. Read the following text and put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 10 points
Every time I visited him, he 1)...... (to sit) in an armchair almost on top of the gas fire, his white head down to his knees. A chair he hardly moved from, a chair that 2)........(become) a bed. The
bulky black and white television, coated with dust 3) ..... (to murmur) to itself. Even the
programmes looked old. The whole room was mean and dark, cluttered with the debris of life. “I 4)..... (to have) a bad heart, you know ”, he said, using a sweet-old-man’s voice.”No one to look
after me since my wife 5) ......(to pass) away. That 6) ...... (to be) her, up there.”
A large, framed, studio portrait on the sideboard. A woman in her mid – forties, taken about 1950 from the look of her hair and jacket. It seemed the photographer 7) ..... (to catch) the end of a smile. Or, maybe, I 8) ...(to think) then, maybe she couldn’t smile. I couldn’t get that look out of my head. What 9)........(to happen) to make her do that ? And all through the summer, as I 10) ....(to visit) him, the question grew in my head.
II. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in each sentence.
10 points
1. A local committee is finally taking action to do something about the (POLLUTE) ______ river that runs through our town.
2. The (PROTECT) ______ of the environment should be a top priority for everybody.
3. Most animals attack when they feel (THREAT) ______.
4. The (DESTROY) ______ of the rainforest is causing many problems to the local community and ecosystem.
5. I hate the adults’ (PATRON) ______ attitude towards teenagers.
6. You should help the poor and the (NEED) __________.
7. As it was very hot, she was wearing a (SLEEVE) __________ dress.
8. This is a very (PLEASE) __________way of spending your weekend.
9. I am surprised at the rapid (GROW) _____ of information.
10. The bankrupcy of this company is (AVOID) __________ in the next year or so.
