40p I. Complete the text below with the appropriate tenses using the words in parentheses: 1.

Samantha (live)____ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) ____ there when the Berlin wall came down. 2. I (have) _____ the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one. 3. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) ____ by the time Europeans first (arrive) _____ in the New World. 4. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake)____ up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) _____. 5. It (rain)______ all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 6. In the 19th century, it (take)______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. Things (change)____ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 35p II. Fill in the following sentences with a word derived from the word in bold: 1. His ____ to drugs nearly killed him. ADDICT 2. Some teachers put a lot of ____ on learning by heart. EMPHASIZE 3. Dictionaries, encyclopaedia and atlases are called ____ books. REFER 4. It was very ____ of you to leave your little brother alone in the house. RESPONSIBLE 5. The police were amazed at the ____ of the five children after a night out in freezing temperatures. SURVIVE 6. This present is just what I need. How ____ of you. THOUGHT 7. With the ____ of time, her heartache grew less painful. PASS 8. Hes nearly eighteen but still has very ____ attitudes and interests. CHILD 9. A lot of country people without jobs came to the city to look for _____. EMPLOY 10. Dont be afraid of the dog. Hes ____. HARM 25p III. Describe your best friend (physical appearance and character)