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UNIT 1 EXERCISES Exercise 2

Exercise 1 2 ’m not studying;
speak
3 A 4 F 5 A 6 F 7 F 8 F 9 A 10 F
3 fly
4 go
Exercise 2
5 is … wearing
2h 3c 4a 5e 6b 7g 8f 6 don’t visit
7 Do … fix
Exercise 3 8 Are
1 Simon hasn’t lived here for a long time. 9 ’s snowing
2 I didn’t go to America last year. 10 ’re having
3 I’m not working very hard. 11 don’t live; live
4 She isn’t arriving this afternoon. 12 works; travels
5 They weren’t laughing at you. 13 ’re studying
14 ’s going
Exercise 4
Exercise 3
1 Has the parcel arrived?
2 Where is champagne made? 2 ’m thinking
3 Did you enjoy the film? 3 ’re interviewing
4 What were you doing at 8.00 last night? 4 don’t like
5 Where was football invented? 5 makes
6 don’t have (or haven’t got)
Exercise 5 7 do … weigh
8 ’m not doing
1c 2b 3d 4a 5e
Exercise 4
UNIT 2 EXERCISES
2 isn’t included
Exercise 1 3 is being redecorated
2
4 are answered
3 X I hardly ever have anything to eat in 5 are employed
the morning. 6 are being built
4
7 am paid
5 X I sometimes go abroad on business. 8 are being taken
6 X I never have enough money.
7
UNIT 3 EXERCISES
8 X Our teacher always gives us too
Exercise 1
much homework.
9 X Sonia is rarely late for class. 1b 2a 3c

Exercise 2
1 fell; worked
2 was reading; went; heard
3 Didn’t you meet; were living
4 saw; were sitting
5 didn’t they visit; were staying
6 were you writing; crashed
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Exercise 3 Exercise 4
2 False 1 both
3 True 2 a – don’t have to
4 True 3 both
4 a – mustn’t.
Exercise 4 5 b – can’t
2 hadn’t passed; drove 6 b – have to
3 didn’t know; had walked 7 a – must
4 heard; ’d applied 8 a – has to
5 went; ’d never travelled 9 both
6 didn’t watch; ’d seen 10 both
7 didn’t know; had met
8 ’d been; had Exercise 5
1c 2a 3e 4b 5d
Exercise 5
2 hadn’t been invited Exercise 6
3 had been left on 1 Yes 2 No 3 Yes 4 No 5 Yes
4 was told
5 were … taken UNIT 5 EXERCISES
6 weren’t given
Exercise 1
UNIT 4 EXERCISES 2 I’m going
3 I’m playing
Exercise 1 4 It’ll finish
1 has to; doesn’t have to 5 I may stay
2 had to; didn’t have to 6 I could collect
3 ’ll have to 7 he’s arriving
4 don’t have to 8 it might rain
5 will … have to
Exercise 2
Exercise 2 A I’m going to town. Do you want
1e 2a 3c 4f 5d 6b anything?
B Are you going to the post office? I need
Exercise 3 forty stamps.
1
Can you swim? A Yes, I am. I’m applying for a new
2
She must work harder. driving licence so I’ll get you the
3
I can’t understand you. stamps at the same time.
4
You must go now. B Thanks.
5
Do you have to work on Saturdays? A Why do you need forty stamps? You
6
When I was young, I had to work always send emails.
hard. B Well I’m having a party, so I want to
send invitations to everybody.
A If you want me to, I’ll buy the
invitations too.
B Thanks, but I’m getting them printed at
work. It’s already arranged.
A OK. I’ll see you later! Bye.
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Exercise 3 UNIT 6 EXERCISES

