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PRACTICE 1 P10-11 destination B2 9 chuyen
1. Complete using the correct form of the words in the box.
be • disagree • do • include • know • look • see • seem • understand
Ancient aviators
Everyone (1) ..............................that humans have been flying for only a few hundred years. But (2) ................... it possible that ancient civilizations also had the ability and technology to fly? In the Nazcan Desert in southern Peru, there are hundreds of lines which an ancient culture drew in the dust. On the ground, they just (3) .......... like straight lines. But when you (4) ............................them from the air, you (5) ............................ exactly what they are. They are incredible and enormous pictures. The pictures (6) ............................animals, birds and symbols. One bizarre theory, which most mainstream scientists (7) ............................ with, is that the people who made the lines thousands and thousands of years ago flew above the lines in balloons. It (8) ....................... incredible, but a few people (9) ............................ believe it`s possible.

2. Match to make sentences.
1 I think
2 I`m thinking
3 Phil`s looking
4 Phil looks
5 Claire has
6 Claire is having
7 Andy is
8 Andy is being
A. darker hair than her sister.
B. I`m going to buy the new Racetrack CD.
C. a haircut at the moment.
D. for his glasses. Have you seen them?
E. not old enough to drive a car.
F. of getting Dad a CD for his birthday.
G. very annoying at the moment!
H. like he needs a holiday!
I. International friends

3. Find the extra word in each line.
1 ........................ I`ve been to travelling round Europe all summer. It`s the first time I`ve
2 ........................ ever been going abroad, and I`ve had a fantastic time! I`ve seen
3 ........................ loads of interesting places and I have to also made loads of new friends.
4 ........................ I`ve been decided to stay in touch with them now I`m back. One of
5........................ them, Giselle, is French. She was making on holiday too. We now send
6 ........................ text messages are to each other all the time. They`re usually in English
7 ........................ because my French isn`t very good! I`m planning to have visit her in
8 ........................ France next year sometime. I hope I can. I am love meeting people from
9........................ other countries! I want to have had lots of friends from all over the world!
10 ........................ Travelling certainly broadens the mind but it also is broadens your circle of friends!

4. Write one word in each gap. A H o l i d a y B l u e s
`You`ve (1) .....................looking at that timetable for the last ten minutes. It can`t be that confusing! `said Sheila angrily.
`I (2) ..................... wish you`d be quiet! I`ve (3) ..................... a splitting headache thanks to you!` replied Matt.
`Mum! Dad! Please!` said Alison. `You`re both (4) ..................... very silly. (5) ..................... is no point at all in blaming each other. That`s not going to help us find out what time the next train to Budapest is due to leave.`
`You (6) .....................quite right, darling. I (7) .....................sorry,` said Sheila.
`Me too,` mumbled Matt.` Now, let`s have another look at this timetable. Well, it (8) ..................... like we (9) ..................... definitely missed the last train today. That was the 18.20 we just missed, wasn`t it?`
`I (10) .....................so,` said Sheila. `I mean, it did leave at 18.20. Whether it`s actually going to Budapest or not is another question.`
`Well, one thing is (11) ..................... in doubt,` said Matt.
`What`s that ?`asked Sheila and Alison together.
This is the worst holiday we`ve (12) .....................been on,` said Matt. `Next year, we`re going to try something far less adventurous.`
`Agreed!` said Sheila and Alison.

5. Write between two and five words in each gap.
1 What`s the price of the tickets, Jimmy? Much How ....................................................Jimmy?
2 Are these your trainers? To Do ..................................................you?
3 Sasha`s not keen on team sports at all. Like Sasha.................................................. team sports at all.
4 It`s only her second time in a recording studio, been
She.................................................. in a recording studio once before.
5 We got here three hours ago. Have We ..................................................three hours.
6 I started writing this hours ago and it`s still not right, writing
I ..................................................hours and it`s still not right.
7 This is my first experience of flying alone, time It is the first..................................................