Vocabulary UNIT 3

1 Choose the correct answer.

1. Carl was the first one to reveal / attempt / wonder to climb to the top of the mountain.
2. I made a mistake when I noticed / looked into / assumed that you knew everyone at the party.
3. Visits to haunted / glowing / disturbed castles in England are very popular.
4. We will go surfing tomorrow because the flames / shadows / waves will be higher.
5. The Internet is a great source / eruption / proof of information.

2 Complete the sentences with the words below.

get to the bottom of  vanished  research  turned out  dust  flashing  missing  developed a
theory
1. The detective ……………………………. that the murderer knew the man he killed.
2. The weather ……………………………. to be sunny and warm for the picnic in the park.
3. George could finally finish the puzzle after he had found the …………………………….
pieces.
4. The ……………………………. light means that the battery is running out of power.
5. How much did you ……………………………. the topic for your final project?
6. The lorry that hit us ……………………………. before I could write down its details.
7. The policeman tried to ……………………………. the mysterious phone calls.
8. You should clean the ……………………………. on the shelves before the guests arrive.

3 Complete the words to match the definitions below.

1. Dirt that you often see on shelves: d … … …
2. Producing a soft, warm light: g … … … … … …
3. The grey gas produced in a fire: s … … … …
4. The sound you hear after someone tells a joke: l … … … … … … …
5. The body of a dead person: c … … … … …
6. A place visited by ghosts: h … … … … … …
GRAMMAR UNIT 3

1 Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. Use the Present Perfect Simple
or Past Simple.
1. already / the bus / the station / leave / .
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2. you / dinner / yet / have / ?
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3. not speak / we / an hour ago / to her / .
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4. yesterday / your brother / car / buy / what / ?
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5. not eat / since 10.00 / anything / we / .
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6. a film / I / last night / not see / .
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2 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect
Simple.
In 1947, a rancher in Roswell, New Mexico, 1. …………………… (call) the
sheriff after he 2. …………………… (find) some strange rubbish. The sheriff
also
3.
…………………… (not know) what the objects were, so he contacted the
US Air Force and soldiers 4. …………………… (take) the mysterious rubbish
away. Several days later, an article in the local newspaper 5.
…………………… (show) photos of the rubbish, claiming it was from an
alien spaceship. According to the Air Force, it was from a weather balloon
that 6. …………………… (crash). People who had read the article 7.
…………………… (not believe) that explanation. They thought that the
government was hiding the truth because no one 8. …………………… ever
…………………… (see) objects like those before. In 1994, the Air Force
finally
9.
…………………… (reveal) the truth. A team of scientists 10.
…………………… (invent) these materials for a secret project. At last,
everyone knew what
11.
…………………… really …………………… (happen) in Roswell.
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of used to.
1. The children …………………… (watch) TV, but now they play on the computer.
2. When I was little, my parents …………………… (read) me stories.
3. My sister …………………… (work out), but now she often goes to the health club.
4. How …………………… you …………………… (travel) to work before you bought a car?
5. My neighbours …………………… (own) a cat, but they gave it away.
6. I …………………… (eat) fresh vegetables, but now I enjoy eating salad.
7. …………………… you …………………… (play) in this playground when you were young?