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Answers 1
1. is crying
2. do/am studying
3. was wearing
4. Did you lock
5. doesnt start/starts
. will !e "laying
#. $a%e e%er %isited
&. won/$a%ent won
'. is trying/is saying
1(. was sitting/met
11. will "$one
12. $a%e !een doing
13. is cooking/cooks
14. is coming
15. did you s"end
1. )a%e you !een/$a%e !een ringing
1#. )a%e you e%er/s$ot
1&. is running/ wants
1'. $a%e !een waiting/$asnt come
2(. $as !een standing
21. went/was dri%ing
22. $as worked/$asnt $ad
23. )a%e you seen
24. did you get
25. *ill you remem!er

Exercise A
+ast *ednesday, w$ile - was walking around t$e "ark - met my .riend /eter Smit$ "laying
tennis. *e talked .or a little w$ile a!out my $olidays in 0ome and $is tri" to 1erlin. -t was nice to
see $im, es"ecially !ecause we $adnt met since we le.t 2am!ridge 3ni%ersity in 1''(.

Exercise B
4ur world $as a lot o. serious "ro!lems. Scientists say t$e weat$er is c$anging and t$at t$e world is
getting $otter.. Doctors tell us t$at t$e sun can gi%e us cancer, and new diseases, w$ic$ do not yet
$a%e a cure, are a""earing in many countries. 5urt$ermore, t$ere are too many "eo"le and t$ere is
not enoug$ .ood .or t$em. -n t$ese res"ects, t$en, t$e .uture looks !lack. 4n t$e ot$er $and, t$ere
are reasons to !e o"timistic, too.

Exercise C
1. denying 4. noticing #. tra%elling 1(. "re.erring 13. digging
2. running 5. !eing &. de%elo"ing 11. $itting 14. swimming
3. trying . .orgetting '. reducing 12. staying 15. re.erring
1. lying
Exercise D
1. married 4. starred #. ro!!ed 1(. "assed 13. tried
2. $o"ed 5. tra%elled &. $ated 11. lo%ed 14. answered
3. sto""ed . $ated '. reduced 12. stayed 15. sailed
1. .inis$ed
Exercise E
1. *ere going on $oliday on Saturday.
2. - sli""ed on a !anana skin.
3. )e su..ered .rom "neumonia !e.ore $e died.
4. )a%e you seen my c$ildrens "$otos6
5. *$ere are t$e !o7es6
E7ercise 8
1. !etter
2. s$ocking
3. t$e .unniest
4. satis.ied
5. interested/interesting
. un$a""y
#. c$ildis$
&. more .re9uent
'. sooner/!etter
1(. as "retty as
11. con.using/con.used
12. disgusting
13. irrele%ant
14. t$e most interesting
15. t$e $a""iest
1. illegal
1#. less
1&. as !ig as
1'. immature
2(. educational
Exercise A QUESTIONS:
1. *$ere is +isa studying in t$e a.ternoon6
2. *$en is :om studying in t$e li!rary6
3. )ow o.ten do :om and 1ill go to t$e cinema6
4. )ow many su!;ects $a%e Sil%ia and 1o! got t$is year6
5. *$at do you like t$e most a!out +ondon6
. *$at did t$ey see last nig$t6
#. *$en did t$ey see a 3546
&. )ow many cans o. !eer are t$ere in t$e .ridge6
'. *$y did you tell $er t$e story6
1(. *$at time did t$e meeting start6
11. *$ere does Sara li%e6
12. *$o li%es in +ondon6
13. *$o did /eter see in t$e cinema last nig$t6
14. *$o saw your !rot$er in t$e t$eatre last week6
15. *$ere did <o$n s"eak to =r. 1rown6
1. *$o %isited =ary at t$e $os"ital6
1#. *$at makes a "$one work6
1&. *$at did <o$n tell =ary6
1'. *$at made $im %ery angry6
2(. *$at did your neig$!ours do6
21. *$o looked a.ter t$e garden during your $olidays6
Exercise B
1. *$at time does =ary always $a%e !reak.ast6
2. )ow long $as 0ick !een a sergeant6
3. *$en did $e !ecome a sergeant6
4. *$en does your sister>in>law do t$e s$o""ing6
5. )ow many times a week do you go to e%ening classes6

. )ow many years $as your .at$er worked .or an 8merican com"any6
#. *$at are t$e students writing6
&. *$ere did t$ey !uy a w$ite tie6
'. *$o !oug$t t$at $orri!le tie6
1(. *$en did t$e "ostman arri%e6

11. )ow long ago did 8lec %isit t$e museum6
12. *$o will %isit t$e museum ne7t week6
13. )ow many times did S$eila go out wit$ t$at !oy6
14. *$ere did S$eila meet $er !oy.riend .i%e years ago6
15. *$y didnt you understand t$em6

1. )ow muc$ did <enny and $er mot$er "ay .or t$at $at6
1#.)ow muc$ did t$ose !ooks cost last year6
1&. )ow long $a%e your "arents known eac$ ot$er6
1'. *$ere $as your !rot$er li%ed .or t$e last .i%e years6
2(. *$o got married se%en years ago
Answers 8
1. *$at time does =ary always $a%e !reak.ast6
2. )ow long $as 0ock !een a sergeant6
3. *$en did $e !ecome a sergeant6
4. *$en does your sister>in>law do t$e s$o""ing6
5. )ow many times do you go to e%ening classes6
. )ow long $as your grand.at$er worked .or an 8merican .irm6
#. *$at are t$e students writing6
&. *$ere did t$ey !uy an e7"ensi%e tie6
'. )ow long ago did Ken %isit t$e =useum6
1(. )ow many times did S$eila go out wit$ t$at !oy6
11. *$en did t$e "ostman arri%e6
12. *$y didnt you understand t$em6
13. )ow muc$ will <enny and $er mot$er "ay .or t$at $at6
14. )ow muc$ did t$ose !oots cost last year6
15. *$at did your "arents do at t$e "arty6
1. *$ere were <enny and $er .riends $a%ing lunc$6
1#. )ow old was <o$n w$en $e got married6
1&. )ow muc$ does t$at skirt cost6
1'. *$at do $er "arents do6
2(. )ow long $as your teac$er worked in t$at sc$ool6
21. *$at $a%e =r. and =rs. ?arc@a got in t$e country6
22. *$ere was t$e "lane landing6
23. *$y did =ary lea%e t$e "arty6
Exercise 1
1 older
2 stronger
3 $a""ier
4 more care.ul
5 more im"ortant
worse
# more di..icult
& larger
' .urt$er
1( more serious
11 more crowded
12 "rettier
Exercise 2
1 older
2 $otter/warmer
3 more e7"ensi%e
4 worse
5 .urt$er
more di..icult
Exercise 3
1 !igger
2 more modern
3 taller.
4 $arder.
5 more com.orta!le.
!etter.
# nicer.
& $ea%ier.
' more interested
1( warmer
11 !etter.
12 !igger.
13 more !eauti.ul..
14 s$ar"er
15 more "olite.

Exercise 4

2 2ity li.e isnAt as e7"ensi%e as %illage li.e !ut it
is more e7citing.
1 =otorways are not as interesting as country
roads !ut t$ey are .aster
2 :ra%elling !y "lane is not as c$ea" as tra%elling !y
1us !ut it is more com.orta!le.
3 Egy"t is not as green as -celand !ut it is warmer.
4 1icycles are not as com.orta!le as cars !ut t$ey are easier to "ark.
Exercise 5
1 earlier
2 more modern
3 !etter
4 correct sentence
5 as interesting as / more interesting t$an
correct sentence
# t$e same age as
& worse
' .urt$er