# Test 20

| newspaper | magazine | pen     |
| --------- | -------- | ------- |
| pencil    | paper    | form    |
| envelope  | stamp    | address |
| parcel    | package  |         |

## Identifying the key word

1. **\[pencil] -** break, sharpen, use, blunt
2. **\[magazine] -** read, subscribe to, write for, issue
3. **\[stamp] -** buy, lick, stick on, first-class
4. **\[newspaper] -** read, glance at, local, copy
5. **\[pen] -** hold, not work, write with, black
6. **\[envelop] -** address, open, write on
7. **\[paper] -** cut, fold, tear, recycled
8. **\[parcel / package] -** collect, deliver, send, weigh
9. **\[form] -** fill in, sign, application, order
10. **\[address] -** exchange, print, full, e-mail

## Choose the correct collocation

1. Have you got _**a copy**_ / ~~_an issue_~~ of today's newspaper I could borrow?
2. I ~~_pay_~~ / _**subscribe to**_ a number of magazines, including Mojo and NME.
3. This pen's not ~~_going_~~ / _**working**_. Have you got a spare one you can lend me?
4. I need to sharpen my pencil. It's _**blunt**_ / ~~_short_~~.
5. Use a clean ~~_page_~~ / _**sheet**_ of paper for each answer.
6. When you've finished filling _**in**_ / ~~_up_~~ the form, hand it into the office.
7. Write your address in _**full**_ / ~~_whole_~~ on the form.

## Key word quiz

1. Make sure you sign the application _**form**_ before you send it to us.
2. Can I borrow your sharpener? I've broken my _**pencil**_.
3. Write on both sides of the _**paper**_.
4. It’s a very colorful _**magazine**_, aimed at young people between the ages of 15 and 18.
5. Don't forget to enclose a stamped addressed _**envelope**_ with your entry form.
6. I've lost his _**address**_, but I've got his telephone number, if that's any help to you.
7. Please use a black _**pen**_ to _fill out_ the form.
8. I only had time to glance through the _**newspaper**_ before I left for work.
9. Can you weigh this _**parcel / package**_ and tell me how much it will cost to send by airmail!
10. I hate licking _**stamps**_. It leaves a horrible taste in your mouth.

## Prepositions

1. He works as a journalist ~~_in_~~ / _**on**_ one of the local newspapers.
2. There's an interesting article ~~_for_~~ / _**on**_ dieting in this magazine. Do you want to read it?
3. Please write _**in**_ / ~~_with_~~ pencil. Don't use a pen.
4. Remember to stick a stamp _**on**_ / ~~_to_~~ the envelope.
5. There's a parcel waiting _**for**_ / ~~_on_~~ you at the post office.
