I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage.
LOOKING FOR A JOB
I finished university six month (1) _______, I’ve got a degree in business administration. I enjoyed the course very much (2) _______ I realize I should have studied a lot harder! A few of my friends have (3) _______ got full-time jobs but most, me, are still waiting (4) _______ something suitable to turn up. Meanwhile, I make sure that I keep myself busy. I look through the job advertisements (5) _______ the newspapers every day and I also ask all the people I know to tell me if they hear of any vacancies (6) _______ they work . What I am looking for is something challenging and I would certainly be happy to move to another city or even work abroad for a while. The (7) _______ is not so important at this stage , provided I earn enough to live on , because I don’t want to continue (8) _______ to depend on my parents , although they are (9) _______ generous to me . At the moment, I’m working in a nearby restaurant two evenings (10) _______ week, washing up and generally helping out, which brings a little money . The other people working there are very friendly, and many of them are in the same (11) _______ as me, so we have lots of to talk (12) _______.
II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.
1.Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
Martin’s ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.Thanks to his aunt’s legacy of £10.000 he was able to buy the house he wanted.
Had his ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3.Mary was the only student absent from class.
Apart …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4.Jane hasn’t made much progress at school.
Jane has only ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5.My parents find fault with everything I do.
No matter …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6.It’s the cheapest watch but it’s the nicest.
Not only ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7.The police didn’t at all suspect that the judge was the murder.
Little …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
8.“ What you have cooked is the best in the world!”, John said to his girlfriend.
John congratulated ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9.Now that his mother was being there, they said nothing about it.
On ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10.The last storm destroyed Lan’s house.
It‘s high time ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage.
1.Jack London/ famous/ American writer.
2.He/ bear/ January 13th/1876/ San Francisco/ California.
3.family/ poor/ he/ have/ leave/ school/ make money.
4.He/ work/ hard/ different jobs.
5.Later/ he/ return/ school/ he/ not/ stay/ long.
6.1897/he/ go/ Alaska/ find/ gold.
7.There/ he/ find/ ideas/ books / stories.
8.He/ come/ home/ start/ write.
9.writings/ successful/ he/ become/ rich/ famous/ twenties.
10.poor health/ he/ die/1916/ age/ 40.
I. Fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete this passage.
1. ago
2. although
3. already
4. for
5. in
6. where
7. salary
8. having
9. a/per
10. very
11. situation
12. about
II. Rewrite the sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before them.
1. Martin’s poor health doesn’t prevent him from enjoying life.
2. Had his aunt not died and left him her legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t have been able to buy the house he wanted.
3. Apart from Mary every students was present in class.
4. Jane has only made a little progress at school.
5. No matter what I do, my parents find fault with it.
6. Not only is it the cheapest watch but it’s also the nicest.
7. Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murder.
8. John congratulated his girlfriend on her cooking.
9. On account of his mother’s being there, they said nothing about it.
10. It’s high time Lan repaired her house.
III. Use the suggest words and phrases to write complete sentences of a passage.
I) 1. ago
2. although
3. already
4. for
5. in
6. where
7. salary
8. having
9. very
10. a
11. situation
12. about
II) 1. Martin’s poor health doesn’t stop him from enjoying life
2. Had his aunt not left him a legacy of £10.000, he wouldn’t be able to buy the house he wanted
3. Apart from Mary, evertbody attended the class
4. Jane has only made a little progress at school
5. No matter what I do, my parents find fault with it
6. Not only is it the cheapest but it is also the nicest
7. Little did the police suspect that the judge was the murder
8. John congratulated his girl friend on what she had cooked
9. On account of his mother’s presence there, they said nothing about it
10. It’s high time Lan repaired her house
III) 1. Jack London was a famous American writer
2. He was born on January 13th, 1876 in San Francisco, California
3. His family was very poor, and he had to leave school to make money
4. He worked hard in different jobs
5. Later, he returned to school where he didn’t stay long
6. In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold
7. There he found ideas for his books and stories
8. He came back home and started to write
9. His writings were successful and he became rich and famous in his twenties
10. In poor health, he died in 1916 at the age of 40