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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs in brackets.

1 He never _______ (go) to parties.

2 _______ you _______ (want) another drink?

3 She _______ (wait) for a phone call from Ben. He usually phones at this time.

4 Why _______ you _______ (never wear) skirts? No real reason.

5 _______ you _______ (understand) these questions? I don’t!

2 Make questions from these words.

1 Which book/you read/at the moment?

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2 What/Kate and Ronnie/do now?

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3 When/you leave/tomorrow?

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4 What/you usually have/for breakfast?

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5 Which coffee/you prefer? Italian or French?

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Vocabulary3 Choose the best word to complete the

sentences.

1 She was so _______ to give her sister all that money.

2 He’s very _______. Sometimes I get a headache listening to him!

3 Don’t be so _______! It’s not going to rain!

4 He was really _______ in class yesterday. I laughed all morning!

5 Don’t be _______. Wait for just a few minutes.

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1 My brother can’t stand _______ (listen) to rap music.

2 Jack doesn’t want _______ (go) to the concert tonight.

3 When they went to the cinema he pretended _______ (be) eighteen.

4 Do you fancy _______ (eat out) this evening?

5 He’s so kind. He offered _______ (help) me with my homework.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

can’t help refuse avoid spend don’t mind

1 When I’m on a diet I _______ eating cakes and biscuits.

2 The teacher _______ to give me more time for the work.

3 I _______ waiting if you’re not ready yet.

4 My sister _______ hours on the phone!

5 Sometimes I _______ laughing at his silly jokes!

Everyday English3 Choose the correct answers.

1 What do you like doing / making at the weekend?

2 What more / else do you like?

3 I enjoy to cycle / cycling.

4 I’d rather / prefer go shopping.

5 I very / quite like playing tennis.

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Grammar1 Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

1 We went surfing in Australia last year.

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2 He became a professional tennis player.

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3 They won four competitions last summer.

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4 He knew the other players well.

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5 I kicked the referee!

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2 Make questions in the past simple from these words.

1 You/score/many points?

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2 When/he/compete in/the championships?

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3 Who/they/play against/last weekend?

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4 When/you/learn/play badminton?

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5 Why/he/be/late for the game?

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Vocabulary3 Choose the correct answers.

1 I played surfing / table tennis at school.

2 My son did judo / swimming last year.

3 We often go cycling / weightlifting in the forest at the weekend.

4 Jan did rugby / gymnastics until she was ten.

5 Can you surf / row a boat? I can’t!

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Grammar1 Make sentences or questions in the past

continuous using these words.

1 I/not drive/the car

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2 it/rain/this morning

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3 you/wait for/your parents?

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4 he/practise tennis/in the garden

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5 people cheer/during the match

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2 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

wait chat cook pass arrive

1 He _______ the ball to Jones and then ran down the pitch.

2 When I _______ home Kate was working.

3 While I _______ to Sue, the phone rang.

4 I _______ for you in the car park when it started to rain.

5 He _______ dinner while I was watching TV.

Everyday English3 Complete the sentences with the correct words

in the box.

good get proud well shame

1 My parents were _______ when I won.

2 Sorry you’re ill. _______ well soon!

3 What a fantastic result. _______ done!

4 It’s such a _______ that they didn’t choose you for the team.

5 _______ luck in the competition!

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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with some or any.

1 Did you get _______ bread this morning?

2 I’ve made _______ sandwiches for you.

3 She didn’t get _______ e-mails yesterday.

4 Did you see _______ spiders in Australia?

5 There are _______ photos of Gary in the newspaper!

2 Choose the correct answers.

1 I didn’t do much / many homework last night.

2 We saw a lot of / much people at the airport.

3 Can you give the cat a little / a few milk?

4 There are a little / a few words in the text I don’t understand.

5 There weren’t much / many people in the restaurant on Saturday.

Vocabulary3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Go through the _______ into the field.

2 Post your letters in the _______.

3 People put their _______ on the pavement every Monday for rubbish collection.

4 There’s a lovely walk along the _______ by the river. No cars or cyclists.

5 We’ve got some fish in the small _______ at the bottom of our garden.

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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with a or the.

1 Can you take _______ dog for walks when I’m away?

2 She’s _______ teacher at the school.

3 Your daughter is _______ very good student.

4 One day I’d like to travel around _______ world.

5 We’ve got _______ new plasma TV!

2 Correct the sentences.

1 I hate the cloudy days.

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2 The shops in village open quite early.

