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1. Choose the appropriate form underlined in the sentences below: a. The writer died dyed aged 70 and left several works unfinished. b. She enjoyed the dyed died cloth which was the handicraft of the local artisans. c. Too many trees had been fallen felled and the forest lost much of its magnificence. d. The snow fell felled during the night and cut the village off. e. In the recovery room the doctors felt filled the pulse. f. Please feel fill the bottles with fresh water. g. The settlement was founded found by the first Puritans. h. Schoeller found founded remnants of the old civilization high up in the mountains. i. People were often hung hanged in the 17th century America. j. As soon as they entered, the host hung hanged their overcoats on the stand. 2. Using the words in brackets, complete the sentences below with the appropriate tenses: 1. A: What (you, do) were you doing when the accident occurred? B: I (try) was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 2. After I (find) found the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) went to the police and (turn) turned it in. 3. Sebastian (arrive) arrived at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be, not) wasn t there. She (study, at the library) was studying at the library for her final examination in French. 5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) she was also watching television. That's all she ever does! 6. A: I (call) called you last night after dinner, but you (be, not) were not there. Where were you? B: I (work) was working out at the fitness center. 7. When I (walk) walked into the busy office, the secretary (talk) was talking on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) were busily working at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) were quietly discussing methods to improve customer service. 8. I (watch)was watching a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends. 9. Sharon (be) was in the room when John told me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) was not listening. 10. It's strange that you (call) called because I (think, just) I was just thinking about you. 11. The Titanic (cross) was crossing the Atlantic when it (strike) struck an iceberg. 12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) were busily bargaining and (try) were trying to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt)were hunting for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) were leading their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) were arguing over the price of a leather belt. I (walk) walked over to a man who (sell) was selling fruit and (buy) bought a banana. 13. The firemen (rescue) rescued the old woman who (be) was being trapped on the third floor of the burning building. 14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) was always leaving her dirty dishes in the sink. 3. Put the words in brackets into Past Simple or Past Continuous:

A few years ago a friend of mine, Tom, travelled in Java. One day he 1) _decided__________ (decide) to visit an ancient temple. The walls were covered in beautiful old paintings of mysterious-looking faces. While he 2) _was walking_____________ (walk) around the temple, he 3) _felt__________ (feel) an inexplicable desire to remove one particular face which seemed to be staring at him. Nervously, checking to see that no one 4) __was looking____________ (look), he 5) _took________ (take) the face from the wall and 6) put_________ (put) it carefully in his bag. Tom 7) thought__________ (think) no more about the incident until two years later. At that time he 8was living)___________ ( live) in London and 9) was working_____________ (work) in a shop selling old books and manuscripts. One day an extremely old man 10) walked____________ (walk) slowly through the door. Tom could hardly see him but he 11) __noticed__________ (notice) the mans piercing black eyes. He 12) was staring___________ (stare) at Tom, saying nothing. As the man 13) __looked__________ (look) at him, Tom 14)___was having________ (have) an awful terrifying feeling of shame and fear. Suddenly, the man was gone. When Tom got home that evening he 15) searched__________ (search) through all his things until he 16)found___________ (find) the face from the temple. It was the face of the old man from the shop! He 17) ___knew_________ (know) then that he had to return the picture to the temple, or something terrible would happen. 4. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it and correct it. 1. Im taking my umbrella because is raining. ___it rains___________________ 2. We took care with their cat for a week. ____of their cat__________________ 3. Where went you on holiday? ___did you go(cred)___________________ 4. Im sorry Im late. I had to make the shopping with my sister. __fara the____________________ 5. She use to work in a factory that makes shoes. __uses____________________ 6. First we finished the music lesson than we went to the new pub. then 7. Who he invented Pepsi Cola? ______fara he________________ 8. This castle is more impressive that I expected. __than____________________ 9. I finished the Marketing course with five years. _____within_________________ 10. The police officer offered us some informations about the murder. ______________________ 11. Theyre hopping to marry next year. __to get married ____________________ 12. Who did break my vase? _________broke fara did_____________ 5. Complete the text by writing ONE WORD in each space. When I was a young man I spent a year in France, studying French at the University of Grenoble. Every Friday I (1) .eat at the Alps caf. I didn't (2) .to spend much money, as I (3) . not afford it, but it was a little tradition of mine to eat there. Anyway, I'm going to tell you a true story which happened on one occasion when I (4) . eating there. I remember I was having a pasta dish at (5) . time. A beautiful girl came up to me and said, 'I was (6) . if you wanted to walk with me in the park?' I had never seen her (7) .,so I was rather taken aback. I was (8) . to go with her when I noticed a tough-looking man was watching our every movement. (9) . my discomfort, the girl whispered to me, in English, 'Park - five minutes!', and then disappeared. Well, my bill (10) . ages to arrive, and by the time I (11) . to the park, there was no sign of the girl. I asked an old lady (12) . was sitting there if she (13) . seen a young girl waiting around. I described the girl to her. The old lady said that the girl (14) . had to rush to the railway station, and that I (15) . to follow her there urgently. She had also left me a note. It said, 'I will explain everything. Meet me on platform 6.'

