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I Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.

Ask, die out, not do, have to, move, perform, queue, tell, wear, not work
1. People __________ always ____________ where Setomaa is.
2. She ____________ tomorrow because its a national holiday.
3. Evar ____________ the children a story about their ancestors.
4. Why _____________ more and more people _____________ abroad?
5. Lots of people think our traditions __________ and we ______________ enough to
save them.
6. At the moment I ________________ to go through immigration control.
7. I ____________ constantly ____________ travel away from home to work.
8. Why ____________ you ____________ your national costume?

II Underline the correct tense


A: How was your first day?
B: Everything went/was going wrong!
A: What do you mean?
B: Well, they were arranging/d arranged a meeting for new staff but I
overslept/was oversleeping. I had arrived/arrived late and the meeting already
started/had already started.
A: Oh, dear!
B: Things didnt get/wasnt getting any better. I had knocked/knocked a computer
onto the floor while the woman from Human Resources had shown/was showing
us around the offices. It was a new computer too- they hadnt had/werent having
it for long.
A: Had you met/ Did you meet the boss?
B: Yes, it was/had been quite funny. He had forgotten/was forgetting that we were
coming/came because, when we all walked/had walked into his office, he
played/was playing a game on his computer!
III Complete the sentences using the future continuous and the future
perfect.
This time tomorrow we ll be flying (fly) to Bejing. We ____________ dinner so I
___________ (watch) the in-flight film and David ________ (sleep). David is Chinese
but its my first visit to China. Davids parents _________ (wait) at the airport, to
take us to their apartment. We __________ (spend) a few days with them, then
were going to travel around China for a few months. By the end of the trip I
expect we ___________ (spend) most of money, but we ____________ (visit) most of
the major tourist attractions and I _________ (take) hundreds of photos! David
speaks Chinese of course, so for most of the time he _________ (translate) for me.

However, Ive got a phrase book and hopefully, when we see Davids parents
again I _______ (learn) eough Chinese to have a conversation with them.
IV Complete the text using passive form of the verbs.
Nineteen year old Mark Smith, who spent 12 days lost in the Australian outback,
has been found (find). Emergency services had given up hope of finding Mark,
who was last _______ (see) leaving a youth hostel in Sidney. Although a huge
rescue operation was ____________ (launch) there was no trace of the British
teenager until today when he was ______ (discover) by chance by two walkers.
Mark has now ___________ (take) to the city hospital where he is currently
_____________ (examine) by doctors. If he is well enough, he may ___________
(release) from hospital later this week.
V Read the dialogue, then complete the text using reported speech.
A: This yoghurt is delicious. Where did you buy it?
B: Ive always made my own yoghurt.
A: Really? Is it difficult to make?
B: No, it isns. Why dont you try?
A: I cant cook very well.
B: Well I can lend you a recipe book.
A: Will you help me?
B: Yes, of course I will. Im working tomorrow but I can come over the next day.
Margot gave me some yoghurt yesterday. I told her that it was delicious and
asked her where she _______ it. She said that she ________ always _________ her
own yoghurt. I asked her if it __________ difficult to make but she said it _______.
She wanted to know why I ___________.I told her that I ___________ very well, but
she said she __________ me a recipe book. I asked her if she ________ me and she
said of course she __________. She said that she ________ today but she ________
over tomorrow.

VI Underline the correct form of the verb.


1. He said the burglar alarm was broken, then went on to explain/explaining how
to fix it.
2. Dont stop to work/working. The exhibition opens soon.
3. Will you remember to take/taking these parcels to the post office this
afernoon?
4. The computer might still be on, I dont remember to switch/switching it off
before I went to bed.
5. I saw Mr Ahmed in the street and stopped to ask/asking him about the robbery.
6. The children didnt notice when she walked in, they just went on to
argue/arguing.

VII Underline the correct word.


1. It was such/so/such a cold day that we decided to stop for a hot drink.
2. His temperature was such/so/such a high that we took him to the hospital
3. They often put such/so/such a ridiculous advice on products that now I dont
bother ro read it.
4. He was such/so/such a bad doctor that we decided to complain.
5. There was such/so/such a much blood that I thought he would die.
6. People are such/so/such a worried about their children that they never let them
out of their sight.
7. There are such/so/such a lot of labels that its easy to get confused.
8. You take such/so/such a silly risks that Im surprised you havent managed to
kill yourself!

VIII Write a short essay describing your last holiday (70-100 words).

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