Eeitry test

Q Choose the correct answer.

1 At the moment he is treating / is being treated for his injuries.
2 The date of the exam was/has announced yesterday.
3 When they got home, the fence between the two houses had/had been removed.
4 A new hospital will be /have built here soon.
5 Dinner isn't/hasn't included in the price.
Now look at ^ on pages 114-116. /5

Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

6 Sh e in a small village in the south of Spain.
A grew up B was grown up C has grown up D has been grown up
7 Breakfast at seven o'clock.
A serves B is serving Cis served D has served
8 It that five people died in the explosion.
A is reporting B is reported C hasreported D was reporting
9 The road had been blocked a tree.
A through B of C by D with
10 The message had been written in the sand a stick.
A through B of C by D with
Now look at ^ on pages 117-119. /5

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Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.
11 Bill last week.
A had cut his hair B had his hair cut C got cut his hair D got cutting his hair
12 Shall I have my assistant for a taxi?
A phone B to phone C phoned D phoning
13 our house broken into while we were away.
A Robbers had B We had C It was D It's been
14 W e the roof painted yet.
A haven't B haven't had C didn't get D didn't have
15 W e're a new swimming pool built.
A doing B asking C making D having
Now look at ^ on pages 120-121. /5

0 Choose the verb (A, B, C or D) that best describes the meaning of get in the
following sentences.
16 You can get a second-hand mobile phone for under ten pounds.
A buy B sell C hold D pay
17 Could you get here a little sooner?
A go B leave C arrive D move
18 How much do you expect to get for you ' car?
A sell B buy C pay D receive
19 You have to press this key first. Got it?
A find B know C understand D push
20 Will you go and get the key, please?
A find B use C bring D leave
Now look at ^ on pages 122-123. /5

Complete the compound nouns in the following sentences. Use one word in
each gap.
21 They've bought a new washer but it doesn't seem to work.
22 The house was cold, so we had a new central system installed.
23 We fight fo r rights such as freedom of speech.
24 There was a (n ) -in at the office last night; the thieves stole some paintings
and £5,000.
25 Mr Edwards is in hospital. He had a heart last night.
Now look at 0 on pages 124-127. /5

TOTAL SCORE
CSrammar
The passive: f©rm

We form the passive using the following pattern: subject + be + past participle. The tense of the verb be
each time is the same as the tense o f the verb in the active sentence.

Tense/Form Passive pattern Exam ple: passive Example: active

Present simple am/is/are + past Champagne is made in France. They make champagne in
participle France.
Present am/is/are being + The matter is still being They are still considering the
continuous past participle considered. matter.
Past simple was/were + past The date was announced They announced the date
participle yesterday. yesterday.
The school was built by the local The local government built the
government. / school.
The school has built by the local
government.: X
Past continuous was/were being + past Every effort was being made to They were making every effort to
participle end the strike. end the strike.

Present perfect have/has been + past A new stadium has been built in They’ve built a new stadium in
participle London. London.
Past perfect had been + past The work had been finished by They had finished the work by
participle 2011. 2011.
Future simple will be + past You will be examined by Mr Mr Roberts will examine you.
participle Roberts.
Future perfect will have been + past The project will have been They will have completed the
participle completed by June. project by June.
be going to am/is/are going to be A new hospital is going to be built They’re going to build a new
+ past participle here. hospital here.
Modal verb modal + be + past The house must be cleaned. They must clean the house.
participle

» We do not usually use the passive in the • In passive sentences, we place adverbs of
present perfect continuous, the past perfect frequency, time, etc. (e.g. always, sometimes,
continuous, the future continuous or the future just, etc.) after the first auxiliary verb (is, has,
perfect continuous: will, etc.):
We will be being watched. X It is usually m ade o f wood.
They will be watching us. / They have just been found.
• We form passive questions and negative She will never be forgotten.
sentences in the same way as in the active:
When are im portant subjects usually discussed?
Experiments are not carried out in this room.

