Complete the sentences using the appropriate verb from the list below.
• do • makes • hang out • keep • dusting • take • mopped
1. I don’t know how Samantha manages to…..the ironing so fast; it takes me an hour just to iron two shirts!
2. Pamela always …. her bed as she gets up in the morning.
3. Messy people find it difficult to…. their rooms tidy
4. You can’t ….. the washing now. It’s raining and all
the clothes will get wet.
5. The only thing left to do is ….. the furniture, and then the house will be ready for tonight’s party.
6. Timmy likes helping around the house, but he hates having to……. the rubbish out every night.
7. Take off your shoes before going into the kitchen; Mum has just …… the floor.
II. Choose the correct item.
8. David was tired of the noise and pollution of the big city, so he decided to move to a small, isolated/industrial town in the countryside.
9. Of all the housework/household chores, doing the dishes is the one Jenny hates most.
10. Mrs Finch is very arrogant/nosy; she always peeps at us from behind the curtains to see what we’re doing in the garden.
11. Dan’s muscles relaxed/went soft after his accident, as he was unable to exercise for months.
12. Astronauts who work on the International Space Station use a(n) airless/vacuum hose to wash with.
13. Peter and Frank play football at their local football hall/pitch every day.
14. Jenny would like a house with a crowded/ spacious study where she can put her big desk and her two big bookcases.
15. Ian isn’t a very sociable/silly person, as he’s not very comfortable with meeting new people.
16. Deforestation and the effects of tourism on natural habitats are two of the reasons why many plant and animal species are in danger of becoming extinct/ destroyed.
17. The astronauts who work on the International Space Station make/do a lot of experiments
18. Objects in space float because of the lack/zero of gravity.
Ответы
1. I don’t know how Samantha manages to do the ironing so fast; it takes me an hour just to iron two shirts!
2. Pamela always makes her bed as she gets up in the morning.
3. Messy people find it difficult to keep their rooms tidy.
4. You can’t hang out the washing now. It’s raining and all the clothes will get wet.
5. The only thing left to do is dusting the furniture, and then the house will be ready for tonight’s party.
6. Timmy likes helping around the house, but he hates having to take the rubbish out every night.
7. Take off your shoes before going into the kitchen; Mum has just mopped the floor.
II. Choose the correct item.
8. David was tired of the noise and pollution of the big city, so he decided to move to a small, isolated town in the countryside.
9. Of all the household chores, doing the dishes is the one Jenny hates most.
10. Mrs Finch is very nosy; she always peeps at us from behind the curtains to see what we’re doing in the garden.
11. Dan’s muscles went soft after his accident, as he was unable to exercise for months.
12. Astronauts who work on the International Space Station use a vacuum hose to wash with.
13. Peter and Frank play football at their local football pitch every day.
14. Jenny would like a house with a spacious study where she can put her big desk and her two big bookcases.
15. Ian isn’t a very sociable person, as he’s not very comfortable with meeting new people.
16. Deforestation and the effects of tourism on natural habitats are two of the reasons why many plant and animal species are in danger of becoming extinct.
17. The astronauts who work on the International Space Station do a lot of experiments.
18. Objects in space float because of the zero of gravity.