Choose a word/phrase from the list and use it in the correct form to complete each sentence. Deplete/ Pollute /Access Destroy /Erode/ Contaminate 41. The increase in cases of skin cancer has been recorded in parallel with ozone layer ________________. 42. Intensive pesticide and fertilizer sprays used in agriculture have resulted in the serious ______________ of water, soil and air. 43. The ______________ of this river has been proved by scientists to be caused by the dumping of untreated sewage. 44. Scientists are able to explain the consequences of habitat ____________________ now. 45. Every year about 15,000 acres of fertile topsoil are washed away in Haiti, which has resulted in massive soil ___________. Choose a word/phrase from the list to complete each sentence. properly /ancestors /customs feminist /ritual /favorable 46. My parents lay food on the altar for my _________ on a regular basis because they perceive that they will enjoy the meal with my family. 47. I’m interested in learning more about the ____________ of other countries. 48. Getting down on your knee is a ___________ to honor the dead in this country. 49. As a rule of thumb, several superstitious people choose a ________ date before starting something. 50. Before travelling to England, you have to learn to use knives, forks and spoons _______. 51. Yesterday she went for a picnic with her family. So she _________ at home when you came. A. can’t have been B. mustn’t have been C. needn’t have been D. might not have been 52. Some UFO sightings ________ easily. No one is able to explain them easily. A. can’t be explained B. shouldn’t be explained C. must be explained D. needn’t be explained 53. Like many women, she loves ________ parties and ________gifts. A. the/ a B. a/the C. a/a D. x/x 54. I am on night duty. When you go to ________ bed, I go to ________ work. A. a/x B. a/the C. the/x D. x/x 55. ____.the time passes, ___ I feel! The deadline of my thesis is coming, but I have just finished half of it. A. The faster / the nervous B. The more fast / the nervous C. The fast / the more nervous D. The faster / the more nervous 56. Bill is _________ A. lazier and lazier B. more and more lazy C. lazier and more lazy D. more lazy and lazier Fill the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. 57. He was made ( hand )___________over all of his property. 58. By the time they reached the summit, they were ____________ (exhaust). 59. I find her ___________ (exhaust) – she never stops talking. 60. As I _______ (cross) the street, I _______ (step) on some ice and _______ (slip) and ________ (fall). 61. I __________ (walk) home while somebody __________ (follow) me. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences: 62. Lan (A) should seriously consider (B) to become a singer. She’s (C) a great (D) talent. 63. There are lots of (A) amused ways (B) to volunteer in the arts such as teaching, (C) designing and assisting with (D) a variety of arts and crafts. 64. It (A) took them (B) at least two months (C) learning how (D) to pronounce these words. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the meaning. 65. I often ate a lot of cream when I was a boy. (used to) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 66. Hurry up or you’ll be late for school. (conditional sentence) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 67. She has just made this dress. (Passive voice) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 68. Let’s go to the cinema tonight. (v-ing) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 69. My sister couldn’t go for a picnic because she was ill. (so) ………………………………………………………………………………………. Rewrite the following sentences using words in brackets. 70. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police. (ADVISED) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 71. When you phoned me, it was my lunch time. (HAVING) ………………………………………………………………………………………. 72. Mary didn’t find it difficult to pass her driving test. (DIFFICULTY) ……………………………………………………………………………………