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1. Match the words with their definitions.
1. Vandalism | a) something which is a very small copy of an object |
2. Host | b) made or done by someone whose name is unknown or not made public |
3. Miniature | c) any activity that is considered to be damaging or destroying something that was good |
4. Carve | d) someone who has guests |
5. Anonymous | e) to make something by cutting into, especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc. |
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2. Complete the sentences with the words from the list.
wrote/ drums/ composed/ play/ blow/ improvise/ conducted
1. Don’t you think the Maestro _______________ the orchestra well?
2. He beat the _____________ like a madman.
3. John Lennon _____________ the lyrics to many of the Beatles best songs.
4. The most famous opera _______________ by Mascagni was “Cavaleria Rusticana”.
5. Jazz musicians almost always ______________ their solos.
6. Most professional musicians ______________ their instruments up to five hours a day.
7. I can remember the time when former President of the United States Clinton appeared on MTV to ______________ his horn – the saxophone.
3. Match the verb in column A with the noun in column B.
A | B 8. Compare the following adverbs and adjectives.
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1. compose | a) tune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. conduct | b) drum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. write | c) horn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. play | d) song | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. blow | e) piece of music | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. tap | f) orchestra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. improvise | g) lyrics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. sing | h) instrument | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. hum | i) solo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. beat | j) foot |
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4. Complete the sentences using comparative or superlative degree of comparison of adjectives.
a. My father is heavy. My uncle is much __________________ than my father.
b. The test in Geography was easy, but the test in Biology was ____________________.
c. Sochi is sunny. Do you know the __________________ place in Russia?
d. Sten is a successful sportsman. His sister is __________________ than Sten.
e. My mother has a soft voice. But my teacher’s voice is ______________ than my mother’s.
f. Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the __________________ baby on earth.
5. Use “as…as” or “not as…as” in the sentences below.
a. Today it’s ______________________ yesterday. (not/ windy)
b. This copy is _________________________ the other one. (bad)
c. Simon is ________________________ Fred. (not/ tall)
d. Grapefruit juice is ___________________________ lemonade. (not/ sweet)
e. Silver is __________________________ gold. (not/ heavy)
f. Oliver is _________________________ Peter. (optimistic)
6. Complete the sentences with the words from the list.
very/ completely/ a bit/ really/ absolutely
a. I speak __________________ good Italian but my French is terrible.
b. What an _____________________ gorgeous skirt! Where did you buy it?
c. You should have come to the party. It was _____________________ fantastic.
d. Sorry. I’m _____________________ late, aren’t I?
e. Have you seen that film? It’s ____________________________ amazing!
7. Fill in: into, out of, through, away, over
1. Let`s run ________________ that dance sequence just one more time.
2. Sharon thought David was out of town, but she ran ______________ him at the cinema.
3. He almost ran ____________ a cat yesterday when it jumped in front of his car.
4. The book is about a young boy who runs _______________ from home.
5. We`ve run ______________ sugar – I`ll go and buy some.