Leslie, who is Andrew's brother. He is twenty-four. They (2)........... (live) in Newcastle, a large cityin the north- east of England.On weekday mornings, everyone (3)............(get up) early. Andrew Barton 4).............. (work)for a company which (5).............. (manufacture) computers. He (6)............... (leave) at seveno'clock. He (7)............ (like) to avoid the rush hour, he says. Marion (8)............ (suspect) that reallyhe wants to avoid having breakfast with the children, who (9)............. (be) very noisy.Ben (10)............... (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (11).............. (be) atuniversity, studying physics. He lives away from home during term-time, so he (12)............. (avoid)the noise, too. Stella (13)............ (not go) to school yet, of course. Next year, she (14)............... (start) atthe nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (15)................. (look) forward to this. as it willmean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage, she (16).............. (live) in London, whereshe (17)....................(work) for the National Gallery. She (18)............... (hope) to find the same sortof job in Newcastle. IV. Complete the conversation. Put in the past simple form of the verbs. Claire: (1)................................... (you/ have) a nice weekend in Paris?Mark: Yes, thanks. It (2).................. (be) good. We (3)........................ (look) around and then we (4)................ (see) a show. We (5) .....................(not/ try) to do too much.Claire : What sights (6)...............................(you/ see)? 1  Mark: We had a look round the Louvre. I (7) .................... (not/ know) there was so much in there.Claire: And what show (8)........................ (you/ go) to?Mark : Oh, a musical. I forget the name. I (9).................... (not/ like) it.Claire: Oh dear. And (10)........................ (Sarah/ enjoy) it?Mark: No. not really. But we (11).....................(enjoy) the weekend. Sarah did some shopping, too, but I (12)................ (not want) to go shopping.
1. Trees................more quickly in summer than in winter. (grow) 1. 'Shall I phone at 6:00?' `No, I...............................dinner at that time. (normally/ cook) 2. We.....................at about 7:00. Couldn't you come an hour later? (usually/ get up) 3. In 1788 he............................his last great work in Vienna. (write)5. She............................at Kennedy Airport at 2 o'clock this morning. (arrive)6. I refuse to believe that he.......................the car was stolen. (not know)7. ‘How are you getting on with the book?' At the moment I ............... chapter four. (read) 8. My mother................. all the doors and windows before she goes to bed. (lock) 9. I ....................away most of my old books when 1 moved house. (throw) 8. Scientists.........................some fundamental discoveries in the 18th century. (make) 10. Alice ...................... her mother in London most weekends. (see) 11. 'What's that terrible noise?' `The neighbors..........................a party.' (have) 12. At the start of his career, Cousteau..................the aqualung, opening the oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers. (invent) 13. ................. durian when you lived in Malaysia? (ever/ eat) 9. Both ancient and recent records show that farmers......................... long hours.(work) VI. Choose the correct verb form. Giaoandethitienganh.info 1. I'd like to borrow this book. ..................................it yet?a. Did you readb. Had you readc. Have you read d. Do you read2. We........................ in this town for a long time. We....................here sixteen years ago.a. had been/ come b. have been/ came c. were/ came d. are! came3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks. He..........................breakfast.a. hasn't eatenb. didn't eatc. isn't eatingd. doesn't eat4. The news came as no surprise to me. I................... for some time that thefactory was likely to close.a. knewb. had knownc. have known d. know 5. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish......................on earth for ages and ages.a. existedb. are existingc. have existed d. exist 6. Glenda ..................... extremely hard when she was a student.a. workedb. has workedc. was working d. had been worked7. The World War II .............. in 1939 and ...................in 1945.a. begins/ endsb. had begun/ endedc. has begun/ had endedd. began/ ended8. I..............at the checkout when I ................... a strange-looking man.a. waited/ noticedb. was waiting/ noticedc. waited/ was noticingd. was waiting/ had noticed9. According to the research reports, people usually..................in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.a. turnb. are turningc. have turnedd. turned..10. Homestead High School's football team.......................a championship until last season.a. has never wonb. had never been winningc. is never winningd. had never won VII. Complete the conversations using the words in brackets. Put the adverbs in the best place. 2 1. A: Did you know the man who tried to steal your bag?B: No, but I .................... him again. (certainly/ recognize / would)2. A: That was a goal, wasn't it?B: Yes, the ball .................. the line. (clearly/crossed)3. A: The weather is a lot better today.B: It said on the radio it .............. later. (probe/ rain/ will)4. A: How do we get to Mike's place?B: I don't know. I ..................... the directions. (didn't/ fully / understand)5. A: It's quiet here today, isn't it?B: Yes, the neighbors ............. cut on a Sunday. (usually/are)6. A: Have you been to this place before?B: Yes, I .............. as a child. (it/ occasionally/visited)7. A: Did the computers crash this morning?B: Yes. but they............... main. (soon/ were/working)8. A: Your friend's late. Vicky.B: Rachel...............that we arranged to go out. (forgotten/ has/ obviously)9. A: Do you know them?B: Yes, they live in the same street as me but I ............... to them. (never/ have/ spoken)10. A: Have you finished your homework yet?B: Yes, I have. But I.................homework. (hate/really) VIII. Are the adverbs in the right position or not? If they are correct, put a tick. If they are not, write the correct answer. Giaoandethitienganh.info
3. Normally, we don't worry if the children are..........................................late home from school.4. He speaks fluently five languages..........................................5. Jenny has been appointed recently Professor of Nursing..........................................6. I was totally unprepared for the news...........................................7. The traffic isn't usually as bad as it was this morning..........................................8. He had been to London never before..........................................9. Susan became soon bored with the new toys...........................................10. John frequently was away from home in his new job...........................................11. They are at home these days hardly ever...........................................12. I could never understand why he got so annoyed...........................................13. We had been already given three leaving presents..........................................14. Being alone brought her usually a sense of peace..........................................15. Jim never phones me. I have always to phone him.......................................... IX. Read the passage, then choose the correct completion. Last year 1 went to Nepal for three months to York in a hospital. When the hospital let me havea few days' holiday, 1 decided to go into the jungle and I asked a Nepalese guide, Kamal Rai, to gowith me. In the jungle there was a lot of wildlife, but we were trying to find big cats, especiallytigers. We climbed onto the elephants' backs to get better view, but it is unusual to find tigers in theafternoon because they sleep in the heat o the day. Then, in the distance, we saw a tiger, and Kamaltold me to be very quiet. We crept nearer and found a dead deer. still bleeding. This was the tiger'slunch! Suddenly. I started to feel very frightened.We heard the tiger a second before we saw it. It jumped out like a flash of lightning, fivehundred kilos plus and four. meters long. I looked into its eyes and face, and saw right down theanimal's throat. It grabbed Kornal's between its teeth, but I managed to pull Kamal away. One of our elephants ran at the tiger and made it go back into the grass, so we quickly escaped to let the tiger |
