B Underline the correct item.
1 Ahead of their timel day
2 Win a place/ seat in history
3 Freshly/ Newly discovered
4 Get Fall in love
5 Speak/ Tell a myth
6 Get Fall rid of sth
For good/ better
8To this day/ time
9 A painting's skeleton/ frame
10 A trade routel path
2. I’m in the pharmaceutical research division. Currently we are developing a new drug for
heart disease.
3. I’m afraid Mr Brasseler is out – he is having lunch with a client.
4. TJR Systems is a small company that produces software for engineering firms.
5. I am using a company car this week because mine is at the garage.
6. As a rule my manager goes abroad once or twice a month.
7. I’m on the 18.30 flight that gets in at 21.25.
been to. The water in the lochs is 8) the clearest I’ve ever seen and I believe that it must be the 9) most picturesque of all there are in the world. Northern Scotland has 10) the most majestic mountains in Britain and it’s 11) greener than anywhere else I’ve been to. The mysterious question of whether or not the “Loch Ness Monster” exists, makes it all 12) the more interesting. I certainly can’t think of anywhere else 13) better to go for a relaxing break than bonny Scotland.
A) Complete the blog with adjectives made from the words in brackets.
Wow – I’ve got back from Jin Shan Ling, a really 12) beautiful) part of the Great wall of China. It was absolutely 13) stunning. I got up really early this morning and took the bus from Beijing to Si Ma Tai. It’s not as touristy as some other parts of the
Wall, so it felt much more 14) peaceful than the Badaling Great wall. As I wrote last week, I was a bit 15) disappointed when I visited it – it was almost too perfect. Then I walked 10 km along the wall to Jin Shan Ling, which was absolutely 16) exhausting. It was a 17) boiling hot and there wasn’t much shade from the sun. While I was walking, I had a good chat with some American tourists – it was a 18) golden opportunity to practise my English. One guy I spoke to had read the history of the Wall – absolutely 19) fascinating. I guess I need to read more books and blog
about it soon! Looking back, it was probably too 20) tired for a single day – next time I’ll take a sleeping bag and take more time to enjoy the experience. Also, I’d take more food and drink – mine ran out after a few hours, which was really 21) annoying. And don’t forget to take some toilet paper!