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Com plete the sentences w ith the c orre ct fo rm of the w ords in capitals.

1 The top model w a s ____________________________

beautifully dressed in an elegant evening gown. BEAUTY
2 My street i s ____________________________
peaceful because it’s far from any main roads. PEACE
3 Our football team won t h e ____________________________
championship at the end of the season and received CHAMPION
____________________________
sponsorship from a large company. SPONSOR
4
homeless
There are thousands o f ____________________________ people sleeping in the streets. HOME
5 I bought a ____________________________
colourful dress but its colours faded after I washed it. COLOUR
6 I was fined because I was driving ____________________________
carelessly . CARE
7 The directions you gave us were ra th e r ____________________________
unhelpful , as we still got lost. HELP
8 sleepy
I am feeling q u ite ____________________________ because I didn’t get enough sleep last night SLEEP
.9 I got into a bu sine ss____________________________ with my cousin but it ended up PARTNER
being ____________________________
unsuccessful . SUCCESS
10 The musical performance was s o ____________________________
powerful that the audience gave POWER
the orchestra a standing ovation.

11 The witness’ statement didn’t help the police in the investigation, so it proved to
b e ____________________________ . VALUE
12 The man was found ____________________________
guilty of shoplifting and sentenced GUILT
to one month in prison.

13 He h a s ____________________________
successfully completed his postgraduate studies. SUCCESS
14 The new lazer treatm ent can extract teeth ____________________________
painlessly . PAIN
15 It’s just a ____________________________ dog. There is no need to panic. HARM

Examination Practice

A Read the text b e lo w and decide which answ er A, B, C or D best fits each space.

A N IGHT A T THE THEATRE

reminds
Going to the theatre brings back happy memories, as it (1)________________________ me of my very first performance on
which
stage, (2)________________________ was th irty years ago. Parts of that particular night are so vivid that I can still picture
myself as though it were yesterday. The excitement amongst the actors, the (3)________________________ applause and
life
the party after the opening night are memories which will remain with me for (4) ________________________ .

I don’t know how we managed to do so well. The rehearsals were far from satisfactory because we thought that
when
we could just have two rehearsals a week (5 )________________________ in fact we needed more. The background

(6 )________________________ to the last act weren’t ready until an hour before the beginning of the play despite the set
builder’s best (7 )________________________
efforts .The director was not satisfied (8 )_________________________
with anything and he

didn’t even want to show up on the first night. Admittedly, I wouldn’t have wanted to either.

(9 )________________________ the night finally arrived, we were all a bit worried. I remember (10)________________________
through the curtain ten minutes before the start and being amazed (11)________________________
at the

(12)________________________
sight of a full house. Finally, it was time for the curtain to go up. In the end, we proved the director
wrong and everything went like clockwork.
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B Complete the text belo w with the correct form of the words in capitals.

(1) friendship FRIEND

relationship RELATION

wonderful WONDER

(4 ) valuable VALUE

carefully CARE

THOUGHT

DOUBT

sensible SENSE

TRUTH

useless USE
 PAST TENSES
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: past perfect or past simple.
1. I was (to be) very tired because I had studied (to study) too much.
2. Jill had phone (to phone) Dad at work before she left (to leave) for her trip.
3. They had rided (to ride) their bikes before they met (to meet) their friends.
4. When she arrived (to arrive) the match had already started (to start).
5. After Eric made (to make) breakfast he had phone (to phone) his friend.
6. After the man came (to come) home he had feed (to feed) the cat.
7. Before he sang (to sing) a song he had played (to play) the guitar.
8. Susan turned on (to turn on) the radio after she had washed (to wash) the dishes.
9. She watched (to watch) a video after the children go (to go) to bed.
10. After Fred spended (to spend) his holiday in Italy he want (to want) to learn Italian.II. Put
the verbs in brackets in the correct tense: past perfect or past simple.
I can't believe I (get) _________that apartment. I (submit) _________my application last week, but
I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) _________up to take a look
around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) _________before me. Most of them
(fill, already) _________out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could
still apply, so I did.
I (try) _________to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They
(want) _________me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I
(have) _________some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I
(end) _________up listing my father as a reference.
It was total luck that he (decide) _________to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord
and my father (go) _________to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment
before he (look) _________at my credit report. I really lucked out!
III. Complete using the past perfect simple or past perfect continuous of the verbs in the box

1. By the time he died, Beethoven had wrote nine symphonies. 2. We

chose the Hotel Rio because we had stayed there before.
3. We have been waiting for over an hour when the train finally arrived.
4. I was completely out of breath because ________________.

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 5. I had seen the film before, so I knew how it ended.
6. When he got married, I had known Chris for about two years.
7. Johnson had been getting ready for the race for six months and finally the big moment came.
8. Vivian had runed computer lessons for very long so she wasn't sure how to use the Internet.
9. Holly had eaten oysters before, so she wasn't sure what to do with them.
10. I had been listening to my new CD for a few minutes when the CD player started making a
funny noise.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct past tense of the verbs. (RAE, 23)
1. Helena (receive) ___________ hospital treatment for a year before the doctors finally (tell)
___________ her their diagnosis.
2. The party chairman only (make) ___________ a statement after there (be) ___________ a lot
of speculation in the press.
3. Julia (try) ___________ several computer dating agencies by the time she (meet) ___________
and (fall in love) ___________ with George.
4. Sharon eventually (find) ___________ the job she (want) ___________ last year, although she
(graduate) ___________ the year before.
5. The official I (ask) ___________ to speak to (not be) ___________ there. Apparently he (go)
___________ abroad on business.
6. When the doctor (arrive) ___________ at the scene of the accident, he (realise) ___________
the victim still (breathe).
7. The workmen (spend) ___________ all morning digging the trench, and by lunchtime they
(finish) ___________ it.
8. When the ship (hit) ___________ the reef, most of the crew (play) ___________ cards, and the
passengers (have) ___________ dinner.
9. It (rain) ___________ and (begin) ___________ to get very cold as I (set out) ___________ on
my long walk home.
10. When she (be) ___________ a child, she always (want) ___________ to do the most
dangerous things.
11. I suddenly (recognise) ___________ the town square. I (be) ________ there ten years before.
12. When my friend (open) ___________ the door, I (feel) ___________ like hitting him. I (ring)
___________ his doorbell for at least twenty minutes!

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13. When Oscar (go back) ___________ into the room, his colleagues still (quarrel) ___________
about the coffee.
14. I (not answer) ___________ the phone immediately, because I (try) ___________ to finish
some work.
15. When you (get) ___________ your first job?
16. Between 1989 and 2000 they (work) ___________ in three different countries, and (move)
___________ house five times.

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