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26. Taylor: Hey, why are you ignoring me? I’ve been here for 15 minutes!
Joe: Kim? I’m sorry, I ________ you with short hair!
didn’t recognise
didn’t remember
don’t remember
don’t recognise
ever done
have been doing
ever did
have ever done
I think the most exciting and, as it turned out, the most dangerous thing I (27)
________ is trekking in Nepal. It was a few years ago and I was travelling around Asia
with a friend. We decided to leave the cities and the beaches behind us and do
something different. First we went to a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas
and from there we did a two-week trek around the Annapurna Range. We walked
about twenty kilometres each day. One day, while we (28) ________ a river way below
us on a tiny bridge, I suddenly lost my footing, tripped and nearly (29) ________ over
the edge. The bridge was swinging from side to side and I was hanging on for what
seemed like ages until my friend managed to pull me back up. I (30) ________ so
scared in all my life! After that, the white-water rafting was plain sailing. But I haven’t
done that since either.
were crossing
crossed
have crossed
had crossed
I think the most exciting and, as it turned out, the most dangerous thing I (27)
________ is trekking in Nepal. It was a few years ago and I was travelling around Asia
with a friend. We decided to leave the cities and the beaches behind us and do
something different. First we went to a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas
and from there we did a two-week trek around the Annapurna Range. We walked
about twenty kilometres each day. One day, while we (28) ________ a river way below
us on a tiny bridge, I suddenly lost my footing, tripped and nearly (29) ________ over
the edge. The bridge was swinging from side to side and I was hanging on for what
seemed like ages until my friend managed to pull me back up. I (30) ________ so
scared in all my life! After that, the white-water rafting was plain sailing. But I haven’t
done that since either.
has fallen
felt
was falling
fell
I think the most exciting and, as it turned out, the most dangerous thing I (27)
________ is trekking in Nepal. It was a few years ago and I was travelling around Asia
with a friend. We decided to leave the cities and the beaches behind us and do
something different. First we went to a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas
and from there we did a two-week trek around the Annapurna Range. We walked
about twenty kilometres each day. One day, while we (28) ________ a river way below
us on a tiny bridge, I suddenly lost my footing, tripped and nearly (29) ________ over
the edge. The bridge was swinging from side to side and I was hanging on for what
seemed like ages until my friend managed to pull me back up. I (30) ________ so
scared in all my life! After that, the white-water rafting was plain sailing. But I haven’t
done that since either.
was never
have ever been
haven’t ever
have never been
I think the most exciting and, as it turned out, the most dangerous thing I (27)
________ is trekking in Nepal. It was a few years ago and I was travelling around Asia
with a friend. We decided to leave the cities and the beaches behind us and do
something different. First we went to a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas
and from there we did a two-week trek around the Annapurna Range. We walked
about twenty kilometres each day. One day, while we (28) ________ a river way below
us on a tiny bridge, I suddenly lost my footing, tripped and nearly (29) ________ over
the edge. The bridge was swinging from side to side and I was hanging on for what
seemed like ages until my friend managed to pull me back up. I (30) ________ so
scared in all my life! After that, the white-water rafting was plain sailing. But I haven’t
done that since either.
How about
Shall I
Shall we
Will we
32. In the UK, psychology ________ in the universities and not usually in schools.
was taught
is thought
is taught
is teaching
whose
of which
that
who
34. Axel: Did you know that Brad and Angel broke up last night?
Alex: Really? It’s very sad but Angel is a strong person. She’ll get ________ it.
to
over
on
at
35. Some of my colleagues don’t get ________ well with each other; they always
argue over little things.
off
out
on
up
is breaking
had broken
has broken
was broken
settling into
getting down
looking forward
doing out
40. He said that he ________ his first tool when he was five.
43. I don’t believe in unnecessary rules. ________, I do believe in law and order.
However
What is more
As a result
Therefore
45. I can’t help ________ what life in the future will be like.
finding
wondering
to ask
to think
views
scenes
sightings
sights
In previous times a belief in the existence of ghosts was quite common but in the
twenty-first century, as science finds more and more explanations for what was
previously described as ‘supernatural’, fewer people tend to believe in them.