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Put in each space a noun formed from the verb in brackets given at the end of the sentence. 1. Michaels a senior expert, so I asked him for some ..(advise) 2. The chief of the police wanted the motorist to show him his driving ..(license) 3. The fortune teller made a .that she would marry and have lots of children. (prophesy) 4. We can only get there by boat. We have no other .. (choose) 5. The teacher told the students that they should all be on their best ..when they enter the museum. (behave) 6. I will make a about poor service and the impoliteness of your staff. (complain) 7. Of course her husband is very unhappy at the .of such a huge amount of money. (lose) 8. The company you are working for has had a rapid in the last ten years. (grow) 9. In many countries, newspapers can write what they like. There is no ..(censor) 10. It took her a long time to recover from the .. of her husband. (die) 11. The prosecutor thinks that she committed the murder but they have no .(prove) 12. It was a great . to hear that he was not seriously injured in the car accident. (relieve) 13. He put the two laptops together so that we could make a (compare) 14. Your cousin is a very nice person but she has a ..to talk too much. (tend) 15. I am not very sure, but I have a .that he was the one who stole my bag. (suspect) For questions 16 - 30, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. The sea cliffs and sandy beaches of Wales are hard (0) ____to____ beat. Add to (16) ________wild, romantic scenery, ancient castles, modern theme parks and cheap accommodation and youve got a great family holiday. Of course (17) _______makes Wales so green is the rain. Even in mid-summer, you can expect a couple of wet and windy days. But dont let that (18)__________ you off. There are (19) __________of indoor activities, so you can enjoy (20) ________whatever the weather. For (21) _________people Wales is a caravan country. If you havent stayed in a caravan (22) ________you were little, its (23) _________you tried it again. Standards of comfort are much higher (24) ________a decade ago, with facilities such (25) _________laundries and kids play areas. A good example is the Fontygary Holiday Park. You can stay in a spacious caravan equipped (26) __________TV, shower, separate bedrooms and fridge, (27) ____________works out to be less expensive when compared (28) ____________a guesthouse or self-catering cottage. And you wont even need to leave the site to (29) ______________fun. The kids can swim in the 25-metre indoor pool, or join (30) ____________ the games organized by the entertainment staff. Meanwhile you can take a sauna, go to the gym, have your hair styled, or just sit on the cliff top and enjoy the view. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use one of the words in the box plus a preposition. (Most of the prepositions will be used more than once) There is an example at the beginning (0). air order average purpose debt random first sight short the moment myself the house once work by in at on for out of Example: We flew to Paris. We went to Paris by air 1 Come here immediately! Come here_________________________________! good stock heart

2 My names Patrick, but most people call me Pat. My names Patrick. Pat ________________________ 3 Most people in this country work forty hours a week. ________________________people in this country work forty hours a week. 4 He left Russia in 1992 and will never go back there. He left Russia __________________________in 1992 5 Well have to use the stairs. The lifts not working. Well have to use the stairs. The lifts ______________ 6 Mr Blake comes back from his holiday next week. Mr Blake is on holiday___________________________ 7 He owes the bank 5,000. He is 5,000_______________________________ 8 I memorized the poem. I learnt the poem__________________________ 9 It was no accident. He did it deliberately. It was no accident. He did it _____________________ 10 He hasnt had a job for over two years. Hes been _____________________for over two years 11 I fell in love with her the moment I saw her. It was love_______________________________ 12 No one helped me with the homework. I did the homework__________________________ 13 The goods you want wont come in until next week. The goods you want are _____________at the moment. 14 You dont have to pay for the drinks -theyre free tonight, said the hotel manager. The drinks are ________tonight, said the hotel manager 15 When you play bingo, the numbers are not called out in any particular order. When you play bingo, the numbers are called out ________ Study the following pairs of words and then choose the correct word for each space: 1. misused _________________________ disused _______________________________ a) An airport __________ since its closure 10 years before was used for car-racing. b) They complained that the new law had been ___________ to suppress individual liberties. c) Be careful of this word. It is often ______________. d) The goods were stored in a _____________ cinema. 2. unreadable _________________________ illegible __________________________ a) His hand-writing is so bad its __________________. b) The book is long and uninteresting. I find it _________________. c) After years of being exposed to the sun, the sign over the shop had become _________________. d) I think her novels are _____________. Her style is awful! 3. story ___________________________ storey ____________________________ a) I live in a flat on the seventh ________________. b) Ill tell you a _____________. c) Theyre putting up a new 20- __________ hotel on this site. 4. prophecy ______________________ prophesy __________________________ a) I ____________ that he will pass the exam and get a good job. b) I will make a __________. There will be a new government in less than a year. 5. device _________________________ devise __________________________ a) Anyone who can __________ a means of recording TV programmes without recording the advertisements will make a fortune. b) He invented a ___________ for warning pilots if there was bad weather ahead.

c) He managed to ____________ a system of bonus payments. 6. exhausting ___________________________ exhaustive __________________________ a) _________ tests were carried out to discover the cause of the planes engine failure. b) The older members of the group found the long journey quite ____________. c) He never stops talking. Hes an ____________ person to be with. d) The police carried out an ______________ investigation. 7. dairy _______________________________ diary __________________________ a) He kept a ____________ from the age of 15 to 21. b) Were still waiting for milk deliveries from the _________________.