TENSES REVIEW (MULTIPLE CHOICE)

GRAMMAR
Task 1: Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses
1. My family have ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They
___________________ (build) a summer house there at the moment.
2. Andy and Mary ___________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They
____________________ (look forward to) it the whole week.
3. Jonathon ___________________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ___________________
(help) him with his English.
4. My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from
work. I ________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong. But
I didn’t so ___________________ (have) to take it to the garage.
5. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He
___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
6. An accident ___________________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _______________
(hit) a young man. He ___________________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him
suddenly ___________________ (open) a car door. Many people ___________________ (see) the
accident. The police ___________________ (interrogate) them last night.
7. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that
she ___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.
8. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen)
to music all night.
9. I ___________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _______________________ (not enjoy) it
very much because I _______________________ (already read) the book. If I
___________________ (not read) the book I ____________________________ (probably enjoy)
the film more.
10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a
bank.
11. They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager
___________________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets.
12. Alan ___________________ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver
___________________ (lose) control of his car because he ___________________ (fall) asleep.

13. She ___________________ (not see) her father since he ___________________ (start) to work in
Marseille two years ago.
14. I ___________________ (sleep) when the fire broke out.
15. Linda phoned and explained that she _________________________ (not can) to come to the party
the next day because she ___________________ (be) still sick.
16. I ________________________ (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – ___________________
(you see) it too? – No, I ___________________ (not have) but I ___________________ (read) the
book.
17. My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight
___________________
(arrive) in an hour so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
18. Unless he ___________________ (sell) more he won’t get much money.
19. While he ___________________ (wait) for the bus there ___________________ (be) a robbery at
the bank. After the robbers ___________________ (go) away the police ___________________
(come) but they ___________________ (not can) to catch them.
20. I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________


(break) a leg five years ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.
Task 2: Fill in the correct form of the verb given in the bracket
1. I _______________ a great film yesterday. (see)
2. _____________________ a new car? (you ever buy)
3. I _______________ him last Monday. (meet)
4. The band _______________ while I _______________ . (play, write)
5. She _______________ the new car in 2005. (buy)
6. Her mother _____________________ in Victoria for the past five years. (live)
7. They ____________________________ in Germany when we arrived a few days ago. (already be)
8. _______________________ to get married? (you plan)
9. I _____________________ so much fun since I was a kid. (have)
10. When I got up I _____________________ out of the window and _____________________ that

it _____________________ . (look, see, rain)
11. Janet _____________________ for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us. (work)
12. I _____________________ three movies so far this week. (see)
13. How long _____________________ for me? (you wait)
14. I _____________________ over Loch Ness last week. - _____________________ the Loch Ness
monster? (fly, you see)
15. I’m afraid I’m not hungry. I _____________________ . (already eat)
16. Peter _____________________ football in the afternoon when he got the call. (play)
17. “What _____________________ between 9 and 12 yesterday morning”, the detective said. (you
do)
18. He kept looking at her, wondering where he _____________________ her before. (see)
19. The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some _____________________ a magazine, a
woman _____________________ and a child _____________________ with a doll. Suddenly the
door _____________________ and a nurse _____________________ out. (read, knit, play, open,
come)
20. Traveling _____________________ much easier and more comfortable in the past hundred years.
(become)
21. I _____________________ cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour. (bake)
22. When I first came to this house it _____________________ quite a noisy area. (be)
23. He twisted his ankle while he _____________________ . (ski)
24. _____________________ the doors before you leave the house? (you ever lock)
25. My best friend and I _____________________ each other for 15 years. (know)
26. Jack usually _____________________ but he _____________________ when his father comes.
(smoke, not smoke)
27. _____________________ breakfast yet? – Yes I had it together with Sue at 7. (you have)
28. I _____________________ this kind of work when I was a small boy. (do)
29. He _____________________ the paper when his wife came home. (read)
30. He _____________________ for an hour now. I’ll be finished soon. (speak)
31. How long _____________________ John and Maria?- We met the couple over thirteen years ago.
(you know)

32. He _____________________ in Oxford for two years and when his mother died he moved to
London. (live)
33. After Harry _____________________ his work he _____________________ Jude from the
office. (finish, call)
34. You _____________________ your homework for two hours. Haven’t you finished yet? (do)


