A. The phrases in bold are wrong. Write the correct phrases.
1 We’ll have something to eat when we will get home. ………………
2 I won’t book the tickets until you will tell me to. ………………
3 I’ll come home as soon as the concert will finish. ………………
4 After you are going to do this test, we’ll play a game. ………………
5 He’ll send you a text message before he is going to leave. ………………
6 Will you go to St. Petersburg while you will be in Russia? ………………
Answer
1 get 2 tell 3 finishes 4 do 5 leaves 6 are
B. Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box.
be • come • finish • have • leave • return • take
1 Call me as soon as you …………………….. any news.
2 She’ll have to do a lot of revision before she …………………….. the exam.
3 Are they going to visit you while they …………………….. in the UK?
4 Do you want to go to university after you …………………….. school?
5 Claire won’t have a break until she …………………….. all her homework.
6 The lesson can’t start till the teacher …………………….. .
Answer
1 have 2 takes 3 are 4 leave
5 finishes 6 comes/returns
C. Circle the correct word.
1 Although / Despite the water was cold, we still went swimming.
2 Although / Despite my mum’s got a mobile, she never uses it.
3 Although / Despite looking for hours, I couldn’t find a nice pair of jeans.
4 Although / Despite taking a map, we still got lost.
5 I don’t like sweets, although / despite I do like chocolate.
6 We enjoyed the picnic although / despite the bad weather.
Answer
1 Although 2 Although 3 Despite
4 Despite 5 although 6 despite
D. Choose the correct answer.
1 …………………. it was expensive, the CD wasn’t very good quality.
A Although B In spite of C However
2 …………………. being expensive, the CD wasn’t very good quality.
A Although B In spite of C However
3 …………………. the cost, the CD wasn’t very good quality.
A Although B In spite of C However
4 The CD was expensive. …………………., it wasn’t very good quality.
A Although B In spite of C However
5 The CD was expensive. It wasn’t very good quality, …………………. .
A although B despite C however
6 The CD wasn’t very good quality, …………………. being expensive.
A although B despite C however
7 The CD wasn’t very good quality, …………………. it was expensive.
A although B in spite of C however
8 The CD wasn’t very good quality, …………………. the cost.
A although B despite C however
Answer
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 C 6 B 7 A 8 B
E. Complete each second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1 If the traffic isn’t bad, she’ll be here at six o’clock.
Unless the traffic ……………………….. bad, she’ll be here at six o’clock.
2 If it doesn’t rain, we’ll go to the beach.
Unless it ……………………….., we’ll go to the beach.
3 If I’m not tired, I’ll come to the party.
Unless ……………………….. tired, I’ll come to the party.
4 If Mrs Pots doesn’t come, we won’t have a test.
Unless Mrs Potts ……………………….., we won’t have a test.
5 If Sarah comes, we’ll watch the video.
We’ll watch the video unless Sarah ……………………….. .
6 If Mum gives me some pocket money, I’ll buy a new pair of jeans.
I won’t buy a new pair of jeans unless Mum ……………………….. some pocket money.
Answer
1 is 2 rains 3 I’m 4 comes
5 doesn’t come 6 gives me
F. Choose the correct answer.
One door leads to freedom, but which one? One guard tells the truth, but which one? I can ask one question, but what?
Here’s a problem for you. Imagine you’re in a prison cell with two doors. There’s a guard at each door. You can ask one of the guards one question, and then you can go through one door.
(1) …………………. you choose the right door, you can go free. (2) …………………., if you choose the wrong door, you have to stay in prison forever!
And it gets worse! (3) …………………. one of the guards always tells the truth, the other one always lies. And you don’t know which one tells the truth.
It’s an impossible situation – isn’t it? No, it’s not. But (4) …………………. you’re extremely careful, you might choose the wrong door. And you shouldn’t choose a door (5) …………………. you’re absolutely sure it’s the door to freedom. And you’ll only know it’s the right door (6) …………………. you ask the right question. So – if you ever find yourself in that situation, here’s what you do.
Say to one of the guards, ‘If I asked the other guard which door leads to freedom, what would he say?’ (7) …………………. of not knowing if the guard always tells the truth or always lies, you’ll always get an answer that will help you. (8) …………………. you get the answer, go through the other door.
You’ll be free!
1 A Unless B If C Before D As soon
2 A In spite of B Despite C Although D However
3 A However B Although C Despite D In spite of
4 A unless B when C if D as soon as
5 A until B if C when D while
6 A unless B as soon as C before D when
7 A Although B However C In spite D Despite
8 A Before B Although C As soon as D Unless
Answer
1 B 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 A 6 D 7 C 8 C
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