Microsoft Word - English_Day_By_Day_Selected_Exercises_Slawomir Lange_nowa numeracja

Spis treści:

Recenzja

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Wstęp

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Lexical exercises

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5 – 65

Grammatical exercises

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66 – 80

Revision

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Key to exercises

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Wstęp

1. Co zawiera niniejszy podręcznik?

Podręcznik zawiera: ćwiczenia słownictwa i gramatyki angielskiej w formie ćwiczeń

panoramicznych, testów luk, testów wielokrotnego wyboru, krzyżówek, ćwiczeń typu
‘wybierz element, który nie pasuje’, quizów i innych.

2. Na jakim poziomie jest niniejszy podręcznik i dla kogo jest on przeznaczony?

Podręcznik ma poziom średnio i ponad-średnio zaaawansowany (B1 i B2). Jest on

przeznaczony dla młodzieży i dorosłych. Może on więc być wykorzystany jako repetytorium
do  egzaminu  maturalnego  na  poziomie  podstawowym  i  rozszerzonym,  czy  też  jako
podręcznik  przygotowujący  do  egzaminów  wszelkiego  typu  obejmujących  poziom  B1  i  B2
(TEFL, Cambridge First Certificate, itp. itd.).

3.  Czy  podręcznik  jest  przeznaczony  do  pracy  z  nauczycielem,  czy  też  do  nauki
samodzielnej?

Podręcznik English Day By Day zawiera klucz, zatem nadaje się on zarówno do pracy

na zajęciach z nauczycielem/lektorem, jak i do pracy samodzielnej, jako samouczek.

4. W jakiej kolejności należy rozwiązywać ćwiczenia w książce?

Kolejność rozwiązywania ćwiczeń jest dowolna, zależy ona od zagadnienia, które

chcemy aktualnie przerobić. Jeżeli jest to zagadnienie gramatyczne np. okres warunkowy I –
wtedy  udajemy  się  do  odpowiedniej  sekcji  i  wykonujemy  odpowiednie  ćwiczenia.  Jeżeli
temat  dotyczy  z  kolei  słownictwa  i  ma  na  celu  poznanie  czy  też  utrwalenie  np.  angielskich
przysłów  czy  idiomów,  wtedy  również  wybieramy  adekwatne  rozdziały  podręcznika
i przerabiamy  je.  Kolejność  rozwiązywania  ćwiczeń  w  podręczniku  jest  zatem  całkowicie
dowolna.

5. Czy niniejszy podręcznik ma jeszcze jakieś zalety?

Podręcznik, który oddaję do Państwa rąk został napisany z myślą specjalnie

o Polakach  uczących  się  j.  angielskiego,  z  typowymi  właśnie  dla  Polaków  problemami
w nauce słownictwa i gramatyki angielskiej. Również tematyka poszczególnych ćwiczeń jest
tak  dobrana,  iż  dotyczy,  z  natury  rzeczy,  krajów  anglosaskich,  ale  traktuje  również
o sprawach polskich, przez co jest nam, Polakom, po prostu bliższa.

Kończąc, życzę Państwu udanej i owocnej pracy z podręcznikiem oraz samych

sukcesów w nauce języka angielskiego,

Z poważaniem,

Sławomir Lange – autor.

A. Lexical exercises.

I. Choose the right answer(s) from those given below each sentence. There may be one or
more answer(s) in each case.

Peter tried to _______________ Jane that his choice of car was correct.

a) contradict

b) invincible

c) convince

d) connect

When Adam received this piece of news, he __________ broadly because it was very
pleasant for him to hear it.

a) grinned

b) groaned

c) wept

d) grumbled

Mark _________ the law which forbade him to manifest his beliefs loudly.

a) deforested

b) opposed

c) deformed

d) defied

Evolutionary theory says that in nature smaller and simpler biological organisms
__________ into larger and more complex forms (like amphibians into reptiles).

a) elaborated

b) evolved

c) exceeded

d) shaped

If you want to make vegetable soup, you ought to ________ some potatoes and other
vegetables first.

a) grill

b) squeeze

c) peel

d) fry

Employees must be __________ to their employers, because the latter give the job to
the former.

a) obedient

b) binding

c) binary

d) object

That change is not temporary, it is ______________.

a) partial

b) small

c) permissive

d) permanent

The postman brought a _________ of books today morning.

a) cartridge

b) plot

c) parcel

d) package

Let’s not take these tools from the box. We shall ____________ them.

a) do away with b) do without

c) do our best

d) do up

10.

The sailors _______ on their long journey in search of whales.

a) set off

b) set in

c) set up

d) set out

11.

These two girls are so much alike that it is hard to ___________ between them.

a) differ

b) distinguish

c) tell the difference d) spot the difference

12.

“Martha is always ___________. It is difficult for her to find positive aspects of life...”

a) creating b) connecting

c) grumbling

d) complaining

13.

___________ the storm appeared.

a) All of a sudden b) Once in a blue

c) As part and parcel d) Out of the blue

moon

14.

Andrew __________ raking leaves.

a) doesn’t want to b) objects to

c) rejects d) defies

15.

Paul was ____________ at seeing his girlfriend in such a poor condition.

a) flabbergasted b) proud

c) astonished

d) surprised

II. Fill in the missing gaps in the sentences with the words in italics:

furious, stick out, vague, comprehensive, soil, bargain, hummed, thrilled, sensitive, sensible,
vulnerable, suspected, pretended, disguise, far-fetched, despised, coward, tease, confidential,
excuse.

The _________ is very fertile in this region.

His explanation was very ___________ so not every listener could understand it.

Barbara as a mother is very ___________ to her children’s needs.

Margaret looks ___________ which means that she won’t panic in a difficult situation.

Michael was _____________ with Joanna because she didn’t stop at the crossroads
where there was a “stop” sign.

I assume that the whole story told by him was pretty ___________ – I mean it could
not possibly have happened.

“The items in today’s sale in this shopping centre are a real __________. For example
just look how cheap these clothes are!”

Don’t __________ that dog – it may bite you!

Andrew was __________ at the prospect of going to the circus.

10.

Ian __________ the tune to himself that he had heard on the radio earlier on.

11.

Violetta has teeth which ________ ____ from her mouth – she has to go to the dentist
to have them corrected.

12.

Anna ___________ to be an innocent person, whereas in fact it was she who had
stolen the book.

13.

John _________ Anna’s bad character.

14.

The man in the blue jacket was _________ of being the culprit in the assault and
battery case.

15.

People without a strong personality are __________ to the opinions of others.

16.

The book on the Tatra Mountains is _____________ which means it describes the
subject completely and thoroughly.

17.

The father could not recognise his daughter because she was dressed in a
___________ at a fancy dress party at school.

18.

“This information is ______________ – no one, apart from us, can have access to it.”
– said Mr Brook to his worker.

19.

“I cannot understand how you can be such a _________! You should be more brave
said Monika to Stefan.

20.

Michael had an ___________ for not coming to the meeting – his car broke down and
he couldn’t get to the arranged place at the appointed time.

III. Fill in the empty gaps with the words below:

rolled, haunts, comprehend, appreciate, enrolled, tackled, impact, contemporary, apparent,
entire, looks up to, profound, opportunity, gratitude, apparently, imposed, committed,
mammal, mutiny, unique

Sylvia __________ her father because he is a very good specialist in his profession.

This is one of the greatest phenomena in the history of _______________ Poland.

The government _________ additional taxes on new firms on the market.

The whale is not a fish, it’s a _________.

“This merger is a golden _____________ for our company to develop its full
potential” said the company’s chairperson.

“There are several ways in which the problem can be _________”, said the professor.

Industrial pollution has a large, negative _________ on our environment.

“Much as I ________ her appearance, I cannot accept her beliefs”, said Ian.

“You have a __________ chance of taking part in this project”, said the boss to his
employee.

10.

The ___________ building had to be evacuated because of a bomb alarm. It was false,
as it turned out later.

11.

“The entire community is ___________ to work for the peace and well-being of its
citizens in the whole region”, said the leaflet.

12.

“It is hard to ______________ why Ben could have done anything like that”, said aunt
Lucy.

13.

The memory of that sad event still ________ Angela today.

14.

He __________ the ball to his little baby and she grabbed it.

15.

This lecturer has a ___________ knowledge of his subject.

16.

Adam __________ on the University computer course because he wanted to have
more IT skills.

17.

It became __________ that Tom and Martha will not settle the whole matter by
themselves.

18.

The host expressed his ___________ towards the guests for their coming.

19.

The detective was very silent that day. ___________, he was meditating on something.

20.

There was _________ on the ship but, soon, it was over when the captain promised
extra money to every sailor.

IV. Phrasal Verbs

Choose the right option from those provided below each sentence.

Adam  put  Michael  …  for  the  night  because  there  was  neither  hotel  nor  hostel  in  the
nearest vicinity.

a) up

b) down

c) off

Benjamin set … a business because he was a baker and wanted to sell bread, rolls and
similar products.

a) in

b) out

c) up

Please, pick me …. from the railway station because there is no bus from there, will
you?

a) in

b) up

c) on

Let’s get … to work before the boss comes.

a) in

b) down

c) on

The last section in the document should be crossed … . We don’t need it.

a) over

b) down

c) out

Hold … a second. I will be ready in a moment.

a) on

b) back

c) on to

“I will see … the production process today”, said the worker to his manager.

a) to

b) off

c) off to

“I was visiting a library and I came … a really fascinating fiction book there.

a) off

b) across

c) about

Dorothy must brush … … her French because she is going to France.

a) up on

b) off to

c) on to

10.

It is impolite to look … … somebody just because you are more intelligent.

a) up to

b) forward to

c) down on

11.

Mary pointed … that repairs to the car are needed.

a) out

b) at

c) to

12.

“Such a policy carried out in the long run will bring … a disaster.”

a) about

b) up

c) back

13.

“Think the whole matter … before it’s too late.”

a) on

b) about

c) over

14.

“Let’s get … and have a party.”

a) up to

b) together

c) off

15.

John boasts … his new mobile phone all the time.

a) at

b) about

c) on

V. Use the phrasal verbs in italics to fill in the gaps in the sentences below:

drawing up,
figure out,
got over,
come round / came round,
get it over with,
told off,
passed out,
got away with,
account for,
answer back,
abide by,
check in,
pay off,
show me round,
takes after,
go in for,
allow for,
came up with,
keep out of,
make of,
set out to,
butt into,
took to,
was about to,
got away,

…………… this document took him several hours but it was necessary for the office.

She was ill for several months but afterwards she ……………. her illness.

Let’s check this pile of papers and ………………. so we can go home.

“How can you ……………….. your nasty behaviour?”

“Don’t ……………………, speak politely to me”, said the mother to her son.

“…………………this area, it is a military zone”, said the soldier to the man walking
nearby.

Tom and Joanna ……………………… a brilliant idea to go to the cinema and then
have a fancy dress party in their honour.

“Sorry to ……………… your conversation, but I have a couple of interesting remarks, I
think.”

“Do you ………………. running and swimming?”

10.

Barbara ……………… her mother, she is very similar to her.

11.

“I can’t …………….. their whole plan, it’s so complex…”

12.

…………………. to my house and we shall discuss the whole problem there.

13.

They tried to stop Andrew but he …………………

14.

“……………… these buildings and I will tell you their estimated value”, said a
property valuer to his partner.

15.

Michael was ………………. for behaving rudely and using four-letter words.

16.

The burglars ………………. their theft.

17.

“This calculation is relatively exact but we should also …………….. changes in the
weather”, said the scientist to his colleague.

18.

“What do you ………………….. the whole event?” Clara asked Anna.

19.

It is relatively easy to take a loan and much more difficult to ………it ……….

20.

When you want to board a plane, you should always …………………..before a flight.

21.

“If you want to avoid trouble, you should …………… the rules of this institution”, said
the clerk to a friend of his.

22.

Anna and Gregory ……………. each other when they were at a 3-month camp in the
mountains.

23.

Monica ………………. because there were a lot of people and little fresh air in the
room. She soon …………………when they took her outside though.

24.

Andrew ……………. read a newspaper when the doorbell in his house rang.

25.

Henry …………………. make a long journey on foot.

VI. Word formation. Study the following words that can be transformed into another
part of speech.

VERB

NOUN

ADJECTIVE ADVERB

PROFESSION/
FUNCTION/STATUS

permit

permission
permissiveness

permissive,
permissible

permissively

---

defend

defence

defensible
defensive

defensively

defendant
defender

employ

employment
(unemployment)

employable

---

employer
employee
(un)employed

submit

submission

submissive

submissively

---

appoint

appointment

appointed

pointedly

appointee

disappoint

disappointment

disappointed
disappointing

---

regret

regretful
regrettable

regretfully

---

industrialise industry,

industrialisation

industrial,
industrious

industrially,
industriously

industrialist

expect

expectation,
expectancy

expectant

expectantly

---

nationalise

nation
nationality

national

nationally

nationalist

defect

defect
defection

defective

defectively

defector

admit

admission,
admittance

admissible

admissibly

admitter

define

definition

definitive

definitely
definitively

definer

revolt
revolutionise

revolution
revolt

revolutionary

revolutionarily revolutionist

evolve

evolution

evolutionary

evolutionarily

evolutionist

respond

response
responsibility

responsible
responsive

responsibly

respondent

reconcile

reconciliation

conciliatory

reconcilable

conciliator

VII. Use the words below to make the following sentences correct.

evolutionary,  permission,  defence,  regretful,  employs,  admission,  response,  permissive,
unemployment,  responsible,  expectant,  defender,  nation,  revolt,  submit,  regrets,  admit,
definitely, industrial, expectancy, disappointment, defects, reconciled,

1. Sheila is an __________ mother – she is waiting for her new baby.
2. On average, life ___________ in that country is very long because its people are on

good diets and they avoid bad habits.

3.  You cannot enter this building without written ____________.
4.  Poland as a nazi occupied  _________ experienced the whole cruelty of World War II.
5.    Patrick  acted  in  such  a  way  in  self-  ___________  –  he  defended  himself  against  his

attacker.

6. The new washing machine has many __________ – it breaks down almost all the time.
7. A ____________ parent allows his children to do whatever they want, which can be

very harmful to their child’s psyche.

8. Robert had to ________ that his last winter holidays in the mountains were a failure.

There was no snow, the hotel he stayed in was very dirty and, furthermore, it had a
rude service staff.

9.  “We invite you to visit our museum – __________ is free here.”
10. John Paul II was a great _____________ of human rights all over the world.
11. “It is ___________ the most picturesque mountain I have ever seen.”
12. A ________ broke out in the occupied province.
13. This entrepreneur _______ about 50 workers, which is a lot for such a small company.
14.  If  something  happens  in  an  _____________  way,  it  means  that  it  occurs  slowly  and

gradually.

15. Catherine’s new novel met with a very critical ___________ from some media.
16. _______________ is something that has destroyed the life of many people in the

region, leaving them destitute.

17. As a _____________ father, Benjamin tried to find out what his adolescent children

read, listened to and watched in their free time and he tried to judge each thing for
himself.

18. If you want to achieve this scholarship, you should first ________ an application to

the appropriate University authorities.

19. If you think that you will achieve something without any effort you are going to suffer

a great ___________________.

20. Andrew has no __________ about leaving that job, as it was unattractive, his boss was

often angry at him and he earned little money there.

21. John felt ___________ about the things that he did in the past and apologised to Susan

for them.

22. This ____________ area boasts of many achievements in the production of heavy

machinery.

23. After their dispute the couple were ___________.

VIII. Put the words in the gaps in the examples below to make them grammatically and
          lexically correct.

encouraged,  refrain,  jail,  hypocrisy,  nowadays,  aging,  resembles,  diabetes,  shift  worker,
underwent,  deprive,  peak,  stranded,  survive,  summit,  freelance,  dawn,  ropes,  adventures,
severe, relief, refreshments, display, nature reserve, raising.

1. This old building …………………. a castle, as it’s so large and stylish.
2. Adam ……………….. Lucy to start driving lessons.
3. …………….. is another name for prison.
4. It is difficult for Bob to be as faithful to his values ……………. as he used to be.
5.  The  EU………….  was  organised  to  tackle  the  problems  of  poverty  and  the  economic

crisis.

6. The doctor advised the patient to ……………… from drinking alcohol.
7. Due to the ……………. weather conditions, all flights to London have been cancelled.
8. ………………. is the illness that consists in the lack or, vice versa, excess of glucose in

one’s blood.

9. Gregory worked from ………… till dusk.
10. It’s almost impossible to reach the ……… of this mountain. Only professional

climbers can do it.

11. These two seamen were ……………. on a small island after their ship had sunk.

Fortunately, they were noticed by another ship travelling nearby and rescued.

12. This lady had many ……………… because she worked as an explorer.
13. Anna sighed with ……………. when she realised that the bad event had only been a

dream.

14. The ……………… of this watch also shows the time in different zones.
15. The charity organisation is …………… funds to help the 2-month girl who is

suffering from a very rare disease.

16. This patient …………….. an operation on her intestines.
17. “In order to ……………. in these circumstances, you should strictly obey me”, said

the officer to his troops.

18. He is a ……………. translator, which means that he is working by and for himself, i.

e. he is not employed by any translation agency.

19. Tom accused Martha of ……………… because she used to say one thing to him and

another to her colleagues.

20. Some societies are ………….. because very few babies are born into them.
21. If you want to be a doctor, you should complete medical studies to get to know the

………. of your job.

22. Only cold …………….. were served at Fred and Lucy’s party.
23. If you …………….  a fish of water, it will soon die.
24. Peter is a …... ………… so he often works at night.
25.  European  Bison  do  live  in  Poland;  however,  you  can  find  them  only  in  a  …………

…………..

IX. Put the words into the corresponding gaps in the examples below.

departure, claws, prey, coincidence, razor, genders, races, intimate, emergency, fake, unique,
hospitable,  surrounded,    arrival,    deadly,  coach,  time-consuming,  ridiculous,  perceives,
contemporary, snooze, prudent, zip, glance, insight

1. Tom is ………………., which means he acts in a very careful way.
2. At first ……………, Andrew seemed to be a man of little education.
3. That painting is a …………………. masterpiece.
4. The ………………… of the Polish football team is a foreigner, at present.
5.  The  life  of  …………………  man  is  sometimes  threatened  by  the  illnesses  of  modern

civilisation.