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o Complete the sentences. Use the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.
0 The police report that the missing person hd-S Already. .teev\ (already /find).
1 The new s ..................... (broadcast) at six o’clock every day.
2 At the moment, the suspect ..................... (interview) by the police.
3 The cinem a ..................... (close down) four years ago.
4 A new security system ..................... (install) in all our offices in the next few weeks.
5 A new governm ent ..................... (elect) by the end o f next month, f
6 There must be a mistake - the hotel b ill ..................... (already /pay) by my wife.
7 When we got home, we realised that the house .................... (burgle).
8 The second bomb went off while the building ..................... (evacuate).
9 The government says tax reform s ..................... (introduce) next year.
10 In some countries, newspapers.....................(sell) in kiosks as well as supermarkets.

e Rewrite the sentences in the passive.

0 We do not add preservatives to our products.
F V e -S e yva tjv e s . Aye. wot ad d e d .to owr. p r o d u c t s . ..............................................
1 They are building a new school in West Street.

2 They have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.

3 They will publish her new book next month.

4 They will have completed the new motorway by Christmas.

5 They’ve just cleaned the hotel rooms.

6 Someone stole her bike last night.

7 They’re going to repair the machine tomorrow.

8 They were servicing her car when I called her.

9 They had finished the project by Friday.

10 They may invite him to the wedding.

The service in the hotel was so bad that

when I asked for a hot towel, I was
told to put a cold one on the radiator.
 TH E P A SS IV E: FORM

Q Complete the article. Use the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

Credit card fraud

A type of con trick which (0).*А. de.sigv\e<d (design) to skim your credit card
number, PIN and other information when you swipe has been growing in
popularity. The con, which (1)................... (know) as skimming, allows thieves to
steal your information by the use of a device which (2)................... (insert) through
the card slot of an ATM, allowing the data on your card to be read.
The latest European ATM Crime Repo rt(3)................... (just / publish) and it shows
a twenty-four percent increase in card skimming attacks at European ATMs in
the last year. 5,743 a tta cks(4)................... (report) for the period January to June
this year. This is the largest number of such attacks which (5)...................(record)
in any six-month period so far. Already, millions of pounds (6)................... (lost)
through skimming and more (7)................... (lose) if effective measures
(8)...................(not take).
The theft of personal details (9)................... (may / avoid) by using secure ATMs or
being very careful when you use an ATM. Anti-skimming measures (10)...................
(already / install) at many European ATMs. Fortunately, in some countries, a drop
in skimming attacks (11)...................(report). Cardholders should know that even if
their card details (12)................... (skim), they will not lose out. This is good news
for members of the public.

_ _ _ .

! Most o f the staff had been poorly trained.

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Use
We often use the passive in the following situations:

Use Example
f.
when it is obvious or not important to say who did He has just been arrested.
the action A cure has just been found.
to avoid using a vague subject (e.g. they, someone) The job will be finished by tonight.
to describe a process The beans are separated from the shells and then they are
put into sacks.
in official announcements Fees must be paid in advance.
in scientific texts The liquid is heated to a temperature of 90°C.
in written reports The meeting was held on 21 January.

« We often use the passive with verbs like Agent

think, suggest, believe, expect, know, etc. in the
following patterns: ° In passive sentences, we often don’t mention
the doer of the action (the agent). We are more
♦ it + passive + that clause
interested in the action itself. If, however, we
It was reported that five people died in the
want to mention the agent, we use by:
accident.
This book was written by Christopher Wallace.
♦ subject + passive + fo-infinitive
o If we want to mention a tool or instrument
She is thought to be one o f the world’s finest
that was used for the action, we use with:
cellists.
The victim was killed with a knife.
° The structure be supposed to has a different
« We only mention the agent when it adds
meaning from be thought to:
important information to the sentence. If the
She’s supposed to be your friend. (= but she
agent is unknown, unimportant or obvious, we
isn’t behaving like a friend)
omit it:
o When an active verb has two objects, either
He was fin ed fo r driving without a licence. (It
object can be the subject of the passive sentence:
is clear who fined him: the police. We do not
They gave him some money. (= active)
mention the agent.)
He was given some money.
The suspect was interviewed by Detective Smith.
Some money was given to him.
(The agent adds important information to the
» It is, however, more common for the indirect sentence.)
object (usually a person) to become the subject
° We also omit the agent when we want to avoid
of the passive sentence:
saying who was responsible for an action:
They gave us more time to finish the project.
I ’ve been told not to say anything.
We were given m ore time to finish the project.
M ore time was given to us to finish the project.
(= possible but less common)
° Intransitive verbs (verbs that do not take an
object) are never used in the passive:
The .job seemed easy a t first. S
The jo b was seemed easy at first: X
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Q Complete the sentences. Use by or with.

