Further Exercises

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1. I [have, almost] ____________ a car accident last night. I [drive] __________ down Washington
Avenue when suddenly I [see] __________ a car in my lane. It [come] __________ right at my
car. I [step] __________ on the brakes and [swereve] ___________ to the right. The other car
[miss, just] __________ my car by about an inch.
2. Ten years ago, the governemnt [decide] __________ to begin a food program. At this time,
many people in rural areas of the country [starve] __________ due to several years of drought.
3. It was my first day of class. I [find, finally] __________ the right room. The room [be, already]
___________ full of students. On one side of the room, students [talk, busily] ___________ to
each other in Spanish. Other students [speak] __________ Japanese, and some [converse]
__________ in Arabic. It sounded like the United Nations. Some of the students, however, [sit,
just] __________ quietly by themselves. I [choose] __________ an empty seat in the last row
and [sit] __________ down. In a few minutes, the teacher [walk] __________ into the room and
all the bilingual conversation [stop] _________.
4. A: [Hear, you] __________ what just she said?
B: No, [listen, not] __________. I [think] ___________ about something else?
5. A: Why weren’t you at the meeting?
B: I [wait] __________ for an overseas call from my family.
6. A: I’m sure you met Carol Jones at the party last night.
B: I don’t remember her. What [wear, she] __________ ?
7. A: What’s wrong with your foot?
B: I [step] __________ on bee while I [run] __________ barefoot through the grass. It [sting]
_________ me.
8. A: How [break, you] __________ your arm?
B: I [slip] ___________ on the ice while I [cross] _________ the street in front of the dorm.
9. I met George in the conference and he [tell] __________ me not get into its business.
10. When I [look] __________ at Diana, she [partake] _________ in that circle of people having
dinner together.
11. While Diana [have] _________ dinner last night, Diana’s mother [persuade] ________ her to join
his father to go to wedding reception.
12. Mr. President [announce] ___________ his decision to welcome Chinese worker while disasters
[happen] _________ in Lombok.
13. Nurse Elizabeth [look] _________ after me since I [am] _________ a small child.
14. Our country [has] __________ many problem concernig economy, education, security.
15. I [can, not] __________ climb the tree because my legs [are] __________ sick.