35. He always _____________________ to the supermarket alone, but today he
_____________________ his son with him. (go, take)
36. He never _____________________ in the evening, only on Sundays. (work)
37. I _____________________ to South America but I have been to New York several times. (never,
be)
38. _____________________ Jean? – No, she probably went to her friend’s place. (anyone, see)
39. I _____________________ to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed. (go)
40. She _____________________ in school all day. (be)
41. Lee _____________________ late every day since Tuesday. (be)
42. Herbert’s father _____________________ his son’s birthday (never forget)
43. I _____________________ my report because I had a problem with my computer. (not finish)
Task 3: Fill in the correct form of the verbs given in the bracket
1. When we reach Land’s End we ____________________ 1,500 km. (walk)
2. I just remembered that I ____________________ the rent yet. I’m surprised that the landlord
____________________ me up and reminded me. (not pay, not ring)
3. It’s a beautiful drive. I am sure you ____________________ the scenery. (enjoy)
4. The car ____________________. If you get in Tom and I ____________________ you a push. (not
start, give)
5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it ____________________ me
ages to find it because I ____________________ which book I ____________________ it in. (take,
forget, put)
6. He ____________________ the bagpipes since six this morning. He ____________________.
(play, just stop)

7. My son ____________________ work yet. He’s still at High School. – How long
___________________ at school? - He ____________________ there for six years. Before that he
____________________ five years at primary school. (not start, he be, be, spend)
8. Mary: I wonder what he ____________________ now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend
____________________ from Japan too, so I suppose he ____________________ Japanese. (say,
come, speak)
9. When I first met him he ____________________ architecture. (study)
10. While we ____________________ someone ____________________ into the house and
___________________us this note. (fish, break, leave)
11. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police ____________________ all of the ports.
(watch)
12. If I catch some fish, ____________________ them for me? (you cook)
13. He ____________________ to come. (not forget)
14. It ____________________ for the last two hours so the game ____________________ (rain, be
postponed)
15. When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife. –
____________________ it? (see, paint, you like)
16. The car had nobody in it but the engine ____________________. (run)
17. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt ____________________ it. (read)
18. This shop ____________________ for good next Monday. (close)
19. Where ____________________ tonight? – I ____________________ out with Peter. (you go, go)
20. At 3 a.m. Jane ____________________ up her husband and said that she ____________________
that someone ____________________ to get into the house. (wake, think, try)
21. When you see me next time I ____________________ my new sunglasses. (wear)


22. This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father
____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________ it and I
____________________ it since then. (be, use,ride,have)
23. Some time ago I ____________________ that our mayor ____________________ to go to

Iceland. - What ____________________ to do there? (read, want, he want)
24. You see, Doctor, she ____________________ ill two days ago and since then she
____________________ anything. I’m sure she ____________________ several kilos. (fall, not
eat, lose)
25. Most people ____________________ at work when the fire ____________________. (be, start)
26. After five years of traveling through Asia I ____________________ back to Europe next week. I
____________________ the flight (go, already book)
27. I saw him when he ____________________ the house. I ____________________ at the corner
when he ____________________ by. He ____________________ a word and I ________________ a
word either. (leave, just stand, pass, not say , not say)
Task 4: Complete the sentences with one of the following words: FOR, SINCE, JUST ,
ALREADY, YET, EVER, NEVER, STILL
1. It hasn’t rained __________________ June.
2. We have been married __________________12 years now.
3. I’ve known John __________________ a very long time.
4. We have known each other __________________ high school.
5. They have had this car __________________ 2008.
6. She has been very ill __________________ several days.
7. We haven’t seen her __________________ this morning.
8. This jacket is very old. I have had it __________________ ages.
9. He hasn’t eaten anything __________________ this morning.
10. It has been hot __________________ May.
11. Bob __________________ hasn’t phoned me yet. I am starting to get nervous.
12. Have you __________________eaten porridge ?
13. We have __________________seen this film, but we’ll watch it again.
14. Sue has __________________ come back from her holiday in Greece. She’s got a wonderful tan.
15. Have you finished your exams , __________________?
16. I have __________________ been to Turkey but I would love to go.
17. They haven’t installed my phone __________________.
18. Has she __________________ worked in a restaurant?

19. The books I ordered __________________ haven’t arrived . Where are they ?
20. I have __________________ visited Rome, but it would be nice to go there again .
21. He __________________ hasn’t found his keys. He’s been looking for them the whole morning.
22. They have __________________ arrived from a long journey to Australia.
23. Has your lesson started __________________?
24. I have __________________done my homework, so I guess I can play outside with my friends.
Task 5: Fill in the correct form of the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous tense.
1. The earth __________________ here for billions of years (be).
2. We ________________________ cards for the last few hours (play).
3. We ________________________ problems with our new car recently (have)
4. ____________________________ on anything interesting lately ?(you work)
5. Cuba ________________________ a socialist country since 1959 (be)


