A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 He used to play the violin but he had to give
2 Please turn the music
3 Please pick
4 I asked my m u m
5 My teacher told me
6 She never stops talking
7 My phone was broken,
8 I wake
9 The plane took
10 I lent him
11 I phoned the theatre to find
12 I have to tidy up
a my pen, but he didn’t give it back.
b off because I didn’t do my homework.
c off at 7 pm, three hours late.
d up at 6 every morning, I hate it!
e so I took it back.
f out what time the show starts.
g my room before I go out.
h down, I’m trying to concentrate.
i up your clothes from the floor.
j about her daughter.
k for some money, but she said ‘No’.
I it up when he broke his arm.
Answers
1 l 2 h 3 i 4 k 5 b 6 j 7 e 8 d 9 c 10 a 11 f 12 g
B. Make full sentences from the words.
1 I / love / listen / music.
I love listening to music.
2 Yesterday / David / suggest / go bowling tonight.
…………………………………………. .
3 My mum / decide / throw away / my old trainers / yesterday.
…………………………………………. .
4 We / want / make / a birthday card / Sharon.
…………………………………………. .
5 Last night / I / finish / study / 10 pm.
…………………………………………. .
6 I / not mind / wait / you.
…………………………………………. .
7 She / promise / take / me / cinema
…………………………………………. .
8 Last week / Duncan / offer / buy / me / a ticket.
…………………………………………. .
9 I / need / speak / Jo / now.
…………………………………………. .
10 Alison / refuse / pay / her dinner.
…………………………………………. .
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2 Yesterday David suggested going bowling tonight.
3 My mum decided to throw away my old trainers yesterday.
4 We want to make a birthday card for Sharon.
5 Last night, I finished studying at 10 pm.
6 I don’t mind waiting for you.
7 She promised to take me to the cinema.
8 Last week, Duncan offered to buy me a ticket.
9 I need to speak to Jo now.
10 Alison refused to pay for her dinner.
C. Make questions from the sentences using the words in brackets.
1 Your sister would like? for her birthday. (What … ?)
What would your sister like for her birthday?
2 Steven has ? brothers. (How many … ?)
……………………………………………
3 I’m worried about ? (What … ?)
……………………………………………
4 This guitar belongs to ? (Who … ?)
……………………………………………
5 We’ve got a ? house. (What kind of … ?)
……………………………………………
6 The plane took off at ? (What time … ?)
……………………………………………
7 This word means ? (What … ?)
……………………………………………
8 Pauline would like to go ? (Where … ?)
……………………………………………
9 This sandwich tastes ? (What … like?)
……………………………………………
10 They were waiting for ? (Who … ?)
……………………………………………
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2 How many brothers does Steven have?
3 What are you worried about?
4 Who does this guitar belong to?
5 What kind of house have you got?
6 What time did the plane take off?
7 What does this word mean?
8 Where would Pauline like to go?
9 What does this sandwich taste like?
10 Who were they waiting for?
D. Complete the text using the words in the box.
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bought getting getting got got had laughed looked made make offered planned prefer sat turned wait wanted |
Yesterday I 1……got…… really angry with Wendy. We 2……………………. to meet at 3 pm at the shopping centre. I 3……………………. to buy some new shoes, and Wendy 4……………………. to help me choose. I always 5……………………. shopping with a friend, because I can never 6……………………. a decision. Last time I went shopping alone I 7……………………. a mistake and bought a very ugly hat, and all my friends 8……………………. at me.
I started 9……………………. worried about her when she still wasn’t there at 5 pm. It was 10……………………. dark, but I couldn’t phone her because her phone was broken. When she 11……………………. up she 12……………………. terrible. She 13……………………. down and explained. ‘Sorry I’m late. I 14……………………. on the wrong bus. Then the bus 15……………………. an accident and I had to 16……………………. for the police. It was terrible.’ So I 17……………………. her a coffee and she told me the whole story.
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2 planned 3 wanted 4 offered 5 prefer
6 make 7 made 8 laughed 9 getting
10 getting 11 turned 12 looked 13 sat
14 got 15 had 16 wait 17 bought
E. Complete the advert. Use one word in each gap.
Salsa Club
Do you love dancing? Do you want to get some exercise? Would you like to learn something new? Do you want to make friends? Do you enjoy listening 1……to…… Latin American music? Then come 2…………… our Salsa Club!
Do you think you can’t dance? Do you think people will laugh 3…………… you? Don’t worry 4…………… that! You don’t have to be a good dancer – just come and have fun. We can help you to be a great dancer, but it depends 5…………… YOU! Just do your best and you’ll do well. The course consists 6…………… 20 lessons, so you have lots of time to get better and better.
So what are you waiting 7……………? Put 8…………… your dancing shoes and come to Salsa Club!
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2 to 3 at 4 about 5 on 6 of 7 for 8 on
F. Cross out all the wrong options.
1 She had / is having / is got a good time at the moment.
2 We had got / is having / had an accident on the way home last night.
3 What time did you get by / from / to work?
4 He’s looking up / after / like his baby brother while his parents are at work.
5 We looked after / up / at the long word in a dictionary.
6 She is look / is looking / looks like her grandmother.
7 Did you look at / for / after your keys in the kitchen?
8 I’d like / liking / liked to go out for dinner tonight.
9 They like to / are liking / like swimming in the lake.
10 Think of / Think about / Think coming with us tomorrow.
11 When did your visitors finally turn over / up / down last night?
12 The music was too quiet so I turned it down / turned up it / turned it up.
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2 had 3 to 4 after 5 up 6 looks
7 for 8 ‘d like 9 like 10 Think about
11 up 12 turned it up
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