Practise your grammar with answer key

PRACTICE YOUR GRAMMAR 1

compiled,produced
and editedby
ipek Ekmekqi & QigdemOnat

Ankara2003
Middle EastTechnicalUniversity
Departmentof BasicEnglish


TABLE,OF CONTENTS
1. VERB TENSES
1 . 1 S i m p l ep r e s e natn dc o n t i n u o u. .s. . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Simplepastand continuous

1.3 Future
............
perfectsimpleandcontinuous
1.4 Present
1.5 Pastperfectsimpleand continuous............

2. PRONOUNS
2.1 Personal
Dronouns

4. QUESTTONS
4.1 Yes/ no. 'wh-', subject/ objectandinformationquestions

5. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

5.1 Adjectivesandadverbs
5.2 Adjectivesendingin-ing and-ed
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.1
5.8

Adjectivesand prepositions
Numbersusedas adjectives
Adjective order
Comparativesand superlatives
. .s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D o u b l ec o m p a r a t i v e
Adverbs modifying adjectivesand otheradverbs

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6. N,IODALS
6 . 1 A b i l i t y( C a n/ C o a l d/ B e a b l et o ) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 1. .2. 3
6 . 2 P e r m i s s i o(nM a y/ C o u l d/ C a n1 . . . ). . . . . . . ......
. . . . . . . 1. 2 5
(Would/ Will/ Could/ Canyou...) .............
6.3 Requests
126
(Let's/ why don't / shall we/ could / How-whatabout)..... r2i
6.4 Suggestions
6.5 Offers(ShallI /I'll / Wouldyou like)..........
. ...... 128
6.6 Obligationandnecessity(Must/ Haveto / Should/ Oughtto /
6.1
6 . 8 Lack of necessity (Don't have to / Needn't / Don't need to /
Didn't have to / Didn't needto ) ................

I -1-1

6 . 9 Advisability ( Should / Ought to / Had better) ... .. ..... .
134
6 . 1 0 Expectations(Should) ..............
.
r35
6 . 11 Criticismand regret ( Shouldhave/ Ought to have) . .. .............
. ....... . 136
6 . 1 2 Degreesof certainty ( Must / May / Might / Could / Can't / Couldn't /
May not / Might not / Must have / May-Might have / Could have /
Can't-Couldn'thave/ May-Might not have) ................
...........136
6 .l 3 P r e f e r e n c e( W o u l dr a t h e r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l.4. .l.
6 . 1 4 P r o g r e s s i vf eo r m so f m o d a l s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .4. 3
6 . 1 5 R e v i e wo f m o d a l s
. . . . . . . . . . . .t.4. .3

7 . THE PASSIVE
7.1 Simplepresent
andcontinuous
............
7 . 2 S i m p l ep a s ta n dc o n t i n u o u s
perfectsimple
7.3 Present
7.4 Pastperfectsimple
7.5 Future
7.6 Modals
-7
. 7 R e v i e wo f a c t i v ea n dp a s s i vveo i c e. . . . . . . . .

8. CONDITIONAL SENTENCESAND WISHBS
8 . 1 T y p e0
8 . 2 T y p e1
8.3 Conditionals
with unless
8.4 Possibiliw
t yi t hi n c a s e. . . . . . . . . .
8.5 Conditionals
withprovidedandas longas ..............
8.6 Type2
8 . 7 T y p e3
8 . 8 M i x e dc o n d i t i o n a l s
8.9 Wishes
8 . 1 0 R e v i e wo f c o n d i t i o n a l s

9.

NOUN CLAUSES
9 . 1 R e p o r t e ds p e e c h
9.2 Indirectquestions
9.3 Noun clausesbeginningwith questionwords
9 . 4 N o u nc l a u s eb
s e g i n n i n gw i t h t h a t . . . . . . . . . . .
9 . 5 U s i n g- e v e r w o r d s
9 . 6 U s i n gt h e s u b j u n c t i vien n o u nc l a u s e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1V

... 157
. . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .5. .8

........160
.......
...... I 6 I
. . . . ... . . . 1 6 3
.............164
. . . . . . . . . . . . .1. .6. 5

. . . . . . . . . .t.6. .7
. . . . . . . . . .1. .6. 1
... 169
. . . . . . . . . . . .1. .6. 9
l7l
. . . .. . . . . . 1
. 72
..............114
....... ..176
.............1'76
. . . . . .1. 7 9

............ 184
. . . . . . . . . . . .1. .9.0
..........192
.. . ..... .. 193
. . . . . . . . . . . 1. .9. 6
..196


IO. ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . ' .1. .9.8. . .
l0.l Non-defining................