0 This church was designed ...k y .... Christopher Wren.
1 The dog had been sh o t .............. a hunter.
2 A decision to strike was taken .............. some of the workers.
3 The poor man had been stabbed .............. a penknife.
4 The candidates’ essays will be m arked .............. Professor Richards.
5 The room was filled .............. smoke.
6 I think all the pictures were tak en .............. a professional photographer.
7 The man was beaten .............. a stick.
8 The walls were covered .............. posters o f her favourite singers.

Q Rewrite the sentences in the passive in two ways.

0 They sent him a letter.
m s ,sey a
ms
1 They gave each of the children a bottle of milk.

2 They will pay the workers £50.

3 They may offer her the job.

4 They teach the students French.

5 They showed us the sights.

6 Someone’s telling the children a story.

7 Someone gave them a lot of money.

8 They’ve just sent me an email.

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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Use between two and five words. Do not change
the word given.
0 Reports say that the plane has landed safely,
is
It .is. r e p o r t e d the plane has landed safely.
1 They say the country is on the verge of civil war.
SAID
The country ...................... on the verge o f civil war. '
2 People thought that the President was ill.
BE
The President ...................... ill.
3 tThe architect received £50,000 for his work.
WAS
£50,000 ...................... for his work.
4 People believe that he escaped.
HAVE
He i s ...................... escaped.
5 They thought that he was the best actor for the part.
CONSIDERED
H e ...................... the best actor for the part.
6 People thought she was very good at maths, but she failed her last test.
SUPPOSED
S h e ...................... very good at maths, but she failed her last test.
7 They decided to discuss the matter at the next meeting.
AGREED
I t ...................... the matter would be discussed at the next meeting.
8 They showed the new science lab to the students.
WERE
T h e ........................ the new science lab.
9 Everything I know about art, I learnt from Mrs Robinson.
TAUGHT
I ........................ about art by Mrs Robinson.
10 They used a digital camera to take these photos.
WITH
T hese ........................ a digital camera.

Cc h
T am informed from many quarters
that a rumour has been put about
that I died this morning. This is
quite untrue.’ W in s t o n C h u r c h il l
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h a v e / g e t s o m e th in g d o ne
• The pattern for the causative form is have/get + object + past participle:
I ’m having my house decorated at the moment.
You ought to get your blood pressure checked.
« We use the causative form when we arrange for somebody else to do something for us:
We’ve just had the air-conditioning installed. (= We didn’t do it ourselves. Somebody
else did it for us.)
» We also use the causative form to talk about something unpleasant. In this case, we
use have but not get:
I had my wallet stolen last night. /
I got my wallet stolen last night. X
H e had his house broken into last week. /
He got his house broken into last week. X
• Sometimes, have/get something done suggests the need to deal with a difficulty:
I ’m afraid you ’ll have to get the whole house rewired.

h a v e so m e b o d y do so m e t h in g , g e t s o m e b o d y to d o so m e th in g
We use the following patterns to mean ‘make, persuade or cause someone to do
something’:
• have + sb + infinitive
Shall I have my secretary send you the details?
I ’ll have my assistant bring you a copy.
° get + sb + to-infinitive
Shall I get my secretary to send you the details?
I ’ll get my assistant to bring you a copy.

get + past participle

We often use get + past participle to mean ‘become’:
She got dressed and went downstairs.
My dog got run over by a van.

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Q Complete the conversations. Use the causative form of have and the verbs in brackets.
0 A: Your hair looks nice. 6 A: Why aren’t you wearing your watch?
B: Thanks, I kaye jw .s t. .tad . .'«+. c u f . . B: Actually, I .............. (it /repair) at the
(just /it /cut) moment.
1 A: I’m finding it difficult to read small print 7 A: Oops! Sorry, I’ve just spilt my coffee on
nowadays. the tablecloth!
B: Why don’t you go an d .............. (your B: Don’t worry. I was going t o ..............
eyes /test)? (it /dry-clean) anyway.
2 A: What a lovely dress! 8 A: That tree is blocking the view from my
B: Thanks, I .............. (it /make) for my front window.
birthday last year. B: Well, you don’t expect me t o ..............
3 A: My car’s been making some funny noises (it /cut down), do you?
lately. 9 A: I’ve got a terrible toothache!
B: You should .............. (it /service). B: Well, you really should .............. (that
4 A: I’m freezing! cavity /fill).
B: We really need t o .............. (central 10 A: W e ............. (a swimming pool /build) last
heating /install). weekend.
5 A: The living room looks lovely. B: Really? How much did it cost you?
B: I’m glad you like it. W e ..............
(just /it /redecorate).

