Noisy
Noisy
Noisy
3 Pete is a bit anxious because tomorrow he's getting his school _____.
A) revision
B) timetable
C) report
6 Henry didn't _____ for the test and now he can't remember anything.
A) learn
B) read
C) revise
8 The last _____ lesson was very interesting. We learnt about the lives of people in
the 18th century.
A) Geography
B) Physical Education
C) History
1.13 Read the text and write the headings in the correct spaces.
1 Darren _____ he is a famous artist, but I don't think anybody has heard of him!
A) claims
B) replies
C) whispers
2 She's very ill today. She has a _____ temperature and a sore throat.
A) big
B) tall
C) high
3 After she broke up with her boyfriend, she stayed up all night _____ at the stars.
A) glancing
B) gazing
C) noticing
4 I just caught a _____ of something passing behind my back, but I didn’t see it
clearly.
A) glimpse
B) glance
C) stare
6 The car behind us just managed to stop in time. It was a _____ escape!
A) wide
B) narrow
C) weird
7 Have you heard about the bizarre _____ of a UFO sighting last night?
A) accident
B) event
C) incident
8 The two students _____ because they didn’t want the teacher to hear them.
A) whispered
B) shouted
C) screamed
A: I (1) phoned / used to phone you last night. Where were you?
B: I (2) wasn’t hearing / didn’t hear the phone. I (3) would watch / was watching my
favourite programme on TV. What (4) did you want / were you wanting?
A: I (5) was / was being bored and I wanted to talk to you.
A: (6) Did you / Did you use to watch the news last night?
B: No, why? Was there anything interesting?
A: Yes, there was a story about a man who (7) used to / would live in a tree! Every
morning, he (8) was climbing / would climb down the tree and go to work.
B: What an odd story! What (9) happened / was happening to him?
A: I don't know. I (10) didn’t use to / didn’t watch the end of the programme.
3 As I _____ back home, I saw a huge snake in the middle of the street.
A) was coming
B) would come
C) was came
5 They _____ a short cut home when they came face to face with a criminal!
A) took
B) were taking
C) used to take
7 The boy was screaming at the top of his voice, when his father _____ him to be
quiet!
A) told
B) was telling
C) would tell
2.13 Read the text and write the headings in the correct spaces.
Lost! Someone is here! Where's the path?
What a wonderful forest! The way back home
1 ____________________
When Cathleen woke up in the middle of the night, at first she didn’t know where
she was. It took her a moment to remember that the night before her boyfriend
Roger and she had got lost on the way back home after visiting some friends. On
the way back, Roger suggested taking a short cut through a forest. He said it was a
beautiful route and they would get home much faster that way, so she had agreed.
2 ____________________
It was indeed a beautiful route. The forest was very peaceful and green with
enormous, ancient trees and wonderful flowers. They felt very happy and decided
to get out of the car and explore it a bit. They followed a path for some time and got
to a small river with crystal clear water. They were sitting on the river bank when
they heard the sound of distant thunder, so they thought it was time to go back to
their car.
3 ____________________
That's when they realised they were in big trouble! The way back to the path was
gone! They couldn’t find it any more! Roger thought that they should go to the left,
but Cathleen thought they should go right. The noise from the storm was coming
closer and closer and it was getting darker, too. They decided to follow Roger's
idea and headed left into the forest.
4 ____________________
Cathleen was getting scared, their mobile phones didn’t work, the temperature was
dropping and it was getting quite cold in the dark forest. Soon, they couldn’t see
well enough to walk and the rain started coming down, too! It was then that Roger
noticed a small cave between two trees. 'Let's get in there to wait for the rain to
pass,' he said. And that's what they did. They waited and waited but it kept raining
hard. Eventually Cathleen fell asleep and a little later Roger did, too.
5 ____________________
So now Cathleen was wide awake in the cold, dark cave, trying to hear and see
what had woken her up. Roger was lying next to her fast asleep. She was really
scared and didn’t know what to do. 'Wake up!' she whispered to Roger, 'I think
someone is in the cave with us!' As if in slow motion, she saw something move at
the back of the cave. Was it a bear?