.....'200
10.2 Defining
. . . . .2 0 6
10.3 Omission
....207
10.4 Reduction
208
...........
of quantity
10.5 Usingexpressions
.
.
.
.
209
N
o
u
n
+
o
;
f
w
h
i
c
h
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
10.6
..-.209
prepositions
usedastheobjectof the
10.7 Pronouns
......--......210
1 0 . 8 R e v i e wo f a d i e c t i vcel a u s e s

11. PARTICIPLES..........

217

12. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
12.1
12.2
12.3
12.4
12.5
12.6

A l l o w ,m a k e, l e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
E n o u g ha n d t o o( . . . t o.). . . . . . . .

F o r m so f u s e dt o . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C a u s a t i vvee r b s. . . . . . . . .
V e r b so f p e r c e p t i o. .n. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
..............
andinfinitives
Reviewof gerunds

............'....221
..............222
. . . . . . . . . . . . .2. 2
. .6.....228
. . . . . . . .2. .2 9
.........230

1 3 . CONNECTIVES
238
causeandeffectusingso/ such...that................
13.1 Expressing
....239
purposeusingso that,in orderto andbecause
13.2 Expressing

14. EMPHATIC STRUCTURES
l 4 . l C l e f ts e n t e n c .e. s. . . . . . . . . . .
14.2 Inversions

1 5 . GENERAL REVISION
15.1 Clozetests...........
1 5 . 2 M u l t i p l ec h o i c et e s t s. . . . . . . . . . .

A N S W E RK E Y " " " " '

..........-..........243
....245

........--.250
........---...265

""' 306


1. VERB TENSES
1.1SIMPLE PRESENTAND CONTINUOUS
A. Fill in the blanks with suitableverbs in their correct forms.
Bridget Damon is a housewife.She doesn'twork so she has a lot of free time. Bridget
(l)

getting up early so she gets up at 6:30 every morning. Then, she

(2)

breakfast. After breakfast, she (3)

Bridget (4)

(s)

the dishes.

for a walk in the park every day. In the afternoons. she

physicalexercisesbecauseshe wants to (6)

On weekendsBridget sometimes(7)

weight.

solf with her friends.
***

YolandaSmith is from Oxford, London.She is a studentandsheis l7 yearsold. Yolanda
goesto schoolby br"rs.
Sheusually(8)
the bus. She

(e)

(l0)
(lt)
(l3)

out of the window when sheis on
a

to

sandwich for

the cafeteria. When

lunch or

she is

television or (12\

at

she sometimes

the dormitory, she

to music. Sometimes she

cardswith her friends or (14)

a book.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets.

Bob and Cindy ( l)

(2)
(3)

(s)

(be) married. They live in London but they
(be)

from

They

England.

are

from

(have) a son. His name (4)

Australia. They
(be) Peter. He

(have) blue eyes and black hair. Peter (6)

(be).r

student.He is just two yearsold.

Jaya Rajah is fifteen, but he (7)

(go) to high school. He studies
(be) in their

medicine at New York University. His class-mates(8)

twenties.Jayawas born in Madras,India, but his family moved to the U.S.A. when he was

two He (9)

(live) in a house in New York with his parents and his

younser brother.His fatheris a doctor.Jaya(10)
He never (1 I )
(12)

(havegot) any friends.

(go) out in the evenings, but he sometimes
(watch) TV.

He says, "I

live for

one thing -

I


(13)

(want) to be a doctor beforeI'm seventeen.Other children of my

age are not lnterestlng T h e y ( 1 4 )

(understand)me. so I don't

usuallytalk to them."

Mike

Parrish

( l5)

(be)

a

modern

cowboy.

He

(16)

(live)

(t7)

(get up/ always) with the sun -- about hall' past four i n the

in

a

small

caravan in

the

rnountains. He

summerand half past sevenin the winter.For breakfasthe (18)

( e a t ) t"]DO5( '"q.

sausagesand potatoes. His dog. Lance. is always by his side. At the momel.)r, he

(le)

(make)coffee for himself. There are birds (20)

i n t h es k y .a n dL a n c e ( 2 l )

1f1y)

(watch)them.