Q Complete the text. Use one word in each gap.

Well, we (0). . . t a d . . our house broken into last week. It was awful - they wrecked the place.
Not only did we (1).............. things taken, not only did I have my beautiful iPhone and
camera (2).............. but a lot of things also (3)............... broken as they searched the house. Some
of the windows (4).............. smashed as they tried to break in, so now we’ve got to get all the
damage (5)..............
So we’ve decided to give the house a complete makeover. We’re going to (6).............. the
whole house redecorated. The first place we’re going to start is the living room. W e’re going
to have (7).............. repainted. I want to have one o f the walls (8) green, something I’ve
always wanted. I’ll also get my housemate (9).............. build a new TV stand and CD tower -
both green, o f course!
Since the burglary, I’ve also become more active in the community and have campaigned
to (10).............. new surveillance cameras installed in our street. This means a lot of trees will
(11).............. chopped down to make people’s houses visible to the camera but it is a small
sacrifice compared with the safety and security o f our homes.

W a it e r : H o w w ould you like to have your eggs cooked, sir?

C u st o m e r : Is there any difference in the price?
Wa it e r : No, sir.
C u st o me r : Then please have the chef cook them with ham,
potatoes and sausages.
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M eanin g/U se Example

receive, experience Sharon always seems to get loads o f mail.
He’ll get a shock when he sees the bill.
obtain Where did you get that painting?
He’s gone to get help.
■■ ■ ■ ■■■ “■ ■“ ■ "' ~
buy I got the plant from Columbia Road Market.
I got this pullover for £30.
receive (money) I only got £50 for my old bike.
She gets £300 a week.
catch (an illness) It’s fairly unusual for adults to get measles.
When I was five, I got the mumps.
arrive What time will we get there?
move I can’t get the car out o f the garage.
Leave out of my house! X
Get out of my house! /
become (get + adjective/past When I tried to talk to him about it, he just got really angry.
participle - see page 120) Get dressed and come downstairs immediately!
make sb/sth do something (get + sb Why don’t you get Chris to wash the car?
+ to-infinitive - see page 120) I wonder if Frank can get the DVD player to work.
begin doing sth Let’s get moving - what are we waiting for?
understand Oh, I get it. You put the paper in here and then press the button.
bring Run upstairs and get a pillow.
reach (get to + noun) I haven’t got to the end o f the book yet.

h a v e (g o t )
We can use have or have got for the meanings below:

M eanin g/U se Example

own, possess What kind o f car has she got/does she have?
I’ve got two sisters. </
I got two sisters.- X
possess particular characteristics She’s got/has an awful temper.

For have (got) to, see ©

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Q Match 1-8 with a-i to make sentences.

0 Why do I always get 0 a such a surprise when I opened the door!
1 I’m still in shock - I got b a cold off one of the kids at school,
2 Is there anywhere I can get c some groceries,
3 Ewan’s just popped out to get d socks for Christmas?
4 In the sales, I got e going.
5 He’s in bed because he’s got f a great DVD player fof less than £200.
6 How on earth are you going to get g that piano down the stairs?
7 Four hours later, we finally got h a good haircut?
8 It’s getting late - we should get i to the camp, tired and hungry.

O Complete the sentences. Use the words and phrases in the box.
cold going it sMy the car the joke the kids
those wet clothes to the end
0 This game is getting - let’s stop it. 5 She’s just gone to g e t .............. from school.
1 It’s getting .............. outside. Let’s go inside. 6 You’d better g e t .............. off or you’ll catch a
2 I can’t g e t .............. to start. cold.
3 Let’s g e t .............. - we’re already late as it is. 7 When you g e t .............. of the test, let me
4 You need to press the green button and wait - know.
g o t .............. ? 8 I still don’t g e t .............. - it must be my sense
of humour!

