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British Council - LearnEnglish - LearnEnglish -Central

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Watch a video about transport in London. For questions 1 to 7, choose the correct answer.

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Watch a video about transport in London. For questions 1 to 7, choose the correct answer.

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1. A "cabbie" is a_________
a. taxi
b. black taxi
c. taxi driver
2. It is common to give a tip to taxi drivers.
a. True
b. False
3. Cycling around London is________.
a. not very healthy
b. not very safe
c. the best option
4. Traditional red double-decker buses are the best option if_____
a. you want to see the city
b. you want to travel fast
c. you want to travel cheap
5. The underground is the best option if_______
a. you want to travel fast
b. you eant to be relaxed
c. you need the cheapest option
6. There are lifts______
a. in all underground stations
b. in some underground stations
c. and they are faster than the stairs at busy times
7. In the underground, the message 'Mind the gap' means that__________
a. you might fall into a hole
b. you must keep a distance from other passengers
c. you might be hit by a running train

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Watch a video about Susan Bennet, the woman behind Siri, and for questions 1 to 7, choose the correct answer.

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Watch a video about Susan Bennet, the woman behind Siri, and for questions 1 to 7, choose the correct answer.

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1. Susan got her first jon as a voice actress...
a. through a friend
b. after an audition
c. by accident
2. After that first jon as a voice actress....
a. she has perfected her accent
b. she has always worked as a voice actress
c. she has worked as a voice coach
3. Tillie the All-Time Teller was...
a. a character in a cartoon
b. the voice that Susan recorded for a bank
c. a popular chidlren's song...
4. Susan found out that she was Siri...
a. when a friend called her
b. through a colleague
c. through a friend's Iphone
5. How did Susan feel when she learned that she was Siri?
a. She had some doubts
b. She was incredibly excited
c. She was angry
6. For Susan,....
a. it's cool to be on people's phones
b. being Siri has damaged her professional career
c. it wasn't easy to accept that she was Siri
7. Susan says that....
a. Siri has been more negative than positive
b. her role as Siri has made her lose many jobs
c. she gets a lot of work thanks to Siri

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1. It takes me about an hour to watch TV every day

- I spend _____________________________

2. Nowadays, children would rather play computer games than take part in outdoor activities

- Children nowadays prefer _______________

3. We spend two hours doing this exercise

- It ___________________________________

4. They often went to Vung Tau at weekends

- They used _______________________________

5. My brother likes to go swimming better than to play computer games

- My brothers prefers ____________________

6. My French friend finds driving on the left difficult

- My French friend isn’t___________________

7. I advised you to put your money in the bank

- You’d better __________________________

8. He prefers golf to tennis

- He’d rather __________________________

9. It took us five hours to get to London

- We _____________________________

10. He wrote the report in two hours

- It took ___________________________

11. I get to work in twenty minutes

- I spend ____________________________

12. My daughter spends two hours studying English every day

- It_________________________________

13. It took him the whole day to repair the radio

- He spent  _____________________________

14. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours

- It took____________________________

15.  He would prefer you to pay him immediately

- He’d rather ____________________________

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1. Have you got a cheaper carpet than this?
- Is this ____________________________

2. No one in this group is younger than Mary.
- She is ____________________________

3. Tom is the best football player in the team.
- No one ______________________________

4. Everest is higher than any other mountains in the world.
- Everest ______________________________

5. This story is more interesting than the other stories that I’ve ever read.
- This is ______________________________

6. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
- No other river ___________________________

7. We breathe polluted air. We get weaker.
- The more ____________________________

8. My father can’t cook as well as my mother does.
- My mother ___________________

9. George drives more carefully than he used to.
- George didn’t ________________________

10. No other city in Vietnam is so large as HCM city.
- HCM city __________________________

11. I don’t type so quickly as Tom does.
- Tom __________________________

12. Physics isn’t so difficult as maths.
- Maths ___________________________

13. Nam speaks English worse than his sister.
- Nam’s ___________________________

14. He spent too much money. He became poor.
- The more __________________________

15. I feel miserable when it is hot.
- The hotter _____________________________

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Exercise 2. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

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Exercise 2. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.

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1) We need to find a __________ to the problem as soon as possible.                  (solve)

2) Juan speaks English fluently and makes very few __________ mistakes.     (grammar)

3) The teacher keeps a record of every student's __________ .          (attend)

4) Air-conditioning is a ___________ if you live somewhere like the south of Spain. (necessary)

5) Don't be afraid of the dog. He's absolutely __________ .              (harm)

6) The company is trying hard to improve customer __________ .         (satisfy)

7) Measures were taken around the world to __________ airport security after the 11 September attacks. (tight)

8) We're going to change our suppliers as they have become very __________ in the last year. (rely)

9) Patricia's very __________ . She writes short stories, paints and makes mosaics. (create)

10) We need your __________ at the bottom of the page.                (sign)

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Exercise 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

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Exercise 1. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

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1. Detroit is renowned for the __________ of cars.   PRODUCE

2. If you make a good ___________ at the interview, you will get the job.  IMPRESS

3. Teaching and medicine are more than __________, they're professions.  OCCUPY

4. My history teacher has a vast ___________ of past events.    KNOW

5. You are never too old to go to college and gain some ___________    QUALIFY

6. My greatest __________ was graduating from the university.    ACHIEVE

7. The weatherman said there is a strong ___________ of rain today.  POSSIBLE

8. Some old laws are no longer ___________      EFFECT

9. Athens is___________ for its ancient buildings.      FAME

10. He was caught shoplifting so now he has a ___________ record.        CRIME

11. Despite her severe _________, she fulfilled her goals in life.     DISABLE

12. Being ___________ is the worst thing that can happen to someone.    EMPLOY

13. If you buy presents in the summer your ___________ can be very high.  SAVE

14. Due to the pilot's __________, the copilot managed to land safely.           GUIDE

15. It's important to also see the less_________ sides of the job.               DESIRE

16. I was surprised at his__________ to give up.                REFUSE

17. Children are by nature__________ of danger.                 AWARE

18. She is always___________ towards her parents.                     RESPECT

19. The hospital has the best medical_________ and fast ambulances.            EQUIP

20. You can relax in the comfortable__________ of the hotel.         SURROUND