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3 Woods near our house are really beautiful.

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4 The people don’t spend enough time in the countryside.

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5 It’s good for a children to exercise regularly.

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in the box.

at get end straight there

1 After the bank go _______ on for a kilometre.

2 Can you tell me how to _______ to the church?

3 Turn right _______ the supermarket.

4 Go to the _______ of the road and turn left.

5 Is _______ a post office near here?

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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with the comparative

forms of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Comedies are _______ (entertaining) than documentaries.

2 He’s _______ (funny) than Tom Hanks.

3 She’s a _______ (good) director than the man who won.

4 Maths is _______ (boring) than History.

5 He’s _______ (popular) than his brother.

2 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in the box.

healthy fast long untidy interesting

1 It’s the _______ film I’ve ever seen. It was five hours!

2 His new car is the _______ in town. It goes over 150 km an hour.

3 The fruit salad is the _______ dessert on the menu.

4 My parents’ room is the _______ in the house!

5 That’s the _______ article he’s written.

Vocabulary3 Complete the sentences with the correct

adjectives.

1 It’s a very _______ film. I had bad dreams for months.

2 It’s a very _______ film. I laughed a lot.

3 It’s a _______ film. There’s lot of blood!

4 It’s a very _______ film. Everyone cried.

5 It’s a very _______ film. I was on the edge of my seat!

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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with as...as, enough or

too and the words in brackets.

1 The new James Bond is _______ (good) the last actor.

2 This film’s _______ (scary) for me. I’m leaving.

3 Have you had _______ (food)? I don’t want you to be hungry.

4 It’s _______ (hot) in here. Can you turn the heating down?

5 She looks very young but she’s _______ (old) my mum!

6 The water isn’t _______ (warm) to go swimming. You’ll freeze!

7 The new comedy series isn’t _______ (popular) the first one.

8 I’d like a new DVD recorder but it’s _______ (expensive).

9 Did you spend _______ (time) on this homework?

10 I’m not _______ (good at English) Maria.

Everyday English2 Put the words into the correct order to make a

sentence.

1 three book like to I’d tickets

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2 to showing the we’re 5.30 p.m. going

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3 £22 be that’ll

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4 that repeat please you could?

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5 change you’re here’s

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Grammar1 Write sentences in the present perfect using

these words.

1 How long/you/study/at this school?

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2 How long/Elsa/have her mobile phone?

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3 How long/the students/be/in the canteen?

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4 How long/you/know/Tim?

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5 How long/they/live/in this town?

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2 Complete the sentences with for or since.

1 He hasn’t called me _______ two days.

2 We’ve been here _______ half an hour.

3 They’ve been married _______ September.

4 I haven’t spoken English _______ I was there on holiday.

5 Miss Gates has taught us _______ 2006.

Vocabulary3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 I bought some stamps at the _______.

2 I bought a tennis racquet at the _______.

3 I bought some perfume at the _______.

4 I bought a magazine at the _______.

5 I bought a dress at the _______.

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Grammar1 Complete the dialogues with the past simple or

present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 A: Dave _______ (invite) me to his party yesterday. Are you going?

B: He _______ (ask) me yet.

2 A: _______ you _______ (write) to Sam yet?

B: Yes. I _______ (e-mail) him last night.

3 A: I _______ (never be) to Ireland.

B: I have. I _______ (go) two years ago. It’s beautiful.

4 A: My parents _______ (recently start) their own business.

B: Really? When _______ it _______ (open)?

5 A: _______ your sister_______ (take) her exams yet?

B: Yes. She _______ (get) her results yesterday.


1 I’m seeing / looking for some trainers.

2 They’re near the changing / moving rooms.

3 Have you got it by / in a size 12?

4 Can I bring it in / back if it doesn’t fit?

5 Keep the paper / receipt.

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Grammar1 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of

will or going to with the verbs in brackets.

1 Help me! I _______ (fall)!

Don’t worry. I _______ (catch) you.

2 _______ you _______ (see) Gary after school?

No, not today. He _______ (do) some work on his computer.

3 What _______ you _______ (do) on holiday?

We _______ (decide) when we get there.

4 We ________ (pick) you up at 6.30 p.m.

Thanks. That _______ (be) great!

5 Be careful! The toast _______ (burn)!

I _______ (switch off) the toaster.

