1- Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1 I’d rather ________ at home than go out with my friends this evening.
A stay      B to stay      C staying     
2 Remember ________ to the doctor’s tomorrow morning.
A go      B to go      C going     
3 Try ________ your computer off and then on again. That might fix it.
A turn      B to turn      C turning     
4 I can’t help ________ when I watch a sad film.
A to cry      B cry      C crying     
5 I work part-time ________ a waitress in a local restaurant.
A like      B as      C at     
6 The house needs ________. It’s a terrible mess.
A clean      B to clean      C cleaning     
7 I’ll never forget ________ the Eiffel Tower for the first time.
A seeing      B to see      C see     
8 I ________ watch TV every day, but now I only watch it at weekends.
A am used to      B used to      C got used to     
9 Samuel promised ________ harder at school.
A to work      B working      C work     
10 Marcos ________ be good at English, but now he speaks it really well.
A wasn’t used to      B didn’t use to      C didn’t get used to     
11 I ________ go swimming on Fridays after work.
A ’m used to      B usually      C use to     
12 My parents used ________ me do my homework when I got home from school.
A make      B making      C to make     
13 After a year in Britain I’ve finally ________ driving on the left.
A got used to      B been used to      C used to     
14 My grandmother can’t get used ________ alone. She feels lonely.
A live      B to live      C to living     
15 I advised Mick ________ the red and yellow shirt.
A not buying      B to not buy      C not to buy     
16 She regretted ________ harder for the test.
A not studying      B not to study      C not study     
17 There are a lot of rules, but don’t worry. You’ll soon ________ them.
A get used      B get used to      C used to     
18 The police accused him ________.
A of shoplifting      B for shoplifting      C to shoplift     
19 I’m almost as tall ________ my big sister.
A as      B like      C than     
20 I’ve lived in six different countries. I ________ learning new languages.
A used to      B get used      C ’m used to     

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 2- Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
1 People who travel through time zones are often ________.
A jet-lagged      B sleepy      C awake     
2 The ________ decided to change the front page of the newspaper at the last minute.
A reporter      B editor      C presenter     
3 I went to see the film because it had such good ______.
A forecasts      B critics      C reviews     
4 I was so tired last night, I slept like a ________.
A stone      B horse      C log     
5 If you want to be a ________, you have to be well-dressed and comfortable on TV.
A newsreader      B commentator      C photographer     
6 I forgot to ________ my alarm clock, so I didn’t wake up until eight o’clock.
A do      B set      C put     
7 I caught ________ a very old friend at the weekend.
A up      B up with      C over     
8 The article wasn’t ______ – I spotted a lot of mistakes.
A biased      B accurate      C sensational     
9 I like doing the ________ at the back of the newspaper every day.
A crossword      B cartoon      C horoscope     
10 I prefer sleeping under a thick ________ during the winter months.
A pillow      B sheet      C duvet     
11 The company had a large ______ in the Sunday papers.
A forecast      B advertisement      C cartoon     
12 I’m lucky because I usually ________ asleep as soon as I get into bed.
A keep      B drop      C fall     
13 My parents have a ________ in the afternoon, but I prefer not to sleep.
A yawn      B nap      C nightmare     
14 The article was definitely ________. There was information missing.
A censored      B reported      C advertised     

3- Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verbs in
brackets.
Example: I can’t stand listening (listen) to people talking on their mobile phones.
1 I don’t mind ________ (miss) the film. I’ve seen it before.
2 I remember ________ (visit) my grandparents by the sea when I was a child.
3 We’d better ________ (get) up early tomorrow if we’re going to catch the early train.
4 I tried ________ (learn) all the vocabulary for the test, but I couldn’t remember it all.
5 I can’t wait ________ (go) on holiday with my friends in the summer.
6 I started ________ (play) the guitar when I was about 11.
7 My brother’s teachers make him ________ (work) very hard at his school.
8 I’ll never forget ________ (see) The Pyramids for the first time.

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 4- Underline the correct word(s).
1 I wasn’t used to / didn’t use to like fish, but now I eat it two or three times a week.
2 Ricky usually / used to walks to school, but today he’s getting the bus.
3 I used to play / playing the piano, but now I play the drums.
4 I’m not used to / I didn’t used to swimming in the sea. I usually swim in a pool.
5 My boyfriend moved away last summer and I can’t get used to / be used to being without him.
6 When we go on holiday, we usually / use rent a house on the beach.