Dear Sir,

I (22)

because (23)

(write)

(take)place in my countrythese

that far too many changes(24)
days and consequently, we

(25)

(26)

in

(live)

(21)
( 2 8)

(lose) our
a

(change)

small

before

town,

my

but

eyes.

even

For

identity. I
this

town

instance. they

( b u i l d ) a burger bar in the place of my favouriterestaurant.Our

culture(29)

(belong)to everyone,and I (30)

why the authorities(31)

(321

( s e e m) t o l n c

(understand
)

tdol anything to prescrveit. In I'uct.I

(think) of starting an action group. I (33)

lappear)on TV 4's "You Talk" programmeon Friday night to make people aware of the
importance of this issue. It's time for us to start doine somethins before it

(34)

(get) too late.

Yourssincerely.
And Archer


Rupert

Hi Nigel! How are you?

Nigel

Fine. fine. It's beena long time, hasn'tit? So tell me about yourself.

Rupert

Well, for the time being I (35)

(work) in a

language school in Cairo but I want to change my job as soon as I

(161

Nigel

I see.What (37)

Rupert

I (38)

Nigel

That s lovely.And what (39)

(find) a better-paidone.
(do/you) here in London?
(have)a holiday.
(think/you)of

Cairo'l
Rupert

Actually. I like it very much. It is a very excitingplace.

Nigel

And what aboutyour job? Is it difficult?

Rupert

Not really. I (40)

(teach/ usually) from I I

a.m. to I p.-. and then later again from 6.30 to 9.30. In the evenrngs.my
(go) into town very

friends and I (41)

often. We nrefer to cometosetherat eachother'shousesand chat.

You (42)

Nigel

(seem) to enjoy your days in

Cairo.So when areyou going back?
( l e a v )e

Next week on Friday.My plane (43)

Rupert

early,at about7.00 a.m.
Nigel

: By the way, how is your brother?

Rupert

:

Chris... oh. he's OK. He is married with two children and as usual he
(stop) telling me that I should settle

(44)

down and get married.Thesedayshe (45)

(play)a
(guess)he wants to

lot of football.I (46)
get fir!

41.

(constantly/ complain)that

Alice is an annoyingguest;she
the houseis cold.

(understand)everythingI say.

48.

My dog is very intelligent.It

49.

The white building oppositethe street

(belong)to a famous

pop-singerbut sheis planningto sell it.
50.

You shouldn'tlift that heavybox. You
***

(expect)a baby.


A : W h y( 5 1 )
B:

(wear) a suit and a tie?

you

I have a iob interview this afternoon.I (52)

(want) to look good.

***

53. A:

you

(remember)your first day at school?

B: Yes. What aboutyou?
54. A: What'sall that noise?

B: Our neishbours

(have)a party.
***

A:

Where is Jane this morning? (55)
baby?

B:

No. She(56)

(bath) the

she

(bath)him in the evenings.
x**

A: why (57)

(Bill/try) to finish the report so quickly?

B: It's Tuesday. He (58)
checkedon Tuesdays.

A:

(give) his reports to his boss to be

Where is your fiance?I haven'tseenhim recently.

B: He (59)
summer.
A: Ohl (60)
July?

(work) as a receptionist at a hotel in Leeds for the

he

(come) back for our class reunion in

B : N o . b u t h e ' l l b e b a c k a s s o o na s h e ( 6 1 )
get married becausehe isn't very happy there. He (62)
get on with the manager.

(earn) enough money to
(seem)to

(ring) the doorbell!
63. A: Barbara! Can't you hear? Someone

My handsare greasy.Could you pleaseopen the door for me?
B: Sure.mum....Oh, it's Uncle Harry!


1997

October
Hi. Teresa!

I (64)

(write) this letter from Berlin. It's a very big city

Thereare a lot of interestingpeoplehere.School is greatl
Our

classes

(finish) ar

(65)

1

p.m.

We

(usually/have)lunch in the restaurantopposite the

(66)
school. The food

very good and quite cheap there. In the afternoon we
(often/visit) a museum, but this afternoon w e

(61)

(go) swimming in the big swimming pool

(68)
HeidelbergPark.

Hope to hear from you soon.
Love, Hugo

It's

Saturday

night,

and

I'm

home.

at

very

That's

unusual.

I

(often/stay)at home on a Saturday night, but today I

(691

(slt)

(have) a terrible headache.I (71)

(70)

in my balcony to get somefresh air now. It's a warm night and the streetsare crowded.ln
(sell)flowers.

front of the cinema.thereis an old woman (72)
S h e( 7 3 )

(wear; a long colourful skirt.
>k>kt

We

(14)

(7s)
from the States(76)

(like)

spending

time

at

home

and

we

(never/go)out in the evenings,but at the moment our friend
(visit)us and we (77)

theatresand many other interestingplacesin the evenings.
him to restaurants,

***

(take)


C. Ask questions.

Linda and Mark Nelson are from Canada.They have two children -

a girl and a boy.

