TARGET B1 (B1-1 Course)

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL ON GRAMMAR

UNIT 1: FRIENDS
Present simple
1. -My sister is really clever. She _____ three languages very well.
- _____ she _____ Chinese?
A. speaks/ Does … speak C. speak/ Is … speaking
B. speaks/ Does … speaks D. speaks/ Will … speak
2. My father _____ jogging in the park with a friend when he _____ work.
A. goes/ finished B. is going/ finish
C. go/ finishes D. goes/ finishes
3. You haven’t won the lottery! I _____ you.
A. didn’t believe B. am not believe
C. don’t believe D. not believe
4. _____ you _____ what time _____?
A. Do … know/ the train leaves C. Do … know/ does the train leave
B. Are … know/ the train leaves D. Are … knowing/ the train leaves
5. Her nephews _____ to her every week but she _____ to them very often.
A. writes/ doesn’t write B. writes/ isn’t write
C. write/ isn’t writes D. write/ doesn’t write
6. Excuse me, _____ you _____ a shop which _____ local specialties?
A. Do … know/ sells B. Are … know/ sells
C. Do … know/ sell D. Did … know/sold
7. She _____ her job but I _____. I want to change mine.
A. enjoys/ am not B. enjoy/ don’t
C. enjoy/ don’t D. is enjoying/ don’t
8. I’m afraid football _____ sense to me - men running after a ball.
Why _____ you _____ it so seriously?
A. isn’t make/ do … take B. don’t make/ are … take
C. doesn’t make/ do … take D. isn’t making/ are … taking
9. A good friend _____ when you _____ upset about something.
A. knows/ are B. know/ are being
C. know/ are D. is knowing/ are
10. My cousin _____ know many English songs. She never _____ in English.
A. isn’t/ sings B. don’t/ sings
C. doesn’t/ sing D. doesn’t/ sings
11. Jane _____ many friends in her new school so she _____ unhappy.
A. isn’t have/ feels B. don’t have/ feels
C. doesn’t have/ feel D. doesn’t have/ feels
12. How often _____ your brother _____ to the cinema? He _____ every two weeks.
A. is … going/ goes B. does … go/ go
C. is … go/ goes D. does … go/ goes
13. My sister usually _____ languages very quickly but she _____ able to learn modern
Greek.
A. learns/ doesn’t seem B. learn/ isn’t seem
C. learn/ don’t seem D. learns/ isn’t seeming
14. Which supermarket _____ your mother often _____ at?
A. is/ shopping B. does/ shops
C. does/ shop D. is/ shop
15. Jack _____ from Cuba but his parents _____ German.
A. is/ is B. comes/ is
C. comes/ are D. come/ are

Present Continuous or Present Simple

1. I can’t help you now. I _____ my homework for my history subject.
A. do B. doing C. am doing D. have done
2. Your perfume _____ really nice. Did you get it from the Chemist’s at the next corner?
A. is smelling B. smells C. smell D. are smelling
3. She _____ about tonight’s party. Are there many guests coming?
A. thinking B. thinks C. is thinking D. think
4. What _____ here? I _____ for my friends. We are going to the library to do some
research.
A. are you doing/ wait C. are you doing/ am waiting
B. do you do/ wait D. do you do/ am waiting
5. _____ boots, trainers, sandals or shoes today? What kind of shoes do you normally wear?
A. Do you wear B. Are you wear
C. Do you wearing D. Are you wearing
6. At present, her group _____ a new play.
A. act B. is acting C. acts D. acting
7. We _____ English at the moment.
A. are study B. study C. studying D. are studying
8. Look! It _____ very heavily outside. Take an umbrella with you!
A. rains B. rained C. has rained D. is raining
9. We _____ “Star War” this week.
A. watch B. are watching C. watched D. has watched
10. Melissa _____ down on her bed.
A. is lying B. are lying C. lie D. lies
11. My mother-in-law _____ at our house this week.
A. is staying B. are staying C. stay D. stays
12. Someone _____ at the door. Shall I answer it?
A. knock B. are knocking C. is knocking D. knocks
13. They _____ a new shopping mall downtown.
A. are opening B. open C. opens D. are openning
14. Hi, Carol! _____ your holiday?
A. Do you enjoying B. Are you enjoy
C. Do you enjoy D. Are you enjoying
15. Our boss _____ a big factory and a lot of buildings.
A. are owing B. own C. is owning D. owns
16. Tom _____ in Manchester but he _____ this month in Wales.
A. lives/ spends C. lives/ is spending
B. live/ is spending D. is living/ is spending
17. We _____ in the new French restaurant tonight. It _____ food of excellent quality.
 A. eat/ serves C. are eating/ serves
B. eats/ serves D. eat/ is serving
18. I _____ understand what you _____.
A. don’t/ are saying C. didn’t/ say
B. not/ are saying D. don’t/ say
19. It _____ delicious. What _____?
A. smells/ do you cook B. is smelling/ do you cook
C. smell/ are you cooking D. smells/ are you cooking
20. My father usually _____ for about half an hour. He _____ for a 10-kilometre race next
spring.
A. runs/ trains B. run/ training C. runs/ is training D. runs/ has trained
 UNIT 2: SPORTING MAD