6. There are three …………….. in the Polish language: masculine, feminine and neuter.
7. Adam regards the whole situation as pure ……………………. .
8. Can you please check when this train departs on the ……………….. board?
9. There was announced the ……………….. of the high official.
10.  “………..  up  your  jacket,  please,  because  it  going  to  be  cold  in  a  moment”,    –  said

Paul to Henry.

11. This kind of …………… has three blades to enable a more precise shave.
12. Look out! That cat has very sharp ………….., so it can scratch your face!”
13. “These matters are too …………… to talk about in public”,  – said Ian.
14. David used to ………….. a little bit after dinner each day.
15. The eagle is a predator, which means that it hunts for its ………….
16.  The  nuclear  bomb  is  a  ………….  weapon  which  could  cause  much  destruction  if  it

was in the hands of some irresponsible people.

17. The writer, …………… by his fans, gave autographs.
18. Counting the number of words in a document in a manual way is a very ………..-

……… activity.

19. There are four basic ……………: black, white, coloured and Asian – all of them are

equal in terms of their dignity as the Christian law says.

20. Monica is said to be an extremely ………… person – she likes having guests very

much.

21. “What Ben told us yesterday was simply …………… – everybody laughed at it”, –

said Robert.

22. “You are supposed to push this button in a state of …………… only.”
23. The 20 zloty banknote turned out to be ……… because it didn’t have all the necessary

signs of authenticity.

24. The professor was an expert on the issue because he had a thorough ………….. into it.
25. The five senses, thanks to which a human being …………… reality are: sight,

hearing, touch, smell and taste.

X. Select the right answer in the exercise below. There may be more than one in each
case.

1. The forces of the enemy ……………. those of the Polish army in the battle.

a) counted

b) figured

c) outnumbered

2. The man was …………. frightened, at least he seemed so.

a) in a way

b) on the way

c) by the way

3. What is this writer’s …………….?

a) pen name

b) nickname

c) forename

4. When you went up the tower you could see a marvellous ……………… full of

forests and lakes.

a) landmine

b) landscape

c) landlord

5. The magazine had many articles about ………………… , both singers and actors.

a) stars

b) well-known persons c) celebrities

6. If you look at this picture, you will see plenty of sunflowers in the …………………,

the front part of the picture.

a) ground

b) background

c) foreground

7. The …………………….. went out of the church to receive congratulations from their

family and friends.

a) bride and the bridegroom b) bridesmaid

c) bride and the groom

8. This ring has a very precious …………… in it.

a) jewel

b) jewellery

c) diamond

9. That mansion is ……………. near a graveyard.

a) situated

b) placed

c) located

10. L. Baird ………………… to the development of television.

a) contested

b) contributed

c) contradicted

11. The invention of the Internet and other electronic media have ………………… led

to a revolution in global communication.

a) inevitably

b) interestingly

c) increasingly

12. Paula’s efforts to introduce good manners into the family turned out to be ……… .

a) futile

b) in vain

c) effective

13. “Your ………….. reply would be highly appreciated”, – read the letter.

a) quick

b) prompt

c) slow

14. Adam could hardly …………….. that city – it has changed so much in the past 20

years…

a) recognise

b) record

c) recollect

15. A recent ……………… shows that this country’s inhabitants are satisfied with the

direction and pace of change in it.

a) survey

b) opinion poll

c) check-up

16. The homeless man could not find ………….. for the night so he went to the nearest

almshouse (przytułek).

a) premises

b) whereabouts

c) shelter

17. Tatiana is, ………………., a very troublesome person.

a) so to say

b) so to speak

c) so as to

18. The …………… of this car is basically made from leather.

a) intricacy

b) interior

c) exterior

19. When you want to board a plane, you should first ……………… .

a) check off

b) check in

c) check out

20. Ben works on a surgical ward. He is a ……………. .

a) GP

b) intern

c) surgeon

21. That director achieved a ……………. success after the premiere of his new film.

a) idiotic

b) wonderful

c) fabulous

22. The …………….. of this new document is so clear that it doesn’t need lawyers’

interpretation.

a) sound

b) sounding

c) wording

23. Steven’s behaviour looks …………….. What is he up to?

a) suspicious

b) suspended

c) delicious

24. Please, don’t be …………… in your daughter’s case, consider all the pros and cons

and then say what your views concerning her are.

a) prejudiced

b) judgemental

c) judiciary

25. If you feel ……………… to this photo, please keep it for yourself.

a) linked

b) attached

c) connected

XI. Match the following lexical items with their synonyms.

depict, adore, marvel, efficiency, hold, estate, on the brink of, stick around, frantically, detect,
easily noticed feature, countless, proper, rate, volatile, vital, scrutiny, terrible, decrease, damp.

- horrible

- anxiously

- essential

- innumerable, very many

- hang around

- landmark

- decline, curtail

- love, venerate

- show

- admire

- changeable; unstable

- analysis, examination

- find, discover

- figure, amount

- effectiveness

- on the verge of

- humid

- adequate

- property

- keep

XII. Put the words below into the gaps. You cannot change the number of letter gaps.

adolescence,  fairly,  stepmother,  wicked,  heroine,  reward,  hugs,  struggle,  slavery,  lonely,
constant, disorder, pattern, alter, primary.

1. A  _ i _ _ _ d _ _  is another name for a mess.
2. The _ _ t _ _ r _  of that sweater in the shop window is very original and interesting.
3. The person who finds this dachshund (jamnik) shall receive a big  _ _ w_ _ d.
4. H _ g _  and kisses are some of the forms of showing love and affection to somebody

whom you know very well, e. g. a family member or a close friend.

5. This _ i _ _ e _ man is not worth mentioning here, in this place. Let’s talk about

something more agreeable.

6. S_ _ _ e _ _  was a form of one man’s domination over another for centuries.
7. Carl is very  _ _ n _ l _. He has got almost no true friends.
8. If you have a  s _ _ p _ _ t _ _ r, it means that she is not your natural mother but that she

married your father after your natural mother’s death.

9. This sportswoman is a real _ _ _ o _ n _ . She won 15 medals at the Summer Olympic

Games!

10. A _ _ _ e _ _ _ n _ e is the period in human life between childhood and adulthood.
11. Poland’s _ t _ u _ g _ _ for freedom was rewarded – it became free and independent

after many years of foreign occupations and invasions.

12. The whole puzzle is _ _ i _ _ y simple – you just have to meditate on it.
13. The world here is in c_ _ s _ _ n _ change – every new day is different from the

previous one.

14. “Our p_ _ m _ r _ goal is to introduce law, justice and mercy into this troubled area”,

said the mayor.

15. “If you want to _ l _ e _ anything in the screenplay, consult me first”, said the film

director to his actors and actresses before shooting the film.

XIV. Put the idioms into the gaps to make logical and coherent sentences.

make head or tail of it.
head over heels
turn a blind eye to
face the music
two-faced
keep my fingers crossed
bite the hand that feeds you
on his last legs
in the long run
bite your tongue
tongue in cheek
tighten our belts
in the red
red herring
red tape
till the cows come home
inside out
on tenterhooks
that's the last straw
keeping a stiff upper lip

1. Martha has a debt in the bank. She is ………………….. .
2. Steven is really ……………… . He says one thing and does the other.
3. Monica has met a boy and now she is ……………………..  in love with him.
4. That wasn’t supposed to be a serious comment. It was rather ……………………. .
5. Well, they are not going to be successful …………………….., so their success is only

temporary, I think.

6. “If you are going to have an examination tomorrow, I will ……………………… for

you”, said Barbara to Andrew.

7. The gloves left by the criminal were a ……………….. – meant to distract the

attention of the police from something much more important in the whole case.

8. The whole matter involves too much ………………. , meaning bureaucratic work.
9. It’s unfair to criticize your current employer. After all, you shouldn’t

…………………………………. .

10. The clerks advised the judge to …………………….. what happened in that company

because its owner was seriously ill.

11. Bill shouted at his boss and threatened him. Now he has to …………………. .
12. Yesterday, after the hectic day in the office, Adam was ………………………. .
13. “Stop ………………………….. and laugh with us!”, said Anna to her colleague.
14. Sheila was  …………………..  waiting for the results of her mother’s operation.
15. They have been working in this field of knowledge for 10 years now, and they know it

……………….. .

16. “…………………………………. . You have to tidy your room because, otherwise,

you will not get your pocket money”, said Natalie to her daughter.

17. “It’s time to …………………….. now there is an economic crisis in the world, and

also we, as a company, cannot enjoy the same profits any more, so we have to cut
down on our expenses”, said the boss to his employees.

18. “If you want to say this, you’d better ………………….. or you will face serious

difficulties”, said Clara to Bob.

19. I don’t know what’s going on in this entire case, I can’t …………………………… .
20. Don’t listen to him, he can talk like this on and on and on, ………………………. .

XV. Match the endings to the following similes.

1. As agile as a………………….
a) snake

b) squirrel

c) monkey

2. As alike as ………………

a) twins

b) two peas in a pod c) two drops of water

3. As brave as a …………..

a) tiger

b) bear

c) lion

4. As cool as a ………………..

a) cucumber

b) ice

c) icicle

5. As cunning as a ………………… .

a) fox

b) snake

c) squirrel

6. As deaf as a ………………… .

a) trunk

b) tree

c) post

7. As drunk as a ……………… .

a) beam

b) lord

c) trunk

8. As fit as a …………… .

a) fiddle

b) glove

c) poured

9. As obstinate (= stubborn) as a …………….. .
a) mule

b) donkey

c) horse

10. As poor as a ……………………. .

a) cat

b) little mouse

c) church mouse

11. As old as the …………… .

a) world

b) hills

c) mountains

12. As sober as a …………… .

a) judge

b) bird

c) horse

13. As white as ……………. .

a) ceiling

b) a sheet

c) snow

14. As wise as ………………

a) Solomon

b) an owl

c) a bird

15. As busy as a ……………. .

a) bee

b) wasp

c) beaver

16. As clean as a ……………. .

a) whistle

b) tear

c) drop

17. As light as a …………….. .
a) fountain pen

b) feather

c) paper

18. As sharp as ……………… .
a) a needle

b) knife

c) a razor

19. As strong as …………………. .

a) an athlete

b) Hercules

c) an ox

20. As silly as ………….. .

a) boot

b) knees

c) shoe

21. As silent as …………. .

a) an owl

b) a dog

c) the grave

22. As dry as (a) ……………….. .

a) bone

b) dust

c) stick

23. As slippery as …………… .

a) ice

b) a snake

c) an eel

24. As proud as a …………….. .

a) bird

b) peacock

c) lion

25. As safe as ……………….. .

a) a safe

b) a bank

c) houses

XVI. Put the idioms into the sentences to make them logical and correct.

paying lip service
keep me posted
got the sack
last resort
sit on the fence
full of beans
spill the beans
food for thought
speak off the cuff
fit him like a glove
pull your socks up
with flying colours
by hook or by crook
train of thought
ring a bell

1. If you __________________ and delay like that, you will miss a golden opportunity.

Come on, make a decision!

2. Bartosz _________________  yesterday, because there were job reductions in his firm.
3. __________________ about your achievements in your branch, will you?
4. It is extremely hard to ____________________ when you speak to hundreds of people.
5. If I pronounce this name for you, does that _______________ ? Do you recognise it?
6. Monica passed her secondary school exams excellently, that is ___________________!
7. “Listen, I shall tell you this secret, but you mustn’t _______________. Promise!”
8.  The  whole  issue  is  like  _____________________  by  them,  you  have  no  written

guarantee from them that they will keep their word and give you the money they
promised.

9. Ian is ________________ today. I’ve never seen him so lively and energetic.
10. “________________, now it’s time to do your best!”
11. She is determined to win this competition _____________________, which is not fair.
12.  “Last week’s conversation with Alex gave me a lot of __________________ .”
13. Jim’s new overalls __________________. They are ideal for him.
14.  Adam  lost  his  ________________  for  a  moment,  when  he  was  talking  about  the

accomplishments of that lady, but soon got back on track.

15. Benjamin had an accident in the forest and he called his friend as a ______________.

XVII. Choose the odd one out.

diploma

tin

degree

certificate

Nobel Prize
Award

kick

memorise

revise

learn

study

Mathematics

Religious
Education

barrel

Humanities
(History)

Art

rubber

pen

pencil

vacuum-
cleaner

pencil-case

electric kettle

washing
machine

dishwasher

microwave
oven

plant

van

earache

headache

sore throat

toothache

pills

nose drops

floor

lozenges

medicines

influenza

heart attack

stroke

pneumonia

kid

ophthalmologist

bricklayer

dentist

intern

10. district

commune

voivodship

mackerel

county

11. village

town

city

wood

megalopolis

12. attic

bathroom

squirrel

basement

living room

13. soap

vinegar

tap

bath

towel rail

14. bedside table

chest of
drawers

armchair

couch

toes

15. lazy

diligent

conscientious hard-working efficient

XVIII. Fill in the gaps.

chemist’s, influenza, hurt, doctor, runny nose and a sore throat, medicines, examined,
check-up, diagnosis, saliva, prescription, swollen, temperature,

Peter had a (1)…………………………………………. so he went to the (2)……………… to
have  a  (3)…………..  done.  The  doctor  (4)  ………………  his  chest,  measured  his  (5)
………………. and looked into his throat.  He saw that it was (6)……………. . He ordered
Peter to say “Aahh” and then instructed him to swallow back (7)……………. and asked if it
(8)………… while swallowing. Peter nodded. The doctor wrote a (9) ……………………. for
3 kinds of (10)…………… in the form of pills, lozenges and syrup. The (11)…………. was
that  he  had  (12)…………...  The  next  day,  Peter  went  to  the  (13)  …………..  to  buy  the
prescribed medicines.

XIX. Complete each sentence to make it an English proverb or idiom.

1. Kindness begets ______________.
a) wrongdoings

b) evil

c) kindness

2. It's no use crying over spilt _______________ .
a) tea

b) milk

c) water

3. The tongue wounds more than a ___________.

a) knife

b) lance

c) sword

4. ______________ is bliss.

a) Ignorance

b) Waiting

c) Speaking

5. However long the night, the __________ will break.

a) dawn

b) dusk

c) morning

6. He laughs best who laughs ___________.

a) first

b) second

c) last

7. ________________ makes the heart grow fonder.

a) Absence

b) Presence

c) Looking through
the window

8. All that glitters is not _________.

a) gold

b) silver

c) bronze

9. Never judge a book by its __________.
a) content

b) cover

c) illustrations

10. All work and no play makes Jack a _______ boy.
a) wise

b) dull

c) smart

11. A _________ in time saves nine.

a) word

b) deed

c) stitch

12. Don't count your ___________ before they're hatched.

a) roosters

b) chickens

c) hens

13. ___________ a day keeps the doctor away.

a) A pear

b) A plum

c) An apple

14. Easier said than _________.

a) done

b) imagined

c) thought

15. An Englishman's __________ is his castle.

a) home

b) firm

c) café

16. A smooth ____________ never made a skilled mariner.

a) sea

b) pond

c) pool

17. _________________ breeds contempt.
a) Meeting

b) Familiarity

c) Smiling

18. A fault __________ is half redressed.
a) committed

b) confessed

c) done

19. A _______ in the hand is worth two in the bush.

a) bird

b) pigeon

c) sparrow

20. Give someone __________ and they will take a mile.

a) a hand

b) a finger

c) an inch

21. Look before you ___________.

a) march

b) walk

c) leap

22. Great minds think __________.

a) alike

b) differently

c) the same

23. __________ doesn't grow on trees.

a) Banana

b) Cherry

c) Money

24. There is no smoke without a _________.

a) spark

b) flame

c) fire

25. Out of sight, out of __________.
a) thought

b) mind

c) soul

26. Penny wise, ___________ foolish.
a) pound

b) change

c) credit

27. __________ makes perfect.

a) Sleeping

b) Practice

c) Laziness

28. Prevention is better than ___________.

a) lozenges

b) pills

c) cure

29. The road to hell is paved with ____________.

a) good ideas

b) good actions

c) good intentions

30. __________ what you preach.

a) Think

b) Listen

c) Practise

31. To err is human, to _________ divine.

a) stray

b) forget

c) forgive

XX. Choose the odd one out.

cod

herring

trout

spoonful

salmon

brother

granddad

pine tree

mother

uncle

parsley

blackboard

onion

beetroot

cauliflower

peach

sour cherry

raspberry

strawberry

salt

nut

train

helicopter

plane

ferry

brain

liver

lungs

gold

heart

adolescent

grown-up

artist

toddler

teenager

mechanic

railwayman

pineapple

real estate agent barrister

leg

traffic jam

arm

ankle

foot

10. hedgehog

tracksuit

dressing gown

briefs

trousers

11. judo

weight-lifting

wrestling

volleyball

sidewalk

12. hardware

software

floppy disc

mole

loudspeaker

13. skyscraper

shower

hail

fog

clouds

14. elections

opinion poll

political party

an MP

detached house

15. wild boar

sociology

economics

statistics

natural sciences

XXI. Divide the following nouns into three different categories:

lamb, garlic, blackberry, blueberry, turkey, celery, apricot, pork, veal, lettuce, grape, broccoli,
courgette, mutton, coconut, turnip, beef, venison, banana, watermelon, radish, chicken, pear,
green beans, leek, plum, poultry.

No. FRUIT

VEGETABLES

KINDS OF MEAT

XXII. Divide the following nouns and adjectives into three different categories:

cardigan,  palm,  bossy,  anorak,  boastful,  chin,  sweatshirt,  short-tempered,  hip,  gullible,
eyebrow,  corduroy,  bright,  bra,  reliable/trustworthy,  heel,  frank,  chest,  carefree,  buttocks,
jacket,  boxer  shorts,  conceited,  thigh,  cheerful/good-natured,  calf,  turtleneck,  breast,
knickers/panties (AE), jumper,

No. FEATURES OF

CHARACTER

PARTS OF BODY

CLOTHES

10.