Their daughter,Sue, is 3 yearsold. She doesn'tgo to school.Their son, Tom. is 12. He
goesto secondaryschool.The Nelsonslive in a beautiful housein Toronto. Their housers
big. There are five bedrooms,three bathrooms,a living room, a dining room and a hrig
kitchen.There is also a garagebehindthe house.
l.

?
No, shedoesn't.Sheis onlv 3 vearsold.

2.
It's in Toronto.

3.
Five.

Yes.thereis.It'sbehindthehouse.

Completethe questions.
ClarissaandRobertaretalking:
Robert

(5)

Clarissa

I'm an accountant.

Robert

(6)

Clarissa

Yes. I do. In CentralBank

Robert

(7)

Clarissa

It's in High Streetoppositethe SportsCentre.

Robert

SeltonSportsCentre?

Clarissa

Yes. Jack and I go swimrningat the Centreevery day.

Robert

(8)

Clarissa

Jack'smy husband.We've got two daughters.

Robert

(e)

Clarissa

Janeis five and Mary is sevenyearsold

Clarissa?

in a bank?

CentralBank?

Jack?

theri ?


lunch?

10. A
B
ll.

Mv husband?At the restaurantnext to his office.

A
B

12. A
B

I boughtit tenyearsago.
One.It's an old Volkswagen.
in thrscity?
No. They live in Cambridge.
after dinner ?

13. A
B

Well, we usually watch TV. And when the weatheris good, we go out for a
walk.

Alice and Marco meet at a party for the first time.
Alice

Hello. My nameis Alice. What'syours?

Marco

It's Marco.

Alice

(14)

Marco

Italian.I cameto London in 1992.

Alice

(15)

Marco

In the Italian restaurantin Maple Street.I'm a cook there.

. Marco ?

Italian food?

(1 6 )
Alice

Yes, I have.I think it's delicious.Are you married?

Marco

Yes. i am

Alice

(17)

Marco

My wife does.She is a very good cook

at home?

***
Alberto

Hello. I'm Alberto.

Brenda

Oh, hi. I'm Brenda.

Alberto

(1 B )

Brenda

I'm from the USA.

Alberto

Really!I'm from Italy. (19)

Brenda

That'sLisa.

Alberto

(20)

Brenda

No, sheisn't.Sheis my sister.

cill?

friend?


Alberto

:

(21)

Brenda

:

She'sseventeen.

Alberto

:

(22)

Brenda

: No. I'm not a student.Actuallv. I'm a teacher.

Mary is talkingto her mother abouther new friend, Linda.
Mary

Linda is a new studentin our class.She is stayingat the school dormrtory.

Her mother

I see.(23)

Mary

Her parents?Well, they live in North Carolina.

Her mother

t)4t

to North Carolina at

weekends?
Mary

No, she doesn't.She has a part-timejob in a restauranton Saturdaysand

Sundays.She wantsto savesomemoney.

Her mother

(2s)

Mary

Becauseshe is planningto buy herselfa new computer.

Her mother

I see.Why don't you invite Linda over for dinner?I really want to meet her.

Mary

That'sa good idea.

to savemoney?

Martin is talking to Sally on the phone.
Martin

I want to go to the library tomorrow morning. I need to get some information
about new computerprograms.

Sally

Let's go there togetherafter school.

Martin

OK but my lessonfinishesat 5 o'clock.(26)
,|

Sally

It closesat 7 o'clock.

Martin

That'sgood. Let's go togetherafter schoolthen.


D. SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS?
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: the 'present simple' or 'present
continuous'.

(smel1)wonderful.

A

:

Oh, the house( 1)

B

:

I've just bakeda chocolatecake.

A

: Where is John?

B

:

He is in his room. Pleasedon't disturbhim. He (2)

A

:

Have you finally found a good job?

B

: No,

not

yet.

I've

(3)
A

: Tell me what you (4)

B

: It5t

got

a part-time job at
(serve)drinks at the bar.

(study)

a

club

downtown.

I

(rhink)of ir.
(like) working at late hours.It's very tiring.

The album I bought fbr Jenny (6)
photographs.She can put all her holidayphotographsin it.

(hold) more than 100

***
Do you like it herein Cambridge?

A

:

B

: Yes, very much. I (7)
is so much to see.

(have)a wonderful time. There

x>F>r

A

:

Don't forget to tell Paul aboutthe meeting.

