Exercise 1

Choose the correct forms.

A) They say IS STOPPING / WILL STOP raining soon.

B) Can you come tomorrow? We WILL HAVE / ARE HAVING a barbecue.
C) If he does his best, he WILL WIN / IS WINNING the competition.
D) Don’t worry about the suitcases. I am carrying / will carry them for you.
E) Next Friday, the President WILL VISIT / IS VISITING our school.
F) If she forgets to buy flour, she IS NOT MAKING / WILL NOT MAKE a cake.
G) Next Sunday, the scouts WILL GO / ARE GOING back home.
H) I AM CALLING / WILL CALL the police if you threaten me again.

Exercise 2
Choose the correct options.

Captain of a team
What are the secrets of success in sport? After winning a big match, players are often asked
how they (1)…………. to do it. Most say it is the result of hard work and practice. But
another important (2)…….….. in their success is their team captain. The players (3) ………...
on the captain to motivate them and (4)………… They all play well together as a team. The
(5) ……………. of captain is for a person who works well under pressure. Could you be a
captain? Can you take (6)………….. of a group of people, even when they are tired or
frustrated? Can you insure that the team achieves its full (7)………... during a match? It’s not
easy, but those who do this well are rewarded with a team of players who (8) ……………
them. (9)…………….. they may not win every match, they will do everything they can make
the captain proud of them. That’s the secret of success.

1. A. managed B. arrived C. reached

2. A. feature B. factor C. characteristic
3. A. rely B. believe C. hope
4. A prepare B. provide C. enable
5. A. responsibility B. role C. matches
 6. A. direction B. order C. responsibility
7. A. talent B. ability C. potential
8. A. admit B. manage C. respect
9. A. However B. Nevertheless C. Although

Exercise 3
Choose the correct options.

Dear Lucy,
On Friday, I 1………….. from school. I was really tired and hungry so I 2…………….. to
the bar to get something to eat. Then I went 3……………… bus. Suddenly I saw a dog
which was walking across the road. I 4……………. him with me.
The dog is little and really scared. It was very dirty. When I washed him, it
5
………………… it has white hair. When I gave him 6………………….. to eat it was happy.
It is really cute.
When my mom came back from work and looked at him, she 7…………………. love
with him. We hanged leaflets but 8………………… was looking for the dog. We decided it to
stay with us. You 9…………………. see him when you will come to us from England!

(1) A)will come back B) come back C) came back

(2) A) go B) went C) walk
(3) A) to the B) by C) to
(4) A) take B) taking C) took
(5) A) turned out B) turn out C) turning out
(6) A) anything B) something C) somebody
(7) A) fell in B) in order C) first off
(8) A) everyone B) nothing C) no one
(9) A) saw B) can C) seeing
ANSWERS

Exercise 1
a) will stop
b) are having
c) will win
d) will carry
e) is visiting
f) will not make
g) are going
h) will call

Exercise 2
1) A
2) B
3) A
4) A
5) B
6) C
7) C
8) C
9) C

Exercise 3
1) C
2) B
3) A
4) C
5) A
6) B
7) A
8) C
9) B