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exam.’ ‘I would be if I were her.’
a has b ’s c does
1 Complete the questions with one word.
1 What colour eyes have you got? I can’t see them
behind your sunglasses!
2 What _____ of clothes do you like to wear?
Casual? Formal?
3 ‘_____ far can you run without stopping?’
‘I’m pretty fit, so at least 10 km.’
4 ‘What size shoes _____ you take?’ ‘Size 44.’
5 ‘_____ do you get most of your clothes from?’
‘I get them from markets.’
6 ‘How _____ memory has your phone got?
‘I’m not sure, but it’s enough for me.’
7 ‘How long _____ the battery last on your
laptop?’ ‘Not long – only about an hour!’
8 ‘What’s your house _____ ?’ ‘It’s quite modern.’
9 Do you like your current job or _____ you prefer
to do something more challenging?
10 ‘_____ is your teacher this morning?’ ‘She’s
fine!’
11 That woman reminds me of someone on TV,
but _____ is it?

2 Choose the correct letter.

1 ‘Where ___ you and your brother born?’
‘In Egypt.’
a were b are c was
2 ‘___ you get that new job you wanted?’
‘Yes. I’ve finally got my dream job!’
a Have b Did c Were
3 ‘What ___ your friends do to keep healthy?’
‘They try to eat lots of vegetables.’
a does b is c do
4 ‘How long ___ people been using emojis?’
‘I don’t know. Not long, I guess.’
a have b has c did
5 ‘The first text message was sent in 1992. ___ that
surprise you?’ ‘Yes, I thought they were newer.’
a Did b Does c Is
6 ‘Which languages ___ in your country?’
‘English and French. I’m Canadian.’
a were spoken b is speaking c are spoken
7 ‘What are the most popular goods ___ in your
country at the moment?’ ‘Computers and cars.’
a produced b are produced c are produce
8 ‘I think she ___ a bit nervous about the coming

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9 ‘The package still ___. Do you think I should
give someone a call about it?’ ‘I’d wait another
day to see if it turns up.’
a hasn’t arrived b has arrived c didn’t arrive
10 ‘Why ___ you start learning English when you
were younger?’ ‘There weren’t any English
teachers.’
a weren’t b haven’t c didn’t
11 ‘Who ___ been using my laptop? There’s food
all over the keyboard!’ ‘Sorry, I borrowed it
while I had my lunch.’
a is b does c ’s
12 ‘Did you learn much on your computer course
last week?’ ‘No, I ___. I knew most of it
already.’
a wasn’t b didn’t c hadn’t
13 ‘Are you cooking anything special this evening?’
‘Yes, I ___. I’m doing fish pie.’
a am b do c will
14 ‘Have you got any bad habits that you’d like to
give up?’ ‘Yes, I ___. I wish I could stop biting
my nails.’
a did b am c have
15 ‘Does the water damage mean that my phone is
broken?’ ‘No, it ___. I think I can fix it.’
a isn’t b can’t c doesn’t
16 We have an appointment this afternoon. I ___
speak with Anna about her promotion.
a ’m going to b ’ll c can
17 Do you think intelligent machines ___ take over
our jobs?
a is going to b will c are
18 ‘What do you fancy doing this evening?’
‘We ___ go for a coffee if you want.’
a will b might c could
19 ‘How will I find out my results?’ ‘Well, the
online tests ___ automatically, so you’ll receive
an email.’
a is marked b are marked c are marking
20 ‘I didn’t hear that. Can you tell me what the
answer ___?’ ‘Sorry, I didn’t hear it either.’
a are b were c was
21 ‘Excuse me, could you tell me ___?’ ‘Yes, it’s on
the third floor. Use the lift over there.’
a where room 355 is b where is room 355
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How I met my husband