B

: Don't worry. I'll do that as soonas he (8)

( arrive).

*>k*

9.

On my desk I have an old mug that
pencilsor paperclips.

(hold) thingslike pens.

I 0. When you are travellingby underground,you have to be quick and get off as soon as
ll

11. Tell me what you
12. Now I
teachingme.

(stop).
(think) aboutin front of that fire place.
(see)what to do in caseof emersencv.Thanks fbr


1 3 .W h y

(clean/ you) your car?Look at the dark clouds in the sky.

It's going to rain.
(see)some customersso I can't deal with thesepeople at the

14. I
moment.

15. The new pub has beendecoratedin such a way that it

an ancientcastle.

( l o o k )l i k e

(still / think / you) about what has happened?Let's forget

I6. Why
all about it and try to cheerup.

17. John

(go) to the cinematwice a month.

18. She looks very thoughtful. Do you know what she
(come)from France.

19. ShespeaksFrench,but she

20.r
21.Tom
22. The Smiths

t t h i n k )a b o u tl

(feel) depressedeverytimeI hear that song.
(meet)the companydirectorin a few minutes
(have)a cottagein the mountains.
(do) an experiment.

23. Charlieand Janeare in the laboratory.They

24. My secretaryis away for a fortnight, so I

(type) my own letters.

2 5 .O i r

(float) on water.

26. We

(give) a party tonight to celebrateour first wedding anniversary.

27. A: Are you still living with your parents?
B : Y e s ,b u t I

(think) of moving into a flat of my own soon.

A: How will you afford to pay the rent then?
B: I'm not sure.PerhapsI'll get a part-timejob.

28. Look at the liquid in the testtube in my hand.It
29. He'll send me an e-mail messaseas soon as he
exoerimentso I'll meethim to talk aboutthe resultshe obtained.

l0

( b o i l )a t 1 0 9 ' C .
(finish) the

30. She hasn't decidedwhich bar of soap to buy yet; she

lsmelll the

nink one.
(they/hold) a committee meeting? I'd like to

31. How often

know aboutthe regulareventsin their firm.

'k

(hold).How much

I wonder about the bowl which you (32)

sugar(33)

(it/contain)?
**r.

'o

Listen to thatl I (34)

)
1-35

3 6 .Y o u

(hear)some lovely piano music. I
(think) it's from the next-doorneighbour

(always/find)excusesfor being late. I am beginning to

losemy patiencewith you.
37. David
his wife is on vac;rtion.
-18.Jeffrey

(write) a new book called"Up in the Mountains"while

(feel) that his life as an athletewill soon be over.
(have)my dinner

39. Don't disturbme, please.I

1.2SIMPLE PAST AND CONTINUOUS
A. Mark the bestchoice.
(l)
20th,somebody
5:55p.m.and7:30p.m.on December
Between

Mrs

Haan'sorecious diamond necklacefrom her room in the Excelsior Hotel. At the time.
Mrs. Haan was in her room. She (2)

a bath. The police think Sandy, the

chambermiiid,is the thief.
I.

a)
b)
c)
d)

stole
is stolen
has stolen
stealing

2. a) had
b) has beenhaving
c) has had
d) was having

her back while she
3. She
carrying
a) hurt....was
b) was hurtrng....carried

somefurniture
c) is hurting....has carried
d ) h u r t s . . . . icsa r r y i n g

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B. Completethe sentences
usingeitherthe 'past simple'or 'past continuous'.
1. Theyhaven'tgot a caranymore.
it lastmonth
(sell)

2.A

(watch) TV at 9 o clock?

B: No, I wasn't.I was havingdinnerwith Tom

3. A:

(he/buy)this car?

B: Threemonthsago.
4.

She was injured in the accidentbecauseshe

5.

Jane

( w e r r )a s e t th e l t

: Richard is in hospitalwith a broken leg.

Anne :
Jane

:

(break)his leg'?
During his trip to the Alps.

6.

Olivia Bates

(live) in Brighton between1982 and 1992.

l.

A:

(do) when you hurt your back?

B: I was carrying a big box of books when it happened.
Bruno and his family arrivedin the United Stateson March 1, 1999.In the beginning,they
stayedat their relatives'house becausetheir money was not enough to rent a house. Two
months later, Bruno s father found a well-paid job. Today, he earns $2000 a month and the
family is very happy but they say they miss Italy a lot.

8

when they arrivedin the United States'l
No, they didn't. That'swhy they stayedat their relatives'house.

9.
$2000.
1 0 .A :

(go) to Jane'swedding last month?