6. I ________________________ care of my neighbor’s cats while they are away (take)
7. I ________________________ my car for three years (have).
8. ________________________________ an important fight? (the boxer , ever, win)
9. John and Mary ________________________ with each other since the day they got married
(quarrel).
10. It ________________________ hard since last night (rain).
11. I’m tired because I ________________________ well lately. (not feel)
12. _________________________________ your problems? (your parents, always, understand)
13. The patient ________________________ penicillin for several days now (take)
14. A big earthquake ________________________ San Francisco since 1906. (not hit)
15. They ___________________________ in San Francisco since they arrived in the USA 20 years
ago. (live)
16. He got ill five weeks ago and ________________________ yet. (not recover)
17. Everyone in the Middle East ________________________ about the situation for decades
(worry).
18. We ________________________ very cold weather this year (have)

19. Where ________________________ the money? (you, hide)
20. At last ,my favorite team ________________________ against its most important rival (win)
21. I ________________________ for 6 years. (marry)
22. Dad ________________________ a number of jobs in the last few years (have).
23. The bank is still closed. It ________________________ yet. (not open)
24. Our daughter ___________________________ lipstick since she was 16 (wear).
25. She is angry because her boyfriend ________________________ up yet and she
_______________ for half an hour. (not show, wait).
26. I’m still waiting for an answer. They ________________________ up their minds yet. (not
make)
27. How many times ________________________ the cat today? (Kim feed)
28. The kids ________________________ on my nerves. They ________________________ too
much noise (get, make).
29. My company ________________________ a lot of money in the last few years. They
________________________ hard on an important project. (make, work).
30. They ________________________ our new refrigerator yet, but they will any day now. (not
deliver)
Task 6: Fill in the blank with correct verb using Past or Present Perfect Tense
1. The weather _________________ (be) awful in the past few days.
2. We _________________ (wash) the dishes. They’re clean now.
3. _____________________________ (your course, start) yet?
4. Emma _________________ (pack) her suitcase last night.
5. They _________________ (close) the factory. – Really? When ______________________ (that
happen) ?
6. Shall we play tennis? We _________________ (not play) since we were children.
7. The airplane _________________ (land) . The pilot is just getting out.
8. Prices _________________ (go) up. Everything is more expensive this year.
9. I’m tired. We _________________ (walk) 10 miles.
10. The Queen _________________ (arrive) in an RAF helicopter last night.
11. How long ______________________ (Vicky, have) that camera? – For about a month.

12. We ______________________ (just come) back from our holidays.


13. You parcel _________________ (arrive). The postman _________________ (bring) it two hours
ago.
14. He _________________ (be) at his computer for two hours.
15. We _________________ (live) there for ten years but we _________________ (be) in
Birmingham for the last two.
16. We _________________ (not have) a party for ages.
17. My sister’s car is only a year old but she ___________________________ (already crash) it.
18. Dinosaurs _________________ (roam) the earth millions of years ago.
19. It _____________________ (not rain) yet today.
20. __________________________ (you see) last week’s magazine? - It must be here somewhere.
Task 7: Fill in the blank with correct verb using Past or Present Perfect Tense
1. The President ___________________ (just come) out of the building and will make a speech in a
moment.
2. _________________________ (you ever be) to America?
3. ______________________________ (Churchill ever go) to America? – No, not that I know of.
4. ___________________________ (you see) this week’s magazine?
5. ________________________ (you wash) the car yet? – No, I haven’t. But I ________________
(already mow) the lawn.
6. We ___________________ (not have) many visitors last year; we ___________________ (have)
a lot more this year.
7. The last time I ___________________ (go) to Brighton was in August.
8. A few days ago I ___________________ (learn) that someone is planning to tear down the old
building.
9. We __________________________ (always be) poor. We _____________________ (never
have) any money.
10. I love this film. I think it’s the fourth time I ___________________ (see) it.
11. It ___________________ (be) very dry so far this week, but it ___________________ (rain) a lot

last week.
12. I would like to meet a ghost but I _________________________ (never see) one before.
13. Marilyn Monroe ___________________ (play) in about 30 films.
14. _________________________ (you ever bake) your own bread? –Yes I ___________________
(try) it when I ___________________ (be) in high school but I ___________________ (not bake)
anything since then.
15. Janet ___________________ (be) very ill three years ago.
16. We ___________________ (move) here in 1993. We ___________________ (be) here for a long
time now.
17. Two people ___________________ (die) in a fire on Elm Street last night.
18. It ___________________ (take) ages to repair the car. I’m glad we’re finished now.
19. I ___________________ (find) the wallet I ___________________ (lose) yesterday.
20. The runner ___________________ (break) the world record in Frankfurt. Two days later he
___________________ (run) even faster.
Task 8: Choose the correct tense for each sentence
1. After Jonathan (finish) _________ his degree, she intends to work in an office.
A. will finish
B. will have finished
C. finished
D. is fishing
2. Lola looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it she (scream) _________.