However, from time to time, newspapers report stories of ghosts being seen in public
buildings and while there is doubtless a good explanation for these (46) ________ , it is
always interesting to ask yourself what the scientific explanation could be. A good
example is a story that received (47) ________ in all the British national newspapers in
January 2009. The city of Derby’s new hospital had been built on the (48) ________ of a
much older hospital and the papers reported that hospital staff were claiming that a
strange figure in a black cloak was stalking the corridors and wards. It seemed that
(49) ________ the previous month the ghostly apparition (50) ________ dozens of times,
moving between rooms and through walls.
public
coverage
news
interest
In previous times a belief in the existence of ghosts was quite common but in the
twenty-first century, as science finds more and more explanations for what was
previously described as ‘supernatural’, fewer people tend to believe in them.
However, from time to time, newspapers report stories of ghosts being seen in public
buildings and while there is doubtless a good explanation for these (46) ________ , it is
always interesting to ask yourself what the scientific explanation could be. A good
example is a story that received (47) ________ in all the British national newspapers in
January 2009. The city of Derby’s new hospital had been built on the (48) ________ of a
much older hospital and the papers reported that hospital staff were claiming that a
strange figure in a black cloak was stalking the corridors and wards. It seemed that
(49) ________ the previous month the ghostly apparition (50) ________ dozens of times,
moving between rooms and through walls.
In previous times a belief in the existence of ghosts was quite common but in the
twenty-first century, as science finds more and more explanations for what was
previously described as ‘supernatural’, fewer people tend to believe in them.
However, from time to time, newspapers report stories of ghosts being seen in public
buildings and while there is doubtless a good explanation for these (46) ________ , it is
always interesting to ask yourself what the scientific explanation could be. A good
example is a story that received (47) ________ in all the British national newspapers in
January 2009. The city of Derby’s new hospital had been built on the (48) ________ of a
much older hospital and the papers reported that hospital staff were claiming that a
strange figure in a black cloak was stalking the corridors and wards. It seemed that
(49) ________ the previous month the ghostly apparition (50) ________ dozens of times,
moving between rooms and through walls.
at
during
for
as long as
In previous times a belief in the existence of ghosts was quite common but in the
twenty-first century, as science finds more and more explanations for what was
previously described as ‘supernatural’, fewer people tend to believe in them.
However, from time to time, newspapers report stories of ghosts being seen in public
buildings and while there is doubtless a good explanation for these (46) ________ , it is
always interesting to ask yourself what the scientific explanation could be. A good
example is a story that received (47) ________ in all the British national newspapers in
January 2009. The city of Derby’s new hospital had been built on the (48) ________ of a
much older hospital and the papers reported that hospital staff were claiming that a
strange figure in a black cloak was stalking the corridors and wards. It seemed
that (49) ________ the previous month the ghostly apparition (50) ________ dozens of
times, moving between rooms and through walls.
had seen
to be seen
had been seen
has been seen
In previous times a belief in the existence of ghosts was quite common but in the
twenty-first century, as science finds more and more explanations for what was
previously described as ‘supernatural’, fewer people tend to believe in them.
However, from time to time, newspapers report stories of ghosts being seen in public
buildings and while there is doubtless a good explanation for these (46) ________ , it is
always interesting to ask yourself what the scientific explanation could be. A good
example is a story that received (47) ________ in all the British national newspapers in
January 2009. The city of Derby’s new hospital had been built on the (48) ________ of a
much older hospital and the papers reported that hospital staff were claiming that a
strange figure in a black cloak was stalking the corridors and wards. It seemed that
(49) ________ the previous month the ghostly apparition (50) ________ dozens of times,
moving between rooms and through walls.