B: BecauseI was on a businesstrip in France.How was it?
11. Look at the sun! Can you believethat this time yesterdaywe

(make)

a snowman?
12. Last yearSusan
so shesetup her own business.

(seek)a well-paidjob but shecouldn'rfind one

13. When his father
his fatherthat swearinswas a bad habit

(swear)at the other drivers, the little boy told

1 4 .I

(ust / begin)to study when the lights went off.

12

C. Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

I.
Detective

What

(l)

(do/you)

you

when

(hear)the shot last night?

(2)
Andy

I was in the Iiving room (3)

Detective

I see.What (4)

Andy

I immediately(5)

(watch) TV.
(do / you) then?
(run) to the window to look out

There were two men (6)

(run) towards a car

and one of them (7)

(hold) a gun in his hand.

Detective

Was thereanyonein the car?

Andy

Yes, a young woman (8)

(sit) in the driving

seat.The two men (9)

(get) in the car and she
(drive)

(1 0 )

away

While

the

(drive) away, I (12)

(11)

car
(write)

down the car'sregistrationnumber.Here it is.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.I will let you know as soon

Detective

as I learn something.

hate

travelling.

(t3)

It

makes

me

very

nervous.

Yesterday.

I

(fly) from London to New York. When the plane
(start)again

landedat the airport,that strangefeeling ( 14)

- a feeling of fear in my stomach.Was my passportstill in my briefcase?Had I forgotten
the visa? Had someoneput diamonds in my bag? I turned to look at the other people
aroundme. None of them seemedto be worried.Thev (15)

(walt)

(continue)beating

patiently in the queue.My heart (16)
hard

until

I

(11)

went

through the

customs. When

everything was

over,

I

(take) a deep breath.
***:
DearAnna.

I'M sorry about taking so long to write my first letter.
(18)

(1 e )

As you know. I

(move) to Long Beach two months ago. At the moment, I
(stay) with my cousin Jefferson until I find a flat at a
t3

reasonableprice. Jeffersonand I (20)

(attend) English classesat a

communitycollegethesedays.In Long Beach,it usually(21)

(raln)

in Septemberbut today it is quite hot and the sun (22)

( s h i n e )N
. ow I'm

in Audubon Park. There are a lot of studentsaround (23)

(enjoy) the

sunnyday in Long Beach.
Every weekend my cousin Jefferson (24)

(take) me sightseeine
(visit) CatalinaIsland.It

around Long Beach . Last weekendwe (25)

(26)

(be) fun !
This is all for now. Pleasewrite me soon.I want to hear the latestgossipl

Love, Blanca

At 10:30 last Saturdaynight, there was a power failure in the city. Ian Jones,a barman,i s
describinghis experience:
"At

l0:30 last Saturdav nieht the pub was full

(21\

of

customers. All

the people

(talk) at the same time. Some students (28)

therewere somecustomers (29)
a

out

drink

for

(32)

( n lay) darts.I

someone when

the

lights

(drop) the glass, and

(30)

(pour.1

(31)

(go)

out. I

(break) it. While I

t11l

(try) to pick up the glass,r

(3+ ;

(sing)a
. nd

(3s)

( c u t )m y h a n d . '

t *>k

It was a beautiful Sundaymorning. While Mark and Paul (36)
the beach carrying their surfboards,they (37)
"No Swimming -

(walk) along
(come) to a sign which read

Sharks". They (38)

(pay) attention to the sign and

(3e)

(go) into water. They (40)

(4t)

(appear)a few meters away. "Mark! Jump onto my board and push

lsurf-; when u shurk

( b e)

yours towardsthe shark,"Paul shoutedand Mark did so. When they t 4 ) r

safe on the beach, they (43)

(look) at each other.

Both of them

(know) that they were lucky to be alive.

G4)

A

:

Mum, do you rememberthe blue hat that Lauren gave me for my birthday?

B

:

Yes. your favouriteone.

A

Well, the wind (45)

(46)
but with no luck

14

(blow) it away while Jack and I
(try) out his new speedboat. We returned to look for it,


: I'm sorrv to hear that.
>k**

A:

Did you manageto talk to her last night?

B:

'ortunately
not.
Unf

She (47)

(48)

(phone)her.

(be) out

when

TI.
(wait) for flight SA 140 from Johannesburg,

T h e d e t e c t i v e s( l )
South Afiica.

