Fill in the gaps with: yet, recently, how long, never, since, just, so far, ever, last, ago. 1 have you been working as a cook& 2 john has been abroad. 3 when did you go shopping? 4 this place has changed our last visit. 5 john's hot in. he's left. 6 has kelly visited you ? 7 they won first prize two years . 8 has sue travelled abroad? 9 how many of the books have you read ? 10 we haven't left the library .

1how long have you been working as a cook& 2 john has never  been abroad. 3 when did you last   go shopping? 4 this place has changed since our last visit. 5 john's hot in. he's just left. 6 has kelly visited you   recently  ? 7 they won first prize two years ago. 8 has sue ever travelled abroad? 9 how many of the   books have you read so far ? 10 we haven't left the library yet.

1.  how long   have you been working as a cook? 2. john has   never  been abroad. 3. when did you  last    go shopping? 4. this place has changed  since   our last visit. 5. john's not in. he's  just   left. 6. has kelly visited you recently  ? 7. they won the first prize two years   ago. 8. has sue   ever   travelled abroad? 9. how many of the   books have you read  so far  ? 10. we haven't left the library  yet.

1 Rafael Nadal is a fantastic tennis player. 2 I’m good at athletics because I can run fast. 3 We always go skiing in the mountains in winter. 4 I don’t like swimming in the sea because the water’s very cold. 5 Cricket is a traditional English sport.

12 Underline the correct answer: A, B or C.

1 Which word describes a person's hair colour?

A straight

2 Which word describes a person's hairstyle?

C curly

3 Which person uses a camera?

B a photographer

4 Which word describes a person's eye colour?

C blue

5 Which word describes a person's body?

A slim

13 Complete the words.

1 There’s a beautiful sandy beach near our house. I like sunbathing there.

2 The trees in the forest are very old.

3 We live in a small village near a big city.

4 I enjoy skiing in the mountains when there’s a lot of snow.

5 There are two horses in the field behind our house.

14 Underline the correct words.

1 I’d like some onion soup, please.

2 There are no tomatoes in this salad.

3 Strawberry ice cream is my favourite.

4 Could I have an apple juice?

5 I’d like a veggie burger because I don’t eat meat.

15 Underline the correct answer: A, B or C.

1 John’s in ________ because he’s not feeling well.

B bed

2 We always eat in the ________ when we have guests.

C dining room

3 There are some glasses in the ________.

B cupboard

4 There’s a shower in the ________.

C bathroom

5 I sit at my ________ when I do my homework.

A desk

16 Complete the words.

1 There’s an interesting exhibition on at the local museum. 2 I left the car at the station car park. 3 Can you buy me a magazine at the newsagent's? 4 I’m going to the library this afternoon so I can return your books. 5 I bought some stamps at the post office yesterday.

It was a cold snowy day. santa woke up in the morning and looked at the clock. it was already 12 o`clock! santa in horror realised, that it was 24th of december and he needed to do a lot of work! he quickly put on his clothes and went to his toy factory. it was christmas day, and he had to pick all presents in to his sleigh. when he opened the toy factory`s door, he started to smile. his little dwarfs were working really hard. they were packing all presents in beautiful and bright boxes. santa thought, that children would be really pleased.    then santa went into his office and started to check letters from children. all letters looked like: „i want a dog”, „i want a computer”, but one letter really touched him. a boy, from scotland was really upset about his parents` argument. he really loved his parents and asked santa to make them a couple again.  santa quickly called his best dwarf and told him about this letter. the dwarf promised to do his best. it was 6 o`clock and santa started to collect all presents in to his slegh. then his deer flew up in the sky.  that christmas day was very sad for the little boy. he always dreamed about a family christmas evening, but his parents were always abroad and that time they were in argument. suddenly, appeared the little dwarf and waved with his magic stick in the air. instantly, all the boy`s family appeared in the room. mother and father layed the table, the christmas tree`s pine-needles smelled freshly, there were pretty stockings with presents on the fireplace. the little boy was really happy and said: „thank you santa, now i know that miracles ”