1. Match the phrases with the situation. .

(1 points)

1. This cant go on any longer! ______

2. I had to train really hard to get into the

a. No pain, no gain.
b. Strike while the

basketball team. ______

3. Did you check the gas was off before you

iron is hot.
c. Ignorance is bliss.
d. Practice makes

came out? _____

4. Your English will get better if you talk with
native speakers. _____
5. He was happy until he found out he had
failed. _____

perfect.
e. Better safe than
f.

sorry.
Enough is
enough.

2. Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

(1 points)

Keep playing the lottery. Youll _____________________some day.

Youre _____________________! Theres one left.
Im _____________________ . Ive never found any money before.
Youre _____________________. We sold the last one yesterday.
Dont _____________________. It wont last forever.

3. Correct the mistake in the sentence.

.
(1 points)
a. Im living in this town for 10 years now.
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b. We were going to stay in but then we decided to go home.
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c. Have you saw Titanic?
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d. We about to go to sleep when John called.
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e. He hasnt study English before he went to college.
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4.

Rewrite the sentences as one sentence, beginning with the part in bold. (2 points)
Example: She won $ 2,000 in a contest. Last night Sally was celebrating.

Last night Sally was celebrating because she had won

$2,000 in a contest.
1. He got up at dawn. He was driving for ten hours. Peter was tired when he arrived
home.
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2. I parked my car in a no-parking zone. It was towed away. I when to get my car,
but it wasnt there.
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3. He wasnt always poor. He had a successful business. Unfortunately, it went bust.
Mick was a homeless beggar.
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4. They were shopping all day. They spent all their money on clothes. Jane and
Petter arrived home. There were broke. (when)
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5. He saw a house in Maine St.. He first saw it while was driving on vacation.
Last week John moved to the house.
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5. Complete the article with the verbs in the box.

(2 points)