can become a vet.
3. I wouldn't want to become a vet.
4. Vets have to learn about animals, their inside and outer organs and the ways to treat them.
5. I don't know any vets.
6. Probably vets help my sick pets, but they weren't sick yet.