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Grammar Bank answer key

1A 1C
a a
1 Are you going to go out this evening? 1 Hey! Youre standing on my foot!
2 Where does your sister work? 2 They arent playing very well today.
3 What music are you listening to? 3 What are you studying at the moment?
4 Does the class finish at 8.00? 4 Were thinking of you.
5 Why didnt you write to me? 5 Is she wearing make-up?
6 Do you often go to the cinema? 6 Theyre making a big mistake.
7 What does this word mean? 7 Is your brother working in London now?
8 What time did your friends arrive? 8 She isnt talking to her father at the moment.
b b
1 Do you have a car? 1 doesnt bite
2 Is your brother older than you? 2 are / wearing / s raining
3 How often does he write to you? 3 m not listening
4 What time does this class start? 4 need / dont have
5 Where did yoyo go last summer? 5 s putting
6 How many languages do you speak? 6 Do / cook / eat
7 Are you going to see her this evening? 7 are / doing / m meeting
8 Who are you waiting for?

1B 1D
a a/b
1 Does Anna like music? 1 who C
2 She has a lot of hobbies. 2 which E
3 I dont get on very well with my sister. 3 which A
4 My brother doesnt know me very well. 4 where F
5 Do they have any children? 5 who D
6 Does the film finish late? 6 which B
7 He goes out twice a week. c
8 We dont often talk about politics. 1 Shes the woman who lives next door to me.
b 2 Thats the shop where I bought my dress.
1 Do / open 3 Hes the actor who was in Friends.
2 doesnt have 4 Theyre the children who broke my window.
3 listen 5 This is the restaurant where they do great
4 doesnt talk pasta.
5 Does / get on 6 Thats the switch which controls the central
6 doesnt work heating.
7 Hes the teacher who teaches my sister.
8 Thats the room where we have our meetings.

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2A 2C
a a
1 drove 1 did happen
2 broke 2 means this word
3 spent 3 did come
4 got 4 does go
5 couldnt 5 did win
6 were 6 said the teacher
7 didnt know b
8 found 1 did Ayrton Senna win? (3)
9 stayed 2 won (Jimmy Carter)
10 saw 3 directed (Quentin Tarantino)
11 went 4 did Nelson Mandela become (1994)
12 bought 5 wrote (JRR Tolkien)
13 wanted 6 did Sting do (He was a teacher.)
14 didnt have
15 was
16 was
17 started
18 left
b
1 Did you have a good time?
2 Who did you go with?
3 Where did you stay?
4 Why didnt you like it?
5 How much did the plane ticket cost?

2B 2D
a a
1 was working 1 Although
2 were waiting 2 because
3 Was / wearing 3 but
4 were / doing 4 Although
5 wasnt listening 5 so
6 was driving 6 because
7 wasnt raining 7 but
b b
1 broke / was playing 1 E, so
2 Were / driving / stopped 2 F, because
3 was snowing / left 3 D, although
4 didnt see / was working 4 G, but
5 called / was talking 5 H, so
6 A, because
7 C, but
8 B, because

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3A 3C
a a
1 isnt going to pass 1 I
2 Is / going to buy 2 H
3 are going to be 3 A
4 arent going to go / are going to stay 4 B
5 are / going to get married 5 C
6 is going to snow 6 D
b 7 F
1 do you do b
2 raining 1 Shall I help
3
2 wont tell
4 I meet 3 ll call
5
4 ll pay
6 being late 5 wont forget
7
6 Shall / take

3B 3D
a a
1 They wont win. 1 Do
2 Will the meeting be long? 2 is
3 He wont get the job. 3 Did
4 Will you see him at the party? 4 were
5 Itll be impossible to park. 5 do / will
6 You wont like the film. 6 Does
7 Shell love the chocolates we bought her. 7 are
8 There wont be a lot of traffic at 6.00. 8 Was
9 Youll be able to find a good job. b
b 1 re having
1 ll / do 2 had
2 will / make 3 wants
3 wont last 4 Shall / buy
4 will be 5 happened
6 was coming
7 stopped
8 met
9 re going to be

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4A
a a
1 Have you ever bought clothes from that
shop?
2 I havent read the newspaper today.
3 We have never been to the new shopping
centre.
4 Has your brother lived abroad all his life?
5 They have gone to live in South America.
6 She has never flown before.
7 He hasnt met his wifes family.
8 Have you eaten in this restaurant before?
b 1
1  We went to Ireland last year.
2  Have you ever been to Paris?
3

4

5  I saw that film last week.
6

7

8  World War II ended in 1945.
4C
1 My sister is thinner than me.
2 Im busier this week than I was last week.
3 Cambridge is further from London than
Oxford.
4 I did the second exam worse than the first.
5 Chelsea played better than Arsenal.
6 The men in my office work harder than the
women.
7 My new job is more boring than my old one.
b
Kelly isnt as tall as Cindy.
2 My case isnt as heavy as yours.
3 London isnt as big as Mexico City.
4 Tennis isnt as popular as football.
5 Adults dont learn languages as fast as
children.
6 I dont work as hard as you.
7 England didnt play as well as France.

4B 4D
a a
1 Have you made your bed yet? 1 the hottest
2 Shes already gone to work. 2 the worst
3 Weve just had a cup of coffee. 3 the friendliest
4 I havent found a job yet. 4 the most important
5 Hes just sent me an e-mail. 5 best
6 Theyve already sold their house. 6 the most polluted
b 7 furthest
1 Ive just had breakfast. b
2 Have you finished your homework yet? 1 Its the best film Ive ever seen.
3 The film has already started. 2 Hes the most unfriendly person Ive ever
4 I havent met his girlfriend yet. met.
5 Theyve just got married. 3 Its the hardest exam hes ever done.
6 Youre too late. Hes already gone home. 4 Theyre the most expensive shoes shes ever
7 Have you spoken to him yet? bought.
8 I havent read his new book yet. 5 Its the longest book Ive ever read.
6 Shes the most beautiful girl Ive ever seen.
7 Its the worst meal Ive ever had.

