Name

Date
1. Replace the words in italics with the
correct form of these phrasal verbs.
do up

dress up

take (something)
of
Ace:

go
with
wrap
up

put (something)
on
wear out

You know I hate 1) putting on

smart clothes to go out!

dressing up

Group

competition! How are things Tess?

Tess: Absolutely great! I 1)

(really/enjoy) myself and everyone 2)

(look
after) me really well.
Carol: You 3)
(spend)
five days here at the spa, having your

Mum: Well, you can 2) remove those

makeover, arent you? What exactly 4)

trainers and swap them for shoes, for a

.. (happen)

start!

every day?
Tess: Well, each day they 5)

Ace: But my shoes dont 3) match these

jeans.

(focus) on a
diferent aspect of your appearance and 6)

Mum: Well, 4) wear them anyway.

Your
trainers are 5) getting very old
And 6) fasten some more
buttons on your shirt!
Ace: OK. Im ready. Bye!
Mum: You cant go out like that! Its
freezing outside! For goodness sake, 7)
wear something warm!

(work) on that:
your face, hair, make-up, diet and your selfimage. But the last day is the best! Thats
when they 7).. (bring)
us loads of diferent clothes to try on and we
8)..(have) a
fashion makeover!
Carol: It 9).
(sound)good, Tess! And what 10)
(you/do) right

2. Choose the best word or phrase to

complete the sentences.

now?
Tess: Right now, its foodieday and I 11)

a. It doesnt matter/isnt mattering what you

..(learn) how to eat all the

look like, but what you feel like.

b. Some of my friends dont care/arent

right foods to give me all the energy I need.

caring about fashion.

c. Suzy appears/is appearing in a TV teen
show at the moment.
d. Most teens hate/are hating stupid fashions.
e. Does your best friend agree/Is your best
friend agreeing with you about your taste in
f.

clothes?
I feel/Im feeling that it wouldnt be a good
idea to change my hairstyle.

At the moment, as you see, I 12)

(eat) a
huge salad!
Carol: What 13)..
(the others/think) of the course?
Tess: Oh, one girl 14)
.(always/
complain) that her friends wont know her
when she gets out of here, but I 15)
(think) she

3. Complete the conversation with the

correct form (present simple or present
continuous) of the verbs in brackets.
Carol: So, here we are, saying hello to Tess,
the lucky winner of our makeover

16)..
(just/joke)!
Carol: Really good talking to you, Tess!
Enjoy the rest of your makeover!
Tess: Thanks so much, Carol.

g. When we were getting/got to the palace, we

4. Replace the underlines words using the

went/were going to look at the beautiful

correct form of these phrasal verbs

gardens.

(can be used more than once).

take

take

take

in

on

over

take of

take
up

a. It was getting hot so we removed our coats.

..
b. The museum caf is accepting new waiters
if you need a job.
..
c. All our shopping filled two seats on the bus.
..
d. She started archaeology as a hobby about a
year ago.

e. Lisa was listening carefully and absorbing

Comparatives and superlatives

6. Complete the sentences with one
missing word.
a. The further we walked around the city, the
.exhausted we felt.
b. The local craft centre was disappointing
since it was smaller we had
imagined.
c. He was . far the most
talented illustrator of childrens books in
the country.
d. I wouldnt say that museums are

all the information.

f.

Im fed up of washing all these dishes. Can

. Interesting as leisure centres

myself.
e. The Modern Art gallery was

you do this job for a while?

impressive than the

g. Do you feel scared when the plane leaves

the ground? .
h. Simon accepted the challenge of learning
French in a month.
..
5. Choose the correct form (past simple or
past continuous) to complete the
sentences.
a. The tourists admired/were admiring the
castle when it started/was starting to rain.
b. The artist finished/was finishing his painting

guidebook said. We thought it was a waste

f.

of time.
most fantastic
experience I had last year was when we
went to the Planetarium.

