1) Rewrite sentences using the correct form: People with many talents can adapt to it well and tend to find a new job quickly. (adjust • revolutionise • cause damage • have a positive effect on) 2) Rewrite sentences using the correct form: It’s done no harm to family relationships. (adjust • revolutionise • cause damage • have a positive effect on) 3) Rewrite sentences using the correct form: It has enabled people in the developing world to have a better quality of life. (adjust • revolutionise • cause damage • have a positive effect on) 4) Rewrite sentences using the correct form: It completely transformed the way people think about war. (adjust • revolutionise • cause damage • have a positive effect on) 5) Add vowels to complete the words: Is the market for the product difficult to br__k into? 6) Add vowels to complete the words: Is there a g__p in the market? 7) Add vowels to complete the words: How would you s_t the price? 8) Add vowels to complete the words: If sales are poor, will you ncr__s or r_d_c_ the price? 9) Add vowels to complete the words: What are the best ways to pr_m_t_ the product? 10) Add vowels to complete the words: Where is the best place to dv_rt_s the product? 11) Add vowels to complete the words: What famous person could best nd_rs the product? 12) Underline the correct alternatives in the article: ¹Provided / Supposing you wanted to sell a product in a shop: exactly where ²would / do you place it to promote it best? 13) Underline the correct alternatives in the article: Research shows that if there ³are / would be two similar products, identical in quality but different in price, the shop ⁴will put / puts the more expensive one on the shelf you see first, and put the cheaper one around the corner. 14) Underline the correct alternatives in the article: That way, ⁵provided / imagine you want to buy the product, you ⁶put / will put the expensive one in your basket; and then, even if you ⁷saw / would see the cheaper one later, you probably ⁸wouldn’t / won’t go to the trouble of swapping it. 15) Underline the correct alternatives in the article: Similarly, if a product was on the bottom shelf, consumers ⁹are / would be less likely to buy it (they’re often too lazy to bend over ¹⁰unless / if they’re quite short). 16) Complete the quiz questions with a/an, the or no article (–): _____ game of _____ BASKETBALL was invented by: (a) _____ teacher in America. (b) _____ Chinese general Zhao Tuo. (c) _____ prisoners of war in Korea. 17) Complete the quiz questions with a/an, the or no article (–): Originally, basketball was played by throwing _____ into a fruit basket. (a) _____ first peach of the season (b) _____ football (c) _____ apples 18) Complete the quiz questions with a/an, the or no article (–): WINDSURFING was invented by: (a) _____ Ukrainian sailor. (b) _____ American. (c) _____ Head of _____ Australian Imperial Navy. 19) Complete the quiz questions with a/an, the or no article (–): Windsurfing was developed: (a) in _____ 14 BC. (b) during _____ First World War. (c) in _____ 1960s. 20) Complete the quiz questions with a/an, the or no article (–): SCRABBLE® was developed by a former architect who was: (a) _____ unemployed. (b) _____ designer of the Eiffel Tower. (c) _____ blind. 21) Complete answers: A: Have you decided whether to get that car? B: I’m not sure yet. But it _____ save money on fuel. B: Well, it _____ save money on fuel, so yes. 22) Complete answers: A: Shall we go ahead with the ad? B: I _____ wait a little longer. But it’s up to you. B: I _____ wait a little longer. It’s my decision 23) Complete answers: A: I’m not sure which colour to choose. B: Let’s ask Anne. What do you think she _____ say? B: A shame Anne’s not here. What _____ she say? 24) Complete answers: A: Can we have the meeting away from the office? B: Yes, provided we _____ (be) back by four. B: No, because we _____ (not be) back by four. 25) Find and correct mistakes: 26) Find and correct mistakes: It’s be great if we could have the class party at a four-star hotel. 27) Find and correct mistakes: That wouldn’t be my last choice. How much do you feel about the school cafeteria? 28) Find and correct mistakes: The school cafeteria? To be honest, wouldn’t work. What does Pizza Rizza strike you? 29) Find and correct mistakes: That’s no a bad idea at all. 30) Find and correct mistakes: Actually, I think we’re on the wrong truck here. I think we should go for somewhere nicer. 31) Find and correct mistakes: OK. Supposed we try the Four Seasons or the Hilton? 32) Find and correct mistakes: I’m tearing between the two, but the Four Seasons is closer. 33) Find and correct mistakes: OK. Let go with that.

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