Past Simple & Past Continuous

1. He usually _____ zorbing when he _____ on holiday on Florida beach last summer.
A. goes / goes B. went / was C. goes /went D. went/ goes
2. In the last Olympic, I loved to see the moment when the swimmer _____ to the surface.
A. were shooting B. shot C. is shooting D. shoots
3. When the referee blew the whistle, all swimmers _____ into the water.
A. jumped B. jump C. were jumping D. are jumping
4. They _____ the first extreme sports festival in my city some time ago.
A. holds B. hold C. were holding D. held
5. _____ people take up extreme skiing in your town when you _____ small?
A. Do/ are B. Did / were C. Did/ are D. Do / were
6. By the time I _____ at the stadium, everyone _____ excitedly for one side or the other.
A. arrived / cheered B. arrived / cheer
C. arrived / was cheering D. arrive / are cheering
7. At this time last football season, he _____ for Chelsea club.
A. is playing B. was playing C. plays D. played
8. As he _____ to jump off the bridge, his phone _____ unexpectedly in his pocket.
A. was waiting / ring B. waited / rang
C. was waiting / rang D. was waiting / was ringing
9. The new athlete was nervous. His hands _____ and his heart _____ faster and faster
A. were sweating / was beating B. was sweating / was beating
C. sweat / was beating D. was sweating / beat
10. I was so excited this time. While I _____ at the river, they _____ the bungee cord to my
harness.
A. am looking / tie B. was looking / was tying
C. was looking / are tying D. was looking / were tying
11. When the instructor said: ‘Go!’, my legs _____ to shake uncontrollably.
A. begin B. began C. was beginning D. are beginning
12. When the game _____, the spectators _____ to shout cheering.
A. begins/ started B. began / start
C. began / was starting D. began / started
13. They really enjoyed their vacation. The weather _____ great and they _____ swimming
almost every day.
A. was/ were going B. was / went C. is / go D. is / are going
14. At first, I _____ skateboarding and snowboarding were the same, but now I know they
_____ completely different.
A. thought / were B. thought / are
C. think / are D. was thinking/ are
15. I once saw my father play squash. He _____ the ball against the wall.
A. hits B. hit C. is hitting D. was hit
16. While I _____ to jump off the bridge, my mobile phone rang.
A. was waiting B. waited C. am waiting D. wait
17. When the moment finally _____, a soft breeze _____.
A. came / blew B. is coming / blew
C. came / was blowing D. comes / blew
18. As I _____ to the camp, some monkeys _____ onto the jeep.
A. driver / climb B. was driving / climbed
C. drove / was climbing D. drove / climbed
19. It _____ when the riders left Paris.
A. was raining B. is raining C. rained D. rains
20. I _____ him when he _____ on his rollerblades.
A. saw / put B. saw/ was putting C. see / is putting D. was seeing / put
21. The police stopped him while he _____ a motorbike at 60 kph.
A. was riding B. was ridding C. rode D. rides
22. _____ he _____ plans for his wedding when the doctor discovered he was going to
blind?
A. did / make B. was / making C. was / made D. is / making
23. Some companies _____ to help him when he _____ into doing his trip.
 A. refused / looking B. refused / looked
C. were refusing / look D. refused / was looking
24. Their parents _____ some guests in the house while the children _____ tug of war.
A. were entertaining / were playing B. entertained / played
C. are entertaining / are playing D. entertained / were playing
25. My friends _____ English yesterday at 6 pm.
A. are studying B. were studying C. studied D. do study
 UNIT 3: NEW HORIZONS