3 Choose the correct forms.
1 I ’m liking / like my neighbourhood. It’s a friendly
place to live.
2 I ’ve been living / live here for well over five years.
3 We ’re thinking / think of going to a restaurant this
evening. Do you fancy coming?
4 He ’s really enjoying / really enjoys the boiling hot
weather today.
5 This food is tasting / tastes terrible! I really think
we should complain.
6 We not understand / don’t understand what you’re
talking about!
7 You aren’t having / don’t have a very good day
today. Let me give you a hand.
8 My brother is deserving / deserves to pass his exam.
He has worked so hard.
9 Do you believe / Are you believing in life on other
planets?
10 What are you meaning / do you mean? Please can
you repeat that?
11 I ’m smelling / smell the milk to see if it’s bad. Ugh!
It is!
5 Choose the correct words.
4 Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
Years ago, I (1) lived (live) in a poor part of London.
I (2) __________ (work) at one of the big hospitals for
three years while I (3) ______________ (train) to be a
nurse. I shared a small flat with two other women and
we (4) _____________ (not have) a washing machine,
so every Sunday afternoon we (5) ______ (take) it in
turns to go to the local launderette – a shop full of
washing machines – to do our washing.
One afternoon, while I (6) _____________ (wait) for
our clothes to dry, I started talking to a handsome
young man who I (7) ______________ (not see)
before. I (8) ____ (see) him the next week as well and
after a few meetings I (9) ______ (tell) my friends that
I would go to the launderette every week just to talk to
this guy. We (10) _____________ (not know) each
other for very long when he asked me out, and two
years later we got married. Sometimes he takes me
back to the launderette where we first (11) _______
(meet) but now it’s a coffee shop!
1 You mustn’t /don’t have to / ought to download
films from the internet; it’s illegal.
2 If you want to go to a beautiful hot country, you
ought to / are allowed to / had to try Croatia.
3 I’m lucky, I mustn’t / don’t have to / shouldn’t
wear a tie at work – I hate them!
4 ‘Our takeaway pizza hasn’t arrived yet. What
could / would / should I do?’ ‘Call the shop and
ask where it is!’
5 You don’t need to / aren’t allowed to / ’ve got to
smoke in here. This is a non-smoking building.
6 Dan can’t come out tonight – he is allowed to /
mustn’t / needs to revise for his exam.
7 Can / Would / Need I keep my shoes on in here
or do you want me to take them off?
8 I’m really sorry that I had to / must / could go
home early last night. I had homework to do.
9 You’ll must / have to / should study hard if you
want to get to university.
10 The prisoner was allowed to / could / was able to
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box.
11 All passengers must / could / should show their
passports.

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what the time was / what time is it.
9 ‘I hate people tell me / telling me / to tell me what
6 Match 1–6 with a–k to make sentences.
to do.’ ‘Me too, it’s really annoying.’
A
c
1 If I see Dave ___
2 If I had known it was your birthday ___
3 If I had enough money ___
4 If I don’t know the answer ___
5 If I didn’t know the answer ___
6 If I didn’t have the money ___
7 If I had seen Ahmed ___
8 If I knew the answer ___
9 If I had had the money ___
10 What would you do ___
11 What would you have done ___
B
a if you saw someone commit a crime?.
b I wouldn’t buy a new car.
c I’ll tell him you’ll be late.
d I’d have asked him to come to the party.
e I’d have bought the dress.
f I ask the teacher.
g if you’d won a lot of money?
h I’d go on holiday.
i I’d tell you what it was.
j I’d have bought you a gift.
k I’d look it up on Google.

7 Choose the correct words.

1 ‘My dad is very wealthy.’ ‘He must / He can’t /
He mustn’t be a businessman.’
2 ‘Where do you think she’s from?’ ‘She will /
She might / She can be French.’
3 ‘Alex didn’t come to class yesterday.’
‘She should / She must / She can’t have been ill.’
4 ‘The manager got angry and started shouting at
us!’ ‘He shouldn’t / He can’t / He mustn’t have
done that.’
5 ‘Why are you looking so happy?’ ‘I should /
I may / I can’t have just found a new job.’
6 ‘I’m going home,’ he said. He told me /
He said me / He told he was going home.
7 ‘Get out of your car, please.’ He asked me to get
out of your car / to get out of my car / get out of
your car.
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10 ‘I can’t stand it any more. I’ve decided to

give up / giving up / give up my job.’
‘I hope it’s the right decision!’
11 ‘How long did it take you to drive to London?’
‘About five hours. I stopped having / have / to
have some lunch on the way.’

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