1.

By the time he was 28, Tesla __________would move/had moved/moved to

America.
2. Ana Cristina __________had learned/had been learned/has learned some
English before she came to the U.S
3. She didn’t go to see the movie granted that she _________saw/have seen/had
seen it twice.
4. Last year my grandpa promised that he _______will buy/would buy/bought__
me a new bike.
5. Sue looks so tired. I am wondering, what ________have/do/has she
___________do/done/been doing these days?
6. Our Geography teacher told us that the earth ________would turn/turns/was
turning__ around the sun, no the other way around.
7. If you don’t have a screw, a hammer _________would do/does/will do.
8. Mark __________has bought/has had/has got his house for ten years.
9. If you’re driving to the city center, can you give me a _____hand/seat/ride?
10. Three of Robert’s children were at the party, including ____the old/the
oldest/an old one, Luke.
11. Just to piss me off, after telling him what to do, my
son____may/can/must/shall go and do the other way round!
12. – Thanks for the lovely dinner and the drive home. – _____. Never mind/All
right/My pleasure.
13. The Maths teacher understands that _____since/although/when Maths has
always been a piece of cake for him, it is not easy for his pupils.
14. The silence of the funeral _____breaks/broke/was broken only by the sound of
the cries.
15. – Your coffee smells excellent!- It’s from Colombia. Would you like
_____it/some/a piece?
16. We need to clear away these tables to make _____place/space/room for our
guests.
17. I wish I ______had/had had/have a chance to talk with you about my master’s
thesis before you left.
18. The chair is made ______from/of/by wood.
19. I have known Mary ______during/from/since her childhood.
20. Kids should be polite ______with/to/for the elderly.
 21. North America is _________ third _________ continent in the world? a —
large/ the — large/the — largest
22. The meeting lasted for _______ hour and ______ half. an — a/ a — a/ a — an
23. Would you go to school ______ foot or ______ bike? on — by/on a — by a/ on
the — by the
24. That/Whether/Until______ he returns, nothing can be done.
25. Life without friends ______but/or/and families would be lonely.
26. Whoever/Whatever/Wherever_________ happens, we’ll continue with the
experiment.
27. You used to stay up late at night, _____usen’t you/use not you/didn’t you?
28. You’ve been late three times. You ______had better not to be/had better
not/hadn’t better be late again.
29. He ______ is afraid/is afraid of/dares not speak English in public.
30. Unless/Even/Without_________ he comes, we won’t be able to go.

Task 1: Sinónimos o palabra con el mismo significado.

Like _______
help __________
purchase _________
block ___________
hurry ___________
Palabras para elegir: prevent, quickly, attend, fancy, shopping, rush, assist, book, buy

TASK 2: Coloca la palabra adecuada para cada definición.

To cook something in the oven is to ___________.
To drink, taking only a small amount at a time is to ________ .
something difficult that tests your ability is to _____________ .
to put something in a situation where there is a risk of failing or being harmed is to
______________ .
to hold someone or something tightly is to _________.
Palabras para elegir: cling, exam, challenge, sip, jeopardize, lean, boil, grasp, roast

TASK 3: Completa los huecos con la palabra correspondiente.

A ____________ of birds flew across the sky.
Criticism just ____________ their confidence.
The service will be held at ________ .
He caught a ____________ of her as she got into the car.
A severe ____________ ruined the crops.
Palabras para elegir: flock, undermines, noon, glimpse, drought

TASK 4: Completa con el sinónimo adecuado.

boost
hassle
willing
path
relative
Palabras para elegir: sibling, know, trail, accept, ready, high, will, annoy, increase,

TASK 5: Completa con la palabra adecuada para obtener una compuesta.

great ____________
shared ____________
multi ______________
public _____________
ethnic _____________
Palabras para elegir: way, cultural, leadership, goal, values, acceptance, group, region,
speech