1 I will to see her tomorrow at 4.30 p.m. Exercise 1
I’m seeing her tomorrow at 4.30 p.m.
1 What
2 I go to a concert this evening.
2 Which
I’m going to a concert this evening.
3 What
3 Greg will helping you move the
4 Whose
computer.
5 Which
Greg will help you move the computer.
4 You can ask Alan, but he not help you.
Exercise 2
You can ask Alan, but he won’t help
you. 1 kind
5 We will have a party next week. 2 size
We’re having a party next week. 3 number
6 Kate catch the train at 3.30 this 4 channel
afternoon. 5 nationality
Kate’s catching the train at 3.30 this 6 make
afternoon. 7 colour
7 They don’t visit us next summer. 8 languages
They aren’t going to visit us next
summer. Exercise 3
8 I’m going to go to meet them at the 1 long
airport. 2 big
I’m meeting them at the airport. 3 frequently
4 many
Exercise 4 5 much
1 A It looks like it’s going to be a 6 fast
beautiful afternoon. Why don’t we 7 well
go for a walk? 8 far
B Great idea! I’ll get my coat.
A You won’t need that. The sun’s out. Exercise 4
It isn’t going to rain. 2
What’s Edinburgh like?
B I’ll take the risk! 3
How was John?
2 A There’s a big chance that the 4
What was your meal like?
company might / may close.
How was your meal?
B That’s terrible. What are you going 5
How do you feel?
to do / will you do?
A I’m meeting the HR manager
tomorrow at 11.00. I don’t want to
leave – it’ll be / it’s going to be
difficult for me to find a similar job.
B It isn’t definite, though, so you may
be / might be OK.
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Exercise 5 UNIT 7 EXERCISES

2
The company that he works for is Exercise 1
based in Germany.
2 Have … started
3
Where are the scissors that I bought
3 Have … found
yesterday?
4 haven’t
4

5 ’ve seen
5
The meal that you cooked was
6 Have … visited
delicious.
7 have
6

8 ’ve been
7
The film that I’ve always wanted to
9 haven’t been
see in on TV tonight.
10 has … started
8
The flat that they bought was very
11 has
expensive.
9

Exercise 2
10
I didn’t like the meal that we had
yesterday. 1 ten years
11
2 the age of two
12
The millionaire who you were 3 a few minutes
talking about has just arrived in his 4 10 o’clock
limousine. 5 very long

Exercise 6 Exercise 3
1 1 which / that 2 -- 3 -- 1 I’ve known Peter since ages. for
2 1 whose 2 where 3 who 2 She’s been a qualified pilot
3 1 who 2 where for 20 August. since
3 You’re late. Where have you gone?
Exercise 7 been
4 Gary and Paul haven’t never have been
2 I like cars that are made in Japan.
to Portugal. never
3 Look at the clouds that are coming
5 Jo hasn’t already hasn’t finished
from the west!
finished cleaning cleaning the the car.
4 I watched all the people who were
car yet
hurrying to work.
6 Have they yet eaten? eaten yet
5 I love food that is cooked on a
barbecue.
Exercise 4
6 I found a book that was written by my
grandfather. 2 went
3 has lived
4 learned
5 hasn’t spoken
6 hasn’t gone / been
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Exercise 5 Exercise 3
2 A number of people have been 1 smoking
recruited (by the company) recently. 2 to give up
3 The cause of the accident has never 3 starting
been discovered. 4 chewing
4 The festival has been held in the city 5 taking up
for over two hundred years. 6 wanting
5 I’m so happy! Our house has finally
been sold. Exercise 4
1b 2e 3h 4i 5g 6f 7j 8c
Exercise 6 9 d 10 a
1 ’ve been waiting
2 ’ve broken Exercise 5
3 ’ve made 2 to see
4 ’s been sleeping 3 going
5 ’ve been looking 4 to see
6 ’ve been working; haven’t finished 5 moving
6 to help
UNIT 8 EXERCISES 7 to know
Exercise 1 8 to going