1 __________
Gretchen looked right and left and without being noticed slipped the CD into her
bag.
2 __________
The victim was found in his living room with a gunshot through the heart. There
was no evidence of the weapon used.
3 __________
As soon as the aeroplane took off, two armed men got up and demanded that the
plane changed direction and went to the South Pole!
4 __________
'And what is all this jewellery in your suitcase, Miss?' the customs officer enquired.
5 __________
The parents of the child are asking anyone who has information about the
whereabouts of their daughter to give the information to the police.
6 __________
Quiet as a mouse, he broke into the house under cover of darkness. He was very
good so the alarm didn’t go off.
7 __________
'Put your hands up and give us all your money!' they shouted. They were wearing
masks and nobody could see their faces.
8 __________
He approached the woman and when she wasn’t looking, he put his hand in her
bag and took her wallet.
1 We had so _____ luggage with us that we had to take two taxis to the airport!
A) many
B) lots
C) much
3 Recently there has been too _____ crime, and people are complaining that the
police aren't doing their jobs!
A) much
B) many
C) few
4 She tried to smuggle _____ jewellery into the country but she got arrested.
A) many
B) some
C) little
5 Where have you been? I've been waiting here for _____ hour!
A) a
B) an
C) the
6 Poor girl! Her brother is a criminal, so she goes to _____ prison every week to
visit him.
A) --
B) a
C) the
We all know that the law is there to protect citizens from injustice and illegal
behaviour. We know we must obey the law because this is the basis for a civilised
society, and most of us know without being told what is or should be legal or illegal.
But what happens when the laws are so weird that we break them without even
knowing it?
For example, in New York, you must buy a licence in order to hang out clothes to
dry or else you can get arrested! And in Carmel, New York again, a man can be
arrested if his jacket and trousers are not of matching colours! Now, these laws are
obviously relics of past times and nobody pays any attention to them, I guess, but
what happens if you decide to take a lion to the cinema? Is that legal or not? (Not!)
Here's another crazy law. It is illegal to take off your clothes in the street in
Montpellier, the capital city of Vermont, but it's ok if you walk in the streets naked –
as long as you've removed your clothes before you go out in the streets! And in
West Virginia, people are not allowed to own a red or black flag!
Now, for some of these crazy, bizarre laws, there can be an obvious, logical
explanation. For instance, in Staten Island you can only water the grass in your
garden if you're holding the hose (it helps you not to waste water), but most of
them don’t make sense nowadays any more. So why haven't they been changed?
The answer is probably that most governments are too busy making new laws to
spend time changing old, forgotten laws such as 'having a sleeping donkey in your
bathtub after seven o'clock in the evening'!
1In New York it is illegal / legal to buy a licence to hang clothes to dry.
2 In Carmel you can't wear a different colour jacket and trousers if you are a man /
woman.
3 In Carmel / Montpellier you can walk in the street without your clothes on.
4 In Staten Island you are / aren't allowed to water the grass.
5 Some of these laws have a weird / logical explanation.
2 Madonna has been a very _____ pop star for more than twenty years!
A) popular
B) unpopular
C) possible
3 Why are _____ so popular? They don’t act or report. They don’t do anything
important!
A) actors
B) journalists
C) TV presenters
6 She was _____ to answer the difficult personal questions the journalist asked her
in the interview and she got angry.
A) able
B) uncertain
C) unable
7 Do you think it is _____ to take photos of people without asking them first?
A) legal
B) comfortable
C) honest
8 I prefer getting information from _____ rather than the traditional media.
A) journalists
B) interviews
C) websites
Liam is a very big (1) journalist / fan / celebrity of Lady Gaga. He knows the (2)
lyrics / letters / interviews of her songs by heart and he sings them all the time. So
when he learnt that she was going to appear at a film (3) autograph / premiere /
programme he decided to go and wait outside the cinema in order to meet her and
get her (4) award / signature / autograph. He had been waiting outside the cinema
for six hours when he got tired and decided to go to a café to get a coffee. As he
was coming out of the café, he saw a lot of people shouting and pushing one
another. He realised that Lady Gaga was there (5) taking / asking / signing
autographs for her fans, but Liam was too far away and couldn’t get any closer!