The

plane was

and with

late

every passing minute

(expect)

(get) more and more impatient.They (3)

(2)

they

a valuableparcelof diamonds.A few hours earlier,someonehad told the oolice that some
thieves would try to steal the diamonds.When the plane (4)
(sit) inside the main

(arrive/finally), some of the detectives (5)

(stand) on the airfield. T'"vo men

building while others (6)

(carry)lt

(take) the parcel off the plane. After they (8)

(1)

to the CustomsHouse, theY (e)

(open) it. To their surprise,the precious

parcelwas full of stonesand sandI

( w i t n e s s) s e l ' c r l l

I'd like to d e s c r i b e a s c e n e l ( 1 0 )

(live) in Hawaii.

yearsago. At the time of the incidence,I ( 11)
One

morning,

returning

(make)

(13)

a

kiawe tree. In

an

incredible

amount

the center of

this

(fight) while the others( l6)

time watching the fieht.

(t7)

office'

my

I

of

noise.

I

(decide)to investigate.The mynah birds were in a large circle

(14)

(ts)

to

building

(come) upon three or four dozen mynah birds. As they

(12)

in the shade of

nearby

a

from

After

a

few

minutes, one of

(drop) to the ground.The other bird (18)

oroudlv for a few secondsand then (19)

circle, two

birds

(have) a great
the mynah birds
(walk)
(fly) away. I have no

icleaabout the reasonfor the fight betweenthe two mynah birds, but the behaviourof the
other birds clearly proved that human beings are not the only members of the animal
kingdom that enjoy a good fight.

t -)


Linda is talking abouthow she startedher job at the 'Your House' magazine.
Well,

|

(20)

(see) the

(21)

advertisement in

(22)

(decide)to apply immediately.r

interview a week \ater. I (23)
interview.

One

other

r)4t

the

paper

(call) for an

(arrive) there half an houl: before the

person,

a

middle-aged man

with

briefcase.

hi o

(wait) in the secretary'sroom.I (25)

sociableperson and I normally (26)

(21)

and

(be) a very

(like) talking to strangers,so we

(sit) there in silence.waiting for our turn to go in. More than an

hourpassedlike that.I (28)

(get) rather angry when the interviewer

finally (29)

( i n v i t e )m e i n . I ( 3 0 )

(have) much

hope of getting the job, but to my surprise,I (31)

(tell) to start the

following Monday. That was five years ago. I am the editor of the magazine now. It

(32)

(publish) every

two

weeks. More

(become) interested in

| 111

(3+1

and

fitore people

their homes these days so we

(work) on a big advertisingcampaignto increaseour circulation.

We hope we will be more successfulin the future.

Last

night,

(36 ;
and (38)

Cheryl

(3s)

(feel)

(shake)for a second She(37)
(read) a book at the time. S h e ( 3 9 )

fiightened and (40)

the

ground

( l i e )i n h e r b e d
fopti

(sit) up in her bed, wondering whether it was an

earthquakeor not.

This time yesterdayI 1 4 1 . 1

(give) blood in a hospital.I wanr to tell

you about the experiencethat I had as I believeeveryoneshould give blood at leastonce in his
or her lif-etime.The idea of donatingblood didn't come to me suddenly.I had had the intention
ever sinceI (42)
just waiting for the right time to do it.

t6

(receive) someoneelse'sblood to savemy life. I was


(drive) home from work, I

Lasr night, while I (43)

(hear) an announcementon the radio. The doctors at St.

(44)

(look) for blood type AB Rh(-) to be given

Mary'sHospital(45)

to a patientwho had beenseriouslyinjured in a car accident.
As the blood tvpe mentioned was the same as mine,

I drove to the hospital

(arrive) there, the nurses first made

immediately.When I (46)

certainthat my blood wasn'tcontaminatedand that I was healthy.
(give) a big glassof orange

After everythingwas over, I (47)
iuice and had to rest for a while. When I (48)

(get) home, I was a
(feel) very happy.

little tired, but it was worth it sinceI (49)

using the clues.
D. Rewrite the sentences
1. Theyarenot marriedanymore.
last month
(get divorced)
2.

I was making a saladwhen my mother arrived.
(while)

3.

He starteddoing the experimentat 6.00 and finished at 8.00.
the experiment.
(take)

4.

Our teachersaw the mouseunder the table. She screamed.
(when)

5.

On my way to school,I found a purse.

While
(gol

1.3FUTURE
A. Complete the sentences.Use be going to.
I.

I f-eelterrible.I have a toothache.I

2.

There are dirty disheseverywhere.She

3.

It's warm and sunnyoutside.They

4.

I'm writing an article.I don't know how to spell a word. I

t'7


5. Larry is thirsty.He
6.
-1.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown are going to the swimming pool. They
It's late at night. I feel tired and sleepy.I

8.

