Xfactor_Xpert_Unit 8

An open-minded person is someone who:

• you can trust.

• gives people money.

• is always happy.

• usually considers new ideas.

In which option do the words have opposite meanings?

• trustworthy / unhappy

• generous / selfish

• cheerful / confident

• shy / open-minded

Which option may be completed with whose?

• Thomas Dirksen, _____ graduated last year, has already started college.

• The new students _____ started school this year are very friendly.

• Mrs. Danielle is the teacher _____ students had the best grades on the test.

• My sister, _____ lives in Canada, has just had baby.

Which option best fits the gaps?

Neymar is one of the Brazilian soccer players (1) used to play for Barcelona.

Barcelona football team, (2) players are very famous, has already hired many Brazilians.

• (1) who (2) who

• (1) whose (2) whose

• (1) whose (2) who

• (1) who (2) whose

In which option is will used to indicate a present habit?

• Tom will always help his friends when they need him.

• Sarah will probably travel to the beach next year.

• I don’t think Kim will stay home over the weekend.

• Daniel will never visit Greece again. He said he didn’t like it.

Read the pairs of words. Choose the option with different pronunciations for the letter U.

• bull – bulletin

• sugar – sure

• bus – bush

• truck – tunnel

Which option does not refer to a past habit?

• Cindy would love to go swimming more often.

• Paul used to have Spanish lessons in the past.

• Greg used to live in California before moving to Brazil.

• When Tim was young, he would always spend the weekend at the beach.

In which option is it possible to replace would with used to?

• When Dan was 10, he would go swimming every other weekend.

• Sandra would never disappoint her friends.

• If Fred had more free time, he would travel more often.

• Mrs. Gregson would like to talk to some students after class.

Consider the sentence: “Rick and Meg are equally important to me.” Choose the alternative with the same idea.

• Rick is a little more important than Meg to me.

• Meg is much more important than Meg to me

• Rick is just as important as Meg to me.

• Meg is not as important as Rick to me.

The suffix –ness can be added to all the options below, except:

• lazy

• honest

• selfish

• trustworthy