1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with one of the three expressions including the word‘deal’: (a) a great deal (b) to deal in (c) to deal with
(NB the exact form may have to be changed)

i) Gina Thomson’s exhibition has attracted of attention in the local press.
ii) The agency tries to enquiries as quickly as possible.
iii) Caroline’s designing a window display for a new gallery that contemporary art.
v) The mayor hotly denied that he had ever drugs.
vi) It’s difficult to know how to the tears of a young child who’s lost her mother.
vii) There’s of concern at the Dublin office about Ben’s whereabouts.
viii) The Russian authorities are having little success in the industrial action.
ix) Jenny managed to Tom’s request both rapidly and efficiently.
x) of effort has gone into making The Move an interesting magazine.

2. Choose the right verb ('look for' or 'look after') to complete the following sentences.
(NB the exact form may have to be changed)
i) Judy’s daughter Jessica is now being by her father.
ii) Tom doesn’t think he’d be very good at a baby.
iii) For the past two hours, Simon’s been someone who actually knows if the plane’s going to take off or not.
iv) If she does buy the house in Wales, she’ll have to get someone to the garden for her.
v) missing people is not something Tom does very often.


3. Fill in the gaps in the sentence below using the following words:

ceremony / award / winner / photographer / prize

The of the Golden Eagle received her at a attended by some of Britain’s best .

4. Fill in the gaps in each sentence with one of the following words:
operation / event / process / trial

i) The peace is being threatened by a series of suicide attacks.
ii) It’s unsure at present whether anyone will go on for the murder of Judy Faringdon.
iii) The mayor was arrested when police launched a large-scale to crack down on drug dealing.
iv) Everyone who attended the agreed it was a great success.
v) Tom is in the of writing a guide book.
vi) Simon has been speaking to a former Russian soldier about the military in Chechnya.

5. Choose the right word (sensible or sensitive) in the following sentences:

i) She thinks he’s not very to her needs.
ii) The question of marriage is a rather topic for Tom.
iii) Unless the expedition has been prepared with great care, it isn’t to venture into the jungle without a guide.
iv) Gina says she’s keen on adventure, but in fact she’s quite a person who would never do anything silly.


6. Choose the right word ending (confusED / confusING) in the following sentences:
i) Jenny Watkins is rather confus about Tom’s activities.
ii) It’s a confus situation, I must admit.
iii) The noticeboard says the plane is due to take off in twenty minutes, but the announcement said it was cancelled, so Simon is totally confus.
iv) Most people find it very confus that Ben Griffiths and Roger Fleck are one and the same person.

7. Choose the right word ending (interestED / interestING) in the following sentences:
i) Gina’s very interest in accompanying Tom on his assignment.
ii) Tom thinks Siberia is a far more interest place than Los Angeles.
iii) He doesn’t seem very interest in moving to Wales.
iv) I find him extremely interest when he talks about his travels.
v) If you’re interest in buying the house, you should put in an offer quickly as we’ve had quite a number of enquiries.

8. Choose the right word ending (borED / borING) in the following sentences:
i) Some people said they found the exhibition bor – you can’t please everyone, I suppose.
ii) There’s nothing more bor than sitting around in characterless airports waiting for your flight to be announced.
iii) The neighbour said that over the past few months Judy Faringdon had seemed rather bor and depressed.
iv) Caroline’s been commissioned to design the set for a play that’s due to open in London next month, so she won’t have time to get bor

9. Choose the right word ending (tirED / tirING) in the following sentences:
i) She’s tir of getting messages on the answerphone saying he won’t be back for another week.
ii) Travelling back and forth between London and Wales is likely to be very tir.
iii) Tom loves his work, though at times it can be tir.
iv) They’ll be very tir when they arrive in Los Angeles, but they’ll have to start looking for Ben straightaway.