It's freezinsoutside.He

9.

Our TV doesn'twork properly.My father

[0. I haven'tgot enougheggsto make a cake.I

B. Completethe sentences
with your own predictions.IJse
will.
l.

In the year2100 there

2.

Ir

3. Brazil
4.

The weather

5.

Buses

(be) enoughfood to eat.
(be) snowy next week
(win) the next football World Cup.
(get) much colder in the next few years.
(disappear)beforethe year 2100.

C. Complete the sentencesusing will or be going to and the verbs in brackets.
1. Look at that presnantwoman over there.I think she
very soon.

( h a v e )u b u b v

(lend)us somemoney.

2.

I expectshe

3.

Oh, no! Look at thatboyl He

4.

Look at her facel She looks terrible.I think she

5.

A: Why don't you come to the party tonight?
(come)at 9:30.
B: O.K.I

(drop) and break that vase.
(faint)

D. Look at Barbara'sdiary. Write down what sheis doing next Monday.
June,12th Monday
playtennis
9:30
I l:00
meetDavid
13:15
h a v el u n c hw i t hS a l l y
go to a party
15:00
19:30

meethusband
in his office

t8


Next

Monday

at

9:30

I

am

'presentcontinuous','presentsimple' or
E . Complete the sentencesusing the
going to.
l.

(fall) into the lake.

Be careful! You

2 . A: What'sthe weatherreport?
(rarn)tomorrow.
B: It

(finish)

(start) at B:40 and

3 . The lecture
at9:30.

(miss) the train.

4.

Hurryup! We

5.

I've bought some cheese and eggs. Tonight we
omelette.

6.

The plane to New York
(arrive)thereat 12 o'clock.

(eat) ln

(take offl

at" 9 o'clock atnd

(leave)for

1 . I've bought the tickets and packedmy suitcases.I
Antalya tonight.
F. Mark the best choice.
We usually_(

1)-

to Spainon holiday,but next year we _(2)_

to Florida.

're
flying
2. a)
've
flown
b)
'd
c)
like
d) like flying

1. a) havebeen
b) go
c) are going
d) havegone

Galatasarayis 3-2 ahead,and there is only five minutes left. Milan -(3)game.In that case,they _(1)_
3.

a) loses
b) going to lose
c) lost
d) will probablylose

the

attendthe UEFA championship.
4.

a)
b)
c)
d)

won't be ableto
don't haveto
mustn't
ought not to
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The new tunnel will -(5)-

by a Japanesefirm. In 5 years'time, they _(6)_

thousandsof drivers-(1)-

it during the rush hours.

5. a)
b)
c)
d)

construct
be constructing
have constructed
be constructed

6.

a)
b)
c)
d)

are finished
will be finished
will have finished
are going to finish

7.

a)
b)
c)
d)

it and

will beusing
will be used
are used
will haveused

with excellentskills and qualifications.She's definitely going to
Pat is a salesrepresentative
the salesmanager.
get a promotion. You'll see,in about three months' time she -(8)And this time next year,she-(9)B. a)
b)
c)
dt

our firm in Paris.
9.

becomes
has become
will have become
will be becoming

a)
b)
c)
d)

will berepresenting
will represent

will have represented
will be represented

We are writing to confirm your travel arrangementsfrom London to Ankara. The plane
the Heathrow airport at 10 a.m. so you have to check in at 9 a.m. When you get to
_(10)_
change planes becausethere is no direct flight to Ankara. Your
istanbul, you _(11)_
no delay.We
journey to Ankara is on flight OA 512 at 4 p.m. local time if there -(12)exDectvou

( 13)

One of your guides _(

in Ankara at about5 o'clock.
14)_

for you when you get there.It is a good idea to confirm your

return flight before you leave the airport becauseby the time you get to the city centre,the
travelagency_(15)-.
10. a)
b)
c)
d)

will be left
leaves
going to leave

will have been leaving

| 1. a)
b)
c)
d)

won't be ableto
will haveto
won't have to
will be able to

12. a)
b)
c)
d)

will be
isn't
hasn'tbeen
is

13. a)
b)
c)
d)

will arrive
can arrive
must arrive

are arriving

14. a)
b)
c)
d)

will wait
is waiting
will be waiting
will have waited

15. a)
b)
c)
d)

is closed
will be closing
will close
will haveclosed

16. I'll havefinisheduniversity
a ) s i n c e1 9 9 4
b) 3 yearsago

20

c) in 1996
d) by nextJune