Vocabulary2 Complete the sentences with the words in the

box.

off out up off up

1 Please turn _______ the radio. I can’t hear it.

2 I always switch _______ my mobile phone in the cinema.

3 Can you pick _______ the disks from the table and bring them to the meeting?

4 Take _______ your headphones and then you can hear what I’m saying!

5 She took _______ her digital camera and started taking photos.

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1 He _______ (go) to bed early if he’s tired.

2 If I _______ (earn) a lot of money, I spend it!

3 If I ______ (go) jogging in the mornings, I get very hungry.

4 If he cooks dinner, I _______ (do) the washing up.

5 I get a headache if I _______ (work) on the computer for a long time.

2 Complete the sentences with might or might not and the words in the box.

rain take buy be go

1 I _______ a new CD later but it depends on how much money I have.

2 She _______ the exam. She hasn’t done a lot of work for it.

3 I _______ tonight. I’m feeling ill.

4 Take your umbrella. It _______ later.

5 Don’t cook chicken. They _______ vegetarians!

Everyday English3 Complete the dialogue.

A: What are you 1_______ to this weekend?

B: Nothing much.

A: Do you 2_______ going to the beach?

B: That sounds great. Why 3_______ we ask Jack as well?

A: Good idea. 4_______ meet at the station at 10.00 a.m.

B: Fine. I’ll 5_______ you there.

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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t or

needn’t.

1 You _______ arrive in class on time.

2 You _______ use mobile phones in class.

3 You _______ bring a dictionary to English as there are some in the classroom.

4 You _______ be polite to the teachers.

5 You _______ do your homework on time.

6 You _______ bring sandwiches for lunch. There’s a canteen.

7 You _______ go to after school activities.

8 You _______ talk while the teacher is.

9 You _______ leave any money in the classroom.

10 You _______ bring your own paper. The school provides it.

Vocabulary2 Complete the sentences with the correct

answers.

1 Doctors say that crossing your _______ is bad for your circulation.

A feet B legs C hands

2 When I was young, my dad always folded his _______ if he was angry with me.

A legs B knees C arms

3 She shook her _______ and said, ‘No!’.

A hand B leg C head

4 It’s nice to see couples holding _______.

A legs B arms C hands

5 Pete’s dad was pleased with his results and patted him on the _______.

A neck B head C hand

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1 If you don’t _______ (put) on sun lotion, you _______ (burn).

2 If your brother _______ (buy) that dog, he _______ (have) walk it every day.

3 If he _______ (drive) to the airport, it _______ (take) him four hours.

4 I _______ (cook) dinner if I _______ (get) home first.

5 If your parents _______ (open) a restaurant on the High Street, they _______ (get) a lot of business.

6 I _______ (buy) a flat next year if I _______ (save) enough money.

7 If he _______ (not pass) his exams, he _______ (not go) to university.

8 If the homework _______ (be) too difficult, I _______ (phone) you for help!

9 If you _______ (buy) the blue dress, you _______ (not wear) it very often.

10 If I _______ (visit) my English friend this summer, she _______ (visit) us next year.


1 I’m having a party on Friday. Do / Would you like to come?

2 I’d / I’ll love to.

3 Will / Shall I bring anything?

4 I’ll definitely / surely be there.

5 Sorry, but I won’t be able / can to make it.

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Grammar1 Write questions in the second conditional using

these words.

1 What car/you buy/if/you be/rich?

2 If/you not have a car/how/you get to work?

3 If/you have a choice/where/you live?

4 If/you meet/Brad Pitt/what/you ask him?

5 If/you be/an English teacher/what/you say to your students?

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

work eat save have earn

1 If Sarah _______ more money, she would live in a bigger house.

2 We _______ so much electricity if we turned off the lights more often.

3 If I _______ so much work to do, I’d go out with my friends tonight.

4 If children learned more about food at school, they _______ healthier meals.

5 If I _______ in the city, I’d commute every day by train.


1 Most police officers in the UK don’t carry guns / mobile phones.

2 After the fire there was a smell of disease / smoke in the house.

3 With no rain to grow food many people are dying from pollution / famine.

4 Many big businesses make a lot of money from the global warming / arms trade.

5 Those cheap trainers were made using poverty / child labour.

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the underlined verbs.

