English Language Practice Answers

Language Exercise Answers - Set 1

Vocabulary

Exercise 1

1. 1. c
2. 2. h
3. 3. g
4. 4. b
5. 5. e
6. 6. d
7. 7. f
8. 8. a

Exercise 2

1. 1. moods
2. 2. faint
3. 3. starts out
4. 4. deafening
5. 5. common sense
6. 6. take advantage of
7. 7. firm
8. 8. accurate

Exercise 3

1. 1. eat it
2. 2. agree with them
3. 3. delayed
4. 4. angry
5. 5. aren’t nice to them
6. 6. popular

Grammar

Exercise 4

1. 1. which beans I was going to put in the soup
2. 2. if / whether he could use the computer then
3. 3. I thought we should study before we went out
4. 4. reading my diary
5. 5. booking / that we book our flights that day

Exercise 5

1. 1. Alan promised to e-mail the photos to me / us.
2. 2. My sister admitted losing / that she had lost my MP3 player.
3. 3. My mum wanted to know when I had met Gina / Gina and I had met.
4. 4. Ben suggested going / that we go to the gym that day.
5. 5. Keith denied knowing anything about it.
6. 6. Jan reminded Sam not to forget the meeting the next day / the following day / the day after.

Exercise 6

1. 1. Mum told me not to forget about the game.
2. 2. Jane warned John to be careful.
3. 3. Amy advised us not to go there that night.

Language Exercise Answers - Level 1

Vocabulary

Exercise 1

1. 1. start … over, set … back
2. 2. broke down, pick … up
3. 3. set off, pick up

Exercise 2

1. 1. catch
2. 2. odours
3. 3. take
4. 4. prevent
5. 5. mouth-watering
6. 6. flavour
7. 7. harmful
8. 8. disgusting

Exercise 3

1. 1. made a mountain out of a molehill
2. 2. took charge
3. 3. gossip
4. 4. vanished into thin air
5. 5. worship
6. 6. went mad

Grammar

Exercise 4

1. 1. How long have you been walking 10 km a day?
2. 2. Mary suggested lighting / that we light some scented candles.
3. 3. We needn’t have brought umbrellas.
4. 4. Becky asked me whether I thought (that) dinner would be ready by the time everyone got there.
5. 5. Mona stopped eating chocolate six months ago.
6. 6. After we had been driving for two hours, we got a flat tyre.
7. 7. They might be late.

Exercise 5

1. 1. is known that Bruce Springsteen gives amazing concerts
2. 2. mustn’t stay out all night / had better not stay out all night
3. 3. must be an easier way to do this
4. 4. are having / getting our windows washed tomorrow
5. 5. shouldn’t have insulted you
6. 6. was said to me

Reading

Exercise 1

1. 1. b
2. 2. d

Exercise 2

1. 1. common
2. 2. necessary
3. 3. release
4. 4. raw
5. 5. wise
6. 6. ban

Exercise 3

1. 1. eaten in 113 countries
2. 2. needs much less space, water and food
3. 3. insects are already a part of their diet

Exercise 4

1. 1. F – “In addition, insects breed more quickly, so food supplies can be produced much faster.”
2. 2. T – “Scientists believe that human consumption of insects would help save the forests since they would have to be preserved as a habitat for insect life.”
3. 3. F – “There are traces of insects found in products like grain, for example.”

Listening

Exercise 1

1. 1. c
2. 2. b
3. 3. a
4. 4. d
5. 5. b
6. 6. d
7. 7. a
8. 8. c