Upper-intermediat 5tudenf Book

GRAMMAR
a Complete the second sentence so that it
means the same as the first.
I I don't have a car, but I would like one.
I wish __ _ __ a car.
2 Please stop whistling. I'm trying to
concentrate.
I wish _ _ _ ___ stop whistling. I'm
trying to concentrate.
3 I regret not speaking to her before she
left.
I wish I _ _____ to her before
she left.
4 He got a good job although he didn't
have the right qualifications.
He got a good job despite ~_ ~_
the right qualifications.
5 That's the man for whom I used
to work.
That's the man I used ______ _
b Choose a, b, or c.
I opened the door quietly ___ my
father up.
a to not wake
b so that I don't wake
c so as not to wake
2 He still works ___ he won a million
pounds on the lottery last year.
a in spite of
b despite
c even though
3 That's the house in ___ Shakespeare
was born.
a which
b that
c where
4 Do you realize ___ you've done?
a that
b what
c which
5 That dog follows me ~_ I go.
a wherever
b however
c whatever
VOCABULARY
a Circle the right word.
I That walk was exhausted I exhausting. I need a good rest now.
2 I was really shocked I shocking when I read the email.
3 This company has forty employees I employers.
4 Do you do I make business with many foreign companies?
5 That lawyer must be very successful- he's got so many customers I clients.
b Complete the missing words.
I Will the company make a p or loss this year?
2 The s for their new advertising campaign is 'You'll never
find a better one'.
3 My uncle was made r ____ and had to look for another job.
4 We are planning to 1 our new product in September.
5 The bank has br all over the country.
c Complete the sentences with one word.
I He has set _ __ a new company which makes software.
2 Our local shop has been taken _ __ by a big supermarket chain.
3 They missed the last bus so I ended ~_ having to drive them home.
4 There are many different kinds of pasta, such _ __ fettucine.
5 Many English words come from French, ___ example royal.
d Complete the sentence using the bold word and a prefix.
I This word is very difficult to say. I always
it. pronounce
2 When I finish my first degree I want to get a _ _ _ _
qualification.
3 The city centre was completely after the war.
graduate
build
4 We are really . We can hardly survive on
our salary.
5 The actress wrote her ____ after she retired.
paid
biography
PRONUNCIATION
a Underline the word with a different sound
~
2
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3
~
amusing business whose misunderstand
staff branch launch m arket
colleague logo though owner
4 client biannual irritate tiring
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m
5 company shocked money worried
b Underline the stressed syllable.
disappointed increase (verb) export (noun) employee autograph