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5A 5C
a a
1 to meet 1 Jane has to work very hard.
2 to do 2 Do you have to wear a uniform?
3 to go 3 My sister doesnt have to go to school.
4 not to make 4 Do I have to finish this now?
5 to learn 5 We dont have to get up early tomorrow.
6 not to drive 6 Does Harry have to work tomorrow?
7 to leave 7 We have to hurry or well be late.
b b
1 A 1 mustnt
2 F 2 have to
3 G 3 dont have to
4 B 4 have to
5 H 5 mustnt
6 C 6 dont have to
7 E 7 have to
8 dont have to

5B 5D
a a
1 remembering 1 down / out of
2 Teaching 2 over
3 learning 3 across
4 talking 4 on
5 being 5 to
6 Going 6 out of / in
7 studying 7 under
b b
1 Doing 1 out
2 not to go 2 in
3 to park 3 out of
4 reading 4 into
5 to drive
6 doing
7 cooking / washing up

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6A 6C
a a
1 D 1 H
2 E 2 G
3 F 3 A
4 G 4 C
5 A 5 B
6 B 6 E
b 7 F
1 start / will come b
2 ll be / dont tell 1 might / may be ill
3 dont write / wont remember 2 might be in a meeting
4 Will / call / get 3 might not like it
5 ask / ll help 4 might not have time
6 wont pass / dont study 5 might win
6 might be cold

6B 6D
a a
1 G 1 shouldnt
2 A 2 shouldnt
3 E 3 should
4 B 4 should
5 F 5 shouldnt
6 D 6 shouldnt
b 7 should
1 would buy / had b
2 knew / would phone 1 should wear
3 would learn / worked 2 should study
4 stayed / would be able to / could 3 shouldnt walk
5 would see / lived 4 should relax
6 would go / were 5 shouldnt drive
6 should go

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7A 7C
a a
1 How long has he had his car? 1 He used to have short hair.
2 How long have your parents lived in this 2 He used to be quite fat.
house? 3 He didnt use to wear glasses.
3 How long have you been a teacher? 4 He used to wear a uniform.
4 How long has she known her boyfriend? 5 He didnt use to drink wine.
5 How long has Poland been in the EU? b
6 How long have you had your dog? 1 Where did you use to go to school?
7 How long has Tim been frightened of water? 2 I didnt use to like vegetables when I was a
b child.
1 Hes had his car for three years. 3 My sister used to hate maths at school.
2 Theyve lived in this house for a long time. 4 What did you use to do in the summer?
3 Ive been a teacher since 1990. 5 They didnt use to live near here.
4 Shes known her boyfriend since May. 6 This building used to be a cinema.
5 Its been in the EU since 2004. 7 Did your brother use to study here?
6 Weve had our dog for about two years.
7 Hes been frightened of water since he was a
child.

7B 7D
a a
1  He left school last year. 1 are / were made
2
2 is / was cut
3  She has lived in Hollywood since 2004. 3 was discovered
4  My sister had her baby yesterday! 4 was woken
5  Ive worked there for twenty years. 5 is played
6
6 were recorded
7  They were married for a year. 7 are educated
b b
1 has she lived / moved 1 Last night we were stopped by the police.
2 did Picasso die / did he live / left 2 A lot of fast food is eaten by American
3 have they been teenagers.
3 At the Moulin Rouge was painted by
Toulouse-Lautrec.
4 Weekly meetings are organized by the
marketing manager.
5 Fiat cars are made by the Italians.

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8A 8C
a a/b
1 anything 1 down

2 Somebody / Someone 2 up
3 somewhere 3 back
4 anybody / anyone 4 for
5 anywhere 5 away

6 something 6 on

7 nobody / no one 7 after
8 anything 8 down

b c
1 Nothing. 1 Turn it up.
2 Nowhere. 2 Pick them up.
3 Nobody. 3 Put it on.
c 4 Look it up.
1 I didnt do anything. 5 Take them off.
2 I didnt go anywhere. 6 Throw them away.
3 I didnt see anybody / anyone. 7 Turn it off.

8B 8D
a a
1 too 1 So am I.
2 too much 2 Neither did I.
3 water enough 3 So was I.
4 too much 4 Neither do I.
5 too many 5 So have I.
6 a few 6 Neither can I.
7 time enough 7 So would I.
8 a little 8 So did I.
b b
1 enough 1 So do I.
2 too 2 Neither am I.
3 too many 3 So did I.
4 enough 4 Neither have I.
5 too 5 Neither do I.
6 too many 6 So can I.
7 So do I.

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9A 9B
a a
1 G 1 She said that she was tired.
2 F 2 He told her he didnt like rock music.
3 A 3 He said hed book a table.
4 H 4 Paul told us that hed bought a new car.
5 C 5 She said that she lived in the city centre.
6 B 6 They said that they could do it.
7 D 7 Julie said that she had seen the film on TV.
b b
1 didnt recognize / had cut 1 Mike asked me if I liked football.
2 phoned / had left 2 I asked her what music she liked.
3 turned on / had finished 3 She asked me if I was tired.
4 didnt lend / hadnt finished 4 I asked them if they had been to New York.
5 failed / hadnt studied 5 He asked me where I had lived before.
6 got / had broken 6 She asked him if he could swim.
7 I asked him where he was from.

New English File Pre-intermediate Grammar Bank key Oxford University Press 2008