1 Dennis was very __________ when his pet fish died. uaynhpp
2 My sister buys Celebrity __________ because she likes to learn about the lives
of famous people. aaiemgzn
3 Mack became very __________ with his classmates when he bullied a younger
child. npplruoua
4 Lying to me, your best friend, was extremely __________! I'll never trust you
again! dshnstioe
5 All of my friends were looking forward to the __________ of the last Harry Potter
film, but I didn’t care. prmreiee
6 When is the next Pirates of the Caribbean __________ out? I can't wait! cmngoi
7 Many people feel that they can't trust the __________ for their information.
mdeia
8 In my opinion the best actress ever is Meryl Streep. She's won so many
__________ for best performance! wrdsaa
A: I'm very tired! I (1) have been painting / have painted / painted my room all
day today!
B: Really? What colour? (2) Did you finish / Have you been finishing / Have you
finished?
A: Pale green. No, I (3) haven't been finishing / haven't finished / didn’t finish
yet. My brother (4) has been helping / has helped / is helping me and he's
there now. He (5) doing / done / is doing the doors and the window frames.
A: How many hours TV (6) have you watched / have you been watching / you
have been watching? It's time to stop and do your homework.
B: Come on Mum! I (7) haven't been watching / haven't watched / didn’t watch
long, just half an hour. And I (8) have already done / have already been
doing / already did all my homework. I've studied (9) since / for / from three
hours.
A: Oh, ok then. But I still think you (10) have been watching / have watched /
watched enough TV for today.
3 The pop star has been signing autographs _____ ten o'clock in the morning.
A) from
B) for
C) since
5 If I were you, I'd buy the _____ expensive camera of the two.
A) little
B) less
C) least
8 Ian found that the life of an actor was less exciting _____ he'd expected.
A) than
B) that
C) from
4.13 Read the text and write the words in the correct spaces.
www.my-blog.com/Jerry's_blog
Hi! I'm Jerry. I'm fourteen and I live in Kingston. Welcome to my blog!
4th April
Yesterday I went to the cinema to watch Maleficent, the new film starring Angelina
Jolie. She's my favourite actress! I think she's great! Have you seen the film yet?
I've seen all her Lara Croft films and the Kung Fu Panda films! She's so funny and
active and adventurous! I've been her fan for four years now and I've got posters
and photographs. I've also tried to get her (1) _____ twice but I haven't been lucky
so far. Maybe next time, she comes to England for a premiere, I'll be able to ask
her. What about you? Have you got a favourite film star? Do you belong to a fan
club? Do write and tell me!
Hi Jerry! I've been reading your blog for six months now and I really love it! To
answer your question, my favourite star is Ben Stiller. I find him hilarious! He's such
a good comedian! Have you seen Madagascar? It's my favourite animated film!
And Meet the Fockers and A Night at the Museum! They're so funny! I haven't met
him or got his autograph but my best friend has! He was there at the (2) _____ of
Madagascar 3 and he asked Ben to (3) _____ his name on his t-shirt! Lucky guy!
Samantha K., Los Angeles
Great blog, Jerry! I haven't got a favourite film star, but my favourite pop star is
Adele. She's got an amazing voice, hasn’t she? I've collected all her CDs and I've
put up her posters on the walls of my bedroom. I've been listening to her music for
three years now (I'm fifteen) and I can't wait to listen to her new album when it
comes out!
Josie Brown
Hey, Jerry! I'm a huge (4) _____ of Owen Wilson and I've actually met him once! I
told him I wanted to be like him and he asked me for my name, signed his name on
a poster and gave me his photograph! I've been a member of his (5) _____ ever
since that day!
