11 The delicious/brightly decorated trees look wonderful at night. 12. Are Rosie and Sue winning/ entering the school’s singing competition this year? 13. Don’t turn up/down this job. It’s a good chance for you. 14. It’s so annoying/annoyed when people talk on their mobile phones when they drive. 15. Please remind/ remember me to call Linda tonight. I forgot to tell her about the costume party on Saturday. 16. The Rio Carnival in Brazil is a(n) annual/monthly festival. 17. Princess Fiona turned into/ off an ogre at night. 18. Zoe always makes a wish before she blows out/lets off the candles on her birthday cake. 19. The Nice Carnival is a winter event which invites/ attracts millions of festival goers to France each year. 20. Her new CD sells like hot cakes/is a piece of cake. C Fill in the correct relative: when, who, which, where, whose. 21. This is the bank was robbed yesterday. 22. A boy sister is in my class was in the cinema at that time. 23. It was the year we got married. 24. The school, I studied, is in the centre of the city. 25. The girl lived next door was very shy and couldn’t say a word to protect herself at school. D Fill in the correct preposition. 26. Don’t tell me you still believe Santa Claus! 27. The beaches were crowded people. 28. This actor is famous his films. 29. My sister is afraid spiders. 30. Everyone was pleased the success of the Arts Festival. E Complete the sentences using the correct present form of the verb. 31. The Prague Spring International Music Festival (start) in the middle of May and (last) for about two weeks. 32. Georgia (have) many fancy dress costumes. Why don’t you borrow one from her for tonight’s party? 33. (Mark/ find) time to buy a costume for the Halloween party yet? 34. What stunning costumes they (wear)! 35. Kate (not/ walk) under a ladder since she heard it was a bad luck. 36. That dress (look) great on Maria; pink is really her colour. 37. Why (you/ smell) this cheese? Is there something wrong with it? 38. The children (play) in the garden all morning; that’s why their clothes are dirty. 39. My brother never (play) April Fool’s jokes on people because he doesn’t want to embarrass them. 40. Janet (think) about taking part in the Mardi Gras parade next week. F Choose the correct response. 41. Oh, no! There is a huge spider in the bath! 42. I’m a bit anxious about something. 43. I found 20 pounds in the street. 44. I didn’t do well in the competition. 45. It’s bad luck to break a mirror. A What’s the matter? B That’s a load of rubbish! C It’s alright. It’s quite harmless. D Better luck next time. E Lucky you!
My home isn’t just a place where I sleep and eat; it’s a gathering place for my friends and family. It’s a place where I don’t have to hide my emotions, because everyone who’s ever there are those who care about me. I can be myself, and I don’t have to worry about what other people think about me. I believe that a home is a place where I can be as silly as I want and not be embarrassed about anything.
Although many of us, when we think of home, think of homework, annoying siblings, and chores. We never seem to look beyond all of that and see the importance of home. Stop and think for a second, what would your life be like without your home? No home means no shelter, no shower, no bed, and nowhere to feel truly safe. I believe my life would be miserable without a loving home.
I don’t just love my home because it’s a great place to relax and be myself, but because my family lives there too. I love my family, and it’s wonderful to have a place to be with them, because honestly, I’m not home very often. No matter how many homes I have in my life, I know that the feeling I have at home will never change, because of my family. I believe a home isn’t made up of just architectural designs and some bricks thrown together, but of people who live there and care about one another.
My belief is a simple one, but my home is the refuge in my complicated life. It’s sometimes easy to take a home for granted, and I typically treat it like a pit-stop, but I know it serves a much greater purpose. It is a place that holds my memories, a place where I lay my head, but more importantly, a place where I feel myself.