ACTIVITY 1

Read the text below and choose from the menus the suitable answer. Then check your answers. The first alternative [ eager - fast - important - urgent ] is already done for you.

WOMEN IN HISTORY

Is the history of the world in need of correction? Some historians, mostly women, argue that insufficient

has been paid to a very important group: women.

These historians

history textbooks to be revised

so that they show accurately the role

by women.

the history books, cavemen

most of the food for their shows that 80% of the diet of

families through hunting animals. But the

prehistoric humans was vegetarian and it was collected by females.

women's efforts in fighting in wars or leading revolutions have been ignored. Textbooks concentrate on men such as Hannibal or Che Guevara and neglect

women such as Throigne de Mricourt, an opera singer who led the storming of the Bastille in 1789, or Mariya Bochkareva, a Bolshevik who organised a well-trained and

successful troop of 2,000 fighting women during the Russian revolution in

1917. Women rulers are also forgotten. Between 962 and 1582 there were at least 16 women rulers in countries Women

from Italy to Angola. . If there is no

up half the human

to their

contribution to history in the textbooks, then the real story is not being told. However many male historians

that important female figures have been kept

the history books. A attention B care C notice D study A Ask B demand C hope D want

Done got had played A According to B agreeing with C depending on D owing to A Arrange B brought C gave D provided A EvidenceB facts C proof D sign A In additionB in the end C in time D in other words A Main B outstanding C particular D primary A Absolutely B deeply C highly D strongly A Differing B ranging C separately D varying A Count B hold C make D take A Being B nation C people D race A Mention B note C record D reference A Deny B forbid C oppose D refuse A In B off C out of D up with

ACTIVITY 3
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning [ was ]. Then check the correct answers.

ISABELLA BEETON
Isabella Beeton, who born in London in 1836, is the most famous British woman cookery writer. She was well educated and finished in Heidelberg,

education

she learnt French and German.

In 1856 she married Sam Beeton, an enterprising young

publisher, and the following year

contributing a column on various

household matters to his 'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine'.

was the first of the cheap women's magazines. It pioneered the problem

page and medical columns, and introduced dress-making patterns to British readers.

France

she was only 23 she edited 'Beeton's Book of Household Management'.

This was an immense work, containing more

3,000 recipes as well as advice

on instructing servants, nursing, legal matters, good manners and bringing babies. Many of the recipes

contributed by the readers of 'The English

Woman's Domestic Magazine' and others were simply taken cookery writers. The chapters on specialist topics were and

previous

anonymously by a doctor, a lawyer

experts. But even

Mrs Beeton herself was not a creative

cook, the editing work that she did on the book is a great achievement for so young. She died

the age of 28 after the birth of her fourth son.

ACTIVITY 7
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, type OK in the blank space on the left of the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write that word in brackets. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).

MY FAVOURITE PLACE TO EAT

0 Around the city of Vienna are a few hundred of Heurigen or wine

00 taverns. Many are on the edge of the Vienna Woods at Grinzing. 1 Avoid these unless you do not mind in spending the evening with

coachloads of another tourists and sad-looking musicians with

accordians. Viennese people would rather to go to taverns which are

further away but at which you can rely on getting refreshing wine

and one simple but delicious food. My favourite is Sirbu, set in

the vineyard-covered hills of Vienna's nineteenth district. It is

best to go on a summer evening in slightly fine weather when you

can sit outside at her plain wooden tables underneath trailing

vines. A busy waitress in traditional costume will bring young

10 white wine served in jugs or by the glass, which tastes of best

11 mixed with sparkling mineral water. A range of simple dishes can be

12 picked yourself up at the counter inside: slices of roast pork,

13 roast chicken, cold vegetable salads, fresh radishes, tomatoes, and a

14 dark bread which can be eaten with cheese spiced with a garlic,

15 onion and paprika. I would like to finish off my meal with a piece of

apple strudel.

TRAVELLING ALONE
ACTIVITY 9
Read the text below. Use the words on the right to form a word (a noun, adjective or adverb) that fits in the blank space in the same line.

The first word is already done for you. Then check the correct answers.

Marina Blum, a

student, travelled by herself for

MEDICINE FRIGHTEN

ten months last year in South America. 'I wasn't by the idea of doing a long trip without a

. Some , on

COMPANY SELFISH DECIDE OCCASION CARE DANGER AGGRESSION SAFE PATIENCE

people think that travelling alone is a sign of but you are freer when you can make all the your own. When I was ill, I

felt lonely, but I made to avoid obviously

many friends. However, I was

situations. In some countries people stared and

made rude comments. Sometimes I reacted I never worried about my

, but

. I will definitely travel

like that again. Next time I will be more won't try to do so much.'

and I

MY REAL PARENTS
ACTIVITY 10

Read the text below. Use the words on the right to form a word (a noun, adjective or adverb) that fits in the blank space in the same line. The first word is already done for you. Then check the correct answers.

People tell me I take after my father. We have black eyes. I don't know whether there is any between my birth mother and me. I have no because I was adopted as a baby. The fact that I am adopted is of no look for

the same

EXACT SIMILAR

of her

KNOW

to me. I don't want to

IMPORTANT INFORM BELIEF LAW NECESSARY BRIGHT PROFESSION

about my birth parents. Your real parents are the

ones who love and look after you - that's what I My mother is a

; she works very hard and often comes

home late. She sometimes worries bad mother. She says her children

that this makes her a her life and she would

like to spend more time with us. My father is a works at home.

artist and

They are the best parents in the world. It was the my life when they adopted me.

day of

LUCK

ACTIVITY 8
Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, type OK in the blank space on the left of the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write that word in brackets. There are two examples at the beginning (0 and 00).

