best fits the gap in the following passage. (1.5 points)
At work, I travel a lot and stay in many different hotels, so my perfect weekend is at home with family and friends. I live (19) ____A____ an apartment in North West London next to my brother, Ben, and on weekends I enjoy staying with him and my wife, Sophie. On Friday nights we usually go to a club - we all love to dance. On Saturdays, we (20) ___D_____ late and I make breakfast; that's important to me. Then I sit at my piano - it's in my kitchen - and I play for a few hours. I don't write songs, I just play. My cat, Luna, listens. Sometimes in the afternoon we (21) _____B____ at Portobello Market. I love old things. I got the black leather cowboy boots from there. Also, I look for old postcards - I like to read (22) __C______ people from the past. In the evening, we usually watch a French or Japanese movie. Then I enjoy playing cards - poker - with my friends, sometimes (23) ___C______ early on Sunday mornings. We sleep late on Sundays, but then I like to cook Sunday dinner, usually roast chicken. I really (24) ___D______ cook. In the evening, I call my parents - they love to hear about my week.
19. A. in B. on C. into D. under
20. A. go out B. hang out C. stay D. get up
21. A. go B. go shopping C. go shopping D. hang
22. A. about B. from C. in D. with
23. A. into B. when C. until D. from
24. A. yes B. enjoys C. am D. hates
V. Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete each sentence. (1.5 points)
25. Some people believe that cities are very __________ for Jack's party. (surprise)
27. Cinderella married a prince and they lived happily ever after. (happy)
28. There are some _____ advantages to living in the city, such as it is very crowded and noisy. (advantage)
29. Exposition is ____ the introduction_______ of a story. (introduce)
30. __knowing how to use a computer is very important these days. (know)
BECAUSE. Rearrange the groups of words in the correct order to make complete sentences. (0.5 points)
31. grandma / the / to / the / girl's / wolf / pretend / suffer.
→ ……………………..
32. he / a / takes / his / greed / star fruit / word / person / his.
→ ……………………..
VII. Rewrite each of the following sentences in a different way so that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points)
33. Reading the newspaper in the morning brings him joy.
→ He likes __reading the newspaper____ in the morning ____________________ gives him pleasure____
34. He prefers blogging to participating in social networking sites.
→ He prefers _________________ blogging to joining social networking sites.______
35. Where would you like to live, in the city or in the country?
→ Where would you like to be __in the country__or__in the city__________________
36. These jeans are not big enough for me.
→ These jeans are too _____ for me___________