Unit 01 #99642 - Prove ed esercizi Zanichelli

Complete the text with the present simple, present continuous or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

I (have) ________ the greatest time of my life at the moment! I (spend) ________ a whole month abroad on an exchange programme in France. I (meet) ________ a lot of people and I (learn) ________ plenty of new things so far. My French (improve) ________ a lot too. Sometimes I (miss) ________ my friends and family at home, but then I go out and meet my new friends here and I am happy again!

Completamento aperto

There is one mistake in each sentence. Find them.

1. Hey, Jude. I was looking for you. Where was you? I really need to talk.
2. Mark, what a long time! Have you gone to the cinema again since we last went together?
3. – Where's Sam?
– He's not here. He's been to school. He will be back this afternoon.

Trova errore

Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions to form phrasal verbs.

1. I took ________ tennis because I needed more exercise, but I gave it up soon afterwards.
2. I have borrowed the coursebook from the school library, but I have to take it ________ before the Easter holiday.
3. There was too much information given at the meeting; I couldn't take it all ________.
4. You can have a copy of the holiday programme to take ________ with you and show your parents at home.

Completamento aperto

Tick the correct sentence.

A: Karen works a lot at the moment, but normally she works part time.

B: Mary is being a magician. She can do a lot of tricks.

C: I am always loving to spend my holidays touring Europe.

D: Bob is training to be an engineer. He's doing his apprenticeship.

E: I am not having the choice. It's either study or being failed.

Scelta multipla

Complete the text with the correct adverbs.

I have ________ wanted to take part in a magic show and I have ________ tried to join one several times without success. Despite the disappointing experience, I am ________keen on the idea of becoming a professional magician one day.
I have ________ entered a magic contest, so I haven't got the result of the test ________.
Still, I am confident about it. After all, with magic one ________ knows!

Posizionamento

Choose the correct option.

1. She ________ school; she always gets good marks.
2. I ________ of going abroad for a couple of months to improve my English.
3. You are ________ trying to cheat at school. Why don't you try studying?
4. Stop asking silly questions. Do you think you are ________ clever?
5. Can you hear what your teacher ________ ?

Completamento chiuso

Listen and say if the sentences are true or false.

A: Janet is having a shower.

B: Sarah can't answer the phone.

C: Mark leaves a message for Sarah.

D: Mark is going to call Sarah back.

E: Mark is going to be late for the meeting.

F: Mark is using the car to get to the meeting.

Vero o falso

Choose the correct option.

I am not the kind of person that ________ everything should come easy. I know that one has to work hard. That is why this year I ________ my best to get higher marks at school, but my teacher ________ that is enough. I ________ two to three hours every afternoon revising what has been done in class. What more can I do?

Completamento chiuso

Choose the correct option.

1. What everybody liked in the film was the ________ use of special effects.
2. The little child is looking at the picture in ________.
3. The scene was shot in a faraway region, almost in ________.
4. Real heroes are those people who can ________ everyday challenges.

Completamento chiuso

Choose the correct option.

At the pub down the road, they tend to be more ________ to dogs than to children. Once I saw a family with an ________ little boy who was yelling at the top of his voice. I felt ________ for them myself. Most probably, the child was ________. The place was ________ and the little boy was ________. Then the manager went to talk to his mother. ________ she stammered something while her husband put on an ________ look. The situation got worse and the people next to them looked ________. In the end, the family left the pub saying they would never come again.

Completamento chiuso