A. Match the adjectives in column A with the nouns in column B to form mean-ingful phrases. A B 1) impure a) life 2) contemplative b) ethics 3) eclectic c) works 4) ancient d) method 5) Socratic e) knowledge 6) powerful f) poison 7) philosophical g) philosophers 8) practical h) soul 9) human i) dialogues 10) fundamental j) idea B. Decide which of the verbs on the left collocate with the nouns on the right. 1) to encourage a) attention 2) to accept b) the senses 3) to find out c) the ideas 4) to gain through d) the academy 5) to establish e) people 6) to acquire f) the answers 7) to examine g) the core 8) to form h) the truth 9) to force i) the philosopher 10) to pay j) knowledge
2. Last night the concert finished at midnight.
3. I started to play golf five years ago.
4. It was my first flight. I have never flown before.
5. I booked the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna.
6. Tom and Julie learn English this year.
7. At the moment she is writing a letter to a client.
8. We all know that children like sweets.
9. Julie didn't watch the film because she had seen it before.
10. What did you see while you were waiting for the bus?
11. Caroline had been working here between 2003 and 2006.
12. Those bags look heavy. I am carrying one of them for you.
13. What were you doing when the postman arrived?
14. You should have no problem finding him. He will be carrying a guitar.
15. I am working here since 1995.
16. I have worn this sweater since 9 o’clock this morning.
3. David was playing tennis. When his father arrived, he had been playing for 2 hours.
4. Caroline was tired when she left the office because she had been working all day.
5. In your life, how many countries did you visit?
6. The Bank opened a branch in new shopping centre last month.
7. The train was at 8 p.m. so I left home at 7 p.m.
8. Our cousins will come to see us next Sunday.
9. Tom reads the newspaper every morning on the train.
10. Where did you sit when the show began?
11. I visited Athens while I was touring Greece.
12. The following week they will enjoy the sun in the West Indies.
13. Tom and Julie live in a big city in the centre of the country.
14. The sky is a bit cloudy. Will it rain do you think?
15. How many years have you been living in London?
16. Mark is exhausted. He has been playing tennis since two hours.
17. How many chapters of the book have you read so far?