A. screamed
B. was screaming
C. had screamed
D. screams
3. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I (go) ___________ to the library.
A. go
B. went

C. had gone
D. have gone
4. By the time I go to bed tonight I (finish) __________my work for the day.
A. will finish
B. have finished
C. will have finished D. finish
5. Mark Twain (grow) _________ up in a small town in Mississippi.
A. was growing B. had grown
C. grew
D. has grown
6. When my parents (arrive) ____________ tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time.
A. will arrive
B. arrive
C. will have arrived
D. arrived
7. Until you learn how to take a break, you (improve) _________ your ability to speak English.
A. haven’t improved
C. don’t improve
B. aren’t improving
D. won’t improve
8. My grandfather (fly) _____ in an airplane before, so this is his first time.
A. never flies
B. had never flown
C. has never flown
D. never flew
9. I (live) ________ in this city since I was a small child.
A. lived
B. have been living
C. am living
D. had been living

10. While I (watch) ________ TV last night a small mouse ran across the room.
A. watched
B. have watched
C. watch
D. was watching
11. Jane isn’t here yet. I _______ (wait) since noon but there is no sign of her.
A. have waited
B. have been waiting
C. am waiting
D. wait
12. By the time my brother finally graduated from high school, he (attend) ______ seven different
schools.
A. attended
B. was attending
C. had been attending D. had attended
13. On June 20th I returned home. I (be away) _________ for almost two years.
A. was away
B. have been away
C. had been away
D. am away
14. When I got to the party, many people (dance) _________.
A. already danced B. were already dancing
C. had already danced D. have already danced
15. Before I started the car, all of the passengers their (buckle) _______ seat belts.
16. Right now we (have) _______ a heat wave. It’s been so hot for almost a week.
A. have
B. have had
C. have been having
D. are having
17. When I go and see the doctor this afternoon I (ask) ______ him to take a look at my throat.

A. will ask
B. asked
C. will have asked
D. ask
18. I sent you the money almost a week ago but I still (not receive) ______ any confirmation.
A. hadn’t received B. am not receiving
C. haven’t received
D. hadn’t received
19. After they (win) _______ the race the celebrations began.
A. won
B. have won
C. win
D. had won
20. Our football team (never, win) _______ a football match until last season, when the new coach
came.
A. never wins
B. has never won
C. had never won
D. never won
21. I (answer) _____ all the questions correctly since I began the course.
A. had answered B. have been answering
C. have answered
D. answered
22. It’s against the law to kill whales. They (become) ______ extinct.
A. have become B. become
C. are becoming
D. became
23. Jim, why don’t you take some time off. You (work) _____ too hard lately.
A. are working
B. had been working

C. had been working D. were working
24. Next month I have a week’s vacation. I (plan) ______ on going on a trip to the Rockies.
A. am planning
B. will be planning
C. have planned
D. will plan
25. I’ll be right with you as soon as I (find) ______ my keys.


A. will find

B. will have found

C. find

D. found

Task 9: Fill in the correct form of the verb given.
1. After we ___________________ dinner we went to bed. (EAT)
2. I ___________________ several matches this season, but I ___________________ to a single
game last season. (SEE, NOT GO)
3. What ___________________ when the headmaster ___________________ the classroom
yesterday? (YOU DO, ENTER)
4. My granddad doesn't ___________________ well so he always ___________________ up the
volume on the radio. (NOT HEAR, TURN)
5. We ___________________ hard since 7 o'clock in the morning. (WORK)
6. She ___________________ in such cold water before. (NEVER SWIM)
7. When we ___________________ at the stadium thousands of spectators ___________________
in front of the gates. (ARRIVE, WAIT)
8. We ______________________ for over an hour when we found out that we were in the wrong

village. (TRAVEL)
9. The district attorney's office ___________________ before next Monday. (NOT OPEN)
10.Here are your shoes Jimmy. I ___________________ them (JUST CLEAN).
11.She ___________________ well yesterday because she ___________________ too much. (NOT
FEEL, EAT)
12. Look at those fans! They're so excited because their team _____________________ the
winning goal. (JUST SCORE)
13. Last Saturday Susan ______________ an accident. She _______________ off the ladder and
___________________ her knee while she ___________________ to pick some apples. (HAVE,
FALL, CUT, TRY)
14.We ___________________ to Chris's party next Tuesday because nobody ___________________
us. (NOT GO, INVITE)
15.Whenever Kevin is in England, he ___________________ to his parents back in Australia
every weekend. (WRITE)
16.When I was at school, I often ___________________ adventure stories written by Jack
London (READ). – ___________________ any of his books yet? (YOU READ)
17.Who ___________________ that terrible noise outside? – It's a group of hooligans. They
______________________ around with flags in their hands. (CAUSE, WANDER)
18.How _______________________ to school, Marvin? – I ___________________ the bus but today
my dad ___________________ me a lift. (YOU USUALLY GET, USUALLY TAKE, GIVE)
Task 10: Fill in the gap with the correct form of verb to complete the passage below
Two walkers are reported to (1) _____ gone missing near the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in
Wales. John Watkins , aged 21 and Melanie McBrian, 19, (2) ______ by nightfall, leading to fears that
they (3) _______forced to spend the night on the mountain.
Weather conditions, when the pair (4) _______ off yesterday morning, were fairly good. By the
afternoon , however, it had got much worse. Thick clouds quickly (5) ______ over the region and
there was a sharp drop in temperature. The surface of the local lakes (6) __________ to freeze within
a few hours. Blizzards began in the evening , with a great deal of snow (7) _________ above 500
meters.
Friends of the two walkers (8) ___________ that they (9) _______ from either of them. They think