Martin, Nebraska
2 Nikola Tesla's scientific _____ paved the way for many modern inventions.
A) discovery
B) investigation
C) research
3 Do you need to have special _____ to climb to the top of Mount Everest?
A) equipment
B) machine
C) engine
4 You have to hurry if you don’t want to miss the _____. It starts in ten minutes.
A) mission aim
B) press conference
C) global climate
8 One of the most important missions NASA has is to _____ asteroids from
reaching the Earth's atmosphere.
A) destroy
B) collide
C) prevent
1 Before leaving the spaceship / spacesuit / asteroid, you need to prepare well.
2 The telescopes didn’t have enough time to destroy / detect / investigate the
asteroids before they got into orbit around the planet.
3 What do you think will happen if an asteroid destroys / prevents / collides with our
spaceship?
4 Our scientists have just discovered / invented / developed a new planet near
Andromeda.
5 I don’t understand why more people don’t use the sun to produce batteries /
electricity / solar.
6 The police search / investigation / research hasn’t revealed who committed the
crime yet.
7 Solar / Global / Confident energy is clean and cheap.
8 The machine / equipment / engine he built was so complicated that nobody
understood how it worked or what it was used for!
2 I can't come with you. I _____ the doctor at six o'clock this evening.
A) will see
B) 'm seeing
C) 'm going to see
4 The Space Station _____ by our country in half an hour. I want to see it with my
new telescope.
A) pass
B) to pass
C) passes
6 'I'm going out, … bye!' 'Wait, wait! I _____ with you, shall I?'
A) 'll come
B) 'm going to come
C) 'm coming
8 Ian and his family _____ to Spain on Sunday. They booked the tickets and the
room months ago.
A) will travel
B) are travelling
C) are going to travel
A: What (1) are you doing / do you do / will you do this evening?
B: Linkin Park (2) will play / are playing / are going to play and I (3) 'm watching /
will watch / 'm going to watch them. Would you like to come?
A: Oh, I'd love to, but I can't. I (4) 'm going to help / will help / help my brother paint
his bedroom today. I promised him weeks ago and he (5) 's getting /
's going to get / 'll get angry if I don't.
B: That's a shame. I'm sure it (6) is / 's being / 'll be a great concert!
A: I know. I wanted to go but … anyway, what about the match tomorrow? Who do
you think (7) is winning / will win / to win?
B: I really have no idea! But I know that Mike's been training very hard. He (8)
's going to be / has been / is being ready for the match!
1 Doreen will visit the doctor tomorrow at 5 o'clock. She's already got an
appointment. C / IC
2 Eileen and I are playing tennis tomorrow after work. We’ve already arranged it. C
/ IC
3 Will robots take over the world in the future? C / IC
4 The boat leaves at half past six. We need to be at the port an hour earlier.
C / IC
5 Look at that boy over there! He's going to jump off the cliff into the sea!
C / IC
6 I've told you a million times: I'm giving you my laptop no matter how many times
you ask me! C / IC
7 Don't worry, I'm sure your dog will find his way back home. C / IC
8 Will I help you carry the sofa to the living room? C / IC
5.13 Read the text and write the headings in the correct spaces.
A nightmare future
Machines are now cleverer than ever before
Who knows?
Intelligent machines will be our friends
Who hasn’t got a smartphone today?
1 ____________________
We all use computers, smartphones and tablets in our everyday life. The time
when these things were considered luxury items for the elite few is well in the past.
But how is technological progress going to affect our lives in the future?
2 ____________________
Many think that as computers are becoming smarter and smarter, they will soon
take over several tasks which until now have required human intelligence.
Computers or AI (artificial intelligence) will most probably regulate traffic in the
future, control production in factories, operate delicate machines and drive boats
and trains. Some of these things are no longer part of science fiction, but have
been happening for the last thirty years or so. But what will happen as computers
evolve further?
3 ____________________
For those of us who have watched the Matrix trilogy, the evolution of computers to
such a degree feels like a nightmare. Are computers going to take over from man?
Are we going to become their slaves sometime in the distant future? Are they going
to turn evil and destroy the Earth?
