EXTRA LESSON EMP B2 11A

EXTRA LESSON

EMPOWER B2 11A

Multiple Choice

An ____________ person wants to be very successful in their career.

• arrogant

• inspiring

• ambitious

• optimistic

Multiple Choice

Ben is a highly ____________ scientist and is getting an important new job.

• respected

• arrogant

• naive

• recognised

Multiple Choice

Paula is ____________ about her job saving endangered animals and can’t imagine doing anything else.

• interested

• strong

• involved

• passionate

Multiple Choice

It is hard to make a ____________ person do something he or she doesn’t want to do.

• stubborn

• loyal

• motivated

• respected

Multiple Choice

Jamie is trying to ____________ up cake because he knows he eats too many sweet things.

• keep

• give

• take

• go

Multiple Choice

I only eat vegetables now – it’s hard so I hope I can ____________ it up.

• hold

• keep

• take

• cut

Multiple Choice

Many people think it’s exciting to have ____________ at something new from time to time.

• a break

• an idea

• a go

• help

Multiple Choice

If Tom ____________ to get financial support for this business idea, it’s sure to do well.

• manages

• succeeds

• arrives

• achieves

Multiple Choice

Brigitte is a __________ friend, so I know she’ll be with me through everything.

• listening

• loyal

• likeable

Multiple Choice

I’m making an __________ to learn Russian before I move to Moscow but it’s hard.

• effort

• energy

• example

Multiple Choice

A self-confident person isn’t afraid to __________ out new things.

• do

• try

• have

Multiple Choice

My wife Anna and I first __________ at a party while I _________ in London in the 1970s

• meet, lived

• met, was living

• have met, lived

• met, lived

Multiple Choice

When I __________, most people __________

• arrived, left

• had arrived, already left

• arrived, already had left

• arrived, had already left

Multiple Choice

I _______ to hear her, and we ________ talking

• went, started

• gone, started

• was going started

• went, were starting

Multiple Choice

We __________ each other for 44 years

• have known

• had known

• knew

• are knowing

Multiple Choice

Match: "When I arrived..."

• ...Sally had already left."

• ...Sally leaves already."

• ...Sally hadn't leaved.""

• ...Sally had been leaving."

Multiple Choice

Match: "While my brother was cooking...

• ....I don't watch television."

• ...I watching television."

• ...I was watching television.""

• ...I wasn't watched television."

Multiple Choice

Many tourists get ____________ when swimming off this beach, so be careful.

• the feeling

• into trouble

• rid of

• someone down

Multiple Choice

It was so hot in the city that we were anxious to get ____________ on holiday.

• down

• in

• away

• above

Multiple Choice

The tiger is such a ____________ animal, so it’s important to protect it.

• rare

• raw

• simple

• natural

Multiple Choice

Human activity is the biggest danger to the ____________ of most animals.

• nature

• species

• habitat

• place

Multiple Choice

Siberian tigers may be completely ____________ soon and only seen in photographs.

• unusual

• protected

• extinct

• endangered

Multiple Choice

Frank got the __________ that he was lost because he didn’t recognise the path.

• note

• feeling

• thought

Multiple Choice

John got __________ Katie’s hand and pulled her out of the river.

• onto

• handle

• hold of

Multiple Choice

Gary realised he wasn’t getting ___________ with the animal project, so he gave up.

• anywhere

• anyone

• anytime

Multiple Choice

We have to be careful how we get ____________ rubbish because it can harm the environment.

• over

• away

• rid of

Multiple Choice

Many animals are ____________, so we need to protect them.

• extinct

• endangered

• dangerous

Multiple Choice

The elephant is a beautiful ____________, but it can sometimes be dangerous.

• habitat

• family

• creature

Multiple Choice

[the next 8 questions are part of a story about travel]

Walking Holiday

My wife and I have always loved Portugal. A few years ago, when we ____________ in rainy London, we decided to get away for a while and to walk the 300km between the two biggest cities in Portugal: Porto and Lisbon.

• had sat

• were sitting

• sit

• sits

Multiple Choice

It made me remember when, 20 years earlier, I ____________ in Lisbon.

• work

• working

• had worked

• have worked

Multiple Choice

On paper, it looked a long way, but we thought, ____________ we try, we'll never know. It took 19 days. The first week was tiring, but we soon got over that. The scenery was amazing and we found wonderful places to camp by the sea.

• provided

• when

• unless

• in case

Multiple Choice

I don’t know if it’s possible, but we’d love to repeat the experience. ____________ we keep fit by walking every weekend, we won’t have a problem.

• Whether

• As long as

• Unless

• As soon as

Multiple Choice

It would be great. ____________ we decide, we’ll let everyone know!

- END OF STORY -

• In case

• As long as

• As soon as

• Whether

Multiple Choice

[which sentence has the same meaning as this one?]

William went to Paris for the first time when he started his new job.

• Before he started his new job, William was never been to Paris.

• Before he started his new job, William have never been to Paris.

• Before he started his new job, William had never been to Paris.

Multiple Choice

[which sentence has the same meaning as this one?]

Sally has been interested in the environment since university.

• Sally’s interest in the environment started when she is at university.

• Sally’s interest in the environment started when she was at university.

• Sally’s interest in the environment started when she had at university.

Multiple Choice

[which sentence has the same meaning as this one?]

It started raining in the middle of the picnic and so we had to get back in the car.

• It started raining while we were eating the picnic and so we had to get back in the car.

• It started raining while we had eaten the picnic and so we had to get back in the car.

• It started raining while we had been eating the picnic and so we had to get back in the car.

Multiple Choice

[which sentence has the same meaning as this one?]

If you’re very quiet, you won’t scare the animals.

• You won’t scare the animals as well as you are very quiet.

• You won’t scare the animals as good as you are very quiet.

• You won’t scare the animals as long as you are very quiet.

Multiple Choice

Marco has a natural ............ for athletics – it always seems so easy for him.

• A talent

• B skill

• C potential

• D attitude

Multiple Choice

I wish I had the ............ to cook better, so I could make my family a fantastic dinner.

• A success

• B ability

• C brilliance

• D achievement

Multiple Choice

This was a fantastic game by the most ............ tennis player I’ve ever seen.

• A best

• B top

• C exceptional

• D great

Multiple Choice

He's a very ............ photographer and takes some amazing pictures.

• A certain

• B skilled

• C sensible

• D typical

Multiple Choice

The ............ of the match sent two players off for bad behaviour.

• A college

• B driver

• C referee

• D director

Multiple Choice

A Writer’s Life

I always wanted to write. ………… six books already, so I guess it’s a dream come true.

• A I’ve been writing

• B I was writing

• C I write

• D I’ve written

Multiple Select

I realised the other day ………… for twenty years now.

• A I’ve been writing

• B I wrote

• C I’m writing

• D I was writing

Multiple Choice

In the end, I calmed down and let my editor decide.

………… her for years and I’ve found she makes much better decisions than I ever do.

• A I know

• B I’ve known

• C I’m knowing

• D I’ve been knowing