Present Perfect
1. Guess what? I _____ the singing competition.
A. just won B. have just won C. has just won D. have just won
2. What is the most beautiful place you _____ to?
A. have ever been B. has ever been C. haven’t been D. went
3. How many times _____ you _____ abroad?
A. has/ been B. have/ been C. has/ gone D. have/ go
4. Linda _____ to a different country.
A. have ever travelled B. have never travelled
C. has ever travelled D. has never travelled
5. John’s teacher _____ ill _____ two weeks.
A. has been/ since B. have been/ since
C. has been/ for D. have been/ for
6. I _____ you for ages. Where _____ you _____?
A. haven’t seen/ have … been B. didn’t see/ have… been
C. haven’t seen/ were D. have seen/ have… been
7. This is the first time the Browns _____ fried ants.
A. has tried B. tried C. has been tried D. have tried
8. He _____ meat _____ he was 18.
A. haven’t eaten/ for B. hasn’t ate/ for
C. hasn’t eaten/ since D. haven’t eaten/ since
9. How long _____ you _____ for this company?
A. has/ worked B. have/ worked C. are/ working D. do/ work
10. – I _____ just _____ your girlfriend. - Really?
- With another boy.
A. has/ seen B. have/ seen C. was/ seeing D. have/ saw
11. You look really pleased with yourself. – I am. I _____ my driving test!
A. have passed B. passed C. pass D. am passing
12. What have you got in that bag? – It’s a new jacket. I _____ it in the sales.
A. buy B. have bought C. am buying D. was buying
13. You look upset. What’s the matter? – I _____ my bag on the train.
A. leave B. am leaving C. have leaved D. have left
14. I _____ the book that you lent me yet.
A. didn’t finished B. don’t finish
C. haven’t finished D. wasn’t finishing
15. _____ his mother why he came home late last night yet?
A. He has told B. Has he told
C. Did me told D. He told
16. _____ tiding up your room yet, Paul?
A. You finished B. Did you finish
C. You have finished D. Have you finished
17. _____ the cat yet? – Yes, she fed it half an hour ago.
A. Was she feed B. Does she feed
C. Has she fed D. Is she feeding
18. I _____ more than 100 pages of this book since I started yesterday.
A. have read B. am reading C. was reading D. have been read
19. This is the most expensive shirt my mother _____ for me since I was a high school
student.
A. have bought B. has bought C. bought D. buys
 UNIT 4: VISIONS

Grammar Practice: Will & Going to

1. _____ the basketball team next semester?
- I don’t think so. I’m going to have to study a lot.
A. Are you going to join B. Will you join
C. Do you join D. You are going to join
2. What _____ on Friday night? - Nothing special. What about you?
A. have you done B. will you do
C. you are doing D. are you going to do
3. I’m going to watch a movie with some friend. Why don’t you join us?
- OK, I _____ you there.
A. am going to see B. will see C. am seeing D. have seen
4. I’ve got a terrible headache. - Just sit down and I _____ you an aspirin.
A. am giving B. am going to give C. will give D. give
5. Would you like fruit juice or mineral water? – I _____ an orange juice, please!
A. will have B. have had C. am having D. am going to have
6. Oh, no! It’s raining and I haven’t got my car. – I _____ a lift.
A. am giving B. am going to give C. have given D. will give
7. Have you got any plans for the weekend? -Yes, we _____ our aunt and uncle in Newcastle
on Sunday.
A. are going to visit B. will visit C. is visiting D. visit
8. Did you know that Sally has been ill for a week?
- No, I didn’t. I _____ her a get well card.
A. am going to send B. am sending C. will send D. have sent
9. Oh, no! I forgot to post this package again. - Don’t worry, I_____ it for you.
A. will post B. am posting C. am going to post D. post
10. Have you got mother’s birthday present?
- No, not yet. I _____ her a new leather handbag.
A. will buy B. am going to buy C. have bought D. bought
11. I’m having an appointment with the bank manager this morning.
- Why _____ him?
A. will you see B. did you see
C. have you seen D. are you going to see
12. They _____ next month in a church in the city of Rome.
A. will get married B. get married
C. have married D. are going to get married
13. I _____ English until I speak it perfectly.
A. will study B. study C. have studied D. studied
14. I _____ the bed as soon as I have finished my breakfast.
A. make B. am making C. will make D. going to make
15. I _____ until I have travelled around the world.
A. don’t get married B. am not married
C. haven’t got married D. am not going to get married
 UNIT 5: A GOOD STORY