XXIII. Divide the following adjectives and verbs into three different categories:

sociable,  gloomy,  season,  bake,  reserved,  thrilled,  fry,  loyal,  despise/detest/loathe,  chop,
simmer,  impartial,  adore,  messy,  grill,  well-mannered/tactful,  terrified,  mean,  boil,
overwhelmed,  narrow-minded,  self-confident/self-assured,  hostile,  keen  on,  sensible,  roast,
reluctant, grate, lose one’s temper, mix/blend.

No. FEATURES OF

CHARACTER (2)

COOKING ACTIVITIES

FEELINGS

10.

XXVII. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.

figure  skating,    ambulance,  dole,  beautician,  inedible,  plaits,  filled  up,  lost  property  office,
stuntman,  the  charts,  town  councillors,  cartoons,  doping,  mock,    sleet,  landfill,  civil  servant,
cast, foster, full board.

1. Women who want to care for their appearance often go to a …………… .
2. John ………………… his car with petrol before he went on the journey.
3. That lady wears her hair in ………………..
4.  “This  film’s    ………………  is  excellent  –  nearly  all  the  actors  and  actresses  in  it  are

stars!”, said Julia.

5. Gregory was a ………………., which meant that he featured in risky and dangerous

scenes in films.

6. Anna likes watching …………….. on TV because they are very amusing to her.
7. ……………… in the press, on the radio or TV, show which singers are the most

popular in a given week.

8. ……………….. is banned in every sport’s competition.
9. All rubbish from that town is transported to the nearest ………………… site.
10. Adam is a ………. ……………, since he works as a clerk in the town hall.
11. “This is obviously a ……….. exam only” - said the teacher to his students. “I remind

you that the real one will be in May”, – he added.

12. Granddad felt ill and the family had to call an …………………… to take him to

hospital.

13. The mother of this girl was not her natural mother, it was her ………… mother,

which means that she had adopted her.

14. People who don’t have a job are often on the ……… – in other words, they receive

unemployment benefit.

15. “This mushroom is ………………., so don’t pick it up!”, said Robert to his daughter.
16. “If you have lost your luggage, go to the …………………………, maybe they have

got it?”, said Sarah to Sam.

17. This hotel offers accommodation that is …………………. , which means that the

prices here include the meals.

18. Rebecca likes to watch ……….. …………… on TV because it gives her a sense of

beauty.

19. It was neither snow nor rain but ……………. .
20. The ……… ………………. are chosen in the local elections.

XXVIII. Choose the right answer(s) on containers or forms in the exercise below. Please
note that there may be more than one answer in each sentence.

1. A loaf of __________.
a) onion

b) bread

c) sugar

2. A mug of __________ .
a) salt

b) coffee

c) tea

3. A can of ___________.

a) milk

b) cola

c) water

4. A packet of ______________ .

a) biscuits

b) crisps

c) cereal

5. A jar of _____________.

a) jam

b) honey

c) olives

6. A box of ___________.

a) matches

b) water

c) chocolates

7. A carton of _____________.

a) milk

b) juice

c) pizza

8. A pack of __________.

a) cards

b) juice

c) butter

9. A tin of __________.

a) cauliflower

b) sardines

c) peas

10. A slice of __________.

a) bread

b) lemon

c) cola

11. A tube of ___________.

a) toothpaste

b) ointment

c) coal

12. A jug of _________.

a) bananas

b) tea

c) milk

13. A tub of __________.

a) margarine

b) ice cream

c) onion

14. A lump of _________.

a) coffee

b) peas

c) sugar

15. A cube of _________.

a) ice

b) tea

c) coffee

16. A slab of _________.

a) honey

b) butter

c) food

17. A bar/cake of _________.

a) juice

b) soap

c) coffee

18. A sack of _________.

a) rubbish

b) margarine

c) potatoes

19. A paper bag of _________.

a) flour

b) tea

c) milk

XXIX. Do the crossword puzzle on shops and services and read the solutions.

ACROSS:

1. apteka/drogeria (BrE)
2. centrum handlowe
3. cukiernia, ciastkarnia
4. warzywniak
5. apteka/drogeria (AmE)
6. sklep rybny
7. dom towarowy
8. sklep papierniczy
9. restauracja z szybkim jedzeniem

XXX. Fill in the blanks to make the sentences correct and logical.

suburbia,  commute,  pastime,  fill  in,  road  sweeper,  skimmed,    publicity,  voyage,  excess
baggage  charge,  put  up,  self-catering,  box  office,  check  in/check  out,  en  suite,  dead,
herbivores, densely, gross, fatalities, sprained, carnivores

The producers of that film hope that it will be a big _________ success.

__________ eat meat and ____________ eat plants only.

In this city, many people ___________ to work or school.

_________ milk, unlike full milk, contains very little fat and thus it is recommended
when on a diet.

This is an ___________ room, which means that you don’t have to go to the toilet or
bathroom in the corridor while staying in it.

The number of ___________ on Polish roads has been on the decline recently;
however, it is still considerable, unfortunately…

Thomas _______ his wrist while playing basketball and had to go to the doctor to have
proper treatment.

The bus travelling through _________ was very slow and, in addition, it stopped every
few minutes to take passengers at the frequent bus stops.

My cell phone battery went ________ after a couple of days of using it.

10.

This is the _________ and not the net pay.

11.

When you want to book a room in a hotel in person, you should first ________ at the
hotel reception. When you leave the room, you should __________.

12.

A new worker has already been employed to _________ for the old one, who is on
maternity leave.

13.

This industrial zone is very _________ populated, or in other words a lot of people
live there.

14.

This is a ________________ holiday, so you buy the food to eat for yourself.

15.

“What is your favourite __________?” Dorothy asked Ben.
- “fishing”, – he replied.

16.

“We shall _______ our tents here, by this river, before it gets dark”, ordered the scout
instructor.

17.

If  the  baggage  you  take  on  board  a  plane  is  heavier  than  the  maximum  admissible
weight  stipulated  in  the  airport  regulations,  you  will  pay  _____________  for  every
kilogram above the limit.

18.

You don’t have to finish a university to be a ___________, you just have to be strong
enough to do this manual work.

19.

The last space __________ to Mars was meant for astronauts and scientists to examine
this planet in scientific terms.

20.

This matter gained __________ when one of the country’s dailies described it
thoroughly in one of its issues.

XXXI. Homophones. Match the words that sound the same.

flew, tire, great, meat, sight, heir, waste, whether, week, soul, brake, stake, pain, pear, write.

air

tyre

meet

steak

weak

right

flu

pane

pair

site

weather

grate

sole

break

waist

XXXII. Put the words into the adequate category columns.

good-looking,  black  eye,  long  jump,  bowling,  constipation,  scruffy,  haemorrhage,  javelin,
receding hair, chubby, discus, table-tennis bat, rash, blisters, overweight, chunky/stocky, dart,
crew-cut,  bruise,  cross-country  skiing,  mumps,  archer,  measles,  plump,  obese,  hurdler,
injection, relay, hang-gliding, slim, skinny, chickenpox, diarrhoea, snooker cue, faint, bald,

PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE

SPORT

HEALTH OR
LACK OF IT

10.

11.

12.

XXXIII. Find the odd one out.

dry spell

drizzle

avalanche

tomato

shower

quick

checked

spotted

striped

tartan

salty

sweet

sour

bitter

stupid

duvet

pillow

sequel

sheet

bedside table

power point

lemon

wire

plug

power cut

broom

mop

spade

film

pitchfork
(widły)

board

gulf

bay

strait

cape

famine

epidemics

volcanic
eruption

sunshine

earthquake

novel

short story

poetry

drama

liquid

10. bud

astronomy

thorn

petal

leaf

11. oak

willow

chestnut

pine

performance

12. secret service

cucumber

army

navy

national defence

XXXIV. Do the crossword puzzles and read their solutions.

on the media

Magazyn z komiksami

Teleturniej

Serial TV

Odcinek

Kolorowy dodatek

Gazeta wielkoformatowa/jakościowa

Nagłówek wiadomości

Brukowiec

Artykuł tematyczny w prasie

on politics

Większość

Okręg wyborczy

Piastować urząd

Oddawać głos

Karta do głosowania

Mandat wyborczy

Lokal wyborczy

Dzień głosowania

Uchylać decyzję

10.

Poseł/posłanka w Wlk. Brytanii

16.

objazd

17.

autostrada

18.

szyba przednia

20. roboty drogowe

DOWN:

pedał gazu

maska (AmE – hood)

hamulec

wycieraczka

lusterko wewnętrzne wsteczne

11. wyjazd na autostradę /

zjazd z autostrady

15.

biegi

16.

wiadukt (AmE – overpass)

XXXVII. Choose the best option(s) from those provided below. Please note that there
may be more than one answer in each example.

That building is made of _________.

a) grass

b) brick

c) concrete

2.The train finally came to a ___________.

a) standstill

b) existence

c) possession

3.The mother was given a _______ of flowers from her children for her name’s-day.

a) bunch

b) pack

c) bouquet

4.On the desk, there was a _______ of papers.

a) pile

b) swarm

c) heap

5.Monica blushed with _______ because she was ashamed.

a) amazement

b) embarrassment

c) joy

6.Robert ________ when he reads a text so not everything can be understood from it.

a) stutters

b) stammers

c) growls

7.Adam owns ________ in the countryside.

a) a cottage

b) a chalet

c) an estate

8.Susan came to ________ with her difficult situation.

a) view

b) conditions

c) terms

9.Simon went to great _________ to organise the whole meeting.

a) effort

b) lengths

c) pains

10.

If you practice some sport or if you work for a long time, you will _________ after
it.

a) perspire

b) sweat

c) aspire

11.

That room’s _________ is very good – you don’t even have to use a microphone
there.

a) economics

b) statistics

c) acoustics

12.

There was an arms ______________ between the U. S. A. and the U. S. S. R. in the
20

century.

a) race

b) fight

c) war

13.

It is difficult to ___________ a foreign language, but it’s not impossible.

a) handle

b) master

c) control

14.

The blood _______ were awarded a prize from the Red Cross for their help.

a) sponsors

b) transmitters

c) donors

15.

This boy is as good as ________ – he is very polite and he never shouts.

a) bronze

b) gold

c) silver

16.

This mouse is ________, which means that you don’t need a wire for it.

a) concord

b) cordial

c) cordless

17.

“Finding a match in such a heap of useless stuff was a stroke of _______”, – said
Andrew.

a) luck

b) happiness

c) fortune

18.

The bar _________ for the needs of its many clients and guests.

a) supplies

b) provides

c) caters

19.

This is a _________ train – it does not carry passengers.

a) freight

b) suburban

c) cargo

20.

“We should make __________ for the fact that the accused is very young”, said the
judge.

a) conditions

b) allowances

c) credits

21.

_________ is what you do sometimes.

a) yawn

b) cough

c) hiccough

22.

Although Jonathan is handicapped, he takes it in his ____________.

a) stride

b) march

c) stroll

23.

“We are awfully _______ with our work. We must speed up”, – said the boss to his
workers.

a) lagging behind

b) getting behind

c) getting back

24.

Jim has eyes like _________ – he can see very small objects from a great distance.

a) a hawk

b) an eagle

c) a falcon

25.

The jury passed their _________ – he was acquitted.

a) utterance

b) sentence

c) verdict

XXXVIII. Choose the right option(s). Please note that there may be more than one
answer in each example.

The Warta River is a/an _________ of the Odra River.

a) estuary

b) tributary

c) mouth

2.After a hectic day she slept like a __________.

a) dead man

b) killed man

c) log

3.The Hel __________ surrounds the Bay of Puck.

a) waterfall

b) peninsula

c) gulf

4.Roman ______ Margaret to learn dancing.

a) urged

b) banned

c) encouraged

5.One of the proverbs from antiquity, by Horace, advises to ________ the day, that is to

enjoy every moment of your life.

a) omit

b) seize

c) neglect

6.It was _______ of Bill to kill that innocent animal.

a) ruthless

b) foolish

c) praiseworthy

7.He is a “patriot”, in ___________ only, meaning that he is no patriot at all.

a) inverted commas

b) brackets

c) quotation marks

8.I must take these _________ and cut the hedge (= żywopłot) around my garden.

a) shears

b) tweezers

c) pincers

9.There is more space in ________________ than a hatchback car.

a) a 3 – door car

b) an estate car

c) a station wagon

10.

The party’s ___________ voted for its policy for the coming years.

a) MP

b) PR

c) ombudsman

11.

Peter ate like a _______ after his long journey with little food to eat.

a) mammoth

b) horse

c) dog

12.

You’d better not __________ Claudia because she is very irritable today.

a) approach

b) approximate

c) say

13.

In the cinema, there were several _______ of chairs for spectators.

a) rows

b) chains

c) piles

14.

Don’t __________ this liquid or you will feel dizzy.

a) sniff

b) sneeze

c) taste

15.

The yearly __________ of this factory was so large that it was sufficient for nearly
half of the country.

a) outcome

b) input

c) output

XXXIX. Put the words in italics into the appropriate gaps.

obliges,  overlap,  exempt,  hissed,  flickered,  were  fluttering,  swaying,    agreeable,  swerved,
varnish, dazzling, coping, accomplished, pram, sellotape, bill, ground floor, torrential, desire,
lawnmower.

The Johnsons are expecting a baby – they have already purchased a cradle and a
_______

There is a very strong wind and the tall tree outside is _________ from side to side.

Although Adam has ___________ much, he is still not satiated and hopes for
something more.

In front of the centre, there were several flags of the countries whose citizens were in
the building. These flags _________ in the wind.

Ben has a ________ to visit Africa and see its wild animals roaming free (= na
wolności).

Waiter! Can you bring me the _____ please?

The meanings of these two words __________ in English, which means that they are
very similar.

In British English, the __________ is the lowest floor of the building.

___________ rains have recently caused much damage in the mountain regions of
Poland.

10.

Andrew is _______ quite well, regarding the hard conditions he has found himself in.

11.

Being a student _________ you to do your homework regularly, as well as prepare for
tests.

12.

“This lamp is so __________ that I can hardly see anything. Switch it off!” said Anna.

13.

“If you _________ your nails, you will look much more elegant and smart”, said Clara
to Jessica.

14.

The candle flame lit by the child on the grave __________ in the wind.

15.

The car suddenly ____________ on the road so as to avoid hitting a cyclist, whom the
driver hadn’t seen at first due to the bad weather conditions.

16.

Ted took a _________ to mow the lawn on his property.

17.

The gas in the bottle _________ while the bottle was being opened.

18.

This service is totally ________ from tax.

19.

If you have trouble fastening these two items together, use this __________.

20.

Ian finds it __________ to watch comedies and listen to jokes that have funny word
puns.

XL. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.

honours, treated, extended, rush, command, vocation, involve, copy, oral, demanding, applied,
marital, post, regardless, degree, prestigious, fees, crossword, puzzle, rehearsing.

Sheila has a good _ _ m _ _ n _ of the French language.

Adam has a _ o _ _ t _ _ _ for treating other people’s diseases.

Ben has got a University diploma with _ _ n _ _ _ s – he is an excellent student.

The group is _ _ h _ _ r _ _ _ _ for the next month’s open air performance.

This teacher is very _ e _ _ n _ _ _ _ – he orders his students to remember plenty of
words and expressions from every lesson.

Ian is holding the _ o _ _ of sales manager in a big enterprise.

“My aunts, uncles and cousins constitute my e _ _ e _ _ e _ family”, said Monica.

Our teacher does not allow us to _ _ p _ during the tests.

What’s your m _ _ _ t _ _ status – I mean are you married or single?

10.

This school is a highly _ _ _ s _ _ g _ _ _ s one – it accepts the best graduates only.

11.

Andrew was busy doing a 1000-piece jigsaw p _ _ z _ _.

12.

_ r _ _ s _ _ _ _ puzzles have intersecting words written down and across.

13.

Henry got a d _ _ r _ _ in physics at university in 1989.

14.

Maria _ r _ _ _ e _ Laura to a candy.

15.

Anytime Barbara carries out a lesson, she tries hard to _ _ v _ _ v _ the class in it.

16.

Ted is in a _ _ s _ to announce to everybody his forthcoming marriage.

17.

This school is a private one, so it charges f _ _ _ for its educational services.

18.

This exam is an _ _ a _ one, so don’t write anything whilst taking it, please.

19.

Jack _ p _ _ i _ _ for the post of a teacher at the junior high school (= gimnazjum) in
his native town.

20.

“R _ _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ of their numerous losses, I will not cease to be my football
team’s supporter”, said Gregory.

XLI. Put the words from the box into the appropriate blanks.

abode,  awarded,  prosecuted,  dreads,  contented,  repels,  appalling,  next  of  kin,  capable,  swot,
advance,  mediocre,  cloak-room,  applauded,  leisure,  belonging,  snobbery,  amateur,  leave,
derives

Please, leave your coats in the c _ _ _ k - _ _ o _ before entering the conference hall.

The musician was long _ _ p _ _ _ d _ _ after finishing his concert.

Swimming is one of Adam’s favourite _ _ i _ _ r _ activities.

The film was rather _ _ d _ _ c _ _ for Steven – he had seen better ones in the past.

“If you destroy public property, you can even be _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ e _ in court”, said
Anna to John.

“Such _ _ _ a _ l _ _ _ behaviour should be strictly punished”, said Julia.

Jack _ _ r _ v _ _ much pleasure from reading adventure stories.

I think you should book seats for tomorrow’s performance in _ _ v _ _ c _ .

The actress was _ _ a _ _ e _ the Oscar for best female character.

10.

He is not a professional sportsman, he is just an _ m _ _ _ u _ .

11.

Agatha _ _ e _ d _ spiders – whenever she sees them she screams – as she suffers
from arachnophobia.

12.

This type of attitude r _ _ e _ _ Tim.

13.

Monica is not working at the moment – she has given birth to her child and she is on
maternity _ e _ v _ now.

14.

Robert is Jessica’s brother, so he is her _ _ x _ - _ _ - k _ _ now her parents are
dead.

15.