7. Complete the sentences with the

superlative form of the most suitable
adjective.
a. Masai men have the
.. hairstyles.
(boring/interesting)

and was showing/showed it to us.

c. We were knowing/knew that tickets for the
talk were/were being on sale at the
bookshop.
d. The glassblower worked/was working in his
studio when the students arrived/were
arriving at 9a.m.
e. Last summer in Canada, we visited/were
visiting somewhere interesting every day
f.

and we were taking/took lots of photos.

At Epidavros, the actors got/were getting
ready as all the people were
arriving/arrived.

b. One of the .
French artists was Claude Monet.
(famous/bad)
c. The form of
music is song. (late/early)
d. The diamond in the
world is the Millennuium Star, worth 200
million. (valuable/cheap)
e. The Bodleian Library in Oxford is the second
.. library in the UK. It has

a copy of every book that is published.

f.

(small/big)
Doctor Who is TVs
.. running sci-fi
show. It was first shown in 1963.
(short/long)

8. Complete the second sentence so that

it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the words given.
a. James did this History project without any
help.

BY

James did this

by himself

.
b. The whole class helped to make this display.
ONE
The pupils

to make

this display.
c. The students wanted to paint the classroom

The future
10.Choose the correct form to complete
the sentences.
a. Its going to be/being a beautiful day
tomorrow.
b. Our club is planning/plans a mountain walk
for next weekend.
c. Well have learnt/ll learn how to water-ski
by the end of next week.
d. The ferry for the island leaves/is leaving at

on their own.

9 oclock every morning. Dont miss it!

e. Ill/m going to carry your sleeping bag for

BY
The students wanted to paint the classroom

f.

d. I had a great time on the school trip.

MYSELF
I really

on the

school trip.
e. One teacher was talking to another teacher.

you if youll cook the supper!

A: What are your plans for tomorrow?
B: Well, well climb/re going to climb that

mountain.
g. This time next week well be travelling/ll
travel across Europe.
h. They will swim/re going to swim in the lake
this evening.

OTHER
Two teachers
f.

Nobody taught Kelly to play the guitar. She

learned on her own.
HERSELF

to play
Ithedont
go
to
school
guitar.
Kelly

Gemma, who is fourteen, 1)..(not/be) in a classroom for two

9. Complete
the text
with the past simple,
years. Instead,
she 2)..(study)
at home. Gemma 3)
present
perfect or present perfect school because she had problems with the lessons and
(leave)
continuous
form of the
in
couldnt concentrate.
Sheverbs
4).(lose)
all her self-confidence and
brackets.
she was fed up of getting bad marks. Eventually, her parents 5)
(feel) angry that no-one was helping Gemma, so her mum 6)
..(decide) to leave her part-time job and educate Gemma at
home.
11.Put the words
insame
the correct
For the last two years, Gemma 7).(follow)
the
lessons order
from to
make
sentences
or questions.
the National Curriculum as most pupils in the UK. At first
Gemmas
mum 8)
.(not/know) what to do, but both of Gemmas parents 9)
..(receive) plenty of advice since her mum started teaching.
All of them are happy, because Gemmas work 10)...(improve)

(have) extra maths lessons from a tutor for the last two months.

a. you / will / get / How / the cave system /

into
b. have / the end of the week / will / ridden /
by / She / a thousand kilometres
c. the youth hostel / Will / staying / be / at /
you
d. we / This time / will / surfing / next week, /
in / the Pacific / be
e. to go / camping / going / with you / Im / not
/ again
f.

coming / you / Are / on / with us / the

adventure activities

g. after / until / They / be / wont / returning /

dark
12.Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the present simple or
the future simple (will).
a. As soon as the rain ..(stop),
well (set of).
b. When Jeni(hear)
from the company, she
.(book) her trip.
c. We ...(walk) until it
..(get) dark.
d. They(tell) us what the
challenge is when we .(get)
there.
e. After you ..(climb) the hill,
the leaders
f.

(organise) the next stage of the expedition.

We..(put out) the
fire carefully before we

(leave) the camp.

13.Match these words with the correct
activity.
basket
brakes
petrol
wheel
paddle
rink
driver
trapeze
clown 1. headlights
track
skates
Rally driving
juggler
river
gas
tightrope

2. Kayaking
3. Hot-air ballooning
4. Circus
5. Ice-skating