q1 Check () the sentences with the correct use of the past progressive. Rewrite the incorrect sentences.

1.Suma was studying at 9 p.m----

2. Why was you outside?-----

3. The snow was fall.-----

4. I laughing so hard.-----

5. What were you talking about?-----

q2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. I was reading/read when Petra was calling/called.

2. Joni looked/was looking up at the clock while the professor was talking/talked

3. Where were you going/did you go when I saw/was seeing you yesterday?

4.The day was being/was cold and it was raining/rained.

5.The children were playing/played in the yard when Tom was arriving/arrived

q3.Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box.

enjoy , laugh , see , shout .swim , went

I was on vacation in Mexico. I changed into my bathing suit and (1)---- to the beach. I left my clothes on the sand. While I (2)---- the cool water, I (3)----- a man on the shore taking my clothes. I quickly (4) ------back to shore. I (5)------- , "Hey, those clothes are mine!" over and over when he looked up with a shocked expression. It turned out that he had left identical clothes on the sand! We both (6)------ and then shook hands.

q4. Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences

1. You will be able to afford/miss the ticket if you start saving your money now.

2. Ask the woman at the visa/counter where the restrooms are.

3. If you reserve/obvious your seat now, you won't have to wait in line.

4 Do you need a system/visa to travel to India?

5 Mia should leave now so she doesn't curious/miss her bus.

q5. Match the descriptive adjectives with their closest meanings.

fabulous , horrible , miniscule, enormous , gorgeous

1. pretty

2. good

3. big

4. small

5. bad

q6. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: A, B, or C.

1. Make sure to get some local----- when you travel so you can buy what you need.

A element B currency C accommodation

2. The---- to change the date on the ticket was very high, so I didn't change it after all.

A fee B tension C analysis

3. If you do----- of the story, you'll find that the characters are actually very similar.

A an element B a drama C an analysis

4 I booked -----at a small hotel near the beach for three nights.

A accommodation B drama C currency

5 Sana's flight is------- for July 24 at 3 p.m.

A fee B confirmed C tension

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q7. Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1. A survey last year showed that over 30% of today's teenagers didn't hear/hadn't heard a song by Elvis Presley.

2. I'm afraid I can't pay for the meal because I didn't bring/hadn't brought any money with me.

3. I think I lost/had lost my keys in the park. I definitely had them with me then

4. Actually, I saw/had seen the new Star Wars film last week. I'll watch it again, though.

5. The students all arrived as usual because the teachers hadn't informed/didn't inform them that yesterday was a special holiday.

q8. In each pair of past tense sentences, there is one correct and one incorrect sentence. Check () the correct sentences.

1. I had taken the book back to the library because I finished reading it.

I took the book back to the library because I had finished reading it.

2. I ate loads of pizza when I lived in Italy.

I had eaten loads of pizza when I lived in Italy

3. As a teenager, I played a lot of sports.

As a teenager, I had played a lot of sports.

4. I didn't know who she was because I hadn't met her before.

I hadn't known who she was because I didn't meet her before.

5. I lived in Boston for a year before I finally had found a job.

I had lived in Boston for a year before I finally found a job.

q9. Complete the sentences with the correct past perfect or simple past form of these verbs.

begin, grow , learn , swim , teach

1. I----- how to drive, so I wasn't interested in borrowing her new car at the time.

2. My brother--- English in Seoul for five years, then he moved back home to Canada.

3. The apple tree in my garden---- very large or produce much fruit. We don't know why.

4. Actually, I -----to read the book before James asked for it back. I'll have to borrow it again.

5. Courtney---- in the ocean the last time we were here on vacation. She said the water's fine.

10. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the blank in the same line

PUBLISH, EXPLORE, DISCOVER , SCIENCE , ABLE

I'm reading an excellent magazine at the moment. It's a new (1)---- all about the planet that we live on. The articles are amazing. There's this one article I read about an (2) ----who went to places where very few people have been before, and he made this very interesting (3)----- that might help scientists understand the history of the earth. A lot of the articles are quite (4)---- , but they are very well written. Next, I'm going to read all about this special equipment some experts use that (5)------ them to see everything at the bottom of the deepest seas and oceans. Wow!

q11. Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase. There are two extra words or phrases you do not need to use.

as soon as , by the early , constantly , eventually , not until , previously , shortly after

1. I knew it was my aunt Gloria ----I heard her voice. Her singing is unforgettable.

2. I'd stayed at the hotel ----, so I knew how to walk from there to the downtown area.

3. We went to the restaurant---- we arrived. We were really hungry, but everyone wanted to change clothes and call home first.

4. We visited most of the museums in Romebut--- we had visited the Trevi Fountain and drank coffee in the most famous piazzas.

5. We were very thirsty, but when the waiter---- came to our table, he said there were no more drinks left in the whole caf. They had sold everything!

q12. Read the definitions of the words in bold and choose T (True) or F (False)

1. A continent is a very large area of land. Africa and Asia are examples of continents.

2. An expedition is a short journey often with no purpose or goal.

3. A hero is a man or woman who is the bad person in a book, play, TV series, or film.

4. A novel is a short book, usually about real life and real events.

5. A chapter is a small part of a long book, often with a number or a title.

q13. READING

[1] William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is one of England's greatest national heroes. He wrote poems and plays for the theater and in his earlier life was also an actor.

[2] Shakespeare was clearly a man of many talents and produced a lot of work in his rather short life. Very little, however, is known about his private life. We know that he married at the age of eighteen and had three children. We also know that his first child was born just six months after the date of his wedding.

[3] The years 1585-1592 are known as Shakespeare's "lost years." There are stories of him illegally hunting animals and at one time being a schoolmaster. But in truth, none of these stories can be proven.

[4] Despite such mysteries, we know that in his twenties he moved from his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon and began a successful acting career in London. It was while he was employed at the theater in England's capital that he began to write plays and formed his own company of actors. It is thought that he stopped working around 1613, at the age of 49. By that time, he had written 38 plays and 154 poems.

[5] Interestingly, the exact date of his birth is actually unknown. It is commonly believed, however, that he was born on April 23the same day that he died at the age of 52. His death was unexpected, but the amount and quality of his life's work continue to keep the name of Shakespeare alive.

q1 Which of these sentences are assumptions and which are facts? Check () the five facts.

1. Shakespeare wrote poems and plays for the theater.

2 Shakespeare worked hard to become famous.

3 He got married when he was 18 years old.

4 He got married very quickly.

5. There is very little information on Shakespeare's life between 1585 and 1592.

6. Shakespeare was a talented actor.

7. He stopped working before he was 50 years old.

8 There is no record on paper to prove when Shakespeare was born.

9 Shakespeare was 52 when he died.

q2 Which of these paragraphs begin with a connecting sentence and which begin with a topic sentence? Write C (Connecting) or T (Topic).

Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2, Paragraph 3, Paragraph 4, Paragraph 5

q1 3. WRITING

about a famous historical person from your country. . Pay attention to your connecting sentences and your use of the past perfect and simple past