Peter’s work gives him a sense of _ _ l _ _ g _ _ _ and, apart from that, he is glad
that he is useful to others.

16.

Tom is a rather _ _ n _ _ n _ _ d person, and he seldom grumbles.

17.

It is sheer _ _ o _ b _ _ _ on Harry’s part to have the same haircut as his boss.

18.

Bill is incapable of conscious learning, he can only s _ _ t.

19.

The refugee still didn’t have the right of _ b _ d _ in the country, despite having
lived there for some time.

20.

This teacher is really a _ _ p _ b _ _ one – he is an erudite and knows his subject
backwards and forwards.

XLII. Choose the odd one out.

barley

bureau

oats

wheat

rye

courgette

soccer

fencing

rowing

roller-skating

cowshed
(zagroda dla
krów)

stable

white-collar
worker

farmhouse

barn

on the river

on the lake

on the sea

on the farm

on foot

brook

stream

spring

blaze

well

stroll

walk

fly

march

stride

cablecar

mountaineer

highlander

towel

mountain peak

tuxedo

airmattress

tent

camping site

caravan/camper

dining
car/buffet car

skateboarding a reserved seat

ticket

enquiries

a through train

10. dune

deckchair

bathing

lifeguard

steel mine

11. take-off (ski

jump)

skier

to melt

ski-lift

cross-country
skiing

12. to declare

duty-free
goods

customs office

pencil-case

customs officer

13. departure

lounge

fluffy toy

boarding card

arrival hall

luggage reclaim
area

14. hang-gliding cash

cheque

deposit

credit-debit account

15. residential

district

downtown

avenue

monuments

villager

XLIII. Find the odd one out.

indigestion

sunshine

heart condition

bronchitis

nausea

burn

cut

fracture

butterfly

sting

tranquilizer

sleeping pills

haberdashery

painkillers

ointment

gingerbread

to extract a
tooth

loose tooth

sore gums

filling

ailment

jaundice

tuberculosis

insomnia

The Arts

camcorder

vein

kidney

tonsils

rib

stationer’s

florist’s

antique shop

marmalade

dairy

linen

velvet

ink

leather

suede

dull

clever

stupid

foolish

idiotic

10. broccoli

letter box

registered
mail/letter

sender

addressee

11. smoked

grilled

roasted

long jump

stewed

12. roast beef

vegetable soup pea soup

Yorkshire
pudding

formalities

13. rake

extension

put somebody
through

busy number

area code

14. stamp

lettuce

money order
form

postal/zip code

to deliver
mail

15. shrimps

oysters

crabs

paperwork

mussels

XLIV. Celebrating Easter in England and Poland.

I. – do the cloze test on Easter in Poland.

new life and rebirth, Good Friday, Christian, lamb, breakfast, the Easter Bunny, Palm Sunday,
Jesus Christ, patterns, Easter, Resurrection, Lent, sprinkle, tomb, dyed eggs.

After  40  days  of  (1)………………  comes  Easter.  It  begins  with  (2)    ……………….  when
people  bring  twigs  with  catkins  (=  bazie)  to  the  church  to  have  them  blessed.  Then,  on  (3)
……………..  people  are  supposed  not  to  eat  meat  and  generally  fast  which  commemorates
the death of (4) …………. on the cross.  After that, on Easter Saturday, people go to church to
bless  (5)    ………..    ,  bread,  sausages,  some  sweets,  salt  and  other  food  carried  in  wicker
baskets. The colourful, dyed eggs

–

the symbol of (6) …………. are decorated with different

(7) …………. and are called "pisanki" in Polish. On Easter Saturday, people also visit the
(8)…………. of Jesus. Tradition says that the tomb must be guarded by young boys or men
the whole night before Easter Sunday.

In general, the feast of (9) …………. is celebrated on the first Sunday after the first spring
full  moon.  On  Easter  Sunday  morning,  Christians  take  part  in  the  procession  around  the
church  and,  what’s  most  important,  they  take  part  in  the  Holy  Mass  called  the
(10)……………..  Christians  also  gather  to  have  Easter  (11)  ……………………..  at  their
homes.  By  the  breakfast  table,  each  of  the  participants  wishes  the  others  of  the  family  good
luck and happiness. They eat the blessed food from the church. There is also a sugar or butter
dish in the shape of a (12) ……………. on the table, in some houses in the centre of the table,
and it symbolises Our Saviour Jesus.
(13)  …………  also  belongs  to  the  Easter  tradition.  Children  believe  that  this  bunny  brings
them  presents such as sweets or small chocolate eggs.
On Easter Monday, boys (14)………………. girls with water or some perfume. This tradition
is called "Śmingus dyngus" or “Śmigus Dyngus”. Some boys, however, seem to lack manners
on this day, because they do not only sprinkle girls, but they rapidly pour whole pails of water
onto  them.  This  wild  custom  has  nothing  to  do  with  the  Easter  fun,  but  it  is  a  mere  sign  of
rudeness on the part of such boys. Such behaviour should be strongly condemned and strictly
penalised.
Summing  up,  Easter  is  the  oldest  and  the  most  important  (15)………….    holiday,  but  it
should  be  celebrated  with  care  and  with  a  moderate  attitude  by  everyone,  so  as  to  avoid
unpleasant  surprises  such  as  overeating  or  being  hit  by  plastic  bags  filled  with  water  by
hooligans claiming to preserve the Easter tradition.

XLV. Choose the best option(s) from those provided below. Please bear in mind that
there may be more than one answer in each sentence.

Your luggage is very heavy. I advise you to leave it in the _________.

a) left luggage office

b) lost and found

c) lost property

The class set off on a journey with their ____________.

a) form master

b) form tutor

c) janitor

If you want to buy pens and pencils, go to the ____________.

a) greengrocer’s

b) haberdashery

c) stationer’s

This is a very modern city with a lot of __________.

a) ruins

b) tower blocks

c) high-rise

buildings

This newspaper is a _________ so it is issued every day.

a) daily

b) monthly

c) weekly

The new science & technology magazine __________ Peter’s interest.

a) aroused

b) roused

c) piqued

A/An ____________ is not peace-seeking but a temporary cessation of military
operations on both sides of a conflict.

a) ceasefire

b) siege

c) armistice

If you are willing to publish a book or leaflet, you ought to find a _____________.

a) butcher

b) mill

c) publishing house

___________ diseases are diseases of the lungs, bronchi and trachea.

a) secretionary

b) respiratory

c) circulatory

10.

The Hendersons _________ the paper. It is not bought by them at a newsagent’s, but it
is brought to their house every day by a postman.

a) subsidy

b) subscribed to

c) described

11.

Harry is being ___________. He is teasing (=dokucza) his classmates.

a) malicious

b) vicious

c) capricious

12.

This TV channel has a large number of ___________.

a) viewers

b) observers

c) spectators

13.

The Johnsons are taking their tents and caravans and they are going __________.

a) camping

b) on a package tour

c) on a cruise

14.

The adjective ___________ refers to villages and __________ refers to cities.

a) urban, rural

b) rural, urban

c) suburban, rustic

15.

If you intend to make a fire here, in this fireplace, you will need ___________.

a) cardboard

b) wet clothes

c) some timber

16.

The followers of this religious denomination were ___________ in the past.

a) permitted

b) persecuted

c) persuaded

17.

This animal species is bound to __________ in the foreseeable future.

a) become extinct

b) extinguish

c) extract

18.

Most contemporary houses in Poland are equipped with _____________

a) a sewage system

b) air-conditioning

c) gas canisters

19.

There was ____________ competition between the two players.

a) futile

b) fierce

c) strong

20.

The environmental ___________ is larger in places where there are large industrial
plants emitting loads of detrimental gases straight into the atmosphere.

a) contradiction

b) contamination

c) contingent

21.

There have been some ___________ in the transmission of the TV waves lately.

a) disillusionment

b) destruction

c) disturbances

22.

If you want to admire the gorgeous Tatra _________, visit Podhale.

a) postcards

b) landscape

c) panorama

23.

That occurrence __________ Ben’s belief that not everything had been lost in the
game he played.

a) reinforced

b) rejected

c) reformed

24.

This government’s policy is ____________ – it does not take into consideration the
possible tragic consequences of its actions.

a) prudent

b) short-sighted

c) wise

25.

The notice board here says that this water is ________ for consumption.

a) fit

b) apt

c) able

XLVI. Choose the best option(s). Please note that there may be more than one answer in
each example.

Andrew ___________the boat across the lake.

a) rowed

b) paddled

c) oared

If we want to organise a conference, we should determine its ___________.

a) parameters

b) venue

c) place

Barbara can swim _________.

a) the crawl

b) breaststroke

c) stroke of luck

The bus _________ on a muddy road.

a) ground to a halt

b) dived

c) came to a halt

There is no ________ that the opponent’s team will win. Just look how they are
playing!

a) doubt

b) supposing

c) doubting

Julia said that it was love at first ___________.

a) sight

b) breath

c) touch

The TV __________ recommended the programme, which was to be broadcast on
this TV channel the following week.

a) cameraman

b) announcer

c) speaker

In the _________ of the hospital, there was a police station.

a) vicinity

b) closeness

c) front

The swimmers at this competition swam ___________.

a) backstroke

b) fly

c) butterfly

10.

David likes to read a lot. Actually, he is something of a ______.

a) bookcaterpillar

b) bookinsect

c) bookworm

11.

The scientists tried to get to the ________ of the matter.

a) gist

b) core

c) stone

12.

The __________ is a branch of heavy industry.

a) shipbuilding industry

b) steel industry

c) cotton industry

13.

“This employee claims that he is ____________, so no one can replace him – is that
really so?”, asked Robert.

a) irrational

b) irreparable

c) irreplaceable

14.

There are four ________ that influence the means of operating this appliance.

a) consequences

b) factors

c) determiners

15.

This radio station __________ events 24 hours a day.

a) reports

b) informs

c) covers

16.

Adam _________ Julia’s hand and they went onto the dance floor.

a) grabbed

b) slipped

c) snapped

17.

This disease is _________, which denotes that there is no cure for it.

a) terminal

b) lethal

c) mortal

18.

This politician is a real _________ – he is not quick-tempered, he is composed and
has some kind of genuine dignity.

a) stuntman

b) statesman

c) statue

19.

A pen is ___________ for the work of a teacher.

a) indirect

b) individual

c) indispensable

20.

These kinds of theories are difficult to ___________.

a) grasp

b) comprehend

c) grab

XLVII. Fill in the cloze test on driving.

registration book, run/bump into, speed limit, built-up area, engine, filling station, way,  head-
on  collision,    speed  up,  insurance  certificate,  turn  signal,  recklessly,  destination,  pull  out,
reduce, priority, death-toll,  hand.

If you want to drive a car, you should first check whether you have a (1) ……………….. and
(2)  ……………………  and  a  valid  driving  licence,  of  course.  Start  the  (3)  ……………  and
before  you  (4)  ……………,  you  should  check  the  rear-view  mirror  to  see  whether  the  road
behind your vehicle is free from traffic. Then switch on the (5) …………… and off you go. If
you go to the crossroads and there is a sign in the shape of a triangle with a red border,  you
ought to give (6) ………….. to the cars driving on this road.
If there is a diamond-shaped sign with a white border and a yellow background, then you have
(7)…………….. on such a road, in turn. You also ought to remember that you should drive at
a speed of or less than 50 km per hour in a (8) …………. ……. . In other areas  you can (9)
………….  but  still  remember  to  go  by  the  traffic  rules  and  regulations.  Some  drivers  may
drive (10) ………….. and exceed the (11) ………… . Don’t pattern yourself on them. If they
carelessly  overtake, they may have  a (12) ……………….. or (13) ……………. another car.
There  may  be  a  heavy  (14)  ………………on  Polish  roads  because  of  such  irresponsible
drivers.  Why  should  one  worry  about  them?  –  A  stupid  driver  is  known  for  what  a  stupid
driver does…  Remember only for yourself that you should drive at a safe speed and abide by
the traffic regulations on the roads and you will always safely reach your (15) ……………... .
If you have little petrol, you should find the nearest (16) ………………. and fill up your tank
with gasoline.
Another tip: even if you are an old (17) ………….. at driving, don’t speed and don’t violate
the  right  of  way  on  the  road  –  it  is  not  polite.  Be  kind  –  let  the  pedestrians  cross  the  zebra
crossings  in  front  of  you  and  (18)  …………..  speed  when  you  see  a  cyclist  riding  ahead  of
you. Kindness begets kindness. If you are a polite driver, other drivers and road users will be
polite to you.

XLVIII. Choose the right option(s) in each example. Please bear in mind that there may
be one or more options in each sentence.

Greenwich is at the …………….. of 0.

a) longitude

b) latitude

c) equator

Michael is a …………… person now – it is agreeable to talk to him.

a) genius

b) congenial

c) ingenious

These lines are ……………. – they cross at an angle of 90°.

a) adjacent

b) perpendicular

c) parallel

This painting is a true ……………….. of beauty.

a) embodiment

b) body

c) embellishment

“That incident was …………….. and it should never have happened”, said the shop-
keeper to the customer.

a) glamorous

b) praiseworthy

c) deplorable

The spy was …………….. at the border.

a) denounced

b) announced

c) renounced

There was an attempt to stab Jonathan in that dark …………………

a) street

b) sack

c) cul-de-sac

This computer programme is being made accessible to you for a 30-day ………..
period only.

a) trial

b) court

c) attempt

The ……………. of the telephone was Italian and his name was G. Marconi.

a) sculptor

b) inventor

c) discoverer

10.

The car was badly …………….. in an accident.

a) pumped

b) dented

c) punctured

11.

Europe is situated in the northern ……………, whereas South America is mainly
situated in the southern one.

a) haemorrhage

b) sphere

c) hemisphere

12.

Today, there is a period of national ……………… in the country because many
people died in the gas explosion.

a) sadness

b) grief

c) mourning

13.

Mania and depression are the two poles of a…………… disease.

a) bi-annual

b) bilateral

c) bipolar

14.

The parliament was …………….. because the government could not attain a majority.

a) dissolved

b) resolved

c) solved

15.

Prose is one of the literary …………. .

a) genres

b) generations

c) genders

16.

If you want to caution the driver in front of you, blow the ……….. on your car.

a) bugle

b) horn

c) trumpet

17.

The conflict …………… quite unexpectedly, in a period of just a few days.

a) appeared

b) rose

c) arose

18.

This country is facing …………….., as the former president has been abolished and
the opposition leaders are trying to install new authorities in the parliament.

a) a coup d’etat

b) ancient regime

c) a rebellion

19.

This book has a rather ……………….. plot.

a) complex

b) sophisticated

c) primitive

20.

That suit is …………….. – it is designed for special celebrations only.

a) exquisite

b) prerequisite

c) requisite

21.

Our generation lived at the …………. of the millennium.

a) turn

b) centuries

c) eras

22.

You look extremely ………….., relax a little bit, please!

a) tentative

b) intense

c) tense

23.

Shakespeare was a glamorous …………… .

a) dramatist

b) composer

c) playwright

24.

This road is not straight, it’s …………… .

a) curly

b) wavy

c) winding

25.

The brass band (=orkiestra dęta) was directed by the ………………. .

a) conductor

b) director

c) guide

26.

This boy has made …………… progress in recent months.

a) enormous

b) vast

c) short

27.

After numerous months of sorrow, the lady has finally been ………… .

a) consoled

b) saddened

c) cheered-up

28.

……………….. diseases are those which are already present in human genes.

a) congenial

b) ingenious

c) congenital

29.

His was a brilliant ………… on his times and the relationships present in them.

a) absurd

b) word pun

c) satire

30.

Adam ………… the unique scenes of his child’s growth on his camera.

a) captured

b) captivated

c) recorded

XLIX. Match the words with their synonyms:

evolutionary; possible; join with; skilful, talented; nourishment; egoistically; strong;
handicapped; lifetime; dangerous; gist; to exaggerate; flexibility; bring up children; terminally
ill; incoherence; tell off; unexpected; to change; housework;

resilience

accomplished

hazardous

unannounced

to rebuke

plausible

nutrition

life-span

to rear children

10. gradual

11. to overdo

12. robust

13. to alter

14. essence

15. inconsistency

16. incurable

17. disabled

18. household chores

19. combine with

20. selfishly

L. Find the word that does not match the other ones in every case:

Christian

parsley root

Muslim

Hebrew

Buddhist

sloth

(false) pride

lust

horse-drawn
coach

greed

infant

covering letter
(letter of
application)

resume (CV)

diploma

references

Eucharist

Penance

ice-rink

Confirmation Matrimony

hard-boiled

fried

scrambled

dyed

mended

church

swimming pool synagogue

mosque

chapel

frying pan

saucepan

pot

coconut

sieve

sinful

Omniscient

Almighty

Omnipresent Loving

mandarins

figs

melons

zucchinis
(courgettes)

estate car

10. malice

kindness

anger

adultery

envy

11. internet browser

search engine

downloading snowflakes

mp3

12. plate

Hinduism

Protestantism Orthodox

Religion

Catholicism

13. famine

prosperity

volcanic
eruptions

hurricanes

bubonic
plague

14. hell

purgatory

heaven

soul

breadwinner

15. monk

nun

plumber

priest

rabbi

LI. Find the word that does not match the other ones in every case:

guitar

pumpkin

drums

violin

keyboard

parliamentary
democracy

dictatorship

authoritarian
regime

monarchy

stew

Law and Justice

Democratic Left
Alliance

Civic
Platform

pancake

Polish
Peasants’
Party

Bonfire Night

Trooping the
Colour

delicacies

Thanksgiving
Day

St.
Valentine’s
Day

pickled gherkins

ruling party

opposition
party

parliament
majority

parliament
minority

lower house

jelly

upper house

ombudsman

government

vestry

pew

snow

aisle

nave

witchcraft

superstition

sorcerer

fortune-telling common

sense

righteous

satanic

devilish

conceited

egoistic

10. customs

custody

customs
search

duty

customs
declaration

11. non-believer

unbeliever

atheist

agnostic

pious

12. hut

camp(ing) site

cottage
cheese

guest house

caravan

13. to knead

mushrooms

baking tin

dough

rolling pin

14. exhaust fumes

pansies

carnations

daffodils

tulips

15. croissant

cot

dressing table cradle

bunk bed

LII. Insert the words in italics into the gaps in the sentences.

down-to-earth,  overdrew,  neat,  instalments,  black,  gain,  eat  out,  parallels,  Prize,  withdrew,
go out, expertise,  slim, toss, command

Adam has a good ……………. of Spanish.