their mobile phones (10) ___________ unusable for some reason. Melanie’s friend Janet Richards
believes Melanie (11) __________ her to say they were alright if her phone (12) __________


properly. Joe Hill , a friend of John’s , admits he (12) __________ they (13) ___________ an accident
last night, but insists they have a lot of experience walking in the mountains of Wales. They (14)
________ shelter if they (15) ________ to stay on the mountain during last night.
Mountain rescue teams, which began looking for the couple early this morning ,say that one or both of
the walkers (16) ______ and fallen in bad weather conditions ,especially as neither of them (17)
______ walking in the mountains in winter.
The hope is, though, that they (18) ______ safe before long ,especially as the weather is forecast to
clear up within the next few hours.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

A. having been
B. being
C. have
D. been
A. do not return
B. have not returned
C. did not return
D. were not returning
A. should be
B. would be
C. will have been
D. may have been
A. had set
B. set
C. are setting
D. have set
A. spread
B. were spread
C. are spread
D. have spread
A. began
B. have begun
C. begin
D. were beginning
A. have been falling
B. fell
C. falling
D. fall
A. have been surprised

B. surprise
C. were surprised
D. had surprised
A. don’t hear
B. wouldn’t hear
C. hadn’t heard
D. shouldn’t have heard
A. were becoming
B. should have become C. should become
D. might have become
A. will call
B. would have called C. was called
D. could have called
A. has been working
B. is working
C. was working
D. had been working
A. has been worried
B. has worried
C. is worried
D. is worrying
A. could have had
B. should have had
C. must have
D. have had
A. are forcing
B. were forced
C. are forced
D. had been forced
A. were slipping

B. could slip
C. may have slipped
D. should have slipped
A. used to
B. is used to
C. has been used to
D. is using to
A. will find
B. are being found
C. will be found
D. will have been found

Task 11: Complete the sentences below using Modal verb + Have + V3/ed.
1. I __________________________ (buy) bread but I didn't know we needed it.
2. We ___________________________________ (invite) so many people to our party! I'm worried that we
won't have enough room for everyone.
3. I _________________________________ (start) saving money years ago!
4. We ___________________________________ (join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn't get a
babysitter.
5. The weather ___________________________________ (be) any worse!
6. I ___________________________________ (arrive) on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful
traffic jams all the way.
7. They ___________________________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past
possibility)
8. Amanda ___________________________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home.
(past willingness)
9. Lucy ___________________________________ (left) earlier. She missed her flight.
10. We ___________________________________ (finish) the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining
very hard and we had to stop.
11. I ___________________________________ (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick!

12. Luke ___________________________________ (pass) the exam if he'd studied a bit more.
13. John ___________________________________ (call) Amy, but he didn't have her number.


14. You ___________________________________ (be) rude to him. He's going to be really angry now.
15. She ___________________________________ (come) to the restaurant if she'd left work earlier.
16. You ___________________________________ (take) this job. I can see you're not enjoying it.
17. The race was really difficult. She ___________________________________ (win) because she's not fit
enough.
18. Our neighbors ___________________________________ (cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a
really beautiful tree.
19. The children ___________________________________ (do) their homework last night. Then they
wouldn't be panicking on the way to school.
20. I'm really cold! I ________________________________ (bring) my coat.
21. I ___________________________________ (come) to see you! I didn't know you were ill.
22. Andrew ___________________________________ (go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to
travel instead.
23. They ___________________________________ (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely.
24. You ___________________________________ (buy) some milk at the shops. We don't have any milk.
25. They ___________________________________ (come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed
too late the night before.
Task 12: Complete the sentences below using Modal verb + Have + V3/ed.
1. Sally looks worried . She ________________________ a problem with something (HAVE).
2. Bob ________________________ at school because I haven’t seen him all day (BE).
3. I ________________________ you the money. Why didn’t you ask me (LEND)
4. Mr Travis hasn’t come to work yet. He has never been late for work. He ________________________ the
bus (MISS).
5. She knew everything about our plans. She ________________________ to our conversation (LISTEN)
6.
A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ?

