unit 3 language focus

Unit 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. Fatima looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she______________
a. was screaming b. had screamed c. screamed d. screams.
2. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he_________ seven different schools
because his parents moved frequently.
a. attended b. was attending c. had attended. d. had been attended
3. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I__________ to the library.
a. go b. went c. had gone d. have gone
4. Andrew_______ the test before so he_______ it very easy.
a. did / had found b. had done/ fond c. was doing / found d. did / was finding
5. He_______ for her for nearly one hour last night before she________.
a. was waiting / came b. had been waiting / came
c. has waited / comes d. waited / will come
6. Before I started the car, all of the passengers_____________ their seat belts.
a. will buckle b. had buckled c. buckle d. have buckled
7. After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they_________ a simple crown of olive leaves.
a. received b. had received c. were receiving d. have received
8. After the race __________, the celebration began.
a. had been won b. is won c. will be won d. has been won
9. After Diego________ lunch, he __________ to some music for a while.
a. finished/had listening b. had finished/listened
c. finished/ listened d. had finished/had listened
10. Peter__________ his homework when the phone____________
a. had just finished/rang b. had just finished/had rung
c. just finished/rang d. just finished/had rung
11. The streets_________ wet yesterday because it ____________ early in the morning.
a. had been/rained b. were/rained c. had been/had rained d. were/had rained
12. When Danny and Cecelia________, they _________ each other for two weeks.
a. had gotten married/only knew b. had gotten married/had only known
c. got married/had only known d. got married/only knew

13. Lee’s manager ________ to convince him to stay, but he ___________to quit.
a. tried/had already decided b. had tried/had already decided
c. had tried/already decided d. tried/already decided
14. Jennifer________ in several other cities when she__________ to move to New York City.
a. lived/decided b. lived/had decided c. had lived/decided d. had lived/had decided
15. Elena_________ her bicycle for only a short time before somebody_________ it.
a. had had/stole b. had had/had stolen c. had/stole d. had/had stolen
16. I __________ sick for several days, so I _________ to see the doctor.
a. had felt/had gone b. felt/had gone c. felt/went d. had felt/went
17. The movie _________by the time we _________ to the theater.
a. had already started/had gotten b. already started/gotten
c. had already started/got d. already started/had gotten
18. Tom ________ to close the door before he _________ the house.
a. forget/had left b. forgot/had left c. had forgotten/forgot d. forgot/left
19. After the guests __________, I ___________ to bed.
a. left/went b. had left/went c. left/had gone d. had left/had gone
20. When I arrived at the party last night, I ___________ home.
a. already went b. went already c. had already gone d. had gone already
II. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order to make the sentence correct
1. She seemed quietly after she read her friend’s letter.
A B C D
2. I was late. The teacher already had given a quiz when I got to class.
A B C D
3. We took the bus downtown, did a few errands, and had gone to lunch.
A B C D
4. Before he died, Linus Pauling had wins two Nobel Prizes: The 1954 Nobel Prize in chemistry and
A B C D
the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.
5. The doctor had seen ten patients since 8 o’clock this morning.
A B C D

6. He told them to obey the traffic law when traveled on the road.
A B C D
7. She usually has a glass of milk after breakfast, but now she drinks a cup of coffee.
A B C D
8. It’s ten year since we have left school in 1996.
A B C D
9. While you had been out, Tom came and to see you.
A B C D
10. Please repeat what you said to, John.
A B C D
III. Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets
1. They (go) home after they (finish) their work.
2. He (do) nothing before he (see) me.
3. I (be) sorry that I (hurt) him.
4. I (feel) a little better after I (take) the medicine.
5. It was raining hard, but by the time class (be) over, the rain (stop).
6. After John (wash) his clothes, he (begin) to study).
7. When I (come) there, she (go) away half an hour before.
8. When the police (come) here the thieves (run) away five minutes before.
9. Sam (already/leave) when we (get) there.
10. He said that he (lose) his bicycle the day before.
11. By the time Jason (arrive) to help, we (already/finish) moving everything.
12. Yesterday I (go) to my daughter’s dance recital. I (be/never) to a dance recital before. I (take/not)
dancing lesson when I (be) a child.
13. Last night I (eat) four servings of food at the “all-you-can-eat” special dinner at The Village Restaurant.
Until that time, I (eat/never) so much in one meal. I’ve felt miserable all day today.
14. Alexander Graham Bell (already/invent) the telephone by the time I (bear).
15. A: I (see) you in the school last night. You (do) a terrific acting job. You (ever/act) in a play before this
one?
B: Yes, I (start) acting when I was in elementary school.