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3 I think it would be to buy a new car, not a second-hand one.

4 Its an interesting article but I dont agree with the writers .

5 We planned to go to the USA, but in the end we went to Italy instead.

6 My only of the restaurant is that the music was too loud.

7 If we change our minds, people will see it as a sign of .

8 I didnt think his reason for being late was very . Did you believe him?

9 Do you think he meant it?

10 Despite wearing a hat and dark glasses, Madonna was immediately to everyone.

11 Try to plan your time more . You cant do everything in one day.

12 I wasnt sure it was the right thing to do, but in the end I was by his arguments.

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4 Look at these sentences. Are both verb forms possible? If not, choose the correct one.

1 When I was young, I used to be /d be very shy.

2 We used to go/went to Spain on holiday last year.

3 During the summer we used to play/d play in the woods for hours.

4 My mother is always complaining/always

complains about how much everything costs.

5 When Adela was younger, she used to have/d have a pet rabbit.

6 Our kids will play/play their music too loudly it drives me crazy!

7 My father didnt use to/used to like cooking.

8 Once I used to try/tried to write a novel, but I never finished it.

9 Uncle Harry never used to like/liked gardening.

10 Every day when I get home, I ll have/m having a packet of biscuits.

11 When I was a child, I wanted/d want to be famous.

12 My neighbours will park/are always parking their car in front of my house!

13 What did you use to/used to do during the school

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1 Correct the word order in these sentences. There is sometimes more than one possible answer.

1 I drink occasionally coffee. I occasionally drink coffee .2 She walks from her flat to the city centre seldom. .3 Jan goes once in a while to visit her sister. .4 I read every so often the newspaper. .5 He most weeks goes to the gym. .6 We have most of the time a healthy diet. .7 Tom stays rarely at work after 5.30. .8 Alice every now and again sends me an email. .9 I more often than not do some work at the

weekend. .

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2 Choose the correct prepositions. 1 Im not very interested of/ in politics. 2 Australia is famous about/for its beaches.3 My mum is terrified for/of big dogs.4 We were really disappointed of/in our hotel.5 She was very satisfied with/for the course.6 Were you aware in/of the problem? 7 Im not sure with/about the colour of that tie.8 Anna was shocked for/by the standard of driving.9 I was very fond of/about music as a child. 10 I was fascinated in/by the local culture. 11 Is Tim excited about/with going to Japan? 12 My tutor was impressed by/for my exam results. 13 Frank is sick of/with driving to work every day. 12

3 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these words.

improve real (x 2) convince (x 2) weak origin recognise conclude prefer criticise responsible

1 Ive seen a great improvement in your work.

2 He needs to take for his actions.

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a Thats 2 , but fatty food is so bad for children.

b I see what 3 , but not if they only get a little bit now and then.

a You might 4 , Tim. I give my kids burgers or pizzas on Saturdays, but they eat healthy food quite happily all the other days, which is what all parents want.

b Well, I cant 5 . What about fizzy drinks?

a I let mine have what they like, you know, lemonade, cola. I cant really 6 forcing them to drink water all day. A bit of sugar gives them energy and it doesnt do any harm.

b Oh, do 7 ? Sugar makes children fat.

a I suppose youve 8 .b Well, Im 9 . My kids run about all

day and theyre not overweight. a Yes, I see 10 . But what about all

the chemicals they put in those drinks? Some of them are very bad for you, I think.

b Oh, I 11 that. Most of that stuff is harmless. If it was dangerous, they couldnt put it in the drinks, could they?

a I 12 , actually.

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7 Tick the correct sentences. Change the incorrect ones. not1 More often than no he gets to work late. 2 Ive been to Italy twice in my life. 3 It took me years to be used to the cold winters.4 He ended up working as an English teacher.5 Hes needing some help with his homework. 6 Last week weve seen a great film on TV.7 Hes been working in that office since March.8 I dont remember to meet him before. 9 They forgot to pick up the car from the garage. 10 Hes stopped to play football professionally. 11 Its been a long time since we met, isnt it? 12 My father is bilingual at French and Spanish. 13 Youd better go or youll be late.

14 I picked out some French on holiday.

15 Lots of people went to the lecture, but I wasnt.

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5 Fill in the gaps with the correct positive, negative or question form of used to, be used to or get used to. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.

1 When I was younger, I used to eat a lot of burgers.

2 I grew up in the country so when I first came to London I city life.

3 I dont think I ever speaking English all the time!

4 Weve just moved to Australia, we slowly the

different customs. 5 My grandparents drive they

preferred to walk.6 you living in

such a hot country yet?7 Where you live

when you were at college?8 The office be very noisy, but its

much quieter now.9 Nick works as a waiter in the evenings, so he

going to bed late. 10 Johns only been in Germany a few days so he still

driving on the right. 11 Walking to work this morning was tiring because I

taking the bus every day. 12 I dont think I could ever speaking

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6 Fill in the gaps in the conversation with these words/phrases.

about that be right there wouldnt say got a point there suppose thats true you think so argue with that see the point of a good point still not convinced you mean your point

a I dont think children should eat fast food like burgers.

b Oh, I dont know 1 about that . Surely, if its not allowed theyll just want to eat it more, wontthey?