They usually …………… at weekends.

If you want to have such a profession, you need a lot of ………….. .

“We don’t know which team is going to kick off – let’s ………. a coin, then”, said the
referee.

Harry ……………. his bank account, so now he has got a debit.

Philosophers draw …………. between these two philosophical schools from
Antiquity.

They bought the computer in ………….. .

“This idea is too sophisticated from my point of view, let us think about something
more ………….. ”, said Andrew to Laura.

You will not achieve anything, unless you try hard – “no ……… without pain”, as
they say.

10.

M. Skłodowska-Curie got the Nobel ………… for her scientific achievements in
chemistry.

11.

Sarah and Samuel …………. with each other.

12.

Monica is ……… because she adopted an adequate diet and exercises regularly.

13.

If you want to make a good impression on your possible future employer, you must
look ………… .

14.

Henry has paid all his dues, and he is in the …………, at present.

15.

Anna ………….. 80 zloty from the ATM to go shopping.

LIII. Put the words in italics into the gaps in the sentences below.

shopping arcade, transfer, red, interest, contributions, poses, facilitates, embraced, worship,
voter, disarmament, declare, unforgettable, delude, robust, stages, withdrew, shares,
disability, inoculation.

Climbing that high mountain was an ……………… experience.

Harry is in the ……….., so he has a debt to pay.

Mother …………. her son as a sign of care and affection.

Barbara took a loan with a low …………. rate.

A new …………… ………….. was built in the town.

That new virus ………. a threat to that nation.

Henry is ………… – he can even lift a very heavy load.

In our country, there is a freedom of …………, which means that everyone can
practice any religion he or she likes.

A knowledge of at least one foreign language vastly …………… international
communication.

10.

Each ………….. can decide for himself or herself whom to elect as their MP.

11.

These countries are currently working on nuclear ……………. .

12.

The firm didn’t accept cash payments, but asked their clients to ………. payments to
their bank account.

13.

If you want to be insured, you have to regularly pay ………….. to an insurance
company.

14.

If you have anything to ………….., please fill in this form – the customs officer asked
the tourist at the border crossing.

15.

“Do not ………….. yourself that you will pass this examination without studying at
all…”, said Andrew to Bill.

16.

The …………… against this new disease is very cost-effective (=opłacalna).

17.

Benjamin ……………. money from the cash dispenser.

18.

Adam is on a ……………… pension because he is seriously ill.

19.

The …………. of that enterprise have recently increased because of a large demand
for this enterprise’s products.

20.

Embryo and foetus are different ……… of animal and human development.

II. Modal Verbs (II). Translate into English:

Nie rozumiem, jak ona mogła była tolerować wtedy takie zachowanie.

(Kelner): „W czym mogę pomóc?”

Widzę statek na morzu.

W przyszłym roku Jacek będzie mógł prowadzić samochód.

Adam potrafił już grać w szachy, gdy miał pięć lat.

Pracownicy tego zakładu zdołali (managed) osiągnąć porozumienie (reach agreement)
ze swoim szefem.

Ile drzewa zdołałeś porąbać (chop)?

Sylwia nie potrafiła powiedzieć wtedy prawdy.

Agata czuła piękny zapach (scent).

10.

„Mogłeś był jej pomóc, miała ciężki plecak.” - powiedział Marcin do Andrzeja.

11.

Widzę Krzysztofa nadjeżdżającego swoim samochodem.

12.

Słyszę kroki na klatce schodowej (staircase).

13.

Jeśli on był wtedy chory, mogłaś go zabrać do lekarza.

14.

Dorota powiedziała, że Andrzej może odwiedzić ją w grudniu.

15.

Tomek pewnie poszedł popływać na basen, bo nie ma go w domu.

16.

Możesz użyć tych narzędzi.

17.

Zeszłej soboty dziecku wolno było oglądać płyty DVD.

18.

Jemu nie wolno było oglądać kreskówek i filmów z przemocą, kiedy był mały i teraz
też tego nie robi.

19.

Gdy Anna była kilkuletnią (small) dziewczynką, zwykła czytać dużo przygodowych
opowieści dla dzieci. (would)

20.

„Byłabym wdzięczna za zmycie naczyń po posiłku”, powiedziała Izabela do gości.

21.

Monika nie powinna była zostawiać swojej torby w takim miejscu – każdy mógł sobie
ją wtedy wziąć.

22.

Henryk powinien był być wtedy bardziej ostrożny. (ought to)

III. Passive Voice and Participles (I).
Finish each second sentence so that it would mean exactly the same as the first one.

As he had done the task correctly, he was praised by his boss.
Having done………………………………………………………………………

Having discussed this issue, I went on to discuss another problem.
After ........................................................................................................................

Being unable to find the answer on his own, he asked her for help.
As ….……………………………………………………………………………….

She started the engine but she didn’t release the handbrake.

She …………………………………………………………………………………

5.

When you quote other authors, please provide us with their surnames.
When……………………………………………………………………..

Margaret saw Peter talk with Susan at the party.
Peter ……………………………………………………………

Jonathan was made to accept the proposal.
They……………………………………………………………………………….

The girls believe Andrew to be very handsome.
Andrew……………………………………………………………………………

He was asked to help carry the heavy suitcases.
They……………………………………………......................................................

10.

People elected him to be an MP.
He…………………………………………………………………………………….

11.

People here think that Paris is the capital of fashion.

Paris………………………………………………………………………………….

12.

James was told not to interfere in the couple’s matters.
They………………………………………………………………………………….

13.

People believe that he hid the whole truth.
He…………………………………………………………………………………….

14.

He is known to have been a thief in the past.
They…………………………………………………………………………………..

15.

They will have sent the parcel by next Monday.

The parcel………………………………………………………………………

16.

The policemen are directing the traffic at the moment.
The traffic………………………………………………………………………

17.

The show has just been opened.
They……………………………………………………………………………..

18.

It was meant for Communism in Poland to last much longer.
Communism…………………………………………………………………….

19.

It is said that Michael was rude in the past.
Michael…………………………………………………………………………….

20.

They will inform you about the exam results.
You……………………………………………………………………………….

21.

People speak Russian there.
Russian…………………………………………………………………………...

22.

They were preparing dinner.
Dinner…………………………………………………………………………….

23.

The film has been awaited for a long time.
They……………………………………………………………………………….

24.

Barbara had already completed her work in the hospital.
Barbara’s work…………………………………………………………………….

IV. Prepositions (I). Fill in the empty spaces with the prepositions given in brackets.
There may be one or more answers, zero “(--)” solutions are also possible.

Let’s meet ….. the cinema. (in/at/on)

This awesome book is written …… Shakespeare. (for/with/by)

Paula works as a lecturer …… university. (in/at/on)

He went on a pilgrimage ….. foot. (in/with/on)

The play ….. the theatre was amazing. (on/at/in)

….. a couple of reasons he decided not to go to Moscow. (To/At/For)

….. the end, he managed to convince Barbara of his innocence. (In/At/On)

….. the end of this criminal story, it was a policeman who turned out to be the murderer.
(In/At/On)

Please fill ….. (in/on/out) this document ….. pen (with/on/in).

10.

She looks much prettier …. this picture. (in/at/on).

11.

John is speaking …. a very characteristic kind of voice now. (with/in/at).

12.

If you want, you can contact me ….. phone (through/on/by).

13.

Let’s meet each other ….. Friday afternoon. (in/on/---).

14.

They will have the party ….. next Saturday. (---/on/in)

15.

I have difficulty …. taking these heavy suitcases upstairs. (in/on/with).

16.

Mark was heavily disappointed (with/at/about/by) Julia’s attitude towards him.

17.

The lecture was divided ….. four parts. (in/into/for)

18.

When Gregory got ….. his car, he realised that there was almost no petrol in it.
(into/in/at)

19.

When Maria got …. of the taxi, she went to the railway station. (at/---/out)

20.

“Quickly get ….. the bus or you will miss it!”, said Laura. (in/on/onto)

21.

Ian got …. the train at the railway station called “Chrosnica”. (off/of/out)

22.

Maria was very much impressed ….. the painting. (on/by/with)

23.

We have observed a slight increase ….. this type of trade. (in/at/under)

24.

These defects are independent ….. the manufacturer. They have occurred during
transport. (on/by/of)

25.

Steven lacks ….. (by/on/---) good manners because he doesn’t know how to behave …..
the table. (by/at/on)

26.

The children laughed …. the funny animals in the zoo. (at/on/over)

27.

Adam has been married .….. (on/with/to) Julia .….. about 40 years now
(since/for/through).

28.

Anna prevented Andrew … making a disastrous decision. (from/out of/---)

29.

It has been 8 months now….. they travelled abroad. (from/since/---)

30.

The reason ….. his learning a second language is to communicate better with people
from other countries. (for/---/to)

V. Articles (I). Fill in the empty spaces with a, the, or zero article (---).

Do you like … cars?

Please, bring … newspaper which is our favourite.

…children usually like to play in a playground.

How much … energy does this appliance need?

Gregory needs … good sleep.

This firm is looking for a secretary with … knowledge of Russian.

Who is … child standing behind the tree?

Adam has made … good progress.

Sylvia told the baby … story about a beautiful princess and a brave prince.

10.

Barbara has been … great help to me recently.

11.

… planet Earth is where we live in … universe.

12.

Could you lend me … hammer?

13.

It’s so dry there, that everyone waits for … rain.

14.

Sheila can’t do this exercise, as … matter of fact.

15.

“The answer is blowing in … wind” as Bob Dylan used to sing.

16.

As … consequence of gambling, Edward lost all his possessions.

17.

… most of …. people in … group are willing to cooperate with us.

18.

Don’t look directly at … sun or you will damage your eyesight.

19.

… cheetah lives in Africa.

20.

This species of dinosaur is no longer to be found in … nature.

21.

In … countryside, there are usually plenty of … forests, …. rivers and …lakes where
you can have … rest.

22.

“Adam is … friend of mine”, said Veronica.

23.

“What … beautiful weather!”

24.

What she says is … stream of consciousness.

25.

… life of this writer was very fruitful, and he wrote many outstanding books.

26.

… handicapped should be given … same rights as … rest of …society.

27.

The space shuttle flew into … space.

28.

… computer is one of … inventions of our contemporary time.

29.

This container has … form of … cube.

30.

Sailors work at … sea on … daily basis.

VI. Articles (II). Fill in the empty spaces with a, the, or zero article (---).

What sort of … machine is it?

His parents go to … church every week.

“What … amazing story you told us!”

This kind of … oak tree is used to make furniture.

Steven went to … prison for … theft.

What … luck! We managed to catch … train in time!

Jonathan got … influenza so he will not go to … school this week.

… eye is … very sensitive organ of … body.

“We grew … new variety of … vegetable.”

10.

Can I buy these onions by … kilogram in this shop?

11.

“Next summer, we are going on holidays to … Lake Kuźnica”, said Maria to Anna.

12.

We shall inform you by … mail about … results of your tests.

13.

... United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

14.

“What … nonsense! They should have told us that … device would be out-of-date!”
said William to his friend.

15.

… Mount Rysy is 2503 m high.

16.

Andrew is … lecturer at … university and … teacher at …college.

17.

The “RP” abbreviation stands for … Republic of Poland.

18.

“In … chapter 6 of this book you will get to know who your managers are”, said the
boss.

19.

“He was elected … President last year.”

20.

“I can give you … advice concerning this problem, listen…”

21.

“If you need that kind of … information, go to … page 120 of this book.”

22.

Martha went to … hospital because of her severe disease.

23.

Monica visited … hospital where her old mother stayed.

24.

Sheila went to … school to be informed about her daughter’s test results.

25.

I hereby pronounce you … husband and … wife.

26.

Paul has only got …. few rooms but it is okay for him.

27.

The entire issue is not appropriate enough to be discussed over … phone.

28.

…. Wisła is … longest Polish river.

29.

Tom went to … Tatra Mountains with his parents last winter.

30.

… day by … day, they began to be fond of each other.

VII. Use the word in bold type to make equivalent sentences to those given below.

I’d prefer to go to the mountains than to the seaside.

RATHER

2.

I’d rather eat apples than pears.

PREFER

3.

It’s a pity that I don’t have enough time for my favourite activities.

WISH

4.

“Stop biting your nails, please – it is irritating!”

WISH, WOULD

I advise you to cut down on sweets and meat.

BETTER

6.

“I wish I had had more knowledge in that period of my life”, said Steven.

IF ONLY

7.

She objects to being treated like a child.

DETESTS

8.

“You should be careful when you get on a bus or train.”

SUPPOSED

9.

Mark suggested having a walk and going to a café.

THAT

10.

Tom acted very politely in that case.

WAY

11.

Mary is the cleverest student in the class.

WHO

12.

Red roses are something that she adores.

WHAT

13.

Mother told her child not to cheat.

BY

14.

It’s difficult for Laura to adapt herself to the new circumstances.

DIFFICULTY

15.

With regard to this issue it can be said that everything was done correctly.

REFERENCE

VIII. Use the word in bold type to make equivalent sentences to those given below.

In relation to his earlier words, he apologised for what he had said.

WITH

2.

After Benjamin had vacuumed the room, he did the washing.

HAVING

3.

“Don’t touch the keys, please”, said the father to his child.

TOLD

4.

The library building has recently been redecorated.

HAVE

5.

If you don’t stop being so rude to others, you will be in trouble soon.

UNLESS

6.

You can drive this car if you are not careless.

PROVIDED

7.

What if he goes to a fancy dress party in a cowboy costume?

HOW ABOUT

8.

In spite of all the obstacles, Caroline managed to find a job.

DESPITE

9.

Arthur has a habit of going to the baker’s to buy hot bread rolls every morning.

USED

10.

Peter often travelled to the countryside to pick mushrooms.

USED

11.

There is no use buying all these goods, as it is a waste of money.

POINT

12.

“There is no need to be worried – your son has already come back home.”

SENSE, IN

13.

The bricklayers will have finished this house by next month.

READY

14.

Tom is likely to finish his education this year.

CHANCES

IX. Conditionals. Translate the conditional sentences below into English:

Jeśli jesteś uprzejmy dla innych, inni będą uprzejmi dla ciebie.

Jeśli zagotujesz ziemniaki, będą one gotowe do spożycia.

Kiedy jest mróz i śnieg, dzieci często idą na sanki. (go sledging)

Kiedy przychodzi wiosna, drzewa zaczynają się zielenić.

Gdyby Anna miała milion euro, kupiłaby sobie własny samolot.

Gdyby Polska leżała tam gdzie Anglia, nie byłoby w niej komunizmu w przeszłości.
(situated)

Gdyby nie Mickiewicz, Słowacki, Krasiński i Norwid, nie byłoby polskiego
romantyzmu.

Gdyby Czesław Niemen nie żył w komunistycznej Polsce, byłby bardzo sławny na
całym świecie.

„Gdybym był sportowcem, zdobywałbym dużo medali” – powiedział Andrzej.

10.

Gdybym był kosmonautą, poleciałbym na księżyc.

11.

Gdyby nie król Sobieski, nie byłoby zwycięstwa pod Wiedniem.

12.

Gdyby nie Mieszko I i jego żona Dobrawa, chrześcijaństwo nie zostałoby
wprowadzone do Polski.

13.

Gdyby nie talent wojenny Jagiełły, krzyżacy nie zostaliby pokonani pod Grunwaldem.
(military talent, Teutonic Knights)

14.

Pozwolę Ci jeździć na rowerze, pod warunkiem, że zrobisz zakupy. (on condition that)

15.

Zanim zaczniesz pisać sprawdzian, sprawdź, ile masz czasu.

16.

Możesz jeździć samochodem w Polsce, pod warunkiem, że włączysz światła.
(provided)

17.

Marta może bawić się z koleżankami, o ile posprząta pokój. (unless)

18.

Jeśli nie masz paszportu, nie możesz jechać na wakacje do Anglii. (unless).

19.

Możesz jeździć samochodem pod warunkiem, że masz ubezpieczenie samochodowe.
(providing)

20.

Możesz zostać nauczycielem, o ile skończysz studia. (as long as)

21.

Przypuśćmy, że wygrałbyś nagrodę na loterii, co byś zrobił? (supposing, the lottery
prize).

22.

Zanim ugotujesz obiad, sprawdź czy masz wszystkie składniki. (before, ingredients)

23.

Gdyby skoczył dalej, mógłby zostać mistrzem. (jump further)

24.

Weź parasol, na wypadek gdyby padało. (in case)

25.

Zostaw tę książkę, na wypadek, gdyby ona po nią przyszła. (in case)

26.

Mógłby zostać wielkim naukowcem, gdyby miał inny charakter.

27.

Ona mogłaby wiele zrobić, gdyby nie była leniwa.

28.

Gdybyś był głodny, lodówka jest w kuchni. (should you be hungry…)

29.

Powinieneś ćwiczyć, aż się zmęczysz. (until)

30.

Gdybyś zgubił drogę, dzwoń do mnie na telefon komórkowy. (should)

31.

Gdyby on wtedy wygrał ten mecz, byłby dzisiaj sławny.

32.

„Nie przestawaj walczyć, dopóki twój przeciwnik nie ulegnie.” (to give up)

33.

„Byłbyś tak uprzejmy i podał mi to narzędzie?” (If)

34.

Gdybym był wiedział, jak ta rozmowa się skończy, nie rozpoczynałbym jej. (Had I…)

35.

O ile w atmosferze nie będzie za dużo CO2, lody arktyczne nie stopnieją, nie
podniesie się poziom wody w oceanach i nie będą zalane nisko położone obszary. (as
long as) (the Arctic ice cap)(flooded)

X. Past Simple, Past Continuous and Present Perfect (part I). Choose the right answer in
each sentence:

Thomas (went/has gone) to the zoo last autumn to see some wild animals.