5- Order the words to make sentences.

1 Mark / homework / let / to / I / refused / copy / my
2 driving / airport / the / Jane / on / insisted / me / to
3 doing / homework / not / I / for / apologized / my
4 me / Ben / convinced / up / football / playing / to / not / give
5 money / he / the / stolen / that / the / boy / admitted / had
6 isn’t / this / painting / that / expensive / as / as / one

6- Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

1 My aunt suffers from ________. She stays awake for hours every night.
insomnia jet-lag nightmares
2 When it’s very hot, I just sleep under a ________.
pillow sheet log
3 If I eat late at night, it will ________ me awake.
stay keep make
4 Joe was so tired that as soon as he lay ________, he fell fast asleep.
down across up
5 My uncle works long hours so he sometimes takes a ________ in the afternoons.
dream yawn nap
6 Margaret’s put ________ a lot of weight this year.
to on with

7- Complete the sentences with one word.

1 The opposite of objective is ________.
2 A ________ is somebody whose job is to give his / her opinion about a play, film, book, etc.
3 If you want to sell something, you might write about it in the ________ ads section of the
newspaper.
4 The first page of a newspaper is called the ________ page.
5 If you want to find out about the weather tomorrow, listen to the weather ________.
6 A ______ is the person who describes a sports event while it’s happening on TV or on the radio.
7 You can find out what’s going to happen to you tomorrow if you read your ________.
8 If a newspaper is ________, it means that some information was removed because it might
offend people or because it might be politically dangerous.

8- Circle the right option

Listening to Beethoven or Bach can make your baby more intelligent and better at [working /
solving / calculating / doing] problems, according to experts. The complex structure of classical

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music [stimulates / encourages / excites / wakes] young minds. Many scientists believe that children
will benefit from hearing classical music at a very [tiny / little / small / early] age. Some child experts
even believe that [showing / playing / putting / displaying] music to children in the womb can have a
[forward / better / advantage / positive] effect on unborn children. 'I used to [lie / lay / relax /
place] down for one hour a day and put headphones against my stomach. I [uniquely / only / solo /
all] exposed my baby to Mozart,' says Dr Rose Montrose, a professor in behavioural psychology [to /
of / at / in] a well-known university. 'She's two now, and if I put on Mozart, she relaxes and behaves
perfectly, nothing [different / any / else / other] works! I've tried other composers and it has no effect
and she really can't [like / understand / listen /stand] rock music.

9- Use the right form of the words in bold letters

a- If you search for [------------------------------------], you'll never find it. (HAPPY)

b- How can you listen to that [-----------------------] music? It all sounds the same. (MONOTONE)
c- It isn't fashionable to like Tchaikovsky, but I find his music very [--------------------]. (MOVE)
d- I hope you're going to [--------------------------] for behaving so badly last night. (APOLOGY)
e- Tim knows a lot about computers. He'll [-----------------------] me what to do. (ADVICE)
f- Sue thought the lead singer was the best looking, but I preferred the [--------------]. (DRUMS)
g- Who's the [--------------------------------] in the concert next week? (PIANO)
h- The [--------------------------] in the local paper gave our play quite a good review. (CRITICIZE)
i- Let's watch the rest of the film tomorrow, I'm feeling too [-------------------------- now. (SLEEP)

10- Rewrite the sentences using the words provided

Maria plays the piano; she really enjoys it.

LOVE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"He told them he was an actor, but he wasn't really."
PRETEND ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Mum and Dad don't allow me to go to clubs."
LET --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After she failed her exam, she had to repeat the course."
MAKE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Please pick James up from school. Don't forget!"
REMEMBER
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I went on a safari in Africa; I'll always remember it."
FORGET --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"My suitcase was too full, and I couldn't close it."
TRY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We haven't painted the house for years."

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NEED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I'm a vegetarian now so I don't eat meat any more."
USED
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"When you were younger you weren't so interested in art.
USED
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Tim gets up at 7.00 every morning."
USED
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Having a baby is all very new, but it will become easier soon."
USED
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Jason, if you hit the dog, I'll tell Mum!' said Sophie."
THREATEN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'Don't forget to apply for your passport,' Peter said to me."
REMIND --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Helen said she was sorry that she was rude."
APOLOGIZE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------