` a did … do

VOCABULARY b were … doing

c have … done
1 Complete the sentences using a word from 1 I ___ him all morning, but he isn’t answering his
Box A and a word from Box B. phone.
Box A a ‘ve rung
cold dark highly no nuts soft b was ringing
c ’ve been ringing
Box B 2 In September, she ___ in Edinburgh for five
about fish horse matter strung years.
touch a will have been living
b has been living
0 She suffered a great deal as a child, and as c has lived
a result she is a very highly strung adult. 3 I’m going to read a chapter a day. By this time
1 He always looks scruffy, ______________ next week, I ___ reading the whole book.
______________ what clothes he wears. a ’ll have finished
2 Jane is ______________ ______________ b ’ll finish
Sherlock Holmes. She’s seen all the films and c ’ll be finishing
read all the books. 4 What ___ you ___ between 2 o’clock and 6
3 Nobody imagines that Tom would win the o’clock tomorrow afternoon?
tournament because nobody even knew he a will … do
was running in it. He’s a real ______________ b will … have done
______________. c will … be doing
4 Mrs Huppert won’t give in to pressure. 5 Will Stan ___ to the cinema with us next
She certainly isn’t what you’d call Friday?
a ______________ ______________. a coming
5 Brad doesn’t really mix with people socially. b be coming
To tell you the truth, he’s a bit of c have come
a ______________ ______________. ___ / 5
___ / 5

2 Complete the sentences with the correct

form of the verbs in the box. There are three
extra verbs.
come deduce have imply keep get
grasp nurture recognize
0 Can you keep an eye on my dog while I go to
the shop?
1 To be honest, it ______________ as quite
a shock to find out that Jean had left home.
2 The reason he is so mean to everyone all the
time is because he ______________ a kick out
of seeing the control he has over us.
3 When you say that I’m a bit antisocial, are you
trying to ______________ that I’m unfriendly?
4 To help children grow up in a healthy
environment, you have to ______________
them from day one, helping them develop as
they discover the world.
5 From the information you have given me about
this man, I ______________ that he is a difficult
person to deal with so please proceed with
caution.
___ / 5

GRAMMAR
3 Choose the correct option to complete the
sentences.
0 What ___ you ___ between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
yesterday evening?

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 0 Joan has the irritating habit of talking in the
4 Complete the text with the correct form of cinema.
the verbs in brackets. ALWAYS
Joan is always talking in the cinema!
I’ve been reading an article in a science 1 I was waiting for an hour before the bus finally
magazine about memory and it’s fascinating. arrived.
Apparently, our earliest memory dates back to HAD
when we were about four years old. I 0 ’ve been By the time the bus finally arrived,
thinking (think) about this and that’s not my case I ______________________________ for an
at all; I can’t remember anything about that hour.
period of my life, no matter how hard I try. My 2 I started working here exactly one year ago
earliest memory is that of a family holiday when next Friday so let’s buy a cake to celebrate!
I 1 ____________________ (just / turn) six. In WILL
this particular memory, I remember I ______________________________ here for
I 2 ____________________ (sit) on the beach exactly one year next Friday so let’s buy a cake
building a sandcastle when a huge wave to celebrate!
appeared from nowhere and destroyed it in a split 3 This is my third visit to the dentist this week.
second! I was very upset, because TIME
I 3 ____________________ (build) the castle for This is the _____________________________
a long time and dug a moat around the base of it. _________ the dentist this week.
It’s a very vivid memory and 4 Next time you see me, my hair will be short
I 4 ____________________ (never / question) after having it cut.
whether it’s real or not. But just the other day, WILL
when I 5 ____________________ (talk) to my Next time you see me
mum about our family holidays, I realized that it I ______________________________ my hair
can’t be a real memory. My mum hates sand so cut short.
we never went to the beach for our holidays 5 Are you planning to go to the concert on Friday
when I was a child! evening?
BE
___ / 5 Will ______________________________ to
the concert on Friday evening?
USE OF ENGLISH
___ / 5
5 Complete the text with the correct words
formed from the words in bold. TOTAL ___ / 30

What kind of person are you? Are you a passive,

0
discrete (DISCRETION) person, going with the
flow and letting things be? Or are you
a 1 ______________ (GET), a mover and shaker,
always seeking things out? Everyone is unique
and we all behave in different ways. Some genetic
scientists and biologists say our personality is
2
______________ (INHERIT), that personality is
carried in our genes. They say that outgoing
parents give birth to outgoing 3 ______________
(SPRING) and similarly, shy children probably
have shy parents too. But not everyone agrees
with this view. Some studies have shown that
personality is developed through upbringing and
education. 4 ______________ (PROPOSE) of this
theory believe that parents play an important role
in influencing a child’s personality traits, but not
through genetic means. But maybe it’s more
complicated than that, and these opinions are a(n)
5
______________ (SIMPLIFY) of how our
personalities are created? There is probably an
element of truth in both views.
___ / 5

6 Complete the second sentence using the

word in bold so that it means the same as
the first one. Do not change the word in
bold. Use no more than five words including
the word in bold.

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