Relative clause
1. We are looking at The Talented Mr. Ripley, a psychological thriller,
_____has been made into a film twice.
A. that B. where C. who D. which
2. Mr. Greenleaf wants Tom to go to Italy, _____his son, Dickie, is living.
A. where B. which C. when D. whose
3. It’s the type of book _____ keeps you turning the pages to see what
happens next.
A. who B. where C. which D. whose
4. Stratford-upon-Avon, _____ Shakespeare was born, is visited by lots of
tourists all year round.
A. whose B. when C. that D. where
5. Don Quixote is the type of book _____ everybody admires but few
people have read.
A. who B. which/that C. what D. when
6. I don’t like novels _____ have boring endings.
A. when B. which/that C. whose D. who
7. Middle Earth is the place _____ the Lord of the Rings is set.
A. where B. who C. when D. which
8. Lewis Carroll, _____ real name was Charles Dodgson, wrote Alice in
Wonderland.
A. that B. who C. which D. whose
9. Have you seen the film _____ won the Academy Award?
A. who B. what C. where D. which
10. This is the library _____ you can borrow books, CDs and DVDs.
A. who B. which C. where D. that
11. I met the girl _____ brother won the short-story competition.
A. who B. whose C. whom D. that

12. Tom Ripley is the main character _____ appears in a series of Patricia High Smith novels.
 A. whose B. whom C. who D. when
13. He writes books _____ you can’t put down.
A. that/ which B. whom C. where D. who
14. What’s the name of the novel _____ you are looking for?
A. who B. which/that C. where D. when
15. I really admire people _____ give up their free time to do charity work.
A. when B. where C. whom D. who
16. Is that the girl _____ you met at the party?
A. which B. when C. whom D. where
17. I couldn’t understand the notes _____ you lent me.
A. which B. where C. when D. who
18. I don’t know how they are going to pay for the new flat _____ they bought.
A. where B. what C. that/which D. when
19. The stories _____ Stephen King writes are usually very frightening.
A. who B. that C. where D. what
20. Is that the girl _____ father is a TV presenter?
A. who B. whose C. that D. whom

Comparisons
1. I think reading is _____ than watching television.
A. much satisfying B. as satisfying C. satisfying D. more satisfying
2. Books are usually much _____ their film adaptations.
A. more good than B. better than C. the best D. as good as
3. I love J. K. Rowling. I think she is _____ fiction writer of our time.
A. more imaginative B. the more imaginative
C. the most imaginative D. as imaginative as
4. Cookery books are _____ than romantic novels, they sell fewer copies.

