Professional Documents
Culture Documents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................5
UNIT 18
1. GET ..................................................................................94
2. TAKE..................................................................................97
3. DO & MAKE ....................................................................100
4. COME & GO....................................................................103
5. LOOK & SEE..................................................................106
D. KEY ..............................................................................................109
I. Choose the most suitable words in italics and explain your choice.
TENSE CONSOLIDATION:
PRESENT PERFECT
IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that they contain the words in
capitals, and so that the meaning stays the same.
.............................................................................................. SINCE
6. Are you still working on your project?
.............................................................................................. YET
7. We haven’t seen each other since/ in June.
.............................................................................................. LAST
8. A mechanic has adjusted my brakes.
.............................................................................................. HAVE
9. She hasn’t eaten caviar for many years.
.............................................................................................. IT
10. I bought this house in 1965 and I’ still living in it.
.............................................................................................. SINCE
INVERSION
1. If I had thought what his reaction would be, I wouldn’t have asked
him to help me.
Had ...
2. Little did they suspect about their brother having cheated them.
They ...
3. The results of the inquiry were not known until later.
Only ...
4. Such was the effect of the lecture on the group that everybody
made an application to attend the course.
The effect ...
5. If you happen to see Timmy, give him my best regards.
Should ...
6. As soon as I got the suspect telephone call, I informed the police
about it.
Barely ...
7. The influence of the teacher on little Tom was so great that he
immediately started behaving himself.
Such ...
8. Had they any doubt about the bargain, they would have refused it
at once.
If ...
9. Our teacher taught us the Present Perfect and she also explained
everything about its use.
Not only ...
10. The eminent British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking came out, in
a wheelchair as always.
Out ...
MODAL AUXILIARIES
1. He said she was allowed to/ might leave work early if he wanted.
2. I carried an umbrella round all day but it didn’t rain once. I
needen’t have taken/ didn’t need to take it.
3. If you have any mechanical problem and you have to / need to
stop, don’t forget to switch on your hazard warning lights.
4. He could/ was able to persuade her parents that what he wanted
to do was just marry her.
5. He said he was able to/ could play tennis for hours on end without
getting out of breath when he was younger.
6. It’s a pity you didn’t let me know you would be in town. I would/
could have put you up.
7. I might/ should suppose your wife is a quite pretty woman.
8. I asked them to help me with the luggage but they couldn’t/
wouldn’t do it!
9. He told anyone how he could/ was able to reach the top of Everest.
10. It was strange that he should have been/ would have been
drinking whisky at 5 o’clock in the morning.
1. Were they accoustomed ... (tell) that story all over again?
2. I know he has made a lot of money ... (invest) in that business.
3. Tom surprised us all ... (leave) ... (say) “Good bye”.
4. Being a bachelor, he is used ... (eat) in town.
5. He always takes great pleasure ... (chat) to his friends over a
glass of beer.
6. Instead ... (study), Gregory went for a walk in the forest.
7. I’m tired ... (wait) for you for ages.
8. I’m accustomed ... (work) for hours on end without a break.
9. The heavy rain prevented me ... (finish) my work in the garden.
10. They objected ... (change) their plans at this late date.
I’m fed up. We’re stock taking in our department and it’s terrible. I’ve
been working for six hours non-stop, and I can’t do any more. It wouldn’t
seem so bad if it was raining- I hate having to work so hard when it’s so
fine outside. It was just the same yesterday.
I started at nine in the morning, and by five in the afternoon I was
dropping on my feet. I asked my boss if I could leave at half past five as
I’d worked late the day before, but he said I had to get the work finished.
I shall be thankful when it’s all over.
Mary stopped me at work the other day. She was really fed up ...
B. D. Graver Advanced English Practice
GET
II. Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb (phrase) from the list below.
The first one is done for you as an example: