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10  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B ENGLISH FILE  4

GRAMMAR 7 I went to ________ college in Michigan.

8 I often take my paints with me to the beach. I love
1 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
painting ________ sea.
Example: The children have eaten all of the cookies.
9 I think Damian will be at ________ work still – he
all of  all of the  all said he had to work late.
1 We could have either Indian ________ Chinese food. 10 ________ Pacific Coast Highway is the highway
nor or and which runs from Seattle to Los Angeles.
2 ________ in this part of the store costs a dollar or 10
Most of Everything All Grammar total 20

3 Mike is a vegetarian. He doesn’t eat ________ fish or

either both neither 3 Complete the words in the sentences.
4 The club isn’t just for professional astronomers –
Example: Geneticists are learning increasing amounts
________ can join.
about how DNA works.
all  anyone  all of students
5 We thought about buying some pizza, but ________ 1 My brother’s a g________ and is always picking up
of us were hungry. rocks to study.
no any none 2 Farmers working with pigs are most likely to be
i________ by the virus.
6 We haven’t got ________ tea. Is coffee OK?
none no any 3 It’s not enough to develop a theory; you have to be
able to p________ it in the lab.
7 I’m so disappointed that there aren’t ________
tickets left for the play. 4 Helium can be a gas or liquid but never a s________.
any some no 5 “Eureka!” is a word we associate with major
8 I go jogging ________ day except Sundays, when I scientific d________.
just go for a long walk. 6 We need to c________ out some more experiments
all every all the to check that the results are reliable.
9 ________ students attending the talk were 7 I don’t think I’d volunteer to be a g________ 
postgraduates. ________ in a drug trial because of the risks.
Most of the  Most the  The most 8 We need to do some more r________ into the drug
10 Neither Hannah ________ Lisa will be here on before we can be sure it is effective.
Friday – they’re going away. 9 The drug was effective, but unfortunately it had
or and nor some unpleasant s________ effects.
10 10 The victim of the shooting was saved by a blood
2 Complete the sentences with a/an, the, or – (no 10
Example: My brother has just bought a new computer.
1 I never realized that ________ koala bears don’t
drink water. They get liquid from leaves.
2 ________ Lake Victoria has shores in both Canada
and the US.
3 At nearly 4,200 miles, ________ Andes is the longest
mountain range in the world.
4 Do we have ________ meeting next Friday?
5 I’m worn out. I think it’s time to go to ________ bed.
6 Mozart is widely accepted to have been ________
musical genius.

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4 Choose two words and put them together in the PRONUNCIATION

correct order with and or or to make phrases.
6 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: butter / knife / bread
bread and butter Example: ex|pand

1 lightning / thunder / rain 1 bi|o|lo|gy

_____________________ 2 vo|lun|teer
2 law / rules / order 3 ad|di|tive
_____________________ 4 ge|o|gra|phic
3 all / less / nothing 5 phy|si|cist
_____________________ 5
4 pieces / things / bits
7 Match the words with the same sound.
5 sick / exhausted / tired
_____________________ exposed poisoning lethal 
5 drug salt geneticist

Example: discover  drug

5 Order the words to make sentences.
1 physicist ________
Example: and / storm / during / absolutely / the /
lightning / the / incredible / thunder / was 2 donor ________
 T he thunder and lightning during the storm 3 volunteer ________
was absolutely incredible. 4 peace ________
1 of / were / missing / safe / fortunately / the / children / 5 dose ________
and / sound / both / discovered 5
2 successful / take / give / are / all / question /
relationships / and / a / of / Pronunciation total 10

3 answers / them / didn’t / or / I / the / I / guessed / so / Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
know / less / more
4 later / to / you’re / you’ll / sooner / that / or / have /
admit / wrong
5 so / result / wait / see / have / uncertain / the / we’ll /
is / and / to

Vocabulary total 20

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10  Reading and Writing   B ENGLISH FILE  4

