1.03 Complete with the following words.
at to with forward of to
1 Jerry is very fond __________ studying ancient civilisations.
2 Sandra was looking __________ to playing tennis today, but it rained.
3 I'm beginning __________ feel that swimming in this weather is not such a good
idea.
4 My dad helped me __________ my Maths homework.
5 Will you be able __________ come to my party next Saturday?
6 How good are you __________ drawing?
1.04 Complete with the following words.
revise course lesson timetable
subjects report breaks dictionary
1 Do you use an English-English __________ at school?
2 Maria and I usually spend our school __________ talking about our weekend
plans.
3 I'm having an Art __________ so I can't talk to you right now.
4 My grandmother wants to do a __________ on computers!
5 The school __________ has changed, and I don't remember what my next
lesson is!
6 Would you like to come to my house so we can __________ for the test
together?
7 What __________ do you study at school this year?
8 His school __________ was terrible and his parents are very angry with him!
1.06 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 When is the next __________? I'm tired of having lessons all this time.
2 I can't come out today. I need to __________ for a big test tomorrow.
3 Are you good __________ History?
4 Monica is looking forward __________ the day the holiday starts.
5 Ian is very fond __________ his little brother and he helps him a lot.
6 Excuse me, can you help me __________ this heavy bag, please?
7 Harry began __________ think that learning to play tennis wasn’t as easy as it
looked on TV.
8 When Martha was six years old, she was already __________ to play music like
a professional!
1.10 Write the words in the correct order.
1 bike / a / My sister / I / have / doesn't / but / do
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2 Sonya / being / today / difficult / is / very
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3 mean / this / What / does / word
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4 saying / I / what / are / you / understand / don’t
_______________________________________________
5 TV / often / How / this / appear / on / does / actress
_______________________________________________
6 feeling / because / she's / Peggy / tired / is / final / for / exam /
revising / her
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7 match / tennis / Bill / shower / having / is / a / after / a
_______________________________________________
8 beginning / think / He's / playing / piano / difficult / is / to /
the / very / that
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1.11 Write the verbs in the correct present simple or present continuous
form.
1 Bettina __________ (not / usually / have) dinner at home.
2 Where __________ (Robert / hide)? I can't find him.
3 Where __________ (you / keep) the sugar? Is it in the kitchen?
4 I'm sorry! I really __________ (not / remember) you. What's your name?
5 How __________ (Claire and Simon / come) to the party? Do you know?
6 __________ (Samantha / believe) in ghosts?
7 My father __________ (not / own) a car.
8 William __________ (not / be) very helpful today. What's wrong with him?
1.12 Use the present simple or present continuous to write sentences.
1 how many pets / your grandmother / have?
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2 she / sometimes revise / with her best friend / before a test
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3 Juan / not often / have / dinner out
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4 you / feel / ill / today?
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5 what time / school bus / arrive?
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6 why / you / cut down / that tree?
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7 Mary / sometimes / not mean / what / she / say
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8 I / really / look forward / summer holidays!
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2.03 Complete with the following words.
horrible appeared noticed weird
far experience brilliant noise
Last winter I had a terrible (1) __________. I was driving my car when I
(2) __________ a (3) __________ light in the distance. I decided to go and check it
out, so I got out of my car and started walking towards it. It was
(4) __________ away, much further than it (5) __________ at first. I kept going
when suddenly I heard a dreadful (6) __________, which made me turn my head
back towards my car. I turned just in time to see my car being attacked by a (7)
__________ monster! If I hadn't left the car, I wouldn't have escaped! Now, how (8)
__________ is that?
2.05 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 She took the short __________ across the park because she wanted to get to
Jane’s house as fast as possible.
2 If you're going to be away for a __________ time, please let me know first.
3 The ghost spoke __________ a deep voice.
4 Be careful or you'll be in __________ trouble.
5 They showed his amazing goal in __________ motion, again and again.
6 He was so tired after his adventure that he fell __________ asleep.
7 He was seriously ill for days with a high __________.
8 You can go to the swimming pool on foot. It isn't __________ away.
2.06 Complete with the following words.
explain replied tiny stated
freedom wonder stare odd
1 There was a __________ little spot in the sky, but it was so far away we couldn’t
see if it was a plane or a UFO!
2 I __________ if scientists will ever find the answer to some questions.
3 When I asked him what he was carrying with him, he __________ it was none of
my business!
4 As children, my sister and I enjoyed great __________! Nobody told us what to
do!
5 You really shouldn’t __________ at people. It's very rude!
6 Don't you think it's __________ that Michael hasn’t phoned us yet?
7 Now, don't get angry! I'll __________ everything to you. I promise.
8 When asked, the government spokesman __________ that the incident had
never happened.
2.09 Use the past simple or past continuous to write sentences.
1 Sam / gaze / at stars / when / he / see / shooting star
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2 what / you / reply / to / his questions?