B : I’m sorry but I ________________________ because I have to look after my sister. (COME)
7. Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he ________________________ that window. Somebody
else ________________________ it (BREAK, BREAK)
8. The street is wet this morning . I’m not sure but it ________________________ last night (RAIN).
9. She ________________________ like an angel when she was a child (SING)
10.
A : I talked to your science teacher yesterday.
B : You ________________________ to her because she wasn’t at school yesterday. (TALK)
11. Mrs White bought a new fur coat ! - She ________________________ the lottery (WIN).
12. He came home alone yesterday. You ________________________ him do that ; he
______________________ lost. (LET, GET)
13. He read the message but he ________________________ it (UNDERSTAND)
14. The singer has got a sore throat so she ________________________ at the concert (SING)
15. It ________________________ Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).
16. We can’t wait any longer. Something ________________________ at once (DO).
17. Everyone shouted in fear. They ________________________ very afraid (BE).
18.
A : I’m afraid Ted is watching TV again.
B : He ________________________ TV because his room is completely silent and dark. He
_____________________ . (WATCH, SLEEP)
19. I can’t find my book . I ________________________ on the bus (LEAVE)


20. She ________________________ stupid. She teaches math at the university (BE)
21. She ________________________ to school. It’s Saturday (GO).
22. You were stupid to go skiing here. You ________________________ a leg (BREAK)
23. He looked so tired when I saw him. He ________________________ so hard (WORK)
24. Tom ________________________ this because it is in French and Tom doesn’t know French. (WRITE)

READING

Task 1:
Culture Shock
You have read about Romulus and Remus whose culture shock came when they went back to the world of
human beings after being raised by a wolf. Tarzan's culture shock came when he discovered that he was not a
"white ape" but a human being. Emily Carr preferred the culture of the First Nations people and the life she
led on her explorations to the dresses and polite conversations of her own culture. You now know that First
Nations culture did not include school or even business activity, people spent most of their time in nature or
around the fire of their home talking, telling stories and making the things they needed to survive.
Psychologists tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they enter and live
in a new culture. This process, which helps us to deal with culture shock, is the way our brain and our
personality reacts to the strange new things we encounter when we move from one culture to another. If our
culture involves bowing when we greet someone, we may feel very uncomfortable in a culture that does not
involve bowing. If the language we use when talking to someone in our own culture is influenced by levels
of formality based on the other person's age and status, it may be difficult for us to feel comfortable
communicating with people in the new culture.
Culture begins with the "honeymoon stage". This is the period of time when we first arrive in which
everything about the new culture is strange and exciting. We may be suffering from "jet lag" but we are
thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and language, eating new kinds
of food. This honeymoon stage can last for quite a long time because we feel we are involved in some kind
of great adventure.
Unfortunately, the second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. After we have settled down into our
new life, working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry, or living with a home-stay family, we can
become very tired and begin to miss our homeland and our family, girlfriend/boyfriend, pets. All the little
problems that everybody in life has seem to be much bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a
foreign culture. This period of cultural adjustment can be very difficult and lead to the new arrival rejecting
or pulling away from the new culture. This "rejection stage" can be quite dangerous because the visitor may
develop unhealthy habits (smoking and drinking too much, being too concerned over food or contact with
people from the new culture). This can, unfortunately lead to the person getting sick or developing skin
infections or rashes which then makes the person feel even more scared and confused and helpless. This
stage is considered a crisis in the process of cultural adjustment and many people choose to go back to their

homeland or spend all their time with people from their own culture speaking their native language.
The third stage of culture shock is called the "adjustment stage". This is when you begin to realize that things
are not so bad in the host culture. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize that you are
becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are
now a survivor!


The fourth stage can be called "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new surroundings.
You can cope with most problems that occur. You may still have problems with the language, but you know
you are strong enough to deal with them. If you meet someone from your country who has just arrived, you
can be the expert on life in the new culture and help them to deal with their culture shock.
There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don't know about. This is called "reverse culture
shock". Surprisingly, this occurs when you go back to your native culture and find that you have changed and
that things there have changed while you have been away. Now you feel a little uncomfortable back home.
Life is a struggle!
1. When does culture shock happen?
A. when you reach your teens
B. when you move to a big city
C. when you meet foreign people for the first time
D. when you go to live in a foreign culture
2. How do you feel during the first stage of culture shock?
A. lonely and depressed
B. bored and homesick
C. happy and excited
D. angry and frustrated
3. How do you feel during the second stage?
A. homesick and afraid
B. interested and amused
C. stressed, but positive
D. you have no particular feelings