A. as popular B. little popular

 C. the least popular D. less popular
5. It is _____ to read in my language than in English.
A. as easy B. easier C. the most easy D. the easiest
6. I’m afraid the dictionary that you asked for had sold out. Would you like to have this one?
It is just _____.
A. better B. the best C. not good D. as good
7. This is _____ novel I have ever read.
A. the funniest B. the most funny C. the more funny D. the funnier
8. His chronicle is very well-written; it is almost _____ as an adventure story.
A. as thrilling B. the most thrilling
C. more thrilling D. much thrilling
9. Thanks to the new editor, our magazine has become _____ ever before.
A. the most popular B. as popular
C. more popular than D. much popular
10. I lost the rare book that I had borrowed from the school library. This is _____ day of my
life!
A. the bad B. the worst C. worse than D. as bad as
11. Saruman is my _____ character in The Lord of the Rings. I don’t like him as much as the
other characters.
A. least favorite B. less favorite C. as favorite D. little favorite
12. I watched Avatar last night, as you suggested. It wasn’t _____ I had thought, honestly.
A. as bad as B. worse than C. the worst D. the worse
13. He is not _____ author, but has had two best-sellers and writing his third fantasy novel.
A. the most celebrated B. as celebrated C. much celebrated D. more celebrated than
14. Comedies are far _____ historical films.
A. amusing B. as amusing as C. the most amusing D. more amusing than
15. Nobody could have been _____ I was when I heard that my boss, whom I greatly
admired, was going to resign from the editorial board.
A. much disappointed B. as disappointed as
C. more disappointed D. the most disappointed
16. You look _____ than last month. Have you lost weight?
 A. thin B. thinner C. more thin D. as thin
17. In my opinion, reality TV programs are _____ than other shows.
A. as interesting B. much interesting
C. interesting D. much more interesting
18. Rio de Janeiro is one of _____ cities in the world I have ever been to.
A. the more amazing B. as amazing C. the most amazing D. the less amazing
19. The _____ and _____ sea in the world is the Red Sea.
A. warmer/ saltier B. warmest/ more salty
C. warmest/saltiest D. most warm/ saltiest
20. My Mum thinks that cats are _____ pets than dogs.
A. more good B. much good C. as good D. much better
21. Bungee jump is one of _____ adventures Jack has tried.
A. best exciting B. much more exciting
C. the most exciting D. the more exciting

UNIT 6: SLEEP ON IT
FOCAL POINTS
MODAL VERBS
1. you ………………show you library card to return a book. It is the in-house rule.
A. can B. can’t C. have to D. don’t have to
2. You drive faster than the speed limit or you ‘ll be in trouble
A. must B. mustn’t C. should D. don’t have to
3. If we get to the stadium early, we ………to get good seats.
A. can B. could C. should D. will be able
4. Last night, I …………………. get to sleep until 3 a.m
A. couldn’t B. could C. was able to D. can’t
5. You …………wear seatbelt at all times when you are travelling by car.
A. has to B. can C. don’t have to D. must
6. you ……………..take medicines before driving. They cam make you feel more tired.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. must D. don’t have to
7. He ………play the piano when he was only four years old.
A. can B. could C. able to D. can’t
8.You…………. take food and drink into the school library. They are not permitted.
A. can’t B. can C. don’t have to D. shouldn’t
9. Students who arrive late………. Speak tp the head od studies. It is required.
A. have to B. should C. mustn’t D. don’t have to
10. I haven’t phoned my mother for ages. I ………….. phone her tonight.
A. can B. don’t have to C. must D. shouldn’t
11. you …………. use a dictionary. I’m tired of correcting your spelling mistakes.
A. don’t have to B. must C. shouldn’t D. can
12. you…………wear a dress tonight. You can’t go to the opera in those jeans.
A. should B. can C. don’t have to D. must
13. Last night Don became ill suddenly. we …………call a doctor.
A. have to B. must C. had to D. should
14. you really …………. work harder if you want to pass the examination.
A. must B. had to C. shouldn’t D. can
15. The car park is free- you ………. Pay to park your car there.
A. don’t have to B. have to C. shouldn’t D. can
 UNIT 7: HELPING OUT