Barbara (did the gardening/was doing the gardening) and then (started/was starting) to
cook dinner.

Ian (did/was doing) the shopping when he met his classmate.

Peter (already did/has already done) his homework for tomorrow.

William Shakespeare (wrote/has written) numerous outstanding plays, both tragedies
and comedies.

This time last year Sheila (studied/was studying) for her winter exams.

Henry (recently was/has recently been) very brave.

Bill (didn’t enjoy/wasn’t enjoying) the party at all.

Anna (went/has gone) to Poznań in order to settle some business matters, but she
(didn’t come back/hasn’t come back) yet.

10.

(Did Andrew write/Was Andrew writing) a book this time two months ago?

11.

Since they (moved/have moved) to that country in 1980, they (rarely visited/have
rarely visited) another one.

12.

Monica (wasn’t/hasn’t been) to Rome on holiday yet.

13.

(Did they attend/have they attended) classes last Friday?

14.

Robert (kicked/was kicking) the football when he (heard/was hearing) the referee blow
his whistle. The game (was ended/has been ended). Robert’s team (won/has won).

15.

Gregory and Tom (knew/have known) each other for 15 years now.

16.

They (weren’t/haven’t been) able to tackle this problem in a reasonable way in 1997.

17.

Jane and Susan (didn’t talk/haven’t talked) to each other since that sad event.

18.

Carl (browsed/was browsing) his favourite Internet pages when his mobile phone
(rang/was ringing).

19.

Paula (just opened/has just opened) the box with her favourite crayons.

20.

(Was Sarah/Has Sarah been) at the supermarket last week?

21.

It was a usual day: the birds (sang/were singing), the sun (shone/was shining) and the
people (drove and walked/were driving and walking) to their jobs and schools when
this horrible piece of news (was announced/was being announced) on the radio.

22.

Gregory (wasn’t/hasn’t been) married 2 years ago.

23.

This firm (existed/has existed/have existed) since 1989.

24.

Jack (was/has been) engaged when he (was/has been) 25.

XI. Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous? Select the right answer from those
provided below:

You look exhausted. Have you (worked/been working) hard?

Peter has (mended/been mending) the appliance. It is all right now.

How long have you (weeded/been weeding) in the garden?!

Paul has (vacuumed/been vacuuming) the room for 2 hours!

Have you ever (watched/been watching) “Potop” directed by J. Hoffman?

They have (danced/been dancing) for 3 hours now!

Ian has (ridden/been riding) a bike since he was 5!

How many cups of tea have you (drunk/been drinking) today?

It has (snowed/been snowing) for a very long time now. Just look at the snowdrifts!
(zaspy)

10.

Have you (read/been reading) that fantastic book about history?

11.

Clara has (cleaned/been cleaning) the floors all day. She hasn’t (finished/been
finishing) doing it yet, however.

12.

Sarah has (cooked/been cooking) a meal, and it is ready for consumption now.

13.

Where have you (been/been hiding)? We were looking for you everywhere!

14.

You have (stayed/been staying) in this room for almost 10 hours! What have you
(done/been doing) here?!

15.

Benjamin has (multiplied/been multiplying) his money three times by investing it on
the stock exchange.

XII. Use the appropriate grammatical future structure in the following sentences:

It (is going to be/will be) very snowy later today. Look at the weather forecast!

“I guess Susan (is going to be/will be) late for supper”, said Steven.

Adam (was going to park/would park) the car when Claudia came across him.

(At the restaurant) Waiter: – “What would you like to order, sir?”
Client: (quickly looking at the menu) “I (am going to have/will have) a pork chop with
potatoes and a salad, please.”

I (am going/will) to go on holidays to the Stołowe Mountains. I have thought a lot
about it, which means it is a premeditated decision on my part.

“Oh, I forgot to tell Agnes about my new dress, I (am going to/will) tell her about it
now”, said Catherine.

Tomorrow, I (am having/will have) an important appointment with the company’s
manager.

Adam promises that he (is not going to/won’t) tell anyone about what happened
yesterday.

“I think I (am going to/will) have plenty of work to do on Thursday”, said Tom.

10.

Matthias (is visiting/will visit) the VIP from that company on Saturday afternoon.

11.

I don’t think Bob (is going to/will) manage to solve all those mathematical tasks in
such a short time.

12.

(Are you going to/Will you) make such an important decision? – David asked
Benjamin.

13.

John (is meeting /will meet) his old friends on Wednesday, next week.

14.

(Will you/Are you going to) open the window, please?

15.

“I am sure that it (is not going to/won’t) be difficult”, said aunt Mary.

16.

– “Andrew had a car accident.”
- “Yes, I know, I (am going to/will) visit him in the hospital on Sunday.”

17.

– “Andrew had a car accident.”
- “Oh really? I (am going to/will) visit him immediately!!!”

18.

Henry (is meeting/going to meet) the dentist on Friday afternoon. It’s on his schedule.

19.

Jack (is going to/will) probably sell all his properties and give the sum received to his
sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters.

20.

Robert (is watching/will watch) a new blockbuster this evening.

21.

Tim wonders what Katy (is going to/will) do with such a large inheritance.

22.

The water is very warm today. I think I (I am going to/I will) have a swim!

23.

The real pieces of evidence say that Paul is really (going to be/will be) in trouble in the
next decade.

24.

I (am meeting/will meet) my fiancé on Saturday evening.

25.

Peter has thought a lot about buying a house for himself and his family and he (is
going to be/will be) a lot more careful about it in the future than he was in the past.

C. REVISION - TEST SPRAWDZAJ

ĄCY CAŁOŚĆ

MATERIAŁU ZAWARTEGO W PODR

ĘCZNIKU

VOCABULARY REVISION.

I. Przetłumacz następujące zdania:

Harrison umyślnie podpalił ten dom.

Odwaga jest przeciwieństwem tchórzostwa (= cowardice)

Tim jest żałosny, jeśli powiedział takie słowa.

Jeśli mdlejesz, tracisz świadomość.

Dziadek Andrzeja jest bardzo hojny.

Ta modelka jest bardzo zgrabna, szkoda tylko, że jest tak mało inteligentna.

Musimy się pozbyć śmieci w naszym domu, wyrzuć je do pojemnika na dworze.

Nadużywanie alkoholu prowadzi do wielu nieszczęść.

Jak możesz znieść takiego sąsiada, przecież on cały czas jest złośliwy ( = malicious)
wobec ciebie?

10.

To niewiarygodne jak daleko ten skoczek skoczył.

11.

Jeśli coś obiecasz dziecku, musisz spełnić swą obietnicę, inaczej nie będzie ci więcej
wierzyć.

12.

Tom jest bardzo skromny a przy tym ma ogromny talent.

13.

Naciskaj ten przycisk delikatnie, inaczej go zepsujesz.

14.

Królowa lub król Anglii jest uważany jednocześnie za głowę Kościoła
Anglikańskiego.

15.

Nadmierna eksploatacja środowiska przynosi same szkody.

16.

Błogostan jest przeciwieństwem bólu.

II. Przetłumacz następujące zdania:

Odprowadzę Cię na lotnisko.

Piotr był zdumiony gościnnością Adama.

W mieście jest wystawa XIX – wiecznego malarstwa polskiego, pójdziesz ze mną na
nią?

Ta informacja jest poufna – nikt nie może jej widzieć oprócz nas.

W tym filmie grają wybitni aktorzy z kraju i z zagranicy.

Podpisanie tamtego dokumentu to na pewno przełom w tamtej trudnej sprawie.

Trudno odróżnić tych dwoje bliźniąt – są tak podobne…

W tym sklepie brak świeżego chleba, już się dzisiaj tu skończył.

Tam musi być żyzna gleba, ponieważ co roku są tam duże zbiory (=crops).

10.

Nie wyprzedzaj na zakręcie (=bend), ponieważ nie będziesz widział, czy coś pojedzie
z naprzeciwka.

III. Przetłumacz następujące zdania:

Współczesna muzyka klasyczna jest trudna w odbiorze.

Jeśli natkniesz się na Boba powiedz mu, żeby do mnie zadzwonił.

Chcę się dowiedzieć, jak naprawdę nazywa się ten piosenkarz.

Przystąpmy już do pracy, bo jest późno.

„Muszę odświeżyć swój angielski, ponieważ wybieram się do Anglii.” powiedziała
Maria.

Pomimo, iż wieloryb pływa w wodzie i wygląda jak ryba, w rzeczywistości jest on
ssakiem.

Steven żałuje tego, co robił w przeszłości.

To miejsce jest wyjątkowe, lubię tu przychodzić.

Wstęp na ten koncert kosztuje 5 funtów.

10.

Szymon chwali się swoim nowym rowerem.

11.

To wspaniała okazja, aby podzielić się naszymi doświadczeniami w tej dziedzinie.

IV. Przetłumacz następujące zdania:

To dziecko jest podobne do swojego ojca.

Ostatnie badanie opinii publicznej pokazało, że rządowi tego kraju ufa mniej ludzi.

„Myślę, że to czysty przypadek, że Andrzej tam pojechał tamtego dnia.” powiedziała
Agata.

Ten instytut przeprowadza badania naukowe.

Ci piłkarze są zawsze skoncentrowani na grze i to jest ich mocną stroną (= strong
point) w wielu meczach.

Ten chirurg jest bardzo dokładny – dobrze jest być jego pacjentem.

Anna jest uprzedzona do Billa, ponieważ ją wcześniej okłamał.

Na tym obrazie, na pierwszym planie znajduje się wazon z kwiatami.

Na cmentarzu Miłostowo w Poznaniu znajduje się grób Romana Brandstaettera.

10.

Dojrzewanie jest trudnym okresem w życiu człowieka stąd wymaga specyficznego
podejścia (=approach).

11.

Przeciętny Polak większość wiadomości czerpie z telewizji, później z radia, a na
końcu z gazet. Szkoda, że nie jest odwrotnie...

12.

Ludwik Pasteur przyczynił się do rozwoju medycyny przez to, iż odkrył szczepionkę
na cholerę. (vaccine against cholera).

a) Describe the category of the following groups of words:

example:
raspberry, blueberry, peach – fruit

1.

toothache, pneumonia, runny nose –

gullible, frank, carefree –

GP, barrister, surgeon –

trout, herring, salmon –

squirrel, wild boar, calf –

chest of drawers, bedside table, armchair –

tracksuit, dressing gown, briefs –

b) Write a definition of each of the following words and expressions:

1.

destination –

railway platform –

rumour –

a medical check-up –

a medical prescription –

to expel from school –

lenient –

play truant –

contemporary –

10.

timetable –

11.

queue –

VI.

a) find synonyms of the following words:

terminally ill,

fall out with,

blend,

hostile,

beverages,

cafeteria,

hoarding,

turn up,

make up sth,

put off,

turn out,

dole,

pastime,

suburbia,

fatalities,

taken aback,

turn down,

go in for,

make up for,

obtain,

spectacles,

drawback,

stutter,

perspire,

cordless,

thrilled,

b) find antonyms for these words:

1.

check in,

densely,

gross,

good-looking,

scruffy,

obese,

faint,

bald,

sweet,

10.

take in,

11.

generous,

12.

thrifty (economical),

13.

hard-working,

14.

rigid,

15.

subtract,

16.

illegible,

17.

neglect,

18.

hold,

19.

reluctant,

20.

look forward to,

21.

compulsory,

22.

disgusted,

23.

cheerio,

24.

get on (board),

25.

make a mess,

26.

rapid,

27.

dull,

28.

roar,

29.

agreeable,

30.

give up (surrender),

31.

rush,

32.

oral,

33.

demanding,

34.

single,

35.

mediocre,

36.

leisure,

37.

amateur,

38.

arrive,

39.

terrified,

40.

detest, loathe,

GRAMMAR REVISION

I. Use the words in brackets to make the appropriate tense forms in the text below.

Adam  is  a  doctor.  He  (1)………….  (work)  at  a  hospital.  He  often  (2)  ………..  (go)  fishing
after work. At the moment, he (3) …………. (have) a difficult time at his work because many
children (4) ……………… (be attacked) by the influenza virus. Adam (5) ………… (have) 2
children – Andrew and Anna. They both (6)  ………….. (attend) primary school. Right now,
they  (7)  …………..  (read)  all  books  in  the  living  room.  The  children  usually  (8)  ………..
(read) books after their classes and their father after his work. Later, in the afternoon, they all
(9)…………. (go shopping) in the nearest supermarket. If the weather (10) ………. (be) fine,
they also (11) …………. (go) skating at the nearby ice- rink.
Yesterday,  Adam  (12)  ………………  (read)  a  book  in  the  garden  when  he  (13)  ………
(hear) the telephone ringing. He (14) …………. (answer) the phone. It was his brother-in-law.
He (15) ………. (tell) Adam that (16) …….. (be) abroad and he (17) ………… (run out) of
money.  He  (18)  ……….  (ask)  Adam  to  transfer  some  money  into  his  bank  account  abroad.
Adam (19) ……….. (agree). His brother-in-law thanked him very cordially.
Recently,  Adam  (20)    …………  (celebrate)  the  20

anniversary of his marriage to Monica.

This means that they (21) ………………. (be married) since 1989. They (22) ………………
(be married) for 20 years now, and that’s a long time! Many guests (23) ………… (come) to
(24) ………….. (celebrate) such an occasion. This (25) ………… (be) a  unique opportunity
to recall the past years of Adam’s marriage. There (26) …………(be) good and bad times in it
but he always (27)  ………. (try) to (28) ………… (remember) those good ones only.



II. Translate the following sentences using the words in bold type:

Nie musiała iść pieszo, bo ją odwiózł. DIDN’T

Skończywszy pracę poszedł do parku odpocząć. FINISHED

Na jutro spodziewane są deszcze. IS

Mówi się o nim, że jest bardzo wysportowany. SAID

Ojciec kazał wczoraj dzieciom podlać kwiaty. TO

Agata poprosiła, czy nie mogłaby zostawić bagażu na moment na ławce. IF

W końcu rozumiesz, o co mi chodzi. END

To już 10 lat, odkąd są razem. SINCE

Jeśli będziesz ciągle to powtarzać, przestanę się do ciebie odzywać. GO ON

10.

Sarę stać było na wynajęcie pokoju w tamtym drogim hotelu. AFFORD

11.

Ola miała ochotę potańczyć. LIKE

12.

Recesja spowodowała, że stracił pracę. CAUSED

13.

Przykro jest nam poinformować Państwa, że nie ma Państwa na liście. REGRET

14.

Andrzej jest moim przyjacielem. MINE

15.

Barbara czasami lubi przebywać w pokoju sama. OWN

16.

Była to dwudniowa wycieczka w góry. TWO

17.

Lepiej byś przestał mówić o głupotach, a zajął się nauką. BETTER

18.

Grzegorz wolałby raczej iść do kina niż do teatru. RATHER

19.

Proponuję, abyś opróżnił kosz ze śmieciami. SUGGEST

20.

William zabronił swojej córce oglądać film rysunkowy, dopóki nie odrobi lekcji.
UNTIL

21.

Bob woli pływanie od podnoszenia ciężarów. PREFERS

22.

Jim zastanawiał się, czy Paula przyjmie jego propozycję. WONDERED

23.

Ojciec obiecał dzieciom, że jutro pójdą na sanki. PROMISED

24.

Nie masz nic przeciwko, że postawię tu mój rower? MIND

25.

Danuta powiedziała dzieciom, aby nie grały w piłkę na podwórku, tylko żeby poszły
na boisko (=sports field). TOLD

III. Choose the right option(s). Please note that there may be more than one answer in
each sentence.

Tom can speak French quite well. He …………… have been studying a lot.

a) should

b) could

c) must

Agatha …………….. the large map to school. A smaller copy of the same map was
already there so it was an unnecessary effort on her part.

a) didn’t need to bring

b) needn’t have brought

c) needn’t bring

You ………………have told me that you wouldn’t come, I have been waiting the
whole evening.

a) must

b) should

c) would

Did Tim ………………… go to the greengrocer’s on Monday?

a) have to

b) must

c) had to

You ………………. drop litter here.

a) don’t have to

b) needn’t

c) mustn’t

They ………… to the barber.

a) made him going

b) made him to go

c) made him go

Maria is known to ……………… abroad in the past, but now she lives here.

a) live

b) have lived

c) living

The fair ……………… opened by Tuesday.

a) will have been

b) will be

c) is going to be

The poster ………………… put up.

a) was just being

b) has just been

c) was just

10.

The house ……………. at the moment.

a) has been furnished

b) is furnished

c) is being furnished

11.

The play ………………….cancelled, owing to the actors’ illness.

a) will have been

b) was already

c) has already been

12.

If he ………… richer, he …………… go on holidays to the Pacific Islands.

a) were, would

b) is, would

c) is, would have

13.

………… you stop criticising me in such a way, I will not listen to you.

a) Unless

b) If

c) Provided

14.

Sheila will go to the get-together with him, …………… he doesn’t smoke.

a) unless

b) providing

c) provided

15.

…………… you landed on the Moon, what ………… you do?

a) If, will

b) Supposing, would

c) Provided, would

16.

If Benjamin ………………….his leg yesterday, he …………… have called an
ambulance.

a) doesn’t break, wouldn’t

b) didn’t break, won’t

c) hadn’t broken,

wouldn’t

17.

“………….. your help, I wouldn’t have achieved anything”, said Laura to Ian.

a) But for

b) If it hadn’t been for

c) If not

18.

Sylvia passed all her examinations, ………….. gave her a right to an attractive
profession.

a) that

b) what

c) which

19.

The animal ……………. is in the picture normally lives in Australia.

a) that

b) which

c) who

20.

The person ………….. Robert met was extremely sincere.

a) whom

b) whose

c) that of which

21.

The boy …………. toys lay in the playground, played football with his mates nearby.

a) that of whom

b) whom

c) whose

22.

I guess Peter ……….. go to the swimming pool in two days’ time.

a) will

b) is going to

c) will be

23.

Barbara has been thinking about it a lot and she …………… move to this town next
month.

a) will be

b) will

c) is going to

24.