READING In 1843, while performing a conjuring trick for the

amusement of his children, he accidentally swallowed a
Read the article about a British engineer. Five coin which became lodged in his throat. A special medical
sentences have been removed. Which sentence tool failed to remove it, as did a machine to shake it loose
(A–F) fits each gap (1–5)? There is one extra created by Brunel himself. Eventually, at the suggestion of
sentence you do not need to use. his father, Sir Marc, Isambard was strapped to a board and
turned upside-down, and the coin was jerked free.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Brunel suffered a stroke in 1859, just before the Great
Eastern made its first voyage to New York. He died ten days
In surveys to find out who the most important Britons of all
later and is buried, like his father, at Kensal Green Cemetery
time are, Isambard Kingdom Brunel often comes out on top.
in London. His son, Henri Marc Brunel, also enjoyed some
This famous engineer was noted for the creation of the
success as a civil engineer.
Great Western Railway and a series of famous steamships.
The son of noted engineer Sir Marc Isambard Brunel,
Isambard K. Brunel was born in Portsmouth, England on A In the meantime, Brunel moved on.
April 9, 1806. His father was working there on the B Work started in 1862 and was complete by 1864, five
block-making machinery of the Portsmouth Block Mills. The years after Brunel’s death
young Brunel was sent to France to be educated at the C The initial group of engines ordered by Brunel to his
College of Caen in Normandy and the Lycée Henri-Quatre in own specifications proved unsatisfactory.
Paris. He rose to prominence when, at 20 years-old, he was
D The ship is widely perceived as a waste of money.
appointed as the resident engineer of the Thames Tunnel,
his father’s greatest achievement. (–––– 1 ––––)Two severe E The first of its kind ever built, Isambard spent nearly
incidents of flooding injured the younger Brunel and ended two years trying to drive the horizontal shaft from one
work on the tunnel for several years, though it was end of it to the other.
eventually completed. F He used his prestige to convince his railway company
(–––– 2 ––––) In 1833, he was appointed engineer of the Great employers to build the Great Western, at the time by far
Western Railway, one of the wonders of Victorian Britain. the largest steamship in the world.
Running from London to Bristol (and a few years later, to
Reading total 10
Exeter), the Great Western contained a series of impressive
achievements, such as viaducts, stations, and tunnels, that
ignited the imagination of the technically-minded Britons of
the age. Brunel soon became one of the most famous men Write an article about the following topic:
in Britain due to this.
“An important invention.”
Even before the Great Western Railway was opened, Brunel
was moving on to his next project to build ships which could
Write 140–180 words. Include the following
sail across the Atlantic. (–––– 3 ––––) It first sailed in 1837.
The Great Britain followed in 1843, and was the first of its • say what the invention is and how it works
kind to cross the Atlantic Ocean. • explain why you think it is so important
Building on these successes, Brunel turned to a third ship in
• describe the impact this invention has had on the world
1852, even larger than both of its predecessors. The Great Writing total 10
Eastern was cutting-edge technology for its time — it was
the largest ship ever built until the RMS Lusitania launched Reading and Writing total 20
in 1906 — and it soon ran over budget and schedule in the
face of a series of difficult technical problems. (–––– 4 ––––)
Though a failure at its original purpose for passenger travel,
it eventually found a role as an engineering ship.
Besides the railway and steamships, he was also involved in
the construction of several lengthy bridges, including the
Royal Albert Bridge near Plymouth and an unusual
telescopic bridge in Bridgwater. He also designed the
Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol but did not live to see it
constructed. His colleagues and admirers felt the bridge
would be a fitting memorial and started to raise new funds
and to amend the design. (–––– 5 ––––)

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10  Listening and Speaking   B ENGLISH FILE  4

1 Listen to five people talking about an 1 Answer your partner’s questions.
embarrassing situation they’ve found themselves
Now make questions and ask your partner.
in. Choose from the list (A–F) which situation
each person mentions. Use the letters only once. 1 How / feel when / have to talk in public?
There is one extra letter you do not need to use. 2 What / like to do when / visit a new town or city?
A It happened while they were working out at the gym. 3 What / the best restaurant to visit in the place where
B It happened while they were criticizing someone. you live and why?
C It happened while they were relaxing. 4 What invention or discovery / like scientists to make
D It happened while they were having fun with friends. in the next few years?
E It happened while they were rushing to do 5 you / think students study enough science at school?
something. Why? / Why not?
F It happened while they were doing a job at home.
Speaker 1: 2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree
or disagree. Give reasons.
Speaker 2:
Speaker 3: “Big cities are the best places for young people to live.”
Speaker 4: 3 Listen to your partner talking about science. Do
Speaker 5: you agree with him / her?
5 Speaking total 20

2 Listen to part of a talk a woman is giving on a Listening and Speaking total 30

famous scientist. Underline the correct answer.
1 Stephen attended the same primary school / high
school / university as one of his parents.
2 Stephen’s father wanted him to study medicine /
physics / math in college.
3 When Stephen first left Oxford, he went to
Cambridge to study some more / start work /
plan what he would do next.
4 In the early 1960s, Stephen observed that he was
becoming more and more hungry / inactive /
5 As a result of an operation in a Cambridge hospital,
Stephen now has an artificial limb / voice / lung.

Listening total 10

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