Spotlight 8

1.Choose the correct item and translate the sentence.

1. Should / May I have some information about Performing Arts Universities in Britain, please?

1.Choose the correct item and translate the sentence.

2. You don’t have to/can’t attend university to get your diploma. There are long distance learning programs online which can provide you with a very good education.

1.Choose the correct item and translate the sentence.

3. Sue can’t have/must have been at the party last night. She’s on holiday in Italy right now.

1.Choose the correct item and translate the sentence.

4. Karen may/has to leave school early tomorrow. She has a dentist appointment after school.

1.Choose the correct item and translate the sentence.

5. They may/ have to leave school early tomorrow. She has a dentist appointment after school.

6.If Mary gets permission from her parents, she may/must study in France next year.

7. If you want to succeed in life, you should/need to work hard, and always keep to your goals.

8 Jane has a talent in writing. She needs to/should take part in the short story competition at school this month.

9. If your roommates are too noisy, you ought to/need to study at the student library. It’s quiet there.

10 George should have/must have studied a lot for the history exam. He got very high marks.

2.Choose the correct word/phrase to fill in the gaps.

a) It’s annoying when people sit and …..   in the cinema. It really spoils the atmosphere of the film.

b) Bob decided to……Mary and apologise to her, as he was too nervous to do it face to face.
 

a) It’s really annoying that nearly half the pages in this magazine are taken up by …….……..of beauty products.
b) Haven’t you heard about the train strike tomorrow? There’ve been radio …….……. about it all morning.

 

a) There will be a special ……. about the growing problem of global warming on TV tonight. Let’s watch and see what we can do to help.
b) Live …..… of the flood showed a number of survivors being saved by helicopter rescue teams.

 

a) My brother has ……….an electronic dictionary on his computer.
b) Jane has …..…….some great recipes from the Internet, and tries a different one every week.

 

a) I don’t believe Jack ……… secret information about the company. There must be some mistake.
b) As soon as Mrs Tyler …… … our report cards, she asked us if we had any questions about our marks.

 

a) Before he can join the basketball team, Nick has to bring a medical …… stating that there’s nothing wrong with his health.
b) Sam has helped the police department solve very difficult cases, as he has a ……. . in Criminal Law.

a) Have you read the …… …. in this morning’s paper? A lion escaped from the city zoo!
b) I heard through the ……….that John is getting a promotion. Is that true?

3.Fill in the missing word.

1 The TV station interrupted its regular programme to give the …… ….. news of a hurricane approaching the country.

3.Fill in the missing word.

2 David couldn’t remember what time his geography class started, so he checked his ……………to find out.

3.Fill in the missing word.

3 When the ………… started asking the actress personal questions, she threatened to leave in the middle of the show.

 

3.Fill in the missing word.

4 Our teacher asked us to write a(n) …….. of our favourite film, as homework.
 

3.Fill in the missing word.

5 The weather ………. for tomorrow is predicting heavy rain. Maybe we should cancel our plans for a picnic.
 

3.Fill in the missing word.

6 TV networks should …….……. more educational programmes for children. There’s too much junk on TV nowadays.
 

3.Fill in the missing word.

7. Although he is being accused of……. …., Peter insists that no part of his sociology paper has been copied from any other source.
 

3.Fill in the missing word.

8.Having the TV on while she’s studying has a very negative…………on Jane’s ability to concentrate

3.Fill in the missing word.

9.Mark got a part-time job as a reporter at the local news station, as he wants to start a career in the …………….

3.Fill in the missing word.

10.Jane’s ……. …told her to write an article on the state of the country’s schools for the following month’s issue of the magazine.

4. Fill in   to, on, for, from, about

1 Tim was absent…..…..class yesterday, as he had the stomach flu.
2 Don’t worry….……your new job. With the skills you have, I’m sure you’ll do very well.
3 Dan has so many personal problems that it’s difficult for him to concentrate …..…… his studies right now.
4 The bully at school is being mean…..….. a number of students. I’m going to report it immediately.
5 Bob always blames other people…..…….. his mistakes. Maybe he should take responsibility for his own actions more often.

TAKING A BREAK IN THE WILD

 Last summer, my friend Katie and I decided to go on a summer holiday together. We really needed to take
time away from work and our busy city schedules 1)….…… We both wished to something exciting and
challenging, but at the same time, we wanted our excursion to be a truly educational experience. Luckily, a colleague at work had told Katie about a holiday package which combined training in wildlife survival skills
along with nature exploration. The idea seemed appealing, 2)…..…….
On the first day of the programme, we met our instructor, who told us to bear in mind that this was a
first-time experience for all the members in the group 3)….…… which was quite a relief to hear. At the
start of the programme, we developed a deep understanding of plants and animals in the wild. After that,
we 4)…..……. as well as recognise their particular eating habits and native habitats. We also learned how
to gather wild plants and prepare them for food or medicine.
During our last week, we mastered the art of building shelters out of trees and bushes, learned how to
locate clean water 5)……….. We actually accomplished things we could never have imagined doing, and
most importantly, we discovered what a wide range of beautiful things nature has to offer us.