Q Choose the verb that best describes the meaning of get in each case. You can
use some of the verbs more than once.
become buy make obtain receive understand

There are four kinds of ‘junk’ in my life that get on my nerves. The first is junk mail
that I (0) get by email, the second is traditional junk mail the postman brings; the third is
phone calls I (1) get from people I don’t know - just when I’m trying to (2) get a nap in the
afternoon. In most cases, a stranger is trying to (3) get me to buy something - they tell me
to (4) get a new credit card or (5> get something at a bargain price. I (6) get really annoyed
when I’m woken up by these calls! I try and (7) get them to stop by putting the phone
down but that doesn’t always work because I also (8) get recorded messages!
The fourth kind o f junk is emails I (9) get from Kate. Kate is a friend who spends most of
her free time surfing the net and finding jokes. So all her friends (10) get lots o f cyber jokes
from her every day. She just doesn’t (11) get it: I’d rather n o t (12) get links to every Internet
site she finds funny! I usually don’t even (13) get the joke. To me, it’s just all junk.

0 ...........(receive ........... 5 10
1 ........................................... 6 11
2 ........................................... 7 12
3 ........................................... 8 13
4 . . . : r ................................... 9
 Compound nouns

Form Here is a list of common countable, uncountable

and plural compound nouns:
• A compound noun consists o f two or three
words that function like one word. Countable Uncountable Plural

Form Example baggage hall air conditioning bagpipes

~bdhk account blood pressure bedclothes
noun + noun notebook, timetable, break-in- cardboard civil rights
science fiction breakout central heating current affairs
burglar alarm common sense denim jeans
adjective + noun fast lane, fast food, first aid
can-opener- cotton wool French fries
verb + particle breakup, checkout, takeover car park dry cleaning high heels
clothes peg fancy dress inverted commas
three words, with back-seat driver, one-parent
computer game fast food last orders
the first two family, ready-made meal,
eredit-card feedback legal proceedings
words used three-piece suite
cutback first aid luxury goods
adjectivally and
database- food poisoning modern languages
usually joined
Ftirtmgyruom higher education nail scissors
with a hyphen
dishwasher iced tea natural resources
drawing pin ill-treatment nutcrackers
We can write compound nouns as one word, as driving licence job sharing Olympic Games
two words or as two words with a hyphen (-). fairytale junk food opening hours
There are no definite rules for this. If in doubt, film star keyhole surgery outskirts
consult a dictionary: frying pan lateral thinking party politics
babysitter m other tongue letterbox make-up race relations
sunglasses youth hostel life support metalwork reading glasses
roadworks human being system mineral water roadworks
address book break-in minimum wage New Year’s Day roller skates
mirror image ovenware scare tactics
mobile phone peacetime sunglasses
Countable or uncountable? motorway power dressing swimming trunks
number plate rainwater taste buds
Compound nouns may:
painkiller realestate traffic lights
• be countable: penalty shoot-out software underpants
one alarm clock - two alarm clocks pepper grinder stomachache walking boots
a car park - several car parks question mark sunshine winter sports
a com pact disc - ninety compact discs road map toilet paper waterworks
° be uncountable: skateboard tomato ketchup
air traffic control chewing gum television series whooping cough
m ineral water table tennis throwback work experience
trial run writing paper
• only have a plural form: washing-up
arm ed forces human rights word processor
roadworks sunglasses

For compound adjectives, see ©

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Q Complete the table. W rite the words in the box in the correct column.
air conditioning heart attack high-school human nature letterbox news bulletin old age
parking meter personal computer pocket money police station post office remote control
show business sleeping bag social work soda water swimming pool toilet paper
washing machine washing powder washing-up liquid water skiing writing paper

Countable Uncountable
_____________ £_________________
hedvf d++dck Wish school ofw cowdi+iovVivoq huwflvo vod+t/ve