Conditional
1. If the Arctic ice sheets collapse, polar bears _____ their homes.
A. will lose B. would lose C. lost D. lose
2. If sea levels _____ as expected, countries below sea level will be flooded.
A. rise B. would rise C. rises D. rose
3. If people _____ drive to work, they would save a lot of petrol.
A. donʼt B. didnʼt C. wonʼt D. hadnʼt
4. What _____ our city be like if everybody used public transport?
A. would B. will C. does D. can
5. If the rain forest continues to be destroyed at the current rate, it _____ in forty years’
time.
A. would disappear B. disappeared C. will disappear D. disappear
6. If the factory _____ tons of toxic waste into the river, hundreds of fish wouldnʼt have
died.
A. didnʼt spill B. doesnʼt spill C. hadnʼt spilt D. wonʼt spill
7. If you turn off the tap while brushing your teeth, you _____ a lot of water.
A. would save B. saved C. would have save D. will save
8. If I _____ the president of Brazil, I would stop illegal logging.
A. were B. am C. will be D. had been
9. If she _____ so fast, she wouldnʼt have had the accident.
A. didnʼt drive B. doesnʼt drive C. was not driving D. hadnʼt driven
10. If illegal logging companies were stopped, fewer forests _____ destroyed.
A. were B. would be C. will be D. had been
11. If I had written down her phone number, I _____ able to call her last night.
A. would have been B. had been C. would have be D. was
12. If we _____ cars less frequently, we would reduce CO2 emissions from traffic jams.
A. use B. would use C. used D. will use
13. If we enforce the Kyoto Protocol, we _____ greenhouse effect emissions.
A. will reduce B. reduce C. had reduced D. would reduce
14. If there _____ so many cars, we wouldnʼt need such wide roads.
A. arenʼt B. isnʼt C. wasnʼt D. werenʼt
15. My parents wouldnʼt have punished me if I _____ my homework.
A. did B. do C. had done D. would do
16. If you wear sandals in the mountains, you _____ on the rocks.
A. will slip B. slips C. had slipped D. would have slipped
17. If the activists hadnʼt campaigned against the ring road, the government _____ it.
A. had built B. would build C. would have built D. will build
18. If Rita _____ doing her homework, the teacher will give her a low mark.
A. forgets B. forgot C. forget D. has forgotten
19. If Tim and Tom were older, they _____ in our hockey team.
A. play B. will play C. can play D. would play
20. If Michael _____ more pocket money, he would ask Doris out for dinner.
A. gets B. got C. will get D. get
 UNIT 8: GADGET CRAZY

Passive voice
Active voice
1. The first telephone _____ in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. were invented B. is invented C. was invented D. be invented
2. People believe that all letters _____ with mobile phones and emails.
A. has been replaced B. has replaced C. have been replaced D. have replaced
3. Centuries ago, urgent long distance mesages _____ by horsemen running days and nights.
A. are delivered B. was delivered C. have been delivered D. were delivered
4. When you enter the shop, the latest models of mobile phones _____ to you.
A. will be shown B. will shown C. will show D. is shown
5. Many new features _____ to mobile phones by competing companies all over the world .
A. is constantly adding B. are constantly adding
C. is constantly being added D. are constantly being added
6. Usually, hundreds of consumers _____ before a new product is launched.
A. are interviewed B. are being interviewed
C. will interview D. has been interviewed
7. I bought a new MP3 player online yesterday and I think it _____ to me by post now.
A. will be sent B. is sent C. is being sent D. will send
8. There is no doubt that internet _____ communication much easier than ever before.
A. have made B. has made C. has been made D. have been made
9. As a matter of fact, the young _____ too much money on smart phones.
A. is being spent B. are being spent C. are spending D. is spending
10. The prototype of a servant robot _____ for years and will be launched shortly.
A. has been tested B. has tested C. has been testing D. have been tested
11. People _____ thousands of ring tones this year.
A. has downloaded B. has been downloaded
C. have downloaded D. have been downloaded

12. Thousands of new inventions _____ at the Patent Office every year.
 A. have been registered B. has been registered C. are registered D. is registered
13. A course of ten years before, smart phones _____ as popularly as now.
A. were not used B. was not used C. has not used D. have not been used
14. Sony _____ the first personal stereo in 1989.
A. has not launched B. did not launch C. was not launched D. have not launched
15. How much _____ each month working for that company?
A. will he be paid B. will he pay C. does he pay D. he is paid
16. Seatbelts _____ at landing and taking off.
A. must fasten B. must be fastened C. must not be fastened D. must not fasten
17. A new password _____ each time you log into your email address.
A. should be entered B. should not be entered C. should enter D. should not enter
18. Mobile phones _____ at Operation Theaters in hospitals.
A. should be turned off B. should turn off C. should turned off D. should be turning off
19. Around 1879, telegraphs _____ to send messages.
A. must be used B. were used C. used D. have been used
20. _____ one of the first MP3 players _____ in Korea?
A. Did/ manufacture B. Was/ manufacture C. Was/ manufactured D. Were/ manufactured