4 ____________________
Other science fiction works foresee a more favourable future for the human race.
Computers and robots become very intelligent, but they have in-built laws that
don’t allow them to harm people. These intelligent machines are (according to
some writers) going to help mankind conquer space travel and protect it from yet
unknown enemy life forms.
5 ____________________
What does the future hold for computers, robots and us? Are we going to continue
developing computers, robots and the software that runs them to the point where
we, humans, become completely unnecessary for their survival? We'll just have to
wait and see.
2 Simon is very _____ of his little brother and gets angry when he gets a nicer
present.
A) ridiculous
B) rude
C) jealous
4 Irene is so _____ that she finishes all her homework in half the time that I take.
A) sociable
B) hard-working
C) nervous
6 When Peter was younger, he didn’t have the _____ to give his opinion.
A) confidence
B) attempt
C) incident
7 I was very _____ before the test because I hadn't revised very well.
A) shocked
B) nervous
C) furious
8 When my father found out that I'd driven his car, he was _____ !
A) bright
B) strict
C) furious
1 After his pet dog died he was very furious / surprised / depressed.
2 My mother taught me that we must treat / trust / tease everyone with respect.
3 She's very arrogant and she treats with respect / looks down on / takes pity on
those she thinks aren't her equal.
4 Don’t forget to make / have / do a shower before you go to bed.
5 Ryan was bright / upset / nervous when he learnt the truth about his girlfriend.
6 I often take / have / make quite scary dreams.
7 Come on! Make / Do / Take up your mind! We haven't got all day!
8 Small children can be very popular / strict / selfish because they don’t understand
how other people feel.
4 Dennis really _____ speak to people like that. It's very rude.
A) may not
B) doesn’t have to
C) mustn't
5 You really _____ think more before you speak. Sometimes you say silly things.
A) ought to
B) may
C) can
6 Mary _____ be the person who stole your money. She was with me all the time.
A) can't
B) mustn't
C) shouldn’t
8 You can’t go out with Sam; you _____ go to the dentist this afternoon.
A) can
B) have to
C) might
A: I (1) may / should / ought to go to the beach tomorrow if the weather is good.
Would you like to come?
B: Yeah, I'd love to. But I think I (2) can / ought to / may check with my parents
first. I (3) must / don't have to / can't make this decision without asking them first.
A: Yes, of course. You (4) may / could / must have a very good relationship with
your parents, or are they strict?
B: No, they aren't, but I feel I (5) must / can / may ask for their permission first
before I do something. I (6) don't have to / can't / might not make decisions alone!
A: Right. Ok then. And (7) shall / do / may we ask Anna and George to come with
us too?
B: Sure, why not? But I think George (8) can be unable / will be not able to / won't
be able to come with us. He's away with his family this weekend.
On the whole, Juliet was a popular, well-behaved girl with a lot of confidence in
herself. She was kind to other kids at school and showed respect to her teachers.
She was also bright and hard-working, something which she was proud of. So, why
had people's behaviour towards her changed?
In the last few weeks, she'd noticed that people were staring at her and whispering
behind her back. She was sure they were gossiping about her. But why? She had
no idea, really. At first she was curious, but little by little she became annoyed with
them. She wanted to ask 'Hey! What are you staring at? Why are you looking at me
like that?' but she knew that she wouldn’t get an answer. Her friends avoided her
and the teachers looked at her in a strange way. Juliet became very depressed
and little by little she stopped going out at breaks, she kept to herself and she
became shy. She didn’t know what was happening. She felt she had to do
something but she didn’t know what. Who could she turn to for advice?
Then, one day last week, she found out the reason. Someone had left a piece of
paper on her desk. On it there was a drawing of Juliet and lots of people had
written bad things about her. Suddenly, she realised what had happened. She was
the victim of bullying – someone was jealous of her and wanted to hurt her.
Someone had told lies about her and others had believed them.
She started crying. The comments were so unkind and hurtful that she was
shocked.
Juliet wanted to talk to her best friend, Millie, but Millie was also avoiding her lately.