4. How could the third stage be described?
A. adjustment
B. rejection
C. enthusiasm
D. anger
5. How do you feel during the fourth stage of culture shock?
A. tense, but positive
B. relaxed
C. negative and stressed
D. afraid
6. Why might reverse culture shock be a problem?
A. It hardly ever happens.
B. It is extremely stressful.
C. Most people do not expect it.
D. It only happens to young people.
7. The four basic stages of culture shock are:
A. honeymoon, rehearsal, memorization, return
B. honeymoon, rejection, adjustment, at ease at last
C. honeymoon, rejection, reverse, at ease at last
D. honeymoon, rehearsal, rejection, at ease at last
8. What is the mysterious fifth stage of culture shock called?
A. rehearsal culture shock
B. reverse culture shock


C. foreign culture shock
D. unknown culture shock
9. Why would people in the second stage of culture shock choose to spend all their time with people from
their homeland?
A. They are afraid to risk being uncomfortable with strangers and it is easier to stay with people from

their own culture.
B. They are afraid of skin diseases and want to hide from contact with foreigners.
C. They feel that they can learn the new language by themselves and don't need contact with people
from the new culture.
D. They are only interested in going home.

Task 2:
The Wild Life
Long before the arrival of Europeans on the Canadian prairie (the wide grasslands of what is now called
Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba), the First Nations people lived in a harmonious relationship with their
natural surroundings. Every item of their culture, from sewing needles to homes was obtained from nature.
Their homes were called teepees and were like large tents made from the skins of deer. These people - tribes
with names like the Blackfoot, the Peigan and the Blood people - were nomadic, which means that they
traveled from place to place following the animals they hunted or the growth of the berries and fruits on the
bushes and trees.
They had horses, although horses came to North America after escaping from the Spanish explorers who
brought them here to explore the areas around Mexico and Texas. Boys and girls were both expert riders.
They did not use saddles or reins or stirrups; they rode "bareback". Their clothes were made from deer skins
and buffalo skins and decorated with the parts of other animals - tails from squirrels and gophers, quills from
porcupines and the delicate bones of birds.
These children of nature did not ever have to go to school. They did not have to study to get into a
prestigious college, nor did they have to worry about finding a job after graduation. This does not mean their
life was easy. The winters were very long and very cold and there were sometimes wars between tribes.
There were also the very great dangers involved in the buffalo hunt. Warriors rode at top speed (with no
saddle) beside the huge buffalo shooting arrows to bring them down. The chances of a buffalo turning
suddenly or of falling off the horse were very great. We must remember that there were also no hospitals in
those days.
Even so, the young people of the tribes must have enjoyed a very pleasant lifestyle: fishing and gathering
berries in summer, hunting in the forests in the early morning, dancing around the fire at night and listening
to the old people tell stories and legends from long ago.

A. Read the following statements and decide if they are True or False:
1. Riding "bareback" means riding without any equipment on the horse.
2. First Nations people never killed deer.
3. First Nations people had no enemies.
4. Mathematics was not a priority for the kind of life they led.
5. The First Nations people did not develop a written language.
6. People were rarely killed while hunting buffalo.
B. Write an appropriate word to complete the following statements:


________ modern horse-riders, First Nations children rode bareback, without saddles or reins.
1. ________ their teepees and their clothes were made from animal skins.
2. The European settlers who came to the prairies settled down to farm the land; _____, the First
Nations people were nomadic.
Task 3:
Why Do People Get Tattoos?
Jack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a stranger repeatedly stabbed him with sharp needles,
causing blood to pour steadily out of his leg. Jack was getting a tattoo. His friend Tony had recently gotten a
tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by Tony's bravery and his tattoo that he decided to get one too. Getting a
tattoo because your friends and peers have them is just one of the reasons why a lot of young people in North
America get tattoos. Peer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of the common
reasons for wearing tattoos today.
The desire to be part of a group, to be accepted by one's friends or peers, can have a great influence on what
a person does. Sometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain group. Gangs often use
special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular group. For example, in one gang all the members may
wear green army jackets and have large 'Xs' tattooed on their arms. It is not only gangs that have this type of
special 'uniform'. Young people often belong to a certain group of friends. Some of these groups wear only
brand-name clothes. Some wear only black clothes. Others wear tattoos. When a person's friends are all
doing something, such as getting a tattoo, that person is more likely to do the same thing, and get a tattoo too.
The media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North America. A wide variety of

