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Complete the gaps with the past simple or past perfect of the verb in brackets.
e.g. She was tired because she ___’d walked____ (walk) home.
The police (1) ___________________ (catch) two children sleeping in a neighbour’s house last
night. The two children (2) ___________________ (enter) the house after they (3)
___________________ (break) a window at the back of the house. Then they (4)
___________________ (fall) asleep because they (5) ___________________ (eat) all the food
in the fridge and were very tired.

Last week, Irene Friezinger (6) ___________________ (find) almost fifty thousand euros in a
box she(7) ___________________ (buy) at a street market. The eighty year old woman(8)
___________________ (go) to the market because she (9) __________________ (want) to buy
a present for a friend. She (10) ___________________ (take) the money to the police. It
belonged to a man in the next village. He (11) ___________________ (die) seven years before
with no children and the police (12) ___________________ (give) half the money to Irene.

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Write the correct word.
e.g. If you want to be r__ich_____, you should follow these rules.

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Don’t!

1 Don’t s _______________ all your money immediately when you are paid each month.

2 Don’t buy something if you can’t really a _______________ it.

3 Cigarettes are a w _______________ of money! Don’t buy them.

4 Never b _______________ money from a friend.

5 It’s not a good idea to l _______________ money to a friend.

6 Don’t go to a casino. You’ll probably l _______________ all your money.

7 Don’t buy lottery tickets. It’s almost impossible to w _______________.

Do!

8 If you owe some money, p _______________ b _______________ a little every month.

9 Always try and s _______________ some money each month – put it in the bank.

10 In a restaurant , leave a t _______________ but only if the service has been excellent.

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Choose the correct answer, a, b or c.
e.g. We were excited because we __b__snow before.
a) never saw b) ‘d never seen c) ‘d already seen

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1 When I arrived they _____ lunch.

a) ’d already started b) already had started c) already started

2 I _____ when Sarah phoned.

a) just got up b) just had got up c) ‘d just got up

3 We knew the restaurant because we _____ before.

a) ate there before b) ‘d eaten already there c) ‘d eaten there before

4 I was tired because I _____ all night.

a) ‘d driven b) drove c) already drove

5 I didn’t go with Sam and Alice because I’d already seen the film.

a) already had seen b)‘d already seen c) already saw

6 I was worried because Ted _____.

a) hadn’t already phoned b) just phoned c) hadn’t phone

7 When I _____ to Janet she said she was fine.

a) had spoken b) spoke c) ‘d just spoken

8 I had to show Steve how to use the computer because he _____ one before.

a) ‘d never used b) never had used c) never used

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Write the complete word.
e.g. b a n k m a n a g e r

1f_r__gn c_rr_nc_
2b_nk n___
3c_shp___t m_ch___
4p_ck__ m_n__
5m_n__ly s_l_r_
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Write the correct word from the box.

lunch / mess / profit / mistake / nervous / noise / friends / wait

e.g. Thank you for making __lunch_____ for all of us.

1 How much _______________ did the company make last year?

2 I’m really sorry but I’ve made a ________________ with the price.

3 Stop walking up and down. You’re making me ________________.

4 Jodie finds it easy to make ________________ with other people.

5 What have you been doing in your room? You’ve made a terrible ________________.

6 Mrs. Deal made me ________________ for half an hour.

7 Your cat is making a strange ________________.

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Write the complete sentences.
e.g. I / want / change / these into lire please. I want to change these into lire please.

1 What / exchange rate / Japanese yen? ____________________________________________

2 How much / those / cakes? ____________________________________________

3 Can / pay / credit card? ____________________________________________

4 Ok. I / take / this one please. ____________________________________________

5 I / like / open / a bank account. ____________________________________________

6 Can / we / the bill / please? ____________________________________________

7 service / included? ____________________________________________

8 There / 5% commission. ____________________________________________

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