MY LIFE AS A BARRY MANILOW FAN

0 I at first saw Barry Manilow on a TV programme in 1979. The

00 next day I went out and bought all the records of his that I 1 could find. I have been to 115 concerts now. I went to the New

York for two weeks because of he was doing 10 shows at Radio

City Music Hall. I saw all 10. You don't go to all that way

and only go to two or three, do you? Some people say I am too

crazy, but it does not seem so excessive, if you will compare

me with a football supporter going to see his favourite team

every week. I have got more 80 videotapes of Barry and a

couple of hundred records. What I dream about is having dinner

with him. Of course, there isn't any chance that could never

10 happen. I don't think Barry understands it why thousands of

11 women feel the way they do about him. It hurts to admit it, but

12 he must sometimes to feel like running away from his fans.

13 Life can be boring, but if I will have a concert to look

14 forward to. I am excited. One day he will stop doing concerts,

15 but that is something I dare not think about it too much.

ACTIVITY 6
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Then check the correct answers. 1. It is possible that fog will delay their departure until tomorrow.

may
Their departure

until tomorrow.

2. It is essential for every passenger to carry a boarding card.

must
A boarding card

every passenger.

3. "I bought nothing abroad", Rita told the customs officer.

she
Rita told the customs officer

anything abroad.

4. "When I retire I'm going to sail to India!", he said.

he
He announced that when

going to sail to India.

5. Bill advised the children to lock their bikes when they left them unattended.

your
Bill said to the children, "You unattended". 6. Taking the train doesn't cost as much as flying.

when you leave them

going
Taking the train is

plane.

7. Peter didn't think I had read the map properly.

You
Peter said, "

the map properly, have you?".

8. The ferry seems to be turning round and coming back.

if
It looks

turning round and coming back.

9. Traffic jams are very time-wasting.

a
Traffic jams

time.

10. "You will soon be a good driver if you follow my advice", said the instructor.

drive
The instructor said I

if I followed his advice

ACTIVITY 2
Read the text below and choose from the menus the suitable answer. Then check your answers. The first alternative [ character - credit - fame - reputation ] is already done for you.

ENGLISH SPELLING
Why does English spelling have a for being so difficult? English was first written down when Christian monks came to England in Anglo-Saxon

They used the 23 letters of Latin to write down the sounds of Anglo-Saxon

as they heard it. range of basic sounds (over 40) than Latin.

However, English has a

The alphabet was too small, and so combinations of letters were needed to

the different sounds. Inevitably, there were inconsistencies in the way that letters were combined. With the Norman invasion of England, the English language was put

risk.

English survived, but the spelling of many English words changed to follow French

, and many French words were

into the language. The result

was more irregularity. When the printing press was

in the fifteenth century, many early printers of

English texts spoke other first languages. They spelling. Although one of the short-term

little effort to respect English of printing was to produce a

number of variant spellings, in the long term it created fixed spellings. People became used to seeing words spelt in the same way. Rules were were put together which printers and writers could

, and dictionaries to.

However, spoken English was not fixed and continued to change slowly - just as it still does now. Letters that were sounded in the Anglo-Saxon period, like the 'k' in 'knife', now became

. Also, the pronunciation of vowels then had little in

with how they sound now, but the way they are spelt hasn't changed. No

, then, that it is often difficult to see the link between sound and spelling. A ages B century C times D years A chat B communication C discussion D speech A deeper B longer C thicker D wider A explain B express C perform D tell A at B in C on D under A guides B patterns C plans D types A announced D found C introduce D started A discovered B invented C made up D taken in A brought B did C made D put A actions B conclusions C effects D meanings

A drawn up B fill in C got across D handed out A check B look C refer D see A dumb B quite C silent D speechless A alike B common C same D similar A idea B mention C problem D wonder

ACTIVITY 4
Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning [ can ]. Then check the correct answers.

ELSA SCHIAPARELLI (1896-1973)

The innovation of a top fashion designer influence the public's taste

greatly ideas

dress.

Elsa Schiaparelli was a French designer

shocked the fashion world of the 1930s. Today she is mainly remembered for and introducing the padded shoulder popular the fashion world the colour

'shocking pink'.

Schiaparelli was Italian

birth, but attended French, Swiss and English

schools before working in the United States. In 1920 she went to Paris

she

made friends with Salvador Dali, Jean Cocteau and other surrealist artists

influenced the design of the clothes she made for herself. As a result of wearing

own striking black and white sweaters, Schiaparelli began

orders from an American store. In 1929 the store's managers were

impressed that they decided to set her

in business. Soon she

able to expand into jewellery, perfume,

cosmetics, lingerie and swimsuits and to commission her artist friends to create further

fashion ideas. After the war, it was not clear

was going to happen to the fashion industry.

But by 1947 Schiaparelli and others

re-established Paris as the heart of the

fashion world. She continued to spread the city's fashions across the world on a large commercial scale

her death in 1973.

ACTIVITY 5
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Then check the correct answers. 1. Richard seldom fell ill when he was a child.

hardly
Richard was

his childhood.

2. Drunk driving causes many accidents.

by
Many accidents

drunk driving.

3. Why don't you stay in bed for a few days?

I
If I

in bed for a few days.

4. You seem to have a terrible cold.

as
It looks

a terrible cold.

5. Take this medicine and you'll soon feel better.

you

If you

soon feel better.

6. Apples are better for you than cakes.

you
Cakes are not

apples.

7. Can I borrow your hot water bottle?

mind
Do

me your hot water bottle?

8. The new doctor is going to give me a health check.

going
I

a health check by the new doctor.

9. Before you buy a boat, you ought to learn to swim.

had
Before you buy a boat, you

to swim.

10. I prefer having an injection to feeling the dentist's drill.

rather
I'd

feel the dentist's drill.