Test Correction - Work

A. 1. A job applicant
     2. A salary
     3. To be fired
     4. CV

B. 1. "... after my second child was born..."
     2. "... since she made more money that I did..."
     3. "...and very punctual..."

C. 1. interview
     2. my wife
     3. our children
     4. our children


D. 1. He decided to stay at home because he had two very young children. He couldn't afford a day care centre for his two children and since his wife had a higher salary, he was the one who had to stay home and take care of the children and the house.
     2. He can't wait to go back to work because it will be exciting to have a full-time job again. He misses speaking to adults. He also misses travelling.
     3. He has enjoyed being a stay-at-home Dad. He gets on well with his children. They have a good time playing and making up stories.
     4. Yes, he has. He's got good personal qualities.  he's responsible and very punctual. He's got a degree in photography and he has done courses in digital photography.


E.  1. He told Frank that he had given an excellent interview the previous day and he added that they had hired him.
     2. He said that the previous weekend he had written his letter of application.
     3. He told me not to forget to send him my Curriculum Vitae.

F. 1. had moved
    2. had written
    3. had she been working
    4. had been waiting
    5. had been studying
    6. had just had

G. 1. She is a writer whose articles I admire.
     2. The woman who/that came to the cinema with us is my teacher.
     3. We live in a big flat which/that is not far from the city centre.
     4. This is the nice girl that/who I met in New York.

H. Free answer

Test Correction - Addictions

A. 1. .... he wanted to try something new, he found smoking cool and his friend persuaded him to do it.
     2. ... smoking would make him feel happier and more in with people.
     3. ... she didn't even talk about cancer, she felt too shocked.
     4. ... is a very expensive habit for a teenager.
     5. ... go around the world, or buy a motorcycle or a Playstation ...

B. 1. hooked on
     2. camouflaged
     3. blow you away
     4. cool
     5. stank
     6. quitting

C. 1. Personal answer
     2. It ruins your lungs, it's addictive, it steals years from your life and causes heart problems.
    
D. 1. hungry
     2. growth
     3. feel
     4. appetite
     5. consume
     6. eating
     7. control

E. 1. Paul said he thought smoking affected just every part of the body.
    2. John informed that he had participated in a debate about smoking and had learnt a lot the day before.
    3. Mary added she included all that information in her portfolio.
    4. Paul told me that he was reading a very interesting book about giving up smoking.
    5. Richard explained that he had been working hard since the previous January.

F. 1. He asked me if I had joined that project recently.
    2. He asked me if I belonged to one of those banning groups.
    3. He asked me which the largest organization was.
    4. He asked me where I had met my old teacher.
    5. He asked me if I wouldn't reply to those proposals.

G. 1. will have
     2. will be / would be
     3. would drive
     4. would get
     5. wouldn't take
     6. will help
     7. won´t turn
     8. will get
     9. will clear
   10. will find / would find

H. Personal answer