1 I don’t feel very well. I wish I _______ better.

2 I haven’t got much money. I wish I _______ more.

3 I only speak my language. I wish I _______ English.

4 It’s very hot. I wish it _______ cooler.

5 I can’t swim very well. I wish I _______ faster.

6 Mike is very sad today. I wish he _______ happier.

7 Maths is a really difficult subject. I wish it _______ so hard.

8 My husband can’t cook. I wish he _______ a simple meal.

9 The teacher always gives us a lot of homework. I wish _______ us so much.

10 Dave is in Spain. I wish I _______ with him.


in the box.

idea ought should were advice

1 Can I ask your _______ about learning English?

2 I think you _______ go to England.

3 If I _______ you, I’d watch English films.

4 I think you _______ to read English magazines.

5 That’s a good _______.

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Grammar1 Join the sentences using after and the correct

verb forms.

1 I finished my homework. I went to bed.

2 We had a meal. We went to the cinema.

3 I spoke to the teacher. She gave me some help.

4 I did the shopping. I came home.

5 The police found the thief. They arrested him.

2 Join the sentences using because and the correct verb forms.

1 I was late for school. My mother didn’t wake me up.

2 They were tired. They drove all through the night.

3 She was upset. She lost her handbag.

4 I didn’t buy the magazine. I read it before.

5 I went to hospital. I fell off my bike.


1 Some youngsters vandalised / burgled our garden last night.

2 Murderers / Thieves often start stealing at an early age.

3 He’s in prison for the theft / murder of two police officers.

4 One man said he had stolen / burgled over 60 houses!

5 Shoplifters / Joyriders often crash the cars that they’re in.

Total /15

Grammar1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1 ‘I don’t like classical music,’ she said.

She said _______.

2 ‘We’ve been on holiday in Italy,’ they said.

They said _______.

3 ‘I’m waiting for the 4.30 p.m. bus,’ he said.

He said _______.

4 ‘I gave Nick the message, Kim,’ I said.

I said _______.

5 ‘I’m not going to be home early,’ Mum said.

Mum said _______.

6 ‘Bob, I want to see you later,’ said the teacher.

The teacher said _______.

7 ‘I haven’t met the new students yet,’ said Frank.

Frank said _______.

8 ‘We’re moving to Spain,’ said my uncle.

My uncle said _______.

9 ‘I don’t like horror films,’ said Bill.

Bill said _______.

10 ‘I didn’t have breakfast,’ said Sally.

Sally said _______.


1 What / How can I help?

2 I’ll take some stories / details.

3 Was there any identification / information in your bag?

4 Could you fill in this paper / form?

5 Can you describe / say it?

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Grammar1 Complete the sentences with the present

passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1 You _______ (invite) to Sue’s wedding.

2 Students who are taking the English exam _______ (ask) to go to Room 15.

3 Dinner _______ (serve) in the restaurant between 6.00 and 10.00 p.m.

4 The championships _______ (hold) in July.

5 The magazine _______ (publish) monthly.

2 Complete the sentences with the present passive form of the verbs in the box.

organise include give show consider

1 Violent films _______ on TV in the day.

2 Breakfast _______ in the price.

3 Reductions _______ to students.

4 All job applications _______ carefully by the management team.

5 Training weekends for new staff _______ every six months.

Vocabulary3 Complete the sentences with the correct words

in the box.

manual(s) encyclopaedia(s) textbook(s) atlas(es) novel(s)

1 You can get information about everything in a(n) _______.

2 I don’t need to use the _______ for my DVD recorder any more!

3 I bought him a(n) _______ for his birthday because he loves maps.

4 All her _______ are about people in Paris.

5 We usually borrow _______ from the school and return them at the end of term.

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Grammar1 Complete the text with the correct passive form

of the verbs in brackets.

The documentary about drug dealing that 1_______ (show) on Channel 12 last Tuesday 2_______ (criticise) by several experts this week.

It seems that many statistics that 3_______

(report) in the programme 4_______ (not check)

before filming. An apology for the inaccuracies 5_______ (give) on the News last night by Paul

Manners, the producer, and he also said that

parts of the documentary 6_______ (already

re-recorded). The documentary 7_______

(review) by journalist Rex Driver in This Morning

newspaper two days ago. He writes that he

enjoyed the parts that 8_______ (film) in central

London and says that most people who 9_______

(interview) since the programme 10_______ (show)

last Tuesday agree with the points that the

producers were trying to make.


1 I ask / wonder if you could help me.

2 It’ll be / is found on the second shelf.

3 Allow / Let me just check the list.

4 We don’t have it in shop / stock.

5 OK. If I will / could just take some details.

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