On Saturday, Jack …………… an appointment with Susan.

a) will have

b) is having

c) will have had

25.

Look at these black clouds on the horizon, there …………… be torrential rain in a
couple of hours.

a) will have

b) will

c) is going to

26.

“The weather is so nice. I think I ……….. go for a walk.”

a) am going to

b) am to

c) will

27.

…….girl I met could play the violin really well.

a) The

b) A

c) (---)

28.

What kind of …….. television channel is it? Does it promote family values?

a) the

b) a

c) (---)

29.

Rebecca felt sorry ……… Matthias, because he fell down on the ice and sprained his
wrist.

a) at

b) with

c) for

30.

The musician arrived ……… Doylestown ….. 5.10 p. m. and then gave a concert.

a) to, at

b) in, at

c) at, on

D. Key to exercises.

Key: ex. I:

1.   c) convince,
2.   a)  grinned
3.   b) opposed, d) defied
4.   b) evolved
5.   c) peel
6.   a) obedient
7.   d) permanent
8.   c)  parcel, d) package
9.   b) do without
10. a) set off
11. b) distinguish, c)  tell the difference, d) spot the difference
12. c) grumbling, d) complaining
13. a)  All of a sudden, d) Out of the blue
14. b) objects to, d) defies
15. a) flabbergasted, c) astonished, d) surprised

Key: ex. II:

1. soil,  2. vague,  3. sensitive,  4. sensible, 5. furious, 6.  far-fetched,  7. bargain,  8. tease,
9.  thrilled,    10.  hummed,    11.  stick  out,    12.    pretended,    13.  despised,    14.  suspected,
15. vulnerable, 16. comprehensive, 17. disguise, 18. confidential, 19. coward, 20. excuse.

Key: ex. III:

1.  looks  up  to,    2.  contemporary,    3.  imposed,  4.  mammal,  5.  opportunity,    6.  tackled,
7. impact,  8.  appreciate,  9.  unique,  10.  entire,    11.  committed,  12.  comprehend,
13. haunts,    14.  rolled,  15.  profound,  16.  enrolled,  17.  apparent,  18.  gratitude,
19. apparently, 20. mutiny.

Key: ex. IV:

1.  a ) up
2. c) up
3. b) up
4. b) down
5. c) out
6. a) on
7. a) to
8. b) across
9. a) up on

admit

admission

10.

defender

11.

definitely

12.

revolt

13.

employs

14.

evolutionary

15.

response

16.

Unemployment

17.

responsible

18.

submit

19.

disappointment.

20.

regrets

21.

regretful

22.

industrial

23.

reconciled

Key: ex. VIII:

1.  resembles,  2.  encouraged,  3.  jail,  4.  nowadays,  5.  summit,  6.  refrain,  7.  severe,
8. diabetes,  9.  dawn,  10.  peak,  11.  stranded,  12.  adventures,  13.  relief,  14.  display,
15. raising, 16. underwent, 17. survive, 18. freelance, 19. hypocrisy, 20. aging, 21. ropes,
22. refreshments, 23. deprive, 24. shift worker, 25. nature reserve.

Key: ex. IX:

1. prudent,  2. glance,  3. unique,  4. coach, 5. contemporary,  6. genders,  7. coincidence,
8.  departure,  9.  arrival,  10.  zip,  11.  razor,  12.  claws,  13.  intimate,  14.  snooze,  15.  prey,
16. deadly, 17. surrounded, 18. time-consuming, 19. races, 20. hospitable, 21. ridiculous,
22. emergency,  23. fake, 24. insight, 25. perceives.

Key: ex. X:

1. c) outnumbered
2.

a) in a way, b) on the way, c) by the way

a) pen name, b) nickname, c) forename

b) landscape

a) stars, b) well-known persons, c) celebrities

c) foreground

a) bride and the bridegroom, c) bride and the groom

a) jewel, c) diamond

a) situated, b) placed, c) located

10.

b) contributed

11.

a) inevitably, b) interestingly, c) increasingly

12.

a) futile, b) in vain, c) effective

13.

a) quick, b) prompt

14.

a) recognise

15.

a) survey, b) opinion poll

16.

a) premises, c) shelter

17.

a) so to say, b) so to speak

18.

b) interior

19.

b) check in

20.

c) surgeon

21.

b) wonderful, c) fabulous

22.

c) wording

23.

a) suspicious

24.

a) prejudiced, b) judgemental

25.

b) attached

Key: ex. XI:

terrible

horrible

frantically

anxiously

vital

essential

countless

innumerable, very many

stick around

hang around

easily noticed feature

landmark

decrease

decline, curtail

adore

love, venerate

depict

show

marvel

admire

volatile

changeable; unstable

scrutiny

analysis, examination

detect

find, discover

rate

figure, amount

efficiency

effectiveness

on the brink of

on the verge of

damp

humid

proper

adequate

estate

property

hold

keep

Key: ex. XII:

1. disorder, 2 . pattern, 3. reward, 4. hugs, 5. wicked, 6. slavery, 7. lonely, 8. stepmother,
9. heroine, 10. adolescence, 11. struggle, 12. fairly, 13. constant, 14. primary, 15. alter.

Key: ex. XV:

c) monkey

b) two peas in a pod

c) lion

a) cucumber

a) fox

c) post

b) lord

a) fiddle

a) mule

10.

c) church mouse

11.

b) hills

12.

a) judge

13.

b) a sheet, c) snow

14.

a) Solomon, b) an owl

15.

a) bee, c) beaver

16.

a) whistle

17.

b) feather

18.

a) a needle, c) a razor

19.

c) an ox

20.

b) knees

21.

c) the grave

22.

a) a bone, b) dust

23.

c) an eel

24.

b) peacock

25.

c) houses

Key: ex. XVI:

1. sit on the fence
2. got the sack
3. keep me posted
4. speak off the cuff
5. ring a bell
6. with flying colours
7. spill the beans
8. paying lip service
9. full of beans
10. pull your socks up
11. by hook or by crook
12. food for thought
13. fit him like a glove
14. train of thought
15. last resort

Key: ex. XVII:

tin

kick

barrel

vacuum-cleaner

plant

van

floor

kid

bricklayer

10.  mackerel
11.  wood
12.  squirrel
13.  vinegar
14.  toes
15.  lazy

Key: ex. XVIII:

1. runny nose and a sore throat
2. doctor
3. check-up
4. examined
5. temperature
6. swollen
7. saliva
8. hurt
9. prescription
10. medicines
11. diagnosis
12. influenza
13. chemist’s

Key: ex. XIX:

c) kindness

b) milk

b) lance

a) Ignorance

a) dawn

c) last

a) Absence

a) gold

b) cover

10.

b) dull

11.

c) stitch

12.

b) chickens

13.

c) An apple

14.

a) done

15.

a) home

16.

a) sea

17.

b) Familiarity

18.

b) confessed

19.

a) bird

20.

c) an inch

21.

c) leap

22.

a) alike

23.

c) Money

24.

c) fire

25.

b) mind

26.

a) pound

27.

b) Practice

28.

c) cure

29.

c) good intentions

30.

c) Practise

31.

c) forgive

32.

b) cooks

33.

b) Romans

34.

b) grieve over

35.

a) pen

Key: ex. XX:

1.

spoonful

pine tree

blackboard

salt

nut

gold

artist

pineapple

traffic jam

10.  hedgehog
11.  sidewalk
12.  mole
13.  skyscraper
14.  detached

house

15. wild boar

Key: ex. XXI:

No. FRUIT

VEGETABLES

KINDS OF MEAT

apricot,

celery,

mutton,

blackberry,

turnip,

venison,

blueberry,

radish,

lamb,

coconut,

lettuce,

veal,

banana,

leek,

poultry,

plum,

green beans,

beef,

pear,

garlic,

pork,

watermelon,

courgette,

chicken,

grape,

broccoli,

turkey

Key: ex. XXII:

No. FEATURES OF

CHARACTER

PARTS OF BODY

CLOTHES

bossy

chin

cardigan

boastful

palm

anorak

short-tempered

hip

sweatshirt

gullible

eyebrow

corduroy trousers

bright

heel

bra

reliable/trustworthy

chest

jacket

frank

buttocks

boxer shorts

carefree

thigh

turtleneck

conceited

calf

knickers/panties (AE)

10. cheerful/good-natured

breast

jumper

Key: ex. XXIII:

No. FEATURES OF

CHARACTER (2)

COOKING ACTIVITIES

FEELINGS

mean,

bake

to be thrilled with

messy

simmer

despise/detest/loathe

narrow-minded

season

be terrified

well-mannered/tactful

roast

lose one’s temper

sensible

grill

to be keen on

self-confident/self-
assured

chop

hostile

sociable

fry

to adore

impartial

grate

reluctant

loyal

mix/blend

overwhelmed

10. reserved

boil

gloomy

Key: ex. XXIV:

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Key: ex. XXVIII:

b) bread

b) coffee, c) tea

b) cola

a) biscuits, b) crisps, c) cereals

a) jam, b) honey, c) olives

a) matches, c) chocolates

a) milk, b) juice

a) cards,

b) sardines, c) peas

10.

a) bread, b) lemon

11.

a) toothpaste, b) ointment

12.

c) milk

13.

a) margarine

14.

c) sugar

15.

a) ice

16.

b) butter

17.

b) soap

18.

a) rubbish, c) potatoes

19.

a) flour, b) tea

Key: ex. XXIX:

* także: fast food restaurant

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Key: ex. XXX:

1.  box  office,  2.  carnivores,  herbivores,  3.  commute,  4.  skimmed,  5.  en  suite,  6.  fatalities,
7. sprained,  8.  suburbia,  9.  dead,  10.  gross,  11.  check  in/check  out,  12.  fill  in,  13.  densely,
14. self-catering,  15.  pastime,  16.  put  up,  17.  excess  baggage  charge,  18.  road  sweeper,
19. voyage, 20. publicity.

Key: ex. XXXI:

air

heir

tyre

tire

meet

meat

steak

stake

weak

week

right

write

flu

flew

pane

pain

pair

pear

site

sight

weather

whether

grate

great

sole

soul

break

brake

waist

waste

Key: ex. XXXII:

PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE

SPORT

HEALTH OR
LACK OF IT

scruffy

discus

rash

chubby

javelin

bruise

chunky/stocky

dart

black eye

skinny

hang-gliding

diarrhoea

overweight

bowling

constipation

slim

table-tennis bat

injection

obese

snooker cue

chickenpox

plump

relay

faint

bald

archer

blisters

10. receding hair

hurdler

mumps

11. crew-cut

long jump

measles

12. good-looking

cross-country skiing

haemorrhage

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Key: ex. XXXIII:

1.

tomato

quick

stupid

sequel

lemon

film

board

sunshine

liquid

10.  astronomy
11.  performance
12.  cucumber

Key: ex. XXXIV:

on the media

comic

game show

TV series

episode

colour supplement

broadsheet

headline

tabloid

feature article

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Key: ex. XXXVII:

b) brick, c) concrete

a) standstill,

a) bunch, c) bouquet

a) pile, c) heap

b) embarrassment

a) stutters, b) stammers

a) a cottage, b) a chalet, c) an estate

c) terms

b) lengths, c) pains

10.

a) perspire, b) sweat

11.

c) acoustics

12.

a) race

13.

b) master

14.

c) donors

15.

b) gold

16.

c) cordless

17.

a) luck

18.

b) provides, c) caters

19.

a) freight, c) cargo

20.

b) allowances

21.

a) yawn, b) cough, c) hiccough

22.

a) stride

23.

a) lagging behind, b) getting behind

24.

a) a hawk

25.

c) verdict

Key: ex. XXXVIII:

b) tributary

c) log

b) peninsula

a) urged, c) encouraged

b) seize

a) ruthless, b) foolish

a) inverted commas, c) quotation marks

a) shears

b) an estate car, c) a station wagon

10.

a) MP

11.

b) horse

12.

a) approach

13.

a) rows

14.

a) sniff, c) taste

15.

c) output

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Key: ex. XXXIX:

1.  pram,  2.  swaying,  3.  accomplished,  4.  were  fluttering,  5.  desire,  6.  bill,  7.  overlap,
8. ground  floor,  9.  torrential,  10.  coping,  11.obliges,  12.  dazzling,  13.  varnish,  14.  flickered,
15. swerved, 16. lawnmower, 17. hissed, 18. exempt, 19. sellotape, 20. agreeable.

Key: ex. XL:

1.  command,  2.  vocation,  3.  honours,  4.  rehearsing,  5.  demanding,    6.  post,  7.  extended,
8. copy,  9.  marital,  10.  prestigious,  11.  puzzle,  12.  crossword,  13.  degree,  14.  treated,
15. involve, 16. rush, 17. fees, 18. oral, 19. applied, 20. regardless.

Key: ex. XLI:

1.  cloak-room,  2.  applauded,  3.leisure,  4.  mediocre,  5.  prosecuted,  6.  appalling,  7.  derives,
8. advance,  9.  awarded,  10.  amateur,  11.    dreads,  12.  repels,  13.  leave,  14.  next  of  kin,
15. belonging, 16. contented, 17. snobbery, 18. swot, 19. abode, 20. capable



Key: ex. XLII:

bureau

courgette

white-collar worker

on foot

blaze

fly

towel

tuxedo

skateboarding

10.  steel mine
11.  to melt
12.  pencil-case
13.  fluffy toy
14.  hang-gliding
15.  villager

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Key: ex. XLIII:

sunshine

butterfly

haberdashery

gingerbread

The Arts

camcorder

marmalade

ink

clever

10.  broccoli
11.  long jump
12.  formalities
13.  rake
14.  lettuce
15.  paperwork

Key: ex. XLIV: I:

1. Lent, 2. Palm Sunday, 3. Good Friday, 4. Jesus, 5. dyed eggs, 6. new life, 7. patterns,
8. tomb, 9. Easter, 10. Resurrection, 11. breakfast, 12. lamb, 13. the Easter Bunny,
14. sprinkle, 15. Christian.

Key: ex. XLIV: II:

Shrove Tuesday – the day preceding the first day of Lent, called also the Pancake Day
because a lot of pancakes are eaten on that day.

Maundy Thursday – Great/Holy Thursday,
Maundy money- specially minted coins for the elderly and poor
Good Friday - called also public holiday, almost no work on that day in England
hot cross buns - with currants or raisins, marked with a cross commemorating the crucifixion
of Christ).
Roast lamb - A traditional food for dinner on Easter Day
"egg rolling"- In some areas is still popular today. People take the eggs to the top of a hill and
roll them down. The first egg to get to the foot of that hill is the winner
egg hunts - looking for dyed eggs by children in the house or backyard. Children believe that
the Easter Rabbit hides the eggs in the garden.

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Key: ex. XLV:

a) left luggage office

a) form master, b) form tutor

c) stationer’s

b) tower blocks, c) high-rise buildings

a) daily

a) aroused b) roused, c) piqued

a) ceasefire, c) armistice

c) publishing house

b) respiratory

10.

b) subscribed to

11.

a) malicious, b) vicious

12.

a) viewers

13.

a) camping

14.

b) rural, urban

15.

a) cardboard, c) some timber

16.

b) persecuted

17.

a) become extinct

18.

a) a sewage system

19.

b) fierce c) strong

20.

b) contamination

21.

c) disturbances

22.

b) landscape, c) panorama

23.

a) reinforced

24.

b) short-sighted

25.

a) fit

Key: ex. XLVI:

a) rowed, b) paddled

b) venue, c) place

a) the crawl, b) breaststroke

a) ground to a halt, c) came to a halt

a) doubt, c) doubting

a) sight

b) announcer

a) vicinity

a) backstroke, c) butterfly

10.

c) bookworm

11.

a) gist, b) core

12.

a) shipbuilding industry, b) steel industry

13.

c) irreplaceable

14.

b) factors

15.

a) reports, c) covers

16.

a) grabbed

17.

a) terminal, b) lethal, c) mortal

18.

b) statesman

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19.

c) indispensable

20.

a) grasp, b) comprehend

Key: ex. XLVII:

1. registration book
2. insurance certificate
3. engine
4. pull out
5. turn signal
6. way
7. priority
8. built-up area
9. speed up
10. recklessly
11. speed limit
12. head-on collision
13. run/bump into
14. death-toll
15. destination
16. filling station
17. hand
18. reduce

Key: ex. XLVIII:

a) longitude

b) congenial

b) perpendicular

a) embodiment

c) deplorable

a) denounced

c) cul-de-sac

a) trial

b) inventor

10.

b) dented

11.

c) hemisphere

12.

c) mourning

13.

c) bipolar

14.

a) dissolved

15.

a) genres

16.

b) horn

17.

a) appeared, c) arose

18.

a) a coup d’etat, c) a rebellion

19.

a) complex, b) sophisticated, c) primitive

20.

a) exquisite

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21.

a) turn

22.

a) tentative, c) tense

23.

a) dramatist, c) playwright

24.

c) winding

25.

a) conductor

26.

a) enormous, b) vast

27.

a) consoled, c) cheered-up

28.

c) congenital

29.

c) satire

30.

a) captured

Key: ex. XLIX:

resilience

flexibility

accomplished

skilful, talented

hazardous

dangerous

unannounced

unexpected

to rebuke

tell off

plausible

possible

nutrition

nourishment

life-span

lifetime

to rear children

bring up children

10. gradual

evolutionary

11. to overdo

to exaggerate

12. robust

strong

13. to alter

to change

14. essence

gist

15. inconsistency

incoherence

16. incurable

terminally ill

17. disabled

handicapped

18. chores

housework

19. combine with

join with

20. selfishly

egoistically

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Key: ex. L:

parsley root

horse-drawn
coach

infant

ice-rink

mended

swimming pool

coconut

sinful

estate car

10.  kindness
11.  snowflakes
12.  plate
13.  prosperity
14.  breadwinner
15.  plumber

Key: ex. LI:

pumpkin

stew

pancake

delicacies

pickled gherkins

jelly

snow

common sense

righteous

10.  custody
11.  pious
12.  cottage cheese
13.  mushrooms
14.  exhaust fumes
15.  croissant

Key: ex. LII:

1. command
2. eat out
3. expertise
4. toss
5. overdrew

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Klucz do ćwiczeń gramatycznych

Key: ex. I:

1. Peter can’t park his car there.
2. May I open the window?
3. It’s possible that you think correctly.
4. Margaret might (well) not marry Steven.
5. There are slim chances (that) Tom will have a baby.
6. Mark can’t have sold his motorbike.
7. Andrew may have got ill.
8. You might have fallen down.
9. Riots can happen in any country.
10. Although it is/may be a good film technically speaking, it shows too much violence.
11. You must be Marek’s brother.
12. This scientific theory needn’t be true.
13. Peter must have visited me in my office yesterday.
14. Sheila should be taking her exam now.
15. It seems certain that Tom has forgotten to arrange the meeting with his client.
16. Ian had to finish his report by Tuesday.
17.  You  mustn’t  talk  about  this  issue  with Juliet  because  she  will  be  upset/You  mustn’t
talk to Juliet about this issue…
18. You don’t have to go to the post office.
19. I’ve got to go to the dentist tomorrow.
20. You don’t need [need not have] a visa when you go to Great Britain from Poland.

