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Unit 02

10 esercizi
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Lingua inglese

There is one mistake in each sentence. Find them.



1. When he was finally getting a small part in the film he felt really excited.
2. While he was watching television he suddenly was hearing the doorbell.
3. When the two teenagers met at the party, they remembered they met already at a football match the year before.
4. The concert had already begun when Mary had arrived at the theatre.
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Listen and choose the best option to complete each sentence.


1. Mark has breakfast at ________.

2. At the camp last summer Mark used to ________.

3. Mark is an enthusiastic ________.

4. Mark ________ his own face by mistake.  

5. Mark thought that cricket was ________.

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Think of the word which best fits each gap.



1. I ________ already phoned my sister to say I was on my way home, when I ________ myself in a terrible traffic jam.

2. She ________ thinking of changing her mobile. It was old and falling to pieces.

3. I am getting ________ to having lunch at the school canteen. It is not so bad after all.

4. He ________ spent all his holidays abroad and now he speaks English fluently.
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Choose the correct verb.


When I was a child, I ________ a whole month at the seaside. My family ________ to the mountains in winter. There we ________ a cottage which was rather isolated. On the contrary, at the seaside we shared a big house with another family. Despite being an only child, I soon ________ things and time with the other children. Life there ________ me how to get on well with other people, a skill that is for life.
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Complete the sentences with the past simple, the past continuous or the past perfect of the verbs in brackets.


When Kate (walk) ________ into her office, she saw that Jane (search) ________ for something in the manager's desk. 'What are you doing?' she asked. Blushing, Jane (reply) ________ : 'Nothing… er… I (look) ________ for my calculator. I think I (lend) ________ it to Tom yesterday, but I am not sure whether he gave it back to me.' Kate (know) ________ that this wasn't true and that Jane (lie) ________, but she (feel) ________ tired that morning as she (not sleep) ________ well. So she said nothing, (sit) ________ down at her desk and started checking her mail.  
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Complete the sentences with a word that fits the gap, using the word given in capitals with the correct suffix. The same suffix may be used ONLY twice.


1. He worked very hard for the company and certainly deserved the
________ when it finally came. (PROMOTE)

2. The ________ wanted to organise a meeting with all                     
her ________ to give them the bad news. (MANAGE, EMPLOY)      

3. Tom is doing his ________ ; he will then become a full-skilled worker. (TRAIN)

4. I have applied for a  ________. I would very much like to become               
a member of the club. (MEMBER)

5. That project wasn't successful. It was a real ________. (FAIL)


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


1. Please, ask Jane to call me ________ when she gets home. I need to talk to her.
2. Guess who I ran________ this morning! Paul Gainsbourg, the English teacher at our primary school.
3. I think you can count ________ him. He is a very reliable person.
4. Well, the situation is quite complicated. We will have to work ________ some kind of solution.
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Match the words to their definitions.



1. A group working together ________
2. Relaxed and tolerant ________
3. Workmate ________
4. Exciting and successful ________
5. Costs ________
6. Aim ________



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Choose the correct option.




1. My employer is very pleased with our sales this month and has promised to give us all a ________ at the end of the month.
2. Each one of you should concentrate on your ________. I'll be back in half an hour to check your ________.
3. Is your new ________ interesting? Is your ________ a nice person? How good is the pay? How much do you ________? Tell me everything.
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Rearrange the sentences into the correct order to form a paragraph.


A. Although I had read some fascinating stories about Japanese people,
B. I continued to be surprised as I spent more time getting to know them,
C. That experience really made me realise how different two cultures can be.
D. while living with a Japanese family for a couple of months.
E. I was unprepared for the immediate impression of their grace and politeness.
F. Last year I visited Japan and came into contact with an entirely new culture.


1. ________
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
5. ________
6. ________
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