ADVANCED 2 - UNITS 9-10

I. Rewrite the following sentences using have something done passive causative.
1. Her roses are pruned once per year.
She had roses are pruned once per year

2. Her computer was upgraded last week.

She was having computer upgraded last week

3. Their office will be disinfected next week.

They will be having disinfected office next week

4. Her nails have been manicured before.

She has been having manicured nails before

5. Charlie’s car is being washed right now

He is having car washed right now
II. Answer the questions with have/get in active causative.

1. Does Manny fix his own sink? No,

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2. Are they going to clean her house themselves?
No,_________________________________________________
3. Will David print his own advertisement? No,
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4. Is John typing his essay? No,
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5. Has Mario dyed her own hair? No,
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III. Put the cues in a correct order to form suggestions.

1. /you/ carpet/don’t/get/fit/why/your/? /
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2. /have /thought about/you/a book/delivered/having/to your house/?/
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3. /It/to have/might/the leaking pipe/be/fixed/tomorrow/a good idea/./
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4. /tidied/one thing / the garden/every spring/could/you/do/is/to get/./
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5. /you/maybe/get/suit/ could/your/dry cleaned/./
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6. /your dress/designed/by Valentino/what about/having/? /
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IV. Circle the correct form of the verb with suggestions.

1. I broke up with my girlfriend.

What about (to look/looking/look) for a new girlfriend?

2. I can’t put up with my brother’s friends.

Have you ever thought about (to find/finding/find) your own friends?

3. I am not looking forward to going to the mass.

It might be a good idea (to bring/ bringing/ bring) your IPod.
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4. I have to cut down on fatty foods.

One thing you could do is (to follow/ following/followed) a diet.

5. I can’t get along with my father in law.

Maybe you could (to give/ giving/ give) him a bottle of whisky.

6. I can’t keep up with my English classmates. I am a slow learner.

Why don’t you (to get/ getting/ get) a private tutor?

V. Circle the correct preposition of time references.

1. The Rubik’s Cube was popular (for/since/in) the 80’s.
2. I have studied English (from/for/since) 2009.
3. I worked in the Netherlands from 1980 (to/for/in) 2003.
4. She has been waiting for me (in/since/for) 30 minutes.
5. I read there was a volcano eruption 8 years (for/ago/during)

VI. Choose future simple/ continuous/ perfect.

1. Within 20 years Ecuadorians will (do/ have done/ be doing) all transactions through the
bank.
2. By year 2020, I will (finish/ have finished/ be finishing) my university.
3. By this time tomorrow She will (sleep/ have slept/be sleeping).
4. People will (live/ have lived/ be living) in greenhouse cities for solar protection
somewhere in the future.
5. People will probably (buy/ have bought/ be buying) groceries through the internet.
6. People will (change/ have changed/ be changing) their cars for hybrid cars by 2025.

VII. Choose the right word for the sentence. Write the letters on the line after each
sentence.
1. There are many people killed by professional hit men in Ecuador. ____
2. Engineer Richard Drew came up with Scotch Tape (cellophane tape) in 1930. ___
3. I graduated from high school 2 years ago. ____
4. There was a huge landslide in Baños and many people died. ____
5. In last years epidemic spread of NH1 many people received vaccines. ____
6. In 2011 the twin towers were destroyed by airplane attacks. ___
7. Frederick Banting was the developer of insulin. ___

a. achievement
b. assassination
c. disaster
d. discovery
e. epidemic
f. invention
g. terrorist act
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