Suddenly she felt very lonely and scared. What if she spent the rest of her life
without people to talk to, without friends? How could she solve this problem?
1 My sister wanted to take part in the school theatre / play, but she wasn’t chosen
for any part.
2 Would you like to come with me to the rock concert / ballet? My favourite band
are playing.
3 Last week the school took us on a trip to the Natural History Gallery / Museum
and we saw some dinosaur bones!
4 My brother lost his mobile phone but he made up / picked up a story that it was
stolen so my parents wouldn’t get angry!
5 Can you please put me up / pick me up from the airport when I arrive?
6 My brother couldn’t find the remote control / TV set and he didn’t want to get up
and change the channels!
7 I love circuses / funfairs but my best friend is afraid of the fast rides.
8 The plot / drama of the novel was so interesting that I read it in one night!
2 The teacher asked him why he was late and he _____ a silly excuse.
A) made up
B) did up
C) set up
4 We usually spend our Friday evenings at the _____. There are a lot of activities
for young people there.
A) drama
B) youth club
C) nightclub
6 I want to _____ my room, but I don’t know what colour to paint it.
A) do up
B) set up
C) make up
8 I couldn’t follow the _____ of the film and in the end I fell asleep!
A) novel
B) story
C) plot
1 He mustn't have been the thief! He was in Paris the night of the burglary.
__________
2 Why didn’t you call me? You would have called me as soon as you learnt the
news. __________
3 I don’t know why he's late. He might has missed the bus. __________
4 Would have Peter helped us if he'd known? __________
5 I look forward to go to the Opera tomorrow! __________
6 Do you fancy to go horse-riding this weekend? __________
7 The drama teacher decided giving the main part to Serena. __________
8 You shouldn’t have given up to try to become an actor. __________
A: Oh, no! You (1) can't / must / should have told me that you wanted to use the
camera today!
B: Why? Where is it? Don't tell me it isn't here! I was looking forward (2) to / in / at
using it! And I need it. How did you decide (3) to giving / to give / giving it to Patrick
without asking me first?
A: I'm really sorry. Patrick (4) may not / doesn’t / mustn't have gone to bed yet. I'll
give him a call.
A: Sue and Paul (5) must / can / should have arrived by now. Do you think
something is wrong?
B: No, they may have felt like (6) to take / at taking / taking a later bus. Let's give
them a call.
A: Sure, I will. Do you think they (7) must / are / may have forgotten about the
party, though?
B: No, I'm sure they intend (8) to come / coming / at coming. I spoke to Sue this
morning.
1 __________
My uncle used to love this kind of music. He would listen to it for hours at home
and I loved going with him to watch performances. The singers, the clothes and the
settings are amazing when you watch live performances! It's not ballet but there's
choreography and the singers aren't actors, but they have to be able to express
their feelings. It's a great show, really! I've learnt to enjoy this type of music
because of my uncle.
2 __________
When I was little, my parents used to take me and my brother and sister to watch
the acrobats, the jugglers and the wild animals performing. Now, of course, they
aren't allowed to use animals, and in my opinion that's a good thing. Animals don’t
belong in places like that. They should be free. However, I still consider this to be a
top form of entertainment, so now I take my own kids to look at the acrobats.
3 __________
I always look forward to visiting this place when there's a new exhibition. I'm very
good at drawing and I want to see how other artists may have dealt with a subject
that I have painted as well. Next week I intend to visit a new exhibition of
impressionist painters. Some of their works have come to my country for the first
time.
4 __________
When I was younger, I was too shy and I didn’t want to perform in front of
audiences. However, my drama teacher has convinced me that I'm very good at
acting and that I should take part in the next school performance. He encouraged
me to study the part of Othello and try to take it. I'm actually looking forward now to
appearing on stage!
5 __________
The first time my mum took me to see a performance, I was left speechless! The
dancers seemed to float on air! They were flying like birds! And their costumes, it
was like a fairy tale. The music, too, was full of feelings. I loved every minute of the
performance and I decided there and then that I would become a dancer, too!