Key: ex. II:

  1. I don’t understand how she can/could have tolerated/put up with such behaviour then.
  2. Can I help you?
  3. I can see a ship at sea.
  4. Next year Jack will be able to drive a car.
  5. Adam was already able to [could already] play chess when he was five.
  6.  The  employees  of  this  industrial  plant  managed  to  reach  an  agreement/succeeded  in

reaching an agreement with their boss.

  7. How much wood were you able to chop?
  8. Sylvia was not able to tell the truth then.
  9. Agatha could smell a beautiful scent.
10. “You could have helped her, she had a heavy rucksack” said Martin to Andrew.
11. I can see Christopher coming by his car.
12. I can hear steps on the staircase.
13. If he had been ill then, you could have taken him to the doctor.
14. Dorothy said that Andrew could visit her in December.

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15. Tom could/may/might have gone swimming at/in the swimming pool because he is

not at home.

16. You can/are allowed to/may use these tools.
17. Last Saturday the child was allowed to watch DVDs.
18. He couldn’t watch cartoons and films with scenes of violence when he was a child and

now he doesn’t do it either.

19. When Ann was a small girl, she would/used to read a lot of adventure stories for

children.

20. “I should/would be grateful for your washing up after the meal”, said Isabel to the

guests.

21. Monica should not have left her bag in such a place – anybody/everybody could have

taken it then.

22. Henry ought to have been more careful then.
23. I am anxious that everybody should be safe at this party.
24. Take an umbrella in case it should rain.
25. If it hadn’t been for this team’s goalkeeper, its players would have lost the match.

Key: ex. III:

Having done the task correctly, he was praised by his boss.

After I had discussed this issue, I went on to discuss another problem.

As he was unable to find the answer on his own, he asked her for help.

She started the engine without releasing the handbrake.

When quoting other authors, please provide us with their surnames.

Peter was seen talking with Susan at the party by Margaret.

They made Jonathan accept the proposal.

Andrew is believed to be very handsome by the girls.

They asked him to help carry the heavy suitcases.

10.

He was elected to be an MP by the people.

11.

Paris is thought to be the capital of fashion by the people here.

12. They told James not to interfere in the couple’s matters.
13.

He is believed to have hidden the whole truth.

14.

They know/knew that he was a thief in the past.

15.

The parcel will have been sent by next Monday.

16.

The traffic is being directed by the policemen at the moment.

17.

They have just opened the show.

18. Communism was meant to last much longer in Poland.
19. Michael is said to have been rude in the past.
20. You will be informed about the exam results by them.
21. Russian is spoken there.
22. Dinner was being prepared by them.
23. They have awaited the film for a long time.

24. Barbara’s work in the hospital had already been completed.

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Key: ex. IV:

in/at

For

in/out, in

10.

11.

with/in

12.

13.

on/---.

14.

---

15.

in/with

16.

with/at/about/by

17.

into

18.

into/in

19.

out

20.

on, onto

21.

off

22.

by, with

23.

24.

25.

--- , at

26.

27.

to, for

28.

from

29.

since

30.

for

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Key: ex. V:

---

the

---

the

---

the/a

10.

11.

The/ ---, the

12.

13.

the

14.

15.

the

16.

17.

---, the, the

18.

the

19.

the

20.

---

21.

the, ---,---,---, a

22.

23.

---

24.

---

25.

The

26.

The, the, the, ---

27.

---

28.

The, the

29.

the, a

30.

---, a

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Key: ex. VI:

---

---, ---

---, the

---, ---

The, a, the

a, ---

10.

the

11.

---

12.

---, the

13.

The

14.

---, the

15.

---

16.

a, ---, a, ---

17.

the

18.

---

19.

---

20.

---

21.

---, ---

22.

---

23.

the

24.

the

25.

---, ---

26.

27.

the

28.

The, the

29.

the

30.

---, ---

Key: ex. VII:

  1. I’d rather go to the mountains than to the seaside.
  2. I prefer (eating) apples to (eating) pears/I prefer to eat apples rather than to eat pears.
  3. I wish I had more time for my favourite activities.
  4. I wish you would stop biting your nails because it’s irritating!
  5. (My advice is that) You had better cut down on sweets and meat.
  6. “If only I had had more knowledge in that period of my life”, said Steven.
  7. She detests being treated like a child.
  8. You are supposed to be careful when you get on a bus or train.
  9.  Mark suggested that they should have a walk and go to a café.
10. Tom acted in a polite way in that case.

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11. Mary is the student/one who is the most clever in the class/It is Mary who is the

cleverest student in the class.

12. What she adores are red roses.
13. The child was told by (the child’s) mother not to cheat.
14.  Laura has difficulty in adapting herself to the new circumstances.
15. With reference to this issue it can be said that everything was done correctly.

Key: ex. VIII:

   1. With regard to his earlier words, he apologised for what he said.
   2.  Having vacuumed the room, Benjamin did the washing.
   3. The father told his child not to touch the keys.
   4. They have recently redecorated the library building.
   5. Unless you stop being so rude to others, you will be in trouble soon.
   6.  You can drive this car provided you are not careless/Provided you are not careless,

you can drive this car.

   7. How about if he goes to a fancy dress party in a cowboy costume?
   8.  Despite all the obstacles, Caroline managed to find a job.
   9.  Arthur is used to going to the baker’s to buy hot bread rolls every morning.
10.  Peter often used to travel to the countryside to pick mushrooms.
11. There is no point in buying all these goods, as it is a waste of money.
12. There is no sense in worrying – your son has already come back home.
13.  The bricklayers will have this house ready by next month.
14. The chances are (good) that Tom will finish his education this year.

Key: ex. IX:

1.  If you are kind to others, others will be kind to you.
2.  If you boil potatoes, they will be ready to be eaten.
3. When there is frost and snow, children often go sledging.
4. When spring comes, trees start to become green.
5.  If Anna had a million euros, she would buy herself an aeroplane.
6.  If Poland was situated where England is, there wouldn’t have been Communism in it

in the past.

7. If it hadn’t been for/but for Mickiewicz, Słowacki, Krasiński and Norwid, there

wouldn’t have been the Polish Romanticism.

8. If C. Niemen hadn’t lived in Communist Poland, he would probably have been very

famous all over the world.

  9. “If I was/were a sportsman, I would win a lot of medals”, said Andrew.
         10. “If I was/were an astronaut, I would fly to the Moon”, said Mark.
11.  If it hadn’t been for/but for King Sobieski, there wouldn’t have been the Vienna

victory.

12.  If it hadn’t been for/but for Mieszko I and his wife Dobrawa, Christianity wouldn’t
      have been brought to Poland.
13.  If it hadn’t been for/but for Jagiello’s military talent, the Teutonic Knights wouldn’t
             have been defeated near Grunwald.
14. I will let you ride the bike, on condition that you do the shopping.
15. Before you start writing your test, check how much time you have.

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16. You can drive a car in Poland, provided that you turn on your car lights.
17. Martha can’t/cannot play with her friends, unless she tidies up her room.
18. Unless you have a passport, you cannot go on holidays to England.
19. You can drive a car, providing you have your car insurance.
20. You can be a teacher, as long as you complete/finish your studies.
21. Supposing you won the lottery prize, what would you do?
22.  Before you cook dinner, check if you have all the ingredients.
23. If he had jumped further, he could have become the champion.
24. Take an umbrella, in case it rains.
25. Leave this book, in case she comes for it.
26. He could become a great scientist, if he had a different personality.
27.  She could do a lot, if she wasn’t so lazy.
28.  Should you be hungry, the fridge is in the kitchen.
29. You should exercise, until you become tired.
30. Should you lose your way, give me a ring/phone/call me on my mobile phone.
31. If he had won the match then, he would have been famous today.
32. Don’t stop fighting, until your opponent gives up.
33. If you would be so kind as to give/pass me that tool?
34. Had I known how this talk would finish, I wouldn’t have started it.
35. As long as there is not too much CO2 in the atmosphere, the Arctic ice cap will not

melt, the level of water in the oceans will not rise and the low-lying areas will not
be flooded.

Key: ex. X:

went

did the gardening, started.

was doing

has already done

wrote

was studying

has recently been

didn’t enjoy/wasn’t enjoying

went/has gone, hasn’t come back

10.

Was Andrew writing

11.

moved, have rarely visited.

12.

hasn’t been

13.

Did they attend

14.

was kicking, heard, was ended, won

15.

have known

16.

weren’t

17.

haven’t talked

18.

was browsing, rang

19.

just opened/has just opened

20.

Was Sarah

21.

were singing, was shining, were driving and walking, was announced

22.

wasn’t

23.

has existed/have existed

24.

was, was

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Key: ex. XI:

been working

mended

been weeding

been vacuuming

watched

been dancing

ridden

drunk/been drinking

been snowing

10.

read

11.

been cleaning, finished

12.

cooked

13.

been/been hiding

14.

been staying, been doing

15.

multiplied

Key: ex. XII:

is going to be

will be

was going to park

will have

am going

will

am having

won’t

will

10.

is visiting

11.

will

12.

Are you going to

13.

is meeting

14.

Will you

15.

is not going to

16.

am going to

17.

will

18.

is meeting

19.

will

20.

is watching

21.

will

22.

I will

23.

going to be

24.

am meeting

25.

is going to be

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REVISION - TEST SPRAWDZAJĄCY – KEY

Key: I:

Harrison set this house on fire deliberately.

Courage is the opposite of cowardice.

Tim is pathetic if he has said such words.

If you faint/pass out, you lose consciousness.

Andrew’s granddad is very generous.

This model is very slender, and it only is a pity that she is so little intelligent.

We have to do away with our rubbish. Throw it into the container outdoors.

Alcohol abuse leads to many misfortunes.

How can you put up with such a neighbour. Can’t you see that he is malicious towards

you all the time?

10.

It’s incredible how far the ski jumper jumped.

11.

If you promise something to a child, you have to fulfil your promise, otherwise they

will not believe you any more.

12.

Tom is very modest and, simultaneously, he has a great talent.

13.

Push this button in a gentle way/gently, otherwise you will break it/cause a

breakdown.

14.

The queen or king of England is simultaneously regarded as the head of the Anglican

Church.

15.

Excessive exploitation of the environment brings about damage only.

16.

Bliss is the opposite of pain.

Key: II:

I shall/will see you off at the airport.

Peter was astonished at Adam’s hospitality.

In the city centre, there is the exhibition of the 19

century Polish paintings.

Would you like to go with me to see it?

This information is confidential – nobody can see it apart from us.

Outstanding actors from Poland and abroad feature in this movie.

Signing that document is certainly a breakthrough in that difficult case.

It is hard to distinguish/tell/spot the difference/ between these two twins, they are so

alike/similar…

There is a shortage/lack of fresh bread in this shop, as it has run out here today.

There must be fertile soil because there are large crops every year.

10.

Do not overtake on a/the bend because you won’t see if there’s something coming

from the opposite direction.

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Key: III:

Contemporary classical music is difficult to listen to.

If you come across Bob, tell him to call me.

I want to find out what the real name of this singer is.

Let’s get down to work, because it is late already.

“I must brush up on my English, because I am going to England”, said Maria.

In spite of the fact that the whale swims in the water and looks like a fish, it is a
mammal, in reality.

Steven regrets the things he did in the past.

This place is unique, I like coming/am fond of coming here.

The admission charge/fee to this concert is 5 pounds.

10.

Simon boasts of/about his new bicycle.

11.

This is an excellent opportunity to share our experience(s) in this field.

Key: IV:

This child resembles/takes after his father.

The last/recent opinion poll/survey has shown that fewer people trust the

government of this country.

“I think/reckon/guess it is a pure coincidence that Andrew went there on that
day”, said Agatha.

This institute carries out/performs scientific research/researches.

These football players are always focused/concentrated on their play and this is
their strong point/advantage in many matches.

This surgeon is very precise/exact – it is good to be his patient.

Anna is prejudiced towards Bill because he had lied to her before.

In this picture, in the foreground, there is a vase with/of flowers.

At the Miłostowo Cemetery in Poznań, there is Roman Brandstaetter’s grave.

Adolescence is a difficult period in human life, thus/that’s why it requires a
specific approach.

10.

The average Pole is informed mostly by the TV, then by the radio and finally/in
the end, by the newspapers. It is a pity that it is not vice versa/I wish the reverse
was true…

11.

Ludwik Pasteur contributed to the development of medicine by discovering the
vaccine against cholera.

Key: V:

illness and its symptoms

features of character

jobs

fish

animals

items of furniture

items of clothing

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the place you want to go to

the place where you wait for the train

gossip

doctor’s examination at a health centre or a hospital.

the paper that your doctor writes and gives you, so as you could buy medicines at
the chemist’s.

throw smb out from school

e. g teacher - not demanding, allowing his students to do almost what they like.

skip classes without an excuse.

your friend from school/belonging to the same period of time/current/modern

10.

A table bearing information of the times of arrivals and departures of trains,
planes, buses, ferries etc.

11.

a long row of people waiting for e. g. to buy something or to settle some matter.

Key: VI:

a)

A)

fatally/mortally ill

quarrel with

mix

angry at sb/antagonistic

drinks

snack bar

billboard

appear/increase (e. g. turn up the volume)

invent

postpone/delay/discourage

emerge

unemployment benefit

hobby

suburbs

mortal victims/deaths

surprised

reject/reduce (e. g. volume)

practice/take part in/join in

compensate

get/receive

glasses/public performances or displays

disadvantage

stammer

sweat

wireless

excited

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check out

sparsely

net

ugly

tidy

skinny

come round

hairy

bitter/sour

10.

let out

11.

mean, stingy

12.

wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift

13.

lazy

14.

flexible, lenient, indulgent

15.

add

16.

legible

17.

care for

18.

drop, release

19.

willing

20.

dread

21.

free, optional, voluntary

22.

pleased

23.

hello

24.

get off/ disembark

25.

clean/tidy up

26.

slow

27.

interesting/bright and/or intelligent/lively/colourful

28.

be silent/whisper, hush

29.

awful/disagreeable

30.

persist, go on

31.

be slow

32.

written

33.

easy, undemanding, easygoing

34.

married/multiple

35.

excellent

36.

work

37.

professional

38.

depart

39.

calm, peaceful, nerveless

40.

love, adore

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GRAMMAR REVISION


Key: I

1. works, 2. goes, 3. is having, 4. are attacked/have been attacked, 5. has, 6. attend, 7. are
all reading, 8. read, 9. will all go/all go, 10. is, 11. will also go/also go, 12. was reading,
13. heard, 14. answered, 15. told, 16. was, 17. had run out, 18. asked, 19. agreed,
20. celebrated, 21. have been married, 22. have been married, 23. came/had come,
24. celebrate, 25. was, 26. have been, 27. has always tried, 28. remember

Key: II

She didn’t have to go on foot, because he gave her a lift back home.

Having finished the work, he went to the park to have a rest.

Rain is expected for tomorrow/It is expected to rain tomorrow.

He is said to be very athletic.

Father ordered/told the children to water the flowers the previous day/the day before/
Father ordered/told the children the previous day/the day before to water the flowers.

Agatha requested if she could leave her luggage on the bench for a moment.

In the end, you can understand my point of view.

It has been 10 years now since they were together.

If you go on repeating that, I shall/will stop talking to you/Go on repeating that and I
shall/will stop talking to you.

10.

Sarah could afford to hire a room in that expensive hotel.

11.

Ola felt like dancing.

12.

The recession caused him to lose his job.

13.

We regret to inform you that you are not on the list.

14.

Andrew is a friend of mine.

15.

Barbara sometimes likes to be in the room on her own.

16.

It was a two-day trip to the mountains.

17.

You’d better stop talking rubbish and start studying./It would be better if you stopped
talking rubbish and started studying.

18.

Gregory would rather go to the cinema than to the theatre.

19.

I suggest | that you (should) empty the bin | your emptying the bin.

20.

William forbade his daughter to watch the cartoon, until she does/had done her
homework.

21.

Bob prefers swimming to weight-lifting.

22.

Jim wondered whether/if Paula would accept his proposal.

23.

Father promised the/his children that they would go sledging the following/next day.

24.

Don’t/Do/Would you mind if I put/my putting my bicycle here?

25.

Danuta told her/the kids not to play football in the backyard but to go to a sports
field.

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Key: III

c) must

a) didn’t need to bring, b) needn’t have brought

b) should

a) have to

c) mustn’t

c) made him go

b) have lived

a) will have been, b) will be, c) is going to be

b) has just been, c) was just

10.

c) is being furnished

11.

c) has already been

12.

a) were, would

13.

a) Unless,

14.

b) providing , c) provided

15.

b) Supposing, would

16.

c) hadn’t broken, wouldn’t

17.

a) But for, b) If it hadn’t been for

18.

c) which

19.

a) that, b) which

20.

a) whom

21.

c) whose

22.

a) will

23.

c) is going to

24.

b) is having

25.

c) is going to

26.

c) will

27.

a) The

28.

c) ---

29.

c) for

30.

b) in, at