Q Match the two parts of the compound nouns in each list. Then complete the
sentences with compound nouns from the two lists.
noun + noun adjective + noun
0 fire a crossing 0 remote a school
□ □
E E
1 zebra b card 1 social b sense
2 pocket □ c washer 2 high □ c control
3 dish □ d opener 3 central □ d food
4 lap □ e brigade 4 common □ e fries
5 credit □ f alarm 5 French □ f rights
□ g money 6 dry □ g heating
□
6 burglar
7 can □ h case 7 human h cleaner’s
8 suit □ i top 8 fast □ i worker

0 Quick! Phone the .ktngdde ! The house next door is on fire!

1 They should put a ..................... outside the school so that children can cross the
road safely.
2 It’s freezing in here! Why don’t you g et ..................... installed?
3 Is th e ..................... you get from your parents enough for your needs?
4 When you leave primary school and get t o ............. ____, lessons get much more
difficult.
5 He’ll never think o f such a simple solution because he hasn’t got an y ..................
6 W ho’s got th e ..................... ? Will you please change the channel?
7 Could you pick up my suit from t h e ..................... on your way home?
8 After the last break-in, they decided to get a ..................... installed.
9 Do you usually pay in cash or b y ..................... ?
10 No, he isn’t a police officer - he’s a .......................

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Q Complete the crossword. The m issing words are parts of compound nouns.

□ □ □ □ □ □
□ □
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
□ □ □ □ □
□ □ □ □ □ □ □ □
Across Down
1 My cleaning has to be picked up 1 We could hire a van. Do you have a valid
before six. licence?
2 Eric thinks wearing .............. glasses even 2 He’s a student at the Manchester School of
when it’s raining makes him look cool. Economic and Social ..............
7 At our school, they didn’t turn on the 3 You should avoid .............. food like
central .............. until October. hamburgers if you want to lose weight.
8 We can o m it .............. commas when we 4 I’d like a cheeseburger and some French
report what someone says. , please.
9 You don’t need to w ear .............. -up. You 5 The multi-storey c a r .............. is going to be
look beautiful without it! knocked down.
10 Did you know that chewing .............. is 6 I stood at the b u s .............. for over an hour
illegal in Singapore? and then six buses came along at once!
11 It’s just com m o n .............. not to walk 7 It’s about time the world paid more
home on your own. attention t o .............. rights issues.

Q Complete the sentences. Use the compound nouns in the box.

break-in breakout breakup check-in checkout getaway
hold-up printout setback takeaway take-off

0 Since the . kvfeakyjyy, we’ve had all our locks changed.

1 I’m afraid there’s been a slight ..................... in our plans.
2 Come on, let’s go! W hat’s th e ..................... ?
3 The thieves made th e ir ..................... in a black car.
4 Carol works on th e ...................at the local supermarket.
5 There was a m ass ..................... from Winston Prison last night.
6 T h e ..................... of her marriage was also the end of her career.
7 Let’s have a ..................... tonight. I’m too tired to cook.
8 Please fasten your seatbelts. The plane is ready fo r .......................
9 I’d give you a ..................... of Joe’s email but my printer’s not working.
10 You need to be at th e .................... at least two hours before departure.

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Q Complete the text. Use the words in the box.

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mobile roller schoolmates skateboards stomach
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My best friend Beryl was always a bit different from my other (0\.school w fl+ e.S..
She was very intelligent but she didn’t have much (1)..................... sense. For
example, she wore (2)..................... indoors, even when it was cloudy. And she wore
high (3)..................... when everybody else was wearing trainers. It was against the
rules to wear (4)..................... at school but she wore it anyway. We were also not
allowed to use our (5)..................... phones but she would secretly send
(6)..................... messages while the teacher was talking. She always did the opposite
of what everyone else did. So when we all had (7)..................... or bikes, she would
prefer (8)..................... skates and so on.
We were always advised to eat healthy food but Beryl always ate (9).....................
food - usually (10)..................... dogs covered in (11)....................... ketchup and mustard
- until she got a terrible (12)..................... ache.
Beryl was also in love with speed. As soon as she was old enough to have a
driving (13)..................... she got a car and always drove fast. Once she went straight
through the red (14)..................... lights and had to pay a fine. Yes, Beryl always
drove in life’s (15)..................... lane. I wonder where she is now.

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Grandma would often babysit her grandchildren but she would
always fall asleep in her armchair before they did. Once, her five-
year-old grandson woke her up saying, ‘Wake up, Granny! It’s
past my bedtime!’
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