1. Complete the conversation.

I want _____got____ (get) my laptop fixed. I don’t know where _____go____ (go).
Have you tried _________ (look) online? It’s easy _____found____ (find) repair
shops, and you can read reviews _____saw____ (see) if they're good.
Er, no. ________ (check) the internet is going to be pretty difficult because
my computer's broken.
Oh yes, sorry, I keep __forgot__ (forget). Listen, I think I know who
____asked_____ (ask). My neighbor’s a computer engineer. I’ll phone him now ____
_____(ask) him what_____done____ (do).

2. Complete the reported speech with the correct verb form. Change the tense
where possible.

1 It’s going to be a lovely day. x

He said it _________ a lovely day.
2 1 don’t want to go out this evening. x
She told me she _________ that evening
3 We’re waiting for you. x
They said they _________ for us.
4 My sister can't drive. x
She said her sister _________. x
5 I’ve lost my car keys.
She told me she _________ her car keys x

3. Complete the sentences with one word from the

box in each space. Use each word once only.

a - as - bit - by - ever - expected - in - just - more

most - nearly - one - slightly - than - the

A. Today’s lesson was _________ lot_________ x

interesting than usual - it was excellent.
B. That’s ___________worst joke I’ve ______ x
C. The exam went really well. It wasn’t ____ x
difficult as I ___________
D. I think she’s ___________of the _________innovative designers in the world. x
E. Our holiday was a _____expected_____ more expensive x
__________ we thought, but it was still good value.
F. They started _____more____ later than usual, but they x
still finished on time.
G. ___________far the oldest person_________ my x
family is my great-grandmother.
H. Our new TV is fantastic - the picture quality is
____slightly_______as good______than_____ in the cinema, or maybe even better. x

4. Complete the telephone conversation using the verbs

in brackets with will / shall, going to or the present
continuous. Sometimes there is more than one possible
answer.

A Hi Dan, it’s Tony. Listen, I'm coming (come) to Bristol for a

couple of days next week for a big meeting with a client.
________going to try______(try) to see some of my old friend’s while bien
I’m there. Do you want to meet up one evening?
В Sounds good. It________will be______(be) good to see you again after bien
all these years.
Yeah, I know. _______shall we say_______ (we / say) Tuesday evening? bien
E r... no, that’s no good for me. _______will take_______(take) the kids x
to the cinema on Tuesday. We’ve already got tickets.
OK, no problem.
5. Complete the text with the correct words/phrases.

used to go - use to have - used to be - went

used to have - don’t go - live - usually visit - didn’t use to go
lived - don’t live - used to enjoy

When I was a child, I ____went_____ to my grandparents’ house in the mountains. We

________live__________ in a city back then, and we visited them every year. We didn
´t________used to have_________ a car at that time, so we travelled by bus. It always took
ages! We
_________usually visit_________ in the winter because there was too much snow.
I loved helping my grandfather in his garden (Although I usually avoid gardening now!).
He never ____x_____ a lawnmower, so we had to cut the grass by hand. It was hard,
but I _________x_________ it. I still________x_____ in the same city, but I _____ don´t live
____ to the mountains any more. My grandparents ________x_____ there any longer. They
______x___ to live in a large town five years ago. Now, I _______x______ them in the
summer, but it is not as nice as the mountains _____________.

6. Complete the interview with the most suitable form of

the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than
one posible answer. x

-A: When _______x______(do) the accident___x____(happen)?

-В: lt_____x__________(happen) as I __x____(drive) along the High Street last night.
I_____________________ (see) an old lady. Just as I_____________________(turn) left, she
_____________ (fall) over onto the pavement right in front of me. I was pretty sure I could see
why. A young man _____________________(push) her over. Straight away
I_____________________(stop) my car and I _______________ (jump) out. I___________
(run) over to the old lady. She ___________ (lie) on the ground and she ___________(cry).
-A: ____________________ _ (you / notice) anything else?
-В: Yes, a large flowerpot on the pavement. It_________ (be) broken.
-A: Where _______________ (it / come) from?
-В: It ________________ (fall) from a window above the street. The young man
_____________________ (push) the old lady out of the way. He _____________(save) her life!

7. Complete the conversation with the present perfect or past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.

-A: There’s a really good job advert here in the newspaper. _________have you seen________
(you / see) it?
-В: No, ________i_haven´t read_________ (not / read) the paper yet. You ________have
had__________ (have) it for hours. Can you show me?
-A: It’s this one. Senior Marketing Specialist for a bank. I think you should apply for it.
-В: E, no, I don't think so. They want someone with lots of experience in banking, but I
_____didn´t never work___________ (never / work) in a bank.
-A: No, but you _________did work_________ (work) for lots of marketing companies, and you
_________________ (do) lots of projects for banks. Remember? You ___________did_______
(work) on a really big banking project about eight years ago. I t __________x_______ (be)
really good.
-В: Yes, but eight years is a long time ago. Everything _________x________ (change) in
banking recently.
It’s a different world now. But what about you? Maybe you should apply. You
________x_________(tell) me last month that you wanted to try something new.
-A: Yes, but that ________x__________ (be) last month. I_______x_______(apply) for a job at
a
newspaper last week, and they _______x___________ (just / email) me to offer me the job.
-В: ¡Wow! Congratulations! __________x________ (you / accept) the offer yet?
-A: Not yet, no. But I think I will.

8- Mark is doing… (listening)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmQkcFGLXmA

a. a degree from home.

b. an evening class.
c. a part-time university degree.
d. a course in business.
e. a postgraduate degree.
f. a university preparation course.

9- Melisa is doing…(listening)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmQkcFGLXmA

a. a degree from home.

b. an evening class.
c. a part-time university degree.
d. a course in business.
e. a postgraduate degree.
f. a university preparation course.

10- Monica is doing... (listening)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmQkcFGLXmA

a. a degree from home.

b. an evening class.
c. a part-time university degree.
d. a course in business.
e. a postgraduate degree.
f. a university preparation course.