media images show tattoos. Tattoos can be seen on people appearing in commercials selling expensive cars.
Famous sports heroes with tattoos are shown in magazines. Fashion models are often seen in magazines and
on TV wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colourful patterns. These
media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and status. As a result, many people decide to get a
tattoo for its fashion and status value.
It is not always the influence of other people or the media that results in a person getting a tattoo. Many
people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelings -- in other
words, to show their individuality. A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the arm. Some
environmentalists may tattoo pictures of endangered animals on their shoulders. Lovers may tattoo each
other's names over their hearts. A tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a person's life.
As you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoos. A tattoo can be part of a
group's uniform. It can be a sign of fashion. It can be an expression of individuality. The decision to get a
tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneself. For Jack, it
was a mixture of all three.
A. Read the text and answer the following questions:
1. According to the essay, what are the three most common reasons why a person gets a tattoo?
__________________________________________________________________________.
2. What are common ways that people show they belong to a certain group?
__________________________________________________________________________.
3. What are ways that the media uses tattoos in advertising?
__________________________________________________________________________.
4. According to the essay, media images are linked to?


__________________________________________________________________________.
5. According to the essay, what are possible artistic reasons for getting tattoos?
__________________________________________________________________________.
B. Read the text again and choose the correct answer:
1. Jack was stabbed for thirty minutes with a needle because _____________.
A. he was getting a tattoo

B. he was getting acupuncture
C. he is was getting his ears pierced
D. he was getting a nose ring
2. According to the essay, some people get tattoos because ____________.
A. they think it is fashionable
B. they like pain
C. they think it will wash off in the bath
D. they are religious
3. According to the essay, Jack thinks people who get tattoos are ____________.
A. brave
B. cowardly
C. old fashioned
D. nitwits
4. The reason Jack wanted to get a tattoo was ____________.
A. the influence of friends
B. the influence of the media
C. a desire to express himself
D. all of the above
Task 4:
A Special Meal
Milpa Alta is a region to the south of Mexico City. It has a famous volcano – Teuhtli – and twelve villages
and towns. Milpa Alta is also famous for a traditional meal every Christmas, called La Rejunta. The meal is
part of the Christmas celebrations and it feeds huge numbers of people. The cooks make about sixty thousand
tamales. Tamales are made from corn and have different fillings. They also make about fifteen thousand litres
of hot chocolate. They make all of this food and drink in less than one week. The meal is one of the activities
for people who go on a walk to the cave of El Señor de Chalma. It’s an important place for people from the
region at Christmas. The cave is about eighty kilometers away and the walk begins on the 3rd of January.
About 20,000 people go on the walk each year. That's 20,000 hungry people!
Every year, the organizers of the meal change. This year, Virginia Meza Torres and her husband Fermín Lara
Jiménez are the organizers, or majordomos. They waited for 14 years to do this. Lots of people want to

organize the meal because it’s a very important tradition. They put their names on a list. At the moment, the
list has names for every year until 2046.
The preparation for the meal takes a whole year. At the start of the year, men collect wood from the forest.
They store it near the home of the majordomos so that it will be dry and ready to use. The wood burns in the
fires that they use to cook the food. The farmers in the area grow the ingredients for the meal, such as corn,
meat and vegetables. Everything is natural; there’s no ready-made food. Lots of volunteers help to cook and
serve the meal.


Tradition is very important to the people of Milpa Alta, and one of the most important activities is eating
together. One woman, Josefina García Jiménez, says that sitting together at the table shows love to your
family. Everybody stays at the table after the meal finishes and they talk, tell stories and laugh together. At
Christmas, La Rejunta is like a huge family meal.
Read the article and choose the correct option.
1. What is the article about?
A. a special tradition
B. a town in Mexico
C. farmers in Milpa Alta
2. What is La Rejunta?
A. a meal
B. a person
C. a place
3. Where is Milpa Alta?
A. in Mexico
B. in Mexico City
C. near Mexico
4. Which sentence is true?
A. People eat for a week at La Rejunta.
B. Twenty thousand people go to El Señor de Chalma.
C. People take their own food to La Rejunta.

5. At La Rejunta ...
A. There's food but no drink.
B. There's food and drink.
C. There's drink but no food.
6. Which sentence is true?
A. Virginia and Fermin are majordomos for the first time.
B. Virginia and Fermin got married 14 years ago.
C. Virginia and Fermin organise La Rejunta every year.
7. What do majordomos do?
A. cook the tamales
B. organise La Rejunta
C. pay for the food
8. Which sentence is true?
A. Only men prepare the food.
B. Some of the food comes from shops.
C. They cook the food on wood fires.
9. Which sentence is true?
A. Eating together is a tradition in Milpa Alta.
B. Josefina García Jiménez says her family loves her cooking.
C. Josefina García Jiménez’s family only eats together at Christmas.