2 to turn
3 spending
UNIT 9 EXERCISES
4 to train Exercise 1
5 to wait 1a 2b 3c 4d
6 working
7 to go Exercise 2
8 speaking
9 waiting 2 If I didn’t have a headache, I’d go
10 to arrive swimming.
3 If I knew the answer, I’d tell you.
Exercise 2 4 If we had any / some money, we’d have
a holiday this year.
1 you to be 5 If I had any spare time, I’d learn
2 to help Russian.
3 to tell 6 If we had a big house, we could invite
4 to going friends to stay.
5 have 7 If I had a mobile, you could call me.
6 finding out 8 If he bought a ticket, he could win the
7 to go lottery.
8 winning 9 If Francis didn’t work so hard, he’d
9 getting have time to spend with his family.
10 cooking 10 If we didn’t have three children, we’d
take a year off and travel the world.
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Exercise 3 Exercise 6
2 If they hadn’t borrowed the bike 2 might
without permission, they wouldn’t have 3 would
been arrested. 4 should
3 If their dinner hadn’t burned, they 5 could
wouldn’t have phoned for a pizza. 6 shouldn’t
4 If he hadn’t parked his car illegally, it
wouldn’t have been towed away. Exercise 7
5 If he hadn’t worked 24 hours a day, 2 known; ’d
seven days a week, he wouldn’t have 3 travel
made a fortune. 4 ’d be
5 wouldn’t run; was / were
Exercise 4 6 ’d phoned; have given
2 And our children wouldn’t have been 7 need; ’ll come
born. 8 are; will … buy
3 We wouldn’t have gone to live in
Australia. UNIT 10 EXERCISES
4 We wouldn’t have bought a house in
Sydney. Exercise 1
5 I would have trained to be a teacher. 1 an 2 the 3 the 4 a 5 the 6 the
6 I would have worked in a secondary 7 the 8 a 9 the 10 the 11 an 12 the
school for 20 years.
Exercise 2
Exercise 5 1 I don’t drink [-] coffee. It gives me [-]
1 If I hadn’t got up late yesterday, I headaches.
wouldn’t have been in such a hurry. I 2 Could I have a coffee and an apple
might not have left my briefcase at juice, please?
home, and I certainly would have 3 A Did you see the match on [-] TV last
arrived in time for the most important night?
meeting of the year. B No, I didn’t. What was the score?
2 If I’d saved some money instead of A 1–0. It was a great game. The only
spending it all, I could have gone goal was scored in the last minute.
abroad on holiday instead of staying at 4 I go to [-] work by [no article] bus. The
home. journey takes twenty minutes. I work in
3 I felt like a fool. I shouldn’t have told an office next to the British Library.
my best friend I liked Georges. She 5 A Where are the children?
could never keep a secret. B They’re playing in the garden.
4 I should have taken the metro instead
of the bus. I might have avoided the Exercise 3
traffic jam. 1 Their; ours
2 my; mine; your
3 Our; yours
4 yours; hers
5 He’s; his
6 mine; his
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Exercise 4 UNIT 11 EXERCISES

1 John’s Exercise 1
2 children’s
2 can’t
3 wife’s
3 must
4 Ann’s
4 can’t
5 parents’
5 must
6 brother’s
6 must
7 brothers’
7 must
8 chemist’s
8 may
9 newsagent’s
9 may
10 weeks’
Exercise 2
Exercise 5
2 He can’t be leaving so soon!
1 All of
3 They must be moving house.
2 all your
4 She won’t be cycling to work today,
3 all modern
then.
4 all my
5 She mightn’t be coming.
5 All of them.
6 They could be building some new
6 them all
houses.
7 are all
8 all like
Exercise 3
9 them all
10 We all 1b 2a 3c 4d 5e

Exercise 6 Exercise 4
1 Every 1 must have seen
2 everybody 2 must have caught
3 Everybody 3 can’t have gone; might have gone
4 Everything 4 might have been
5 all 5 must have been

Exercise 7 UNIT 12 EXERCISES

1 myself Exercise 1
2 each other
2 She said they had some champagne in
3 yourself
the fridge.
4 himself
3 I knew he would be late.
5 themselves
4 She said she hadn’t known him long.
5 She thought he must be lying.
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Exercise 2
2 Jo agreed to meet Matt at 9.00 outside
the hotel.
3 Harry admitted that he had broken her
camera.
4 Timmy denied that he had pulled
her hair.
5 The professor boasted that he could
speak eleven languages, all perfectly.
6 Sarah refused to marry Adrian because
she didn’t love him.
7 Amanda offered to cook supper if
Duncan tidied the living room.

Exercise 3
1 invited
2 advised
3 ordered
4 asked
5 reminded
6 told

Exercise 4
1 which school I went to
2 if he’d seen the news
3 how long Dan was staying
4 if / whether I’d met them before