Question

OPTION A YOU CAN NOW HAVE CHRISTMAS DINNER AT HOGWARTS

1 The Christmas dinners in the Harry Potter books and movies were always magical and delicious-looking. And
2 now you don't have to suffer through the Potions class to enjoy them yourself. For the first time ever, the Warner
3 Brothers studio tour in London is offering a fancy dinner in its own reconstructed Hogwarts.
4 On December 3, guests will have dinner surrounded by the original decoration from Harry Potter and the
5 Sorcerer's Stone, and each person will get their own wand at their table. According to CNN, the menu includes ham,
6 roast turkey, and veggie options like lasagna and fruit salad.
7 After dinner, guests will head to Platform 9 3⁄4 for dessert, and to a nearby cafe for drinks. Then, the wizarding
8 world will transform into a dance party for the rest of the night. The ticket price might require breaking into Gringotts
9 Bank, though, as each seat costs £230 ($349). Hogwarts might be free for students, but not for visitors.
10 Sadly, the event sold out nearly immediately due to "overwhelming demand," but that doesn't mean you have to
11 miss it. The studios will be completely decorated with Christmas ornaments for its "Hogwarts in the Snow" event from
12 November 13 to January 31. If you visit then, you can see the Great Hall, the Gryffindor common room, and the
13 outside of Hogwarts castle in full holiday cheer.
14 Do you live in the States? The Universal Studios theme parks, which have entire sections dedicated to Harry
15 Potter, will be holding a celebration from January 29 to 31—and it'll be far warmer there than in England. We know
16 what we're putting at the top of our holiday wish lists this year!

7. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR “nearby” (adjective) (line 7) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.
8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “cheer” (noun).
9. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “desire” (noun).
10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS: “Don’t forget... (book) the tickets in advance.”
11. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: “You need to look.... the word in a dictionary.” in / at / up / on
12. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? awesome / impressive / astonishing / stubborn
13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING: “People was waiting for the actress for a little
minutes.”
14. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: The banker told me: “Don’t give me the money now.”
15. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If I had magic powers...”
16. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED. “I've been playing chess for twenty years.”
I started....
17. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “The company is not hiring him for the job.”

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Answer 1

7. GIVE ONE OPPOSITE FOR “nearby” (adjective) (line 7) AS IT IS USED IN THE TEXT.

Distant - far away in space or time.


8. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS “cheer” (noun).

Cheerful - noticeably happy and optimistic.


9. FIND IN THE TEXT ONE SYNONYM FOR “desire” (noun).

Wish -  hope for something to happen.


10. FILL IN THE GAP WITH A CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS:

“Don’t forget..to book.. (book) the tickets in advance.” to book


11. FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION: in / at / up / on up

“You need to look..up.. the word in a dictionary.”


12. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING? awesome / impressive / astonishing / stubborn


Stubborn - having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so.


13. REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING: “People was waiting for the actress for a little minutes.”

People were waiting for the actress for a few minutes.


14. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: The banker told me: “Don’t give me the money now.”

The banker told me not to give him/her the money at that moment.


15 COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE: “If I had magic powers...” I would…

Do my best to try to make everyone’s life easier. .


16. REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN AS INDICATED. “I've been playing chess for twenty years.”

I started to play chess twenty years ago.


17. TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE: “The company is not hiring him for the job”.

He is not being hired for the job by the company.



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