ND b1 unit 8

1.Complete the following sentences with a suitable adjective

(descriptive depressed betrayed grateful definitive conscious complicated)

1. He gave us a very _________ account of his travel adventures.

2. She fainted on hearing the bad news and she only became____ again after half an hour.

3. Victoria felt_____ when she found out that her husband had lied to her.

4. There was no______ proof that he had committed the crime and he was set free.

5. Mary has been feeling_____ lately. We should do something to cheer her up.

6. I am______ to you for helping me finish the report on time.

7. Some theories are quite________ and need to be explained very carefully.

2.Replace the underlined parts of the sentences using the correct form of the phrasal verbs

get over- wear out- bring round- come round- wear off- come down with

1. Julia was exhausted at the end of the marathon race.

2. When my mother became conscious again she couldn’t remember what had happened to her.

3. These pills will have no effect in approximately three hours.

4. I don’t feel well. I think I have caught the flu or something.

5. It took the doctors five minutes to make the boxer regain consciousness.

6. Sometimes it takes a long time to recover from a common cold.

3. Complete the following sentences with a suitable phrase.

(least of all- most of all- last but not least -at most -at least -make the most of -in the least -to say the least)

1. You can go out with your friends for an hour)____ . Then you have to come back and finish your homework.

2. Gary is not very popular at school since he is very rude_____ .

3.________ , I would like to thank my family for all their support all along the way.

4. Joshua is really adventurous and he is not _______ frightened of extreme sports.

5. The films I like __________ are comedies because they make me laugh.

6. You should ____________your two-week safari trip to Kenya.

7. He is not planning to invite lots of people to his party, _________ Paul, who he has had an argument with lately.

8. You should drink _________ eight glasses of water every day.

4.Choose the correct answer

1. He really hurt / harmed my feelings when he called me a liar.

2. After I had sprained my ankle, I was in a lot of bruise / pain.

3. This scratch / rash on his body is because of an allergy he has developed to fruit.

4. He rose to the surface of the water choking / gasping for air.

5. John was taken to hospital after he was injured / harmed in a car accident.

5.Choose the correct answer

1. Mary didn’t wake up early and missed the bus to school.

If Mary_____________________________________

2. The weather was bad, so we didn’t go fishing.

If the weather_________________________________

3. Derek took part in the competition and won a trip abroad.

Derek________________________________________

6.Choose the correct answer

1. I don’t have enough money to buy a car.

I wish________________________

2. I regret not having accepted the job offer.

If only___________________________

3. Matilda can’t speak French.

If only____________________

7. Complete the following sentences using both, all, neither, none, both…and,

neither… nor, either… or.

1. _______Angela_____ Rita liked the film they saw. They thought it was boring.

2. ______of my shirts are clean. They all need washing. What am I going to wear?

3. We can______ have Chinese_____ Mexican food. Which one do you prefer?

4.______ of my classmates failed the Maths exam, except me. I was really proud of myself.

5.________ my parents are strict and won’t let me go out on a school night.

6.______ Jessica_____ Ron have a good sense of humour; that’s why they have so many friends.

7._______ of them is English. Jose is Spanish and Antonio is Italian.