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3 while / she / glance / out of / window / she / see / something / fly / past
_________________________________________________
4 little boy / claim / there be / ghost / in / his / room
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5 they / whisper / each other / when / teacher / see / them
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6 what / they / do / when / they / hear / explosion?
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7 as / child / I / get into trouble / with / my parents / very often!
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8 Wendy / not listen / her friend / because / she / look / out of / window
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2.10 Write the words in the correct order.
1 answering / interrupted / As / boy / was / question, / the / him. / a / Craig
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2 magician / vanished! / when / / were / We / watching / the / show / the
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3 something / shout / time / heard / he / would / funny. / happily / John / every
___________________________________________________________
4 enormous / caught? / fish / Did / father / see / you / my / the
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5 didn’t / notice / younger. / when / odd / She / was / incidents / use / she / to
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6 marvellous / David Copperfield / the / watching / They / by / disappeared! / of /
theatre / suddenly / performance / when / were / a / ceiling / the
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7 fast / came / The / we / when / baby / was / asleep / home.
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8 scream? / doing / What / heard / when / they / were / they / the
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2.11 Complete the sentences with would or used to in the correct form.
1 Sam __________ love going for a swim in the river when he was a kid.
2 What music __________ (you) to listen to when you were at high school?
3 Kate __________ (not) play computer games when she was a teenager.
4 My grandmother __________ paint wonderful pictures when she was a young
girl.
5 __________ (you) enjoy PE at school?
6 He was in love with Gina and he __________ gaze at her picture for hours!
7 My brother __________ have a terrible haircut when he was a teenager!
8 Ben __________ practise the guitar for hours and hours every weekend, until he
became very good at it.
3.05 Complete with the following words.
passed arrested committed law
go make takes turn
1 The crime he __________ was so horrible there are no words to describe it!
2 Don’t forget to __________ off all the lights before you go to sleep.
3 It is against the __________ to park your car on double yellow lines.
4 They __________ a law to ban all use of mobile phones in hospitals.
5 He tried to __________ off with the stolen money, but he was stopped by the
guard at the door.
6 Before the plane __________ off, we aren't allowed to get out of our seats.
7 When he heard the alarm __________ off, he panicked and tried to escape.
8 Jonathan was __________ because he refused to obey the police woman.
3.06 Complete the text. Write one word for each space.
Bob was desperate. He didn’t have any money or job, so he decided to
(1) __________ a crime. He wasn’t a very good thief and he didn’t really want to
(2) __________the law, but he had run out of ideas about how to earn some
money. He put on a ski mask and found a fake gun, and went into a supermarket.
He showed the gun and shouted 'Put your hands up! This is a (3) __________!'
The cashier and the customers took a look at him and started laughing. Bob was
puzzled but he soon realised his mistake. The gun was a water pistol! When the
police arrived to place him (4) __________arrest, the police officer was kind to him.
At the police (5) __________they told him that they couldn’t (6) __________him off
with a warning, because his (7) __________was serious, but that he would
probably get a light sentence as that was the first time he had done anything (8)
__________the law.
3.09 Complete with a/an, the or if no article is needed put –.
1 Did you see _____ adventure film last night? It was awesome!
2 Is there _____ university in your town?
3 I'd like to go to _____ university when I finish school.
4 This job is so dangerous that very _____ few people decide to do it!
5 _____ pyramids in Egypt are 4,500 years old!
6 The police arrested _____ robber who held up the bank next to my house.
7 It's true! I heard it on _____ radio!
8 Would you like to go to _____ theatre this weekend?
9 I can't come with you! I'm going to _____ work.
10 He says that he's _____ man like everybody else, but I don't believe him!
3.11 Write the words in the correct order.
1 he / smuggle / iPad / country / but / arrested. / tried / He / to / an / the / into / got
__________________________________________________________
2 works / customs officer / at / She / as / the / a / airport.
__________________________________________________________
3 meeting. / There / small / very / people / the / a / at / was / number / of
__________________________________________________________
4 go / school? / How/ you / do / to
__________________________________________________________
5 any. / little / so / I've got / lend / you / money / can't / I
__________________________________________________________
6 passed / bans / new / They’ve / a / law / cars / city centre. / which / the / in
__________________________________________________________
7 cake? / piece / the / a / Can / have / I / of / chocolate
__________________________________________________________
8 more. / were / There / glasses / but / needed / we / some / few / a
__________________________________________________________
3.12 Complete the sentences with few / a few / little / a little.
1 Our police force is so good that __________ crimes remain unsolved.
2 Let me give you __________ advice: mind your own business!
3 There was __________ time to get ready so he missed the bus.
4 Come and look at this! There are __________ sheep in our garden!
5 We've just moved into this house so we've got __________ furniture for the time
being.
6 There were __________ hairs at the crime scene which led the police to the
suspect.
7 I'm sorry, I've no idea. There's __________ news about the accident at the
moment.
8 I'd like to decorate my home with __________ works of art if I could afford it.
