1.

Fill in the gaps with Past Simple or Past Continuous :

Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call) . She said she

(call) me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked her if she

(wait) for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of the hall

lecturing while she (talk) to me. I couldn't believe she (make) a

phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.

She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep,

actually) in class. Some of the students (talk) about their

plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw) a picture of a horse.

When Angela (tell) me she was not satisfied with the class, I

(mention) that my biology professor was quite good and

(suggest) that she switch to my class.

While we were talking, I (hear) her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a phone

call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang) up the phone and went to the

kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut) vegetables for a salad, the phone rang once

again. It (be) Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

2. Fill in the gaps with Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple :

Jack and Phil, twins from a small village near Oxford, (always be) the closest

friends. When they (be) small boys, they (do) everything together and when one of

them (go) through a difficult time, the other always (try) to help him. None of

them (know) that this was going to change soon. On 14 July 2008, Jack (fly) back

from his trip in Scotland when suddenly the pilot (announce) the plane had been

having technical difficulties and (need) to land on the sea. Even though the

pilot (do) his best, the plane (catch) fire and all passengers on the

board (die), including Jack. When Phil (learn) the news, he (be) absolutely

devastated and it (take) him many months to forget, in fact he (not

 recover). Almost immediately after the accident, he (move) away from Oxfordshire

and (live) in London since then. He (be) a successful banker but his

life (never be) the same. He (not fly) by plane because it always
reminds him of the way his brother died. Jack often said he would miss his brother and now it is

the other way round. Jack (be) dead for more than 5 years and Phil (miss)

him terribly. Often he remembers the time when they (play) hide and seek together or

moments when the whole family (meet) on Christmas Eve for the traditional Christmas

party. They (have) so much fun but now Phil (live) on his own. But there is also

Kate, Phil’s girlfriend, and suddenly there (be) a new hope for Phil. Only the time will
tell how he can cope with the loss of his brother.

3. Put A/AN/THE/ -

A: Have you ever thought about buying electric car? With price of gas at

more than $4.00 gallon, it's starting to look like very good option for

people trying to save money.

B: Yes, I have. In fact, I've been doing little research into electric cars

recently. I went to car dealer last week and test-

drove couple of electric cars just to get feeling for what was out there.

A: So do you think they are good choice for person like me who

thinks price of gas has gotten bit out of control?

B: That's hard question to answer. For example, first car I tried was

amazing, but I almost had heart attack when I saw price.

And second car I tested was inexpensive model, but it

was relatively slow car, and battery was too small. You could only

drive car for few hours before you had to recharge. And

with few public charging stations, that's not easy thing to do.
 _______ new restaurant opened in _______ High Street last week. It’s called The Big Veggie and
it serves _______ excellent vegetarian food. It has _______ interesting menu. _______ meals on
the menu are delicious and not expensive at all. In my opinion, it’s _______ best place to eat
vegetarian food in town.

4. Describing people using the words from the box :