Ex. 6. Complete each sentence with a collocation from the box

 

comfortable lifestyle, advantages and disadvantages, at home and abroad, social life, essential information, awful things, useful advice, communication technology, lucky man, rent rooms

 

1. Exercise classes are a good way to keep fit and improve your ….

2. Most students … in their second year.

3. They are planning to open a centre on the use of information and ….

4. The books about Harry Potter have been very popular, both ….

5. My father asked me why I said these ….

6. You can get … from the website.

7. Your son’s a …, having a father like you.

8. He enjoyed a … in his retirement.

9. Let’s discuss the … of living in a big city.

10. The bank gave us a lot of … about starting our own business.

 

 

Ex. 7. Insert the right prepositions where necessary.

 

1. Adam, clear … this mess before your father sees it.

2. … night the temperature drops below zero.

3. What do you think … your new school?

4. I found I had a lot … common with these people.

5. I never play tennis … weekdays, only … weekends.

6. It will take you … least 20 minutes to get there.

7. It’s really kind … them to let us use their pool.

8. In Cairo, the streets are busy 24 hours … a day.

9. He had a pleasant house with a view … the sea.

10. When Jane lived … abroad, she missed … her family badly.

11. What do you like most … living in this country?

 

Ex. 8. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.

 

1. Since he came out of prison no one would … him.
a) employ b) work c) pay

2. The main … of being a nurse is working irregular hours.
a) accident b) adventure c) disadvantage

3. Tammy felt very … when she first arrived in New York.
a) alone b) lonely c) single

4. She … her time between New York and Paris.
a) divides b) separates c) shares

5. The house is … near the college.
a) occupied b) situated c) made

6. Regular exercise is part of a healthy ….
a) lifetime b) lifestyle c) life story

7. Cambridge is very … and you can see for miles.
a) flat b) clear c) deep

8. Without qualification it’s nearly impossible to earn a good ….
a) work b) money c) wage

9. There are a lot of activities to … the kids busy.
a) keep b) stay c) be

10. Ken had a(n) … at work and had to go to hospital.
a) situation b) incident c) accident

 

 

Ex. 9. Replace the underlined words with a single word or word combination.

 

1. The area has become very modern and fashionable and a lot of artists live here.

2. They learn skills that are extremely important for success in later life.

3. “What’s it like outside?” “It’s very unpleasant ”.

4. I’d rather have my own house than pay money to live in a house that belongs to someone else.

5. She felt there was something unusual (surprising) about Dexter’s voice.

6. I did three hours in addition to my normal working hours yesterday.

7. She often goes to foreign countries on business.

8. What is the amount of space from New York to Miami?

9. People have different ways of exchanging information.

10. This bar is a good place to go out to if you want to meet some famous people.