EXERCISES

1. Put each verb in brackets into an appropriate verb form (present simple, present continuous,
past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple).
Reporter Philip Taggart visits a farm where the sheep are super fit!
Farmers, as you may (1) ...know.. (know), (2) (have) a hard time of it in Britain
lately, and (3) (turn) to new ways of earning income from their land. his (!)
(involve) not only "lanting new kinds of cro"s, #ut also some strange ways of making
money, the most unusual of which has got to #e shee" racing. $es, you (%) (hear) me
correctly& ' farmer in the west of (ngland now ()) (hold) shee" races on a regular
#asis, and during the "ast year over 1**,*** "eo"le (+) (turn u") to watch the
"roceedings. ,- (.) ("ass) the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,, one "unter told
me, ,and - (/) (think) -,d have a look. - (1*) (not0#elieve) it was serious,
to tell you the truth., 'ccording to a regular visitor, #etting on shee" is more interesting than #etting on
horses. ,'t "ro"er horse races everyone (11) (already0study) the form of the horses in
advance, and there are clear favourites. But no#ody (12) (hear) anything a#out these
shee"& 1ost "eo"le (13) (find) it difficult to tell one from another in any case., - (1!)
(stay) to watch the races, and - must admit that - (1%) (find) it 2uite
e3citing. -n a ty"ical race, half a do4en shee" (1)) (race) downhill over a course of
a#out half a mile. Food (1+) (wait) for them at the other end of the track, - ought to add&
he shee" (1.) (run) sur"risingly fast, although "resuma#ly they (1/)
(not0eat) for a while 5ust to give them some motivation. 't any rate, the crowd around me (2*)
(o#viously0en5oy) their day out at the races, 5udging #y their ha""y faces and the sense
of e3citement.
. Complete each sentence keepin! the meanin! the same.
1. 6e #ecame a dogwalker five years ago.
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2. hey visited their uncle two months ago.
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3. 8he has #een a vet for eight years.
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!. 'le3 hasn9t scored a goal for 3 weeks.
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%. :e have never #een to 'thens #efore.
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). - have never watched such an e3citing match.
-t9s 777777777777777777777777777777777ever watched.
+. ;o#erto <arlos has never worked with such a friendly coach.
6e9s 77777777777777777777777777777777777ever worked.
.. 8he9s never eaten such a delicious cake.
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/. -9ve never driven such a fast car.
===========>ever driven.
1*. -9ve never seen such a la4y student.
===========ever seen.
". #eci$e %hich prepositions collocate in the follo%in! sentences.
a) he new law on dro""ing litter comes . . . i n t o &... force ne3t month.
#) 'nn was released from "rison and now she is .. probation.
c) ?ocal students have #een banne$ &&&&.. taking "art in the demonstration.
d) ?ocal "eo"le have called for an investi!ation &&&&.. the causes of the fire.
e) Foot#all fans %ent &&&&.. the rampa!e in the centre of @orwich last night.
f) 8he claimed that the selling of ha#it>forming drugs was !ettin! &&&&.. control.
g) he car left the road and crashe$ &&&&.. a tree.
h) 8everal guests at the hotel were robbe$ &&&&.. 'e%eller( and money.
i) Aavid, 1/, has #een sleepin! &&&&.. a park bench for the "ast si3 months.
5) he "olice have char!e$ her &&&&.. driving without due care and attention.
). Complete each space in the te*t %ith a %or$ forme$ from the %or$ in capitals.
-t,s ..3* at the head2uarters of the Boogy :oogers dance grou",
a (1) ...rehearsal studio in Beneva. Aancers of all sha"es ;(6(';8(
and si4es #egin to tum#le (2) ....................... through the doors. (@(;B$
8ome #egin lum#ering u", others s"linter off into grou"s to try
out new moves. Cne woman, lost in her own (3) ....................... 6-@D
sits with her head"hones on, "re"aring for the "unishing routines
to follow. ' long>haired man with a goatee #eard "uts a ta"e in
the hi>fi, and ra" music #lares out of the (!) ........................ 8E('D
8oon the room is alive with whirling, s"inning #odies and
(%) ....................... fills the air. ?'FB6
he Boogy :oogers are the #rainchild of omas 8eeler, who
hand"icked many of his trou"e from local street dancers. 8eeler,s
own ()) ....................... was in gymnastics, #ut others come B'<D
from the worlds of martial arts, #ody#uilding and #allet. 1any
different (+) ....................... are re"resented in the grou", @'-C@'?
including <hilean, Fi5ian and 8enegalese dancers. he grou"
has #een "erforming all over (uro"e, most nota#ly in Earis,
where they #ecame (.) ....................... cele#rities. Famous @-B6
for their (/) ....................... and novel inter"retations, the <;('(
Boogy :oogers have made several (1*) ....................... on G, 'EE(';
and look set to remain the ,in, thing for many years to come.